The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-20 00:00:00

TEE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1855.
SE': A

VISIT OF THE EMPEROR
AN D EMPRESS TO THE
CRYSTAL PALACE.
(THIS DAY.)

ARMY BE P 7

'TOPOI, C

MI TTEE.-(THIS IL4

+R.
The Committee re•assembled this morning at the
usual hour.
_

This morning, shortly after eleven o'clock, her Ma-
jesty and Prince Albert, and their illu,trious guests, the
Emperor and Empress of the French, left Buckingham
Palace fur the Crystal Palace, at Norwood.
The royal party travelled in an open landau. The
Empress was seated beside the Queen; the Emperor and
Prince Albert occupied the seat opposite.

From the appearance of their Majesties this morning
they seemed to have suffered very little from the fatigues
of yesterday, and as they emerged from the Palace gates
into the park, the appearance .of the crowd seemed to
add to the animated conversation that was going on
between her Majesty asd the Empress.
On this occasion the Royal party were attired in the
ordinary costumes of private life.
The carriage conveying the illustrious party was f
lowed by sixteen other open virriages, containing the
Royal suite.
A small party of Ctrabineers, not above twenty,
escorted the Royal cortege, which, as it drove through

Colonel M'Murilo's adinitristration •113,11
so far been attended with complete success•
that the coinmissary officers attached to •sllv,
different divisions have to do is to send a
requisition for so many horses and mules, a°
at the appointed hour they are in readiness a
the commissary-office at Balakla.va. There th'
commissary officer attached to the division wee
them, and directs the loading of the necessarysto
which are carried out to camp, and the non-con no„
slotted officer in charge of the animals brings ther.
back to the stables at Balaklava in the evening;
with .a written receipt for the stores. ThelOblei
in question are large wooden sheds)
on the .hill side towards adikoi. The )2131°'ge(i
ment and direction of the railway has been handen
over to Cot. M'Murdo,' who has appointed
officer to manage each terminus.
5.
THURSDAY, April
It was expected that our batteries would
the
fire to-day, but it was soon ascertained that nre
hopes of the impatient people were once
oilers
doomed to disappointment. A number of outsi( e
crowded.up to the front to see the proceeding:,
and it was --some time before they could be
suaded. that " the affair was not coming off,
However, there was a divisional inspection ef.,e'r.
Light and Second Divisiensiu heavy marching "
or
.t
They did riot musteevery strongly ; in fact, it111'1;0
erecto.
not be forgotten. that nearly 17,000 sick mend hao
been sent away from this army since we sat owes
ow.
.ono
before Siibastopol. The Russians amused th
by shellina the camp again to-day, but they d'fici
harm. Yesterday, when there was a large Crwg to
French and English, inclu-ling some of rhe 'ry.
front of the. picket-house near the Mot tar Bll,lefell
the Rrssians suddenly threw a shell tet
The greaina
right into the midst of the group. T
part of the assembly threw themselves de" and
rolled away on the gr, sun I as fast as theY,c°,sa
At last the shell st with a loud reper...„‘";cli
one of the fragments struck and won: deda •V snot
sentry about fifty yards off. Then the erotic 001
up and ran away. Led horses broke loos.e
were let go and scampered off in all direetno
and as the few officers who had nerr3
ayS
remain and enjoy the discomfiture of the rut:Obeli
were enjoyim: the joke, Ito wn came another
into the very centre of them. The bol lest s°"l,l
not stand this, and in a few minutes not a soul COtarl
be seen near the ground. The Military Seeretioi
lost his cap, owing to the eccentric WI re'
of his frightened quadruped, but he speeu'Olif
covered it, and that was the only loss eaus` hors
the two shells, excepting the poor fellow put
de combat for the time. sot
It wasa lovely. day, though somewhat IvizYsr3is
the idlers off duty einp!oyed their leisute h°ll the
gazing listlessly at the endless duel betweeli the
Allied batteries and the Russian works from
mounds in rear of the trenches.

SATITuPIIIII
A strong party of the Guards, consisting te;
,itig
V'e available men of the briaade and reesp
about 450 men, were ordered to be in readie'ebek
go up to the front to-day to work in the tree.o of
They will he taken up on the mules and po.";had
the Land Transport Corps, and will he call°
to their camp outside Ba!aklava, by the rain"
The ravages of the small-pox in the fleet bell
not decreased. Tne, St. Jean d'Acre 11,1 a net
obliged to go into quarantine, and has laea
crew near Kamiesli, with many cases of the ot'o
among them. Several men-of-war bare pot,, /coo,
to cruise for a time. The Triton went rolleu,,iia
Balaklava to Kamiesh to the fleet to-daY' 'teal%
a vessel laden with coal for the use ofthe 5
1,
ships. ots
We have now nearly completed our fourt..for
lel. It is within 60 yards of the rifle pits of rh
ortio!
sians, and it-will speedily be armed with ee
which will make theits too hot to hold theue es
men. A batter y has been thrown up for !ol'
press purpose of clearing the ground of Pite,ipeelett
of the Redan and Round Tower, and iti-4 e'f010:1
to open this evening. The enemy, basil), go, o,';
out the value of the Mamelon, are workint'drow
night and day, though they must seer i;esl's'
from our fire. There was some notion that
ara d
ie
tians, 'who have been very busy towards I'o.
'
lately, would attack Balaklava this morn
13ier f();
the, weather was certainly what they 'e ifoeJ
such enterprise4-7ery dark and foagy ; buteoele:
such intention existed on the part of the icicetl;
they changed,their minds. Our outlying Ice'ossio.l:3o
the plain observAl some movem 'nts of the poo,L
,towards morning. The Russian working,' c,001"f
over the Tchernan close to their intreneberd they
are busily engaged in making gabioni„..siclikei
wra,tcbfires are distinctly visible from 0-10,00jpg,
Balaklava, every night. One of the Ine",,,d ,"1(
by the railway accident yesterday bits u.,.-bog 11„-0
amputated, and is doing well. 'The citind e"
cleared up, but all the forenoon we 05°,6
black sea The .„ t`i 5
Steam-ships arrived in 81. 1a
the T.,nning, end the l%vv°lrt ) ; be',the -a.
ship Triton, Lieutenant Flelerwitrb otto-!b
inowlbnry, lades, with -hot and ; t.,,he11; theLotO"
and the Severn, with convalescents from
Bran !on, &c. A they
The harbour is now tolerably clear; indee- totifq
are fovier ships in it than I remember Pro, cl;
months past. SicknesS is diminishing. les :110"
sending down 1.200 men a week to Scutari, ly
despatch, on an average, 250.

EUPATORIA.
Ap
EUT&TORIA, tird
There is no change in our position, o'Vletlo.4
since the affair with the Bashi-Bazouks, 151 Jet!.,
know from my last letter, the Russian 11 Io°
lave retired to the ridge on the other Sid?
.creek, and the valley which forms the cont,',ll,oB ;
f it. They left only a few men in the 11"jit11''
Nlamal, the scene of the fight with the tri,lei
Razouks. They have even abandoned the, fell,
Rizotii..9
The day before yesterday the Bashi-
out again towards the village of 3/1391%be fo,
Russians were, however, on the alert' the
men in the village fell back towards their reiold;
and three squadrons of regular Rnselen,aie're;l°
with a host of 'Cos acks before them, elY",ee'44
the ridge. Some iif the Bashi-Bazouks
village, but nothing whatever was f°tl' -ePtirti
)user Pasha had given the order llet,t;afts'a
in engagement, the Bashi-Bazouks si",-10
valley leading to the creek drew sit's" 004
right, followed by the skirmishers Of the
94
who were parallel to them on the
Several
of the Bashi-Bazonks passed. the f"
O
without being molested'; and the whale"
to the town. Afv 1D
Since last night the whole state of affell,l43e;tni°f;'
altered. It. seems to be taking another `;;;gti,"it
.There was to hate been a reconnaissares t",tever
mg, but it was countermanded. A Frenebtor 60
arrivedp late last night, bringing despatches;eitilll°.V,
asha, consequence of which several. tfat)
got the order to hold themselves re"all Cr•al
embarked in the evening They are 0.011100
troops. In the forenoon five French 113tsue tret'
steamers came in, who are deStined
to their destination, which of course is ",t0 '
deve
but there can he no doubt that sometll,ll3;clsl,, tl
must soon take place. An order of tn `ll
issued to the troops destined to sail. 1101,`"91
Marshal expressed his hope that the o`oll°'
honour to the Ottoman army, as the 8' dOtielsi
rope will be fixed upon them, and that theitii
himself will be among them, and share
ti- ti
weal and woe. tbe oft
This order of the day was received
with enthusiasm. They seemed to be Pr-to '1
confidence placed in them, and begA:nribefitYl'
their preparations with as much joy asL-00,1"
going to a feast ; but in the forenoon 11"
came so strong and the sea so high Oa' a
embarking was given up. elll "
r
The expedition which was so suddenlir eV(
tupon yesterday seems to he assuming lergeof tif‘,t°';
tons. 'A considerably greater nuraher ebony'
have got orders to sail than was at first, trildaYke,lll,
Colonel Simmonds, who went yesve-e,
immediately after the arrival of the Fite" 0.4'60'f;
to Kamiesh 'las returned this morning,: erol'A
iremained high the whole day, so that ,p4,,r,
tion could take place, but numbers el ~,,,rif;
ready on the beach, ready if any chant (110:0or
Two other French men-of-war came ie —l;6lt
tined likewise to take troops, An Eng' ir .0 '-
arrived with despatches, and went off et-°
diately.

FRANCE. 4„, A,°,
ter tivl
$ tine
to (3
We have received the Moniteiir of ,l7e'
It publishes long extracts frog' idlY
if
journals of the reception given to tl!,eie :',lll
Majesties, and the following short artici,t °' Og
Tuesday night there was a grand 11-tiPi Al
attended by the elite of English s,,cietY• b
e' 0'9106
"Shortly before the review of the Que,;,' t°,;
Aso/
Lord Mayor and Aldermen were adniiti:4o be
ence of the Eand Empress -'ih 3- ' 3
the city of London to invite their Mai
oweror
es tie t if
l‘rvi„,
or, Tt,urstoay. t oar
,t On Wednesday morning the EroPer°rt ,„I
walk in the park with Queen Victoria.' teri3l33'
the Emperor received the Order of the 03_„'. ii li* it
of the. Ministers Knights of the Order, ' he re,
.
taries of the Crlwn. the eft
"The enthusiasm of the people 15011 E.l)(l.a' itigli
e
The means of transport between Lonu
eoc °l3 of',
no longer suffice. Every corresponaa tir ?
ing that nothing eqnWs iblie enthusias tele,
for their Majesties." . fipite 0
We have received the following P'" 400
phis despatches ::--
dg i°
pi/on,-,
VIENNA, 17th (43V011111 ) Tll e
g ..... . i so
speak of a sanguinary battle 061c4 -
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