The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-07-23

FUNERAL OF A PRINCE.
Burial Of the Prince Jerome..-Lsins, in
state...NIilitary Displays.
The funeral of Prince Jerome took place a.
Paris on the Sd inst. All business was sus.
pended. II took place from the Hotel des In.
valides. Before the burial the corpse lay in
state forty eight hours. A Paris letter gives
the folio ing description Of the occasion:
At last we entered never. Tending corridor
In fact, one OF the porticoed galleries that flank
the eastern side OF the front q uadrangle Of the
Paiais Royal, covered over, above and on the
sides, for the occasion. One almost trembled
lest the flooring should not prove strong
enough for such densely packed crowd OF
humanity, all pressing forward to behold a
poor, lifeiess corpse, dressed up In all the pride
and circumstance OF state; but a thought of
the solid arch way and the stuut pillars beneath
dissipated everything in the shape of fear.
Chamber after chamber, lighted up with
burning candelabras, was silently trayereed
by this voluminous mass, till at last il enter
ed the chamber OF death. All was dark as
night, except the north end to the left, which
was rallied off and lighted up with two mag.
nificent silver stands, bearing large globes of
light. Between them, withdrawn to a little
distance, lay the deceased Prince of the house
of Bonaparte. He was habited in a marsh Is
uniform. his head slightly elevated; the feet
time extended TO each spectator, when 50
many thousands were waiting behind, could
not be great; but 1t was enough to show them
what ravages disease and death had made on
the once stalwart form of the brother of Ma
poleon. The body had been embalmed, and
much had been done TO give the features the
general pose of the great Emperor's when in
his last s,umber. Jerome was undoubtedly
like him in life. and in death he now resem-
b!ed him. No stranger who had ever seen
print OF the prisoner Of St. Helena, rs he lay
on his last bed, bnt must have been struck
with the great resemblance, and the DISPOSE
ton of the hair about the forehead had evil
IDENTIFY been made purposely with view to
increase it. On either side were two priests in
milk white robes, repeating in dall, monoto-
nous tones, the prayers of the Romish Church
fer the departed soul.
NJ Troplong, as President of the Senate,
when addressing that body on the subject OF
Jero1pe's death, was evidently anxious that
the physical resem blance of the deceased to
the great Napoleon should be "a thing to be
remembered"
'Who among you, he says, ain passing yes.
terday that funeral couch where lay the
brother of Napoleon l., did not feel more
present to him aud more keen the memory of
the great Emperor Who among you, invok-
ing the past, did not, as it were, again see him,
escorted by his prodigies. debating his laws,
organizing revolution, ruling over the age by
the NapoleOnic idea, and feel still prouder of
that France cherished by him. and replaced by
his successor on the strong basis Unpopular snf-
trage and of national aud moderate policy"
Indeed, SO important a matter did 1t seem
that the death bed of his youngest brother
should resuscitate-to use Mr. Troplong's lam
guage-the presence and memory of the great
Emperor, that have heard it averred on tole-
rabiy good authority that the artists pallet
was made use of to secure it. / was myself
struck with some such suspicion when l
viewed the body.
OF the funeral ceremonies, the Monitsn'
says
Before eleven O'Clock tho battalions of the
National Guard the troops of the Imperial
Guard aud of the Line, were drawn up along
the road through which the cOrtege had to
pass forming a double line from the Palais
Royal to the Hotel des 1nyalides. Behind
them an i'm mems multitude was assembled
in silence, to render last homage to the de-
funct Prince. At eleven O'Clock his Imperial
Highuess Prince Napoleon, accompanie led by
his Excellency Marshal the Duke of Malakoff,
who had been designated by the Emperor ID
assist him, and by his Highness Prince Joa-
chin Murat, proceeded TO the chapekle ardeate,
where the coffin of his father had been de-
posted ,and in the presence of the clergy of
the Imperial Chapel had the coffin removed
by twelve soldiers of the Cent Gardes into the
funeral car.
Detachments of different troops opened the
cortege, then came the officers of the defunct
Princes household and the clergy of different
parishes who had joined those of the Imperial
chapel The clergy, in surplices, immediately
preceded the funeral car, richly covered with
hangings and armorial bearings, upon which
the crfhu was placed. The corners of the
palI were held by their Excelencies NJ. Fould
Minister of State of the Emperor's h usehold;
Admiral Hamelin, Minister of Maine; NJ
Troplong President of the Senate; Marshal
(youut Valiant Grand Marshal of the Palace
designated by his Majesty. Four officers of
the defunct Prince carried the insignia OF his
orders and his sword.
His Imperial Highness the Prince Napoleon
followed the car in the uniform of a General
Of Division, with mourning cloak over his
shou Iders. On his right hand walked his Elk.
celIency the Duke of Malakoff and Prince
Joachim Murat. Then came the grand off,
GERS of the crown, the Ministers, members of
Priyy Council, the marshals, who had all
come up to Paris to attend the obseq uies of the
Prince the Senate, the Legislative Corps, the
Councillors of State, the general officers, and
the friends and ancient servants of his I'm
perial Highness, and a numerous deputaton
wearing the St. Helena medal. The cannon
of the invalides, which had been firing half
hour guns since the morning, announced the
departure of the coriege from the PaIais
Royal and its arrival at the Hotel des Inva-
lides.
The church was hung with black cloth, re-
lIeved by military trophies and the armorial
bearings of the Prince. The choir was already
occupied by h. Hghness Prince Lucien Mu-
rat, his Eminence Cardinal Matthew, the Am
bassadors and Foreign Ministers, and the
nave by the 6eputatiOns from the different
corporations. A few moments before the ar
rival of the cortege her Imperial Hjghness
Madame la Princess Mathilde had occupied
the gallery reserved for her, and their I'M
perial Highness the Princesses OF the Emper-
or's family holding rank at court had taken
seats in the adjacent one.
Atnoon, the funeral car having arrived at
the porch Of the church, Cardinal Morlot,
Grand Almoner, Archbishop of Paris, received
the body, when a funeral mass was performed.
Monseigneur Cpur, Bishop ofTroyes, preach
ed the sermon, which was most atentiyely
listened 10 by those present, who shared the
emotion of the illustrious prelate. After the
service the Cardinal Grand Almoner gave the
absolution, when detachment of Cent
Gardes, which had been standing guard over
the coffin, carried 1t into the vault destined 20
receive it, The last prayers were read in the
presence of his Imperial Highness the Prince
Napoleon, his Highness Prince Murat, the
Wurtemb berg Minister, the Sardipian Minis
ter, the ministers, members Of the Privy
Council, Marshals and Admirals. A last
salvo of artillery announced the conclusion
of the ceremony.
AN Ice CAvE-Summer Retrea..-A CORES
ponden: of the Scientific American, writing
on July 5, from Decorah, Iowa, gives the fol-
place, on June 23d:
at about 10 A. NJ, a friend and started on
a midsummer trip, crossed the river in boat
and commenced tho ascent OF the bluff as
usual il being very steep, and, upon the
whole like the river Jordan-"a hard road to
trayel.'' ALI difficulties, however, being sur
mounted, we arrived at the mouth Of the cave
and sat down TO rest awhile aud cool our
selves looking at the thermometer, We found
1t stood at 50 degrees. Here we found several
pieces Of candle and one old candlestick left
by other visitors.
We then commenced the descent; and as we
walked, crawled and slid along, IL began 10
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