The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-22 00:00:00

The Frince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince of Wales rode on horseback yesterds9
morning, attended by Lieut.-Colonel Keppel, and
visited the Duchess of Hamilton.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied
by Prince john of Glucksburg, took a carrisge
drive in the afternoon.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales had a dinner party in the evening. Th 3
company consisted of Prince John of Glucksburg'
the Turkish Ambassador and Madame Musurus, the
French Ambassador, the Danish Minister, the
Duchess of St. Alb ins, Viscount Falkland, the
Duke of St. Albans, and Lady Diana Beauclerki
Earl and Countess de Grey, Viscount Bury, Viscount
Hamilton, Viscount Sudley, Lieut.-Colonel the Ha'
Henry and Mrs. Byng, Lieut.-General and go'
Knollys, Baron Guldencrone (gentleman in Wen'
dance on Prince John), Lient.-Colonel Koppel, and
Mr. C. L. Wood.

Viscountess Bury was prevented by indisposition
from•dining with their royal highnesses.

Foreign Courts.
P
The King and Queen of PortugalAßls Marchareeit expected
at Paris towards the end of this month or the cow'
mencement of April, and they will occupy the
Pavilion Marsau. It is thought that on the occasion
of this visit the Court will pass some time at Fon'
tainebleau.
The Qteen of Spain, wishing to give a proof of
her great regard for the Empress Eugenie, and St
the same time a souvenir of her Majesty's stay at
Madrid, has caused to be constructed a jardizttiere
of great value. An officer of the royal Spanish
household will convey this precious gift to Pe,ris•
and in the name of her most Catholic Majesty,
offer it for the acceptance of the Empress.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 15..

It is stated that the Emperor, on account of the
present condition of poiiticil affairs, has authoriEed
the Grand Duke Constantine to return to St. Peters'
burg, and that hie imperial Highness will reento
his duties in connection with naval affairs witlleut
participating in the general business of the Stan.
VIENNA, March
It is confidently anticipated that the Emperor
will in a few days proceed to Venice, where he will
meet the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, After
passing one night at Venice his Majesty will pr°-
bably proceed to Miramar on a visit to the Arch'
duke Maximilian and the Arcnduchess Charlotte.

The contract of marriage between the Archduke
Joseph ani the Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg'
Gotha has been signed at the palace of the Prince
of Lichtenstein, Grand Master to the Emperor of
Austria. The plenipotentiaries whose names follovl
affixed their signatures :—The Prince of Lichtec'
stein and Count Rechberg, for the Emperor of AO'
tria ; Baron Pawel Ramminger, for the reigning
Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; and Vice• Chancellor
Karolyi, for the Archduke Joseph and the Arch'
duke Etienne, his brother. The Princess C►otildei
who is 18 years of age, is daughter of Duke Angus'
tus of Saxe and Princess Clementine, daughter cf
Louis Philippe. _ _

BERLIN, March 18.

The King's birthday, which falls on the 223 inst.'
will not be celebrated with the customary rejoicings•
Fhree reasons are assigned—Passion Week, the
existing war, and the family mourning on account
of the King of Bavaria.

Her Majesty has contributed a sum of £5O to the
fund for erecting a statue to Edmund Burke in College'
green, Dublin.
HAYMARKET THEATRE.—rhe Prince of Walee
has deferred his proposed visit to the Haymarket Theatre
until after Easter. The performances to-night will still
consist of the " School for Scandal," "Lend me Five Shil•
lings," and " An Unlucky Mortal,"
The King of Purtugal and the King of the Bel'
glans are on the list of proximate visitors to the Emperor',
Princess Aagusta, wife of Prince Maurice el
Altenburg, has just given birth to a son.
Til3 Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Constantine
of Russia have arrived at Venice.
'rho Duke of Newcastle, according to the medical
report, passed a favourable night, and was much better
yesterday. Many of his grace's colleagues in the Govelll.
ment, and members of the family, made inquiries yeeterdl
at Thomas's Hotel. His Royal Highness the P. inco °
Wales called personally to inquire after the health of b 0
grace.
The Duke of Sutherland has left Stafford Ha 05°
for Trentham, on his way north. The duchess remains'
town.
The Duke of Hamilton leaves town to mortal
for Paris. The Duchess and Lady Mary Hamilton inns
to leave Hamilton House, Arlington-street, at the close °f
this, or early in the ensuing week, with the intenticn °
rtaying in Paris for a few weeks, when they return 91$
London on their way to Hamilton Palace, the family 0
in Lanarkshire.
Tne Earl de Grey and Viscount Goderich la ale
town to-day for Studley Park, near Ripon. The count c°l4
whose term of waiting on the Pr,ncess of Wales expires t°.
morrow, will leave Carlton-gardens on Thursday to joint°
noble earl at the family seat in Yorkshire.
The Countess of Caledon will be relieved of bet
duties as Lady in Waiting to the Queen on Saturday Ott
when the Countess and family will go to Tittenhaligett
Herts, for the Easter holidays.
The Earl and Countess Russell and family b c/I)
left Chesham-place for their residence, Pembroke Lo3gel
Richmond Park, for the holidays.
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The Countess de Fiahault (Baroness Keith
airne) was prevented by indisposition from attending '4'
praying-room on Saturday last.
Ladd' Churchill has left the St. George
Hotel.
The Right Hon. Sr Robert Peel, Bart., A1.13;'
and Lady Emily Peel left their residence in White,;holl;
gardens yesterday for Drayton Manor, Staffordsnire, fox
holidays.
Tile Right Hon. W. Hutt, and Mrs. 11 eat'
,have left Farrance's Hotel for Gibside, near Newcastle • $
Sir Frederick, Lady, and Miss Hervey Battaerfjp
'Ave arrived at Manrigy's Hotel from a visit to Sii
Brooke, Norton Priory, Cheshire.

THE HOUSEHOLD TROOPS.--The 3d Batt Oil
Grenadier Guards, under Lieutenant -Colonel Ewart,
quartered in the Skeet-street Barracks, Windsor, are
pected to leave for the new Chelsea Barracks en ti`te 10t1ti
April. They will be relieved at Windsor by the S c°oo
Fusiliers from London. The regiment of Royal V:iis
Guards, commanded by Lord George, Manners will. 41,
their present iquarters at the Cavalry Barracks, S
early next month and march to the Regent's-park Bari
gs
It is understood that the latter regiment will be relic"

Windsor by the 2d Regiment of Lite Guards.
NEW STEEL-PADDLE STEAMERS FOR THE C°l4l:
FEDERATES.-0" Saturday last a nvw steel eteacie";
called the Badger, underweat a trial trip on the bleilejb
and outside the port, and her speed averaged about 15 °Li
knots an hour. This vessel will leave Liverpool in a
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days for a Confederate p,rt, probabi: Wilmington. :a::
terday another vessel, a sister ship to the Badger,
moat,
went a trial trip, and averaged about i,5 knots an 1,
The name of this second steamer is " Lot her B.l' 13:bel
few days a third vessel, built on the same principle a'3
two vessels above-named, and called the Fox, will underth'er
a trial trip, previous to running the blockade. Al'°:-,oo'
steel st3amer is fast approaching completion. The nta
of this vessel will be " Let her Rip," Confederate age-
have an interest in all these steel steamers. ;
The Levant Herald, of the 9th, says :--"%oir
Majesty's ship Carodoc arrived in Constantinople an
day morning last, having on board his Excellsa alter'
Henry Balwer, on his return from Western Eu.ope do
an absence of some months. We are sure that we ec}f,jag
unanimous feeling of the British community in egle'tion;
sincere satisfaction and pleasure at our ambassadors r,Bl-0309
and we are, moreover, very glad to learn that his 0064-
comes back amongst us in greatly improved health?' 04
The Batouess Drjeao, a lady who has dell°loo
tier life to works of charity, has just died at lo.d)° tel
leaving 300,000 fr., the half of her property, to the ,„03 St
Dieu, the Bureau de Bienfaisance; the Orphan MY',70,0,
and the ceicivle oE tlku roligious couuruunitio6 of tho
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remainder has been divided between the tovao h
Fleche, Le Mans, and other localities of the 5004-,
which depitrtment she was born.