The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-18 00:00:00

THE CAMP AT BOULOGNE.

BOULOGNE, Sunday._— he Emperor left Bou-
logne yesterday, at 12 o'clock, by special train for
Paris. The day of his return is not known with
certainty even by his suite, but it is stated that he
will arrive on Wednesday or Thursday to resume
the grand manoeuvres of the army. It is said that
the Emperor wishes to show the Empress to the
army, and this rumour derives some countenance
from the fact that preparations are being made in
the Imperial Hotel for her Majesty's reception.
The Empress, by her beauty, her affability, and
her goodness of heart, has endeared herself to the
French nation, and her presence could not fail to
give great additional eclat to the proceedings of the
camp at Boulogne.
During the Emperor's stay at Boulogne tele-
graphic communications have daily passed between
the Imperial Hotel and Biarritz, and when the
Emperor and Prince Albert arrived at the camp of
Helfaut, near St. Omer, a few days ago, a despatch
was placed in the Emperor's hands which had only
left Biarritz, at the other extremity of the empire,
an hour and a half before.
During the Emperor's brief absence the military
manoeuvres will not be entirely suspended, and a
petite guerre in the direction of Calais is confi-
dently talked of, but the arrangements are not yet
completed. The grand sham battle, which will
commence at Essceuil on the Emperor's return,
will be on a vaster scale of completeness than any
evolutions in which the camp have yet been en-
gaged. A day before his, departure the Emperor
and Colonel Fleury were on horseback for 4 hours
reconnoitring the ground between Escceuil and
Devres, where the manoeioi.iwlvfohrgTeaincsdhhewm:-ill commence. The
Emperor ascended the Mont du Courteau, which
makes a part of the chain of hills separating the
High from the Lower Boulognais. From this spot
vast plains stretch before the eye, and the ground
is seen Ito be admirably calculated for military
manoeuvres of enormous proportions. After hav-
ing narrowly examined the ground the Emperor
rode to Escceuil and took the road to St. Omer)
returning thence to Boulogne.
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cording to the activity and industry they display ;
and, as the work will be in great part executed.
under the Emperor's own eye, it is hoped that the
road will be finished in about 40 days.
General Hartmann, Aide-de-Camp to the King
of Bavaria, and deputed by that Monarch to assist
at the manceuvres of the troops under the personal
command of the Emperor, was present at the grand
review of cavalry and infantry at St. Omer on
Thursday, and also at the review of the division of
the camp at Honvaultt on Friday. The Bavarian
General was accompanied by officers of the Bavarian
infantry, cavalry, and artillery. On the evening
before the Emperor's departure the Prussian Gene-
ral de Wedell and General Hartmann were among
the guests at the imperial table.

REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF BEES.—We Under-
stand that several of the principal wholesale brewers of
this and the neighbouring city of Bath have resolved
on reducing the price of beer, commensurate with the
recent decline in the price of malt. It is also to be re-
gretted that the other portion of the purveyors of the
" staff of life," namely, the bakers, are so backward in
allowing the public to reap the advantages continua
on an abundant harreet.—Bri4l4 Mirror*

STRAND THEATRE.
113Ie Lessee Mr. F. W. Allmon.
THIS EVENING, SHPT. In,
win be pertbrmed HARD TIMES.
To be followed by WAGS AT WINDSOR.
To conclade with NEVER TASTE WINE AT THE DOCKS.
Stalls, 43.; Boxes, 23. 6d.; Pit, is.; Gallery, 6d.; Private tfax-s
.£1 ls., be had of .5.1 r. Al;croft. 15, New Bonl-street.