Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-08-15
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. her parents. EhEMUS.
81 -" IT'S all farce! r.
, Ceremonies mora ridiculous and fsFci-
lcal, we're never played upon an ignorant
and confiting community, nor conniyed
at by intelligent and weii-educated men,
than most Of those attending the corona
ton Of the English King. Besides dis
gust, however. they excite another feeling
--pity for a people that must needs be
drawn from the consideration Of their
wants and distresses by such fantastic
lpuerilities, trifling in every way but ex-
pence; and that must be kept in constant
Iexcitement by an ex trayagant government,
or 10 constant Glamour by misguided and
desperate demasogues.
/ Among other formalities, g Court of
Claims" was held in June last, for the
purpose of receiving the petitions Of those
who claim "by virtue of ancient custom
and usage, to perform certain duties and
Offices at the ensuing Royal Coronation. !"
My Lord narrowly was president; and
/ there were present the Dukes of York and
Clarence, aud some twelve or fifteen lords
aud baronets, and with the rest Sir Walter
Scott. The Lord Mayor of London
claimed to serve the King with wine from
a golden cup, and to receive the cup for
bis reward: The lord Chamberlain claim
ed to perform the services Of his high
office to bring TO his majesty, Oh the day
OF his royal coronation, his majesty shirt,
stockings and drawers; and 10 have for
his reward forty yards Of crimson velvet
for his robes, together with the bed where
on the King lay the night previous TO the
coronation, with all the valances and cur
tains thereof, all the furniture of the
room, and the night robe of his majesty
The Barons Of the, Cirque Ports claimed
to carry over the King canopy of ciotb,
|or gold, or purple silk and to receive
the canopy, &c. The vicar Of Schrevets-
~, &c. claimed the right to ride into the
hall, at the feast Of the coronation, mount
ed 90 one Of the Kings coursers, and clad
in one Of the best suits of his armour !; he
vas then to declare by his herald, that
" any person, who shall gainsay our sove-
reign lord, George Nv king Of Great
Britain, &c. to be the rightful heir 10 the
imperial crown, or that he ought not to
enjoy the same, here is his champion, who
saith that he iieih, and is false traitor,
being ready in person TO combat with
him;" he forthwith throws down his
gauntlet, and if no person appear, he
drinks his majesty's health 10 a gold cup
and then rides off with the charger, cup,
armour, and twenty yards of satin, as his
fee: And the farce winds up with the
exhibition of some twenty other claims,
equally ridiculous Even the iniempe-
rance Of RadicaIism is preferable to this
mummery &c atsEiA Recorder.
PERSIA.
Advices from Bagdad, dated the 18th
August last, furnish distressing details of
the sufferings which had been experienced
10 consequence of the most Tremendous
summer ever knwn, even in that parched
country. The thermometers" says the
account, placed in the coolest part Of
The house, rose to, l20 degrees, and al
midnight were sometimes at 1903 degrees
10 the open air. There had been 10 the
commencement of August a storm, accom-
panied by heavy rain, an occurrence said
to De totally unprecedented 10 that climate,
at that season, and the effect on the burn
ing soil, already overheaied by the 81.
noon, was similar TO that Of the hottest
steam bath. Multifudes Of people, both 10
the country and in the streets Of the city,
Idropt down dead from the intense heat.
!, One small caravan lost ~ persons 10 this
manner in the last three days OF its jour-
. ney towards Bagsladl and every hour
| brought accounts Of some fearful accident
OF this nature. The river rose, aud be-
came tnrbid red color; the waters were
SO offensive that II was impossible 70 drink
} Of them. The people exclaimed. that the
. day OF judgment was at hand; deprecato
!, Try hymns were chauled from the minarets,
and the utmost disnay and CONSERVATION
prevailed. The extreme heat had sub
! sided at the date Of the account, but the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS then at 1885,"
. PROTESTANT CHURCH IN ROME.
Paris, April 26.---Letters from Rome
announce, That Religious federation has
[ achieved a victory in the chief City Of
. : Catholicism. His holiness has permitted