The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-23 00:00:00

GOSSIP FROM CAMP LETTERS.

We are by this time pretty well accustomed to
bear of deaths in the trenches; but, until the other day,
we had no example of a birth having taken plate in that
aacomfortable and dangerous losslity—cortaialy not en
wily that which a lady might be expected to prefer as the
mese of her sccourAdownt. The intrepidity and military
ardour which so distinguish our gallant allies are shared, it
appeals, by the ladies of their nation. Three nights ago
a bums sinstiniere, assompanied her battalion is the
wombs, there to supply them with the reiterative pail
own, sad to brave, with masculine courage, the storm of
shot sad shell. There was possibly Dome naisealealaties la

the natter, bat the fact is that, towards the sail boars of
the incesieg, eke was taken with the pains of usternity,
sad gave birth to Swiss. Mother and children are doing

The senior *Wain of the may, the Bev. Mr. Wright,
has Nude a representation to the Quartermaster-General
en the subject of the hwaSsient number of clergymen
attached to the forms. There are nineteen
altogether, bat of these only seven are effective. The I
others are ill (four have resolved sick leave within the
lest week), and their Mame is attributed in great measure
to the severity of their duty. Some of them anilines
have ea any as 600 sick to attend to—indeponaleatly oteseb
attention as they may be required or desirous to give to the
healthy. Mr. Wright had represented 40 chaplains to be
the number required for the army now oat here. Of the
chaplains oat hem, three only are regabwly aommissicsed
sad paid by Goverment. Two religious moieties reeeived
permission to seed a metal. number each ; half the evens
of their maintenance banjo be born by Government sad
MU by the mistime that submitted their names tee the ap-
proval of the authorities.

Aa =fortunate oecuresat teak place at the Sardinian
hospital a day or two Made, which resulted is the suicide of
sae mace who, la the acammissiou of the oases, tamed the
death of lie monde. The ulefertuaate ma was attached
to the Rifle carps, sad had beea suffering from fever. He!
was placed is the hospital as a patient. His leaded rifle was
left by Ms side at the head of hie bed, somewhat Moutimely,
me would hasslue. Oa Wedaesday mosaies, it is presumed
seder the Urea of delirium, he deliberately took it up sad
s►ot himself ; the ball, parts fl through his ewe body, sue
oat cm the upside tide, aid, usfeetuaetely, peastrated that
of his eempealea, who was lyiag Mak by ►is side. Both
wouailiC peeved fatal, the two suiting within a few molasses
of sash other.

Mention is made in the hat Andra Han whim of
theiasti at Ms Robert Ifkkle, tie Catataaaut et the
Potosi at Ikallwarta.

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO PARIS.

FIRST VISIT TO

(PROM OUR SPECIAL

PARIS, TOZIDAT EVIXISO.
The appearance of the Versailles Railway terminus
this morning showed clearly that the excitement of
**Parisians grows with what it feeds oa, as the
crowd was quite as dense but much more motley than
that which may be seen at Loadon-bridge station on
the morning of a Derby-da It was with the
greatest difficulty that I made my way to the plat-
form, where priests, soldiers, citizens, and the mi-
gratory. John 8011, were clambering in hundreds up
the carriages with more or lees of .vigour and agility.
The heat was suffocating, the noise abominable, the
confusion unutterable, until at last the shrill whistle,
which by the way has a peculiarly strong foreign
accent, gave the note of departure, and we rapidly got
into the beautiful country, through which the train
on its way to Versailles. On our right
passes
pleasant Chateau d'Osnieres, the Cremorne of
the Parisians, and on our left the wins district of
Surenne, covered with teeming vineyards, in which
the plant gives this year hopeful indications of re-
turning wealth. St. Cloud gave us a moment's
pause to take up the local contingent for Versailles,
and to look at the decorations which rural taste had
improvised on the occasion of the royal visit. We
were not long in reaching Versailles, the general
aspect of which is too familiar to most people to re-
vive any lengthened description ; and with the help
of a potent sesame from the Priest of Police, soon
found ourselves in the Cour d'Honneur, where a
magnificent troop of the Cent Garden awaited the
arrival of her Majesty and the Imperial party. We
had previously found all the approaches decorated
with the favourite oriilamme but here the one-
, mutation was more profuse and elaborate, and
the presence of a brilliant and select company
completed a striking and effective tableau. The band
of the Cuirassiers of the Guard were in attendance,
sad played frequsatly during the morning, and the
mounted servants of the Imperial household twisted
by a cloud of commissaries of polioe, carefully kept
the ground. The whole of the garden in front of the
wart was filled with a dense crowd, thickly sprinkled
with military uniforms, and exhibiting the greatest
vivacity and excitement at every symptom of bustle
about the entrance of the chateau that seemed to in-
dint* the approach of her Majesty. But they were
doomedto many little disappointments, as the officials
both civil ant military were constantly making &bon
tive demonstrations, as if to keep their hands in
practice, and many a cheer was summarily cut short
as the crowd ascertained that they bad raised their
voices on a false alarm. The day was beautiful—so,
indeed, has been every day since her Majesty's arri-
val—and the delightful verdure of the park and
garden, together with the shelter of the trees, suffi-
ciently tempered the heat to enable quiet people to
expose themselves without any fear of sudden lique-
faction. The interior of the palace was moat strictly
guarded, but through the magio influence of the
sesame aforesaid, I was enabled to get in time enough
to see her Majesty enter, leaning on the arm of the
Emperor, and followed by Prince Albert, the Prince
of Wales, and the Princess Royal, and attended by a
brilliant court. Prince Napoleon accompanied the
Queen and Emperor, and Lords Clarendon and Cow-
ley followed closely after. The whole party ascended
the Grand Escalier d'Honneur, and proceeded at ones
to the state apartments of Louis XIV., when the vast
vista of these prison' saloons, as the Imperial nor-
tip entered the Salon d'Hercule, afforded the royal
visitor an opportunity of contrasting them with the
contracted dimensions of the English palaces. The
room itself bad seen many changes since it had re-
sounded with the eloquence of Bossnet and Massillon,
but n had it received a more important group of
historical personages than on the present occa-
sion. From thence her Majesty, attended by her Impe-
rial host, passed slowly through the whole of the
Grands Appartements (which have had full justice done
to them in Galignani s excellent guide-book) without
any incident occurring worthy of partictila men-
tion, until they arrived at the Salon des Glance, cer-
tainly the finest ball room in Europe, but of which
much more will have to be said when the grand bid
shall have given more immediate interest to its vari-
ous attractions. It has been newly gilt and decorated
for the present occasion, and when filled with splen-
didly dressed company cannot fail to have a magnifi-
cent effect. It is said that the tickets for this ball
are issued with the greatest circumspection ; but it
will be hard to fill with an extremely select company
a ball-room capable of accommodating several thou-
sand persons. Her Majesty was visibly struck with
the magnificent dimensions and gorgeous decorations
of this room; but • more splendid sight still
awaited her, whey, stopping at one of the
windows, she celled her ehildrea to her side
and with them looked out upon the terrace of the Jar-
din du Roi, beyond which the waters could be seen
playing and glittering in the various fountains
through the carefully contrived apertures in the trees.
It would indeed be impossible not to be struck with
the sight that then presented itself to the eyes of
royalty. The groups of gaily dressed persons on the
grass, the magnificent although formal clumps of
trees, and the refreshing play of the fountains, afforded
a combination of attractions that might in van be
sought for anywhere but in the far-famed ',slaw of
Louis Quatorse. It is in truth the great " Lioa" of
France; and however political economists may rail at
the cost of its erection, there can be no doubt but that
the nation has had since the time of the grand
monarque full interest for the capital in-
vested, in the number of sightseeken which
it perpetually attracts into their territory.
After • short promenade through the picture
galleries, her Majesty and party descended to the
park entrance, where four carriages and-four awaited,
to bear them to Trianon. In the first were the Queen,

Prince.. Royal, the Emperor, ind Prince Albert. In
the next were the Prince of Wales, the Earl of Cla-
rendon, and two ladies of the court. The remainder
of the royal and imperial party filled the other two
carriages, and all drove very slowly towards
the Trianon. As the imperial write
.pared slowly
down towards the Tapia Vert an admirable oppor-
tunity was afforded the public of seeing their
royal visitors, of which it must be confessed they
were not slow to avail themselves. Those who
were in the garden scrambled up the cm•
bailment, reckless of the damage they were
doing to the beautiful flowers, and those who had
hitherto reposed comfortably under the great trees of
the park came running in from every quarter, en-
deavouring to get a nearer view, to wipe their fore-
heads. and to cheer vociferously, all at the non time.
Her Majesty seemed pleased, and bowed frequently
and gracefully to the crowd ; and the Prince of Wales
enjoyed the scene highly, as, indeed, his royal high-
ness has everything aim his arrival in Paris. He
rushes up the various grand staircases of the show
I mit:, scorning the offered help of the maids of
, and yesterday evening roads a tour of the
city incognito, a la Haman Alraachid, the Emperor
himself performing the part of his faithful vizier.
While the whole of the royal and imperial party
were supposed to be enjoying their dinner in
the Elyilie, the crowd who waited in the
Rue Rivoli to see them return were surprised
by the appearance of a small phaeton containing a
very young gentleman, who looked and laughed at
everything, and asked numerous questions of his
grave companion, who was no less a person than the
Emperor himself, the escort consisting solely of the
confidential coachman who drove the vehicle. His

Royal Highness had not, like his eastern original,
time to inquire into the grievances of the people, but
must have certainly concluded that they had none,
seeing the delight they evinced at finding him oat,
and the vigour with which they cheered him and
his illustrious cicerone as he passed along. His
Royal Highness a to be a fine, ardent, high-
spirited boy, and gives every indication of being
worthy of his high destiny. After this digression I
have only to add that his Royal Highness was
equally happy and equally well received today, and
was by no means the most taciturn of the admirers
of the bassi' de Neptune, as the cortege passed it,
en rout* to the'hianon.

The weather had been cloudy all the morning, with
but intermittent glimpses of sunlight ; but at noon,
before the Queen sad Emperor had completed their
round of the apartments, while the imperial carriage
still stood ender the imposing gateway of the palace,

and the Cent Gerdes were leaning upon their sad- I
riles upon the terrace, the autumn sun shone forth a
welcome to the royal visitors about to drive past the
splendid fountains doe to the graceful pecuniary rook-
lessoeu of Louis XIV. The crowds assembled In
the park cheered the Queen and Emperor lustily
as they drove in an open carriage - and-
four down the elope, about one o'clock, and went
at a rapid pace to the Tapis Vert (the most perfect
piece of grass near Paris), watched the feathery
waters shining in the sun at the ends of long, cool,
shady avenues of carved trees, and admired the
splendid games of the waters tumbled in beautiful
confusion from the celebrated Neptune Fountain.
Thence the Emperor conducted his royal guests to the
Great Trianon, where he showed them the apart-
ments—all of historic interest. It may be remem-
bered that this site was purchased by Louis XIV.
from the monks of Ste. Genevieve, and that the village
of Trianon then stood where now are the beautiful
retreats of Marie Antoinette. The palace was
built by Le Notre and Minuet in 1883, on
the site of Louis XIV.', well-known Palace of
Flora. The building is too well known to need de-
scription ; still the interesting stories of the illus-
trious people who here retired at times from the
stiffness of the great palace at hand, must have given
a special interest to the Royal visitors in the exami-
nation of the Queen Marie Antoinette's apartments
in the left wing. The decorations by Mignart must
have been interesting to the Queen and Prince Al-
bert, as also the contributions of Le Brun, Lanese,
and Fontenay the celebrated painter of flowers, to
the decorations. But Le Notre's gardens are
now the special charm of the Trianon. Here the
Imperial and Royal visitors passed some time in
the Salle des Marronniers and other attractive
parts, proceeding hence to the Little Trisnon, built
by Louis the Fifteenth. Here, in the surrounding
grounds, with the assent of the King, Bernard de
Julien laid out botanical gardens, which have since
obtained a great reputation for the rarity and beauty
of the plants they include. The greater part of the
splendid tree, which now adorn these gardens were
brought from England in 1764, by Antoine Richard.
It was here that the celebrated Adanson further de-
veloped the designs of his predecessor, and earned a
reputation that increased marvellously—as usual—
after his death. The illustrious party who strolled
over poor Marie Antoinette', retreat to-day,
inspecting the ruins of little toy farm, did
not leave a point of interest unvisited.
They saw the house of Monsieur Bailly ; the Queen's
Boudoir, the ruined mill, the dairy—all relics of the
royal ladies' expensive toy farming. And there the
illustrious party turned to the human, or hamlet, in
which Marie Antoinette and her friends played the
farmer's wife, the shepherdess, and the milkintiid.
Here, in a small room on the ground floor, the win-
dows of which look out upon the lake, where swans
glide over the smooth water or seek shelter in the
shade of the overhanging trees, a breakfast has been
laid for forty people. After breakfast the Queen,
the Emperor, the Empress (who had joined the party
here), Prince Albert, the Prince of -Wales, and. the
Princess Royal came out before the hamlet, and sat,
with their backs towards the lake, to listen to
the perfect music of the Guide., while coffee
was served. The suites remained at a distance—se,
that the Sovereigns of England and France appeared
to enjoy for a short time the quiet and retirement of
• private family. The weather was most propitious
for the full enjoyment of the charming scene. Light
silver clouds coursed over head, a gentle wind
destroyed the beat, and the massive foliage on the
borders of the lake, touched with their early autumn
tints, made a back ground of surpassing richness.
Here the illustrious party lingered till put four
o'clock, when the Queen and Empress entered an
open carriage, followed by the Emperor and Prince
Albert is a second, and the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal in a third, and drove direct to St.
Cloud. The suites occupied no less than eight
carriages.