Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-24
The Regency in France-Proclamation Of the
Emperor.

The Moniteur publishes the following i'm
perial decree:
Napoleon, by the grace of God aud the
national will, Emperor Of the French, to all
present and future, greeting:
Wishing 10 give to our beloved wife, the
Empress. the marks of high confidence We
place in her, and considering that it ia our
intention t. assume the command ot the
army Of Italy. We have resolved 10 confer,
as we confer, by these presents, upon our
well-beloved wife, the Empress, the title OF
regent. to exercise the functions OF the same
during our absence, in conformity with our
instructions and our orders, such as We shall
have made known in the general order OF the
service which we shall establish, and which
shall be inscribed in the Great Book OF the
State.
LET it be understood that cOgnizance shall
be given t. our uncle Prince Jerome, to the
Presidents of the great bodies OF the State, To
the members OF our privy council, and to the
minister's of such orders and Instructions;
and that in no case can the Empress deyiate
from their tenor i'll the exercise OF the tuuc-
tons of regent.
1T is our wish that the Empress should
preside, in our name, at the Privy Council
and at the Council of Minister'S. However,
it is not our intention that the Empress Re-
gent should authorize by her signature, the
promulga of any Sendtus-conSuttumt, or
any law of the State, other than those which
are actually pending before the Senate, the
legislative body and the Council of State, re-
terring ourselves in this respect 10 the orders
and instructions above mentioned.
We charge our Minister Of State to give
communication Of the present letters patent
to the Senate. which will have them register
ed, and to our keeper of the Seals, Minister OF
Justice, who will have them published III the
Bulletin DIES Lois.
"tiiyen ut the Palace of the Tuilleries this
81 of May, 1859 NAPOLEON"
The Monitcur also publishes the follow
ing:
Napoleon, by the grace of God and the
national will, Emperor of the French, to all
who may see these presents. greeting:
''On the point Of starting to take command
of the army of Italy. we have by our let
tiers patent of this day conhded the regency
10 our welI-beloyed wife the Empress, and
we have regulated for the time of our alb
senre the order of service by All net inserted
in the state archives, and made known to our
uncle Prince jerome Napoleon, to the mem-
bers Of the Priyy Council, to the Presidents
of the Senate, Of tho Legislative body and of
the Council of State.
DESTROYS of giving to our uncle Prince
Jerome marks Of the high confidence we
place in him, and, by the aid Of his intelli-
gence, experience and devotion to our per-
son to facilitate the task Of our well-beloved
wife, we have decided and do decide that the
Empress Regent shall take, on the resolu-
tons and DEGREES which may be submitted
to her. the counsel of the Prince, our uncle.
We have, moreover, conferred upon him as
we confer upon him by these presents, the
right Of presiding, in the absence of the Em-
press Regent, at the Priyy Council and ut
the Council OF Minister'S.
Given ut the Palace Of the Tuilleries this
I'd of May. 1859. NAroLEoS.
PARIS, Tuesday May lO.-The Emperor
took his departure this evening at six o'clock.
lie arrived at the station of the Lyons Rail
way escorted by the Cent Gardes. The crowd
was immense and the cheering very lively. |
The whole of the Faubourg st. Antoine was |
on foot, and the Emperor was cheered along !
the whole route An enormous crowd was
collected in the Rue de Rivoli. Numerous |
persons belonging to the court, and others on
a footing of intimacy with his majesty, await
ed the arrival of their imperial highneoscs
ut the Lyons railway station. The Empress
accompanies the Emperor as far rs Monter-
eau.