The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-19 00:00:00

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO FRANCE.

It will be recollected that the Municipal Council of
Boulogne, in the early part of October last, voted unani-
mously the sum of 12,0001. (4801.) towards the erection
of a column, in the neighbourhood of the port, to comme-
morate the landing of Queen Victoria upon the soil of
France, as a guest to the Emperor of the French.
It now appears that this mode of commemorating the
royal visit has been abandoned ; for, at the last meeting
of the Municipal Council of Boulogne, a few days ago,
it was resolved that the 12,000 f. so voted be appro-
priated (according to the suggestion of the Government)
to the striking off of a considerable number of medals,
to be distributed among the leading Statesmen of both
countries, and to be sold to such amateurs as wish to
have a memento of that auspicious event.
His Imperial Majesty has recommended the following
model for those medals. On one side the effigy of the
Emperor ; and on the other side, an allegorical represen-
tation of the town of Boulogne, having the column of
Napoleon on the right, and the royal yacht, the Vic-
toria and Albert, o❑ the left. The town inscribes upon
a slab, the date of the Queen's arrival (18th Aug., 1855.)
On the base of the allegorical figure of the town will be
placed a❑ escutcheon, containing the arms of Boulogne.
The legend will consist of these words—" The Emperor
receives the Queen of England at Boulogne." The
exergue will exhibit the following words :—" In me-
mory of the 18th and 27th August, 1355. The Muni-
cipal Council of Boulogne-sur-Mer." The medal will be
about two inches in diameter, and will be intrusted to
the hands of M. Barre, the skilful engraver of the Mint.
Two medals will be struck in gold for presentation to the
Emperor and the Queen, 100 in silver for the Ministers,
Ambassadors, and other high functionaries of the Go-
ment, and 1,000 in bronze. It was further resolved,
after a lively discussion at the Municipal Council, that
the 27 members of such council shou'd be entitled to
receive a silver medal each.

VACANCIES, PROMOTIONS, AND APPOIN7'.

MENTS IN THE CIVIL SER VICE.

General Post-office.—Mr. G. Pellatt, clerk to the stir.
veyor, east district, has been appointed to the post-
mastership of Newcastle-on-Tyne. A vacancy in the
office of clerk to the surveyor, east district, has been
created by the promotion of Mr. G. Pellatt. The office
of postmaster at Chesterfield is vacant by the death of
Mr. John Roberts. Admiralty, Somerset House.—Mr.
Octavius B. Piers, second-class clerk in the Naval De-
partment, has been appointed acting first-class clerk in
the Transport Department, Somerset House. Mr. F.
A. E. Potts has been appointed temporarily a clerk in
the Transport Department. The Dockyards.—Mr. Vint-
ner, store-receiver at the Portsmouth Dockyard, has
been promoted to Woolwich. Mr. Burr, superinten-
dent's secretary at Woolwich, has been appointed store-
receiver at Portsmouth, vice Mr. Vintner, promoted.
Customs.—Mr. Cuthbert Wills has been appointeda
clerk in the Legal Quays in London. Mr. W. Harris
has been appointed an extra clerk in London. M. R. B.
Milton has been appointed supernumerary clerk in the
Receiver-General's Office in London. Mr. Starr T.
Wood has been appointed supernumerary clerk in the
Receiver-General's Office in London. Mr. Williamson,
tide-surveyor of the second class at Southampton, has
been promoted to the first class. Mr. Taylor, tide-
surveyor at Burnham, has been promoted to the second
class of tide-surveyors at Southampton. Ireland.—A
vacancy in the office of a first-class clerk in the Ac-
countant's Office, General Post-office,, has been caused
by the death of Mr. Michael Coffey. Mr. Barry Law-
leas, late a clerk in the Poor-law
,Do.le. a yearpaltme ; maximumnt,hasbeen
appointed clerk in the Mountjoy Convict Prison, North
Circular-road, Dublin. Salary,
120/,, by 10/. a,nnuity. Service Gazette.

111. A. Mariette, curator of Egyptian antiquities at
the Louvre, has been elected member of the Antiqua-
rian Society of France.
THE REPRESENTATION OF NORTH ESSEL-Mr. Chas.
Do Cane, of Braxted Park, has issued an address to the
electors of the Northern Division of the county of Essex,
offering himself as a candidate for their suffrages on the
conservative interest, on the retirement of Sir John
Tyrrell.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—SHILLING DAY, Jan. 18.—Admis-
sions on payment, 311; ditto by season tickets, 97 ;
total, 411.