

EXHUMATION OF TIE BODY.
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The following are extracts from the Of
fetal reports of the Commissioners ap-
pointed by the French and English Gov
ernments to disinter and transport TO
France the remains of the Emperor Ma
polcon, with other particulars connected
with the interesting proceeding -


When we reached the place called Ma
poleons Valley we found the tomb guard
ed, according to his Excellency, the Gov
ernor's orders, by detachment of the 9lst
Regiment of English Infantry, command
ed by Lieutenant Barney, with orders to
remove every person who should not be
designated by either of us as having "a
right to assist at the operation.


Here follows list of the gentlemen
who were officially present on the part of
Great Britain and France respectively


Then in our presence, and in that of
the persons alone mentioned hereafter, it
was ascertained that the tomb remained
quite pertec1, and the first operations were
commenced in the most profound silence
between midnight and | O'Clock in the
morning.


We first caused the iron railing which
surrounded the tomb to be removed : we
then uncovered the surface OF the tomb
TO the extent Of metres as centimetres
in length, and = metres ~ centimetres in
breadth, being composed of three ranges
OF mason-work ; centimetrcs thick, fixed
into another foundation of mason-work.
This first operation was concluded at half
past o'clock.


A rectangular wall then presented it.
self, forming, as we afterwards found. the
four sides of a vault, being ! feet deep,
. feet long, and feet s inches widc.-
This vault was entirely filled with clay TO
within inches of the mason-work after
having eXcavated and removed the earth
out of the vault, we came to bed of Ro-
man cement this bed having been COM
pletely uncovered, at 3 O'Clock the un-
dersi igned commissioners descended into
the vault, and ascerlained that this cement
was perfectly unbrokcn. This cement
having been pierced, it was found that
this bed covered another bed 10 feet deep,