The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-21 00:00:00

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fetes which will take phi ce at St. Petersburg during
the coronation :'-
1. On the eve o.e. the da3 ' of the coronation, that is to
say, on the 6th of September, public prayers at 6 p.m.
in all the churches o f the ca ;pita].
2. 0:1 the followinv, day, Sept. 7, at the moment when
the telegraph shall aranooanc4 .) the solemn entry of the
Emperor into the Cathedval of the Assumption at Mos-
cow, three guns will be fie ed . from the fortress of Saints
Peter and Pau), Wkite c„, s will at the same time be
hoisted on every tower of t.e posts of the pumpers in the
various quarters of the cit 3
3. Oa the same day,. at 1 1 o'clock a.m., divine service
will be performed in the church of Our Lady of Kazan, in
.presence of all the high di.gni caries and merchants present
at St. Petersburg. Troops
will be stationed along the
thoroughfare separating tinj Hotel do-Yule from the
cathedral.
4. Aftcr mass the parties pm 'esent will remain in the
church until the telegraph 'Alva I have announced that the
ceremony of the coronation is concluded. Three more
guns then be fired from the fortress, and the white
flags on ;die various towers of b'te, city will be replaced
by red fia3s.
'Ranks., ivings and a Y e Dcwrz, chanted in the cathe-
dral of Kazan, will terminate the religious ceremony.
At this instant one hundred an& one guns, tired from
the fortress, will announce to th e inhabitants of the
capital that the act of the Empero.r's corotmation is acs
complished.
5. Oa the smite day a I ,tate banquet will be given by
the city, in the rooms of t he "Assembly" of the Nobi-
lity. The cards t) f invitati on will be distributed several
days beforehand.
6. In the evening a grant) popular festival with music,
national airs, and an illumink %bon, will talc() place in the
Summer Garden and the Field of Mars. In the plain
of the Field of Mars, dealers •in eatables an d refresh-
ments may set up their booths in the open air, and other
establishments of a like nature.
7, The day after, ,September 8, at 11 in the morning,
divine service will be celebrated in the open air on all
the public market planes of the capital, and also at the
Gostinnoi Dvor.
At noon, a military parade will be held on the Place
of the Engineers.
8. On the same day, t be theatres Alexander, A tichael,
and the Circus will give ;gratuitous representation, s. The
public will ho admitted with entrance tickets, that may
be procured at the chancellerie of the grand-master GI
police several days in advance.
9. In the eveniog of the same day a ball will be given,
tho 00. o of his .Maiesty, in the body'ef the Grand
Theatre, to the nobility anti the cusps of ...erchanta•
10. All the tribunals and offices of adsainimratiOn will
be closed for three days.
11. All the inhabitants' of the city will be able to illu-
minate their houses in the' evenings of September 7,8,
and 11. The decorations and scaffoldings that may have
been put up on this occasion can remain until the return
of their Majesties to the cap:tal.
12. On the 11th of September, anniversary of the
Emperor's fete, a grand festive.): by night, wita music,
popular airs, and an illumination will take Pace in
Alexander-park and on the island of Yelaguinc. Thia
festival will be crowned with a brilliant display of fire-
works.