The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-03 00:00:00

CORONATION FESTIVITIES AT

MILAN.

MILAN, Ave. 25.—Their Imperial Majesties and their
suite arrived yesterday evening at the beautiful villa of Bel-
lagio, situate on one of the most picturesque parts of the
shores of the lake of Como, and which commands a view of
some of the finest scenery in the vicinity of that lake, and of
some of the most splendid residences of the Milanese Nobility
along its banks. After nightfall numbers of illuminated barks
and others fitted up with fireworks traversed in all directions
the beautiful expanse of water in front of the villa Bellagio,
whilst fires were lighted on the tops of all the hills within
vievy. A similar species of rejoicing, but on a grander scale,
awaits their Majesties this evening at Como. Yesterday the
Duke and Duchess of Modena and his brothers, Maximilian

and Ferdinand, arrived in Milan.
The following is the official programme of the grand ban-
quet which is to take place subsequent to the coronation, in
the Hall of the Caryatides (Sala Dei Caryatidi). On an es-
trade at one of the extremities of the hall, which is to be co-

vered with blue and yellow carpeting, will be placed the Im-
perial table, which is to be surmounted by a canopy. At the
middle of the table, and fronting the other extremity of the hall,
are to be placed two arm chairs, covered with cloth of gold, fur
the Emperor and Empress. Next to them will be arm-chairs,
covered with red velvet, bordered with gold lace, for the
Archduke and Archduchess. The seats for the two chaplains
of the Crown are to be tabourets, or seats without arms, but
covered with red velvet and fringed with gold. Near to the
banquetting table is to be placed a small one covered with
blue and yellow velvet, on which are to be deposited the Royal
insignia. There will be also tables for the Princes who are
present as spectators and the members of the diplomatic
body. In one part of the hall will be erected an orchestra
for the musicians, who are to play at intervals during the
banquet. The dishes intended for the Imperial table, after
being brought into the antechamber by the Imperial servants,
accompanied by an escort of the body guards, are to be carried
into the hall by the Royal Squires, preceded by the Grand Ste-
ward of Lombardy with his baton of office, and placed upon
their Majesties' table.
When the dishes are all laid on the table, the Grand Steward
of Lombardy and Venice will communicate the fact to the
Major-Domo of Lombardy and Venice, who will inform his
Majesty, and on the Imperial assent being signified, the Grand
Master of the Ceremonies will give the signal for the advance
of the procession. The passage from the Imperial apartment
to the Hall of the Caryatides is to be lined on both sides by the
Royal; body guard and the noble guard of Lombardy and
Venice. The procession will move in the following order:
two Royal Grooms of the Court; 2, the Pages; 3,
Grooms of the Chamber ; 4, Squires ; 5, Chamberlains ; 6,
Privy Councillors ; 7, Herald of the Lombardo Venerian King-
dom; 8, First Major-Domo of the Lombardo-Venetian King-
dom ; 9, the Grand Cupbearer of the same Kingdom, carry-
ing the sceptre on a cushion ; 10, the Grand Steward, with
the globe upon a cushion; 11, the Grand Chamberlain, with
the cushion for the crown ; 12, the Grand Squire, with the
sword unsheathed and borne upright ; 13, the Archdukes, fol-
lowed by their respective Majors-Domo; 14, His Majesty the
Emperor, wearing the Royal coronation robes, having the iron-
crown on his head, and surrounded with the Knights, the prin-
cipal Officers of State, &c. On the left of his Majesty and
one pace behind him, will walk the Empress, accompanied by
her First Major. Domo and Lady of Honour, her Majesty's
train to be borne by two pages. The escort on both sides of
their Majesties is to be composed of the noble guard of the
Lombardo- Venetian Kingdom. 15, The Archduchesses, with
their respective Lords and Ladies in 'Waiting ; the train of
each Archduchess to be held by a single page; 16, the Ladies
of the Palace.

The entrance of their Majesties into the banquetting-hall is
to be hailed by a flourish of drums and trumpets, and at the
same time the great officers of state place the Royal ornaments
upon the table designed for that purpose. On reaching the
table, their Majesties, still standing before their seats, will
proceed to wash their hands. For this purpose the Grand
Cupbcarer will pour water from a golden ewer upon the hands
of the Emperor, held over a basin of the same metal, borne by
a page, and the towel will be held for his Majesty by his Grand
Major-Domo of the Lombardo- Venetian kingdom. A similar
service will be performed towards the Empress by her own
Major- Demo. Next the Principal Chaplain of the Crown
will, after making a profound reverence, proceed, assisted by
the Master of the Ceremonies of the Court, to say grace, and
after doing so will make another reverence and return to his
place. After another flourish of drums and trumpets the Em-
peror and Empress, the Archdukes and Archduchesses, and
the two Chaplains of the Crown, will take their seats at the
table.

His Imperial Majesty, being seated, the Grand Chamber-
lain will take the iron crown from his head and place it on a
cushion held by a page, from which it will be afterwards taken
and deposited upon the table upon which the other royal or-
naments were laid. Near to this table the Grand Chamber-
lain is to remain standing during the banquet. The Grand
Major- Domo and the Grand Equerry are to be stationed be-
hind the seat of his Majesty, the first to the right, and holding
in his hand the staff of office. The Grand Steward and the
Grand Cupbearer are to remain at the lower end of the table,
their faces turned towards his Majesty. The four principal
officers of the Court at e to stand on the right of the Emperor.
Two Captains of the Body Guard are also to be stationed
behind the Imperial chair. Behind the seats of the Empress,
the Archdukes, and Archduchesses, their respective Majors-
Domo are to remain in attendance. The other duties of the
table, changing of plates, serving of the dishes, &c., are to be
performed by the Royal Chamberlains and pages. When the
Emperor wishes to drink, the Grand Major-Demo makes a
sign to the Grand Cupbearer, who advances, accompanied
by two pages, one of whom holds two golden beakers, one
containing wine, the other water, from which the Grand Cup-
bearer pours some wine and water into a golden cup, held by
the second page; before and after doing which, the Grand
Cupbearer makes a profound reverence. Whilst his Majesty
drinks the two Chaplains of the Crown are to remain standing,
and not resume their seats until his Majesty shall have re-
turned the cup to the Grand Cupbearer.
when his majesty drinks to the health of his subjects, the
orchestra, on a signal being made to them by the Grand Mas-
ter of the Ceremonies, will execute a grand fanfare, which
will be responded to from without by salvos of artillery.
The dessert is to be brought into the hall by the Royal
Squires, and placed upon the table by the Royal Chamber-
lains. At the close of the banquet the Grand Master of the
Kitchen (delle cucine) will signify to the two Chaplains of the
Crown that his Majesty is about to rise from table, whereupon
they will rise up, and remain standing before their seats.
Their Majesties will then go through the same ceremony as
before dinner, of washing their hands, with this difference
only, that the towel will be presented to the Emperor by the
Grand Squire.
The Grand Chamberlain will then approach the Emperor,
and replace the iron crown upon the head of his Majesty ;
after which his Majesty and the other 'Royal personages, &c.,
will rise from their seats, which will be drawn back by the
Grand and other Majoi s- Domo.
The second Grand Chaplain of the Crown will then come
forward, and after making a profound reverence will proceed,
assisted by the Master of the Ceremonies of the Court, to
cronounce the thanksgiving, and after repeating his obeisance
return to his place. The Great Officers of State will then
take from the table on which they were deposited the Royal
ornaments, and the Imperial cortege will leave the ball amidst
a loud flourish of drums and trumpets, and in the same order as
As soon as their Majesties shall have entered their private
apartments, the remainder of the cortege, on a signal given by
the Grand Master of the Ceremonies that the ceremony hasy
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concluded, will break up the order of the procession, and se-
parate.thatin which they entered it.
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were received by their Imperial Highnesses the Archduke
Viceroy and the Archduke John, accompanied by their Excel-
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Sovereigns.

Their Majesties
arrived successively at Bolladore, in the
y
district of Grosio, where the listened with gratification to a
chime of bells ; at Ardenno and at Tirano, they received
everywhere demonstrations of the most devoted attachment.
Arrived at Sondrio at five o'clock in the most satisfactory
health, their Majesties were received amid the ringing of bells
and the discharge
of artillery by his Imperial Highness the
Archduke Viceroy and his Excellency the Count Governor,
who had preceded them. They passed the night in our city,
and this morning, after having assisted at the mass, celebrated
by the Archpriest, their Majesties continued their journey at
eight o'clock, amidst cries of -o
and the acclamations of a
multitude pressing round them,jeyager to catch a glimpse of
their august Sovereigns ; hence they proceeded to Bellagio."
The ceremonial of their Majesties' solemn visit to the Basi-
lisk of St. Ambrose is thus fixed:—
The day appointed for this ceremony, the Privy Council-
.