The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-18 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY,

OSBORNE, August 17.
The Queen and Princess Louis of Hesse walled
and drove in the grounds yesterday.
Lady Portman, extra Lady of the Bcdcha►nbar
to the Queen, has arrtVed at Osborne, and sac..
needed Viscountess Jocelyn in waiting.

Lord Portman has aleo arrived.
Lo:d and Lady Portman had the honour of dining
with the cneen and Rcyal Emily.

Foreign Courts.
PARIS, Aug, 16.
On the occasion of the Emperor's/de their Ma-
jesties received at the Tuileries the respects of the
Princess Ylathilde, of the Princes and PzineessEe
of the family of the Emperor having rank at Court,
and of those not hiving this rank. The Ministers
and members of Privy Councils, the marshals and
admirals sojourning at Paris, the grand officers of
the Crown, and other officials also presented their
respects to their Majesties. At noon a mass, fol-
lowed by a Tc Poem, was celebrated at the Cis"
psi of the Tuileries, in presence of their Majesties,
the members of the Imperial family, the ,superior
officers of State, and other persons.
The King of Spain, who left Bourdeux at ten
o'clock yesterday morning, arrived at the St. Cloud
station at nine o'clock in the evening. The train
stopped at the entrance of the park, where the
Emperor was awaiting the arrival of his 10.Yai
gtiebt. The Empress and the Prince Imperial, sur-.
rounded by the Prince and Princess Lucien
Murat, the Prince and Princess Joachim Murat'
and the Princess Anna Murat, received the 1(113g
at the entrance of the grand staircase. The great
officers of the Crown, the marshal commandant-la;
chief of the Imperial Guard, the adjutant-gener4,
of the palace, and many members of the Imperial
household were present, and were presented to Ls
Majesty, who, before retiring to his apartments,
presented the officers` of his suite to the Emperor
and Empress. The Princess Mathilde was unable
to be present on account of a slight indisposition.

THE VISIT OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF
WALES TO DENMARK.—The contemplated visit of
the Prince and Princess of Wales to Denmark is exPecteci,
to take place on or about the 2d of September. Their royal
highne ses will be accompanied by a limited mite, and the
port of embarcation will, it is understood, be a northern
one, probably Aberdeen.
PRINCE ALFRED'S VISIT TO NORWAT.--Zle ob'
ject of the prince's visit to Norway was to enjoy a few days
srdmon fishing upon the waters leased by the Duke of 11°f.11
burghe, which extend over three miles. The angling this
season has been exceedingly good. A few days ag° the
Racoon, having on board the prince and Duke of 101'
burghe, left Norway on a visit to icelend. The Rac°°3
will return home about the beginning of September.
PRINCE NAPOLEON IN GLASGOW.-00 Monday
evening Prince Napoleon and suite arrived in
Glasgow, and put up at the George Hotel, Georga-s
In the early part of Tuesday the Prince drove to Hamilton,
and, afterwards returning to the city, he visited the 1,1"'
cb..;nge and one or two of the principal places of busines•
His imperial highness left Glasgow by an afternoon train,
and it is understood that he proceeds on a visit to Stirling,
but his future movements are unknown. The prince travel:.
with the utmost privacy, and appears anxious to avoid
public recognition.
Prince Prozorowsky Galiizin has arrived at
Maurigy's Hotel from St Petersburg. quare.
Sir Hugh Cairns, Lady Cairns, and family have
arrived at Rohallion Lodge, Dunkeld, for the season.
His Excellency Monsieur Autoaio Flores, reEi-
dent Minister from the Equador at London and Paris, has
loft 101aurigy's Hotel for Rome.
His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and
the Countess Apponyi have left Chandos House for Rich-
mond, where they contemplate passing several weeks.
Count Alexander Apponyi and other attaches remain ill
town.

The Duke and Duchess of Wellington will arrive
at his grace's shooting quarters in the Highlands this week,
Iruundiately after the Lord Chief Justice's official duties
have terminated ho wilt join his grace and party in &fit-
land.

Lady Gerald F.ozerld is recovering from her
severe illness.
His Excellency the Hon. G. S. Jerninghsin has
left Maurigy's Hotel for Beaufort Castle, Inverness-shire, 'en
a visit to Lord Lovat,
The Right Hon. Frederick Peel and Mrs. Peel
entertained a considerable number of the right hon. gentle-
man's political supporters on Tuesday at his country seat
Hampden-in-Ardcn.
DEATH OF THE GOVERNOR OF CEYLON.---"We
have to record the death of Sir Charles Tuston
M'Carthy, Governor of Ceylon, which occurred at the Spa
Belgium, to which place he was on a visit for the benefit
his health, on Sunday last. The deceased, who was the son
of the late Mr Denis M'Carthy, of Cork, was born in 1820,
and was married in 1848 to Sophia Brunel, eldest daughter
or Sir Benjamin Hawes, K.C.8., Under-Secretary of State
for War. In 1856 he was nominated by Lord John Russell.
who was at that time Colonial Secretary, to the office of
Colonial Secretary in Ceylon, and in the following year re-
ceived the order of Knighthood. In 1860 he was appointed
by the Duke of Newcastle, who was then Colonial Secretary,
to the post of Governor and Commander-in-Chief and Vice-
Admiral of Ceylon, which he held up to the time of his
death. The nomination to the governorship, which is of
considerable value, falls to the Right Hon. Edward Card-
well, M.P., Secretary of State for the Colonies.
THE BIRTH OF THE SEWING MACHINE.—Our
mechanicians should have perfected the sewing
machine. The land that invented the steam engine and tha
power-loom, ought, in the ordinary nature of things, to have
crowned its work by the final device which was to sew to-
gether the textile fabrics its cunning mechanics had so deftly
woven, Indeed, an Englishman did a clever mechanical
arrangement for embroidery purposes, which absolutely in-
cluded some of the most important parts of the first practi-
cal sewing machine; but he actually did not recognise the
fact that he was just touching a contrivance that would have
made his fortune. This inventor, Mr John Foster, of Not-
tingham, was a very young man, only nineteen, when he
first contrived his embroidery machine, and in conjunction
with his moneyed partner, Mr Gibbons, in December, 1811.
brought it into pracical use. Yet neither of them could
see that the road they had fairly entered upon, if fdlowed
up, would inevitably have led to fame and wealth. Their
machine to them was an embroiderer, and nothing niece,
although Mr Fothergill, in a paper read at the Society ot
Arts last year, states that he saw this very machine sew
most effectually ; indeed, by the use of needle and shuttle,
it produced a lock-stitch of precisely the same character as
those now in use. No progress was made with this ma-
chine further than to employ it in embroidery, and the
patents were not extended. It is supposed that the seeds o',
this invention, however, were not altogether lost; some
workmen of the original patentee, it is said, proceeded to
America, and there they disseminated the original ides.--
Chico a Week.
THELEEDS LOCK OUT.—A statement and balance
sheet ens been iz,,sued by the ironworkers of the
Leeds district. The writers say:—" Our dispute has "W
extended over a period of 16 weeks,
our hopes of a speedy settlement and still the horizon oft
is as gloomy as ever.
There are a few who hays forsaken our ranks and have be-
come the willing slaves of their employers, but by no means
to the extent to affect the question in the slightest degree'
and the men in a body continue as firm, and, if possible,
more resolute than ever to continue the struggle until the
employers are dispose] to take down their declaration. 140
have done our utmost to bring about a settlement of this
dispute, but all of no avail. We sought and obtained ad..
vica from Mr G. Beecroft, one of the members for the
borough of Leeds, which was very excellent, and which we
could not but act upon ; but the masters did not recipro-
cate the peaceable overtures and reasonable terms of t. 130,
men. Only let the declaration to taken down, and pledge
ourselves to do our utmost to promote order among our-
selves, proper subordination to our superiors, and to guard
the interests of our employers. Sixteen weeks have passed,
and still the code of elavery hangs from the walls of the
seven forges. It remains in spite of public opinion and
private remonstrance, in spite of the press, ministers of re-
ligion, and public epcakers—in spite, indeed, of all who are
friends of liberty. The attempt on the part of the Leeds
masters to destroy our power of combination has only
strengthened our
and lit erty of the workieg men of England is only their
won so long Principles, and shown ue that the freedom
as they combine and co-operate to aid one
another." The contributora to the strike fund are then
thanked for their noble assistance and support, which bad
enabled 10s and 14s a week per head to bo distributed to the
workpeople locked out. The balance shows that the total
receipts up to August 8 have teen £11,588, of which the
Gateshead Executive Committee have contributed £5,923--
the Brierly_hill Executive Committee, £I,BS5—and
to
s the,
Millmen's Association, Westbrornwich, £650. The.
number of members receiving pay from the society is set
down at 1,400, and resolutions, the document states,
,/ittio
been passed to hold meetings in the principal tev.r.t as in
country to give information upon the subjeet of e 6
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a

Tad to solicit aid