The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-17 00:00:00

THE FETE OF THE EMPEROR.

If some great prize were proposed to the competition
of all the cities in the world for superior excellence in
getting up a great public fete, beyond a doubt Paris would
prove immeasurably victorious in the strife. Each year
sees a fresh demand made on the talents of her decorative
artists, but so fruitful is their imagination, and so pure
their taste, that always something beautiful is offered to
the public admiration, and in most cases differing essen-
tially from anything invented for former solemnities. The
present occasion furnishes an additional proof of the vast
superiority of French decorative talent, the ornamenta-
tion for the Fête Napoleon being distinguished alike for
novelty and for good taste.
The fête commenced at six in the morning by a
salvo of 101 guns fired from the Invalides. Even as
early as that hour a number of promenaders were
already enjoying the cool air of the morning in the
Champs Elysees, where thousands of workmen
had been busy from the first light of dawn in putting up
lamps and completing the various preparations. The
weather was propitious, rain having fallen in the night
and laid the dust, and the atmosphere being just so
cloudy as to prevent the rays of the sun from falling on
the earth with too much force. As the morning ad-
vanced the crowd gradually increased, and at nine
o'clock the various points on which the ornamentation
was most attractive were already thronged. The ground
selected for the principal decorations comprised the
garden of the Tuileries, the Place de la Concorde, and
the Champs Elysees, up to the Arc de Triomphe de
l'Etoile.
But the fete was not merely in honour of the Empe-
ror ; it was also, to a certain extent, a religious one,
since the Fete Napoleon and that of the Assumption
fall on the same day. In the various churches of
Paris the image of the Virgin was dressed out
with great splendour, and a grand service was cele-
brated in her honour. The attendance at these services
was exceedingly great, and the churches continued to
be crowded until twelve o'clock. In the course of the
morning also provisions were distributed at the different
marries of Paris to the poor and aged, and on this occa-
sioniyncwreearesed.
illuminated. The
evraasl
T hteh the usualublic allowanceo
ffi es g el)
dome of the Pantheon, the cornice of the Legislative
Chamber, and the Arc de Triomphe were lighted with
gas. The Hotel de Ville, which was handsomely dressed
out with flags and hangings, was at night brilliantly
lit up. The Column in the Place Vendome was illu-
minated at the top and bottom with lampions, but
the effect was not very striking. It may be as
well to mention, that in the afternoon a num-
ber of old soldiers paid a visit to this spot, and deposi-
ted crowns of immartelles and flowers on the steps. The
railings were dressed with bouquets and wreaths of
laurel, and the general effect was pleasing. Along the
Boulevards and the principal leading streets, the illumi-
nations were pretty general, but they looked insignifi-
cant after the fairy-like scene in the Champs Elysees.
The whole cost of the fete was 70,000fr.,i of which

80,000 fr. were distributed in alms. The expense iS f/
be equally divided between the city of Paris and the
State.

TURKEY AND RUSSIA.
A letter from Constantinople, dated August 1, give 3
a resume of the events of the last few days, wbich cer:
tainly cannot increase the expectation of a speedy and
pacific termination to these differences. The note wid'e
was sent off to Vienna on the 24th July, is state
ou
d to
have been a single isolated instance of any atteraPt
the part of the Porte to conciliate Russia, but in
fact advances the matter nothing at all, as it sninlici/
offers what Russia has already refused.
then a manifesto of the Sultan to his subjects 05
riblished on the 30th of July, in which, corninene:
ing with the demands made by Prince Menschilcoftl
the whole course and present state of the affair is se'
forth, the reasons given why the Russian demands
have been resisted, and the population informed of the,
occupation of the Principalities having been protested,
against and foreign mediation accepted. The recal
the two Hospodars, the closing of the Russian post, the
approaching removal of the Russian Commercial Chsn'
cellerie, and the departure of the Russian Consul frl
Adrianople, do not bear a very pacific character. It,
the same Council, at which the above manifesto as
signed, the progress made in preparation for defence Oa
reported and the statement received with the greatest

enthusiasm.
The Zeit and the Frankfurter Zeitung look on the
manifesto of the Sultan as another pledge of peace; his
asmuch as, instead of working up the passions 0.1 juer,
subjects against his enemy, he seeks to allay the on,fs
nal animosities of the Turks and Christians under cil.
rule. The latter journal points out, however, a Ple fp
liar danger to which the peace of Turkey is expos
the event of the present forces being disbanded, oani.,,es;'
that the Turkish soldier, who, in his extreme Pt
has been compelled to leave ife and children at home
unprovided for, looked forward to booty, to be obtaia7d
in. battle, as a means of recruiting his own finanee%so
if sent home empty will help himself on the r°o'fhis
anything he may feel inclined to in the possession °-
unarmed
haspcountrmen.
The Zeit published a translation of four ci.°ctlic;
meats :-1. The letter of the Prince of Moldavia 5,
Redschid Pasha, June 25, informing him that the To,
sian Consul-General at Bilcharest• had sunini°ned • 115
in. the name of the Emperor to suspend his relato of
with the Porte, and withhold any further parlenutsve•
the tribute. 2. The letter of the Consul-General 11,°•10
mentioned, dated June 23d. 3. The dispatch
.6:0
Count Nesselrode to the Consul-General gatehol te;
ordering the above measure, June 3d. And 4' Let.
from Redschid Pasha to Stirbey, Price of wnllao
July 25th. The two latter may erhaps still have,la
interest, particularly the former of the two, ai irta
serve as preliminary answer to Lord Claret:l°n
wand for explanations :
" COUNT NBSSELBODE TO THE CONSUL-GENE't°

KATCHINSKI. g 3.
" St. Petersburg,
" The military occupation of the Principalities 'S'oist•
have already informed you, to cause no change in thetrstio
ing order of things as regards the civil admillig ,s 010
and the personel of the superior officers, wile;
stos
Hospodars themselves should consider the cl;ange,°,st Fos;
employes necessary to the introduction of the gres."e and
Bible regularity in the various branches of the serv;co.',6s.
particularly in that of providing for the Imperil" Mist
There is still one question, however, on which Noc, so
make our views known beforehand to the two Pin boe
We
that they may guide themselves accordingly. ,
to speak of their relations to Constantinople and be
man Ministry. These relations must necessarily °a. the
off on the day the military occupation of the land
woof
part of our troops commences, and at the same unienovver
action, every influence, on the part of the sovereigni'stste
must for a time cease. Another consequence of tilt? 00
of things will be the stopping of the tribute which these
provinces are bound to pay the Porte. The arms
(the same as hitherto) have to be paid, must remain "eg to
disposal of the Imperial Government, which resell
itself to make what use of them it thinks proper. tents
" You will communicate to the Hospodars the c°ll,3collil
of this, which I have the Emperor's commands to
you of."
00.
" REDSCHID PASHA TO STIRBEY, PRINCE OF NV--1" 25.
"Prince ! When Russia ad"vCanonscedtanhtiner otprlooe'Pjsu,llo,iaretled
Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia, she urrt,Thi.r..
that she had no intention of changing the public a „osv
ments which govern those provinces, or to alter the roi
tion which is guaranteed to them by solemn treatieS ;tor,
the Sublime Porte, which trusted this deel„3l, his
thought it might leave your Highness, as well poSt9;
Highness the Prince of Moldavia, at your respeet,el,ez, see.;
We learn, however, from the letter which has nrt br
us by the Prince of Moldavia, that the Russian tnos-i3;
issued an order that you, as well as the Prince of 3-1-°l,sod
shall break of your relations with ConstantineP.';cl tl3
keep back the settled tribute. This has surPrl—
excessively. °f PP;
"As the Russian Court has attacked the system posy,'
winces in the point which immediately affects 4°l' o'er)
possessed of Sovereignty in them—in a word, in ~1,."0 tins
foundations—the Sublime Porte sees clearly, that • osly
state of things the exercise of rightful authority in able
ner due to its holy and uncontested rights, is iroP,„es,se sob"
the Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. 00,
lime Porte has therefore determined that your sig~ll for
as well as his Highness the Prince of Moldavia, etuo been
the present quit the provinces, and this order he 315000'
officially communicated to the great Powers. I°4lo 10,;
therefore, as is due to commands issuing from 410vir
penal throne, quit the provinces immediately ; and
it happen that you act contrary to these orders, air
ablel nennalda gladly
Porte
y n
duembracewill
ad
too adopt such
on ipt measuresperoersttansoitny ,
ah,ses
occasion.
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From St. Petersburgh there are dispatches to the boa
instant. The formal proposals had arrived, au 64
met with the promised reception. Nothing is wifiitieg
but the adhesion of the Sultan, when the PrinciP oo
will be at once evacuated and diplomatic relations AS
pletely re-established. Constantinople is, theref°l.3`lor
present the centre of attention, and the next steA for
bringing news from the Turkish capital is 100/0'
with the greatest impatience.

ITALY.
The Voce della Liberta, of Turin, quotes 0_! elltzerllo

the sth, issued by the police department of Syn, fi'
ordering the arrest of two refugees from Lou
Hungarian deserters, and a Turk from Bosnia, ti° Ole
acts of robbery and theft have been attributo,'" de"
refugees are to be taken to Berne under escort ; 1."
serters are to be given up to Austria.
mat
We read in the Genoa Gazette of the 12th -- nadet
Dowager Queen of Sardinia has been labouring ode'
indisposition at La Spezzia, serious enough t_i° :see°
bleeding necessary. Her Majesty' is now cord"-

SPAIN.
Our accounts from Madrid are of the 11th just', tbst
The weekly Council of Ministers was heldn°l,eec'
day at La Granja, under the presidency of the wit:4g
A. commission of engineers had been sent tioc
the works of the Aranjuez and Tembleque oc,
which was to be immediately opened to public tr
0
the result of the inspection was satisfactory.
~,e
The Three per Cents. were done at 43i P
Three per Cents. at 23 7-16 ; the Debt of the Firs
at 101 ; and that of the Second at 51.

AGdvißcEesAfrTomNthUeGGGreEatTNVugEgeltlVlT:c3fora•Ppt:"::_or,
04(8°
South Wales) have been received to the 31st of ,31, Pr,
warding a resume of their general proceedings, ~:p1 ;I
ticulars of which are already known, and als°:ndeo be
notes received from Mr. Spence, the Superiur 's t°
~d
the Colonial Gold Company, by whom the rfrit
worked, dated, from the spot, on the 30th of .t'.-riviecithe
the 14th of May. From these, which are sobi`:,,itil_,t4
appears that Mr. Spence is steadily proeeeding,io
erection of the machinery to enable him to c[rdiog,o
wash 100 tons of rock and earth per day, ac'°,l3d 'f,re
the agreement between the two companies,erviceed
meanwhile the Chinese labourers in his inclutbe
tb
rienemst puhlletosyNoe duf
Nugget
he
twi
Company's
sothmh sepoasmne
yce
seo
tfcaltrahyi emp,r
omalluvialmoi dl
ysehpraeep o "
oi7rocefor
ses
be sent to London with` regularity qo 1553;0'
,r_ ,
Louisa Creek, API' „, 0.1
"I found on my arrival here a letter from ro;peet°t
ing a desire for some information as to our Pr e4igertoi'
proceedings. I believe I have been a little natant
,eep•
this respect, but my frequent absences and 11100 of 1`.°49
ous occupation have interfered with my bites"
ing your board acquainted with the results o
lgtiDa
operations. , 61'61, so
• " You allude to certain extravagant reP°l;4. atart-rigi'
in Sydney as to the anticipated produce of te ootitiot
alluvium. I beg to assure you that they 111:rst00`efer
nated with me, and wish it to be distinctly sing grace
I never authorise any statement whatever, sgiace
ence to the returns from these claims, brit the to,
in my correspondence with you. Parties visl"7,,peoP:of
may be so charmed with a specimen, °r
of a lucky prospecting pan, as to forget aleaboot worth
of such things, and the enormous expense,
there is no doubt whatever. That your slArviesh:r-,
teveinc-st
a handsome premium I really believe, f°rP,„ your°,4o
the issue of the undertaking to my eournioollot' esoB
inevitably be in the receipt of a large fficient. gje
little or no deduction. Ido not see any beol
at present to regret the step I have tu," rtje toi,'
are
mind the many considerations that urge" . e
sides the probable richness of your eloli:;01 er:id
making good progress. The Chinese work v4401300,',
me to reduce the average cost of labour, mach
probably be remunerative. A:large portion et tneparaler i 6
is on the ground, the foundations Are
_PeT tot, oolu
stone for the building is excavated, au_ k, soc_ces,
growing rapidly into shape • all other way_rd
the erection of workshops and habitationitsiou:hieriseet:is:,
&c., is beginning to make an appea"n the lopll,
tinning the level north and south aTI et" !Jo ,L
breaking out the lode so as to accuroulaws2o.
_teu,oce
hopedof a; rttoz.t
heTosoutthhei
it equals
imt
yi
xlpeescst
0 the Inittl°
01
f othershallatl
ii!ilfaecbreoesi;
sat
ob
arrivel shortly,artz .ativs fromilew hd
have
fivoenbistebererveuen!
besnsft:arungd
1.
vat,
rssoot
001
with the alluvium this month, and, n°t:'''t of the et;) s.
very bad weather, and a little eccentricl93,,out °.oocil
the depobits, the produce since the 4th an
six whole and two half licenses. The
be woriod
of the stuff rejected will yet pay ~lUf fig'
to
ISS
14, 3iff•
chinery."
" Louisa Creek, 2tai0.,10,77., 11
" Yours dated the 6th only reached e
Tioartz
correct Orr
yre
Wiealdnt4iBoZ to- „„,,,steo!
to ; but then it is selected, and composes
row got co'Prold
the vein we call the leader.' I bailee' PurP°'-'o°"nurl3be
t h ei assuming
fori ptrhoavtetdhietre
.;s
teetkr
owriti 0,
men upon the ground for all median
wo
ood
large troop of Chinese forerdinaryot r`
jduusete aobuotu to 100,th ea
al told.
the run of the deposit ; still I expect we ringly onward, instead
well this month.
1,, I remain, Fv.TC y
" Superintendent Colony
`EDWARD told Coll3P
Inofl acot enhltiyanv,
ienbnge not got
issvivii-oea-sylfierririist
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