The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-13
THE HUNGARIAN CORONATION.
PEsTH, Hungary, June 8, 1856

fESTH, hungary, JUNE o, lOOI.
The Emperor and Empress of Austria
were crowned King and Queen of Hungary
in this city to-day, with all the pomp and
splendor of the medieval ages.
The sun shone out brightly, but was OBJ
scured by passing clouds, ikened by many
to the shadows of the future of Hungary.
The ancient city of Pesth was crowded
with visitors from every part of the world.
The houses and public buildings were
splendidly decorated.
ALI the foreign ambassadors accredited to
the Austrian Court, with the exception of
the Minister of the United States, were pres
ent at the ceremonial.
The reports of the condition of the health
of the Austrian Archduchess Matilda, one of
the daughters of the Archduke Albert, the
victor of Custozza, who had recently most
sad calamity by her clothes taking fire, or of
the actual danger to the life of the Emperor
Macmillan were not permitted to interfere
with the ceremonies, nor did the political
letter receatly issued by Louis Kossuth di-
minish the popular interest or enthusiasm in
the proceedings.
The actual coronation took place at Ofen,
across the river Danube, and the concluding
rites were performed here.
Eight hundred Hungarian and Austrian
-
fists and thousands of strangers were in the
cortege and witnesses of the scene, which
was magnificent.
The Bishops of the Roman Catholic,
Greek and Latin churches assisted at the
coronation, dressed in their gorgeous eccle-
siastical costumes.
The Emperor was duly Amounted by one
of the prelates, and robed with the ancient
mantle, crown and shoes of st. Stephen, the
first Christian king of Hungary.
The Empress was Amounted in the arm
pit under the right arm.
List composed special coronation mass,
which was sung by the imperial choir from
Vienna.
After the coronation ceremony, the king
knighted several distinguished Hungarians
| His Majesty then rode on horseback to Pesth
4 where he solemnly took the kingly oath, in
| which he promised to recognize the ancient
limits of Hungary.
! The pageant at this coronation exceeded
in magnifcepce, by far anything described
| BY Froissart or Sir Walter Scott. There has
| been nothing like it for centuries, and its
| ike will never in all probability be repeated
| The ceremonies were closed by the King
| of Hungary riding up a mound of earth
formed by soil brought from the different
departments of the kingdom, called Corona
ton Hill, and waving his sword towards
each of the compass and swearing to defend
his kingdom against the world.
| This was received with immense cheering
by the multitude.
| There was a grand banquet in the eve
ming, and the city is illuminated tonight
Peers act as servants at the banquet.
The Diet of Hungary voted present OF
one hundred thousand ducats to the new
King and Queen of their Country.
There was great excitement and enthu
siasm.
Ten Archdukes were present at the cere
monies.
M. Won Beust, Prime Minister of Austria
was conspicuous in the procession.
| M. Deak, the Hungarian patriot, leader ano
Minister, was absent.
Count Andrassy placed the crewn-e
which he rs keeper-on the heads OF the
King and Queen.
A general amnesty for political offences i
proclaimed.