The Sun.
London, England, 1870-09-09 00:00:00

THE PRINCE IMPERIAL.

A gentleman who crossed from Ostend in the
steamer with the Prince Imperial writes .39
follows to the Manchester Examiner :—Another IL
cident of my conversation with the Prince's
suite I must not forget to mention. Several of the gen-
tlemen asked me `• Did I think the English
would receive them well ?" " Though not an
Englishman, I answered • proudly, (for I have
lived sufficiently long among you that such 3,
doubt would sting even me to the quick) : " England
always has received, and always will receive, the.
stranger and the unhappy refugee with sentiments or
kindness and respect, and you will find that, wherever he
may go in these islands, your young charge will meet
with the treatment due to his unfortunate position." The
sallow faces of the Frenchmen brightened, and they
squeezed my hand for the comfort I had given them.
will here observe that I was the only person on board,
out of the suite, to whom the Prince was allowed to
speak, probably on account of what I have already re-
ferred to, as to his ignorance of his father's fate.
A London correspondent, writing on Tuesday night,
says :—" The people who assembled at Charing Cross
Station to see the Prince Imperial arrive, are naturallY
much disappointed to hear he had stopped at Dover. kie
has since gone on to Hastings ; about the best place that
could be chosen for him, considering the present state of
his health. Three or four years ago he was in a very deli-
cate condition. A disease of the ankle bones, and °Wr
rather alarming symptoms have appeared. I saw Into,
almost daily at Biarritz at this time, and when he NY3'
playing with young Conneau on the terrace of the chateau
it was easy to see how he limped, and when be
went out into the town he always rode in a carriage,
even when the Emperor and Empress went on
foot. The great physical fatigue and anxiety to which,
the poor boy has of late been subject have produced
some indications of a recurrence of the old disorder, an
hence the visit to Hastings. Although naturally much
agitated and oppressed by the recent catastrophe, he shews
that he inherits much of his father's sanguine tempera"
ment and regenerative power. He bears himself, I heal'
with much confidence and dignity, and is tolerably candid
in his commentaries on the war."

The Birmingham Gazette says : —At the Marine Hotel,
Hastings, there came on Tuesday evening a sickly boy of
fourteen, who was only the other day the heir to an
Imperial throne, the descendant of one who gave laws to
the greater part of Europe, and the son of a ruler
believed to be the most powerful arbiter among the
Continental nations. Even the bitterest enemies
of the Napoleonic dynasty must feel some touch
of compassion for this child of' a fallen empire, whose
" baptism of fire " has been so soon obscured in blood and
tears. We trust that no misconstruction will be put upon
the earnest but unostentatious welcome with which he
will everywhere be received. Trained as the successor to
the purple, the little Prince may be reserved for a happier
though less brilliant fate, and those are not his true
friends who would unduly exalt him either in prosperitY
or adversity.