The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-06 00:00:00

After some discussion tho motion for an address was

withdrawn.
Sir F. GOLDSMID drew atttention to the recent perse-
cution of the Jews in Roumania, and inquired whether
the Foreign Secretary had received any intelligence on
the subject since the presentation of the papers relating
thereto.
Lord STANLEY stated that, according to the latest
information which reached the Foreign Office that day, it
appeared that assurances had been given by the Roumanian
Government that means would be taken to remedy the
grievances complained of. To what extent those would
be fulfilled, however, remained to be seen.
A motion of Mr. SYNAN, relating to the rank, pay, and
position of the medical officers of the army, elicited an
explanation from Sir J. Pakington on the subject, which
being accepted as satisfactory, the motion was withdrawn.
Mr. TAYLOR directed attention to the circumstances
under which two mon were convicted of poaching by the
Salisbury bench of county magistrates in March last, and
moved for the production of the evidence on which the
conviction was based. The conduct of the magistrates
was severely impugns I by the mover, and warmly do
fended by the Home Secretary and other members. A
considerable amount of acerbity was imported into the
discussion, and the question was of sufficient interest to
the oppononts and the supporters of the game laws to
keep a tolerably full house together until an advanced
hour.

Eventually the house went to a division on an amended
motion by Mr. Forster, to produce the correspondence
between the magistrates and the Homo Office, as it
appeared no depositions had been taken in the case; and
the motion was negatived by 70 to 31.
On the motion of Mr. OTWAY, the house which hid at
nearly twelve hours, adjourned at a quarter to two o'clock.

day ; let me now say that Monday, the Ist of July,
shone forth with equal brilliancy, and in the words
of the old song—

Oh ! when did morning ever break
And find such sparkling eyes awake
As those that sparkled here.
All Paris was on foot at an early hour; heavy
were the cares of costume on the .fair dames who
were fortunate enough to be of the number of the

invites at the grand ceremony of the distribution,
and great the disappointment of others for whom
no amount of money could procure the much-

coveted admission.

Along the streets which

formed the routes to be taken respectively by the
Emperor and his guest—the one from the Palace of

the Tuileries, the other from that of the Elysee—
might be seen pickets composed of mounted gend-
armes, the infantry of the Municipal Guard, and
the ever-present serpents de ville, interdicting the
passage of all vehicles, whilst somewhat later

arrived regiment after regiment of the infantry of
the line forming a double hedge of bayonets along
the whole line of route. From a very early
period an immense crowd had assembled in

the Champs Elysees, in the neighbourhood
of the Palais d'lndustrie, various entrances

to which had been arranged with that
military order and precision which so especially
characterises all public events in Paris ; the doors
were thrown open for admission at eleven o'clock,

at which time the National Guard marched up some
3,000 strong, and formed a parallelogram in front
of the building, one side being represented by the
Palace itself ; the broad square space in front of
the principal entrance being thus kept perfectly
free. At two o'clock punctually the drums of all
the various regiments on duty at the Champs
Elysees, beating sur champs, announced the arrival
of the Emperor and Empress with their Court.

The escort was comprised of squadrons of the Red
and Blue Lancers, and a detachment of the Cent
Garde, the carriage in which were the Emperor,

Empress, and Prince Imperial being drawn by
eight magnificent bays. The royal family appeared

in excellent health, and were received with loud and
reiterated acclamations. Next came the cortege of

the illustrious visitor, the descendant of all the
Caliphs, and the Prince of the True Believers. As
in the case of the Emperor, the magnificent State
carriage of the Sultan was drawn by eight splendid
bays, and contained the Sultan himself, his two
nephews, and his son. The Padishah appeared
greatly pleased with the cordial reception awarded
him by the assembled multitude, bowing and waving
his hand continually in response. His Highness
was dressed in plain dark uniform, consisting of
frock and trousers of the European fashion, sur-
mounted only by his orders. The Sultan, Abdul Aziz
Khan, who has a very pleasant and manly coun-
tenance, and wears a short black beard, is some-
what about the middle height, slightly inclining to
embonpoint, his face expressing anything rather than
the sensuality and indolence ordinarily attributable
to Orientals. At this period the immense extent
of the Champs Elysees was literally filled with
people, mounted, in order to catch a glimpse of the
procession on every description of movable, the short
folding ladders used by the painters being especially in
request. Much amusement was created at this time
amongst the crowd by the appearance of a gigantic
Arab, of the suite of the Viceroy of Egypt, who,
clad in his long white burnous and turban of the
same colour, was forcing his way, dragging after
him another Arab soldier and less powerful than
himself, his white teeth glistening and his dark eyes
sparkling with delight, as he was hustled about by
sundry French Houris, whom he had incommoded
in his unceremonious transit, and whose vociferous
exclamations he doubtless took to be national com-
pliments. Turn we now to the interior of the
Palace, with its densely-packed assembly, which has
for an hour past been waiting the arrival of the
Sovereigns, under a cupola blistered by the rays of
a glowing sun, and where the Viceroy of Egypt
probably finds himself in his element. The decora-
tions of the Palace rather disappoint, though this is
again made up by the brilliant assemblage within.
The splendid dresses and decorations, the magnifi-
cent Hungarian uniforms, the costumes of the East,
the rich civic dresses of my Lord Mayor and Alder-
men, the Counts and crosses, which give the amphi-
theatre the appearance of a gigantic flower parterre.
On the entry of the Sovereigns the orchestra plays
the " Iphigenie eu Aulide," by Gluck, and the
" Chant du Soir," of Felicien David ; after which
the Minister of State reads indistinctly his report,
which is followed by a clear and talented address
from the Emperor analysing the aims and advan-
tages of such Expositions ; and, in conclusion, the
Representatives of the ten groups advance, with
music playing and banners displayed, to receive the
recornpences, the orchestra plays selections from
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manifested towards them both by the Com-
mission and the Minister of the lute • nor, an example
which has, I regret to say, been followed by the
Committee of the American Fete, who, under pre-
tence of suspending die free list for the present
year, have thus virtually excluded the Fourth
Estate from noticing their affairs.
On Monday the Emperor received the Lord
Mayor of London, who, accompanied by several
Aldermen, Sheriffs, Sub-Sheriffs, and members of
the Municipal Council, formed a deputation for the
purpose of presenting to his Majesty an address of
congratulation on his escape from the late attempt
at assassination, as well as upon the success of the
Universal Exposition. His Lordship and suite
afterwards attended the ceremony of presentation
at the Palais d'lndustrie.
The Interngtional Regattas commence on the
7th, and will be continued up to the 14th. The
Regattas will take place under the patronage of the
Emperor and the Duke of Edinburgh.
A great treat was afforded to the lovers of music
on Sunday last at the Pre Catalan, on the occasion
of the fête given annually by the Garde Imperiale.
The Bands engaged, by special permission of the
Emperor for the occasion, being those of the Ist,
2d, 3d, and 4th Voltigeurs ; that of the Guides,
conducted by M. Cressounvis, and Musique of the
Chasscurs two divisions.
On Wednesday a Grand Military Review took
place at Longchamps, on the same scale as that
lately offered to the Czar.
Thursday was devoted to a Grand Diplomatic
Dinner, with a Gala Soiree at the opera, the piece
selected being "Don Juan." To-day a grand ball
will take place at the Hotel de Ville ; and on
Monday next a grand ball at the Tuileries, as a
parting compliment.
The Sultan will leave France on Tuesday next.
I intended to finish my letter this morning by
endeavouring to describe the magnificent dress and
decorations worn by the Empress, who looked more
royally beautiful than ever. Had not the Goddess
of Fashion, who appeared to me somehow during
last night, threatened me, if I persisted, not to make
me more unfashionable than I was—for that she
said would be impossible—and, on the contrary, to
punish me in the opposite extreme, the goddess
evidently knew my weak point, and I caved in. To
atone, however, for my dereliction, I will mention
au incident which, in my opinion, is more in tone
and harmony with the peace and goodwill tenour of
the Great Exposition than all the pomp and vivid
colouring with which its representation was at the
moment, surrounded —a touch of pure nature and
domestic affection. The incident is as follows :
The Prince Imperial, who is one of the dearest little
fellows in the world, apparently from ten to twelve
years of age (I do not for the moment know ex-
actly), dressed iu spotless white trousers, dark cloth
jacket and vest, with a perfectly cherub counte-
nance, beaming forth from beneath his neatly parted
hair, is, as every one knows, the honorary President
of the Imperial Commission of the Exposition, and
in that capacity distributor of the recompences.
Amongst the successful exhibitors was the Emperor
himself, who in Group 10 had gained a gold medal
for the model cottages and houses for workmen
which he had exhibited. As he approached in turn
to receive the prize, the son became too powerful
for the President, and he sprang into his father's
arms. Both father and son won golden opinions
at that instant, and even I myself felt almost in-
clined to forgive the Imperial commifkiort the three
francs which .1 considered I had been unhandsomely
(14110 out of en the occasion. the little man—God