The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-15 00:00:00

' voice in Denmark pronounced her guilty, and hold
1 that her supposed crime should have been expiated
on the scaffeld, the Prime Minister and several of
his adherents having already been put to death as
her acccmplices. Now, with fuller information,
public opinion proclaims her innocence and deplores
her fate. At Frederickrbcrg Castle is still to be
seen the portrait of the unhappy Queen, who wrote
with a diamond upon one of the windows in that
building the touching prayer--
" Oh, keep me innocent; make others great."
Kronborg Castle is not without other mementoae
interesting to English visitors. On the exterior of
the castle, called Frederick lll.'s battery, under the
windows of the upper story, runs a cornice richly
ornamented in the style of the earlier part of the
17th century, in the divisions of which, among the
medallion portraits of certain personages of tho
Royal family of Denmark, is one of King James I.
of England, then James VI. of Scotland, and ano-
ther of his consort Anne, daughter of the Danish
King. Two Tudor roses are sculptured at each
side of the cornice, and the portcullis is frequently
introduced into the ornamentation--a little piece of
,
family pride for which James might have paid dearly
had his assumption of the English badge come to
the ears of Elizabeth. As soon as the Royal party
had completed their inspection of the castle and
fortifications they proceeded on board the Osborne,
which conveyed them to Humblebek, where the
Danish fleet was anchored at a point of the Sound
rather wider than at Elsinore. Here they were re-
ceived with the usual salutes, and some time was
occupied in steaming round the squadron, and
afterwards in receiving the principal officers of the
fleet. The Royal party returned to Fredensborg
Castle by the same route in time for dinner at 8
o'clock, and both in going and returning they were
very warmly greeted by the inhabitants of Elsinore,
the streets of which, as on the former occasion, were
gaily decorated with flags.
The movements of their Royal Highnesses hithertu
have been governed to a considerable extent by the
unfavourable state of the weather, and also by the
break in the line of railway communication caused
by the slipping of an embankment about 15 or 18
miles from Copenhagen. The Danes everywhere pro-
vide good carriages, roomy stations, and lay their
lines so well that travelling, though not rapid, is
exceedingly smooth and easy. Unfortunately, their
engineers seem either to entertain a notion that an
embankment once made will last for ever, or else
look upon the land devoted to the construction of
railways as so much withdrawn from general pur-
poses, and grudge it accordingly. Whatever the
reason, the fact remains that they have made their
embankments almost perpendicular on the Elsinore
line, the consequence being that when a heavy fall
of rain takes place slips of soil occur which not
merely shake the long banks of the earth, but
iu some cases withdraw from the line all support
whatever, leaving the rails and sleepers hanging
exposed in the air, like a rough piece of lattice
or network. When the Royal party move down
to Bernstorff Castle they will be within about
four miles of Copenhagen, and can drive in and out
without inconvenience. This change of residence it
is proposed to accomplish on Tuesday next. There
is to be a dinner one evening next week at the Brie
tish Embassy in Copenhegen, and there will also be
a soiree given, according to one account, at the Chris-
tianborg Palace, the banquet-hall, or Riddersdal, of
which is unrivalled in Europe as to the grandness of
its proportions. On Tuesday also the Osborne and
Salamis will steam up to Copenhagen and anchor
off the port ; it is probable, therefore, that a succes-
sion of entertainments will be given on board. Oa
some evening not yet fixed the royal party will
visit the theatre, not, however, in State, but in order
to be present at a:concert given for their entertain.
meat. This theatre must certainly be classed among
the distinguishing features of the capital. The
building, which accommodates 1,200 persons, is the
property of the King, and is managed by five direc-
tors, nominated by him. To its maintenance the
State devote a dum of 45,000 rixedollars annually,
or more if nceessar3 ; and the condition of the bend
is that all the performances shall be in Danish.
The pieces put upon the stage are as far as possible
by Danish authors, and operas are likewise sung in
the language most intelligible to the people. In
compliment doubtless to the softer sex the word
" Signora" is retained, but a male singer is in-
variably addressed upon the stage as "Herr." The
season extends from the Ist of September to the Ist
of June, and during that time the theatre is open
every night, Sundays not excepted, the perform.
antes being varied by the allocation of different
nights to particular classes of entertainment. Opera,
ballet, tragedy, and comedy, all find a home be-
neath the same roof, and are impartially fostered
by the management. The ballet, however, has been
attended with marked success, obtaining a reputa-
tion for the theatre which extends beyond the
limits of this country.