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Irwin the Journal der Debuts of Wednesday.]
PARIS, Dec.2l.
CELEBRATION OF THE MASS OF 1101. Y
GHOST ON OPENING THE CHAMBERS.
This day, at twelve, his Majesty repaired, in grand procession,
;tithe metropolitan church, to as at the celebration of the mass
of the Holy Ghost, celebrated upon then pening of the Legislative
Chansbers. The procession was marshalled u follows :—A detach.
nem a the royal gensd'armerie of Paris, the staff of the division,
speadron of hussars of the guard, the mounted national guard,
the garda.du.aieps, four carriages of the rot r.I household, drawn
ye sight horses, in which were the superior officers on duty ; the
ging., carnage, lined with purple, the harnesses of the same
(doer. His Majesty wore the uniform of colonel.general ; upon
ye left was the Dauphines, the Dauphin and the Duchess of
Berry at m front. The Duke of (Means, with the Duchess and
Is Bake de Bourbon, arrived at Notre Dame before the King.
sees of the Royal carriages followed that in which his Majesty
and nest to these were the carriages of the Dauphin and the
pulpiness, of the Duke of Orleans, and of the Duke de Bourbon;
e detachment of the cuirassier; of the gnarl closed the procession.
At h..i past eleven the tolling of bells, the beating of drum., and
ti"lmm, which reached the most remote parts of tile metro. ,
wits, announced the arrival of the King. The Archbishop, ac.
'mils:lied by his grand vicars, and preceded by the chapter and
s numerous clergy, received his Majesty at the gate of the church,
and schlemiel him as follows
" Star —The first words of
.your Majesty will be ever present to
atporroory—those words which have revealed to us the secret of
• Kiley and the glory of your reign--` Without God can do
',„etitnc—with him I can of all."Phese words have recalled to
cur coinds the humble supplication made by Solomon to the Lord,
sad the effecting reply he received upon the night he became the
suessor of the throne of I Savid. As the reward of his faith, he
merited with a spirit of discernment and wisdom, the like of which
preceding ages had not seen, and which future times will never
ease to admire.
"Nothing, Sire, remains for France, happy as Israel, the eon.
gent object of heavenly bounty, but to thank the Diviner Goodness
which has carried its favours to thebighest by gratifying the wish's;
dear hearts; and when your Slajesty bastes to offer up, at the feet
tithe holy +boo, your fervent Wafers, your people exult in baring
het thanksgivings to join with the supplications of their King.
" Sire, the Clergy, the Chapter, and the Archbishop Motor,
pair Majesty to deign to accept the expression of their devotion
sod the homage of their respect."
His Majesty replied—
" Sir—l can make no better answer to that which you have ad.
Slued to me than to request of you to imploie the Most High to
eat is, prayers and second my intentions. They are pure. I
Ulf he will confirm and purify them still more. My whole object
am contribute, by every means in my power, to the happiness of
&people that is dear to me."
Tie Archbishop then conducted in procession his )lajesty, under
snoopy supported by eight Clergymen, to the throne, surmounted
by s rich canopy. The throne was placed at the commencement
tithe casement of the cross-bar window. An altar, richly adorned,
tos raised upon the steps of the choir.
The interior arrangement of the Church was as follows :—On the
light of the Throne were three folding chairs, with cushions : these
meoccupied by the Dauphin, the Duke d'Orleans, and the Duke
de Booboo. On the left were four similar folding chairs, for the
Delphian', the Duchess of Berry, the Duchess of Orleans, and
)aflame d'Orleana. In the recess upon the right, seats were re.
tenni for the Peers, at the head of whom was the Chancellor.
('bin the left were the Deputies, to the number of 100 or 120 ;
hied the King was Prince 'falleyrand. the Captain of the gusrd on
duly. the Marshals of France, the principal Officers of the Crown,
ard.f the Household. Upon the side of the Chancellor was a seat
he the Ministers. The Cardinal de la Faye, Almoner to the
Dauphines, and the Almoners of the other Princesses, sat in front
tithe Grand Almoner. The intervals between the joists were
filled, bet they could be more so. The lower pare of the nave
sire unoccupied, except where permission was given to some of
tutorial guard to place themselves.
A considerable part of the body of the church was empty. It is
lied to account fee the small number of tickets issued; when, upon
Ertl an manor), it would be more natural to hare the number u-
mpire.

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The office commenced with the Veld Creator, which the King
ad Princes heard upon their knees. The spectators observed
V.tl pain. that this position, which was kept fur a considerable
wee, huigued the Duke de Bourbon, who could only bend one
isee. Two years since, the Duke d'Orleans was so overcome that
tem taken to the Sacristy. We then expressed our regret that
disunion', which appeared to us severe, did not allow to the
Prim, and particularly to the Princesses, a resting-place or kneel-
og desk to support them in this distressing posture. It would be
ewe to distinguish it from that of the King, because that just re-
Tett, conceded to the dignity of the throne, is beyond all compat-
ible. Having this day witnessed the dietress of the Duke de Boar.
he, we repeat with confidence the wish that we have already had
oussion to uuer. _ _

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The ceremony coded at two o'clock. The King returned to the
Palace in the Wile order as he left it.

The quays and streets traversed by his Majesty were crowded
At ems: many houses were decorated with Bap spotted with

The National, Royal, end Swiss Guards lined the wee% hew
lie Palace w Notre Dame.
I From the

of Wednesday.]
PARIS, Dec. 21.
The Etude of to-day assures us that the law respecting the in-
'tensity of the emigrants will be short, clear, and precise. At this
*are not surprised. The Minister admires Spartan brevity in the
Injects of ha law; it abridges discuss'on and multiplies decrees.
Why not say at once, the emigrants shall be indemnified, and the
bister of Finance shall be charged with the execution of the law ?
Tai would be all the alinisterisl interests required. Instead of
pain a prolix law upon elections, would it nut be better to have
Baited to this single article ? The Ministers will name the decoys
oldie Deputies. Would not the result be exactly the same as
all which has taken place ?
[From the Journal des Dtlats of Tuesday.]
Pasts. Dec.2o.
!kitty thousand petitions have been presented to his Alajesty,
imeadtr,g pensions and assistance from the civil list. If the list
tas is inexhaustible as the royal bonnty, every one of them would
le received by his Majesty with delight. but if Ciutrles X. had read
all the petitions, he could rot satisfy all, though his heart has dis-
cord resources even where all was supposed to be exhausted.
Three hundred new penions are added to those grantee! by his
Illyesty upon the celebration of his file. Humane to the porn,
palms to fidelity in affliction, he has given noble proofs of his
esificenee and his confidence, to the veterans of Austerlitz and of
•scram. The paternal bounty of this worthy descendant of St.
Les hat not confined itself to the appropriation of 25,000 franca
'heeding asylums for many of their widows; he has given addl.
Nail aid to numbers of those veteran supporters of French glory,
who bless their Monarch, the protector of unfortunate courage ; and
they are anxious to prove their affection with the blood that flows
beneath their honourable wounds.
This Monarch. thus magnanimous to the unfortunate brave, Ilea
acted Si a King of France, by the illustrious wrecks of the plebeian
and chivalrous valour of the heroic Vendee, Cathelineau, and his
three brothers, who died like him, lot (;osl and the Itourbons, may
sow repose in peace in the torch Pahl francs will be distributed
►istlelly by the King's order to their families; and the widow of
the illustrious Marquis de lionchamp, the hero who died with the
tidings of a warrior fur the throne, and of a Christian for his
wlt!lles, she to. has partaken of the bounty of a Prince, whose
Wets devoted to the happiness of France, and to the reparation of
all its calamities. The King also wishes to pay the debt of ',Te-
ntacle to the martyrs of Quiberon, and 10,Ota. francs have been
Pen by his orders for the purpose of erecting a monument about
'• be raised to the memory of these gallant defenders of the
tatearchy.