The New York herald., 1862-01-21
New Year at the Tuileries.
NAPOLEON's DIPLOMATIC OFFICIAL RECEPTION.
from the London Times Jan 81

From the London Times Jan. 81
The usual evee held at the Tuleries New Years
day with the customary ceremonial and the pomp.
The order OF the reception was however, somewhat de
parted from in consequences OF the repairs going on IN
officers OF the National Guard and OF the army in
troduced to the throneroom by the long gallery, which
runs parallel 70 the Seine The great bodies OF the
Stae' entered by the central pavilion known the Pa
vion de lorloge and introduced to the presence
chamber by the Salon dApollo. At eleven O'Clock the
Emperor and Empress received Prncesses
Of the imperial family the grand officers of the crown,
the grand mistress Of the Empress household the COVER
ness the Prince Imperial the officers and ladies attach
ed the household Of their Majestes and the imperial
family, the almoners and chapains Of the Emperor tho
clergy of St. Denis the cardinals minister's marshas
and admras the Grand Chancellor Of the Legion Of
nor, and the Governor Of the lnvalides.
At midday their Maesties attended mass in the chapel
of the Tuileres At O'Clock the Emperor,
the throne with his Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon
his right and his left his Imperial Hghness Prince
Louis ucen Bonaparte received in the throne the
members Of the diplomatic body the deputation of the
Knights Grand Cross Of the Legion Of Honor tho men,
bes Of the Senate Legislative Corps and Council of State
the deputaton Of the Grand officers Of the Legion OF
Honor and the civil authorities who admitted to pay
their respects on these occasions.
The following address from the diplomatic body was
read by Count Kisseled, the Russian Ambassador
senior Ambassador present.
SIsr-Tho members OF the diplomatic body here as
sembed have the honor to offer to your Majesty through
the expression Of their respectful homage on the
casion OF the new year.
enabled repeat their wishes for your Massts happi
ness, and that Of your august family.
The emperor replica as IOllOWS;-
thank the diplomatic body for its kind wishes Tho
year which has just passed away has been marked by
connections in many points and by calamities to royal
families. hope that the new year will be more IA
vorable to kings and to peoples.
His Excclency the President Of the Senate addressed
bis Majesty as follows
sIRE-The Senate offers TO your Majesty its eager
homage. After period Of ten years happily passed.
1862 opens new era may 1t add TO tho prosperity Of
France to the satisfaction of tho Emperor and the
greatness Of the empire Such the lent wishes Of
the Senate the firm devotion Of which is your
Majesty and which in its good wishes OF happiness does
not separate the Emperor from the Empress and the
Prince Imperial
The Emperor replied
1t is always with pleasure that receive from the
Senate the assurances Of devotion Of which you the
mouthpiecc and count upon it to assist in perfect
ing the constitution the time maintaining intact
the fundamental bases upon which it rests
His Excellency the President Of the legislative body
spoke as follows
press to the Emperor the expires sion Of its sincere
ton and its prayers for tho prolongaton your life It
and for the Prince Imperial The legislative body knows
that the welfare of Francs is intimately connected with
that OF the imperial family.
Tho Emperor replied
feel deeply what you have juet expressed The legs
lative body will trust, see In the notifications which
have introduced the constitution proof OF my
confidence in its intelligence and patriotism.
Tho Archbishop Of Paris complimented his Majesty in
the name Of the clergy
The Emperor replied as follows
am always much moved by the prayers which you
address to Heaven for the EMPRESS for my and for
virtues, who know that they must render God that
,chich is Gods. and Cesar ha. schich Csars may
count may assure them, upon my protection and
livoly sympathy.
paris Jan 1Evcning) correspondence Of London Post
lhe Emperor did not enter into conversation with any
The following explanation Of the absence Of Lord Cow.
ley current. give 1t you for what it is worth ID
said that Lord Cowey being in mourning applied to the
Master Of the Household to know whether he might
pear Court (where the mourning suspended for
day. with the embems OF national sorrow. The
Court mourning suspended, his ordship decided
appear. As have said above, give this merely for
what is worth, and am myself strongly inclined TO dis
boieve it.
(Paris (Jan. 81 correspondence Of London Newsl
Two three out Of the few words pronounced by the
Emperor at the New Years receptions must be con-
sdered as than formal. when he tells the Arch
bishop Of Paris that the clergy knows the difference be-
tween what belongs to God and what to Cesar it is din.
cult TO avoid tho Inference that Caesar ia thinking Of as.
sorting rights which the priests would not admit they
bad choice IN tho matter. This Interpretation
cdes with rumors that serious attempt about to bO
male 10 settle terms for the evacuation OF Rome.
In the assurance to the Senate "that the Emperor re-
lies upon their aid to arneorato tho constitution"
have the i'm admission that the late reforms are
not nai Tho Pat,e, commenting upon this passage, 10
soOdsned the 1scen: sngosns i
ton OF the liberal doctrines enuncated in the article
headed ''The Constitutional Empire" The Pvcsse
also notices that the above words interpreted -
indicating the proximate coronation Of the edi-
Gce." Ny faith in such contamination Is not
Emperor urIns
towards liberal measures which for present re-
sisted by his Official councillors Tho Opinion Nationale,
with republican sternness objects to the reproach
yeyed to the clergy not being sufficiently direct being
veed in the form of assertion OF the thing that not
for Is rotorous that lords the bishops and arch.
bishops do every day violate the precspt Of the Gospel
which the EMPEROR cites by obstnatey claiming for the
lope what belongs to Victor Emanuel"
Tho following piece Of semi-oflcia eloQuence In the
Pays describes in forid way the fact, which gladly ad
init, that there harm in any Of the Emperors
short speeches, and tho contrary, promise Of
COOd:--The Emperor has spoken, Four times he
condescended reply To the homage and good wishes Of
the Ambassadors Of Europe and tho representatives OF
France Four times over his word word OF peace
and conciation between kings and their peoples; be-
tween the conservative and Progressive elements OF
mofern SOCIETIES: between the sentiment of dynastc
fidelity and that OF national aspirations and finally be-
tween Church and state.