The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-17 00:00:00

I,ONDON," MONDAY EVEN

LATEST NEWS.

ACCOUCHEMENT OF THE EMPRESS
OF THE FRENCH.

PARIS, SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 9 A.M.
The. Moniteur publishes the following :--
"MARCH 16, A QUARTER PAST 3.
The Empress has just been delivered of a

Prince.
" Her Majesty And the I►nperial Prince are in

good health."

Her Majesty and the Prince are in good health.
To-day the preliminary baptism (ondoyement)
of the Prince took place.

His Majesty presented the Prince to Monsignor
the Bishop of Nancy, his First Almoner, who was
attired in a white cope and the mitre, and bore
the cross. The Bishop, assisted by the Cure of
St. Germain l'...A.uxerrois, wearing his stole, took
the baptismal water in a golden vase, and poured
it upon the head of the infant, pronouncing at the
same time the sacramental words, amidst the deep
and devout attention of the assembly.
The Bishop then sang the Te Deum, which was
continued by the choristers of the Imperial
Chapel, accompanied on the organ and harp.
During the singing of the To .Deum the Bishop
of Nancy remained standing at the foot of the
altar.

The baptism register having been removed
from the table placed in the middle of the sanc-
tuary, the Cure of St. Germain de l'Auxerrois
carried to the Emperor the two registers,
in which was entered the act d'ondoyentent of
NAPOLEON EUGENE LOUIS JEAN Jour; File de
France.

His Majesty received a pen from the Cure, and
signedipe two registers, which were immediately
afterwards signed by his Highness Prince Murat,
his Excellency the Due d'Aibe, his Excellency
Ithri:chal Vaillant, Minister at War, his Excel-
lency M. Troplong, President of the Senate, and
his Excellency the Comte de Morny, President of
the Corps Legislatif.

PARIS, SUNDAY.

The Empress was taken with the pains of child-
birth at about 5 o'clock this morning. So soon as
it bee two known that the accouchemeitt was at hand
due notice was sent round to the Princes of the
Imperial family by the Princess of Railing, Grand
Mistress of the Empress's household. The attend-
ance was prompt. Among those of the family who
were summoned to the Tuileries was Prince Lucien
Louis Bonaparte, who only arrived from London on
Tuesday evening last. His Highness had met with
a severe accident in his own house before leaving;
a piece of marble fell where he happened to be
standing, and broke the great toe of his left foot.
Aware of the approaching accouchement of the
Empress the Prince was anxious to come to
Paris at all risks, but the pain be has sufftmed
since the journey is intense. When he received
notice this morning from the Palace he expressed
his desire to be present, but the pain and in-
flammation in the foot were such that the
Emperor desired he should remain quiet--
the Prince ,resides, when in Paris, in the Rue
de Rivoli—and that he should be represented on
the occasion by another Prince of the family, the
son of Prince Charles (of Canino). The summons
was sent round to the Ministers, the Senate, De-
puties, Council of State, and the high functionaries
of the Government. The Senate soon after as-
sembled at the Luxembourg and the Deputies at
their Chamber. The Presidents of those bodies
and the high functionaries of State proceeded to
the Palace of the Tuileries to be in attendance.
The Emperor, the Princess d'Essling, and Ma-
dame Montijo, the Empress's mother, have re-
mained the whole of the day in the Empress's-
apartment. The dignitaries of the Empire are
assembled in the green drawing room hard by the
Empress's chamber. In the apartment further
off are the Emperor's aide-de-camps and the offi-
cers of the household.

The first pains, it is said, were severe, bnt were
less so some hours after ; and, so far as could be
known, up to 4 o'clock the Empress was going on
as well as could be expected.
The following is the official notice posted up at
the Bourse at a quarter past 2 o'clock p.m.:--
" Her M.ljesty the Empress felt the first pains
of labour about 5 o'clock this morning. Ye
shall be informed immediately of the birth of foe
Imperial infant."

The Municipal Council of Paris is assembled
en, permanence at the Hotel de Ville.

Numerous groups were stationed from an early
hour on the Place du Carrousel, and in the gardens
and terraces of the Tuileries. Preparations are
made at all the public buildings for illuminations,
the first sound of the cannon of the I uvalides is
awaited with anxiety, and the artillerymen are
standing at their guns with matches lighted the
whole of the day, expecting every moment the
signal flame from the Tuileries. Independently
of the political importance attached to an event
which makes people forget for the moment the
Conferences, it cannot be denied that great inte-
rest is very generally felt and good wishes
breathed for the safe delivery of the Empress.

PARIS, MONDAY.
The health of the Empress and of the Prince

is excellent.

The Pope being Godfather of the Prince Impe-
rial, and the Queen of Sweden Godmother, the
Emperor hag decided that he would be Godfather,
and the Empress Godmother, of all children born
in lawful wedlock, throughout France, on the day
of the 16th of March.

BERLIN, MAlten 16.

The proposal to betroth the Princess Royal of
England to Frederick William, son of the Prince
Royal of Prussia, is spoken of. The Prince will
probably set out for London very shortly. His
visit was already fixed for the early part of the