The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-02 00:00:00

GRAND REVIEW BY THE EMPEROR

NAPOLEON.

The Emperor on Saturday passed a review of
nearly 20,000 men in the court and garden of
the Tuileries and in the Place de Carrousel. By
half-past twelve o'clock two divisions of infantry,
under the orders of Generals Repond, Gouyon, de
St. Loyal, Ripert, and Marulez ; five batteries of
artillery, four on foot and one mounted, under the
command of General Auvity ; the division of cavalry
of General Korte ; the battalion of sapeurs-pora_
piers ; the guard of Paris ; and the gendarmery of
the Seine, under the command of General Courand,
were drawn up as follows :—Eight lines ofin-
fantry in the court of the place ; five others, and
one of artillery on the Place du Carrousel ; and
twenty-four squadrons of cavalry in the garden,
opposite each other down the grand alley. The
guard did net form part of the troops called
out on this occasion. At one o'clock the Em-
peror made his appearance on horseback, accompa-
nied by Field-Marshal Nugent, in full Austrian
uniform, Marshal Vaillant, and a great number of
general officers, all in high boots and white doe-
skins. A detachment of the ant-gard(s preceded
and followed the cortege. In the balconies of the
windows of the Salle des Marechaux were to be seen
the Empress, the Ladies of the Court, a number of
persons cf distinction, specially invited ; the Mini-
sters, the members of the diplomatic corps, and a
number of members of the Senate and Legislative
Corps. After the Emperor had gone down the
lines, where he was loudly cheered, the soldiers
of all ranks designated to receive the cross or mili-
tary medal, were formed in two lines in the court
of the Palace, and his Majesty, accompanied by
Marshal Magnan, presented to each the mark of
honour for which he had been recommended. As
soon as that part of the ceremony was terminated,
his Majesty placed himself in the court of the
Palace, in front of the Pavillon de l'Horloge, and the
troops filed off before him, commencing with the
infantry ; then came the artillery, and lastly the
cavalry. Lond cries of " Five I'Empereur 1"
arose as each corps passed by, and the whole
of the spectacle presented a sight of the greatest
interest from the magnificent appearance of the
troops, and their marked enthusiasm. The
weather was exceedingly fine, and a vast crowd
was collected in every spot from which a view could
be obtained. The public were allowed to enter the
garden of the Tuileries, and the crowd there was
exceedingly great. The infantry present were
about 16,000 in number, the cavalry about 2,500,
and the artillery upwards of 1,000. Several times
during the day the bands of the different regiments
played " God Savo the Queen."

ACCIDENT ON THE MASTERN
COUNTIES RAIL IVAY.

We have received from Mr. J. B. Owen, the secre-
tary of the above company, the following official ac-
count of an accident which happened to the up•mail train
frem Norwich on the night of the 30th ult., at a place
called Two Mile Bottom, situated about two miles
and a half on the London side of the Thetford station,
which resulted iu the death of two persons and injured
three others :

"In approaching the spot where the accident ocourred
the line passes through a short cutting, and then emerges
upon a slight ettbai,knunt, which continues up to and
beyond the place of accident. All this portion of the
railway forms a curve, and is on an incline in the direc-
tion of London.

" A special up-cattle train left the Trowse station at
9.10 p.m., and shunted at Attleborough for the up-mail
to pass. The mail train passed Attleborough, and the
cattle train followed after the lapse of the usual train.
The mail is due to leave Thetford at 11.1 p.m.; it ar-
rived and left there at 11.7, or six minutes later. It
then proceeded on its journey, and came to a stand at
Two Mile Bottom, in consequence of the breakage of a
jib or cotter of one of the connecting rods of the engine.
When the train was brought to a stand the guard went
back to give the usual signals, but it seems probable,
from the preliminary investigation which has taken place,
that he had not got the distance required by the ccm•
pany's regulations, and moreover did not place the pro-
per number of detonating signals on the metals, which
he had abundance of time to do.

The AA alai passed Thetford at 11.23
p.m., •r 21 minutes after the mail tram has left, but,
owing to the regulations of the company not having
been attended to, it ran into the mail train at a con-
siderable speed whilst standing on the line.
"The whole of the circumstances are undergoing an
investigation, but we regret the following list of
casualties :

"John Barton (driver of the mail train), who was
standin,, underneath his engine at the time attending
to the aoken cotter—killed.

" Mr. Meager, an assistant to
an undertaker, since
dead from ietereal injuries.
" Mr. Bickiall, Mr. Meagher's nan, slightly bruisei
about the head.

" The Rev. Mr, Hepworth, of Botesdale, ribs injured
anti bruised head, but is doing very favourably.
"Goods guard, Cornell, leg fractured."
We are informed. that—" Everything possible has
been done to alleviate the sufferings of the parties in-
jured, and they ere going on favourably."

At four o'clock yesterday an inquest was opened pro
forma, before Robert E. Clarke, Esq., Coroner for the
borough of Thetford, at the Railway Tavern, on view of
the body of the deceased Burton, who, wo regret to say
has left a wife and six children. The corpse was sworn
to by his brother, and the jury then proceeded to The
Bell, where the ceren2ozy of identification having been
gone through with regard to that of Mr. Meagher, the
inquiry was adjourned to this day, at 12 o'clock.