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      The French Emperolt And His Guard. For. ...

      TlSitd "; 'the tnilitary'lio ^ tsefaold " oT the Emperor , and a ¦ "d etachwebt t > f ^ Cent-Gardes ; Ihe Emperor ; Prince Napoleon ; Marshals Vaillant , and tJaragiiay d'Hillters , and ' General 'Oanrobert ; the Staff of tie Emperor , ^ formed of a great ' number of general and superior deters , among \ vh 6 m were seye * al belonging-to foreign nations ; another detachment of Cent-Garde ' s , and irwoT 3 quadroiiB df Cuirassiers of the Imperial Guard ?' About noon , the troops who have been : quartered

      for « ome time past in the neighbourhood of Paris ^ rere massed in theJ ? laee de la . Bastille , where their war-worn tooksand costumes * their tattered colotrrs , and 'their eagles perforated by 'Russian bullets , drew forth enthusiastic clieers . Shortly after this , the Emperor entered the Place de la Bastille , where the column of- 'July , 1830 , was denuded of the couronnes usually seen arouad it . The subjoined were the troops ¦ a ssembled about this column : —

      " The 20 th , 39 th , 50 th ( the Regiment particularly distinguished at the taking of the Malakhoff ) of the tine ; the Foot Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard ; the Zouaves of the Guard , the two regiments of Voltigeurs , the Artillery-of the Guard , the two regiments of Grenadiers , and the regiment of Gendarmerie of the Guard . " On entering the square , the Emperor was received at . ' tlie Bastille by Marshal Magnan . Having slowly ridden before the lines of the troops , his Majesty returned to the centre , near the pillar , and delivered an address to the military : — " Soldiers , —I hare come to meet you as in other times the Roman Senate went to the gates of Rome to meet her victorious legions . I have come to tell you that you have deserved well of your country .

      " My emotion is great , for with the happiness I feel at again seeing you are mingled painful regrets for those who are no more , and deep sor . ow , that I could not myself lead you on to "battle . " Soldiers of the Guard and Soldiers of the Line , you are -welcome . " You all i-epresent that army of the East whose courage and whose perseverance have invested with new lustre our eagles , and -won for France the rank which is her due .

      " The country , alive to all -that is accomplished in the East , receives you with all the greater pride that she estimates your efforts by . the obstinate resistance of the enemy . "I have recalled you , notwithstanding that the war js not over , because it ia ju « t -to relieve in their turn the regiments which , have suffered mosi . Thus every man will be able to claim his shai * e of gloiy , and the country which maintains 600 , 000 soldiers is interested that there should now be in France a numerous army , inured to , war , and ready to march wherever necessity may require .

      " Preserve , then , scrupuously your warlike habits and fortify yourselves in the experience you have acquired . Hold yourselves in readiness , to respond , if need be , to my call . But on this day , ' forget the trials of a soldier ' s life , thank God for having spared yon , and inarch pi'oudiy amidst your brothers in arms and your fellow-citizens , whose plaudits await you . " After the delivery of this speech , Marshal Magnan received the command of the Crimean corps , which formed into columns , and the corthje of the Emperor returned to the Place Vendome . The troops then commenced their movement in the following order , preceded by the Schools of the Etat Major and St . Cyr : —

      "A detachment of Mounted Chasseurs ; the Sappers and baud of tho 20 th Regiment of the Liuo ; Marshal Magnan and his Staff ; the General of Division of tho expeditionary corps ; the 20 th , 50 th , and 97 th Regiments of the Lino ; Gknoral MeHinefc , who boro on his faco the noble scar he received iu tho sanguinary action of the 8 th of Sopteiubor ; the Staff of tho ( Jeueral ; tUo Foot Chasseurs of tho Imperial Guard ; tho Zouaves of tho Guard , tho two Kogimenta of Voltigoura of ' tho Guard ; tho Artillery nnd Engjr noei ' a of the Guunl , tho two regiments of Grenadiers , and the regimout of Gendarmes of th « Guard . "

      As they passed , the troops were received with shouts from tho men , anil smiles suul wavings of handkerchiefs from the women . Some of the soldiers still bor « dreadful marks of their wounds . General Cnm-obert was received with marked favour ; and , amongst the m « n , the Zouaves mot with the most overwhelming reception . They arc mostly 1 ortsinus j consequently , the crowd contained miuiy of ( heir personal friends , who pressed forward to shake them b y the hand . " Their jaunty , devilinayTcnre bowing-, " according to the correspondent of the Daily News , had a great effect on tho beholders . AH the troops were in heavy mnralring order , and presented u thoroughly wnrhke appearance . JThe colours of the 56 th nnd the !> 7 th rcft imontfl of . the Line were observed to be greatly

      tattered . The ladies ec rained influence " upon the veterans from the balconies ; and each officer , as he passed , raised his sword and saluted m knightly fashion . When the Emperor reached the Place Vendomej he took his station with his back to the Pillar of the Grande Arnaee , and facing the balcony of the Ministry of Justice , where the Empress shortly afterwards appeared , surroanded by her-Ladies of Honour , the officers of her household , the representatives of the Allied Powers , & c . It was observetl that the Empress frequently shed tears at the appearance of the wounded men , though

      she clapped her bands with enthusiasm . The troops defiled , to shouts of " Vive I'JEmpereter i " and "Vive VbnperatrieeV This process occupied two hours and a half ; and , at its conclusion , the Emperor and th « Empress returned to the Tuilevies . Their escort of honour was formed by Marshals Vaillant , Magnan , and Baraguay d ' Hilliers , General Canrobert , and several general and superior officers . At night , several parts of Paris were brilliantly illuminated ; and the holiday spirit was maintained at its height . " With respect to the illuminations , the Paris correspondent of the Daily News , says : —

      " I happened accidentally to witness in one very important quarter 1 of this metropolis a striking contrast to the general aspect . I bad occasion to pass from one end to the other of the Rue du Bac , that exceedingly long street extending frotn the Pont Royal to the Rue de Sevres , and cutting in its course the most fashionable streets of the Faubourg St . Germain- — viz ., the Rties de rUniversite , de Lille , St . Dominique , St . Germain , Varenne , efc Babyloue . All along this streetj which contains some of the best shops in Paris , there were not , I really believe , more than forty or fifty dim lamps , and these , seeu two or three at a time at rare intervals in pi-ivate windows , looked sad

      in their impotent efforts to ape rejoicing . As . I looked right and left along the wide expanse of the fashionable streets I have mentioned , which lead into the Rue du Bae , those ' silent streets of the Faubourg St . Germain , * as Macaulay calls them , I did not observe anything approaching to an illumination except at the " Government offices , the police barracks , and the omnibus station . ? . I am not j > repared to account for this phenomenon , which , is certainly very remarkable . The most obvious explanation 'is that the quarter of the Faubourg St . Germain is Legitimist , and abstains systematically from anything calculated to enhance tlie prestige of the Imperial

      regime . The Siecle affirms that in the morning cries were heard of" Vive la Liberte ! " But , although this is doubtful , it is certain that such exclamations as Vive la France ! " aotlt " Vive la Ligne ! " as contradistinguished from " Vive l'Empereur ! " and " Vive la Garde ! " were frequently uttered , The Imperial Guard has been received with enthusiasm , because Frenchmen will always welcome their fellow-citizens from fields of perilous contest , and because " la yloire " is invariably fascinating to our Allies . But there are not a few who look witlrjealousy on tlie title " Imperial Guard , " and who would welcome their countrymen with a more entire fervour , if they could disassociate them with the interests of s dynasty .

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      America. At The Date Of The Last Advices...

      AMERICA . At the date of the last advices from Washington , the House of Representatives was still xmable to elect a Speaker : tlie largest number of votes was 100 , which wore given in favour of Mr . Banks . Sixty-four ballotings had taken , place , and thirteen days had been consmued in nn unsuccessful effort . Tho Ncio York Herald states that the President will recommend in liia Message tlie purchase of the rights nnd possessions of the Hudson Hay Company on tho north-west coast of tho continent . Thesa rights and possessions ivro

      exercised and hold within the territory of Oregon , a large portion of which formerly belonged to tho old 1 ' acinc Fur Company . Two Presidential Messages to Congress n-ro talked of ; and the origina l m essage propsirecl for the opouhig of the Session will require alteration , owiupj to tho intellii * 6 neo received from Europe by tlie Baltic , -which was to the effect that England considers she has already made sufficient apology in tha enlistment matter , and will make no further . Tho President and Mr . Marcoy nro agreed upon one point—viz . tho laying of tho wubjoct boforo Congnw .

      Tho inhabitants of Kansas are ntill in anus ; three thousand man are in the field , determined to put down tho opponents of order ; and it i » feared that a Horious oolliaUm will ensuo . A hu- n'C gold robbery is exciting attention . Oliver King ami Warren O . Ay row , tho urat-muiKxl recently a hotvjl-koopor in Lowell , Ma « atiohuaottt +, and tha lattor formerly a broker in BoHton , wore nrruutod ou tho MtU ult . at Liwvronco , Massachusetts , charged with having committed tho

      robbery of 5 € , 00 ( X dollars in gold'from the -Ameiseaa Express Company , -whil & in . tra 7 tsiPubetween Dubuque and Lawrence . Two other ^ peraona are'also in custody upon a similar charge . The anti-3 lavery agitation in Virginia is apparently leading to- very alarming consequences . In the Virginia House of Delegates on : the 4 th of December , Mr . Mallory , of Norfolk city , moved the following resolutions : — " Resolved , by the General Assembly , that-a joint committee , Consisting of seven members of the Senate and thirteen members of tlie House df Delegates , be appointed with a view to the adoption of more effectual means to prevent the escape of slaves from this commonwealth to the Northern

      States , and to provide for the summary punishment of persons detected in aiding or abetting the same ; to inquire into the expediency , of measures of retaliation and self-defenee against such of the Northern States as are engaged in a war upon our institutions , and report thereon to thia General Assembly . " Mr Garnett , of Essex , moved to amend the resolution as submitted by Mr . Mallory by inserting a clause . Mr Mallory accepted the modification proposed , and informed Mr . Garnett that he would go with him cordially in measures of retaliation , and war , too , if it should be necessary . The abolition emissaries

      ( Mr . Mallory said ) had penetrated the domiciles of gentlemen in his city , / who had not returned -to their homes since the cessation of the epidemic , and had enticed away their slaves . They were also then perambulating the -streets of Norfolk for the same nefarious purpose . The people of Eastern Virginia , he said , are a law-abiding people , but , unless the Legislature of the State would effectually protect their property , they would enrol themselves under Judge Lynch , and hang ; the aggressors on a gallows as high as Hainan ' s . The resolution was unanimously adopted .

      Fever was still raging- at Port-au-Prince , especially among the shipping . The Emperor Faustin I . contemplated marching with his enth'e army against the Doniinieana . Cholera wa 3 committing great havoc at Valentia . At Mexico , a conspiracy has been discovered , the object of which , was to make General Uraga President . Kurnoui-s of the retirement of Comonfort were current ; and , the church being opposed to the existing Government , a state of great confusion prevailed . Indeed , the Neio York Daily Timr . s says that it has advices of the total overthrow of the Alvarez Government in Mexico .

      Trade at New York was exhibiting a general upward movement , and the money mai'ket was becoming easier .

      Australia. Some Investigations Have Been...

      AUSTRALIA . Some investigations have been made into the conduct of several officers of the Convict department in Tasmania . A newspaper having brought charges of peculation and other corrupt practices against them , the Governor , Sir Henr 3 ' Young , instituted an inquiry , and the officers were severely censured , but that was all . But the Legislature was not satisfied ; a select committee was appointed to inquire into the charges , and Dr . Hampton , the controller , and Mr . Benson , a surgeon , were summoned to give evidence . They refused to attend , and the Speaker issued his warrant

      to apprehend them ; oil which Up . Hampton barricaded his house , and filled it with convict constables . At length , seeing that resistance was hopeless , he gave himself vip , but still refused to attend . The Speaker was then served with a writ of habeas corpus to bring Dr . Hampton before the Supreme Court . He applied to tho House for instructions , but the Governor prorogued the House until the 30 th of October . A contest is anticipated between the Council nnd the Executive ' as to the power of the former to enforce thoir own process by commitment for contempt .

      A shock of earthqviako was felt at Melbourne on the morning of tho 17 th of September . The whole vibration laisted thirty-five seconds ; it was preceded by a rushing sound , anil waa accompanied by a rumbling . It was felt at Geelong , forty miles off in a straight line . —Tho convict Gurratt , who robbed the Bank of Victoria , and who Avas arrested in . England about last March and taken back to Melbourne , is likoly to get olF from want of ovul « nce . Two of his companions have already boon convicted ; but tho informer Quinn , the chief witness , has gone to Now Zealand , where ho has committed a murder , and it is not improbable that ho m « y bo hanged by tho authorities tliere , and tlniB save hin companion from punishiuont . Theatricals aro nourishing ftt Melbourne . Mr . G . V . Brooke ia " illustrating" Slinkspearo to the satisfaction of tho colonists ; nud Lola Montes lias boen dancing tho Tarantula danoo to their ( Z / sHatiafaetion . Tho Aryu . i nays tho performance is " indecent ; " quiet family people stay away .

      The Orient. India. This Fanatical Distur...

      THE ORIENT . INDIA . This fanatical disturboncoa excited against tho Hindoos ky tho Mfthomodan , Amoor Ali , have at length led to bloodshed . Aftor a great deal of irresolution , tho

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 5, 1856, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_05011856/page/7/