The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-02 00:00:00

BOULOGNE.

There was no public reception in Boulogne, the
general wish being to get to Paris as early as pos-
sible, and the state of the weather during the
voyage across had rendered many of the company II
rather intlispo to encounter a ceremonial imme-!
diately on their escape front the sea. The vessel
that brought forward the first party was the Princess
Helena, and she lett in the harbour two others, the
Lord Warden and the Princess Clementine, steam up,
and gaily decorated with gam, ready to carry over
the remainder of the invited guests. The vessels
drew alongside the quay at two o'clock amidst the
cheering of the crowd. the quay was gaily decorated
with flags, and a guard of honour was m waiting.
• An ornamental gangway was run on deck, and the
guests, with the Lord Mayor at their head, received
the congratulations of the municipality.
Among the company by the chief train and first
heat were

Lords Albcnnarle, Wharucliffe, and Ebriogton ;
Hon. Messrs. Fitzroy and Scarlett, Mr. Paxton,
the Recorder, SirJ. Rennie, Sir J.Musgrove,Mr. Smith
All Moon, Messrs. Wentworth Dilke,Colc, and Scott
Russell; Aid. Humphrey; Messrs. Sallandrouze and
M.Gregor, M.P., Aldennan Sydney, Alderman
Wire, Alderman Hooper, Alderman Carter, Sheriff
Carden, Sir G. Hopkinson, Messrs. Swift, Bright,
and Du Pont, Capt. Owen, H. Creasman, 11. Du
Cane, Mr. Barber and Lady, Deputy Harrison,
Messrs. Cubitt, M.P., Sams, Locke, Dennock,
Barnes, Wilkes, Prof. Ansted, Professor Owen, Mr.
Itoutledge, Dr. Itoyle, Deputy Obbard, Messrs.
Bennoch, Ferrer, Nicholay, Garrard, Spicer, Wal-
lace, and the representatives of the London press.
Our Boulogne correspondent writes us follows:
BOULOGNE, Atuk. 1, 2.40
At half-past two o'clock to-day the Lord Mayor
of London, with several cummisaioners of the Grand
Exhibition, and the various gentlemen whom the
municipality of Paris had invited to partake of their
hospitality, arrived in this town in the Princess
Clementine, from Folkestone. Mr. Barnard, the
agent, in Boulogne, of the Folkestone Railroad had, at
Ins own expense,dee rated the landing-place with a tri-
umphal arch of various coloured flags, which looked
very gay. The sous-prefets, British consul, Mayor
of Boulogne, M. Fontaine, with some of the chief
gentlemen of the town, M. de St. Paul, chairman
of the Boulogne and Amiens Railroad, with some of
his colleagues, received the gentlemen on their land-
ing, where a lieutenant's guard, of troops of the
line, headed by the Commissary of Police, and a
guard of douaniers, in full costume, with the heads
of the custom's department, did honour to the occa-
sion. After the usual welcomes, compliments, and
introductions, the invited stepped into the railway car-
riages and conveyances provided for them, and drove
to the terminus of the railroad, which deserves a
particular description.
The directors of the Amiens and Boulogne rail-
road had determined, at their own expense, to prove
to the invited guests that all France felt disposed
to meet them with true cordiality. Accordingly,
they commanded M. Jallot Thaboureux, of Paris, to
decorate the large saloon of theterminus in a manner
fit for the reception of guests whom they honoured,
and whom they invited to a thjettiter after the
fatigues of their journey; and M.Polet, the restaurant
of the Rue Vivienne, was ordered to provide in his
r,elderchj style a hot brealifienthat should not be con-
demned even by a London alderman. Both did
justice to the orders given. The large saloon was
covered with white drapery, tastefully inlaid with
crimson, with crimson curtains to the various win-
dows. A large mirror behind the chairman, deco-
rated with flowers, reflected the whole room • across
table was raised two feet from the floor, at which the
principal guests were seated ; three tables, running
down the sides and middle, received those who were
particularly connected with the Exhibition, to the
amount of 100. An outer saloon, COMM."' -q! by

wide folding-doom with the principal one, recelvell
all the other guests, to the amount of about 200. M.
de St. Paul presided, supported on his right by the
Lord Mayor of London,next to wli:tm sat:Mr. l'axtoo;
on his left was Miss :Musgrove, and opposite to him
the sous-prefet, with Mr. Macgregor on his lea, and
Mr. Sallandroure on his right.
The passage had been a pleasant one, appetites
had been sharpened, and full justice was done to the
good things that had been prepared. Tie irjenner
occupied an hour and a halt; when the chairman
proposed the health of the Lord Mayor of London,
who replied in a frank and manly speech, particu-
larly remarking on the hospitality with which they
had been received and the honours done them. Me
concluded by • g the prosperity of the city of
Boulogne. ( times three.) The Lord )&yor