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

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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-
talidn of one of the regiments of Voltigeurs of the
Guaid with the band,. the staff of the Minister of
War, the Marshal Commander-ia-Chief of the army
of Paris and his staff, and a number of general and.
supeaior 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 Korte, Renault do Saint-Jean-d'Angely,
Levasseur, and do La -Rue, two on either side on
horseback, and it was followed by the other car-
riago in the order mentioned above. In the car-
riaOs of the Emperor were the Duke de Ca,mba-
cere4,. -grand master -of the ceremonies,,; General
:Rolin,' adjutant-general of the . palace ; ' and the
Marquis de Toulongeon, orderly officef ; and in the
second the Count de liontebello • and Colonel de
Wyllie, 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 Grenadiers of the
Guard, a battery of artillery of the Guard, and
officers and crew of the steamer Galilee, the band
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,
Tour 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
Invalides.
On reaching the Invalides. the car was stationed
in front, of the 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, -,!;11s
body was received by the gOvernor of the Invalides,
and, carried by hand into the church by decorate&
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 Magna'', Admiral do Mackau, and-
General de Lawthstine, 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 Mate, 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 or3sn
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 body
was then lowered into the vault. As this was being
done the cannon again roared, and the troops who
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 the'.
funeral of Marshal de St. Arnaud was the appeal:
ante 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. Undoubtedly
the handsomest of these uniforms, and' the one
which was most generally approved of to-day, was
' that of the Guides. The Chasseurs b., Cheval,
which were seen for the first time, have a uniform
copied from the period of the Empire. The dress
and cap are covered with a profusion of white la'ie
and tassels, the effect of which 'is
,rather patchy,
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 white
facings on their breasts and cuffs. The Imperial
Gendarmery, both foot and horse, were splendid,
and were remarked as the most efficient and sot-
dier-like portion of the guard.

NORTH AME-RICA.
, (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) •
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, 15
officers, 355 rank and file, 33 women, and 43
children, and 23 cabin passengers.
The steamers Canadian and Charity arrived at
Quebec on the 2d inst.
A bill had been introduced into the Provincial
Government to do away with the property qualifi-
ation of members.

OPENING OF TSB 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 Assemblv,—lt is with
feelings of the deepest sorrow that I behold you this day
assembled around me for the first time, when the un-
fathomable will of the Almighty has called away from
the land its best, its noblest prince, deprived me of my
best friend and brother.
"If anything in addition to my resignation to the will
of Providence could give me comfort and consolation,
and in addition to the real,. undisguised afiliMion, which
every class of the people in every part of Saxony math-
fests, it is the proof of your devotion to my house, and
the confidence with which you meet me on this occasion.
And it is my firm intention, as I have already on a
former occasion expressed it, to carry on the Govern-
ment in the same spirit and sense as followed by the de-
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 for-
ward with much confidence to the future, which, is
clouded with the mot serious complications.
"A country, situated like Saxony cannot go wre.cg
under such circumstances if it takes as a guide to
actions the. strict and conscientious fulfilment of its duties
as a member of the German Confederation.

THE WRECK OF THE CORK STEAMIR AJAX.—PLY-
MOUTH,
Alonday.—The after body of the ship still holds
together, and should the weather continue fine, the
wreck will be examined to-morrow by wi'li
View to starting cargo from the hold. The deck is
visible at low water, Captain Tooker, and the secret:iry
ol tie company have arrived to-day by railway. Ono
hundred and fifty of the deck passengers are sojourning
in Plymouth workhouse.
THE MAGISTRACY.—John W. Richards, Esq., of Bara•
nagli House' Belmullet, has been appointed by the Lord
Chancellor of Ireland to the commission of the peace for
the county of Mayo, on the recommendation of the
Right lion. the Earl of Arran, vice-lieutenant of tho
ccbunty.
Gus A CCID7NT. —0- T'rul'y ,rec-4.-., n serion% ac&de!lt

"Adopting this Iprinciple' my Government will do
everything in its power to act for the welfare and dignity
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 last
time around him. He entertained the firm conviction
that the differences which momentarily divided German.
Governments in respect of commercial policy would_
yield to a feeling in the interest of the common weal.
This confidence has not been misplaced, and the deceased
monarch had the satisfaction of witnessing the accom-
plishment of his most ardent wish, directed to the main-
.tenance of the beneficial customs-union, and a smoothing
of the weir for the subsequent extension of it to all parts
of the German Fatherland, whereby foundations of unity
between German princes and people would be laid anew.'
This unity will—therewith I comfort myself in tie 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 sum-
moning of the present extraordinary Diet, altogether in
the degree announced ; my Government and the com-
missions charged with this duty have nevertheless suc-
ceeded by ardent application in preparing au important
section of them for your consideration, go as to form a -
continuous portion, and should it meet your approval,
promises to relieve difficulties which have become sen-
sible. The completion of this great work in all its parts
will remain the undeferred object of my endeavours. In
addition, certain ether matters will be laid before you.
suggested in part by former counsels, and in part conse-
quent upon the change of Government which has taken
place, and rendered necessary by other passing circum-
stances.
‘,‘ Go, gentlemen, with the blessing of the Almighty,
to your labours.
"My Government will ever meet you with open-
heartedness, and the conviction that your ltgisl tive
la,bours are always guided by the earnest desire to pro-
mote the welfare of your country.
"If we thus work together with united strength to-
wards the same 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."

,
;Irt.iiiik.,,ta yeouip.a, late of Spire
Ifur.ple ncar C.irvystoke, but now of Motherby, iM
tie same parish, by the discharge of his own gun.