The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-12 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

VISIT OF NAPOLEON TO SPAIN.
MADRID, SEPT. 10.

A telegraph despatch anno'duces that the Em-
peror of the French wag yesterday at St. Sebas-
tian.

FRANCE.

PARIS, THintliDAY ETENING.
The Moniteur of to-day says :—" Immediately
on learning the disasters caused in Algeria by the
shocks of an earthquake, the Emperor stepped in
to succour the pool* suffering by this visitation."

CORONATION OF THE EMPEROR
ALEXANDER.
MOSCOW, SEPT. 1.
The English Ambassador Extraordinary, the
Earl of Granville, gave his first reception at 10
p.m. It was most brilliantly attended. The mem-
bers of the Corps Diplomatique and a great number
of the Russian nobility were present. Prince
Menschikoff, General Osten-Sacken, Prince Ga-
garin, Prince Galitzin, the best of the Russian
noblesse, the Foreign Ambassadors, and a number
of distinguished generals and statesmen paid their
respects to the Ambassador and to the Countess of
Granville in the course of the evening.

TITESDAT, SEPT. 2.
To-day the Empress-Mother received the Am-
bassadors and the various strangers who have been
presented to the Emperor, and was very gracious
to the more distinguished members of the diplo-
matic body. Her Majesty made a most pleasing
impression by the grace of her bearing and by her
kindness of manner, although her physical weak-
ness was very evident. M. de Morny, M. Baudin,
and the members of the French embassy, which
comprises no less than three of their Crimean Ge-
nerals ; Lord and Lady Granville, the Marquis
and Marchioness of Stafford, Sir Robert and Lady
Peel, and the suite of the British Embassy; Prince
Esterhazy, the Sardinian Ambassador and suite,
and the whole of the diplomatic body who have
come on this special mission, were duly presented,
and the proceedings, which began at 1 o'clock,
were not terminated till 3 o'clock.

WEDNESDAY.

The world of Moscow was in a continual ferment
to-day. Races, reviews, and presentations quite
distracted it. The Emperor alone was engaged in
business—all his subjects and the strangers who
have flocked here to see him crowned were intent on
pleasure only. Prince Esterhazy held a reception
which was very well attended ; but it was remarked
that many of the old Russian party were absent,
and that the number of generals was not great con•
sidering that there is such a swarm of these officers
here at present. There was a parade and review of
cavalry to• day on the Petrovsky Plain at 2 o'clock,
and races at 6 p.m. _

TVVIIBDAT.

The ceremony of proclaiming the Emperor's coro-
nation was performed to-daypfor the first time.
At 9 o'clock in the morning the procession was
formed in the square before the Senate House, in-
side the Kremlin, in the following manner :—The
General in command, Osten-Sacken, on horseback,
halted in the centre of the open space ; on his right
hand, a little in the rear, a squadron of the Che-
valier Garde, and on his left a squadron of the
Garde 11 Cheval were drawn up in parade order ; the
trumpeters of each squadron were posted on the
flanks, and six led horses, with rich caparisons,
were stationed in a line on each side of the trum-
pets. In front of the general were the two Secre-
taries of the senate. An aide-de-camp general, a
grand master of the ceremonies, a herald-at-arms,
and two masters of the ceremonies, in full costume,
were placed at each side of Osten-Sacken, and be-
hind him were four trumpeters, with trumpets of
silver magnificently draped with cloth of gold em-
broidered with the Imperial arms. The masters of
the ceremonies wore tri-coloured scarfs embroi-
dered with gold, and the heralds at-arms were as
richly and fantastically clad as Norroy or Clarenceux
could desire. Shortly after the assistants had taken
their places, the General raised his hands and gave
an order in Russian, whereupon the trumpets burst
out into a wild and startling flourish, the heralds
raised their maces in • the air, and all having un-
covered their heads one of the Secretaries read the
proclamation, of which the following is a transla-
tion into English :-
4 " Our very august, very high, and very puissant Lord,
the Emperor Alexander Nicolaievitch, being mounted on
the throne of his ancestors, which is. that of All the
Russian, as well as upon those of the kingdom of Poland
and of the Grand Duchy of Finland, which are insepar-
able from it, has deigned to order that the coronation
of his Imperial Majesty and his oath shall take
place on the 26th of the month of August, His
August Spouse the Empress Marie Alexandrovna
participating in this sacred ceremony. This solemn
act is announced by the present proclamation to all
faithful subjects, to the end that on this happy day
they may redouble their fervour in their prayers to the
King of Kings, that He may spread by His Almighty
power His favours and blessings on the reign of His
Majesty, and that throughout its duration He may
maintain peace and tranquillity, to the glory of His
holy name, and for the unalterable prosperity of the
Ern pire."

Let us hope that " all the people cried ' Amen' "
to this prayer. May it be heard !

Then- th-e heralds-a- t-arms scrttere I printed copies
of the proclamation among the people, which were
very eagerly caught up, and the trumpets of the
cavalry played " God save the Czar." The crowd
cheered loudly, and many knelt down and prayed.
The procession then re-formed, and passed out
through the Saviour's Gate to the Place where the
monument to Minine and Pojarsky is erected, as
follows :—First, four led horses very richly capa-
risoned, two led horses for the heralds, four for
the Grand Masters of the Ceremonies, two for the
General-in-Chief, a squadron of the Chevaliers
Garde preceded by trumpets and kettle drums,
two heralds preceded by the four trumpeters with
silver trumpets and flags, four Masters of the Cere-
monies two and two, General Osten-Sacken, two
Aide-de-Camp Generals, the two Secretaries, and a
squadron of the Guides a Cheval. The proclamation
was again made in the same form as before, and then
the cortege was di aided into two bodies of equal size,
each composed of the functionaries of similar rank,
which separated and proceeded to the various gates
and principal points of the town, where the procla-
mation was again made, and copies distributed to
the people. When this ceremonial was finished the
Masters of the Ceremonies proceeded in great state,
in gold coaches, to the residences of the different
Ambassadors, to announce that Sunday next had
been fixed for the coronation.

FRIDAY MORNING.

Last night the rooms of the Graziani Palace were
thrown open to the beau monde of Moscow, and
about 350 sr 400 people flocked into a "little dance"
at the Countess of Granville's. The attendance of
Generals, of statesmen, and of Ministers was very
large, and all the special embassies, with the excep-
tion of that of France, were fully represented.
The Prince of Prussia, the ex-Minister and favourite
of the late Czar, Count Kleinmichel, M. Nesselrode,
M. Von Seebach, Prince Gagarin, Prince Galitzin,
and many other persons of distinction were pre-
sent. The state ball-room has not yet been opened
and the dancers were more than sufficient to fill
the room assigned to them. The Turkish Minister
has arrived at last, he will be in ample time for the
coronation. The ceremony of the proclamation
will be repeated to-day. The Emperor still keeps
jeuir maigre, but he works incessantly with his
Ministers, and they are loud in their praises of his
extraordinary assiduity.

The committee of the Stock Exchange have fixed
Thursday, the 18th inst., as the settling day for the Cal.
cutta and South-Eastern Railway, the Sittingbourne and
Sheerness Railway, and the European and Indian Junc-
tion Telegrailb, the whole to be quoted in the official
list. A settlement is to take place in the Copiapo EL-
tinsion Railway on the same day, but those shares are
not to be marked. The committee have also resolved
that the new Metropolitan Railway shares, issued with
a guarantee of 6 per cent. from Mr. J. L. Ricardo, from
the opening of the line, are to be quoted in the official
list.
QUARANTINE IN THE BLACK SEA.—Official intelligence
has been received that the Russian Government has
abolished for the time being all the quarantine restric-
tions now in force in Bessarabia, the Black Sea, and the
Sea of Azuff. This new regulation is to remain in force
until the navigation in cloned for the Fermat year.