The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-14 00:00:00

.}DER OF THE PROCESSION.

Tne tollowing is the ()racial programme published
by the Ministerial evening journal for the order of the
cortege from the bridge of Neuilly to the Inralides :
" On the firing of the first gun by the detachment of
artillevey stationed at Neuilly, the procession will start
in the following order :—The Geedarmerie of the
Seine, with their trumpeters. and the Colonel at the
head ; the Horse Municipal Guard, with standard and
trumpets ; two squadrons of the 7th Lancers, with
standard and band ; the Lieutenant-General Com-
mandant of Paris and his staff, with whom will he the
officers en eongc ; a battalion of Infantry o! the Line,
with colours, sappers, drummers, and band ; the Foot
Municipal Guard, with colours and drummers ; two
squicirons of the 7th Lancers ; two squadrons of
the sth (4uirassiers, with colours ued band ; the
Lieutenant-. General commanding the division, and
his .-taff ; tiaz unattached officers of ail corps ..ho are
at present employed In Paris at the Ministry of War
and al! depot ; the School of St. Cyr, with its stair;
the Ecoic Pnlyteehnique, and- its staff ; the Ecoie
d'Appiication d'Etat 2tiajor, witth its staff; a battalion
ut Light Infantry, with colours, snipers, and band ;
two IrattAliona of Aitillery ; the detachineht of the
let battalion of Foot Chaseeurs ; the seven companies
of Eneiiiee rs of the Seine ; the lour companies of nor.-
omincnissioned officers of the Veterans ; two squadrons
sr the sth Cuirassiers ; four squadrons of the Horse
Vh.ard, with colours and band ; the Mar-
shal-Cent reler-in-Chief of the National Guard,
fast his staff ; the "d legion of the Nation.,l Guard of
tit,, I4aalieue ; the let legion of the National
Guards of Paris ; two squadrons of the Horse Na-
ti;nal Ge.aalls ; a earn Igo for the Jeiplaiu from St.
E - tesa ; ilatl'eeneral officers of the army and navy of the
Testbrved list, or in retirement, vvlio may be in Faris,
and who may present thtzaselvcs in uniform, and on
horseback ; the general of errs and others of the Royal
marines, funeral band, the war-horse, a platoon of d 4
non-commissioned officers from the Nwionai Guard ;
infantry of the line, &c,. ; the Marshais of France, 80
non-commissioned officers, with the colours of the differ-
ent departments under the order of it chef de3cadron ;
the Prince de Joinvillc and his staff, the 500 sailors who
Came over with the body of the Emperor, formed into
two files, and marching by the side of the imperial car,
during the whole line of the procession ; the funeral
car, two marshals, and Admiral, and Lieutenant-General
Bertrand, on horseback, supporting the four corners of
the pall ; the old aides-de-camp, and civil and military
officers of the household of the Emperor ;, the Prefects
of the Seine and Police, the members of the Council
General, the mayors and deputy-mayors of Paris and
the rural communes ; the old soldiers of the Imperial
Guard, who may present themselves in uniform, the
deputies of Ajaccio and soldier; in retirement, in uni-
form. The National Guard and troops of the line,
infantry, cavalry, and artillery, who form the hne,
will
immediately follow the procession, and then file off.
, As soon as the procession shall have passed the
Lead of the Ist legion of the right line, the lest of which
wilt 6e at the bridge of Neuilly, this legion will form
Into a platoon to the right, and begin its march, the i
egton opposite to it which, with the first of the left
line, with its right at,the bridge of Ncuiliv, will take up 1
its rank in the column behind that of the right line,
filing off tb the right, to march towards the left. All ;
the legions will file off
in a similar wav successively and
alternatery. This will also be the case with the regi-10.
meats of the line, which will form the line from the l;
Barriere de l'Etoile to the lnvalides.
4.s soon .51 the battery of artillery established at
the Are de "I.7lolnphe dcf l'Etoile shall have performed
the salute of honour, it Kill form in column behind the
legios or regiment immediately before it. The proses-

sion will be closed from the Pont de Neuilly to the
Invalides as follows .—A squadron of the Ist Dregoons
with the Lieutenant-Colonel ; Lieutenant-Gdnera,
Schneider, commandant of the division employed upon
the fortifications, and his staff ; Major-General Hec-
quet, commanding the 4th brigade of infantry ; a bat-
talion of the 35th Regiment of the line ; the two batte-
ries of Neuilly ; a battalion of the 35th of the line ;
Major-General de Lawoestine, commander of the bri-
gade of cavalry of Paris ; two squadrons of the Ist
Dragoons, with colours and band, with their colonel at
their head.
The funeral car will stop before the gate of the In-
valides. The coffin will there be taken out, and car-
ried by thirty-six men of the detachment of the Royal
Navy as far as the porch erected in the Cour Napo-
leon. After being sprinkled with holy water, the coffin
will be carried by thirty-six non-commissioned officers
of the National Guard and infantry of the line, who will,
when the body shall have been placed under the canopy,
withdraw to the seats provided for them. As the ser-
vice of the interior of the Hotel des Invalides is to be
performed concurrently by the National Guard, the in-
fautry of the line, and the Invalides, the line is to b. 3
formed, on the right, by the Invalides and a battalion
of the 10th Legion of the National Guard, and, on the
left, by a battalion of the line. A detachment of twenty-
five men from the detachment of seamen who accom-
p ailed the body of the Emperor on the voyage, com
nianded by an officer, will enter the church and take
their places behind the coffin."

In reference to this subject, the Commerce states.
thlt the principal undertakers for the works to be
erected in honour of Napoleon's remains assembled on
Friday, and deputed M. Cave, the director of the
Academy of the Beaux Arts, to wait upon M. Duchatel,
the Minister of the Interior, and to request of him to
adjourn the ceremony until the 17th. M. Duchatel re-
plied, " Whether the preparations arc concluded or not,
no matter what kind of weather may set in, under any
circumstances the funeral ceremony must take place on
the 15th." In consequence of this determination work-
men were employed all night on Friday by torchlight to
complete the arrangements.
The Temps states, that all the young ladies belonging
to the school founded by Napoleon for daughters of the
members of the Legion of Honour will assist at the
funeral ceremony on the 15th inst., habited in white and
crowned with laurel.

The Journal des Debats states, that the first rehearsal
of the music to be performed at the Invalides, on the
arrival of the Emperor's remains, took place at the
Royal Opera on Thursday. The number of performers
engaged amounts to 400. The vocal part will fill a
prominent part on the occasion. Besides all the cele-
brated artistes and the chorus-singers of the Opera the
most distinguished students of the Conservatoire are to
join. Another repetition will take place on Saturday.