The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-03
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of THE HERALD.

FtCAl CuhRtSPuh1ehCE OF IKE HERALD.
NapoIeon's General Notwithstanding Of
the Legislative Session aud Scene I'm the
neutrality-suspicious. OF the Indies-The
Foreign NIiuisters-Engenie, the Emperor
and Prince Imperiai-The speech and It's
Recepuon-Mexic0.
PARIS Nov 10, 1857.
Tho annual opening OF the Corps Legslatif places the
Emperor in somewhat Of the position Of the penient in
the confessional acknowledging his past sins and enors
and promising amendment in the future. Like many
others he does not probably always reveal the whole OF
bis peccadoes but the opportunity OF seeing such
august parsonage in such position always much
curiosity This year the rush for tickets for the opening
ceremony greater than before and thousands
Of applications refused. The American Minister
had hundred requests and but four tickets we're
apportonsd him. Through friend at court was for.
tuuate enough TO obtain OF the pieces Of
Dashboard which admiauce to the Sale dos E,a
where had tu Wow Of the ceremony.
Dressing myself In the required costume OF dress
coat white cravat and black combinations, presented
myself at the door Of the Pavilion Demon IN tho Place
Napoleon Third which is or the courts Of the
Louvre, little before eleven o'clock. Already the
Place Carousse filled with troops and gay equpages
whilo coachmen and outriders in gorgeous array
dashing In from the Rue do Rivol and from the quay
The stone steps leading into the building overriding
with canopy Of crimson velvet and passing under this
and through long hall, lined on both sides with
the Gards de Paris aud up staircase through Of the
galleries OF paintings Of the Louvre entered the Sale
des Etats.
This IL room constructed bu. few years since and
opening from the long gallery Of paintings in the
Louvre. Here the annual ceremony the opening Of
the Chambers is performed and 1t Is probable that
deliberate attempt were made announcement and
uncomfortable room for such purpose could not DO
arranged Il ID q paralelogram, with . very narrow
gallery running round three sides of IL. Under this
gallery, the lower floor, two OF seats Tho
body Of the hall is appropriated the senators and
deputies, the judges OF tho courts and other civic
dignitares while tho ministers marshas and cardinals
occupy seats q the side Of the throne The is
on raised platform, the throne chair being large
chair Of gill and red velvet Back OF this is canopy Of
red velvet spotted With the golden bees the emblem Of
the Napoleonc dynasty, and surmounted with the
imperial eagles
The will contain about fifteen hundred specta-
tors, crowded in and under the galleries The doors
were opened al half-past ten, and at eleven nearly
every place was occupied As usual OCCASIONS
at least twothrds OF the spectators ladies' occupy
Ing tho upper galleries and two Of seats placed
between them. All the male portion OF the spectators
were obliged to stand, and very crowded.
The ladies required be toilette de Vile but
not very much dressed the really most brilliant looking
In this respect being the young American ladies' occupy
ing seats in the Of the gallery, alfred in rich
violet velvet.
towards noon the scene became very brilliant and
the body Of the hall was rapidly filing up. Car
dinals with their long red robes; msrshals OF
covered with Win ss
deliberately gold laced coats senators and deputies in
their uniforms Of blue and gold, the ministers wearing
their orders and decorations minglng and chatting
and apparently much interested inshat about
occur though they had some real influence and power
In the government and though they something
moro than lot Of puppets mado to dance stand STILL
TO vote or to abstain from voting the wires pulled
The foreign ambassadors and their suites occupied
reserved gallery ~ the right OF the throne The Papal
came Prince as.h the Austrian Mnse with h
jolly German face; next Lord Lyons, who sat be-
tween Mst!ernich and the Count de- Gollz, the
Russian Minister, who sat eibowing the Turk; then
representatives OF smaller powers, among them tue
Persian and Japanese The American Minister was not
presenthe having been detained by stress OF weather
at Folkestone where he stopped his way from the
The UneS States WAS By
Legation, In military uniform Among the brilliant |
s O.ss as tho 81, ace Of .psass
After we had waited nearly two hours ct hve minutes
before one the announcement "Limpsrasrice y was
Ssrsn' ana accompanied BY the ladies' q the court
mad. ~ graceful ssy anu then s END
on s
The Princes. Mur.s ., on be. lsa The Empress wa:
trimmed with Csrmelto velvet, . Jfcaa Marie An.
toinsss black lace. with vsisiband OF dark colored
velvet and q white bonnet The Princess Mathde IN
yellow saiin trimmed with zpcline and pardessus OF
the same The Empress beginning 10 show her forty
woman.
Punctualy At one O'Clock the Emperor was announced
Prince imperial By the hand All rose and the signal
given for cries OF "yivo pEmpercurp which were
gwen IN the usual weak and unhear.y manner In which
the French do these things. Upon ascending the |
throne, the Emperor turned and bowed, and |
seated himself in his throne chair with the Prince I'm
peria at his right In another chair. Tho Emperor
dressed In his military uniform and the Prince Imperial
black velvet knee brooches and jacket with red stock
ngs He his grand Gordon Of The
Legon of honor, and looked pale and thin.
Upon being seated the Emperor Immediately opened |
reading his speech The Emperor reads clearly and
distinctly, but mechanically and with little modulaou
Of voice. He remained seated while reading. His |
changes on the other sds o. the khns'
fell perfectly dead, there not being tho slight |
the Roman Intervention was received with "bravos''
and cries Of '4rss bteai which is about the limit to
70. HIS promise to carry out the reforms commenced
the 10th Of January last; and bis statement tina. I'm
making il less onorous would DO presented were well
received; but Is whole, the speech fell rather fiat
when was concluded, the Minister OF State admins
tered the oath TO nve members II folows:-
II swear obedience TO the constitution and fidelity 10
the Emperor" and each one, az his name sas
jaren when this ceremony WAS over the Minister OF |
state having formally declared the session open the
Emperor rose bowed, and preceded again BY bis cham
bsriain, descended and passed through The aisle,
amid the usual "pirda" The whole ceremony, after |
the Empefors arrival occupied juss twenty minutes and
after having stood squeezed between fat Fenchmen
for than two hours before u commenced, came
very much 10 the conclusion that Sam Weler's school
boy did about the aphabet-that he doubted whether
worth going through 20 much 70 learn no lntls
was never much struck - yesterday with the /
utter sphynx-Iiks mmobity Of ccuntsnancs, which,
under ali circumstances, the Emperor Napoleon seems
maintain. Hero he was before the assembled wisdom
France and the Of tho nations Of the
world ware catching sagsriy from bis lips the words
which mghtgve assurance OF peace or involve Europe
In He knew that France and Paris wore in an e.
cited condition, and expected something from him TO
appsass them. He knew that results frsught with /
danger OF triumph depended upon his uttsrancss Of
yesterday and yet schooiboy recitiug his well |
oonuod page Of Virgil his teacher priest mutterng
hn Oft repeated patsr exhibited sss emotion
than did he. HIS eye neither III up with triumph