The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-08-28 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY.

At eleven o'clock the Emperor took Her Majesty and the
members of the Royal family to visit the Palais de l'lndustrie.
They were received at the entrance by Prince Napoleon, the
Imperial commissioners, the foreign commissioners, and the
jurors. Nearly three hours were occupied in their progress
through the Exhibition, and the amount of space traversed,
and the magnificent products of industry examined, must have
corivapd to the minds of the illustrious strangers a vivid
and Mikerful impression as to the merits of this extraordinary
display.
Her Majesty evinced an earnest desire to see everything
that was worth seeing, and it was evident that time alone
I prevented her from making that minute inspection of the
wonders of the French Exnibition which marked her numerous
i visits to the display in Hyde Park. The Prince showed even
more curiosity, and rushed about from object to object with
the eagerness of an enthusiast. He took with him the Prince
of Wales and the Princess Royal, while the Queen leant on
the arm of the Emperor, and Prince Napoleon acted as
cicerone. On entering the interior they.first visited the
series of courts devoted to French bronzes, and which com-
prise contributions from all the most celebrated manufac-
turers. Thence, returning, they proceeded to the eastern end
of the nave, and crossing to the south side, passed in front of
the Prussian, Austrian, Belgian, and other foreign depart-
ments) the more showy and elaborate productions of
which,' divided their attention with the trophies along
the centre. Arrived at the English space they entered the
court of Messrs. Elkington, and were for some time occupied
in admiring the splendid examples of electro-plating in
different metals with which this court is furnished ; thence
their progress was directed to the collection of pottery, to
Minton's unrivalled display, and to those of Daniel Rose,
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again betook themselves to the nave, doubling its western ex-
tremity, and examining with delighted curiosity the exquisite
productions which here embellish it. Arrived at the point
whence they had started, they now crossed' over to the south
side, and entered the series of outer courts which surround
the Pavillon de Panorama, and which are filled with an im-
mense and splendid display of French manufactures. Here
the show of furniture and of musical instruments appeared
chiefly to attract their attention, but they also seemed much
interested by the buffet for the supply of refreshments, and a
series of beautiful designs was not passed unnoticed. When
the examination of the outer courts had been completed, the
Emperor and his guests passed into the magnificent Pavillon
de Panorama, with its unrivalled collection from the great
I itsßeauvais,
carpets, hangings, and tapestry from the looms of Aubc:Tion
—its gold and silver work, the masterpieces of the most skilful
Parisian workmen ; and, above all, the Crownjewels of France,
placed in the_ very centre of the pavilion, and havlng the
imperial diadem, surmounted by the regent diamond,
as their culminating point. Here Her Majesty and
the Prince
had submitted to their inspection the new and interesting
metal, aluminiuni, both in bars and made into spoons,
forks, tankards, and other articles of domestic use. The
lightness, elasticity, and ductility of this substance are very
remarkable, and confident hopes are entertained that it may
be produced at a rate and applied to uses upon which to found
results important to industry. The Queen examined for a
long time, and with the liveliest curiosity, the Imperial crown
and the immense number of splendid jewels by which it is sur-
rotinded. The former is of exquisite design and workman-
ship—a diadem in the true sense of the word, and surmounted
at the apex by the Regent Diamond, which, though somewhat
smaller, seems to be a far more brilliant stone than its rival,
the Koh-i-noor. Her Majesty and the Prince spent a consi-
derable time also in examining the manufactures of Sevres,
which, in splendour, far surpass all past efforts of that esta-
blishment, and leave France in undoubted possession of the
supremacy in the practice of the ceramic art. When the sur-
vey of the pavilion had been completed, her Majesty rested for
some time, and partook of refreshments brought from the
buffet. The illustrious party now proceeded to the AnnextS,
the greater portion of which they traversed, examining atten-
tively the splendid display of machinery and raw produce with
which it is filled. Their especial notice was directed to several
objects in this course of their progress by the Prince Napo-
leon, but otherwise it was impsible to linger much over the
many valuable and important fiatures of this portion of the
Exhibition. On leaving the palace the Emperor and his guests
proceeded to the Tuileries, where they had luncheon. At half-
past four o'clock they returned to St. Cloud, where at eight a
grand banquet was given. The festivities of the day termi-
nated by a theatrical performance by the artistes of the Gym-
nase, the play being " Le Fits de Famille."—ln the course of
the afternoon, Prince Albert paid a visit to Prince Adalbert of
Bavaria, staying at Meurice's Hotel.