Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-04-10

Consuates are upon the OF being announced Among
others PIERRE BoSArAnrE cousin Of the President and
ex-representative ex-Bonaparst ex-Montagnard is
nounced as soon to succeed the respectable and much
esteemed Count CHoIsEuL in the Consulate Of Charleston
South Carolina The salary of the Princely Consul is to
be Sc, 600 per
The following extract from work just published in
Paris entitled the History Of the Prince Louis Napo
leon his return to France will be read with inter-
est describing the daily habits of whose name so
intimately connected with the great Of the day. and
who is daily becoming amore prominent actor in them
Like the Emperor, LOUIS NAPOLEON believes in his
destiny and he likes the who believe in theirs. In
fact in political as in military fe in order succeed
one must be lucky This unfang confidence in his star
which has never abandoned him in the most critical
positions explains and jusfes all the acts Of Louis Ma
poleons life 1t springs from his religious faith Louis
Napoleon is believer in every acceptaton Of the word
During the great political events of the last three years
he failed TO invoke the sanctions of religion
The Of God recurs in nearly all his addresses In
the several journeys which he has made in France his
first care on entering has been to go the
principal church and ask the blessing of Heaven 1t
not as was often said at that epoch with any political
view, but it was from motives purely religious What
gives strength, said he day to General who had
for long time been member Of his Ministerial Councils,
lis that have the religious faith, which you lack
Louis Napoleon rises habitually at seven o'clock in
the summer and eight o'clock in the winter His first
is to read letters Of Importance which brought to
him by his vae de chabre Thelin; and which all bear
private mark ineligible to the persons who most in
his confidence Afterwards he takes short promenade
in the garden and returns to his study which dons his
sleeping room nine o'clock At this hour he receives
his aides de camp Next come the officers of ordoa
nance to whom he gives their orders for the day 1t is
at this me too that he receives his medical attendant
NJ CoNSEAu, and also NJ MocoUAnD, his chef de cabinet,
and Mr. BURE, foster brother to the Prince the Intend
ant of the Eyste After each has received his in
sructions the Prince engages in short familiar
sation with him and these interviews finished he
hrcsp
especially that which his Minister'S who ordna
rily meet in council at the Elysee at noon.
q He runs through the journals, the most Aportant
passages in which have been previously marked with
red pencil He reads with especial attention the English
journals. The personal attacks Of CHARvAR and the
Journal pour re upon himself and his Minister'S at the
time when such things permitted amused him Tch
He laughed at the artistic caricature though often his
features were far from being fattered by them.
'At ten clock the Prince gives special audiences The
breakfast is usually served at ten Louis Napoleon is
Council and seats himself at the table with the
Ministers. He listens the deliberations atentivey,
but generally takes no part in them except by few de-
csive words which indicate the to be pursued
The Prince is in the habit during the sessions Of the
Council of making little landscape sketches and drawing
imaginary faces bits of paper which the employees Of
the Eysee seize upon with avdity.
CATER the Council he takes leave of his Minister'S and
receives such other persons the requirements of
vice call about him From to two o'clock he receives
persons who have letters Of audience.
eat two o'clock, before the events of December he
accustomed to 60 out in tbury, horseback, to
take ride in the woods of Bouogne On these occasions
he always accompanied by of his officers Of
dominance good and elegant horseman he has alwaysi
the woods Of Boulogne prolonged four and
times five O'clock in the evening When he rode in
q tilbury he always drove himself.
son his return person charged with this duty gave
him account Of the sessions of the Assembly He also
received visits at this hour The dinner takes place
at six o'clock. Several times week there is grand
dinner to which invited the important ministers
gene ais public functionares and others The list Of
persons invited is always prepared by himself with the
greatest care.
In the evening of the days when there is no reception
the President goes twice week. to the French
OPERA the Theatre Frdncais the italian Opera to
Of the minor theatres The other evenings
employed in work. in the study Of great political and
administrative questions
after they were accomplished, the Prince performed
Prodgous amount oflabor in his study Very often day.
light surprised him in his laborous occupationshe OBJ
ect OF which the future and prosperity of France
A the acts connected with the coup dcat-proclama-
tons DEGREES appeals to the people, &cwere either die
tated or written by himself He has written most of
the DEGREES which have appeared since that time. The
new Constitution is peculiarly his own work. The day
before II was published he corrected the proofs Of him
self with the greatest care the the Minister
OF Justice and the Director Of the Printing Office This
sitting was prolonged to two o'clock in the morning"
Republican in the United States, think that
aiSio aie nahy WHo reau pleasure the following
summary of the most interesting provisions of the decree
just published by the Prince President of France re-or
ganizing the institution Of the Legion Of Honor The de-
coration, with the surmounting it, is now formally
restored to the form originally prescribed by the Emperor
himself 1t had been modified by each of the Govern
ments since 1915:
The Legion of Honor is instituted to recompense civil
and military services.
The President Of the Republics Chief Sovereign and
Master of the Order.
The Legion of Honor is composed of chevaliers Off
GERS, commanders, grand officers, and knights of the
grand cross
4 The members are appointed for life
g. The number of chevaliers submitted nevertheless
as the number at present is large the civil promotions
up TO the year 1856 will be only for every two vaca
cies The number Of officers is fixed 1000; of CON-
manders OOo of grand officers 200 and of knights of
the grand cross 80
o. As the number Of grand officers, commanders and
oncers exceed these limits there will be in the several
grades whether civil military, but nomination
promotion TO two vacancies, until the time when the lists
iail again within the prescribed number
Foreigners will be admitted but not to be received
as regular members They win take OATH and will not
figure in the prescribed list
The decoration of the Legion of Honor is rs under
the Empire, star with FIVE double rays surmounted by
crown The centre Of the star surrounded with branches
OF oak and laurel will have side the egy of Ma
Poeon, with the inscription Napoleon Emperor des Fran
cas- and on the other eagle with the device Honnew
dPdtrie-[ Honor and Country
Inc white enameled star is in silver for the cheya
ners and IN gold for the officers commanders grand of
GERS and knights Of the grand OF this
decoration is 40 sres CLIO inches for the chevalers
and ofcers and for the superior grades 90 miTsres
~ Inc chevaliers wear the decoration on the lett
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