The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-17 00:00:00

18. Seven companies of the Engineers, under the orders
of a Chief of Batalion.

seurs.

19. Four companies of non-commissioned veteran officers.
20. Two squadrons of the sth Cuirassiers, with the
Colonel at the head.

21. Four squadrons of the mounted National Guards,
with flg„,Ps and band, and commanded by their Colonel.
22. Msrshal G r.zrd, Commandknt-in Chhf, Goncral
Jacqueminot, the Deputy-Commander, and their staffs.
23 The Second Legion of the Suburban National
Guards.

24. The First Legion of the Paris National Guards.
25. 'Two squadrons of the Cavalry of the National
Guards headed by the Lieutenant-Colonel.
26. A carriage, in which sat the Almoner, the Chaplain
of the expedition, and his assistants.
27. General officers of the army and navy of the reserve,
or retired list, residing in Paris, on horseback.
28 General officers and others belonging to the Royal
Navy.
29. The principal band of funeral music.
30. The war horse of Nap,lcon, led by grooms dressed
in the Imperial livery.
31. A detachment of 24 non-commissioned officers,
chosen from the Cavalry of the National Guard, from the
Cavalry and Artillery of the Line, and from the Munici-
pal Guard, under the command of a Captain of the Ge-
neral Staff of the National Guard.
32. A mourning car, iage drawn by four horses, in which
was placed the Commission of St. Helena.
33. A body of 33 sub officers, westing the decorations
and selected from the Foot National Guards, the Infantry
of the Line, the Municipal Guards, the Sappers and Fire-
men, under the orders of a Captain of the staff of the Foot
National Guard.
34. The Marelals of France. _ _

35. Eighty-six mounted sub-officers, bearing the colours
of the deparments, under the command of a Staff Major,
that of Corsica prces.ding the test.
36. His Royal Highness the Prince de Joinville E.nd
his stilff.

37. The 500 sailors who accompanied the remains of
Napoleon from St. Helena, forming the .escort, and sur-
rounding the Imperial car on two ranks.
THE FUNERAL CAR.

38. Two Marshals, an Admiral, and Lieutenant-General
Bertrand, on horseback, each holding a riband d'honneur,
attached to the Imperial pall.
39. The old aides-de-camp and civil and military officers
belonging to the Emperor's household.
40. The Prefects of the Seine and of Police, the mem-
bers of the General Council, the Mayors of Paris, and
their adjoints, &c.
41. The old soldiers of the Imperial Guard in uniform,
the deputation from Ajaccio, retired military men in
uniform. _

42. A squadron of the Ist Dragoons, the Lieutenant.
Colond at ►ts head.

43. Lieut.-General Schneider, commanding the di-
vision extra muros, and his staff.
44. Field-Marshal Hequet, commanding the 4th Bri-
gade of Infantry outside Paris.
45. A battalion of the 35th Regiment of the Line with
the band and banners, and headed by the Colonel.
46. Two batteries of Artillery, stationed at Neuilly.
47. A battalion of the 35th Regiment, under the com-
mand of the Lieutenant. Colonel. • _

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48. Field- Marshal Lawoestine, commanding the brigade
of the Paris Cavalry.
49. Two squadrons of the Ist Dragoons, with their flags
and band, headed by their Colonel.
The National Guards and troops of the line, in-
fantry, cavalry, and artillery, stationed along the course
of the procession, formed into line after the passage of
the car, and closed the procession.
Everywhere on the passage of the hearse the loudest
acclamations resounded, and cries of " Vive l'Empe-
reur !" rent the air, particularly when it reached the
triumphal arch ; but not a cry of " Vive le Roi ;" was
uttered. The day passed off quietly, although several
attempts were made to create confusion.

The medical and law students had sent a depute-
tion to the Prefect on Monday praying to he allowed
to joi❑ the cortege after the military schools. This
request not being complied with, they determined on
attending in a body, and actually formed a procession
of their own. At eight o'clock they assembled on the
Place du Pantheon, about two thousand in number,
drew up four abreast, and marched through the city
in that order, proceeded by a tricoloured floj covered
with black crape. As they debouched from the Pont
Royal, the guards of the Palace took alarm and turned
out, but, perceiving that they moved on quietly, they
allowed them to traverse the garden of the Tuileries.
Then they entered the Champs Elysces, and proceeded
towards Ncuilly, formed behind the National Guards,
and when the triumphal car came up, followed the pro-
cession, still walking behind the National Guards.
From the moment the march commenced until they
reached the Place de la Concorde they continued sing-
ing La Marscillaise," and vociferated after each
strophe cries of " Death to the English, and to the
Ministere de l'Eilanger." A National Guard having
attempted to wrest the banner from the hands of the
beater, was nigh paying with his lire for his imprudence.
Unsupported by his comrades, he was soon disarmed
and knocked down, and finally taken by the four limbs
and thrown into a ditch on the side of the road, by
which means he escaped being trodden to death by the
crowd. The students accompanied the procession as
far as the Place de la Concorde, and then ascended the
Rue Royale and the Boulevards, still singing the " Mar-
seillaisc, ' as far as the hotel of the Foreign office, where
they vociferated cries of " Death to Guizot !" Guizot
a la Lantern° !" " Guizot ala Tamise!" " Mort au
Traitre de 1815 !" " Vive Thiers &c.

THE BARRIERE DE L'ETOILE.—THE
TRIUMPHAL ARCH.
As the programme indicated that the funeral proces•
sion would make a grand halt at the Barriere de
l'Etoile, beneath indeed the imperishable monument
commenced by Napoleon himself, I left home before
seven o'clock. It was still dark and excessively cold

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—the thermometer (Fahrenheit) at that moment mark-
ing 22. i degrees below zero. When I reached the
Place de la Concorde, however, day had fairly broken,
and ere I arrived at the Rond Point, the first rays of

the sun were gliding the half finished apotheosis of Na-
poleon, erected on the Arc de Triomphe.
The drums of the National Guards were beating the
rapped in every direction. The report of cannon from
the Invalides also occasionally drew attention in that
direction.

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Accustomed, as had been my eye to the drapeau tri
colore which obtruded itself at every step in the
Champs Elysees, I was somewhat startled by the
mass of flags that surrounded the triumphal arch ;
but the most striking objects were some 30 or 40
masts of 30 feet high, from each of which floated an
immense tricoloured pennant, surmounted by black
crape, each bearing the letter of one or other army of
the republic or the empire. Thus, we had " The
Army of the Rhine," " The Army of the Rhine and
Moselle," " The Army of Italy," " The Army of
Rome," " The Army of Holland," " The Grand
Army ;" on both faces of the arch, " The Army of the
Sambre et Meuse," " The Army of Catalonia," &c.
From these the eye ascended to the pediment, where
men, seeming about six inches in height, were busy in
completing the work which the intensity of the cold
absolut,ly prevented the possibility of their accomplish-
ing during the night. It was finished by 10 o'clock ',NI.,
however, and displayed good taste and architectural
proportion. It was termed the " Apotheosis of Napoleon,"
correctly I suppose, and consisted of the Emperor him-
sell in his imperial costume, supperted in some degree
by an eagle on each hand, and beyond them Fame, a
clieval, proclaimed his deeds of arms.
At 9 o'clock two batteries of the 4th regiment of
Artillery (that in which Napoleon made his debut)
took up a position to the right of the triumphal arch
(looking from Paris), and immediately afterwards,
their drums beating au champ, appeared the first
National Guards, appointed to figure in the proces-
sion, or line the road from the Barriere de l'Etoiie to
the bridge of Neuilly. For two hours the passage
was ineeF:sent, and all that time a continuous stream
(ultimately a torrent) of pedestrians, poured in from
the points already mentioned. This could not, how-
ever, last for ever. No more could make their way
to:vArds Courbevoir, so the new corners ranged them-
selves along the alleys, many mounting into trees, and
and others huxtermg for a chair or a stool, or a seat on
a bench or table, accommodations provided by the in-
dustriels, to be found at every public assemblage
in Paris. To render all complete, temporary ambulances
('urgeries) were established (by order of the Minister
of the Interior) for the reception of " accidents."
At ten o'clock a hue more than ordinarily audible
—that is, sufficiently loud to drown the ten thousand
voices of which I was within earshot—announced an
occurrence, or the approach of some formidable or im-
portant body ; they were " the students" mentioned in
the foregoing article. Their manner and bearing
showed, that if they did not court a fray, it could not
come amiss, and their possession of a flag, of which and
its bearer they took especial care, was evidence not to
be mistaken that they set interference at defiance, or
were ready to repel it. No salutes or cheers marked
their passage. On they went, however, gay but reck-
less, and afterwards comforted themselves in the manner
which you will see in the sequel.
About a quarter past 11 o'clock, the cannon at Cour-
bevoic announced the departure of the cortege.
The procession which reached the triumphal arch
was headed by a detachment of Gendarwes d'Elite. To
these succeeded Municipal Guards, Cuirassiers, Lan-
cers, Dragoons, Infantry, and Artillery. Then fol-
lowed the remains of those armies named on the
streamers or oritiammes above-mentioned. Here were
to be found on foot men of all grades, from the Lieu.
tenant-General, with his hat laced with gold, indicating
that the wearer had commanded in a general engage-
ment, to the simple soldier—l will not say the humble
private soldier, for there was not a man of them who
did not carry imprinted on his face an expression which
seemed to say, " I was a soldier of the Republic ; I
, was on the Rhine with the advanced guard ; in Italy,
in Egypt, in Germany, in Spain, or in Russia." Here
were, in all their variety of uniform the soldiers
of Roche and Marceau, of Moreau, dowelan, Nlas-
sena, Augereau, Lannes, Kilmaine, Davoust, Ney,
Berthier, Lasalle, Murat, Bernadotte, Bessieres,