could legally appoint their own chairman, and pass
what resolutions they pleased. At length Mr. Liddell
nominated Mr. W. H. Jackson, of Wilton Crescent. It
was urged that he had not resided six months in the
parish, and could not serve; but Mr. Liddell entered
his appointment on the minutes, amidst great confusion
and noise. After more uproar, Mr. Baring moved, and
Admiral Hatton seconded, the nomination of Mr.
Westerton. Here, while Mr. Liddell still sat in the chair,
Mr. Westerton stated, in reply to a series of questions,
that the Bishop of London had directed that the prayers
should be read, whereas they are "monotoned;" that
Mr. Liddell promised to discontinue the bowing to the
cross, and did discontinue it for a time, but took it up
again: that the Bishop stated that it is not in the power
of the incumbent to decorate the chancel without the
consent of the churchwarden; and that although the
offertory, yielding £1000, per annum, should be paid to
the account of St. Paul's Church, as directed by the
Bishop, no account has been rendered by Mr. Liddell,
and not one shilling has been given to the poor. At
length Mr. Westerton was elected, with only one person
dissenting; and the incumbent left the chair. A scene
of great confusion ensued. Groans, hisses, cheers, and
yells, resounded through the room; the reverend
gentleman had to force his way through the crowd to the
door, being very much hustled and pushed in the
process. The cries of "Turn him out!" were loud and
frequent; and one voice was heard to suggest that "he
should be thrown out of the window." Mr. Westerton
took the chair, and Colonel Vereker's resolution was
unanimously carried.

PERSONAL NARRATIVE.

THE Visit of the Emperor and Empress of the French
to this country during the present month has been a
memorable event. They arrived at Dover on Monday
the 16th inst., and were received by Prince Albert, who
had come there the preceding evening to meet them.
They were conducted by his Royal Highness to the
Warden Hotel, where they partook of luncheon, and
afterwards received the Corporation of Dover. They
left Dover for London about three o'clock. The journey
by the South-Eastem Railway was performed at
the rate of about fifty miles an hour. The party arrived
at the Bricklayers' Arms station about five o'clock; and
here, saluted by the huzzas of a large crowd, they
entered the Queen's carriages, and, escorted by a
squadron of Life Guards, proceeded to the Paddington
station of the Great Western Railway; passing along
the Kent Road, the Westminster Road, over
Westminster Bridge, along Parliament Street, up Whitehall,
by Charing Cross, into Pall Mall, St. James Street,
Piccadilly, Hyde Park, on the north bank of the
Serpentine, and thus driving through the Victoria Gate
and Eastbourne Terrace to the Great Western terminus.
The carriages passed along the whole line through a
lane of human beings drawn up many deep, beside
those crowding every window. Many flags of the allied
nations waved from the houses. In the Park, lines of
carriages and horsemen, two deep, stretching from
Apsley House to the Victoria Gate, presented a still
more brilliant picture. The cortége passed slowly by,
so that nearly all present were able to see the principal
actors in the pageant. Corresponding with the arrival
at Westminster Bridge the Park guns fired a salute;
the band of the Royal Marines, mounted over the archway
of the Admiralty, played "Partant pour la Syrie"
as the procession went by; and at St. James's Palace a
guard of honour turned out. It was six o'clock before
the train started for Windsor, and nearly seven before
it arrived. The preparations for welcome at Windsor
were more extensive than elsewhere, and the Emperor
drove to the Castle under two triumphal arches. At
the grand entrance to the Castle, the Queen received
her guests in state; surrounded by her Ministers, Great
Officers, and Yeomen of the Guard. Taking the arm
of the Emperor, Prince Albert following with the
Empress, she led the way to the Throne-room, and
thence to the reception-room; where the ladies and
gentlemen of the household were presented to the
Emperor and Empress. The banquet which followed
was in St. George's Hall.

Tuesday and Wednesday were spent at Windsor. On
the former day there was a stag-hunt and a review.
On the latter, the Queen invested the Emperor with
the insignia of the Garter at a chapter of the order held
for that purpose. On Thursday, the Emperor and
Empress visited the City. They set out from Buckingham
Palace at one o'clock, in a close carriage preceded
by six carriages containing their attendants; and
proceeded to Guildhall, amidst the shouts and
acclamations of the multitudes who crowded the streets,
windows, and housetops. Guildhall, when they entered
was filled by an assemblage including many of the
nobility, the ministers, the foreign ambassadors, and
city authorities. When the Emperor and Empress
were seated under a splendid canopy at the east end of
the hall, the Mayor and Corporation advanced in
procession and presented an address which was read by
the Recorder. The Emperor speaking in English,
delivered the following reply:—"My Lord Mayor—
After the cordial reception I have experienced from the
Queen, nothing could affect me more deeply than the
sentiments towards the Empress and myself to which
you, my Lord Mayor, have given expression on the
part of the City of London, for the City of London
represents the available resources which a world-wide
commerce affords both for civilisation and for war.
Flattering as are your praises, I accept them, because
they are addressed much more to France than to myself;
they are addressed to a nation whose interests are
today everywhere identical with your own; they are
addressed to an army and navy united to yours by an
heroic companionship in danger and in glory; they are
addressed to the policy of the two governments, which
is based on truth, on moderation, and on justice. For
myself, I have retained on the throne the same
sentiments of sympathy and esteem for the English people
that I professed as an exile, while I enjoyed here the
hospitality of your Queen; and if I have acted in
accordance with my convictions, it is that the interest
of the nation which has chosen me, no less than that
of universal civilisation, has made it a duty. Indeed,
England and France are naturally united on all the great
questions of politics and of human progress that agitate
the world. From the shores of the Atlantic to those of the
Mediterranean—from the Baltic to the Black Sea—from
the desire to abolish slavery to our hopes for the amelioration
of all the countries of Europe—I see in the moral
as in the political world for our two nations but one
course and one end. It is, then, only by unworthy
considerations and pitiful rivalries that our union could
be dissevered. If we follow the dictates of common
sense alone, we shall be sure of the future. You are
right in interpreting my presence among you as a fresh
and convincing proof of my energetic co-operation in
the prosecution of the war, if we fail in obtaining an
honourable peace. Should we so fail, although our
difficulties may be great, we may surely count on a
successful result; for not only are our soldiers and
sailors of tried valour—not only do our two countries
possess within themselves unrivalled resources—but
above all—and here lies their superiority—it is because
they are in the van of all generous and enlightened
ideas. The eyes of all who suffer instinctively turn to
the West. Thus our two nations are even more powerful
from the opinions they represent than by the armies
and fleets they have at their command. I am deeply
grateful to your Queen for affording me this solemn
opportunity of expressing to you my own sentiments
and those of France, of which I am the interpreter. I
thank you in my own name and in that of the Empress
for the frank and hearty cordiality with which you
have received us. We shall take back with us to France
the lasting impression made on minds thoroughly
able to appreciate it, of the imposing spectacle
which England presents, where virtue on the throne
directs the destinies of a country under the
empire of a liberty without danger to its grandeur."
The cheering, which burst out at several marked
passages of the reply, was renewed at the close. Then
followed the ceremonial presentations of various City
notables; after which the Emperor and Empress