The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-12-24
WASHINGTON, D. G..
LIFE IN ARTS.

Tie King of Naples-Napoleon stu at Com
csiJne- Empress Eugenie-The FinonciO
Crisis and Emperor Nopoleon's Opinion o
title Failure Of the American Bankin
House Muaroe d Go.-Death of Mr.. Abba
tucci and HIS Stately Funera!-Fashions.
To the Editor of the National Era:
We are without any important political new,
Tas King Of Naples continues to imprison hi
subjects suspected of conspiracy. Ere long
rs whole Kingdom will be prison.
Napoleon is still at Compeigne, amusing him
sell with On endless number of guests, sadly pu
out at being obliged to attend him there, in con
sequence OF the enormous expenses they ar
compelled TO incur in dress. Empress Eugeni
has till now insisted on the ladies chsngin,
twice dsy, making sixteen new dresses each
costirg from one hundred to two hundred dol
lars, Independent Of the other very expensive
Accomplishments of lady's toilet, such as head
dresses, gloves, &c.--the whole amounting t
about FIVE thousand dollars for the honor of al
eight days visit to that beautiful hunting castle
rather large sum Cor the wives of public off
GERS. The heeced husbands have at length ap
pealed to Napoleon for relief, and, to their sat
i8faction, the mighty Emperor decreed that tn,
number Of dresses should be reduced one half
You see what o great man can do
Napoleon has done still more. In letter te
the Minister Of Finances, he declared that there
was not, and could not be, crisis in France
and that it existed only in the imagination o.
the people. He says, in addition:
a A. Al H.
means, to which recourse is not had except in
c4ses heppiiy SO rare, and when cstastrophes
beyond human foresight fall OH the country"
In the mean time, notwithstanding that letter
the Bank Of France has raised the rate of dis
count 10 ten per cent, manufacturers are stop
ping operations, and merchants are in want Of
money. Napoleon might just as well pretend
to have the power to stop q food, as to pretend
to be able to stop the progress of the general
crisis now affecting all the civilized world.
Several banking houees have suspended pay
meni; among them, that of Monroe & Co., where
Americans have been in the habit Of depositing
They are consequently without funds, and it ID
ramOred that many Of them have been obliged
10 pawn their jewels to get away.
Mr.. Abbatucci, Minister of Justice, died on
the llth instant, and, for the want of other
excitement to divert the public mind from the
pending crisis, it was decreed that he should be
buried at the expense of tie State, with all the
pomp and ceremony of the Ministers of Louis
XIV.
The following is an account of the funeral
which took place on Saturday morning, at eleven
o'clock
From seven o'clock up to ten, a gun was
fred every hour from the Hotel des IUalides
At ten O'Clock, large bodies of troops began to
assemble in the vicinity of the Hotel of the
Ministry of Justice, in the Place Vendome The
friends aud acguaintances of the deceased, to
gether viii the official personages invited to be
present, collected in the Hotel. Around the
principal entrance to the Ministry, black dra.
psries were suspended. Troops lined both sides
Of the way from the Ministry of Justice, along
the Rae de Ia Paix, down the Bculevarts to the
Madeleine. The flags OF the various regiments
were cecked with black crane, and the officers
were knots of Grape at the hilt of their swords.
Shortly after eleven, salvo of fifteen guns
from the lnvalides was fired, and the body hav-
ing been placed in the hearse, procession was
formed, and advanced to the Madeleine.
The pr, cessicn was headed by detachment
Of the GIrde de Paris, on horseback; and next
came Marshal MsgnaD, Commapderin-chief
OF the array of Paris, and his staff, all in full
uniform, and on horseback. Then came the
hearse, very tastefuly arranged, and ornament
60 with SILVER embroidery and plumes of black
feathers. The coffin was covered with black
velvet, AID over 1t was spread the uniform coat
Of the deceased. The cords of the pail were
held by Marshal Pelissier; Mr.. de Roger, Procu-
reur General of The Court of Cessation, who has
since beer appointed in the deceased's place !;
Mr. de Bdlaut, Minister of the Interior; and Mr..
fould, Minister of State. Following the hearse
was the deceased's private carriage, with the
windows closed. Several members Of the de
ceased's family followed, who oficiated as chief
mourners; afterwards, the persons invited by
the family, many Of them distinguished Next
were considerable number of generals, sena-
tors. deputies, councillors of state, and other
iurciionaries. in full uniform, and with Grape
round their arms; the first president, Mr.. Trop-
long,l and a number of judges CT The Court of
Cessation, ii red robes. decked with ermine !;
then The judges of the Imperial Court and of
the civil tribunal, all in black or red robes.
coming after these were number of advocates,
$50 IN robes, ct notaries, avoues, and other
persons connected with the administration of
justice, together with some of the mayors of
Paris, some functionaries of the Prefecture, and
alter them a crowd of private persons. A depu-
tation of the members of the Institute, in green
uniforms, ornamented with palm leaves, preoe-
ced by mace-bearers, 1.-THE maces decked with
Grape; then came the members of the faculties
OF law, medicine, and theology, nearly all of
them IN red robes Three carriages, sent by
the Emperor, Prince Jerome, and Prince Ma.
poleon, followed. In the Emperor's carriage
was the Dake de Cambaceres, Grand Cham Der.
IAN, charged TO represent his Majesty, and
some of bis Msjesty's aides de- camp. Next
came string OF mourning coaches drawn by
Two horses, and the coachman's box ornament
ed wit the deceaseds escutcheons. The first
Regiment Of hussars closed the cortege. As
the procession swept on to the church, the
troops presented arms, the bands playing the
Dead March in Saul, and funeral rolls we're beat
en- on The muffled drums. Outside the Made
ieine, the only decorations were black draperes
bearing the deceased Minister'S initial :" A, :
suspended around the great door. The interior
OF the church was fitted mp with black drspe
fies relieved by ermine, the letter A, and by es
eutcheons bearing the deceased's arms. In
me centre magnificent catafslca was erected
at the corners of which were four allegorica
statues; it was surmounted with splendid
canopy. When the personages present hat
'a4en their places, the clergy of the Madeleine
VINO were headed by the cure Of the church
received The ecfiin at the door, and proceeded
70 Celebrate the service for the dead in the sol
emn form ordered by the Catholic church. Ii
the choir on the right was to be seen Cardina
MoTlot, Archbishop of Paris, and near him tn,
Duke OF Cambaceres, General Roguet, and tn,
members OF the diplomatic corps; while on tn,
rign' were the Ministers, Marshas of France
ana Admirais. The Able de Query performed
the funeral service, and the Archbishon oav,
the absoIution. This done, great number O
the personages present sprinkled the coffin Will
holy water and afterwards procession us