The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-18 00:00:00

which will be privee de rein, though he is supposed
to be still enjoying the chase in the woods of Fon_
tainebleati- At the very moment he will be sup-
posed to the King of Bavaria will enter that
-celebrated chateau, so full of Imperial remini-
scences, and where the table on which the abdiea-

Lion of the first Napoleon Wee signed serves as
a standing 'memento to his sficeeesor. Thus, in
the succession, of mighty Princes who come
to " incline themselves" before the Imperial
throne there is no absolute solution of Continuity
no more than in the•varied sports,, of. which Fon-
tainebleau is the theatre, is there a single lucid
interval, With these aitowned heads, these ems
perial, Royal, and Serene Ifighneeses (for the
Duke of. Nassau seems, to
.cieciapy pertrianently, the
post of -umbra), and with atee weather et a July
heat, the splendour is too' oppressive. 'l' hope it
may laSt, end that it will hot be followed by any
casualty, as the storm is sure to, ellow when the
sky is charged with electricity from too long and
too intense heat. King Maximilian of-Baratta Wiil
mask his Splendourundee the transparent envelope
of an incognito till he reaches L,yona. 134„the
brother ef the interesting Olio' will come on p for
Marshal Catitellait in that faaoured fifty -like a sun
burst." AtaLyorie, Iticieede,camps, orderlies, and
Other "walking gentlemen" of the Imperial house-
.hold, are aweiting his Majesty's arrival. Marshal
Castellan,' M. Vaisse, 'Senator, 'the Prefect and
Mayor of Lyons, as well as all the civil and military
authorities are ,on the awi, vice. The reception
will be quite official, salutes of artillery will be
fired, and a certain number of troops will be under
arms. .Vigilant persons will take their, stand on
the castle of Fontainebleau to,announce when they
" see anything coming ;" and a great officer of the
Crown will be in attendance to cenduot his iktajesty
to the Palace, " When the Emperor will receive him
at the foot of the grand ,staiicase, the Eritpresi and
her ladies remaining above." So the official' pro-
granenie tuns. The King is expected on Sunday.
In the meantime the Paris papers continue to
give an account in the following terms of the
doings at Fontainebleau •
•
I nartated to you in my last some of the incidents of
the grand stag-hunt of Tuesday. That same, evening the
,curet to ;k place. in the Cour Ovale; the stag, it appears,
was atlist brinight to baY not far -from the Gorge aux
tours 'at about sit in the eveninge and, was: almost in-
stantly killed. There seems to be 7)0 doubt' that two
other stags were followed by Sonia of the dugs in the
course o? the day, the 'scent lying hadlyiia Consequence of
the extreme warmth of the. Weather and dry condition of
• the gitaincl. The main body of the dogs followed exceed-
ingly well,. and at last ran' down ttheir game in really
gallant style... It, was about nine o'clock when the
Imperial party, on quitting the dither party, place'
themselves at the windows., looking info the cotirt to
witness the curious spectacle of breaking up the stag by
torchlight. Nothing could be more -curionta than the
strange effecta Of light'and shade,' the'.blaze of the
torches felt alternately on the huntsmen on, horseback, the
dogs held in,by the grooms placed in charge of them, and
the persons appointed to cut up the'striitital, acentding to
the long-established regalatiOnse of ybeeria. When the
head wah separated from the body-of the animal, the skin
having beet renideed,'`the dogs were brought up three
times to • the parts Alt ethe: body which, they ware
to be permitted to „pike , their own, and then at
a given mOthent," all"'were` let loose together. Then
a tremendous rush ferward took place, and in. a moment
they had devoured the prey Which the day's ettertions had
justly entitled them to. The horns sounded' the mort
at the 'same moment, but the furious barking ,of the
hounds almost overpowered the soiled. At last the grooms
called the dogs in, and it wikeironderfill hOw soon
their excitement was reduced, tor comparative 'quietness.:
They were. then led away, and the. Orange and animated
scene concluded. An-oilier grand Ilia, randeritiaid, will
take place on Saturday, but the place of rendezvous, is not
yet appointed. :Yesterday thelmperiel party took a long
drive about 3 o'clock, in the forest, iii a:hair-a-brth and open
carriages. The Eenpetor, theiEroptem, the Grand Duke
Constantine, the Grand Duchess of Baden, the Duchess of
Hamilton, and Prince of Nass'au were in the same char C-
bane. The main body of the guests follnwedin other vehicles,
the whole cortege being preceded by M .Ledere, inspector-
general of forests. A sin allnumber ofgentlemen accompanied
the carriages on horseback. The Court proceeded by the
Route de Fleury to the Gorges de Fran chart, where their
Majesties and the rest of the party aliehhed and walked
about for some time. The weather was deliehtful, and
nothing could' be more beautiful .than the forest. They
afrerwards drove on by the Rou'ede la Futeic towards the
Bouquet du Rol, one of the finest oaks in the whole forest,
shooting aloft to an immense height straight as an arrow,
whose trunk is not less than 22 feet in circumference at its
base. Their Majesties again alighted here, and the whole
party remained walking about is the neighbourhood for
about an hour, Tne band of the .Grenediers of the
Guard had heen sent on beforehand, and, at a. little
distance, played overtures and • other select
pieces. Their Majesties again pursued their
way, passing in front of the magnificent oaks
which every one men tinted with the forest admires so
much—the Pharamond and the Twins—and then, by the
Reute de la Riche qui Pleure, arrived at the Palace at
seven o'clock. In the evening there was a grand dinner,
the ladies being in full toilette and the gentlemen in
court dress, consisting of blue coat lived with white silk,
black. shirts, and silk stockings, with sword and hat.
After dinner there was a-theattical 'representation in the
the theatre just finished, the artistes of the Theatre
Francais being the performers. The new theatre has
been erected in the wing Louis XVI., in the style of
the Renaissance, and is of extraordinary richness, the
ground beinz white and gold, and tlt, ,hangings
amber coloured satin with gold ornaments Their Majes.
ties occupied the seats in the centre, the Grand Duchess of
Baden and the Princess . Mathilde were seated at the
Emperor's right, and the Grand Duke Constantine and the
Dticheis at the Empress's left HeiMejestyWOie a dress of
white crape, with flowers embroidered en chenille, wild
flowers in her hair, and three rows of pearls round her neck
Her Majesty looked in excellent health, with a fine colour
from so much exercise in the open air. The Grand Duchess
was in white satin covered with lace, and wore a profusion
of diamonds. The Princess Mathilde was in pink, with
pearls, and a large medallion of diamonds ; and the Duchess
of Hamilton in white tarlatau with pink_ ribbons passed
through the flounces, and the whole glittering with dia-
monds. The Emperor wore. the grand cordon of, St.
Michael, and the Prince Constantine the .grand cordon of
the Legion of Honour. About 300 perssaus were present,
and the whole presented a most brilliant appearance, from
the quantity of diamonds worn., The pieces, given were,
Une Tempete dans un Verre d'Eau, of M. Leon Gozlan, and
Ec Mari ala Campigne of Bayard. Both,pieces were ad-
mirably played, and the Imperial audience were evidently
much amused. Notwithstanding the number of the guests
here, there is no difficulty whatever in affording, accom-
modation, everything is so well arranged. The Embalm
Prince occupies an apartmeni in The wing Louis XV., over
the Cour du Cheval Blanc, and other persons, more im-
mediately belonging to the intimate circle of the Emper- r,
such as the Prineesses, the Prince of Nassau &c., in the
part of the palace occupied by Pius VII. The whole of the
guests; have now arrived, and I find that I was in error
mlien I inforineet you in a preeeding letter that'the Countess
Caitiglione forms one of the party assembled here
Ism informed that nothing is more delightful than the life
led at the palace, in consequence of the graceful attention
arid hospital kindness of their Majesties. The Emperor,
indeed, never appears to greater advantage than in, the
intimate intercourse of private life, where the high-
position of the host is forgotten in his desire to make
every one around him happy.. This day the Court dines
in the forest, the repast being a cold collation, a sort of
pie-nit, of the choicest description: The spot is 'rot
decided upon until the moment arriVelii, fourgons with
every requisite follow the carriages ; and where the
place, the hour, and the appetite are propitious, the
word is given, and the table is laid out in a few minutes.
'There good digestion waits on appetite, and health on
both.
I may add that the idea of lodging the Grand
Duke at the Hotel du Louvre'was abandoned at the
last moment. Instead of taking .up his quarters
en garcon at that Caravanserai, he occupies the'
Pavilion MarSaTi. - •
A letter from Naples, of the 10th, mentions that
for some days hopes were entertained in that city
of the resumption of diplemetio relations with
Rngland ; that Lord Clarendon appeared to have
manifested a desire to that effect, but that " the
exigencies" he put forth have prevented the
realisation of these hopes. " The King of Naples,"
the letter says. " caused it to be made known in
London that, in his eyes, they implied an idea of
intervention which was inconsistent with the dig-
nity and the interests of an independent State—an
intervention opposed to the principles professed
by the English nation itself, and contrary to the
preceding declarations of the Western Powers."
Another letter from Naples informs us that Sig-
nor .Grasparinha distinguished Neapolitan botanist,
has been appointed by the Austrian Government
to a Professorship in the University of Pavia, under
peculiar circumstances. Signor. Gasparini field a
situation in the Univesity of his native country in