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gilt, of which the King shall drink at his din ner, and to have the same cup for her tee"; the claim of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemenat-Arms to carry up the courses at the ban quet; and the claim put forward by the head mistress and scholars of the Grey Coat Hos pital to be present at the ceremony. These petition like many others dismissed by the Court, will more properly come before the Executive Council responsible for the ar rangements of" the Coronation ceremony. Though there are three claimants for the office of Chief J'utler, the claims to several analogous offices do not appear to have been revived. The duty of the Chief Larderer, an office held for centuries by the Earls of Abergavenny, was to take charge of the larder. He received as a fee "the remainder of all beeves, muttons, calves, venisons, cheverels, lard, and other flesh, fish, salt, etc., remaining after dinner." The office of carver-—the duties of which were discharged by himself or deputy—once belonged to the Earl of Lincoln; while the privilege of the Grand Panneter—an office attached to the manor of Kibworth Beauchamp, in Leices tershire—was to preside over the pantry, and to have the "salts, knives, and spoons as his fee." None of the claims made on behalf of municipal bodies, some of ancient and others of modern origin, have at present been rec ognized by the Court. The sheriffs of the

City of London petitioned "to be allowed to walk in the procession, and have such prece dence as has hitherto been assigned to them/' The sheriffs admitted that they did not exercise the right at the Coronation of Queen Victoria, but urged that they enjoyed the privilege at the Coronation of George IV., but the Court refused to entertain their claim. The claim of the Mayor and Com monalty of the City of London "to attend and bear the crystal sceptre or mace, etc., and have certain fees," has yet to be heard, the visit of the Prince of Wales to the city rendering it impossible for the Recorder and Common Serjeant to attend the Court on the day appointed for its hearing. The Lord Mayor, alderman, and citizens of York claimed to be represented at the Coronation, a claim which they supported by a precedent of considerable antiquity. Richard III. was crowned at York, and in consideration of services rendered on the occasion the Lord Mayor of York was appointed Chief Ser jeant-at-Arms, at a salary' of twelve pence per dav. The Court was not. however, in fluenced by this precedent, and held that the claim was not established as of right. Claims to be represented at the ceremony were made by the mayors, aldermen, and councillors of the boroughs of Camberwell, Hackney, and Hampstead; but these mod ern officials were not more successful than their ancient brethren of York.—The Law Journal.