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LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1852

Improvements in oar system of representation are
so essential at this particular juncture, that we avail
ourselves of every reasonable occasion for their ad-
vocacy. Among these improvements, the one most
imperatively required, under existing circumstances, is
that of a somewhat more equal distribution of elec-
toral districts. According to the present system no-
thing could be more flagrantly unjust, or more sin-
gularly preposterous. While 1,023 electors, as at
Halifax, return two Members to Parliament, 2,602
return but one at Salford ! Again, Macclesfield, with
little more than nine hundred, sends the same num-
ber of representatives -(two) as the metropolitan
borough of the Tower Hamlets, with very nearly twenty
thousand ! With such notorious facts before us it is
idle to blink the question any longer. There is an
evil marked out to our Reformers so glaring in its
character, and so intolerable in its operation, that it
can no longer be gainsaycd as one demanding the
speedy and resolute interposition of the Legislature.
This interposition must take place before we have
any very comprehensive extension of the suffrage.
Otherwise the difficulties of our position will only
become terribly enhanced. Better also for the
country would it be if, prior to the further diffusion
of the elective franchise, among the masses,
we were to obtain the long desired and loag
protracted boon of a system of national
education. By graduating our reforms in this manner
all chances of peril would be effectually obviated.
Our progress would be along an inclined plane of im-
provements, instead of along the jolting surface of
alterations, so scattered and confused as to injure, by
unnecessarily and severely agitating our existing insti-
tutions. What we have for years advocated in this
matter has been, indeed, first, a system of national
education, and, secondly, an extension of the fran-
chise, gradually increasing as time goes on
and the popular instructions become more diffused,
until we arrive at the ultimatum of de-

rnocracy—Universal Suffrage, blended with the

organization of the Ballot. By educating the
multitude first you prepare them for the use o
powers that might otherwise, if entrusted blindly tc
their disposal, be productive of a very considerable
grievance. Before you place the two-edged sword of
the franchise in the hands of the industrious, but un-
instructed citizan, show him how to wield it with safety
t°llinaself and satisfaction to the general community.
-aLeanwhile we may securely advocate a very im-
portant increase in the distribution of the suffrage
accompanied
, or rather preceded by, a material
change in
This the arrangement of electoral dis-
tricts.htat-mentioned innovation is the
most desirable,
preliminaryand we may even say essential,
to the carrying out of the desired reforms
in regard to the
Popular branch of the Imperial Legis-
lature.
It becomes imperative, we
conceive, just now upon
the more Liberal journalist
the United Kingdom
to submit to the consideration of the community, at
every available opportunity, arguments bearing upon
the subject before us, in anticipation
that must soon arise within the walls
eat move-
Facts, and the most stubborn of of the discussion
were the means employed so effectually yrthe Anti-
Parliament.
ia:-figures—
Corn-law agitators in the conduct of the.. g
among the
first
ment which ended, at last, in the total destruction of
monopoly. It was our privilege taollbfe4aoctmf
to participate in that peaceful struggle for Fraee
STimraidlaer,
it is once more our privilege to act in
manner in the furtherance of the cause of these vast
reforms in the organization of the Legislature. Our
attention, therefore, will be sedulously directed, as
it has long been directed, to the interests
of that great movement which must, sooner
or later, lead to the re-distribution of the
electoral districts and the extension of the franchise.
The necessity for these changes are discoverable, of
course, in the insufficiency of the Reform Bill as a
measure of legislative improvement. In the mere
outlines of that memorable enactment may be dis-
covered the germs of existing difficulties. Nothing,
scarcely, could be more loose or more painfully con-
fused than the order, or rather the absence of order,
in the alterations introduced by its framers. In testi-
mony of this, we may here refer to some of the cir-
cumstances recently enumerated in the last of the poli-
tical articles of the Westminster. Among these the most
glaring in character were the total disfranchisement of
fifty-six boroughs, and the reduction of thirty more bo.
roughs to only a single representative. The smallest
of the former, with a population of 3,961, was Down-
ton, and of the latter, with but 1,423 inhabitants,
was Petersfield. As ridiculous and unaccountable
were the proportions marked out between the ,

smallest new borough created and the largest old
borough retained, each sending a single Member to a
seat in the House of Commons. Absurd as it may appear,
it is nevertheless incontrovertibly true, that the smallest
of the former, Whitby, had 10,399 as its population,
while the largest of the latter, Westbury, had only
7,324 as its population. Thetford, again, with its
miserable 146 electors, retained its right of having two
representatives, while the Tower Hamlets, with up-
wards of 19,000 electors, was allowed to send only
the same number to Parliament. This," says the
writer in the Westminster very decisively, " was
building a ruin." The absence of all reason in
these arrangements has entailed upon us the
necessity of a reform on the Reform Bill,
and it is from his recognition of the im-
possibility of continuing the present system that
Lord JOHN RUSSELL, himself the last of all the Re-
formers to act with any degree of precipitation, has
intimated his resolution to take the initiative in a
comprehensive measure of improvement. Whoever
may be the statesman who will undertake boldly and
promptly to deal with the dangers now lying lo.,fore
u 9, to him, in preference to all others, will the people
look confidently as the man best qualified to preside
over the internal administration of the affairs of the
United Kingdom.

We recently directed the public attention to a very
painful case, in which an unfortunate youth of
exemplary character, was summarily convicted on
the evidance of one of the detective police, and sen-
tenced to a month's imprisonment. His innocence
was subsequently established beyond the possibility
of doubt. He was discharged from prison, but not
until he had been a fortnight incarcerated. On bis
return home, he found the business in which he was
engaged completely ruined, and his wretched mother
deprived of her senses through grief and anxiety as
to his fate, of which his family had been kept in perfect
ignorance, no opportunity of communication being
afforded. All this misery was occasioned by the un
due zeal of a police-constable, who was anxious to ob-
tain a reputation for activity and smartness in the
execution of his duty. He had no difficulty whatso-
ever in swearing positively and distinctly on the first
inquiry—he was " quite up to the mark" on that occa-
sion. There was nothing of doubt or hesitation ;
he was of course credited, for there are few indeed of
" the unpaid" who do not yield implicit credence to
the assertions of one of the force. On the subsequent
investigation, however, he was less positive. The va-
rious circumstances that proved the serious error into
which he had fallen were then brought to light.
If he persisted in his assertions the consequences to
himself might have been unpleasant ; he therefore
reluctantly admitted that "he might have been mis-
taken"—in other words, that he recklessly and im-
properly assailed the character of an innocent youth,
and materially damaged his prospects in life, through
substituting bis suspicions and erroneous impressions
for the actual facts. We do not suppose that this
man intended to perjure himself, or to sacrifice the
accused merely for the sake of his own preferment ;
there is, however, unfortunately a feeling prevalent
among many of the police that every
person accused is actually guilty, and that
acquittals are in the great majority of cases owing to
defects in evidence, or the stupidity of witnesses,
rather than to the absence of guilt. Those who fail
or break down, therefore, incur a certain degree of
odium that is especially deprecated by the more ener-
getic members of the body.
We find from our police reports that a somewhat
similar case was brought under the magisterial notice
at Bow-street yesterday, when two constables were
committed for trial, to answer a charge of wilful
and corrupt perjury at the ensuing Middlesex &es-
sions. The transaction out of which the present charge
originated has already attracted no ordinary degree of
attention, not only on the original charge before the
police magistrate, but afterwards at the sessions,
when the trial was expected to have taken place.
The curiosity in the latter instance was, however,
destined to remain unsatisfied, as the grand jury,
without hearing the numerous and highly respectable
witnesses who were in attendance to speak to cha-
racter, had unhesitatingly ignored the bill. Two
young men, named Thomas WILKIE Anaras and
ERNEST FRANCETELLI, had been brought before the
presiding magistrates at Bow-street, charged with
picking pockets on the preceding evening at Jur,
LIEN'S Concert.at Drury-lane Theatre. Two police-
men, who came forward as accusers, swore that the
then prisoners were " watching the pockets of several
ladies," and occasionally touching their dresses, with
a view of feeling if there was anything in their
pockets. They also distinctly swore that they saw
ADAMS hand in a woman's pocket, and " something
shiny, like a watch, passed by him into
the hands of FRANCATELLI." It was also
asserted that, when leaving the theatre, one said to
the other " Push me, Tom." The chief facts, how.
ever, relied uyipt
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they could not have been fairly acquired. The latter
fact was, however, capable of immediate proof, and
on trial it was found that the
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said to be so much " too g
ex-
actly. It was also shown that they had
been in his possession before the concert, having in
fact been purchased for the occasion. The magistrate
very properly censured the policeman who so reck-
lessly:put forward a statement calculated to very
seriously prejudice the accused without due investi-
gation. The latter, however, excused himself by say-
ing, that he had himself tried the gloves on, and
found them to be " too large" for him, he therefore
" CONCLUDED that they were too large' for the pri-
soner." In consequence, however, of the decided man-
ner in which the two policemen gave their testimony, as
to seeing the hand of the prisoner in a woman's
pocket, the magistrate (Mr. HALL) committed
them for trial, taking bail for their appearance. He
at the same time very properly gave them the benefit
of " the mistake" into which the constable had
fallen, by ordering that a note of the repri-
mand should be appended to the depositions,
which was equivalent, in fact, to an acquittal; for no
jury could safely convict on the evidence of a person
so over-anxious for a conviction as to substitute his
own " conclusion" for the fact. As it was, the bill
was, as we hare stated, ignored, and the tables were
turned, for the former accusers were sent to trial, while
the quondam prisoners figured in the witness-box.
It is fortunate that this additional investigation
will take place, inasmuch as it will give additional
publicity to the transaction, and operate as a
salutary warning to other constables to ex-
hibit greater caution in giving their testimony.
It is not our object to prejudice them in their defence,
and therefore we shall not say a single word, while
the case is sub judice, against them, merely saying,
that it does not follow that they are guilty be-
cause the others were unquestionably innocent. It
will be for a jury of their countrymen to say
whether they wilfully and deliberately stated that
which they knew to be unfounded, or fell into an un-
fortunate error, for which they could not be held
criminally responsible. In either case, however, the
inquiry must be beneficial to the community, while it
cannot be injurious to the young men formerly
accused, whose characters are fully and completely
exonerated from the unwarranted imputations that
had been cast on them.

CABINET COUNCIL.—The Ministers have received
summonses to attend a Cabinet Council on Thursday next,
at the Foreign Office, at which it is surmised that the day
ferth„ewasilslebmebsleinttgieol Parliament for the " dispatch of busi-
ness,PoST-01PFICE NOTlCE.—Letters for Turkey, Mol-
davia, Wallachia, and Servia, will in future be forwarded
through Belgium and Prussia, unless otherwise specially ad
dressed. The rates of postage chargeable on such letters will
be found given in detail in instructions No. 17, 1849, the only
alteration of the existing practice being, that the special ad-
dress, hitherto required for letters intended to be sent by way
of Prussia, will be no longer necessary.
By the Bank of England, arrived at Calcutta, ad-
vices from Sydney have been received two days later than
those previously published—viz., to the 20th of September,
Cn the 17th the Anna Mary sailed for London with .55,:',00/.
in gold, and on the 19th the Rajah of Sarawak had arrived
from London.
The Countess de la Ribosiere has just died at
Paris. She was one of the daughters of Count Roy, for-
merly Minister and Peer, and one of the wealthiest land-
owners in France. The Aloniteur da Soir says that she has
left the greater part of her extensive properties, after the
death of her husband, to the city of Paris, on condition that
it shall found an hospital bearing her name.—Paris Journal.
The discount houses yesterday gave notice that •
their rate for money at call will henceforth be 2 per cent.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Puri A journals of yesterday.
We extract from Galignani's Messenger the follow-
ing description of the Te Deurn at Notre Dome :
" The ceremony, as ordered by the President of the
Republic, of returning thanks to Heaven for the success
of his late eb ction, was celebrated yesterday at the
cathedral of Notre Dame with most imposing megnifi•
cence. The weather was not by any means propitioim
for the occasion, as from a sharp frost, which had taken
place, the cold was exceedingly severe, and a thick fog
during. the whole day, but particularly in the morning,
enveloped Paris. Notwithstanding this drawback, a
considerable number of persona had already collected in
the neighbourhood of the cathedral as early as nine
o'clock, although none were permitted to approach the
building itself, unless provided with a ticket of ad-
mi;sion.

"Immediately in front of the sacred edifice workmen
were to be seen completing the preparations for the ex-
ternal ornamentation. Some were laying down the painted
basements of the gigantic flag-staffs, from which were
floating vast streamers of tricoloured silk; others were
covering the ground with sand, to prevent accidents from
the slippery state of the pavement ; and others, again,
were removing from covered waggons stools, benches,
and other articles required for the accommodation within
—all was bustle, but without confu
Tho appearance of the open space in front of the
Cathedral, or Parvis, as it is technically deAgnated, was
exceedingly striking. Along the street iu front, tri-
coloured flags were streaming from lofty masts; farther
, more elevated flag-staffs
whilst close to the en-
trance bore
en
sotnilltheluonpgeenr spsatrceeamiteserslf ;
the tricoloured flags were intermingled with
others of green silk sprinkted over with silver
stars, green being the colour of Prince Louis
Napoleon, as it had been formerly of the Emperor, his
uncle. from the fretwork of the old cathedral
immediately over the grand entrance, was
el t. Springingrt ha huge velarium of crimson velvet, itsandstretched
forth
orna-
mented with gold embroidery, under which the Presi-
dent of the Republic was to alight from his carriage on
his arrival. _ _

" At each side of this immense awning floated green
flags bearing the letters L. N. within a laurel wreath.
Beyond them at each side trophies were erected with a
shield in the centre, also bearing the same initials, the
whole surmounted by a faisceau of tricoloured flags
artistically arranged; still farther on, at each corner of
the front of the buiding, were to be seen lofty hangings
of crimson velvet to match the canopy in the centre. In
the recess of the grand portal were suspended pieces of
ancient tapestry, admirably executed, representing sub-
jects chosen from the Sacred Scriptures; as these works
of art bore in their wrought bordering the cross
and arms of the see of Paris—namely, the Virgin over-
coming the Hydra of Doubt and Anarchy—it is to be
presumed that they all belong to the cathedral itself.
The fssede above the grand portal was also hung with
draperies of crimson velvet and gold, the whole being
profusely sprinkled over with golden stars: over the
large rose-window of the centre was to be seen in gi-
gantic characters the number 7,500,000,' to signify the
amount of support which France has just given to Louis
Napoleon; and on each side, a little below, were placed
painted panels representing, on the right, Charlemagne
and St. Louis, and on the left, Louis XIV. and Napo-
leon. A great number of smaller flags, representing the
colours of the departments, also floated from various
parts of the Place below.
" Half-past nine had been appointed as the hour for
opening the doors to the public, and it was ar-
ranged that the Ministers, the diplomatic corps, the
marshals, and the officers of the staff, should enter
by the grand portal in the centre, whilst the two lesser
entrances at the aides should bo appropriated to the
public. The central entrance, in conformity with this
hour, but the persons who arrived with tickets for the
was duly thrown open at the appointed
arrangement,
lateral doors had to wait upwards of half an hour, in the
midst of a bitter frost and a fog so dense that it would
not have disgraced the good city of London on one of her
worst days of November exhalation. At last, however,
the side doors turned slowly on their hinges, to admit the
impatient crowd, and the sight which then presented
itself served to dissipate the slight discontent which the
unexpected penance at the door outside had generated in
the minds of those kept waiting. The first thing which
struck every spectator on entering was the extraordinary
blaze of light that met the eye from every point. No-
thing, in fact, could be more brilliantly beautiful than
the mariner in which the old cathedral was lighted
up, every line of the admirable tracery of its architec-
ture being distinctly visible, as well as the minutest de-
tails of the temporary adornment adopted for the occa-
sion. After the spectator had time to recover from the
first movement of surprise at the unexpected scene before
him, he could perceive, in descending from hie general
survey to an examination of the particulars, that the
whole of the pillars of the centre aisle were encircled
with crimson velvet, terminated by a binding of gold em-
broidery immediately below the capitals; between every
two pillars was suspended a beautiful chandelier of cut
glass from the centre of each arch; down the centre
aisle, three raegea of chandeliers of infinitely larger size,
though not of more beautiful form or more exquisite
proportion, hung from the fretted roof by ropes of great
thickness, but which appeared above scarcely thicker
than whipcord, so great was the distance from the
spectator to the points which they descended from;
there were twenty-seven in all of these chande-
liers, the nine forming the central line being of some-
what larger size than the eighteen lateral ones, and not
being allowed to descend altogether so low as the others,
prevented the monopoly which would other wise have
weakened the effect. The pert of the sacred Edifice
which the eye of the spectator could freely wander over,
terminated at the iron railing which separates the choir
from the rest of the centre aisle. At that point a lofty
screen was erected, effectually cutting off one part of the
church from the rest, so that of the four parts of the
Greek cross, which constitute the church, the eastern
one bore no ostensible part in the ceremony. It was
however most usefully occupied, as in it were placed the
orchestra and singers who were to perform the pieces of
music appointed for the day. But though the screen
is question thus rendered the choir completely
isolsted from the crowd, it only did so below; fur above,
over the screen, the blaze of light from innumerable wax
tapers almost caused the eye to ache when it first sent
its gaze in their direction. After a time, however, this
extreme brilliancy faded away; for, as the day ad-
vanced, the fog entered the cathedral, and to a certain
extent clouded the immense glare of light which at first
appeared so remarkable. In addition to all these lights,
smaller chandeliers were to be seen above at the back of
the tribunes, which were erected for the public,
high up
between the pillars; and at the same height gilt bronze
sconces were affixed to each side of the pillars, all adding
to the general illumination. In the aisle below also
lofty candelabra of gilt bronze were placed, containing
each about two dozen branches. The whole number of
wax lights employed in the various parts of the edifice
was upwards of 13,000.
.4 The manner in which the sacred bnilding was ar-
ranged for the ceremony was alike striking and conve-
nient. The centre aisle was alone used on the occasion,
the side aisles being merely employed
-- as passages to the
tribunes. These tribunes were erected in the centre aisle
up to the pillars, described already as covered with crim-
son velvet: the tribunes on the right were reserved for
the public in general, and those on the left for the mayors,
delegates of the departments, the consuls,
and a portion
of the public functionaries. The transepts were con-
verted into immense amphitheatres of seats (if such a
term can be applied), the right being appropriated to the
bar, the diplomatic body, the Institute, the municipal
bodies of the banlieue, the conseils of prud'hommes,
and the left, to the Ministers, the Prefect of the Seine,
the Prefect of Police, sad their functionaries, the aca-
demic body, the juges de pair, &o. The lower
part of the central aisle was exclusively occupied
by the officers of the staff and those from the
different regiments of Paris and its vicinity, to whom
invitations had been sent to attend. This portion of
the spectators at last became so numerous and predomi-
nant that it was impossible net to conceive the idea that
some great military spectacle was about to be presented.
" In front of the screen, before the choir, was erected
the altar, covered with white brocade embroidered with
gold. At some distance from it, but in advance of all
other seats, was placed the President's chair, having in
front of its prie dieu, covered with a cushion of crimson
velvet, both of a very simple character. Behind him
were seats for the Marshals of France and for the officers
of the (President's household. The clergy were
assigned scats on the right, just below the benches ap-
propriated to the members of the Court of Cassation and
the other law courts. The whole of the centre aisle:was
thickly carpeted, and the space in front of the altar was
covered over with one which had issued from the
Gobelins manufactory, and was alike remarkable for its
immense size and its wonderful workmanship.
" About half-past ten, the various tribunes were nearly
all filled; and at eleven every place was occupied. The
cold was at this period so severe that, notwithstanding
the immense amount of heat which the vast number
of lights must have emitted, most persons were heard
to complain that their feet were benumbed. The number
of ladies present was not by any means great—decidedly
much less than the fairer portion of the creation are
generally
seen at public spectacles in France.
" One of the peculiarities of the decoration was the
prevalence of the cipher L. N. in every part of the
cathedral. Tt
-- was to be seen on every pillar; on the
front of the tribunes above; and on a series of circular
compartments or shields to be seen at each side down
the centre aisle; it was also to be perceived in immense
characters on th© highest part of the immense canopy of
crimson velvet, which surmounted the altar, and ad-
vanced over part of the space between the transepts.
Everywhere the initials of Louis Napoleon met the eye.
"In speaking of the altar, we omitted to say that
over it, but under the canopy just mentioned, a lofty
shrine was erected in the Byzantine style, overshadow-
ing, and, as it were, protecting what the altar supported,
namely, a piece of the true cross contained in a silver
pia, of exquisite workmanship: The various orna-
ments of the altar were all of silver gilt, and must have
been of great value, both intrinsically and as works of
art ; the candlesticks (fourteen in number, and all from
four to five feet high) were not only of silver, but most
admirably executed.

immediately after,
"About a quarter past eleven o'clock, the Ministers
arrived, and at once took their places on the left ; and
a considerable number of general
officers wore seen advancing to their places. Amongst
the first was General de la Raneiere, an old cavalry
officer of the Emperor, in whose service he lost his
left arm ; then, Generals Lebreton, Cornemeuse,
Carrelet, Levasseur, Dulac, Foret, and a crowd
of others ; also Admirals Roussin and Mackay en-
t`ered about this time. Much interest was excited by
Cie appearance of Marshals Excelmans and Jfk. Owe
Bonaparte, the ex• King of Westphalia, who entered
together, the uncle of the President following his less
aged fellow soldier. They both took their seats close
behind the President's chair of,State. Near them were

afterwards to be seen Marshals Reille, Vaillant and
Harispe.
A little later began to arrive tl.e sixbassatiors of the
foreign powers. They came, as was befitting so im•
posing a ceremony, in grand official coitume. One of
the latest of these high functionaries who arrived was
the Marquis of Norman by, and his appearance caused a
certain sensation, in coast plaice of one of the gentlemen
in his suite wearing a scarlet uniform. At a❑ earlier
part of the day, anoihcr officer had entered, dressed in a
similar manner. The corps dilpomatique was exceed-
ingly numerous, and amongst them was Mr. Rives, the
Minister of the Republiii of the United States of Ame-
rica. The Pope's Nuncio was also present in full sacer-
dotal dress.

" It was very nearly twelve o'clock when the Arch-
bishop of Paris and the clergy moved down the aisle to
receive the President of the Republic. Only one bishop
was present daring the day with the Archbishop,
namely, the Bishop of St. Flour; the rest of the sacer-
dotal cortege being composed of canons and cures of the
diocese of Paris, all attire:l in splendid canonicals. Just
as the body arrived at the grand entrance, the drums
beat to arms, the bourdon or great bell of Notre Dame
pealed forth, and Louis Napoleon descended from his
carriage. _

"The President had left the Ely: 63 at half-past
eleven, in a handsome carriage drawn by two horses.
Two servants sat on the box and two footmen stood be-
hind in the Napoleon livery ot green and gold. This
carriage was preceded by a company of guides, two
squadrons of Lancers, and a squadron of mounted Re-
publican Guard, and followed by a party of the 7th
Lancers. The President's orderly officers and a nume-
rous suite accompanied the carriage. The Prince was
greeted as he passed along with great applause, not only
by the crowd who lined the way, but by the troops who
were drawn up on each side ot the way, all along the
quays to Notre Dame.

- "The President, on alighting from his carriage, was
received by the Archbishop, who tendered to him the
holy relic already alluded to—the morsel of the true
cross—to kiss, next presented to him the holy water,
and then led back the procession to the altar. The Prince
followed immediately behind the clergy, having on his
right hand General de St. Arnaud, the Minister of War,
and on his left General Magnan, Commander-in-Chief
of the army of Paris. The President, the moment he
began to pass up the aisle, was received with loud
shouts of'' Vive Napoleon!' and the same shouts greeted
him all the way as he advanced. Louis Napoleon ac-
knowledged the reception by slightly bowing to each
side. He looked in excellent health, and on this occa-
sion had departed from the attire in which he has
hitherto appeared at public ceremonies, having put off
the uniform of the National Guard, and assumed that
of a general in the army, but still wearing his
crachat of the Legion of Honour and the red ribbon,
as Grand Cordon of that Order. The spectators
rose when he appeared with his splendid staff, and stood
uncovered, military and all, during his passage from the
grand entrance to the ()hair of state. -It may be as well,
as a faithful historian, to state that some cries of Viva
l'Empereul?' accompanied the otherwise universal one
of Vive Napoleon!'
The Prince at once proceeded to his seat, the organ,
the orchestra, and the singers thundering forth at the
moment the Grand March of Lesueur, composed for the
Emperor's coronation. Next came the Vivat and the
7'e Beam, and the Urbs beata of the same composer.
Afterwards were executed the Sanctus, composed by M.
Adam, the Dominus liberavit nos, of the mass of the Holy
Ghost of Leseur, and the Domine salvum fac nostrum
Napoleonem, and all in the most admirable style.
The Archbishop then gave the • benediction, and
the ceremony terminated, having lasted exactly
one hour. The clergy, then as before, led the way, and
the Prince departed as he had entered, supported on
each side as before by General Mangan and General de
St. Arnaud. As he departed, the orchestra played a
march, the b.urdon again boomed forth, the cannon of
the Invalides thundered from their iron throats, and
lastly the vast multitude in the cathedral raised the
shout Viva Napoleon l' so loud and so sustained, that
no one who heard it will easily efface the sound from
his memory.
" The Prince then entered his carriage, and taking
the; Rue d'Arcole, the quai Napoleon, the Pont St.
Michel, and the quaia on the right bank of the Seine,
proceeded to the Tuileries. The troops still lined the
whole way on both sides, and the reception given to him
outside was again just as warm as that which had
greeted him on his coming. On the Place du Caroussel,
in particular, the reception given by the crowd was of
the most enthusiastic kind, the acclamations being of the
loudest description."
The official receptions took place at the Tuileries at
half-past two. The PRESIDENT received the visitors
in the Salle des Marechaux. The Corps Diploma-
tique were the first presented, after which in succes-
sion came the members of the Courts of Appeal, of
Accounts, and the Tribunal of Premike Instance,
the members of the Institute, the different constituted
bodies, the officers of the army and national guards,
and the deputations of the delegates of the depart-
ments. No speeches were delivered, and the ceremony
concluded at half-past five.
After the reception a grand banquet took place at
the Tuileries, at which covers were laid for 400 per-
sons. There were present as guests the Ministers, the
Diplomatic Corps, the members of the Consultative
Commission, the Prefects of the Seine and of Police,
the new Municipal Council of Paris, General Lames-
TINE, and the colonels of the National Guard ; and
last, not least, General MAGNAN, and the leading
officers of the army of Paris.
The M.niteur of yesterday publishes the following
official announcement :

" The Palace of the Tuileries will be for the future
the ()theist residence of the President of the Itvublic."
The Minister of the Interior received yesterday the
following telegraphic dispatches :

FROM THE PREFECT OF THE NIEVRE.
,r The ''Fe Deem has been sung by the Bishop of
Nevers in presence of all the authorities, and in the
midst of a vast crowd of the inhabitants of the town
and the environs. Never before were so many people
seen iu the cathedral, never did the Bishop of Nevers
display so much religious pomp. The General and the
Prefect have passed the review of the National Guard
and of the troops of the garrison. The legion of the
National Guard was complete. Filing off took place
amidst cries, a thousand times repeated, of 'Viva Napo-
leon.' The inhabitants are preparing to illuminate
this evening. The Literary and Agricultural Club,
composed of the principal proprietors of the country, has
invited this evening all the authorities and all the officers
of the National Guard and the garrison. Enthusiasm
for the Prince is being everywhere manifested in the town
of Nevers.

" FROM THE PREFECT OF THE SOMME.
" The ceremony of the Te Deum is being accom-
plished in the greatest order. A greater crowd was
never witnessed. Hope and joy shine on every face.
"FROM THE PREFECT OF THE INDRE.
" The ceremony has taken place before a numerous
crowd. I hope that, as here, there has been fine weather
at Paris."

The following decree, dated January 1, has been
issued by the PRESIDENT of the Republic :
" On report of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of
Justice,—Considering that amongst the offences provided
fur by. the laws in vigour on the press, those which are
committed by word of mouth, such as verbal offences or
seditious cries, have become considerably multiplied—
considering that to refer the trial of such offences to the
Court of Assizes, renders repression less rapid and less
Efficacious—considering that it is a principle that the
laws of proceeding and jurisdiction are immediately ap-
plicable to affairs not yet tried,—Docrees: Art. 1, The
trial of all offences provided for by the laws on the press,
and committed by means of words, is referred to the
Tribunals of Correctional Police. Art. 2, These tribunals
shall try such of these offences as have been committed
previously to the present decree, and which have not
yet been tried. Art. 3, The prosecutions shall take
place according to the forms and rules prescribed by
the Code of Criminal Proceeding for correctional juris-
diction."

General RAPATEL, whose health has long been in
an alarming state, has just had a graver attack than
any of the preceding, and his son•in•law has been
summoned from Rennes to attend him.

General DE LAMORICIEEE has been attacked with
rheumatism at llama which compels him to keep
his bed.

A. I. E. PEAN, who had been recently removed from
Sainte Pilagie to the prison of Orleans, has demanded
and obtained permission from the military authorities
to be again placed in Sainte Nlngie.
We read in the Ordre :—" M. PYAT, who three
months since quitted Switzerland to reside in Brussels,
has just received orders to go to Ostend and quit
Belgium. M. V. Scuom.cuEa has just arrived in the
Belgian capital. M. limas', who, after the events
of the 2d December, had been taken to the Bridge of
Kehl, is also there, as well as M. MOREL, an editor
of the National. MM. DURAS and CA YLUS have left
for London."

We learn by a letter from Brussels that the state-
ment of M. VICTOR Huoo having been arrested by
the police of that city, for having entered the Belgian
territory with a false passport, was correct, but that
the details given by the Paris journals were exagge-
rated. M. VICTOR HuGo was immediately liberated
by the examining magistrate on explaining the cir-
cumstances which had compelled him to fly from
France with a borrowed passport. He is still in
Brussels, but is about, it is said, to proceed to Eng-
land. The same letter states that M. EMANUEL
ARAGO is in Belgium, where he has joined his uncle,
M. ETIENNE ARAGO, who was condemned to trans-
portation by the High Court of Justice of Versailles.
The Univers publishes a ferocious attack upon the
National Guards throughout France, and demands
their immediate dissolution. The anti-national spirit
of this organ of the Jesuits sufficiently accounts for
this demand. The apologist for the massacre of St.
Bartholomew, the would-be restorer of the Inquisi-
tion, and the organizer of the crusade for the extir-
pation of Protestants, knows right well that so long
as France possesses her National Guards she cannot
become the bond-slave of Rome. The successor of
TREBTIALLON, therefore, calls aloud for their disso-
lution.

The Inspector-General of the Customs of Baden
has written to a Strasburg paper to say that it is not
true, as has been stated, that great difficulties arose
respecting the admission of M. TlllElte luggage at
the custom-house at Kehl. lie, however, admits that
some discussion took place respecting a piece of new
flannel o❑ which M. TRIERS refused to pay duty, on
the ground that it served as a belt ; but, eventually,
one of U. lkagns' friends paid the duty'

The Savings Bank of Paris has just balanced its
accounts up to the end of the year 1851. The
op-rations of the year present the following
results :—The Savings Bunk has received from
205,751 depositors, of whom 26,516 are new, the
sum of 25,305,4341.; the amount transferred from
provincial savings banks was 381,3351. 89J.
The amount capitalisi-d on account of depositors
gives an interest of 1 482,2681. The reimbursements
amount to 19,048,957 t. 11c., and 390,5981. Bc. transfer
payments from the provincial banks. 339,594 f of
Rente were purchased at the demand of depositors
for 6,349,522 t. 40c. It owed on the 31st December
to 176,014 depositors, as well in capital as in
capitalised interest, the total sum of 39,798,468 f. 55c.
Public Securities of every description rose enormously
at the Bourse. The Five per Cents. opened at 103'. and
closed at 104 f. for the end of the na, nth, being 1 per
cent above the closing price for cash. The Three per
Cents, closed at 70f. 40c.; Orleans Railroad Shares,
1,0801.; Rouen, 680 f. Havre, 260 r.; Great Northern,
600 f.; Avignon, 287 f. LOc.; Viarzon, 5401.; Bask, 200 f.;
Bordeaux, 4451.; Paris and Strasburg, 495 f.; Tours and
Nantes, 322 f. 50c.; Amb ns to Boulogne, 293 f. 75c.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
_ LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 2.

Boulogne and Amiens, IPA— Central of France (Orleans
and Vierzon), 20%—Dutch Rhenish, 3kt —East Indian, 23
—Luxembourg, 3V2—Namur and Liege, 63A—Northern of
France, 13%—Orleans and Bordeaux, B—Paris and Stras-
bourg, 17—Rouen and Havre, 10 34 —Sambre and Meuse, 4%
—Tours and Nante., 9