The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-17 00:00:00

OUR FRENCH VISITORS.

- • .
The Lord Mayor entertained at dinner, in the
Egyptian-hall, last evening, the Prefect of the Seine and
the other gentlemen connected With the municipality of
Park who are now on a visit to the mo-tropolis. The
company nutnbered nearly 200,• and included, beeLles
the chief magistrate of the city of Paris, M. Delangle,
president of the -municipal council ; Senator Thayer ;
Senator Germain Thibault, Secretary-of the Paris Cham-
ber of Commerce ;. M. Ferrier de Thurrettes, private
secretarTto the Prefect ; Mille, engineer of brities
ft, .(1 coeds; his Highness Prince Gholah Mahtunud ;
hie Highness Prince Ferozsehah ; the Right lion. theia
Lord Mayor of Dublin,. Sir Anthony Rothschills.• ner9l Chattertott, Admiral Collier, Mr. G. Moffatt,
M.P , the Consuls-General of France, Belgium,) 7,en.
Portugal, the Netherlands• Sardinia, Switze)rhAldilip-u
and
mark, Saxe-Weimar, Mecklenburg',
Me re. Aldermen
Cubitt, Ken-
Sidhe‘, Salomons, Finnis, Wire, Carter,_
Sir Duke,
nedy,_ and Rose, G Carroll,Farboornb,
rarebrMOtbexeiri::

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' The loving cup having passed mm u', "
The LORD MAYOR &rave " Her Majesty the Queen,
which was received with the usual tokens of loyal affeo-

.. hi. guests to honour
Con. ..•
pernr and Em.
4 of
brief sentences ra.
with enthusia4in the,
toast
in a few
continued
P of character which distinguished
prase
soLf
to:enFser:rnothh.o: called "I:, The Ern
ferret! to the firmness
the EmPemro
Loud and repeated
Imperial ViPit,ors,ay
ban P
tart pour In . y . race and beauty which adorned
ted plaudits
air " Par-
greeted the names of the
1 1 ed the French national '
f the SEI •
1 anti expressed the giat fi
T
while the Etr:
ceivec , stand in
in
t. toast bad been re-
PREF„T. ci . NE., in • responding, observed
&rifled:hei:3e
company
he acclamattens with Which the
the enthosi Latio
:tee:
their Majesties. reception that
ea ion which he felt at
hart been accorded to
The LORD 112,3-OR next g
Prince Albert, Albert Prince of "hie
Royal lighness
the Royal fatni:y," 4.
a unat,t, viceli.o_ Wales, and the refit of
to Pay was du)—
j honoured, which it is ,and
mummy.
The LORD MAYOR, i p p
Excellency the Prefectnei rnh
nsing
" The health of his
pr cud Of thft e Seine," declared be felt
be opportunit
t,
ate of the city of Peri); .° receiving .the chief. magis
hthat, romp, while he aikured
from the .c!ini-kinc-3 whi lin had shoWn in the English
hi
alliance,
Emperorh and the Prefect
Cffilr°ll't the Ireqzmt inoineTint,eet;ltiYu'lattheelsruvcieseisti Tat the
ertenriiie which the allied armies had, undertaken, and
eve.ltua'ly en honotirablarid lasting' Turning .
to the Prefect, :-1 e 4.
peace
Eng-
lish
. lie assured him that, although the could net hcast of those refineinents which cbarac-
teriel the FrenCh, -nation, the felt they honour of his •
pre,enee, and extended to hini a hearty Welcome.
The PREFECT of the SEINE, when the prolonged. ap., 'clause was hushed; addressed the company in Fugue'as he wished (he observed) to say to thentrwithotit any
interpreter—heart to heart—how mach he felt the IA.
mirable reception they had met with from the English
population. (Loud applause.) In conclusion
for
posed. "The health ofthe Lord Mayor, ' wh
ship iche .orh his lo
acktew'edged: .
4' The Army and Navy" was the nett toast; an ' ( General CrterriarroN,, in . respOnding,.; said bd e 'had
witifelsod the 'reception to,day.-ef-the ilhistiiiiiii 'visitOrs
to the English Court, and he Was sure it.mupt he grati-
ying to them to know that in warmth 'of feeling and

genuine hospitality it could not be exceeded, even by
their own city of Paris.
The LORD MAYOR allnded to the welcome vouchsafed
by the municipal authorities of Paris to certain members
of the London corporation on the occasion of their visit.
inz Paris, and then requested the company to honour
" The President of the Council and those distinguished
personages who were now visiting London."
M. DELANGLE acknowledged the compliment, and
gave " The health of the Lady Mayoress," for which
the Lord Mayor returned thanks.

M. PELoniE proposed "The Aldermen, Sheriffs, and
Corporation of London," and was pleased to say that
there was nothing in the splendours of Paris which
could equal what they saw; here. There were some monu-
ments in Paris which were admired for their magnifi-
cence, but that magnificence was obscured by narrow
streets and old buildings. In reeking wide streets and
throwing open old and ugly parts of the French capital
they were only following the English example, and doing
what had been done in the city of London. But it was
not only to England that they owed the suggestion, but
they owed to the alliance with England the ability to
effect such improvements in the city of Paris, in the
midst of the war in which they were involved. They
had particular reasons to be grateful, and the French
people generally were grateful to the English nation.
They were grateful to the English navy and army now
fighting side by side with their own navy and. army, and
struggling with one another as to which should be first
to repel an attack, or the last to defend with their life's
blood the united banners of France and England.
Alderman FAILVBROTHER, as senior alderman, acknow-
ledged the toast.
"The Lord Mayor of Dublin" followed, and then
"The French, Sardinian, and other Consuls."
The Sardinian Consul, as the oldest member of the
•dy, responded, remarking that at the present time
1 6,000 Sardinian troops were embarking at Genoa for
the purpose of supporting, at the theatre of war, the
just and holy cause in which England, France, and Sar-
dinia were united. Although Sardinia was a small na-
tion, they had great good-will and honesty of purps" ;
arid although the number of troops was sot large, the
men themselves were excellent soldiers.

The bealths of Prince Gholab Mahmoud and Prince
Ferozeshab were proposed by the Lord Msyor ; and the
last toast was "The Members of the House of Com-
mons," acknowledged by Mr. G. Moffatt.
The band of the Scoti Fusiliers played several pieces
during the evening, aid some duets were sung with good
taste by M. and Madame Weiss. The dinner itself was
laid by Messrs. Staples, of the Albion, Alderegate-street.
Mr. Harker displayed bis usual efficiency as toasttnastur
and at about 11 o'clock the company separated.

THEATRE dOYAL HAYMARKET.

ruder the maaagement of Mr. Buckstone.

TIM EVENING.

Will he presented THE SECRET AGENT. Principal characters
►y Mr. Pilaster:a and 21Iss E. Chaplin.

To be followed by a new Ballet. in which the Spanish Dancers
Will appear, entitled TilE EVENING FESTIVAL.
After which, a new Extravaganza, called THE NEW HAY.
tAhEE C SPRING MEETI.sO. 1t55.
'2O cer elude with THE GALICIAN FETE.

BOY AL PRINCESS'S HEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEAY.
THIS EVENING,
To be followed by VIE RIVALS. Principal characters by Messrs.
W. Lacy, Harley. Meadows, J. Vining, 11. Melton. Addison, and
Everett; Mrs. Winstan ey, Mrs. W. Lacy, and Misses Heath and C.
Leclercq.

To conclude with (7th time) a Romance, in two acts. entifed
THE MULF.TEZit OF T0L.r.:130 ; or, King, Queen, ant Knave.

TUEA•T3E LOYAL ADELPLIL
Proprietcr, Mr. B. Webster.—Dirretress, Madame Celeste.

THIS EVENING,

Will be performed the Drama entitled TIE MYSTERIOUS
STKASOER.
T> cmc'ti te w th A NE'•V EnTTION' OF rn E FAIRY TALES
Ob' MOTHER GOOSE, with numerous highly-coloured 3 dustrafons.

R9YM OLYMPIO THEATRE.

Leasoo and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan.

THI4 EVENING,

n be Performed a Comed,etta. LINV FOR T, 'DIT:a•
Characters , y Ife,,srs. A. G. I ng, U. Cooper, Lanvera.
tint Mho Cast'et n.

After which. K 1 r, Olt CURE. Characters by 'STessys. Robson,
Finery, and le. Vinhig ; Ars. A. t, igan and Miss Bromley.
To be followed Ort::e Fairy Extravaganza, called T., E YELLOW'
7kw %Itr A THN; KING 0? HE GOL • MINES.