The Sun.
London, England, 1814-05-09 00:00:00

thing but an incessant Waving. of flags, handker-
chiefs; festoons,of flowers, &c. while the shout
of loyalty ran along the stream of the rejoicing
Seine. • ' • ••• . • .

"The Municipality of Paris led the way—their
carriages, like those of Royalty, cleansed of the
stain of the Usurper's Imperial Eagle, were orna-
4nented with .the old. City emblem—a Ship., •It is
unnecessary to particularize the multitude and
variety of Senators, Legislators, and other Public'.
Functionaries, who succeeded ju, immense- num-
bers,. in carriages and on horseback. Their dresses
and uniforms were .very splendid.
" At last, about four o'clock, came his Ma-
JESTY in an -open Car, drawn by eight white
horses, (not the Hanorerians) r on his left sat
the PRINCESS, with . the Princes of CONDE and
BOURBON vis-a-vis. The crowd rent the air with
acclainations. The young Ladies from the arena
presented bouquets, and threw up abwidance of
flowers. • One party presented a basket of oranges,
which •were received by the Prince of BounnoN,
.and placed as a loyal .otfering within the carriage.
At this mornent,•while thesICING stopped opposite
to the Statue, the Balloon. ascended with Madame
BLANCHARD. in the car ; .she threw out some bal-
last, and ,rose mast majestically, and in a few
moments a WHITE Dove, the emblem of Peace,
wai released' -by the aerial traveller. ThiS trait
was rapitnously applauded, and
,the vehicle swept
along towards the Sun, as if conceivers of the
glotions• occasion. MO. B. waved a couple of
White Flags, till it became impossible to distin-
guish in the dazzling rays of light. About this
time, too, several IVliite.Bahoons ascended from
Various parts of Paris, but without any persons
in the cars. 'fiat in which Mad. BLANCHARD
ascended appeared very small, in comparison with
SADLER'S, the diameter being probably not more
than I'2 feet : it was of-a bright colour, (like Hy-
meres robe in paintings), and profusely .adorned
with fleurs delis,

",The King's carriage, Surrounded by eighty'or
a hundred Marshals, Generals, and Superior-
Officers.

" About half past four, his MAJESTY reached
the Thuilleries, and this august spectacle (on
which I have not time to dwell further) concluded.
" Iu the evening there• were Illuminations, but
they are not to be compared for brilliancy and
splendour with those of London. The triode of
illuminating the,Public Offices is by placing about
thirty pots of oil, with large wicks, upon the face
of a number of wooden pyramids.; constructed for
the occasion in this there is little beauty and no
variety.

" Privatehouses'are lighted with.the same mate-
rials along the 'windows, &c. The .Transparencies
were also very poor ; ;And, upon the 'whole, there
was nothing ml,inificent in this, part of, the fes-
tival, but the Fire-works, displayed abotit ten
o'clock from the Pont Louis Quinze : these. were
snrprisiuLfly brilliant, and with the Palais of the
Corps Legislatif, at the end of the bridge, nobly
illuminated, had by far the finest effect of any of
the-night spectacle in Paris.
" About 12 o'clock'tbe lamps were dying out,
ant al! was gniet.
There is one excellent regulation observed
here, worthy of imitation : no horses or carriages
are allowed in the streets On nigttts of rejoicicg
after six o'clock.

'" The King's Declaration is posted upin all tho
walls, and sold by hundreds in the streets : it
augurs a declension of po,Wer in the Senate:, an :I
seems to be very popular."