The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-16 00:00:00

The Frince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied
by Prince John of Gucksburg, and attended hf
their suite, drove in two open carriages and four to
Woolwich at noon yesterday, and embarked ou
board the Sultan's new yacht, being received by
the Turkish Ambassador and Madame Musurus.

Their royal highoesses and suite partook of
luncheon on board the yacht, and, after steaming
down the river to below Gravesend, returned to
Woolwich soon after four p.m.
Their royal highnesses reached Marlborough
House shortly before six p.m.

Departure of the Archduke Maximilian and

Archduchess Charlotte.

Their Imperial Highnesses the Archduke Max'
milieu and th 3 Archduchess Charlotte and suite left
London yesterday morning by the London, Chatham,
and Dover Railway for Ostend.
Their imperial highnesses were received at 03°
Victoria S tation by Mr. Fo.-bes, the general manager
of thecompany, and were conducted to a special train
which was in readiness. The train started at nine
o'clock, and the journey to Dover wav performed in
one hour and 50 minuses.

On their arrival at Diver the Archduke and
Archduchess proceeded to the ltoyal 6hip Hotel,
where they partook of luncheon. The imperial
party afterwards went in carriages to the AdW"
rally Pier, and embarked at 11.40 on board the
London, Chatham, and Dover Company's mail
steamer Breeze for Ostend on their way to Brussels•
The wind was westerly, and the weather promised
an unfavourable passage.
After passing two days with the Belgian royal
family, the Archduke and Archduchess will retail
to Vienna on Thursday, and thence to Miramar►
where they will remain until the end of the month►
the period fixed for their embarkation on board the
Novara at Trieste. That vessel, as already noel3°
tioned, will touch at Civita Vecchia on its way, 'I/
order that their highnesses may pay a visit to tile
Pope.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
entertained a distinguished circle at dinner yesterday
evening at her royal highness's residence at St. Jaate2
Palace.

Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburg-Strelitz, attended by Lady Caroline Cu st,
expected to leave St. James's Palace to-morrow for Willa'
sor Castle on a visit to the Queen.
fne Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury left
town yesterday for Savernake Park, near Marlborough, for
a few days. The noble marquis and marchioness will renal
for the drawing room on Saturday next.

The Earl and Countess of Carnarvon will pas°
the Easter holidays at Highclere Castle, near Newberg'
surroundc3 by a select circle.

The Earl a;1 Countess of Wilton's mansion ill,
Grosvenor-square is 'undergoing a thorough external an
internal embellishment for the approaching season.
The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield intend to
pass the Easter holidays with the Earl and Countess °',
Carnarvon at Highclere Castle,

The Earl and Countess de Grey will lea%e toWD
on Monday or Tuesday next for their country seat, where
they will pass the Easter recess.

We understand that the Earl of March, who /0
just passed his examination for the army, is about to enter
the 92d Gordon Highlanders, His lordship will be t°
third of his family in this distinguished national regiatenti
which was raised and commanded by Alexander Duke °
Gordon, and in which the late Duke of Richmond held I`
captain's commission as Earl of March.
The Earl of Radnor is surrounded by his friend°
at his favourite seat, Coleshill House, Berkshire. His lord'
ship, though advanced in age, takes a lively interest
politics and all county matters,
The Earl and Countess Russell, accompanied by
Viscount Amberley, Lady Georgiana Russell, and WO'
purpose to leave town on Saturday next, for Pembrolo
Lodge, Richmond Parke, for the Parliamentary recess.
General Le Comte and Madams Schensteine baba
left the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Paris. '
' ,
Lady Churchill has arrived at the St. George
Hotel.

Sir Henry and Lady Sophia Des VONIX 11%10
arrived at their residence in Berkeley-square, from pm"
low Park, Derbyshire.

THE LEGAL ME. PICKWICK.—Mr. Bovill, °lv
famous Nisi Prins advocate, makes, it is said, 140
far the largest income cf any practitioner at the C01110)/3.0
law bar, according to some clearing £lB,OOO a year. 1-I°ol
a stately, imposing-looking person, and has that presen
and physique which go a long way to make up the effeetiVe
advocate. When his face is at rest, you would take th
bald-headed, placid, benevolent-looking spectacled gentle,:
man for a reproduction of Mr. Pickwick, minus
gaiters. In speaking, however, the countenance of wi
hon. member for Guildford becomes more combative, as
the brows are more frowning and knitted than we look ""
in the beaming face of Tupman's, and Winkles, and eVerf;
body's friend, except perhaps at those critical momenta
history when Mr. Pickwick' hurled an inkstand at the 5
treating form of Alfred Jingle, Eeq , or solemnly declared
to the unfortunate Winkle that he was a humbug, or o°,
fronted with equal fury at Rochester the infuriated 51°32
mer, of the 47th.—Court Journal.
ARTIFICIAL RAINBOW.—Mr. J. Daboseq has cos;
trived for the French theatre a method of imitating
the rainbow, of which Cosmos speaks very highly. ID efe•
ploys an electric light, obtained with the a d of 100 13117/"ee
elements. The first lenses of his optical apparatus rend •
rays from this source parallel, and transmit them throa,
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rainbow shaped hole in a screen to a double convo: lid
of very short focus, from which they pass to a priest, 6,11
emerge with sufficient divergence to make an effective rfi;
bow on a screen about six yards off, This rainbow 15 51°
to be brilliant even when the whole scene is lit up.
INUNDATION OF A MINE AT CHESTERFIELD'
Yesterday afternoon the pump at the Spitlewell Iroaet°o
Pits, the property of Mr. Barrow, broke, and beforen,to•
men could be all extricated at least 14 were crowned. jot
water has risen to a considerable height up the shaft. 0" b•
persons are missing, and the less of life is believed t° •
greater than here stated. There were 71 men and bid,
employed in the pit, but it is believed many have esc°l3:o
The water is supposed to have burst into the pit °win°
the late heavy rains.
SWIMMING HORSES.—The preparations ifhie!) ;
we made for crossing the river, and which Ogee
never to be neglected, were to take our feet out of the °er•
rups, which should then be crossed over the saddle. ‘0
e ne
are two reasons for this precaution—first, it is not ivir
bable that the horse we are riding may be a bad swims,
or may became timid. In either case the animal alrhosto3
variably, upon finding itself in deep water, allows its 111
legs to sink, in order to try and touch the ground' no
doing so it usually "turns turtle," and for a few sec°,,e"
struggles and plunges on its back or sides. Daring this rsif
formance, it is not improbable that one's feet, or a foot, !nolo
become entangled in the stirrup-iron, and when the 0100
turns over, wa of course must quit the saddle, but being
ut
rf
by the foot, are dragged along under waterin anything ivg
pleasant position. This is one very good 'reason for nr°3sroe
the stirrups over the saddle. Another reason for this Fop
ceeding is, that many horses in swimming raise the 1311,01
legs very high in order to strike out, and thus incur a r4iells
putting their hoofs in the stirrup-iron, when the horse P 3.; •
either be drowned, cr the stirrup-leather broken. T° relorto
swimming horse well is not a very easy thing: in the Xl9
place, we must lean well forward, so that our bodyrestspeole
on the animal's crest; we must not attempt to use th
in case we have one, or to meddle with his mouth it:, wilt
way ; we can steer him by tl:e aid of a switch, wbie If 0
enable us to turn his head slightly in any direction' oil
s°
is.necessary to use the reins at all, we should do t ell•
the hands very low, and employ only the slightest
owerOr
Horses are like men in their relative swimming P° berg
some swimming strongly and high out of the water' eeS°
with difficulty and low down. One of my horse deeply
skill in the water I often tried, allowed himself to eink. d eel
until only his head was visiole ; with his neck streteneo Do
bke a dog, he would coolly swim away, carrying °, the
back, and never showing the least excitement dterl,7and
whole business. Amother steed invariably plUngeas' ilot
snorted upon entering deep water, and was as likely eV
to turn over, and oblige us to take care of oursew
Chamben's Journal, New and Improved Series. jeCe
A HORSE Snow, on a grarld scale, will tal'weeii
in the Agricultural Hall, Islington, during the Min
July.