The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-18 00:00:00

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LOUIS NAPOLEON'S RETURN TO PARIS.
PARIS, SATURDAY EVRKINO.
The der has passed off as well as the most ardent
Bonapartist could desire. It boa never been my lot
to witness • rams show more completely successful.
Prom early dawn the unmistakeable signs of a fine
genial day put all Paris into good humour. There
was no fear of being too hot or too cold, of spoiling
bonnets or splashing boots, and so the whole popula-
tion turned out in their Sunday clothing thoroughly
determined to enjoy a holiday. There was really a
The
great deal to see. decorations for the fete ex-
tandtag from the station of the Orleans Railway
along the Boulevards to the Tuileries—a distance of
nearly four miles, were various, novel, and amusing.
la order to spare the troops unnecessary fatigue
special orders had been given that they should not
take up their positions before the hour Sod upon.
Accordingly until nearly ono o'clock the ground was
clear for the vut crowds of sight seers, who in car-
riages and on foot pressed to inspect the numerous
triumphal arches.
I send from personal observation an account of the
most remarkable inscriptions and devices displayed
along the line of the procession. These have been
got up by the government with immense care, and
they in fact form the distinguishing characteristic of
gea•t.
First in importance is the inscription on the
triumphal arch at the entrance of the great gate of
the Tuileries on the Place de la Concorde. This reads
thus :—" To Napoleon 111. Emperor. Tae saviour
of modern eivilnation—the protector of the sciences,
arts, agriculture, industry, and commerce. The
grateful workmen." On columns on either side of the
arch are enumerated the acts upon which Louis
Napoleon rests his claims to a nation's 'gratitude. On
the left column we read :—" Constitution of the year
8. Constitution of 1852. Conversion of the Rentes.
Credit feeder." And on the right column :—" Use-
ful public works. Railways. The continuation of
the Louvre. The Rue Ricoh."

The Paine of last night, with more candour than
discretion, disclosed the fact that this triumphal arch
had been prepared under the direction of the Minister
of State. It appears, however, that the correct thing
to believe is, that the title of the " Saviour . f Modern
Civilisation is not one assumed by Louis Napoleon
himself, but a title spontaneously conferred upon him
and written over his palace gate by the working
population of Paris. The Moniteur thus puts this
important point upon the right footing :--" The
Paine announces by mistake that the triumphal
arch on the Place de la Concorde was executed
under the direction of the Minister of State. The
manifestations preparing on the occasion of the return
of the Prince-President, are the spontaneous work of
the population of l'aria. The government has made
no effort to excite them." With reference to this
statement, however, I must just observe, in passing,
that in all the faubourgs on the northern side of the
Boulevards, and is many parts of the Banlieue,
agents, by whom employed I will not undertake to
say, have called at every house to ask for subscrip-
tions for the triumphal arches. Moreover, in cases
of refusal these collectors took down the names of the
persons refusing, and the impression is very general
that those names will be recorded in a black book,
to be referred to hereafter as occasion may require.
At the corner of the Rue de la Paix four light
elegant pillars, extending across the boulevard, sup-
ported festoons of oak leaves. Half way
up the two central pillars were plated algae
of men in armour. Intertwined with the central
festoon was on the western bide the inscription,
" Viva l'Eanpereur," and on the other, "To Napo-
loon 111., the First Battalion of the National Chard."
Throughout the length of the Boulevards might be
seen at intervals decorations bearing similar inscrip-
tions on behalf of the different battalions of Na-
tional Guards. At the corner of the Ch'ing" d'Antin
was a banner bearing the absurdly anomalous in-
scription, " To His Imperial Highness Louis Napo-
leon 111., from the Administration of the Fetes Dan-
*antes of St Cecile. Vive l'ikapereur." Opposite
the Ras Lepellitier, four handsome Corinthian pil-
lars surmounted with eagles supported a rich crimson
canopy studded with bees, with the insoriptioo," Na-
poleon 111., Emperor." This, one of the most elegant
decorations of the fite, was the joint work of the
directors of the Opera and the Opera Comique,
whose theatres, by the • way, it is announced will
from this day forth be called the ' Imperial
Academy of Music," and the " Imperial Lyric
Theatze." At the entrance of the Ras de Richlieue a
large Bag waved with the inscnption " L'Empire
c'est la path." This favourite motto I saw repeated
in many places. The entrance to the Rae Vivienne
was fitted up with a green and gold banner, erected
by the Tribunal of m•resi. Oa the xilevard
St. Denis an imperial crown of colossal proportions,
surmounted by a cress, was suspended at a great
height above the centre of the causeway. On
the Boulevard St Martin was a very fine
arch, which, to all outward appearaaes, was a worthy
rival of the solid marble structure close at hand—the
Porte St Martin. On the top of this arch was die'
played an enormous spread eagle, under which was
the motto " May Clod protect the Emperor." Another
etch of equally handsome proportions on the same
boulevard presented the following devices and in-
scriptions :—A cross ; a crown; L.N., 7,600,000.
" Ave Caesar imperator ; " a bust of Louis Napoleon ;
" France is Contented;" "The Empire is Peace."
Both the Part St. Dennis and the Porte St. Martin
were gaily dressed with tricoloured flags. Oa the
wall of the Ambigu Comique was a crowned eagle'
" Vox poplin, 7,300,000. Vox Del;" and the follow-
lag quotation :

DI pond tedipetee et Renele vintages aster
Qum Tuscan riberia et Ikeearai peletia emu
Hum ahem evens jumpsuit socearren wale
Ns prottibetel Virgil I. Georg.
Oa the Boulevard du Temple there were two
arches, erected lg the management of the timbres of
the Clique National, Folks Dramatic's', Pima-
bales, Gala Delaseaments Coalition, Lazar', and
Omen de Pavia. Oa one of these arches was
" Vire Napoleon M. i" on the other, " A Napoleon
III."

At the entrance to the Bonleveed Beaumarchais,
close to the column of July, was a picturesque arch,
of which the wood work was almost hidden by an
immense quantity of real oak leaves ingeniously in-
corporated with the construction. A number alwork-
men were allowed to remain at the top of this arab 1
to see the Prince pan under it. The inscription bre
was amply " The Bth arrondisement to Louis Na-
poleon. Farther on. nearly on the site of the old
Benin., was an arch erected by 14. Annuli, with
the inscription "The Artists of the Hippodrome and
the Arden to Napoleon IlL" On the Pont
d'Austerlitz was the arch erected by the city of Paris,
with the legend " The (Sty of Pans to Louis Napo-
leon, Emperor."
I send you a medal that has been hawked about
the street' all the morning, bearing the inscription
"The City of Paris to Louis Napoleon, Emperor, the
18th of Oct., 1862."
postcret Before belt one o'clock the troops and the
National took ap their positions with the ut-
most order. The national guard ibrmed a
Ledge of bayonets on the north side of the proces-
sion, the troops of the lino on the south, and the
broad causeway of the boulevard was occupied by
cavalry. The infantry did not hinder the circulation
of the public on the foot pavement so much as was
expected. They were drawn up in • single line on
the very edge of the granite. As the hour of the
Prince's arrival approached the crowd was immense.
Scarcely a window in any house along the line was
untenanted; In many instances the roofs were
crowded, and the foot pavement was everywhere as
thickl packed with human beings as was well
possible. In the Tint space of the Place de la Bas-
tille the crowd was exceedingly dense, and a remark,
able thing to observe was teat although the people
there were for the most part operatives of the Fau-
bourg St. Antoine, there were, comparatively speak-
ing, few blouses to be seen. I understand that a sort
lof "mot Weide' " had been given to the sad I