The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-11 00:00:00

TO THE LORD MAYOR.

In accordance with annual customs, the
only ez-
eeption having °emend dialog the last mayoralty, the
boys of Christ's Hospital, 800 In number. were yesterdayl
preseeted to the Lord Mayor sad the Lady Mayoress, at the
Maasion-house. Mere than ordinary interest attached to
the ceremony in courtinenee of the announcement that his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the new president
of the institution, would be present; and the attendance
was, therefore, notnerou beyond precedent. At about one
o'clock the boys took their places in the &yolks Hall, in
the form of three side, of a square, leaving the upper
part of the roost fer the platform. At a quarter-
put one, the sound of mule and the hurrahs of t►e
populace outside notified the snivel of the Duke of Cam-
bridge. His Royal Highness wu revived at the entrance
to the building by a detachment of the City of London
Militia, the band cf which played the National Anthem.
After the gusts had partaken of an elegant dnisinor a Is
fourchatte, the Lord Mayor, the Lady Mayoress, and the
Duke of Cambridge, led the way to the Egyptian Mill,
where they were greeted with a hearty bunt of cheers from
the Juvenile anditny. His Royal Highness and his civic
host and hostess having taken their seats, the boys sang
s' God Save the Queen," with a piano aocomuniment,
and afterwards the 100th Psalms, to the tune of the Old
Hundredth.

The LORD MAYOR then addressed the boys as follows:
is first magistrate of the City of ',rden, it is wilt peculiar
pleasure that I address you, to express bow ratified I. feel
at receiving you in this ancient, this time-honoured city,
which I am proud to say has brought up, from year to year,
young men of genius and talent. Connected as you are
with an Institution which has been so great an instrument
of education, it is to me a source of great pride to welcome
you on this occasion. Thos. of you who Dave attained to those
honours which have issued in your being sent to the univer-
sity as examples of perseverance and of constant applica-
tion to study, go forth with distinctions which, I trust, will
be crowned with God's blessing ; while the younger branches
of this noble institut'on have one presiding over them who,
I am sure, feels gratified at hearing of their progress, and will
encourage them in their future efforts. Many of you, I
doubt not, will feel desirous of entering that field in which
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge basset so bright
ea example, and has won for himself such high honour. In
conclusion, I give you all a hearty welcome, and I sincerely
hope that God's blessing will rest upon you.
. .

Several rounds of applause followed the finalisation of
this brief address.

The company, headed by the royal duke, the Lord
Mayor, and the Lady Mayoreu, then retired to an ad-
joining apartment, where the boys, each of whom wore on
his breast a label, inscribed, I. Ile is risen," an allusion, of
course, to the great event commemorated by the Easter
_ _

Beeson, were sucteuively marched to the front of the Lady
Mayoress, who, Ws Royal Highness being seated at her side,
F rearittrd to them money gifts, in aorurdanos with a pre-
determined scale, namely, IL to each of the Grecians—boys
why, having won the highest prises, are about to enter ens
of the univenities--half-a-crown to the mon•toss, and one

shilling to ..11 the rest. After receiving these presenti the
pupil rimed to the head of the entracte stairs, where they
partook of wine and buns preparatory to making their exit.
On hie departure as oa his arrival, the Royal Duke who had
honoured the occasion with his presence, was greeted with
hearty plaudits.

The inhabitants of Windsor, in public meeting as-
sembled, have resolnd to give the most hearty sod cordial
reception to the Emperor and Empress of the French, at
their visit t her Majesty. A subieriptioa has been entered
into, and a clmmittee appointed to carry out the objects of
the meeting. It has also been determined to have a public
dinner at the Town-hell, oa the day of presenting the address
to the imperial visitors. _

It is believed that the movements of the Emperor
land Empress of the French, after their arrival at Windsor
on Monday, will be as follows :—At Buckingham Palace,
on Tuesday, the Emperor will receive thesovps dalomatiya
sad the address of the Corporation of London, returning to
Windsor to take part in a grand banquet and ball. On
Wednesday the Queen will confer upon him the Order
of the Clatter. On Thursday, her Majesty and the Imperial
visitors will proceed in state to the Opera ; sad on Friday,
the same distinguished circle will visit the Crystal Palace.
Oa Saturday, the Emperor and Empress will, it is thought,
return to France. It is not unlikely, however, that on one
of the days mentioned the Emperor will partake of civic
hospitality, on the cassias of receiving the freedom of the
City, and it is confidently stated in the Cambridge papers
that the Emperor, accompanied by Prince Albert, will visit
Cambridge. Orders, it is said, have been given at Caine
College, the residence of the Oise-Chancellor, to snake ample
preparation for the reception of the Royal vistas.
It seems that on the occasion of the visit of the
Emperor and Empress of the French to the Crystal Palace,
the public will be 'Waded from the building itself whle
their Majesties are making their inspection, but is their pro-
gram the latter will present themselves on the balcony In the
people assembled in the gardens. Season ticket.holdere
will be admitted to the interior during luncheon in the
Queen's apartments, and Her Majesty and her august
elation will then pass down the entire length of the Palace
to the plies of exit behind the Pomp/lien Court.
We (Post) understand the Emperor of the French
has offered 1,000 guineas, open to Great Britain end Im-
bue, for a perfect broke charger for the Empress. He must
be thorough. bred, quiet with troops, and stand fire.
The Emperor and Empress honoured the French
Opera with their presence on Monday evening, to witness
the performance of the Ptophile.
Prince Jerome Napoleon attended divine service
at the Invalides on Eater Seeday. After the mess (says
Geligsafts) kis Imperial Highness prayed for some time at
the tomb of the Emperor.
The Doke and Duchess of Sutherland left London
yesterday alienate for Clanks, Bactiogbasastsire.
The Countess of Ashbernham gave birth to a son
on Eater Sunday, at Ashburnhana-place, Same:.
The Earl and Countess Ore; have returned to town
afar a brief tour.

APRIL 11, 1855..

lART-CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PATRIOTIC
FUND AT THE GALLSR T, 121, PALL-HALLA

We have much pleasure in noticing for the fourth
time this meet praiseworthy endettaking. It seems aeew
easy to repeat that the fends that are being rated at this ,
Gallery are exelusively for the benefit of the widows and
trephine of Akers who perish by disuse or by the sword of the
seamy in the war with Rusts. Owing to the admirable fettleg
which aalmates the public in all matters unneeded with the
struggle, the unlettaking in question had not bus set on
foot many days before the committee were enebled to pay
7001. as a first instalment into the tette of " The Patriotic
Fend" at Westminster; and it is gratifying to learn that a
large sum has sloes accumulated. W• feel bound to say
that this large mdleetion of works of art by amateurs im-
proves epee satiesintanoe. Of course the contributions from
the member of the Royal family excite the greatest inter-
est. The Prisms Royal's composition and drawing of a
soldier's wife lading her wounded husband on the field of
battle has already realised two hundred guineas, and
upwards of three hundred persons have subscribed
a guinea each for fac-similes of the dismiss in chrome-
lilbeffrviby-
We mentioned Miss F ' poetical illustrations of " the
wreath" which her Majesty purchased when she visited the
gallery a few days since, as the gem of the exhibition; but
there are ether gems, as all who have an eye for art
and who inspect the contributions, must acknowledge
to be such. They are designated in the catalogue as
those of " a lady of title " (we cannot resist lilting
the veil. end revealing the name of the Marchioness
of Waterford), and those of the Ladies Augusta
and Honoria Cadogan. We do not remember to have seen
anything mon simply, and, at the same time, more grandly
conceived. than the " Disciples sleeping," by the former of
these three ladies, whose productions, whether we consider
the matimeet which they embody, or the style in which
they are executed, take very high rank indeed ea works of
art. The " Musician," the " Setae from Auld Robin
Gray," the " Camaldolese Monk," " St. John's Bve"—all
original compositions by this lady—will be looked upon
with the greatest in by every true appreciator of
artistic genies. The Ladies Cadogan, to judge from the
very graceful contribulloos which they have made,
appear to be gifted with the same poetical feel-
ing. A composition by the former lady, repro-
eenting a dance of fairies by moonlight, would make
a very fine picture, were the latter painted in a manner to
correspond with the loftiness sad delicacy of feeling with
which this sketch is conceived. Depth of thought, truth-
fulness, sad high poetical feeling, characterise the composi-
tion of " the Pillar of Fire," by the Lady Honoria. These
lady amateurs are evidently inspired with a true and dig-
nified view of art. We recommend particular attention to
a series of masterly sketches by the Rev. J. L. Petit ; to
Captaia loglefield's, R.N., very elaborate and clever draw-
tog if " the Flagship of Don Alphonso de Oman, die-
muted the god of September, 1668, in the gale of wind
which scattered the Spanish Armada ;" to Miss Houlten'al
druriogs, particularly to that lady's clearly coloured, mei I
spiritedly executed, " Portrait of C. Wilson. Etq.;" is a
collection of drawings by Miss Blake, more espeohig
that lady's very pleasing illustration of " Rest by the Way-
side;" to a very boldly coloured sketch of "Trees in the
Isle of Wight," by Miss Pell ; and to some very effective
drawings by Mr. D'Rgville. With these brief notices of
the very interesting works we have pointed out, we must,
for the present, conclude. The connoisseur who will give
himself the pleasure of examining those we have pointed
out will find himself on the track of other works of meat.

We have mentioned some of the gems of We Exhibition
el Works of Art. We cannot resist briefly alluding to a
natural curiosity, in the way of art, lately contributed, with
true patriotic feeling, to this collection, via: an oil painting
of his hone, by a self-taught cabman of the name of Jones.
The knight of the whip is also an amateur of the pencil;
"Anch'io sono smears dells belle arti," says Cabby, and
straightway indulges his taste hi art with a view to gratify
the best feelings of ►uman nature. There are so many
and such a variety of idea suggested by the sight of Cab-
men Jones's painting of his horse, that we feel the ineonve
Risotto of being limited in our space. In this gallery we are
surrounded by the works of the mighty, the titled, the
f d and the eared for, and here we have to acknow-
ledge the plenum by right of the work of one whose fate i►
►ad, born as be is to rough it night and day, often exposed
to " the pelting and pitiless storm," eat off even in his call-
ing from theta ha serves, bat with whom he now Gods him-
self closely linked, united to them through the iifluenes of
one common sentiment, and the exercise of one common
talent.