The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-03 00:00:00

Birthday of the Princess of Wales.

SANDRINGHAM, Dec. 2.
The birthday of her Royal Highness the Princesa
of Wales was celebrated yesterday. The dinner
party in the evening included their Royal nigh.
nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, his Koyal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Viscount Han3ll4,
ton, Colonel and Lady Emily Kingscote, Colonel
the Hon. A. Hardinge, Colonel the Hon. S. Mani
donald, Colonel and the Hon. Mrs Byng, the Cone`
teas of Macclesfield, Lientenant•General and Aire
Knollys, Major Teesdale, Captain Grey, Mr
Wood, Mr Herbert Fisher, and Mr Holzman
After dinner the Royal and distinguished party wee
increased by a number of the principal members f
the landed gentry of West Norfolk, including the
Earl and Countess of Leicester and Lady Ann. Coke'
Lord and Lady Sondes and the Hon. Miss Millis'
Lord and Lady Templetown, Lady Audrey Town"
-shend, Mr and Mrs and Miss Villebois, and Miss
Bagge, Mr A. Hammond, jun., Mr L. W. Jarvigi,
Mr and Mrs Somerville Gurney, &e. Mr Oakes
band from London had the honour of playing before
the royal and distinguished party. At King's Lyn°
the auspicious day was celebrated loyally. The dis'
play of bunting during the day was large, wbtlet
the bells in the tower of St. Margaret sent forth a
merry peal. In the evening there was a creditable
attempt at illumination, and the streets Were
crowded till a late hour. The following vt ere the
principal :—The mayor's (Mr W. Monement) private
residence, a star in gas with the plumes in relief":
Mr L. lA'. Jarvis's town residence, the Prince of
Wales's feathers in crystal, and the Brunswick °tar,
in crystal (these illuminations excited the greatre'
interest of any); the house of Mr Alderman Sol°.
ham, a crown in gas—the Globe Hotel, a star--dgf
E. Green, wine merchant, a device—Mr T. Birch,
High..street, three devices—Mr Chadwich, plumber'
a star in gas—Mr Devonshire, fishmonger to 1116

royal highness, a star in gas, &c,
Captain Gray has relieved Major Teesdale i°
attendance upon the Prince of Wales.

The Duchess (Dowager) of Richmond has returns'
to town from High Cliff, Hants. The duchess was scaly/ea
panied to town by their Serene Highnesses Prince
Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar.
Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury has returned
town from visiting the Earl and Countess of Chesterficlu
at Bretby.
The Earl and Countess Russell leave town to°851;
on a visit to Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Porsal, at their se
in Hants. The noble earl and countess propose to return
to Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, on Monday.
The Countess of Bective remains in the safa,
lamentable state. The medical report was more favourable;
The Countess (Frances) Waldegrave and the Rigli3O
Hon. Chichester Fortescue will arrive at her ladyship
villa at Strawbury Hill, Twickenham, on Tuesday neat*
from Dudbrook House, Essex.
GRAND MILITARY BALL AT WIND3OR.—YesteO
day evening a grand ball was given by the officers
of the 2d Regiment of Life Guards, at the Cavalry 133"
racks, Windsor, to a large number of the neighbouring re:
sidents and the officers of the Windsor Garrison•
officers' mess-room was very tastefully decorated with mild
tary trophies and choice exotics, and brilliantly
with elegant candelabra filled with wax tapers, while tl/3°.
ante and supper rooms were similarly lighted and adorned'
There were about 200 guests. Tho company began to e°'
seuible about 10 o'clock, many of the guests having Pr,e;
viously attended an amateur perfornance at the Wiadevii
Theatre, which took place earlier in the evening, on bene''
of the funds of the Windsor Dispensary and Infirmary'

ONEY MARKET

AND

oxittEnolAT4 INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
iQ
the general discount market there is a small
supply of money with an active demand for accom-
modation) and 61 7 per cent. are the current rates
for
6Ven the finest paper.
At the Bank yesterday there were no bullion
operations of importance.
• In the foreign exchanges yesterday there was
go Material alteration.
As:tall amount of Mexican dollars was sold yes-
terday at ss. ld. per oz. for China.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
aalennted to £BlO,OOO and the exports to £778,000.
The highly respectable firm of Wilson, Bowles,
" Co.; East India merchants, have suspended
ttYretnt. The liabilities amount to about £250,000,
the great part of which is, however, covered by
securities. The unsecured liabilities are represented
to be small, and a favourable liquidation is antici.
Fated,