Crown Of France.
The Times, 1824-09-20T00:00:00

The Croawn of France nai devolves on Charles P.ilip of Frarce, at present King Ciharles X., who wa,S born at Versaulles om :he h9th of October. 1757, and is cotsequently nearly 67 years of ge. Ilfis son, tbe Duke d'Angoulene, now the Dauphin, accorditig to the practice ot the French Monarchy, is heir apparent to the thro)n. iiT!e title ol Charles X. is nut the first in tih annals of France. Tile Cardinal de Bourboni wvaq st up bt thiq name, to tlte time or thc Leagne, as Kmtg Of France, ntai( t opposh:on to Henry IV. Ie is L;t, however, reckoned antong the .Mlonarchs ot thiat counlry, ant more thani the son ox grandson of James I 1. is reckoned aitung tite Kintrs of England. -- The fillowing particilars relative to the proceedings in Patis on the death of Louiti XV. are extracted fi0in thte journials of that perioli (1774) :- After the deatli of His M Mjesty, tfte Prihces andl Princesses of the Blood had the hontour of paying their homage to LIouis XVI. at!d the Queen. Their DJl esties se. oW the suine day. a.t balf-past five in the eveniaiig, for thc Castle of' Choisv. with Alo;iNieur tind Ma'Iame. the Count aid Countess d*Artois, Mladame 7Matilida, Ala- daine Elizabeth, andl Aladame Advlaide. .Madame Victoria atid illadarne Srphia, who hadl given, Itlrittg the illness of the late King, thte mTot touching pronfk of affl2ctiotu for his person, anlt of tie itost active zeal, also repaired1 to Choky. where they occupied the liule C(hateau, which wasseparate troui that in tviilcil their .ajest.s took tip thleir residence. " PARIS, MIAY 2.3, 174. The l9th of this mototh ti e Princes oi the Blood, thc (Ireat Otl:- cers of the Hooseahold, the Ministry and irdiVidiula cnrjoiying the 1(flnflt enflth, and those to whom llis Majesty haid granted special permission, an(d who had lbeen in .ttendance on the late King during, his iltncss, ha(l the honour to otiffr their homage to his .'lajestv at the CastleofAl uctte. TIte eaine day tnie King transactedi busi. nesq for ashut seven hours witli the Gratid Almoner, tbe Duke dWAi- gtiilon, antI the Abbe 1'erra. On Fritlitv *'torning the King receiv ci tihe Chancell.r, anti held a Council oi Sa.e in the eve ning, to iricite none were admitted but the Ministers of the late King, and the Count tie Alaurepus, who is required to assist the King with his adIvice at all his councils. On Saturday thiere was it council on despatches, and yesterday one of State. His Majesty bas decided, that on account of the mourning (tvhich is to be for seven, antI not for eight months), the review of the French Guards, intentled for this month, shall ziot take place. In consequence of this resolve, after the review otf the colonels, leave of absence will be forwarded to all the officers of the regiments forl- ing the corps which were to have been reviewed bv his Majesty. " It has also been reported that the King had resolved to be crowned at Rheims wtilhe t :e Court continued in mourning, in order to prevent great expmses being incttrred; hut we are assured that it tas been represented to his -Majesty tb, tiis ceremony ought not to be pertorttedl but with the customary pomp. It will nor take place till text .May, at wtiehl tine all the troops of the Household will have their new uniforms." CROWN OPFRAC?