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Friedrich mounted the three steps; stood before the old chair, his Princes standing promiscuously behind it; his Ritters in quantity, in front and to right and left, on the floor. This is the Ritter Huldigung. His Majesty then steps out to the Balcony, for Oath and Homage of the general Population. General population gave its oath, and "three great shouts over and above."

He will graciously undertake, by Written Act, which is read before the STANDE, King or King's Deputy witnessing there, "To maintain the privileges" of his STANDE and Populations; the STANDE answer, on oath, with lifted hand, and express invocation of Heaven, That they will obey him as true subjects; And so doubtless with something of dining superadded, but no whisper of it put on record the HULDIGUNG will everywhere very quietly transact itself.

It is from this quiescent, or busy but noiseless kind of STANDE and Populations that Friedrich has his HULDIGUNG to take; and the operation, whether done personally or by deputy, must be an abundantly simple one. He, for his part, is fortunate enough to find everywhere the Sovereignty ESTABLISHED; "rock of bronze" not the least shaken in his time.

General Schwerin, it is rumored, will be made Feldmarschall straightway, the Munchows are getting so promoted as we said; edicts are coming out, much business speeding forward, and the tongues of men keep wagging. Berlin HULDIGUNG and indeed, by Deputy, that of nearly all the other Towns was on Tuesday, August 2d.

At Berlin his Majesty was present in the matter: but, except the gazing multitudes, and hussar regiments, ranked in the Schloss-Platz and streets adjoining, there was little of notable in it; the upholstery arrangements thrifty in the extreme. His Majesty is prone to thrift in this of the Huldigung, as would appear; perhaps regarding the affair as scenic merely.

The Breslau HULDIGUNG, Friedrich sworn to and homaged with the due solemnities as "Sovereign Duke of Lower Silesia," was an event to throw into fine temporary frenzy the descriptive Gazetteers, and Breslau City, overflowing with Quality people come to act and to see on the occasion. Event which can be left to the reader's fancy, at this date.

The HULDIGUNG itself is nothing to us, even with Friedrich there, as at Konigsberg, Berlin, Cleve, the three exceptional places. To which, nevertheless, let us briefly attend him, for the sake of here and there some direct glimpse we may get of the then Friedrich's actual physiognomy and ways. To Konigsberg is his first excursion on this errand.

There were Corporations out in quantity, "all in cloaks" and with sublime Addresses, partly in poetry, happily rather brief. The HULDIGUNG itself took effect on the 7th; in the fine old Rathhaus, which Tourists still know, the surrounding Apple-women sweeping themselves clear away for one day.