The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-22 00:00:00

POLICE [NTEI LIGENCE.-(TIII2 DA Y.) HER MAJEqTY'S VISIT TO PARIS.

111ANSION-HOUSE.

James llennessey, and his wife Eliza, were charged
before the Lord Mayor under the following cireum-

stances

Police-constable 82 deposed that about 10 o'clock this
morning he went to No. 1, Montague-court, Bishops-
gate-street, the residence of the prisoners, where he
found the male prisoner, and a child about 21 years of
age. There was scarcely any furniture in the room, and
no food. The child was in a weak state, with scarcely
any clothes on, and its face and head covered with
sores. He asked the male prisoner how it was the
child was kept so long without food, and he said it was
in consequence of his wife spending all the money she
could get in drink. Witness's attention was called to
the case in consequence of the prisoner's neighbours
informing him the child was neglected by the parents
and kept locked up in the room almost naked, and
without food for hours together. He took the
prisoner into custody, and after that went with the
child to Mr. Fowler, the parish surgeon, who ordered
him to be taken to the workhouse, the child being in a
weak and low state, requiring immediate attention.
Edward M`Donald, who lives in the same house with
the prisoners, d..posed to the neglected state of the
child. A child of the prisoners died some time since, as
he believed, from their neglect, and finding how they were
neglecting this child he gave information to the police.
He was attracted, yesterday afternoon, by the child's
screaming, and en going up to it he found it sitting on
some straw, with its head resting on his hands. There
was no food in the room. He put the child in the
prisoners' bed, and on their coming home, and find-
ing what he had done, they locked the door
and went off, leaving the child then alone till between
19 and 10 o'clock.

Other witnesses gave evidence of the prisoners' con-
duct towards the ohild.

His lordship, in remanding the case for a week, com-
plimented M'Donald for his humane conduct.

PARIS, MONDAY NIGHT.
Yesterday was observed as a day of rest by the
illustrious visitors at St. Cloud. In the morning
they attended divine service, which was performed
by the chaplain to the embassy, and in the after-
noon they took a drive in the park and through a
portion of 'he Bois de Boulogne. After dining en
famine with his imperial Majesty, they were pre-
sent at a concert of sacred music given at the
palace by the Conservatoire do Musique. It is
clearly the Emperor's intention to let the people of
his capital have every reasonable facility for seeing
his illustrious guests. This was made evident to-
day by the manner in which the visit to the Palais
des Beaux Arts was conducted. Some 6,000 spec-
tators were present at the Beaux Arts, and pro-
menade on the Boulevards was of course witnessed
by all Paris. The Emperor and his guests left St.
Cloud at half-past 10 o'clock, and reached the
Palais des Beaux Arts at 11. There the Imperial
Commission, headed by their President, Prince
Itapoleon, the Foreign Commissioners, and the
Jurors of the Exhibition, had assembled to re-
ceive them. They mustered in the saloons im-
mediately adjoining the principal entrance, and
among Frenchmen we observed M. Renault,
the President of the Institute, M. Horace Vernet
and M. Ingres, the artists, M. le Play, 111.
Arles Dufour, M. Salandronze de Lamornaix, M.
de Ronville, M. Michel Chevalier, Baron Roths-
child, M. Perrier, M. Schneider, and M. Trescat.
Among Germans, Dr. Waagen, Professor Liebig,
and M. von Viebahn. Among our own country-
men were Mr. Cole, C. 8., Mr. Redgrave, R.A.,
Dr. Forbes Royle, Professor Wheatstone, Mr.
Fairbairn, Mr. Locke, M.P., Mr. Digby Wyatt,
Mr. Warren Delarue, Professor Willis, Mr. Cramp-
ton, Mr. C. Manby, and Mr. iWinkworth.
beautifully executed bust of her Majesty stood on
a pedestal in the centre of the reception-room, and
on every side the walls were covered with chef
d'cellvres of art. The Emperor, with the Queen
leaning on his arm, entered the Palace shortly after
11 o'clock. He was followed by Prince Albert,
who had with him the Princess Royal and the
Prince of Wales, and after them came the suites of
both Sovereigns. The reception over, the cortege,
led by Prince Napoleon, advanced into the prin-
cipal saloon for the display of German pictures,
and here the works of chief interest were pointed
out by Dr. Waagen. There are some very fine
productions in this court, such, for example, as the
three powerful paintings by Winantz near the en-
trance, and Kiss's great statue of St. George and
the Dragon, which occupies the centre, is a noble
effort of sculpture; but the merits of the collection
as a whole scarcely rise to the level of that exhi-
bited by Belgium, which the illustrious party next
proceeded to examine. The attention of their Ma-
jesties was of course much distracted by the cheers
and cries of " Vive la Refine," which greeted them
at different points, but the Prince and the Royal
children, who felt themselves more at liberty, were
so earnestly bent on seeing all they could that se-
veral times they were left behind,' and but for the
recuperative energy shown by M. Arles Dufour and
other officials might have been lost altogether in
the crowd. From the Belgian collection the Em-
peror led his guests into the principal saloon of
French painting, and here they were preparing for
a rich treat, when in rushed the crowd of specta-
tors, and for several minutes all was confusion.
Tne illustrious party made its way as rapidly as
possible to the next saloon, which was at once
cleared for its reception, and the master-pieces of
D-lacroix and other p linters, suspended in this
inner saloon, were leisurely examined. As soon as
order had been restored the progress through the
Palace was resumed, and the two Sovereigns now
directed their steps to the French Sculpture Court.
dere a varied display of artistic excellence was pre-
sented, comprising many works of rare merit.
From the Sculpture Court the Imperial and Royal
visitors passed into the saloon devoted to M.
Horace Vornet's chef d'oeuvres. There for a con•
siderable time they admired his celebrated Razzia,
his Battle of Isly, and some of the great paintings
in which he has commemorated the victories of the
first Empire. In this Court stands a remarkable
statue of the first Napoleon when a student at
Brienne, the work of M. Ropinet, and which at-
tracted much attention. Passing along the north
front of the Palace the progress of the cortege was
arrested for some minutes while their Majesties
listened to the performance of a large choir of
workmen, singers trained on a system bearing some
resemblance to that of Hullah in England, and
who went through a chorus in which " God save
the Queen" was introduced, led by their conduc-
tor, M. Chivet, with much precision and effect.
At the north-east corner of the building a pause
took place to examine the restoration of the
Minerva executed by Phidias in precious metals,
jewels, and ivory, which was planed in the Parthe-
non at Athens. Their Majesties next entered the
saloon of M. Ingres, who divides with M. Horace
Vernet the honour of having had a special court
allotted to him for the exhibition of his works.
From this point the Queen was conducted through
the Gallery of British Artists. It is unnecessary
to dilate upon the excellences of a school with
which most Englishmen are familiar. Our painters
are upon the whole well represented, and the ex-
perience of months has in no degree diminished the
interest attached to a collection which exhibits
such strong contrast to the general character of the
works in the Beaux Arts. Ascending the staircase
at the north-east corner of the Palace, the cortege
described the circuit of the upper galleries, in which
are displayed the water-colour drawings, he minia-
ture paintings, the engravings on wood and steel,
and the architectural designs contributed by diffe-
rent countries. Here England takes a high posi-
tion, from the excellence of the works exhibited by
her artists in several of these departments. After
completing the circuit of the galleries their Majes-
ties returned to the central saloon, from which they
had been compelled to retreat by the inroad of spec-
tators. Here they took a survey of the great works
with which the genius of French art has embellished
the walls. The Last Days of the Reign of Terror, and
the grand picture of the Imperial Guard re-enter-
ing Paris after Waterloo (by Muller), M. Cousin's
painting illustrating the manners of the Lower
Empire, Troyou's cattle picture, and Rosa Bon-
heur's " Hayfield," were all carefully examined,
and so delighted were our Royal Family with the
masterpieces here display ed that they made the
circuit of the Saloon several times.
Shortly before 2 o'clock they took their de-
parture amidst loud cheering, and proceeded for
luncheon to the Elysee. There at half-past two
o'clock there was a reception of the corps diploma-
tique. The attaches of the British Embassy were
ushered into one of the state rooms, in which stood
her Majesty and Prince Albert, in the attire in
which they had visited the Beaux-Arts.
111.seon as the g-,itlet.len belonging to the,,Eng-
i,i, embassy had been prssentea, her Majesty and
the Prince proceeded to another room, where the
great mass of the diplomatic corps was assembled.
There the presentation of the various ministers of
Foreign Powers took place, these gentlemen in
turn presenting their attaches. The whole of the
proceedings occupied perhaps half an hour, and
immediately on its being terminated her Ma-
jesty and the Prince withdrew. During the
time occupied by this ceremonial, the Empe-
ror and the Prince of Wales were seen walk-
ing up and down together in the garden of the
palace. They appeared in high spirits, as both
were laughing pleasantly, and the young Prince
was evidently much amused at what the Emperor
was narrating. His Majesty enjoyed his cigar,
and occasionally stopped to look down kindly on
his youthful companion, who only laughed the
more at his august entertainer's conversation.
Immediately after the whole of the Imperial
and Royal party. got into their carriages, to pro-
ceed to the Sainte-Chapelle, situated at the other
end of Paris, and forming part of the Palais de
Justice. It was then near three o'clock. The
illustrious party, as before, occupied eight open
carriages and four, with postilions and outriders.
The route taken was along the Rue de Rivoli, past
the Louvre, over the Pont au Change, to the
Palais de Justice. Along the whole distance
the houses were dressed with flags, escutcheons,
draperies, and emblems ; and an immense
crowd had collected at both sides of the way.
Her Majesty was received with loud shouts of
" Vive la Reins d'Angleterre 1" mingled with cries
of " Vive l'Empereur 1" "Vivo le Prince Albert I
The old edifice of the Palais de Justice had INV;
Allmagnificently ornamented for the occasieTth _ the
the exterior of the building was hung
the street
flags of France and England, and aerothe word
gss
leading to the grand entrance
wa
ended from
VICTORIA in immense letters susP
side to side. three when the
"Tthe loudest shouts
gment bv
It was about a quartetr:p
cortege appeared in s_igl;lo.r
i Majesties, and the
greeted the arrival of
Queen graciously Her Majesty, • -
on alighting
bowing to the crowd. .ficent flight f
0 steps lead-
at the foot of the inagni
pal.ais de Justice, paused for-a mo-
testified her acknow
its width and admirable propor-
covered all over withrich imntlntul)totoatdhuleire
propor-
tions. It wascarpet-
ing,
a the front and sides of the building were
and "th •
Majesties ascended the stepgs, and pro-
rnamented crimson velvet and old.
°ceeTdlelediron their way to the left towards the Sainte-
Chapelle, accompanied by the legal functionaries
by whom she had been received.
The Queen, the Emperor, Prince Albert, and
the rest of the party spent some time in examining
the boastful aad original architecture of the 11111.

The qieen was received at the grand portal of
Notre-Dame by the Archbishop of Paris and his
clergy. Her Majesty, on entering the church, was
evidently struck with the solemn beauty of the
noble building, and seemed almost unwilling to
quit it.
The cortege then returned by the Palais de Jus-
tice, and Punt au Changes drove past the Hotel-
de-Ville, which was handsomely dressed out with
flags on the occasion, and passing along the Rue
St. Antoine, arrived at the Place de la Bastille
amidst enthusiastic acclamations from the working
classes of that quarter of Paris, the Princess Royal
j seeming to attract most notice. The party then
advanced along the line of the Boulevards, the
' crowd at each side being tremendous, and the win-
dows were crowded to excess. The cortege at last
got to the Madeline, the Place de la Concorde, the
Champs Elysees, and so on to the Palace of St.
Cloud.
In the evening there was a grand dinner at
St. Cloud, and afterwards the performance in
the theatre of the palace of Alexandre Dumas'
comedy of the Demoiselles de St. Cyr, by the per-
formers of the Thatre Francais ; the two charm-
ing Miles. Brohan and Regnier playing the princi-
pal parts. This latter, who was en conge returned
expressly from a distant part of France to take
part in this representation.
It will please our readers to learn that the whole
of the Royal party enjoy most perfect health. Her
Majesty and Prince Albert pursue their custom of
early rising and open air exercise in the morning.
TUESDAY NIGHT.

The Queen, with the whole of the Imperial and
Royal party, visited Versailles to-day. The Grandes
Faux played, and their Majesties received the most
enthusiastic ovation. The weather was very fine.
After a dinner en, famille their Imperial Majes-
ties, accompanied by Queen Victoria, Prince Albert,
and the Royal suite, proceeded to the Grand Opera,
where were performed the ballet of La Fonti,
selection from Guillattnie Tell, and the lrepres
Sic iliennes.
The Queen of England, the Emperor, and Prince
Albert will visit the Exhibition Palace to-morrow
(Wednesday) at 11 o'clock, and on Friday at three.
Prince Albert will also proceed there on Thursday,
but alone. In order to avoid the inconveniences
caused by too great an influx of the public, it has
been decided that during those three days only the
members of the Imperial Commission, the foreign
commissioners, the members of the juries, the ex-
hibitors, and the holders of season tickets shall be
admitted. Bearers of laissez-passer and of tickets
of exhibitors' men will not be admitted. The
doors four and five will be closed on Wednesday at
ten o'clock, and on Friday at two. The circula-
tion in the gallery of the machines will be stopped.
Exhibitors are requested to keep near their pro-
f ducts, in order to be able to give any information.
that may be required from them. No exception
will be made to these arrangements. No invita-
i iions will be given, and no privileged ticket issued.
Any application addressed for that purpose will
remain unanswered.

THE STATE OF SEBASTOPOL.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

- -
Sir,—l enclose you a translation of a letter from
St. Petersburg, published in the Schlesische Zeitung,
which I think will convey a better idea of the actual
state of the sick and wounded inside Sebastopol
than we are able to procure, and which I think you
will find of interest, as it has every mark of authen-
ticity.--I am, sir, your obedient servant,
Aug. 20. G. B.

(From the Sehlesische Zeitung.)
" St. Petersburg, Aug. 8.

" If wo carefully peruse the reports of the Privy Coun-
cillor Mansuroff, to whom, as is known, the inspection
of the treatment of the sick and wounded belonging to
the marine force in the Crimea has been confided, not
from the extracts in the newspapers, but from the full
accounts in the Sce Maga:in, it will be seen that, as far
back as the middle of July, to which date these reports
have reached us, the state of health in Sebastopol must
have become materially worse. In one week of June
the daily increase of sick is given as 100 ; in July as
60 and more.' If we take into consideration that this
has only reference to the naval force, whose strength
since the beg,nning of the siege has dwindled to at least
one-half, this would give about 15 per cent. of sickness
in a month. Cholera and typhus prevail to a great extent,
as many officers have fallen a sacrifice to them. From these
reports will also be sees how had the position of the de-
fenders had already become after the capture of the re-
doubts on the 7th of June, ai the former hospitals and
temporary places for attending to the wounded were ex-
posed to the hostile fire, and were obliged to be cleared.
However much has been done to direct all the wounded
capable of being moved, first to the north side, and then
to the valley of the Belbeck, in order to gain room. A
new bombardment must greatly increase all former dif-
ficulties and disasters. The progress of the besiegers
after the taking of those redoubts is also observable in
the lists, according to which persons are stated to be
killed or wounded in those parts of the town which were
formerly considered quite safe. The progress of the ene-
my's approaches seem to be particularly dangerous to
the officers, who are more exposed to the riflemen, and
the number of their wounded in those days when the
bombardment was weak or had stopped is out of all pro-
portion to the wounded. Among the inmates of the
hospitals are at present the two celebrated captains of
the first class Budischtscheff and Jurkowski ; and the
v, ell-known commander of the redoubt between the
third and fourth bastions, which had received its name
from hist, Lieutenant Schwarz. was so ill that he was
obliged to be taken to Nicolaieff, where the surgeons
hoped to save his life. The sailors are still unshaken,
aid the chief of the Sisters of Charity in Sebastopol says
in a letter in which she describes the horrors of the bom-
b trdment, and relates several interesting traits of the
wounded and of those men who carried them out of the
hospitals amid the most terrible hail of balls---' Then I
saw that it does not require a great deal to encourage
our glorious Russian sel tiers ; a good glass of brandy, a
few friendly words, and they are happy, and forget both
pain and hardship,' "