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PRANCE.—When President Bonaparte arrived at Toulouse, on the 4th instant, he was no doubt strongly reminded of the great change in his position; for among the first to greet him and address him with flattering words was M. Mioland, now Archbishop of Toulouse, formerly Bishop of Amiens, and as such the religious consoler of the prisoner of Ham.

From Toulouse M. Bonaparte went to Agen, as we have before men- tioned; and, embarking in the Etoile de France, steamed down the Ga- ronne to Bordeaux. The river-banks are said to have been lined with tokens of the Imperial tendencies of the district ; but it has been sarcas- tically remarked, that the Gironde was equally enthusiastic twice in 1814,—on the restoration of the Bourbons, and on the return of Napoleon from Elba!

About three o'clock in the afternoon of the 7th, the Etoile de France deposited its sacred burden alongside of the quays, under a salute of 101 guns. Let the official scribe speak— "The Prince landed at a handsome tent; where M. Drouyn de Lbuys, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and M. Magne, the Minister of Public Works, stood ready to receive him. This tent was erected right in front of the Quin- conces ; and was of great size, being upwards of 60 feet long by 45 wide. Its material was purple velvet, embroidered over with golden bees, and edged with deep gold lace; it was supported by four grand masts bearing tri- coloured streamers of silk; having on them also embroidered in gold, the representation of an eagle holding in its tritons a crown with the cipher of L. N.' in the centre. A magnificent carpet, made expressly for the occa- sion, covered the floor. But, if the appearance of the vessels so gaily dressed out, and of the flags, flowers, and garlands at the landing-place, presented a beautiful spectacle, the sight of the thousands and thousands of spectators who filled the quays, the house-tops, nay, the very trees growing near, im- parted a certain solemnity to the scene." " Vive rEmpereur !" was thundered by the wine-growing Bordelais ; the Mayor welcomed M. Bonaparte, in a speech the burden of which was "Let us have the Empire " ' • M. Bonaparte politely replied, and rode off surrounded by many generals and soldiers. He stationed himself in the Place des Quinconces to see the communes defile before him • but that operation threatened to be too long for his patience, and he rode in front of them instead. There was also present a body of 'veterans of the Grand Army, under General d'Armamac. The Cathedral was the next point of attraction. Here M. Bonaparte was duly sprinkled with holy: water by the Archbishop, under a moveable canopy of crimson and gold placed at the porch of the church. The usual ceremonies for his glorifi- cation having been performed, M. Bonaparte repaired to the Hatel de Ville, and gave a grand dinner.

Next day, he received deputations from various bodies, among others from the Jews. Some young girls from La Tests brought him a gift of fish, shells, fruit, honey, and rice, the produce of the Landes and the basin of Arcachon ; and in return, M. Bonaparte gave the young lady in chief a handsome brooch. Then followed a breakfast; afterwards a review ; a defile of the communes again ; and a visit to some commercial houses. In the evening, N. Bonaparte gave a grand dinner to a select set of sixty persons.

This dinner was followed by a ball in the Theatre, got up in a style "regardless of expense " ; as will appear from the official description-

" The interior of the house is fully equal to the noble vestibule at the en- trance, and on the present occasion was fitted up to receive the Prince with the greatest magnificence. The pit was boarded over, and the back and sides of the stage were so painted as to lead the spectator to imagine that he stood in an immense oval ball-room, but scarcely allowing him to decide which was the part where the spectators eat and which that imitating the reality. In the centre of the boxes was raised, for the Prince's accommoda- tion, a lofty canopy of crimson velvet and gold, the interior being lined with blue. On the summit a huge eagle displayed its wings, and all round the salle were suspended chandeliers of coloured glass, producing a marvellous effect. The entrance was also brilliantly illuminated, and was adorned with flowers and evergreens. The vestibule was fitted up with trophies formed of drums, swords, yataghans, carbines, pistols, cuirasses, helmets, and trico- loured flags. All up the staircases fountains flung aloft their waters to sparkle in the radiance, and then fall in drops of crystal on the flowers below. Magnificent carpets covered the staircases, and gilt girandoles, united toge- ther by garlands of flowers, stood at each side of the balustrade to the top. A sum of 50,000 francs had been appropriated to the decoration of the house on this occasion, but that sum was far exceeded."

N. Bonaparte danced with Madame Gautier, the wife of the Mayor.

On the morning of the 9th it rained heavily, and the inspection of troops could not take place. But the President visited the Hospital St. Andre, and afterwards was present at the launch of a merchant-ship of 2200 tons, the largest yet built in France, and which the Archbishop of Bordeaux " baptized " the "Louis Napoleon." In the evening, Presi- dent Bonaparte dined in the Bourse with the Chamber of Commerce. Here with the President of the Chamber on his right, the Archbishop on his left, and around him the Mayor, the Prefect, the Generals, and the merchants of Bordeaux, he made a speech which has already become famous. M. Duffonr Dubergier, President of the Chamber of Commerce, in proposing the "health of Louis Napoleon," pointed out the great advances France had yet to make in material prosperity, and roundly declared in favour of the establishment of the Empire. N. Bonaparte replied as follows—

"I accept with eagerness the opportunity afforded me by the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce for thanking your great city for its cordial reception and its magnificent hospitality ; and I am happy at the end of my journey to communicate the impressions I have received.

"The object of my tour, as you are well aware, was to make myself ac- quainted, by personal observation, with the beautiful provinces of the South, and to ascertain their real wants. It has, however, led to a far more im- portant result.

"I may say, indeed, with a candour as far removed from pride as from false modesty, that never did a people more directly, more spontaneously, more unanimously testify a determination to free itself from all uneasiness respecting the future, by placing in the same hands as heretofore a power which sympathizes with its feelings. "The people has now at last learned to value at their price the false hopes with which it has been cajoled, and the dangers with which it was threatened. It seems, then, that in 1852 society approached its dissolution, because each party consoled itself with the belief that amid the general wreck it might still plant its standard on the floating fragments. "Now that its eyes are opened to absurd theories, the people has acquired the conviction that those pretended reformers were mere visionaries, inas- much as there has always been a disproportion and a want of consequence between their expedients and the promised result. "At present, the nation surrounds me with its sympathies, because I do not belong to the family of the ideologists. To promote the welfare of the country it is not necessary to apply new systems, but the chief point, above all, is to produce confidence in the present and security for the future. For these reasons, it seems France desires a return to the Empire. "There is one objection to which I must reply. Certain minds seem to en- tertain a dread of war ; certain persons say, the Empire is only war. But I say, the Empire is peace; for France desires it, and when France is satisfied, the world is tranquil. [" These words," according to the published report, uttered in a firm voice, and with strong emphasis, produced a magical -effect : enthusiastic bravos were heard from all sides."] "Glory descends by inheritance, but not war. Did the Princes who justly felt pride that they were the grandchildren of Louis the Fourteenth recommence his wars ?

"War is not made for pleasure, but through necessity; and at this epoch of transition, where by the side of so many elements of prosperity spring so many causes of death, we may truly say, wo be to him who gives the first signal to a collision, the consequences of which would be incalculable. I confess, however, that, like the Emperor I have many conquests to make. I wish, like him, to conquer by conciliation, all hostile parties, and to bring into the grand popular current those hostile streams which now lose themselves without profit to any one.

"I wish to restore to religion' morality, and opulence, that still numerous part of the population, which, though in the bosom of the most fertile country in the world, can seemly obtain the common necessaries of life. "We have immense waste territories to cultivate, roads to open, ports to dig, rivers to render navigable, a system of railroads to complete ; we have op- posite to Marseilles a vast kingdom, which we must assimilate to France ; we have to bring all our great Western ports into connexion with the Ame- rican continent, by a rapidity of communication which we still want; lastly, we have ruins to restore, false gods to overthrow, and truths to be made triumphant.

"This is the sense which I .attach to the Empire, if the Empire is to be restored. Such are the conquests which I contemplate ; and all you who surround me, and who, like me, desire your country's welfare—you are my soldiers."

When he concluded, amidst the shouts of " Vive l'Empereur !" the Archbishop, N. Dubergaer, N. Drouyn de Lhuys, N. Duces, General d'Hautpoul and "all the high personages" near him, grasped his hand with enthusiasm.

From this dinner he went to "a ball of the working population," given at the Theatre. Here maidens offered him bouquets ; and in return, one received a cross set in diamonds, and had the honour of a dance with the Prince President. It was nearly an hour after midnight before he took his departure. On the lath, after hearing a low mass, he set out by rail- way for Angoulame, accompanied by the Duke de Mouchy and other di- rectors of the line. His route now lay through Angoulame, where he slept on the 10th, to Rochelle, Poitiers, and Tours ; thence to Paris, which he was to reach today.

According to the Concorde de Seine et Oise, the Mayor of Sevres had caused that town to be posted with the following proclamation—a worthy rival of theparody of the Lord's Prayer.

Town of Sevres. Proclamation of the Empire.

Inhabitants—Paris, the heart of France, acclaimed on the 10th of May for its Emperor him whose divine mission is every day revealed in such a striking and dazzling manner. At this moment it is the whole of France electrified which salutes her saviour, the elect of God, by this new title, which clothes him with sovereign power : God wills it,' is repeated with one voice—' vox populi, vox Dei.' It is the marriage of France with the en- voy of God which is contracted in the face of the universe, under the au- spices of all the constituted bodies, and of all the people. That union is sanctified by all the ministers of religion, and by all the princes of the Church. These addresses, these petitions, and these speeches, which are at this moment being exchanged between the Chief of the State and France, are the documents connected with that holy union; every one wishes to sign them, as at the church he would sign the marriage-deed at which he is present. Inhabitants of Sevres, as the interpreter of your sentiments, I have prepared the deed which makes you take part in this great national movement. Two books are opened at the Maine to re- ceive your signatures : one of them will be offered in your presence to him whom I from this day designate under the title of Emperor. Let us hope that he will deign to accede to the supplications which I shall address to him in your name, to return to the Palace of St. Cloud through our territory, by the gate of honour which we possess. The other book, which I shall present for the signature of the Prince, will remain in your archives as a happy souvenir of this memorable epoch. Let all the population without distinction come, therefore, and sign this document; it sets forth that which is in Tour heart and in your will."

The precious document is accompanied by a formal proclamation, ap- propriately signed—" Menager, Mayor.'

The Paris correspondent of the _Morning Chronicle mentions an alarm- ing report, to the effect that a conspiracy has been discovered in the Forty- third Regiment of the Line, which arrived in Paris about three months ago. Several of the soldiers, it is said, had agreed among themselves to fire upon Louis Napoleon, and some of them had been heard to boast of their intention in presence of several persons. Information having been given to the authorities the soldiers have been arrested. But a rumour implying so grave a defection "needs confirmation."

BELGIUM.—Pending the publication of the names of the new Ministers in the .lifoniteur, the Emancipation of Sunday published the following list as authentic—Foreign Affairs, M. H. de Brouckere ; Interior, atf. Pier- cot ; Finance, al. Liedts ; War, M. Anoul ; Justice, M. Felder •' Public Works, Van Hoorebeke. N. Liedts only accepts the portfolio of Finance provisionally. Reports, however, continue to eirculate,implying that the _Emancipation was a little premature in its announcement; and that difficulties existed up to Tuesday. In the midst of this the Prdcurseur says— "Liberal polities will find resolute and energetic defenders in the new Ministry.. The best proof we can afford of this fact is contained in the as- surance that N. de Brouckere's Cabinet will have the support of the ex-Mi- nisters."

Whereupon the Emancipation fiercely asks- " Does the Pricurseur make this statement with the consent of the new Administration ? If so, the Pricurseur should also explain how the new Ministry will be able to keep office with a minority which allowed the old one to succumb. If the ex-Ministry is a sufficient support for the new Cabi- net, how is it that the events of the 28th of September took place ?"

It is observed that the Catholic organ does not deny the statement of its opponent.

Upon the news reaching Paris that the Brouckere Cabinet had been formed, the Pays congratulated Belgium on having obtained a Ministry which would gag the press; laying great stress upon that as an "especial point upon which the Belgian Cabinet will evince its desire to maintain amicable and durable relations with our country."

Prey.—The Emperor of Austria, assisted by Marshal Radetzky, re- viewed, on the 8th instant, a large body of troops at Pordencine in Lom- bardo-Venetia.

The trial of Guerrazzi had continued up to the 7th instant.

Seem—Two weeks ago, we mentioned that the Bishop of Barcelona liacr.been fined for criticizing a book called "The Jesuits Daguerreotyped." The Government have stepped in and annulled the sentence • declared that Bishops are not liable to prosecution for what they may utter in their ministrations ; and ordered that a copy, of the book be sent to the Home Office at Madrid.

The child of the Duchess de Montpensier' about to be born, is to enjoy all the honours and privileges of an Infanta of Spain.

DE/OJAI:M.—The King, who was unwell, opened the Diet at Copen- hagen, on the 4th instant, by proxy. The royal message announced, that the question of the succession and the settlement of certain matters connected with the Monarchy would take precedence of all other business.

The King appears to have been suffering from a severe cold; but on the 7th he had sufficiently recovered to leave his bed.

Miriam Smaes.—The Niagara arrived at Liverpool on Monday, and the Pacific on Wednesday, from New York, with papers to the 2d instant. Speculation as to the chances of the chief candidates for the Presidency has taken a turn in favour of General Scott. It is openly stated that the movement in favour of Mr. Webster gives strong symptoms of failing, not only in North Carolina, and also in Georgia, where the disposition in his favour was strong, but in Massachusetts itself. If this be so, these States, famous for their adherence to the Whigs, would vote for Scott ; whereas it was anticipated that the division of the Whig vote in favour of Scott and Webster would have left the Democratic vote for Pierce in each of those States in a majority.

Besides these untoward appearancea, General Scott is reported as having made a great sensation in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and in some of the Mis- sissippi States, whither he had resorted as Commander-in-chief; ostensibly to seek out a fit site for the erection of a military asylum. His speeches are represented as spiced with a good deal of warlike stimulant—espe- cially against England. Strong and unscrupulous appeals have also been made to the foreign elements in the Union, both Irish and German, and protection has been lavishly promised to all interested in monopoly. It is stated that large sums have been subscribed by the manufacturers and capitalists; and employed in various ways. Pamphlets in German have been widely circulated, containing, it is said, the most unfounded state- ments; such, for instance, as that General Pierce is opposed to the ad- mission of any foreigner to citizenship unless he be a Protestant !

Mr. Thomas Baring was received by the President on the 27th Sep- tember.

The Japan expedition was to sail on the 10th of November.

INDTA.—The overland mail arrived yesterday. The dates are from Bombay to the 15th September. All was preparation at Rangoon for an advance by detachments up the Irawaddy as far as Prome ' - using the steam flotilla. Reinforcements were hastening to join General Godwin's army; which would, when com- plete, amount to 16,000 men, exclusively of the flotilla men, who muster 3000 strong. As yet there were no cavalry in the army of Ava. The Marquis of Dalhousie, when he returned from Rangoon, countermanded the orders for the advance of some of the Madras regiments named on the receipt of General Godwin's requisition. This is taken to indicate that the Burmese will be more easily overcome than it was at first antici- pated. The general drift of the news from Rangoon still leads to the be- lief that "annexation" will be the order of the day.

Captain Tarleton had been superseded in the command of the steam flotilla by Captain Shadwell of the Sphynx.