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and In the centre of the colours were 

 her Majesty's arms, embroidered and 

 surrounded witli sprigs of variegated 

 colours and designs. At the lower 

 corners were the letters C. R. ; and 

 under the coat of arms were the 

 words " Queen's royal volunteers." 

 I'rayers were read by the Rev. Wee- 

 den Butkr ; after which the Duke of 

 York's band quitted its situation 

 before lad)- Harrington's bo.x, and 

 went to assist at the orchestra. At 

 this period, the coronation anthem 

 was sung by Incledon, Sale, and a 

 full chorus, the boys from Westmin- 

 ster-abbey attending. The colours 

 were removed from lady Harrington's 

 box to the pulpit; when the rev. 

 Mr. More delivered an animated and 

 appropriate discourse, from Nehe- 

 niiah iv. i): •' Nevertiieless wemadc 

 oar prayer unto our Cod, and set a 

 watch against them day and night." 

 At the front of lady Harrington's 

 box M'ere assembled lord Hobart, 

 general Burrard, lord Amherst, the 

 right hon. Mr. Secretary Yorke, and 

 several general officers. Wlien the 

 discourse was concluded, Mr. Butler 

 stood ready, by the colours, to read 

 the consecration prayer, a copy' of 

 which had been previously presented 

 to the countess of Harrington ; but, 

 from some momentary inadvertence 

 in the very zealous and respectable 

 conductors of this interesting busi- 

 ness, no signal having been given to 

 Mr. Butler, the colours were taken 

 back to their former station ; and 

 the officers from each battalion, wjio 

 were to receive them, were ordered 

 by lord Hobart to place themselves 

 bofore lady Harrington. The cliam- 

 bt;rlain then descended from the box, 

 and gave (he colours to major Rolie- 

 Ston, who was in the box with her 

 ladyship, and on his knees held them 

 \y a picue of purple ribband, which 



tied them together, two and two. 

 Her majesty's representative then 

 delivered the following address: 

 " Gentlemen, Her majesty having 

 been graciously pleased to confer 

 upon me the honour of presenting 

 to you these colours, I am anxious 

 to express how highly I am flattered 

 by tins distinguished mark of the 

 queen's favour. At a time of all 

 others the most awful, Avhen our 

 country is threatened with the un- 

 provoked attack of a most implaca- 

 ble enemy, and when you have e- 

 vinced your readiness to stand for- 

 ward in the defence of every thing 

 that is most dear to us all ; what can 

 be more gralifymg, or more honour- 

 ble to you, than being peculiarly 

 distingnishod by her majesty, and 

 receiving j^our colours from her ? 

 Animated as your hearts must be by 

 gratitude to the queen, in addition 

 to every other noble sentiment that 

 has guided you from the moment 

 of the first offer of your services, it 

 would not only be superfluous, but 

 presumptuous in me, to add any 

 thing upon the occasion, than tlie 

 expression of every fervent wish lor 

 your success in the event of the ene- 

 my carrying his threats into execu- 

 tion ; confldentthat no power, how- 

 ever strenuously exerted, will ever 

 wrest these colours from you, while 

 there is yet left a man in your corps 

 to defend them." To which lord 

 Hobart replied in the following 

 words : " Madam, in the name of 

 the corps, which I have the honour 

 to command, I am to convey our 

 humble and grateful acknowledg- 

 ledgnients for the distinguished fa- 

 vour with which her majesty has 

 been pleased to honour us upon the 

 present occasion : and, encouraged 

 by so flattering an instance of her 

 majesty's oondesccnsion, I am the 



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