The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-17

therc wouiu nave Oecn more con8rulty ant
a better effect. Their demcanor was per
fectly decorous; the array commanded re
spect and interest. The French common
laborers know how to behave themselves il
all formal celebrations-on every occasion
of public display, which they understand te
he national and for their enjoyment-in thu
same degree, at least, rs for the rulers ant
exalted Glasses.
Achile Fould, the Minister of State and
of the Emperors Household, who, by virtue
of his office, exercised the chief supervision
of the works of the Louvre, placed himself
in front Of the Imperial estrade and dcliv.
cred an elaborate address 10 His Majesty
The compliments are well conceived and
expressed too much perhaps in the veii,
and diction Of the homage which used to
be paid to the first Napoleon. However
it was Napoleon III who rcsolutely
carried out to admirable completion the de.
signed of Henry Nv and all his Bourbon
successors, and Of Napoleon the Great
The royal residence was begun by Francis
/, and embeliished by Henry 1.-THE first
stone of the completion was laid on the
25th of July, 1852; on the 18th of Au-
gust, 1857, the Louvre and the TuiIcrics
formed one palace. NJ. FlouL duly COM
memorated the merits Of architects, artists,
master mechanics, and day laborers.
The names of the individuals to whom
crosses or medels had been adjudged, were
then proclaimed; each assembled the I'm.
per!al platform and received his trophy
from the hand of the Emperor, along with
benignant salution. AS the fifty elect of
the workmen withdrew from the estrade
ono by one, their comrades on the cross
benches Justify applauded. After this
ceremonial came the speech of the Emperor
to the whole cor pany all stood up during
the delivery. This compos' n is excellent.
i'll every respect. 1t is n lengthy; in the
greater part the ideas have novel, philo-
sopllica cast; the history of monuments,
it says, has its philosophy like the history
of facts. Napoleon aptly illustrated and
gcnera'ized this truth. The completion of
the Louvre has cost thirty six millions of
francs; three thousand was the average
daily number of workmen; hundred and
fitty-four statuarics were constantly en-
ployed painters and other decorators with
out number. The Minister of State gave,
in the evening, banquet of 470 covers /;
the workmen were in the majority-inclu-
ding one woman, the widow of stone
cutter, who for years filled his place for
the support Of his children.
In honor Of the festival Of the 18th ult.,
a very large number of promotions in all
the higher branches of the public service
were decreed; the higher titles in the Le-
gion of Honor were most literally bestowed.
The Cardinal Archbishop of Paris, Morlot,
was appointed Grand Almoner of the Court;
the Bishop Of Nancy, special Chaplain
and both were nominated commanders in
the Legion Of Honor; two personages oi
signalment, one Of whom is General Dau.
mas, author of the instructive books on
AIgeria-have been added to the list oi
Senator'S. Among the Imperial f:.vors for
the day are pardons or communications O,
punishment for nine hundred and ninety.
two convicts in the galeys, the C ntral pris
ons and tho penitentiaries and partial
remission of penalties for two hundred and
ten minor offenders. All the military in
confinement for breaches of discipline were
enlarged; double rations Of wine and q
half days pay were bestowed on all the
troops Of the first military division; the
barracks and the military establishment.
were illuminated in the evening.
The camp now being formed at Chalon,
will exceed in the number of the regiments
that which was long maintained-but bro
ken up, last summer, at Boulogne. A rail
road Of about FIVE leagues, is nearly finished
to afford reader access for visitors. The
Emperor has directed tho construction of 8
circus, spacious enough for fifteen thou
sand spectators; it will serve chiefly for the
amusement Of tho troops; the official su
perintendent is the chief of the Paris Hin
podrome, who las never been surpassed a.
} a circus manager, and contriver of militar,
scenes, equestrian exercises, and chariot ra
ces; for his corps of performers-severa
hundreds of both sexes-a reinforcement i
} to be proyided, Of eight or ten of the mos
brilliant and skillful horsemen in each regi
ment. The formal opening is to he th
distinguishing event of next month. Nam
'of the Royal Princes of Europe will attenl
) the maneeuvres in the course of the autumn
Prince Albert the first. It is believed tina
} Queen Victoria, with two of her children
means to be the guests Of the French sov
ereigns of the Chateau of Complegne
equal terms for the entente cordiale.
Fort Napoleon, in tho centre of tn
Ralv mount nina on1 ef,oCno<s %,;t,n. -.