The Sun. — London, England, 1863-03-07 00:00:00

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. Lnder the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison, Sole Lessees. TIT'S EVENING, Ifareli 7, Balic's New Opera of IHE A FLIIOURER ,OF NANTES Mfrs Louisa Pyne, Mrs. A. Cooke, and Miss Anna, Hiles ; Messrs. W. 11. Weiss, SantleY, H. Corri, C. Lyall, Aynsley Cooke, and W. Harrison. C on ductor —Mr. A. Mellon. After which,- the Grand Comic Curls:arias Pantomime, en titled HARLEQUIN BEAUTY AN DfTHE BEAST. Doors open at halt-past ( bmmence at 7. TREAT RE-R OYA L, DRURY-LANE.- Lessee and Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer. II Is EVENING, BONNIE DUNDEE ; or, The Gather ing of the Clans. Nevi's. BenryLorraine, Edmund Phelps, sinclair, Chas. Selby, Henry H aigh; Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Mrs. Edmund Falconer, &T. After which, the Grand Pantomime of LITTLE GOODY TWO SHOES. Commence at ~ r ,„AT RE-RO7 Al , HAY MARKET. Lessee Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVEYING, at Seven o'clock, will be nerformed OUR ANEIUUAN. COUSIN. Asa Trenchard, Mr. Buck stone; Lord Dundreary, Mr. Sothern. Alter which, a new and original Extravaganza, entitled RASSELAS, FIINCE OF ABYSSINIA; or, The Happy Valley. Rasselks ,Mlas Louise Keeley. Concluding wilt 417.5. WHITE. THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM OPEN, under the Sole Mannement of Mr. FECHTE R. THIS EVENING, March 7, to commence with an Ori:inal Sketch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden, H. Widdicomb, Miss Henrade, and Mrs. Lee. After which, at a Quarter to Eight, a New Romantic Drama, in Three Acts, and Pr3logne, entitled THE DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul Feva l and John Brougham. The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Fecbter, supported by Messrs. G. Vining, J. Brougham, H. Widdi combe, W. M'Entyre, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, E. H. Butler, Dawson • Misses Carlotta Leclercq, Kate Terry, Lavenue, and Elsworthy. Mr. Phelps and Mr. W. Montgomery arc engaged, and will shortly appear. 1 Dors open at half-past Six, performanca to commence at fieven. Private Boxes, £2 12s. ad., and £2 28. Places reglitered. Stalls, Bs. 6d. ; Dress Circle, 58. ed. ; Upper Circle, 4s. lid. Prices at doors—Stalls, 86. ; Dress Circle, ss. ; Upper Circle, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. No half -price. Box office open daily from 11 till 5. The public are entreated to :lake notice that no charge is made to the occupants of boxes, oox places, or stalls, either for play bills or for the safe keep ing of hats and cloaks ; and that the attendants in all parts ot the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever Stage-Manager, Mr. G. Vining. Acting-Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE Lessee and Manager, Mr Lindue. THIS EVENING, an entirely new and original romantic drama, in four acts, by Lewis Filmore, Esq., entitled THE WINNING SUIT. Messrs. Marston, Vezin, Stephens, Fitz james, &c. ; Miss Amy Sedgwick, Miss Murray, and Mrs. H. Marston. To conclude with the Drama of ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD. Messrs. Fitzjames, Belmore, Veztn, and C. Seyton ; Misses Constance Aylmer, M. Jones, and Mrs. 11. Marston. N' Tit IZATRE-R0 Y AL, ADELPHI. - Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, the new comedietta, entitled A GREY MARE. Mr. J. L. Toole and Miss Marie Wilton. To be followed by ONE TOUCH OF NATURE. Mr. B. Webster, Mr. Billington, and Miss H. Simms. After which, A VALENTINE Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, Miss Kate Kelly, and Miss Seaman. Concluding with THE GAMBOLS OF ARTHUR AND BERTRAND AND GEORGE DE BARYW'ELL : Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Stephenson, C. J. Smith, Romer ; Miss Woolgar. Terminating with the Transformation Scene. Commence at 7. :The Weather.—Sun Office, March 7, 1863, THERMOMETER. Highest since Noon yesterday Lowest during the night This day at Noon 5O Barometer-29.50. Wind—S.E. ; light, with fine weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Ta is DAY. —Morning, 3h. 2G In.—Afternoon, 3h. 37m. To 41oTatow.-Morning, 3h. 48m.—Afternoon, 4h. 7w. THE WEDDING SUN. ON TUESDAY, 10TH MARCH, Will be published AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION OF Tftt Ohm. SUPERBLY PRINTED IN COLOURS, With Illustrations by the First Artists. THE SUN OF TEAT DAY, Altogether unprecedented in: Newspaper Printing, Will contain MEMOIRS of the PRINCE and PRINCESS, IN DANISH AS WELL AS IN ENGLISH. WITH A Full Account of the Marriage Ceremony. (Terms for Advertisements, One Shilling per Line.) Price of the Wedding Sun, 6d. ; Stamped, Id. Orderi received by all Newsagents, and at THE SUN Office, 112, Strand, W.C. ' t " . 45A, 7 %,„,,."*"*..._ :•01nt LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1863. In the House of Lords, yesterday, The Earl of MALMESBURY gave notice that on Friday he should call attention to the arrest of three officers of her Majesty's ship Forte by the Bre zilian Government. The Duke of NEWCASTLE moved the second read ing of the Illegitimate Children (Ireland) Bill, which, he explained, had not been altered in ac cordance with the recommendations of a select committee of their lordships' house. After some discussion, the bill was read a second time, and ordered to be referred to a select com mittee. T'ne Earl of HARDWICKE ask ed whether, in con nection with the proposed restoration of the Gal way subsidy, it was intended to make any altera tion in the port of departure or destination of the - vessels of the Atlantic Steam Navigation Company for carrying the mails between Ireland and America. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said there had not I been any preposals to change the station of the t c ompany from Galway to an English port. Their lorships adjourned at 10 minutes to 7. In the House of Commons, Lord PALMERSTON (addressing Mr. Baillie Coch rane, who had a motion on the paper to call the attention of the house to our relations with Greece) said it would be attended with public inconvenienee if, in the present state of affairs, the house should be called upon to discuss the question, or the Go vernment to make a statement upon the subject. He hoped therefore that the hon. gentleman would con sent to postpone the motion until next Monday week, on which day the Government would give him precedence. Mr. COCHRANE replied that he had reason to be lieve that the further postponement of the discus sion would be regarded with great dissatisfaction by the Greeks in this country, as the apathy of the House of Commons had already done much harm to Lritish interests in Greece. At the same time he felt that it was his duty to defer to the suggestion of the noble lord at the head of the Government, and_ postpone the motion. Lord PALMERSTON' gave notice that he intended cn Monday to move that the house at its rising should adjourn to the following Wednesday. On the motion for going into committee of supply, LRAMLEY-MooRE called the attention of the house to the papers and correspondence laid upon the table with reference to Brazil, and moved the following resolution :—" That this house has learned w ith regret the interruption of amicable re lations between this country and B raz i l ; s a ty n , d a this ao_ house e xpresses the desire that her Majesty's - vern ment may take s uch measures to restore a cor dial understanding between the two countries as may be consistent with the character and honour of this country, having at the same time Et just re gard to the dignity and hono ur of a friendly a,,nd.in dependent Power." H e contended that the diffi culty" which had arisen might have been amicably sel:Aled if the British Minister at Rio de Janeiro had behaved with tact and discretion, and that the bad feeling which had been engendered, and which would probably endure for many years to come, might have been averted but for the part which 2,1 r, Consul Vereker and Mr. Christie had played in the matter. 31 : -. COLLIER (who addressed the House repeat & Ily as " gentlemen") defended the course which to Government had taken, and having analysed %lav: evidence, gave it as his opinion that the crew of the Prince of Wales had reached the shore alive, and had brought with them in their boats packages of goods, portions of which were subsequently found in the residence of Senhor Suarez, a lccal magi strate. The Brazilian authorities had declined to do justice, and bad delayed inquiry by every means in their power. Under these circumstances her Majesty's Government, in demanding reparation, had acted withi❑ international law and in accord ance with the long-established policy of the country. Lord R. CECIL thought the question was not whether the vessel had been plundered, the crew murdered, or whether the tribunals of Brazil were similar to our own, b'it whether the Government of Brazil had done anything to justify us in adopting a measure of force which, if resisted, would have been a measure of war. He did not think they had. Mr. BUXTON was of opinion that Lord Russell had atoned for the severity of his despatches by offering to submit the question to arbitration. Mr. C. BENTINCK supported the resolution, and threw doubts upon the trustworthy character of Consul Vereker's statements. Mr. SEYMOUR FITZGERALD contended there was nothing whatever to show that there had been any such negligence on the part of the Brazilian Go vernment as would make them responsible. On the contrary, their conduct had been considerate, dig nified, and legal. Mr. LAYARD spoke at length in opposition to the motion, contending that there could be no moral doubt but that the captain and crew of the Prince of Wales had been murdered. So far from having acted with precipitancy, her Majesty's Government had acted with the greatest forbearance and with the nicest regard for international law. The evi dence upon which they had acted was to their minds conclusive, and if they had not sooner or later called the Brazilian Government to account, it would be impossible to expect that British life or property could be safe in the wide-spread territories of Bra zil. _ _ Mr. COBDEN commented upon the speech of Mr. Collier, which he described as that of a counsel who had got his brief and had followed his instructions. Indeed, so entirely had he identified himself with the position of an advocate, that he had addressed the House of Commons as "gentlemen of the jury," He (Mr. Cobden) took exception to the evidence of Mr. Consul Vereker, and urged that that person had acted all through on a fixed and foregone con clusion that murder and robbery had taken place. But even if they had, no claim ought to have been made on the Brazilian Government, unless it could have been clearly shown that there was complicity on the part of the latter. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL argued that a case suffi cient to warrant the demand made by the Govern ment had been made out on the evidence of the Brazilian authorities themselves. The motion was then withdrawn, and the House went into committee of supply pro forma. In committee of the whole House a resolution was passed on which an amended bill to regulate the tobacco duties is to be founded. The orders of the day were disposed of, and the House adjourned at 20 minutes past 12 o'clock. Since the BLACK PRINCE rode into London by he side of the captive and defeated Monarch of France, never has a Prince of WALES made so triumphal a progress through the capital as his Royal Highness ALBERT EDWARD has done this very day seated side by side with his fair young Bride-Elect, the Danish Princess ALEXANDRA. The enthusiasm of their reception has never been surpassed. And never was popular welcome more sincere or more unaffected. The demonstra tion of to-day (Saturday, the 7th of March, 1863) is the most signal tribute of gratitude that could by possibility have been afforded to her most gracious Majesty the QUEEN in recognition of her Majesty's Happy Reign now of fully one quarter of a century's duration. Within these five-and-twenty years of the reign of Queen VICTORIA, the constitutional form of Government has been materially advanced and strengthened not only in this vast empire, but more or less throughout the world, accordingly as our friendly relations with foreign powers have extended, accordingly as our commercial enterprise has ex panded. In signal witness of which direct conse quence of the Reign of the QUEEN in the diffusion abroad of constitutional ideas—were we not re cently made aware of the estimation in whioh Eng land and England's Sovereign are held by a people at the other side of Europe, a people speaking a dif ferent language, wearing a different costume, be lieving in a different phase of Christianity, when Greece, but a few months back, proffered her vacant throne to the acceptance of the second son of our beloved Monarch Diplomatic considerations alone have precluded the young Prince ALFRED from its acceptance. Circumstances may yet lead in time to the removal of those obstructive consi derations. Yet, however this may be, there is the wholly unparalleled tribute we alluded to. The spontaneous offer, namely, of the crown of Greece to the second son of Queen VICTORIA, because of the beneficence of the rule of that Sovereign Lady over her own people during all the five-and twenty years of her authority. No marvel is it then truely that the eldest of her sons the young Prince, destined with Heaven's blessing (though we will hope and pray at a period as remote as possible) to succeed his Royal Mother on the ancient Throne of England—has met to-day with a welcome so ardent and exultant in its signs of enthusiasm. Never has Princess been hailed by more pure and unselfish acclamations than the young Princess of WALES that is to be—the fair and graceful Princess ALEXANDRA. As for her beauty, we have all now beheld it. As for the graces of her character and temperament, we can all now credit them as phy siognomists. The Prince of WALES'S countenance also we have been enabled to recognise as one which was, indeed, most truthfully described of late by a graphic observer as a face to which as yet but slight justice has been done "by painters and pho tographers. It is a pretty face on paper and can vas, but nothing more, and it looks unmeaning almost in its extreme juvenility. The living ori ginal is very different indeed from the carte-de visite portrait. The blue eyes look serious almost to sadness ; the small month and high forehead beam with intelligence, and the whole ex pression of the face is that of the thoughtful and earnest man rather than of the growing youth. The Prince of WALES has the features of his late father even more than of his mother. He has that look of extreme modesty which so much characterised the PRINCE CONSORT; that same re fined outline of the lower face, denoting the ab sence of grosser passions; and those same small, but not narrow lips, given to thinking rather than talking. The visible modesty, nay, shyness, is striking in one whose crown lay in his cradle. The virgin flush which covered the temple of the Heir Apparent on his entering the House of Lords, does not disappear while he is standing at the side of the grave clerk who is reading the constitution of Parliament! That same virgin flush of ingenuous ness mantled the head of the young PRINCE this very afternoon as he passed through the midst of a sea of enthusiastic Englishmen in the carriage bearing onward s himself and his young Bride to wards her future home at Windsor. There the widowed QUEEN at this moment this same afternoon. awaitsme t h em to perfect their reception ft M h a e y n a c l e l fo e rtZ ' a s s they blessings wait upon the shall journey on young o c o o n u . couple toget h er through life, after the now fast approac hi ng date of their espo usals. That is the one heartfelt wish that has anim ated ever y ringing cheer by which they have been greeted to-day—shouts of _ tHE SUN, LONDON, SATITROAV EVENINCI, MARCH 7, 1861 welcome that have hardly so much expressed the passion of an earnest hope, as the fervour of an ardent prayer to Heaven. The foreign news to-day is of little import, being chiefly made up of complications—one party endea vouring to outwit another in the never-ending game of ambition. That one will be sure to win, is the apprehension of many ; but which that one is the more likely to be depends on circumstances happily beyond the control of any. Thus their mutual fears and hates of each other is perhaps the best safeguard for all. Take, for example, what the 7 imes' Correspondent says from Vienna, March 3 : " England and France are trying to persuade Aus tria to join them in a diplomatic intervention in favour of Poland, but this Cabinet is not inclined to renounce ita policy of strict neutrality. The British Government is of opinion thrt the stipula tions made in favour of Poland in 1815 must be carried out to the very letter, but this view of things is not to the taste of Austria, as she is neither prepared to relinquish Cracow nor to agree to its again having a republican form of govern ment. The French Government aims at the resto• ration of the ancient kingdom of Poland, but Aus tria cannot listen to the proposals which have been made to her on the subject. M. de GRAMONT, the French Ambassador at this Court, is said to talk of " desirable" changes in the map of Eu rope, but Count RECHBERG is not the man pa tiently to listen to propositions for the surrender of a part of the German territory to France. Aus trian statesmen greatly dislike M. VON BISMARK and his German policy, but I am convinced that there is not a man in the Imperial Cabinet who would like to see France in possession of the left bank of the Rhine. The King of PRUSSIA com plains bitterly of the conduct of this Government, but it would be more to the purpese, and more just withal, if he found fault with the policy of his own Cabinet, which had brought him into a dilemma from which he will hardly be able to escape without serious damage to his reputatian. The General Correspondence yesterday contained a Paris letter in which were discussed the newest plans of the Emperor NAPOLEON, but no great importance is here attached to the intelligence, although it is known that preparations for war are now being made in France. According to the Paris cor respondent, who is said to be in connexion with one of the most influential persons in France, the programme of the Emperor of the French is as follows :—" A great Germany under the House of Hapsburg-Lorraine. (The restoration of the Ger man Empire ?) A kingdom of Poland, to by composed of the Polish possessions of Russia, Prussia, and Austria. Austria to relinguish the province of Venice, which is to be a free port, but to retain the Quadilateral, it being required for the protection of the Tyrol. As an indemnification, a member of the Imperial Austrian family to reign in the new kingdom of Poland or in the Danubian Principalities. The left bank of the Rhine to belong to France." All welcome to the Happy Pair as they pass our door in the wild joy of an enthusiastic people ! All hail to the Princess of WALES with the Royal Hope of Empire saluting his future subjects! We have witnessed many occasions of happy triumphs along this great line of processions—but never one in which the national heart exulted with such out spoken manifestations of inward joy and true welcome as to ALBERT EDWARD of England and his lovely Royal Bride the Princess ALEX- I ANDRA yet of Danmark but henceforth to be of Eng land also. She comes from a land whose King has adopted for his motto—" The People's Love, my strength," to a congenial country where the be loved Sovereign and the people are ONE! Yes, VICTORIA and her happy subjects breathe the air of Freedom and rejoice in the quiet Majesty of their strength. And now the HEIR to that Throne, on whose dominions the sun never ceases to shed his beneficent rays, beholds by the side of his beloved Bride the true loyalty displayed by a people exulting in their tumultuous rapture, spontaneous as the scene around. May it prove a happy presage of their future felicity, as it is a national homage of loyalty and love. Bless their happy union! is the universal cry, as the eyes of all witness their pro gress along a sea of voices rejoicing ever and anon like the waves that rush eternal to our envied shores. It is indeed a spectacle to be seen—not to be described. The crowds—the music—the happy faces—here, there, and everywhere—push ing on eager for another peep the lookers on above, around, all gazing in wonder and delight, present a scene altogether indescribable. The journey of the Princess has been an ovation from the day of her departure until the present auspicious gratulation of a nation's welcome. Much and varied as must have been her delight in passing along on her way from the far North towards this land of liberty, we may conceive what she must now feel, while contemplating the crowning glory of all her fond anticipations ! It must be happiness realised such as falls to the lot of only one in an age. But true happiness can only be enjoyed by sharing it, and the Princess ALEX ANDRA is made happier still by imparting her own joy to the heart of him whom all hearts delight to honour and Iove—ALBERT EDWARD, the future hope of England and the joy of his beloved mother and Sovereign. Long may she live in the hearts of a happy and a devoted people. GIFT TO THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA.—The ladies of Edinburgh are not to be alone in the city in offering a bridal gift to the Princess Alexandra. The High land companies of our gallant rifle volunteers have ar ranged to tender their homage and good wishes to her Royal Highness in the shape of a magnificent Highland brooch. The basis of this splendid piece of jewelry is a wide circlet of silver, richly enamelled with an elaborate twisted ornament, above which the initial lett^rs of the christian names of the Prince and Princess are raised in gold. The circlet is surmounted by a crowned shield of gold, having the armorial bearings of the Prince as Duke of Rothesay, and the Royal arms of Denmark impaled upon it, the crown set with pearls. The shield is supported upon Prince of Wales's feathers in silver, and thistle leaves in gold. Upon a scroll under these is the ancient Scottish wholesetting motto, "In defence, God me defend." At each side of the brooch is a deep-coloured cairngorum raised upon a crown of gold, whil e b e l ow is a St. Andrew's crown in enamel upon a is of surroundedthistles byan of epnegararlysead rim ndamoetfhgyosltds: The studded with Scotch pearls. On the obverse is an in• scription in Gaelic- 0 Welcome and Hail to the Daugh ter of Denmark— From the Land of the Mountain, 1863." The elegant and elaborate design for this very handsome and truly artistic work was kindly furnished by Mr. James Drummond, R.5.A.., and the work has been executed with great skill and taste in au almost incredibly short space of time by Messrs. G. and M. Crichton, North bridge, who are celebrated not only here but in London for their works in Scottish jewellery. The design was placed in their hands only on Monday last and the work is already complete. We trust that the ladies who have subscribed so I handsome a sum for a bridal gift will be equally fortunate in securing a tasteful and characteristic piece of work. The speed with which this beautiful brooch has been prepared shows how much may be done ; but even though the gift should not arrive till a day or two after the wedding, it ought by all means to be made a suitable and in every sense a national one.—Scotsmen. THE ILLUMINATION ON TUESDAY.—Besides the police arrangements to enable persons in carriages as well as walking to pass through the streets of the prin cipal illuminations, the gates of all the Parks of the West end, including those of the Horse Guards and at the top of Constitution-hill, will be kept open until 12 o'clock at night, for private carriages and cabs to pass out of the crowded streets,—Metropolitan Police-office, March 6, R. , MAINE, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) SPAIN. MADRID, MARCH 6 (Evening). The report current here of a fresh ministerial crisis is without foundation. FRANCE, PARIS, MARCH 7. The Paris papers of to-day publish a telegram from Ragusa, dated yesterday, stating that the Turks had, without any cause, attacked the Christs.an village of Bjelopoghe, firing upon the inhabitants, and carrying away their cattle. The Christians were dispersed, and took refuge in the neighbouring mountains. THE BOURSE, March 6.—The market has been rather less animated, but prices remain about the same, Threes, for the Account, being now at 70f. 25c. Very little doing in Railway Shares. A sudden change took place in the tone of the market pre vious to the close. Stock became freely offered, and prices rapidly receded. This change was attributed to accounts from Mexico. The market closed as follows : 4i per Cents. 9B 60 Do. end 3 per Cents Do. end month 69 85 New 3 per Cents Do. end month — Credit Mobilier 1200 Do. end month 1217 50 RAIL' Bank Shares 3380 Credit Foncier 1490 Piedmontese Fives Italian Loan 7O Russian Austrian Spanish Threes — Home Debt 'AYs. Cash. Account. Orleant; lllO .. 1105 Northern NOV? ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 1186 25 .. 1193 75 Geneva.. Southern 782 60 .. 785 Western Eastern .. .. Sardinian Austrian Lorrlvird ...... Q... 592 50 .. 593 75 North of Spain Saragossa 7OO .. 700 Ditto to Barcelona Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. On board the Royal Oak, iron cased frigate, at Chatham, every exertion is being used by the crowd of mechanics, shipwrights, and other ar tisans who swarm her decks, to have her ready for undocking by the date announced by the Secretary of the Admiralty—the 19th instant. All the hands have been removed from the paddlewheel steamer Salamis—the only wooden vessel now in progress at Chatham dockyard—and most of them have within the last two or three days been transferred to the Royal Oak, the dock yard officials being determined that nothing shall be wanting to have the iron-eased frigate out of dock by the date stated. A commencement has just been made to sheath the bottom with Muntz's patent metal, which is to be used instead of copper, the metal being prepared in the metal-mills, under the superintendence of Mr. Magle, the head of that department. The first of the elliptical 41in. plates for encasing the turret which is now being erected on the fighting deck was fixed in its place yester day, and the tower is now ready to receive the re mainder of the armour-plates as fast as they can be prepared in the factory. The guns, shot, and shell for the Royal Oak will not be placed on board until after she has been undocked, in order that her draught of water may not be increased while being floated out. Her Majesty's screw steam gunvessel Vigilant, 4 guns, 200-horse power, which, since her accident on the Cinnfleet Sands, has received thorough repair in Sheerness dockyard, underwent her final trial on Monday last at the measured mile off Maplin Sands, under the command of Capt. T. P. Thompson, of the Steam Reserve at Sheerness. She attained an average speed, at full-boiler power, of 10.191 knots, and at half-boiler power of 7'987 knots, everything working most satisfactorily. She was inspected yesterday by Capt. C. Wise, superintendent of her Majesty's dockyard at Sheerness, after which she sailed to join the squadron waiting to receive her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandra on her arrival at the N ore. After the arrival of the Prin cess the Vigilant will sail for Portsmouth, en route for her destination, which is understood to be the East Indies. The Black Prince, 40, iron frigate, Capt. I. F, B. Wainwright, is taking out her guns, shot, cables and other heavy weights, to lighten her draught of water sufficiently to enter the steam basin at Ports• mouth on Saturday to take out her damaged shaft• ing, &c. So far as can be ascertained at present, her bottom is very foul. Yesterd.3y afternoon there was a general official inspection of the officers and men of the Royal Naval Reserve on board the President, drill ship, in the West India Docks. The ship was moored off the south quay. Lord Clarence Paget, the Secre tary Admiralt y, was unavoidably absent ; the Inspector-General but to Captain te Carnegie, of the Royal Naval Reserve, together with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, Lieuts. Hybert, the Hon. A. C. Dando, Comyns, Powell, and Riddle were present. The men mustered on deck shortly after 2 o'clock to the number of about 250, and were put through the ordinary movements of calling to qty- r ters, going through the gun practice, firing at sup posed enemies in broadsides, &c. The manning of the guns, the shifting of them in different positions, and other movements, were carried out with great activity and readiness, showing in many instances an amount of a bility and efficiency equal to that attained by the men in the Royal Navy. At the conclusion of the drill the men were inspected by Captain Carnegie, who expressed to the commander of the President (Commander Mould, R.N.) his satisfaction at the state of efficiency to which the men had arrived. Mr. Mayo, the Regis trar-General of Seamen, was present during the proceedings. rt Itt/Tar HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, March 6. His Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe-Coburg, accompanied by his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, attended by Baron Max von Wangen heim, M. von Schleinitz, and Lieutenant Colonel the Hon. D. de Ros, who met his Royal Highness at Dover, arrived at the Castle last night. The Prince of Wales and the Crown Prince of Pruisia met his Royal Higness at the Windsor Station. The Prussian Ambassador and th 9 Earl of Clar endon arrived last night, and left today. The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High nesses the Duke of Coburg and Princess Helena, walked and drove in the grounds this morning. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Brabant and the Count of Flanders arrived to-day, and are attended by Ccuntess D'Yve, Count de Laranoy, and Major Burnell, Major General the Hon. A. Hood attended their Royal Highnesses from Dover. His Royal Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse- Cassel and his Serene Highness the Duke of Hol stein•Glucksburg, attended by Baron Ocrtzen, M. de Roestorff, and Captain vo - i Kiss, arrived at the Palace Hotel, Buckingham-gate, yesterday, Their Royal and Serena Highnesses were met upon land ing at Dover, yesterday, by Lieut.-Col. du Plat, who attended the Princes to London. THE ARMY. Lieut.-Col. Edward Newdigate, who has been appointed to the 2d depot battalion at Chatham, in succession to Col. R.N. Phillips, retired, has joined at the garrison and taken the command of the depot. Lieut.-Col. Newdigate served in the Crimea during the whole of the Eastern campaign until the final capture of Sebastopol. He has since been employed on particular service in British North America. By the appointment of Major-General C. Warren, C. 8., to the Coloncicy of the 96th Regiment, a jor-General's pension for distinguished or meri• torious services is placed at the disposal of Field- Ms rshal the Commander-in-Chief. A considerable number of non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal Engineers having completed their course of instruction at the survey and topographical schools, Brompton barracks, an order has been received at Chatham, from the Horse Guards, directing their early removal to Southamp• ton for transfer to those companies of Royal En gineers which are engaged on the Ordnance survey of Great Britain. A caravan of seventy Arab pilgrims has just arrived at Marseilles on their way to Algeria from Mecca. Some of them seem very poor, and, being ignorant of the French law against mendicity, they often ask alms of passengers in the streets, and seldom meet with a refusal. THE CONDEMNED MURDERER, NOAH AUSTIN. —The murderer, Noah Austin, who shot his sweetheart's father, at Heyford, will, we understand, suffer the extreme penalty of the law at Oxford, on Tuesday, March 24. His demeanour since conviction has been marked by the same callous indifferenc e as before, and there appears not the slightest chance of his confessing the awful crime of which he has been so justly found guilty. No event in the an nals of crime in the county, since the year 1852, when the Italian murderer Kalabet gs suffered the extreme penalty of the law for the murder of his uncle, near Banbury, has created such a deep impression on the public mind, and, up to the present time, no well-founded motive can be found for the commission of the awful deed. Although at the last summer assizes, when John Hall was condemned for the wilful murder of Lord Dillon's gamekeeper, a strong feel. ing was manifested by the University and city of Oxford in favour of a reprieve, which was granted on representa • tions made, there appears no demonstration in favour of , Austin, whose c r i me i s everywhere regarded as on e of the worst on record. ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA AT THE NORE. RECEPTION AT GRAVESEND PUBLIC ENTRY INTO THE CITY OF LONDON. THIS DAY. The Warrior was also partly illuminated. Just previous to putting the engines of the Royal yacht in motion for Gravesend, the men-of war ander the command of Admiral Smart, dressed ship, manned yards, and fired a salute, to give eclat to the departure of the royal vessel. The effect of " manning yards" was extremely pretty. Suddenly a confused black mass was seen at the shrouds of the head uost ship, and instantly, as if by magic, men swarmed up the rigging of every vessel in the fleet. They clustered up the shrouds like bees. At first there seemed some con fusion, bat as the men got higher, formed into their places, and spread out upon the yards, the marvel lous rapidity and regularity of the movement was seen with feelings of admiration and astonishment. Hardly had the men joined hands when the royal yacht began to move, and in an instant a large dense spirt of smoke issued from the side of the admiral's ship, and the eye had scarcely time to perceive it ere from every vessel came the same discharge, followed instantly by another and another. In a few seconds the hulls of the vessels were enveloped in a dense white smoke, from which in regular order, from port unu startoard, came the broad flashes of the discharges, like sheets of yellow lightning, followed by heavy pealing thunder. Before the sounds of the salute died away, the Royal squadron had got in motion, and the flotilla in attendance having followed the example, the whole fairly sailed for Gravesend, and everything went as pleasant as smooth water and a fair sky could make it. Just before Gravesend was reached the Royal yacht was observed to run up some sig nals, and this was instantly followed by a dull booming sound, evidently caused by the gunboats stationed off Tilbury announcing to the authorities ashore the close proximity of the Royal flotilla, and from the activity aboard the Victoria and Albert preparations, no doubt, were being made to land. The appearance of Gravesend from the river was extraordinary, as every available spot from which a view of the landing-place could be had swarmed with human beings, whilst the river seemed covered with craft of all descriptions from a man of-war to a waterman's wherry. When ail the preparations were complete, and her Royal High ness and her suite landed the sight off shore must have been strikingly effective, but seen from the deck of one of the vessels accompanying the royal squadron it lost all its attraction. In concluding the brief sketch of the trip from the Nore to Gravesend, we have only to say that the saluting was as general and right royal as as could be wished, that the shipping all" dressed' , in their brightest and newest colours, and that, in short, everything went off to admiration. MARGATE, FRIDAY, March 6, 5 o'clock p.m. The Royal yacht, having on board the Princess Alexandra, with the Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark and other members of the Royal family, arrived here, accompanied by the Revenge, the Warrior, &c., at about 11 o'clock last night. All the vessels of the squadron lay off the town at but a short distance from the head of the Jetty, and, with the advantage of a magnificently moon light night, were clearly seen by the residents. The sea was calm during the night, and this morn ing the sun ushered in a glorious day. The Mayor of the borough was astir early, and a ipecial meeting of the Town-council was hast formed to consider what steps should be taken on the rare and auspicious occasion of the arrival of a Princess about to become the bride of England's future King. A deputation was appointed to wait upon the Royal party to inquire whether they would gra ciously allow the Council to testify the great joy of the inhabitants upon the safe arrival of the Princess, and to express by an address tha sincere and loyal welcome to the shores of England, which was the predominant feel ing of ad classes in the town. The Mayor, the Vicar, the Town Clerk, with some of the aldermen and other members of the corporation, accordingly proceeded to the Royal yacht, but were passed on to the Revenge for the object of their mission to be inquired into. Communication having been made, her Royal Highness returned a most gracious answer, signifying ber readiness to receive the members of the deputation, and that they were at liberty to present an address, which would be received by her Royal Highness at half-past 2 o'clock. This expression of welcome and attachment was hastily prepared and handsomely engrossed, signed by the Mayor on behalf of tha whole corporation, and at the appointed time the deputation proceeded to the Royal yacht, accompanied, however, by some additional members of the Council, who wished to offer their congratulations to the Royal party. Among them were the Mayor of Margate, Mr. Flint ; Aldermen Hunter, Price, Standring, Mer cer ; various members of the Council ; Mr. T.Black burn ; Mr. Hannan ; the Rev. C. T. Astley, M.A., Vicar ; the Rev. H. Woods Tindall, M.A., Lectu rer of Trinity Church ; and Mr. Brooke, Town Clerk, with Mr. Reeve, Clerk. Upon arriving at the vessel permission was asked and at once very considerately granted, that this accession of numbers should be allowed. The party were then ushered into the state cabin, where they were graciously received by her Royal Highness, and had the honour of being presented to her in turn by the Mayor. The address was also handed to her. After this ceremony was concluded, the party were conducted over the Royal vessel,and the Prin cess, leaving the cabin, came on deck, accompanied by Prince and Princess Christian, and the other members of the Danish family, and very graciously conversed with members of the deputation. Her affability, sweetness of countenance, and graceful ness of manner, together with the pleasure which she evidenced at the warm feelings which, though subdued, displayed themselves in the countenances of all present, made a most favourable and per manent impression upon the visitors from the borough. The hearty wishes which some were permitted to express for her earthly and spiritual welfare were but the first riple of a vast wave of earnest prayer which will now rise in every heat t and be expressed by millions of lips. Immediately after the conclusion of the reception, viz., shortly after 3, the squadron weighed anchor and proceeded up river. THE NORE, FRIDAY EVENING. The Victoria and Albert royal yacht, Capt. G. H. Seymour, C. 8., having on board her Royal Highness the Princess Alexand ra and suite, loge gether with the Warrior, 40, Capt. the Hon. A. A. Cochrane, arrived at the Nore yesterday afternoon, and came to an anchor at 5 20 p.m. The royal yacht weighed anchor at Margate Roads sh ort l y after 2 o'c,ock, in company with the Warrior, the wind at the time blowing fresh from the south-west, which, shortly before the squadron arrived at the Nore, increased to a fresh gale with squalls of rain. The Victoria and Albert, however, followed by the Warrior, continued on her way, and shortly after 5 p .m. anchored at the Girdler Deeps, at the Great Nore, the Warrior coming to an anchor at the same t i me , and the Vivid about an hour after. The squa dron was saluted with 21 guns from the battery at Shoeburyness, and a royal salute was also fired from :he Formidable, 84, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Sir W. J. H. Johnstone, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief at the Nore ; the Cumberland, 70, Captain T. P. Thompson ; and the Leander, 51, Commander 0. M. Crewe-Read. The crews of each vessel manned yards on the royal yacht coming to anchor. A royal salute was also fired from the batteries at the Nore by the Royal Artillery, and the Danish colours were hoisted. The weather last night was very squally, a fresh gale blowing from the south-west, accompanied rintendent of Chatham Dockyard; Captain Purvey, with occasional rain. 1 R.N., in command of the Coast Guard ; the Alder- On the royal yacht coming to an anchor Admiral men, Councillors, and Magistrates of the Borough ; Johnstone immediately went on board in his barge, the Tuwn Clerk (G. E. Sharland, Esq.); the Trea and was presented to her Royal Highness the surer of the Corporation (W. Newman, Eq.) ; the Princess Alexandra. Coroner (E. A. Hilder, Esq.) ; and Wates, Esq. The passage to the Nore from Flushing was a very The first movement towards the commencement agreeable one, and it was only as the royal squadron of the important proceedings of the day was the approached the Thames that a slight gale sprung up. assembling of the Corporation at the Terrace-pier, Last night there was a brilliant illumination on which took place as early as 9 o'clock in the morn the beach at Sheerness, the word " Welcome" being ing. Every member seemed to vie with each other displayed in gigantic letters formed with blue in the attention bestowed on the visitors, and, not lights, which could be distinctly seen from the withstanding their extraordinary number, not the Royal yacht. There was also a torchlight proces- slightest confusion occurred. Having attended to sion, and several large bonfires were lighted along the visitors, and placed each one in the place set the shore. forth by the ticket of admission, the Cor- poration proceeded to the south end of of the pier to await the arrival of his Royal High ness the Prince of Wales, whose appearance was looked for with the greatest anxiety. A loud cheer was heard shortly after the Cor poration had taken up the position just mentioned, and in a few minutes after the carriages of his Royal Highness and attendants was observed coming down Harmer-street. The Mayor and Councilmen received his Royal Highness at the Terrace-pier amidst the loudest cheering, and in a few minutes after the Recorder, on bebalf of the inhabitants of Gravesend presented his Royal Highnesss with the following address : To his Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha, Duke of Cornwall, &c. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS,—We, the Mayor, Alderman, and Burgesses of the borough of Graves- end, in the county of Kent, humbly beg leave to tender to your Royal Higness our acknowledgments and thanks for the honour which you have done this borough in select ing it as the spot where the illustrious Princess with whom you are to share your exalted rank, station, and dignity should first rest her foot on British soil as your affianced bride; and in thus affording us an opportunity of evincing our devoted loyalty and affection for our august and be loved Queen. Reigning Sovereigns of England, amongst them the be- loved Queen of these realms, and other illustrious per sonages, have from early times deigned to honour Graves end with their Royal presence, and it is with feelings of pride and satisfaction we recall the fact that the Corpoz a tion of this ancient and loyal borough was th• first public body that had the honour of welcoming to Great Britain the first member of the House of Hanover who ascended the British Throne, as we their successors are the first public body who have now the high honour and distinction of welcoming to our shores the Princess Alexandra. In common with all her Majesty's subjects, we regard with the greatest joy and satisfaction the approaching auspicious marriage of your Royal Highness the illustrious daughter of Denmark. We hope and pray that union may be blessed with every earthly happiness, and that your lives may be undisturbed by any of those cares and anxieties which so frequently attend exalted station. The noble example of your august parents has taught the world that the discharge of every domestic duty, and the development of every domestic affection, are compatible with the exercise of the highest and most extensive sove reign power, and we feel assured that you and your Royal bride will follow that example, and transmit a like lesson to remote generations. Given under our common or corporated seal this 7th day March, 1863. His Royal Highness received the address in the most affable and gracious manner, and then at once proceeded to the Royal yacht, preceded by the Mayor. It was at the express desire of the Prince that no formal reception was given to him on his arrival at the railway station, it being his wish that the whole of the honours should be given to the Princess. Amidst the thunder of the ships of war and the guns of Tilbury Fort, her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra landed from the Royal yacht, accom panied by her illustrious parents, the Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark; by her sister, the Princess Dagmar ; and by her brother, Prince Fre derick of Denmark. His Royal Highness Duke Charles of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg•Glucks burg, (brother of Prince Christian and uncle of the bride elect) also accompanied the members of the Danish Royal family. The Princess Alexandr t was attended by General Oxholm (formerly Danish Minister at the Court of St, James's), Msdame Oxholm, and by the Countess Hilda Reventlow. General the Hon. Charles Grey, accredited by the Queen, was in waiting on the Princess. At the moment her Royal Highness arrived opposite to the Pilots' House on the pier, the lady of the Mayor, Mrs. Sams, and a number of ladies advanced and presented to her Royal Highness a magnificent bouquet, which was fixed in a holder of the greatest value, and which was composed of pink coral and gold, ornamented with precious stones. The Mayor then preceded the Prince and Princess and the rest of the, distinguished visitors up the pier amidst the welcoming plaudits of the gentle men and the waving of handkerchiefs by the ladies —the 60 young ladies scattering their violets with the utmost profusion. On the arrival of the Royal cortege at the south end of the pier, the following address was presente d to her Royal Highness : To her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandra. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS,—We, th e Mayor, Aldermen, and burgesse- , of the borough of Graves , end, in the county of Kent, humbly beg leave to approach your Royal Highness, and to thank you for the honou r which you have conferred upon this town in selecting it as that part of your adopted country which you first deigne d, to honour with your presence, and to express to your .Rni , Highness the delight with which we hail your advent to the shores of England as the affianced bride of our future King. We feel gratification in recalling the fact that his Maks* ? Christian .V., one of your illustrious ancestors, twice hoa r oured this borough by landing within its limits. The words of welcome with which we now greet you 9.1 the adopted daughter of England are dictated by t h e repu te which you have acqu i re d i n your own country for acts of charity and kindness exercised amongst your inuir r diate neighbours; by the noble example of your illustrious parents, whose lives, like that of our own august and be ; loved Queen, are characterised by the discharge of ev er " domestic duty, and who with your Royal Highness live l a the hearts and affections of the people of Denmark ; by conviction that your Royal Highness is richly e ndovA o with all those gifts which cannot fail to afford satisfauti° to this nstion, to secure your own happiness, and to enhan ce that of the Prince of Wales. Permit us, in congratulating you on your approaching auspicious marriage with his Royal Highness, earnestlf and fervently to pray that you may b o th b e blessed W irb every earthly happiness. Given under our common or corporate seal, the 7 of March, 1863. The effect produced on her Rovai Highness Os evidently one of the greatest pleasure; and scarcely had she proceeded a few steps further towards ` h a Royal carriages when some Danish ladies apPa' re a from one of the evergreen bowers and presen te . her with a Bridal Ode, on behalf the Danish OW dents in England. This mark of attention seem e d t o afford ou ch pleasure to her R )yal Highness. The Prince e ' s ' t° her father, and the whole of t h e ro y a l s uit, and 1.13 , e : the royal cavalcade pr o c e ed e d on t h e ir way by station of the South Eastern Railway, precedtd " i the Mayor, Recorder, and Councillors of Gr a/ i e c i end. The scene, as the royal carriages proceevel, up Harmer-street, then the brigade of Kent Artib, lery, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Gladdie+ lining either side of the road, was strikingly beutl / ce fel, and the immense cheering of the popul a , tended very greatly to heighten t he effect. An0t13..65, very notable feature at this p oint w a r the tri unlPA of arch above referred to, and the large rang e _, covered seats which was filled al most to ovelflow_ ing, almost immediat el y faced it . Here the checie s r , ing was again and a g ain rene wed, and the on es scending manner in which all the Royal personage( acknowledged their homage was th e theme ea general apps o val. The Royal cortege here creel at into the road, which like all the other p ace s t p h re a d, was d ense l y crow d e d. Passing glimpse o f the august PA', y couldwFmvicoh even curebe thence to th e railway station in the Lood° l s n ous e road, the royal travell ers rece i ve d one continua hearty ovation. A s t h e R oya l carr iages tu r o into the road leading to the departure Pla tf° : s e another beautiful sight met their view. T his or caused by the innumerable flags of all nations,fs o f spicuous, of course, being the royal standar' ery England and Denmark, which floated from a point capable of display. a rty On the arrival at,the station the Ro y al alighted from the carriage, and their :jaJeit. Highnesses and their suites having taken that' _ seats the train started amidst the most el' GRAVESEND. Right royally did the inhabitants exert them selves to give a thoroughly Ecglish welcome to the fair young Princess of Denmark so soon to become the wife of the heir apparent to the Throne of England, and certainly never with greater success. The preparations made were of the most extensive and effective nature, and that which added to the beauty of the scence, presented by the decorations of the Terrace Pier and Hamer street, was the uriformity and good taste which had been exhibited by those whom the duty of carrying out the wishes of the Corporation had been confided. The principal feature in the artificial adornments was the triumphal arch erected at the top of Har mer-street, and viewed from Harmer-street it had a grand and imposing appearance. It was built in the form of a large arch raised on two wooden pillars, and around the half-circle forming the bend are the words " Long Life and Happiness" on one side, and " Love and Glory Await Thee," on the other. Along the balconies on both sides Harmer street was a continuation of festoons formed of evergreens, and these with a large show of flags, toad various other decorations, tended to make the street look a perfect rocture. The seats erected outside the Terrace-pier, on either side of the roadway leading to Harmer-street, are enveloped in evergreens, and the front supports are so adorned as to represent a continuation of Prince of Wales's feathers along the entire length of the erections. Throughout the town the work of decoration had been taken up more or less by the inhabitants, and a lofty expansive arch of flags and evergreens, erected by Messrs. Bird and Son, in Queen-street deserved special notice. At the railway station preparations for accommodating sight-seers had been made on an extensive scale, and no expense had been spared in adorning the place. Several lines of streamers were placed across the road lead ing to the station, and the eavings of the platforms and the inside of the offices through which the Princess and suite passed were hung with festoons of evergreens arranged in a very tasteful manner. THE TERRACE PIER. The scene presented by the Terrace Pier was extraordinarily brilliant. On either side long ranges of seats, covered with crimson cloth, were erected, and a broad carpeting covered the floor ing. The company assembled to greet the Royal pair amounted to nearly 1,400 persons. The dresses of the ladies were extremely elegant, the prevailing colours being the Danish colour—red. The frontage of the Pier was splendidly deco rated with hundreds of flags, and tall masts, around which ran wreaths of laurel, surmounted with streamers, were placed at very short dis tances from another. On either side of the car riage way of the pier bowers of evergreens were erected, each of which - was filled by elegantly dressed ladies. One feature that added immensely to the decoration in this por tion of the bridal path was a number of large cor nucopias, which were placed between each of the bowers, from which sprang angels, each of which held out a bridal wreath of white roses. Another extremely pretty effect was produced by the sixty young ladies selected to attend on the pier and strew fl mers in the path of the Prince and Princess. They were each dressed in white tarlatan (two skirts and six flounces) trimmed with white rosettes of Coventry ribbon and bordered with lace at the neck; a red Danish coloured Bernous cloak, with white silk trimmings and tassels, and a very pretty and rather coquettish looking straw hat, encircled with a wreath of oak leaves and acorns. The following is a list of the names of the young ladies selected for the honour Misses Johnson, Bond, Brightwell, Chapman, Barber, Hart, S. Gould, Letton, Schooling, M. Martin, Cavell, Carlin, Grey, Acworth, Willis, Pallister, Pottinger, Spicer, Edwards, Willoughby, Duval, Galton, Coles, Frost, E. Lake, Whibley, Kluht, Wright, R. Gregory, Cooper, Maud Patteson, Winn et, Roxberry, Williams, Hilder, White, Hill, Bryan, S. Fletcher, Norris, S. Brownfield, Lake, L. Martin, B. Pallister, Winnett, Troughton, Beverley, Joel, Sharland, R. Rackstraw, E. Ward, Clarke, Newman, Jerry, M. Fletcher, Matthews, F. Sharland, and C. Beverley. he official personages present to meet the Royal Prince and Princess were—The Mayor, G. Sams, Esq., Viscount Sydney, Lord-Lieutenant of the County ; Earl Darnley, Lord High Steward of Gravesend ; Viscount Holmsdale, M.P. for West Kent ; the other member, Sir G. Filmer, Bart., be ing absent through a domestic affliction ; the Lord Bishop of Rochester, attended by his Chaplain the ltev. W. A. Wigram, and the clergy of the town ; his Excellency Count Reventlow, Danish Ambassa dor; Gen. Eyre, Commandant at Chatham, and Staff; Commodore Sir F. Nicholson, 11. N., Super intendent of Woolwich Dockyard ; the Recorder of the Borough, Standish Grove Grady, Esq. ; the Judge of the County Court of Espinasse; the Re corder of Rochester ; Colonel Miller, Cowman_ dant of Tilbury Fort ; Major Desbon, in command of the troops at Gravesend; Col. Long, High Sheriff of the County ; Capt. 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