The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-14 00:00:00

MPREISS FROM PARIS

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THE FUNERAL OF THE DUKE DE MOREY. I
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(raom OUR own conzareatiarr.)
PARIS. MONDAY Emma
In consequence of the funeral of the Duke de
*only the Senate and Corps Legialatif did not sit

to-day.
A deputation from the Senate and the Corps
Legislatif en masse attended the funeral—all wear-
ing official uniform with black crape round the arm.
The body of the deceased was removed last night
from his official residence to a room in the Corps
Legislatif. I pawed through the Champs Ripens
at half-past U this morning, and observed that the
palace of the Corps Legislatif was hung with black,
as was also the Madeleine Church, exactly
opposite to it on the other side of the
Seine, and the Place de la Concorde, at
the distance of about half a mile. This space
was lined on either side by troops, and the space
, between the lines for the funeral cortege to pass
through was extremely wide. Several generals
and officers of rank paraded.up and down between
the lines. All the officers wore crape round the arm
and round the hilt of the sword. The standards of
the different regiments were hung with black.
There was nothing like gmieral excitement in the
population of Paris to witness the funeral
display. I particularly remarked in the Ohampe
Myles', although it was Monday, which is a half
holiday, the absence of the working classes. The
ordinary well-dressed promenader of the
Champs Elysian naturally converged towards
the procession, but they scarcely formed
more than a thin line one or two deep in the im-
mense epees of the Place de la Concorde, and at no
time was there anything like pressure there. Sub-
sequently, however, as, after the service at the
Madeleine, the hearse ulsed along the line of the
Boulevards to the Pere Is. Chaise cemetery, the
crowd that left their workshops to see the spectacle
was immense. The facade of the Corps Legislatif
was fitted us a ehapelle ardente. In the centre, at the
top of the steps, the body was placed. A row of gigantic
wax tapers, visible from the Plan de la Concorde,
was arranged among the columns of the building.
The capital of every column bore the motto, " Pro
Patric et Imperatore." The Count de Flahault
appeared ea chief mourner,tiand was accompanied
by the Marquis de la Valetta ; M. Boitelle, Pre-
fect of Polka ; and M. de Mansont, an intimate
friend of the deceased. The pall-bearers were IL
Rouber, Minister of State ; K Schneider, Vice-
President of the Corps Liigielatif ; M. Delangle,
Vies-President of the Senate ; and the Duke de
Persigny. The Emperor was represented by
the Duke de Bassani>, Grand tbamberlain
and General Fleury ; the Empress by M. de Cosa
Brian°, one of her chamberlains ; and Prince Na-
poleon by General de Franoonihre, his aide-de-
camp. The ministers, members of the PrAly Coun-
cil, the deputation from the Senate, and the
members of the Corps Legislatif followed. The
Mr. Berkeley intends, on the Army Estimates, France says that MM. 011ivier and Darimon were
to call wow" tee moo the rogbility of not observed among the latter, but their absence---
w with the
mAerioa," sal to the swim of pee astable or if absent they were—could only be a singular coin-
protecting our coasts from the aggression of a maritime cidence, for M. 011ivier was latterly on terms of
power, intimate friendship with the Duke de Morny ; and
In committee on Game (Ireland) Bill, Colonel Darimon owed to his patronage that election as
Tottenham mimes to insert the following claws : a secretary of the Chamber which hat so much
"Frew sod after the "ming of this `d, if any Pum'S scandalised hie old liberal colleagues. The Pre-
wiatnever shall killer
take any woodcock " soy nip feet of the Seine, Marshal Maguan, and his eta,
between the 15th day of February and the rrA day of Oc-
tane in any gnu, every such gemn ow fil, on cossistiou ce and a vast number of senators, councillors of state,
any such awe before on or more justices of the peace and official personages not forming part of the pro-
sitting is petty sessions, forfeit and pay for every woodcock cession, occupied reserved seats in the Madeleine
or wipe so killed or taken snail sum of money, not mead- Church. Many to whom letters of invitation had
iag ii., se to the said justice' shall seem meet, together been sent were obliged to stand outside for want of
with the eon of the convietioa." room. The Abbe Deguerry, curd of the Madeleine,
On going into committee of supply, Mr. Tre-
performed the funeral service, at the end of which
here. intends to ask the President of the Board of Trade
whether any isammunioatien has taken place between her the Archbishop of Paris pronounced the absolution.
Majesty's government and that of France with a view to At Phre la Chaise MK. Pontiac and Schneider
the modification of the commercial treaty of 1860 ; and to pronounced speeches over the grave, no reports
ask the governlnent whether they are in ptomain of 507 of which are yet published.
report respecting the present nooditica of the ribbon State funerals, however magaificent, are so like
weavers, and whether it is not the fact that their *Kiddies
one another that a full description must necessarily
is even more distressing than it was last year ; and, if on
whether the government am pewees to gent,s some at; be a repetition of what has often been sec prated
teal manures by which the annihilation of the English beforw Nothing is so monotonous as lines of troops
ribboe trade may be averted. and processions of great bodies of the State in uni-
'Ram= Or Ma BMW"! COMYIIIIIOI4.—The form. One feature, bower, in the melancholy
report of the royal rolnothilionen appointed to WO** into ceremony of to-day wits, so far as I know, a novel one.
the riots at Belfast in the autumn of last year wits laid upon A photographic apparatus was fitted up on the steps
the table of the Hume of Commies Let night by air Linen of the hearse to reproduce various points of view on
Peel. The commissioners (Ifr. Dowse, Q.C., sad Mr. -
Charles Barry, Q.C.) resommeod that Seifert stusaid he the line of procession.
converted into a ty town ; that the police fores • 'The importance of M. Rottland's speech Mikes
shou coun
ld be raised to 400 men by the addition of all the French journals. the 'ultramontanist
140, the cost to be borne cos-half by the county organs are, of course, furious at it. The trimming
and the other by the Consolidated. Food ; that the for°, France thinks it goes too far. The Annie National,
should be tinder a chief constable with magisterial functions, sime opinion Nationale, and Tempt, while
alappointh"glitasenwitthantwaontisdpsedieryat Pettmays:tirannsoss ;.atiastly, the
admiring g the talent with which M. Becloud exposed
a Protecteat sad the other a Roma& catholic. The ow. the pestilent intrigues of Rome, think he is advo-
-140611.• express their eft
that the reaurreere cif eating a hopeless cause when he thinks by any
riots similar to those which have so often disgraced the possible measures to revive an harmonious alliance
tows is act linwehables and they state that, as "Inner, between church and state ; they look to separation
they
aim"
"pad " with shame and snow."—Pod, as a remedy--not &return to the doctrines of Bonnet,
Dr. Livingstone, the African traveller, is at - on-
which at this time of day are as unsuited to the
sent in enrichment's anxiety respecting his eldest son, who eharchto the state.
was kidnapped in as American pert es board the vessel in
which be wee gard by same of those unprincipled agents, The Siecie is of opinion that the Marquis de
for presuming substitutes of whom we have beard. Ile so- Boissy's long speech in opening the debate on the
listed is the Sri New Hampshire Volunteers. He is known address was the worst that ever disgraced the
te have been present at the skirmish before Richmes4 en
October y,llßit, but from that time all trace of him is 14. French tribune. There was a time, it says, when
sadn,
sad every mode of sending letters to him bee been tried 111 there was some humour in this senator's
vain. He is believed to ye been matte prisoner by the
Confederataa. It is hoped that it the American , eccentricities ; but now be rambles from one sot-
would lira oinalatieo to the above fee* Hie me may be ject to another, and contradicts himself continually
able to sand notioh through the southern *male ef Its without a particle of wit. When he talks of enlist-
bement 0011111116• and place of abed* to his father before
ee OW eat coos mere for the interior of Africe.—Times. ing as a drummer, it he' could persuade the Preach
PATS/IT-0 We; MUSEITY, 804111 lEseereeteir. government to declare war against Englasd, the only
—Number of visitors for the week ending Barth 11, 1,475 ;Aoo .uagootoclis that be aspires to S position above
trial camber elms the opening of the imams hie daily
Bay, 1868), 901.342. I !demerit. The MAU thee maks the falterers re-