The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-02
ANOTHER GRAND FETE IN HAYTl.,
Annual Agricultural Display,
&C., TO-. &A

readers and for the establishment Of such Is have
still doubts with respect to the growing greatness
and prosperity of the black empire Of Hayti.
According to the programme of the fete, at sunset
on Saturday, April 80, Fort Alexander announced
the soemnites by salvo Of twenty.one guns, which
it repeated at sunrise next day. On Sunday, May ],
the call for assembling was sounded at o'clock in
the morning. At 6 o'clock the Imperial Guard and
the troops of the garrison took up their position in
lire Of battle order, the Place Potion. The impe
peria corps Of artillery stationed at the western
extremity Of Palace street At 6a o'clock, the Co.
vernon Of the capital directed the resident ricultu
rists to the Place Potion, accompanied by tho ocers
Of the rural police and they took up their places boz
fore the altar Of the country.
At II o'clock the constituted bodies the consul
and functonaries assembled at the imperial palace.
At u the imperial princes and ministers proceeded
to the Place Potion, with considerable cortege.
The altar Of the country occupied by the imps-
rial princes, the Minister of Finance and Commerce,
the Minister of the Interior and Agriculture, the
grand marshals Of the empire the Presidents Of the
Senate and Of the Chamber, and the members OF the
Council Of Nstables.
Monsieut LAvELANEr, Presiden tof the Council Of
Notables, pronounced the following discourse -
Citizen Aaiculturis's-We celebrate today Of the
fret and beautiful fstes Of the emps. In
renders great honor thai profession 1t is indeed
among all professions the 6rst it constitutes the most
and mot assuerd substance OF the wealth Of
the stste it is from agriculture, therefore that Hay
must expe:t lie pircipa source Of her happiness and
prosperity Work IN u, the efore fellow citiz'ns with
dor you will hus your that OF your
children ard families; the happ,ness OF society the
happiness Of 'he onnIy Toll with assduity it is toll
that procures wealth and peace, under whose shade
liberty Independence enjoyed II is toll indeed,
which eevafes 20 true greatness Gro about
being di, tbue ed the borious among you, that
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deservad them, and an emulation for all
Vive agriculture.
Vive l'enpire.
Vive la liber1e.
Vive ] ipdep endepee.
Vive his Majesty the En- peror.
Vise the En- press
Vive the Imperial family.
His Grace the Duke de la BANDE-DU-NoRD, Minis
ter of the Interior and of Agriculture next addressed
the farmers in these Words
We have just heard the Director of the Council OF
which we to-eay celebrate has been Instituted by the
constitution Of the empire, in the design of honorn
toll Of encouraging agriculture, which is the SOURCE Of
rational prosperity; thus the and agricultural
implements, which the most meritorious among you
are about to receive, form real reco%pense
yerpment wishes that their rewards be only given to
those Who manage thsr fields and enclosures properly
cul,ivatirg their gardens You will understand it il
Of provoking emulation Let you, who are about
Of it Let you who see it distributed act so as 70 deserve
it next year in your turn by showing yourselves more
Industrious Toll my dear fellow citizens distinguishes
1t is toll which makes the glory and prosperity Of ma
tcps His M.s.ty, the Emperor who desires the hap
piness Of his subjects asks you therefore, to give your
selves up to it with srdor. employ your time WELL and
this good employ ment will Of great advantage to
your harves make satisfaction grow mp about your
btarhs Gsd having favored you we ought 60 to his
temple after the distribution which going to be
rsrder thanks to him. and to pray him to continue to
developed, ard become more productive this year. And
hing is obtained with the aid of peace,
- Than that irh 0nnx
under the patenal government OF bis Majesty the Em-
peror.
Vive Ia constitution
v,ve Horticulture
Vive Pkmpereur
Vive lTmprtss
Viye the Inperi.l family
After this speech and while the farmers who bad
been the most industrious were being crowned on
the altar Of the country, the imperial artillery dis
charged salvo Of twenty-one guns The troops Of
TIE line and the imperial guard then went to take
their positions on the church square, and the i'm
pcIial artillery occupied the espanade OF the lnten-
dance. The ccrtege left the Place Potion for the.
church in the following ORDER
The agricultursts carrying cane stalks and branches
of the coffee tree.
picket of horse grenadiers of his Maestys guard.
Band of the infantry Of the guard.
Pupils of the government schools. accompanied
by their directors and professors.
Members of Commerce.
The ministerial officers Of the imperial court, and Of
the court Of Cessation.
Staff officers, and those unattached.
Officers Of the imperial navy, and Of the port.
Health officers.
Justice Of Peace and his deputies.
Employees of the different public administrations,
and their heads Of bureaux
Employees Of the ministers.
The Council OF Notabes.
The Council of the District.
The Central Commissioner of Public Instruction
The principal officers of finance and Of the other
branches of the public administration, the edi-
tor Of the MoniteM, and of the acts Of gov
ant fha ~
Ministers, and the Secretary of the
Council of Ministers.
The members Of the Imperial Court and the officers
of the bar.
The Court Of Accounts
The Treasurer General.
The Court of Cessation, the Procureur General and
his deputy.
The brigadiers of the army.
The Field Marshals
The Lieutenant Generals.
The princes and the marshals
The Representatives and the Senators.
The ccnsuls of foreign powers.
The Grand Marshal of the Palace and the Grand
Master of the Ceremonies.
The Imperial Princes.
The Ministers.
The Grand Painter.
The High Groom.
His Majesty Staff Major.
picket Of light chasseurs Of the guard closed the
march,
When the cortege reached the church, the masters
OF the ceremonies pointed out their places to each
The resident agricutursts occupied the right aisle
Of the church. The religions ceremony was cele-
brated with great pomp by the Grand Chaplain Of
the Emperor and Vicar General. At the consecra-
ton and ut the re DeNa, q savo of twenty one guns
was discharged by the imperial artillery. After
mass, grand banquet, prepared in the hall of the
Council of Notabes, reunited all the agrculturists.
In the evening the city was illuminated.
Supreme Coult-tssnernl Term.
Before Hon Judge. Mnonds Ed Yards and Morris.
JUNE In the nater Of Patrick FIx7sdd convicted Of
the Murder Of has Vife-A A. Phillips (Judse Of the Ma
fine Court) brought this case up bl OF excsp-
tons depending mainly the point that the Judge at
Oyer and Termircr, ed ards) refused to swear juror
the ground, of conscientious scrupes against capital
punsh mept though (he JUROR tad he would render
verdict according to the evidence The District Attor-
appeared the people. The Court sustained tho
decion and verdict Of the Oyer and Termner.
Superior Court
By lou Judge Morris.