The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-14 00:00:00

HENLEY-ON-THAMES REGATTA.

The following are the entries for this grand regatta, which
is fixed for the 23d and 24th of June :
Grand Challenge Cup—London, Oxford, Cambridge, and
Kingston.
Ladies' Plate—Oxford, Cambridge, Eton, and Radley.
SsitlevweartbCup—Oxford,
Selwyn and Messrsd Kingston.
Brickwood and Brother.
Sculls—Messrs Woodgate (Oxford) and Michell (Oxford).
Visitors'—Oxford and Kingston.
Wyfold—Not filled.

This distinguished festivity, which for many
years past has successfully aided the cause of the
two great Scottish charities in the metropolis, re-
ceived its crowning honour last night by the pre-
sence of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and
Princess of Wales. The Sister kingdom has always
royal favour, and no op-
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manifesting the interest
and sympathy felt by
the Queen in Scottish asso-
ciations. This gracious partiality has been tho-
roughly appreciated by all classes in Scotland, and
not the least so by the many influential families
connected with the charities of North Britain.
There has always been 44 earnestness in the mode
of conducting the Caledonian ball beyond that
usually attending ordinary festivities of a like cha-
racter. The ladies
Patronesses have been such not
quadrilles the effect and beauty
good works—some of their
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of which
the season,
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survived all other memo-
ries some have canvassed for
support with such zeal and success as to have gene.
rally ensured very liberal contributions to the funds
h
of the Royal Caledonian Asylum and the Royal
Scottish Hospital. Such services were meetly ac.
knowleged last evening by the gracious act of royal
favour above indicated, and the Caledonian ball has
now acquired that distinctive pre-eminence which
meritorious management has well deserved.
The presence of the Princess of Wales afforded
opportunity for eomo va,:iety of etecoration. Willis's
Rooms are specially adapted for ornamental display,
and upon this occasion the general arrangements
were made subservient to the expression of a loyal
and patriotic sympathy for her royal highness's
fatherland. The national flag of Denmark took its
appropriate place on either side of the Royal
Standard of Great Britain, and the galleries and
cooridors were draped with the Danish colours.
The object of the festivity was aptly denoted by a
tasteful arrangement of the various banners of the
Scottish clans around the walls of the apartment,
and the national thistle was prominently introduced
in all the floricultural decorations.

to set down shortly after
The company began
nine o'clock. Among the earliest were his Excel-
lency NI. do Bille, the highly respected Danish
Envoy at this Court, who was accompanied by M.
de Quaade and Baron Goldencrone, accredited to
the Conference now sitting; and Baron Rosen-
crantz, M. de Kriegel, and Major Kauffman, at-
tachedattending the
arrival
to o h f
their
Danish i
r
excellent
friend Legation, all
and
ally Margaret,
Duchess of Somerset, '` vor hertzngende" (our
duchess), as they are prone to designate her grace,
whose warm-hearted sympathy for and services
towards Denmark have entitled her to all the love
and veneration she uas won. The duchess was at-

tired in mourning, bat the Danish colours were
conspicuous in every part of her superb costume.
The Duke and Duchess of Buecleuch were among
the early visitors. His grace wore the uniform of
the Royal Archer Body Guard of Scotland. Before
ten o'clock all that portion of the saloon not reserved
for the Royal party and the fancy quadrilles was
well filled.

The ladies and genrlemen engaged in the fancy
quadrilles, led by the Countess of Fife and the
Marchionass of Ely, assembled in the lower saloon
at ten o'clock, at which hour the ladies patronesses
were in attendance to receive and welcome their
Royal v;.sitors. Pending the arrival of the Prince
and Princess opportunity was afforded for admiring
the exquisite toilettes of the ladies in these sets.
Lady Ely's quadrille was supposed to represent the
choicest flowera, baskets.of which formed the dis-

tinguished ornaments of white silk dressEs of greA
beauty. The ladies iu the "highland Quadrille,"
led by the Count(si of Fife, wore whii-e bouilionne

tulle skirts, with tunics of white silk bodered with
tartan ribbond and edged with blonde, the belted
plaid being fastened over the right shoulder. Each
wore the badge of her family in the hair and the
tartan of her clan.

The boys and girls educated in the Caledonian
Asylum, with their juvenile band, came at a guar-

ter to eleven o'clock,They had
scarcely been mar-
shalled into their place when notification was made
of the Royal approach, Sir
y at
their
posts, and as the
Sir Charles Forbes, with
his lieutenants, Lord
Royal Highnesses Stormont and Sir James Fer-
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with
hlighted they received their
of Wellington,
Duchess of Bucclench,becoming distinction and
led them into the lower saloon, where the Duchess
and other of the ladieisi
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(Coun-
tess of Cromartie), uchess of Roxburghe, the
Margaret Fly,
Duchess of Somer-
aigrette
set, the Marchioness of the Countess of Fife,
to welcome the Patronesses were in attend-
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attired in Alfred, The Princess was
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Highness's head-dress of
brilliants. Her Royal
flowers studded with diamonds.Waacomposed of white
The Prince of Wales a
and brother-in-law wore thehd his illustrious brother
Royal Highland costume, his
Highness himself
the Royal Stuartplaidand Prince Louis adopting
and Pri •
nce Alfred the Vic-
toria tartan.
The Princess on entering shook hands cordially
with the Duchess of we„
of Sutherland, and,
WithLington and the Duchess
ell, her Royal llighnesa a kindly recognition for
reception-room, where the
Passed upstairs into the
Countess of Fife, in the
name of the ladies compoai
Quad-
rille," presented to the
Prcess eF the "Highland
composed of red and Whitele flowers
superb bouquet
of the choicest
kinds arranged in the form of a Danish cross, and
contained in a rich gold holder bearing this inscrip-
tion—"Preseeted to the
Princess
ladies of the Highland Quadrille,
of Wales by the
at the Caledonian
Ball, held June 13, 1864,',
The Prince and Princess of
Wales entered the
ball room at a quarter past ii o'clock, preceded by
Sir Charles Forbes, the Deice
eof Bucclench, Sir
Heron Maxwell, and other emcees
Asylum, by whom their Royals of the Caledonian
Highnesses were
conducted to the dais, where state chairs were placed
for the use of the Royal Party.
The Princess, who
was attended by the Countess de
Grey, took her
seat in the centre; and the Prince of Wales declining
to sit down, her Royal Highness
motioned the
Duchess of Wellington to take a se
at near her.
The stirring music of the bagpipes now announced
of
the entrance of the Countess Fife's " Highland
of
Quadrille," which, composed the following
ladies and gentlemen, advanced .
into the open
space reserved immediately in front of the Royal
party :
Lady Victoria Scott and Mr Grant Suttie.
Lady Caroline Gordon Lennox and Sir
Alex. Mackenzie.
Lady Alice Kerr and ir Alex. Gordon Cumming.
Lady Agnes Douglas and Sir Malcolm Macgregor.
Lady Elizabeth Homo and Cameron of Lochiel.
Lady Anne Duff and Col. Campbell
of Blythswood.
Lady Muriel Campbell and Col. Farquharson
of Invercauld.
Lady Alice Howard and Col. Fraser of Castle Fraser.
Miss Allen and Mr Macgregor,
Miss Cameron and Major Maclean.
clean.
Miss Moncrieffe and Mr Campbell.
Miss Cochrane and Mr Duff
of _
Fetteress.
Miss Gladstone and Captain F
orbes.
Miss Forbes and Mr Farquharson.
Miss C. Forbes and Mr Charles u
Miss Ferguson and Mr George Forbes,ope Verofo.
Miss ;w.
The ladies' dress in this set
were exceedinglyee
tasteful and elegant. All the gentlemen were in
full Highland costume.
The quadrille having been danced, Mr Ross, the
Queen's piper, and Mr Henderson,major of
the Scots Fusilier aiarde, came forwardpipe
and played
the Marquis of Huntly'B Highland Fling and the
Reel of Tulloch, both of which were executed with
great spirit by the ladies and gentlemen engaged
in the last set. The Princess appeared somewhat
surprised at the exuberant style of some of the
Scottish gentlemen, and a casual '
observer might