The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-31 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR

Her Mai Iserty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince efl itralon, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the
Princes N RA. A ~ T.,,„;.., .nd
of Leining en, attended by the Hon. Flora Macdonald,
the Hon. ( :aroline Cavendish, Major-General Bonverie,
Captain Di t Plat, and Mr. Gibbs, visited the Exhibition
of the Art-I C. retribution by Amateurs in aid of the Pa-
triotic Fun .d, at the Gallery in Pall-mall, yesterday
morning, a tti ended by the Equerry in Waiting.
The Prince as of Salerno and the Duke and Duchess
d'Aumale • vis ited the Queen yesterday.
M. Droi ty n de l'Huys, accompanied by the French
Ambassador, had an audience of her Majesty, to whic'a
he was intr educed by the Earl of Clarendon, Secretary
of State for • Foreign Affairs.
The Qu. ten and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Princess It oyal, the Princess Alice, and the Prince of
Leiningen, honoured the Princess's Theatre with their
presence in the evening. The royal suite consisted of
the Duch. ;so of Atholl, Earl Somers, Major-General
Bouverie, and Captain Du Plat.
The He in.. Caroline Cavendish and the Hon. Flora
Macdonald. lave succeeded the Zion. Lucy Kerr and the
Hon. Mar, l Bulteel as the Maids of Honour in Waiting
to the Que en.

The Pri racess of Salerno and the Duke and Duchess
d'Aumale visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday at
Clarence I to use, St. James's.

DEPAR TUBE OF M. DROUYN DE L'HUYS.

M. Drou:yn de l'Huys, who bad arrived in London, as
we yesterd a.,y announced, for the purpose of conferring
with the .11,-nbassador of France, and, in conjunction
with him, `►r,ith the English Government, yesterday at
two o'clock `vent with Count Walewski to the residence
of the Prime Minister, where they met the Marquis of
Lansdowne a nd the Earl of Clarendon.
With theps:i noblemen, and with Lord Palmerston, a
conference wa 3 held which lasted until five o'clock.

The French Ambassador and M. Drouyn de l'Huys
then proceeded to Buckingham Palace, when the Minis-
ter of Foreign Affairs was presented to her Majesty by
his Excellency, &ad was honoured with an audience of
some duration.

M. Dronyn do l'Huys left Albert-gate House in the
course of the evening for the South-Eastern Railway
station, on his return t• Paris via Dover.

VISIT OF NAPOLEON 111. AND THE

EMPRESS.

WlNDsclit, Friday.—Preparations ara being made
here for tin, reception of the Emperor and Empress of
the French, on Easter Tuesday, the 10th of April. The
apartments now under the process of decoration, and on
which no less than 40 gliders, besides upholsterers, are
employed, nro the ball or grand reception-rooms, the
throne-roomy the Reubens-room (where the theatrical
entertainments have usually taken place), the King's
council chamber, the King's closet, the Queen's closet,
the Zuccarreldi room, the -Vandyek room, and, indeed,
all the apartments on the North Terrace. That the
whole suite will be finished in a style of unprecedented
magnificence cannot be doubted.
It is undel-stood that the Emperor and Empress of the
French will remain in England for about a fortnight,
visiting London, Osborne, Woolwich, Portsmouth,
Greenwich, and other places, but residing principally at
Windsor Castle. The York and Lancaster Towers are
being fitted up ier that purpose, and the whole of the
apartments in the Round Tower will be placed at the
disposal of the attendants of the Emperor Napoleon.

The Queen held a privy council this afternoon at
Buckingham Palace.
THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO TII ART CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE PATRIOTIC FUND.—Yesterday morning her Majesty,
Prince Albert, and six of the Royal children, and suite,
paid a visit to this exhibition and sale of works of
art. tier Majesty showed her taste by at once pur-
chasing the best work in the room—viz,, a. frame of six
illustrations in outline, by Miss Frazer, of the poem of
"The Wreath." These illustrations are most happily
conceived, and evince much poetical feeling, and are ex-
pressed in an original and very artist-like manner. We
believe this graceful production of the pencil was already
purchased, and was loyally yielded, on her Majesty inti-
mating a desire to possess it. The Queen made other
tasteful selections. Five of the Royal children have
contributed drawings of their own ; they are all clever
productions—that of the Princess Royal, entitled
"The Battle-field," is a masterly work for one so
young. It is a very encouraging sign for the arts to
see such unmistakeable taste for art so widely diffused
amongst the youthful members of the Royal family.
The drawings which cover the walls and fill
the portfolios in the gallery are contributed by
amateurs ; and although we gladly admit they
reveal taste and talent, it is impossible not to feel, at the
fiat glance, the difference there is between such works
and the productions of the professed artist—of works
produced in play and those that are the result of hard
study. The tfer invariably possess a vigorous,llively,
fresh look, as if they were produced in the midst of
frolic ; the latter, it must be confessed, have a dull inani-
mate air, as if they were the offspring of severe, unpalat-
able labour. Nevertheless., those who have the will and
the power to discern artistic talent may discover it in this
mass of drawings, and this circumstance, combined with
the praiseworthy object for which this exhibition and
4°
sale have been instituted, is doubtless the cause of the
great interest which the subject is creating.
Lord ic,-;tratford de Redcliffe was so far recovered on
the 19th inst. as'
ke able to attend, as usual, to
• ._ _
busi-
ness.