Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-11-09

I'm CONSOLIDATING LOT Ine happiness " Ny
people the great aci which have promis,
ed to maintain My condolences in my
subjects is entire, aud am fully certain
THAT shall fnd in them the same sentl.
! ments with respect To me.
/ must add, gentlemen, that contorma
! bly, 10 tbs institutions of the King whom
we deplore shall convoke the Chambers
at the end of December.
! PARIS, SEPT. 95.
| The funeral Of his late Majesty took
| place on Thursday. The road ny which
| the procession was 10 pass, and particu.
lsrly the Faubourg ST Denis, was thronged
by an expeclant multitude, and notwih-
| standing the immense cOncourse, and The
absence OF troops 10 skirt the route, the
| greatest order prevailed. The troops wore
| Grape on the arm, the drums were mntied,
and the instruments of music OrnarneDted
with symbols OF mourning. The process.
sion SET out with the sound OF cannon, and
the bells of all the churches pea!ed the iu-
neral kDell The carriages occupied by the
| great officers were covered with black
| cloth. Al the doors and on the hammer
cloths were suspended the arms OF France
and Navarro, richly emblszoned. The
housings of the horses were black, adorned
with Aeurs DIES lis in gold. and tears in sill
ver.-The carnage occupied by the Dau-
phin, the Duke OF Orleans, and the Duke
of Bourbon. was covered with black cloth;
the housings OF the horses were OF black
cloth, with silver fringe, and magnificent
piunes. The funeral car was remarkably
rcb. The upper part formed canopy
surmoune1 by the Crown OF France, sup
ported by four seated genii, each holding
an inverted hambeau. The canopy was
| adorned with velvet, enriched with taeurs
des Us in gold, and supported by tour an.
gels bearing palm branches The cofflh
was covered with rich pail ornamented
! with silver cross. A the head was tbe
! Grown of France. and at the feet the scep-
! tire and hand OF justice. The number OF
troops was II, 100 men. The rain which
threatened to fall during the procession,
held IF till lis arrival al ST Denis. Upon
! reaching that ancient burial place Vt the
! Kings OF France, the Royal remains were
presented by the Grand Almoner 10 the
/ Dean of he royal Chapter, preceded by
the Canons ana Clergy. The Royal cofhn
was temporarily placed under Canopy
erected in The midst oil the choir, orna-
/ mented with the Royal mantle OF cloth OF
gold, and surmounted by the crown cover.
ed wi,h Grape In advance Of the coffin
were the see alre, the hand OF ju tice and
the sword, and it was surrounded by two
Gardes de la Manche, Ave Heralds at
Arms, and four OF The Kings Body
Qua, ds.-Tbe body was followed by
Prince falleyrand, Grand Chamberlain
the Duke d'Ayrsy, Captain OF the
Guards the Duke d'Aumon,, and the
! Duke de Blacss, Chief Gentlemen OF the
Chamber and the Chief Gentlemen OF Ho-
nor near the king. Next came the Usu-
phin, the Duke of Orleans, and the Duke
of Bourbon, in deep mourning, and wear
ing long manlles. Al the reception OF the
remains the usual prayers were recited.-
After The magnyfcat the body was convey
ed into The bapel of SaHi Louis, which
has been converted into chdpelie drdente,
and where it vii remain Tor 80 days helore
il is deposited in The vault Of the Bour-
bOns. In the procession it was remarked
that he clergy with hsmbeaus, as ANNOUNCE
ed in he progra mme, did not attend
| 1t is remarked, that this is the third time,
, III tnc hiStOIJ VI fIduCe' tudt tpice wv
theirs have successfully assembled the
throne In The l4th century, three sons OF
Philip lie Bel geigned successfully. under
The names OF Louis 10Th, Philip 9th, and
Charles Alb. 10 the 18th century, the
three sons Of HeDry Cd also wore The
crown 10 turn. They were Fransis the I'd,
Charles 9th, and Henry sd.
| QUEBEC, Oct. 2I.-A gentleman who
lately returned to this city from the La
| brsdor Coast and whose attention has
| been successfully turned 10 the Mneraogy
of the Gaspe District, from which some
very valuable and beautiful specimens OF
the Quartz family, particularly the differ
cot varieties OF Comedian, Agate, Opal
| and ia.par have been introduced into the
Province, and cut into different ornamen-
tai articles by Mr. Smile Lapidaiy OF his
c,'y NO rot up some besuilfui specin en-
OF the sky-bIue variety OF the Labrador
feldspaY, mineral first, and as yet almost
exclusively, found on that Coast. The
others, and all the different varieties of this
Mineral, it is stated, ale found on the
same coast; viz. green. yellow, red and
pearl grey; the present specimen. as stat
ed above, is Of the biue; it is hard and
takes a fine polish; the cha geability of CO..
Tor, from dark grey to the most bright
and vivid ssy-bfue, is beautiful, and makes
it very valuable and we'll adapted for cut
ting into sDuf boxes, ring stones, &c.
The specimens alluded TO " ere. found at
MingaD, and appear 20 be iiabedded IN a
grey granIlie rock.
The whole North Shore OF the. Saint
Lawrence, from Quebec TO its mouth, aud
the Lab ador Coast, offers to the Geoo-.