The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-06 00:00:00

V,IE FRENCH EMPIRE.

Saturday evening the Corps Legislatif cele-
'(l the accession of Napoleon 111., to the Im-
Thql , Throne, by a banquet at the Casino Paganivi.
gliie Ministers were present by invitation. He
lg
tt.l 'ear Colleagues,—Before separating we desired to
;et 'ate together the grand event which has just been
Ipyti aPlished—we desired to proclaim once More our
sentiments for the Prince whose destines are here-
identified with those of the country. We thank his
ers for having united themselves with us ; they
'4l w
aYs find us t elsewhere, as here, joined together in
e on lo and patriotic sentiment—devotedness to the
ga;ell3r, with firm and sympathetic concurrence in his
t:ebirnent. Let us then, altogether from the bottom
llb hearts, respond to the toast of The Health of the
-d of France,lmperial his Majesty Napoleon III."'
ki Le' following description of the banquet is from
iug Paper
otiti
`thel dinner of the Deputies of the Legislative Body
dap occasion of the inauguration of the reign of the
e, Napoleon 111. took place yesterday. As it
444 a last day in the Roman Catholic Church the Arch-
t? of Paris granted a dispensation on the occasion.
Ministers were invited, all of whom attended,
Prt: the exception of the Minister of War, who was
11 rated in consequence of the illness of some member
the The banquet took place in the salle of
Paganini ; 150 deputies were present. On
ePtrance the Ministers were received by the
t in who, as a distinctive mark, wore bouquets of
their button-holes. The stewards were Gene-
Ni`;arehaPpe and Messieurs Abattucci, Belmontet,
kap Vl', Geofiroy, de Villeneuve, Reinacle, de Meso-
N, crollY, and Lemercier. The salle was appro-
fitted up for the occasion. At one end was an
eagle, crowned ; it was carved in oak, and was
l i°4, the occasion of the Emperor visiting Montan-
ijn.,-1808, and was sent by a priest at that place to
4j,irliontet to present to his Majesty. Opposite
~sv? Portraits by Barre, sent from the Beaux Arts,
Teen t.ip Emperor Napoleon 1., and the other of Na,-
,e IIL, united together by garlands of flowers.
ra was brilliantly illuminated with gas. The
~"-"ra took their seats at the centre table, to the
".,11c1 left of M. Billault, the President of the Le-
Chamber."
i'e,traperor rode out on Saturday almost unat-
tlilh'eq• His Majesty wore red trousers, with a
ge ,stripe down the side, with dark frock coat.
;,P respectfully saluted by all he passed, and
YerY graciously in return.
it the lifoniteur says—" The Emperor has received
ttt ,p Tuileries, from the Marquis d'Antonini, let-
Rj `r°°l his Majesty the King of the Two Sicilies,
:1 confirm him in the quality of Envoy Extra-
iarY and Minister Plenipotentiary to H. I. M.
ti°Leoll 111. The Marquis d'Antonini was taken
it.e audience of his Majesty in one of the court
thegeq, and presented. by Count Baciocchi, Master
Ceremonies and Introducer of Ambassadors,
41, '4l)anied by the Deputy Master of the Cere-
,kies
24orci
he
has returned to Paris from London,
z4-I,,ee cle was pa-c4sing a few days on leave. His
kl,ljejley was ~:eceived at Calais with the usual
tile fromthe batteries, and was accompanied by
rritish Consul to the railway.
Nreel.,Pacliaa' the Turkish Ambassador at Paris,
oanquet on Thursday evening to the various
4e,„113 belonging to his embassy. Toasts were
itiate the health of the Emperor of the French
ept of the Sultan, with loud acclamations.
t,okreree appears in the Moniteur nominating the
tktthe de Morny Grand Cross of the Legion of
er, as an exceptional testimony of gratitude
e Dart of the Emperor, " for the distinguished
Ite,? rendered to the country in December,
fro °tier decree gr..anfcs an amnesty to deserters
th
Tja e e
VOni teu navy.
1,14174ir riontains a considerable number of
Dromotio-As
k, The decrees are now signed
poicon 71 •
i.
1.104 7°Talar from the Minister of Public Instruc-
that " the clergy requires the revival of the form
%.14„,":1 the Bth of January, 1804, the Cardinal
in the name of the Pope, transmitted to
vatjilergy • and accordingly the Archbishop of
Vhas addressed a letter to the cures of his dio-
tor,-,' °rdering them to substitute for the prayer be-
Tsth',llsed. for the Chief of the State the following
/1•1 i Domine salvum fac Imperatorem nos-
Arapo/eoneny.
by the
.riday morning the Emperor, accompanied
Ministersthe of War and of the Interior, visited
At t-icotel Dieu and the Hospital du Val de Grace.
eel,
' 'le Rotel Dieu his Majesty went through the
al sick wards, and as he passed along spoke
13, to several of the patients. Amongst them
ii,a Peasant who had walked 70 leagues to see the
lt k,ve,ror, who has accorded him a pension. There
kki a's° an old captain of the Imperial Guard, who
kki accompanied the Emperor Napoleon to Elba,
Who since 1815 has been solicting the cross or
-ilei°ll. The Emperor accorded him both, and
oiir if presented him with the cross. "It is not
„c, '
cross which I want, Sire," said the man, "but
.11.40 0,
and he covered his hand with tears.
11.14 „
~11 Majesty also decorated M. Bouchut, jun., the
Physician of the establishment. On leaving
Dieu, his Majesty went on foot to Notre
ita7 e, in the midst of so numerous a crowd as to
rIY allow him a passage, but saluting him with
part West accAamations up to the time of his de-
bf liu.re• The Emperor left 10,000 f. to the patients
tiotel. Dieu, and a similar sum to those of
h" al Ile Grace.
1147; writing to the Minister of the Interior, his
lik;:::ety said,—" I wish that my first visit ShOuld,
koat of the Emperor, be paid to those wl}q are
c'rinfy
"•
liart,.! total number of voters inscribed` in the de,
the "tents at the late election was 9,825,078, and
"timber of voters 7,780,307, consequently the
filuer of abstentions was 2,042, 771.
e Duke and Duchess de Terceira have arrived
aris.
Abd
sel-Kader returned to Amboise on Saturday
to he Orleans Railway. His departure for Broussa
oed for Thursday next.
of Priday, a trial train ran over the first section
41,14' e 'Ailway, round Paris, comprised between the
It4glaoles and La Chapelle. This part of the line
is expected, be inaugurated on the 11th
t•ii,',,,,w3te anniversary of the day of the decree pre-
-I,,,Lig its execution.
for steam-frigate Gomer left Toulon on the 2d,
flai'lp Levant. She is for the future to bear the
oo' Admiral Roman Desfosses, the officer in
Vaud of the Levant station.
hitt Porte frigate, Captain gaisset, has just
theto ecl Brest for Valparaiso and Lima. This vessel
eokah flag-ship of Admiral Febvrier Despointes,
-"aucling in chief in the Pacific station.