who lined the quay. When the Victoria and
Albert approached within a short distance of the Custom
House, where the Emperor was standing, a little in
advance of his staff, the two illustrious personages
recognised each other, and, simultaneously raising their
hats, exchanging several bows. The band of the
Guides struck up "God save the Queen," and afterwards
"Rule Britannia." The royal vessel was soon alongside;
and a carpeted gangway having been quickly thrown on
board, Prince Albert ran briskly ashore, and, raising
his hat advanced to the Emperor, who, after raising his
hat, tendered his hand to the Prince, which he shook
very warmly. The Prince bowed two or three times in
acknowledgment of the friendly expressions addressed
to him by the Emperor. The Prince Consort was then
introduced to the civic authorities; and the Duke of
Newcastle, Lord Hardinge, &c, having made their
salutations to the Emperor, who bade them welcome to
France, his Majesty and the Prince directed their steps
to the open carriage which had brought the Emperor to
the landing-place. The courtesies of the first moment
of the interview were here renewed. The Emperor
requested the Prince Consort to take his place first in
the carriage. Prince Albert hesitated to take precedence
of the Emperor; but, as his Majesty insisted,
the Prince ascended and took his place upon the further
side of the vehicle, which happened to be the left.
The Emperor followed, and, being determined that his
illustrious guest should have the place of honour, pressed
him to take the seat on his right hand. The Prince
complied; and the royal carriage then slowly drove off,
escorted by the Cent Gardes, who, in their new uniforms
of casque and cuirass, light blue coats, jack-boots, and
leather breeches, formed a picturesque body-guard.
Every window was filled with fashionably-dressed
women, who waved a welcome, which the Emperor
and the Prince Consort seemed never weary of
acknowledging. The streets leading from the quay to the
Emperor's hotel at Capecure, were lined along the
entire route by the Chasseurs de Vincennes and
infantry of the Line. The royal cortége, followed by
the imperial carriages, containing the respective staffs
of the Prince and the Emperor, slowly took the way
to the Imperial Hotel, amidst a dense crowd of people;
who, although intensely gratified seemed too intent
upon seeing the Prince to cheer as a purely English
crowd would have done.

After partaking of some refreshment together, the
Emperor and Prince Albert, attended by their suites,
set out at four o'clock for the camp. The streets through
which the royal party passed were hung with flags; and
the Emperor and the Prince were received with loud
acclamations from the crowds in the streets. Entering
the camp at Ambleteuse, the Emperor and his illustrious
guest on horseback, attended by Marshal Vaillant,
General Lord Seaton, and a brilliant staff, composed of
officers of various cavalry regiments and an escort of
Guides, passed through the camps of Ambleteuse,
Wimereux, and Honvault; the infantry falling into
line with inconceivable rapidity as the royal cortége
approached. Thus the illustrious party swept along the
French line upon the cliffs from which the English
coast could be clearly discerned, and upon the very spot
where the camp of the first Emperor was pitched, the
band of every regiment playing "God save the Queen"
as the Prince Consort approached. Great numbers of
English and French visitors were upon the ground,
whose cheers were hearty and incessant. The Emperor
and the Prince rode side by side, as near as the unevenness
of the ground would permit, followed at a short
distance by the leading personages of their staff. The
royal party left the camp near the Column, and rode
through the streets to the Imperial Hotel. In the
evening there were grand displays of fire-works; a
representation of the taking of Bomarsund; and a ball
at the Tintelleries. On Wednesday, Prince Albert, the
Duke of Newcastle, Lord Hardinge, Lord Seaton,
General Wetherall, and other officers, accompanied the
Emperor to the camp at Helfaut, near St. Omer, and
there reviewed the infantry, and witnessed repeated
charges of the cavalry. Prince Albert was introduced
to the French officers by the Emperor; and he made a
speech to them in their own language, expressing his
earnest hope that the entente cordiale might long
continue. After the review the party returned to
Boulogne. On Thursday, the Emperor accompanied
Prince Albert on board the royal yacht, and
subsequently to the camp at Wimereux. On Friday, the
Prince was present at a sham battle at Marquise; when
the troops stationed there, under the command of the
Emperor, engaged those stationed at Equihen, under
General Schramm. On Friday night at eleven o'clock,
his Royal Highness embarked in the Victoria and
Albert, for Osborne.

The Emperor has addressed the following proclamation
to the Army of the North assembled at Boulogne.
"Soldiers—In coming to take the command of that
Army of the North, a division of which has so recently
distinguished itself in the Baltic, I ought already to
address you in the language of praise, for you have now
for two months gaily supported the fatigues and privations
inseparable from a similar agglomeration of troops.
The formation of camps is the best apprenticeship to
war, because it is the faithful image of war; but it will
not profit all if the reasons of the movements to be
executed are not brought within the comprehension of
every soldier. A numerous army is obliged to divide
itself in order to subsist so that it may not exhaust the
resources of a country, and yet it ought to be able to
reunite itself promptly on the field of battle. Here is
one of the first difficulties of a great concourse of troops.
'Every army,' said the Emperor, 'that cannot reunite
itself in twenty-four hours upon a given point is an army
badly placed.' Ours occupies a triangle of which St.
Omer is the apex, and of which the base extends itself
from Ambleteuse to Montreuil. This triangle has a
base of eight leagues upon twelve of height, and all the
troops can be concentrated in twenty-four hours upon
any point of the triangle whatsoever. These movements
can be effected with facility if the soldier is accustomed
to march—if he carries with ease his provisions and
ammunition—if each chef de corps maintains on the
march the severest discipline—if the different columns
which direct themselves by different routes have well
reconnoitred the ground, and never cease to maintain a
communication with each other—in fine, if each army
does not obstruct the march of the other notwithstanding
the immense hindrance of a great number of horses and
vehicles. The troops once arrived at the place indicated,
it is necessary that they should understand each other;
that they should protect themselves by a military
position and bivouac. This is what you are about to be
called upon to put in practice. Without at present
speaking of the engagements and manœuvres of military
tactics, you see how all is linked together in the art of
war, and how much the most simple detail must contribute
to the general success. Soldiers—The experienced
chiefs whom I have placed at your head, and the
devotion which animates you, will render the command
of the Army of the North easy to me. You will be
worthy of my confidence; and, if circumstances should
exact it, you will be ready to respond to the appeal of
our country.—NAPOLEON.—Boulogne, Sept. 2."

The accounts from Turkey speak of progress in the
administration of the government. A council of high
functionaries and principal Ulemas of the Porte was
recently held at Constantinople, under the presidency
of the Grand Vizier, to hear read a hatti-sheriff from
the Sultan. In this document the Sultan expresses his
desire of improvement. The principles of reform (he
says) have been consolidated, but there are defects and
breaches in all the departments of the administrative
system, which require a remedy. As the cause of the
non-realisation of these objects has been "nothing else
but corruption," the Sultan proposes to put in force a
new law, which can be neither evaded nor falsely
interpreted. The important matters to be dealt with are
thus set forth:—"The full and entire application of the
dispositions of the laws by the tribunals; the force of
the government in the country; the progress of the
public welfare and prosperity; justice in all affairs;
order in the finances; the amelioration of the fate of all
classes of our subjects." In order that they may be
deliberately and effectually dealt with, the Sultan