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

WESTMINSTER BRIDGE.

The crowd here, when it became known that her Ma-
jesty intended to pass that way on her journey to the
Crystal Palace, rivalled that assembled on Monday.
Loud and frequent cries of " Vive l'Empereur" were
vociferated, which called forth tremendous cheering.
The only noticeable circumstance that occurred in the
line of road from here to the Elephant and Castle was
that occasioned by the imposing display at Astley's
Royal Amphitheatre. The front of the building was
decorated from the portico to the summit with inagnifl-
oent flags. At one side of the royal arms over the el,-
trance the flags of England were placed, the tricolour of

la belle Franc: being fixed in the centre. At the corners
of the building immense tricoloured flags al ,o fkated,
the whole forming a most tasteful display, and one
seemed to please highly the Royal party: The Qui-ien,
we imagine], from her action and gesture, directed the
attention of the Empress to the theatre, which ua.
gratefully acknowledged by Mr. William Cooke, the
pr tprietor, who bowed his ackno.vledgetneuts to the

illustrious pari.y as tl,ey passed.
At the Eiephant and Ca•tie, when it became known
that the M.yal party 'would pass that way, an immense
crowd assetub`ed, and here again 'owl cheermg and cries
" Vive l'Empereur" 4were given, amidst che wav-
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in; of hats and handkerchiefs. The line of route then
taken was along the Walworth-road, across Cam-
berwell-green, from thence up the Dulwich private road
to the Crystal Palace.
ARRIVAL AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.

At about half-past twelve the Royal party entered the
Palace, where they were received by the Chairman,
S. Laing, EAq., Sir Joseph Paxton, and a whole host of
officials.

-Yesterday we imagined that it would be impossiblt
to produce a scene that would even hear comparison with
that at the Guildhall at the moment their Imperial Majes-
ties entered. Our opinion is now altogether different ;
the scene presented on the Enperer an I Empress of the
French entering the Crystal Palace exceeded it by far.
We shall not attempt a detailed description, that will
be better imagined than described. Our readers must
therefore imagine the sun streaming in tempered bril-
liance along the entire length of the crystalline struc-
ture, showing boldly forth its harmonious proportions,
and lighting up with prismatic hues the coun-
tenances of a gay and happy throng that lined
the courts and galleries, and contributed greatly
by the variety of the costumes to the picturesqueness of
the scene.
Add to this aq intense commotion along the whole
line, repeated waving of handkerchiefs, and involun-

tary swaying of bonnets, while the band poured forth
its stirring strains, and the organ its melodious notes,
by way of heralding the approach of the Queen and
her Imperial guests, and you have materials enough to
suggest a scene we feel it impossible to describe.
Her Maje:ties and her Imperial visitors having com-
pleted their private inspection retired for a short period,
and again appeared and proceeded through the entire

length of the building.
The It.yal party on arriving at the central transept
seemed to be highly delighted, and they remained he. e
for some time listening to the performance of music by

,he magnificent band of the establiNhment.

Their Majestys then left the building, and having re,
entered their carriages returned to Buckingham Palace.

FREE ScHOOLs BILL.—In addition to the Education
Bills of Sir.). Pakington and Lord J. Ru-,sell, we have
now a bill "to establb=h Ye-, Schools in England and
Wales," brought in by Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr.Cobdeti,
arid Mr. Headlatn. It contains 27 clauses. the object
of the bill are to e:tabltsh in every " school.di-trict"
formed under the act : 1. Day-schools for the instruction
of children above six years of age, in reading, writing,
grammar, aritho etic, book-keeping, geography, and
history, common things, u efu_ knowledge generaly, and
needlework (in the ca-,e of girls), and in addibon to this
there will be inculcated a strict regard to the moral
%Tittles ; 2. Evening schools for the instruction i f pri-
son-, above tt-n vcars of age, where the same instructo,n
ill be aft'. trded as in the foregoing schools ; 3. Infant
-chools for children under six years of age ; and 4 In
Austria' schools for the in truc,,ion of "young poor per-
sons.' without legal means of subsiste..ce, in the above-
mentioned branches of moral and intellectual Culture,
and in industrial occupations. In there last school

food and shelter will be supplied to the pupils. No dis-
tinctive doctrinal religion is to he taught in any of tiles,
schools, but certain hours in every week are to be set
apart for voluntary religious instruction. Admission to
schools 1,2, and 3 will lie free to persons of the are and
class required who are resident in the district (excepting .
deaf, dumb, and Llind persons, lunatic's, and criminals),
and admission to industrial schools will be obtained by
an order from a justice of peace. The general adminis-
tration and superintendence of the schools are to be con-
ducted by a " board," to be styled "The Board of Public
Instruction," to consist of a president, appointed by the
Queen and the Secretary of State. This board is em-
powered to appoint inspectors of schools, and required
to report annually. The act will he locally executed
by the formation of "school districts" by the said
board ; but, if a majority of the ratepayers object
to the act taking effect, it will be postponed for two
years, and so on. If the ratepayers approve the act
they will proceed to elect a " school committee," half
of whom will retire annually. The number of the com-
mittee will be fixed by the board. The committee will
be a corporation for certain purposes, and will have
power to establish within their "district" such and so
many schools as they may think requisite, to erect schoel
buildings, to purchase sites for the same, to borrow
money, to app, sot teachers and officers, and to employ
visitors, sze. Existing schools may be converted into
free schools under this act. The funds required by the
committee for the carrying out of the act will be acquired
by the levy of a "school-rate" on all persons rated to
the relief of the poor within the district, with the right
of appeal to the Quarter Sessions. The " board" is em-
powered to establish normal schools for the training of
masters, mistresses, and teachers under this act.
BRUTALLY ILL-TREATING A GIRL.—The Tribunal of
Correctional Police on Tuesday tried a woman named
Lemhre, communal school-mittress at Puteaux, and her
husband, for having brutally ill-treated her dauelittr.
It was proved that she had made a constant practice of
beating the child in a savage manner with rods and
whips, and of preventing her from having sufficient
food. One of the witnesses gave a curious explanation
of the woman's cruelty :—" She told me," said
she, " that when enciente she was struck with
terror on seeing in a church a picture representing
a saint covered with the skin of a wild animal,
and that the consequence was that her child when horn
was covered with hair! This caused her to dislike the
child. Btu," added the witness with great naiveté, "I
must state one thing in the roman's favour—and that
is, that when her husband, finding that the child was
covered with hair, proposed to have her exh,bited fur
money as a curiosity, and with that view caused her to
be shaved three times in or ler t r make the hair thicker
she would not bear of anything of the kind !" Ti.
Tribunal sentsriced the woman to six months' impriso
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:Monday,
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Easterby
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local butcher, was charged with having unwhols•ainie
meat in his possessioe. The defenda .t pleaded t ,at the
meat seized (seal in a very bad state) was fuund wire,
examined not in a fit state to he sold for hu•nan
and lie had kept is to he chopped up as food fur pig•.
Nlis Travis, the sitting magistrate, after investing th,
ease, sail that, under all the circumstances, he thought
the meat was intended for 13,11 e, and he thought it a v•-ty
culpable and gross case. He then fined the defenda
lye. and costs, and added that, in regard to the way in
which the defendant had intended to use the meat, he
should order inquiry to be made, and should then see if
the law would nut prevent such an abominable use of it
as feeding pigs with it. He thought the defence a most
abominable and barefaced one. The defence in reality
was, that Easterby did not intend to poison the public
in one way, but did in another. This case, observes the
Eastern Counties Herald, reveals another of the myste-
ries of the butchering business, viz., the .ceding of pigs
with nauseous, disgusting, and unwholesome food. We
want the public at large, and especially the humbler
elassee, not to be tempted into the purchase of cheap,
filthy, putrid carrion ; and if there are any means by
which we can secure that the food we are liable to eat
should have been fed on wholesome ;food, let thorn be
adopted without hesitation.