the one towards the archbishop's palace is destined for the females of the royal family, and the ladies in their suite; the other, opposite to it, is set apart for the pope's nuncio and the foreign ambassadors. The whole of the enclosure within the choir is hung with the richest tapestry, which serves as a back ground to the groups of marble figures, disposed with the greatest taste, each bearing an elegant candelabra.

Rheims, May 29. Before five o'clock in the morning, the doors of the cathedral were besieged by the crowd. At six they were opened, and at half-past six all the galleries in the body of the church, the choir, the sanctuary, &c. were filled.

The galleries reserved for the dauphiness, the duchess of Berry, and the princesses of the blood, were on the right of his majesty's pew, opposite the gallery of the diplomatic body..

The peers of France, and great officers of the Crown, were placed on the steps of the choir. On the right, were the deputies and mayors of the good cities, the prefects, and many other public functionaries, called to the coronation by sealed letters.

The royal courts, the tribunals, and a great number of general officers, occupied the steps in the body of the church, to the right and left. The galleries erected on both sides between 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 subdeacon, and by the archbishops of Besançon and Bruges, and the bishop of Autun and Evereux, appointed to chant the litanies.

Cardinals Clermont-Tonnerre, and La Fare, assisting his Majesty, went to fetch the king from his apartments, 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, those officers of the household who had functions to perform in the ceremony of the coronation, and the principal chaplain 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.

The two cardinals then approached the king (who rose from his seat) and saluted his Majesty.

The dauphin, and 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 du 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 prayerOmnipotens sempiterne Deus, qui famulum tuum, &c., after which the two cardinals conducted the king to the church.

During the procession to the church, 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 vir

tute

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.

As soon as the king entered the choir, the archbishop of Rheims said over his majesty the prayer, Omnipotens Deus, Cælestium 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, &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 archbishop advanced to the king, accompanied by his two assisting cardinals, bearing one the book of the Evangelists, 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 maintain and to honour our holy religion, as becomes the most Christian king, and 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 Sovereign 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 camisole, 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 fleur-de-lis in gold.

The dauphin put on his majesty the golden spurs which were on the altar; the duke of Conegliano, 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, quæsumus, 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. The 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 inclytam, &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, the archbishop took his place on the seat, with his back to the altar; and the king being conducted by the two cardinals to the archbishop, knelt down, when the archbishop, seated, with his mitre on his head, said the prayer Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, gubernator Cœli.

The bishop of Soissons 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—

1st, on the crown of the head, making the sign of the cross, and saying, Ungo te in regem de oleo sanctificalo; 2nd, on the breast; 3rd, between the shoulders; 4th and 5th, on the right and left shoulder; 6th and 7th, on the back of the right and left arms; making each time the sign of the cross, and repeating ungo te, &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 the 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 rod of justice was performed in the same manner. The archbishop, with both hands, took from the altar the crown of Charlemagne, and held it over the king's head, without its touching his majesty; and the princes put their hands to it to support it. Then the archbishop, holding it with his left hand, said, making the benediction with the right, Coronet te Deus corona gloriæ atque justitiæ. After 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 it, and he said Accipe Coronam Regni, in nomine patris, &c.

The ceremony of putting on the crown 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 Conegliano bearing the sword of Charlemagne naked in his hand.

Every body standing, the archbishops holding the king by the right arm, and with their faces towards the altar, said the prayer-Ita et retine a modo statum. Then the king being seated, the archbishop holding his majesty by the hand, said, In hoc regni solio confirmet 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 advanc ed and each of them received the embrace from the king, saying, Vivat Rex in æternum.

At this moment the trumpets 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 eelebrated, 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 kingat-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 archbishop; then, going up to the throne, he gave it to the king; the dauphin and the 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 numerous cries of Vive le Roy! Vive le Dauphin. The enthusiasm of the spectators was without bounds. His majesty afterwards took the sacrament in 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 repaired to the royal entertainment in the great hall of the Archiepiscopal Palace.

On the following day, at ten o'clock in the morning the foreign ambassadors and ministers paid their respects to the king and the royal family, when his excellency the Apostolic nuncio complimented the king in the name of the diplomatic body in these terms:

"Sire The diplomatic body, deeply affected by the august ceremony which they have just witnessed, and by all the recollections that it calls forth, hasten to offer to your majesty the tribute of their felicitations.

"After long reverses, followed by events so marvellous that we should in vain endeavour to explain them by causes purely human, one of the kings (your predecessors) received in this ancient city the holy unction which had flowed on the forehead of Clovis.

altar, where Charles VII. again took possession of this glorious Crown, the splendour of which is still heightened by your virtues.

"In seeing religion, which alone consolidates thrones, consecrate the beginning of your reign, Europe participates in the hopes which France has conceived of it, at the same time that it joins with it in forming the most ardent wishes for the happiness of your majesty, a happiness inseparable from the public felicity, which finds, Sire, the surest pledge in your wisdom, your goodness, and your noble character."

The king answered-" Sir On an occasion so interesting to religion and the monarchy, I am happy to see myself surrounded by the representatives of all the sovereigns of Europe. I am very sensible to all that you have just said to me in the name of the diplomatic body; I have the firm confidence that this august ceremony will promote the happiness of my people; and I shall use all my efforts to maintain the peace and harmony which at present subsist between all the powers. I hope that God will bless my efforts. We can do nothing without him. Gentlemen, I beg you to make known to your masters the sentiments by which I am animated, and my gratitude for the part they have taken in my coronation."

At the breaking up of the diplomatic meeting, M. de Lalive delivered, in the king's name, the coronation medal to the foreign ambassadors and ministers.

JUNE.

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