P

. a" -*“*’.'.’I ' . ,{Jgai nu; 'e-‘s-iipfl V IJ‘

8",“: T ’ , _ r5 .1“ of a Maw by eppleudtrg

accompaniments.

' eto

‘ the great tnen glari- ‘ddels'efthe cer " other. I we 'l'! hipshttespresen

: .

, was, from Geared by the national " as they arrived ar‘thsir

' l , eecaserere. the first

: star the can an of salutations, turn * vessel lined by t e sailors from La Be y of whom proceeded to raise the cofiln

ies of the Emperor were deposited th ~§

fiber 5ft:

bribery

‘ ings in salami. silence,

IIIDOI 0' NIUILLY.

K

halter capital. At eleven o'clock these we 5 the sailors into the splendid car station 0

h te-ple. To the car were harnessed l6 magni- , black horses, four e-breast, richly caparisoncd 'w th rich housings of eloth of gold, and having white

pleases dressed on their heads and necks.

, led b a groom in green and gold. the imperiul ‘ my '1‘ c

rgy took their seats in carriages of

. e Hub and silser, prepared for the occasion, a coastal: aimenced its march.

The

sell, the tri-colourad rich pull Thejetrt ensemble was one of the most that could be imagined. ,

The car had scarce made its appearance

ofthe bridge, when tretnendous shouts of “ Vine I' Eat-

perev" were heard; the first was a surlilc

needs, and enthusiastic burst, a welcome which, pro- nounced by the lips, proceeded from the hearts ofthe It was not a boisterous. shout: it proar. but a deep and solemn peal

excited multitude. was no sound of n

which fol on the ear. The car paused for

utes, and salt moved on again to cross the bridge,

the seine enthilhiastic cry re-cchoed on every side.

asionally throughout he people an opportunity ; it was surrounded by the sea- men from Le Belle Paula, with Prince do Joinville, in the navy, at their head. ‘00. marched l5 e-breast, ressed in neat blue clothing, ’ Vole and a hatchet at their broad black leather “belts; the our teen, they were the low black hat; un-

The car continued to pause are its progress, in order to affordt of gazing at their case

the uniform of a captain of

These, to the number of

before end behind the car, d .l .

lb them, howev_er, they are dist'

f f m d uished o w er en mustachios. a fine

lewd"them. The Kin the Generals Bertrand the car, with a numero

ng. I eers. d cflcers end soldiers unibrins which belonged to it,

g’s comissioners to S , Gour us stafl' of g of the amp followed the

atrial costumes were also seen—mamelukes attached to

thd Eniperor's service. A body

. . of Poles a tit. occasion, at their own request.

_uwsne on L’e'roiu sun cmrsr savanna.

and infantry, these gradually fell in They were headed by a minediately before the passage at the barriere del'Etoile. est warp that! of any along the on rising ground, it comman- ‘l-agth of ‘Champe Elysées, through esch side, double rows of

y en military trophies, con~

_1 «her by a line of soldiers end crowds, citizens The whol homered with colours relieved by inters-

A tbody of troeps,artiller ,cavalr , press end followed the car;y ’

' shrug the route _de Neuilly. M of lancers i through the trienphel arch This spot pruantetl the _fin ‘7 e . 8' I can?“ "um whic “the with detachd masses. of brilliant . n, tices of a strain hue, glittero gold and steel N9; . n.

‘ its

constantly moving ,; _but‘the clouds of do . ,- mete-innit .y_ In 4,"“J-" --

. Wd t the no salted of a fen:r.el°:haro

multitudes—the the beloved of I

der or more Milan; to the

. ~ -- " “gig” his .H . ~ " Id your a. I.“ Wheaten:

‘ ' lwhele Inhuef march. 50‘“ ll”

' eldeslerelides."” tethenet . .dmd.

“May—remarkable. which led to it. but

' M *Lui'o‘ler-ting to however to

in. of its eh'bf bcidents. 5* ‘ observed. ' y week. nude- bese had this winter. "I"! several advantageous pest- ted hr the viewing hehre eight o’clock evttl wsy selected hr passage

. m. ‘ iegtottieir severe animate The

the masses .whieh came

4. km . ‘ 6 ' it was fired, on the banks ' where a park of artillery

s. ' ' 4. This became ther ' neldfisr the coni- . ef the preeeedin o t ey I mind on the left be‘n'k ofthe river, the Abbe ' who formed one of the escort from St. e m elergy, in full canonicale, then «wards the steamer, Ln Dorade,

been brought close up to a wooden esplao a communication between the shore and

E- al H' house the Prince de Joinville i hlgd between two lines of troops,

it tothe temple, the priests going before, chanting, .eecevdieg to the usage of the Catholic church. The

rites which were there performed The immense concourse of led at this spot viewed this por-

nding throughtbc atmosphere.

The Island in the middle ofthe river close to the bridge of Neuilly. the banks on both sides ofthe river, .as far as theeye could reach, and the windows and roofs ef were covered with countless human beings. Tm ebce tits lined by nothing but troops, which gave tillef to the scene by the lightness and

brillieucy efl'eet. At the entrance of the bridge "(My column Netre Dante de Grace shot up grace- ‘fully. The .Whiiante of Coerhevoie had erected an

obelisk, which added to the afict of the scene. centre ofthe Pit. lay Le Derede and the flotilla which conveyed the remains of the illustrious chiefiain to his

t ofthe car was splendidly imposing. lts bur me ve gilt wheels, the richness of its basement, and the supporting ti urea ofthe canopy, with the violet gs, and the coffin covered by the beneath, appeared magnificent in the extreme. gorgeous sights

. _ liey had, however, and a martial appearance, forming a beautiful con- trast with the rich uniforms which preceded and fol-

gaud, Las Cases, drc.,

ifl'erent statues, burn-

R

It was the

convoy any

, to a recol- Europeis

and

before nine guards and several po-

l-‘rom a

ed towards llc Poole, a , and trans-

ere for two

the roar of

In the

re r'emoved ed in front

Each horse

nd the pro-

at the foot

n, simulta-

n few min-

by a pro-

t. Helena, eueral offi- ire, in the car. Ori-

ttended i.

amid the st, and the

the

day.

and

the

any d

splendid. Among ably, . through the barriere d deur ofthe magnificent

rgeousness, filch lay beneath; . the stately animals who drew it; . drous aspect of a whole city’s population, on one point, preset Istud a :57

.llection o t specaor. :37. particularly that the real character of the cere-

f the da seemed lost ,' instead of a funeral pro- 222:5): it a yered to be the return of a glorious cou- hem—0:13;...

cers.

few minutes.

brilliant and crowded.

Moritholun. the French Govornrnp‘t, pay anew the last sad duti

ceremony.

At length, however, the the other side of the river, the troops that had piled thei up their muskets and to form At a little before one the h seen coming slowly forward, and th dually more and more beautiful. T

fromthe a tothe ' ' I . _ consists “clue, loo pnnc'pa finance “the. Invali

which,

““ ' "‘ ‘ thick it mg blue flames. ‘2?" '0

i "a s m j a columns, an!

a" o , h tri-coloured

e I“ ints truly "1"" "mm" "mm, nemwcs’t’riiliiii’. ironqmuon- P9

, and decorated wit was the eEect of the cut

to bear t

I must me”. i I. rauce of the funeral car 0 I’Etoile. . vehicle itself, worthy, from ll; he remains ofthe mighty dart f the rich and glittering trappings o

ctacle never to pan from

difficult to ace untntl b] 3'" legs, and the

The imposing 8m”

and above all, the won- congregated the

It was here, however,

eonhiinself whileliving, crowned with

apotheosis of the hero.

a hundred victories, coming home in triumph to his ca- pital-to that Paris which was alike the oblige thought and his affection in the midstof his . d his proudest moments of glory, and iii adversity an e. r . exgut to the triumphsl arch at the barriere do l’Etoile, where certainly occured the most intercgzng incident along the whole passage from Courbevote to the Inva- lid'es. The troops were formed in a ctrcle ofthree lines round it, cavalry and infantry, leaving a‘ vacant space between the first line and this magnificent architectural superstructure. 0n the right ofthe arch was stationed a park of artillery, flanked by several squadrons of lau- Precisely at one o'clock the car entered the arch- way, in the centre ofwhich it remained stationery for it The guns then commenced firing, when the crowd pressing on the tree succeeded in breaking through them, and men, ivth despite every opposition, In many fell on their knees, I attitude till it passed. w As the car entered the arch, the weather, which had been occasionally cloudy, and which threatened snow, brightened, and the sun shone brilliantly forth; the day continued fine and clear from the moment. de Joinville was warmly cheered as he appeared under the archway, as were the pupils of the Ecol. Marshal Gerard and his stuff followed son, were not similarly treated. At this spot the people seemed to have collected in myriads, the crowd was as dense as at Courbevoic, the trees being filled with the more active and adventurous, without it accident. The summit of the trirtmphal arch facing the Champs Elysees was surmounted by gilded figures, representing The Emperor, .in his im- perial robes stands in front of his throne. are two figures, representing Peace and War. figures of Fame on horseback, as if starting to commit- riicatc to the world the intelligence of the honours paid to France's hero, placed at each angle of the monument, and trophies of arms complete its decorations.

t of his

stiles. in

liildreu, succeeded, ' the arch, where ed in this devotional

The Prince

e St. Cyr; alter, but

ently any

At his' side Four

BRIDGE 0!" LA CONCORDE.

(including

At each angle of the bridge of La Coricorde,.opposite the Chamber of muties, were four columns, each aur- mounted by an immense gilded eagle and- namented by a huge silk tri-coloured fiag,—-these waved by the wind to and fro majestically. Eight allegorical statues were erected on the balustrades ofthis bridge.

I am reminded here, as I recall the passing over this bridge, of the beautiful efl'ect produced by a body of 87 cavaliers, carrying as many staffs, surmounted by the imperial eagle and engraved with the name of one of France’s departments, which was thus represented at this aoleninity; to the staffs were attached the French flag. '

The steps of the Chamber of Deputies, and the whole passage to the esplanade of the lnvalides, was equally Opposite to it, La Dorade, and the flotilla ofstcamers arrived and took up their station, at about one.

Algeria,) each of

ESPLANADE OF THE INVALIDES.

and attended but by it

Another was ex

88

ng fires; in an

in the third place a hat.

piercing cold, but still they were

ceremony about to be

an

, principal heroesan

. ‘ i". . /..I.’ .t 112.th n'

g straight svcau

or -its back to the wate statue of _A mperor; the even statueso ‘ as,

am

At an early hour, the immense amphitheatres erected on each side ofthe avenue leading from the quay to the principal entrance of the Hotel des Invalides, began to receive these whom fortune had favoured with tickets, and although the number of tickets delivered' amounted to 30,000, there was ample accommodation for at least l0,000 more. In spite of the piercing cold which re- vailed, and the likelihood of snow, which fell more than once, though but slightly, during the day, all those provided with tickets were present at their post, some even as early as eight, a. m., although the procession was not expected, even by the most sanguine, to reach the Hotel des lrivalides before two, p. m., so great was the desire to obtain a glance, not of the remains, but the car which contained the remains of him who lllttl raised the ntilitary glory ol France to such a height, and whose tyranny had been expiatcd by a wretched death in a foreign land, severed alike from his cou family, who adhered _to their master even in his fa len fortunes. One of these gallant servants, General Bertrand, was present, and was one ofthe principal attractions of the

. pected to have been there, General His letter, addressed

ntry and his few faithful followers,

a few days since to

snpplicating the permission to es to that master whose exile he had shared, should, according to many, have procured hint that painful pleasure, even had his attendance at the ceremony entailed the necessity of a pardon. however, was not the opinion of General Montholon w throng of dignitaries who polcon to their last home. Several hours elapsed ere the here it is painful to have to re prevailed in the interim. were seen gettiu purpose of maki dyer, national: soldiers of the line, doc, forme

round a flag; elsewhere an oficer

This, the Government, for no

perceived amid the splendid preceded the remains of Na-

procession rip ared,and mark howl l'e dignity In one place national g planks and breaking them

guards for the uards, a ring and danced was in the centre; True, the weather was on military duty, and

performed was a funeral

funeral car was perceived on d some orderawaa restored,

r arms hastened‘

their ranks.

end of V

to snatch

the procession was 6 sight came ra~ he grou d ‘lndgitg dea e, at the. bottom of r, stood the colossal was linfilwith the I narchs ht France . ,,

lbb.’ ,sdi' {yum . 11

a.”

- ' drawn e—the mighty CI", 3 set; with: gold re, and yet neither de h re ful semblance. And 'f‘hé tiful sight of the day._

. the ocessrort ad- central road filled wit]; trorpzhmgs, described. vancing between the coo'slsa b urns emitting a turn! separated from one cool Srwaeyfiued on em." side by light, while the back-grottn h immense amphitheatres the multitude shut "P m ‘deb numerous masts, "of" P"°‘»’ided for the common, an s y racefully flow"! "l which tri-coloured streamers uert‘afigth such bean”. and the air, forming a Stgl" "3Plel'e surely ne’er {OI-gm," interest that “ those who saw on?" v remanded on

The 'cry “ he comes, he_ comes _. "0:18 minor deans all sides; and: howe'l" 'ntereslmfi ii to the can—the ""1 have beent anemia" was “Ye eof Napoleon. As funeral car. “mummg ‘he remains d. and althoullh the 03" Pa'sed’ each head was Mimi/5'8 ,I'Em ereur.’ ” the shouts;, of _“ éxng‘fi'zé, Vii: k 13,5,“ Jain- Fined to t e cries 0 ' certain degree °f

- I” - re few and far between, a I. zillllg‘.ion :fevailed’ and many an eye was sufi'useltl 1:5: tears To be just, howaver, it must be said that ar'

. _ . ban was expected on the occasmu. engusmsm prevail‘t'e‘tiuhalely preceded bv the Prmce of he car was tm . . 1 ca min or the .loint'ille, on horseback, In the untforrn o _ [:1 n each

'. ' attended b his stafi', and accompanle. ° . :idhvhy 200' of tlieysnilors (if the Belle Pouleislpefltigzze despatclied by the French Government to - i to bring home the remains ofthe Emperor. 21 “3 my

It was half-past two when a salute 0f 8“

had reached the gate 0f nounced that the funeral car _ . u the Invalides‘; the sailors of the Belle Poule wast?" Y commenced their preparations to descend the holy 'rom the car. 'A great struggle was here made too turn a

- ' ' borne b 36 sailors Into glimpse of the coffin as it Was Y h A h- the Cour Royale of the [rivalidcfii Where 1 e bishop of Paris, attended by all his clergy, way war mg to receive it. E INVALID“

THE cuuncrt or T" a -

The decorations of the interior of the Church of tire Invalides were very magnificent. The whole of ti: dome to the first order of architecture, .was hung Wit violet-coloured drapery, bordered and fringed “'"h flow- To the right and left, where are the tombs of. Vauban and Turenne, were elevated platforms Wllh _393“ for the Peers and Deputies and the corps dipldmatiqire. At the end near the great southern door, was an altar .for the religious ceremony, at the right of which was a rich tribune for the ‘ng and the Rhys! family, surmounted with trophies of ge,'and with richdrapery, embrordered with palm branches in gold,‘ and With gold border and fringe. By the side of this tribune was that for the ladies of honour of the court, facing the tribune of the Mints- ters. The two latter had draperies bordered and fringed with silver. The three friezes which crown the attic were covered with hangings, bordered and fringed vvith silver and spangled with gold, upon which were escut- chions, bearing the imperial arms and the l ter All these hangings and decorations were laced _wrtli garlands,‘aud chaplets of immortelles gdd‘leurel. The twelve windows which light the dome were cencealcdby magnificent violet-coloured blinds, on. each of which was an enormous eagle with extended Wings. The eight piers which support the dome wag covered With drapery, embroidered with gt‘tlrl'nndI olden bees. At the place where the tomb is tobe wast e catafalque, _50 feet in height, composed of two bases ornamented wrth has-reliefs; the first decorated at each' angle with a statue representing 'Victory, 10 feet in height; one with a palm in his hand, the other resting upon a shield; the other supports formed Corinthian columns, upon which was placed the roof of the catafalque. This ro )f was in the form of a dome, and was surmounted by an eagle with expanded wings, ten feet in breadth. It was upon this second basis that the coffin was plac d. The whole was richly gilded. Round the catafalque, which was lighted by a great number oflustres, were sixteen fune- ral urns, front which blue flame issued. The nave of the church, the space between the aisles, the tribunes, and the seats were hung with black drapery, fringed and bordered with silver, in the form of curtainspand at t5 side of each column ‘was a trpphy oft'r“ ' ured 6 w Over the cornice of the spaces betweenm earches was a hanging, representing in gold the imperial crown, sur- mounted by u sceptre and eagle. Beneath, upon each arcliitgaye, was a drapery sustaining at each extremity the cross, of the Legion of Honour. The nave was bor- dered with a line of candelabra, which sent forth blue flames. All the pillars were covered with bits-reliefs, representing trophies of arms; and underneath were pedestals, on which were inscribed thernames of the generals of the empire.

The general effect of these decorations, to which we must again allude, was at once gorgeous and solemn, fully suited to the mingled ideas of imperial greatness and the nothingiicss of the remains, in honour of which the splendid preparations had been made. The pro- fusion of richly cut chandeliers bearing wax-tapers, which threw well-tempered light over the nave, its aisles, and galleries, and the immense number of niuch larger chandeliers, tapers, doc. which filled the interior of the dome With a. blaze of dazzling rays, formed the first feature that struck the spectator on entering. The ca- tafalque under the dome was one of the happiest efforts “decorative art we have ever seen; and from its being all in white and gold, with its immense eagle above the canopy, was of striking grandeur. When all the persons who were allowed to penetrate into the church were assembled, previous to the entrance of the funeral pro- cession, the scene was one of deep solemnin and great Interest. Down the western side of the nave was a long line of the veteran inmates of the Hotel, which was pro- l°“ged by some of the troops from Africa, with their red caps, and by municipal guards. On the eastern or Opposite side the line _vvas kept by the lOth legion of national guards. Behind these were seats for certain Public bodies and military officers, and behind these again rose the seats_fillin up the aisles. These aisles as well as the’ galleries a ove, were hung with bla " and the windows were carefully blocked up. Nearly a" ‘he,°°"‘l"“ “"9 in bltick, varied here and there by the uniform o .aorne ofiicers. Every thing was in per. fect keeping With the solemnity of ih