The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-30 00:00:00

Departure of Prince Humbert of Italy.

His Royal Highness Prince Humbert of Pelt'
left the Italian Legation in Grosvenor-street yester•
day morning, at half-psst seven o'cicck, for Paris,
proceeding from the Charing-cross terminus t°
Dover. The royal prince was accompanied to Dover
by his Excellency the Marquis d'Azeglio (the Ita-
lian Minister), the Count Maffei, the Marquis Balbii
Count Courtopassi, S:3. In the suite of his royal
highness were Gen. Revel, Cul. Sumat, Major Sorest
Capt. Cagni, Capt. Gianotti, and Signor Sczert°'
His Excellency the Italian Minister and ether,
members of the Legation took leave of the prince ak
the place of embarkation, with the exception of the
Count Maffei, who will accompany his royal high'
nese as far as Paris on his way to Turin.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge °II
leaving Gelding Lodge, where the Duke had been visitiag
the E irl and Countess of Chestetfield, went to visit ilia
mother at Scarborough, Afterwards his royal highneFa
proceeded to pass a few days with Sir George and La"
Julia Wombwell at their seat in Yorkshire.
Their Royal Highnesses tha Duke and Duchel3s
de Chartres have arrived on a visit to the ex-Queen Marie
Amelia. The Duke de Nemours, and the Princess Mal"
guerite and blanche are also staying with the cx-Queen.
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The Earl of Wilton arrived in town yesterday
from Newmarket, and left by a late train to join the
countess at Heaton Hall, near Manchester.
The Eirl of Caraperdown, according to the lest
accounts from Scotland, is recovering from his racer'',

illness.
Sir George Colthurst, M.P., and Lady Co!thurst
have retu.ned to the Lodge Bally vourney from visiting the
Earl of Bantry, at Bantry House.
The marriage between Mr. Henry Howard, 00
of the Hon. Charles Howa►d, M.P., and grandson of Lord
Wensleydale, with the Hon. Rosalind Stanley, youngest
daughter of Lord and Lady Stanley et Alderley, is fixed to
take placa on Wednesday next.
Tile marriage of the Lady Enna Bruce, only
daughter of the late Earl of Elgin, with the Hon. Thomas
J, H. Thurlow, brother of Laud Thurlow, is to be sola'
nised on the Bth of next month. The hon.fgentlemany it
will be remembeied, was privata secretary to the late
Viceroy of India.

Mr. Alfred Mellon's Concerts.

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These admirable concerts, from unavoidable chan'
stances, are rapidly drawing to a close, the ensuing week
bringing with it a demand for the theatre, for its prepare'
tion for the first campaign of the Royal English Opera
Cotnpany (Limited). Baring the career of these delightful
musical evenings Mr. Alfred Mellon has proved himself,
a judicious, intelligent, and tasteful caterer for the clale°'
tation and education of the public. The orchestra has been
of unsurpassable excellence—his solois's of rare ability-'
and the manner he has conducted the vast resources at his
command has elicited universal satisfaction. The concert
last night opened with Haydn's Symphony in G major`
one of his oldest works—written anterior to the twelvB
grand symphonies composed in this country for Salo:
man's concerts. In all the finest qualities of orchestra'
composition—symmetry of form, the transparent clearness
which arises from the absence of a single superfluous note,
the delightful melody of every movement, and above all, the
" eternal sunshine" which is the peculiar charm of Haydn
music—this symphony, old as it is, has never been excelled.
The band played it with evident enjoyment, and their feelmg
was shared by the audience. Bottesini then played a 501°
on his wonderful instrument, taking for his theme a been-
tiful Romanza of Spontini. Carlotta Patti had full scope
for the display of her extraordinary compass of voice in the
famous air of " The Queen of Night," in the same opera,
which rises almost to the unreachable height of F in alter
an elevation which, nevertheless, she reached with aPPa"
rent facility, to the great admiration of the audiences
who insisted on a repetition. The young pianist
Mdlle Krebs gave Weber's admirable •6 Concert-Stuck?"
but the joyous and exulting climax of the final movement
was weakened by the exceeding rapidily with which 012°
played it. In the second part, Bottesini again raised 9
perfect furore by his " Carnaval de Venise." Mr L
Thomas sang " Qui edegno," from the " Zauberflote,'
with a care that Mozart would have praised. The operatic
selection from Meyerbeer's " Etoile du Nord" brought
out the wonders of Levy's cornet, Pratten's flute, Hughes's
ophicleide, Lazarus's clarionet, and Winterbottom's trcU'
bone ; and the grand triumphal march from " Judas Mac-
cabeus," with the assistance of the magnificent band of the
Coldstreams and Grenadiers, brought the concert to a bra'
liant conclusion.