The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-18 00:00:00

ENTRY OF THE PRINCE PRESIDENT INTO PARIS,

The preparations for the reception of the Emperor
Louis Napoleon 111., as ho may now be designated,
were pretty well finished by about noon on Saturday.
The weather was magnificent ; a cloudless sky, briiliant
sunshine, and an exhiliarating breeze, gave promise that
the gorgeous triumphal arches, the gilded eagles, and
flatering steamers would not be damaged and ruincd as
on the sad lath of August. The grandest and the
principal of the triumphal arches is the one erected,, by
the Villa de Paris,
Napoleon, Empereur." It is of colossal magnitude„
at the railway station, to Louis
ids
of striking effect. Proceeding from this triumpe of
scenic art across the Bridge of Austerlitz, the eye of the
Emperor alights on the first non-corporative and spon-
taneous offering, which is that of the proprietors of the
Arenes Nationales for equestrian exhibitions—a very
tasteful piece of work, the name of the Emperor
glittering on green velvet, spread across the Bou-
levard Bourden. At the Column of July a tri-
umphal arch appears, the caring of the mayor
and council of the ninth arrondissement. The
mayor of the Bth also had a triumphal arch raised, but
the civic offerings were eclipsed by the efforts of that
numerous line—indeed, that congregation of tht-atres
which extend from the Boulevard des Filles des Calvaire,
to the Gymnase. Within this line are, side by side,
the Gaite, the Delassements Comique, the Ftma:nbales,
the Theatre Nationale—better known as Frannni's, the
old Theatre Historique ; a little lower down is the Am-
bigu Comique, and near that again the Theatre de la
Porte St. Martin ; a little farther still, the Gymnase,
the© the Varietes, and, finally, the Opera Comique and
the Grand Opera on either side of the Boulevards des
Italiens. Now, between the circus above and the two
operas below were the principal decorations got up with
a magnifioance, a style, and an effect which could only
have been exhibited by the drathatic caterers for the taste
of an essentially Spectacle-loving people. The first of
these triumphal arches prepared within the theatrical
region of the Boulevards was erected by the persons em-
ployed at the Winter Circus. The principal fs
bore the inscription " A Napoleon III." The other aide
Was one mass of foliage. The next triumphal arch
was opposite the Theatre of the Delassements Comiques,
and near it was another opposite the old Circus Theatre,
and both due to the liberality of the proprietors. Be-
tween the Porte St. Martin and the Porte St. Denis the
most striking appearance of any was produced. Oppo-
site the Theatre of the Porte St. Martin rose a splendid
triumphal arch, and between it and another arch at the
Porte St. Denis the Imperial crown of Charlemagne was
raised aloft, of colossal aspect, with masses of green and
white drapery appended, the green spotted with bees.
In other parts of the Boulevards large gilt crowns were
suspended from the centre of crosswise ropes of laurel.
The two gates, known by the names of the Porte St.
Denis and St. Martin, raised by Louis XIV., and bear-
ing figures of that Monarch, of allegorical character,
expressive of overwhelming power and strength, were
decorated in honour of the second founder of a different
dynasty. As far as spectacle went, nothing could have
been more imposing.
The windows of Cercle, at the corner of the Rue Le-
pelletier, were handsomely hung in blue cloth, trimmed
with gold lace, and festooned up with eagles. Opposite
the end of that street, and near the Opera Comique,
there was a grand triumphal arch, or rather canopy.
c•Four posts, each surmounted with an eagle. formed the
paciiTaresrs, and from each was extended a canopy of orim-
cloth trimmed with yellow fringe, the base of the
profusely ornamented with flags and military
Tltroy.liies. The balcony on the upper floor of the Maison
no, at the corner of the Rue Laffitte, was handsomely
hung with crimson velvet trimmed with gold, and orna-
_Maennted with eagles. Troops of flags were placed at dis-
cs along each side of the pavement. At the corner
of the Chaust63 d'Antin an arch was raised, bearing on
its front the inscription of " Napoleon 111., Empereur."
Close to it stood a large escutcheon ornamented with
flags, and bearing the words, "2d battalion of National
%nerd to Napoleon 111., Emperor."
Several other similar ones were placed at the stations
of other legions, bearing similar inscriptions. At the
corner of the Rue de la Paix, across the Boulevards, was
ltkind of arch formed of garlands of flowers, with flow-
ing drapery suspended across the top, bearing medallions
of the.
e '
Prince, with the words " Napoleon 111., Ern-
pereu

A.t the early hour of the Boulevards, but more par-
CA that part which extends from the Bastile to the
"art.) St Denis, became, not gradually, but most rapidly,
President,
with crowds eager to witness the reception of the
resident, At each moment multitudes of peasantry
:rora the neighbouring departments, and even from dis-
the st
Ones, brou ht by the successive railroad trains, filled
streets
g
b At 11 o'clock the entire space outside the Orleans
."ailwaY terminus, extending to the bridge of Austnlitz,
the
covered with a dense mass of people. At 12 o'clock
„"erowds became greater ; strangers from the provinces
;;r from abroad, thronged the streets ; and in a short
Lite the multitude was so dense as to block up the way
In several places. About half-past 11 the National Guard
9.i
lieth Banlieu, with flags at their head, began to take up
i!tiiposition on the Boulevard, the places for each bat-
" having been previously indicated by Hags along the
.lee.
/ so that the position was occupied without confthion.
p-lee Place of honour, the right of the President, was
otted to the civic force, and the left to the troops of the
'_11?e• Those that did not form part of the line marched
With Music at their head,
and colours flying—the green
Sze, the Imperial colour—on towards the Bastile. At
half-past 12 deputations from Issy and many other com-
'tunes of the banlieu moved towards the Madeleine,
devices
with the green banner covered all over with Imperialist
. mayor and The commune of Montleby, headed by its
-
due order, and deputy mayors, and followed by others ie
preceded by bands of young girls dress* d
white, all with green sashes, crowns of laurel on their
(leads, and bouquets of violets in their hands, and all
tPreceded by a splendid banner, moved in the same direc-
n• The description of one commune is nearly that of
le hundreds that marched in procession,—nearly all
re.c?cled by young girls, bearing green flags with Impe-
futlinseriptions, most of the men headed by their mayor.
terThe route of the Prince being along the Pont d' Aus-
the Itz, the Boulevard de Bourdon, the Place de Bastille,
_ Boulevards the Rue Royale, the Place de la Con-
`:etle, and the Gardens of the Tuileries, the troops were
dui disposed at one o'clock along the line.
ofbattery of artillery was stationed at the Rond Point
ti utile Burial.° du TrOne, under the orders of General
urn* to give the signal of the Prince's arrival.
e —3 a few minutes past one o'clock General Magnate,
b,,°lneetinder-in-Chief of the army of Paris, accompanied
numerous and brilliant staff, and followed by an
titie.ort of Guides, rode along the Boulevards, in the
7tion of the Madeleine. The General was saluted •
R. L 413 passed and he had to take off his hat frequently
he rode.
4,71 half-past 1 o'clock the beautiful band of the artil-
/ter Was heard—they moved on to the Boulevard des
8l• lens* The head of a column of the Chasseurs of
ueennes about the same moment was seen at the end
it4ththe Rue Fetvart, with bugles playing. They stopped
e entrance of the street where it opens on the Bon-
Tilard, and did not advance till the artillery had passed.
Tae Chasseurs quickly fell into line on the left of the
de°4l"ard• In the meantime a continuous stream of
Putations from all the trades in Paris, each with its
appropriate banner, with Imperialist inscriptions and
iotaemblems, moved along in the centre of the Boulevard
rds the Madeleine, and then to the Place do la Oen-
"4
*benda Tuileries. Every market and belle in Paris
suburbs sent green Imperial flags and devices.
4t a quarter to 2 the bugles of the Light Infantry,
Wereete drums of the Line, and the trumpets of the Cavalry
heard giving the signal of preparation. The men
Z2ed bayonets and dressed up. At a few minutes past
the first gun was heard from the Barri,)re du Trout.,
Which announced that the President had arrived at the
Orleans terminus. The bands of the National Guard
Of the banlieu struck up old Imperial airs, one in par-
licular, which was composed in 1814, and the " bon Bei
bagob'ert" was cheered again and again. The guns of
the Barriare du Trone—they were to fire a salute of
121 guns—continued. At:a quarter to 3 the old soldiers
Of the Empire—les vieux de la vieille—made their ap
Narance from the slope which leads from the Boule•
!Itql Montmartre to the Italiens. About 200 wore their
Zlleient uniforms, and preceded a still more numerous
"rind of old soldiers who wore no uniform, but bore
• ft'ett in his hat a green placard inscribed with the name
the Imperial armies. As the head of the
r'4l:lced between the ranks of their younger brethren
isvm.us
dein
out, a shout arose on all sides of " Vivent e
As
theyviellie 1" and the veterans moved steadily along.
reached the arch of the Boulevards Italiene, they
e
saluted the effigy of the President, and moved on to
es
Tuileries by tbe Place de la Concarde. The deputa ito t
49111 towns of the distance of 20 or 30 leegues dis and
~Ilictowded the Boulevards, mosing in the centre, an
ahoy t 400 or 500 of the workmen of the quarter of the
is de Justice, with green banners, inscribed with the
atilards " Louis Napoleon, I'espoir des ouvriers," were
opg the last of the number. The military continued
The
orfinthe aire, " Percent pour la Syria."
Princ President had arrived at 2 o'clock at the
4reTt,e.s Terminus, where he was congratulated by the
,(13.!siipp and the great dignitaries of the State.
f0,.73:1 (*clock the head of the advancing column that
ITT
ed the cortege was discerned in the distance.
of tn. advanced guard was composed of 16 squadrons
the t cavalry, ot 250 men each ; the guides closing
same rear
fo of the guard, and another detachment of the
ree following immediately behind the cortege.
atsh eprince was surrounded by a brilliant and num.rous
Several foreign. officers were among the cortige
Gaff The Prlnce, riding alone, full 15 paces in front ot his
, dressed in the complete uniform of a Lieutenant-
General
i c'Efle neat The moment he was seen ad vane-
iZnatmt aartreel,"rwipthae.ehisd°Zn the slope of the Boulevard
Women waved their hand
rem the multitude' a
the street
in his hand, a shout arose
street and in the houses. The
hisls
'f!elets were flung at and bouquets and
During the whole time h hors's feet as he passed.
ilted him from the es la
la, Ing up the signal give, e moved • long, minute guns,
from the Barro)re du T:one,
bells of every church ii:r
Drs
of the Invalides, and the
ti.?:,llt. A regiment of Dra rl5
pealed out in accornpani-
cult brilliant staff that acconag°°"
Camethe Chasseurs d Chepanted the President ; then
immediately followed
Lght
LalttlY, t he reeiment al,
fthe t; uniforms and their eo' Hussars, artillery,
Caribiniers in their
lit:s_alng sun. Nothing could cuirasses
hett'er.Of the whole force, and the no glittering in the
finerbl
ethan d theeeidai
eprp eliakr
0 r
.A 1 g of the Lheavy cavalry, tho excellence of their
and the regularity of their movements elicited

I general admiration. As this magnificent cortge cleared
the Bouleveed the National Guard and troops of the line
that lined the way formed into close column in the cen-
tre, and after some delay, owing to the still continuous
stream of deputations of every kind that still poured
along towards the Tuilerice and the crowds that pressed
on bath sides, gradually moved off to their quarters.
Yet it was a considerable time before they cleared away.
In the meantime the Prince made his way to the
Tuileries by the Place de la Concorde. On the Place
da la Concorde were assembled the deputations of the
numerous trades' corporations of Paris, with their
banners at their head. There also were drawn up in
two lines the young girls dressed in white and placed
in front of the troops, and their appearance presented a
pleasing contrast to the, numerous and varied uniforms
of the troops. The Priuco advanced towards the gate
of the Tuileries, passed under the triumphal arch of the
Pont-Tournant, and rode up the grand avenue of the
gardens to the gate of the Palace, where he alighted.
Notwithstanding the fatigue of a more than 30 days'
journey, and the scenes he has passed through, ha locked
remarkably well.
The deputations with the banners followed him from
the Place do la Concorde. The two first that entered
the space before the Palace acclaimed him in the most
enthusiastic manner. They were of the Seine and Seine
and Oise. The Prince appeared in the grand balcony
and bowed his thanks. The others, believing that he
was going to review them all, followed hard, and the
crowd soon became so great that the three gates had to
be thrown open, and they prused through to the Place
de Carrousel, still shouting " Vive Empereur ! Vie
Napoleon 111 1" Louis Napoleon did not again appear
on the balcony, but the stream of deputations poured
along before the windows, and up to 8 o'clock, though he
had reached the Palace before 5, they still continued de-
filing. At B'clock he left for St. Cloud. The deputations
returned again by the Boulevards, still with the same cry
as they passed the arches, The communal schools, com-
posed of children of nearly all ages, formed a corie of their
own, with banners unfurled, and shouting, "Vivo l'Em-
pereur! " and at 10 o'clock the Boulevards were full of
peopls, and the same cries occasionally heard. As night
tell the public buildings were illuminated, as also many
private houses on the Boulevards, with transparencies
bearing the initials of the President, surmounted with
the Imperial crown.

Too weather was most beautiful. The sun was warm,
but not too much so, and a fine breeze, which had lost all
the:keenness of the last few days, kept the thousand
flags and streamers in a constant flutter, and added ani-
mation to the whole scene. _ _

We should have mentioned that on the arrival of Louis
Napoleon at the Orleans terminus, addresses were read
to him by M. Delangle, the President of the Municipal
Commission of Paris, and )3y M. BERGER, the Prefect of
the Seine.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Ocr. 16.
Dijon and Besangon, 64—East Indian, 28%—Great Indian
Peninsula, VA—Luxembourg, (Railway), 43/,x—Northern
of France, 3114—Ditto, 201. 3 per cent. Bonds, o%—Paris
and Lyons, 27%—Sambre and Meuse, 10%, 10—Western of
France, 16111.

THE CONTINENT.

SPAIN.

Accounts from Madrid are of the 11th inst. The
Gazette does not yet contain the decree for the convoca-
tion of the Cortes. There are still rumours of changes
in the Ministry. M. de la Torre Ayllon is mo►e espe-
cially spoken of as about to be appointed to the Foreign
Department. The concessions of all the lines of railway
are suspended, with the exception of the lines from
Madrid to Almanza, and from Alar to Santander. One
of the reasons assigned for the suspension, is the fear of
the large amount of interest that will be payable at the
same time if so many lines are proceeded with simulta-
neously.
MADRID BOURSE, Oct. 11.—Three per Cents., 47i ;
Deferred, 26k. Exchange on London, 50 30.