The Express. — London, England, 1853-01-31 00:00:00

*lte erpreli. Mori Who " The lapreme.. seaeols ties ems emirs', Omit*" in palilehmal owl Tumisy and ltnihq wet. la Om kr post. 111.81110ohloselaiesied he. The Uproot," (Ahem Ityastrni pope, woe tee at the Olio% llsamit.airest. Tv, Ale& ea the ohii palathish. RION. WATZB AT LONDON BRIDOZ. Tm DAT--Norslath Ifs.. .—....Allstems. N. Um. TF+wrß+.n..:. I lb. oa----Ahorysis. 7L sr. LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 31. IT is with unfeigned regret we see the Senate of the United States occupied in useless and sense less discussions and attempts to misconstrue the terms of a Treaty with England, about the messing of which no impartial man ran have any doubt. The Treaty in question is that concluded by Sir HILIRY &Loan. and Mr. CLAYTON, at Washington, in 1650,—guaranteeing the neutrality of the inter oceanic communication, which all the world is inte rested in seeing established through the State of Nicaragua, but which the world has little hope of enjoying so long as these absurd disputes are per mitted to retard a work of such universal importance. The state of things which led to that Treaty can hardly be forgotten by the public. The subordinate agents of each country was carrying out a set of intrigues of his own to gain a predominant in fluence in the State of Nicaragua. The government of that State, troubled and perplexed by British rights of undefined territory on one shore, and by British claims of protectorate, almost equally unde fined, on the other, leant to the American side of the question ; made a concession of transit to an Ameri can company, and concluded a treaty with the Ameri can representative whereupon the English agents threatened and blustered, just as the Ammons would have dons under similar circumstances. Very fortunately, Sir HENRY BuLwea and Mr. CLAYTON, at this juncture, took the subject up in a very diffe rent spirit, and evolved to settle it like two rational men. The American Treaty with Nicaragua accord ingly wee not ratified ; and the Treaty of Washington was concluded and signed by those negotiators. Its object was to give every possible encouragement and protection to the construction of an inter-oceanic communication. For this purpose the two Govern ments undertook to enter into treaties with the Central American States for the promotion of the work, to use their influence to facilitate it, to protect the enterprise when in progress of construction, to guarantee its neutrality when finished, to procure the establishments of free ports at either end, and in ass of war not to capture se detain each other's weeds while passing through or within a reasonable distance of either extremity. All very wise and proper provisions. The Treaty went even further. By its very first Article both parties thereto agreed " not to erect or maintain any fortifications commanding the canal, or In the vicinity thereof ; nor to occupy, fortify, colo nise, or assume or exercise any dominion whatever over any part of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito Coast, or Central America; nor to make use of any protection or alliance for any of these And it is this Article that the Senate of tre r rn a ti g ed States is now debating and misconstruing. According to General CASs and his friends, its in tention "was that all the power, dominion, and con trol of Great Britain in Central America were swept away." In this sense the Treaty, he boldly asserts, was ratined by the Senate, andin support of thatriatement he says that Mr. KING, the then Chairman of its Com mittee on Foreign Affairs, assured him that in any other sense the Treaty would not in July, 1850, have received a single vote. Now the policy of Great Bri tain reuouncing its ancient territorial rights in Honduras, and in withdrawing from the protectorate of an Indian Sovereignty on the Mosquito Coast, is one thing. Very possibly the best course we could pur sue would be to give both up—under proper estrange ments and proper indemnification for our native ally and his family. But those are questions quite dis tinct and separate from theconstruction of the Treaty, and from the morality which is being brought to bear on the question in the United States Senate. It is with the latter only we are immediately concerned. That the first article contains no such renunciation in words as General CASS contends for, is obviore enough. On the contrary,. pledging England not to use " any protection or " that then existed for the purpose of ' 'mg exclusive power over the contemplated ' it recognises, at least de fade, our protectorate of the Mosquito Coast. Neverthe less, unscrupulous advocates might raise= bride= argument that au undertaking not to °skin R mo cram any dominion whatever over any pert of Central America ousted us of our title to HaNdunts, which is part of Central America. But after the signature of the Treaty on the 19th of April. 1850, Sir HENRY BULWES seems to have anticipa ted this danger, and in providing against it, cut ground from beneath the feet of any such remains. The Treaty, we have said, was signed on the 19th of April, 1850. On the 29th of June following Sir HENRY MILNER proceeded to ratify It NI the part of her MAJESTY; but before doing sobs placed in Mr. CLATTON's hands a formal declaration./ that date, to the effect that his Sovereign " does net under. • stand the engagements of the Convention to apply to her MAJESTY 's settlements of Honduras, or to its _dependencies, and that her Waterrv's ratification is exchanged under this explicit declaration.* But this deckration,ample as it is both in language and in point of time, it is now stated by Osumi Cass was not communicated to the United States Senate before it ratified on the 4th of July the Convention. Tire proper medium of such communication by the American Saciurrssi of STATE, seems to be the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relatiens, who at that time was Mr. Klima. Dar. CLATTON t it is stated by General Cuss, showed Mr. KING Sis HENRY &axles declaration, asking him if it should be sent to the Senate; whereupon Mr. Kixq replied that if the Convention were seat with that qualification, it would defeat the whole Treaty. The Senate, in ignorance of any such litnitaden e Masi the Convention. Sucker* Qteneral CAlit This, d merle, involves a charge if pee . demptiiia against Mr. CLAYTON. Bat be, . tamately, is able to refute it by hie • with Mr. Into at that time. is Senate had sanctioned the treaty, it WNW Cat, to reply to Sir HENRY BOLwnts declared= Of Mt June, 1850; and before doing so, he took the pre caution to tell Ms..X.Rta, in writing, that he in - tended to inform Sir Hamm that "we do not "pretend that Central America in the Treaty includes British Honduras." "I shall," Mr. CLAY TON goes eo, " therefore say to him, in effect, that such construction was not in the contemplation of the negotiators, or the Senate, at the time of con firmation." " May I," he cautiously inquires, "have your permission to add that the misunderstanding was explained by you to the Senate before the vote was taken on the Treaty ? I think it due to frank- Dere on our part." Now, to this inquiry Mr. KING, on the 4th July, 1850, answered: "The Senate per fectly understood that the Treaty did not include British Honduras." And next day Mr. CLAYTON officially announced to SLR HENRY BULWER that " British Honduras was not embraced in the Treaty." • Yet it is in spite of this evidence that General CASs asks the Senate to declare itself to have been deceived, and on the ground of deception to put an end to this Treaty. how, though in our opinion the British possessions in Honduras are not worth a squabble—though we think Sir 'GUN Psitritcrox, when be constituted, in July last, the islands of Hasten, Baum, Barbaret, Helena, and Morat, lying in the Bay of Honduras, into a British colony, committed an act of vary great folly ;—and though we have always condemaid our absurd protectorate of the Mosquito coast, never. Swirl's, to am the Senate of the United States at. tempting to pervert the obvious language of a most useful treaty, and to wriggle out of its obligations, in our judgment, thorned deplorable of all sights. For, if on the Senate of the United States, the break water of their government, foreign nations cannot rely, where can they seek security for any engage ments they have interchanged? UNCLE TOM IN FRANCF--The bate fres for the promat carnival selected by the jury at roury. on Than day. It is a carious fact ushowing th e ex t raor di nar y po pcilanty of Mrs. Stowe wink that the nam e o f thi s Shrove Tuesday martyr is Pere Tom, the French paraphrase of " Uncle Tom, ' and the two next best beasts, destined for immolation at the same time, are celled Shelby and St MARRIAIA OF f 0.1 4- NAP 0 L 1014 4 V I tii-; ?ARM SIINDAT 111r3311Kle. The civil or state ceremonial of the marriage of the Emperor of France took place last evening at the Palace of the Tuileries, ♦ery nearly at the hour and in the order of form that had been previously officially -- A few minutes before eight o'clock the Grand Master of Ceremonies, accompanied by a Master of Ceremonies, left the Tuileries with two carriages, and proceeded to the E lyste , _ in order to conduct the aftlanoed bride of the Emperor to the former palace. At a quarter-past eight, two Ladies of Honour and the Master of Ceremonies entered the first carriage, and the future Empress, accompanied by her mother (the Duchess of Penemanda), the Marquis of Valde games (Spanish Minister), and the Grand Muter of Ceremonies occupied the second carriage. The cortege having arrived at the gate of the Pavilion of Flora, the imperial bride was received there by the grand chamberlain, the fi rst ecuyer, and other chief officers of the household. At the entrance of the first saloon, Prince Na poleon and the Princess Mathilde received Made moiselle Montijo, and conducted her to the Emperor, in the salon de familia. There were in attendance , upon the Emperor, Prince Jerome and several other lumbers of the imperial family ; the cardinals, mar e= and =NAM of the cabinet, the officers and din= af the household, and the foreign am end ministers at present in Paris. 'One ceremony was performed in the salts de mare gam where a platform had been erected, upon width were placed two fauteuils both alike; the one at the right tor the Emperor, and that at the left foe the Empress. At the foot of the platform and a little to the le ft , an elegant table was pla ced, on which was deposited the civil register of the imperial family. Upon the entrance of the Emperor and his bride into this saloon, all the ladies and gentlemen present arose, and remained standing until the ceremony was concluded. The Emperor having taken his seat, the Grand Muter of the Ceremonies invited the Minister of State, in the exercise of his functions as officer of tetat dui!, and assisted by the President of the Coun cil of State, to proceed to the fauteuil of the Empe ror. The Minister of State then received the decla ration of his Imperial Majesty Napoleon the Third, by the grace of God and the will of the nation, Em ror of the French; and also that of Mademoiselle Eugenie de Montijo, Countess of Theba, and formally declared them to be united in marriage. The Presi dent of the council of State then presented the pen 6) the Emperor, and afterwards to the Empress, wbase signatures were followed by those of the Callibei de Montijo (mother of the Empress), the apish& Ambassador, the Imperial princes andprin swiss, and other witnesses appointed by his Majesty. The conclusion of the ceremony was notified to the Parisians by a royal salute from artillery placed in the Champs Elysees, a rocket signal having been given from the Court of the Tuileries. The Empress was shortly afterwards recooducted to her residence with the same formalities that had been observed on her arrival. Notwithstanding the gloomy state of the weather, great crowds had assembled in the vicinity of the Tuileries and the Elysee from the hour of 7 o'clock until the return of the Empress. Her Majesty was received with respect, but certainly not with the en- I thusiaam which generally characterises Frenchmen ; there was little more interest manifested than that of ordinary curiosity, the general attitude of the people being calm rather than indifferent. There were, it is true, cries of " Vive l'lmperatrice r uttered from time t o time; but as for tumultuous exclamations, or earnest, hearty hurrahs, such as Englishmen may hear when their Queen is proceeding in state to meet her parliament—and which the French people too can indulge in when they are really excited— there was no th ing of that kind. Her Majesty grace fully bowed her acknowledgments for the cheers that were given by the crowd, and in half an hour after the cortege had quitted the gate of the Elyse!, Paris resumed its wonted Saturday evening's THE IXPRBSS, MONDAY Floirvgiron: 470,7. - 464-g—biLir4A)lda d'Hosbigt,Virkich splenlgly tpotaterk lot 4he 'ooessioh. cia l t * h e ption of Empiesa ,w conclude& pre select" seeordanea with thilyest °Baia pre gramme ; and a few minutes aftereettlsihe Emperor appeared, leading her Majesty ty the land. At tended as before by the grut officers of state, their Msjestiea entered their carriage, a signal was given from the flag-staff on the palace to the park 'of artil lery, and the imperial procession started for Notre Dame, amid the thunders of the cannon, and the cheers of the people. Although the entire line of route from the palace to the cathedral was so strongly guarded,the double line of militaryhad hard service in keeping the eager crowd within their prescribed limits. Every window, nook, and corner commanding any kind of view was crammed with spectators, who greeted the imperial bride and bridegroom with repeated "Vivas" and waving of handkerchiefs, which were acknowledged gracetullyby her Majesty, and graciously by . the Em peror. Yet the impulse appeared to be mainly that of gallantry overcoming the habitual coldness and indifference which mark the reception of the Emperor by the Parisians whenever he appears among them on ordinary occasions. Now and then a hearty cheer might be heard along the line, and the Emperor fre quently bowed very affably, seemingly well satisfied with the popular reception of the partner of his throne. _ . From the Place du Carrousel, the cortege moved forward through the court of the Louvre, the Fosses St. Germain, Rue de Rivoli. Place de rßotel de Ville, the Quay Pelletier, over the bridge of Notre Dame to the Quay Napoleon, and thence to the great door of the cathedral, tn the following order: Bend of the 7th Regiment of Lenten. Squadron of the National Guard (mounted) The State Major-Genersl, of the NadalGoard. Other Squadron; of the National Guard (mounted). Squadron of the 7th Laneen. General Kerte, in plate of Marshal Magnan, Cornmander-i chief, whose poet was appointed for the left of the Imperial Carriage. Major-General of the Army of Paris, with the First Military Division. District Officers on lionebact. The GenerrlcoZet;n7liaitThe Division of the Seine. Band of the Military School. The 7th Regiment of Lancers. Band of the 12th Dragoons. General Partottneasz, commanding the First Brigade of Cavalry. Three Squadrons of the 12th Dragoons. Carriages tantalising the Civil and Military Officers of the Imperial Establishment. Squedrem of the 12th Dragoons. Curlew of the Imperial Ministry. Other Carriages, containing respectively Ladies of the Princesses, and Officers of the Princes; Chief Personages in the Household of the Princess Mathilde; Ladies of the Empress's Palace. The Grand Master and First Chamberlain of the Emprem. Squadron of the new Company of Guides (the appearance of this new company was very brilliant). Carriage sad Six, occupied by the Chief Oaken of the Emperor's Household. The Princess Mathilde, in a Carriage and Six. Prince Jerome and Prices Napoleon, in a Carriage and Six. General OSINITs, not in command of the day. The Grand State Carriage, drawn by Eight beautifully-caparisoned Horses, and containing THEIR MAJESTIES THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS, surrounded by the Imperial Aidea•de-Camp and chief Ordnance Officers. _ _ A Squadron of the new Company of Guides. Band and Squadron of the 6th Regiment of Cuirassien. The let and 2nd Regiments of Carabiniers, commanded by Brigadier-General Ferny. The procreators was closed by the Gendarmerie of the Seine, and a Squadron of the Mounted Horse-Guards of Paris. The distinguished guests who had been invited entered the cathedral at the side doors, many as early as nine o'clock this morning; the grand central entrance was reserved exclusively for their Majesties and the Corps _Diplomatique, the latter of whom arrived in a body, and with a grand military escort. The foreign =humidors and ministers, and all the public functionaries of distinction, were conducted to seats which had been specially reserved for them. The tont ensemble now became strikingly gorgeous. The splendid attire of the ladies, and the rich um *forms of all services, together with a brilliant array of foreign civilians of note, and many officers of the English army, gave to the scene a magnificence that can only be realised by the privileged spectator. On the announcement of the Emperor's approach the Archbishop of Paris, attended by his clergy, pro ceeded to the grand entrance of the cathedral to re ceive their Majesties. The great doors suddenly opened, and the Emperor, apparently in the best of health and spirits, conducted her Majesty to her seat on the throne near the altar; and it was remarked, that the Empress looked, indeed, very beautiful as she took her seat by the side of her imperial husband. The Archbishop having saluted their Majesties, proceeded at once to the ceremony of the marriage, which was conducted in all respects according to the solemnities of the Roman catholic church, and accom panied by all the pomp of imperial prestige and royal tradition. A canopy of silver brocade was held over their Majesties' heads by two bishops; the choir re peated several times the "Domino Saloum;" the Archbishop presented holy'water, and chanted the Te Dew, which was repeated with ecstatic effect by the orchestra and choir. The orchestra consisted of 500 musicians, directed byM. Auber, musical director and chapel master to the Emperor, and the following pieces were played during the ceremony :-1. Hymn to St. Genevieve, Patron Saint of Paris (the Urbe Beata of Leseueur); 2. The Consecration Credo of Cherubini ; 3. The Sanctus for Mass of St. Cecilia, by Adolphe Adam; , 4. An 0 Salutaria, by Cherubini ; 6. Domine Selma (after benediction); 6. The Te Deum of Lessuenr. The latter composition has now in turn been chanted at Notre Dame to celebrate the battle of Austerlitz, the consecration of Napoleon 1., the vote of Dec. 20, 1851, and the marriage of Napoleon 111. At the conclusion of the Te Deem, the Emperor and Empress descended from the throne, and the imperial cortege, having formed as in the order of arrival, their Majesties returned to the Tuileries by the Rue d'Arcole and Quai Napoleon, to the Moe de la Concorde, passing to the palace by the garden entrance. The Archbishop of Perim also accompanied their Majesties, and conducted them to the door of the Tuileries ; the return, as bad been the departure, being celebrated by the roll of drums, the flourish of trumpets, the roars of the artillery, the shouts of the people, and, heard above all, the deep boom of the bowdon, or great bell of Notre Dame. Telegraphic dispatches were immediately for warded to all the chief towns in France, instructing the Prefects and Mayors to make known to the in habitants the completion of the religions ceremonies of their Majesties' marriage, and their safe return to the Tuileries amidst the enthusiastic greetings of the people. From Monday until Saturday night the cathedral, with all the decorations standing, will be open to the public. The Baroness de Pierres, one of the Ladies of the Palace to the Empress, is an Ameriain, being daughter of Col. Thorn, of New York. The Municipal Coutioil of Marseilles, following the example of Nantes, has voted an address of feli citation to the Emperor on his marriage. Similar addresses will probably 'De pouring in for a month. Deputations from the workmen, and the dames and damsels in white dresses, with flowers, and flags surmounted with the eagle, and bearing inscriptions " Vice l'Empereur and rlmperatrice," went to the Tuileries very early in the morning, and were joined by large numbers of persons in masks returning home from balls, which rendered the scene most unique and interesting. About nine o'clock an immense congregation of people and large bodies of soldiers surrounded the Tuileries, and groups of all characters and both sexes took breakfast on the drum-heads of the military bands. The traders in wine, tobacco, and medals, trans acted a large business on the whole line of pro cession. There was a great sensation among the multitude about this time, as the streets tilled with the car riages of the ambassadors, ministers, &c., many of them splendidly decorated. The favoured holders of tickets, who were crowd ing into Notre Dame, induced thousands to remain for several hours to witness the arrivals. Each side of the river was lined with troops, and perfect order was kept. The scene, from the streets or the housetops, from the bridges or the parapets, was most imposing. Every building and every spot in the entire line of procession was filled with ele- ple. w ho displayed flags sad giont:A 100 genteel deer ataisettes as the cortlge rued The &sprees were a white dress, 'nth coronet sad 1 djamocieds. 'Their Mslesties walked frost the Cathedral to their carelage, amidst great enthusiasm of the distin guished assembly, and great excitement of the plan tation. Their return to the Tuileries was marked by inereseed acelaination. On their arrival at the Palace, the Emperor and Empress appeared on the balcony; whereupon the air was rent with the cheeriog of the multitude which filled the gardens of the Palace. Hie Majesty wore the uniform of a lieutenant general, decorated with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour of Napoleon. All along the route from the Tuileries to the cathe dral, Venetian masts were arranged, all streaming with tri-coloured pennants. The palaces and public buildings are splendidly illuminated this evening, and thousands of addi tional lamps, both in oil and gas, are lighted on all the chief promenades. The Hotel de Ville was elegantly pavilioned, and extensive platforms were erected, both there and at the Hotel Dieu, for the benefit of distinguished people not invited to the cathedral. Prince Jerome and Prince Napoleon were placed near the throne, on the right of the Emperor, in the cathedral, and the other princes and princesses pre sent were stationed on the left of the Empress. Crowds of foreigners overrun the hotels, and pri vate lodgings are let at unconscionable prices. The Municipal Council has voted in favour of construct ing a boulevard on the line of railroad about to be built between the city and Auteuil. Thus the Pa risians will be able to boast of another magnificent promenade. The Three per Cent. Renter declined 80 c. to-day, and Bank Stock sustained a further fall of 10 francs. .. . The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed sc. higher than yesterday. The greatest order prevailed throughout Paris at the hour of our telegraphic despatch. The following is a portion of a more detailed as since received from our correspondent: I have sent you so many accounts of fete days within the last few months, that I feel myself con demned to be wearisome when I perform the duty of describing with a little more particularity than my last despatch which will precede my letter, the wedding day of Napoleon 111. and Eugenie de Montijo, Countess de Teba. A fete in Paris is an important engine of government. Any emperor, king, president, convention, or committee, that will give a grand popular entertainment, may be always sure of a full audience and a fair hearing. No people on earth are so easily amused as the French. When they put on their Sunday deals to see a show they excuse all faults in the INN= whiffing, reserve their criticism for a cooler mo ment, and seek only to be pleased for the hour. All governments construe the favourable reception of the drama as a testimony of personal affection to the manager of the theatre. It as, however, an historical fact lately ascertained that no theatrical performance will go off well in Paris without the aid of pram *banal claqueurs. The audiences are indulgent, not enthusiastic. In these grand street spectacles, more even than within the walls of the Varietr's or the Vauderille the claqueurs play . a pro , minent part, and the result is "triumphant success." Some five or six of these triumphs have been achieved within the last twelvemonth, and on every occasion the telegraph has assured the remotest villages in France that the enthusiasm of Paris in favour of the government defied all descrip tion. But although all the fetes to which I allude have had distinct political objects, the ,use en scene has been pretty much the same. When the Presi dent of the Republic returned from his triumphal progress in the provinces there was &double" hedge" of infantry from the Orleans railway to the Tuileries, a long procession of cavalry, and a great crowd. When the empire was proclaimed there was a double hedge of infantry from the Berrien de rEtoile to the Tuileries, a long procession of cavalry, and again a great crowd. To-day there was a double hedge of infantry from the Tuileries to Notre Dame, a long procession of cavalry, and a suffocating crowd. But the monotony of a mere military spectacle was varied to-day by the resuscitation of the old imperial state ooaches. Few people supposed that the very carriages which conveyed Napoleon I. to be crowned, and the King of Rome to be baptised, were yet in existence. They were the distingushing feature at the pageant to-day, and the gilded crown displayed on the high roof of the antiquated vehicle that bore the Emperor and Empress was to the eyes of many thousand spectators, hopelessly endeavouring to peer over the forest of bayonets in front of them, the only evidence that the expected procession was passing by. As early as eight o'clock this morning the doors of Notre Dame were besieged by holders of tickets anxious to secure their places in the cathedral. De licate ladies in toilettes much toolight for theweather braved the raw fog which rose from the Seine, stood patiently upon the cold stones waiting for the open ing of the doors, and were prepared to wait more patiently still for four hours before the imperial bride and bridegroom would arrive. At this early hour all the avenues to Notre Dame were blocked up by the curious, chiefly iuhabitants of that thickly populated quarter, many of whom saw for the first time in their lives the extraordinary masquerading costume inwhich thesenators, councillorsofstate, and other anpportersof the principle of authority are now bedizened. Nearly half of M. Victor Hugo's most celebrated work is devoted to an architectural descrip tion of the church of Notre Dame. It would require equal genius and equal space to do justice to the appearance of the venerable cathedral to-day in its decorated state. The towers and portico were so ornamented, with streamers, garlands, gilded eagles, statues of saints, and the initials N.E. that very little of the Gothic architecture could be seen. A colossal gilt statue of Christ was placed between the towers. The four owners of both towers were ornamented with golden eagles, whose wings, widely spread, were very conspicuous. Tapestry, apparently an imi tation of the antique of the time of Louis XIV., was hung in front of the church, and along the sides to nearly half their extent. In the interior of the building the quantity of crimson velvet ermine, golden em broidered bees, garlands, and lustre. passes all con ception. From the nave were suspended 86 ori 'ammo; of all colours, rose, blue, green, orange, B:c., bearing in letters of gold the names of the N departments of France. I carefully &b -ride from expressing any opinion upon the taste of these sumptuous decorations. The pub lic will have plenty of opportunities of judging of this, for the cathedral is to remain in its present state until February 5, and after to-morrow it will be open to public inspection. Meanwhile, it is impossible not to admire the ingenuity and activity of the desonitors who have effected such a magical transformation on so vast a acids at such a short no tioe. After examining Notre Dame I went to the Tuileries to see the cortege start. The public were admitted to the Place du CarrouseL A considerable number of adventurous spectators took up good, though dangerous, positions upon the scaffoldings and masonry belonging to the works now going on for the completion of the Louvre. They were not interfered with. Indeed, ' every soldier and urgent de villa seemed to be so much in request upon the immediate line of prom sion that the rest of Paris was left to take care of itself. I saw some people in the Rue Rivoli delibe rately break down the boarding that separates the street from the unfinished wing of the Louvre and creep throuh. Crowd, of people fol lowed them unmo lested, but only those who were good climbers could have been rewarded for their pains. A few minutes before 12 o'clock the Emperor appeared at the central window of the Tuileries, I looking . towards the Carousel, and was recognised by' many in the crowd, although the distance was too great for his appearance to be the signal of anything Bike a demonstration. At 12 o'clock precisely the Ma= announced the departure from the palace. PARIS, SATURDAY Errata°. The Moniteur publishes a decree of the Emperor appointing the household of Prince Jerome Napoleon, which is to be composed as follows : First Equerry, Baron Auguste de Plancy ; Seceetaim des Com mandements, Baron do Strelting ; Intendant-General, M. Vareollier ; First Aide-de-Camp, General Ricard; Aides-dc-Camp, M. de Prebois, Chef d'Eseadron d'Etat-Major ; M. Decease, Captain of the Staff; Lieut.-Colonel Renault, of the Staff; Captain de lwrminat, of the Navy; and M. de Channy, Chef d'Eseadron of the Staff. In my letter of Jan. 18th I was led into an error, [;, JANUARY 31, 185 - $: • THE RELIGIOUS CEREMONY AT NOTRE DAME. As early as 9 o'clock this morning, crowds, con sisting mostly of workmen and women, began to col lect about the Tuileries, the Elyske, and the Place chi Qurousel. The ouvriers here and there might be laird indulging in lively and humorous commenta ' she upon the great event of the day; while the other es; more curious in their way, cast wistful looks at be palace, and audibly expressed their wonder who might be the persons that now and then presented Ibmiselves at the doors or windows. Children in As, or pickaback, waiting with marked impatience br the coming cortege; wild-looking pease, roost ing on neighbouring fences or trees, sported long herds and smoked short pipes while the infantry and guards deployed in the spacious avenues, or hur riedly marched past to take up their appointed positions. The exterior appearance of Notre Dame to-day was truly magnificent and imposing. The splendid pavilion which had been erected at such immense cost, occupied the whole fteade of the noble strut). ture, and was emblamedd with the aerial bearings of the Emperor. The Illiterial dig wm ess. structed was ancient trgestry, the meet illustrious nes of the .13th and 14th mantles, es. riched by prism hansimpi, erabesidseed Above the gessipsdise WI APS& in relief, repress ding ae l skdiese—saa at Charlemagne, the cam L IleteesssAs two towers whicili mime See havolm, as • colossal Mator at ear Saviour. Oelemsess limed from all the tomes. tad at their his angles sem colossal swim alillpread wings. The isasisrosspillamtlyilsocested, and resplend ent with ßi lis e r w eis myr . iad candles, presented as sect et sesseg description. Altar, wid th had bum removed to the front of the choir, was covered by a gorgeous canopy united to the lateral columns by an elegant Gothic gallery. A platform, overhang by a canopy deco rated with eagles, and surmounted by an imperial crown, stood before the altar, and was occupied by the throne and the two prie Dieu.. The seat of the Archbishop of Paris, also splendidly canopied, was at the right of the altar. The choir was illuminated by about 15,000 candles, shedding a whole flood of light over the building, and heightening the effect of the scene be yond description. On each side of the edifice were suspended banners bearing the names of the BO departments. The *alumni were encircled with red velvet, embroidered with gold. As the hour approached for the Empress and her suite to leave the Elysee, throngs of people were emu streaming down the Boulevards, the Rae Rivoli, and all the other principal thoroughfares, until the whole neighbourhood of Palace, and the various streets through which the imperial procession was to pass, from theTuileries to the cathedral, presented one dense mass of human life, the only vacancy be ing the middle of the streets reserved for the proces sion, on each side of which was a double line of troops of the army and the national guard, extending throughout the entire distance. The two state camages which had been despatched to the Elyske for the Empress, arrived at that palace about half-past eleven; and after • very brief delay were on their return to the Tuileries with their im perial charge in nearly the same order of attendance as was observed on the occasion of the civil ceremony last evening. This morning, however, Senator the Count de la Pagerie, Grand Master of tho Empress's Household, accompanied her Majesty in the same carriage, and the escort duty was performed by heavy cavalTh weather was exceedingly favourable. On the first appearance of the Empress the liveliest curiosity was exhibited by the crowds who pressed forward as far as the vigilant guard would allow them, to obtain a sight of their Emperor's choice, respecting whose beauty the whole thousand tongues of rumour have of late been incessantly occupied. Cries of" Vive l'lm peratice !" were vociferated, to which the Empress, apparently somewhat agitated, replied by two or three very graceful bows, as the imperial carriages moved onward. The procession passed ate moderate pace directly which I mast request you to correct. I stated that in the list of bankrupts at the Bourse might be seen the name of the grand chamberlain, the Duke de Basun°, in the character of gerant to the Bone Mining Company et Algeria. 1 ant now informed, on undoubted authority, that the Duke de Bassano, who for many years, ass well known, has filled high diplomatic stations at various foreign courts, is not and never was !grant of the Bone or any other mining company, and that he certainly is not a bankrupt. I have seen the copy of a deed from which it appears that the !grant of that company is Hugues Joseph Antoine Eugene do Bassano—another person, to whom a grant of the Bone Mines was made in 1845. I am unable toexplain how it happened that for the space of three or four days " Maret de Bassano, Place Vendome, N 0.19," appeared in the list exhibited at the bourse. In justice to myself, I must say that it was not doubted among the bystanders that the Duke de Bassano was the person alluded to, and the fact is so stated in Spanish, Italian, and German journals. However long before the usual time, the announcement of this bankruptcy was withdrawn, and I am assured that the official responsible for its publication will be dismissed. AU that concerns me is to contradict the report to which I gave circula tion, that the Emperor's Grand Chamberlain was a bankrupt, and this I now do in an unqualified man- GERMANY. The Augsburg Gazette publishes a further des patch, dated Berlin, December 28, from M. de Manteuffel to M. do Hatzfeldt, the Prussian ambas sador in Paris. In this document the important fact —not hitherto officially certain—clearly appears that Austria, Prussia, and Russia settled in concert the terms in which they thought fit to recognise the French empire. It also appears from this state paper that the three great powers, so far from re cognising the empire purement et simp'ement, as the French government journals pretended they would do, emphatically insisted upon the observance of ex isting treaties, dwelt upon the obligation of European powers to maintain the present territorial limits, and only accepted Louis Napoleon's peaceable declara tions after professing, in courteous diplomatic lan guage, to understand them in a sense notoriously d'fferent from that in which they were uttered. The ungallant allusions to German princesses scattered through L-inis Napoleon's speech are not well received by the German press. The Mecklen burg North German Correspondent, referring to the passage in which the reigning house of Mecklenburg is qualified as "secondary; says that this princely house is not only one of the oldest and noblest in Europe, but has at all times seen its daughters on royal thrones, with which that of Louis Napoleon will bear no comparison. The Vienna Gazette of the 25th contains the speech at the Tuileries. The passage in which it is said that the House of Austria went about to obtain a place on Napoleon's throne for Maria Louisa, is marked with two notes of interrogation. SPAIN. The Madrid Gazette of the 24th publishes a royal order in reply town application from several senators and deputies and notable electors of Madrid praying that the local authorities may not throw any obstacle in the way of the elections, stating that the royal order of the 17th on this subject must be respected. The application in question would, it is said, in the order of the 24th, if complied with, amount to the annulment of the order of the 17th. RUSSIA. We find the following note in the Augsburg Gazette : " VIENNA, lAN. 21.—Some sensation has been ex cited on our Stock Exchatme, by an announcement shut the Russian Government has just contracted for a new 41 per cent. loan of 40 millions of silver rubles (above 6 millions sterling). This measure is regarded as one of precaution against unforeseen eventualities." TURKEY. A letter from Constantinople, received via Trieste, states that Alxl-el-Hader had had a private audience of the Sultan. The Patriarch of Jerusalem had ar rived at Constantinople, in order to protest against the concessions made to the Latins on the subject of the Holy Places. MONTENEGRO. A letter in the Vienna Gazette, dated frontiers of Montenegro, Jan. 14, says :—" The day before yes terday the Turks commenced operations against Mon tenegro by a concentrated attack. The Pacha of Antivari, at the head of 8,000 men, including 6 tabors (of 800 men each) of regular infantry, de ' scended from the neighbourhood of Sattermari into the Zernitachka Nahia, and pressed forward as far as to the villages of Limtjani, Olubido, and Plarnenzi, which he destroyed with fire. Towards evening, being threatened on his flanks by the Monte negrins, he returned to his:former mountainous posi tion. To-day it is rumoured that the mountaineers having collected their forces which were scattered through the hinder nahias, end marched into that of Zernitschka, have driven the Pacha of Antivari from the mountain, and also compelled Osman Paths, of Scutari, who was operating from Zabljak with 9,000 men, to return to his original position. We hear that Omar Pasha, with from 20,000 to 24,000 men and 8 guns, has pushed on to Podgorizza, and ap pears to menace Cettinje, the capital of Montenegro. The mountaineers fight with the enery of despair. According to a later report of the 19th (?) the Turkish troops on their way from Andvari to the Rimini and in the Zernitacbka nahia encountered no notable op position. THE UNITED STATES. ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA. LITAILYOOL, SUNDAY AFTINNOON. The British and North American royal mail steam ship America, Leitch, commander, arrived in our river at noon to-day, with about 70 passenger., and the usual mails from all parts of the United States, Canada, Newfoundland, &c. There is no specie by this arrivaL The America left Boston on the 19th inst., at noon, and Halifax early on the morning of the 21st, thus bringing five days' later intelligence from the whole American continent than was received by the arrival on Friday of the Humboldt steamer off Cowes. Captain Leitch reports having passed the royal mail steamer Europa, off Halifax, on the 21st, and saw a large steamer standing westward on the 28th. The new steam ship Arabia, which had put into Halifax for a fresh supply of coals, in consequence of the severe gales she encountered on her first out ward voyage, arrived safely at New York on the morning of the lath inst. Intelligence has reached New York that all the passengers of the Cornelius Grinnell are saved. By advice. received in Washington from Havana, dated the 11th instant, we learn that Mr. Beyla, a wealthy and influential English resident at Cuba, had been ordered by the Governor to quit the coun try at two hours' notice. No reason was assigned for this severe step, and the interference of the British consul in Mr. Beyla's behalf had proved quite inef fectual. Considerable excitement prevailed on the subject, both in Cuba and at Washington, on the news becoming known there. The commission sent to Mexico to examine into the merits of the Gardiner claim, has returned to Washington, and presented a report declaring the whole claim a fraud on the United States govern ment. The accounts from Mexico of the revolutionary movements are at once meagre and conflicting. On the one hand, the government papers represent that the rebellion is subsiding; while others, on the con ; teary, assert that the troops of Uragas bad defeated i those of the government under It asquez in Guan ; dinalo. When the America left Boston, there was a mode -1 rate amount of business going forward in all the chief cities of the Union. , The money market at New York, since the depar- ture of the previous steamer, had been very easy; money was plentiful, and could be obtained at mode. rate rates; the general trade of the country is re ported to be in a most satisfactory condition. Government stocks were in good demand, and pre vious quotations were well supported. The market for breadstuffs was rather quiet, and not many transactions were reported, in consequence of holders waiting further advice. from hence, which the Europa would convey. Prices were reported as follows :—Western Canal flour, 5 doll. SO c. to 5 dole, c. per barrel, steady ; Gennessee prime wheat, 1 dol. 22 c. to 1 dol. 24 c. per 60 Its.; Indian corn, round yellow, 70 c. to 72 c. ; Isdian meal, 3 dole. 621 c. to 3 dole. 75 c. per barrel. The cotton market at New York was reported brisk, with a good average amount of business doing. Prices had slightly advanced, as will be seen from the following quotations :—New Orleans and Mobile, mid fair to fair, 111 c. to 121 c. per lb.; Uplands ditto to ditto, 101 c. to 11 c., in each case showing rise of Ic. per lb. The reports from the Southern markets all report an advance in prices; at NOW Orleans, on the 15th, middling was quoted 91m , per lb. Provisions were in moderate demand, but prices were unchanged. Freights were lower :—Flour to Liverpool wee ruling at 2s. 9d. to 3s. per barrel. Cotton to Liver pool, id. to 5-16 d. per lb. ; ditto to Havre, lc. to Ile. per lb. Exchange on London was quoted 109 to 1091, with a quiet market ; on Paris, 5 13. INDIA. THE OVERLAND MAIL. THE WAR IN =MAIL We have received our despatches in anticipation of the Overland Mail. The dates are—Bombay, Jan. 3- Calcutta, Dec. 22. Our . Bombay Correspondent writes as follows : BOMBAY, JAN. 3. News to the 13th December has been received from Rangoon. Brigadier M'Neill, who, you will remember, was struck by the sun during the attack on Pegu on the 21st November, died on the Bth De cember; and Lieut. Cooke, 22nd M.N.1., commis. sariat officer, who was wounded through the lungs on the same day, died on the 6th. The command of the 2nd Madras Brigade has been given to Lieut.- Colonel Duke, of the Ist Madras Fusiliers, and the command of that corps has thus fallen to Major Hill, who has charge of Pegu. On the night of the 3rd December about 8,000 Burmese made an attack on l'egu, and but for the gallantry of the little garrison, they might have succeeded in effecting its re-capture. The pagoda was first surrounded by the enemy, but meeting there with a warm reception, they made for the commis sariat atoms, but these were found deserted, as all the stores had the day previous been removed into the pagoda, intelligence of the intended attack having reached our troops. (The enemy, on a former occa sion, came provided with scaling ladders, which fell into our hands, and are said to be very good ones in deed.) They appear to have been daunted by the reception given them at the pagoda, and to have re tired at once out of reach of danger. News of the peril of the Pegu garrison reaching Rangoon, 230 men of the Madras Fusiliers, and a party of seamen under Captain Shedwell, were sent up the river by steam to their assistance. The Burmese had so ob. structed the river just below the town of Pegu, that the boats could not get up, so the troops landed with the intention of reaching their destination by the bank of the river. They were waylaid by some thousands of the enemy, who opened fire on them, and at one dis charge killed five sailors and six artillerymen, and wounded a very large number of others. The small party had to retreat to their boats, which was accom plished without farther loss. Tidings of this affair having been sent to Rangoon, a strong force of 1,400 men (600 of the Bengal Fusiliers, 2.50 of the Seikh corps, 300 of the Madras NJ., and 230 of the Ram ghur cavalry) was at once sent off-850 by water and 550 by land. General Godwin and Captain Tarlton accompanied the former. Both parties pushed along with right good will. The land force fell in with the enemy, whose cavalry charged them; bat they were speedily routed by the Seikh corps, who proved themselves brave and faithful soldiers. The water-borne division having landed, the combined force proceeded on to Pegu without opposition, the 8,000 brave Burmese having disappeared ! A com missariat boat was attacked on the 6th, a few miles below Pegu. There were a native officer and 20 men sth M.N.I. on board. The guard defended the boat all night till their ammunition ran out, when they resolved on landing and making their way to Pegs. The subedar and two men were killed in the boat, and six men were taken on shore by the enemy. The remainder reached Pegu in safety. Oa being told of what had happened, Major Hill, with party of the Madras Fusiliers sallied out and fortu nately came up with the enemy in time to save the lives of the sepoys, whom they found bound for execution. The bodies of Captain GardneraZ the native sergeant of the 40th Madras Native In katry, who fell at Akaktung, had been found on the drw's bank and buried. Commodore Lambert re towed to Rangoon on the 4th December from Prome, where Sir John Cheape was busily engaged having the country around the town cleared of the jungle, which rendered sickness so prevalent, and gave cover to the cowardly villains who feared to attack as in open day. A conductor named Quin having foolishly gone out some distance beyond camp Waite with a teleseope, to have a sight of a stockade being erected by the enemy, was surprised by a party of Burmese, and carried off: he had after wards been seen alive in their camp. A very large number of the enemy were congregated near Prome at Etha bliew, where they were erecting tremendous stock ades, and sharp work was looked for on the day when they should be attacked—immediately after General Godwin's arrival. The enemy were digging deep trench in their front, taking good care to leave a means of escape in their rear. An officer of very high rank had joined them from Ava with 2,000 men, with instruction to heist lie to the last: in case of defeat, which was however reckoned an utter improbability, he was authorised to treat with us. The elephants, on the* way to Prome, for the transport of guns, &c., were not looked for at Prome till after New Year's Day, and every one was becoming heartily disgusted with the inactivity displayed by the general. Fever wee very prevalent amongst the troops at Prome, and several officers had been obliged to leave for Calcutta for change. The boats of the Moozuffer, under Captain Hewett, LN., had surprised a large force of Burmese on the bank of the Irrawaddy, and killed some scores of them, the chief's son amongst the number. The troops at Rangoon were in good health, but provisions at all the places where onr troops were quartered were scarce and dear. Some huntheds of poor villagers had gone into Pegu for protection the day after the attack had been made on it by the Burmese, and it was found no easy matter to provide them with food. General Godwin was to start for Promo on the return of the steamer Pro serpine from Moulmein. Mr. J. R. Colvin, of the Sadder Adawlut, has been deputed from Calcutta on special duty to the Tenasserim provinces and Ant can, and in reference to this the Englishman remarks as follows : _ The report long in circulation that Mr. Sudder Justice Colvin was to be appointed Viceroy of the new conquests, though not confirmed, is partly justified by Wednesday evening's Gazette, which notifies his trip to the eastern provinces on special duty. Mr. Colvin's former experience in Maulmain, and his talent for arrangements, qualify him, perhaps better than any other available public officer, for putting the recent conquests in order, and licking the embryo government into shape. For although official prudery will not name what has not been formally an nounced, nobody will believe that the affairs of Arnim Or Tenasserim, or both, require the presence of Mr. Co lvin ; but all will be satisfied that his services hare been dem anded for the unnamed territories which lie between the two, to which the Gazette would direct public attention. Captain Phayre, who is supposed by everybody to be the commissioner for the new province of Peg; left Calcutta for Rangoon on the 9th December.". Tho following is a list of the appointments which are be' Bored to be in contemplation :—Captain Sark M.N.1., has been appointed Deputy Commissioner, and the following gentlemen assistants:—Captain T. Latter, 8.N.1., Captain Josiah Smith, M.N.1.; Lien J. Baird, Madras Artillery ; Lieut. C. Dangerfieldt ,ditto; D. T. Morton, Esq. (if available, if not, Cap• 4