Year: 1862

The Birth Of the Princess Clothilda's Son.


From the Paris CoHstifAtioaa ael We have the fol.
lowing In relation to the birth Of the Princess Clio.
thildas son:


The great event Ia Paris during the week pre-.
vious to the sailing of the steamer was the birth
Of the Princess C'othilda's sou-VictOr jerome
Frederic He was christened the same day he was
born. ut eleven, and the Empress and Prince Im
perR called over at two and signed the act of BIRTH
and at night the front of the Palais Royale was
lighted up, al were also the palaces OF St. Cloud
and Mendon. Since then each morning the Mont
teur has published bulletin In relation to the
health Of the Princess. At first were told that
abe had Slept we'll, and that both she and the
young Prince were as we'll az could be expected"
then that she had commenced having little milk
fever then that she had decided, like q true
mother and really royal maternal heart, to suckle
the young Prince herself and that he had already
taken the breast without difficulty then that 8
slight Inflammation had induced the attending
physician to make an app lication OF leeches; and
now finally that both mother and child are doing
WELL" The Empress has been In from St. Cloud
three times during the week, and spent couple Of
hours "a ch time with the new mother The Em.
peror certainly meant that the newly born heir to
the younger branch of his dynasty should not have
bis importance detracted from by the lack of cere.
mony attendant upon his birth. The following de-
tailed arrangement Of what should be done on the
occasion will be read with interest by those who
have been In the habit of looking upon the birth
of a child as common every day affair 1t is a
translation of the ceremonial prescribed by the E.
peror:


As soon as her Imperial Highness. the Princess
Marie Clothilds Napoleon, shall feel the pains which
announce speedy accouchement. her lady OF honor
will go to her.


From the arrival of the lady Of honor she viii,
take the orders OF his Imperial HIghness The Prince
Napoleon, and will send to inform


The Emperor and Empress;


Her Imperial Highness. the Princess Mathilda
and their Highnesses the Princes and Princesses OF
he Ip,ne rial mi . hQ at


The Minister Of State, the keeper OF the Eeas
Minister of Justice, the President OF the Council Of
state the Grand Master of Ceremonies, the ten wit
uesses appointed by the Emperor, viz Mareschsl
Count Valiant, Minister Of the Empress's house
hold, and Mareschal Count dOruano, Governor OF
the Invalides, the Minister Of the King of Italy,
and the officers and ladies of the household of their
Imperial Hghnesses, the Prince and Princess Ma
poleon-all these persons must 60 to the pssis
Royal the gentlemen in costume and ladies In t0iet
dc pius.


Al the moment Of feeling the last pains. the min
ister of state the keeper Of the seals and the pre.
scribed witnesses will be informed aud will enter
the chamber Of her imperial hlghness


Immediately upon the birth Of the infant, and
after II shall have been presented to their msjestes
and TO their imperial highnesses, the Prince and
Princess Napoleon by its nurse it will be presented
to the minister OF state and the keeper Of the seals
who will pass immediately into the adjoining saloon
where they will find the President of the Council
of State Here will be drawn up the process uerbat
of the birth of the infant in the presence of the
witnesses prescribed by the Emperor.


The names of the ihaat will be given and the
act of birth will be signed by their msjssties the
imperial highnesses the Prince Napoleon and the
Princess Marie Ciothilda Napoleon. her imperial
hishness the Princess Mathilde their imperial high
nesses the Princes and Princesses of the Imperial
family having rank At Court the Minister of State
the Keeper Of the Seals. and the President of the
Council of State, the witnesses the Grand Master
of Cere and the officers and ladies Of the
Prince and Princess Napoleon The infant will
then be taken into Its apartment by the governess
accompanied by the first Chamberlain Of their i'm
perial highnesses and the first Aid dc Camp OF tie
Prince Napoleon.


In this apartment will be placed tho persons
named by the Emperor for the service Of the In.
FAINT.


His imperial highness the Prince Napoleon
being returned into his grand apartment will there
receive the Fluctuations of the persons p, esent.