Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-14

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century. g In the great Church of Our
Lady" says the secretary to the British
embassy, within the Emperour's castle, is
erected stage wherein standeth screen
that beareth upon it the imperial cap and
robe of very rich stuff. When the day OF
inauguration is Come there resort thither
first the patriarch with the metropolitanes.
archbishops, bishops, abbots and pIiors,
all richly clad in their poIti6calibus. Then
enter the deacons with the quira of sing
ers, who, so soon as the Emperour setteth
foot into the church, begin to sing :
Many years may live noble Feodor Ivan
ovitch |! Then follow certain prayers sitter
which the patriarch commandeth certain
abbo.s to reach the imperial robe and cap,
which is done very dec.ntiy, and with
great solemnitie then putting on the same,
he blesscth the Emperour with the crosse.
The like is done by the metropolites, arch.
bishops and bishops, who all in their order
come to the chair, and one after the other
blesse the Emperour with their two fore
fingers. After which deacon pronounc.
eth, with high, loud voice Many years
to noble Feodor, good, honorable, beloved
of God, Grand Duke of Vladimir, of Mos
ko, Emperour and monarch of all Russia,
etc. Whereto the other priests and dea-
cons that stand somewhat fare off by the
altar or table, answer, singing, Many
years, many years 10 the noble Feodor.'
THE SAME NOTE
Is taken up by the priests and deacons
that are placed at the rigLt and left side of
the church, and then altogether they chant
and thunder out singing, Many years to
the noble Feodor, good, honorable, be-
loved of God, Grand Duke Of Vladimir,
Mosko, Emperour of all Russia" Russian
etiquette of former days ordained that
whenever Gar was approached on occs-
sions of ceremony all his titles and the
various provinces over which he ruled
should be enumerated in order. This in
convenient mode of address was vigorously
insisted upon in the address of foreign
ambassador presenting his credentials, who
was expected to remember that the Gar
was not only "grest lord and Emperor of
all Russia, great Duke of Vladimir and
Moscow, lord and great Duke of Novgo-
rod, of the low country" King of Kazan
and Astrsksn," and commander of ali
Siberia, but also lord OF Pteko, Smolenako,
liver, and many other countries, the fame
of which had in those days not passed be-
yond the limits of the Muscovite empire.
Mr.. Fletcher was very near creating seri-
GUS complication between the two countries
by only salu.ing Gar Feodor as Emperor
of all Russis, Great Duke of Vladimir, Mos
COW and Novgorod, King OF Karan, King
of Astrakano "The rest, says our Sec
rotary, 81 omitted of purpose, because l
knew they gloried to have their style ap-
pear to be of larger volume than the
n,aao Of ENGLAND TTpon which
A GREAT HUBBUB ENsUED,
The British Chancellor insisting that he
shoald repeat the rest, which he had to do
at last with an ILL grace. The greater part
of these kingdoms, princedoms, and grand
dukedoms are furnished with crowns of
their own, which are brought out of the
cupboards of the great treasury at Moscow
on the occasion Of the coronation of . new
Car. In this unrivaled collection Of royal
disdsms one may count tho crowns Of