The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-30 00:00:00

Seat of Under Secretary of State,

The following is the report of the last meeting of the se-
lect committee on this question :

April 27, 1861.—Members present : Mr Massey in the
chair. Sir George Grey, Mr Disraeli, Mr Walpole, Mr
Attorney-General, the Lord Advocate, Mr G. Hardy, Mr
Attorney-General for Ireland, Sir William Heathcote,
Lord R, Cecil, Mr Hunt, Mr Dodson, and Sir H. Cairns. t,
The committee deliberated. Motion made and question
proposed, "That the seat of the Under Secretary of State
last appointed is not vacated."—(the Attorney. General)—
Amendment proposed, to leave out from the first word
" the" to the end of the question, in order to aid the words
" Office of Under Secretary to the Principal Secretary of
State, to which the Marquis of Hartington was on the 28th
of April, 1863, appointed, was a new office of place or profit
under the Crown, within the meaning of section 25 of the
6th Anne, c. 7"—(Sir Hugh Cairns)—instead thereof.—
Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand
part of the question"—The committee divided—Ayes, 7
Sir G. Grey, Mr Attorney-General, the Lord Advocate,
Mr Attorney-General for Ireland, Sir W. Heathcote, Mr.
Hunt, Mr Dodson. Noes, s—Mr Disraeli, Mr WalPele,
Sir H. Cairns, Mr G. Hardy, and Lord Robert Cecil.
Main question put—The committee divided. Ayes 6--
Sir G. Grey, Mr Attorney-General, the Lord Advocate,
Attorney- General for Ireland, Sir W. Heathcote, Mr Dod-
son. Noes, 6—Mr Disraeli, Mr Walpole, Sir Hugh Cairns,
Mr. G. Hardy, Lord Robert Cecil, Mr. Hunt.
Whereupon the chairman declared himself with the ayes.
Resolved, " That the beat of the Under Secretary el State
last appointed is not vacated."

➢lotion made and question, " That the above resolution
be reported to the house," put and agreed to.

Ordered to report.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY.—
Yesterday the admissions on payment were 1,430; do, by
;season C.cketo, 995 ; total, 2,425.

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, April 29.
The Queen and Princess Louise, attended by the
Hon. Mrs. Bruce and Major-General Seymour,
drove out yesterday afternoon.
The Dowager Countess of Mount,Etigcurnbe has
succeeded Viscountess Jocelyn as Lady in Waiting

Return of the Prince and Princess of
Wales to London,
The Prince and Princess of Wales and the inf6nt
prince left Sandlingbam yesterday shortly before
two o'clock, and, travelling by special train on the
Great E astern Railway, reached Marlboroug"
House, at 20 minutes past five.
Their royal highnesses were attended by the 1105'
Mrs. Grey, Lieut.-General Knollys, Captain WO)
Mr. Fisher, and Mr. Holzmann.

Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales hgs
graciously consented to open the fete and bazaar whichwil!
be held (by permission) in the Royal Horticultural
Gardens, in aid of the building fund of the Female Sell°°l
of Art, Queen's-square, on Thursday, the 23d of June.
The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort arrived at
Curzon House yesterday afternoon, from Badminton, f°r
the season.

The Earl of Coventry and Lord Courtenay b4ce
returned to town from Newmarket.

The Earl and Countess of Westmoreland have
arrived in Upper Grosvenor-street, from Newmarket,
The Countess Be Grey has issued cards for on
assembly this evening, at her mansion in Carlton Gardeps'
The Countess of Powis and the Ladies Herber:
and the Earl of Powis have arrived in Berkeley-eciusre
from Powis Castle, Welshpool, for the season.
The Earl and Countess of Courtoun Heave
Carlton-terrace to-day, for their seat, Courtoun Douse'
County Wexford.
Vicountess Palmerston's next assembly will take
place on Saturday next, at Cambridge House.
Viscount Canterbury arrived in town yesterdal
from Newmarket.
Lord and Lady Stanley of Alderley received st,
dinner last evening, at their mansion in Dover-street, :11°
Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde, the Marchioness
of Ely, the Countess of Airlie, Frances Countess walde'
grave and Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue, M P., lbst.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell, Mr. Alderson, &c,
Lord and Lady Churchill have arrived in toga
from their seat in Wiltshire, for the season. _ _

DEATH OF A MEMBER OF THE JAPANESE Eg'
BASSY.—One of the members of the Japanese evi'
bassy has just died at Marseilles. The ambassadors, on
receiving information of this incident, sent instructions 00
the hair of deceased should be cut off and brought to Paris;
that no priest should accompany the funeral, and an ordi'
nary coffin should be used, and be enveloped in white goal
before inhumation. They also ordered the ground for the
tomb to be purchased in perpetuity, and announce their
intention of shortly forwarding the model of a mausoleum
to be erected.