The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-26 00:00:00

THE SOCIETY OF ARTS AND THE
Or THE FRENCH.

On the 23d inst. the Emperor of the French received,
at the Palace of St. Cloud, the deputation to present the
address from the Society of Arts of London and its as-
sociated institutions. The exciting news of the taking of
Sebastopol, and the pressure of state business thence
arising, had unavoidably delayed its reception.
The original deputation consisted of Earl Grey, Vis-
count EbrirNton, M.P., General Buckley, M.P., J.
Brady, M.P., E. Ball, M.P., W. E wart, M.P., R. Ste-
phenson, M.P., Sir Charles Fox, Edwin Chadwick, C. 8.,
Henry Cole, C. 8., Dr. Booth, F.R.S., J. Glynn,F.R.S ,
P. Graham, J. C. Macdonald, J. Scott Russell, F.R,S.,
T. Twining, jou., T. Sopwith, F.R.S., the Rev. M.
Mitchell, C. Wren Ho,kins, Dr. J. Forbes Royle,
F.R.S., A. Redgrave, E. C. Tulnell, J. Jobson Smith,
R. L. Chance, J. G. Appold, F.R.S., G. Cruce, Dr.
Farr, F. S. Cary, I. Scott Smith, with the follow-
ing representatives :—E. Heath (Liverpool Chamber
of Commerce), E. Baines (Leeds), T. Wosicombe
(Devonport), W. L. Joynt (LimeriCk), R. J. Spiers
(Oxford), with representatives from Manchester, Hull,
Halifax, Durham, Darlington, Chelmsford, Cirencester,
Lynn, Nottingham, Glasgow, Coventry, Lincoln, New-
castle, Oldham, Dover, Swansea, Brighton, Salisbury,
Ely, Gateshead, Sheffield, Stoke-upon-Trent, Warring-
ton, Windsor, &c.
Lord Cowley introducad the members of the deputa
tion present to the Emperor, namely, Lord Ebrirtgton,
Sir Cuas. Fox, Mr. Chadwick, C. 8., Mr. Cole, C. 8., Dr.
Royle, Mr. F. Bennoch, Mr. Chance, Mr. F. Chance,
Mr. Simpson, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Lucy, Mr. Hollins, with
Mr. Le Neve Foster, the secretary, and Dr. Booth, the
chairman of the council, who placed the folloWing ad-
dress in the hands of the Emperor :7 _

" Sire,—May it please your Imperial Majesty, wo the
council and members of the society instituted at L Anion
in 1754, for the encouragement of arts, manufactures, and
commerce, together with the representatives of the literary,
scientific, and mechanics' institutions throughout Great
Britain and Ireland associated with us, beg leave to ap-
proach your Imperial Majesty with seutimente (f the sliest
profound respect. In accordance with the recommenda-
tions of his Royal Highness the Prince Albert, oar illus-
trious president, who founded the Exhibition of 1851, iu
whose success our society took a deep interest, tve have
visited this magnificent city to judge for ourselves of the
effects of such displays of industry in accelerating the pro-
gress of arts, manutactures, and commerce, as also carefully
to inspect those splendid public works which adorn the
capital of France, and reflect a lustre on your Majesty's
name that will be as lasting as themselves. Since our ar-
rival we have regarded with feelings of admiration and de-
light the manifold features of this great exhibition. We re-
joice to be enabled to express our decided opinion that the
contents of its several compartments afford the most con-
vincing evidence of the marked and rapid progress which
has take' place in arts and manufactures during the last
four years. The sublime conception of inviting all na-
tions to contend in friendly rivalry with each other
for the promotion of the material welfare of mankind
is fully developed and once more realised in the French
Universal Exhibition. This grand display of the vast and
varied result:, of: genius and industry assures us that the
waste of war will be in some measure compensated, and
that beneath the peaceful banners of an onward civilisation
the nations of the west will achieve victories not less glo-
rious than those which, under Providence, the justice of
their cause and their own enduring bravery have won for
their united arms. While the impulse thus given to the
cultivation of the arts of peace has multiplied the rela-
tions and strengthened the bond of union between France
their political alliance, consecrated by the
and
blood Boufg England,
bravest and noblest of their sons, has ripened
into the cordial sympathy of national friendship. That
blood has not been shed in vain, for we hold it as our
deepest conviction that the solidarity of France and
England is the one sure guarantee for the conservation
and advancement of the civilisation of the world. And
we further believe that they may best promote their
mutual prosperity by a freer interchange of the pro-
ducts of industry, and consolidate their alliance by
uniting.their exertions to give a wider development to arts,
manufactures, and commerce, whose progress it, is the spe-
cial object of our society to advance. As the faithful and
unswerving upholder of that alliance and the conservator of
civilisation, your Majesty receives from us and from our fel-
low-countrymen of every class and grade the spontaneous
homage of an uuquest ioning confidence. We pray your Im-
perial Majesty graciously to accept this our humble tribute
f profound respect and unfeigned admiration.—Given
under our common seal this Bth icy of September, 1855.
JAMES BOOTH, Chairman of the Council.
" P. LE NEVE FOSTER, Secretary."
His Majesty received the deputation most graciously,
expressed his regret at having been unavoidably com-
pelled to delay the reception of the address, and con-
versed in excellent English with the members of the de-
putation.
After shaking hands with the chairman and other
members of the deputation, the
Emperor withdrew.
The interview lasted nearly balf-an-hour.

MARKET NEWS.-(TLTIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

The quantity of English wheat;eoeived fresh up to our
ay d
market to-day was limited ; but we had a large supply
on offer left over from Mon
ay For most kinds the de-
mand was far from active, bat no change took place in the
quotations.
Foreign wheat—the show of which was moderate—sold
slowly at last week's currency. .All floating cargoes sup.
ported previous rates.
The few samples of barley
the market were readily
disposed of at very full prices, and the malt trade was
firm,
There was only a moderate inquiry for oats, ors former
terms,
Beans, peas,
quotations. and flour changed hands steadily, at full

Wheat.
4,350

English ..
fnah •• ••
e a
Foreign i 1 4,330 _