The authoritative official account of the Queen's visit to Paris
appears'- in the Gazette of last night, under the hand of her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, holding the pen of the ordinary. writer of the Court Circular on this historical occasion.
St. Cloud, August 28, 1853.
"Sir—The Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal, arrived on the 18th instant, in the Victoria and Albert yacht, at Bou- logne; where her Majesty was received by the Emperor of the French, amidst the salutes of the army of Boulogne, posted on the heights, and the acclamations of a vast concourse of people assembled for the occasion. At Amiens, where the Queen stopped for a short time and along the whole line of railway, her Majesty was received with every demonstration of. respect and kind feeling. " At Paris, from the station to St. Cloud, these feelings were manifested in the strongest manner ; and I can convey no better idea of the reception 04.. her Majesty by the people of Paris than by stating that the enthusiasm was, quite as great as that which greeted the Emperor and Empress on their arri- val in London.
"The same cordial welcome has been giien to the Queen at the various places where her Majesty has since appeared in public; and her Majesty is- profoundly sensible of the spontaneous and universal kindness which has been displayed towards her by the people of France. "It is impossible to doubt that the Queen's visit will still more closely, cement the alliance which now so happily subsists between the Severeigne and the People of Englund and France.
"I am happy to inform you that the Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal; are in perfect health. "I have, &o. CLARENDON. "Right Hon. Sir George Grey, G.C.B., &c. &c."
The Queen will quit Paris and France on Monday. She will be es- corted to Boulogne by the Emperor. And the Boulognese will not be without their share of the fetes. Her Majesty will visit the camps ; there - will be a grand review on the sands, a banquet at the Pavilion Hotel,. and a general illumination of the town and port. The Queen will em- bark about eleven at night.
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