The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-14
Potatoes will be planted to great extent this year
owing TO the remnant OF last crop having kept free
France.

France.
THE IMPERIAL MARRIAGE-TuE scANDALoUs sTO-
RIEs RESPECTING TIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AS
TO THE RECEPTION OF THE NOTIFICATI ny
FoREi6N CouRTs-THE CROWN JEwELs-ENTHU-
sIASM IN THE EPARTMENTs-HoUsEHOLD AP-
PoINTMENTS-BARoN ROTHSCHILD ID INVITED TO THE
wEDDiNG-LouIs NAPOLEON TO BE MARRIED BY
HIS HoLINESs-PRINCE NAPOLEON BoNAPARTE
NAMED GENERAL OF DIvIsIoN-RICH PRESENT
FROM THE CITY OF PARIS TO THE EMPRESS-THE
TRANSATLANTIC PACKET sTATIoN--THE WEATHER.
The Emperors marriage, though taking people by
surprise, has not been exactly nine days wonder;
and the public has. for the last two three days
looked upon it almost matter of course and have
ceased to be surprised. From the present state of
public feeling, always, of course excepting political
circles there is reason to anticipate that the future
Empress will be generally popular. A great deal
will, OF course, depend upon herself and the imme-
dlate friends and advisers by whom she may be sur
rounded. It is something in favor of the Countess Of
Is6a that she appears to have earned the dislike of
few well known characters, who, to the disgrace Of
Partisan society, are tolerated in it; and it argues
well for the decency OF the future court of the En-
press that such persons should be among the first to
asai her. With reference to the discreditabe stcres
that have been current, and the scsneof which was
laid at Compegne it is positively asserted that these
stories were false.
People are now speculatng as to the answer that
will be received from foreign courts on the notifca
ton OF the Emperor's marriage being made to them;
and 1t Is surmised that expressions in the ad-
dress will be considered rather woundng to their
dignity, or their amour prolre and may produce q
corresponding reply. In several political circles
comments have been freely made, and the term used
with reference to Austria in particular alluding to
the marriage Of the Arch Duchess Marie Louise has,
it appears, given some offence.
The crown jewels have, it appears, been delivered
with the accustomed ceremony, to the Minister of
State by the Minister of Finance They had remained
in the treasury since the night of the oath February
lS48, where they had been deposited by some faith
ful servant Of Louis Philippe It is stated that some
which were estimated at $50 900 francs disappeared
during the anarchy Of the early part Of the revolu-
tion. It has been decided that the Empress shall
wear diadem, on her entrance to the cathedral the
civil marriage being considered as raising her to
sovereign rank.
The ministerial papers state that all the des-
patches received by the government from the de-
parments unanimous In testifying to the salts
faction experienced by the people at the Emperors
marriage The peasants and operatives are said to
have expressed the warmest enthusiasm at reading
she communication from the Emperor to the Senate
and corps tsgisLatif
A decree of the Emperor makes the following
nominati0nsin the household Of the Empress:-
The Princess OF Esslipg Grand Mistress the Duchess
de Bassano Iady of Honor; the Countess Guatave de
Nor tebello Madame Feray vscounsess Lezay Marneza
Marc oness de las Marisnas ladies CT the Palace Count
Iasclsr de 10 Rsgere, Senator, Grand Master; Count
count I1aay asxa, Chamberlan and the Baron de-
Pierrees Equerry Auber has been nominated Chapel
Master TO the Emperor.
q specia invitation to attend the wedding.
Some" persons say that il the Pope will not come
to Paris to crown the Emperor and his consort they
will proceed to Rome to have the ceremony pep
formed. The Emperor is said to have declared SO,
and the quidnuncs are trying to make out of the
expression something than it bears its face
We ses it mentioned in Scotch paper, which
gives the genealogy Of Countess Montijo's Scotch
ancestry, that William Kirkpatrick, her grandfather,
was American (not Britsh) Consul at Malaga. This,
we suppose, can easily be verified.
MN. Mesnard and Drouyn de L'huys, Gen. Bara-
quay dHilliers, and Regnaud de ST. Jean 'Angely
Iault SCHNEIDER, and Reyeil, Gen. Vast -Vimeux and
NJ. Hilbert, President, Vice President, and Questors
Of the Legislative Corps. The Senate and Legisla-
tive body are convoked for the l4th February.
Prince Napoleon Boaaparte has been named Ge-
neral of Divsion-sone say as salve for the morti-
fication he feels at the Emperors marriage, and at
being himself rejected by the Princess ofWagram,
whom it bis projected alliance i
tion that he should be appointed to military rank
prior to accepting the Lieutenancy of Algeria.
Prince Napoleon is but thirty years Of age has no
a rank is not pleasing to military men.
The civil contract Of marriage took place yester
day, and the religious ceremony will be celebrated
with immense pomp in the church Of Notre Dame,
on Sunday, 29th, at noon.
The city Of Paris has Voted to the Empress a
diamond necklace of the value of 100000 francs.
The Paris Monifem gives the following programme
of the ceremOnals:-
The civil marriage Of the Emperor will be celebrated
the 29th at the Tueries At eight in the evening" the
Grand Master of the Ceremonies assisted by Master,
win proceed with two ages to the residence Of 1.-THE
Imperial bride. The first carriage will be occupied by
two Ladies of Honor and by the Master the Ceremonies
and the second will receive the Imperial BRIDE her Excel
the Marquis de vadeeamas Minister Penpotentiary and
Envoy Extraordinary of the Queen of Spain and the
Of
will be received at the foot Of the staircase Of the pav
lion by the Grand Chamberlain the grand Equerry, two
Chamberains, and the orderly officers duty, and
Quoted to the family salon where the Emperor will await
her coming At the entrance OF the first salon. their I'M
peria HgRnesses Prince Napoleon and the Princess Ma
thde will receive the Imperial bride and the party will
proceed towards the family salon. The Emperor will have
near him his Imperial Hghness Prince Jerome NAPOLEON
and such others of his family His Majesty shall have
appointed Around the Emperor will stand the Cardinals
the Marshals and Admirals the Minister'S the grand on
GERS and officers Of his household and the Ambassadors
in Paris The Grand Master will receive the orders
of the Emperor and the cortege will proceed to the Sale
des Marechaux, where the ceremony of the civil
riage will be accomplished The persons invited by
His Majesty will have been placed by master of the
ceremonies aided by two assistants At the end Of the
Sale next the garden, two similar chairs of state will
have been placed estradeone the right for the
Emperor and the other the left for the future Empress
table, which will lie the civil register of the family of
the Emperor On the entrance of His Majesty and Of the
future Empress the ladies will rise and remain standing
as well as the persons present to the end OF the
n.y. The Emperor being seated the Grand Master of the
ceremonies will call the Minister Of State exercising
the functions of officer Of the civil state attributed to
him by article eight of the Sas consu Of the 25th Of
December last and assisted by the President of the Coun
Gil of State appointed to that effect by bis Majesty to
proceed before the chair Of the Emperor The Minister
of State will receive the declarations Of the Emperor and
of her Excellency Mile Eugenie de Monto Countess of
Teba and will declare them united in marriage. The
President Of the Council OF State will present pen to the
Emperor and next to the Empress The act will be sign
ed by their Majesties, by her Excellency the Coun-
de Montijo by the Minister Of SPAIN the Princes
and Prncesses according to their rank and by the wit
nesses appointed by his Majesty. After the ceremony
the Empress will be conducted back to the Hysee with
the ceremonial observed for her coming.
The Imperial cortege of the marriage will, on
quitting the Tuileres, pass through the Triumphal
Arch to the Place du Carrousel, and will afterwards
proceed along the Quays du Louvre de lEcoe, de la
Megisserrie and de eevre; it will then cross the
Pont Notre Dame, and will reach the Cathedral by
the Quai Napoleon, the Rue dArcole, and the Place
du Parvis Notre Dame.
The decorationfof the Cathedral of Notre Dame
for the marriage are proceeding rapidly under the
direction of MN. Violet Ledne and Lassus, the
architects charged with the repairs of the church.