The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-17 00:00:00

fore it, which they did in the following order, the
bands as they did so playing a funeral dirge :
The band of the 4th Horse Chasseurs, two generals
of the army of Paris and their staffs, three squad-
rons of cavalry headed by their bands, a battery of
artillery, three battalions of infantry with their
bands, a general officer of the Imperial Guard, two
squadrons of the Guides, two companies of the
Foot Chasseurs of the Guards with the band, a bat-
talion of one of the regiments of Voltigeurs of the
Guard with the hand, the staff of the Minister of
War, the Marshal Commander-in-Chief of the army
of Paris and his staff, and a number of general and
superior officers unattached, who had been invited
to join the procession.
When these troops had all marched past, the car
moved on, the cords of the pall being held by
Generals Forte, Regnault de Saint-Jean-d'Angely,
Levasseur, and de La Rue, two on either side on
horseback, and it was followed by the other
,car-
riages in the order mentioned above. In the car-
riages of the Emperor were the Duke de Camba-
cores, grand master of the ceremonies ; General
Rolin, adjutant-general of the palace ; and the
Marquis de Toulongeon, orderly officer; and in the
second the Count de _Montebello awl Colonel de

Bovine, aides-de-camp of the Emperor; and Captain
Merle, one of his orderly officers. Other troops
then followed in the following order :—A battalion
of Gendarmery of the Guard with its band, a batta-

lion of one of the regiments of Grenadier's of the
Guard, a battery of artillery of the Guard, and
officers and crew of the steamer Galilee, the baud
and drums of the Municipal Guard, a general of
the army of Paris, a battalion of the Municipal
Guard, two companies of the Sapeurs-Pompiers,
four battalions of infantry with their bands, a
squadron of the mounted Gendarmery of the Seine,
and of the mounted Municipal Guard of Paris.
The procession was closed by two squadrons of
Carabineers with their baud. The line followed
by the procession was the Rue de Lyon, the Boule-
vards, the Rue Royale, Place de la Concorde,. Pont
de la Concorde, Quai d'Orsay, and Esplanade of the

.nvalides.
On reaching the Invalides the car was stationed
in front of th gates, and a salute of thirteen guns
was fired by abattery placed near the Quai d'Orsay.
That part of the cortege which had followed the car
then filed off before it. After the filing off, the
body was received by the governor of the Invalides,
and carried by hand into the church by decorated
sub-officers. Then it was placed on a catafalque in
the middle of the nave before the altar. At the
corners of the catafalque were the English ambassa-
dor, Marshal Magnan, Admiral de Mackau, and
General de LawEestine, holding the cords of the
pall ; and with them were the four generals who
had held the cords during the procession. There
were besides present, the Ministers, the Presidents
of the Senate, the Legislative body, and the Council
of State, and deputations from those and other con-
stituted bodies.
When the body entered the chapel the solemn
chanting of the priests and the peal of the organ
commenced, and the magnificent and moving ser-
vice for the dead, ordered by the Catholic Church,
was proceeded with in the usual form. When the
absolution was pronounced, there was another
salute of artillery. The sprinkling of the coffin
with holy water by the distinguished personages
present took place in the usual way. The bed,
was then lowered into the vault. As this was being
done the cannon again roared, and the troops wh°
were drawn up outside presented arms, and their
flags were lowered. The scene, both within and
without the church, was very imposing, and the
crowd on the whole line of the procession Was
immense.
The principal novelty in the procession at th:
funeral of Marshal de St. Arnaud was the appeal/
ance of the whole of the Imperial Guard which has
been recently created by the Emperor. It was the
first time that the Parisians had had an opportunity
of seeing these troops d'elite, and every one was
struck with the georgeous richness of many of the
uniforms, and the novelty of others. Undoubtedli
the handsomest of these uniforms, and the one
which was most generally approved of to-day, No°
that of the Guides. The Chasseurs h Chevalo
which were seen for the first time, have a uniform
copied from the period of the Empire. The dreg°
and cap are covered with a profusion of white lac°
and tassels, the effect of which is rather patch'',
and not in the best taste of the infantry. The
Voltigeurs are the most conspicuous, and they also
have an immense display of white lace and whits,
facings on their breasts and cuffs. The Imperial
Gendarmery, both foot and horse, were splendid,
and were remarked as the most efficient and 001"
dier-like portion of the guard.

NORTH AMERICA.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPB.)
ARRIVAL OF THE OTTAWA.

LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY MORNING.

The Ottawa arrived last evening, after a fine
passage from Quebec of 11 days. She brought the
54th Regiment, including Captain Moffatt, 1,05
officers, 355 rank and file, 33 -women, and. 4')
children, and 23 cabin passengers.
The steamers Canadian and Charity arrived all
Quebec on the 2d inst.
A bill had been introduced into the Provincil
Government to do away with the property qualifi-
ation of members.

OPENING OF THE LEGISLATIVE

CHAMBERS OF SAXONY.

The following is the speech of his Majesty the
King of Saxony on the opening of the extraordi-
nary session of the Legislative Chambers :
" Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly,—lt is witil.,
feelings of the deepest sorrow that I behold you this dap
assembled around me for the first time, when the 1111-
fathomable will of the Almighty has called away frool
the land its best, its noblest prince, deprived me of WY
best friend and brother.
"If anything in addition to my resignation to the 'ill/.
of Providence could give me comfort and consolatioht
and inaddition to the real, undisguised affliction, whit
every class of the people in every part of Saxony mans
fests, it is the proof of your devotion to my house, an
the confidence with which you meet me on this occasion'
And it is my firm intention, as I have already oh*
former occasion expressed it, to carry on the Govern
ment ment in the same spirit and sense as followed by the ce:
ceased, and to continue and preserve his works with a
careful hand.
" However friendly our relations have remained with
foreign Governments, nevertheless we cannot look Of:
ward with much confidence to the future, which "'
clouded with the most serious complications.
"A country situated like Saxony cannot go wrap%
under such circumstances if it takes as a guide to it°
actions the strict and conscientious fulfilment of its duties
as a member of the German Confederation.
" Adopting this principle, my Government will d°
everything in its power to act for the welfare and dignig,
of Germany, and towards a satisfactory solution of the
present political complications.
"It is a matter of high satisfaction to me to be able
to recall the realisation of a great expectation which the,,
late King expressed when he assembled you for the lab
'
time around him. He entertained the firm conviction
that the differences which momentarily divided Gernilalla
Governments in respect of commercial policy soul
yield to a feeling in the interest of the common well' a
This confidence has not been misplaced, and the decease
monarch had the satisfaction of witnessing the accool.
plishment of his most ardent wish, directed to the niaio.
tenance of the beneficial customs-union, and a smoothly!
of the way for the subsequent extension of it to all parts
of the German Fatherland, whereby foundations of unit'
between German princes and people would be laid anew'
This unity will—therewith I comfort myself in the midst
of the storms of the present moment—guarantee the
honour and welfare of Germany.
"It has not been possible to perfect the important le'
gislative labours which form the chief cause for the i•tihr
moning of the present extraordinary Diet, altogether ill
the degree announced ; my Government and the cora'
missions charged with this duty have nevertheless 00:
ceeded by ardent application in preparing an important
section of them for your consideration, so as to forta
continuous portion, and should it meet your approval'
promises to relieve difficulties which have become set'
sible. The completion of this great work in all its Parr
will remain the undeterred object of my endeavours. -":1
addition, certain ether matters will be laid before rti'
suggested in part by former counsels, and in part cons°.
quent upon the change of Government which has taken
place, and rendered necessary by other passing circual.
stances.

" Go, gentlemen, with the blessing of the Almightl'
to your labours.
My Government will ever meet you with OW
heartedness, and the conviction that your legislative
labours are always guided by the earnest desire to Prc)•
mote the welfare of your country.
"If we thus work together with united strength to'
wards the saline end, that precious jewel of confidence
between prince and people which formed the greatest
ornament of the never-to-be-forgotten Frederick AugustuS
will sparkle bright as ever in the future."

THE WRECK OF THE CORK STEAMER AJAX.--Fa'
MOUTH, Monday.—The after body of the ship still holcie
together, and should the weather continue fine, the
wreck will be examined to-morrow by divers, with
view to starting cargo from the hold. The deck
visible at low water, Captain Tooker, and the secretor,'
of the company have arrived to-day by railway. One
hundred and fifty of the deck passengers are sojourning
in Plymouth workhouse.
THE MAGISTRACY.—Jobe W. Richards, Esq., of Barn;
nagh House, Belmullet, has been appointed by the La'
Chancellor of Ireland to the commission of the peace ibt
the county of Mayo, on the recommendation of
Right Hon. the Earl of Arran, vice-lieutenant of the
county.
GUN ACCIDENT,—On Friday week, a serious accident
happened to Mr. Stephen Stagg, yeoman, lateof SPir
House farm, near Greystoke, but now of Motherbh iA
the same parish, by the discharge of his •w gun.