The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18,1840.

NAPOLEON'S REMAINS.

(From the COnstztutionnel.)
In front of the Hotel des Invalides extends a garden,
enclosed at some distance in front by a ditch, which
is passed by a grille, or grated portal. At this grille
the funeral car stopped, and the coffin, when first re
moved, was carried across the garden to the porch of
the Hotel des Invalides. The grille was covered
with black drapery, attached to triumphal columns, and
supported here and there by laurels. The n Imes of
various victories were inscribed on the columns. In

front of the grille extended green platforms and pro-
manacles to the river. Here was built up a scaffold-
ing„ for which standing-tickets were given, and which
were filled by the better -class of the public. On each
side were ranged the statues of the Marshals, with
triumphal poles, decorated as trophies, and ornamented
with large flags, and with plaster statues of the Mar-

steals as-formerly described.
In the porch of the Invalides was a kind of reposoir
in black drepery and silver, adorned with silver
and attached to bucklers. It was surmounted by the

Imneripi arms, and his victories were inscribed on each
side. The inner court of the Invalides was ornamented

by estrades, or scaffolding, reserved for veteran officers
and soldiers. The colonnade and galleries were orna-
mented and covered with garlands, and rows of masts
with colours, and topped with golden stars, were ranged

along the path through which the coffin passed. At the
extremity of the court was erected a temporary chapel
before the gate of the church of the invalides, orna-
mented with portraits of the Marshals and inscriptions
of the places where their victories took place.
The nave of the church is of course the most richly
decorated. The galleries are covered with draperies,
and each pilaster is adorned with a trophy of iri co-
loured flags. Between these the drapery was adorned
with an imperial crown in gold, the eagle and
sceptre. To long garlands hang crowns of laurel,
each with inscriptions, of which the following is
a list :—Campo Formic), Code Napoleon, Creation
de la Legion d'Honneur, Concordat, Restoration
du Culte, Creation de la Cour des Comptes, Luneville,
Amiens, Tracau d'utilite publique, Organization de
l'Administration, Creation du Conseil d'Etat, Creation
de la Banque de France, Lettres, Sciences, et Arts,
Industrie, Commerce et Agriculture. Lighted cande-
labra were ranged round. The pillars were covered
with bras-reliefs, representing trophies, with the names
of the Marshals and their victories. These were Ney,
Prince of the Moskwa, and his victories—Elchingen,
Hohenlinden, Cuidad Rodrigo, Lutzen, Moskwa, and
Montraerail. Mortier, Duc do Trevise—Hoondevlaet,
Fleurs, &c. Kieber—Fleurs, Heliopolis, Cairo, &c.
Duroc—Jaffa, Wagram, Lobau, Novi, Genoa, and
Austerlitz. Bessieres, Due d'lst rie—Rivoli, Pyramids,
Marengo. Jourdan—Amerce, Hoondevlaet, Fleurs,
Hautpoul, Nimeguen, Jena, Eylau. Desaix—Chem-
burg, Marengo, &c. Lariboissier—Mayence, Aus-
terlitz. Serrurier—Hanover. St. Michel, Maubie,
Venice, &c. Baraguay D'Hillier—Mayence, Ulm,
&c. Lannes, Duke of Montebello—Lodi, Pyramids,
Austerlitz, &c. /
The old altar of the church had been removed, and
two immense trophies rose at the entrance of the dome.
Up to the first galleries, the drapery is of violet velvet,
fringed with gold. On the right and left, near the
tombs of Turenne and Vauban, were prepared places
for the Peers and Deputies. The entrance by the
southern gate was shut up, and against it was placed
the altar, at the right of which was the Royal Tribune,
richly ornamented, and by the side of it one for the
Court. The columns were covered with golden dra-
pery, embroidered with bees. The twelve windows of
the domes were covered rids violet blinds, with spread
eagles embroidered on them. The catafalque stands
where the tomb is to be. It is fifty feet high. It is
composed of two stories, each angle of the lower one
decorated by a statue of Victory ten feet high, with palm
branch and buckler and trophies, with foreign flags. On
the second rise four columns with places for the coffin,
covered at top by a rich couronnemont. Sixteen funeral
urns, arms, and a great number of lustres surround the
catafalque.
The Journal du Commet ce says that the National
Guard and people remarked with sorrow the total ab-
sence of all kind of civil pomp in the cortege of Na-
poleon. Neither the Chambers, the Cabinet, the Royal
Family, nor any of the great bodies founded by the
powerful genius of the legislator of 1804 figured at the
convoy. They were present only in the church of the
Invalides, where they coldly assisted at the funeral ser-
vice, as if it were a mere anniversary. Not one of the
men whom Napoleon made so great, and who enjoy the
blessings with which he loaded eaem, was on his knees
at Courbevoie shedding tears over the imperial mantle.
The cold was too intense—it was too early—the Mar-
shals, Ministers, Generals, and grand dignitaries could
not attend, and the mortal remains of the Emperor had
to be received, on landing, by the parish priest of
Courbevoie, the Swiss, two chanters, a few acolytes,
and the beadle.
The Constitutionnel, on the other hand, observes that
one of the greatest humiliations of France, the most
poignant, perhaps, had been repaired on that day.
" The ashes of the soldier she had raised to the throne,
of the man who represented her during twenty years,
have" it says, " been brought back from exile. Evan
in the state of degradation to which she has been re-
duced for the last two months she startled with joy and
pride ; she has another grand page to add to tier his-
tory. She has the funeral of Napoleon to oppose to
Europe, who now taunts her with insults ; the people
who know thus how to honour past services will
always find great citizens to espouse its cause. That
pious worship of the past effaces the shame of the pre-
sent, and is a guarantee for the future. The million of
men who bowed to the ashen of the hero eloquently pro-
tested, in the name of Franca, against the traitors of
1815, whose fatal yoke we still undergo. He at least,
after being victorious during fifteen years, was once
conquered. But why should we, who have not suffered
a defeat, be humiliated to such a degree? Has this
new treaty of Vienna a Waterloo for an excuse ?"
The Journal des I)ebats, after contending that the
ceremony, so far as the Invalides, should be exclusively
military, maintains that the people did not salute on
this occasion, in Napoleon, the chief of a dynasty which
no longer exists, nor the glorious, but merciless, founder
of imperial despotism ; they honoured in him the great
warrior, who covered France with immense glory, the
man who at a period when soi'ial order could only be
saved by the energy of the Goveinment wielded the
sceptre with as firm a hand as the sword. " For," it
adds, " the re-establishment of the constitution of toe
empire is now an imbecile dream, or an anarchial
thought concealed under an admiration without truth
or frankness."
The Journal de Havre says—" The Imperial flag
which floated from the mainmast of the Normandie was
brought from St. Helena. It was the one presented to
the Prince de Joinviiie by the ladies of the island, who
made it with their own hands, as a homage to the me-
mory of the Emperor ; and the Prince, in accepting it,
promised them that it should wave over the coffin of
Napoleon as far as Paris. The white and blue parts
are in silk, and the red in China crape. The cypher
in ►gold, which is in the middle, is embroidered with
gold thread from the epaulettes of English officers at
St. Helena, presented by them for that purpose. The
Normandie will retain, during the whole season, the
mourning decorations which were made to receive the
precious depssit intrusted to her ; and further, to per-
petuate the remembrance of this glorious mission, the
space which was occupied by the coffin will be enclosed
with a railing, and an engraved brass plate recording
the event will be placed upon it."
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THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS.—At a meet-
ing of licensed victuallers, friends of Mr. Oats, held at
the Fountain Inn, Meal-street, Manchester, on Wednes-
day, November 4, it was resolved unanimously that the
period has now arrived when the past services of Mr.
Oates (embracing a pericd of nee: ly three years). as R.r-
liamentsry agent to the Maucitester and Salford Licensed
Victuallers' Association, and the societies of other towns,
together with his able advocacy of tl-.0 best interests of the
trade generally throughout England, by his admirable and
unanswered pamphlet, entitled A Letter to her Majesty's
Ministers on the Operation of the Beer Act, so highly
spoken of by the leading metropolitan and provincial
burnals of the day, as also his work styled Questions and
Answers on the Operation of the Beer Act, require, as
they deserve, the serious and favourable consideration of
the whole trade. It is now proposed to raise a fund to
compensate Mr. Oates; and as the general nature and re-
sult of his services involved an interest common to all
licensed victuallers, the undersigned, in tendering their
voluntary subscription for that purpose, do so in the hope
that their fellow-tradesmen will follow their example, and
they will be happy to receive subscriptions on his behalf.
Lord Francis Egerton, Mr. Pakington, M. P. for Droit-
wich, and Mr. Mark Philips, M. P. for Manchester, who
had opportunities of witnessing the zeal and assiduity Mr.
Oates displayed in the cause of the licensed victuallers,
have given strong testimonials in his favour.
THE FAST DAY.—Yesterday being the day
set apart by the Presbytery of Edinburgh for a public
thanksgiving to God for the late abundant harvest, the
greater number of the shops in the city were closed, and
business generally suspended. The compliance, however,
with the Presbytery's injunction was far from universal.
At least one-third of the shops and public works were
open, and carrying on their employments as usual ; while
the number of persons who ceased working is anything
but a fair indication of the amount of approval accorded
either to the expediency of holding a week-day fast at all,
or of the spirit in which the appointment was made. The
greater number of those who yielded an outward submis-
sion on the occasion, did so, we have reason to believe,
rather because it was usual to do so, and from a good-
natured wish to avoid being singular, than from any respect
to the motives of the clergy. Altogether, the number of
" Non-conformists " was considerably greater than we re-
remember on any former occasion.—Scotsman, Dec. 16.
LORD PANMURE.—iIis Lordship, during a
visit to Dundee this week, baa not overlooked the chari-
ties of the town. To the Royal Infirmary he has given
1001. ; to the Medical and Surgical Dispensary, 50/. ; and
to the New Infant School Society, 251. His Lordship's
donations to public charities have been most liberal. To
the Infirmary alone he has, within a few years, given the
large sum of 1.6201 , and to the Dispensary 1501. in ad-
dition to liberal donations to other charitable institutions
in Dundee.—Dundee Paper.

HANOI ER.

TYRANNICAL PROSECUTION OF THE MA-
GISTRATES OF HANOVER.
(From the
.Times.)
Considerable sensation has been excited in Germany
by the publication of Dr Stuve's Defence of the Ma-
gistrates of Hanover. It appears as the first volume of
a new work called the " Staatsarchiv," printed in Jena,
and though the Government in Hanover has remon-
strated against the publication, the expose, for such it
may be truly called, is too racy and circumstantial not
to have secured for it a circulation prompt and exlen-
sire, and not to be affected by whatever measures the
authorities now may think fit to take. It is, we appre- I
bend. generally known that the Magistrates of Hanover
Nice been subject to a prosecutioy lor certain public re-
presentations made by them, particularly those addressed
to the German Diet. concerning the abrogation of the
Iconstitution of 1833, and the means adopted to bring to-
ee'lier a second Chamber favoueible to the views of the
, present Cabinet. It is a matter of equal notoriety teat
the chief Mag!strate, Rienann, has been suspended from
his office. Theobject of Dr. Stove's book is to show that
the conduct of the Magistrates as a body is justified by
the circumstances under which they stood forward on be-
half of what they believed to be the true interests of the
0 Dion, and that the suspension of the chief Mag strate
Rumann on political grounds is an excessive exertion of
power, and practically a punishment not so much for
the individual as for the community over which he had
so long presided. It cannot be said that the com-
munity suffers materially from his suspension, a
impolitic in it-
n of the Magis-
Lsneelfa.surLeittwlehilceisis
trates in a body for their memorial to the Diet. In
sseee sirs) s t
hteo
persecution
r s highlyeeutie
vain will the Cabinet of Hanover attempt to convince
any number of impartial men that the language em-
ployed by the Magistrates is treasonable in its nature
and tendency, or in any degree disrespectful to the per-
son of the Sovereign. On the contrary, their expres-
sions are, for the most part, extremely guarded, and
indeed in any country where freedom of discussion
forms a part of public liberty it would be ridiculous to
fasten on language which, as the prosecutors in this case
must have well known, falls short of what any man dis-
posed to tell the plain truth is entitled and called upon
to employ. When, for instance, the Minister Von
Schele advised the prosecution of the mernoria!ists
for having said that the kingly dignity had been
deeply injured by the abuse of the King's name in
canvassing, was he ignorant of the facts now brought
to light in Dr. Stuve's defence? Of his own
conduct the Minister could not have been ignorant.
He knew, then, that he had misused the King's name
for election purposes. And no man can doubt his
having, if not directed, at all events well known of the
conduct of Von Voss, Von Steinberg, Von Melortie,
and Von During. Yet, with all or any part of this
knowledge, he incurs the odium attached to a Crown
persecution of men who had used no stronger language
than that the abuse of the King's name in canvassing
had been deeply injurious to the kingly dignity ! Did
he suppose that a persecution so instituted could be car-
carried through with a struggle on the part of men sure
of their facts, versed in the law of the country, and pos-
sessed of the talents and energy which he himself cannot
deny to the principal members of the Magistracy ? When
the Privy Councillor Von Marschalk, canvassing for
the King's Government, told those who were uevrilling
to vote, that unless they did so the King had an army
at his disposal—when Count Von Der Decken, solicit-
ing votes in Verden, a garrison town, threatened the
inhabitants, on the authority of the Cammerdirector,
Von Voss, in Hanover, with the withdrawal of the
garrison, unless they voted in accordance with the
King's opinions—when these and scores of similar in-
stances must have been within the knowledge of the
Minister, nothing sliest of a monstrous infatuation
could have induced him to take pi oceedings against a
body of men for having complained of the abuse of the
King's name--a fact susceptible of such irrefragable
proofs.
The person to whom the discredit is given of being
the principal actor in these repulsive scenes is, ac-
cordirg to Dr. Stuve, the General Von During.
Not only was his name constantly employed by the
meaner canvassers, but be himself thought it not un-
becoming to threaten voters with the displeasure Oh his
.Majesty should they vote against the Minister ; and the
great intimacy with which it is well known that General
During is honoured by the King made it very certain
that he could, if he chose, occasion the misfortune which
he threatened. The chief butler, M. Von Malortie, ad-
mits having asserted the principle, that they who were
riot in the King's interest were not worthy to cat the
King's bread. The Captain of the Castle, Von Stein-
berg. sent for Lange, the King's baker, and warned hint
not to show himself opposed to the King at the elec-
tion. He advised him to consider well what he did,
and to examine what consequences were likely to fol-
low. The same nobleman commissioned the Court
architect, Laves, to give a similar warning to all
those connected with building ; and the Court stove-
manufacturer, as his evidence expresses, rather than
lose his subsistence, consented to vote. Wagner,
the Court hatmaker, was visited by M. Von Stein-
berg, who assured him that it was no idle threat
that the Court tradesmen would lose their employ-
ment unless they voted as was wished. This was re-
peated by General During, who added that " the
King, as far as he knew him, would not revoke his
decision." Agitated by those applications, Wag-
ner, a most respectable man, determined, rather than
act against his convictions, to give up his business, to
sell his house, and to quit the country. Seeing him
thus resolved, the canvassers sent to dissuade hire, and
he was no farther molested. It is clear from this case
that M. Von Steinberg, and especially General During,
made an unwarrantable use of the King's name. M.
Von Steinberg distinctly declared that the Marshal's
office had received orders to discharge all workmen who
were against the political views of Government. Many
of the tradesmen expressed their willingness to resign
the right of voting, and their wish to have nothing to
• do with politics.
Reverting to the prosecution of the Magistracy, we
must repeat our surprise that any Minister, or any
man in his senses, should have made it one of the heads
of accusation that they (the Magistrates), in their me-
morial to the Diet, declare the King's name to have
been abused at the elections, the facts just enumerated
being notorious to every one connected with the Go-
vernment, or conversant with the mode of canvassing
pursued in the town of Hanover, and in the very
Palace of the King, by persons of the highest rank and
consideration.

BELGIUM.

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BRUssELs, DEC. 16.—The avA.age price of Wheat
last week was 19i. 34c., and that of Rye 11 f. 38e.
M. Nothomb, Belgian Minister Plenipotentiary at
Frankfort has arrived at Brussels, and was yesterday
in the Chamber of Representatives.
The winter has set in early and with severity. By oh-
serva:ions at the Royal Observatory of Brussels, Re.tu-
mur's thermometer marked on the night of the 13th.,
8 deg. 5 min. below freezing point on the 14th ; at four
in the aftornoon it was 5 deg. 6 min. ; and this morning
at 8 oVock at 6 deg. The •
Moniteur Beige publishes to-day a Report to
the King, by M. Zelicau, Minister for Foreign Affairs,
in which he observes that in several European States,
as England,
tie Netherlands, France, Spain, the Two
Siell4ls, the presumptive heir (the King's son) has
a title invariably given him as such ; the younger
Princes are sometimes distinguished by titles,
sometimes by the Christian name, and the
name of the State. He observes, further, that his
Majesty may borrow from history names which live in
the memory of the people, and that he has accordingly
drawn up an ordinance which be submits to his M.:.-
jesty's approbation, by which the title of Duke of Bra-
bant is given to the presumptive heir (the heir apparent),
and that of Count of Fianders to his Majesty's second
son. Tois Ordinance, approved by his Majesty, is an-
nexed to the Report.
• The Budget of the War Department. including the
vote of credit for 4,000,0001. is 31,000,000 f.
nELtilekk! k,uNDs—isuuss.:Ld. DEC. 16.
Actual Det,t,sysi per Cent.
Rothschild's L.
--an• 5 per C‘ht
Loan or Thirty per Cent.
•.

.........
3 per Cent........... 7.
69A
1832.4 per Cent 9O
Loan of City,
Society of Cornroorce, 4 wer Cent
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent ............. 8
N ational Society
Exchange on London (short)
—Brussels Papers, Dec. 16.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

( From the Plyniouth Journal.)
Her Majesty's post-office packet, Emmetjee, Captain
Drew, arrived at Malta, Dec. 1, to be refitted.
The Avon steamer, sailed en Friday, for Falmouth and
Liverpool.
The Tripoli, Sardinia steamer, arrived on Saturday,
from London, and t ailed on Sunday for the Mediterranean.
The Netley tender, sailed on Saturday to the westward
for volunteers..

The Emerald tender, arrived on Sunday, with men from
Portsmouth, and sailed again on Wednesday.
The Falmouth lighter, sailed on Wednesday, with stores,
for Woolwich and Deptford.
The Aid lighter, sailed on Wednesday, with stores fur
Sheerness and Chatham.
The Impregnable and Belleisle bent sails last evening,
to go out of harbour this morning, weather permitting.
Remaining ia Hamoaze.—Caletlania, San Josef, Irnpreg•
nable, Belleisle, Endymion, Raven, Sylph, Carron steamer,
Comet steamer, Louis steamer. Waiting for orders,
Abercrombie, R'..bineou master (transport).

rived in St. Jamea's-quare, yesterday afternoon, from
Mr. George Byng, M.P.,
.Brightoo, and took their departure, to-day, for Wrotham
Patk, Heats, where the Hon. Member and Lady will re-
ceive a select party during the Christmas holidays.
and Mrs. Byng, ar-
The movement in support of Irish manufac-
tures is spreading. The High Sheriff of Waterford
has called together his county in support of the principle.
Among the names to the requisition are those of Lords
Huntingdon and Carew, the county Members, and that of
Mr. Wyse, M. P., one of thc Lords of the Treasury.