The Express. — London, England, 1855-04-19 00:00:00

k; IL, IMPERIAL FoLiAmEr. i MOOSE OF OOMMONE.-WIDNIIIDAY) APIIPL 28. The STWIlts took the ehair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. 4 /be Swansea Vale Railway Bill, the report es whisk hod bees ordered to lie apes the table, was seesawed, sad swiered to be dad a third ties. INTESTACY (SCOTLAND) BILL. Mr. DUN LOP, la deekog the meund readies of thiobill, odd that its digest wee Wilstaatially to a sandals the law ea mtaidd with refer to de property of ides. r ELwith that la Earthed sad halm'. I. It en of a Amity predeseased his father, his or sides the eldidsta of the deeeeeed wield take their tothselt dant but Is Seotlasd that wee set the an. ThelleeMst atMeed the law was soaddered • gnat sad the dump would be hailed as a great ret bi therie was sic provides of the &Web law shish be did sot Irish to elm. Is Saglassi, if es Lewdly left both real and personal property, toe heir Ida alleged hod to take the dal eases end to stare is the perissally. 1. Sttot4enl de heir wee dewed the op•iou eider of taking thee deft doss, or ef ediatieg ; sr, is odes were, ef widiag_the doh, to the geesomaity, sod Aeries Wit" Lae rest. Me thought that shat was the film rigs. sad be did set presage be make say 'huge. He bad proposed, bow. weee, le melte hwitede heeds, which were elistat deeded wid Mph* seseerges. likewiat diei.ible amoopt the perespeeddives t hat es that was a estspet which ought peddle to be takes op by the goveramest itself, he es. *Meg to strike the dame eat of the boll, sad to leave it to • IMP been S. Aldan by a separate enacteset what should • MI what shoed sot be materded as real property. The LORD ADVOCATE briefly impressed his approval of the measure. He had subsisted the gaieties to the reeslty of Advocates, who had sppoieted • committee to dodder the whole deb es. That e amities had set only = lodges* to the MIL bat bad wade a seeder of simetiose. whisk Ma. jed te i a w .a ss ue e at ied to see had boss air ..rwes this weed a wooed time. SEA COAST FISEIRRIEB (IRELAND) BILL. The mooed timliag of the stove WS semi moved by Mr. alPIEOlf O x. tad iipPeed by Mr NA t$ who *attended that th• measure was desired to baulk a small ekes of Westford lawmen, sad woe d serloisly itenteromiele ea thew d latermle. Be moved en en amendment that bell should be reed a sewed time toot dee am months. After some diswisioe, I. which Mr. DEPIT, Mr. 0 Mr. M. Cuomo's% Mr. WMITIIIIIDL Mr. Ewes, sea ems other Imo members took part, • dimity' wee stilled, when there appeared— For the wooed reading Assiut it Übe homes wee engaged se to • qearter to sin u'eloek is • ttostloos disunion teepee ire B.rjseat Bbee's Tomato' Impreeenseot Olooponootioo (Irel.ion) Bill.] ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Mr. srAFrofw said thitt is oontrquenee of the pro audio is coosezios with the visit of the Emperor of the lsweh to the City, many members wool wish to he ab• esat toeserr , ; he therefore proposed the adjostusest of the brew t. Friday neat. Mr. F. FRENCH seemliest the motion, which wad agreed te. The hors thee adjourned at 10 minutes to 6 o'clock. MUSIC. UARMONIC UNION. The concert olthiss;ocieiy:gt;;;at the Hanover square-rooms lest evening, conareed of Mendelesebn's music to the Midsummer Night's Dream, and the same composer's Fraipurgia Night: together with Molique's Violoncello Concerto, performed by Signor Ptatti ; Mozart's aria, " Oh, cam immagine, 4 from the Fiala° Magieo, sung by Herr Reichardt; and the aria, " Non pia di lion," from La Clemersta di Tito, sung by Misr Stabbach. The performances, on the whole, were satisfactory. The orchestra was not sufficiently strong in stringed instruments, which did nut produce a body of tone sufficient to counterbalance the wind , band. A few additional violins, tenors, and buses would make an immense difftrenou in the effect. Herr Molique, however, was a most able conductor, and the orchestral pieces were correctly and rffrciively played. In the Midsummer Nights Dream music no less than three pieces—the overture, the scherzo, and the wedding march—were loudly encored. 'the scherzo, in particular, wee delightful, • from the exquisite manner in which the fiats part was executed by Mr. Prattea. The beautiful duet, " Ye spotted Nnakes," was nicely autig by Miss Stab• bath and Mim Heywood: the latter is a very promis ing young singer. Mr. Reichardt sang the fine air from the Paulo Magico very gracefully ; and Miss Stabbach•a trash, mellow voice wee hard to much ad vantage in the air from La (lemma di 71to, though a little more smoothness and finish would have been desirable. A principal feature of the con cert was Piatti e marvellous performance of Mo lique's Co, certo, a masterly composition, which was written expressly for that great violincrllist, mid first performed by him at one of tte Philharmdoic con certs two years ago. Nothing could be better calcu lated to display Pia'ti's fine qualities—the exquisite beauty of his tone, the grate and vocal expression of his cantabile passages, his clear and articulate arpeg gios, and the lightness and brilliancy of his rapid flights to the highest regime of the scale. In the Walpurgis Night the solo vocal parts were sustained by Miss Heywood, Herr Reichardt, and Mr. Wall worth. The room, though not crowded, was well filled; and the audience seemed much gratified by the various performances. MR. AGUILAR'S MATINEE MUSICALE.—This emi nent protewor gave a matinee yesterday, at his residence, in Nortoa-streer, to his pupils and their relatives and friends. There was a large assemblage, and an interesting performance of classical pianoforte music from the works of Beethoven, Mendeleaohn, Sebastian Bach, Clementi, Chopin, He; Prudent, and Thalberg. The selection showed that Mr. Aguilar takes an extetutive range, and makes his pupils acquainted with the mums of the greatest masters of the old u well as the modern school ; and many of the young ladies manifested a degree of taste and intelligence, a purity of style, and a com mand of the instrument, which did infinite credit to themselves aa well u to their instructor. The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster and the Lriss On sneer lave wired et Gresreeer Howe, hem Hetessbs Hew, Danes, for thopereees. Lord and Lady Elgin have arrived at the Claren don" Hotel. from Broom Hell, N.B. The biemben of the Reform Club bold their annual general =reties a• the !ad of May. Sir John Rogroyee is said (hems says the Sews) to have sapressod his coaviotioa at //was& that it is impas sible for 80bestspol to bold oat ivied sash a Is as the allies were about to opus against it. The Empress of Austria is now so fox recovered • from the effects of her let. seemichseiod, that oho le able to take carriage mercies. In order to do honour to Pram" a new verse has . bees added, for the eeemolcie, to the National Anthem, whisk versa will be Nang, limbed of the t►ird, at the Royal Italita Opera to•olght. The words of the interpolated masa will be ameethiai to the (Weld:4 *Set : _ "Emperor and Bower " Oh Lord I be pleased to blew; " Laub ow this geese! " And seep we ever fled, " With bands of pest* eetssla'd, "England sad Franco coaibiaed. "dud save the Quest I" The Metropolitan Polio@ are to act within the pet aled*, of the City this afternoon. Writing to Sir Moyne epos this subieet, Mr. D. W. Hervey up:—" Though the *Misery sphere of oar respective s-rviees is distinct, ear deities are idt etie.l, and I feel @visaed that it will be the ambition of us both to set together is entire sad friendly thwart, and ther, by show to our gallant allies that, upon the appear's., of their iithettimis Emperor and Empress, the posse u d order of this mat city were intrusted with set !WM to the keeptng of the civil authoeities, streagth seed, as I feel seediest we shall be, by the good seam sad loyal dev..tion of the people, who will not fail is remember that the Emperor end Empress of the Fresh, whose peel country is the ally of oar own, we the guests of oar belong Sovereiga." To-morrow night Captain Beobell will pet a quer • tic. to the goverament respecting the peoPositioe of 114 ilsrl of Deadosold. On the 3rd of May, Mr. Brown will more, in the HMIS of Commons, that en address be prosested to her Midway, preying that abs will be viciously pleased to 'me phitis the thielmel male, with the posed aid the Saes, by mithorlobse the isms of silver mine to reptant the isles 100th pert eta peeled, awl topper dotes to represent the 1000 M parte( a pound, to he Galled coals sad mils imps or to bees thsh *thee names se to bee Majeety'lisay mem etvleabia. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tuts Dar—Serstag,h. 460......Ahrescas. Mi.! Twasominr— , MarfAse fla. .. Anairsoca. Y. 34* LORDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 19.; LATEST FROM ABROAD. Dispatches from Balaklava of the 7th, and Conetas tinople of the 4th, were received at Marseilles yester day morning. The garrison of Sebastopol made a sortie on the 6th *gaunt the English lines, but were repulsed with great loss. The enemy has again appeared is force to the right of the plain of 'WA:ave.—Doily News. THE BALTIC FLEET. (llrf ILICITRIO 121.101APH.) PT OP Till DAILY NIIIIM) NYBORG. WRDOBSDAY. The English fleet, consisting of one three-decker, eleven two-deckers, sod three oorvettes, passed the Great Belt at flee this afternoon, eonthward. The Firefly proceeds with the fleet. TES NEGOTIATIONS. The Journal dos DEbals of yesterday, in an article signed 8. de Buy, gives an account of the discussions which have just taken plane between the peace and war parties in the councils of the Emperor Alex ander IL touching the third point. M. de Bacy says that the peace party urged that the naval forces of Russia in the Black flea might be reduced eon• sistently with the honour and interests of the empire, bat that the war party, sustaining the con trary proposition, prevailed. " The last news from St. Petersburg," says the writer, " leads us to fear that the Emperor Alexander hu re sponded by absolutely rejecting the demand of the Prince Gortchakoff and M. Titoff, therefore, adhere to their earlier position, which may be stated in the language employed in the Daily News on the 31st alt.: The Russian plosipoteatiatiu refine to admit that, is . . aceeptiag the third poiot, they have aokoowledged the orioeiple of a diminution of Bastian power is the Black Sea. They assert that the demand of a redaction of the imperial navy is meteor, to the dignity sad sovereign rights dile empire. atesai d Viganstion. They become changed into —t- of quasi aristocracy, and, like alt sums, retain his of sympathy with glair 'hewer class than the genuine aristocracy. The intellect, sentiment, and energy of the great „ Fe u mese of the people will never be adequately re . seated in the administrative oouncils o f th e E a • until Government business, like private basin is curried on by the co-operation of rase who for business purposes, without necessarily I _ . identified in their hours of social leisure. this inndvi; tion must be the work of the people themselves ; ar d the means of bringing it about is the return of members to Parliament who will sternly sot in this sense. The Reform Bill was demanded in order that our JOSEPH Humes might be enabled to take part in administrative government, instead of remaining mere " flappers" of the ruling oleos in our Laputa. The Reform Act has pat it in the power of the untitled classes to pub our burn Hutu into administrative office. But that power has never yet been used. A time has come that cella urgently to have that power brought into active exercise. Who will begin ? In the City we have a wealthy and influential liberal party accustomed to sat in canoed : will they set the example ? Or will they wait—as in the case of the Reform Bill and the Corn lAws—till an impulse is communicated to them hum the proviaeselo—Daily NEWSPAPER COPYRIGHT. THE clauses which the of the Ex- artnoxa proposes to add to the Newspaper Stamp Duties Bill will make that measure all that can be desired. They will confer upon newspaper proprietors a copyright in " every original article. letter, paragraph, communication, and composition, which shall for the first time be published" in any newspaper. They will protect this copyright against l enctoachment by any persons who may within twenty four hours print and publish these, "or say material part thereof, or any colourable abridgment of the same." They will enable the injured parties to sue for redress in an easily accessible court and by a summary process. And they will enable the registered proprietors of any newspaper to institute strions for the recovery of debts, or for enforcing any lawful claim or demand of their co-proprietors. These additions to the bill will give the honest and industrious dealer in " newspaper manufacture" ample protection from piracy, and will combine the benefits of a perfectly free trade in newspapers with the security of that moat estimable kind of property—that which is of a man's own creation. If the Newspaper Stamp Ditties Bill thus extended pass into a law we may hope to see the high character which English journals have at tailed preserved, and these publications at the same tim brought within the reach of a widely increased &de of readers. Henceforth it will be open to any man to establish a newspaper, or analogous serial, free from class taxation or any legal responsibility beyond what a due regard for the rights of individuals and the general community imposes. If he wishes to ob tain postal privileges on reatonable terms—or if a ,company wish to obtain the privilege of rain and being sued by trustees of their own nasher—this can be accomplished by the simple act of registration. Ministers have wisely and honestly solved the difficult problem of emancipating the English peso. Their measure is richly entitled to the cordial support of all who have wish d or agitated for the abolition of the "Taxes on Knowledge." While the fate of such a measure is in the scales we will not haggle about fractions of a penny in the price we are to pay for the services of the Pont• office, or inquire too narrowly whether some of our rivals may not have got a better bargain in this respect than ourselves. We give in our full and unreserved adhesion to the Government Newspaper Stamp Duties Bill—Daily News. VISIT OF THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH. NAPOLEON DEL MADE A KNIGHT OF THE OARTER. (MOM TUB COWIT CIRCULLE.) WINDSOR, WPDNISDAT._ The Queen held a Chaptar •of the Order of the Garter at throe o'clock this afternoon in t►e Castle for the whose of levesting his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the French with the ensigns of this most noble order. The Heights Companions were robed In the Guard Chamber, sad afterwards peeped to the Grand Reception Room. Her Majesty the Qasen end his Weal Higbeess Prince Albert were @inducted by the great officers of state to the Throne Room, followed by the Doke of Cambridge and the Prince of Uningett. The Queen and their royal and serene highnesses wore the purple velvet meads, the Crimson velvet hood, and the splendid collar of the order. The train of her hislesty, the Sovereign of the order, was bone by the pages of honour in waiting. The Queen wore also a dientand diadem. _ _ The Soleil& Campanian' were Galled over Joy Garter King of Arms, when the following answered according to their order of seniority :—The Marquis of Easter, the Doke of Richmond, the Marquis of Linedowne, the Duke of Buckingham, the Marquis of Balisbary, the Duke of Cleveland, Bart de Grey, the Marquis of Aberoorn, the Marquis of Hertford, the Deka of Bedford, the Burl of Clarendon, Bari Spencer, Bad Fi.awilhain, the Duke of Northumberland, the Berl of Ellesmere, and the Berl of Aberdeen. The edam of the Order present were—The Bishop of Winchester, Prelate; Ma Bishop of Osford, Chancellor ; the Ron. and Very Rey. the Dean of Windsor, Register; Sir Charles George Yonr.g, Garter King of Arms; and Sir rimming Clifford, Bart., Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. Ihe Knights appeared in the Entitle and collar of the Garter, and the silken wore their respective robes with their chains and badges. The Knights Companions and Officers entered the Throne Ryes and took their s Ate at the table, the Queen being seated id a chair of state at the head, • second (vacant) chair of state being at the right hand of her Majesty. The Prelate of the Order stood os the right of the Queue, the Chancellor on the left, while the Register, Garter, sad Black Rud remained at the bottom of the table. The cersiaoey commenced by the Chancellor reading a sew 'moats, by commud of the Queen. dispensing with the existing statutes of the Order of the Garter in as far se reqiired for the especial purpose therein mentioned, and ordaining and declaring that his Imperial Majesty Napoleon 111., Emperor of the French, be declared • knight of this order, any statute, dense, rule, or usage to the contrary By the Quota's colandsed the Emperor of the French was conducted from his apartments through the music-room end grand reception room between Prince Albert and the Duke of Cambridge, the two senior heights companions present. preceded by Garter Meg of Arms (hearing the en.igns of the order epos a crimson velvet ecabien) and by Black Rod Tbe Queen sad the Haiyhts of the Garter received his Imperial Majesty standing, and the Emperor, passing to the head of the table, took a seat in the ch►ir of state on the right band of her Mejesty. The Empress of the French, the Prince of Weldor, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princess Alive, and the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary had been conducted to the Throe. Room before the entrance of the Queen for the porpoise of witnessing the emend, ceramlny. The Empress and the Dachau of Cambridge were ushered tomato nest the throbs. The QUM announced to the Emperor of the French that his Imperial Majesty bed been elected a Knight of the M3bt Noble Order of the Garter. Garter Kiag of Anne, kneeling, presented the Garter to the Ri.'ereign, and her liejeety, aesisted by Prince Albert, buckled it on the lett leg of the Emperor, the Chancellor pronouncing the admonition. Garter King of Arms presented the Riband with the George, and the Queen put the same um the left shoulder of the Emperor, the Chancellor pronouncing the admoni tion. The Queen then gave the Accolade to the Emperor, and ►is Imperial !Weser received the congratulations of Prince Albert, t►e Duke of Cam midge, the Prince of Leintogen, and such of the Knights Companions present. The chapter being thus ended, the Knights Companions were again called over by Gaiter, and retired from the presence of the Sovereign, with the usual reverences. Her Majesty accompanied the Emperor to his apartments, followed by the Empress and Prince Albert, and attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen of the royal suites. The Queen and Prince afterwards returned to their own neon. The French Ambassador and the Countess Walewska, Marshal Valliant, Minister of War; and the following Ladies and Gentlemen of the Suite of their Imperial Majes ties, the Princess d'Essling, the Countess de Montebells, the Baroness de Minted, the Marchioness of Ely, the Lion. Mary &panne, the Doke de Bonne, Count de Montebello, Colonel Le Comte Ney, Colonel Fleury. Marquis de Ton. loaves, Count Teacher de la Pagerie, Earl Somers, Lord Alfred Paget, and Lieut. General Sir F. Stovin,together with M. Saudis, of the French Emboss', witnessed the aero nomy. The following Ladies in Waiting to the Quin, and OM oars of State, and the Household were also present in the Throne Room, via. : The Duchess of Wellington (Acting Mis tress of the Rohm); Viscountess Canning, Lady in Waiting; the Hon. Flora Macdonald and the Hoe. Caroline Cavendish, Maids of Honour in Waiting ; the Marquis of Breadalbene, K.T., Lord Chamberlain ; the Duke of Wellington, Master of the Horse ; Lord Foley, Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen.at.Anms ; Viscount Sydney, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard ; Viscount Combermere, Gold Stick is Weida,; the Burl of Milgrim, Treasurer of the House hold; Lord Ernest Bryce, Vice• Chamberlain; Viscount Drenilearig, Comptroller of the Household; Lord Riven, Lord in Waiting ; Lord George Leona, Lord in Waiting to Prince Albert; Sir Edward Bowater, Groom in Waiting; Major-Goners! Wylde, Gloom in Waiting to ►le royal ►igh. nem; the Master of tke Household; Lord Charles - FilerCy, Equerry in Waiting; Colonel Septum, Equerry in Wait leg to his royal highness; Sir George Lee, Lieutenant of the Yeomen of the Guard ; Colonel Parker, Silver Stick in Waiting; Colonel Ridley (Soots Fusilier Guards), Field Officer in Waiting; SirWilliss Martins, Gentleman Usher to the Sword of Stets ; Mr. Joseph Skip Lloyd, Clerk of the Clamps and Adjutant of the Hos. Corpsof Gendemen. at-Arms; Colonel Wilson, the Qasen's Harbinger; and Lieut.-Colonels Nevin and Cooks, Sub-officers of the Gen. A Guard of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, under theonamsad of Major Harmer, the Stsedard Bearer, wu is attendanos upon her Majesty the Queen at the Chapter. room, and a special Gaud of Honor of the Honorable Carps, ender the command of liestenant•Colonel Tophans, the Lientenset, was on duty in attendance upon his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the French at his apartments and at the Chapter•room- _ . The Yeomen of thi Guard, under the oommand of Cap tain Illsedasald, the Ezon in waiting, tined the grand stair we, the vestibule, and the ninsio-room. The Queen's Footmen, in state liveries, were stationed in the vestibule. THE STATE BANQUET. The Ones gave a Stets Diann in the analog, at which all the gestlawns appeared la uniform or wort drag ; the members of Orden of Knighthood wearing their rospeotive ensigns. The magnificent melee of Gold Plata wee used on Ibis enemies. The middle of the table was adenoid with a numb. , of beautiful epergnes and vases in gold ; while on two buffets at sash end of St. Goerge's Hall. in which the bas part was mood, were displayed on • beak ground of rich Minima a variety of beautiful specimens of art in the precious 'metals, in shields, tankards,jawelled cam, rases, tanaso and other artiMos of vertu in the royal collection. Thel befits sad the table were beiUlaetly lit by mutterers wz bi thts in ceadelahri of direr :gilt, the St. G eorge esa• de a Sondes the emotes *newest. Opposite to this egad bea m at the table were seated on th e one aide her the Gems and his Imperial Majesty Ike Emperor ,aad piths opAsits ode Ina Imperial Majesty sad Prises Albert. the road party at sub side wan 'flatland a 4 01 liar Majesty's Honourable Carpi Of 0011011- yeomen of the guard were posted at each end of the the flanks of the buffets. the banquet Earl Spencer, the Lord Steward of her Majesty's Household, gave, by command of the Queen, the toast of "The Emperor end limpness of the French." The illustrious and distinguished gnats were:—The Emperor and Empress of the French, the Ditcher of Kent, ,the Duchess of Cambridge sad the Princess Mary, 'the Duke of Cambridge, the Priem of Lefeingen, ties Duebessof Wellington (eating Mistress of the Robes), Abe Princess d'Eseling, the Countess de Montebello, t►e -.Regunese de Malaret, the Marchioness of Ely and the lion. Mari Seymour (in attendance on the Empress), the French Ambassador and the Counter" Walewsks, the Duke of Richmond. the Duke of Bedford, the Doke of Northumber land, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Cleveland, the Marquis of Breadalimine, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Marquis of Abtroorn, the Mar. gob of Hertford, the Marquis of Exeter, Earl Spencer, the Earl of iberdess, Earl Fitz willies., the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl of Belaboroegb, Earl de Grey, Earl of Ellesmere, Earl of Mulg.ave, Lady Anna Mena Dawson, Lady Fancy Howard, Lady Suffield, B anuses de Speth,Vircount Palmer ston, Viscount Sydney, Viscount Comhermere (Gold Stick in Waiting), Viscount Dramlanrig (Comptroller of the Hotbehold), Lord Ernest Bruce (Vice Ch-mberlaiU), the Bishop of Winchester, the Bishop of Oxford, Lord Foley, Lord Cowley, Sir Augustus Clifford, Sir Charlie Young, Sir William Martins, M. Gaudio, the Silver Stick in Wait iug, the Field Officer in Brigade Waiting, the Marshal Count Valliant, the Duke de Bemoan°, the Count do Monte bello, Colonel le Comte Nil, Colonel Dewy, Marquis de l Toulongeon, Count Timelier di la Pagerie, Earl Somers, Lord Alfred Paget and Liint..o 1 Sir F. Stervio (in attendance on the Emperor), Lieut.-Colonel Boucher (A.D.C. to Marshal Vailleot), the Dean of Windsor, Lord George Lennox, Mejor.General Wylds, linen Kneeebeck (in Waiting to the Duchess of Cambridge). the Gentleman in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, and Colonel Tyrrwhit, Equerry in Waiting to the Duke of Cambridge. The Band of the 94th Regiment played during the After the Banquet the Queen and Priam Albert, the Emperor and Empress, with the Royal Family, and her 'Majesty's Gunn, retired to the Drawing Rama, where the Queen received the evening pasty, end the following Con sort was then performed by her Majesty's Private Band, under the direction of Mr. Anderson: Overture,. lieryanthe " andante eon Moto t Wogs, No. 2 Peon enteral& Scherzo Honed.. No. S Overture, anvil de Bronze" learech.. Tenant " The following had the honour of receiving invitations for the evening: Lord and Lady Cranworth, the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, Right Hon. Sir George and Lady Grey, Right Hon. Sir William end Lady Molesworth, the Right Hon. R. and Mrs. Vern en Smith, Earl and Countess of liarrowhy, Viscount Canning, Marquis of Lansdowne, Lady Raglan and the two H in. Misses Somerset, Lieue-Generai Sir Hew and Lady Rom, Beer-Admiral Hon. M. F. F. and Lady Charlotte Berkeley, Lord and Lady Wodehouse, Mr. Frederick Peel, Right Hon. Edward sod Mrs. Hors men, Right Hon. Charlie and Mrs. Bbaw Lifevre, Duke e'o,suria, Marchion• is of Breadalbane, Lady Ernest Bruce, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Glover, Countess of Mulgrave, Colonel the lion. C. 8., Mee., and Miss Phipps, Lady Alfred Paget, Vire .untere Sydney, Marquis of Ely, Lady Caroline and Mies Barrington, Countess Somers, Lady Rivers, Major General Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey and Miss Clive, Major 1 Hon. Sir Edward and Lady Cyst, Lacy Boaster, Lady A. Charles Fitzroy, Lady Geo Lennox, Lady Emily Seymour, Sir George. Lady, and Miss Cooper, Major General Henry and Mrs. Bentinck, Lady Mary Berkeley, Lieutenant General Sir George Bowes, Lieutenant General Sir John and Lady Burgoyne, Earl of Eglinton, Earl and Countess of Elgin, Right Hon. W. E. and Mrs. Gladstone, Lord ■nd Lady R.bert Grosvenor Right Hon. Sidney and Mrs. Herbert, Marquis and Mar chionesa of Kildare, Right Hon. Henry and Lady Mary Labonchere, Earl and Counters of Msluresbory, Countess or Man.fiald and two Ladies Murray. the Duke of Newcastle. Hon. and Rev. B. and Mrs. Moore and Miss Moore, Sir G. Hamilton Seymour, Earl and County.' of Shaftesbury, Rev. F. and lion. Mrs. Anson, Rey. W. sod UM Canning, the Provost of Etas, Major General and Mrs. Knollys and Miss Knollys. (FROM THE CORRESPONDENT OF THE DAILY ) WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY. Neither the Emperor nor Empress have been seen outside the Castle walls this (ley. It is said that the Empress Eugenie suffered severely from the sea voyage, and is at the present time not yet entirely recovered. In the hope of being gratified with a sight of the Emperor and Empress, several thousands of spectators, a great number of whom were in carriages or on horseback, mem. bled in the Long Walk. At five o'clock the Duke of Cambridge, aecompacied by the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, and attendants, rode down from the Castle, and were loudly cheered by the multitude. Boon afterwards her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by the Duchess of Kent and the Duchess of Wellington, attended by the Equerries in Waiting, in three carriages, arrived, and were loudly cheered. The gentlemen com• posing the shale of the Emperor of the French followed immediately afterwards on horseback. It is understood that the Emperor and Empress will take their departure by the South Western Railway, at eleven o'clock tomorrow morales, and proceed from the Nine. Elms station, in the royal carriages, to Buckingham Palace. At twelve o'clock her Majesty the Queen and the Prise* Consort, aeoonapanied by the younger branches of the royal family, will also prey ed by the tame route. APPEARANCE OF THE GUILDHALL, CITY, itc. Daring the whole of yesterday, the found of the hammer Gould be beard reverberating through every part of this issuese ball—earpeaters, builders, upbelsterers, and marquee builders, beim, engaged in finishing the prepara tions ordered to be carried out by the corporation, is order to render the place fit to receive their Imperial Majesties the Emperor sad Empress of the French. We yesterday gave an amotint of the preparations made in t►e great ball, the crypt, end various approaches, and their panel aspect. Since that appeared, an extra ordinary change has taken place is the whole structure ; for butanes, the trophies of which we gave an amount yes terday bane since had placed at the tope of the wreaths of Peace imams gilded Tinkled creeeents, whilst home diatelyover are suspended three beautiful Hags, represent ing the colours of England, France, and Turkey. The City, and also the French arm., have also been emblazoned in bright Wolin upon the circular shields upon the trophies. A beautiful ornamantal device in cream Dolour, bearing the followiag—" Alma, Balakes, and Inksrmana,"—bas been placed in front of the upper window., which being surmounted by the French and City Arms, has a most nag nillesat &et. This tope of the flag staffs attached to the trophies have splendidly gilt eagles and spears attached, and the light .biting from behind the devises glen them an appearance of solid bumishid gold. The throne or dais before which the gill be seated will be overhnug by an immense sad ussagnigruely appointed canopy in white and gold ; is the *same the eagles of France in silver, whilst at the lower sios are tremendous grifilos; above this pert rises la a kind of b form , about eight feet high, the roof, which is beautifully decorated with eight eagles in gold. Suspended from the lower part of this esnopy is a pair of magnificently ap pointed curtains, famed of the richest silk velvet, and em ►roidered with golden bite., eaglet, &r., which hose got• geous a pearghoe upon entering the greet hall. The whole of the seats in the hell have been covered with an expensive drab-eolonred cloth, which will have a much ' greater effect in showing off the ether decorations than would have been the ease if the colour had been hither crimson or soulst. Them seats have been classified into three di•isiens; the two first departments aro set apart respeetively for ladies havieg tickets of certain colours; the other portion, it is undentood, is to be *et apart far gentle men haviag the privilego of *lris. The spas* on either side of chi eatranso to the dais is fitted apse as to alkyd standiag roam only, the right head space being set apart fur the use of the Corps Diplosaatique, and the left for the acomonsodatims of her Majesty's ministers. It has been arranged that their Imperial Majesties shall enter at the north side of the hall, when they will be eaadacted tl their respective seats feting the dais. Thi g will pnveat much wakens which might possibly Wu". their Majesties to pan along the grand foot-pats that ru e between the elate in front of the west end, where then r J will take place. Immediately over the entrants of tiush k u la Guildhall-yard has been erected a double orchestra, is which two military bands will be stationed, who , s the royal and distinguished visiton enter the hall, will sta. up " Partaat pour la 8y rie." The whole of the Anna al of the various galleries within the hall has been drum h i Mr. C. Waterlow, of Bunhill-row and Bow ; and the don. rations, together with the appointments withia the WA hays bass produced by Mr. Fenton, of Badlen W a lt' Theatre. The whole of the upholstery w,rk has bees e a . trusted to the judgment of Messrs. Rernog and 80a. a i Fleet-street. The whole of the rums adjoining the courts of law W I been gorgeously fitted up and appointed for the accomenie dation of the visitors. The canopy and some other dem, Lions have been made of papier mache, by Mr. Jaekessiol Rathbun-place, Oxford-street. The crypt hu a mostsplindld appearance, for round the atone tillers and wall* ore saspaad j i4 a most expensive amount of ancient tapestry,* hilst thawia. dews overlooking the yard are filled with fl twits and fo n t s *notice. There, together with the flue inurspers o d throughout this part of the &tiniest building, have a very ish, posing efiect. The avenue leading through the crypt t o tk, back of the great hall has been fitted up as an extra meals of ',atm all to prevent unnecessary crowding on leaning atm the imposing ceremony is over. The most elab date work pro. bably of the whole, in connexion with the preparations rude to do full honour to the visit of two such distinguished pa. sonages aa the Emperor and the Empress, is that perio ne d by Mr. B. Etigicgton, of Duke-street, Borough in fact, vilus be has accompliahed on the present occasion appears to hoe eclipsed all former efforts. The great refreshment rumps. pared by that gentleman is completely finished, and Ms footpath is now overlaid with cocoa•aut awns & thereby showing off the colours of the po o ili o , to greater advantage. The large pavilion in &co o which has also been fitted up by Mr. B. Edgier % presents a scene that hex probably never before bees witnessed is London. Owing to the vut dims, tiODS of the temporary structure, and its gay appsasu o in red and white, it canaot fail to strike every . oi l with perfect estonisbnieat. Such a display of nip, national standards, and streamers, ha never bekes been exhibited by any other house in the same fly of business. Between the pillars in the great pavilion aw extended flags of all nations, and the number pima* front and round the roof have a ~rand appearatre. A mat costly collection of pictures, represent* N 6. poleon I. and his tamiii, have been kindly leottelhe corporation, in order to give due effect to the ceremony, There are not fewer than from 2,030 t.) 3,000 Net of berths put up in the City for the riroteciron of her Majesty's subjects, and a treble barrier has been put up at the tad of Farringdon street, to prevent the great pressure frost Blacktriars-brioge. The reception of the Emperor ie thus announced to the French nation in yesterday's Muniteur: " The Emperor and Empress arrived yea. rdey evening (Monday) at Windsor anti I the loudest acclamations. The Queen of England gave the Emperor and Empress the Mali cordial and gracious reception. Hie Royal Hignnaal Prian Albert, who had come so Dover in ord-r to receive their Majesties, accompanied them to the Palace of Windier. It ie impossible to viva an idea of the enthusiasm with whittle., ' Emperor end Empress have been received by the &alai notion from the instant their Majesties set foot ca British soil. At London, during the presage of the lerpeo rial procession, mere than a million of persons were counted, the majority of them wearing the colours of France, sad uttering enthusiastic 'teals. The town of Windsor bed raised triumphal arches, and the battlements of the wale were illuminated. Never has a f reign sovereign received a welcome so cordial and so splendid. To ley (Tuesday) the Emperor, the Empress, and the Queen of England, witnessed near Windsor park a magotfi-rat review el cavalry and artillery. The day was fine, and then:amens were executed amid the cheers of the crowd, who thronged to see this brilliant military festival." The Emperor of the French has bought the SchloN Arenberg, near the lake of Constance, former!, the red deuce of his mother when Dec rso of S Leu. MANCHESTER AND SALFORD ADDRESSES , ( THE gintEm THURSDAY EvßruNG, APRIL 19, 1816 • - , ~- r.. - . ....____... . w itk t h av xmfobthi g et" te to imp", upon do Imbed a coaviattou of the Freaoh. illifftgatia - i SlPiek7' iralie.„.°ll j,e , / 14 t , .. -" gr l M . -,, 44 ' . ...- my, ahem tit iazat irrties separate to enjoy rhefr mo. Abe unchaaffiabluess of human nature in oil ages, the &perms el .• •, ' re in their respective soda tarok we did not scant upon the resasotooke of a prole.. Bilged the --i l ea--&-61 , ;t• t . ' erltu mild to the began, of the State, the few simmi Jester to mums the facetious of " Bluff 'P ecet i ced 1 mon et Arms. .. .• TO CORRESPONDENT& plebeiace who from time to IWO elbow their may to ffefe" WILL BoWlnts. Yet who can deny that the Two venom at itimisell he etthe ktiaded eelee. he n:ese The verWwweet. lisiwels." lr dia Tere I...bil ehleet erre; adilliniglllll iVe °M°l are expected to become part and astrologer , Ile ;lir Toby Belch might have said, is hall at that.. ret .t ip parcel of aristocratic circles, even in their mo- in a admire :01e fooliag r,..—Daily N e w & After the h . . __........• Tharm hennagnm a•bit an wadi into limideatv's Him AT HOME AND ABROAD. las visit of the Emperor of the FRENCH has, io one respect, been so - singularly well-timed for Ministers as almost to suggest a suspicion of pre arrangement. The time which elapses betwen the Buster end the Whitson holidays is notoriously the most critical period of the Parliamentary Session for any Goveroment. Up to Easter the time of the House of Commons is generally spent in preliminary kirmishes and demonstrations; after Whitsunday come "the Massacre of the Innocents,* and other Ministerial preparations for huddling up the business of the session; but between Beater and Whitsunday there is generally some earnest debating. Now. the visit of the EMPEROR has made, and will make, the present week, in a m , one long holiday. People's minds have been so much taken up with the Imperial visit, that they have had little leisure to spare for watching Parliament. And Parliament has in consequence been taking matters very easily. On Monday little was done, on Tuesday less, yes terday less still, and to-day there is to be, "no Sweet' in" the Commons. On Friday the CHAN CILLOS of the EXCHEQUER will make his financial espod ; honourable Members, after a little desul tory criticism, will announce their intention to take • night or two to consult their pillows on its merits; and Ministers will breathe more freely on finding themselves a whole week nearer the Whitsun harbour of refuge. But the world keeps moving even when men are sleeping. Though . Ministers may daily with a Parliament as little in earnest as themselves, they , cannot daily with events. Circumstances will com pel them to act with vigour, or to leave the field to _ _ _ men who eon do so. The Conferences at Vienna are all bat broke. oft. The war party has triumphed at St. Petersburg. The bombardment of Sebastopol is in progress. Letters have reached this country from an officer of high rank in the Crimea, which speak of an assault as being resolved upon as soon as • practical breach has been made in the defences of the town. Of the success of the storm he is confident, though he looks for its being dearly bought. But after the town has been taken, and the shipping in the harbour destroyed, the forts on the north side will still remain in the possesion of the Russians. He 'spews a conviction that before they can be taken the Hessian army mast be beaten in the field; and that as noon as the town is in our hands, combi nations and movements will be begun to bring the whole military force of the Allies in the Crimea to bear upon the enemy. The opening of the campaign of 18.1.1 gives prom* of greater energy than &arse-, twilled that of 18.54. Bat while the Allies are thus grappling with the Rummies, in the Crimea, what will be going on in Central Europe P The Eiog and Court of Prussia cling to their Russian predilection . ; tits good faith of Austria is more than suspected. And as if acenal insanity had seized upon the rulers of Germany, this critical epoch has been selected to make an attempt to crash the liberties of Hanover—to withdraw from the H4noverians their Parliamentary 000stitution. The seeds of general confusion appear to be rapidly germinating over Europe. At such a time strong hands, brave hearts, and cool heads are required to steer the vessel of the state. At present all is fee. tivity and show on both sides of the ChanneL The Imperial visit to the Court of England is to be sue- ceded immedia:el7 by the grest w industrial gala in ' Paris. But the first sounds of a tempest are heard from a distance, and ominous clouds are rising Mt the horisoa. Inkermann has been called • the soldiers' battle.* Why, all our Eng Hal battles—civil and military— have been "soldiers' battles" in the same Dense. The indomitable onarage and energy of the people have always bad to make up for the deficiencies of their rulers sad leaders. This must be kept in mind in the trying season that is coming. A resolute and persevering effort must be made to obtain so infusion into the administrative counsels of the realm d that inventive enterprise and practical skill in business organisation which has enabled oar middle Glasses to raise the country to the proud position it occupies among the nations bf the earth. At present oar aristocraey do nat disdain to accept of oflios at railway and other hoards. Tisq suet with the industrial magnates of the land HOROSCOPE OF THE EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH. To•ttoßaow, the 20th of April, is the anniversary of the birthday of Nerot.zow 111. The feet had escaped our recollection, till our attention was collect to it by that great watcher of does and seasons, the illustrious astrologer RAYIIZL--the LILLY of the 19th century. Our astrological education having been sadly neglected, we must honestly confess that the techni cal language employed by this venerable sage has rendered his lucubration. on the astral indications of the future fortune of the EMPEROR in a great measure a sealed book to us. It hi therefore gratifying to learn from one passage, which is couched in common English, that the positions which the planets that dominated at the Ursines birth assume at the close of the 47th Solar revolution, promise him N great success, good health, new friends, pecuniary benefit, &o." On this day—when the Corporation of London en tertain the FIIMOR at' Guildhall—it may not be uninterestieg to the Mends of our esteemed LORD lIIATOI to learn that, according to RAPHAEL, the Moos plays an important part in the Imperial Horo scope. The erudite astrologer is indeed of opinion that "the Moon is always aphetie to some extent, if not !idly so." From the Exeznos'i nativity, which the sage published in 1863, it appears that the Moon wee "on the cusp of the second house, but her great northern latitude elevated the luminary so much in a mundane position gas to cense it to be no lees than 6 degrees from the cusp thereof, and consequently brought it within the hylegiaoal limit." This is, indeed, a wonderful coincidence; for inso much as "Hyleg" means " the Giver of Life," the planetary position at the time of the Burma% birth clearly foretold that his health would one day be given—or proposed—by a Moon when " elevated io a mundane position." What follows is oracularly obscure, but, on the whole, encouraging. " The signification* are moat striking and complex, referring to both good and evil; lamely, the eextile of the Sun and Jupiter, the latter being on the radieal place of the Moon, is very favourable, giving a great impetus to the national prosperity of France. The arts, sciences, and commerce flourish; bat the con janetion of the Sun and Mars . points to some extraotdinary warlike acts, which greatly re dound to the national honour and glory." Of puree the watcher of "the stars in their courses" never con descends to stoop from the "high lonely tower" in which he prosecutes his astral researches, to listen to the vulgar tuns of what is going on , upon para. Nothing can have reached his ear shoat the opining lof the Palate do Ylndastrie o■ May-day, or thsi Em petor's projected expedition to the Crimes. But the stars have told hi. all. When ws ventured to remark, a day or bin ago, that a parallel between the visit of Rust VIII. to France and that of Kamm 111. to Ragland, TO THE El/FLEUR NAPOLEON ILL The City Council of Manchest* assembled io great numbers yesterday morning, to consider toe propriety of adopting an address to the Emperor of the French—the meeting having been convened soecielly tar the' purpose. ' In opening the business, BENJAIIIN NICHOLLS, Egg., the Mayor of Manchester, said that Iced .g, as Cory all did, the importance of a cordial union of sympathy and action be. tween the two great nations of France and Euglsod, he thought they could not estimate too highly, in a national point of view, the advantages that must ensue from the friendly and personal iu•orcourse of their respective sow reigns. The ruler of the French, chosen by the voices of vast majority of that nation, naturally commanded their respect as the monarch of a brave, a noble, sad a generous people. We, as a commercial people, the more we considered the opportuniti e s nations possess ed of int- rehanging their respective productions, whether natural l or artificial, and the more we learnt how in toasts was their mutual dependence—wisely, no doubt, so ordained—the more certain were we to secure for ourselves and for the I world at large the blessings of permanent pe ce. It mast be our desire to express our most earnest hope that Oct 'relations with France may be more intimate—(hear, hew) —and be thought we must hail as an omen of great god fur the future the circumstance that, at this eventful period, the Emperor Napoleon had set foot en the shores of that England which afforded him protection in days for him IM fortunate, and was now the honoured guest of Queen Vies toria. (Hear,) He was sure they would all agree tbst he was entitled to receive frost them the highest honour sad the greatest compliment that, as a council, it was in their power to offer. (Loud appimiie ) Mr. Alderman NIILD said—From the reports in the papers it appears, as is usually the case, the guest Mose gracious sovereign has been well received by her people. The subjects of Queen Victoria are never slack in their loyalty to any guest whom our sovereign honours with her invites Lion. (dear) That sovereign has deserved well of het people; and 1 think that people have yet to change very much before they will manifest anything but loyalty to her. A better sovereign filled our throne ; and I think it is our duty to show to her that we are deserving of having es good a ro.er. So far as we know, the present Emperor of the French has done all in his power to cement that ton/ union which exists between the two empires. Fifty yew ago, where was the man that could hope to live to see the day we now see, when England and France are in Ondiel accord with each other ? (Hear, hear.) I think, thane that it is our bounden uuty, as I hope it will be Ott strong inclination, to show to the people of France that in the person of their ruler we cordially mimeo de the kindness of feeling which now exists between us.. The extent of that feeling, or its r, sults, no man as tea; tierbuid aad France in cordial union—England 1 . 1 Fraewe operate upon the world. (Hear, hear) Can sal mat say what are the limits of the blessings to mankind that may arise out of such humours'—not only as to the Oar hilt of peace, but also as to tee question of moral progress throughout the world—(bear)—progress in intelligent% in arts and science, and in civilisation ? It is a blessing* each of us, and I feel it fey myself, to live in such tides se the present ; and I think there is no man in this sauna who will not feel glad to reciprocate this nappy feeling, lee to teeter and promote it by every means in his lirWr• (" Hear, hoar," and applause.) He moved that the follows ing address be and is hereby adopted by this cooed', al that the same be presented to his Imperial MajestyiNsPe' leon the Third on the occasion of the visit of his Msimq and of his illustrious consort, the Emnress Eugenie, to oat most gracious and beloved sovereign Queen Victoria: "To hie Imperial Majesty Napoleon the Third, EnflT i l of the French. " May it please your Majesty,—We, the mayor, alderman, and cit,aeas of the city of Blanchester ' a in the cossiy p' tine of Lancaster, bail with feelings of greet satisfaction than preseibe of y der Imperial Majesty in this country, IT approach your Majesty for the purpose of of! rice our sin ern congratulations upon the 000.61011 of the visit of Mt Majesty and the Empress Eugenie to our beloved soversiP Queen Victoria. " We thus regard the auspicious visit of your Impede! Malsety and your illustrious consort, because we believe the/ there is thereby afforded to all nations the most concludes and satisfactory evidence of the sincerity of that &Mame which now hai.psly rexiete between France and England. "As the municipal representative of the capital of the manufacturing di.trictib we venture to assure your Majesty that we regard with thk utmost interest , he arrange:WV tor the forthcoming Paris Universal Exhibition,. for the complete success of which we feel the greatest enmity, aA we respectfully express the earnest and confident hops that such Exhibition will prove the great advantages which not be secured by the free find unrestricted interchaugrof the productions of all countries. Wa fervently pray that the *Wince between Fro* and England may long continue ; that the same may tot further cemented and strengthened by the extension at emmotenial intercourse; and that thole ties of (nimbler which now bind together these two gnat and powifful dons may for ever hereafter retiain sabre ken—believing that in their friendly union and disinterested co•oparstioa we have the brat guarantee for the peace of Europe and fat the progress and prosperity of nations. "Given under our common meet at Manchester this lhll day of April, 1865." Alderman S r Joiw Porraa seconded the motion. He said there was no one deeming the well-being of Ellilees MOW