The Press.
London, England, 1855-04-14 00:00:00

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Her Majesty continues at Windsor. Prince Albert
visited town on Thursday, for the purpose of presiding
at a meeting of the Patriotic Fund Commissioners.
Cabinet Councils were held on Saturday and
Wednesday last.

VISIT OF THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS
OF THE FRENCH.
The programme of the brief visit which the
Emperor Napoleon and Empress Eugenie are to pay
to the British Sovereign is now pretty well outlined.
The following are the latest arrangements :
The Emperor and Empress leave Paris to-morrow
(Sunday) by railway for Boulogne. The suite is
composed as follows :—ln the suite of the Emperor—
His Excellency Marshal Valliant, M. le Grand
Marechal du Palais, and his Excellency the Duke
de Bassano, M. le Grand Chambellan. Aides-de-
Camp—General Count de Montebello, M. le Colonel
Comte Edgar Ney, and M.le Marquis de Toulongeon,
Officier d'Ordonnance. In the suite of the Empress.
—Madame la Princesse d'Essling, Grande Maitresse
Dames du Palais—Mme. la Comtesse de Montebello ;
Mme. la Baronne Malaret. Premier Chamberlain—
M. le Comte Charles de Tascher de la Pagerie.
Their Majesties will probably sleep at Boulogne,
and early on Monday morning proceed to Dover,
where they will be received by Prince Albert. Lord
Cowley will accompany the Emperor, and proceed
with the imperial cortege to Windsor Castle.
Orders have been given to have apartments pre-
pared for the Emperor and Empress of the French
and their suites, and a clejeuner is to be ready for
their Majesties and the Prince at twelve o'clock on
Monday at the Lord Warden Hotel.
Their Majesties will leave Dover for Windsor
Castle by a special train at two p.m. on Monday.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert will arrive at
Dover at ten p.m. to morrow, and will sleep at the
Lord Warden Hotel.
The Black Eagle, Admiralty steam-yacht, is now
lying in Dover harbour, and the squadron at Spit-
head, consisting of the Neptune, 120, Orion, 91,
Powerful, 84, Calcutta, 84, Pylades, 21, Centaur, 6,
were signalled at six o'clock on Wednesday night to
weigh and proceed to SL Helens at daylight yester-
day morning, as the ships will be wanted to go intu
the Downs to form a guard of honour to receive and
salute the Emperor and Empress on their approach
to the English shores. Vice Admiral Sir Thomas
Cochrane, K.C.8., Commander in-Chief at Ports-
mouth, hoisted his flag on board the Neptune on
Thursday afternoon, and took the squadron, which
consists of nine sail, and two exercising brigs, to
Dover. The appearance of this squadron was very
picturesque.
At Windsor the imperial visit forms the sole topic
of interest. The greatest activity and bustle is ob-
servable in every department of the Castle. The in-
habitants are also on the alert, all aspiring to dis-
play their loyalty and enthusiasm on the occasion.
The local subscriptions for showing honour to the
imperial visitors is rapidly increasing, and already
amount to more than 5001.
Thursday is the day appointed for the imperial
visit to the City. The arrangement for the reception
of the Emperor and Empress of the French at Guild-
hall are being completed with the greatest rapidity,
under the superintendence of Mr. Bunning, the
City architect. Their Majesties will be received in
the Hall, where the address from the City Corpora-
tion will be presented, and then proceed to the
Council Chamber, where they will partake of a
sumptuous clejeuner.
In the evening the Emperor and Empress will
accompany the Queen in State to the Royal Italian
Opera.
On Friday the illustrious guests will visit the
Crystal Palace. On that occasion the public will be
excluded from the building itself while their Majes-
ties are making their inspection, but in their pro-
gress the latter will present themselves on the bal-
cony to the people assembled in the gardens. Sea-
son-ticket holders will be admitted to the interior
during luncheon in the Queen's apartments, and her
Majesty and her august visitors will then pass down
the entire length of the Palace to the place of exit
behind the I'ompeiian Court.
Respecting other proceedings, it is understood that
on Wednesday the Queen will hold a grand Chapter
of the Order of the Garter at Windsor, at which the
Emperor Napoleon will receive investiture at the
hands of Her Majesty.
On Saturday next, as at present arranged,the Em-
peror and Empress will return to France.
The members of the Army and Navy Club have
determined to invite the Emperor of the French to
a public entertainment at their Club-house in Pall-
mall on any day most couvenient to his Majesty
during his stay in London. Four hundred officers of
the two services have put down their names►

THE PRESS.

It is said that there will be a review of the whole
of the household troops at Windsor during the stay
of the imperial visitors.

Sabi ad Volta.

COLO NEL SIBTHORP AND THE LINCOLNSHIRE
MILITIA.
SHORTLY after the Clerkenwell Police-court opened
on Saturday last Colonel Sibthorp, M.P., entered,
and, being accommodated with a seat on the bench,
in the form of an address to Mr. Corrie, the presiding
magistrate, entered into some explanation touching
the Lincolnshire Militia. The gallant member said :

To my utter surprise I was pointed out a paragraph in the
morning papers of yesterday (k'riday) reflecting on the regiment
I have the honour to command, and so astonished was I at the
statements made in it that I at once proceeded, although it was
Good Friday, to the War-office, to ascertain what proceedings
could be taken to remedy the evident misunderstanding. I must
say that that paragraph must have been published by the papers
for the purpose of vilifying me. I know they seize on every oc-
casion for so doing, but I will always resist the proceedings of a
licentious press, no matter whether in the House of Commons
or in this court. As to the general statement of the facts, it is
totally incorrect; for, when I addressed the regiment on the
point of volunteering for their reattestation, my observations
were received with three cheers, and I subsequently visited the
men in their rooms at dinner time, where I took the opportunity
of ordering them a pint of ale each. I have always treated my
men with kindness and consideration, and will continue to do
so. I offered to provide them with extra comforts out of my own
pocket, for, thank God, I have the means at my disposal, and
already I have expended between 3,000 k and 4,0001. on the regi-
ment. I have been grossly vilified, but I fear no inquiry, and as
an old soldier I have come here to see that nothing discreditable
shall be attached to the royal regiment I have the honour to com-
mand. I hope the public may know that whatever may be said
against me there is one thing certain, that I know I shall get
plenty of recruits.
Mr. CORRIE remarked that the paragraph com-
plained of was not of the editorial character, but
merely the report of an er parte statement made in
that court by some of the soldiers of the regiment
commanded by Colonel Sibthorp. He had, however,
received a letter which would clear up the affair. It
was as follows:

Cambridge-barracks, Portsmouth, Friday, April 6. ;
Sir—l observe in the police reports of this day that an appli.
cation has been made to you for relief by some of the men be- 1
longing to the regiment under my command, and that you ex- ,
tended the same to them, for which I beg to tender you my
thanks. Their statement is substantially correct—namely, that
their passages to their homes had not been given them, the
major-general commanding at this place being of opinion that
these men were merely going on leave of absence, and conse-
quently not entitled to their passages home from the public ;
they were at the same time recommended to wait till an answer
was received from the War-office on this important point ; but
they were in such a hurry to get to their homes that they at
once departed. This authority has been since received (yester-
day morning), and all such men and their families who remained
till then have been furnished with passages to their several
places of abode—the last, namely, the families, at the expense of
the regiment, Government not finding this. I regret that such
a proceeding should have been necessary, but it is absurd to
suppose that the passages of near 401.1 men and their families
could be provided without a regular authority. In conclusion I
beg to add, that if from the poor-box or any other source you
have been good enough to forward any of these men home, that
on an account being sent to us it shall be repaid. I may add
that I have also sent orders to Grantham, our county head-
quarters, to see eves) man paid his passage from hence who
may call upon one of my officers there and request it.
HENRY E. FARE, Lieutenant-Colonel
commanding Royal South Lincoln Militia.
From this letter, added Mr. Corrie, it appears that
the men have been treated with great kindness, and
had they waited would have been sent to their homes.
In reference to the publication of the erroneous
statement, the magistrate observed that the publica-
tion of such statements in the newspapers had fre-
quently been attended with great and good results,
though no doubt at times the parties complained of
suffered under unjust imputations until they had
been beard.
Colonel SIBTFIORP agreed with his worship, and
was satisfied with having given the explanation he
had made.
During the gallant colonel's short speech, the au-
dience in the court had frequently to be checked
from giving open expression to their admiration of
his conduct towards his soldiers.

THE LONG-PENDING WILL CASE, " Hopwood v.
Earl Sefton," closed on Wednesday night at seven
o'clock. The jury, after spending three hours in
consideration, returned a verdict for the defendant,
thusideclaring Mr. Hopwood, the testator, of unsound
mind, and his last will null and void.
MRS. RAMSBOTHAM was tried at the Westminster
Sessions on Wednesday, for stealing some cambric
handkerchiefs from the shop of Mr. Moule, in Baker •
street. The trial lasted the whole day, the facts,
which have already been made public in the previous
examination at the police-court, being recapitulated
by the various witnesses. At half-past four the jury
retired, and by eight the court was informed that
there was no chance of their agreeing upon a verdict.
By consent of the counsel on both sides, ratified by
the assistant-judge, the jury were then discharged
without giving any verdict, and the prisoner was libe-
rated immediately afterwards.
Lulea BURANELLI, the Italian, was tried at the Old
Bailey, on Thursday, for the murder of Mr. Latham,
at Foley-place. The prisoner was also arraigned on
atinor chArgo of Willg attempted to murder

SATURDAY,

Mary Ann Jeames; but the evidence given respecting
the graver offence, and in which were recapitulated
the facts already well known to the public, was per-
fectly conclusive. His counsel attempted merely to
set up the accustomed plea in such cases of insanity,
but the jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and sen-
tence of death was pronounced by the judge (Mr.
Justice Erle) on the culprit.
A COURT. MARTIAL assembled on Thursday on
board the flag-ship Victory, in Portsmouth Harbour,
to try the officers and crew of her Majesty's ship
Tiger, lost on the 12th of May last at Odessa. The
court was composed of the following officers :—Rear-
Admiral Martin, of the St. Vincent, president; Lord
G. Paulet, Captain Ayres, Captain Gordon, Captain
Harriss, Captain Wilcox, Captain Caldwell, Captain
Elliot, Captain Seymour, Captain Fisher, Captain
Farquhar, and Captain Crispin. The President said
that the officers and crew of her Majsty's ship Tiger
were acquitted of all resposibility as to the loss of
the ship, with the exception of Lieut. Royer, and
the master, Mr. Addington. Both officers were ac-
cordingly ordered to take their trial, to answer for the
loss of the ship.—Evidence as to the circumstances
under which the Tiger grounded in the fog off Odessa
was given by several witnesses, and the inquiry was
still proceeding when the court adjourned fur the
day.