The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-07 00:00:00

OUR PARIS LETTER.

THE QUEEN IN PARIS.
(VRON OEN 01IN 0011ESPONDENT.)
PARIS, TUUBEDAY EVENING.

The train bringing the Queen from Cherbourg
reached the Fit. Lazard station as the clock struck
seven this morning. The journey was performed
in eight hours, being four hours less than the or-
dinary time. No stoppage whatever was made,
except to take in water and grease the wheels.
Before leaving Cherbourg her Majesty received a
complimentary telegram from the Emperor, dated
Plombieres, bidding her welcome to France. In
pursuance of her Majesty's desire the reception at
the station was as private as could well be. Lord
Lyons, unattended, was in waiting, and handed
the Queen out of the railway carriage. lie then
introduced General Fleury, the grand equerry. who
was in attendance on behalf of the Emperor,
and her Majesty conversed with him shout five
minutes. There was no other presentation. At
a quarter past 7 one of Lord Lyons' carriages,
containing the Queen, Princess Louisa, Princess
Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, issued forth from
the gate of the station, which abuts upon the
Rue d'Amsterdam. Although the hour of her
Majesty's arrival had been announced in all the
evening papers, there was scarcely any crowd.
The curious consisted of certainly not more than
100 people—chiefly of the immediate neighbour-
hood—who were marshalled by three or four
sergents-de-ville in two thin lines on the kerb-
stone on either side of the street. Her Majesty's
incognito was so scrupulously respected that
not a hat was raised (excepting one) nor a
cry uttered as the " Countess of Kent" passed by.
Although the Queen is said to be something of an
invalid, I thought her looking remarkably well,
and it is observed with surprise by some of the
French papers that she looks better now than
when she was here in 1855. Her Majesty's car-
riage was followed by Lord Lyons in a brougham.
Then came one in which were Sir Thomas and
Lady Biddulph. Afterwards a gentleman in a
carriage by himself, who, I think, must have been
Dr. Jcnner. Some half-dozen carriages and omni-
buses belonging to the railway company followed
with the suite, comprising about thirty persons,
and the luggage. The unpretending cortege passed
along the Rue Tronchet, the Rue. Royale, and the
Faubourg St. Honore to the embassy. It was a
bright soaking bot morning, and as the day ad-
vanced the heavens were hung with black
thunder clouds, and the weather became ex-
tremely sultry and oppressive. Ido not wonder
therefore at the official intimation that " the
Queen has passed the whole day quietly at the
Kirke, and is very much fatigued."
In the course of the morning the Duke of
Edinburgh arrived from England, and was re-
ceived by her Majesty.
Prince Leopold and the Princesses drove out in
the course of the day to see a little of Paris.
The Empress left Fontainebleau early in the
morning and breakfasted at the Tuileries. At
about 3 o'clock she went to the Elysee Palace with
a very considerable suite. At half-past 3 the Em-
press paid her visit to Queen Victoria which did
not last more than a quarter of an hour. You
will read in the Petrie that "the Queen returned
the visit shortly afterwards at the Elysee, and that
the two sovereigns had a long interview." This,
I can assure you, is not true. The Queen, on account
of fatigue, availed herself of the polite dispensa-
tion, which I told you would be offered by the Em-
press, with the ceremony of returning her visit.
The Empress left the Elysee for Fontainebleau
at 5 o'clock.
The Queen was to have a sort of tea-dinner at
a quarter to 6, and will leave Paris at half-past 7
by the Strasbourg Railway for Lucerne.
I am assured that, with the exception of the
Empress, her Majesty received no visit whatever
at the embassay. It is possible that she may
have taken a drive for a few minutes when the
weather got cooler just before dinner.
Lord Cowley and Lord and Lady Royston are
in Paris.

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