The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-07-14

\ foTeisn correspondent of the New York
Erprss, gives the following secennt Of the
famous iron crown Of Lomhariy: .s1-g
"Not long ago, just previously TO The de.
claration Of war, it vas announced in the
Austrian journals that the iron crown had
been transported from Mon-ato Mentua. nv
IN Austrian General, ard uudrr ;bc c7cort
of u, :sion Of lussars.
IL this particular moment u hriei o..
count OF this re-leTsble relic. 90 which 20
many cyer,ia! re o!.cc.io~a are sl,achcS,
Canuet All 10 tC Of !ateTest - such of ycpr
readers as may DC uusc9uainted with ,h-
history Of The crown Of Charlemagno., b. s
The famous cEowu which the prudent au5-
trisn suthoritie5 have PLACED SOr saie keep
iug in the strongest Citadel OF Lcmbarly, l.
not 60 furruginouS asits name would imply;
being of gold, iu the form OF what in her.
aldry, ia called toraic Of Il Baron. Il is
circle, about two and half inches in width,
incrusted with large uncut precious stones
OF different colors.. But inside L. the veli-
table iron crown Of history; that is TO say,
a inctal ring, which tradition dcclaree 10 bc
made Of one OF the nails which served in the
eruci6xion OF our SAVIOUR. In the year T44,
this extraordinary crown was placed upon
the head of Charlemagne, by Pope Adrian
!. This is positive, and matter Of history.
In 1852, il was used in the coronation of
Frederick ", ard in l52n, il was again.
employed in the coronation of the Emperor
Charles V. Finally, in 1905, Napoleon |.
himself placed il upon his brow, repeating
the exclamation which tradition attributes
to Agilulphus, twelve centuries previously
God gires 10 TO ne, ietao aaHn touch ~ a
This religious and historical treasure, up
To the 22d of April last, was fixed TO the top
Of large guilt copper cross, which was ex-
hihited on certain special occasions of Cath
olic 7olennity, in the Cathedral of Monsa; I;
sort oi Milane7c Versailles, distant ahonl
four leagues from the Capital of Lomba rdy
The crown was to he seen with difficulty,
| through ille case OF rock crystal in which
! it was enclosed on the top of the copper
cross. Ia order to Inspect il closely a'spe-
cial authorization from the military govern
or of Milan was necessary. Bat 10 appcGse
the curiosity Of the ordinary and yulgar
! tourists. the Monks of aonLa long since
caused to be manufactured an imitation OF
! the precious iron crown, which imitation
every body may look at and tOuch. Ambi-
/ tious travellers are even permitted TO place
I this double OF tho genuine crown upon their
own silly. heads, after previously securing
the good graccs of the custodian by CIV
| ing him S.sdaziger or two, in addition 10
the usual fee
some days after having crowned himself
with nail from The crucifx of ourSaviour,
the Emperor Napoleon created the Order Of
Iron Crown, in recompense of military or civ
IL services rendered in Italy. AT the outset
the limit vas Eve hundred chevaliers, one
hundred COMMANDERS, aud tvcr:J Grand
Cordons, The Insignia OF thr Order was the
exact REPRESENTATION OF the famous crown,
susPeuded 60 IN orange coloTei ribbon, with
green edges. An sndow or donation
was taken from the revenues OF the Monte
Napoleon" or govcrnmeut lean establish
neat Estate pawn Offices q Milan faT tic
support Of The now order
This dotaticn has been considerably aug
TDe2te3 since isl3. at which epoch Milan
again came unGe. Austrian rule The En-
peror Francis ii resuscitatsd the decoration
IN question, which had until then disappear
"a among the rules of Napoleons Ital;au
Kingdom, and united It to the Imperial Or
dcrs Of Austria, somewhat modifying It;
insignia. The double headed eagle va;
placed ahoTe the crown, tee bird bearing
upon its breast blIe ensrneled shield
stamped with the cyphcr Of the Emperor
The ribbon remained the same, With {
change In the border from green to blue
All persons decorated with the Order cf III,
iron Crown ty Francis II, we're eunobl.d
by the act--the Commanders becoming Ra
r5ns, aod the Still higher grades imperia
Councillors Ttsss exists in France fe77
pcrsoas-soliiers u :he hrst Napoleon
rearing tie decoration Of the French Or
der 0: The Iron Crown; but ttey ere rapid
II disappearing, and she order dies ont with
them.
Tie -alle attached by Austria - ~
treasure oF Mona, -1aJ readily bo couceiv
. ci, when !. IS remembered thet it has Zee.
rathei in the hlcod Of the Redeemer, an,
has encircled the bro-s OF Charlemagne
, Charles Quints, and Napoleon. As nat
ter of course, its present owners do no