The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-14 00:00:00

The Imperial Pageant in the Tuileries.

The effluence of people crowding the approaches
of the Tuileries and the Louvre, both on the side the
Rue de Rivoli and the quays, on Thursday last, Wee
excessive. The day was fine, and all Paris, used as
it is to such sights and pageantries, was out to watch
the drawing up of equipage after equipage to the
gate of the Pavilion Denon, in the court of the
Louvre, by which all favoured with tickets, or hay.'
ing a right of entrance on the occasion, were to be
admitted. The carriages and gay liveries of the
various members of the diplomatic body, and of some
foreigners of distinction, soon began to enliven the
scene, and were closely followed by those of the
Ministers and their wives, nearly all having takea
their respective places before half-past tvolve
o'clock. Just before the arrival of the Empress'
followed by the Prince Imperial, several members
of the Imperial family began to arrive, and on the
Empress making her appearance, holding by the
hand the little Prince, the Princesses Clot3lde and
Mathilde, the Princess Anna Murat, and cieveral
others of the Murat family, greeted her Majesty at
the entrance of the hall, and followed her as she
walked up, gracefully bowing and smiling, towards
tier seat on the throne at the upper extremity of the
Salle des Etats. It was observed that the Empress
looked remarkably well and animated. She bag
gained embonpoint since her departure from Faris,
and this, although it makes her look more
matronly, is rather becoming than otherwise.
Her dress (that important feature of the fair Ere'
press of the French) consisted of a plain blue
eatin, of that beautiful shade known as the
blue imperatrice, made porfeetly simple in
the skirt, which was exceedingly ample,
and formed quite a demi-queue behind; an elegant
white lace shawl was thrown over her shoulders,
and she wore a bonnet of blue velvet and white
blonde, from which fell in front a paimte ending in
a fringe of white beads resembling bigles. The
Princess Clotilde, who sat near her IVlajes ty, had on
a grey satin dress, and black lace shawl,and a
white bonnet with feathers; the same fringe of
white beads terminating the pointe which
fell over
the front of the bonnet. The Princess Mathilde had
on a moir antique dress of a grey shade, with a ro-
tonde of the same material, ornamented with rich
gimp. The Empress had scarcely taken her seat
(which happening to be close to the one I had the
good fortune to have secured, gave full opportuni•
ties of watching her), when the Emperor was an,
nounced, and, amidst loud and continued acclamili"
tions, his Majesty proceeded to the throne; and al
present having been summoned to be seated, the
business of the day began. Several portions of the
discourse were loudly applauded, more
especiallythose relating to recent events in Mexico, and the
state of Poland. The Prince Imperial, who stood
by his lady mother all the time without n'gesture
of impatience, is much grown, and is certainly a
very noble, promising-looking boy, full of intelli"
Bence, and with a frank expression of countenaned
which is exceedingly winning. Whatever of en'
thueiasm there may be remaining among the French
nation for their rulers seems to be brought out when
the youthful heir of the Napoleonic dynasty appears
at any of their public shows. On this present oces
sion, the expressions of admiration at his lento 114
big
general costume of grenadier of the Guards, and at ',
general good looks, were genuine and unmistaltc"
able. The whole ceremony was closed in one 110°'
and, at two o'clock, a salute of guns announced al°
termination as it had marked the opening of the
pageant.—Court Chronicle.

TUE RECENT HEAVY GALES.---LIFEBOAT 6'5,11';
boats of the Royal the
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VlCES.—During
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instructed in rescuing the crews of the following 6b.17
wrecked vessel •feu
Oavtylng:tilteustriheav°e%te:el;
s .—Barque Tauiworth, of Norway, 17
scheoner NortbArn Lights, of Preston, 4; Echuoner Ar`c
of Workington, 4; schooner Gipsy, of Drogheda, 4 ; gir-„
Saucy Jack, of inverness, 1 ; barque Marietta, of 14;81"°";
1; and barque Providence, of Dantzic, 7. Total lives 04/e t
38. The lifeboats also assisted in bringing safely into 13,,°r;;
with their crews consisting of 29 men, the Italian vr"'
Camoglino, the schooner Sir Colin Campbell, of Whitil,}
the schooner Guilia, of Palermo, and the ketch Sn-{P'lO
Amsterdam. The lifeboats also went off in reply to sign' t
of distress on twelve oceas,ons, but their services were ria%
ultimately required. The amount of reward paid fer .00
these services was £166. The committee of the Institutleo,
are earnestly appealing to the public for assistance toth
able them to meet the continued heavy denaands
lls
Society's 125 lifeboat establishments. Since the estab:a
ment of the institution nearly 14,000 lives have been s.acv.
by its lifeboats, and by shore-boats to the crews of wilt h
has granted rewards.
A DREAM OF BULWER'S IN MARBLE.---,- hi,
has a fine group in sculpture in hand, Diomede, with
wife and child, fleeing from the destruction of PonWeerl,s
The idea is taken from the closing chapter of
s3llll°
" Last Days of