formality observed on Anne's coronation is sure to be left out, viz:} the introduction of the Dukes of Aquitaine and Normandy asfeudatories to the English crown. It must not however be supposed that these identical personages did homage for any provinces in. France even at the period mentioned; but this vain and boastful part of the heraldic and feudal ceremony, was performed we doubt not, with sufficient gravity, by "Sir Jas. Clark and Jonathan Andrews, gentlemen of the Privy Chamber, to represent them,". (the Dukes); still these state worthies were dressed" in crimson velvet mantles, lined with miniver, powdered with ermine; each of them his cap in his hand of cloth of gold, furred and powdered with ermine."

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We must now go to the Abbey from the Hall, the procession being through the New Palace Yard into King Street," and afterwards

Along the broad sanctuary into the west door of the Abbey Church, all the way being covered from the steps of the throne into the Hall to the steps of the theatre in the church with two breadths of blue broad cloth spread upon boards railed in on both sides, and strewed with sweet herbs and flowers, and guarded by several parties of her majesty's horse and foot guards; the drums beat a march, the trumpets sounded, and the choir of Westminster sung an anthem from the Hall to the church."

Many were and many have been ever since on similar occasions, the ceremonies performed in the Abbey. The sermon preached was by the Archbishop of York upon these remarkable words from Isaiah," kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and queens thy nursing mothers." In the declaration and oath which followed occurred this question and answer :—

Archbishop. Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the gospel, and the Protestant reformed religion, established by law; and will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain to them or any of them?-Queen. All this I promise to do."

A number of symbolic forms we pass over; but as we promised something more about swords, let us see how they were handled and applied on the solemnity described. Having been informed that "the lord who carries the sword of state, returning the said sword to ye Officers of the Jewel House, which is thereupon deposited in the traverse in King Edward's Chapel; he receiveth thence, in lieu thereof, another sword, in a scabbard of purple velvet, provided for the Queen,”—we are afterwards told how the weapon comes to be used

"The queen standing up, the sword is girt about her by the Lord Great

Chamberlain, or some other peer thereto by her appointed; and then the queen sitting down, the archbishop saith:- Remember him of whom the royal Psalmist did prophesy, saying, Gird thee with thy sword upon thy thigh, O thou most mighty! Good luck have thou with thine honour. Ride on prosperously because of truth, meekness, and righteousness. Be, thou follower of him. With this sword do justice. Stop the growth of iniquity, protect the holy church of God, help and defend widows and orphans, restore the things that are gone to decay, maintain the things that are restored, punish and reform what is amiss, and confirm what is in good order, that doing these things you may be glorious in all virtues, and so represent our Lord Jesus Christ in this life, that you may reign for ever with him in the life to come: Amen.' Then the queen, rising up, ungirds her sword, and going to the altar offers it there in the scabbard, and then returns and sits down in her chair; and the chief peer, or he to whom her majesty shall vouchsafe that honour, offereth the price of it (silicet 100 shillings), and having thus redeemed it, receiveth it from the altar by the Dean of Westminster, draweth it out of the scabbard and carrieth it naked before her majesty during the rest of the solemnity."

Anne's ministers had the delicacy not to put on the spurs, but the dignitaries of the church and the peers did homage, some according to privilege saluting the cheek, others the hand. We understand there has been considerable discussion about the manner and propriety of one form of this part of the ceremany, so symbolic of affection and devotion, in regard to the approaching solemnity. The Marquess of Londonderry, we presume, will for one stand up for the ancient privileges in their most endearing shape, and who can blame him?

One portion of the ceremony in Anne's case is worthy of being followed in all time coming, and must ever meet with favour in the eyes of John Bull; we mean the right sumptuous banquet which took place in the Hall.

"Her majesty, having washed, seated herself in her chair of state at the table, and then the hot meat was brought up in this manner, two of her majesty's women sitting at her feet. The lord the sewer, with the lord his assistant, went to the dresser of the kitchen, where the master of the horse to her majesty, as sergeant of the silver scullery, called for a dish of meat, wiped the bottom of the dish, and likewise the cover within and without, took assay of that dish, and covered it, then delivered that dish and the rest of the hot meat to the gentlemen pensioners, who carried it to the queen's table."

Before sitting down to the feast her Majesty underwent a considerable change in regard to her vestments, for she was "within her traverse disrobed by the Great Chamberlain, &c. of her royal robes of state, which were forthwith delivered to the Dean of Westminster," they being, we presume, a most cumbrous load; and" again she was arrayed with her robes of purple velvet furred VOL. 11. (1838.) NO. I.

with ermine, which were worn the rest of that day." Certain forms having been gone through,

"Then the dishes of hot meat were carried up by the gentlemen pensioners, bareheaded, and placed on the table by the lord carver, with the help of the lord the sewer and his assistant. Then the mess of dillygrout was brought up to the queen's table by Mr. Leigh, in right of his claim as lord of the manor of Addington, in Surrey, who was knighted that day. Then the two clerks of the kitchen, in black-figured satin gowns and black velvet caps."

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Prince George of Denmark dined at the queen's table, and, as Parliament was sitting, the Commons were entertained in the Exchequer Chamber; but we need not enumerate the number, the quality, and the disposal of the guests. Suffice it to say, that all things were performed with great splendour and magnificence (not greater it may be surmised than at the coronation of George IV.); about half an hour past eight in the evening, her Majesty returned to St. James's," having come from the same place so early as eleven o'clock in the morning, privately however. The day concluded with bonfires, illuminations, and "other demonstrations of a general satisfaction and joy."

Mr. Planché's account of the crown, the coronation-chair, and other items of the regalia is curious and minutely precise. The figures introduced help to complete the picture of these things; and from these figures we should say, that of all the various forms of the crown the more modern are the most clumsy and tasteless.

The suggestions which our author throws out with regard to the alterations and innovations which might judiciously be adopted in Victoria's case, we think are in good keeping with the circumstances of the present reign, some of them having precedents for their authority. We learn, for instance, that Mary and her sister Elizabeth both made a progress through the city from the Tower to the Palace at Westminster, having lodged in the Tower on the night preceding. It seems that the occupation of the Tower is deemed a testimony of sovereignty. Yet how many royal persons have found the fortress a prison, and the immediate stage to the scaffold! Charles the Second also followed the same course on his coronation, having restored this part of the pageant after it had been discontinued by his immediate predecessors, with the view of adding pomp and celebrity to the restoration. Since his time, however, the formality has again been neglected; but Mr. Plauché appears to think that it ought to be re-introduced, and, as our youthful Queen is an enthusiastic and expert horsewoman, that the progress, instead of being in a "chariot" or a "litter," like her's of bloody notoriety, a cavalcade would be greatly relished by the people and beautifully picturesque.

Another suggestion is, that the arms of the principality of Wales,

instead of the repetition of those of England, in the fourth quarter, would not only improve the appearance of the shield, but be a gratifying compliment to a most loyal and deserving nation. Mr. Planché proceeds,―

"Another word whilst upon the subject of Wales. The Guelphic order being an Hanoverian decoration, and, consequently, no longer at the disposal of the sovereign of Great Britain, it has been rumoured that her majesty will probably institute some new order of knighthood in its place. In such a case we would most humbly recommend to her majesty's gracious consideration the claims of a British saint and champion, who has been sadly overlooked. Here have we Saint George and the most noble order of the Garter' for England; St. Andrew and the most ancient order of the Thistle' for Scotland; and St. Patrick with his most illustrious order' for Ireland: but Wales, the fourth gem of the British crown-that gives a title to its heir-that gave a title to the Black Prince-the land of Arthur and Lewellyn, the country of the bards, the soil of the royal tree of Tudor -has not only been excluded from representation in the arms of every British sovereign save Elizabeth, but her patron saint has been denied the honours of chivalric fellowship, which have been lavished on every other holy and renowned champion of Christendom."

Supposing it probable or possible that her Majesty may be advised to create a new order upon her coronation, and to institute a new decoration, a species of legion of honour,-our author seems also to contemplate, that, instead of the burden and expense of knighthood, some symbol and rank might be conferred on persons who may distinguish themselves greatly, and which would be highly prized. Thus, whether in science, art, or literature, eminence might be honourably marked, and a cheap method of rewarding merit effectually sustained. But whatever may be the measures adopted to add éclat to the approaching coronation, there can be no doubt of its being a gorgeous and splendid pageant, and, what is better, of its affording to an empire a day for testifying the height of unalloyed joy and congratulation.

ART. X.-Narrative of a Voyage round the World. By W. S. W. RUSCHENBERGER, M. D. London: Bentley. 1838.

A VOYAGE round the world is not such a formidable enterprize nowa-days as it was a century or three-quarters of a century ago. But what may we expect it to be, some ten or twenty-five years hence, when steam-power by high pressure, or by other improvements and refinements, is carried so far beyond all which railroad and paddlemachinery has yet accomplished, as even to outstrip the prophetic vision of a Watt! Steam-power! What of that? Do we not find that Mr. Monck Mason has lately in his " Aeronautica, or Sketches Illustrative of the Theory and Practice of Aerostation," drawing

his arguments in a great measure from his excursion to Germany in the monster balloon, promulgated the doctrine that three days might suffice to effect the passage of the Atlantic? "The very circumference of the globe," says he, " is not beyond the scope of his expectations; in fifteen days and fifteen nights, transported by the trade-winds, he does not despair to accomplish in his progress the great circle of the earth itself." It is not for us, after the extraordinary experience of the conjecturalist to utter a word about any old-fashioned understanding of physical laws, but merely to turn to that which has been done, and to extract from the experience of experimentalists some of the results which appear most novel or most deserving of notice. In accordance with this principle, we now call the attention of our readers to a circumnavigatory work by brother Jonathan, who, in a variety of respects, proves himself to be a legitimate descendant of the Anglo-Saxon family.

Of the Anglo-Saxon family, we say; and if we are not greatly mistaken, the Yankees are, we are sure they ought to be, proud of our progenitorship in maritime as well as naval enterprize and exploits. No doubt there has been much boasting about the build of their ships, the beauty of their sea-faring architectural materials, and their far-sightedness, their energy, and dexterity in enlarging and maintaining mercantile activity with the most civilized and the most remote nations of the world. And who dare deny their right to self-gratulation on this point, unless when it is urged in disparagement or in despite of Old England ?-for then the boast comparatively is far more theoretical and presumptive than real; and when brought to the test of experience and fact is found to be reduced to this, that the Americans of the United States are no more than legitimate and worthy descendants of the greatest maritime people which the world ever saw.

It is true that the author of the present volume, exhibiting a good deal of the acuteness, and cherishing the opinionativeness of his countrymen, would have his readers to believe that no race can cope with the Americans as sagacious adventurers, and successful diplomatists, where half-civilized or savage nations are to be negotiated with. We find, for instance, that he says, that the commerce of Zanzibar is very considerable, and that it is destined to increase. That "the Americans obtain here gum copal, ivory, and hides, for which they give American cottons and specie. The American cotton manufactures have taken precedence of the English, not only at this place and in many parts of the East, but on the Pacific Coast of America." He continues,-"The English endeavour to imitate our fabric, by stamping their own with American marks, and by other means assimilating it; but the people say the strength and wear of the American goods are so superior, that, lest they be deceived, they will no longer even purchase from Englishmen.

How much truth there may be in this particular instance and