The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-19 00:00:00

FRANCE.

Arseniteicr of yesterday states thai the Aus-
trian Ambassador at Paris has left for Vienna, to
be present at the marriage of the Emperor ; he will
be abuent 10 days.
On. Monday morning the Duke of Cambridge and
the other distinguished English officers who accom-
pany his Royal Highness, visited the Museum of
the bauvre, over which they were attended, by the
Comte de Newerkerke. In the evening the whole
of the• party dined with M. Drouyn de Lhuys, the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, and subsequently went
to the Elptee, whre a grand ball and concert took
place, for which magnificent preparations had been
made, numerous workmen having been employed
night and day for the past week. The palace,
which is, in course of extensive alteration, and but
a few di tya since presented a scene of the utmost
confusio n and disorder, was transformed, as if by
enchant went, into one of those fairy edifices, which
French workmen appear to possess the secret of
creating at short notice, beyond all others.
The principal entrance was beautifully orna-
mented with carpeting and light blue cloth, and
the sid( g entrances the same. The facade was
decorat ed with an awning of blue and white al-
ternatehy, and with carpet-covered steps, at inter-
nals bordered with shrubs-- for setting down the
guests. 'The company began to arrive shortly after
nine, an d a few minutes before 10 the Imperial
carriage's , with his Majesty and the Empress, and
the Imi Household ; the Duke of Cambridge
and sui,te, etc., arrived. From this time till a
late bolus the carriages came in rapid successiDn,
the com r any comprising the Ministers of State,
the Foi reign Ambassadors, and the principal no-
bility, lauglish, French, and foreign at present in
Paris. The gardens were most tastefully and
splendid] y lighted and had more the appearance of
a scene of enchantment than a reality, the large
trees we! c adorned with coloured lanterns of differ-
ent sizes t and colours, representing fruits of various
forms, Iwhilst the walks were ornamented with
festoons , of different coloured lights, and vases, Arc.,
of the s time description, and recalled to mind the
magic b eauty of the gardens described in the Ara-
bian A ights. The view of the garden from the
ball-roo nn on the ground floor, th. 4 lofty illuminated
trees in the distance forming an immense amphi-
theatre, with a grotto in the centre, composed of
pink an d green Chinese lights, presented a coup-
d'oeil of which none but an eye-witness could form
au idea, /whilst the varied groups tended not a little
to enhance the scene. Of the palace itself, the
apartments, all newly restored and gilt with pro-
fusion, the furniture of the most splendid descrip-
tion, w- ith the various decorations, together with
the. brilliancy of the scene, illuminated by thou-
sands o f wax tapers from splendid candelabras in
every diirection, together with the brilliancy of
the variious -military costumes and the variety and
elegance of the dresses of the fair sex, must have
given his Royal Highness and the visitors who ac-
companied him an idea that they were present at
a " housew arming" unequalled in the annals of
France, so celebrated for its national fetes. The
buffets were served with more than ordinary pro-
fusion, the refreshments of all sorts being of the
choicest kind. Their Majesties retired about one
o'clock, after which the remainder of the company
' began to retire graduariy, but it was not until
" dayFglit hadbegun tr, dawn" that The whole of

the c- um- pany had lea. Dancing, which at the
comment ement had, been almost an " impossibi-
lity," was. kept up with spirit to the last.
Gener: LI. Lord Raglan and Lord de Ros left Paris
yesterda y morning at 11 o'clock, en route for Mar-
seilles. •

Colon el Aide!at has arrived at Paris to render an
account of the mission which he has fulfilled con-
jointly 'nth General Bourgoyne. He came by the
Louqsor, just arrived at Marseilles from Constan-
tinope, .which •met with numerous transports car-
rying Englie'ri and French troops to Gallipoli.
There remained at Malta only one regiment to l
embarked.

General Bizot, commandant of the Polytechnic
School, has been appointed to the command in
chief of I;he engineers of the army of thP:East.
The rsourse yesterday was steady, The Three
per Cen3s. closed at 63f. 40c. for the end of the
month ; and the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. at
90f. 11)c.; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,050 f. ; Rouen,
820 f. ; Havre, 410 f. ; Great Itorthern, 735 f. ;
Stry.sburg, 715 f. ; New Sharer,„ 530 f. ; Paris and
ons, 790 f. ; Lyons to the 'Mediterranean, 655 f. ;
estern of France, 550 f, ; Bordeaux and Cette,
505 f. ; Great Central '4 France, 400 f. ; Lyons to
Geneva, 422 f. 50c. ; :Bank of Credit Mobilier, 500 f.