The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-18 00:00:00

ROYAL SgaREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN:4.

"This place fills up an hiatus whi;ih the Crystal Palace leaves
wanting. Vocal and instrumental manic of the first order, and a
display of fireworks which exceeds all imagination, are a fitting
close to a day at the Crystal Palace.'
DINSON'S COLOSAAL PANORAMA of CHUSAN.
Splendid and Extensive Menagerie and Marine Aquarium—Unri-
valled Military Band.
VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT,
In 'which Miss Poole, Misz Ransford, and Mr. Manvers sing
several :National and Patriotic Songs—All the Amusing Novelties
of the Gardens in succession, concluding with the " Feast of Lan-
tertis," and a most maciiti,ient display of Fireworks by Southby.
Admission One Shilling. A splendid Pavilion for Dancing has been
erected. Full Quadrille Band, Bcc.

A STLEY'S ROYAL AMP arrilEAT.:i..
Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke.
Shortly will be produced, a Grand EQUESTRIAN BURLESQUE !
THIS EVENING,
THE COSSACKS; or, Vice la France.
After which, SCENES in the ARENA, invented and arranged by
Mr. William Cooke. Miss Emily Cooke, the wonder of the world,
will have the honour of appearing. Grand Entree by 12 ladies. The
Union of Engl.lnd and France.
HERR CIIRISTOFF, Premier Fnuantbale on the Tight Rope.
To conclude with the new Equestrian Ballet d'Action, by Mrs S.
G. Healey, called THE KNIGIII AND THE WAIEB. LILY; or,
Love among the Mermaids.
Box-office open front Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W .
West.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE,.
Tats DAT —Morning 19 rain.after 9 1 a',venine 59 tnin.aft.. 9
To-Mosnow—klorning 38 cain.aftex 19 L 'limning 17 min.alt. 11

WEATHER.—Sins Ovvivs, AUG. 18.
TIMMOWATEB, IN TnE SEULDZ.
65 —highest since noon yesterday.
50 --lowest this morning and during the night.
68 —this day at noon.
BAROMETER. 30'23.
WIND, N W. —Light —fine weather.

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LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1854.

A marvellous token of the mutability of earthly
things must be recognised by every intelligent
observer in the decrees which appeared in the
Moniteur of Wednesday, the 16th inst., autho-
rising at last the carrying out of the designs of
the Emperor NAPOLEON the Great, as solemnly
indicated in his Imperial Majesty's Last Will and
Testament. Several years have now elapsed since
one of the most cherished wishes of the Captive of
St. Helena was happily realised by the removal to
Europe of his glorious remains on board the Belle
Poule frigate, since the second and final sepulture
of the dead hero "on the banks of the Seine in the
midst of the French people whom ho loved so
well." During the interval which has divided
that memorable incident from the present time,
the supplanters of the elder branch of the
BOURBON dynasty have themselves been sup-
planted in turn, and a third revolution has in
France, within the space of a few hours, sub-
verted in one crash the whole of the mighty
fabric of a monarchical Government. A third
NAPOLEON has followed that third Revolution.
His reign has scarcely attained its third anniver-
sary when there appears in the official organ at
Paris a document from the Minister of State,
Acrintm FOULD, in reference to the long-delayed
but at last realised design of carrying into effect,
as far at least as can be accomplished after
the lapse of thirty-three years, some of the more
important testamentary injunctions of the heroic
founder of the Imperial dynasty. It has been
estimated that a sum of not more than 8,000,000
francs will be sufficient to effect this satisfac-
torily. As the Minister observes very justly,
in his explanatory communication to the present
EMPEROR, " a feeble compensation for the
117,000,000 which properly belonged to the
EMPZROR, and which the decree of the sth August,
1848, brought into the public treasury,ll an
amount also, he continues, " far from compensat-
ing for the 200 millions hich NAPOLEON I. had
appropriated out of his private doniam' in favour
of the victims of the war"— meaning, of course,
the war of 1814 and 1815, when France strove
so valiantly, but desperately,hre to
soil,
hwtithstand the as-
sembled armies invading
theallied eaccumulated
forces brought together by
Europeanotenedobryo theton amount
mof
o uSo-
vereigns. An extraordinary credit f
above mentioned, is
already
Imperial decrees above specified—the hr
sating a commission charged with
before
de pa
ivisinriiimooo.
nomi-
nating
the credit of 8,000,000 francs
larised. As members of
this Commission, we find
the following personages enumerated in the
columns of the Moniteur—namely, General Count
D'ORNANO, President ;M. ROUHER, Presi-
RIEI7, M. J. BOULAY (DE LA
dent ; M. DE PA.
MuERTHE), M. DE ROYER, M. PERRON, M. LEltoic,
and 24. mEsNAßD—these Commissioners having
their discretion,
now to decide, according t 0 their
suggested last
whether the scheme of the division
year by the former Commission
rsehsaplelctbemocadrlieedd.
out in its entirety, or in
anyas a matter of his-
That project it may be as well,
torical interest, to remember was as follows
1. Three hundred thousand francs to the
officers and soldiers of the battalion of
the letani of Elba, or to their widows
300,0001
and children
2. Two hundred thousand francs to the
wounded at Ligny and at Waterloo 200,000
3. Fifteen hundred thousand francs to the
officers and soldiers who fought from
1792 to 1813, for the glory and inde-
pendence of the nation
4. Four hundred thousand francs to the
town of 'Brienne
5. Three hundred thousand francs to the
town of Mery
6. Thirteen hundred thousand francs to
the provinces which suffered from the
two invasions
7. Four millions to the private legatees,
• or to their widows and direct heirs 4,000,000

1,500,000

400,000

Total

8,000,000 f,
atelY be decided as tc