The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-11 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY,

OSBORNE, August 10.
The gieen and Princess Louis of Hes3e drove out
yesterday.

Lieutenant-Colonel Du Plat was in attendaaee.

Viscountess Jocelyn has succeeded the Dowager
Countess of Mount•Edgcumbe as Lady in Waits°g'

Wales for Scotland.

Yesterday evening their Royal Highnesses the
Prince and Princess of Wales,
accompanied by
their infant eon, Prince Albert Victor, left London
on their way to Abergeldie, where, as it is under-
stood, they will remain for about six weeks.
Their royal highnesses, who were, attended by
Hon. Mrs. Coke, Lieutenant-Generalllys, ana.,
Major Teesdale, travelled by the 8.40 limited
es
express mail," on the London and North-' tern
Railway. Two royal saloon carriages, a first-class'
and a luggage van were attached to the train, al
behind were three large Post-office carriages and
some heavy vans.

A considerable number of persons collected out-
side the station and within the entrance yard,
while the platform itself was by no means unte:s
nanted. On the arrival of the prince and princess
at a few minutes after the appointed time 1111
were received by Mr Moon, chairman of the com-
pany,n and some of the principal officers, by 1611:,
they were conducted to the saloon in which they
were to travel. The handsome carriage is divided
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into two compartments, in the first of which rodeel,
the prince and princess, and in the second
young prince and two nurses. A door allows ee
communication between the two divisions. Tb
spectators outside and inside the station cheered
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the prince and princess most heartily on their
arrival, and redoubled their acclamations when
Prince Albert Victor was seen in his nurse's arms,
The hurrahing was, indeed, so loud that the r°l:'
infant's slumbers were evidently disturbed. The
Prince of Wales conversed for a few moments With
Mr. Moon while the preparations were being cc)rn—i
pleted ; but in a very brief space after the royal
travellers had entered their carriage the signal was
given, and the train sped on its way.
eed
The prince and princess intended to P"c
direct to Stirling on their way to the Trossachs'
after visiting which their royal highnesses W 1
continue their journey to Abergeldie.
It is expected that the prince and princess Thl
ll
visit Gordon Castle and other places during r
stay in the North.

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The Prince and Princess of Wales will visit Dea,
mark at the conclusion of their stay in Scotland
,
The visit would have been made at an earlier per"„d
but fer the recent hostilities.
Prince William of Prussia, the eldest son of the
Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Prussia,
forV
has been on a visit to her Majesty at Osborne
il.
some time, will return to Berlin in a for dad
Major von Schweinitz, adjutant to the Crown
Prince, has befin deputed to accompany Prince
William home.
The Earl and Countess of Tankerville are it"lt
.
to leave Chillingham Castle, Northumberland; f°'
the North.

The EArl and Countess of Malmesbnrh vlb°
have been visiting the Earl and Countess of Tanker,
culla at CniHingham Castle, go to tha noble earl
shooting box in the Highlands to-morrow.
The Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland, who hag
been on a visit to her Royal Highness the Crowd
Princess of Prussia (the Princess Royal of Enr
land) at Potsdam, has left for Geneva, and will
remain several weeks in Switzerland.
His Excellency the Marquis d'Azeglio left the
Italian Legation yesterday, for Belgium, on his WaY.
to Aix-ht-Cbapelle.

The Duke of Newcastle left Carlton-house"
terrace yesterday for Clumber Park, Notts, accalh:
pl The
duke's by Lord Edward Pelham Clinton. 1;
duke's health is somewhat improved, but great
care ill be required before he regains loaf
strength.

The Earl and Countess of Winchilsea have eft
the St. George's Hotel.
TIIE EMPEROR NAPOLEON 111., whose health
said to be very much improved by his recent sojourn !!
Vichy, returned to St. Cloud on Sunday evenfng, where "
was received with great; joy, and the loudest accl°l3l3-

ROSSINI'S FETE DAY !—Signor Mercadante 1311 s
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written an ode for out• door performance by 400 voices faS
a commemoration festival in honour of ROSSinit which
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to beli held at Pesaro on Aug. 21, Rossini's jour de n°l4'
has reßcejn.tlßy .aPivLetIAN
to
oCltlhEe ItwoOrTild7,, CARCOoIrNInerr I.Ter
jitfelzia'to; ::r:
I Sites and Existing Antiquities."
Some_istoriAeceoant of' the Parish of Ash-next-Sandwich, n•P
diltieallal'.—We have much pleasure in learning
livedE PURCHASE OF ASTON YARN, BnofiNG‘
understand that the contract w signed
purchase is nearly on the point of completion, We
yesterday. The corporation's andasthe company's seal have
of
stheenatmo
been attached to their respective documents' aiad it only
remains for the conveyance to be settled for the matter
that this lung'
be entirely completed and the property to become the
Captain 'i I
Pos-
sessionlEtown,--b.Buti.ri;dirii:,:aomn Gazette.
(man
tid
ne
ernth
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" NEW ALABAMA."—The new '''' A
with solid
which will
August, is reported as over 4,000 tons and will be protectea
s t
eel plaprobablytes
2belin readythic. toswh,aerdiss
tothe :lose of.
be alled the
New Alabama, and will be armed with Armstrong gur-9 'f.
she is built for a ram, will be furnished with euginesei°.
great power, and will possess the means of throwing se'
to
ing water on her opponents. It is intended for "r
ita
have the very large complement of 1,100 men I E ecr u
Per
month wages, and prize money equal to that of her o
Cry
wander, Captain Semmes ; in other words, the prize mood
is
to be divided pro rata by all en board, Most of
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officers and crew of the sunken ship will join the A''' s
.
Alabama. It is intended that she will commence operations
near Boston, United States. Federal ships of war !lir,:
watching her progress, and will dispute her first attemP
0
aro offered a bounty of £lO each on joining, with
go to sea.—John Bull.
ILLE SATURDAY REVIEW SPEARING BOA BIT OF
ITS MIND" TO SIR CHARLES WOOD !—lt is in/Pe'•
Bible to say that he is by any means either an admirable or
a pleasing specimen of the British statesman. Perhaps 0
more entirely unoriginal mind never occupied itself with
the bu,ieess of Government. For more than 30 years he
t
has been an inevitable member of every-Whig Adwinistra-
ion, but his warmest friends would scarcely venture to
assert that he has ever displayed powers beyond those of a
painstaking and industrious clerk. He has been Chancellolr
of the Exchequer, and President of the Board of Contro ,
and First Lord of the Admiralty, and Secretary of State for
India; bat it cannot be said that in any capacity he has risen
above the level of the dreariest commonplace. It is certain.
that he has never uttered a word in public which mankihti
are
will take the smallest interest in remembering; and enot aware that he ever originated a measure which history'
will care to associate with his name. He is best known t:
his contemporaries by a style of oratory which perPles,,
and exasperates even the friendly listener, and which P'
singularly fitted to make the better reason appear the worse'
If he has ever deviated into vivacity, it has been at the
expense of conventional proprieties which a wiser man wou,g
have studiously respected. The most lively passage 0111'
public career that we recollect was his famous controversY
with Mr Laing, when he pulled to pieces with unedityia
frankness the facts and figures of the Indian Finance All:
ulster, and rudely discredited the policy of an abler on:
meritorious colleague, who, whether mistaken or net ~e
the particular questions at issue, was at least entitled '''
courteous treatment. Of his temper and deportment ther°
is, unfortunately, nothing to be said but what it would b:
more agreeable to leave unsaid. Sir Charles 11" d l't,
never enjoyed the reputation of being a pleasant read
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work with, or under. Art has done nothing to correct
conceal the acerbity of a harsh and ill-conditioned nature
and charity hero if has no resource but to assume that '"
offensive to others. On the whole, though is wholly unconscious of peculiarities of manner which are
candid to deny him the • possession of some qualities whicA
h tekeni
are valuable in a public servant, he can onlY -e, ad e,
at the best, as a type of laborious, not to sa3' 'e
~,,cau
mediocrity; and the country would learn with more fn
House
complacency that he had made his last speech in the
Minister.
of Commons and served his last term as a Cabinet
ja
We have had a very long spell of Charles Wood, on
l le
list of new peerages which shell include the name
_'s` _
it would be u.v.._
heaviest of heavy Whigs is cure to be generally pLoor.:7o
always provided that promotion to the House of
_n 'Let,
uuderipood to mean retirement from official liiifeo.ra::
Secro
with perhaps the one exception of the present
btry, there is no living public man (not already I,en 1.r.,
Upper
of possible Ministers we nl4 be more universally a i.
House) whose final withdrawal from theccesap',g_bui,j,

Departure of the Prince and Princess 0 f