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TIIIE VISIT OF THE E4PE.ROIZ,

AND
EMPRESS OF FRANCE.

GREAT PREPARATIONS IN THE CITY.

LATEST PARTICULARS - -THIS DAY).

This morning at as early hour upwards of 300 me-
chanics, decorators, and labourers were, most actively
enga4ed in the interior of Guildhall and t'ie court-yard
facing the ancient building, in completing the .extnsive
pr.-Tana:tips for the recep.,ion of the Emperor of the
French on Tnurs,jay next, at the grand balignet which
is to be given, by the Lord Mayor and Corporation of
the City of London.
- The large area in front of the Hall Las been com-
pletely covered in, end seats for the accommodation of
2,000 persons have been constructed, the access to which
will be by tickets, iKs'ite,l by the City autliorithr. The
demand for seats this morning, at the Lord Mayor's
residence and court, has been-iminense.
At a nieetiog Gf the eburchwari'.ens, overseers, &c., li
this irorning, in the vesA7-room of St. Lawr:ice Jury,
GreAurn-street, arrangements were male for the erec-
tion of sea4i for 300. persons in the churchyard adjoining
Guildhall Pacc-court. A i Age number of the City
police were in attendance to keep back the crowds of
personS esQetobled to catch a glance of the unusual pre-
parations fir the reception of the Imperial visitors.
Large p'acards were po,ted on the walls of the Guild-
.. hall and the adjacent building.,, with the words, "Eng-
lishmen, give a hearty welcome to tae Ally of our
Queen." Massive barriers were being erected along the
pavement on either side of Kin;-street to Cheapside,
and a triumphal arch wiA be constricted at the entrance
of Guildhall-yerd, by the corner of Grisham-street,
which will be gaily decorated with banners, flags, and
various allegorical illuminations in gas. The interior of
the extensive awning will be brilliantly lighted up and
decor. ted magnificently.
The whole of the. thoroughfares leading to Guildhall
will be stopped and guarded by detachments of military
and the City police, assisted by the City of London
Militia.
Tue inhabitants 'of King-street, Gresbani-street,
Guih hall-building's, Church-pas,age, Cheapside, and
a?otig. the whole hue of route through which the Em-
II will pass, were this morning hawing seats erected
at the windows and upon the ro-ls of the houses, and in
every position where a glance of the procession can be
obtained.
Toe houses will be illuminated in the evening, and
other preparations are in progre,i.s.
The interior of Caildhall will be most el iborately and
magnificently decorated, and .when coawleted will pre-
sent au extraordinary and brilliant appearance.

ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL COl2-

TEE.

The Committee re Issembled thiq morning, in Commit
tee-room No. 17 of the House of CJmuions. Ir. Roe-
buck in the chair. .

Mr. Maxwell,,t4e•barrir, one of the commissioners
sent out to inquire into the medical comforts of the
troops, was reca!ted, and underwent a long examination
as to the state of affairs while he• was there. He said
that the, hospitals were in a most wretched State ; that
there was 'a great deficiency of medicines and medical
comfort-t, which he attributed t,) the requisitions of the
'surgeons being unattended to. Dr. Hall wa4the highest
medical authority out there, and he pre'nmed he was
responsible. At the same time he did not wish to draw
inferences egainst any particular individu;lls. The sur-
geons and offices had instructions not to give any
information on the subject of hospital management. He
was not gazetted ai a commissioner, -nor did he report
himself when he went out. He rsceived no special in-
structions, all his duties- having been very generally
described.
00 this point the Committee cleared the room, and
remalne I a long time in`deliberation.
The Cka,4e.nan (on the readmission of the puhlie) said
the ccimnittee would like to see Mr. Maxwell's commis-
sion and any inetrucaone he might have recei /ed.
Horsford, of the Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade,
said the tr.)ope were badly off for clothing. The warm
clothing for the men arrived about the end of November,
but it was not distributed until some time afterwards,
on account of time difficulty of transport. His regiment
when he went out consisted of 960 mete but by the end
of -Janu.iry the effective strength was reduced to 180.
He did not think the troops were completely supplied
with warm clothing when he left, the East towards the
close of January. He had no doubt that the sickness
which prevailed amongst the men was mainly attributable
to hard work and the weather. He had .no complaints
to make in reference to the Commissariat department of
his regiMent. He was never in want of a,ainunition.
The men suffered c-msiderably from emelt of medicine.
Sir C. Trevelyan was next called. He said he
had been filteen years in the commissariat, having
been during that time assistant-secretary to the Tree,-
' Bury. He proceeded to give a statetnent of the prePaia-
cities which were made fur the Cominiseat iat department
. on the breaking out of tie war.