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

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twined about the columns, and marking nut the
windows, and the two arches, which blazed with
brilliancy, were dazzling objects, which could not
cagily be exceeded even in our own huge metro-
polls,

(Front the court Ci”curetr.

WINDSOR, FRIDAY.
Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor and Era.
press of the French arrived at 7 o'clock this even.
ing at the Castle, alighting at the Grand /Tani
where the Queen, accompanied by the Prince of
Wales, the Princess Royal, the Duke of Cambridge,
and the Prince of Leiningen, received her illus-
trious 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•
meet, 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 " Pedant
pour la Syrie."
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illustrious party occupied several open pony
The Yeomen of the Guard lined the-Grand Hall
and Staircase, under the command of Captain
Macdonald, the Eton in Waiting. Viscount Syd-
ney, the Captain, and Colonel Fitzmaurice, the
Adjutant of the corps, also attended.
The great officers of State and the Household (in
levee dress), and the Ladies and Maids of Honour
the
Waiting, were in attendance with the Queen at
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Hall.r Viscount Palmerston, First Lord
and the Earl of Clarendon, Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs, were also present.
The Queen, taking the arm of the Emperor, and
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up the grand staircase, through the Music-room
into the Throne-room, where the younger membe
of the Royal family were assembled, and sat:-
quently proceeded. to the Reception-room, Where*
the ladies and gentlemen of the Household of the
Queen and the Prince were presented to their Im-
perial Majesties; Those present were—the Duchess
of Wellington, acting Mistress of the Robes ;
Viscountess Canning, Lady in Waiting ; the Hon.
Flora Macdonald and the Hon. Caroline Cavendish,
Maids of Honour in Waiting Lady Caroline
Barrington, Bedchamberwornau in Waiting ; Earl
Spencer, Lord Steward; the Marquis of Breadal.
bane, Lord Chamberlain ; the Duke of Wellington,
Master of the Horse; the Marquis of Abercorn,
Groom of the Stole to the Prince ; Viscount Syd-
ney, Captain of the. Yeoman of the Guard ; Earl
Somers and Lord Rivers, Lords in Waiting • Lord
George Lennox, Lord in Waiting to the Prince ;
Lord Alfred Paget, Clark Marshal ; Lieutenant-
General Sir F. Stovin and General S:r E Bowater,
rooms in Waiting ; Major General Wykle, Groom
in Waiting to the Prince ; Major-General the Hon.
C. Grey, Private Secretary to his Royal Highupss ;
Lord Charles Fitzroy, Equerry in Waiting; Colo-
nel Seymour, Equerry to the Prince ; the M aster of
<he Household, and Mr. Glover, the Librarian.
Tire Emperor and Empress presented 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-
taret, Marshal Count Vaillant, the Duke de Bas-
s inn, Count de Montebello, Col mel Le Comte Ney,
Colonel Fleury, Marquis de Toulongeun, and Count
rascher de la P g Tie.
After the prasentation of the respective Courts,
at.' which Vis onut Palmerston and the Earl of
Clarendon, Stc etary of State for Foreign A.ffsirs,
were present, the Imperial and Royal personages
proceeds d to their private apartments.
Her Ms iesty gave a dinner in the evening in St.
Georg ''S H ill. The company includes' their Im-
tierial 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-
niorren, the Duchess of Wellington (Acting Mis-
tress of the Robes), the Princess de Essling,
the Couutess de Montebello, the Baroness de
Malaret; the Marchioness of E'y, and the Hon.
Mary Seymour (in waiting on the Empress), Lady
Anna Maria Dtwon, Lady -Fanny Howard, Lady
Caroline and Miss Barrington, Baroness de Speth,
the French Ambassador and the Countess Wa-
lewski, the Duke of Wellington (Master of the
Horse), the MarqUis of Breadilbane (Lord Cham-
berlain), Earl Spencer (Lord Steward), the Marquis
of Abercorn (Groom of the Stole to the Prince),
the Earl of Clarendon, Viscount Palmerston, Lady
Charles Fitzroy, Lord Cowley, Major-General the,
Hon. CharleA and Mrs. Grey and Miss Clive,
adonel. the Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Ph'pps and Miss
Phipps, Sir James Clark, M. Baudin, the Marshal
Count Valliant, the Duke de Basset)°, the Count
do Montebello, Colonet le Comte Ney, Colonel
Fleury, Marquis de Toulong,eon, Count Tascher do
Pagerie,ll Earl Sobers, Lord Alfred Paget, and
Lientenant-Gerietar fir F. Stoviu (in ,attendance
on the Emperor), Lieutenant-Colonel Roucher,
Aide de-Camp to Marshal Vaillant ; the Gentle-
men in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, Colonel
Tyrrwhit, Gentlemen in Waiting to the Duke of
Cambri•lg, Lard George Lennox, Major-General
Wylde, and Mr. Gibbs.

The baud of the Grenadier Guards attended
during the dinner in the Gtl!ery of the Hall, and
on the entrance of the Illustrious Guests com-
menced playing "Partant pour la Syria." The
baud 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, "Lustigen Weber"
National Fantasia.

Niccolai.

Finale, " Pre aux Clercs" (3d Act) Herold.
March, "Le Prephote"

The Emperor and Etnpress of the French occupy
the State apartments of the Cistle, and the Ladies
and Gentlemen in their Suite occupy rooms in the
west front and north front.

The Marchioness of- Ely and the Hon.. Miry
Seymour, Lady and Maid of Honour to the Queen,
will attend the Rupress during the visit to her
Majsty ; and Earl Somers, L,ird-in-Waiting to
the Queen, Lord Alfred Paget, Clerk M trslial, and
Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Stovin, Groom-
in-Waiting, will attend the Emperor while the
guest of her Majesty.