ThefactthatCardinalFeschmaintainedthatthereligiousritehadbeendulyperformed，thirteenoftheCardinals（not，howeverincludingFesch）weresoconvincedofthelegalityofthemarriagethattheyrefusedtoappearattheceremonyofmarriagewithMarieLouise，thusdrawingdownthewrathoftheEmperor，andbecomingthe\"CardinalsNoirs，\"frombeingforbidden;toweartheirownrobes，seemstoleavenodoubtthatthereligiousritehadbeenperformed.

　　Themarriagewasonlypronouncedtobeinvalidin1809bythelocalcanonicalbodies，notbytheauthorityofthepope.]——

　　ItcannotbeexpectedthatIshouldenterintoadetailoftheceremonywhichtookplaceonthe2dofDecember.Theglitterofgold，thewavingplumes，andrichly—caparisonedhorsesoftheImperialprocession;themulewhichprecededthePope’scortege，andoccasionedsomuchmerriment.

　　totheParisians，havealreadybeendescribedoverandoveragain.

　　Imay，however，relateananecdoteconnectedwiththeCoronation，toldmebyJosephine，andwhichisexceedinglycharacteristicofNapoleon.

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