The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-21 00:00:00

RENEWED BOMBARDMENT OF

SEBASTOPOL.

ST. PETERSBURG, MOXDAT.

Prince Gortchakoff reports on the 18th that the
enemy recommenced the bombardment on the 17th,
and was keeping it up at that moment. The de-
fenders of Sebastopol replied with vigour.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

HER MAJESTY'S MO
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IN PARIS.
BNT.)
PARIS, MONDAY Birixnea.

This morning her Majesty visited the Universal
Exhibition of the Fine Arts, where she was received
by the Prince Napoleon, MM. de Meroey (Special
Commissioner for the Fine Arts Exhibition), Leplay,
Arles, Dufour, and all the members of the jury.
"God Save the Queen" was struck up by the band
of the Guides as her Majesty entered the building. In
the course of her examination of the galleries, it was
observed that her Majesty sat down twice be-
fore M. de Winterhalter's large picture of
the Empress and her ladies of honour.
This visit will be described to you to-morrow by one
of your special correspondents. At two o'clock her
Majesty left the Beaux Arts, and proceeded to lunch
at the Elyeke, where she received the Corps Diplo-
matique. After this reception, the Queen went to
visit the Saint Chapelle. I was personally present
on her arrival there, and can describe what passed,
with some detail. It is necessary to explain that the
Saint Chapelle—a term applicable generally to any
building dedicated to divine worship—is given in Paris
par excellence to that small but beautiful ediflce,which
is considered one of the finest specimens of the archi-
tecture of the middle ages, which was built by Saint
Louis, king of France (on the site of a very old place
of worship erected by king Robert), for the express
purpose of containing the relics which his cousin
Baldwin, Emperor of Constantinople, had been com-
pelled by necessity to sell. The church, built at
an enormous expense, was called the Sainte Chapelle
du Palm's, from its being in the precincts
of the PaWs de Justice (the Westminster Hall of
France). At 20 minutes to 4 her Majesty, in a car-
riage and four, accompanied by the Emperor, the
Princess Royal, and Prince Albert, drove into the
Court-yard of the Palais de Justice, which was orna-
mented with flags for the occasion, and surrounded by
an immense crowd. The flight of stone steps leading
up to the Palais (the finest staircase in Paris) was
carpeted. On the lower steps of the stairs stood the
judges of the Court of Caseation with the president, M.
Troplong at their head, M. Abbettnoci, the Minister
of Justice, M. Hausman, the Prefect of the Seine,
M. Royer, the Procureur-General, and several presi-
dents of courts and other judges. As her Majesty
alighted, the " Gerdes de Pans " played " God save
the Queen." The Emperor gave his arm to the
Queen, and presented her to M. Troploug, M. Abbat-
tucci, and M. Royer. Her Majesty rested a few
moments on the first landing of the stair-
case to admire the architecture of the Palais
de Justice and the exterior of the Sainte Chapelle.
During this momentary halt, six Imperial carriages
drove up in succession. From the first descended the
Prince of Wales, Lord Clarendon, and two ladies of
the English court. The other carriages were all
filled by gentlemen. The Queen, followed by the
Princess Royal, leaning on the arm of Prince Albert,
and by the gentlemen in .her suite, proceeded to the
Saint Chapelle. It was remarked that her Majesty,
although she had passed a long morning sight-seeing,
looked exceedingly well, not the least tired, and took
the most evident interest in the scene. After passing
but a very few moments in the interior, the Queen,
still leaning on the Emperor's arm, came out of
the chapel and descended the stairs. About
halfway down the stairs she drew the (Emperor
off the carpet to the extremity of the bannis-
ters, and pointed with much vivacity with her pa-
rasol to the restored steeple of the Sainte Chapelle,
evidently asking for some information concerning it.
Her Majesty remained so short a time in the Sainte
Chapelle, that when, on the cortege leaving by the
Rue Constantin, it was found that the gendarmes and
sergena de villa remained and prevented circulation in
front of the Palais de Justice, many thought that the
Queen had not visited the chapel at all, but that after
making one or two turns in the hall of the Peals de
Justice, a sudden thought struck her that she would
like to see something else first, and that she was
comiog trick again. This theory after being much
discussed was, on the whole, thought absurd, and the
more reasonable one was broached that the troops
were ordered to keep the people back, for a certain
time, lest their curiosity should lead them to rush over
the bridge and block up her Majesty's pas-
sage on the (other side of the river. I
happened, however, to hear the real truth from
an old woman in the crowd. Her Majesty desired,
in addition to what was specified in the day's pro-
gramme, to visit the metropolitan church—the
famous Notre Dame; she had gone thither, and the
road was still kept clear, because it was proposed
that she should return to rearms the water by the
Pont au Change. I was fortunate enough to arrive at
the portico of Notre Dame in time to see bee Majesty
received by the Archbishop of Paris, who, at a very
short notice, was in waiting at the head of his clergy,
in ordinary costume. The Sisters of Charity (to the
number of about fifty), who minister to the sick, at
the hospital of the Hotel Dieu, were on the steps of
the church in their whits dresses. On the Queen
alighting from her carnage, the Archbishop ad-
dressed her in nearly the following terms:

" Madam—Permit me to express to yea the hearty good
Irish's of the clergy of Paris for your Majesty, and for the
rest alliance which his already accomplished so many
great things, and for which such high destinies wreserviod."
• • • - • • • - •

The Queen graciously bowed in acknowledgment
of this speech, and then entered into conversation with
the Archbishop, and walking by his side, entered the
interior of the church, and went directly to the Tres-
sury, where she inspected the brilliant plate and
precious articles there colluded. In about • quarter
of an hour her Majesty quitted Notre Dante. The
cortege then returned to the Falai. do Justice, crossed,
the water by the Pont as Change, and passed at s
slow pace by the splendid relic of the 12th century,
the tower (lately restored), which is all that remains
'of the old Church of St. Jacques la Botioherie, and
which !authors tower is now one of the principal orna-
ments of the Paris of the revived empire. Following
the new Rue Rivoh, her Majesty soon came in sight of
the Hotel de Ville, where she again alighted, and
remained a few minutes. On leaving the Hotel de
Ville the Royal and Imperial party went at a rapid
pace aloes the Rae St. Antoine to the Bastille, and
thee aloe/ the whole length of the Boulevards to the
Champs El sees, sad thence home to St. Cloud. Their
reoeption alcug the Boulevards, where all the flags
whisk h&.d been brought out for the triumphal entry
of Saturday rmsi, was most enthoaisstic.