The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-27 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince of Wales, accompanied by Prince
Louis of Hesse, left Marlborough House, soon after
eight o'clock on Saturday morning, for Portsmouth•
Their royal highnesses were attended by Lieutenant.,
Colonel Keppel and Captain ♦on Westerweller.
The Princess of Weirs, accompanied by Princess
Louis of Hesse, and attended by the Marchioness of
Carmarthen and Lord Harris, lett Marlborough
House at four o'clock to visit the Queen at Windsor
Castle.

On Ft Hay their Royal Highnesses the Princess
of Wales find Princess Mary of Cambridge honoured
M. H. Mathison Hansen, the organist of Roskilde
cathedral in DEnmark, by hearing him perform vtl
the organ in Westminster Abbey.

THE COURT —Her Majesty, accompanied by the
younger members of the royal family, is expected to leave
Windsor Castle on or about the 9th of next month for Os-
borne, where the Queen will probably remain a short period,
and again return to Windsor Castle for a few days, after
which it is understooo that her Majesty will leave fur Scot-
land where the Court will reside during the autumn.
Tue Prince and Princess i t Wales, with their
infant son, will probably return to London this day.
His Royal Highness Prince Philip of Wurtemat
berg has left the Clarence Hotel for the Continent.
Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburg-Strelilz left town last evening for Germany?
after a sojourn of some weeks in this country.
Viscount Sydney entertained at dinner on Satur•
day last, at his house in Cleveland-square, the Earl of
l'donntcharles, Viscount Castlerosse, Viscount Enfield,
Viscount Torrington, Lord Clarence Paget, Lord Camoye•
Lord Methuen, Lord Athlutnney, Hon. Evelyn Ashley, Mr
Noel Smith, Mr Charles Clements, Sergeant Kinglake. Mr
Angerstein, Mrs Handy, Mr C. W. Martin, Mr Geary, Mr
Lee, Mr Whattnan, Ste.

ViAcountess Palmerston bad a large party on
Saturday last at Brockett Hall, Herts. Owing to a pressure
of public business the noble Premier remained in town.
The Bishop of Oxford has quite recovered from
the effects of his recent accident.

Lord Hotham entertained a select party at dinner
on Saturday at his residence in Grosvenor-street.
Lord and Lady Stafford have left Farranee'i
Hotel for Cossey Hall, near Norwich.

We understand that Major-General W. G. Brown
has resigned the command of the troops in China,
and returns home to England immediately. He has only
held the command since the early part of last y, ar. Among
those who are likely to succeed him may be named General
Staveley, who held the command before General Brown.
But no appointment will be made until the arrangement of
the scale of pay and allowances to be given to Gen. Brown's
successor is determined.—Army and Navy Gazette.
R FASCINATION.—The opinion of Rubini
was always to respect. Never, probably, was there another
singer who so absolutely commanded the admiration of his
brother artists. I remember well that in the " good old
times," when he was executing one of his fascinating arias,
Lablache and others of " the corps" would linger at the
wings, as though unwilling to lose one of his enchanting
notes. Considering how unusual it is for one singer to take
much interest in the performance of another, this tact is
significant of Rueini's power of enhancing the ear of his
listeners.—Lumley's Reminiscences of the Opera.
THE CAMP OP CHALONB.—This year the force
placed under the command of Marshal de Mac*
Mahon includes three divisions of in,antry and ono of
cavalry; the heads of divisions are Generals d'Autemarre
d'Erville, Bourbaki, and Dumont; and of brigades, Gene-
rals de la Charriere, Guignerd, Montaudon, Baron Sus.
bielle. Saurin, Veron de Bellecourt, Ameil, and Count
Duhesrne. General Jarras is chief of the staff, and
General Laury commands the artillery, The forces
consist of twelvo regiments of infantry, three
battalions of foot chasseurs, four regiments of
cavalry, nine batteries of artillery, four companies of engi,-
seers, one
gendarmes,of the waggonandworkmen
b
te
pay
of
o f infirmary
a.aiatants, gendarmes, and workmen in the pay of tee ad-
winistration—the whole numbering 26,000 men. The
cavalry has all arrived since the 15th June. The two finest
r.-giments, the 6th and B,h Hussars, are formed into a bri-
gade under the orders of General Duhesme. Marshal de
MacMahon arrived at the camp a week ago, but left imme-
diately for Paris; he returned three days later with the
Duchess de Magenta, who has taken up her residence in the
pavillion of the imperial quarters, and which is intended for
iho Empress's suite and foreign princes. The camp
is
opened, but nothing will be done before the 251 h. The
regiments are simply occupying the pla es alluted to them.
Each year the residence becomes more easy and more cora..
tenable. The huts are carefully kept, and the regimental
gardens are as agreeable to the eye as to the health of the
troops,

A Washington eespatch of the 14th says—"A
scout who arrived here to-night from the front says
that Sheridan's cavalry force, which started out on Thurs-
day last on an extended raid, had not been heard from when
he left; but it was the .mpression in the army that he had
reached Charlottsville, on his way to Lynchbutgh. The
rebel cavalry are not in a condition to seriously impede his
successful progress, and he will probably reach the latter
point with little or no fighting in the way, From Lynch-
burgh,his movements will remain a mystery, for the present
at least."

ARRIVAL OF THE DEERHOUND IN THE HUMBER.
—Great excitement prevailed in Hull on Friday
owing to the arrival of the Deerhound in the Humber. She
left her moorings at Southampton on Wednesday morning
at 8 o'clock, and at 9 on Thursday evening was anchored
off the Corpotation Pier, at Hull. She is an exact counter-
part of the Alabama. She was built after the same model,
in the same ship yard, at Birkenhead, by Messrs. Laird
and Co. She is a three-masted vessel, built of steel, with a
screw propeller, with a tonnage (builders' measurement) of
about 190, and engines of a nominal power of 70 horse.
When in her usual trim she steams 20 knots. being about
two knots beyond the speed of the Alabama. She carries&
crew of 13 wen. The Deerhound wijl proceed truii, ttud to
Norway on Monclay.jA very large number of visitors went
ou board 913 Friday.