The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-31 00:00:00

ARDIYAL OF THE KING AT THE CATHEDRAL.

On the 29th of May the King makes his solemn entry into
the city of Rheims. He advances to the grand entrance of
the Cathedral, where he is received by the Archbishop of
Rheims, at the head of the Chapter, assisted by his Suffra-
gan Bishops. These prelates wear each their mitre and
manteau ecclesiastique. Charles the Tenth kneels devoutly
at the door of the Cathedral, and having kissed the
Holy Gospel, carried by one of the prebendaries, he is compli-
mented by the Archbishop; after which the. Grand Chorister

chant a response. The priests then re-enter the church in
their order of procession, and the King, walking after the
bishops, is conducted to a reading-desk prepared for the pur-

pose, and placed under a canopy. An anthem being first chaunt-
ed, the Archbishop proceeds to read' the appointed psalms and
prayers. Te Deism is then sung, amidst salutes of artillery,
which are discharged at intervals. During the anthem the
King's donation to the church of Rheims is brought in with

great ceremony, consisting of a golden pyx (a cup wherein
the Host is kept); two crystal burettes, with their basona;
and two crucifixes (instrument de paix a :.aiser.) The

First Gentlemen of the • Bedchamber first delivers these
intended presents intb the hands of the King, who proceeds to
make an offer of them to God, by placing them on the altar.—
Te Drum being concluded, the Archbishop pronounces the
Benediction, after which the King withdraws to the Archiepis-
copal Palace. His Majesty there receives the, homage of the
Church of Rheims. The Provost deputed by the Chapter ad-
dresses the King, and presents him the bread and wine. The
.Corporation of the Town bring him the customary presents,
anti the University offers a congratulatory address to his Ma-
jesty by the mouth of its Rector.
CONSECRATION 61Y

The Princes, the great Lords, the Ecclesiastics, and those
persons of distinction invited to the ceremony, take places re-
spectively appointed for them.
The Marshals of France appointed by the King to carry the
crown, the sceptre, and the hands of justice (la main de justice)
take their station on a bench behind the seat of the temporal
Peers.
About Seven o'clock the temporal Peers arrive from the
Archiepiscopal Palace, and are received and conducted by the
Grand Master of the Ceremonies to a place appointed for them ;
their scat is covered with violet-coloured velvet, embroider-
ed fleurs delis, in the sane manner as that of the ecclesi-
astical Peers. Each of these Peers is habited in a vest of
cloth of gold, clasped by a circle of gold, and above their
loeie vf,t they wear a ducal mantle of violet-coloured cloth,
doubled anti boniered with ermine, .open et the right shoulder;
the cape is also ',ordered ermine. Eac'l has on a ducal
crown of !sold "surmounting a cap of violet-coloured satin.
Shortly after the temporal Peers have taken their places,
thee'. ogether with the Ecclesirs'.lrol Peers, consult with the
Archbishop of Rheims upon the selection of two Bishops, to
wait upon and introduce the King. The two Prelatets appointed
for that purpose, arrayed in the Pontifical he.bits, set out in
procession, preceded by all the Prebendaries of the Church of
Rheims and a band of music. The Chorister and Sub-
( 'horister walk after the Clergy and before the Grand Master of
e Ceremonies, who immediately precedes the two Bishops.
';-• . :sass under the covered gallery erected from the grand
• ,• • , t'.e church, to the great hall of the Archbisop's
h,Vilq; arrived at the King's chamber, thcv find
the t;,.•;7. closed, upon which the Chorister strikes it with his
wand. The Great Chamberlain, without opening the door, asks,
" Que detnandez vets?" The Bishops answer, " l,e Rol."
The Great Chamberlain replies, " Le Itoi dort," (the King
sleepeth). The Chorister having knocked, and the Bishops
having a second time asked for the King, the Great Chamber-
lain returns the same answer; but the Chorister having struck
the third time, and the Great Chamberlain haying again an-
swered as before, the Bishops exclaim, " Noustleniandons
Charles X. que Dieu nous a donne pour Roi."----(We require
Charles X., whom God hath given us to be our King.) -Imme-
diately the doors of the chamber were thrown open, and the
Grand Master of the Ceremonies conducts the Bishops into the
presence of the King, to whom they bow meat profoundly. The
' King is found reclining on a state bed, habited in a long crim-
son. vest, ornamented with gold lace, and open, as is also the
shirt, on those places on which his
.Majesty is to be anointed.—
Above this vest his Majesty has on a long robe of silver stuff,
• and on his•head a cap of black velvet, embroidered with a band
of diamonds, a plume, and double tuft of white feathers. One
of the Bishops, having said prayers, presents the King with
holy water. The two Bishops
:then raise his Majesty from. the
bed, and conduct him in procession to the church.
After the usual ceremonies, the King.; followed by a magni-
ficent retinue, is conducted-by the Bishops to the chair under a
canopy in the middle of the enoir, where he is surrounded by
the principal Officers of State, who stand under a large canopy.
Every one being at his place, " Veni Creator" -is sung, after
which the Prebendaries begin the fierce, which service being
finished, the phial containing the holy'oil (la Sainte Ampoule)
arrives at the door of the church, Ste., /it.c.

The following is an authentic account of the Order of the
Fetes and Speciacka appointed for the French Court on the re-
tern of King CUARLES X. from his Coronetion At Rheims to
Pore :
tith June—Publis Entry into Paris and Servke at Notre
Dame.
Bth—Ftte at '11.! Ttotel de Vile.
19th—King visits the Grand Opera.
11th—King visits the Theatre FrangaiA.
12th—lteception at the Tuilerks by the Dasphis and II sciaios
Ducheese de Berry.
13th—Bal par/ at Court.
14th—King visits the Feydeau (Opera Condsue.) . .
16th—Opera at Court.
17th.—King visits the Odeon.
13th—Reception in the " (hands Appartemens" at Court.
19th—King visits the Italian Opera.
20th—Representation at Coin:, by the Actors of the Theatre
Francais.
23d—Ditto, by the Actors of the Fcydeau. •

Mr. W T 1 LL, M.P. for the Cu; of York, has
publicly declared his determination of withdrawing from Par-
-li:tomtit at the se-st General Electioo.