The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-23 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENIM, APRIL 23, 1855.

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The EaWOW and Smgreelhititsibil Finn& took
leave of the Quinne Beturday as thou, lows
to Part. This Imperial Majesties were ass. goad brg Mfr
Majesty; mad Prises Albert from their 'Oats In Asir
carriage at the /mad Natrona of the palace the Clem
being satimgesiod toy the Prince of Wales, the Primes*
Rol, Prime Alfred, the Princesses Alice, Helena, and
Imalma, Mee Arthur, and Prince Leopold.
SW Dab= of Hest (attended by Lady Anna Maria
illemoom Lady Fanny Howard, and Sir George Cooper) and
Se Duke of Cambridge (attended by Colonel Tyrrwhit)
bad arrived at Buckingham Palace at a quarter before 10
(Meek, and also accompanied the Emperor and /Impress to
tie pawl hall in company with the Prince of Wang's.
VW great officen of state and the household, via, Had
Osman Lord Steward ; the Marquis of Breadalbene, Lord
Chamlealain; the Duke of Wellington, Master of the
Hemel tM Marquis of Aberoorn, Groom of the Stole to
Priam Albert; and Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice-Chamberlain,
proemial the illustrious party through the corridors, and
down the grand staircase to the entrance. The followiag
ladles and gentlemen of the court were also in attendants,:
ThaDadiess of Wellington, the Vicounteas Canning, Lady
Oardim Barrington, Hon. Caroline Cavendish, Hon. Fiera
ilandemdi, Hon. Mary Seymour, Lord Riven, Lord George
Lamm Ss Edward Bowater, Sir Frmeriek Smolt), the
Witto s ;et re Household, Major-General Wilde' Lord
Chnios Filmy, and Mr. Norman Macdonald. All she
gentlemen were in uniform.
Osilie Grand Staircase and in the Hall were meted the
Yeemmsof the Guard, under the command of Captain Hoo-
doos's% the Ems in waiting. Viscount Sydney, the Cap-
tain of the Cape; Sir George Lee, the Lieutenant; sad
Colonel Fitmaeurioe, the Adjutant, attended. •
A Guard of Honour of the Grenadier Guards was on daty
in front of the Grand Entrance, and on the appearance of
the Boyal party, the band commenced playing .. Portant
pour 1* eyrie."
Ms Emperor and Empress took leave of the Qum at
the entrance. Their Imperial Majesties also took leave here
of the Royal family and the Prises of Lelningen. The Em-
press wee then handed into her carriage by Prince Albert
and the Duke of Cambridge, who were in uniform, and
both wore the Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honor.

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The Emperor, who wore the uniform of a French general
with the riband, badge, and star of the Order of the
Garter, and the star of the Legion of Honour, next entered
the carriage (an open one drawn by four horses), end we
followed by Prince Albert and the Duke of Cambridge.
In the carriage next to that of their Imperial Majesties
were the Princess d'Eseling, the Countess Wa',mkt, Mar-
shal Count Valliant, French Minister of War; and the
French Ambassador. . -.. .

Four of the Queen's open carriages and our followed,
conveying
In the fins, The Marchioness of Ely, the Countess de
Montebello, Lord Cowley, end the Count de Montebello.
In the second, Baroness de Malaret, Duke de Bunn°,
the Marquis de Toulongeon, and Lord Alfred Paget.
Its the third, Colonel Count Ney, Colonel Fleury, Count
Teacher de la Pagerie, Lieut.-Colonel Boucher, and
In the fourth, Earl Somers, Major General the Hon.
Charlie Grey, Colonel Seymour, and Colonel Tyrwhitt.
The royal cortege quitted the palace at twenty minutes
peat ten o'clock.
The moon from the Palace to the Bricklayers' Uwe
station of the South Eutern Railway was composed of the
Royal Horn Guards.
Prince Albert and the Duke of Cambridge accompanied
the Emperor and Empress to Dover, attended by their
Gentlemen-in• Waiting. Their Royal Highnesses returned
to Buckingham Palace at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and
the Duke of Cambridge afterwards proceeded to his residence
in St. James's Palace.
His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the French invested
the Duke of Cambridge with the grand cordon of the
Legion of Honour on Wednesday at Windsor Cattle.
Yesterday the Queen and Prince Albert, the Prince of
Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princess
Alice, the Duchess of Kent, the Prince of Leiningen, the
ladies and gentlemen of the court, and the domestic
household, attended divine service in the private chapel ;of
Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean
of Windsor officiated.
The Duchess of Kent visitel the Duchess of Gloucester on
Saturday at Gloucester Howe.

A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office,
Downing-street, on Saturday afternoon. It was
attended by Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chan-
cellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir George
Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Lord Panmure, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood,
the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Sir William
Molesworth, and Viscount Canning. The council eat
three hours.

Several deputations had interviews on Siturday with the
President of the General Board of Health, at his office,
Whitehall, with relation to the Metropolis Local Manage-
ment Bill. The first deputation consisted of Mr. B. J.
Southwell (vestry clerk, Mile-end Old-town), Mr. H. B.
Bathurst (clerk to the Trustees, Hamlet of Retold!), and
Kr. John Holt (deputed by the Board of Trustees) Mr.
Thomas Bevels (Chairman of the Board of Pave-
_

mint), Mr. W. Barnett (of Bethnal-green), Mr. Robert
Brutton, (clerk to the Commissioner of ditto), Mr. Thos.
Brookfield (Treumer of the Board of Pavement of Christ-
church, Spit&Melds), Mr. Thai. B. Tanqueray Winsome

(clerk to the Commissioners of ditto, and Old Artillery
Ground), sad Mr. Richard Bills (vestry clerk and clerk to
the Commissioners of Pavement of Holy Trinity, Minorisa).

They iron ineredimed by Sir Williams Clay and Mr. C. J.
Butler, sembeen kr the Tower Hamlets. Mr. Goddard
(tor Bow) aced Mr. Dunstan (for Bromley) also attended.
A deputation ken Shoroditch, consisting of Messrs. Gee.
Pares, J. Long, W. Southgate, R. Allen, W. Davis (clerk),
W. *eggs (surveyor), and J. Dettmann (inspector). A
lopesties hese Limehome, conaistiag of Mr. S. D. Skillat,
mad BD. Wan (ratty clerk). From Hackney and Stoke
Newness s Mr. G. Offre, J.P. From St. George-in.the-
Bast ; Ns. Howell, man clerk. Likewise representative,
of Übe sevaral parishes of Whitechapel, Spitallialds, Shore-
ditch, Boosaley, Bow, Mile-end Old Town, kJ ile.end New
Town. Bethnal Green, Old Artillery Grossed,
sad host Omen of property in Shomditeh, and other
parionn.
The dopuntiou from the Woolwich Local Board of
Health also had ea interview en Saturday with the Premi-
um of** General Board of Health. The deputation eon-
ebbed of the B,ev. H. Brown (chairman of the Local
Beard), Dr. Riehardaon,and Yemen. Dixon, Stunt, Bemays,
Lewis, Davis, Mason, Pidooek, and Jackson, and Mr.
Sarjent (auk to the Board) ; and a deputation from South-
wark, conaieting of Mr. A. Pella% M.P., and Mears.
[Merolla, Pocock, Martin, Bronzy, Newman, sad Dr.
Chalice, also in relation to the same Inkiest.
Despatches were sent on Saturday from the Colonial.
dam to the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. Dee.
pashas were received from the Governors of Ceylon and
the Mauritius on Saturday.

The Herald amen that the result of a conference,
held at Windsor, between the Emperor of the French, Lord

FabiusMas, Sir John Burgoyne, and other distinguished
persons, was that, the magotiatione failing, the Emperor
will proceed forthwith to the Crimea, to superintend or
command the military operations there. The Empress will
accompany him. The same journal says there is no truth
in the rumour that oar Clasen will visit Paris on an early
day. "Foreign affairs, in connection with the possible de-
parture of the Emperor from Fratee, will prevent any psi•
tics smarmiest as to the promos of (lases Vietoria and
the Primes Cement is the French capital."

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Saturday was the day for the reception into the
Preach Asa/Imq of the WC new members ieurodeoed into
its midst ea Impertel deem.
Mr. Hudson and the Doc de Grammont, the British
sad Pres& Ambeisedon to the Coast of Tulin, are sow at
Genoa to witness the embarkation of the Flatmates'
troops fee the Lomat.
Lord Stanley of Aldsrley and family have arrived
la Doves-owed from Italy. . _ _

The Earl Granville, who mat with an accident by
the horn he was driving is a cab stumbling on Cosstitu-
tiowhill, ea Tuesday last, has suffered considerably, and
was prevented from joining his colleagues at the Cabinet
Council on Saturday.
The Earl of Cardigan has been on a visit at Bad-
adatea, and attesded a side meet of the Dake's hounds, at
Tate, where a brilliant field aesesabled.
The Miniater of Pruasia at our Court was absent
hen the dijavair given by Count Wakweld after the Ins•
mid visit to Guildhall, last week ; bet the premise of M.
sad Madame Trades is seipmg to depths * het
VI asy igalisliall.

IRATRE OF OUR IMPERIAL

1
The week of porn* with ito feasting, its orow6gi
and iq excitement, terminated on Saturday last with the
departure of the Emperor and Empress of the French from
the land which had given them a noble welcome. The arrange-
ments for the journey were as nearly as possible the barn' as
those whisk bad ,been observed on their arrival, end were
carried out with the same satisfactory amount of suocass.
Mr. Rich and his brother directors of the South Eastern
Company received the Imperial party at the Bricklayers'
Arms Station, where the Lord Mayor about the same time
was delivering his consignment of the municipal notabilities
of Paris. The journey down was performed with as much
speed as was cessistent with safety, but, probely, from a
sudden change of the hour of departure from 11 to 10
o'clock, the same crowds were not observable at the various
stations as on the day of arrival. The directors escorted their
illustrious:guests down to Dover, and at the termination of the
journey, received from the Emperor the assurance that all
their arrangements bad been completely satisfactory, saving
that they bad resulted in taking him too quickly out of
England. Through the excellent arrangements of Mr.
Way, all delay at the railway station at Dover was avoided,
and the illustrious party proceeded at once to the Admi-
ralty Pier, where the Mayor of Dover was waiting to make
his adieus, and Mr. Churchward and Captain Smithett tab
see their Imperial Majesties safely on board the Lae mail
boat, Empress, the vessel to which was allotted the unpre•
oedented honour of conveying the Emperor and Empress _ _ .

book tonna,. Our old friends, t►e Bucks militia, were

also there, looking rather uncomfortable under the influ-
ence of the stiff north-east breeze to which they had been
' exposed all the morning, and several military bands,
which treated the Emperor to an air of which
he must by this time have some faint ides,
namely, " Portant pour la Eyrie." The stage had
been newly covered with scarlet cloth, and every-
thing made comfortable and trim under the experi-
enced eapetinteadenee of Captain Herrick. The Emperor

wads his adieus to all kis Irian& In succession, shaking

bands warmly with Prince Albert and the Dale of Cam-
bridge, and presenting a magnifieen., jewelled enuff•box to
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the ideyor of Dour. The impress wee also all smiles and

eondeseension, and took an affectionate farewell of the
Marchioness of Ely, who had been her lady-in-waiting
during her sojourn at the English court. The two Royal
Princes bad the honour of kissing the Empress's hand, and
immediately after, his Majesty and his Imperial Consort
stepped on board the noble vessel which they had selected
for the voyage. The Empress is quits • new boat of

great power and symmetry, twin packet with the
Queen, and, like her, devoted to the postal service between
Dover and the French ports. She had been selected by the
Emperor himself in preference) to any of his own war Mainers,
and certainly by her performance she did full justice
to his Majesty's discrimination. She was on this
occasion commanded by Captain flmithett, and Mr. Church-
ward, director of the company, was also in attendance.
Her consort, the Queen, under the superintendence of iCap-
tain Moore, was appointed to accompany the E.npress, and
both vessels steered gaily away from the jetty in company,
and as the vessels moved away, the immense crowd. that
lined the shore bid the Emperor farewell in a cheer such as
he is not likely again to hear unless he repeats his visit to
this country. The French corvette Corse manned yards
and fired salutes, and off went the two steamers at a dashing
pace of about sixteen miles an hour, followed by the Corse
and Black Eagle, and one or two other vessels. Some an-
noyance was created by the discourtesy of the captain of
one of these vessels in crossing the bows of the Black Eagle
and Empress, and thus fairly smoking our imperial guests
and the Lords of the Admiralty ; but the strong breeze soon
blew away the blacks, and the speed of the mail-boat left
the offending vessel so far behind as to make her efforts at
annoyance completely harmless. About this time the
braes, began to freshen considerably, and the escort of war
steamers might be wen rolling in a way that looked rather
uncomfortable to inexperienced eyes. The Empress, how-
ever, plunged fearlessly through the short chopping sea for
which the channel is remarkable, and her illustrious pas-
sengers kept the deck defiant alike of spray and sea-sickness.
The speed of the two mail boats soon left everything be-
hind, so that whoa they entered the port of Boulogne the
only vessel of the squadron is sight was the Corse, which
vessel, it mast be admitted, showed for a screw steamer a
very creditable rite of velocity. During the voyage, the
directors of the company, M. De Clebsetal, Mr. Cburchward,
and Captain Jenkings, were presented to the Emperor, acd
received from his Majesty repeated commendations of the

efficiency of their arrangements. He asked al ques-
tions as to where the ship had been built, the amount of
horse power, &c., exhibiting not only interest, but know-
ledge, in the very important subject of steam machinery.
The reception at Boulogne presented a striking contrast
to the English ovations of the previous week. The crowd
at the landing-place was by no means great, nor was the
cheering so loud or long continued as to render the operation
Very diatreming to the lungs of the performers. However,
cheering is not the fashion in France, and it is a question
whether in England the practice is not sometimes carried to
an absurd extent; but the reception was pronounced to be
, a geed NM by those who have had experience of similar ex-
hale's= of French approbation. A good many people oar-
Maly shouted " Viva PEnspereur," and one man added,
"Bon Maur," and the speaker received a special and of
reeepition from the Emperor. When stepping on shore
the isaperor and Empress seemed in perfect health, but
the &high tabaseador, who had been their fellow-
gamengsr, had evidently suffered from sea sickness,
The Imperial carriages were soon at the water side,
mid the military and local authorities stepped on board
M miaow tbe Emperor. After a very few moments spent
la ems poseip, the whole party, headed by fdarechal
illezegsay d'Hilliere, drove off to the Marine Hotel, a megni-
hunt structure, which has recently been devoted to the
eseommodation of the visitors at Boulogne. the incidents
et the journey might here be said to have terminated, but
that the Empire?, while expressing to Lord Alfred Paget
s delight at his English reception, intimated that if his
lordship would remain a day, a review of a portion of the
@my of the north would take place. The vicinity of the
amp made Its arrangement a matter easily managed, and
ameedhaily yesterday the Rey French had the only spec-
tacle in which they seem to take much interest—namely, a

grand military parade. Thirty-two thousand men wel
mentioned on the sands in the front of the Royal
Hotel, end went through some of the leas WA-
eate but more imposing of their military manoeuvres.
The spectacle could hardly have taken plus under more
favourable circumstances. The sand formed a splendid
parade, the sea a most refreshing background, and the men-
ef-wer in the *Meg completed the belligerent upset of the
whole proceeding. As the road that runs past the hotel is
several feet higher than the sands, the people who crowded it
had en admirable view of the troops as they turned round the
little headland which conceals the camp at Honvault from
Boulogne, and the eye became almost weary in watching
the dense 111111411 of men who cams on for upwards of an
hour, and with military precision took their places on the
review ground. The usual distracted galloping of the
officers then task place, and the word of command was
yelled with more than ordinary fierceness, while the
limpet' incessantly kept up that monotonous bray
which is one of the least agreeable peculiarities
of the French army. While the troops were being
fused, the Emperor and Empress, accompanied by
Lod Alfred Paget end the usual suite, proceeded to
Omsk and were absent for about three-quarters of an
her. On their return • numerous crowd had collected
mod the hotel, and very considerable anxiety was evinced
ee see the Emperor and Empress. One English lady of pe-
tite end "nodal figure, but true Insular energy and deter-
neinallems Mitt her way to the front teaks and exclaimed
la WO* "Gel Idles the Empress," when her Imperial
"West, turned 'ruefully round, and recognised the he-
'Mae with • meet gracious Inelnatio• of the bead. A peer
MINIM next attracted the imperial notice, and bet Majesty
Mopped over and put an alms into her hand, an act whisk
underfally enhanced her Majesty's popularity. By this
Ilse the arrangements for the review had beta seargieesd,
sad the Emperor mounted his famous Englhh elms;
wile the Empress seconded to a baloney drags* ml&
rasa velvet and gold, which had Dena lowed la
- of the hotel. The imperial eat was maw
seas sal met brilliant, as all the mien aalheme
of the lasimasside Friuli army. The AM pressgang
was the dielelhaties of the erases and 111111/11/ which had
'neatly been awarded to the army of the north. Fifty-one
crosses and a great number of medals were distributed both
to the officers and soldiers, the Engem la puma sager-
intending the distribution. His miler this ma dean
the lines, suletiag as he passed, ail ibartly after esemihd
to the road, where, right la Mae of the hotel, he eat ble
hone motionless as a states, mess at the salute, while the
inunesse body of men on the sands defiled before him. It
would
bs
imPtitoingbleedtodly"y attractivetha the snilltq spectacle
bla
then The
height of The road afforded to all g fail view of the

▪ and enabled them to distinguish each separate mass
of troops, to watch the columns as they marchied rased, and
so see the young aiderd•-camp as they careered backwards
VIBITMUI
sad forwards with the necessary orders. As each re-
giment same up, its eagle was lowered, the Emperor
6:.ed his bat, and the soldiers raised a measured cry of
• L'Empersur ;" bat the people in the road made no
de,onara:ion whatever. It took nearly an hour and a half
to march thd
whole of the regiments past, but his Majesty
n tined tett; his poet until the last regiment had
pawed, when he enine,b,:tel retired to his hotel.
t;;ii Cress of the Legion of
tt must not be omitted.
Amongst the deo:nations,
Honour presented to Captain Smith.:
Captain Bmithett was summoned to the Imperial Hotel at
about 11 o'clock, and having been moat graciously received
by the Emperor, was presented with the decoration, which
was fastened on his breast by one of the ladies of the court
Messrs. Churebwerd and Jenkings had valuable diamond
rings, and the chief engineer of the Empress a Issue gold
medal, presented to them. The Emperor had in-
sisted en paying the expenses of the voyage, when
the directors reluctantly named 201. as the price,
but his Majesty at once ordered 401. to be paid,
with en additional 201. to be distributed in gratuities to the
crew. While presenting these gifts and decorations, hie
Majesty again, and most warmly, expressed his satisfaction
at his reception in England, and the arrangements which
had been made by the railway and steamboat companies for
his safe and comfortable traveling. With these few inci-
dents the narrative of the visit of the Emperor and Empress
of the French to England may be fairly allowed to ter-
minate.