The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-01 00:00:00

THE FRENCH EMPIRE.

The excitement created by the Imperial marriage
is rapidly subsiding. The marriage fete of Sunday
happily passed off without any public accident, or
even serious incident, considering the immense as-
semblage that had been drawn together. Yester-
day morning's Moniteur concludes a long official
account of the religious ceremonies, by saying that
the very heavens favoured this Imperial fete ; for
seldom does winter give a " sky so clear, or a tem-
perature so mild." Thanks are also due to those
who had charge of the solemnities ; for by the per-
fect execution of their commands, no accident hap-
pened which could leave a grief on the minds of the
Parisian population.
.Tld Emperor has decided
that all the expenses incurred for the fetes of his
marriage shall be paid out of his civil list.
The people in innumerable throngs yesterday
crowded to see the cathedral of Notre Dame. A
small charge was made for admission, which the
Archbishop of Paris has officially notified will be
appropriated to the relief of the poor.
The following are the terms in which the Moni-
teur announces the intended amnesty;--
"On the occasion of his marriage the Emperor has
pardoned upwards of 3,000 persons, amongst those who
had been the object of measures of general safety taken
after the disturbances of December, 1851. I❑ conse-
quence of these pardons, and of those previously accord-
ed, there remain not more than about 1,200 persons
subject to expulsion or transportation. Public opinion
will not take alarm at so many pardons, as the decree of
March 5, 1852, gives to the G-overntnent the right to
have recourse to measures of precaution against any in-
dividuals who should abuse -the clemency exercised to-
wards them. The names of the persons thus pardoned
will shortly be published."

From the above it will be seen that 3,000 out of
the 16,000. unhappy persons sent to Lambessa and
Cayenne, without trial, under pretence that they
took part in the insurrections which occurred after
the coup d'etat of the 2d of December, are at
length to be restored to their families and country.
The following is a complete list of the personages
who signed the registry of the civil marriage at the
Tuileries Sunday night
Her Excellency the Countess de Montijo, Prince
Jerome, Prince Napoleon, Princess Mathilde,
Prince Lucien Bonaporte (senator), Prince Lucien
Murat (senator), Prince Pierre Bonaparte, the
Princess Bacciochi ; his Em. Cardinal de Bonald,
Archbishop of Lyons (senator), his Em. Cardinal
Dupont, Archbishop of Bourges (senator), his
Em. Cardinal Mathieu, Archbishop of Besancon
(senator), his Em. Cardinal Goussett, Arch-
bishop of Rheims (senator), his Em. Cardinal
Donnet, Archbishop of Bordeaux (senator) ; the
Marshals of France Mlle, Comte Vailant,
Magnan, and Comte de Castellane ; Admirals
Baron de Mackau, Baron Roussin ; M. Abba-
tucci, Minister of Justice • Marshal de Saint Ar-
naud, Minister of War ; M. Drouyon de Lhuys,
Minister of Foreign Affairs ; Comte de Persigny,
Minister of the Interior ; M. de Maupas, Minister
of Police • M. Ducos, Minister of the Marine and Co-
lonies ; M. Fortoul, Minister pf Public Instruc-
tion ; M. Magne, Minister of Public Works ; M.
Bineau, Minister of Finances ; his Excellency the
Ambassador of Spain ; the First President Trop-
long, President of the Senate ; M. Mesnard, First
Vice-President of the Senate; General Comte Bara-
guay d'Hilliers, Vice-President of the Senate ;
General Comte Regnault Saint Jean d'Angely,
Vice-President of the Senate 9 • General Comte
d'Hautpoul, Grand Refendary of the Senate ; Baron
Lacrosse, Secretary of tha Senate • M. Billault,
Presidenk„of the Legislative Corps • MM. Schneider
and Revell, Vice-Presidents ; M. Baroche, Pre-
sident of the Council of State, and the Presidents
of Sections ; the Comte do Morny ; the Duke
d'Osuna, the Comte d'Albe, and General de To-
ledo ; and the grand dignitaries of the Imperial
nousehold.
The following is the cantata given in the theatre,
in presence of the Emperor and Empress and their
guests. It was sung after the overture of William
Tell, by M. Roger and Madame Tederco. The
music is by Auber, and the verses by M. Mery

" RECITATIF.
" Avec les lyres d'or, avec les voix de I'ame,
France, Espagne, deux sceurs ! celebrez co grand jour !
Peuples unis, chantez l'auguste epithalamo,
Car l'hymne de la paix, c est l'hymne de ramour
Notre sceur par la Foi, I'Espagne fortunee
Donne sa noble fille a Napoleon Trois ;
Quand l'aigle imperial consacre un hymenee,
Ce qu'il eleve a lui devient le sang des rois

" CHANT.
" Sous le chaume et sous la couronno,
Celui qui port© un noble cceur
Ne veut confer a personae
Le droit do choisir son bonheur.
L'Empereur a nous so revel©
Libre des lois d'un monde ancien ;
Elu par la France nouvelle,
Le cceur du peuple, c'est le sien !
" Aux jours des dernieres batailles,
Venu de rile de Leon,
Uu Espagnol, sous nos murailles,
Combattit pour Napoleon.
Genereux Francais do Castille,
Du haut des cieux rejouis-toi :
L'Empereur epouse to fille !
Ton heroisme t'a fait roi !
" Oh ! qu'elle soit notre esperance
Sur le trone ou nous Pattendons !
Le ciel la crew, pour la France
Quand it la combla de sos dons !
Ceux qui souffrent la vie amore,
Tousles orphelins du malheur
Domain retrouvent uno mere :
C'est la fomme do l'Empereur !
" RECITATIF,

" Pour notre Imperatrice, aux doux climate choisie,
Chantez, avcz des voix qui savent nous ravir,
Les airs que redira I'echo d'Andalousio
Aux manes du Tage et du Guadalquivir
" QUATIJOA.
" Espagne bien aimee
On le ciel est vermeil,
C'est toi qui I'as formee
D'un rayon de soleil !
Nous benissons Paurore
Et ses riantes pleura
Qui la firent eclore
Dans tes jardins de fleurs !
" Etoile qui scintille
Et se leve sur nous,
Sea rayons de Castillo
Font notre ciel plus doux I
Le pauvre a sea souffrances
Promet un meilleur temps ;
•
Il a deux providences,
L'annee a deux printemps.
" CHANT.
" Dieu qui veille sur les trones,
Dieu qui prend pitie de nous,
Benira les deux couronnes
Des deux augustes epoux.
Lorsque la France Pimplore,
Diou stir elle ouvre les yeux ;
Notre pays est encore
Le pays aime des cieux !"
(Grand choeur final.)

Immediately after the cantata their Majesties re-
tired amidsts loud cries of " Vive l'Empereur I"
" Vive l'lmperatrice !"
The absence of Lord Cowley, both from the civil
and the religious ceremonies, has been the subject
of some surprise, and an attempt has been made to
give his Excellency's absence a political character,
but it was occasioned simply by an attack of
the prevailing influenza. Lady Cowley, and all the
staff of the embassy, were present on both occasions.
Several little incidents 'occurred in the course
both of the civil and religious ceremonies, which
show that the arrangements have not given uni-
versal satisfaction in high places. The Princess
Marie de Baden (Duchess of Hamilton) left the
Palace of the Tuileries on Saturday evening, before
the signing of the act of marriage, because no special
place had been marked out for her in the ceremonial .
Both her Grace and the Duke attended the religious
ceremony, but although the Grand Master of the
Ceremonies went three times to ask them to take
places in the Imperial gallery with " the civil
family" of the Emperor, they declined the honour,
in consequence, no doubt, of the slight of the pre-
vious evening. Both the Duke and Duchess of
namilton declined to sign the act of marriage.
Several members of the Imperial family have
given signs of dissatisfaction. Price Lucien Murat
and his family, and Prince Pierre Bonaparte de-
clined to figure in the ceremonies, because they
did not consider the places allotted to them as be-
coming their rank.
On Sunday, the Emperor, with his bride, left
Paris at four o'clock, for the Palace of St. Cloud.
They travelled in a carriage and four, with out-
riders and an escort, and were accompanied in
three other carriages by Prince Jerome and his
Bon, and the Princess Mathilde •, with the Duke de
Bassano, General de Montebello, M. de Pierres,
and M. de Menneval, and their wives. Prince
Jerome and the Princess Mathilde returned to
Paris yesterday. It is said that the Emperor will
return to Paris on Wednesday, to attend a Coun-
cil of Ministers. It is thought that the subject
under consideration is the contemplated change in
the Cabinet.
During the marriage ceremony, an incident oc-
curred, which was not perceived by the great mass
of the spectators, and which many would look on
as an inauspicious omen. The wedding ring, which
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the Emperor was to place
of
c.eotiii the bride's finger, and
which the grand ma,the ceremonies_ was sup-
posed to have in safe keeping, y
some chance was
grand b
not to be found. Themaster thought it
advisable to borrow the ring of one of the princesses
present, in order to be prepared with one at the
proper moment. This he handed to the Arch-
bishop of Paris, whownasitos fficiating, and that pre-
y oive
late had ahead benediction, when the
grand master deemedb it only proper to inform the
Emperor of what had occurred.
mediately put his hand into a The Emperor im-
drew out a box which contained the e pocket, andwedding-ring,
and a fine medal, ornamented with diamonds, on
which Were marked the ales of the Empress and
names

'of himself, and the date of the marriage. The
Archbishop then blessed both the ring and the
medal thus produced.
The five cardinals present were--Cardinals Gous-
set, Archbishop of Rheims ; Donnet, Archbishop
of Bordeaux ; De Bonald.,. Archbishop of Lyons ;
Mathieu, Archbishop of Besancon ; and Du Pont,
Archbishop of Bourges. These high dignitaries
were dreSsed in the Roman purple.
Numerous distributions of bread, wine, meat,
and clothes took place yesterday morning in all the
arrondissements of Paris. A double allowance of
wine has been given to each soldier of the garrison
of Paris.
The funds continued to decline yesterday on the
Bourse. The Three per Cents. opened at 79f. 35c.,
rose to 79f. 70c., and fell to 78f. 75c., the price at
which they closed. The Four-and-a-Half per
Cents. opened at 104 f. 750., and closed at 104 f.
10c. The share market experienced a similar de-
pres.sion—the Northern closing at 820 f. ; Strasburg,
at 742 f. 50c. ; Lyons, at 842 f. 50c.