The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-04 00:00:00

The Prince of Wales,

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales met his
Majesty the K:ng of the Belgians atWaterloo station
of the Charing-cross RAH way yesterday, and
travelled with the King to Windsor.
His Royal Highness afterwards returned to
Marlborough House.

The King of the Belgians,
The King of the Belgians, whose arrival at Dover
was announced yesterday, crossed the Channel in
a Belgian government steamer from Calais. His
Majesty was attended by Count Moerkerke and a
limited suite. The King was received, on landing
at the Admiralty pier, by his Excellency M. Van de
Weyer, Belgian Minister in this country ; Lord Cre-
morne, Lord in Waiting, and Colonel Ponsonby,
Equerry in Waiting on behalf of the Queen ; Capt.
fruscott, Admiralty superintendent; Mr. Latham,
Belgian Consul Sir Luke Smithett, &c. A guard of
honour furnished by the 78th Highlanders, with
band and colours, under the command of Colonel
M'Lean, lined
,the pier from the landing-place to
the Lord Warden Hotel, where his Majesty passed
the night.

The King, attended by M. Van do Weyer and
the members of his suite, left the Lord Warden
yeetorday morning at 10 o'clock en route for Windsor
Castle. A guard of honour, furnished by the 85th
Regiment, was on duty at the South Eastern Rail-
way Station, lining each side of the platform, which
was covered with crimson cloth. The Royal train
was furnished by the South Eastern Railway Com-
pany, whose splendid state saloon carriage
was provided for the use of the King. His
Majesty was received at the station by Mr. Teuton,
one of the directors, Mr. Eborall, general manager,
and Mr. J. P. Knight, superintendent of the South
Eastern Railway, who had charge of the train to.
the Waterloo Station of the Charing-cross Railway.
The train left Dover at 10.5 a.m., and, after a
capital run, passed on to the Charing-cress line at
London Bridge at 12 o'clock. At Waterloo, where
the train was brought up, his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales, attended by Colonel Keppel, joined
the King, and travelled with his Majesty to Wind-
sor. Mr. Sergeant Gazelee and Mr. Mortimer,
directors; Mr. F. Clarke, secretary; Mr. Beattie,
locomotive superintendent of the South Vtiesiern
Railway ; and Mr. Godson, traffic superintendent
of the line, were in attendance at Waterloo, and
accompanied the Royal travellers to Windsor,
where the King arrived at one o'clock.
Her Majesty the Queen and the Princess Helena
were at the Windsor Station to welcome his
Majesty, who was most affectionately greeted.
Tne King appeared in very good health, and
graciously acknowledged the salutations of the
spectators.

Lord Charles Fitzroy, Lord in Waiting, and Sir
Edward Oust, Comptroller to tho King of the
Belgians in this country, met his Majesty at WiLct-
sor Station.

THE FEMALE SCHOOL OF ART.—Her Majesty
and her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales have been
pleased to grant their especial patronage to a bazaar, to be
held in June next, in aid of the building fund of the abavo
institution.

The Duke of Northumber:and has given the
liberal donation of £l5O towards the erection of a new bridge
at Alnmouth, Northumberland; and the duchess and some
of the principal inhabitants have come forward in a hand-
some manner to defray th© expense of erecting a stone
bridge in the place of the present wooden structure.
The Duchess of Hamilton (née Princess Marie of
Baden) and the Lady Mary Hamilton will leave Brighton
for Hamilton House, Arlington-street, early in the en-
suing month. After passing a few weeks in London,
they will go to the family seat, Hamilton Palace, in Scot-
land.

The Earl and Countess Grey had a dinner party
last evening at their residence on Carlton House-terrace.
Amongst those present were—Lord and Lady Cranwortht
Admiral the Hon. Sir Frederick and Lady Grey, the Bight
Hon. Sir Hamilton and Lady Seymour, Mr. T. Baring,
M.P., Mr. Bingham Mildmay, Mr. Kent, &c.
Viscounter.s Palmerston will have an assembly
to-morrow night at Cambridge House, Piccadilly.
Count Paul Esterhazy has arrived at Thomas's
Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Paris.

Lord Rivers has left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeler
square, for Savernako Forest, on a visit to the Marquis and
Marchioness of Ailesbury,

Lord and Lady Huntingfield, and Hon, Miss'
Vanneek and Mr. and Mrs. Crompton Stansfield, 1106
arrived at tho St. George's Hotel.

Sir Charles and Lady Rowley have left Brown's
Hotel.

Mrs. W. E. Gladstone last evening received
small party at the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the )1%."
cbcquer's private residence in Carlton House-terrace.

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THE LATE BISHOP GILLIS.-The- Edinburgh
correspondent of the Daily :telegraph pays a high tribute
of respect to the lately deceased prelate. Ile says—" °
was a man of great general accomplishments ; and, wllll9
he was reverenced without measure by Roman Catholic°,
ho was as much esteemed among the rational Protestants
of Edinburgh as any dignitary of his Church could well bed

THE SIIAKSPEREAN TERCENTENARY CELEBO;
TION AT STRATFORD'oN-AvoN.—At the meeting °:
the committee—(held in the house where Shakspere lived
and died, New-place)--on Wednesday, the Mayor (Mr. -1"-'
F. Flower) presiding, it was announced that Herr Moinor.
sen, and Mr W. W. Russell, LL.D., had accepted the odic:
of vice-president. Mr Hogarth attended the meeting, all:1*
entered into preliminary arrangements respecting the
bition of Staaksperean and other portraits of theatrical po-
sonages, about to be opened in the Town-hall. It 034
stated by the Mayor that a deputation from the WO'
mental memorial committee—consisting of 'Sir Robert 11.
C. Hamilton, Dart., Sir Coutts Lindsay, Bart., Mr Tout
Taylor, Mr Robert Bell, and Mr Gambier Parry—visited
Stratford on Monday and Tuesday, for the purpose of e-5:3,'
mining several proposed sites for the monumental meraoris"
and choosing the most appropriate. The report of the deptl:
tation is at present under the consideration of the tnenioriP
commtttee, and the result of their deliberations will shortly
be made known.
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON..—The Senate of this
University have intimated their intention of procco.
ing to the election of examiners en April 27. The Tye
Dr. Blakesley, who has been appointed to a canonry I;
Canterbury Cathedral, has resigned the examinership in to
classics, and the Rev. Dr. Angus, President of Stcp3e),
College, has resigned the exarwnership in the English 0 13/3.
guage, literature, and history. There are also vacancies I
the examinerships for French, logic, awl moral philosopl33'
chemistry, botany, and vegetable physiology, and surgerY.
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