The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-27 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO PARIS.

PARIS, AuousT 26.
The Emperor, accompanied by Prince Albert and' the
Prince of Wales, i.et. off yesterday morning at about
half-past ten to visit the Ecole de Tir at Vincennes,
placed under the direction of General Repond. The
Emperor and the Prince were in plain clothes. At th e
gate of Tourelle they were received by Generals Lahitte,
Morin, Auvit, and Repond, attended by a numerous
staff. A char-It-banes, containing the officers of service
of the Emperor and several English officers, followed
the Imperial carriage. The Imperial party proceeded
straight to the Polygon, and the exercise commenced
with Minie rifles at a distance'of about 400 yards. The
average was about six shots out of ten hitting the
mark. Mortar firing followed, and was considered by
the offic re present to be excellent ; and then ie ime siege
pi-cos were tried, which were-likewise very successful.
A Swedish piece, loading by the breech, wee remark-
ably good. The fire of grenades and a richotAet with
siege-mortars ended the exp-riments, which lasted about
an hour. The Emperor, whose intimate acquaintance ,
with this branch of the service is well known, frequently i
expressed his approbation. Prince Albert conversed '
for some tune with General Morin. At twelve o'clock
the Emperor led the way to the castle, which wag hand-
somely dressed out, and visited every part of it. hut
with great rapidity. At abent half-past twelve the
Imperial party 'eft the Vincennes, and arrived at the
Tiiiesries ;omit one. The Emperor and the Prince were
received along the whole distance most iearealy by the
population. pa rticularly io the Faubrurg St.. Antoine,
whist) was dressed out mo-t gaily, every house display-
ing some banner, drapery, or device. The acclamations
were roost enthusiastic. When the Emperor reached
the Tuilrees the Queen had already arrived there from
St Cloud, and after lunch the Emperor, the Queen,
Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess
Royal, proceeded without escort to the Exhibition
Palace.
On arriving there the illustrious party were received
by Prince Napoleon • M. Fould. Minister of State • M.
Barriche, Vice-President of the C council of State; Count
de Morns, President of the Legislative Body ; M.
Arles-Dufour, Secretary of the Imperial 'Commission,
M. Le. Play, Commissary-General ; and a number of
members of the Imperial Commission and of Foreign
jurymen—also by Mr. Cole, Mr. Redgrave, Captain
Fowke, R.E , and other gentlemen of the English Com-
mission. Her Majesty and the Pence were attended by
the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Marquis of Abercorn,
the Hon. Col. Phipps, Sir James Clark, &c. As the
Queen, who leaned on the Emperor's arm, entered, a
military band played " God save the Queen !" and her
Majesty graciously saluted the persons assembled. The
Queen wore a barege dress of a light green colour, and a
white bonnet. Although, as on the first visit, only
holders of season tickets and exhibitors were admitted,
the Paace was thronged ; but the crowd was not so
great, and the measures taken for preventing confusion
were more satisfactory, though still not so complete as
they might have been.
The Emperor led her Majesty through the transept
into the shed containing carriages, and then into that
occupied by agricultural productions and imple-
ments. Her Majesty examined the agricultural pro-
ductions with some interest. Here Prince Albert
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the English department, passing by the phntngranhe,
the Irish p &c , until she reached the East India
courts. Afterwards her Majesty i spected with con.
siderahle interest the specimens 'if gold and other pro-
ductions of the Australian colonies on the staircase. and
complimented the Australian commissioner on them.
Her Majesty next passed successively through the
Eeyptien, Tunisian. and -Tuscan exhibitions, and
then proceeded to the balustrade of the Transept, where,
with the Emperor. she stopped a minute or two to ad-
mire the magnificent scene beneath. Next the Queen
went to the cases containing the productions of the
Enelish silversmiths, and ne-ticed particularly those of
Hint and Roskell, and the diamonds of Hancock. Her
Majesty afterwards went right through the English de-
partment, and quitted it by the cases containing philo-
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colections of Saxony, Wurtemberg. Reverie, and HAM-
burv—ct,pp;ng a moment to notice the handsome fnrni-
tip.• of the latter The Danish, Swedieh, Norwegian,
and Dutch collections were next hastily inspected, and
the Jaren collection excited her Majesty's special no•
tice. The Queen afterwards entered Switzerland; and
turned from it to the staircase to examine M Foraca,nlee
apparatus for demonstrating the movement of the earth.
The Emperor and M. Fenc-milt both explained to her
Majesty, the latter at some length, the principle of the
invention, and showed its practical operation. Her
Majesty listened with the greatest interest, and caused
the Princess Royal to attend to M. Foncault's explana-
tion likewise The Queen afterwards visited the Swiss,
Spanish. and Portuguese exhibitions; and then descended
by the Lyons gallery to the salon and boudoir of the
Empress, which her Majesty greatly admired. In the
Lyons gallery the Queen noticed some silks, and ordered
a purchase of them to be made. Her Majesty continu-
lingl her progress reached the gallery containing the
' French jewellery, and afterwards passed along the alleys
in which are exhibited the productions of St. Etienne,
&c. The Queen next passed through the departments of
Sardinia and the Pontifical States. Then, descending
the staircase her Majesty proceeded, by the Tran-
sept, to the Exhibition of the Imperial printing of-
fice, which she examined with some interest. Re-en-
tering the transept her Majesty, after casting a glance
on the contents of some trophies, next entered the
French Court, set apart to huh' furniture, workboxes,
toys, &c., the latter consisting of a curious collection of
animals moved by mechanism, and making all manner
of noises—baboons fiddling, goats bleating, rabbits
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chouc productions. This terminated the Queen's visit:
The Queen seemed highly pleased with her visit, and
in the course of it chatted gaily with the Emperor.
The review in the Champs de Mars was the part in
the day's programme which was to follow the visit of
Queen Victoria to the Exhibition. • For several hours
previous to the time appointed for this grand military
spectacle, every road and every street leading to the
scene of action was thronged with people, all hastening
to the same point of attraction, a scene unparalleled in
the annals of history, a French army reviewed by a Queen
of Erig'and, and the Sovereigns of two countries formerly
deadly fees standing side by side in the bonds of close
alliance, and together passing along the ranks of men
who in days gone by would have eagerly entered the
lists in deadly strife against the subjects of that Queen,
but who now are only anxious to fight devotedly with
them in the cause of civilisation. At about three o'clock,
the troops began to march on to the ground, and from
that time un to within half an hour of the time appointed
for the review to commence, the roll of drums and the
clang of trumpets announced the approach of horse and
foot. The infantry as they entered the Champ-de-Mars
drew up in three lines on the western side, from the
Ecole-Militaire to the quay, and the cavalry on the op-
posite side. In front of the principal entrance of that
building tribunes bad been erected, that on the eastern
aide, for the accommodation of the French Ministers
and their ladies and the corps diplomatic, and the one
on the western for the English visitors of distinction.
Both of these tribunes were filled for the most part with
elegantly dressed ladies. In the centre, under the clock,
was a seat placed for her Majesty. The front was hung
with crimson velvet with a deep border of gold, and
over it was hung a canopy in the same material to pro-
tect the occupants from the sun. A long range of tri-
bunes and seats bad been erected on the western side of
emi'ankinente on either side, as indeed was everyspot from
the ground, and thesewere all densely crowded, as were the
whence a view of the grand spectacle could be obtained.
The weather in part of the day was cloudy, and during
all the time that the troops were assembling a dark heavy
cloud hung over the ground, from which might be seen
occasionally slight flashes of lightning, but the rain for-
tunately kept off, nor during the whole time was there
any sufficient to mar the pleasure of the scene. At about
twenty minutes after five, a loud cheer from the thou-
sands assembled near the bridge and along the edge of
the Champ de Mars, nearest the river announced the
approach of the Royal and Imperial party, and in
minute after, the Queen in an open barouche with the
Emperor and Prince Albert entered the ground from
the Pont d'lena. The carriage was followed by a brilliant
staff of general and other officers, among whom were
Marshals Vaillant and Magnan, and a number of other
officers of rank. Several English and other foreign uni-
foims were to be seen, and not the least conspicuous
were the distinguished Arab chiefs, who have come to
Paris expressly for the occasion. The Royal cortege
first passed up the line of infantry, among whom were a
- body of 'the Zouairee of the guard, who inoared to atm

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• tract the particular attention of the Queen, and then
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•turned round, and went along the line of cavalry. About
' a himdred. yards before. reaching .the Ecole Militaire
on their return, the horses which had. previously
I been going at a walking pace broke into a trot
• as the rain, then, began.te fall. Her Majesty on alight-
' ing from the carriage was conducted to the balcony, and
took her seat in front of it, her ladies of honour and the
ladies of the Empress's household, being on either side.
• The Emperorand Prince Albert, surrounded by the staff,
took their station on horseback in front of the building,
o and the filing-off commenced. The Imperial Guard were
the first that marched past, and they were followed in
rapid succession by the regiments of .the. line, cavalry,
and artillery. Not less than 40,000. men • could have,
been on the ground, and it is impossible to speak too
highly in praise of their martial bearing and soldier-like
appearance. Among the many scenes which must have
excited the admiration of Queen Victoria during her
• vi-sit to Paris, that which was presented to her Majesty
in the Champ de Mars yesterday will be one that. will
, perhaps be the most deeply impressed on her memory.
On leaving the Champ de Mars, alter the review, the
Queen of England,. the Emperor, Prince Albert, the
Prince of Wales, and the Princes Royal, visited the
Hopi des Invalides, and the chapel in which the mortal
remains of the Emperor Napoleon .I. are deposited.
Their Majesties were received in the grand court by
General Count d'Ornano, the governor of the establish-
meet, at•the head of his staff. At half-past seven their
Male-ties returned to the Tuileries.
The Imperial party diced at the Tuileries, as they
were to go to the theatre afterwards. The visit of the
Queen of England to the Opera-Comique was mot by any
means of the same importance as that to the Grand
Opera, being altogether of a private character, but her
reception was again most enthusiastic. The outside of
the theatre was handsomely lit up with lines pf gas, and
the entrance by the Boulevard was tastefully ornamented
with flowers. „Inside the house was: festooned with
fl iwers of great beauty, placed along :the front of
the first range of boxes. The Imperial box belonging to
*;tli' e Emperor, on the left, was without any additional
ornament. The Queen arrived at about half-past nine,
at the end of the first act of gee. mera of Haydde, and
was received with "God save the Queen !" played by the
orchestra; the house cheering over and over again with
the cry " Vive la Reine!" Her. Majesty curtsied re-
eeatedly, being obliged by the cheers to do so not less
than four times. Her Majesty was accompanied by the
Emperor and Prince Albert, both in evening dress, black
c,,at and white waistcoat, the Emperor wearing the
Ribbon of the Garter, and the Prince the Grand Cordon
of the Legion of Honour. Her Majesty was dressed
in blue, bore the Ribbon of the Garter, had a wrtatli
of flowers in her hair, and worn a necklace of
peatlrs of immense size, with other ornaments to
match. Her Majesty, when the cheering bad subsided,
sat down in the corner of the box, the Emperor being in
the centre, and the Prince nearest the stage. The bell
then rang for the performance to proceed, and the drop-
sceriedrawing up discovered the curtain painted for the
occasion, containing two compartments—one represent-
ing the entry of the Emperor into Windsor Castle, and
the other that of the Queen at St. Cloud, with the date
of each event. In the centre was the inscription of
" Aeut 24, 1855," and above the army of England and
France united, This was received with great applause.
When the opera was over the whole company came on
the :stage and sang "God save the Queen !" which
brotight down tremendous cheers. The Emperor and
the Prince retired a little, and her Majesty stood alone
lin the front of the box during the anthem, and at the
close had to salute the audience four or five times whilst
the cheering continued. The Emperor then led her Ma-
jesty away, and the party drove off amidst tremendous
cheering outside. The Imperial party had come in nine
carriages, but only one Lady of Honour of the Queen and
one Chamberlain of the Emperor were in the Imperial
box.: - •