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LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1852

Improvements in our 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 gainsayed 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 long
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-
mocracy—Universal Suffrage, blended with the
organization of the Ballot. By educating the
multitude first you prepare them for the use o
might otherwise, if entrusted blindly t,
their powers
disposal, is hpal
be productive of a very considerable
toast,
grievance. Before you place the two-edged sword of
the franchise in the hands of the industrious, but un-
instructed cities)), show him how to w 'old it with safety
to himself
and satisfaction to the general community.
Meanwhile
we may securely advocate a very im-
portant in
crease in the distribution of the suifrage
rather precedod by, a material
accompanied, or
change in
tricts. the arrangement of electoral dis-
This last-mentioned innovation is the
most desirable, and
we may even say essential,
preliminary to the carrying
in regard to the out of the desired reforms
popular rbranch of the Imperial Legis-
lature.
It becomes imperative, we concee've
the more Liberal jnurnalists of just now upon
•
the United Kingdom
to submit to the consideration of
every available opportunity, the community, at
arguments bearing upon
the subject before us, in anticipation
of the
that must soon arise within the
Walls of parliament.
Facts, and the most stubborn nf ets
fa discussion
the
Corn-law agitators in the conduct of the great move-
ment which ended, at last, in the total destruction of
monopoly. It was our privilege to be among the first
to participate in that peaceful struggle for Free Trade,
it is once more our privilege tit, act in a similar
wanner in the furtherance of the cause of these vast
reforms in the organization of the Legislature. Our
attention, therefore, will be seiszlously directed, as
it has long been directed, to the interests
of that great movement which must, sooner
or later, lead to the re-alitribution of the
electoral districts and the exteneon of the franchise.
The necessity fur 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 ena eetment may be dis-
covered the germs of existing dVficulties. Nothing,
scarcely, could be more loose or more painfully con-
fused than the order, or rather t his absence of order,
in the alterations introduced by 11115 framers. In testi-
mony of this, we may here refer to some of the cir-
cumstances recently enumerated it t the last of the poli-
tical articles of the Westminster. Ar (long these the most
glaring in character were the total: disfranchisement of
fifty-six boroughs, and the reducti of r of thirty more bo-
roughs to only a single represent give. The smallest
of the former, with a population o.F. -3,961, was Down-
ton, and , of the latter, with but, 1,423 inhabitants,
1953 Petersfield. As ridiculous and unaccountable
Were • the Proportions uLirked- -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 Joint 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 before
us, 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 evidence 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 his
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. Oa 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 his 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 fur 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. These 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 Ses-
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 ADAMS and
ERNEST FRANCETELLI, had been brought before the
presiding magistrate] at Bow-street, charged with
picking pockets on the preceding evening at Jun-
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 FRANC ATELLI:' It was also
asserted that, when leaving the theatre, one said to
the other " Push me, Tom." The chief facts, how-
ever, relied upon by the parties who figured in the
double capacity of prosecutors and witnesses, were
that an empty purse and a pair of new gloves were
found in the possession of one of the prisoners, and
that the gloves were much too
ilamacrruggueeidrfieoadrt
e. him, so that
theyfact
sc.aosu,ldhonlosetyhear:e
prirshoeofl,atetteidr
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of a
on trial it was found that the gloves, which were
said to be so much " too large," fitted 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 niistahe" 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 une
fortunnte error, for which they could not be held
criminally responsible. . In either case, however, the
beneficialeiuos t(
) theto the community, m
enformerly
whileit
icannot ninquirymbeulfjur
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
for the assembling of Parliament for the "dispatch of busi-
ness," will be settled.
Posr-OFFICE NoTrcE.--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,W01.
in gold, and on the 19th the It.ijah of Sarawak had arrived
from Loudon.

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 Fra!ice. The Moniteur du 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 mousy at call will henceforth be 2 per cent.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
We extract from Galignani's Messenger the follow-
ing description of the. Te Deem at Notre Darne :
" The ceremony, as ordered by the President of the
Republic, of returning thanks to Heaven for the success
of his late election, was celebrated yesterday at the
cathedral of Notre Dame with most imposing magnia•
cenco. The weather was not by any means propitious
for the occasion, as from a sharp frost, which had taken
place, the cold was exceedingly severe, and a think fog
during the whole day, but particularly in the morning,
enveloped Pais. Notwithstanding this drawback, a
consid€rable 'amber of persons 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 cf ad-
mission.

" Immediately in front of the sacred edifice workmen
were to be seen completing the preparations for the ex-
ternal ornarnewaticn. 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 confusion.
" The appearance of the open space in front of the
Cathedral, or Purvis, as it is technically designated, was
exceedingly staling. Along the street in front, tri-
coloured flags were streaming from lofty masts; farther
, more elevated flag-staffs
whilst close to the do
borewn
still o n the
en-
trancelonger the tricoloured flags were intermingled with
others of green silk sprinkled over with silver
stars, green being the colour of Prince Louis
Napoleon, as it had been formerly of the Emperor, his
open
uncle. Springing from the fretwork of the old cathedral
itself, and immediately over the grand entrance, was
stretched forth a huge velarium of crimson velvet, orna-
mented with gol3 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 fleeted green
flags bearing the letters L, N. within a laurel wreath.
Beyond them at each aide trophies were erected with a
shield in the centre, also bearing the same initials, the
whole surmounted by a faisceau of tricoloured fl igs
artistically arranged; still farther on, at each corner of
the front of the balding, 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 Geed() 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 ba seen in gi-
gantic characters the number '7,500,000,' to signify the
amount of support which France has just given to Louie
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 hid been appointed as the hour for
opening the doors t: 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 sides should ba appropriated to the
public. The central entrance, in conformity with this
arrangement, was ditty thrown open at the appointed
hour, but the persons who arrived with tickets for the
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
9 and the sight which then presented
itself served to dissipate the slight discontent which the
impatientunexpeet roedc
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 manner in which the old cathedral was lighted
Pp, 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 his 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 ranges 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 thioker
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 farming the central line being of some-
what larger sizs than the eighteen lateral ones, and not
being allowed to descend altogether so low as the others,
prevented the monopoly which would otherwise have
weakened the effect. The part of the sacred edifice
which the eye of the spectator could freely wander over,
terminated at tho 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
in question thus rendered the choir completely
isolated from the crowd, it only did so below; for above,
over the screen, the blaze of light from innumerable wax
tapers almost caused the eye to ache when it first sent
its Ist ze 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 chandeliere 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 breezy
seances were atlixed to each side of the pillars all adding
to the general illumination. In the aisle 'below also
lofty candelabra of gilt bronzy 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.
" The manner in which the sacred building was ar-
ranged for the ceremony was alike striking and conve-
nient. The centre aisle was alone used on the occasion,
ebseeitnrgibrauneerVyemployed as passages to the
were erected in the centre aisle
tthriebi sthidees. aislesTh
up to tho 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. baulieue, the conceits of prud'honimen
and the left, to the Ministers, the Prefect of the Seine,
the Prefect of Police, and their functionaries, the aca-
demic body; the juges do paix, Ste. The lower
part of the central able was exclusively occupied
by the officers of the staff and those from the
different regiments of Paris and its vicinity, to whom
ievitations had been tent to attend. This portion of
the spectators at last became so numerous and predomi-
nant that it was impossible not to conceive the idea that
some great military spectacle was about to bo 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, wee placed the President's chair, having in
front of its prie diet; 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 "w.re
assigned seats on the right,
just below the benches ap-
propriated td the naenabsrs of the Court of Cessation and
the other law courts. The whole of the centre aisle,was
thickly carpeted, end the space in front of the altar was
covered over with one which had issued from the
Gotelins manufactory, and was alike remarkable for its
immense sizi 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 pectin•irities of the deceratron was the
prevalence of the cipher L. N. in every part of the
cathedral. It was to be seen on every pillar; on the
front of the tribunes abow ; 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 the highest part of the immense canopy of
crimson velvet, which surmounted the altar, and ad-
vanced over part of the apace between the transepts.
Everywhere the initials of Luis 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
gilt pis, of exquisite workmanship. Tho various orna-
ments of the altar were all of silver gilt, and must have
been of ercat Nellie, both intrinsically and as works of
art ; the candlesticks (tourteen in number, and all from
four to five feet high) were not only of silver, but most
admirably executed.

"About a quarter past eleven o'clock, the Ministers
arrived, and at once took their places on the loft ; and
immediately after, a considerable number of general
officers were seen advancing to their places. Amongst
the first was General do ls. Ranciere, an old cavalry
officer of the Emperor, in Whose service he lost his
left arm ; then,
Carrelet, Levasseur, Dulac, Effet, and a crowd
also of others ; Generals Lobreton, Cornemcuse,
Admirals Roussin and Mackau en-
tered about this tune. Much interest was excited by
the appearance of Marshals Exoelmans and ,1`.6 Ome
Bonaparte, the ex. Kiog of Westphalia, who entered
together, the uncle of the President following his less
aged fellow soldi,er. They both took their seats close
behind the President's chair of State. Near them were

:.ifter-,avards to be s,,,en Reii4', Valliant and
" A little later began to arrive the ambassadors of the
foreign powers. They came, as was befitting so im•
posing a ceremony, in grand official costume. One of
the latest of these high functionaries who arrived was
the Marquis of Normanby, and his apivarance caused a
certain sensation, in comq pierce of one of the gentlemen
in his suite wearing a scarlet uniform. At an earlier
part of the day, another officer had entered, dressed in a
similar manner. The corps dilpoinatiquc was exceed-
ingly numerous, and amongst them was Mr. Rives, the
Minis:er of the Republic 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 during the day with the Archbishop,
namely, the Bishop of Sr. Flour; the rest of the sacer-
dotal cortege being composed of canons and cures of the
diocese of raris, all attired 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 Elyse, 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 of green and gold. This
carriage was preceded by a company of guides, two
squadrons of Lancers, and a squadron of mounted Re-
publican Geard, 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, nett only
by the crowd who lined the way, but by the troops who
were drawn up on each side of 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 do St. Arnaud, the Minister of War,
and on his left General Magnan, Commander-in-Chief
of the army of Paris. The President, the moment ho
began to pass up the aisle, was received with loud
shouts of Vive Napoleon l' and the same shouts greeted
him all the way as he advanced. Louis Napoleon ac-
knowledged the reception by slightly hoeing 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 chair of state. It may be as well,
as a faithful historian, to state that some cries of Vive
l'Empereur?' accompanied the otherwise universal one
of Vive Napol4on!'
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
Te Deum, and the Urbs beats 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 Loseur, and the Domine salvum fac nostrum
Napoleonens, 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 1.), ince 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 bourdon again boomed forth, the cannon of
the Invalides thundered from their iron throats, and
lastly the vast multitude in the cathedral raised the
shout Vivo Napoleon !' so loud and so sustained, that
no one who heard it will easily efface the sound from
hie memory.
" The Prince then entered his carriage, and taking
the Rue d'Arcole, the Taal Napoleon, the Pont St.
Michel, and the quais on the right bank of the Seine,
proceeded to the Tuileries. Tho 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 Max echaux. 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 Premiere 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 LCEWES-
TINE, and the colonels of the National Guard ; and
last, not least, General MAGNAN, and the leading
officers of the army of Paris.
The ill oniteur of yesterday publishes the following
official announcement :

" The Palace of the Tuileries will be for the future
the otiLial residence of the President of the Republic."
The Minister of the Interior received yesterday the
following telegraphic dispatches :
" FROM THE PREFECT OF THE NIEVRE.
" The 7'e Deum 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 in the cathedral, never did the Bishop of Nevers
display so much religious pomp. The General and the
Pretect 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 •Vive Napo-
leon.' The inhabitants are preparing to illuminate
this evening. The Literary and Agricultural Club,
composed of the principal proprietors of the country, has
invitc d this evening all the authorities and all the cffi 3ers
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 Deem 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 placa before a numerous
crowd. I hope that, us here, there has been fine weather
at Paris."

The following decree, dated January 1, has been
issued by the PRECIDENT of the Republic :
" On report of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of
Justice,—Considering that amongst the offences provided
for 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 Av.izes, renders repression less rapid and less
dile2CiOUS—considering that it is a principle that the
laws of proceeding and jurisdiction are immediately ap-
plicable to affairs not yet tried,—Decrees: Art. 1, The
trial of all offences provided for by the laws on the preas,
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. Arr. 3, The prosecutions shall taks
place according to the forms and rules prescribed by
the Code of Criminal Prcceediug for correctional juris-
diction."

General RAPATEL, whose health has long been in
an alarming state, ha 3 just had a graver attack than
any of the preceding, and hii son•in•law has been
summoned from Rennes to attend him.

General DE LAMORICIEUE has been attacked with
rheumatism at Ham, which compels him to keep
his bed.

M. E. PEAN, who had been recently removed from
Sainte Pelagie to the prison of Orleans, has demanded
and obtained permission from the military authorities
to be again placed in Sainte Pelagic.
We read in the Ordre :—"M. Priv'', who three
months since quitted Switzerland to reside in Brussels,
has just received orders to go to Ostend and quit
Belgium. M. V. SCROELCUER has just arrived in the
Belgian cspital. M. 111312 EL, 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. AIM. DURAS and CArLus have left
for London."

We learn by a letter from Brussels that the state-
ment of M. VICTOR HUGO 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-
cumAances 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
TRESTIALLON, 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. THIERs' luggage at
the custom-house at Kehl. He, however, admits that
some discussion took place respecting a
piece of new
flannel on which M. TRIERS refused to
pay duty, en
the ground that it served as a belt ; but, eventually,
one of M. TRIERS' friends paid the duty.

The Savings Bank of Paris has just halanad i's
accounts up to the end of the y ear 1851. The
oix. rations of the year present the following
results :—The Savings Bank has received from
205,751 depositors, of whom 26,516 are new, the
sum of 25,305,434".; the amount trsr,sfirri.d from
provincial savings banks was 381,3351.
The amount capitalised on account of depositors
gives an interest of 1 482,268 e. The reimbursements
amount to 19,048,957 f. 11c., and 390,5981. Bc. transfer
payments from the provincial banks. 339,5941 of
itente were purchased at the demand of depositors
for 6,349,5221. 40c. It owed on the 31st December
to 176,014 depositors, as well in capital as in
capitalised interest, the total sum of 39,798,4681. 55c.
Public Securities of every description rose enormously
at the Bourse. The Five per Ccnts. opened at 103% and
closed at 1041. for the end of the mentb, 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,
6001.; Avignon, 2871. 50c.•, Vierzan, 510 f.; Basle, 200 f.;
Bordeaux, 445 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 495 f.; Tours and
Nantes, 322 f. 50e.; Amit ns to Boulogne, 293 f. 75e.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 2.
Boulogne and Amiens, 11 LA - Central of France (Orleans
and Vierzon), 20%—Dutch Rhenish, 3!4—East Indian, 23
—Luxembourg, 31,4—Namur and Liege, 634—Northern of
France, 18%—Orleans and Bordeaux, B—Paris and Stras-
bourg, 17—Rouen and Havre, 10 ::,—Sanibre and Meuse, 41,4
—Tours and Nantes, 9t/Q.