The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-11 00:00:00

those countries the earliest discovery of which, is atm-
tained in tho volume; this book to be returned to 'Mr.
Coombs upon the arrival. of Captain 'Der:that:a in'
England on the return of the Herald to thin country."
The work is illustratKl with numerous mapi and plates,
taken daring the voyegei of Captain Cook in the
South Seas, and is now very rare. CaPtaia Denham
has also received numerous presents of sofa "cushions;
slippers, and other Useful as well a., ornaraental articles
for his cabin.

Lititvnani Hutchinson and Mr. Smith, additicz.v.l
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(asistaiit surveyors), nith a party ref six ""eefs
and Marines, up the river .to-day to Greenwch, to
e,ubaik fifteen•chrononietas for the Herald, bild nine
chronometers for the purpOsi of beta," take.. round in the
finridd to INvoriport,
The Torch steam-vesiel; tender to the IL-u.ald, is
having her Corni4iies Cumnaied in the basin to-clay
by Captain Johneign, and will leaver with the Herald ;..n
Wednesdiy, to hive their compasses adjusted at Grecia-
,
Lithe.

TI-lE. FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.'
The grand file of ".the presentation of the Eagles"
and the review passed off with great eclat yesteday,
and without ,the. occurrence of any untoward inci-
dent. The reception of Louis N.ApoLzox Was .most.
favourable. The weather was delightful—clou.dless,
with a refreshing breeze. .
The PRINCE PRESIDENT of the Republic left the
Tuileries at a quarter to twelve o'clock,. attended by
a brilliant' cortege, composed of the Marshals of
•Frtinee; at the head of whom rode the ex-King
The Marshals were followed by the Arab
chiefs, who 'attracted general notice from the richness
of their costume. The PRESIDENT arrived at the
Champs de Mars at 'twenty minutes past twelve
o'clock. He galloped in front of the troops, who
were drawn up in line, and were in number more
than 60,000 men. He then distributed the eagles to
the colonels, and subsequently addressed them in a
short speech, in which. he told them " that those
eagles were 'not to be-regarded as a menace to foreign
- •

The Archbishop next celebrated mass, and blessed
the colours, which were returned to the colonels.'
The troops defiled before the PRESIDENT, and the
entire ceremony was concluded by three o'clock.
The raesenwer returned to the Elysee at a quarter
past three o'clock. He was received on his passage to
the Champs de Mars and on his return by the im-
mense population congregated on the quays with
every mark of respect.
The infantry cried in general " Vive Napoleon !"
The heavy 'cavalry shouted vociferously " Vive
l'Enipereur !"
The Umon says:—"We are assured that Generals
SAINT ARNAUD, Minister of War, MAGNAN Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Army ofParis, BAILGUAY
D'IIILLIERS, and "in CASTELLANE, COMMander-ill-
Chiefsof the Army of Lyons, are to be promoted to
•the dignity of Marshals of France."
General CAItRE died yesterday in Paris. His
funeral ceremony is to take place to-morrow, at twelve
o'clock, in the church of Saint Andre, Cite d'Antin.
The funeral of -Marshal Meamose'r, Duke of Ra-
guse, took place on Thursday, at Chattillon-sur-
Seine. The body arrived only on Monday evening,
and lay in state for two days in a chapelle-ardente.
At ten o'clock the procession, coMprising the civil
and military authorities, and crowds of people from
the adjacent country,, as well as detachments of
troops from the surrounding garrisons, formed in
line to do honour to the deceased. Among the per-
sons present were the Commandant de Franconniere,
aide-de-camp to the Minister of War and his repre-
sentative ; Generals Delarue, Komierowski, Testot-
Ferry, formerly aides-de-camp to the Duke of Me-
gusa ; M. Grirnaux de Celli, a. Member of the Insti-
tute M. Barbier, rnattre-d'hOtel of the Marshal, and
Countess de Declarers:ions, to whom be bequeathed
his memoirs. The deceased received all the honours
usually paid to a Marshal of France. At one o'clock
the cortege reached the cemetery,, and when his
.body was deposited in the ground the drums beat
Aux Champs, the artillery fired salutes, and the in-
fantry presented arms—the last of the MarFhals of
the Empire held his last review. The number of
strangers, whom the ceremony had attracted to Chas
tillon, was estimated at between 7,000 and 8,000.
M. Dureeix, Sous-Intendant Militairr, died, two
d Iys ego, at Orleans, aged 83. IL was Minister of
War under King JEROME, when the latter was King
of Westphalia; in 1810 he refused the post of
Governor of the French posessions in India, and under
the Restoration was Chef-de-Division in the Ministry
of War. This latter post he resigned, in 1830, and
subsequently lived in retirement.
The PRINCE PRESIDENT of the Republic has just
accorded pensions for life to sixteen old soldiers of
the republic and the empire residing in the
department of the Lot et Garonne. The PRINCE
has also granted 6,000 f. for terminating the repairs in
the church of St. Menoux, one of the finest monuments
in the department of the Allier.
The Journal des Dlbats says,—" We learn that
the warning given three days ago to the Public was
based on the incomplete manner in which that journal
reproduced the report of the sitting of the Legislative
Body of the 3d May?'
The force on the ground (says the Times corre
&pendent) is variously estimated, and some place it
at 80,000, others still more. There were 48 ,battae
lions of the line, 56 squadrons of cavalry; and 60
guns. This mass, however, does not include the
gendarmerie, mounted or on foot, the Republican
Guard, the Chasseurs de Vincennes, the deputations
from the general army, the Invalides, &c.
After the PRINCE PRESIDENT had presented the
regimental eagles the commencement of the, religious
ceremony, was ,announced by cannon at one o'clock.
The Metropolitan Chapter, the Honorary Canon of
the Paris Church, in tall canonical costume, the
Cures and the Vicars in surplices and red stoles, the
members of •the diocesan seminaries in soutane, had
already assembled at 11 o'clock in the Church of St.
Peter, of the Gros Caillou, and moved in procession at
a quarter-past 11, with the Cross of the. Chapter car-
ried, before 'them, and chanting the hymn Veni
erector, to the Chapel of the Champ de Mars, and
took their places according to their rank. When, the
guns gave the signal, the Archbishep, - arrayed in fall
canonicals, commenced the Mass of the Holy Ghost.
At the moment of the elevation, another salute was
fired ; the drums beat to arms; the trumpets sounded
the advance; .60,000 men presented arms,
tthienwelloomle.
of the infantry kneeling, and the officer
wand bent -on one ' lines took ,
knee to the. earth, head
uncovered. The multitude
,on the mounds
off their hats.ro-
When mass was over, the Arch- '
bishop,were arrayed round
surrounded 'hy the officiating clergy, p
ceeded to'. whim the Eagles.
oi to chant the prayer,
theriltar. J 1 ,raised. raised- his v i and the
ti AdjlitOriUln nostrum inliounne °m n"
'
clergy responded " Amen!" After the Oremus,
annipotens sempiternus Deus," the Prelate sprinkled
the flags-with.holy water awl-blessed them ; and then-
took .hie seat an a throne, and assumed the mitre. The
standard-bearers advanceadg•separahteisly,haknnd, andelton
thethe
ground, each with the Eagle in
Archbishop spoke the following prayer :--
" Accipite vexilla cestesti benedictions sanctificata,
sintque inimicis poplar christiani terribilia; et det vobis
Dominus gration, ut, ad ipsius nomen et honorem, cum
illo hwtiees canna potenter penetretis incolumes et
secuti.
When the prayer w asended the Prelate gave for
'
the Whole army the kiss of peace, with the words
; and the foremost standard-bearer, rising
from the ground, pressed to his lips the Pontificia'
'ring and then resumed his place. One hundred
salutes from the cannon of the bridge of Jona.
cc
panied this blessing of the Eagles. The Prelaatetoan-
stood, erect, arrayed in-mitre and in cope, and hold-
ing the crosier, raised his hand aloft, and gave an uni-
versal blessing to the army and the people, and
another salute announced that the religious ceremony
was over.
The Colonels to whom the standards were delivered
by the Archbishop descended, and defiled round the
chapel. They then proceeded to their respective
regiments, delivered the Eagles to the ensigns,
and had them recognised by the corps in the usual
manner. -
The officers holding the eagles then left their places,
and ascending once more the steps of the centre
tribune, heard the following address from the PRE•
SIDENT

" Soldiers,--The history of nations is in great part
histOry of armies. On their success, as on their
revers, s, dttpends the late of civilizvion and of the
country. When they arc vanquished, their is either in-
vasion or auarchy; wen victorious glory or order.
In coniequence, nations, like armiet:, pay a relives
veneration to the emblems of military honour, which sum
up in themselves a whole past existence of strugg,„es and
of triumphs.

"The Roman eagle adopted by the EmPEITI. Na-
poleon at the commilicement of the present century was
the most striking signification of the regeneration and
grandeur of Prance. It disappeared in our misfortunes,
and ought to return when France, recovered from her
m
defeats, and mistress of herself, should no longer seem
to repudiate her own peculiar glory.
Soldiers —Take then again these eagles—not as a
o
menace against foreign powers, but as the l of
symbo
i perid—
our independence—as the symbol of an heroic
as the sign of nobility of each regiment."
ch have so often led
w
" Receive again these eagles,
our fathers to victory; and swearthi to die, if necessary, in