The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-20 00:00:00

THE NAPOLEON DYLVASTY.

The Woniteur of yesterday publishes the follow-

ing :
" On Tuesday, at half-past 12, the Emperor re-
ceived all the Plenipotentiaries of the Paris Con-
gress, as well as the members attached to their
mission.
"On this solemn occasion Europe was repre-
sented by the most emine.Nut personages of each
respective country, all of them Presidents of the
Council, or Ministers of Foreign Affairs, and en-
joying the full confidence of their Sovereigns.
" Count Walewski, President of the Congress,
selected as speaker on the occasion by his colleagues,
spoke as follows :
" ' The Plenipotentiaries of the Congress have thought
fit to select me, on this solemn occasion, as the mouth-
piece of their sentiments towards your Majesty.
"'I am happy and proud, Sire, at finding myself
called upon to express to your Majesty, in the name of
Europe, the sentiments, the hopes, the joy inspired on
all sides by the happy event with which it has pleased
Providence to bless you, and which, by assuring and
consolidating the Napoleon dynasty, is a new pledge of
' safety and confidence to the whole world.'
" The Emperor replied :
" ' I thank the Congress for the well-wishes and con-
gratulations addressed to me through you.
" 'I am happy that Providence has granted me a Fos
at a moment when a new era of general reconciliation
dawns upon Europe. I will bring him up imbued with
the idea that nations must not be egotistical, and that
She peace of Europe depends upon the prosperity of each
nation.'
" His Majesty then approached the Plenipoten-
tiaries and addressed words of thanks to each of
them.
"At 1 o'clock his Majesty the Emperor received
in the Throne-room the members of the Diploma-
tic Corps, whose President, his Eminence the
Papal Nuncio, presented to his Majesty, in the
name of his colleagues, their warm congratulations
on the happy event of the Empress's accouchement,
and on the birth of an Imperial Prince.
" At the wish of the members of the Diplomatic
Corps his Majesty had them conducted to see the
Prince.
"At half-past 1, in the Throne-room, the Em-
peror received the congratulations of the bodies of
the State on the birth of the Imperial Prince.
" His Majesty was seated on the throne, sur-
rounded by his Household, by the Cardinals, Mi-
nisters, Marshals, and Grand Crosses of the
Imperial Legion of Honour. His Excellency the
Grand Master of the Ceremonies introduced suc-
cessively the great bodies of the State to the
Emperor.
" His Excellency the President of the Senate
addressed his Majesty as follows :
" ' Sire,—Prov:dence has gifts in store for those ,
princes who devote themselves to the greatness and pros-
perity of their people. It has just proved this to your
M ijesty by a most striking favour. By this great joy
which it gives you by the birth of a son is also a happy' e
ness for the great family which gathers round you.
Already France breathes more freely by the birth of this
child ; she associates her future with his destinies.
" ' When he shall reign over this empire, which
Groeiue styled the finest under the kingdom of Heaven, ,
the 19th century, having reached its extreme period, will
gather the fruits the productive seed of which have been
sown by our generation in the present. Africa, fostered
by your powerful hand, will have become one of
the brightest gems of his Crown. The East and the
West, which have been seeking each other since the
Crusade., and are only coming in sight of each other
now, will have connected their seas and coasts to let •
forth the improving tide of the ideas and riches of civili-
sation. Let the future Sovereign of our children fellow
in the steps of his august father ; let him call to mind a
reign where the genius of government is guided by
moderation and justice ; and in this march of humanity
France will still b,,, as she is now, a regulator of Europe;
a lever of progress, a torch of intellect.
" ' Let is hail, then, this son of the Empire, the pledge
of so many great destinies ; let us greet likewise, and
thank his graceful mother. A wife already so endeared
to you will be dearer still to your heart by this con'
sideraeion of maternity.
" ' Allow the Senate, Sire, to place its homage for her
at the foot of this throne, which she embellished by her
amiable qualities, and ;lab she has cemented by this
happy birth.' .
" The Emperor replied :
' " ' Monsieur le President du Senat,—The Senate
shared my joy when it learnt that Heaven had granted
ere a son, and you have hailed as a happy event the
birth of an Enfant dc France. I purposely make use of
this expression. In fact, the Emperor Napoleon, ml
uncle, who had applied to the new system created by the
revolution ell that was great and noble in the old
regime, resumed that old denomination of 'Enfant dc
Prance.' And, in truth, gentlemen, when an heir is
born destined to perpetuate a national system, that child
is not only the offspring of a family, but he is truly,
also, the Ben of the whole country, and the name indi-
cates his clut'es. If this was true under the old monarchy,
which more exclusively represented the privilege a
classes, with ho v much more reason ought it not to be
co to-day, when the Sovereign is the elect of the nation,
the first citizen of the country, and the representative
of the interests of all ?
" 'I thank you fur the good wishes you have expressed
for this Child of France and the Empress.'
" These words were received with unanimouo
shows of ' Vice l'Emperettr ! Vice l'lmperettrice !
Tire le Prince Imperial !'
" The Legislative body having then been intre7,
duced, his Excellency the President addressed his
Majesty.
"His Majesty replied :
" ' Monsieur le Pi4-ident du Corps L6gislatif,—The ex-
pression of your sentiments cn the birth of the son which
it has pleased Providence to grant me has touched me
nearly. You have welcomed in him the hope, which it
is flattering to entertain, of perpetuating a system which
is held to he the surest guarantee of the general interests
of the country ; hut the unanimous acclamations which
surround his cradle do not prevent me Irons reflecting
upon the fate of those born in the same place and under
similar circumstances. If I hope that his fate may be a
happier one, it is that, first of all, confiding in Providence,
I cannot doubt of its protection when I see it restore
again by an extraordinary combination of circumstances
what it was pleased to overthrow 40 years since, as if it
wished to mature by martyrdom and misfortune a new
dynasty issuing from the ranks of the people. History
has, moreover, lessons which I shall not forget. It tells
me, on the one hand, that we should never abuse the
favours of fortune ; on the other, that a dynasty has only
then a chance of stability when it remains faithful to its
origin, and when it occupies itself solely with the popu-
lar interests for which it was created. This child, whose
birth is consecrated by the peace under preparation, by
the blessing of the Holy Father, brought by electricity
ie an hour after he saw the light of day, and finally by the
acclamations of the French people, whom the Emperor
so much loved—this child, I say, will, I hope, be
worthy of the destinies that await him.'
"The reply of the Emperor created considerable
emotion and was received with loud applause.
"The Council of State having then been called,
his Excellency the President spoke as follows :—.
" ' Sire,—ln the midst of the rejoicings caused
throughout the whole of France by the birth of an Ira-
! perial Prince, your Council of State feels happy in ex-
pressing to your Majesty its warm and respectful con-
gratulations.
"Divine Providence, which since the accession of your
Majesty has showered so many blessings upon this Em-
pire, which, after crowning our arms with -victory,
seems to be preparing FO many glorious results to your
policy, could not have given you, Sire, a more striking
proof of its protection than by granting to your wishes
arid to ours the birth of an Imperial Prince.
"'Around this cradle, the depository of so many hopes,
the new pledge of the future and of security, France offers
up thanksgiving and invokes heavenly blessings upon
you, Sire, who saved her,and upon that august Princess,
the object of our love and of our respect, so worthy of
the happiners she experiences to-day as a mother and an
Empress.
‘"Sire,—Your Council of State, while adding its
voice to the accents of public rejoicing, could not select
a more solemn occasion for renewing to your Majesty
the assurance of its unchangeable devotion ; it behold'
in the Providential event which assures the happiness of
France a new encouragement for its labours.
" 'Proud of the part your Majesty has reserved to it
in the preparation of your noble ideas of improvement
and progress, it will double its efforts to show itself
worthy of your confidence, and to keep itself up to the
mark of a mission which appears to enlarge in proportion
with the prosperity of France, which, thanks to you,
Sire, and 'with God's help, is increasing and is being
developed.'
"His Majesty replied :
" ' M. le President du Coeweil d'Etat,
" 'The Council of State, that intimate Council of the
Sovereign and of his Government, which is initiated to
all his thoughts, and which associates itself with all his
acts, would, I was sure of it, take a lively participation
in the rejoicing of the present and in the hope of the
future. None labour more than yourselves, gentlemen,
towards the consolidation of that future. Strong in the
grand traditions of the Council of State of the first empire,
you elaborate the laws which, while they consecrate the
grand principles of the revolution, pacify the country,
consolidate the ruling power, curb factions, and prepare
the peaceful reign of a wise liberty. I count, therefore,
upon the talents and patriotism of which you have al-
ready given me so many proofs to render easy to the
child who has just been born the accomplishment of hie
future destinies.' "
The Moniteur announces that the health of her
Majesty, the Empress, and the Prince Imperial
continues to be excellent.
The Moniteur also announces that Prince Jerome
is convalescent.

The Moniteur states that Baron Manteuffel, Pre-
sident of the Council of Ministers and Minister of
Foreign Affairs of his Majesty the King of Prussia,
had been received at a private audience by the Em-
peror.