The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-30 00:00:00

THE TITLE OF LOWS' NAPOLEON.

A Paris letter, in the Independance of Brussels, allud-
ing to the title of Napoleon 111., which, it is expected,
will be assumed by Louis Napoleon, says:—
" There is no analogy, either in ideas, in principles, or
in resolutions, between the representative of the Divine
right of the Bourbon family and Louis Napoleon, demand-
ing his right from France. Louis Napoleon will not,
therefore, call himself Napoleon 111., for the same rea-
son which led the brother of Louis XVI. to call himself
Louis XVIII. Let us see whether there are, in order for
him to assume that title, more motives than those which
there were for Louis XVIII. Tho son of Louis XVL
languished in prison from the 21st of January, 1793, to
his death, under the Government of the Convention. His
right alone, according to the Legitimist doctrine, made
him King, and not any act of the country, or of its re-
presentatives. This, on the contrary, is the way in
which things took place in 1815 for the son of the Em-
peror. A proclamation of the Emperor of the 22d June,
published in the Moniteur on the 23d, announcing his
abdication, expresses itself thus:—' My political life is
terminated, and I proclaim my son Emperor of the
French, under the title of Napoleon ll.' If this act,
with the condition of the abdication, had remained per-
sonal to the Emperor, and had not been accepted by the
country, it might only be considered as a wish and an
intention, not followed by effect, as has since happened
under other circemstances. It is important, therefore,
to see how it was s infirmed and sanctioned. The Em-
peror addressed, on the same day, the 22d, his proclama-
tio, in the form of a message, to the two Chambers.
Both of them accepted his abdication unanimously, in the
terms expressed by him, and sent commissions, selected
from their respective bodies, to inform him of their reso-
lation. The Emperor's reply to these commissions was,
If I have handed the right which France has given me
to my sun, while I am alive, I have only done it for the
welfare of the nation, and for the interest of my son,
whom I have in consequence proclaimed Emperor.' Thus
was Napoleon 11. proclaimed in the face of the official
delegates of the two Chambers. The Chamber of Re
prese .ntutives decided, on the 22d, soon after having
accepted the abdication, that a commission of the Provi-
sional Government should be named. This commission,
composed of five members, three elected by that Cham-
ber—the Duke of Otranto, Carnot, and General Grenier;
and two by the Chamber of Peers—De Caulincourt,
Duke do Viceens, and Quinette. In the sittings of the
22d and the 23d numerous propositions were made and
developed. At the end of the latter sitting, the-Chamber
of Representatives adopted the following resolution (I
copy literally from the Moniteur of the 24th June, 18111,
Page 725, the text of the resolution and the acoount of
the vote):—' The Chamber of Representatives, deliberat-
ing on the different proposition* made, passes to the order
of the day motime.-1. Napoleon 11. having become Em-
peror by the abdication of Napoleon I. and by the con-
stitution of the Empire, and the two Chambers having,
by their decree of yesterday, nominating a commission
of Provisional Government, desired to give to the nation
the guarantees which it requires for its liberty and
repose, the present Act shall be transmitted to the Cham-
ber of Peers.' The proposition was adopted unani-
mously. A loud and prolonged cry of ' Vivo l'Empe-
reur l' followed the announcement. On the same day the
Chamber of Peers adhered to the resolution. It is thus
clearly shown that the Chamber of Representatives, in
nominating a Provisional Government. only
organiza a means of administration. Napoleon IL was
Emperor." intended to
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IRON FOR SHIP-BUILDING.-IMPORTANT
DISCO VERY.

Under this title we find the following in the Glas-
gow Chrsaiele. Our Scotch friends appear to be
altogether ignorant of the discovery by Mr. Hay, the
Admiralty chemist at Portsmouth, which has for
many years been successfully applied to the preserva-
tion of iron ships' bottoms :

er,
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'he advantages of iron us a material for building
ships, whether as respects economy, strength, stowage,
or adaptation for fast sailing, aro now universally ac-
knowledged among shipowners. The proof of this is
exhibited in the great number of vessels already con-
structed, or in process of construction, not only for coast-
ing but for foreign trade. Indeed, but for one material
drawback, there is reason to believe that, by this time,
iron would have gone far to supersede timber entirely
in the construction of ships' hulls. That drawback con-
sists in the liability of iron, when immersed, especially
in the seas and harbours of warm climates, to get covered
with barnacles and other growths hurtful to a vends
sailing power. Different efforts have been made to
overcome this difficulty, but they have hitherto been at-
tended with but limited success. We are in hopes that
a problem so important to the interests of commor "
directed
now about to obtain a favourable solution through the
ingenuity and patient experimonenats
moefthadGlas -
owner. Mr. Robert MiGrevin, of the firm " ship_
reason to believe
and Thomson, has long had his attention of *Gavin
Rill be avoided. Plates
irons spul a 9 ee cs
t,
' b ;11 wd h iheahs thf aelrl eensee m
tos
,fg,o
hs discovery have been
of preparing
that the evil we have adverted
prepared in conformity
Y avo beeu sent attached
voyages to various quarters of
with thin 1
hwiporsi'dboatntr
tisronnuglhonag
subjected to severe teats,
great variety of latitudes. They
have been nails d to the
tthoel:
different parts of this posts of jetties and wharves in
suit has been perfect' country. And in all cases the re-
the gratification of y satisfactory. Yesterday we bad
seeing two plates which have just
been removed from
la post of the wharf at the Holy
Island, opposite Lam
lash where they have been exposed
e
to the action of th a sea for more than a twelvemonth.
The sue plate was of
on
iron pre pared according com
to
24 iron,r
li,aGnadv
inth,se
method.otherof
While the former, and the boards to which both were
attached, are more or less covered with shells, the piece
of prepared iron is entirely free from any attachment
or growth whatever. The plates were also seen by
several gentlemen belonging to the marine board for
this putt, who expressed in a document subscribed by
them their gratification at the result of the experiment.
Experiments conducted by an eminent professional
chemist, and mechanical tests, bare also been employed
to ascertain whether the toughness of the iron is likely
to be injuriously affected by the substance which is
mixed with it, and the result bas been, not only to re-
move apprehension, but to induce a belief that the effect
will be quite in an opposite direction. Mr. M'Glavin has
already secured patents for the application of his dis-
covery, sud, we suppose, will immediately tuke means.
for making its advantuges known to those whom it
chiefly concerns. In the meantime we recommend such
of our readers as are connected with ship-building and
commerce to inform themselves on a matter which ap-
pears likely to bear SP closely on their interests."