tween the pillars, were filled with ladies, most of them presented. The Dauphiness had a robe embroidered with silver, on a gold ground, and a diadem sparkling with diamonds. The Duchess of Berry wore a crimson coloured robe bordered with silver lama; she wore in her hair a wreath of roses mixed with diamonds. The Princesses of the Blood wore white robes worked with silver.

At half past seven, the clergy repaired to the cathedral. The Archbishop of Rheims advanced towards the altar, preceded by the Bishops of Soissons and Rheims, acting as deacon and sub-deacon, and the Archbishops of Besançon and Bourges, and the Bishop of Autun and Evreux, appointed to chant the litanies. Cardinals Clermont-Tonnerre and La Fare, assisting his Majesty, went to fetch the King from his apartment, preceded by the Chapter. The Chapter having arrived at the door of his Majesty's chamber, with the Dauphin, the Dukes of Orleans and Bourbon, the Great Officers of the Crown, the Officers of the Household having functions to perform in the ceremony of the coronation, the principal Chapter of the cathedral knocked at the door. Prince Talleyrand, the High Chamberlain, said, in a loud voice "What do you desire?" The Cardinal Clermont-Tonnerre answered, "Charles X., whom God has given us for our King." The doors were then opened by his Majesty's porters, and the two Cardinals approached the King (who rose from his seat) and saluted his Majesty.

The Dauphin, the Dukes of Orleans and Bourbon, then proceeded to the church, conducted by the Master of the Ceremonies, and preceded and followed by their chief officers, who took their places in the sanctuary, except the Lieutenant of the King's gardes-de-corps, on duty

about the Dauphin, who remained with his Royal Highness. The first of the two Cardinals presented the holy water to the King, and repeated the prayer, Omnipotens Sempiterne Deus, qui famulum tuum, &c., after which the two Cardinals conducted the King to the church.

[Here follow the details of the procession to the church, during which the anthem, Ecce mitto Angelum meum, &c. was chanted.]

The King wore a silver robe, his slippers were trimmed with silver, and he had a cap (toque) of black velvet, with two white aigrettes, separated in the middle by a diamond cross.

When the King arrived at the door of the church, Cardinal La Fare repeated the prayer, Deus, qui scis genus humanum; after which the psalm, Domine, in virtute tuo lætabitur Rex, was chanted. During the psalm, the clergy took their places, and the King was conducted by the two Cardinals to the foot of the altar, where his Majesty knelt down. The Archbishop of Rheims, as soon as the King entered the choir, said over his Majesty the prayer Omnipotens Deus, Coelestium Moderator, after which his Majesty was conducted to the seat prepared for him in the middle of the sanctuary, under the high canopy. After the Princes, the Great Officers of State, &c., had taken their places, the Archbishop of Rheims presented holy water to his Majesty, who rose to receive it. His Grace afterwards gave holy water to the whole assembly, and then withdrew behind the high altar, to put on his pontifical robes; he then brought the holy phial (sainte ampoule.) During this time the Choir chanted Sexte. His Grace having saluted the altar and the King, commenced the Veni Creator. His Majesty remained kneeling during the first verse. After the Veni Creator, the Arch

bishop advanced to the King, accompanied by his two assistant Cardinals, bearing, one the Book of the Evangelists, and the other the relic of the true cross; he took the book, on which he placed the relic, and held it open before his Majesty, to whom he presented the forms of the oaths placed thus on the Book of the Gospel. The King, seated and covered, with his hand placed on the book and on the true cross, pronounced the following oaths:

Oath of the Coronation.

"In the presence of God, I promise to my faithful people to main tain and to honour our holy religion as becomes the Most Christian King, and the eldest son of the church-to do good justice to all my subjects, and to govern conformably to the laws of the kingdom and the constitutional charter, which I swear to observe faithfully. So help me God, and his holy Gospel."

Oath of the King as Chief and Sove reign Grand Master of the Order of the Holy Ghost.

"We swear to God, the Creator, to live and die in his holy faith and the Catholic apostolic Roman religion to maintain the order of the Holy Ghost, without suffering it to lose its glorious prerogatives, to observe the statutes of the said order, and to cause them to be observed by all those who are or shall be members of it, reserving to ourself, however, to regulate the conditions of admission according to the good of our service."

Oath of the King as Grand Master of the Royal and Military Order of St Louis, and of the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour.

"We solemnly swear to God to maintain for ever, without suffering them to lose their glorious prerogatives, the royal and military order of St Louis, and the loyal order of the

Legion of Honour; to wear the cross of the said orders; to cause their statutes to be observed. This we swear and promise on the holy cross and the holy Gospels."

After the oaths, the King being led to the altar by two Cardinals, put off his upper robe, which was taken by the First Gentleman of the Chamber, and delivered to the First Valet de Chambre. The King gave his cap to the First Gentleman Master of the Wardrobe, who delivered it to the Senior Valet de Chambre. The King, who had on only a salon camoisolle, embroidered with silver, and open at the places where the unction was to be performed, remained standing during the prayers. The High Chamberlain put on his Majesty the boots of purple velvet, embroidered with fleurs-de-lys in gold. The Dauphin put on his Majesty the golden spurs which were on the altar; the Duke of Cornegliano, acting as constable, laid aside his sword and advanced to the King, who rose and approached the altar, when the Archbishop blessed the sword of Charlemagne, saying the prayer-Exaudi, quæsamus, Domine, preces nostras, &c. The Archbishop then girded the sword about the King, and immediately took it off, and drawing it from the scabbard, presented it to him, saying, Accipe gladium tuum, after which the King kissed the sword, and replaced it on the altar. After several other prayers, the Archbishop prepared for the sacred unction. King, conducted by the two Cardinals, sat down. The Archbishop opened the reliquary, containing the holy phial; and, with the point of a golden needle, took out a portion, which he mixed with consecrated oil. The Choir chanted the anthem, Gentem Francorum inelytam, &c. The two Cardinals opened the places in the King's garment for the unction,

and led his Majesty to the altar, where he knelt down on cushions placed for the purpose. Then the four Prelates appointed to chant the litanies, advanced to the foot of the altar. After the litanies and prayers, the Archbishop took his place on the seat, with his back to the altar. The King was conducted by the two Cardinals to the Archbishop, and knelt down; the Archbishop, seated, with his mitre on his head, said the prayers Omnipotens Sempiterne Deus, Gu bernator Cali. The Bishop of Sois sons took from the altar the holy oil, and presented it to the Archbishop, who took some with his thumb to anoint his Majesty on the usual places. 1, On the crown of the head, making the sign of the cross, and saying Ungo te in regem de oleo sanctificato, &c.-2, On the breast.-3, Between the shoulders.-4 and 5, On the right and left shoulders.-6 and 7, On the back of the right and left arms, making each time the sign of the cross, and repeating Ungote, &c. The High Chamberlain put on his Majesty the tunic and the dalmatica of crimson satin, embroidered with fleurs de lis of gold, and over this the royal mantle of purple velvet, with gold fleurs de lis, lined and trimmed with ermine. The King, being in his royal robes, knelt down. The Archbishop, seated, took the holy oil from the Bishop acting as deacon. After the prayers, the First Valet de Chambre presented to the Deacon a pair of gloves in a plate of silver gilt, which the Deacon held while the Archbishop blessed the gloves, saying Omnipotens Creator, and the Archbishop sprinkled the gloves with holy water, and put them on the King. The same ceremony took place for the ring, which his Grace put on his Majesty's fourth finger, saying, Accipe annulum. The delivery of the

sceptre and the rod of justice was performed in the same manner.

The Archbishop, with both hands, took from the altar the crown of Charlemagne, and placed it above, over the King's head, without its touching his Majesty. The Princes put their hands to it to support it. The Archbishop, holding it with his left hand, said, making the benediction with the right, Coronet te Deus corona gloriæ atque justitiæ. which, alone, he placed the crown on the King's head. The Dauphin and the Princes, a second time, put their hands on it, as if to support, and he said, Accipe coronam regni in nomine patris, &c.

After

The ceremony of the coronation being finished, the Archbishop raised the King by the right arm, and his Majesty was conducted to his throne. His Majesty was attended in the same manner as on his entering the church, the Duke of Cornegliano bearing the sword of Charlemagne naked in his hand. Everybody standing, the Archbishops holding the King by the right arm, and turned towards the altar, said the prayer Sta et retine a modo statum. Then, the King being seated, the Archbishop holding his Majesty by the hand, said, In hoc regni solio confir mat te, &c. The prayers being ended, the Archbishop put off his mitre, made a profound obeisance to the King, kissed him on the forehead, and said, Vivat Rex in æternum. The Dauphin and the Princes took off their crowns, which they placed on their seats; they advanced, and each of them received the embrace from the King, saying, Vivat Rex in æternum. At this moment the trumpet sounded, the people entered the church, the heralds distributed the medals, a thousand birds were let loose, all the bells were rung, and

three volleys of musketry fired by the infantry of the royal guard, were answered by the artillery of the ramparts of the city.

After these ceremonies, the Archbishop chanted Te Deum; then high mass was celebrated, during which the Dauphin and the Princes took off their crowns, and the cardinals their mitres. The Dauphin took the King's crown, and laid it on the desk of his Majesty's pew. After the Gospel, he replaced the crown on the King's head, and resumed his own, as did the Princes.

During the offertory, the King at arms, and three heralds, carried the offerings to four Knights of the Holy Ghost. These offerings are a vase of silver gilt, containing the wine, a silver loaf, a gold loaf, and a large dish of silver gilt, containing the medals struck on the coronation. After the elevation of the Host, the High Almoner, Prince de Croi, went to take the kiss of peace from the Arch bishop; then, going up to the throne, he gave it to the King; the Dauphin and Princes of the blood came to receive it of his Majesty, when the Dauphin bent his knee. The Dauphin having received the King's embrace, (accolade,) bent his knee to his august father, who raised him, and held him long pressed in his arms. This affecting scene made a profound impression on the assembly, and tears, produced by the sweetest emotions, were mingled with unanimous cries of Vive le Roi! Vive le Dauphin! The enthusiasm of the spectators was without bound.

His Majesty afterwards took the sacrament of both kinds, after which the Dauphin approached the King, and delivered his crown to him again. His Majesty remained a few moments on his knees, in prayer, after which the Archbishop took from him the

crown of Charlemagne, and gave him a lighter one. He afterwards returned to his apartments, and he repaired to the royal entertainment in the great hall of the Archiepiscopal Palace.

4.-LONDON.-The Marquis of Hastings took the oaths and his seat in the House of Lords, on his return from Malta. He entered the House, according to the customary forms, with a Peer on each side of him, namely, the Marquis of Thomond and the Marquis of Aylesbury, and presented his patent, &c., to the Lord Chancellor. The Duke of Norfolk (a Catholic Peer) attended in the House of Lords in peer's robes, by virtue of his hereditary office of Earl Marshal of England. The Marquis of Hastings appeared to be in good health. The Lord Chancellor, and several other peers from both sides of the House, extended to him a most cordial reception. We need hardly repeat the rumoured cause of the Marquis's speedy return from Malta, namely, that it is preparatory to his being appointed, at no distant day, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

SOUTHAMPTON.- Marshall Macdonald, one of Buonaparte's favourite generals, landed here this morning, from the Camilla steam-packet, and passed through for Scotland.

LEITH DOCKS.

7.-EDINBURGH.-An extraordinary meeting of the Town Council was held, when the Lord Provost stated to the meeting, that he had, on Monday night, received, from London, a proposition of the first importance to the city, mentioning that Government was inclined to grant a loan of the whole sums borrowed by the city on account of the docks at Leith

To enable the Lords of the Treasury to carry this transaction into effect, his Lordship stated, that it was proposed immediately to bring a bill into Parliament, authorising the restriction of the interest on the second sum to 3 per cent., and the issue by way of loan of the first to be secured in the same manner as the L.25,000 upon the whole dues of the Port of Leith, including both harbour and dock dues.

That the operation of the sinking fund of 2 per cent., payable along with the interest, was to extinguish the capital sum in 31 years, at which period the whole feus would become the absolute property of the community, and the dock duties be restricted to such a sum as would be sufficient for the maintenance of the works. In the meantime, the sums the City of Edinburgh will have annually to provide, would be the following:The restricted interest of the L.25,000, at 3 per cent. L.750 Interest of L.240,000, at 3 per cent. 7200 Sinking fund 2 per cent. on do. 4800

L.12,750 over and above maintaining the works. So soon as the rates shall have increased, his Lordship remarked, to a sum equal to the above payment of L.12,750, and all the charges, the

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surplus, whatever it might be, would be applied, in the first place, in replacing such advances as the city might have made from the date of the loan on account of the expenses of management and repairs, and also on account of the stipulated sinking fund, and such farther surplus as there might be, would be applied also towards the reduction of the debt.

The benefit held out to Government for granting this accommodation, his Lordship observed, was, that the city of Edinburgh should make over to the public the ground requir ed for the Naval Yard, and build as much of the West Pier, proposed by Mr Chapman, engineer, as may be requisite for the purpose of that establishment.

His Lordship, after making the above statement, said, that he considered the measure as one of the highest importance both to the city and the town of Leith, and should the Council approve of it, he would immediately proceed to London, in order to endeavour to get the same carried through.

- Official intelligence has reached this city, that the man Murray, who was lately tried before the High Court of Justiciary, for robbing the Stirling mail at Kirkliston, but acquitted, was, after being removed from the Calton Hill jail, conveyed directly to the Hulks, where he was identified as a felon returned from transportation without lawful cause, and immediately reshipped for Botany Bay.

7.-PARIS-This day the King of France was invested with the order of the Garter. The king pronounced the oath with the modifications required by the difference of religion. Sir George Nayler took from his Majesty the sword he wore to deliver to him that of the order, which, with

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