The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-01 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Feb. 29.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena and
Princess Hohenlohe, went to London this morning
by a special train on the Great Western Railway,
and visited the Prince and Princess of Wales at
Marlborough House.
Her 111,j,sty afterwards visited the Duchess of
Cambridge and the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg,
at St. James's Palace.

Her Majesty then drove to Buckingham Palace,
and returned to Windsor at a quarter alter one

c'clock.

Viscountess Jocelyn, the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, Major-
General Seymour, end Lieut.. Colonel the Hon, B.
de Ros were in attendance.

His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by
Major Eiphinstone, returned to Greenwich-park
this morning.

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by the
Princess Helena and the Princess Hohenlohe, visited
the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough
House yesterday morning, and remained till noon.
Her Majesty was attended by the Viscountess
Jocelyn, the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, Major-General F. H.
Seymour, and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. D. de Roy.
The Prince of Wales afterwards rode out on horse-
back in the afternoon, attended by Major Teesdale.

The Royal Christening.
The baptism of the infant son of their Royal
Highness the Prince and Princess of Wales is fixed
for the 10th inst. at the Royal Chapel Bucki❑gham
Palace. I❑vitations to attend the solemnity were

issued yesterday afternoon to all the Cabinet, Mini-
sters and great Officers of State.

Foreign Courts.

PARIS, Feb, 29.

The last concert given at the Tuileries was of a
very brilliant description. A dais was erected for
the accommodation of their Majesties, who were
surrounded by the Princess Marie Clotilde, the
Princess Mathilde, and the Princess Anna Murat.
On the left of the dais three chairs of State were
plE.Jed for the use of the wives of the Ambassadors
of England, Austria, and Russia, but only two of
these were oc'mpied, as the Countess Cowley was
suffering from a slight indisposition.
Prince Esterhezy, who has been nominated attache
to the Austrian Embassy at London, arrived in
Paris, on Saturday, from Vienna.

BERLIN, Feb. 27.

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A numerous deputation of military officers waited
on the King this morning to present their congra-
tulations on the arrival of the 50th anniversary of
the des on which his Majesty (then a youthful
prince of 17) first went under fire and gained for
himself the distinction of the Iron Cross. The
active generals of the garrison, as well as the mem-
bers of the Order of the Iron Cross residing at Ber-
lin, offered their congratulations through the senior
of the generals in active service, Prince William
Radziwill. His Majesty's Ministers, many gene-

rals and adjutants, and a deputation from the offi-
cers of the first Regiment of Foot Guards, were also
present. A deputation of Russian officers, consist-

ing of Adjutant-General Paniutin, Adjutant-Gene-
ral Count Adlerberg 111., with other officers and a
sergeant and private of the Russian regiment of
which the King is colonel, as well as the Austrian
general of cavalry, Prince Francis of Lichtenstein,
also waited on his Majesty for the same purpose.

VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES TO THE STRAND
THEATRE.--His Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales honoured the Strand Theatre with a visit last night,
attended by Major Teesdale and Mr. Wood. His royal
highness entered the theatre by a newly. constructed pri-
vate entrance in Surrey-street, and was conducted to a royal
box which had been specially arranged for tt visit. On
his departure the prince expressed the gratifi tion he had
felt at witnessing the performances.

The Duke and Duchess of Grafton arrived in
town yesterday from Wakefield Lodge, Northamptonshire.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Tweeddalo
have arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Yester House, Had-
dingtonshire.

The Marchioness of Thwnshire had a dancing
party last night at the family mansion in Belgrave-square.
A srzall party assembled at her ladyship's invitation,
The Earl and Countess Fitzwilliam and Ladies
Wentworth Fi!zwilliam left Grosvenor-Equare at the elose
of the past week for Went worth, Yorkshire, until after
Easter.

The Countess of jersey and Lady Caroline
Villiers have left town for Paris till after the Easter holi-
days.

The Countess (Frances) Waldegrave will have an
assembly to-morrow night, and again on the 9th iust., at
her house in Carlton-gardens.

Viscountess Palmerston will have " receptions"
at Cambridge House on Saturday nest, and on Saturday,
the 12th inst.

Viscount and Viscountess Stratford de Redcliffo
and Hon, Misses Canning arrived at their residence in
Grosvenor-square a few days back from Brighton.
Viscount Mahon has left town to join a detach-
ment of his regiment, the Grenadier Guards, at Aldershot,
for rifle practice.

Lord and Lady Sondes and the Hon. Miss Milles
arrived at their mansion in Grosvenor-square on Saturday
from their seat in Kent.

Lord Seaton has arrived at the Queen's Hotel,
Upper Norwood.

Lady Claud Hamilton will have an evening party
this evening at her ladyship's house in Eaton-square.
The marriage of Miss Gore, daughter or General
the lion. Sir Charles and Lady Gore, with Colonel Rich,
71st Highland Light Infantry, will take place on Thursday,
March 10.
HIS HOLINESS THE POPE has given an official
denial in the Giornale di Rouse to the statement of the Milan
papers, that King Victor Emmanuel is on excellent terms
with him, and continues to keep up a friendly correspon-
dence with him. The denial states that his Holiness enter-
tains no relations whatever with the Italian King.
THE LATE BISHOP GILLIS.—The body of Bishop
Gillis now lies in state in the chapel of St. Mar-
garet's Convent. Office for the dead and mass was cele-
brated on Saturday by the Very Rev. A. Macdonald of
Dundee, Vicar-General, in the presence of the Rev. Dr.
Marshall, the Revs. W. Downie, F, Gascoigue, Alexander
O'Donnell, E. Hannan, W. Corbett, W. D'Arcy, and
Fathers Whitty and Grant. There were also present the
Nuns of St. Margaret and of St. Catherine, the Little
Sisters of the Poor, and a large and respectable number
of other persons. Dr. Marshall preached on his life, cha-
racter, and death, at St. Patrick's yesterday, to a crowded
and tearful congregation. The remains will be removed
to-day to St. Mary's, Broughton-street, where they will
lie in. State till Tuesday morning at 11, when a dirge will
be sung by the clergy of the diocese, and a solemn mass
of Requiem be celebrated by the Right Rev. Bishop Mur-
doch, of Glasgow. the body will be taken to St. fdar-
garet's, and interred in the vault beneath the chapel.
Nothing can exceed the grief of the whole Catholic body
in Edinburgh.—Seetsnian.

PROPOSAL FOR A SIIAIiSPERE BRIDGE AT BLACIi•

FRlARS.—Mr.W.Allingham, whose poems attracted
considerable attention several years ago, writes to
the :Daily _Yews to suggest the erection of a statue to
Shakspere, by our best living sculptor, at a central point of
the new Blackfriars-bridge. " Rising boldly over the
parapet, which might be so designed EIS to aid the effect,
this etatue would have anovel, impressive, and widely-seen
position in the middle of London, and in that part of Lon-
don where once stood the Glote theatre on the right, and
the Blackfriars theatre on the left, bank of the Thames."
Mr. Allingham further proposes that the Midge be named
Shakspere-bridge.' "
A LIBRARY CF THE FINE ARTS has been
to the public in the Boole des Beaux lute, at Paris, Ilithei to
this library was exclusively for the use of the professors at
the School of Arts ; it is now open on several days during
the week to students generally. There aro about 6,000
volumes en the art-sciences and erehnelogy. opened
THE ROYAL DUCIIIES.—The annual account of
the Duchy of Lancaster, which is permanently on"
nexed to the Crown, shows receipts from rents, royalties,
&c., in 1863 amounting to rather more than £38,000, and
disbursements £14,359 for salaries and expenses, taxes and
allowances. The sum of £25,000 was pail over to the Keeper
of her Majesty's Privy Purse. The capital account, after
giving credit for receipts for grants in fee, and making de"
ductien for outlay on estates, had a balance of £.11,671 Con-
sols at the end of the year. The account of the Duchy 01
Cornwall, the inheritance of the Prince of Wales, shows re-
ceipts which have grown to be over £6-1,000, expenditure
above £15,000, £l,OOO laid out on repairs and permanentimprovements,
and payment of i'16,000 to the Prince: I
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capital account shows a balance of aLove £34,000 in I.le
.
Three per Cents. (the same as at the beginning of the year )1
and a cash balance increased foul £3,00 to £6,600,