The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-06 00:00:00

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sponses, the Emperor seated on his throne orders
the Apostles' Creed to be handed to him, and hav-
ing read it audibly to the end he then proceeds, ac-
companied by the prayers and psalms of the clergy,
to indue himself with the insignia of the Imperial
power. The three highest' metropolitans present
fetch the Emperor's mantle from the table men-
tioned above, and with the assistance of certain
members of his householl, put it round him with
the words, "In the name of the Father, of the
Son, and the Holy Ghost." At the Emperor's
command the President of the Imperial Conned
then brings him the crown. The Emperor then
sets it himself on his own head, on which the Me-
tropolitan of Moscow addresses him in the follow-
ing form, which has remained unchanged at all the
Russian coronations :
" Most pious, most mighty, and great Emperor
of All the Russias,—This visible and palpable orna-
ment which now adorns thy head is the symbol of
the mysterious act by which Jesus Christ, the
King of glory, crowns thee at this moment to be
the supremehead of the entire Russian people, and
confirms thee by His holy blessing in thy most high
and unbounded power over thy subjects."
After the sceptre and the orb have been duly
handed to the Emperor, accompanied by an appro-
priate address from the Metropolitan of Moscow,
the Emperor seats himself in his full robes on his
throne, his coronation is completed, and the choir
sings, "ailine, saivum fac Imperatoremr As soon
as this is at an end the Emperor proceeds to crown
the Empress, who approaches and stands before his
throne, he lays aside his sceptre and orb, and taking
his crown off his head lie bolds it a felt' seconds over
hers, and then rest mes it iliaiSelf-; - the 'istil/2‘aini
crown is then brought and is fastened on the Em-
press's head by her ladies, and at the same time she
is invested with the Imperial mantle and the collar
of the Order of St. Andrew. As soon as she has
resumed her seat on her throne the choir com-
mences singing " Doinine, salvam fac Inaperatri-
cell]," all the bells are struck and a salvo of 101
guns is fired.
Daring the music and the salute the Empress
Mother first (if she is present) approaches the Im-
perial couple and congratulates them ; she is fol-
lowed in this by the other member; of the Imperial
family and at the same time the clergy, the high-
est military officers, the corps diploinatique, and
all present give three cheers. Salvum fee Impera-
torem follows then arid is succeeded by the Russian
hymn, Muvgaja Geta (" Give many long years"),
&c. When the congratulations are at au end the
Emperor reads aloud a long prayer from a missal
that is handed to him, after which all present
kneel down and repeat a prayer after one of the
deacons ; and this forms the conclusion of the
coronation, properly so called, and the anointment
then begins.
This is commenced by a Te Deum. The Emperor
removes the crown from his head, lays aside the
orb and sceptre, and kisses the Gospels, which are
handed to him. A crimson carpet with gold border
is now laid from between the two Imperial seats
down the steps under and behind the screen, or
iconostass, into the sanctum, arid on the scarlet
carpet a somewhat narrower one of cloth of gold.
As soon as the carpets are laid the doors of the
screen open, and the metropolitans, in their mitres,
appear at them, and a procession forms itself from
the thrones to the screen ; the high officers who bad
brought the insignia in procession to the cathedral
bear them now again, but walk on the crimson
margin left of the carpet ' • the Emperor and Em-
press alone walk on the cloth of gold. On arriving
at the screen every one steps aside, and the Em-
peror alone is left in the doorway, when the
Metropolitan of Novogorod, who holds the vase
with the Chrysam, dips a golden twig in the
holy oil and anoints the Emperor on the
forehead, the eyelids, the nostrils, the lips,
the ears, and the breast. While so doing he
utter the words, Impressio doni SpiritAs Sancti,
and when he has concluded the Metropolitan of
Kieff wipes off the balsam with a napkin, The
Empress is also anointed, but only on the forehead,
and the Metropolitan of Moscow officiates with the
napkin. While this anointment is going on all the
bells are struck again continuously, and another
series of 101 guns is fired.
The three above-mentioned metropolitans now
conduct the anointed Emperor through the doers
of the screen into the sanctum and place him before
the altar ; the train of his mantle is now borne by
the metropolitans, as no. layilian is: permitted to
enter. The Emperor now receives both elements of
the Lord's Supper at the hands of the Metropolitan
of Novogorod, another privilege that is accorded
only to the Emperor. The Empress in the mean-
time stands outside at the open door, where the
sacrament is administered to her, but not with the
actual elements, but simply in the symbolical man-
ner indicated in the mass. This latter part is the
most impressive portion of the ceremony ; a per-
fect silence reigns throughout the vast cathedral,
broken only by the low muttering of the metropo-
litans engaged around the sanctum, and shut out
from the sight of the congregation ; outside, how-
ever, the bells are clanging 'loudly, and the win-
dows of the cathedral rattle with the report of the
artillery. And when these bells are struck for the
second time the crowd outside know that the
Eucharist is being administered to their Emperor,
and every word and gesture is stilled, and during
the time of bells sounding and the cannon firing
all assembled engage in prayer. When the cere
mony of the anointment is over the Imperial
couple return to their thrones, resume their in-
signia, and the Emperor and Empress leave the
cathedral by the northern gate, which leads to
the graves of the bygone Czars. The Empress
Mother and all the rest of the participators in
the ceremony now leave the cathedral by
the door at which they had entered, and repair
to the Palace, where they await the return of the
Emperor and Empress, who in the meantime per-
form their devotions at the graves, and thence pro-
ceed to the Cathedral of the Annunciation. Here
they are again received by the clergy, and again
consecrated : the three churches lie very near to
each other, and the Emperor and Empress pass
from one to another in the same order as in the
procession to the first cathedral, with the sole dif-
ference that the Emperor is now invested with all
his insignia. From the last of the three churches
the procession moves to the Granite Palace over
the portentous " Red Steps ;" on passing these
steps a third series of 101 guns proclaims that the
coronation is over. At tkis Granite Palace the
Emperor shows himself to the multitude from a
balcony, and then proceeds to the coronation ban-
quet, which from time immemorial has been held
in a large saloon, the ceiling of which is supported
by a single column ; around this column all the
silver vessels of the former Czars are arranged, and
special thrones erected for the Emperor, Empress,
andEmpreasMother. The whole corps diplomatique,
and but few persons besides, are privileged to be
present at this banquet. Before the festival com-
mences the Foreign Ministers are presented, and
offer their congratulations, and the medals which
commemorate the coronation are distributed. All
the high officers of the Court, the High Steward,
&c., enter upon their functions when the Emperor
seats himself at the banquet; the dishes are brought
in under escort of officers of the Chevalier Guard
with drawn sabres, and are presented to the Em-
peror by the proper officers on their knees. As
soon as the Emperor asks to drink for the first time
the corps diplomatique takes its departure, and
those only who are so highly privileged seat them-
selves to partake of the banquet. The members of
the Imperial family and the foreign Princes present
are seated in a neighbouring apartment.
Illuminations, fireworks, balls, masquerades, and
amusements for the people close the day.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—One Shilling Dap.—August
Admissions on payment, 11,725 ; do. by season tickets,
554. Total visitors, 12,279.
FATAL ACCIDENTS IN THE SERPENTINE.—Yesterday
morning Mr. Joseph Jones, a grocer of Great Pettr• street,
Westminster, proceeded with his brother to the Serpen-
tine for the purpose of bathing, and having swam across
the river nearly facing the ranger's boat-house, he was in
the act of returning, when he sank. A cry was instantly
raised, and the Royal Humane Society's men, under the
direction of Mr. Superintendent Williams, after the lapse
of about a quarter of an hour, succeeded in getting the
unfortunate man out and conveying him to the receiving-
howe. Everything was there done for him by Mr. Lattie,
surge:-in, who was passing at the time, and also by the so-
ciety's men, but without effect. On Saturday night a fatal
accident occurred on the same river to a man named
Daniel Foy, a marble-polisher, who resided in th.netnoefh.
the
bourhood of the Regent's park. Deceased get
eon th
water after the Royal Humane Society's boatosh into
dbeene
withdrawn, and was noticed by some of h
banks to sink. The society's men were called,t but nearly
half an hour elapsed before the poor fellow could be res-
cued. He was then taken to the Receiving-house, where
Dr. Christian attended, but life was gone. Both bodies
have been removed to the parish dead-house to await the
inquest, which will be held this dasy (Wednesday), dathinng.e es
* ldnayt)f,e ing to the great danger topll3lrrs,"Charlier, tusecretary,
Ser-
pentine from the north side,
has communicated with the Board of Works and Sir R.
Mayne, and the police and park-keepers have received
Orders to prevent any one from entering the water on
that side of the Serpentine.