New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-14

troduesd 70 her Majesty. and did mt es"o o. %
IN tho Day 1rsyioas Ia hsf d"Psf,s'', w
h.,, not LEARNED that hsr Majesty suffered hom
the Interview. .,...
Al the brilliant balls given IN tho Royal party
M the Hotel de- vile anil at the Palace OF Vcrsacs
hut few Americans wero Invited NJ 'hs hf''
ubich was attended BY about 5000 peraonn, tho
Americans received sixty invitations through tho
/, cation, and perhaps twenty-five through other
MEDIUMS At Versailles there were about twenty
American gentlemen and ladies' present, Ten oi
v bom received their tickets through the Legation
There are +. " wealthy American families residing
here Who have, by pushing Themselves forward es-
tablshed such relations with the officials oil tno
Court, that they receive tickets rectiy rom tue
Court on all great occasions. They are standing
L" dead heads" on Court hospitality, and thus hap
rily are out of the way of their anxiou. country
men who wish to look at Majesty and have not ye'
attained their supreme hight. Among the Amer
leans present at the cte OF Versailles were Aessrs
Mason PIatt, and Wilbur of.the Legation, MI FIJI
more Mrs Gen. Winfield Scott Messrs Grow ana
Moreap members of Congress, Mr.. harrington,
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury under Mr.
Corwin. Mr. Valentine, Chairman OF the American
Commiponers TO the Great Exhibition Messrs
Fleischsann and Coke, Jurymen, Mr. s. $. Osgood,
Mrs Fleisctmaun Mrs. Ridgway, Mrs. Beck
TIE manner in which the two members OF Con-
press amed above were recently taken FOR dcmes-
ties BY the domestics of Che Emperor Is aughsoie
enough to be worth repeating. On the Gay on which
the diplomatic corps were 10 be presented Ia the
Queen at the Paas Ely see, Mr.. Piatt Secretary OF
the American Legation, found himself deprived at
the last moment of the conveyance in which he had
intended to 80 to the presentation. Rushing into
the street with his uniform on (AmericaD dlplo-
mats do wear unifOrms) TO lind public carriage,
be saw passing in q miserable carriage, drawn by
a horse Of the leanest species known to the farls
public-whch describes the horse fully TO those
who have seen Paris horses-the two memters OF
Congress- who called to him to know where ne was
going. Mr. Piatt told his dilemma, when the gen.
Il. men informed him that that was the only car
riare they had been able to find in the negnbor-
hood an0 invited him to take q seat with them
and they would leave him at the palace. The ofer
gas accepted and one of the gentlemen taking
seat ith the driver the uniform took the Interior
Wien the equpage arrived at the lue of soldiers
forue around the palace, they were stopped, as
matter Of course, and it was not until alter the
uniform got out, showed himself and his embassa-
dorial "passe- partOut," that they were permitted
to enter In the court which WAS already full OF
brilliant equipages and aristOcratic servants, the
appartiOn Of this democratic turnout was the SIG
nal for a scene of merriment ADD wonder which
might have wounded the pride OF more pretentIous
people. Tie uniform got out, and was already as
ceIding the broad stairway OF the palace, When a
lackey ran after MIN Win nat III manu-, Say iuS'
MAY it please your Excellency, your servants
wish to speak to you" Mr.. Piatt turned back,
and found that the servants whose duty it was to
arrange the carriages in the court until the pre-
sentation had taken place had supposed that the
equpsgc in question was the property OF his tx
celleucy, that the persons who attended him we're
HE servants, and had accordingly attempted 70 ar
range them in line to wait The close OF the pro
ce drgs Mr. Piatt coon liberated his friends,
who disappeared in the midst of general laugh
as rapidly as their barebones could travel
The Juries of the Exhibition have about finished
their labors, and the following awards are reported
to have bee N made to Americans To Mccormick 8
Reaper, a gold medal to Nanny g. Atkins Reaper,
silver medal; to Singers Sewing Machine, the
highest premium on sewing machines; to Rich
mond's Boiler Iron Cutting machine, silver medal
Qess than it deserved); to Ladd & Co.'S Pianos, a
silver medal; to Fowler & Preterre, dentists, a
silver medal the highes. on deutistry) to Pitts
Thrashing Machine, a gold medal. cannot, how
ever guarantee the truth Of these reports, but be
lieye them to be correct.