Mrs. Cogghead. Treasurer, Andrew Stone, Efq; Capt. Harcourt, Mr. John Scutz. Pages of Hon. Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Byne. A Clerk of the Stables; a Bottle-man; Five Coachmen ; Eight Footmen; and Three for the Mafter of the Horfe; Two Grooms; Four Chairmen ; Five Poftillions; Five Helpers. TUESDAY, September 8. St. James's. Her moft ferene highnefs the princefs Charlotte of Mecklenburg, having embarked on board his majesty's yacht at Stade, the 22d paft, and fell down the Elbe to Cuxhaven, failed from thence the 28th, and arrived in the port of Harwich, on Sunday evening laft, the 6th inftant, Her highnefs continued that night, and dined yesterday, on board: after which, the fet out for Harwich, and lay last night at the earl of Abercorn's house at Witham, in Effex; from whence her highness set out this morning at eight, and arrived at a quarter past three, at his majesty's palace of St. James, where the alighted at the garden-gate, and was re. ceived by the king and all the Royal Family. At nine this evening the marriage ceremony between his majesty and her moft ferene highness, was folemnied by the lord archbishop of Canterbury in the royal chapel there. Her ferene highness the princess of Mecklenburgh was accompanied in the coach from Witham by their graces the dutcheffes of Ancaster and Hamilton, and in her way stayed near an hour at a gentleman's houfe at Rumford, where the was pleased to indulge the spectators with the fight of her perfon from a window; after which her highness went into his majesty's body coach, and proceeded to St. James's, keeping the road to London as far as Mile-End, where the guards turned off over Bethnal-green, through Hackneyturn-pike, and fo on to Old street, and the city road, through Hyde park, by way of Grofvenor-gate, and down Conftitutionhill to St. James's park....Her highness's arrival at the palace was immediately proclaimed by the firing of the guns in St. James's park, which were immediately followed by those of the Tower: and at half an hour past ten o'clock last night, the guns at the Park and the Tower were fired again, on the joining of his majesty's and the princess's hands. All the royal family, together with his royal highness the duke of Cumberland, and princefs Amelia, were present at the nuptials. Their majefties, after the ceremony, fat on one fide of the altar, on two ftate chairs under a canopy; her royal highness the princefs dowager of Wales fat facing them, in a chair of state, on the other fide; and all the rest of the royal family on stools, and the quality on benches, which confifted of all the foreign ministers, including mons. Buffy; all the peers and peereffes of the kingdom, together with the bishops, except the right hon, and right rev. the bishop of Hereford, who had sprained his ancle. After the ceremony there was a public drawing room, but no perfons prefented. [See the Order of theProcession, p.487, 488.] St. James's. This day M. de Mello, envoy extraordinary from the king of Portugal, had a private audience of his majesty, to notify the birth of a prince of Beyra, of whom the princess of Brafils was brought-to-bed the 19th of August. THURSDAY, Sept. 10. Upwards of 1000l. worth of French filks were feized on board a Dutch ship in the river, and deposited in his majesty's warehouses. MONDAY, Sept. 14. This day the lord mayor, aldermen, and common council, prefented their addresses to the king and queen, on their majesties nuptials. As did the univerfity of Cambridge, on the fame occafion. For which Addreffes, fee p. 483, 484, 48 5. This day the univerfity of Oxford prefented their addresses to the king and queen, on their majefties nuptials, and were most graciously receiv'd. [See p. 483, 484,485. SATURDAY, Sept. 19. Thomas Daniels was condemned at the Old Bailey for the murder of his wife, by throwing her out of a two pair of stairs window, in a court in Alderfgate-street; and was to have been executed on Monday the 21ft, but the court thinking it would be extremely indecent for an execution immediately to precede the great folemnity of the coronation, his execution was ordered to be on Friday, Oct. the 2d. Four rich full fuits of brocade, entirely new, and made up at Paris, were feized at Dartford in Kent; and were brought to the Custom-houfe. TUESDAY, Sept. 22. This day his majesty king George the third, and queen Charlotte, were crowned in the abbey church of Westminster, with the ceremonies accustomed upon that great and glorious folemnity. His majesty came privately to the prince's chamber, and the queen to the black rod's room near the house of peers, about nine o'clock. The peers affembled in their own house, the peeresses and the dukes of Normandy and Aquitain in the painted chamber, the reft in the court of requests. About eleven o'clock the proceffion was drawn out into Westminster-hall, which was soon after followed by their majefties, who feated themselves in the chairs of state under their canopies. Then the swords and fpurs were prefented and laid upon the table, and the regalia brought up in proceffion by the dean and prebendaries of Westminster; which, being severally presented and laid upon the table, were afterwards delivered by the lord great chamberlain to the lords appointed to carry them, being summoned by garter; as alfo the bishops appointed to support their majefties, and who were to carry the bible, the chalice, and paten. The About half an hour after one, their majefties entered the abbey, and went to their feat on the east fide of the throne. archbishop of Canterbury made the recognition, and then their majesties made the firft oblation, and took their feats on the fouth fide of the altar. Then the litany began; during which, the regalia were feverally presented at the altar, and the great officers returned to their feats. The litany being ended, and part of the communion service read by the archbishop, Dr.Drummond, bishop of Salisbury,preached the fermon; which being ended, his majesty made the ufual declaration, and took and fubfcribed the coronation oath. After Veni Creator, his majesty removed to St. Edward's chair; and the unction was performed by the archbishop, four knights of the Garter holding a pall over his majesty during the anointing, viz. the duke of Devonshire, earl of Northumberland, earl of Hertford, and earl Waldegrave. The fpurs were then prefented, and his majefty girt with the fword, which was afterwards offered and redeemed. His majesty was then invefted with the armill, the purple robe or imperial pal!, and orb, and afterwards receiving the ring, returned the orb to the altar. The marquis of Rockingham, deputy to the duke of Norfolk, as lord of the manor of Workfop, prefented a right-hand glove to his majesty, who, putting it on, received from the archbishop the fcepter with the crofs, and afterward the fcepter with the dove, into his left hand; and the marquis did afterwards fupport his majesty's right hand, as occasion required. The archbishop then set the crown upon his majesty's head, about half an hour after three o'clock, amidst the acclamations of an infinite number of spectators; upon which the peers put on their coronets, the dukes of Normandy and Aquitaine their hats; the bishops, knights of the Bath, and judges, their caps; and the kings of arms their crowns. Then the archbishop presented the bible, and pronounced the benediction; and his majefty kiffed the bishops, kneeling before him. The coronation of his majefty being finished, the queen, removed from her feat on the fouth fide the area, to a chair placed before the altar, and was anointed, (four ladies holding a pall over her majefty) and afterward invested with the ring, and crowned by the archbishop: upon which the peereffes put on their coronets. The archbishop then delivered the fcepter into her right hand, and the ivory rod into her left hand. Their majefties then made their fecond oblation, and received the communion; and the final prayers being read, they retired into St. Andrew's chapel, where they were invested with their royal robes and crowns of state. A proceffion was then made back to Westminster hall, in the fame order as before, except the regalia, prebends, and choirs, which did not return, and the marquis of Rockingham, who attended his majesty to fupport his right arm. Their majefties retired into the court of wards till dinner was ready; and then fitting in their chairs of state, the first courfe was brought up with the usual ceremony, his royal highnefs the duke of York and his royal highness the duke of Cumberland, fitting at the end of the table on his majesty's right hand, and her royal highness the princess Augusta, at the other end of the table on the queen's left hand. Immediately upon the duke of Bedford's entering Weßminer-hall on horseback, who rode as lord high constable of England, and earl Talbot with him as lord high steward, loud acclamations were given,, which frightened the horses, and it was with the greatest difficulty his grace managed his, being most unruly, upon which an officer entered the hall, and requested filence; then Mr. Dymocke, the Champion, with his attendants entered, and throwing down his gauntlet, or steel glove, a Herald proclaimed the challenge in the following words: If any perfon, of what degree foever, high or low, shall deny or gainfay, our fovereign lord king George III. king of Great-Britain, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. grandfon and next heir to our fovereign lord king George II. the laft king deceased, to be right heir to the imperial crown of this realm of Great Britain, or that he ought not to enjoy the fame; here is his champion, who faith, that he lyeth, and is a falfe traytor, being ready in perfon to combat with him; and in this quarrel will adventure his life against him, on what day foever he fhall be appointed." And then the champion threw down his gauntlet, which having lain fome fhort time, the herald took it up, and redelivered it to the champion. Then they advanced, in the fame order, to the middle of the hall, where the faid herald made proclamation as before. And lastly to the foot of the steps when the faid herald, and those who preceded him, going to the top of the steps, made proclamation a third time. At the end whereof the champion caft down his gauntlet, which, after fome time, being taken up, and redelivered to him by the herald, he made a low obeifance to his majesty; whereupon the cup-bearer, with his affiftants, bringing to the king a gilt bowl of wine with a cover, his majefty drank to the champion, and fent him the faid bowl by the cup-bearer, accompanied with his affiftants; which the champion (having put on his gauntlet) received, and, retiring a little, drank thereof, and made his humble reverence to his majesty; and being accompanied as before, departed out of the hall, taking the said bowl and cover with him as his fee. Immediately after the return of the champion; garter king of arms, attended by the rest of the heralds, proclaimed his majesty's ftyle in Latin, French, and Deaths, Births, Marriages, English, three feveral times; firft, upon the top of the steps near the table; next, in the middle of the hall; and lastly, at the bottom of the hall. The fecond course was then ferved up in the fame order as the firft. The feveral fervices which had been allowed by the court of claims, were performed; and his majesty was pleafed after dinner to confer the honour of knighthood upon, John Bridge Efq. ftandard bearer, and Owen Jones, Efq. fenior gentlemen of the band of gentlemen Penfioners, and Charles Townley, Efq. Clanrencieux king of arms. [See the order of proceffion of the coronation, p. 489.] Whilft Te Deum was finging, his majesty was inthroned; whereupon the bishops performed their homage, and then the temporal lords; first his royal highness the duke of York, and his royal highness the duke of Cumberland, each for himfelf. Then the duke of Devonshire, lord chamberlain, pronounced the words of the homage for all the dukes; the marquis of Rockingham, for the marquiffes; earl Talbot, lord high fteward, for the earls; viscount Say and Sele for the vifcounts; and lord Henley, lord high chancellor, for the barons; every peer likewife taking off his coronet, touched the king's crown, and kissed his left cheek. During the homage, his majesty delivered the scepter, with the cross, to the marquis of Rockingham, (officiating as lord of the manor of Workfop) to hold. In the mean time, the medals of his majefty and the queen were thrown about by the treasurer of the houshold. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23. In a letter from Nevis we are informed, that on the 25th of July a negroe was committed to prifon, for being concerned in a conspiracy of firing the town and maffacring all the whites in the inland. The difcovery was made by means of a white fervant, and who_immediately communicated the whole to the governor, before the confpiracy had got any length. THURSDAY, Sept. 24, His majefty this day further prorogued the parliament to the 3d of November, and the convocation to Friday the 6th of the fame month. SATURDAY, Sept. 26. The right hon. the earl of Halifax took leave of his majeky at St James's; and this day fet out for Ireland. Preferments, &c. in our Next |