The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-17 00:00:00

BIRTH OF A PRINCE.

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PARIS. SUNDAY EVENING.

This day adds another to the many instances of the
great good fortune which has attended Napoleon the
Third. His dearest wishes es a husband and the
founder: of a dynasty are fulfilled. Hs has a nu
and heir, whose advent into this world has indeed
been accompanied with a full measure of that
suffering entailed upon the children of Eve
by the primeval curse, but who has at
last been born under circumstances as (a-
vowable as possible both for mother and child.
The imperial infant, as I learn from a erodible eye-
witness, and not from the tattle of courtiers, is really
as fine and robust a boy as ever was seen. He is
described as ray, plump, well made, folly developed
sad with a surprising abundance of oheutepooloured
hair, resembling his father's. The name given to him
is Napoleon Eogeu►Loais-Jean-Joseph. The rea li
-
sons for these names are very simple. He is called
Napoleon and Louis after his father ; Eugene from
his mother Eugenie; Jean after the Pope, who is to
be his godfather, and Joseph in compliment to his
intended godmother, the Queen of Sweden, whose
name is Josephine.

The Empress felt the first labour pains as early as
one o'clock oa Saturday morning, although they were
not so decided as to be noticed elllcially till four
o'clock. From one until the hoer of her delivery
(a quarter-past three this morning), she suffered at
times very considerably, but there were many biter-
vale of comparative sass. The accoucheurs frequently
thought in thesaurus of Saturday that the crisis was at
hand, but repeated unexpected comations of the pains
postponed the looked-for event. Daring the intervals
her Majesty enjoyed some calm sloop, and sometimes
walked about her room. The Emperor never quitted
her, and it is said that when her sufferings were
acute he frequently consoled her by saying that all
Paris was thinking of her, and that all the churches
were full of the faithful, praying for her sate delive-
rance. A little before three o'clock this morning
her Majesty's state was ouch that it was thought proper
to introduce into her chamber the grand dignitaries
convened to be witnesses of the birth. On seeing so
many people about her bed the Empress appeared
troubled, and the action of nature was awhile sus.
pended. Terrible pains followed, and it is stated
that the acconoheurs found an occasion to draw forth
the exercise of all their skill and presence of mind.
The birth was at last happily effected. I hays
already said, on good grounds, that the child is a
remarkably fine and healthy one. It is stated by
some that be is as big es many a child of two
months old, and that when the Emperor saw him
he exclaimed, " No wonder that the Empress suf.
fared so much." Of private anecdotes about the
event there ere multitudes ; many more have
reached my Sere than I have time to relate or than
you could fled space to print. I am told that the
Emperor wept abundantly, and that falling upon
the neck of his cousin Priam Napoleon he said to
him, "You will, I am sure, love and protect this
child."

The hall baptism (adolescent) took place at 12
o'clock with the ceremonies described in the pro-
gramme already published.

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101 guns fired from the Inn Wes at daybreak an-
nounced th. tidings to Paris.
A bulletin :published at 4 o'clock this afternoon
states that the health of the Empress and of the Im-
perial Prince is excellent.

Within a few minutes of the birth of the Priam at
a quarter-put three this morning, the Emperor sent
messages in his own name announcing the event to
the Pope, the Queen of England, the King of Pied-
mont, the Queen of Sweden, the Grand Duchess
Dowager of Sadie, and I believe some other Courts.
It is a very aeries' fact, as showing not only the
wooden of the Electric Telegraph, but also the so-
tivity of great personages at hours when the world
at large is wrapped is sleep, that telegraphie mem-
sages of coagratelation wire received in answer
before six o'clock from the Pope, Queen Victoria,
and the Queen of Sweden.

The &nate and Corp LegekW remained the
whole of the day yesterday, in their respective
pekoes, waiting for the annosneemeat of the event.
To beguile the team of the long boors of expect-
ancy, they not only made maple provision of eat-
ables, champagne, sad cigars, bat lent for musk, and
invited their wives and daughters to keep them
company. After remaining en prmenesce till half-
past one in the monk& a sump was
received from the palest, giving them have
to go home. They could, however, hare had bat
lisle deep, te between 3 and 4 dela& most of the
members were bunked up by their pirate isamen-
gem bringing the pest news. and by 8 o'clock they
were again essembled in pablls sitting, waiting to
rewire the Aoki emusaskation of the intallipate.
The Senate, se they an compiled to do by the eon.
edtation, eat with skied doors. To the Corps lack-
ktif the public, were admitted. The preatedinp
ware vary siert. The president, Count de Morey,
es taking the disk, mkt la a roles betraying melt
emotion :

Goettounest—thie sight at Mt Vela* the LBW* mot
to orderly fidoeo to Wave the Oar Logialatlfef the happy
dativereate et the Zapata,. Her Majesty fins blab so ea
Impute! Mese at a teener poet Arm (Chloe of
illosperser " bona oh parte if the Isms). I see, pestle-
s's. seatlesed the Osvat do Moray. that yea participate if
the joy of all PPM& The llisopelear," tied the
readmit. " /five l'haperatriee," "Vivo le Poises lambi."
After ao saaoaacemeat that the Clasps Legislative
would be received at the Taileriss by the Empiric
taceerrow, the Hems steamed till after Puska
week.

Among the preparations for the illeminationa of
las matey, thaw of the Bourse shine forth eon-
epionsualy, sad they are the more remarked become
the Bourse has war illuminated as any of the many
meant ooselione of pulls rejoicing. The decoration
erased in treat of the Bourse consista of a triumphal
arch. sennosated by so imperial mows. Os the
Wee is, the imeripties, in coloured lamps, "The
Agate do Cheap to the Imperial Prises." The
Groh is salted by primed' of dooms sad
emsgmeas to four pyramids surmounted with stars,
creamested with the satioaal deg, sad bowleg the
inseriptioas "Vim l'Empmear, Hine Thsparetrier."
Between the pyramids. are four emetehesse, bearing
the verde, " Osafidssee, Prosperity, Credit, Beearity.'
The Mantel* Claeaell, as necking the news, imme-
diately voted a sass of 200,000 francs for 1119 pear, of
whisk 100,000 banes an to be employed in Mem-
fai begatog pledged at the Moat de Pike, sad the
ether 100,000 hums is miss the muses of poor
mothers who ere is affair. Buck so Wares num-
ber of primate for the Empress sad the imperial
ishat ham lately been mat to Park, that it km bees
hand absolutely seermary to sad orders to all
IM railway Matisse sad di/4mm °Moss is the
eeneby set to waive sty pared for melt
a thednatica. The story spent I. paying for the
ventage tees bees asonsom. Of cows very bw
maid he amepted, and the pester put was rr