The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-13 00:00:00

do Mars, and in front of the Ecole 1+:1111 aire The
quays on both sides of the river were also covered
with spectators, and the carriages of every descrip-
tion on the ground were numerous. Tickets had
previously been issued by the Grand Master of the
Ceremonies for the stands, from which a maguifi"
cent coup crceil might be obtained. We have not
heard of any accident occurring.
The Champ de Mara has been the scene of mall
a display. In the centre of that , immense space
between the Military School and the Seine, the
" Altar of the Country" rose in 179), on which it
was vainly hoped that all jealousy and hatred were
sacritiee,l, !to) in pres:nee of which the King of re-
generated France solemnly swore to observe the zrea;
in,titut.ons Wiich had abolished the tyranny' 01
centuries and when his enthusiastic people ratified
the vow, an intoxicated with joy at their diseir
thralment, appealed to Heaven -for the sincerity al la
duration of their loya:ty to their constitutional
Sovereign. The sloping embankments which stir.
partially enclose that space, are the work of the
population of Paris, and which more than 60,00 C
persons, of both sexes and of every rank, felt it
an hono,,r to be employed in. Those vows were?
on one side at least, soon forgotten or disregarded.
In twelve months and three days a far different'
draMa was enacted there, and the banks of the-
Seine resounded with the cannon shot and grape,
which, mowed down the populae so lately full Uf
enthusiastic devotion to. their Monarch, but who
now were furious for his blood. Something ominous
seemed to be connected with the Champ de Mare.
The Feast of Federation, w'aich was to open 0;
new era, was but the prelude to the horrors 01
the Revolution. The solemn inauguration of the
A etc additionnel, when Napoleon in the presence of
the deputations of the Electoral Colleges of France,
and. the army, guaranteed the constitution of the
Empire, found a speedy close on the bloody field. of
Waterloo. There, too, in 1830, the colours were
distributed by Louis Philippe to the National
Guards of France, and the Revolution of 1848 wasthe termination of a reign so favourably inaugu-
rated. It was there,_ too, that the Imperial eagles
were distributed by Louis Napoleon as the prelude
to his assuming the name and style of Emperor,
and completing the forms of that power which he
already exercised in reality. Let us hope that the ..
fatality which in other times hung over the spot haa..
now passed away for ever, and that the object of
the military spectacle which the Champ de Mars
has this day witnessed will prosper and triumph to
the end.

A peculiar feature distinguishes the present re-.
view. A Prince of the Royal blood of England is
received with all the honours due to his exalted.
rank, by the nephew of the man who waged a wsc
so desperate and so long against the country whic
is ruled over by that Prince's family. The spectaolo
France most loves to behold is displayed before 'nig
eyes, and the Emperor of the French and the Prince
witness, side by side, and in peace and amity, the
military display which is but the prelude t 0 the
inure terrible one in which the hosts of France and
Eugla,nd will soon be engaged for a common. object,
and in which the banner of St. George-and the
colour will meet together as they have never met
before. -
After visiting Prince Jerome, his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Cambridge and suite paid a visi
to the Grand Duchess of Baden, and afterwards to
the Princess Mathild.e.- In the afternoon Prince
Jerome, accompanied by two aides-de-camp,
turned the visit of his Royal Highness. In the even-,
ing, the whole party, iueluding their- Excellencies.
Lord and Lady Cowley, dined with their ni,jesi,iest..
Tile distinguished travellers went to the Tuileries,
in the State carriages as iu the Morning. After-
the breakitirr 111) of the party, the of Cam.
bridge and _Lord- Ri.qlati, accompanied by their •
aides-de.canip, proceeded to the Opera COlll4lOl
where they occupied the Emperor's box. The
Iloyal Duke wore the Order of the Garter, and the
General the Order of the Bath, but the whole partf
were in plain clothes. The 174resence of the dis-
tinguished visitors appeared to ba quite unknowns
except to a few English :who happened to witness
tiieir arrival.
The Pays mentiems a rumour that the Duke Of
Cambridge was the bearer of a letter from the Queen,
of England to the Emperor of the French.
A Paris letter, iu the ladepen,dence. of Brussels,
states that M. de Montalembert had received
'summons to appear before the Tribunal of Corree"
tional Polipe, and that M. Dupin has been sub!'
poeuaed as a witness.
Little business was done 'yesterday on the;,
Bourse. Tate -Three par Cents, closed at 63f. 200- •
for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a-Half per
Cents. at 891. 60c.,;. and the New Loan, at
15c. ; Orleans Railway. Shares, 1,042 f. 5Uc. ; Rouen,
; Havre, ; Gr&A Northern, 732 f. 50c. ;
Strasburg, 712 f. 50c. ; Now Stnires, 52(1. 50c.;
Paris to Lyons, 79)1.; :Lyons to the Mediterranean,
6551. ; Western of France, 555 f. ; Bordeaux
and
Cette, 5101. ; Great Central of France, 4021. 50c.;
Lyons to Geneva, 425 f. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, ,
.I.>;3f. 75c.

SPAIN.
The Madrid journals of the 7th contain nothing
of po;itical interest. The new Minister to the
United States, M. Caeto,had ltft.for his post. It
was said that the Marquis Turgot, the French
ambassador, would not resign his embassy, as had
been asserted, even if he should be obliged to absent
himself to proceed to a bathing place. The news
from Barcelona was satisfactory: The city had as'
sumed its usual peaceable aspect ; but the author'
ties continued to adopt military precautions.
great number of the persons arrested had been set
at liberty, but the chiefs were to be prosecuted:.
Everythinj that had been discovered confirmed'
what had been at first suspected that the move-
went was of a Carlist character. Although
there had been no bloodshed, the affair had caused
great injury to the city ; business transactions had
been suspended, the deposits in the Savings BA"',,
had greatly diminished, and the theatres liad
been
deserted.
ATairs continue in the same state at Barcelona-
that is to say, the proclamations and menaces 0'•
the Captain-General have no effect in inducing
the peopl.e to return to work. The. Gazette give°
What • professes to be the substance of a de-
spatch from General La Aoult, of the Ist inst.,
together with the proclamation of that date, and jo
which the workmen were given till two p.m. to re-,
aurae work, and threatened that all who disobeyed
this injunction should be treated as rebels; and Gene-
ral La Richa expresses his expectation that the prO-
clatilation will have th' desired eXect. At the same
titn; he was cducentrating tro, ps there, and getting
rcady Lvauto war steamer, in case a nav4l force should be required. But thei occurrences n?
to tu afternoon of the 21 are best shown by the
fo!low ing private letter of that date :
" B Aril 2.
"Yesterday was one of the most painfularcelona, days p
t4at we
have . pissed. It is troe that there were no personal
disasters to lament, but the state of mind was very sea
and afflicting.
" It was hoped that by the publication of martial laws .
which took pla2eat half-past 1 p.m., the groups of civiliang
would dissolve themselves ;
' but it was not so. Their pas-
sive and resin attitude disarmed the troops, who were
surprised to find in front of them enemies without even
intserable stick, and with ,their hands in their trousers
:pockets. Onti, one firing took place, about three o'clock,
in the Travesia de Lancaster, in consequence of a flower- -
pot having been thrown into the street from an azotea
on a strong patrol which was passing ; but, as the insult
Was not rep.2ated, the troops continued their march with
great pre.mution.

"14'i.oin two to three p.m. 1,200 prisoners were made
an el t..lien to the fork of At trazanay and of the citadel-
Some of them were set at liberty as soon as they vvel able to certify, by the sunple,,t their honesty and good conduct.
The troops retired to their barracks at six, leaving
the city quite tranquil. There only remained solo°
strong pickets in the po:iitions of the theatres, and
the Plaza-de is Constitucion."
The writer adds, that on that day (Sunda/
there was no sign 'Of_ disturbance occurring, an
that people were walking about as usual. De'',.
Jose Palau, a canon, and director of the. associa-
tion called La Escuela de la Virtud, had boa'
arrested, and the association dissolved ;- and a'
noted Absolutist, named Riera, who was printer
to the Jesuits at Barcelona, had also been taken'.
up. It was believed that the Captain-Genera
awaited the arrival of reinforcements in order t°
undertake more rigorous measures.
The following are the prices of Stocks :—Tllree,
per Cents., 30 ; ditto Deferred, 16 5 ; Redeemable
Debt, Ist class, 7 50; ditto, 2d ditto, 4. Exchange
on London, 51 65.

THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.--Yesterday a Parliarveri'
tary paper was printed containing the)':,StructionsissueA
S
to the commanders of her Majestv's ships now engage
in the arctic regions in search for Sir John Franklin'
They are to leave in the
,sunimer of 1855, and not t°
wait the winter of that year. Should England be en-
gaged in hostilities with any other power, they areto
take no part in it, it being toe established practice of 3"'
civilised nations to consid,.r vessels en ;aged in scientific
I,kliscoveries as exempt from the operation of war.
STOPPAGE OF THE INDIA AND CAPE MAILS.—YeSter:
day the Postmaster-General gave notice that, in CO's";
(pence of no packet having been
provided to convey the
mails of the evening of the 14th instant to the Cape of
Gnotl Dope, letters for the colony must be sent by
private ship. The following veFsel.s have been taken uP
to convey ship Ittior bags to the Cape :—The Adven-
turet 'And Dik,niond, now lying in the London Docks,,,_.
sail the 14th inst. ; and the John Knox, in the bt.'
,Katliarine'm Docks, to sail on the 13th instant. Lettei.a,
fOr the East Indies and Ceylon may be sent viA, EgYP,,v_
SOUTHAMPTON ELECTlON.—Ye,terhsy Sir A. Cock.
burn was for the si,ch time electtd one of the represen-
tatives of Southampton. No opposition was
ike offered,
and the election passed off without the let exeittouleo,