Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-06-07
Opening Of the French Exhibition.

At half-past twelve salute Of artillery
was fred, which led the assembled company
to suppose that the Emperor had set out.
Another dreary half hour succeeded. Some
time after one o'clock the noise Of shouting
gave notice Of their majesties' approach,
and preceded by number Of outsiders, es-
corted BY cuirassiers of the guard, and at
tended by his suite in three or four carriages,
Napoleon and the Empress, with King Je-
rome and the Princess Mathlde, descended
from state carriage at the door of the Pa
lace of Industry.
A little procession was formed the only
solitary band inside launched forth into
"Pourian. pour Ia Syrie;" Prince Napoleon
met his Imperial cousins who advanced
through the avenue of the guards, took their
places by the throne, and bowed TO the peo-
pie Marshal Valiant, Marshal Magran,
the Dukes of Bassano, and Cambaceres and
the ladies' OF the Empress ranged themselves
behind. The tableau was complete.
The French are not a demonstrative peo-
pie in the way of cheering. "Eire EEmpe-
reur," is not heart-stirring cry. Before
an American or English "Hurrah ~ it is
sniyeling and feeble. Frem what we can
lenrn it is unimpressive before the ringing
veil of the Russians, or the wild"ARah hn"'
OF the Turks.
Nevertheless, from that assembly arose
cry Of Fiue rEmpereur that bore the ap-
| pearunce of earnestness and we might be
permitted to imagine that the light air which
was then blowing to the south caught W
! its echoes, and bore them to stir up the
! leaves of the immortelles that lie on the
! coldy gorgeous tomb Of him who sleeps be
meath the shadow Of the dome of the inva
lides.
/ The Emperor. with his beautiful wife by
his side, both looking noticeably fatigue
and careworn, remained standing on thu
steps Of the throne, while Prince Napoleon
President OF the Commission, read a speech
/ Nobody heard word of his address, which
seemed rather prosy, and occupied con
siderable time. Il has since been published
in the Moniteur. The Emperor's reply wa'
briefly as follows:
sin placing you, my cousin, at the hea
of the commission to whom was con6ded S,
difficult a task, | wished to give you proc
of my confidence, and | am happy to see
that confidence has been justified. | be-
that you will convey my thanks to the com
missioners for their cnli.hten d care and in
defatigable zeal. open with joy this tenn
pie Of peace, which invites all nations 4
concord" go #
I The Emperor and Empress then left thei
position on the platform, and proceeded, fol
lowed by their attendants in a sort OF pro
cession, to t Ike cursory glance of the az
ticles exposed on the stalls. Way had to b
made for them through tho crowd, and the
were frequently brought to stand. B.
dint OF elbowing they succeeded in maxim
the tour ofthe building, and once more stoo
bowling on the steps of the throne. Eugene
il may be mentioned, wore a superb tiara Q
pearls, and with her ladies' was arrayed in
costume Of that fashion which the profan'
call low-bed ed.
Having made their acknowledgements t
the company, the imperial pair lett the hal
with their suite, not more than half all hOu
had elapsed since their arrival. Almost i'm
mediately afterwards the company brok
up. The barriers that prevented access I
the buildings Of the fine arts and OF the ma
chinery had by this time been removed, an
the public began to circulate in The long
gallery. The Imperial cortege, with it
outrders and escort. shirled rapidly home
wards. The Exhibition of the Worlds In
| dustry was opened.