The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-18 00:00:00

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hung with black and surroundsd by tapers, and the priests in '-
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their mourning robes were standing at the altar, ready to vim-
mence their prayers for the dead. This solemn and mournful
aspect was the first view the Duke de Nemours beheld on his
re-entering that palace which, only a few days before, hetleft eve
with confidence and happiness. At ten o'clock the Royal"l it.
mily went to receive the Count de Paris aed the pukezde
Chartres, who arrived attended by the Marchioness de 'ins.
The voting, Princes are both in good health, and were carried
by the King to the apartments prepared for them. They were
unaware of the irreparable logs they had sustained, but even at
their early age they could not but be affected at the deep traces
of grief depicted in the countenancs:, of their Royal relations,
and, indeed, of every one around them. At one o'clock the
Duke d'Aurnale returned to Courbevoie, being called away by
the duties of hi. regiment. At two the King held at Neuilly a
Council of Ministers, o high sat till half-past four. Their Ma-
jesties did not receive any one, but the palace was crowded by
persons of all ranks, arriving to inscribe their names as making
inquiries. The Queen of the Belgians is expected on Sunday.
Up to ten o'clock last night no news had been received front tint
Duchess de Nemours and the Princess Clementine, who were
on their way to Plombieres, where it is expected they would
arrive at five o'clock yesterday morning.
ARRIVAL OF HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE
DUCHESS OF ORLEANS AT NEMLLY.
Highnessl
mnting.the Duehessot Orleans arrived at Neuilly
on 11;r
The first interview between the be-
reaved widow and the illustrious mourners at the chauteau was,
as may be imagined, of the most harrowing description. Could
it be otherwise under the loss of such a
sband, such a sen?
Her Royol Highness drove rapidly to Neuilly without entering
ravis. The blinds of her carriage were entirely closed.
AUTOPSY AND EMBALMENT OF THE BODY.
Dr. Pasquier, first surgeon of the Prince Royal, assisted by
M. Pasyner, his father, who is first surgeon to the King, and
Messrs. Fougaier, Auvity, Moreau, Blandin, Blache, Des-
touches, Sallee, and Seguin, the eminent physicians and
surgeons, proceeded on Friday, in the presence of General
Baron Athalin. the King's aide-de-camp, specially del:-
gated by his Iklaj sty to per.orm the autopsy of the body of
the Duke of Orleans. It commenced at seven in the morn-
ing, and lasted till eleven. The results were :----First, that the
death of the Prince was caused by a fracture of the poSterior
part of the skull extending font one ear to the other, mid
ascending to the frontal bone, which was almost entirely
severed from the head. Secondly, that all the other organs
of his Royal Highness were perfectly sound, and in such
a mate of preservation as to admit of a belief that the Prince,
whose constitution was excellent, and whose mode of living
was admirably regular, would have lived to a great age.
Another result from the autopsy is a conviction, in the minds
of the faculty, that the head of the Prince had sustained all
the force of the fall, as no other part of his Royal Hignness's
person was seriously injured, and hence they infer that he (lid
net jump out of his carriage, but was thrown out suddenly by
some violent shock while he was standing up. A pierces veibal
of this delicate operation will of course be drawn up in dune
form, and will probably be made public. When the autopsy
was completed the process of embalment was performed by the
same medical commission. This occupied fire honre more,
being perfected by half-past five in the afternoon. At that
hour Baron Athalin called in all the household officers of the
King and Princes then at Neuilly, to be present at and verity
the depositirg of the remains of the defunct in the coffin pre-
pared to receive them. In their presence the body was wrappedin
a waxed cloth, and laid in a leaden coffin, which was lined
with white satin, the head being raised on a pillow covered
with the same material. Over the body was placed the Prince
Royal's uniform of a general officer, with his epaulettes, his
riband, and other insignia of the order of the Legion of Ho-
nour, his sword, and his African lepy. This done, the in
terstices were filled up with wadding. The proves verbal was
then signed by the persons present, rolled up, put into a bottle
hermetically sealed, and placed in the collie, which was imme-
diately after soldered up, and enclosed in an oak case covered
with black velvet, and ornamented with silvernails, escutcheons,
and hamPes. The heart of the Prince was in like manner
enclosed in an urn of lead, cased with oak, covered with black
velvet. The clergy were then admitted, and they sprinkled
the august remains with holy water. This being done, the
coffin and urn were carried back into the chapel, am! replaced
en the cenotaph. The funeral chants were immediately re-
commenced, and will be continued until the final interment in
the vaults at Dreux. When the embalment was completed, the
Queen called in Dr. Pasquier, Jun., and received from him the
account of the real cause of the death of the Prince.

The Archbishop of Paris has issued a pastoral letter to all
his clergy, directing masses to be performed in every church
of his province for the repose of the soul of the departed.
Royal I)uke. The same solemnity has been, or will be, or-
dained throughout all the dioceses of the kingdom.
The Royal Chapter of St. Denis has sent a deputation to
the King and Queen, expressing its participation in the general
grief on the premature death of the heir-apparent to the
Crown. A solemn service has been celebrated on this la-
mentable event in the church of St. Denis.
On Thursday evening, M. Pradier was admitted into the
chapel, and took casts of the face, hands, and feet of the illus-
trious corpse. M. De Calheux, director of the Royal Museums,
superintended this operation. The features of his Royal High-
ness were not at all altered by death. They still expressed his
natural benign serenity. The work was entirely successfnl,
and there is no doubt that M. Pradier will produce a perfect
resemblance of the lamented Prince, of whom there is only one
truly faithful portrait, that recently finished by M. Ing,res,
which is deemed one of the master-pieces of that great artist.
Queen Christina, in the evening of Thursday, came from
Malmaison to condole with the Royal Family. ller Majesty,
with delicate consideration, would not enter the court-yard in
her carriage, but alighted at the gates, and walked from them
to the palace in evident emotion. She was immediately re-
ceived by the King and Queen.
The Globe has the following :—" The Queen is said to have
related that the Prince Royal came on Tuesday evening to
Neuilly to take leave of the King and his family, and, as he was
departing, she asked him if she should not see him again the
next day, before he set out on his journey, to which he replied,
Perhaps.' Was this a presentiment ?"

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