The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-09 00:00:00

TEE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9. 1840.

itself ), nothing of this will be realised. We had formed
a dream of Parliamentary liberty at home, and national
independence abroad ; this dream will not have lasted
&gilt months.

(From the National.)
There is no one in Paris who cannot bear witness of
the energy with which the national sentiment has been
roused, and with which it protests everywhere against
the degradation of the country. The movement is alike
both in town and in province ; it invades and envelopes
men of every opinion. The further we advance, the
more fatal the light shed by events on our destiny—
the more penetrated all citizens become with the neces-
sity which renders it a duty for all to watch over
Franee.

which he has completely lost ; the Court, which is as
cautious as he, will not consent,bccause it considers him
as the last hope of a system which is falling to pieces ; it
is fully aware ghat a Guizate-Administration would not
resist for a week the general expression of public opinion.

are informed, observing his agitation, observed—' It I
has been said, Sir, in former days, that the w.-m 3 int -
possible was cot French, and we may on this occasion
make the same declaration as to the word perpetuel:
The Courrier Francais gives the ensuing account of the
same incident.:—" Immediately after . the judgment of
the Court of Peers was pronounced, the registrar went to
the prison of the Luxembourg, and read it to those who
were acquitted, as well as to those who were condemned.
We are told that on learning that he was sentenced to
perpetual imprisonment in a fortress within the conti-
nental territori,fs of France, Prince Napoleon observed :
That is had enough, but at least I shall not be obliged
to leave France !' According to the same reports,
Count Montholon expressed extreme surprise at his
sentence of close confinement for twenty years, and was
very much cast down, having to the last moment pre-
served a confident hope that he would be acquitted.
Lieutenant Aladenize showed no emotion on hearing the
judgment passed upon him, and made no observation
whatever. The other condemned prisoners all received
their sentences in silence. All the carriages for trans-
porting them to where they are to undergo their punish-
ments are already prepared at the Luxembourg. Ar-
rangements have been made at the castles of H im arid
Blaye for their reception. It is said that Prince Lou's
will be sent to the latter."

FUNERAL OF THE LATE MAR

SHAL MACDONALD.

The funeral of Marshal Macdonald, Duke of Tarento,
took place last Monday, and was, according to our cor-
respondent's description, celebrated with great military
pomp. About half•past twelve o'clock the funeral pro-
cession moved from the Hotel des Invalides, where the
body of the deceased had been lying in state for several
days past, in a chapelle ardente, and was preceded by an
.immense mass of soldiery, both cavalry and infantry, and
followed by a battery of six pieces of artillery, five batta-
lions of foot soldiers, and a squadron of dragoons, inter-
spersed with the bands of the various regiments. The
military banners were furled and surmounted with
crape. The procession passed along the Boulevards as
far as the Place de la Bastille, and then turned off on its
way to Pere la Chaise, where the body aas deposited in a
family tomb. After several funeral discourses had been
pronounced, the different companies of infantry, which
completely encircled the ground, fired vollies in turn.
The pieces of artillery were also discharged. The fune-
ral car was drawn by six horses covered with black
cloth, and led by six servants dressed in mourning. A
comp :ny of veterans m arched on each side of the hearse,
and among the distinguished individuals by whom it was
followed were Marshals Oudinot and Gerard, Generals
Exceltnans, Pajol, Dariule, &c., together with a number
of the Peers of France. Three carriages belonging to
the Royal family formed part of the procession. The
insignia of the deceased Marshal were borne by three
mourners immediately after the hearse ; and at some
distance behind, the deceased hero's white charger,
covered entirely with black crape. closed the line of
mourners.