The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-09 00:00:00

ofswearing—of pledging a solemn oath to the belief of
a fact founded on the most inadequate data. No person
should presume to state his belief, more especially when
that belief was intended to influence a court of justice
unless upon sufficient grounds, and the Learned Corn-
miss:ioner will have rendered valuable service to the
community in discouraging such vague allegations
being put forward under the sanction of a solemn
oath—an appeal to the DEITY, as to the truth of the
ass srtion.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of Saturday
mid yesterday.
The correspondent of Galignanes Messenger thus
describes the arrival of the PRESIDENT at Cherbourg
on the sth; by way of introduction, we would remind
the reader that the squadron of the Royal Yacht Club
is at present at Cherbourg, as are four of her MA-
JESTY'S ships of war, having on board Admiral Sir
JOHN OazMANNEY, Vice-Admiral Sir THOMAS COCH-
RANE, and Rear -Admiral Sir CHARLES NAPIER :
" At noon to-say the roads presented a very animated
sight. About forty of the yachts got under weigh, and
' stood out of the harbour. The weather was beautiful,
and as there was a nice royal breeze' blowing, the
sig'it"was really fine. In about two hours they returned,
and after going round the fleet came to an anchor. The
officers of the French squadron appeared to watch the
movements of the yachts with much interest, many of
them, particularly the Commodore Lord Wilton's
schooner, the Zerifa, and the Marquis of Conyngham's
Constance, being very beautiful craft. On the yacht's
passing some of the French ships en their return to
the anchorage, the captains ordered their bands to
play Gad save the Queen.' Those of the yachts as
did not join in the cruize, and which were lying in
the inner basin which runs along the quay by which
the President was to enter, were gaily dressed
out in figs.. While all this was going on on the sea,
the good people of Cherbourg were not less actively en-
gaged in preparing for the reception of the President of
the Republic on the land side. About a mile from the
port, at she entrance of the town, a triumphal arch,
formed of evergreens, which had been for some days in
preparation, received its final touch, and was surmounted
with its inscription : " Au President de la Ri2ublique."
For a mile beyond this point, the road, which is skirted
by a lofty steep, was lined by thousands of the people,
and the majority being of the fair sex, dressed in the old
Norman caps, the scene was a very picturesque one. The
road, on each side from the triumphal arch above men-
tioned, was lined by National Guards and troops of the
line. A party of artillery were stationed on the Mont
du Roule, a lofty eminence at the entrance of the town,
to announce by a salvo of guns the arrival of the ex-
pected visitor, while the sides of the road and the streets
were thronged with anxious gazers, all on the tiptoe of
expectation. But, alas, there is a limit to all things, and
that of human patience is not the most extensive. Half-
past five was the hour appointed for the President's
arrival, and long before that time everything and every-
body was in readiness for his reception. The mayor,
deputy-mayors, municipal, naval, and military autho-
rities, were all at their posts, but time rolled on;
six o'clock, seven o'clock came, but no President ;
and soon after a diligence arrived, the conducteur of
which announced that the President was detained at
Valogne, a small town some dozen miles off, in order
to receive the clergy and review the National Guards,
and that he was not likely to arrive for an hour or an
hour and a half. This awful announcement acted like
an electric shock. Every one began to express disap-
pointment, or I might rather use a stronger term, and
say discontent. The majority of tho National Guards
shouldered their muskets, and showed not " how fields
were won,' but how soon they would commence an at-
tack on their dinners, after which they had long before
felt a strong yearning; a vast portion of the crowd also
followed their example. About eight o'clock the first
signal gun was fired to announce the approach of the
President, and the whole town was again on the move,
but the entry of the President, which, had it taken
place at the time appointed, would have been a triunspal
one, was, I regret to say, not a complete but more than
a partial failure. Horses had been prepared for him
and his suite, which were in waiting at the triumphal
arch, but from the lateness of the hour he did not alight
from his carriage, but, after hearing and replying to a
short speech from the mayor, proceeded on his route to
the Maratime Prefecture, followed however by an im-
mense crowd. The respectable part of the inhabitants
who were in the streets and at the windows scarcely
uttered a cry, for in fact, they could not see the person
to whom the cry should have been addressed, for it
was so dark that it was impossible to distinguish who
was in the carriage, and they only could guess it from
seeing the escort. From those who did give an expres-
sion of their feelings the cry of "Vive le President!
Vivo Napoleon!' was the prevailing one, though many
cries of ' Vive la Republique!' were raised. A band of
young gamins, about from 150 to 200 in number, evi-
dently organized for the purpose, followed close to the
carriage, crying " Vive la Republique!" and singing re-
volutionary songs. That this was an organized gang, I
can safely affirm, far I had myself before watched the
motions of the band, and heard them passing the mot
d'ordre from one to the other. Such of the National
Guards as remained, wore those the least well dis-
posed towards the present order of things, and
on their marching to the Hotel de Ville to de-
posit their colours, they generally shouted Vive
Is Republique,' their band playing the 'Marseillaise.'
The 28th regimeht of the line, one of the regi-
ments which fought so bravely in Paris in June, 1848,
was marching past at the time, and they simultaneously
and unanimously raised such a shout of Vivo la Pea•
sident!' Vivo la Republique!" which was at the same
time taken up by the immense number of people assem•
bled, that the cry of the National Guard and their music
to boot was completely drowned. The President
alighted at the Maritime Prefecture. It was expected
that after dinner be would have taken a promenade to
the jetty to see the illumination of the breakwater,
which had a beautiful effect, but the lateness of the
hour prevented his doing so. The house of the Port
Admiral, the entrance to the dock-yard, all the naval
establishments, and a vast number of private houses
were also illuminated. What makes this unfortunate
delsy sti,l more to be regretted is that a manifestation of
a somewhat hostile character has been rather antici-
pated for some days in consequence of their having been
within the last fortnight several hundred men discharged
from thtdockyards by order of the Minister of the Ma-
rine, in consequence, it is alleged, of the votes for that
branch of the service having been too much curtailed
by the National Assembly. It is evident that the au-
thorities anticipated some demonstration on the part of
these workmen, from an order of the day published
yesterday by the Maritime Prefect, in which, after an-
nouncing to the workmen the intended visit of the Pre-
sident, he says, ' If you have any demands or claims to
make, remember that they must be made through your
chiefs, who love you and merit your confidence; re-
member that any other conduct will be contrary both
to the rules of discipline and to the welfare of the ser-
vice, and that it cannot be tolerated.' With all due ee
ferenco to the superior ,judgment of those connected
with the matter, I thiuk it would have been better to
have contrived ea have kept the men on until after the
President's visit."

On Friday the PRESIDENT held a levee, at which
all the English officers and all the members of the
Yacht Squadron were presented. In the afternoon a
grand banquet was givrn to the PRESIDENT by the
inhabitants of the town, and in the evening a ball
was given at the Prefecteure. The PRESIDENT was
well received at the fete and at the ball. A review
took place in the morning, in the course of which
cries of "Vivo la Republique" were heard whenever
an attempt was made to get up a cry of " Vive
l'Empereur."
On Saturday there was a regatta. During the
course of the morning the PRESIDENT visited the
arsenal, the dockyard, the breakwater, and each line-
of-battle ship and frigate in succession. On leaving
the last frigate he visited the Earl of ‘VILTON, the
Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron, on board
his yacht, the Xarifa; he afterwards paid a visit to
the Eirl of CARDIOAN, on board the Enchantress.
On his landing he was saluted by the whole fleet
and by the batteries on shore. The effect of this
salute, upwards of 2,000 pieces of ordnance being dis-
charged at one time, is described as having been sub-
lime in the extreme. In the evening a ball was given
in the arsenal.
The following was the speech of Lours NAPOLEON
at the banquet at Cherbourg, in acknowledging the
toast the Health of the PRESIDENT :
" Gentlemen,—The more I travel through France the
more do I observe that mach is expected from the Go-
vernment. Ido not pass through a department, a town,
or a hamlet, without the Mayor, the Councils-General,
and even the representatives demanding, in one part
fresh measures of communication, such as canals and
railroads—in another the completion of works already
begun—in short, everywhere the adoption of such mea-
sur, sas may remedy the sufferings of agriculture and
give a new impetus to commerce. Nothing can be more
natural than the manifestation of these wishes; they do
not, be assured, fall on an inattentive ear. But in my
turn I must tell you that these much desired results can-
not be obtained unless you give me the means of accom-
plishing them; and those means lie in your co operation
in strengthening the Government, and in warding off the
danger of the future.—(Loud applause.) Why was the
Emperor enabled, in spite of the war, to cover France
re h
ve lived
with imperishable works, and the most wonderful of
o which are to be found here? It was that, independently
ion, dnat
gavea pheirmiodthew
necessaryh e n the nation,
power
fatigued his
genius,
witu
olu i
to put down anarchy, to repress factions, and to make
it triumph abroad by its glory, and at home by giving a
vigorous impulse to the general interests of the coun-
try.—(Loud acclarna.ions.) If there be a town in
France which ought to be Napoleonist and Conseria-
tive, it is Cherbourg—(Lou3 cries of " Yes, yes")—
Napoleonist
yes )
Napoleonist from gratitude—(Applause)--and Conser-
vative from a proper appreciation of its true interests.
How can a port created like yours, by such gigantic
efforts, be other than a striking testimony of French
unity, pursued through so many conflicting efforts and re •
volutions? But let us not forget that though unity may
make a great nation, that nation cannot maintain itself
a', the height of its destinies wept its institutions them-
selves be in accordance with the exigencies.of its politi-
cal situation and its material interesti.—(Loud acclama-
tions.) The inhabitants of Normandy know how to
appreciate a visit as I now make; they have given me a
proof of it, and it is with pride I propose as a toast,
The Town of Cherbourg.'—(Loud applause.) I give
this toast in presence of that sea which we have over-
comt—in presence of the fleet which has carried the