The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-23 00:00:00

rose immediately, and Gueymard, Ohio, and /tierly sang
the trio of " William Tell." Mme. Alboni next gave the
variations of Hummel with wonderful perfection. Roger
and Bonnehee executed the duo of "La Reins do
Chypre ; and lastly, Mlle. Cruvelli rang most charmingly
the bolero of the " Vepres Siciliennes." Their Majesties
appeared much pleased with the performance, and fre-
quently testified their applause. Both her Majesty and
the Empress were dressed in white, and each wore a
diadem of diamonds, but of a somewhat different de-
scription, that of the Empress being taller and closer,
and entirely of diamonds, whilst that of the Queen Of
England was of open work, not rising far from the boa,
and of diamonds and emeralds. Both their Majestiee
wore superb necklaces of diamonds and emeralds, with
other ornaments to match. Queen Victoria dis-
played the Ribband of the Garter, and the Impress
Eugenie the Cordon of the Order of Isabella the Catholic ;
and both held magnificent boquets, placed at their dis-
posal by M. Crosnier, the director of the Opera. The
The Emperor wore the uniform of a general officer, with
the ribbon of the Garter, and Prince Albert was dressed
in a Field-Marshal's uniform with the Grand Cordon at
the Legion of Honour. The whole party seemed in ex-
cellent spirits. The Queen had evidently been affected
by the warmth of her reception, and the emotion which
she had experienced left a flush on her cheek during the
night. The Empress looked uncommonly well and was
in high spirits. Prince Albert was the least animated
of the party.
As soon as the musical entertainment had concluded
the ballet of La Pon,ti was commenced, with Mme.2tosati
and Petipas in the principal parts, Mlle. Plunket and
Beauchet introducing a new pas. All the dancers per-
formed charmingly, and Petitpas had the honour of
making the august personages in the State-box laugh
heartily by hie performance of the pas in female attire.
The Queen and the Empress laughed outright, the
Emperor was evidently mush amused, and Prince Al-
bert himself relaxed the gravity of his bearing. The last
tableau was prepared expressly for the occasion, being
a splendid view of Windsor Castle, and designed to
show that the glorious reception given to the Emperor
and the Empress by her Majesty of England was not
forgotten in France. The principal performers of the
Opera formed groups on the stage, whilst aloft in air
was to be seen a heraldio decoration, surmounted by as
immense Royal Crown, with protecting genii, hanging
suspended from clouds around, the youngest and prettiest
dancers of the corps de ballet having been selected for
the purpose, The whole was illuminated with electric
light, which produced a most splendid effect. The Eng-
lish anthem was then sung in a most admirable style
by A.lboni, Cruvelli, Roger, and the other singers of the
establishment. At the first bar of the noble air, the
whole audience rose, the Imperial party doing so like.
wise. The house then presented a moat magnificent
appearance, the boxes being filled from ground to ceil-
ing with elegantly dressed women, tier after tier, vying
with its neighbours in the beauty and grace which it
displayed. White and pink were the prevailing colours,
and a great quantity or flowers were worn both in the
hair and on the dress, It is impossible to do.
scribe in anything like adequate language the enthu-
siasm which was displayed. When "God save the
Queen " had been brought to a close such a burst of
acclamation sad cries of " Viva la Reins I" and " Vivo
la Rine Victoria I" arose from every part of the house
as certainly her Majesty never heard before in any
theatre. Handkerchiefs were waved by the ladies, who
joined in the acclamations, whilst among the male part
of the audience it was absolute delirium. The Queen,
visibly overcome, curtsied her thanks, but at each salute
the cheers again broke forth, until at last, as the Em-
peror gave his hand to the Queen and led her away, the
audience insisted on having "God save the Queen I" re-
peated, as a means of showing their devotedness to her
Majesty. Nearly the whole of the Imperial party had
already left the box, but the Emperor, pausing, looked
to the Queen to learn her wishes. Her Majesty,
evidently highly gratified, returned towards the
front. The Emperor, by the movement, was placed
between the Queen and the Empress. "God save
the Queen !" was then again performed, and the
enthusiasm of the audience was at its close
displayed, with, if possible, increased acclamations.
The Queen again saluted the audience, and the Empe-
ror, leading her Majesty and the Empress away, put an
end to this most extraordinary scene.
The Imperial and Royal party then gained the street
below, where an almost equal ovation greeted the
Queen, the populace cheering her loudly as she de-
scended to her carriage, and a similar mark of kind feel-
ing being given everywhere as the cortege passed along.
The imperial party arrived at St. Cloud at past twelve
o'clock, so closing an evening of wonderful interest.
Wednesday Night.
The Queen visited the Universal Exhibition this
morning, and examined it very minutely. At two her
Majesty went to the Taileries, and remained until sin
o'clock.

REAPING BY MACHINERY AT
FARNINGHAM.

Mr. Wm. Dray, to well known as an agricultural im-
plement manufacturer, gave an entertainment yesterday
to about 100 of the farmers and gentlemen, at his farm
at Farningbam, in order to exhibit the performance of
his reaping machine, aid other farm implements. After
an inspection of the instruments in operation, the party
a'sembled in a tent to partake of a cold collation. Mr,
av was in the chair, supported by Mr. W. Masters
smith, M.P., Mr. W. Tong, Captain Shepherd, &c.
After the usual loyal toasts,
Mr. W. MASTERS SMITH, M.P., proposed the chair-
man's health, and bore testimony to the pleasure with
which he had witnessed the performance that day of the
raping machine, which bad been pronounced by all
who bad seen it at work as being almost perfect, and he
entertained no doubt but that the favourable reception
it h.d mot with to-day, and the large number of agri-
culturists he saw around bin., augured its adoption on a
scale far more extensive than was ever contemplated by
its talented inventor, who had so devoted his mind to
the improvement of this implement that he had heard
from himself he bad dreamed of reaping machines, but
he had never dreamed of its being so perfect or so suc-
cessful as they had seen it that day. (Cheers.)
Mr. DRAT, in returning thanks, said that although h•
had dreamed of reaping machines, yet he had never
imagined that their success would be so complete as to
produce such encomiums, of which he felt he was so little
worthy. Four years ago he said he would stand or fall by
reaping machines, and now he was proud to say he would
stand. He could safely say he had brought the reaping
machine almost to perfection—no small task, when it
was considered that there were but about three weeks
in the year during which they could be tested. Although
he had a great interest in the success of the implement,
yet it must be considered as of national importanoe
when it was known that there was a saving by its use
of 151. in reaping 100 acres. (Cheers.) He felt satisfied
that very shortly there would not be a farm of 100 sores
without a reaping machine, and, indeed, that they would
ultimately see all the hard work on the farm done by
machinery. He had been in Ireland, Scotland, and
France, and everywhere he found prejudice against the
use of farm machinery rapidly disappearing. (Cheers.)
After several local toasts bad been drunk, and indi-
vidual compliments paid, the company separated, highly
delighted with the triumph of the day, and with the
liberality—which deserves notice—of their entertainer.