The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-03 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, SUND tT EVINING.
A great step is made to-day in the formation of
the imperial household. The Bishop of Nancy is
appointed first almoner to the Emperor. It
was stated some time since that the old
office of grand almoner would not be re-
vived. Marshal Count Valliant is created Grand
Marshal of the Palace. Colonel Beville is
First Prefect of the Palace. The Duke de
Basun° has the title of Grand Chamberlain, and
Count Baciocchi that of First Chamberlain.
Marshal St. Arnaud is nominated GrandlEcuyer, and
Colonel Fleury, First Ecuycr. The poet of Grand
Vensur, which it was apposed would be revived for li
Colonel Edgar Ney, is given to no less a personage
than Marshal Magnet', Colonel Ney being only
" first veneur." The Duke do Cambaeres is ap-
pointed master of the ceremonies. What salaries
are to be attached to all these fine places does not at
present appear.
M. Bore is appointed treasurer-general of the

The only recorded speech of the Emperor at the
reception of yesterday is the following short one,
delivered to the Pope's nuncio:

I hope, with the Divine protection, to be able to develops
the prosperity of France, and to assure the peace of Europe.
There was a soirae at the Tuileries yesterday even-
ing, which was attended by the Ministers, the corps
dip omatique, the members of the Senate and Corps
Legislatif, and several functionaries. A number of
ladies were present.
By a decree puclished to-day, the Emperor, pur-
suant to the powers conferred upon him by the recent
senatus consultum, has promulgated a very large
number of regulations relating to the Senate, the
Corps Legislatif, and the Council of State. The
decree contains ninety-two articles, but the greater
part of them are merely repetitions of existing rules,
or relate to matters of mere form.

PARIS, SATURDAY.
It is many years since New-Year's-Day was cele-
brated with so much outward show of universal
gaiety as it has been to-day. The receptions at the
Tuileries were so numerous, that from an early, hour
every quarter of the city was thronged with func-
tionaries and military officers hastening in their
newest uniforms, some in carriages, but most of them
on foot, to fall into line and enter the Tuileries at
one or other of the numerous entrances assigned to
them. The officers in the streets were so numerous
that a stranger would certainly have taken them for
privates, and supposed that the common soldiers in
France wore gold epaulette. There being
a total cessation from business and labour of
every kind, the avenues to the Tuileries and Louvre
were crowded with spectators curious to see the com-
pany arrive. The receptions began at eleven o'clock,
and last upwards of three hours. The Cardinals,
Admirals, and Marshals of France were the first ad-
mitted to congratulate the Emperor upon the new
year. Half-an-hour afterwards they were followed
by the Corps Diplomatique accredited to the Em-
peror, the Senate, the Corps Legislatif, the Council
of State, the Court of Caseation, the Court of Ac-
counts, the Superior Council of Public Instruction,
the members of the Institute, the Imperial Court of
Paris, the Archbishop of Paris, and his clergy. By
a solitary exception to the regulations applicable to
the rest of the company, the Corps Diplomatique
assembled in the saloon next the throne
room previous to passing before the Em-
peror. The Russian, Austrian, and Prussian mini-
sters were not present, their credentials, in spite of
all anticipations to the contrary, not having been yet
presented. The Pope's nuncio, and the Portuguese,
Swedish, and Grecian ambassadors presented letters
from their repective Sovereigns only yesterday. The
above receptions were followed by those of the Pre-
fect of the Seine, the Prefect of Police, the council
of the prefecture, the municipal and departmental
commission, the Mayors and assistant-Mayors of
Paris, the Sub-prefects of Seeaux and Saint Denis,
the municipal bodies of the bodies's, the Rector and
"corps academique n de la Seine, the tribunal of
the first instance of the Seine, the Tribunal of
Commerce of Paris, the Juges de Paix of Paris,
the Camber of Commerce of Paris, the Consistory o
the Reformed Church of Paris, the Consistory of the
confession of Augsbonrg, the Central Jewish Con-
sistory, the members of the imperial court of bridges
and mines, the functionaries and professors of the
Polytechnic School, the College of France, the Pro-
fessors at the Museum of Natural History, the Im-
perial Academy of Medecine, the Manager and Pro-
fessors of the Imperial Conservatory of Arts and
Trades. The Council of Advocates of the Court of
Caseation, the Council of Advocates of the Imperial
Court, the Chamber of Notories of Paris, the Cham-
ber of Attorneys of Appeal, the Syndieal Chamber
of the Agens de Change, the Chamber of Auctioneers,
the Syntlical Chamber of Commercial Brokers, the
Central and Imperial Society of Agriculture
and the Imperial Scheol of Beaux Arts. When
these had passed in order, the military were received.
They had been admitted separately at the Louvre,
and walked in procession through the long picture
gallery to the throne-room in the Tuileries. Their
number was so considerable, that more than an hour
was consumed while they passed before the Emperor.
Several old officers of the empire brought up the rear
of the procession. After the army came the staff of
the navy and naval officers of rank ; and the cere-
mony concluded with the reception of the secretaries-
general and directors of the various ministries.
A very large proportion of the above visitors wore
the various new xstumes lately devised for so many
civic functionaries, and, as they left the Tuileries in
all directions, their embroidery mingled with the
uniforms of the officers and the robes of the magis-
tracy, gave a lively and uncommon appearance to
the neighbourhood. Large numbers of the officers
betook themselves to the restaurants in the Petah'
Royal, where they had previously ordered clejeutOes
los fourchette. Although the day has been damp
and misty, everybody seems to have turned out, and
the streets are disagreeably crowded.
The bourse, public offices, and private banking
houses are closed.