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

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ed about the cojnfia6s, and marking out the
tows, and the o arches, which blazed with
fancy, were dazzling objects, which could not-
.y be exceeded even in our own huge metro-

(Front the Court Circular.
WINDSOR,_ FRIDAY.
Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor and Em-
press of the French arrived at 7 o'clock this even-
in.; "at the Castle, alighting at the Grand Hall,
where the Queen, accompanied by the Prince of
Wales, the Princess Royal, the Duke of Cambridge,
and the Prince of Leiningen, received her illus-
trions guests.
Prince Albert, attended- by Major-General the
Hon.. Charles Grey, Lord Alfred Paget, and Colo-
nel Seymour, accompanied their Majesties, having
proceeded to Dover on Sunday evening to meet
the Emperor and Empress. •
A detachment of the 2d Life Guards, under the
command of Major Howard Vyse, formed the escort
from the Great Western Railway Station -to the
Castle, where a Guard of Honour of the 94th Regi-
ment, with their band, was on duty in the Quad-
rangle, and paid the usual honours on the arrival
of the Royal cortege, the band -playing " Partant
poor la Syrie."
Tile illustrious party occupied several open pony
carriages.
• The Yeomen of the Guard lined the Grand Hall
and Staircase, under the command of Captain.
Macdonald, tlio Exon in Waiting. Viscount Syd-
ney, the Ciptain, and Colonel Fitzmaurice, the
Adjutant .of the corps, also attended.
The great officers of State and the Household (in
!evee dress), and the Ladies and Maids of Honour
ri Waitinn-b were in attendance with the Queen at
;he Grand.ifall. Viscount Palmerston First Lord
fthe Treasury, and the Elrl of Clarendon,
Secre-
y of State for Roreign Affairs, were also present.
he The Queen, taking the arm of the Einueror,
and
,rte
that of Prince Albert,. followett'llY
;le -Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Mike
e Oattibridlr, and the Prince of Liningen, passed
ip the gra.z:cl staircase, through the Ailusic-room,
the "fhrone-ro-km, Where time voung.er members
ire F yi.l family were
subse-
!•:•-•11:y v: •ee led to the Reeeptiou-room where
tlemen of the Household of the
, ) 0 Pei rice Were p^esented to their
Ira-
l'.l jostles. These present were—the Duchess.
f Wel ting'on, acting Mistress of the Rohes
Cannio,_„r.r Lady in Waiting • tii Hon.
•
;11,1 aud the Hon. Caroline Cavendish
-Of ET 1-e-•.ur in Wattin4 ; ,
BArringtmi, 13E-AhAtuerwornan in Waitinv, ;
Spencer, Lord Steward; the mAreviA of Bread.al-

ne, LDrd Chamberlain; tho Dula of Wellington,

.Ikrster of the Hors 3; the Marquis of Abercorn,
Groom of the Stoic to the Prince ; Visoount Syd-
ney, Captain of the Yeoman of the Guard ; Earl.
Somers aid 14,rd Rivers, Lords in Waiting • Lord
George Lennox, Lord in Waiting to the Waiting;
;
Eatrd Alfred Paget, Clerk Marshal ; Lieutenant-
Generd Sir F. 3tovin and General Sir E. Bowater,
tlroonis in Waiting ; Major-General Wylde, Groom
Waiting to the Prince ; Major-General the Hon.
C. Grey, Private Socretary to his Royal Highness;
Lord Charles Fi zroy, Equerry in Waiti n ; Colo-
nel Seymour, Equerry to the Prince ; the Master of
he Household, and Mr. Glover, the Lihrariau.
The Emperor and Empress preiented to the
Queen and Prince Albert the following ladies and
gentlemen of their suite :—The Princess d'Essling,
the Countess de Montebello, the Baroness de Ma-
laret, Marshal Count Vaillant, the Duke de Bas-
sino, Count de Montebello, Colonel Le Comte Ney,
Colonel Fleury, Marquis de Toulongeon, and Count
Tascher db la Pdg.nle.
After the presentation of the respective Courts,
at which Viscount Palmerston and the Earl of
Clarendon, Sec etary of State for Foreign Afftirs,
were present, the Imperial and Royal personages
proceeded to their private apartments.
Her Majesty gave a dinner in the evening in St.
George's Hall. The company included their Im-
perial Majesties the Emperor and Empress of the
French, her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, his. Royal Highness the Duke' of Cam-
bridge, his Serene Highness the Prince of Lei-
niugen, the Duchess of Wellington (Acting Mis-
tress of the Robes), the Princess, de Essling,
the Countess de Montebello, the Baroness de
Malaret, the Marchioness of E'y, and the Hon.
Mary Seymour (in waiting on the Empress), Lady
Anna Maria DAwz on, Lady Fanny Howard, Lady
Cardline and Miss Barrington, Baroness de Speth,
ale French Ambassador and the Countess Wa-
lewskr, the Duke of Wellington (Master of the
Horse), the Marquis of Breadalbape (Lord Cham-
berlain), Earl Spencer (Lord Steward), the Marquis
of Ahercorn (Groom of the Stole to the Prince),
the Earl of Clarendon, Viscount Palmerston, Lady
Charles Fitzroy, Lord Cowley, Major-General the
Hon. Charles and Mrs. . Grey and Miss Clive,
C-lonel the Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps and Miss
Piiipps,'Sir James Clark, M. Baudin, the Marshal
Count Vaillant, the-Duke de ilassano, the Count
do Montebello; Colonel le Comte Ney, Colonel
Fleury, Marquis de Toulongeon, Count Tascher de
la Pagerie, Earl Somers, Lord Alfred Paget, and
Lieutenant-General Sir,F. Stovin (in attendance
on the Emperor), Lieutenant-Colonel Roucher,
Aide-de-Camp to. Marshal Valliant ; the Gentle-
men in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, Colonel
Tyrrwhit, Gentlemen in Waiting to the Duke of
Cambridge; LOrd George Lennox, Major-General
Wylde, and Mr. Gibbs.

The hand of the Grenadier Guards attended
during the dinner in the Gallery of "the Han, and
on the entrance of the Illustrious Guests com-
menced ptaying "Partant pour la Syrie." The
band afterwards performed a number of favourite
pieces. _ _

The Queen's private band attended after dinner
in the music room, and played the following com-
positions

Overture, "Lastige!' Weber"
National Fantasia.
Finale, " Pre aux Clercs" (3d Act) Herold.
March, " Le Prophete" , Meyerbeer.
- The Emperor and Empress of the French occupy
the State apartments of the Castle, and the Ladies
and Gentlemen in their Suite occupy rooms in the
west front and north front.

Niccolai.

The Marchioness of Ely and the Hon. Mary
SeyMour, Lady and Maid of Honour-to the Queen,
will attend the Etnpress durinc, the visit to her
Majesty ; and" Earl Somers, Lord-in-Waiting to
the Queen, Lord Alfred Paget, Clerk Marshal, and
Lieutenant-Geueral Sir Frederick Stovin, Groom-
in-Waiting, will attend the Emperor while the
guest of her Majesty.

)

genuink hospitality it could not be exceeded, even by
their own city of Paris.
The LORD MAYOR alluded to the welcome vouchsafed
by the municipal authorities of Paris to certain members
of the London corporation on the occasion of their visit-
ing Paris, and then requested the company to honour
" The President of the Council and those distinguished
personages who were now visiting London."
M. DELANOLE acknowledged the compliment, and
gave." The health of the Lady Mayoress," for which
the Lord Mayor returned thanks.
M. PELOUZE 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 making- 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 iu 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
people generally were rrra gra%eful, and the French
teful 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 FAREBBOTHER, as senior alderman, =know-
lAged 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
ody, responded; remarking that at the present time
5,000 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 purpose ;
and although the number of troops was not large, the
men themselves were excellent soldiers.
The hesOths of, Prince Gholab Mahmoud and Prince
FerozesLah were proposed by the Lord Mayor ; and the
last .toast was "The Members of the House of Com-
mons," acknowledged by Mr. G. Moffatt.

The band of the Scot; Fusiliers played several pieces
daring the evenir g, and some duets were sung with good
taste by M. and Madame Weiss. The dinner itself was
laid by Messrs. Staples, of the Albion, Aldersgate-street.
Mr. Harker displayed his usual efficiency as toastmaster ;
and at about 11 o'clock the company separated.

THEATEE ROYAL HAYMARKET.

Under tke tranai:etrant of Mr. Btlei3tollo.

THIS EVI7,I*;ING.

WIN be prelented THE SECRET AU ENT. Principal characters
by Mr. Iluckstcnc and Miss Y,. Chaplin.

To he (olio n'ed ny a new Bal!et, in wh,,,h the Spanish Dancers
Will appear, entitled T,16 EVZ.SING FESTIVAL.

After which, a new Eetr,avaganzA. cacti THE NEW HAY-
IAbEEV SPRING NIEETIG. 1853.

To =elude with TIIU GALICIAN FE lE.

ROYAL PRI.I.IOESS'S T EfEA.TRE, OXPO:tD-STREET.

Under Ufa Management of Nfr. Cr/ARLES KE.C4.

TJIIS C VENING.

Tobetoflowedby TIE RI VA lA. Penci pal charact era by Me::ars
V 7. Lacy, Harley. Meatlows, J. vinhig, 11. Melton. Addison, and
Everett ; Mrs. iViustad ey, Mrs. W. Lacy, an Misses Heath and C.
Leclercq.

To, conelnde with (7th time) a Romance, in two acts, entWed
TnE meLslna..ll. Ur' •cot.t.Do; or, King, Queen, and Knave.

TH,M.A.TEI: ROYAL ADELPIII.

Froprieter, M. B. Webster.—Dlrectress, Madrzne Celeste.

THIS EVENING,

Will ha performed the Drama entitled VIE hIYSTERIOIIS
STRANGER.
cmc'ule w'th A NET EDITION OF THE FAIRY TALES
• OF MOTHER GOOSE, with numerous highly-coloured Illustrations.

RIYAL OLYMPI3 *THEATRE.

Lessee and Mant.g.r, Mr. A. Wigan.

Tfit3 EVENTNII,

Will be performed a Comed:ctta, callei L lW FOR I, a DIET
Characters ny Me•er3. A. Wigan, G. Vining, H. Cooper, Lanvera,
oind 3ilB Castlet .n.

After which, KU .L OR CU'I?.E. Characters by Messrs. Robson,
Imery, and F. Vining; Mrs. A. Vcion aril Miss Bromley.
To be followed by ttie Fairy Extravaganza, called TAE YELLOW
low-Mr AND THE KING OF HE GOL,., MINES. •