The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-18

Cusset After passing in front the lines the Emperor
distributed number Of DECORATIONS and the troops filed
off amidst loud r,ras.
The day the Emperor received the pupils Of the
colleges Of Mouns and Cusset, who marched past his
Majesty with ooors and bands and enthusiastic cries OF
''vive pEmpereurl" "yive rImperatrice!" "Vive 10
Prince Imperial"
The academic and musical authorities Of those towns
afterwards presented to the Emperor by the Project
Of the region and the Director of the Normal School Of ou
Inns made glorious eyes of the country side and
his own by the besowal Of that whichthough
those who have it, and those who have it not, all
declare to be becoming too common is nevertheless
declared upon good authority to be object Of nces
SAINT longing the part Of all Frenchmen
Tho Emperor having signiAed his wish to return to
Fontanebcau by the railroad in of construct
ton from Neyers to Monargis great number Of work
men have been employed upon that portion OF tho line,
and the works pushed with such rapidly that
he able naugurae that portion Of the iine by
returning direct by that route to Fonaincbcau three
days ago. The entire population of vichy appears TO
have turned out salute their Imperial guest his de-
arture and much has the Emperor boon gratiaed by
the q aiectonato demonstrations" which tho Aonieur
declares to have gvca him such very great pleasure,
that lie has testified his Of the by dccreemg
a long list OF improvements that must almost
take away the breath of the Mayor Of Vichy,
whom will rest the responsibility of carrying into
ccutn the sovereign pleasure of the imperial
ont OF work for and brckayers who opened FRI
day bah by dancing With his daughter
This astonishing Emperor seems to DO positively be-
witched by the attractions Of pencils and compasscs,
aHd unable to let alone the architectural topography of
any place in which he sojourns Vlchy is accordingly to
be ',dowerci-as the phrase goes-with eight new
streets, two boulevards, square, several bath
hodscs magnihc mt park (t has one very pretty and
available public park already two new railway stations,
now church and an hotel de Vile. What the little
town TO 90 with this last piece Of municipal splendor
when Il shall have got it, y Is difficult to imagine
unless the Emperor should cap the climax Of his yors
by converting the fashionable watering place into de-
pdrtmenai chcf ie. by touch of the imperial wand.
BESIDES Immense number Of argosses, bestowed on
in iyiluas and villages and liberal donation to tho
charity bail, the Emperor has promised to make tho
municipality present Of a handsome towards these
"crtatiols and viii empower that body to appropriate
to TN same onoci Tor certain number OF years, the
funds arising from the sale of the waters of the different
springs which have rendered the village Of Vichy so
famous Tho Old church is to be thoroughly restored to
the immense eXuton Of the anti lizafist portion OF the
opu ation and probably to the quiet satisfaction Of its
It that the Emperor, who quite Of the
intense anxiety with which his sunday movements
being canvasscd beforehand, when rec ucstcd, by depa
talon Of the proud and wealthy azarists to honor tho
splendid chapel Of their institution by hearing mass
IN it, thanked them for their Invitation, but
dryly added 81 am accustomed to attend Divine
service in my parish church The little church of st.
ase has accordns repeat IN atrocous pun of ono
of it hate vstcrsbeon since in blaze OF glory and
popularity and has been dcnsey crowded every Sun
day by people intent gazing the extraordinary sight
Gi panty dressed grave looking, mlde aged man, OF
middle height with very long mustaches, seated ID vel
vet armchair III front of the chanccl that gcnarne has
had to be placed at each door to prevent crushing aud to
hinder persons from forcing their way into the church,
when every inch OF standing room had been already
filled.
Before taking leave Of ychy for the presen. season
my mention fer the odicatiou Of all who take any
special gtcr6s in The woafGis Of crowns, tho past
present that Queen Christina formerly of Sran is also
"a We With part o. hor family She attends Mass at the
oh pei Of the fazars which she goes regularly every
morning. accompanied By her excoachman and present
husband tho handsome Duke de Rianzares, whose arm
she tasq-h marriage rite having appareasyrased him
in tho eyes of her dowdgsr Majesty to an
equality with hcise'r, and by her sor. who being
OF inferior birth by his fathers side not ali9we
place himself on Ac with his august mother, but walks
behind her, carrying her prayer book.
Tho s!anese Ambassa tors-who have becn sadly dis
turbod by seeing themselves represented with only
eye By NJ Goudn in the picture he has been ordered by
the Emperor to paint in remembrance of their reception
necessity on the part OF the artist of painting OF
ticfn IL profile have actually insisted receiving
written statement to the eject that such untruthfu
representation OF their twoeyed faces had been made
trcly against their viii and in spite OF their protest.
have been apparently much impressed by their visit to
tho camp at Chalona whittier the Emperor Will shortly
proceed, and whore it is confidently believed, he
viii be visited by the King Of Prussia and his son.
The Spanish papers, which were the first to spread the
very painful regarding the health Queen Veto
ria, which hayc been rife in this city for the last
visit being made to her Majesty by the Crown Prince
aud Princess of Prussia and their two Children has boon
prompted by the hope OF its contributing to bring about
their august motacr from the painful impression created
by the death of the Duchess of Kent As far as have
been able to ascertain, through private channels these
rumors are either totally without foundation or are at
most gross cXaggoratons. That the Queen should
be deeply and painfully affected by her mothers loss
tho first Of her inarvelousy happy Ie-is in
eyiLabe; coad the most loyal and aitctionate Of
subjects wish that it should have been otherwise
But the tribute of natural affection duly paid there
10 be 10 reason to doubt thn tho healing influences OF
tine will be potent the Of Queen Victoria ~
has wisely ordained that they shall tho case
N
It can hardly be doabed that this first appearance at Os
borne of the two royal infants in question must be felt
great pleasure by the Queen and all the members
If the royal circle The refusal of the prUssian Court to
allow the Princess to take to England the precious infant
that first made Eugands sovereign grandmother, was
fe as learn from lady connected with the Court as
ga bitter disappointment. The Princess that first
visit to- her ef her marriage took over with her. in de-
ianit OF her darling number OF photographs Of the new
born heir to the Prussan crown Of whichreescnt
ing round faced, snubby, happy looking, fat little
here for some time in the custody Of the lady
aforesaid When the Queen FIRST this photograph Of
her little grandson she declared that was so exactly
like one OF her own babies that she should never have
known them apart"
But though the photographs were inspected with the
kecncs interest and welcomed with the utmost Affection
the absence of the little original very greatly
grctted by all parties, and especially by tho younger
members of the royal household who had set their hearts
on enjoying the full dignity of the relatonshifon-
ferred upon them by the birth Of a .'nephew."
fire, aac" s hS o, inc ARRIVAL G TINS
1t seems, was tho most excited Of them all He
ran about necessarily all the rest of the day and for
day two afterwards, exclaming at the top of his
voice every he met, 'vic's got boy andPm his
uncle Oh Vics got boy vics got boy, and I'm his
uncle ~. The only drawback to his little highness'
otherwise intense and perfect satisfaction arising
from the reflection that the baby has two uncle Leopolds
and how will be ever know which is which ~ sugges
ton Of coming pcrpleXity which mus$ have been suh.
cionty amusing he other uncle Leopold whose hair
has 50 long grown gray under the not very heavy
crown OF spirited constitutional, glowing and pro-
gressvc little Belgium.
The young mother, so much beloved both in her Old
home and in her one, who is rejoicing in the
possession of children Of her own appears have BEEN
III her childish days, fond Of bit of mischief as the
humbest Of the millions of other itte girls born under
her mothers sway
A young woman, respectfully married, who WINS
formerly of the housemads at Wndsor and left her
Maesty's service to marry her present husband, pre-
serves lively remembrance Of the various incidents of
her stay the castle and Of the anks OF the little peo
pie who now growing up
Among other Incidents Of her residence at Windsor,
Mary we'll remembers how morning she was busy
cleaning the crate Prince Alberts study the bars Of
which she was in the act OF backing when
the door Opened, and in tripped the Princess
Royal and Princess Alice, in white morning frocis,
their hair very smooth aud nice, their hands very
clean just ready for their morning lessons Mary hap
rened to be rather late that day and brushing away
al with might and main being rather fearful