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

EYE ING9dIDITION

COURT CIReULAII.

danea With tier Majz:sty ado lots 1.1.6,.•.
Less Prince Albert, at Buckingham Palace last evening.
, Among the visitors yesterday, at Buckingham Pa-
-14e-e, Were the American Minister and Mrs. Stevenson,
the Hon. Lady Murray, Lady Robert Grosvenor. Sir
..;;• and Lady Macfarlane, Col. and Mrs. Couper, Capt.
rechell, R.N., and Mrs. Pe-bell.
, The Duke of Cambridge, attended by Baron Knes.,
bt.ek, lef- town yesterday inorHlg on , •
" Countess of Jet-sty, at ',Lir teat, Ml:lo;etc,-,
Oxford. -
Viscount Melbourne left. his residence, Broeket Hall,
ile.,,rts, on Tuesday, for Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire.
Despatches oat the Govern ors of the Catradas. New
Brunswick, and Bermuda, were received yesterday at
the Colonial-office.
The Judicial Committee of her Majesty's Most He-
n°llrable Privy Council sat yesterday. The Lords pr,.-
tent were Lord Brougham, Mr. Palron Parke, Mr.
Justice Bosanquet, and Mr, Juiaice Erskine.
The Appeal, " Harisoo:l v. Baker," which has been
14,rt-heard at former sittings, was resumed, and occu-
pied the Court the whole of the day. Mr. Pemberton,
Queen's Counsel, and Dr. Phillialore, were heard for
the respondent, and Sir William Follett commenced
111 reply for the appellant.

hi•

CONTENTION BETWEEN MEHE-
MET ALI AND COMMODORE NAPIER.

Tho followi
not bng
een letters,
hitherto pull ishe which complete the correspon-
ell") have :

COMMODORE NAPIER TO BOGIIO3 BET.
Her Britannic Majesty's ship Powerful,
off Alexandria, Nov. 24.
Sir—I have to acknowledge the receipt of your Excel-
811eY's letter, and am happy to find that the Emirs and
,oetks of Lebanon have been released, and if they are not
gone, I shall be glad to send them to Beyrout by sea.
I have the honour of enclosing a copy of Lord Palmer.
1440's letter to Lord Ponsonby, by which your Excel.
CY will observe that the desire of the Allied Powers is
reinstate his Highness in the hereditary Government
or Egypt, provided he at onze evacuates Syria, and gives
P.,the Ottoman fleet.
tOIt is of the utmost importance that my Government
"old be informed, by the packet about to leave Alex-
41di.dtia, of the intention of his Highness, in a clear and
CPtinet manner; I have therefore to request your Excel-
eY will at once inform me whether or not it is his
"It blames intention to give immediate orders for the sur-
tierlderieg the Otto,nan fl:ct, and the evacuaticn of Syria.
Hightufss consults his own interests, be will not hesi.
`‘ o moment.
,
shall give every assistance with the squadron to pre-
are the Turkish fleet, and will permit any number of
sports to proceed to' Beyrout or Acre, to embark the
Y Who have now retired on Damascus, the intelligence
tg
tg Which I bare this moment received from the Com.
ief.
! beg you %rill inform his Highness that if he does not
iti.ee decide, should any expedition be sent from Cots-
Ztioonle, I have no discretionary power, and must act
Inn him according to the best of my abilities.
44 observe with regret, by your letter, that more troops
141/° already been sent into Syria, which, I fear, will be
kiiterPreted at Constantinople into a determination of per-
inta~in hostilities.
440 avoid all unnecessary delay, I am now on board the
toll--boat, and shall be most happy to pay my respects
k:ollighness, should he wish to see me, and offer him
14612arantee in my power. I beg you will convey to his
tieress my highest respect ; and with great considera-
e.t have the honour to be your Excellency's most obe-
In and humble servant,
(Signed) C. NAPIER.
To his Excellency BJgh.)s Bcy, &c , Alexandria_

COMAIODORR NAPIRR Tv EOOIIOS BEY.
Medea, Alexandria, Nov. 25, 1840.
itp:tr--I beg leave to cticlose the letter of Lord Palmer-
Irith to Lord Ponsonby, which was by mi3take not sent
'lll3-letter to your Excellency 3.-exterday.
I have the hcnour to n.tmiiin,
Your Excellency's most obedient servant,
't (Siglicd) CHARLES NAPIER.
°ilia Excellency Beghos Bey. &c.

BCGITOS BEY TO COMMODORE NAPIER.
A'exa:Airi.i, Nov, 24, 1840.
)4,!4°4ga-eur le Commodore—l have submitted to the I),A:ha,
IP:aster, the letter which Sou have done me the honour
roe of this day's date.
1411:°0• Druses chiefs who resided at Cairo, have set out by
fir Syria, as I have already had the honour to inform

fib g la not possible, therefore, for his Highness to avail
4 self of the means of transport which 3ou have placed
tyttlitsir disposal to hasten their return to their own
Ttty.
Lo e copy of his Excellency Lord Palmerston's letter to
lard knaoriby was not appended to your despatch, as you
i4l !le it was.
believe, however, M. le Commodore, that lam ac-
Cillted with the contents of that letter, and it is upon my.
Onsledge of it that I rely. not doubting the consent of
r? Eli 4,
,--.6ess to the restitution of the Ottoman fleet, and
eva cuatiou of Syria ' • so I can wine you, in the name
geee Viceroy, that the squadron shall be restored, and
4,levacuated as soon as his Highness shall have re-
tag-41 Abe official and positive guarantee of the advan-
taie *hid' hare been promised him in return for thew
0 %Con s.
NO One other hand, M. le Commodore, you are not igno-
Nit thart the despatches come from France by the last
4thriLressel have made us aware that the French Go-
-114,t beta having, at the desire of the Viceroy, entered
tblt negotiation with the Four Powers, it was expected
Xol'° definitive arrangement would take place in a few
in these circumstances, do you not think, M. le
datflt °lore, that it would be proper not to anticipate the
tob,"lti about to be taken by the great Powers acting in
with the Sublime Porte ; a decision to which the
kit.h4,c7 ngages himself in the most formal manner to
veithout delay ?
to 41°4 seem to fear that the sending of a boiy of troops
hoi frontiers of Syria will be considered at Constanti-
lhatil.4s a proof of his Highness's intention to prolong
tokblities in that country : it is in order to reassure you
ther tely en this point that I reiterate to you the posi-
tik:lsurance that the column, which has been directed
%h t' Arish in the last place, has no other object, no
•nCssiou, than to assure the means of communication.
(S fined) BOGHOS BEY.

14tZIORE NAPIER TO HIS EXCELLENCY BOGHO? BET.
fay",,h"r Alajesty's ship Medea, 27th November, 1840.
the convention entered into by your Excel-
'he V.snd myself. Mehemet Ali is styled H s Highness
14% leeiroy of Egypt, As this does not alter the spirit
!let etlavernion, I did not hesitate to sign it, but you
mtlttberearly understand that I cannot acknowledge that
-4til Mehemet Ali is restored by the Porte.
(sh, I: have, &c.,
"ed) CHARLES NAPIER, Commodore.

PUSEYISM.

--TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.DS
tst "-With reference to the question of your " young
the Z._ting reader," (Sun, Dec. 8,) as to the meaning of
411;Vroacliful term " Puseyite," applied to a very ex.
11(1441 %wed pious body of men, I, who am your much
b,..,teader (since 1829), beg to offer a few remarks.
ItieDe7 doctrine of " Apostolical successien," to which
Nite So much prominence in your sketch of their tenets,
/4114eitily hold, in common with the great body of di.
So the Anglican Church, as well living as dead, aid
wealt? toe former some or their fiercest oppnents. They
liekvisrejoice in any good resuliiiig from the preaching of
teactetre, and would give them all the respect
relienj", Christians,
char.scters, as pious, though mista!ten,
4 m.‘Aristiane, yet do they consider such teachers
15111 re laymen, not ministers of Christ's Church ;
ftet ire justified in so doing, inasmuch as the bare
14,14 of Mirniitsetreiroinal
of the
validity ordination,3s liet
kikkL. Werea°
c
Mr. Wilberforce, or even Mre. Fry, lawful nii-
lerse Nor can Dissenters fairly charge them with
for their conscientious opinions. For, if your cot,
Zliscient be an Anabaptist Disseeter, be would not con-
e to you or to me (not having received adult baptism),
ii7o% frame, a true Christian; at least he would exclude us
11411 participating with his sect in what they deem the
r Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. With respect to
You term the " old Popish doctrine" that infants udh-
tiCimad by a lawful minister cannot be saved, I beg Le
130c11Y, but I hope not uncourteously, to deny that
l. it is a
,404;:vit doctrine, and certainly it is not an Anglican one.
by'ln Catholics expressly allow the validity of baptism
k%„,tlaYman or even a woman, in case of necessity. Somme
of i only, of the English Church, deny, the validity
44471' baptism, the greater number, of which I am one,
Neolt it in case of necessity ; but our Church pronounces
Ileekibliors on the state of infants dying unbaptised, or of
Ittrlen nations. Her Burial Service is, of course, achy-
It°lll,lY for baptised persons.
Ike You, or your Correspondent, really wish for inforrna -
41111,a°14 the subject of Dr. Posey's doctrines, you will find
the names of a few short pamphlets, which
Se enable you to judge whether or not they
4,0%‘' Rat popery." But, believe me,
speak
44, knowledge ; the persons you call "Puseyites
blelteally introduced no new doctrines at all. They have
and simply revived forgotten truths, to be found in
kliiitiTes of Hooker and Hammond, and Jeremy Taylor,
1141e:411, and a host of our elder divines. In the first
hp sermons of good old Bishop Beveridge (recently
t,;ll4'd in a small volume), all their tenets as to the
~erktclhe tradition, (not Popish oral tradition), and the Fa-
c., may be found more strongly asserted than by
Permit me to give you one hint. The persons
!te You sometimes revile under the name of " Puseyites,'
~lrklpolitico-religions agitators, and therefore. rot fair
4,4 t‘'ryo.er hostility. Reserve it for theili•Neiles. Stowells,
141: Ghee:, who richly deserve it. The high-minded men
of, h.tve nothing to do with politics, they arc
eqi ',retired :students; men of personal piety and self.
lopl/4* They put forth few or no answers to opponents.
lAiiil.- ,"er, they are No GREAT FRIENDS TO RELlolot,s ES-
"NI,II)4ItNTs. Tiney talk too much of " State.. incum.
,Ifetr to please their bitter adversaries the Times and
rktht-her,d• They believe, and I have no doubt justly,
4ite-eir Church principles would gain immensely. in
Jog's,,oe by the severance of State connection. Surely
Po, st„'"; Editor, occasionally so felicitous a critic on
%le Ji cannot really think the author of that garden o'
hetile" Tile Christian Year," deserving of the coarse in.
itTis-(1` Yon sometimes bestow en what you call " Pu.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
AN ANGLO-CATHOLIC.

Royal highness the Duke of Cambridge
vi.?loue eat e r vest,r(Ly, for Middlet.m Pwk, on
t
.0 the Earl Find Countess of Jersey;

A !I OLEON.

THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON.

(From the Times.)
PARIS, TUESDAY, DEC. 15, 9 O'CLOCK, P.M.
Moreen was literally dying when he wrote his wife
from the field of Dresden—
" Ce 4.;cielerst de 13 iiiiperte est tnejours heureux !fl
e. • • e.•,— e F fled Paris in particular,
eerie r nit yeas, aid have never met a Parisian who
d in the time of the empire who did not, when speaking
of Napoleon, add, " How fortunate he 4-as in all his
fetes I It never reined on a fete-day of the Emperor."
His good fortune in this respect has continued beyond
the grave, for there never was a lovelier frosty dee than
this, and n hnto'red times during the ceremony which I
and my or•ateers are about to describe did I hear
smite renemeit of the old army exclaim, in Napoleon's
ieoiele it, 1 believe, Friedland, " the SOO of Aus-
terlitz."
After a brilliant reception at St. Germain yesterday,
toe cortege proceeded slowly to Courbevoie, where it
arrived about half past three o'clock in the afternoon.
The (hie was hitter cold, yet scores of thousands of
Parise:us of all but the lower classes repaired to St.
Germain, Chateau-St. Denis, and Asnieres, to w.tuess
its paeoiee.
The flotilla arrived at Courbevoie at half-past three
o'clock in the afternoon of Monday, and the same ho-
nours as those decreed at Pccq, Chatou, Epinal, St
Demis, &c., were there paid the remains of the Empe•
ror. The five battalions stationed at Courbevoie were
under arms, and draw up along the left bank of the
river, which was covered with an immense multitude,
who saluted the remains with deafening acclamations.
The National Guards had not been called out, as it was
found impossible to land the coffin until the next morn-
ing ; but they were represented .by their officers, who
had repaired to the beach with the authorities of the
surrounding. districts. As each of the steamers . came
up she fired a salute, and then took the station assigned
to her for the night, on both banks of the river. One of
them towed up a boat adorned with laurels and intmor-
telles, on the deck of which arose a monumental tomb,
which had been prepared by the inhabitants of Neuilly,
and sent down to meet the convoy as far as Asnieres.
In the front and rear were four tripods throwing out
flames, and round the tomb were engraved on esco-
chcons the names of the principal victories of the Re-
public and Empire.
The decorations on the quay and at the head of the
bridge of Neuilly could not be completed in time for
the ceremony. The wind was so piercingly cold that
the workmen were unable to raise to the top of the ros-
tral column of Notre Dame de Grace a ball of the
world, six feet in diameter, and a huge eagle which was to
crown the whole. The column was to have been up-
wards of 150 feet in height. Its base only presented
the following inscription, containing the last request of
Napoleon—" I wish my ashes to repose on the banks
of the Seine." Next to it were raised three tripods
twenty feet high and handsomely decorated, from which
arose volumes of flames. The wharf, or debarcadere,
constructed for the landing of the coffin, was termi-
nated by an open Grecian temple, 100 feet high, under
which which the body was to lie in state, and to be
afterwards transferred to the funeral car. This temple,
of a handsome and tasteful structure, was decorated
at its angles with branches of palm and tri-coloured
flags, end the eagle, with displeered wings and spanning
sixteen feet, which was to have surmounted the ros-
tral column, was placed over the front of the temple.
But the most interesting decoration of all was a
co-
lossal statue of the Empress Josephine, erected at the
extremity of the bridge of Neuilly,on the road leading
to the Chateau de Malmeison.
At 5 o'clock Marshal Sault, Admiral Duperre,
M. Dechatel, arrived at Courbevoie, and repaired on
board the Dorade steamer, to pay their homage to the
Prince de Joinville. All the steamers were illuminated
and the tripods of the tumular boat threw out. flames
during the whole night.
The Prince de Joinville remained on board, and only
a few of Jte sailors were allowed to land. Oec man,
however, came ashore by special leave, who no sooner
set his foot on the key that he was surrounded and em-
braced by all the Generals, in presence of all the
troops. This man, Sergeant Hubert, had never aban-
doned the Emperor, dead or alive. After the demise
of Napoleon, he assigned to himself the mission of
guarding the tomb, which he had piously discharged
ever since the sth of May, 1821. Hubert was dressed
in the uniform of the Grenadiers of the Imperial
Guard, and wore the decoration of the Leglen of
Honour.
This morning, long tefore day, the population was
seen proceeding in the direction of the Berrien. de
l'Etoile, by which the cortege was to enter Paris. The
greatest number, however, did not step there, but pushed
on to Neuilly, the avenue of which was in the course of
a short time occupied by at least 400,000 or 500.000
persons. The troops of the line and the National
Guards soon afterwards arrived, and drew up on the
round allotted to each corps on both sides of the avenue.
The Dorade steamer had left her station in the centre
of the river, and was moored near the debarcadere.
The 24 seamen of the Belle Poule who were to carry
the coffin ashore were standing on each side of the cata-
falque. The troops and National Guards of Courbevoie,
Rued, and other neighbouring districts lined the quays,
and the artillery was drawn up clone to the river side.
The funereal triumphal car shortly afterwards was seen
passing the bridge, and on reaching Courbevoie was
stationed under the portico of the Grecian Temple.
This car, which was truly magnificent, consisted of
five distinct parts-1, the base ;2, the pedestal ;3, the
caryatides ; 4, the shield ; and 5, the cenotaph.
The base rests on four massive gilt wheels ; it was 25
feet long and 6 high, and presented the form of a paral-
lelogram, with a semi-circular platform in front. On
this last stood a group of four genii, supporting the
crown of Charlemagne ; at the four angles were four
other genii, in relief, who held, garlands with one hand,
and with the other the trumpet of Fame ; above were
fasces ; in the middle eagles, and the cipher of the Em•
peror surrounded with crowns. The base and its orna-
ments were covered with burnished gold.
The pedestal placed on this base was 18 feet in
leneth by 7 in height, and entirely covered with gold
and purple cloth, with the cipher and arms of the Em-
peror. On both sides hung two velvet imperial mantles,
sprinkled with bees. Behind was a profusion of flags.
On this pedestal stood 14 caryatides, somewhat larger
than life, entirely gilt over, and supporting with their
heads and hands an immense shield. These caryatides
were placed six on one side, and six on the other, back
to back, and two others at the extremities.
The shield was in gold, of an elongated oval form,
and loaded with fasces of javelins.
The sarcophagus, of an antique form, was raised
above the shield. In the centre, on a rich cushion, lay
the sceptre, the hand of justice, and the Imperial crown,
studded with jewels.
This monument of gold and velvet, about 50 feet
high, was drawn by 16 black horses, yoked by fours,
and so caparisoned as only to show the extremity of
the feet. The caparisons were cut in the shape of
those of the tournament horses of the middle ages, and
in gold cloth. The manes were adorned with gold
tresses and white plumes, and valets, dressed ie the li-
very of the Emperor, I'd the horses.
While the preparations for landing the coffin were
making on shore, the people in the island struck isp the
" Marseillaise," sonic of the singers concluding each
strophe by these words :—" Qu'un sang impur venge
noire Lmpereur ; anti others, "et de tout cwur, gloire
a noise Empereur." When they had got through the
national hymn, they gave three cheers for Napoleon,
and as many curses for his enemies.
At half-past nine o'clock the clergy of Courbevoie
were seen descending the quay, and when it had reached
the Dorade, prayers were read over the body. The
Prince de Joinville then gave ordets to land, when all
the assistants, preceded by the clergy, went on shore,
and the twenty-four seamen having raised the coffin on
their shoulders fuliowed the process:on. The artillery
fired a salute of twenty-one rounds, and tire corpse was
landed amidst the acclamations of the troops and the
people. This was the first place where the remains
touched the French ground. They were conveyed to
the Grecian Temple, and after lying there in state for a
short time while M. Coquereau, the chaplain of the
expedition, and the other clergymen chanted prayers,
the seamen again took up their precious load and carried
it to the triumphal car.
By this time the Prefects of the Seine and of Police,
the Meyers of the twelve municipal districts of Paris,
anti of the rural districts, the adjoints, the Conseillers
de Prefecture, and the other civil authorities, arrived
at the bridge of Neuilly to receive the body on the
limits of the department.
It was eleven o'clock before the heearse left Courbe-
voie. It paused awhile near the statue of Josephine,
after which the procession commenced its march, amidst
the roaring of artillery, in the following order ;-
1. The Geedermerie of the Seine with trumpets, and
the Colonel at its head.
2. The Municipal Horse Guards with standards and
trumpets, and headed by their Colonel.
3. Detachments of the 7th Lancers, with the flags and
band of the regiment, and commanded by their Colonel.
4. Lieutenant-General Darriule, Commandant of Paris,
and his staff, and the officers en conge.
5. A battalion of Infantry of the Line, with their Co-
lonel at the head, and accompanied by the band, sap-
pers, St:.
6. The Municipal Foot Guards, with flags and drums,
and the Colonel at their head,
7. The Sappers and Firemen, with flags and drums, and
headed by their Lieutenant-Colonel.
8. Two squadrons of the 7th Lancers, commanded by
the Lieutenant-Colonel.
9. Two squadrons of the sth Cusiassiers, flags and band,
and the Colonel at the head.
10. The Lieutenant- General commanding the division
and his stpff.
11. Officers of all grades employed at the War-office.
12. The Mili!arr College of St Cyr, beaded by its stag
13. The Polytechnic School, with its staff.
14. The Ecole d'Application d'Etat-Major, with its
staff.