The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-16 00:00:00

Arrival of Prince Alfred in Scotland.

Her Majesty's steam-frigate Racoon, Count
Gleichen, with Prince Alfred on board, came up the
Firth of Forth late on Tuesday night, and anchored
about midnight in Burntisland Roads. En.ly on
Wednesday morning his royal highness, attended
by Mejor Cowell, landed at Burntisland pier, and
having telegraphed his safe arrival to her Misjesil
at Balmoral, travelled to Perth, on his way thither,
by the train which leaves Burntisland at 7.20. The
prince's luggage, which was pretty extensive, 101 l
eluded several boxes of salmon caught by him in
Norway. His royal highness looked fresh and well
after his Norwegian tour and a rather protracted
sea voyage. Carriages were ordered to be ready
at Aboyne to convey the prince to Balmoral, which
he would reach about six in the evening. The
Racoon was expected to sail for England on Wed-
nesday night or early yesterday morning, in whir,')
case she will likely again return to the Firtb, at 3 it
is said the prince will rejoin the vessel here after a
short stay with his royal mother.

The Empress of the French.
Some further interesting particulars respectiug
the visit of the Empress of the French to Schwat4
bath are contained in a letter from that place,dated
the 11th inst. Just at the period of the arrival of
the King of Prussia, the Empress left her villa ac'
companied by the Queen of Holland, and enjoyed
a promenade towards the Paulinenbrunnen,whenee'
in about ha'f an hour, their Majesties returned t°
the villa. The Queen of Holland was dressed i°
mourning, on account of the death of her father'
the King of Wurtemburg. The Em )ress's costume
consisted of a dark robe and a dark blue jacket
with gold buttons, such as is worn by ladies at the
sea-side, a black hat and veil, with a long white
feather. The walking-stick which her Majesty
carries with much grace, was not wanting. NYbell
the Queen of Holland took leave about half-Peet
;
three, the Empress and the whole of the imperial
suite, the gentlemen in black coats and weal/
their orders, attended her Majesty to her travel
hug carriage. The parting was moot affection'
ate. The Queen repeatedly kissed the Empreo6l
who with the most amiable simplicity, without
the least regarding her position as Empress of the
French and as consort of the Emperor Napol‘e°
111., showed the deepest respect to her royal Pea!'
The Empress gains all hearts by her remarkab'e
grace and amiablity, combined with that nobilitf
of manner which so well becomes her exalted pose;
tion. When the King of Prussia paid his visit) tit
wore civilian costume, and across the white voiali
coat was the broad, red band of a Grand Cross 0_
the Legion of Honour. The visit lasted for 5
hour and a half, and when his Majesty departed
at half-past five the Empress (who had receice'l
him most cordially at the entrance of the
threw open the windows of the balcony, and, a,.0
tended by her four ladies in waiting, bade t``,,
King adieu by repeated waves of the hand an:
inclinations of the head. His Majesty, during 111
stay at. Schwalbach, patronised the Hotel de Naga;
which was decorated with black and white flag;
and an eagle and a crown, surrounded with oa
leaves. On his arrival at the railway station ttle
chapel choir was present, and sang the Prussian
national hymn.

His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by
Major Elphinstone and Colonel Seymour, arrived on Sato
day last at Baden-Baden.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prince°
de Joinville, with some members of their family were el:.
pected to arrive in Constantinople at the close of last Wye 0
Their Serene Highnesses Prince and PririCe/3150
Edward of Saxe-Weimar arrived on Saturday last at
Stephanie Palace, Baden-Baden, on a visit to the DOW'
of Hamilton.
The Duke of Somerset, with Rear-Admiral tbe
Hon James R. Drummond, C. 8., and others Lords of tb°
Admiralty, are about to leave town for Paris and marsaillegt
on their way to Malta. 'lhe First Lord and his colleagues
will visit Gibraltar on their return home.
The Duke of Ruxburghe, who has been 011.:
sporting excursion to Norway with Prince Alfred, arri"-.
in Scotland on Tuesday with his royal highness, and ialtile
diately proceeded to Copenhagen. pArig
The Earl of Derby returns to Knowsley -
to-morrow, from passing the week at Doncaster. hat
The Earl of Dunmore is, we understand, Ghat
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retire from the Scots Fusilier Guards. la
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The Earl of Beotive left town on Wednesday

for Virginia Lodge, county Cavan.
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The Earl of Lonsdale has arrived in tows '- (r
Lowther Castle, Westmoreland.
The Earl and Countess of Yarborough have 8°13:
to Brocklesby, Lincolnshire, instead of to the Continent'
stated.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston left C 3111;
bridge House yesterday afternoon for Broadlande,
Ronisey. .oce
H.R.H. PRINCE HUMBERT OF ITALY.---Vriiti
Humbert, accompanied by his Excellency the 514 r;%•
d'Azeglic (the Italian Minister) and General Revel,
petted to arrive at the Italian Legation, in Grosvenor-otri,xe-4
to day, from Doncaster, Several members of the Frill-
retinue arrived in town yesterday. of
Lord Bloomfield, the English Ambaseed%,,v
Vienna, and Lady BlDomfield are expected to arrive in
don at the end of the month on leave of absence.
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Sir Seymour and Lady Blane have left nr°'
Hotel for The Pastures, Derby. A ill
The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell has arrived
Eaton square from Greenock.

A WATERSPOUT AT SEA.—The bark Jane POI::
Captain Smith, which arrived in the Mersel
Tuesday from Bermuda, had an exceedingly narrow Oct:dir
from destruction by a waterspout at sea. She left Berri
on Sunday, Aug. 14, and shortly after, the wind 11°- ot
fallen to a dead calm, she came to anchor off the o`-ii•
Sound. The evening, writes one of the passengers, was!it
try and overwhelmingly oppressive ; not a breath et -a,
rippled the water or cooled the hot atmosphere. The 1:ecf;Il
ing came, but no change with it. Clouds of varied hue',o
soebre grey and black tinged, chased and gathered beuc;
the sky; the sun rose a ball of fire and loomed in d'e {
tance like a red hot 681 b spherical shot. No wind, n°l3o
of change except perhaps for the worse. At 7 the clO-0
gathered thick and heavy, and far in the distance' t
could see rain htating down on the sea in lines of Wt,elli
Our attention was soon diverted from the rain. Capt.
and Mr Virgin, the pilot, asked if we could not hear 6; at
taut roar as if there were a naval engagement gala °All
some short distance—a dull rumbling roar could distill" 0
be heard. We next observed, about five miles from lia7ol
cylindrical column, reaching from the sea to the altita
die
5001 t. From our point of view it appeared about 33 irjwitil
meter. It was of a greyish hue, and assimilated in hue ho aid
the clouds above. It Jested upon the water, and by t:,;oter
of our glasses we could distinctly observe the ealL-
ascending and the fresh water descending in torreunr•cal
sea in a state of great agitation. Around this cylio""; of
column the wind seemed to be rushing with the forciliil
a volcano. A smaller one, which appeared aboll
t Foy
time, was apparently swallowed by the larger eue. t us
some 1.5 minuccs we watched this remarkable and stet'
novel phenomenon. The pilot then pronounced it a ",,,f1 til
spout. As we had never seen one we telt no alat—A'veth
warned that if it struck the vessel we must save 011°-,1001
While we were yet conjecturing what would be the 'iotid
of this extraordinary formation, the great line of blallica
solemnly advancing on ea h wing of the spout. s:,'„ipe`j
was pouring in wild torrents, and then the spout ur-soil'
down its mighty weight of water on the pitiless seah'aftra'
the winds madly rushed it towards us. We now ne
alarmed. The roar of the falling waters came to us 'greo
distant sound of Niagara, The sea was lashed into
waves; the waters poured, and bubbled, and rose illeartail
ing masses over 61t in height. With deadly aim and d
boar
purpose the awful column advanced.; Not one 011 aaC
chip but felt the danger, and knew that nothing C°3o
Yard
h
us if it struck the ship. Thank God it burst about labou
from us, and the last remnant of water ceased witill,d,
10ft of the stern. The weather immediately cleto
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breeza sprung up, and the Jane Dann pr oceeded.
Mei very,