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

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 18:i5.

.POLICE REGULATIONS the CITY of
LoNoos-, on the t •ccasion of the PRESENTA.TInN of the
.10DRE S to the 101PEROR of they FRENCH, at GUILDHALL.,
On THURSDAY, April 19; 1855.
The following s TREETS, with all Thoroughf,.ms leading thereto,
will be CLOSED at 9 a.m., and no Carriage or • other Vehicle will be
' permitted to enter or remain therein alter that hour, un ess pro
vided with a ticket fir the Guildhall, viz.:—
Fleet-street, Ludgate-hill, St. Paul's Churchyard, Cheapside.
Poe try, rrinces-street, and Gresham-s:sett.
Carriages conveying company to the Hall from the west will
approach through Temple-bar and Fleet-streel. • fcona The eas, d
thr, ugh Queen-street, Che-.;aside; and srom; the north,
through Coleman-street, up to half-past 11 o'clock, after which
time no carriage, with or without tickets, will be admitted
Carriages with YELLOW, WRIT,', Or DLDE TICKETS will be set down
at the entrance of Gull :halt-yard, in Gresbana-street—horses' heads
westward.

Carriages with PINK or GREEN TICKETS Will Fet down at the en
trance; in fias!ngthail-street— horses' hezds westward.
Carriages- waiting to take up 'wit set in in Moorga".e-street ae
Fii.sbury-pavement horses' heads eouthwatd.
Mi Carriswes wll take up at. the entrance to Guildhall-yard, i•
Gresham-street--horses' heads westwtr.l.
Cain for hire will be in waiting. atter the departure of the Empero
in Aidermatibury.

- • D. R. ARVEY, Commissioner of Police
Chief Office, o'4 Jewr/, April 17, 1855.

NETHERLANDS LAND ENCLOSITRI
coll PA NY.—At. the xtr :ordinary General NI eelng of th.
,-.wareholders of this Company. held at the London Tavern, Rish,,ps
ga•e,treet, London, on tarn day, the 14th April, 1855, the tollowin
Resolutions were passed : -
That the report of the Directors be received ant adopted.
That a committee of three shareholders, namely, Mr. Sangster. Mr
Cresswell:and Mr. A. Moon he appo nt, dto c:difer with the Di -
tors, in order to prepare a plan for raisin; the future capital, elk. •
hr wele.ehee stock or otherwise, and to report thereon to en a,l
journal • meetnig to he held in kngland, on Thursday. the 21st
dtine, and in the meantime that the Directors be requested to talic
immediate step= for the I orfeiturtt of all shares in km-eat-41(AM.
Thatjuseph .-zalkeld, Esq., be, and ho is hereby elected, a Director
of this Coropanv.

That the- best thanks of ibis meeting be given to Samuel Beale
Egg., the Presh!ent, f,,r his conduct -n the char.
(1, SSQN, Seen tary.
3, Adel:gide-place, Lcnd,n.bridce, 6th. -Aprll, 1855.

IVETHER LANDS LAND ENCLOSURE
It COM PAN Y.,--The Report of the Directors, real and adopted
at the Vetting on the 1 ith April :nstant, m cy he had, together witt•
a plan c•f the Royal cones-ion, on application at the ofliecs of the
Company-, at the Company's Bankers in Paris and Brussels, and o;
B. R. J. Tou Laer, Advocate, Arnsterdarn.
GEORGE FASSON, Secretary.
3, Acielaide-place, London-bridge, letli April, 1855.

ikiETITERLANDS LAND ENCLOSURE
COMPANY.—A kits ,:f lAN —Notice le hereby ;.;iv4 t,.
all An, pi CALLS (-Weapon the sitar, of th,s•Cornpari
nr. requ, cd to be paid to any of !li.• CompAn, :%111keri on Of
before the 21st day 1855. And notice is hereby given, th.,
the is ,inh:::rs of a I the s:tare§ upon which the e.tlis rhill not have beet,
pa d by the said 21st day of April be i innediately atteiwari:
adv,rtised, in order that the same may be forfeited, :Is 'preserf:ed
the statutes of the eomp.my. -
111 y order of the ,roard. GEORGE FASSON, Secretary.
3, Adelaide-time, Louder-bridge, March 9, 1855.
Toe Corne4iifs Ilankr,rs authorised to receive and Rive receipts for
Calls arc, ifs Loi,don, 31eurs. Masten's in and cto , 3S, Nicholas-lane

ch N AMENTS for the DRAWING-ROOM;
T.I slid DIN f VG•ROCV.II, con3istin,;. of a new and
eleg,nt a-sortinent of VaseQ, FL. in es, ilr.,ups. Candlesticks, Ohelb4s.
Inkstands, beanifful' inhdd Tables, Paper-weights, &c., in Italian
Alatmster, Bronze, li,rhyshd*e Spar, &e. imr:orted and
manuractured by JAME"; -T4I•I.NANT (late 3lawe), 149, •trar,d.
London. • _

?Ur. N
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elementary Collections of Shells, Minerals,
and Fossils, which ail greatly twilitatb the Intere,ting study o:
Mineralogy, Conehology,.and Geology, at 2,5, 10, 50, to 100 guineas
cacti.

Painful submarine operations with diving bells and
of a still more arduous conflict with the winds and
the tide of the Channel. When the whole under-
taking may be finished, or whether it will ever be
carried out as originally designed, are matters al-
:nogt as, difficult to speculate upon a 3 the termina-
tion and final issues ,of the war on which ,France
and England havetogether entered.-
The English people, represented by their muni-
cipal bodies, never lose an opportunity of offering 11
loyal addresses to illustrious personages, and, in
compliance with the good old custom, the Mayor
lnd Corporation of Do-ver prodeetied yesterday
,norning, as early_as 9 o'clock, to present the -
owing address to 11.R.H. Prince Albert :

"To FIELD-MARSHAL HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE
ALBERT, PRINCE OF SASE-CORTJRG GOTHA, K.G.,, &c.
" We, the ,Ilayor, Alderamn, and Bar4gesses of Dover,
~yfally avail ourselves of the opportunity which the visit
,f your Royal Highness to this ancient town and port on
he present auspicious occasion has given us to repeat the
.fflatiments of esteem and affection which we entertain for
your Royal Highness.

" It is always with feelings of high satisfaction that we
-emember that on'yourarrival in England you condescended
0 receive from us au address of welcome and cengratnla-
.

ion.
"Thefervent aepiralions which we then humbly expressed
or the felicity of her Most Gruoious Majesty and your
loyal Highness have been niost, halipily fulfilled, to the
;rest joy of the people and thoTenelit of the nation.
"That any event should have occurred to give pain and
anxiety to her Majesty and your-3t.)yal*Highuess is to
us a subject-of deep Tetra ; and are deplokrik th4efore the
existence of the war —just and necessary as it is—in.
which her Majesty and her faithful ally, the Eipperor of
France, are now involved.
" The sorrow inseparable from such a calamity is modi-
fied, however, by the reflection that the war has produced
a cordial union between the two greatest nations orthe
world, from which we confidently anticipate results that
will shed additional lustie on the arms of England and
France, increase the glory of their people, and insure an
honourable and permanent peace. We regard the visit of
their Imperial Majesties of France to this, country as au
augury of the long continuance of those feelings of amity
between the two nations that now so happily prevail.
" Deign to receive the assurances of our devoted loyalty
Ind attachment to her Most. Gracious Majesty, and of our
.profound esteein for your Royal -Highness.
" Given under our corporate seal at Dover this 16th day
if April, .855." •
To this address his Royal Ilk,iness made the
-(})lowing reply
" Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen,—l thank you sincerely for
your address and for your expressions of loyal and devoted
attachment to the Queen. It is with peculiar satisfaction
that I have embraced the present opportunity of again
visiting a town which was the foremost to receive and wel-
come me on my first arrival in this country, and in which
I was met on that occasion with a warmth and cordiality
of reception which I shall never forget. While in common
with you I deeply deplore the interruption of peace which
this country has so long enjoyed, I fully share in the satis-
faction you express of the cordial and intimate alliance
existing between this country and France in the prosecu-
tion of the just and necessary.warin which we areengaged.
I heartily concur with you in the hope that the visit of
their Imperial Majesties the Emperor and Empress of the
French, whom I have come here to receive and welcome on
their arrival, will tend to strengthen the friendly feeling
between France and England, sad carcent a union between
the two nations which cannot fail to conduce to the wel-
fare and best interests of both."
His Royal Highness then handed a copy of this
reply to the Mayor, who thereupon presented to
the Prince Viscount Chelsea and Mr. Rice, mem-
bers for the borough, the Recorder, Chaplain, ma-
gistrates, and municipal officers of the town.
While these observances were in progress, and,
in fact, from a still earlier hour in the morning, it
began to excite anxiety and concern that a thick
fog which hung over the face of the Channel gradu
ally grew denser and denser. The fleet of war
steamers in the offing, the fine outlines of the
chalk cliffs, the castle and batteries, were • all
alike concealed in its misty folds.. The danger of
navigating the Channel, crowded with shipping,
in such weather was, of course, obvious to every
one, and fears began to be entertained that
some change in the programme of the day's pro-
ceedings might be necessary. Speedily, however,
lit.was ascertained that at half-past 9 o'clock the
Imperial visitors had left Calais in the Pelican,
screw steamer, the sky being there quite clear.
Then began from every pierhead a ringing of bells
as indefatigable as if it had been Sunday, while at
intervals from, the batteries- on shore and afloat
came the muffled 'boom bf the signal guns. Mean-
while the approach from the landing-stage to the
Lord Warden Hotel had been duly lined with de-
tachments of the Royal Bucks Militia, the North
Lincolnshire, and the Kent 'Mounted Rifles. The
band of the first-mentioned corps occupied the top
of the landing-stage itself, and in the course of the
forenoon played with a spirit and perfection which
would have put to shame the bands of many regi-
ments of the line.
At this point were also concentrated Mr. Walker,
engineer of the Admiralty pier, Mr. Lee, the
contractor, Captain Herrick, chief naval officer
of the port, and the Mayor of the borough, in his
robe and with his staff of office. Notwithstanding
the clanking of bells and the booming of guns,
both from the fleet and the heights, and notwith-
atanding occasional gleams of sunshine which
would obstinately struggle through, the curtain
of vapour that hung heavily on the face of the
Channel refused to be lifted up. - The outer har
bour by degrees became dotted over With boats full
ofsightseers,a,nxious,through thegatheringgloom,to
have a near view of the landing. On the pyramids of
granite and cement with which the pier and ground
adjoining are loaded many thousands of people had
perched themselves. Had the day cleared up, with
the fleet in the offing and the fine line of coast
fully revealed, the coup d'cei/ would not have been
without a certain amount of scenic effect ; but at
150 yards' distance the largest object became un-
distinguishable, and as the time approached whets
the Imperial squadron might be expected the as-
senibled spectators listenedat tentivelyfor the grand
music of the Royal salute which was to herald their
advent. It broke forth at 20 minutes past eleven
o'clock, first from the fleet in sullen notes, followed
by a sharper and more stunning reverberation from
the batteries on the heights. Every eye was
strained through the gloom to catch the advancing
outlines of the Imperial squadron.
The Prince Consort, attended by his suite,
hastened down to the point of debarkation. His
Excellency the French Ambassador, with the
Countess Walewski and the secretaries of the Em-
bassy, was speedily on the spot, and barge after
barge from the fleet struggled through the fog to
give a nearer welcome to the august strangers.
Still, however, they came not. Steamer after
steamer left the inner harbour freighted with spec-
tators, their alarum whistle screaming through the
murky air. It began to be conjectuzdietthhaatntahne
engines of the Pelican had brokendadowr:,.orAthwahtseorrmye,
ufgorof the Royal
shoatoll
hour
rtre
,haccident
elapsedhn ao dssi
sign
since
befallen lfl
tethnhee
manned by crack oarsmen, had gone out as far as
the fleet, and brought back word that the salute
had been fired by mistake, in honour of ships which
had passed on their way through the' Channel.
The position was becoming rather awkward, and to
Cw(i)lnes oariltraeyn ttehree timed int intoLis cßoyalare u Highness the Prince
examination of the
weight and shape of the shako worn by the Militia,
consulting with Lord Chelsea, and giving open
a onall
cruise i ta
itnrnionf lvt-llye vraer,rs exhausted
boatpdi l
y a
'countenance to the popular belief in the interest
which he takes in the subject. The band of the
Royal
approach-
selections of music for the occasion Lord Alfred
forP Paget et h Baducpkirst o had apmhpiaag
information, f
andna
ing what the Americans call a " fix,' when through
the fog the Pelican suddenly appeared, within a
hundred yards of the landing-stage, preceded and
marshalled on her way by the Empress mail-packet.
The Pelican carried - the English flag at the fore,
the Imperial standard at the mainmast, and the
tri-colour waved from the staff on the poop. She
is a pretty little screw steamer, amid, though evi-
dently not con strutted for the purpose she served
on this occasion, there was great neatness and sim-
plicity in the arrangements of her deck.
la SOa herarrival the bands struck up "Partant pour
yrie.". The Emperor and Prince saluted each
other, the troops presented arms, and from the boats
in the harbour and the multitude on shore the joy-
Ms cheer of a genuine English welcome resounded.
The Emperor wore the uniform of a General of
Division ; the Empress, who stood - by- his' side'
and gracefully acknowledged the salutations. from

the shore, wore a straw bonnet and grey cloak,
underneath which the rich colours of a tartan
dress could be distinguiShed. Close to them might
be observed the portly form, of Marshal Vaillant,
Minister of War ; and there were also on board
the Grand Chamberlain of the Imperial Household,
the Princess D'Essling, the Countess do Monte.
belle, the Baron de Malaret, the Count. do Mdete
Bello, aide-de-camp, and other members of his Ma-
jesty's household. The Pelican having been brought
alongside ,the lauding-stage a gangway was imme-
diately.run out. As soon as it had been adjusted
his Royal Highness Prince Albert took his station
on the top of it. Thereupon the Emperor and
Empress at once disembarked, the former shaking
hands with his Royal Highness in the most cordial
manner, and the ladies curtseying most gracefully.
Their Majesties at once recognised the Count and
Countess Walewtki, and the Emperor then re-
ceived the respectful congratulations of the Mayor
of Dover, to whom he addressed some observations.
As soon as the ceremonial observances connected
with the landing were over, the Prince Consort
and his illustrious visitors proceeded without delay
to the Lord Warden Hotel, the fine apartments of
which had been suitably prepared for the occasion.
tin their way to the hotel the inhabitants of the
town and the gentry of the neiehhourhood greeted
them enthusiastically ; nor did their Mejestiee fail
to acknowledge very graciously the, tokens of
hearty welcome which at all hands they received.
The Empress leant on the arm of his Royal .Iligh-
tress the Prince Consort, and the Emperor welkel
by ,their side, the suite forming a species of pro-
cession after them. It mast have been a.great re-
lief to the Prince when the Pelican hove in sight
with her precious- freight, for she was at least an
hour and a-half- behind time, and from rumours
that were current previous to her arrival, and facts
which transpired subsequently, it was clear that
the voyage across had not been accomplished with-
out serious peril.
The Imperial yacht had left Calais nn der the ex-
perienced and able charge of Captain Smithett, as
pilot, but had not advanced far when she became
enveloped in the fog ; thoingh preceded at two
cables' length by the Empress mail packet, and pro-
gressing at less than half 'speed, she had a narrow
escape of running on shore at the South Foreland,
the high cliffs of which were happily distinguished
in time to avoid the consequences. A fine corvette-
aofsttill m the
French
arnenhnraovwy, which accompanied them, had
escape,
and there were rumours
afloat when the Rffal train left Dever, with re-
ference to ships in the escort squadron which we
sincerely trust may turn eut to be unfunded. It
would appear that the signal guns fired from the
ships and lotteries at Dever were.of very little use
probably from the damp state of the atmosphere
and the direction of the wind ; but "all's well that
ends well," and, although the Channel atmosphere
did not prove very courtly on this occasion, it is
fortunate ifno greater inconvenience has been suf-
fered than the delay in the time at which She Im-
perial visitors were expected. The handsome con-
duct of the Dover and Continental Mail Packet
Company in the present instance, who placed all
the steamers in their service at the disposal of our
illustrious visitors, deserves a passing word of com-
mendation. At the Lord Warden Hotel the august
party, immediately on their arrival, partook of
luncheon, after which the Emperor and Empress
received in one of the saloons the Mayor and Cor-
poration of Dover, who presented the following
congratulatory address :
"To THEIR IMPERIAL MAJESTIES NAPOLEON HT, AND
EUGENIE, EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF FRANCE

"May it plear4e your Majesties,—We, the Mayor. Al-
dermen, and Burgesses of Dover, approach your Majesties
with feelings of the most profound respect, deeply sensi-
ble of the honoUr conferred upon us in being graciously,
afforded the opportunity of expressing to your Ma-
jesties the hearty welcome with which we greet your
arrival in this country to visit our beloved Qeeen.
It is our earnest hope that this auspicious event
may tend to strengthen and perpetuate the cordial
union which happily for the progress of fvederri
and civilisation now exists between France and Groat
Britain, and that the just and necessary war in the prose-
cution of which 'he combined fleets and armies of both
nations are gallantly cooperating, may, through the bless-
ing of Divine Providence, be speedily terminated by a
secure and honourable peace.
" We rejoice that your Majesties have been pleased to
select this ancient poet for debarkation, and we shall che-
rish a lively remembrance of the honour that has thus
been added to the many of a similar kind proudly recorded
in our annals. We devoutly pray that you, Sire, may long
guide the destinies of France and reign in the hearts of a
loyal, happy, and contented people ; and that you, Ma-
dame, may long live to share the throne which your virtues
so highly adorn, affording solace and relief to your august
consort amid the (tares inseparable from the government of
a mighty nation. '

"Given under our corporate seal at Dover, this IGth day
of April, 1855."

The address was read with marked emphasis by
the recorder of the borough, Mr. Bodkin, and was
listened to by the Imperial pair with great atten-
tion. At the end his Majesty, in a slightly foreign
accent, but with great facility of expression, made
'the following gracious reply .
"I am exceedingly grateful that your Quen has alloy ed
me to find such an 3ccasion to pay my respects to her and
to show my sentiments of esteem and syrnW,hy for the
English people. I hope that the two nations will be always
hfoolrelwamorloodnavnitnicefodrththateiirt
will
own
and I hope you will be the interpreter of my sentiments
pburenoif:operedyrtiiohtnuyep. welfare
nepXol
rtzieentselielveciarrwgly towardsgrateful
m y ate?
fyaontat forth e the senti-
ments Empress,
and hers to your countrymen.
The mayor and corporation having withdrawn,
his Royal Highness Prince Albert at once conducted
his guests to tharailway station, which immediately
adjoins the hotel. The interior of the station had
been ni-ely decorated for the occasion with flags and
evergreene, and the platform was kept clear by a
guard of honour consisting of troops .of the Line.
All the arrangements connected with the Royal train
were as complete as could be desired, and conferred
great eredit upon Captain Barlow and the other
officers of the company. Mr. Coles Child, one of
the directors, presented a very beautiful bouquet,
to the Empress previous to her departure.
Along the line, on the Way tip to town, notwith-
standing the high speed maintained, crowds of
people , assembled, who cheered lustily as the train
swept on its course. Now-it was a village school
which had turned out to add shrill Voices to the
general chorus of welcome ; now the labothers from
the country side had collected on embankment, and
in cutting, to raise a passing cheer. The stations
were all filled with well-dressed people; and at
Tunbridge, where the train stopped for a few mi-
nutes to water, the inhabitants were peculiarly fer-
vent in their acclamations. Immediately after
leaving Dover the fog, which had hitherto marred
the enjoyableness of the occasion, disappeared as if
by magic ; the suu shone out brightly, and the face
of the country looked smiling and beautiful. At
Croydon, among the spectators assembled, were a
number of Addiscombe cadets, who cheered heartily
as the train passed. Then over the heights of 1
Sydenham the Crystal Palace rose upon the view
of the travellers, its fairy architecture displayed to
extraordinary advantage through the reflection of
the sunbeams, which made the glass roof and aides
glow like a veritable mountain of light. It was
five o'colock before the train drew up at the Brick-
layers' Arms terminus. There the R(.yal carriages
were drawn up in readiness to receive their Ma-
jesties, and an escort of the 'household troops
waited in the courtyard to accompany them on
their way through the metropolis. The interior of
the station was very tastefully decorated, and was
crowded with spectators, who gave vent to their
e
he
sattft
ceoehn rerrditldopihauntoeyiggbro,
Paddington
flags,
aosaia
dinfpgd Victoria-gate;
dssap,abbi tue:
enigi
ests
saontfrnoai
ocntemi
aowuttdna_
senet
ti
prpnwoehiniheal
abo. l,cuidhsadil Whitehall,i
tteevdEhdleaa.
Eastbourne-terrace.
ayet
trhr bease .01
accustomed
rcoguntt yes-
terday's
ti-
the Imperial party were to follow in their progress
l
and Westminster roads, over Westminster-bridge,
Charing-
cross, Pall-mall, St. James's, Piccadilly, Hyde-park,
nti es
congratulatoryCt- to hemar rie.
dnic
in-
scriptions Along this extended drive very few of those prepa-
rationso
look for on an occasion of this kind—no great dis-
playas will be perceived, this proceeded
from no feeling of indifference or coldness can the
part of the population. The truth is the public were
not informed of the route to be taken by the Im-
perial visitors until the last moment, and when
preparations for the event were no longer possible.
They took, however, the most effectual means of
manifesting the interest with which they regarded
the presence of the Emperor and his Consort. No
language whatever can do adequate justice to the
spectacle presymted by those myriads of human
e
beings descending into the streets to congraatnudtest
the strangers. Of all imposing sights,
tbiytufdaor
iwnbtiheeh
stthrieseetso
on
fn
jratroyn
beheld such masses of populationlculated to command
and animated by sentimex4tsiecea
of men. A thin line
respect for great communities
i at intervals along the
of police-constables t d
soldier is unnecessary, and
f a single
The presence o.
t o• inexpressibly sublime in the con-
th is s'le-111":0 in their own right feeling with
erewhidt
self-relianter
It is not often that in London
itselkeep them
forth such displays f
them all in their places.
offersthe
don. Ni soo twbhehadetirteoehnfeetl t44lt ejjrt
order
1 Fidueb
re-
to
tee'r , but the Emperor, if
in
big his mind at all revextecl to neefrlmioaugenteits
progress
oeinands sufficesesadris
muster.
yesterday