The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-01 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The Emperor left Paris yesterday for Boulogne.
Yesterday evening his Majesty, accompanied by
his Imperial Highness Prince Jerome, visited the
French Opera. The Moniteur, in announcing the
visit to a theatre on the preceding evening had
stated that his Majesty was accompanied by Prince
Napoleon. It now states that this was a typo-
graphical error. It was Prince Jerome who ac-
companied the Emperor.
The Moniteur publishes a decree promoting
Vice-Admiral Parseval-Descheips to the dignity
of Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of
Honour.

THE VISIT OF THE EMPEROR TO
BOULOGNE.

BOULOGNE, Aug. 31.—The Emperor Napoleon
111. arrives here to-night. I _
have just returned
from the railway station—which, by-the-by, is
one of the most elegant and commodious in
Europe—and found all life and bustle there.
Tri-coloured flags were being erected all along the
grand entrance, and garlands and arches of ever-
greens were gradually assuming form and shape
under the expert hands of the Boulogne gardeners
and artistes de decoration. The Emperor has taken
the whole of the Hotel Brighton, which is sur-
rounded by a beautiful garden in which elegant tents
have been pitched. The hotel is not situated, pro-
perly speaking, at Boulogne, but at Capecure, on the
other side of the river, contiguous to the railway
station. Opposite the hotel, on the other side of
the road, commodious stables have been erected for
the Emperor's stud. A temporary corps de garde
has been built at the entrance gate, and the Em-
peror's staff occupies the chateau to the south of
the hotel. From the offices of the Etat-major the
eye can trace the delicate lines of wire of the elec-
tric telegraph through the air ; these lines of wire
extend to the camps at Equihen; Honvault, Wime
reux, and Ambleteuse ; communications can thus
be hell in a moment with the generals in command
at the different camps.
Many of the Emperor's staff have already arrived,
and from my window I can see the white tents of
the guides. The guides are a corps d'etit, a crack
regiment, equivalent to our Horse Guards. Their
uniform is something between Hussarand Dragoon ;
they art- all picked men, awl fine strapping fellows.
Some of the officers were at the ball given et

the Assembly-rooms ; they were certainly the finest
men—apart from their fine feathers—in the room.
Gold braid is profusely lavished upon them ; they
carry heavy cavalry swords. A whisker is not to
be seen among military men here. They all wear
the moustache and imperial a la Louis Napoleon.
sables for a thousand horses have been erected
within the last few days. . _

It is currently reported here that Prince Albert
:vill honour Boulogne with a visit on thti 4ta or
sth September.
The Kin, of the Rtlgians will take steam from
Ostend to Calais, and from that town proceed by
po:it ses to the camp. The Prince de Chimay
accompanies him.
It is proliable that these royal personages will be
!-,be gusts of the Emperor at the Hotel Brighton.
T. ie Th roe per Cen ts. opened yesterday at 74f. 45c.,
is 11 to 731'. 65c., and closed at 73f. 90e. for the end
,f the mouth ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cent. at
1031 75c. ; and the New Loan at 74f. ; Orleans
Sli,tres, 1,240 f. ; Rouen, 980 f. ; Havre,
59)f.; Great _Northern, 857 f. 50e.; Strasburg,
3J51. ; New Shares, 633 f. 75e. ; Paris and Lyons,
0721. 50c. ; Lyons awl the Mediterranean, 882 f.
50e. ; Western of France, 667 f. 50e. ' • Bordeaux
.tud Cette, 622 f. 50c. ; Great Central of France,
5181 75e. ; Lyons and Geneva, 5251. ; Bank of
Credit Mubilier, 732 f. 50e.