, 1869-02-21
ROYALTY IN MOURNING.
Death Incld ents o( tbs PTincs Aoyal
Of BstRium-R1csagtve 6E1sf OF Hls

Death IncSae ents ar lhs P7incs Royal |
Of BeiRlun-E1csa1tve aI1sf OF K1ls
Pa1exss-AN<ctlag Rella3 aeensss
fscm Tho LoEdon Str. Pa1's couetpendsnea- |
which are not without interest. on tho death |
oI the youpg Prince. The child expired In
the cabinet for 20 many JeArs oocupicd by
hia grandfather. On tho morning Of the I'D
he was better. However, at he bceama
weak, and II u be fa!nted, IN the presence
OF The ktug. queen. Empress Charlotte,
and his tsyori1e tutor, II. DouuJ. He re-
covered but once, when he recngntxnd bis
parents and bis une1e. shc Count Of Finn
ae1s. Al S o'elock his mind wandered, and
hr talked about hor<es snd rlky thinss for
alex children. md mopey TO b given
~ tho poor. At midnight The Count OF
Flanders left she room, and IN effort WAS
nAda to remove the kin6 ard Queen. Forty
minutes lAser there was aisxht movement
Of the countefrsne, TIC Hstle suuerers ehest
said fev houra later: II NH not permit
thow to be made OF sha deash oi my ehild.''
| No official dtmonstrailon WAs entotncd, jet
The whole country y once displayed the most
! profound &1sef tor The loe4 IL had ss,sta!neds
Of Its beloved Royat tamily. The apezsance
| Of the Prince after dez>h Wss that OF child
asleep. bis head rested On two plloxa. his
| cyrs scarcely closed, and his couo1anAaca
hearing the impress Of pFemxt1re tntelh-
1
death, wa startled By this extrsotdtnzty r-
| presAkon, And, fug IN instant, believed In \
m,sacie. She li.sed his forehead. md latd On
II = cnroral oi cauaeaitas and white ytolets-
She, tho knK. aud the Archbishop Of Neck
lin, laid the beloved remains m tho cn11aa.
The morning Of the burial vss bitterly cold.
The King scd his brother followed the cofBn
barehezded. Al every third or fourth stcp
The Kmf appeared urable 10 60 On. The
crowd VIA dense. sobe we're heard ca every
side, and tean sresned from every eye. 1hs
Asas of the fetfs, sunE BY children, Ap7
/ pcars to hrvr been executed With marvellous
prectslon, and "a have been snost setc.snx.
A scon Is The conn waa laid next 10 that
or Queen Louise, and on the right Of Leo
pold l.. the King alone entered the vlult,
canellia., white lilscs, white rio!ess and
lilies OF the valley, these four eo.onals bar
Ing been fevtrally woven BY the Qaecu. the
Counties OF Flanders, md the two young
Prireesees, sisters OF the dead Prince Royal
s,t TT sersTGsy S.sSssz zecss' csglsb' i T e Gu
dule, IS desuibed 4 having becu most
impressive. 1 riar.!c dass WIS erected
| behind the high ait1r; from the RoyA crown
: tone wells Of black Grape sts1red With oliver.
fell to The ground. The hlsek draperae!
~hach concealed the walt, Of the editee were
embaxcced The a.ns OF Brussels, and Of the
nine proyinces- The high altar bta1ed with
the light Of nyriads ot tspEs- All the col.
| urcrs sd arches IN the nave we're covered
| with bIsck cloth, the marble statues aloue re-
1feyfrE the gloom. The catalfalQue Is de-
| sc.ibed - masEidcent. Il vas Of Immense
height, covered by ivory white c..hnere,
deeply frinEed With gold. The hier was
OF cloth Of silver, and On It laJ. = cross oi
gold. A wrath Of camellIa+ 1nd whis- yio-
lets lay At it4 basc. Asss for the dead wsa
ch1csed bJ the orch.srrs OF the Consety1to-
II. A salute ftpm the town batteries Was
heard during tie service. kueelInc IL The
| chou were the Count and the yourg Countezs
! Of FlArdGE, tie uaiiitarr househnld OF The
; King, the Queen. ladi=-lc-wst.icE, The
; Princes tutors, NM pouny, aud Count Tar
der ssruten Ponthoz, the Clergy Of Belgium,
The Chamber, the Senate, general officers:
i ke The c,rblcecrs, The rides. .ne
TIE Cyic Guard OF Belgium vol
, unt,ccd Tor duty durtrE The ,vholt
da7. Above the c1tztalquc hung the rerolu
| tionAyy uaE Of 1854 uttered scd tom b.
brlle,f, y hicn had belonged TO tho Ch.sscars
) tonmsudea By the Marquis de ChAsteler
4 Berchem had beeu shQt Fhsie waving en- hl!
;. ueu it was caught ere 1t tell from hia dJhf
C1asp BIZ Do Mcrndc, and has ttpcn beeo pic
D eeyyrt r. rtl.c OF that memorable snd ye
Z tozioua struggle which won md secured th