The Sun.
London, England, 1826-01-25 00:00:00

F REN CH PAPERS.

(Fran; the flakd Vim*, Jan. 23.)
1.114:E111A1, OF LITE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA
PAUI9, JAN, (42.-7-On :the 23d olbeeernber,
at nine o'clock in the morning, the remains of
the late Emperor A lescauder were removed from
OW palace to the Greek monastery ,or St. Alex-
.
tovskty,..,.; ttn imint.tise,erowdor ll-
licianto of Taganrog were p,esilit the cere-
mony, and followed with sobs the coffin of their
august benefactor.
At huff-past eight, his Eminence, Theopoles,
Bishop of (Merton and 'of Titurida, accrimpanied
by the superior clergy, the officers designated to
varty the orders, and to support the cetiopy, as
well as the persons belonging to the suite of Ike
Ikttc Eroperor,, and of her Majesty the Empress,
assembled in the palace, where her Majesty
Abe EmpreesElizabeth, after having paid the last
fiiitties to the mortal remains of the Monarch sylto
A.,tbe object of universal regret and tears, had
,vetireci into:the chapel of the palace.' Ins Etni-
luence recited the usual prayers, after which the
it: etteral precession set out in this order which had,
been previously laid down. •
monlaera of the;,clergy who had not ac,
compenied his.,Eminente, as well as the officers of;
th! Geverttme t
_of that-town, and the body of
met; two hours, near. the
intlace. he-processionost :The head of which
etiarched the Masteekilie'Police9 and the Com-
mandant, with a detailiment of gendarmes, was
opened by a squadron of Cossacks of the Guard.
$.011,11,1(4 rof the Imperial Court,'
~:thip.Aeadesspen,, the Greek' and Russian. Magis.
-Utiles, with their 'Mayor, the Directors and Of-
iferrs of the Gymnasium., the civil officers, the '
nobility, and. the Governor of the city, preceded
by the Master of the Ceremonies.
The numerous clergy or the town of Taganrog
and the environs preceded the Bishop in pontificul
'habits, and with all the pomp of religion. A
Lieu totem t. of the mi vy, hearing the Imperial
Stapdarti, bound with black crape, and the
neralo, bearing the insignia of his Majesty's
orders, Walked before tins hearse. The Empe•,
tor's confessor, accompanied 'by two Deacons;
bearing the image, followed then, in the front of.
the house. The funeral car was drawn by eight
horses, covered with houkings of black cloth
down to Ons ground ; the body was deposited
,under a cloth of gold, richly ornamented with
fringes and tassels, in it coffin covered with cloth
of silver, decorated bearing the
arras of the empire. The Imperial Crown wpb
piTCP(I Under the canopy the corners of w
were borne by four Getteriih,, assisted by eight
superior officers.
The suite of the 'Emperor end of the Empress
Elizabeth immediately ftellt,with the car, in mourn.
ins cloaks, and bearing torches. Two of the
,Eimperor's carriages, and a division of the Cos.
-sacks of the Guard, with mournful music,-closed
the procession.' Vorionsdivisioosi of troops were
drawn up in the streets:through which the pro.
.co; on passed the fortress firing, asinine guns.
thee centre .4 the sherds rttr elevated stage
, I;ypr.i erected for thu collie to be placed upon.—
Four colurnos supported thee emtopy, which was
sorroottnied with the Imperial Crown, the
sceptre, nod the globe.
Thee catufalgota wits surrounded with curtains
of pooceau.coloured 'velvet, and cloth of gold,
richly ornamented ; rout large, candelabras, sup.
parting numerous lights, were placed at four car..
nerssof the stage. .

When the, body or the Emperor was placed
-tinder the catafithitte, which had heen erected
with 1111 Possible tilitiptificettce, his Etuinence per.
formed tite foovral stervice, quld tttt o, tidigiook
cetentottii.s Will 1,0 performed di till Ike
removal of the mortal rurouicss of the Emperor to
tii'ff trolritul.
W* It very great concourse of people,
eutd the universo I gri.,l may he easily conceived.
Tice continued reading of the gospel, bothduy
and ttight, and the chtily celebrutipit of divine
~Itervioe and the fotteralr ceremonies, centinhe re.
'44larly., The lower windows of the church at*
4.ovi4oti with black e loth, anti. the arini of the
.empire are placed on the three gates.

iThe Ittonilmtr was puhlistled on Sunday, on
account of sotto 'Royal Orditntnces of no let,
portance.l, °
The Journal qt. Petersburgh, in an'artitita
on the charactor of thit late Emperor, after coti-
.trasting the joy with which the anniversary Of
his birth, the '24411 of Docetnber, had hitherto
been hailed, with the general gloom and mount-
ing that marked its 'return this year, adds the
1*(01ov/fog' reflections :*" lie shall not under-
take the difficult, task, which is for above our
ability, to naun all Jilt, gl.prions events of the
i`eige of Alexander, nor shall a e speak of the
Bets of a Government which, for a wiener of a
century, daily regnin.led us that the reign of
Alexander was an in'. xiiiiustible source of bene-
fits to his people. Theie acts, will be inscribed
in letters of gold in our annals, as gratitude
has elready engra yen them in Our hearts.
It wilt suffice to say, that the system adopted
mid invariably followed by his imperial Majesty
was 4 direct application of his own exalted vir-
tues to the wants Ittid to ti, prosperity of the
state. On the other hand the safety of our fron.
tiers ensured by the acquisition of Finland, the
bounds of the empire extended to the Prtilli by 'a
gorious peace, concluded in the most dr.
ournstance, new provinces compered from Persia,
the union of a neighbouting nation, which hence-
forward fraternising with es under the influence
of the same sentiments towards our common So-
vereign,
adds a royal crown to the splendour of
the imperial diadem ;---sucit is the brief sonenary
of what Alexander has done, that the dignity of
the empire abroad might correspond with sothatiy
salutary metoures, the object of which was its
internal welfare.
,ilut the reign of our august
4001; out belong exclusively to the
sulk Of Our country. The whole world .dainis the
Ilartorttt4eptus9 it bah
iait„us :ttot.,6o' jeatorott,f iL; we have borcowed
tibirtoiltioidect members of tpky earopeatt fetrhily

their civilization and theirmanners. Alexader
dis-
charged our debt to foreign nations. It was he who
conceived the sublime idea of completing the
triumph of Cht6tianity, by extending to the
mutoll rela+ions of nations the maxims of the
eospel, the practice of e hid) had been too long
Lot,titiecr the circle of private duties. The M-
N:loco which was fnrntetl under his auspices be-
tween the erelt states of continental Europe had
rellaiun for its laws, for its objects the happiness
and tranquillity of nations, for its means the sta•
bility restored to thrones, for its guarantee the
character of its founder, 415 well as the unani-
mous intentions of all the august memblors of it.
Flom that time European diplomacy, learning to
see the interest of each in the greatest advantage
of all, became the constant organ of the purest
views and the most upright intentions. Alexander
was always the, soul of hi, tutelary policy. Ile
never varied in principles, which in him were at,
once the result of immoveable conviction, the
fruit of a sincere piety, and the impulse of a
tender benevolence, which would willingly have
extended itself to the whole human race."