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NAPOLEON III.
Detailed Account of the -Empe
rOr's Visit to Qucen Victoria.

Detailed Account of the Ex-Empe.
rOr's Visit to Qucen Victoria.
From the London Times.l
On the afternoon of March u, the
Emperor Napoleon. accompanied by
Prince Murat, and attended by his suite,
left Camden House, Chiselhurst, on a
visit to Her Majesty the Queen at Wind
sor Castle. The Emperor drove to the
Chiselhurst station of the Southeastern
Railway where a special train, under the
charge of Mr.. Cockburn, Superintendent
of the line, had been prepared for the
conveyance of His Majesty to Windsor.
The train left Chiselhurst at ! p. M,
and arrived at the Waterloo junction of
the Southwestern railway at q pm.
Colonel Du Plat, equerry to Her Majesty,
having been deputed by the Queens
command to attend the Emperor, and
Mr.. W. NJ. Williams, Superintendent of
the Southwestern railway, taking charge
of the special train, which arrived at the
Windsor terminus of the London and
Southwestern line at q pm.
At Windsor an enthusiastic reception
awaited the Emperor. Her Majesty's
private suite of waiting-rooms had been
thrown open for the use of the illustrious
visitor, and upon the platform on each
side of the entrance crowds of the most
influential inhabitants awaited his ar
rival. Outside, in the Datchet-road, be-
tween the railings of the Queens en-
trance and the Lodge-gate leading to
the Castle slopes, and down the Datchet-
road, each way, a crowd of several
thousand people had assembled. Those
who could gain an elevated place upon
the rails remained till the Emperor ap-
peared. Order was kept by Mr.. In
spector Baker. with detachment of the
Royal household police, the Windsor
police, under Mr.. Superintendent Hays,
and the railway constables.
At the command of Her Majesty the
Queen, two close carriages were sent
from the Castle News to convey His
Majesty to the Castle; Viscount Sydney,
Lord Chamberlain, awaited, on behalf
of the Queen, the coming of the Empe-
ror, while Mrs. Macdonald, mother Of
Nine. De Canrobert, with the two chill
dren of Marshal Canrobert, M. Marcel,
and NJ lie Clare Canrobert, remained in
the waiting-room, the little boy who was
dressed in Highland costume, holding
a bouquet of choice flowers for presenta-
ton to the Emperor. The royal borough
of Windsor was represented by Mr.. j.
Devereux, ex-Mayor, and Mr.. Councillor
Wildman.
At q pm. precisely the train glided |
into the station. As soon as it stopped
His Majesty stepped from the train, and
upon his appearance was greeted with
loud and continued bursts of cheering. |
There could be no mistake abont It, the
sympathies Of the spectators were with
the Emperor, who, smiling pleasantly,
bowed and acknowledged the compli-
ment, mingled as the cheering was with
cries of "Vive PEmpereur." His Ma
iesty was received by Viscount Sydney,
and Mrs. Macdonald (who is resident
of Windsor) advanced with Marshal
children on each side Of her
Marcel CanRobert presenting the
bouquet to the Emperor, who thanked
the little fellow for his kindness.
His Majesty was then conducted TO
the Queens carriage, and as he issued
from the porch of the royal waiting
room the immense crowd outside began
10 cheer loudly. His Majesty, followed
by the suite in the second carriage, drove
across the Datchet road and up the
Castle slopes to the Palace, where he was
met by Her Majesty the Queen.
The Emperor remained at the Castle
i'll 1926 p. m. little over half an hour,
md then drove back to the station, at
ended by his suite and by Viscount
sydney and the Earl Of Montcharles.
The terminus and the approaches were
hronged nearly as much as npon his
arrival, and the cheering was Again re-
lewed as the Emperor entered the train. {