QUEEN VICTORIA'S CORONATION

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11347, 9 August 1902, Page 14

QUEEN VICTORIA'S CORONATION

MR BARNEY MAGUXRE'S DESCRIPTION.

The following humorous account of Queen Victoria's Coronation is taken from the"lngoldsby Legends." It is there put into the mouth of Mr Barney Maguire, who is supposed to _aye insinuated himself into the Abbey during the ceremony, and to communicate the result of his observations to his associates in the Servants' Ball upon hia return. The air is that of "The Groves of Blarney:"— Ochi the Coronation! what celebration _'or emulation enn with it compare'/ When to Westminster the Royal Spinster And the Duke oi Leineter, all in order did repair. — ~ . 'Twas there you'd see the new Poliahemen Making a akrinwiage at half after four, Ana the Lords and Ladies, and the Mies O'Giadys, # \ ~ , All standing round before the Abbey door. Their pillows scorning, that self-same mornIheaiselveß adorning, all by the candlelight, , —~ With rosea and lilies, and daffy-down-diilies, And gould, and jewels, and rich di'monda bright. And then approaches five hundred coaches, With Gineral Dullbeak—Ochl 'twas mighty fin© To ace how aay bould Corporal Casey With his sword drawn, prancing, made them kape the line. Then tho gun.' alarums, and the King of Arums, _, , All in his Garters and his Clarence shoes, Opening the massy doors to the bould AmThe Prince of Potboys, and great haythen J ewe; 'Twould hav-i made you crazy to see _ater-Al-1 jools from his jaaey to his di'mond boots, With Alderman -farmer, and that awata charmer, ' The famale heiress, _uss Anja-ly Couits. Then the Queen, Heaven bless herl Och! they did dress her In her purple garments and her gonlden crown, Like Venue or Hebei or the Queen of Sheby, With eight young ladies houlding up her gown. Sure 'twas grand to ace her, also for te he-ar The big drums "bating, and the trumpets blow. And Sir George Smart! Och! he played a Congarto, With his four-and-twenty fiddles all on a row. Then the Lord Archbishop held a gouldan dish up, For to resave her bounty and great wealth, Saying, "Please your Glory, great Queen Vic-tory! Ye'U give the Cl-tgy lave to dhrink your health!" Then his Riverence, retrating, discovered the mating; , "Boys! Here's your Queen! deny it if you can! And if any bould traitour, or inferior crayt hur Sneezes ot that, I'd like to see the man! Then the Nobles, kneeling to the Pow'ra' appealing, , . "Heaven send your Majesty a glorious And Sir Claudius Hunter he did confront her, All in his scarlet gown and gouiden Cham. The groat Lord May'r, too, sat in his chair, too, But mighty sarioua, looking fit to ciy For the Earl of Surrey, all in his hurry, Throwing the thirteens, hit him in his eye. Then there was preaching, and good stcre ' of speechin., With Dukea and Marquiaea on bended kret; And they di splash her with ra?.l Macasshur, And the Queen said, "Ah! then, thank ye all for mc!" Then tho trumpets braying, and the organ playing, And sweat trombones with <heir silver tones. But Lord Rolle was rolling—twaa _ighty consoling . . To think his Lordship did not bre__ lis bones. Then the cannons thundered, and tie people wondered, . Crying, "God Save Victoria .our Royal Queen'" — , . Och! if myself-'should live to be a hundred, Sure it's ithe proudest day that I'll have seen!