The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-29 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY,

WINDSOR CASTLE, June 28.

The Queen, accompanied by t heir R High.
nesses the Prince and Princess Louis of Hrsse, drove
out yesterday in a carriage and four, attended by
the Hon. Horatia Stopford and Lieutenant-Colonel
the Hon. 1). de Roe.

Their 11,)yul Highnesses the Duke of Nemours,
Count u'Eu, Princess Margaret, and Princess
Blanche of Orleans, a rrive d ut the Castle yesterday.
Tae Duke of Nemours, Count d'Eu, and Princess
Margaret, dined with her 11Ljesty and the royal
family.

The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High'
nesses Princess Helena end Princess Louise, went
to London to-day, and drove to the
palace at
Westminster and inspected the works of Mr.
bert and Mr. Maclise, who were in attendance by
her Majesty's command.

Her INLijesty afterwards honoured th© Dean of
Westminster and Lady Augusta Stanley with a visit
at the deanery, and returned to Windsor Castle et
five o'clock.

In attendance were the Marchioness of Ely, the
Hon. Mrs. Bruce, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Lieu.'
tenant-Colonel the Hon. D. de Roe.

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Prince
of Leiningen, rode on horseback yesterday forenoon,
attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel.
Tne Princess of Wales, accompanied by the
Princess of Leiningen, took a carriage drive.
The Prince find Princess of Waite, accompanied
by the Prince and Princess of Leiningen, and at.
tended by the Marchioness of Carmarihen, Lieu-
tenant- General Knollys, and Lieutenant-Colonel
Keppel, visited the Museum of the Geological Sur-
vey and the Royal School of Mines, in Jermyn-
street, yesterday, and were shown through the
building by the director-general, Sir Roderick
Murchison, accompanied by Professors Ramsay,
Huxley, Hofman, Percy, Tyndall, and Willis; Mr.
Trenhom Reeks, curator; and Mr. Hunt, keeper of
the mining records, Mr. Warrington Smith being
absent on duty in Cornwail.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied
by the Prince and Princess of Leiningen, and
attended by the Mdrchioness of Carmarthen and
Lieutenant-Colunei Keppei, went to the Adalphl
Theatre in the evening.

the Great Conservative Meeting at Lord

Salisbury's.

(From the Owl.)

As soon as it became known on vVednesday afternoon
last week that it was alt up with the Couterence, and that
Lord Ciarendon's particular ?vie, whicai we have pointed
out, alone remained to be played out by the actors in con-
cert, it became evident that the Danish question had en-
tered a new phase, and that a domestic crisis would bo added

to the iu:ernational imbroglio. The Owl took a flight dovrn
Pall-nall, looking in at the Carlton, where he soon dis-
covered that something was brewing. His friends were evi-
dently under the iuflueuco of strung excitement. Old birds
turned up whose antique plumage is a standing protest
against reform, and whom a happy instinct lures
from distant places whenever great events are passing.
Official exp.ectants, too, were numerous, and very
decided in their opinion that act:on should be
taken. The Owl was not surprised to receive the follow-
ing morning, at his breaktast, an invitation, on very thin
paper, to attend a meeting of the Conservative party at
Salisbury's house on the following Monday. This,
however, was premature, for Lard Palmerston is too old a
bird to throw away a chance , end as the Plenipotentiaries
ha not shaken hands and exchanged protocols, the Con-
ference could not be said to be concluded any more than a

dinner can be said to be over before the grace is said. L'u
our old friend on the very thin paper was obliged to put off
his party till Tuesday at two o'clock, when we repaired to
Lord Salisbury's house, and met over 200 of our Conserva•
Live friend. At ten minutes past two Lord Derby, who
was evidently suffering irons au attack of gout, entered
the large room, which we remember as a supper room, and
which was fitted our, for the occasion with a round table
at the further end, and a pretty liberal supply of chairs,
scattered about in the body of the room. He was closely
followed by Mr. Disraeli, who took up a position in the rear
of his Chief, ready to bring up supporte if required.
Lord DERBY, as is his nature, opened the proceedings
with a joke. As the sitting members were pressing in with
their eeaire to make room for the standing Conservatives,
be observed that it looked like business to begee operations
by coming at once to close quarters, The function of the
Great Conservative Party, he continued, was to come out
strong, like the Owl, on great occasions. For this reason he
had abstained from calling the party together on former
or less important occasions lately. Ile congratulated them
on the success of their domestic policy in preserving Church
and State, and claimed for them the praise, acknow-
ledged by their opponents, of having assisted in perfecting
and carrying all measures which they considered for the
general good of the country. 'Whereto, however, in domestic
affairs an Opposition could iiaterfere with facility and ad-
vantage in every stage of a measure during its progress
through Parliament, in foreign affairs matters stood on an
entirely different footing, In the latter case Parliament
could pot interfere in the successive stages of a negotiation
without hampering the judgment and paralysing
the action
of Government, and thereby jeopardising the success of the
negotiation. In proportion, however, as a Government
were weak and impotent would they try to catch at the
opinion entertained by a majority in Parliament, instead of
relying on their own judgment of what was best for the
good of the country. He found a very remarkable proof that
such was the course put sued by the Government in the
papers laid before Parliament. In a correspondence with
Count Bernst rff, Earl Russell points out that it Germany
pursued such and such a course, her Majesty's Government
would—not take such and such a resolution and adopt such
and such measures, but—might be compelled by the feeling
in Parliament tied pub lc opinion in the country to do
something which otherwise they might not do. This was
not a position which a Government jealous of the honour
of the country and of its own influence should occupy in the
eyes of foreign nations, nor could the Conservative party,
without abdicating its office, acquiesce in this position. Us
would not review our foreign policy in every part of the
world, but he would point out that in the recent Polish
negotiations the Government had pursued exactly the same
policy as in the Danish negotiations, and with precisely
the same results, a policy of blustering denunciations fol-
lowed by impotence of action. They had succeeded, too,
in effecting the complete isolation of this country in the
councils of Europe. The French Emperor, who was most
desirous of co •operating cordiallyavith this country, had been
slapped in the face, and then we expected his cordial sup-
port in effecting objects to which we attached importance.
Turning to the Danish negotiations, ho reviewed the differ-
ent positions which the Government had successively taken
up, and bow in each case they had menaced, retired, and
menaced again; how they had threatened Germany, the
burden of their song on each successive occasion teingr
" Kick me as much as you like, but it you only pull mY
declaration
nose you will see what I will do ;" how they had threat-
ened Denmark that if she did not make such and such
concessions she could not reckon on the material etiOport
of England, which was an implicit
that, if she did make them, she would receive
that support.
He hazarded an opinion that if
it
eas
into the mvesion of proposed to con-
vert Federal execution in Holstein Government had
adopted energetic measures when
Schleswig—a Danish province'—and our fleet had been sent
to the Eider and an army
despatched to Schleswig, Ger-
many would have hesitated before attacking England—
there would have been no question of England attacking
Germany. That was his conscientious opinion, although
be was far from saying that such a policy should have been
adopted. That question would involve the whole policy
of the Government; but, given that policy, this was evi-
dently the time at which they ought to have acted, and it
was an opportunity fatally allowed to slip by her Majesty's
Government. The Ccnservative party had wisely avoided
the trap set for them by the Government, and had
not recommended a policy to them. He agreed with the
rule set down by the late Sir R. Peel, not to prescribe until
he was formally sent for, They had abstained, from patrio-
tic motives, from hampering her Majesty's Government as
long as they continued at the bead of affairs, but as soon as
their further continuance in office endangered the best in-
wrests of the country it was their duty to throw away re-
serve and submit their opinion to the judgment of Parlia-
ment and the country. His lordship concluded by submit:
ting to the meeting the resolution which Mr Disraeli
announced to the House last night, and eat down amidst
enthusiastic cheers.
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Mr KEE (from the body of the hail, amidst great inter'
ruption) said that he would prefer amore Irish, or in other
words, a more warlike programme.
Mr HEYGATE, on the contrary, said it was quite warlike
enough for his own taste, and that of his constituents. Be
would support his leader, and vote with his party.
Lord HENRY LENNOX. asked when the battle would
begin.?
Al r DISRAELI said he was always ready for the fray, but
he thougnt it wuuld be decorous to give the Government
till the beginning of next week before kicking them into
the middle of the week after.
Sit OItN WALSH then paid a tribute of affection to
Lord Robert Cecil, as one of his band of 35, and, in a nloct
melodious voice, sang a hymn, beginning " but a goo
boy am 1, and what a great party we are to be sure l" Ti?e
proceedings terminated amidst complete unanimity 1)71
vote of thanks to Lord Derby, proposed by old Ada,
Walc(M and seconded by some young member.