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

HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 7.

The Queen waked and drove in the grounds
this morning, acoompaniend by her Royal High-
ness Princess Beatrice.

Her Royal Highness Princess Louise went out,
attended by Madlle. B uer.
Her Royal 11,ghnces Princess Helena rode in the
Riding School.

His Rayal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
attended by Colonel the Hon, J. Macdonald, arrived
at the Castle last evening, and accompanied the
Duchess of Cambridge to London this morning.

The Duchess of Cambridge attended Divineser-
vice at St. George's Chapel yesterday afternoon.
Her Royal Highness, attended by Lady Geraldine
Somerset and Lieutenant-Colonel C.ifton, left the
Castle this morning for London.
Earl Granville also left the Castle.

Return of the Prince and Princess of Wales.
The Royal yacht Osborne, Commander George
H. K. Bower, having the Royal standard flying at
the main, made her appearance off Woolwich Arse-
nal yesterday, at a quarter before two p.m., having
on board the Prince and Princess of Wales and suite
on their return to England. The Osborne sailed
from Antwerp at noon on Sunday, and, with the
exception of a slight gale which rose soon after
midnight, the passage was calm and favourable.
The yacht arrived and anchored off the Girder
Light, near Ramsgate, at half-past two yesterday
morning, and awaited the mid-day tide to proceeo
up the river. A notice to that effect was tele•
graphed to the authorities at 'Woolwich from Capt.
Bower at an early hour in the morning. Captain
Gordon, C. 8., superintendent of military stores,
then gave orders for the preparation of the T pier,
so that a landing might be made with comfort at
low tide. The arrangements were admirably exe-
cuted, the lower platform steps and pier throughout
being decorated with bunting and carpeted with
clean tent cloths. The tide had begun to ebb, and
the yacht, assisted by a couple of tugs from the
dockyard, succeeded, after some little delay, in
turning and facing the stream, and was brought up
close alongside the pier. Prince Arthur, who had
ridden down from the Ranger's house in Green-
wich Park (attended by Major Elphinstone,
R.A.), then stepped on board and spent a
few minutes with the Prince and Princess
previously to their coming on deck. On
their appearance soon after at the head of thegang-
way they were received by General Warde,
commanding the garrison, attended by his aide-de.
camp, Captain Williams ; Major Ord, Acting-
Major of Brigade ; Captain Nangle, Deputy-Assis-
tant- Quartermester•General ; Commodore Dunlop,
C. 8., and his secretary, Mr. Ponsonby ; Capt, Gor-
don, Superintendent of the Store Department ;
Lieutenant-Colonel Clerk,Lieutenant- Colonel Shaw,
and Captain Boyle, superintending officers of the
Royal Carriage-square; Capt. Majendie, Instruc-
tor Royal Laboratories, and cfficere in full dress
uniforms. Their Royal Highnesses both shook
hands cordially with General Warde, and hav-
ing remained some minutes in conversation on the
maindeck of the ship, they were escorted by the
officers above named to their carriages at the
entrance to the pier. Both the Prince and Princess
appeared in excellent health,and graciously acknow-
ledged the salutations of numbers of spectators who
had assembled on the landingeplace. A Royal salute
was tired from the flagship Fisgard on the Osborne's
being sighted in the offing at Woolwich, and the
Royal standard was hoisted on the arsenal flagstaff,
but no other demonstrations were observed in conse-
quence of an official order from the War Department
desiring that the reception should be "as quiet as
possible" by the Prince's special desire. They were
attended by Mrs. Grey, Lieut.• General Knollys,
Colonel Keppel, and D. Minter (Inspector• Genera
of Hospitals and Fleets), and a large number of ser
vents. Their Royal Highnesses, accompanied by
Mrs. Grey, left Woolwich in the first carriage, and
drove direct to London, and the remainder followed;;
the luggage being conveyed in a couple of spacious
fourgons. The Osborne is under orders to replenish
with fuel at the dockyard and afterwards proceed
to Portsmouth.