The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-14

Majesty win embark at Osborne about three o.
IN the Of afternoon Of Wednesday next, tue
The inscription conn, emoative OF the openin .
the Docks, and the insus uratlon OF BASIN Nap9
I'LL, Is engraved on q plate upwards vi nan !
weight, and measuring Nearly T Sesen ,ou. ~
by nearly four In breadth. The inscription
f0ll0ws:-
This basin, 6ecreed on the 18th Of April, 1905 b.
leon l., was begun on the 18th or June, 1880, ana "
augurated tho eth Of August lSe5, IN me pfeses
their Majesties the Emperor N,polson III snE so
press Eugene, his Excelleucy Admiral hAmeha
Minister Of Marine.
The anticipated interview between the Quet
England and the Emperor of France, at Cherb
is exciting intense interest at Havre, and
steamer and ship that can be spared there is al
tised to take passengers to the meeting OF Tue
reigns. The Channel Island papers state tina
Western Railway Company. of France are abo
perform splendid act of hospitality at Cherb
They have taken one of the largest hotels In
mort for the entertainment of their friends, an
tend to erect tents at the railway station for
ing accommodation for two hundred per
Steamers are advertised to go to Cherbourg
Jersey, Guernsey and Weymouth. Only four stea
are at present known to be going from south
ton-viz.: the Pera, Salsette, Courier and ID
Two first class pilots have already been selecte
take over the Pera and Salsette. There Is a J
steamer lying in Southampton water, called
Pacific; FL 900 has been offered for the hire Of
to take passengers to the Cherbourg fetts. but
owners have refused to let her under tl,5oo'
[From tho Journal du HAvre.l
In addition to the yachts and excursion stea
| which will come from England to Cherb0urg tc
ness the approaching fetes, numerous steamers
| Havre are to convey persons there and back
| moderate fixed rate; and at Nantes similar
prise is being organized. From Hamburg and
foreign ports excursion steamers are also TO
At Cherbourg, the mercantile vessels moored
port have been fitted up with bedrooms, all lodl
on shore being already let. The charge for
room will be from fifteen to twenty francs a
and only mattress and pillow in the way Of
ding will be provided. OF course the lodgen
have to provide their own board. Countine
English visiters, it is calculated that the peopt
land.
A despatch from Paris dated on the evening
30th CT July says:-The Minister oi the Intern
| decided that passports shall not be required u
sengers discriminating at CherbouIg from y,
boats during the fefes. The only condition o
privilege is that captains OF boats shall farnisi
The Board Of Admiralty will accompany he
jesty to Cherbourg.
The French naval force in hsrbor az Cherl
during the Queens visit will consist of eight SIN
the line and three frigates. There are five
other ships OF war. but they are laid up IN ordn
that more complete damper could not be give
the war part OF the ann English and pro Ru
party in France than that administered by ii
perial invitation 20 Queen Victoria to gra.
fe,es of Cherbourg by Ter pre- sence.
M. Lev6el, the sculptor Of the equestrian
of Napoleon J., just erected at Cherbourg, was
six years ago grocer's boy in the village of B
bee, in Normandy. He had natural taste
fine arts, and found means to come to Paris,
he became a pupil of the celebrated Rudd
made extraordinary progress in his studies.
selected to execute the present work, no do
well because he was a native of the environso o.
bourg, as on account of his precocio'S talent
No,d Of Brussels says that the statue We
nally inten ded to have been so placed that tn
Of the Emperor would point TOWARD
English coast, but that on account of tle
made in England, the word of command lief
has been given, and the hand now points W,
toward the basins. The statue will remain
during the Queens visit and after she has l.
be publicly inaugurated by the Emperor on 6
| August 8.
The coincidence Is remarked that Cherbor
taken on August 5, 1885, by an English flee
manded by Lord Howe, and that on Angus.
an English feet, with a grandson of Lor
(Admiral Fremantle) as second in comma
bring the Queen of England to Cherbourg
with the Emperor of the French in the bsrt