The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-03 00:00:00

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le came into Paris at the bead of the Cliasiers de Vitt-
, clines, 'two years ago, to be received by the King. •
The steed was slowly followed by the grand funeral
car, moving between two ranks of captains, selected
from among the National Guard, the army and the navy.
These were escorted by two files, formed of four compa-
nies of veteran non-commissioned officers, extending
over a considerable space. Itnmediately behind the car
were the officers bearing the insignia or the : Prince, on
horseback. Next came the carriage Of the Princes, es-
corted on each side by General Count Colbert., Captain
Hernoux of the navy, Commandant Baron Jamin, Com-
mandant Thierry of the artillery. Commandant Borel de
Bretizel, and Captain Reille, Aides-de-Camp and or-
derly officers of their Royal Highnesses. Tins carriage
was • peculiarly striking,. from its sombre- appearance,
being entirely covered with black cloth, without any ar-
morial bearings or relief of-any kind, the servants in the
deepest mourning, and the six horses by which it was
drawn almost coneNtled by the black cloth, housings/ and
plumes with which they were covered. No one could
behold this carriage without participating in the grief of
those whom it contained. •
The Princes' coach was succeededed by the non-com•
missioned officers, all members of the Legion of Hen Our,
selected as bearers of the body from the car into the
cathedral. They separated the coach of the Princes
from four others, in the first of which was the Chan-
cellor of France, and the provisional President of the
Elo2tive Chamber; in the second and third th-e King's
Ministers; and in the fourth Marshals the Duke de
Reggio and Count Sebastiani. The deputations of the
Chambers of Peers and Deputies came next in fourteen
mourning coaches and pair. A fifteenth carriage was
appropriated to the secretaires des comtnandements of
the Royal Princes. All the officers of the King's House-
hold rude between the coaches of the Marshals and those
of the deputations of the two Chambers. To these
officers were added the orderly officers and equerries .of
the King and Princes, and the chevaliers d'honneur of
the Queen and Princesses. After these came a long train
of persons on foot, both civil and military. Among them
was a deputation from the Ist regiment of Hussars, :
merly commanded by the Duke of Orleans, brought up
from Nancy by a telegraphic order. It was composed
of its Colonel, the Count do Gouy, a chef d'Escadros,
Captain, lieutenant, sub-lieutenant, three of the oldest
quartermasters, and a certain number of brigadiers and
privates.

. - The procession closed with an immense body of the
. National Guards and troops, as indicated in the pro-
gramme already given. In this order the solemn pro-
cession moved slowly along its melancholy way, through
crowds of the people assembled at every spot whence a
view of it could be obtained, every head being uncovered
,1 as the car with its illustrious burden passed, many show-
' ing Imequivocal signs of grief.
On the arrival of the procession at the Parris Notre
Dame, the crowd by which it was accompanied was
much struck with the magnificent appearance of the 'ex-
,terior of the cathedral. Funeral decorations adorn the
open space in front, as well as the exterior and interior
. of the building. A range of massive square pillars, at
equal distance, run from the church, seven at each side,
the lines being terminated by two masts, 120 feet high,
forming the open space into a quadrilateral entrance.
The pillars are decorated on the top with large copes of
black, embroidered with silver, and surmounted with
bronze vases destined to burn incense. The two masts
are ornamented above with silk streamers of white and
black stripes alternately, enriched with the Prince's
coat of arms. On each tower of the. edifice is erected a
staff, fifty feet in height, bearing the abatial banner in
black crape, sprinkled over with silver stars. 'rho deco-
ration of the portal rises to 100 feet above the ground,
and mounts to the lower part of the colonnade of small
pillars. On the top is placed an embroidered frieze of
silver arches, and points in the gothic style ; beldw, there
are three vast divisions, all ornamented with silver
crosses at the angles, and the two extreme ones bearing
at their centres two cypress crowns, with the inscriptions
" Antwerp," " Algiers," whigt that in the centre,
which covers the large • gothic rose of the pediment of
Notre Dame, is decorated with the initials of the Prince,
ornamented with a wreath of silver cy[resses and sur-
mounted by the ducal crown. At the height of the
King's colonnade, on the cathedral, a border runs along
covered.with stars, also surmounted with ducal crowns,
and terminated by a deep silver fringe. At the three
entrances of the church, the counterforts are 'covered
with hangings of black drapery, bordered with mag,rtifi.-
cent silver lace. Four shields occupy the 'place gene-
rally occupied by the curtain hooks, and support the
tassels of the hangings.
•• The body, on entering the church, was received by
the Archbishop of Paris at the head of his clergy, the
choristers chanting the be profundis. The Princes en-
tered the cathedral after the clergy. The coffin, carried
by' the tWenty-four decorated sub-officers appointed. to
that duty, and who formed part of the procession for
that purpose, was placed on the catafalque, and covered
with the large black pall. At the moment the body en-
tered the church, a salute of twenty-one guns .was fired,
and the great bell of Notre Dame was tolled. The urn,
which contained the heart of his Royal Highness, eras
carried into the choir of the cathedral by General Mar-
hot. The Princes having placed themselves in a row-op-
posite the catafalque, vespers were recited by the Bishop,
and chanted by the clergy of the metropolis. The cere-
mony lasted an hour.

The inside of the cathedral presented a sad but mag-
nificent appearance. The immense body of the nave
from the vault to above the galleries is entirely covered
with black, decorated with a frieze of Byzantine orna-
ments in silver embroidery. The galleries are all hung.
with black cloth, with which the ogives are also covered.
Sepulchral lamps of silver give light to the galleries,
and the inside aisles of the church arranged in steps
I hung with black, and lighted up in she same way as the
galleries, are enriched with a futn&ome frieze of silver
embroidery. The transepts are arianged so as to form
on the right and left; two extensive amphitheatres, in
which the mem'rers of the Chambers of Peers and De-
pities are to sit. The upper part of the choir is deco-
rated like the nave ; the galleries of this part of the
()rimy!' are ornamented with borders of black cloth,
sprinkled with stars, Greek cros as, and cyphers.
A mosaic dazzling with embroidery, a frieze'•of the
same description, and ninety silver ;lamps, orna-
ment the high altar in front of the crass. Banners
are suspended in the spaces between the
.columns,
and herr the names of Oran, Coleah, •Blidah,
Bouffarick. Douera, liihah, Bibans, where the Prince
fought at the head of the army in Africa. In the centre
of the church, in the part called the cross, rises a con-
tinued pedestal 58 feet on each side, on which are plaCed
fourteen csiiatides of silver, supporting with their colos-
sal dimension; the raised platform on which is placed the
coffin. An immense canopy, 106 feet high, orembroi-
dered velvet, lined with ermine, descends from the top of
the vaulted ceiling on the sides oe the catafalque. The
curtains are tied up to the pillars of the cross' by tri-
coloured flags. An enormous black flag hangs over the
raisNl floor of the catafalque, and bears the single word
Mascara. A flight of 25 steps, decorated with Candela-
bras and urns for incense, ascends to the entrance of the
catafalque, and 300 tapers burn round the body. Fifty
banners are suspended from the vaulted roof, bearing the
cipher of F. P. 0. The globe of light is dazzling, for
more than 200 lamps and lustres, 150 candelabras, 300
large church candles 1,800 tapers or lamps in the choir,
carry the number oClights to about 6,000.
We are happy in being able to kt •that notwith-
standing the iusmenve masses brought together on 'the
cccasion, we have not heard of a single accident or un-
toward event calculated to disturb the feeling inspired
by the sadly solemn spectacle. On arriving at tie Arc
de Triomphe tl e pros .scion divided on each side, the
funeral cars alone pa sin; under the 'proud vault. On
reaching the Tuileries a sad contrast was offered' to the
scene through which the procession had 'previously
passed ; the gardens were closed and deserted, every
window of the palace was shut, and nothing indicative
of life was to be observed throughput the resi •
deuce. At the Louvre and the Palace of the Institut?.
the same death-like stillness prevailed.—Galignaai.

HARROGATE:

OPENING OF. TILL NEW PUMP-ROOM,OVER

TIIE SUL I'll tTlt WELL.

On Thursday last these fashionably frequented springs
were crowded with visitors on the occasion of tlleqwning
of the new Pump-room. The procession on the occasion,
consisting of a military band, .and serveral (Wen of
the city, extending in length beyond a mile, clad in their
gay, costume, and with banners, The Commissioners
proceeded to the new building and formally opened it,
naming it the Royal Sulphur Pump-room ; and then,
parading the boundary set down, they proceeded to
John's Well, which was re-christened, by Mr. Bonn (in
an appropriate speech), the Royal ChalYbeate Well.
This announcement was received H ith loud acclamations.
Returning to Low, Harrogate, the procession_ 13assed
through ,the delightful grounds of the CheltenhamiPump-
rom, through the kindness of the proprietor, Mr.
Gordon, had been thrown open, where Mr. RiCluirdscni
addressed the assemblage in an appropriatu•speeoh. Tho
company then separated, the societies-.to-.their re-
spective lodges, and the children were, ,regaled
with cake and vt+ 0, on the get n in fruit- of the
Crown Hotel. A splendid dinner was laid on; In the
Victoria Room, to which the Commissioners siiid.seventy
of their friends and visit ors sat down, at fonr o'clock,
Dr. Bennett ably filling the important office
Af
,Chair-
man, supported by Mr. Benn, as Vice-chairman. - After
the usual toasts and sentiments had been giren'and re-
sponded to with loyal demonstations, the following were
given :—" The Visitors of Harrogate," which was hear-
tily responded to, several being present ; "Prosperity to
Harrogate," " The Ladies of and at Harrogate,''-
"The Commissioners," "The Architect, Mr. Shutt,"
The Proprietor of the Cheltenham Pump-room, 'for his
great exertions towards the comforts of the visitors and
the general welfare of the town." Mr. Gordon brim-fly
rat' rard hanks.—Abridged from the Lit, xpoel Albion.

THE SPIRIT OF '76 IN RH . . ODF ISLAND --Due
the recent rebellion, a man belonging to one of the
country brigades, lagged behind his regiment, and 'finally
returned to his family. " Ar'nt you going with the
troops ?" says his wife. " Why, no, my dear; I think
on the whole it is my duty to stay and protect you,"
replied the husband. " Well now," says she, .4, I can
tell von just whet it is ; either you or I have got to go
with Gov. King's men, against Tom Dorr's rebels. If
you are not going, give Inc your breeches'." .He went.
The projected new Chapel Royal at Buckingham
Palace, which is to be completed next season, is to be
constructed on the site of the conservatory, joining the
middle of the building at the southern extremity, and
will be on a level with the lower state reomat•hein;Z approached by the lower dining-rooms. The.Worl:s will
be commenced about the end of the month.
,7 •
FLOOD AT Al ELTON.—The town of Melton was
visited' by an awful thunder storm on Wednesdiv even-
ing last, accompanied by the heaviest fall of rain.witnessed
fewfo Hsi
eacnoyndys, ea rosee. a
sTiohnd b
ee streetstil
ewsetoreppflg
a completee()fthe grates 'of
the culverts, and the obstruction lasted for nearly half
all hour. We .have had no rain here before this week,
although a great deal had fallep arou ndus,-.Leicester
Chronic