American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-07-29
From the London Times Of June 8.

From the London Times Of June 8.
The world appears to have outlived the old taste
for coronatons made up OF mummerles, ecies,as.'-
cal and feudal. The despicable nonsense OF inc
holv oil scraped from off the fragments oil a pro-
ken ohiaL and ampliied again into its original
quantity by some pious process OF chymcai super
stiton, appears to have choked all frehchmeh u
the present day whose loyalty stroye 10 swallow y
less happy IN that particular organ than their ances
tors, who took 10 and digested we'll the ssurance
that the holy arnpoule had descended from Heaven
tied round the neck Of carrier pigeon! why not
bird of Paradise, by way OF consistency! we
might ask Be this as it may, there are shrewd
suspicious going, that the whole business OF the
Sacre took but badly. There was no ardor' no
ravlshmen: Of the Senses no popular splrit-a
Court but NOS hearty national feelings to enllven
it.-Eyen the artificial merit OF orderly arrange
ment was defective; there was no sustained enoea
yor after outward dignity--no such llberality OF
gewgaw and glitter, as to impose upon the vulgar
eve according TO the big phraseoogy of the French
Themselves. amateriet' as we'll as "morate" was
conspcuously wanting; and this grand 'Sacre Of
CHARLES x has tumbled e.r nubibas to the earth,
like the stick OF an exploded rocket. Although
the ceremony is laughed at in our Paris letters as
stupid and condemned farce, some particulars OF
what passed before the curtain among the several
classes OF spectators, high and low, may be worth
a brief description.
The public, both at Paris and at Rheims, have
been deeply struck by the accident which beiel the
two Royal carriages, by the fire which took place
near Rheims, and by many sinister appearances
which have attached themselves to this coronation
and to this Bourbon family King gave him
self up for lost occasion of the accident first al
luded to, and two days afterwards had scarcely re-
covered from his fright. On the 28th, accordingly
his entrance into Rheims looked more like iune
raj Than festive scene. No body shouted pire fe
ROi universal gloom prevailed Men remem
bered the tragic occurrences OF the coronstion Of
Louis XVI. The weather was discouraging; from
four in the Morning OF the 29th, the gates OF tie
church were beset by persons entitled to- and seek
ing for, admtance every thing was IN confusion;
women in full dress were crushed and their robes
taered in the most unseemly way. The Duke Of
Northumberland in his Court suit, worth 75,o00t.
lost his way in the crowd, where he was hustled
about and almost suffocated, like the most insig-
nihcant parsonage IN it ; and for more than an hour
was unable TO make his way to the rest OF the Di
plomatic Body.
The ceremony was all WEAKNESS and disorder
the poor King, dressed like singing boy OF the
choir, had to do penance on his knees for foil two
hours, at the feet Of has ContesSor, The Archbishop
OF Rheims His Majesty cad and harrassed but
Inc priest bearing with taluipilaH atToHauCc, ~ all
the pomp Of popsh splendor, and OF conscious
power.
The oath to maintain the Charter gave some re-
liei. But then came new kind Of obsolete raree-
show. ln pursuance OF an ancient symbolical Gus
tom, thousand birds were let loose at through
the building; the wretched animals. parrots, thrush
es, and various others, llttered about the chande-
Tiers, put out Candles screamed, and worried them
selves and the company-spoiled the ladies' head
dresses, and set half of this august assembly
laughing, while the others cursed and swore. AT
his departure from the Church. the King was
we'll received by the people, which gave the affair
momentary flip.
The Diplomatic Body are horribly out Of humor
The Duke OF Northumberland and Po8zo di Borgo
wished, it seems, to dine with the Sovereign, or al
least in the Royal apartment This was refused on
the score of etiquette; and they would not
cept the fare of their less nctous brethren, each
Of these grandees--the Percy and the Percenu--
retired to his own hotel. The KING, again, decln-
ed by virtue of the same sour etiquette, the Dukes
invitation to grand ball, it not being the thing
for King of France 20 go to ball at an Ambassa
doris expence. His grace therefore, gives no ball
whatever; and my Lady Duchess has her grievance
likewise, etiquette again. like .Marplot, stepping in
to prevent her from being invited to Rheims.
We understand that the Duke of Noshumber
land, after his unprecedented toll, trouble and mag
niGcence, was presented with only two tickets tor
his own disposal, and as many for his suite. Yer
lily, my Lord Duke has paid rather dear for his
whis.le.o
From the Belfast Irishman.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.