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The last annual obituary of the Russian empire, published at St. Petersburgh, records the death of a man at the very advanced age 168, (Old Parr was 152), near to Pollosk, on the frontiers of Livonia. He had seen seven sovereigns on the throne of Russia, and remembered the death of Gustavus Adolphus. He had been a soldier in the thirty years' war; at the battle of Pultowa (in 1709) he was 51 years of

age. At the age of 93 he married his third wife, with whom he lived 50 years: the two youngest sons of this marriage were 86 and 62 respectively in the year 1796; the oldest of his other sons, in the same year, were 95 and 93 respectively. The entire family of this patriarch comprises 138 descendants, who all lived together in the village of Pallotzka, which the Empress Catherine the Second caused to be built for them, granting at the same time a considerable tract of land for their port. In the 163d year of his age, this modern Nestor was in the enjoyment of the most robust health.

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GREAT BRITAIN.

Hammersmith Bridge was laid by The foundation stone of the the Duke of Sussex who officiated on the occasion as grand architect. Various fossil remains, among which are some bones of a gigantic crocodile, and certain traces of the

Megalosaurus and Plesiosaurus,

have been found in the sand-stone of Tilgate Forest, Sussex; and also those of an enormous animal, thought to be the Ignadom. The teeth are evidently those of an herbiverous creature of extraordinary size, not less, according to the proportions of the remains, than sixty feet in length; and it

is considered to have been an amphibious species of animal.

A whale of extraordinary magnitude was thrown on the beach, about three quarters of a mile to the north of Tunstall, in Holderness. It is an inhabitant of the southern seas, being the Physeter Macrocephalus, or spermaceti whale. It was observed floating in the sea, previous to its coming on

shore, and was followed for some

time by two fishermen, who, supposing it to have been alive, appear it, and consequently gave up the to have been afraid to approach chase. Its length is about 60 feet.

"The royal courts, the tribunals, a great number of general officers, occupied the steps in the body of the church, to the right and left. The galleries erected on both sides between the pillars were filled with ladies, most of them presented.

"The Dauphiness had a robe embroidered with silver on a gold ground, and a diadem sparkling with diamonds. The Duchess of Berry wore a crimson-coloured robe bordered with silver lama; she wore in her hair a wreath of roses mixed with diamonds. The Princesses of the blood wore white robes worked with silver.

"At half-past seven the clergy. repaired to the cathedral.

"The Archbishop of Rheims advanced towards the altar, preceded by the Bishops of Soissons and Rheims acting as deacon and sub-deacon, and by the Archbishops of Besançon and Bruges, and the Bishop of Autun and Evereux, appointed to chant the litanies.

"Cardinals Clermont-Tonnerre and La Fare, assisting his Majesty, went to fetch the King from his apartments, preceded by the Chapter.

"The Chapter having arrived

at the door of his Majesty's chamber with the Dauphin, the Dukes of Orleans and Bourbon, the great officers of the crown, the officers of the household having functions to perform in the ceremony of the coronation, and the principal Chapter of the Cathedral, knocked at the door. Prince Talleyrand, the high chamberlain, said, in a loud voice, What do you desire?' The Cardinal Clermont-Tonnerre answered, Charles X., whom God has given us for our king.'

"The doors were then opened by his Majesty's porters.

"The two Cardinals then approached the King (who rose from his seat) and saluted his Majesty.

"The Dauphin, and the Dukes of Orleans and Bourbon, then proceeded to the church, conducted by the master of the ceremonies, and preceded and followed by their chief officers, who took their places in the sanctuary, except the Lieutenant of the King's Gardes du Corps on duty about the Dauphin, who remained with his Royal Highness.

"The first of the two Cardinals presented the holy water to the King, and repeated the prayer

Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, qui famulum tuum,' &c., after which the two Cardinals conducted the King to the church.

[Here follows the details of the procession to the church, during which the anthem Ecce, mitto angelum meum, &c. was chanted.]

"The King wore a silver robe; his slippers were trimmed with silver, and he had a cap (toque) of black velvet, with two white aigrettes, separated in the middle by a diamond cross.

"When the King arrived at the door of the church, Cardinal La Fare

Fare repeated the prayer, Deus, qui scis genus humanum; after which, the psalm, Domine, in virtute tuo lætabitur Rex, was chanted. During the psalm, the clergy took their places, and the King was conducted by the two cardinals to the foot of the altar, where his Majesty knelt down.

"The Archbishop of Rheims, as soon as the King entered the choir, said over his Majesty the prayer, Omnipotens Deus, Coelestium Moderator; after which his Majesty was conducted to the seat prepared for him in the middle of the sanctuary, under the high canopy. After the princes, the great officers, &c. had taken their places, the Archbishop of Rheims presented holy water to his Majesty, who rose to receive it.

"His grace afterwards gave holy water to the whole assembly, and then withdrew behind the high altar to put on his pontifical robes; he then brought the holy phial (Sainte Ampoule).

During this time the choir

chanted sexte.

"His grace having saluted the altar, and the King commenced the Veni Creator, his Majesty remained kneeling during the first verse.

"After the Veni Creator, the archbishop advanced to the King, accompanied by his two assisting cardinals, bearing one the book of the Evangelists, the other the relic the Evangelists, the other the relic of the true cross; he took the book, on which he placed the relic, and held it open before his Majesty, to whom he presented the forms of the oaths, placed thus on the book of the gospel.

"The King, seated and covered, with his hand placed on the book and on the true cross, pronounced the following oaths :

Oath of the Coronation.

"In the presence of God, I promise to my faithful people to maintain and to honour our holy religion, as becomes the most Christian King and eldest son of the church; to do good justice to all my subjects, and to govern conformably to the laws of the kingdom and the constitutional charter, which I swear to observe faithfully, so help me God and his holy gospel.'

"Oath of the King, as Chief and Sovereign Grand Master of the Order of the Holy Ghost.

"We swear to God, the Creator, to live and die in his holy faith and the Catholic Apostolic Roman religion, to maintain the order of the Holy Ghost, without suffering it to lose its glorious prerogatives, to observe the statutes of the said order, and to cause them to be observed by all those who are or shall be (members of it), reserving to ourself, however, to regulate the conditions of admission according to the good of our service.'

"Oath of the King, as Grand Master of the Royal and Military Order of St. Louis, and of the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour.

"We solemnly swear to God to maintain for ever, without suffering them to lose their glorious prerogatives, the royal and military order of St. Louis, and the loyal order of the Legion of Honour, to wear the cross of the said orders, to cause their statutes to be observed: this we swear and promise on the holy cross and the holy gospels.'

These words appear to be omitted by mistake in the French. "After

"After the oaths, the King being led to the altar by two cardinals, put off his upper robe, which was taken by the first gentleman of the chamber, and delivered to the first valet-de-chambre. The King gave his cap to the first gentleman master of the wardrobe, who delivered it to the senior valet-de-chambre.

"The King, who had on only a salon camisolle, embroidered with silver, and open at the places where the unction was to be performed, remained standing during the prayers. The high chamberlain put on his Majesty the boots of purple velvet, embroidered with fleurs-de-lis in gold.

"The Dauphin put on his Majesty the golden spurs which were on the altar; the Duke of Conegliano, acting as constable, laid aside his sword, and advanced to the King, who rose and approached the altar, when the archbishop blessed the sword of Charlemagne, saying the prayer, Exaudi, quæsamus, Domine, preces nostras, &c. The archbishop then girded the sword about the King, and immediately took it off, and, drawing it from the scabbard, presented it to him, saying, Accipe gladium tuum: after which the King kissed the sword and replaced it on the altar. After several other prayers, the archbishop prepared for the sacred unction. The King, conducted by the two cardinals, sat down. The archbishop opened the reliquary containing the holy phial, and, with the point of a golden needle, took out a portion, which he mixed with consecrated oil. The choir chanted the anthem, Gentem Francorum inclytam, &c. The two cardinals opened the places in the

King's garment for the unction, and led his Majesty to the altar, where he knelt down on cushions placed for the purpose. Then the four prelates appointed to chant the litanies advanced to the foot of the altar. After the litanies prayer, the archbishop took his place on the seat with his back to the altar. The King was conducted by the two cardinals to the archbishop, and knelt down. The archbishop, seated, with his mitre on his head, said the prayer, Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, gubernator Cali.

"The Bishop of Soissons took from the altar the holy, oil, and presented it to the archbishop, who took some with his thumb to anoint his Majesty on the usual places

"1st, on the crown of the head, making the sign of the cross, and saying, Ungo te in regem de oleo sanctificato; 2d, on the breast; 3d, between the shoulders; 4th and 5th, on the right and left shoulders; 6th and 7th, on the back of the right and left arms; making each time the sign of the cross, and repeating, Ungo te, &c.

"The high chamberlain put on his Majesty the tunic and the dalmatica of crimson satin, embroidered with fleurs-de-lis of gold; and over this the royal mantle of purple velvet, with gold fleurs-delis, lined and trimmed with ermine. The King being in the royal robes knelt down. The archbishop, seated, took the holy oil from the bishop, acting as deacon.

"After the prayers, the first valet-de-chambre presented to the deacon a pair of gloves in a plate of silver gilt, which the deacon held while the archbishop blessed the gloves, saying, Omnipotens

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Creator; and the archbishop sprinkled the gloves with holy water, and put them on the King. The same ceremony took place for the ring, which his grace put on his Majesty's fourth finger, saying, Accipe annulum. The delivery of the sceptre and rod of justice was performed in the same manner. The archbishop, with both hands, took from the altar the crown of Charlemagne, and placed it above, over the King's head, without its touching his Majesty. The princes put their hands to it to support it. The archbishop, holding it with his left hand, said, making the benediction with the right, Coronet te Deus coroná gloriæ atque justitiæ. After which, alone, he placed the crown on the King's head.

"The Dauphin and the princes a second time put their hands on it, as if to support it, and he said, Accipe Coronam Regni, in nomine Patris, &c.

"The ceremony of the coronation being finished, the archbishop raised the King by the right arm, and his Majesty was conducted to his throne. His Majesty was at tended in the same manner as on his entering the church, the Duke of Cornegliano bearing the sword of Charlemagne naked in his hand. "Every body standing, the archbishops holding the King by the right arm, and turned towards the altar, said the prayer, Ita et retine a modo statum. Then the King being seated, the archbishop holding his Majesty by the hand said, In hoc regni solio confirmet te, &c. The prayers being ended, the archbishop put off his mitre, made a profound obeisance to the King, kissed him on the forehead, and said, Vivat Rex in æternum.

"The Dauphin and the princes took off their crowns, which they placed on their seats; they advanced, and each of them received the embrace from the King, saying, Vivat Rex in æternum.

"At this moment the trumpets sounded-the people entered the church-the heralds distributed the medals: a thousand birds were let loose, all the bells were rung, and three vollies of musketry, fired by the infantry of the royal guard, were answered by the artillery of the ramparts of the city.

"After these ceremonies the archbishop chanted Te Deum, then high mass was celebrated, during which the Dauphin and the princes took off their crowns, and the cardinals their mitres.

"The Dauphin took the King's crown and laid it on the desk of his Majesty's pew. After the gospel he replaced the crown on the King's head, and resumed his own, as did the princes.

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During the offertory, the king at arms and three heralds carried the offerings to four knights of the Holy Ghost. These offerings are, a vase of silver gilt, containing the wine; a silver loaf, a gold loaf, and a large dish of silver gilt, containing the medals struck on the coronation.

"After the elevation of the host, the high almoner, Prince de Croi, went to take the kiss of peace from the archbishop; then, going up to the throne, he gave it to the King; the Dauphin and the Princes of the blood came to receive it of his Majesty, when the Dauphin bent his knee. The Dauphin having received the King's embrace (accolade), bent his knee to his august father, who