The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-24 00:00:00

• TO BIR JA IS OILANAM.

Report, Jane 12, ese;seful manner of
attackiag Bwitaborg, that I sin see, after the most mature
eonsideratioe, emitted by Admiral Chads, who is a practical
man and knows more about gunnery than aey man in the
service, is by fitting set a groat number of gunboats, carry-
ing one gun with a brag rang*, and placing them west of
Sweaborg and south of Eelaiegromr. Every shell from them
would tell somewhere, and perhaps not five par cat. from
the many would take sleet. Bask them by the fleet to
same the mem, and in the 0011110 of the summer Iweaborg
would be reduced to ashes, and lielsiagfon aloe, if it was
thought proper. And II don't see why we are to be mealy-
mouthed about it in time of war. The ships you will see
amid net be destroyed, because they could move oat of the
way.
I was at the siege of Martinique many years age. We
could not bane, Fort Bourbon, as it lay higher than the
ground around it; but 60 mortars in three weeks plunging
their shells inn it made it surrender ; and whether menus
are placed on shore or in gumboot) is quite immaterial;
indeed, the latter have the advantage, for when the shells
begin to tell, sad one's blood begins to warm, the gips
would move up to the batteries, end close quarters would
finish what the mortar boats began. I sent you house, I
think, copiesof all tbs plass, and U you will, lay them
before the engineer sad artillery °Moore, I will be bound tar
it they will agree with me, that that is the only way Is
destroy Sweaborg without an army superior to the Emperor
of Russia's, which we are not /Moly to bring into the field.
It is too late this year, but be all prepared next, now we
know the anchorage, and begin early.
I forgot to say that the islands within nage may all be
put in requisition for 13. inch mortals. The expense* would
Ise very great, no doubt ; but if we are to bring the war to
• conclusion, expenses must not be thought about.

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO PARIS.

PARIS, WZDNISDAI EVENING.

To-day her Majesty and the Emperor, and the
several members of the Royal party, with their
respective suites, visited the Palais de rlndustrie,
or the Great Industrial Exhibition of the present
year. The weather was splendid.
Shortly before eleven o'clock the members of the
Imperial commission, accompanied by M. Ardes-
Dufour, the secretary general, and by many of the
foreign commissioners, amongst whom were Mr.
Cole, Mr. Redgrave, and Captain Fowls, of the
English commission, and Baron Rothschild, of the
Austrian one, assembled in the vestibule, where they
were subsequently joined by Prince Napoleon, the
President of the Imperial commission, and by M.
Fould, Minister of State.

The Royal party arrived in front of the palace at
about a quarter pest eleven o'clock, amidst cries of
Vivo la Reine" and " Viva l'Empereur" from the
crowd gathered around. They were seated, as
throughout the rest of the week, in open carriages,
her Majesty and the Princess Royal occupying one
side, and the Emperor and the Prince the other.
Then followed the other carriages, in the first one of
which was the Prince of Wales, while the remainder
contained the suites of the two Courts.

Her Majesty was received at the Palace by Prince
Napoleon, whom she cordially saluted, and then
entered the building, taking the Emperor's arm, and
repeatedly bowing to the commissioners on both
sides of the vestibule. As she advanced into the
building she was received by loud and ardent cries
of " Vivi) is Reins." The Emperor first led her to
the transept, where she paused for a moment to
take a glance at the magnificent coup d'teil which
it presents. Then, turning to the right, the
illustrious party ascended by the French stalls
to that raised by Deniers, where she turned
into the courts containing the bronzes of France.
The stall of Froment Maurice, the great silversmith,
was first visited ; then proceeding upwards, until they
reached the top of the transept, they turned to the
left, and there gave a passing glance at the produo-
dons of Prussia. Passing on to those of Austria,
they stopped for a minute or two to examine the
stall containing the glass of Bohemia.
Proceeding, tic; Belgium and the United States,
their Majesties came to the stand of Meyer, the
Emperor's jeweller. Here her Majesty seemed greatly
to admire some diamond snuff-boxes prepared by that
firm. They next turned into the court containing
the splendid furniture of Fourdinois and other
French makers, and then visited the court of Elking-
ton and Mason, in the English department. Descend-
ing a little way the gallery at the back, they
crossed another court and returned to the transept,
just opposite the English marine trophy. Then they
proceeded down the transept to the porcelain cases
of Copeland, Daniel, and others, and passed from
this spot into the court set apart for the pottery and
porcelains of Staffordshire. Here the productions of
Minton and Co. and of Wedgewood attracted their
attention. Passing through the Sheffield court they
entered the Manchester department.
Their majesties next visited the French depart-
ment, and after a glance at the trophy of the " In-
dustrie Parisienne, and at the bronzes of Barbedi-
enne, quitted the Palace by the great door leading
from the transept to the rotonde. Having ad-
vanced a little, they paused for a moment in
the garden to the left, and there enjoyed
the fresh air. They next passed found the
pourtour of the rotos.de, and afterwards advanced
into the rotonde itself. Here they remaine4 for a
considerable time, examining the famous jewels of
the French crown, and then, still in the Monde, they
stopped to admire the magnificent productions of the
manufactory of Sevres, and the superb tapestries of
the Gobelins and of Beauvais.
Before proceeding further, the august party partook
of some slight refreshments of chocolate. 'I hey then
visited the " Annexe," through which they advanced
somewhat rapidly—and indeed they even left a large
portion of it altogether unvisited—and then passed
out by its eastern doorway, facing the Place de la
Concorde.
From the palace the royal party ',proceeded to the
Tuileries and lunched. The Queen left the Em-
peror here for a while to visit the hotel of the British
Embassy, and Prince Albert visited Prince Napoleon
at the Patois Royal, both returning to the Tuileries,
and leaving together at six for St. Cloud.
In the evening there was a performance in the
theatre of the palace by the artistes of the Gyraoase,
the piece represented being Le Ills de Fanrilfe, with
hi. Broassit leading his assistants.