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20th May, 1805, in the sixth year of our Pontificate.JOHN, Archbishop of Carthage." -On the 26th of May the ceremony of the coronation of the King of Italy, was performed with the greatest pomp, and the most imposing grandeur. The fineness of the weather, the serenity of the sky, and the splendour of the sun, contributed to render this solemnity most brilliant.At half past 11, her Majesty the Empress, preceded by her Imperial Highness the Princess Eliza, repaired to the Cathedral, along a gallery elegantly adorned, and was conducted under the canopy to her tribune, amidst the liveliest applause. At 12 o'clock, his Majesty the Emperor and King left the palace by the same gallery, wearing upon his head the Imperial Crown and that of Italy, holding in his hands the sceptre, and the hand of justice of the kingdom, and clothed with the royal mantle, carried by the two grand gentlemen of the horse. His Majesty was preceded by the hussars, the heralds at arms, the pages, the aides-de-camp, the masters of the ceremonies, by the grand master of the coremonies, by seven ladies carrying offerings, by the honours of Charlemagne, of the Empire and of Italy, carried by the grand officers of France and Italy, and the president of the three electoral colleges, accompanied by the civil officers of his Majesty. All the ministers, grand officers, French counsellors of state, and the officers of the royal household, followed the Emperor and King. The Cardinal Archbishop came with his clergy to receive his Majesty at the portal, burned incense before him, and addressed him as follows: "Sire, with that clemency and goodness which so eminently distinguish your Imperial and Royal Majesty, you condescended to receive the homage which I had the honour to offer you in the name of the clergy and people of Milan, on the memorable day of your entrance into this. capital. Deign also to accept the same in this sacred temple, chosen by your Majesty for the solemn ceremony of your coronation; and look with the eyes of a tender father, on the assembly of cardinal, bishops and clergy, who this day unite with me to celebrate that august event, and to implore the Author of all good to shower down upon your imperial and royal person, an abundance of all heavenly blessings." After this speech the Cardinal Archbishop conducted his Majesty under the canopy to the sanctuary. The shouts of applause which involuntarily burst forth at the sight of so grand a retinue and so great a hero, almost drowned the sounds of a vast band of music which announced, by the

triumphal march, the arrival of his Imperial Majesty. The Emperor seated himself in the chair, upon a throne, having upon his right the honours of the Empire, upon his left those of Italy. The honours of Charle-, magne were at the entrance of the sanctuary, in front of the altar. The Cardinal Legate. was upon an arm chair, with the Gospel at. his side. The grand civil officers were behind his Majesty, the grand master and the maters of the ceremonies upon the right and left of the altar, and the civil officers in the choir. After the prayers and usual interrogations, the grand officers of Italy laid upon the altar the royal ornaments delivered to them by his Majesty, and the Cardinal blessed them. The Emperor then went to the foot of the altar to receive from the hands of the Archbishop the ring, the mantle, the sword,,which he delivered to his Highness Prince Eugene, the sceptre, and the hand of justice; and finally he ascended the altar, and took the crown of iron. Placing it on his head with an air of defiance, he said, in a loud tone of voice, these remarkable words: Dieu me la donne, gare à qui la touche! "God gives it to me, woe to him who touches it!" Having then laid this crown upon the altar, he took that of Italy, and placed it upon his head, amidst. thunders of applause from the spectators. After this ceremony, the Emperor preceded by the same procession which had conducted him to the choir crossed the church, receiv ing at every step numerous and lively acclamations, evident proofs of the love and respect he inspired. His Majesty placed himself at the bottom of the nave, upon an ele vated and magnificent throne. The honours of Italy were placed behind the throne. His Highness Prince Eugene was scated upon a chair on the right of the Emperor. Below him, on the same side, were the honours of Charlemagne, and on the left of the throne, the honours of the French empire. Below them, to the right and left, were the great military officers, the members of the counsel and the councellors of state on seats raised one above the other. Before the throne, and three steps lower, were the grand chamberlain, the grand equerry of France, the grand master of the ceremonies, and the grand equerry of Italy on stools; the pages were seated upon the steps of the throne. At the bottom of the steps, seven ladies, bearing offerings, were seated upon chairs. To the right and left of them, were the masters of the ceremonies, and lower down the heralds at arms and the ushers. On both sides of the nave were long seats occupied. by the members of the three electoral col

leges, the legislative body, the tribunals of cessation and revision, by generals, colonels, inspectors, commissaries, prefects, the members of the tribunals, of appeal, the presidents of the departments, &o.. The military deputations occupied the space by the window of the choir and the nave below these benches were erected galleries and tribunes, filled with the most distinguish ed persons of the realm. In the first of these tribunes, called the Imperial tribune, to the right of the throne, were the Doge, two members of the Ligurian Legation, and forty ladies magnificently attired. Opposite was the tribune set apart for the Diplomatic Corps; next, the tribune set apart for the Generals of France, and lower down, the one appropriated to strangers. The Empress Josephine and the Princess Eliza occupied another tribune in the choir. The walls, ceiling, and columns of the cathedral were covered with silk and crape, and ornamented with gold fringes. Nothing could equal the splendour and magnificence of this superb picture, which commanded respect and admiration from every beholder.- -His Majesty again traversed the church, preceded by ladies bearing offerings, and accompanied by the aides-du-camp of the Emperor. His Majesty, after laying the offerings upon the altar, returned, and seated himself upon the throne. After mass had been performed, the grand almoner brought the Gospel to his Majesty. The grand chancellor of the kingdom, after a signal given him by the grand master, called to the president of the councils to bring the oath, and summoned near the throne the three presidents of the electoral colleges, and the presidents of the legislative body, and the counsel of state. His Majesty thereupon read the oath with a loud voice, and the chief of the heralds cried out "Napoleon, Emperor of the French and

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King of Italy, is crowned and enthroned. "Long live the Emperor and King!" These last words were repeated by all the attendants, accompanied with the most lively and repeated acclamations. Te Deum was then chaunted, during which the secretary of state prepared the proces verbal of the oath taken by His Majesty; the clergy appeared with the canopy at the foot of the throne, and His Majesty returned to the palace with the same procession, and amidst the acclamations of an immense concourse of people who pressed around him. The sanctity of the place, the elegance of the decorations, the order of the procession, the splendour of the ceremony, the regularity of the evolutions, the noble symmetry of the groups, the richness of the costumes, the

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grace and elegance displayed by the ladies bearing offerings, the magnificence of the throne, the majestic deportment of the Emperor, but above all, the remembrance of his numerous achievements, and the glory he had acquired, rendered the whole of the solemnity so august, and left that lively and deep impression on the mind of every spectator which it is far easier to conceive than to describe.-On the afternoon of the same day, at four o'clock, their Ma jesties, attended by a grand retinue in car riages, repaired to the Church of Saint Ambrose to hear Te Deum, and for the purpose of rendering thanks to the Eternal God, in one of the most holy and most ancient edifices ever consecrated to Him. All the streets were ornamented with the richest tapestry, and crowded with an inmense concourse of people, who made the air resound with their prayers for the prosperity and long continuance of the reign of the Happy Warrior, who has restored us to glory, and has promised us happiness. The following is the speech addressed by the Provost of the Basilic of Saint Ambrose to His Imperial and Royal Majesty on his descending from his carriage. Sire, the solemn thanks, which the sacred person of your Majesty has just performed in this Church of Saint Ambrose affords me a fortunate opportunity of presenting, in the midst of public acclamations, the most respectful tribute of fidelity and obedience, in the name of this Chapter of the Ambrosian Church, which this day revives under the protection of her King. august ceremony, by which your Majesty has been crowned and enthroned in the metropolitan church, has taught us, how sacred and respectable in the eyes of religion is the person of a king. But the act of gratitude which your Majesty is about to perform under the auspices of the holy protector of this capital and before the altar;this act, Sire, secures to your Majesty, not only our respect and obedience, but also our hearts. It guarantees to you, days of prosperity and of blessings, which we beseech, and never shall cease to beseech of Heaven for your sacred person, and for your august companion, the Empress Queer, as well as for all the Imperial and Royal Family. I also feel myself doubly obliged to your Majesty, whose kindness has raised me to the unexpected honour of being appointed to the functions of his Almoner." Opening of the Session of the Legislative Body Milan, June 7, 1805,

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of This day took place the ceremony opening the Session of the Legislative Body.

master of the household, the grand chamberlain of Italy, the grand equerries, the grand master of the ceremonies, his Highness Prince Eugene, his Majesty the Emperor and King, the colonels general of the guard, and Marshal Moncey, the grand chamberlain, the grand marshal, and the chamberlains The seats were regulated in the following order: the Emperor and King upon the throne. To the right of His Majesty and two steps below the throne his Highness Prince Eugene on a chair; behind His Majesty, to the right and left, the two colonels general of the guards, the grand marshal of the palace, the grand master of the household, the grand almoner and marshal Moncey; behind them the chamberlains and equerries of France and Italy. Before the throne, to the right, were the grand chamberlain and grand equerry of France on stools; to the left the grand chamberlain and grand equerry of Italy. The aids-ducamp of His Majesty, formed a line to the right and left, at the foot of the steps leading to the throne. The pages were seated on the steps leading to the throne. To the right and left seated in chairs, were the Italian ministers and secretary of state, cardinal Caprara and the three presidents of the elec toral colleges. Facing the throne, and forming a semi-circle were the legislators. the president in the midst of them without distinction of place. Before the legislators were the members of the counsel of state in chairs, one half on the right, the other on the left. His Majesty being seated on the throne, and every one present uncovered, the chancellor individually summoned the legislatures to take the oath. This being done, the secretary of state rose and read the statutes of the kingdom. They are these:

At six in the morning, his Excellency Ge- | neral Duroc, grand marshal of the palace, took the command of the palace of the Legislative Body. At one, the members of the Legislative Body assembled in full costume in the hall of the sittings. At which hour, the Counsel of State set out from the palace to repair to the palace of the Legislative Body, where they were received by a deputation consisting of three legislators, who conducted the members of the counsel to the seats appointed for them. At half an hour after one, his Majesty repaired to the palace of the Legislative Body, accompanied by her Imperial Highness, the Princess Eliza, her maids of honour, and the officers of her household. His Majesty was received at the outer door of the palace by the president and a deputation consisting of thirty members of the Legislative Body. His Majesty was then conducted to the Tribune which had been prepared for his reception. His Majesty's retinue left the palace at two to repair to the palace of the Legislative Body. Their departure was announced by the discharge of several pieces of artillery, and the procession was in the following order. The heralds at arms on horseback. A carriage for a master of the ceremonies and the French and Italian chamberlains in waiting. Two carriages for the Italian ministers. A carriage for the grand chamberlain of France, the grand marshal, and the grand master of the ceremonies. A carriage for his Highness Prince Eugene. The carriage of his Majesty the Emperor and King. A carriage for the chancellor keeper of the seals, the grand almoner, the master of the household, and the grand chancellor of Italy. Marshalls Bessières and Mortier on horseback near the carriage of his Majesty. Marshal Moncey on horseback behind it. The two grand equerries on horseback at the doors of the carriage; and the aides-du-camp and equerries of his Majesty about the carriage. The retinue was preceded and followed by a detachment of the French and Italian guards, and a platoon of Mamelouks. The arrival of his Imperial Majesty at the palace of the Legislative Body was announced by a second discharge of artillery. At the outer door his Majesty was received by a deputation consisting of thirty members of the Legislative Body, with the president at their head. The retinue assembled in one of the halls of the palace, whence it repaired to the hall of the sittings in the following order: viz. The ushers, the heralds at arms, the pages, the masters of the ceremonies, the equerries, the aides-du-camp, the ministers, the chancellor keeper of the seals, the grand almoner, the

Napoleon, by the Grace of God and the Constitutions, Emperor of the French and King of Italy. The senatus consultum and the extraordinary deputation of the colleges. decree, and we enjoin as follows:

Third Constitutional Stetute.
TITLE I. Possessions of the Crown.

Article I. The possessions of the crown, are; 1st. the royal palace of Milan, and the Villa Buonaparté; 2d. the palace of Monza and its dependencies; 3d. the palace of Mantua, the palace of the Thé, and the cidevant dual palace at Modena: 4th. a palace situated in the neighbourhood of Bres cia, and one in the neighbourhood of Bologna. These palaces shall always be dis◄ tinguished by suitable dependencies.

(To be continued.) ·

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PUBLIC PAPERS.,

Letter addressed to the Executive Committee of Hanover, and published by order of His Excellency the Marshall of the Empire, Bernadotte, dated July 3, 1805.

Authentic reports announce, that the English Government has commissioned several officers of the ci-devant Hanoverian Army to recruit unlawfully for the English troops. In several instances the routes of the individuals which have been debauched have been traced, and the peasants who had given them lodgings, and served them as guides, have been discovered. It is my duty, gentlemen, to communicate this information to you, in order that you may announce to the inhabitants of the Électorate, and printipally to the Hanoverian officers, sub-officers, and soldiers, that every individual suspected of being concerned in these recruitments will be arrested. I must also observe to you, that special commissions have been formed for the purpose of obtaining information relative to this subject. councils of war will also be established, to punish with death, conformably to our laws, all the accomplices of the English in these instances. As it appears that the agents of the English Government cannot fulfil their mission, without being assisted by persons of rank, and principally by magistrates, or other persons in office, I have determined the punishment which shall be inflicted on those thus offending.Every person in office, or magistrate, who shall tolerate in his district foreigners, or other persons who recruit or debauch the soldiers, shall be arrested, imprisoned, and sent out of the country. Every inhabitant of the Electorate, whatever may be his rank, who shall be suspected of taking any part, either directly or indirectly, in such recruitments, shall be delivered over to a military commission, and punished according to the French laws.

I charge you, gentlemen, to communicate this letter to the different authorities of the country, in order that those whom it concerns may be informed of it. These measures must prove to you, that I rather wish to prevent crimes than to punish them.

TRADE BETWEEN HOLLAND AND GREAT BRITAIN Proclamation of their High Mightinesses relative to the Trade with Great Britain. Issued May 31, 1905. (Concluded from p. 96.)

Which declaration, signed by the master and mate, is to be sent up, together with the papers; and they shall be also duly obliged to spe

cify such places where they may have put into after their departure from their part of loading, and also such goods as they may have shipped in such place or places, which shall be inserted in the said declaration. That do goods shall be delivered out of the ships or yessels, nor the unloading of the same be republic, till after the consent shall be obpermitted or suffered by the officers of this tained of the commissary for the affairs of the customs, to whom the ship's documents shall be transmitted, but the vessels be obliged to wait for the said consent, taking a birth under the control of the first office of the customs, unless the masters, from a desire of prosecuting their voyage, should choose to receive a person as guard on board, and proceed with the same to their place of obliged to find him in victuals and dri destination, in which case they will be with the ship's company, and pay, over and above, ten stivers for each and every day he may remain on board. Those, however, wishing to profit of this privilege, must declare themselves on making their first report, and notify at same time, to the dearing officer, the custom-house to which they mean to apply for the said permission. It remaining, however, always optional with the officers of the customs, in case of suspicion, to put one or more guards on board, without being asked for.ART. VIII. That no British manufactured goods shall be imported into the Batavian republic, either by water or by land, under the penalty of all such British manufactures, when overtaken and seized, being confiscated. That, be sides all such persons who have been acces sary, either directly or indirectly, to the said importation, or to whose consignment such goods have been laden and transported with their knowledge, over and above the contiscation of the goods, shall forfeit a penalty of one thousand guilders; from which only such persons will be exempted, who, within 24 hours from the time they have been informed of the expedition being made, shall declare such at the custom house of their

place of residence, or the nearest to it, and immediately also at the first custom house where the importation shall take place: this, however, only if the goods shall not have been already seized, previous to the above declaration being made. Tliat, with alter tion, in as far as concerns the said goods, of the 67th article of the general placart of the year 1725, all those who shall be found to import, or to have imported, such manufac tured goods, by or through clandestine way unlawtal channels, ferries, or roads, or at unlawful times, or shall be guilty of violence

silk, cotton, or linen yarn. 17. All men's and women's hats, made of felt, straw, or any other stuff; gauze and silk threads, and also shawls known by the name of English shawls. 18. All sorts of spun wool and hair, and also perriwig-maker's and hairdresser's work; all sorts of carpeting, whether already made up, or in pieces or rolls to be afterwards joined together. 19. All sorts of prepared leather or buffskins, fit for making gloves, breeches, waistcoats, or what is called gilets, either painted, printed, or plain, and all those articles manufactured or cut for the said purposes. 20. All sorts of English glass or christal-work, except such as is used for making of optical instruments and timekeepers. 21. All English tafleties,

over and above the confiscation of the goods, and the penalty of a thousand guilders before enacted, shall be punished with imprisonment, and, in as far as concerns the violence, with corporal, and, if need be, capital panishment, both according to the exigency of the case-And that the ships, schoots, carts, waggons, horses, beasts of burden, and every thing used in such clandestine transportation, shall be declared forfeited. That those who shall be found to import or to have imported such manufactured goods under false denominations and packages, or provided with false declarations or certificates, and to have known any thing of the same, over and above the forfeiture of the goods, and the penalty of 1000 guilders, before en cted, shall be punished with impri-hanging-paper and furniture. 22. All sorts sonment, or banishment out of this republic, according to the exigency of the case.ART, IX. That, in order to remove all doubt, what will or will not be comprehended under the denomination of British manufactures, and be considered as such, now and henceforth, without prejudice to the prohibition of all other produce of British. manufacture and workmanship, though not specially expressed, but, however, ranking among the undermentioned assortments, shall be held as such:1. All sorts of goods known by the name of Manchesters. 2. All cloths and stuffs manufactured of wool or cotton, or woollen cotton or linen yaru. 3. All mixed stuffs manufactured from the articles before enumerated. 4. All wholly or partly printed or painted cottons, muslins, piquées, dimities, and nankinetts. 5. All knitted woollen, cotton or worsted waistcoats, breeches and pantaloons, and also the said stuffs in pieces. 6. All English, Scotch, and Irish stockings. 7. All sorts of cap-maker's wares, whether of cotton, wool, and leather, plain, mixed, or coloured. 8. All sorts of buttons. 9. All plated wares. 10. All fine iron and steel wares, tin-plates, copper, and tin-work, whether bright, japanned, or painted. 11. All sorts of fine cutlery. 12. All fine jomery. 13. Watches, gold and silver buckles, watch-chains, rings, fans, and all what is known by the name of English jewellery. 14. All sorts of leather, tanned, tawed, or prepared in any manner, boot-legs, men's and women's shoe-leathers, together with all other sorts of leather manufactured in whole or in part. 15. All sorts of carriages, partly or wholly finished, saddles, both new and used, and all sorts of saddlemaker's work. 16. All sorts of silk spencers and under-waistcoats, and also ribbands and tapes, either wholly or partly made of

of refined sugars, either in loaves or powder, or loose sugar. 23. All sorts of china, earthen or potter's ware. 24. All sorts of paper, either white, brown, or dyed, painted or coloured. 25. Whale oil, not imported directly from Denmark, Sweden, or North America; and, 26. Pit coals.ART. X. That it shall continue to be lawful to import all manufactured goods of the nature and kinds described in the foregoing article, and not otherwise prohibited in the common laws of this country, under this proviso, that the same shall be accompanied at importation by a certificate, delivered, as far as it is practicable, at the place of origin, or otherwise at the place from which they are sent, precisely and accurately specifying the contents of each bale, pack, cask, chest, or other package, the numbers and marks, the place of origin of such manufactured goods, and, moreover, all and whatever shall be required for further elucidation and security by the secretary of state for the finances, as charged with the administration and direction of the customs, whether with regard to the importation from other countries, in general, or any one country in particular; agreeably to the regulations which will be made known, either immediately after the promulgation of this law, or at any future period, on this subject.ART. XI. That in order that the searching and examination be made with better security, a regulation will be made, which will be notified by the secretary of state for the finances, through which custom-houses or offices of customs the goods mentioned in Art. IX. of neutral origin, and coming from neutral countries, will be permitted to be imported; so that all such goods, either British or neutral, of whatever origin the same may be, either provided with or without certificates, attempted to be ime ported by or through other roads, ports or

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