The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-03 00:00:00

SHIPPING-THIS DAY,

LONDON, Out. 3.—Wind this day at noon—North-.
Easterly; strong bran and fine weather.
FALMOUTH, Oct. 2.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Claudine,
from Manilla.
BRISTr:1„ Oct. 2. _Wind S.W.—Arrived—Minerva,
from Illyannah.
CAP.DIFP, Oc'. 2.—Soiled—Dcl3, for Rio Janeiro—John
Baley, for New York.
OFF FALMOUTII, Oct. 2.—Arrived—Hormingo, from
Halifax.
PLYMOUTII, Oct. I.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Vimeira,
from London for Sydney.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH,)
GRAVESEND, i\londay Morning
Arrivs;3, Oct. 2—Alabama and Guido, from Dram—La
Maria, from Brussels.
Ariivcd, Oct. 3—Minorva, from Windau —Ben, from
1%1117.0.

The Prince and Princess of Wales in

Sweden.

(From the limes' Special Correspondent)
STOCKHOLM, Monday Night.

It is not surprising that the Prince and Princess
of Wales should have been willing to vary a little,
and to give new zest to the quiet happiness of their
stay in Denmark by an excursion of a few days to
Sweden—a country of which little is ever heard in
general conversation, and which yet holds out so
many inducements to travellers. In Denmark the
presence of their Royal Highnesses not only would
strengthen family ties, but prove successful, be-
yond the expectation of many natives, in smooth-
ing away political bitterness. Before the journey
was undertaken the Princess had been well known,
and, what is more to the purpose, loved in Den-
mark. Upon her husband a share of this cordial
feeling was reflected ; but then he had to contend
against a counter-feeling at the moment uppermost
in the people's mind, and to his own personal quali_
ties he owed it, that in the rare opportunities which
a private visit effirded of meeting the inhabitants
of Denmark, he was enabled to overcome political
prejudices and to elicit demonstrations of popular
approval whenever he came before the public. In
Sweden, happily, there are no strong political curs
rents to ruflis the satisfaction which the people of
the country and their illustrious visitors feel in
making each other's acquaintance. Indeed, the
unmistakeable enthusiasm with which their Royal
Highnesses were greeted upon landing is the hap-
piest augury of the feelings likely to be excited by
their stay.
The curious in such matters have often remarked
that bad weather is an accompaniment almost as in-
variable of any journey undertaken by the Prince of
Wales, as brilliant sunshine used to be of any public
appearance of her Majesty. If there be any truth
in the saying it certainly received confirmation on
Saturday last, when the departure from Copenhagen
which was expected to have been a very fine sight,
was spoiled as to Effect by the rain. The wind sub.
sequently proved so unfavourable that- the Royal
yacht was compelled to put into Dagco, the southern-
moat point on the coast of Zealand touched in its
course, and, after a delay there of several hours,
again put to sea, and succeeded in passing Falsterbo,
the southwestern extremity of Swden, at a quarter
past 5 o'clock on Sunday morning. The wind blow-
ing strongly from the northwestward those on
board had anything bat a favourable passage, and
many of their number were for a time invalided.

The original calculation was that the yacht might
be expected to arrive in Stockholm in the course of
Monday forenoon, and accordingly at an early hour
a very distinguished party went on board the Val-
kyrien, the screw steam-yacht belonging to the
King of Sweden, which started from the end of the
Admiralty pier at a quarter before 10 o'clock, with
the 'view of meeting the Osborne at a distance of
some miles down the bay, and of returning with her
to the capital. The party on board the Valkyrien
included the Prince Oscar, heir presumptive to the
Swedish throne; Countess Piper, first lady in waiting
at this Court, and Madile. la Countess Horn, who
are both to be attached to the suite of her Royal
Highness during her .et3y in Sweden ; the follow-
ing gentlemen intended to form part of the suite of
the Prince of Wales :—M. de Durdel, chamberlain ;
M. de Fischerstrom, ecuyer ; M. de Simdin, naval
side-decamp to the King; and M. de Gyilensam,
of the Swedish artillery ; Mr. Hamilton, charge
d'affaires, and Mr. Ilenage, secretary, representing
the British Legation, with Mr. Hunt, the British
consul at Stockholm, &a. The sail from Stock-
holm towards the Bettie does not lie along a
river, nor is it by any means in the open sea, nor
yet among a chain of lakes. It is a combination of
all three, consisting of a deep channel of sea-water,
wide as the Schelde below Antwerp, beautiful as
the Thames at Richmond, twining and turning
amid myriads of islands, most of them wooded,
many of them rising sheer blocks of granite from
the water's edge. At 12 miles distance from the
capita], through navigation of this description, the
banks in many parts being lined with villas, the
fortress of Waxholm is reached. This is the key to
the entrance to Stockholm, and is built on a posi,.
tion trade so strong by art and nature that every
ship bound for Stockholm must pass within 300
yards of its formidable armament. At this point,
about eleven o'cicck, the Valkyrien encountered
her Msjeety's ship Aurora, which was waiting
to convoy the English yacht to Stockholm, and
for a long time before th© vessels actually crossed
the delicate tracery of their rigging respectively
had been plainly visible one to the other, and as the
hulls were shut out now and again by low lying
lands, and their courses apparently altered by the ,
curves of the channel, the yachts seemed to be
dancing a maze in and out between the inter-
vening islands. The frigate, upon discovering who
was on board the Valkyrien, fired a salute and
manned yards in her honour. The Swedish yacht
proceeding on her w-ey arrived at what is known
as the man-of-war anchorage, two miles below
Waxholm. There the distinguished party, while
awaiting tidings of the Osborne, were entertained
at dejeuner by Prince Oscar. About 3.15 p.m. a
despatch was sent off by the governor of the Castle,
intimating that the ship containing their Royal
Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales had
passed Landsort, the outer lighthouse of the entrance
to Stockholm, and about 60 miles distant from the
capital. It was therefore evident that it could not
be expected to arrive for some time longer, and the
Valkyrien accordingly retired to Waseholne, where
those on board were -gain entertained at dinner by
Prince Oscar. At 4 o'cicck they steamed down again
to their old anchorage, and shortly afterwards
sighted the Osborne, upon which they lay to and
waited for the English yacht to come alongside.
Unlike the case of the eenrora and the Valkyrien,
the Swedish and English royal yachts had seen no-
thing of each other till they were dote together.
Oa rounding opposite sides of an island they found
themselves face to face, and after so much waiting
the meeting came with the shock of a surprise. Bea
hind the Osborne glided the beautiful lines of the
Salamis. A little packet in attendance on the Swe-
dish yacht carried Prince Oscar and all those who
had come with him to the Osborne, the deck of
which was reached about half-past five, and the
members of the royal families respectively having

exchanged greetings, mutual introductions of the
English and Danish suites took place. It was just
previous to this point of the day's proceedings that
a fatal accident occurred, casting a gloom upon all
who knew the circumstances. One of the crew
of the Osborne told off to assist in bringing
the ladder up the ship's side, missed his footing and
fell into the water. The Osborne at the moment

had still way upon her, and so the sailor drifted
aatern. A life buoy was dropped almost over his
Lead, but either the man could not swim and be•
came confused, or possibly he had received some
injury in the fall, for though the buoy was within
three feet of him in the water, and be kept himself
up for a little time, ho was quite unable to grasp
the safety which lay with :n his reach. The yachts
had not met at the time he fell overboard, and the
Princess of Wales was the first in the English ship
to see the accident. As soon as it was perceived
that the man could not reach the buoy a rush was
made from opposite sides—from the Osborne by a
boat hastily pulled by his shipmates, and from the
Valkyrien in the little tug steamer, Prince Oscar
himself hastening and directing the eff.irt. Both
boats simultaneously reached the spot, where a tenth
of a second before the poor fellow was struggling
for
life. A hat still marked the place where he
had been, and a few feet below- it zome cried' out
that they could see a dark mass settling down like a
stone. A hasty thrustth of a boathook was made, but
it tell short some ree feet of the mark, and the
body never came to
theb,hindfo, surface again. The Sala-
mis rernsine!i
the exertions to the purpose of continuing
rpeoc•i:terth-it, but the task is a difficult
one, for at that water is from 30 to 40
feet deep. An incident of e'aaracter Law-
ally disarranged what otherwise ''.
for soma
to her
the course of events. The prisneeNcould.have been
cabin, and did not appear on a .6
_co.,.
was fortunate, perhaps, that a litetleucrpotomi time. It
into
set its.
mality, upon which the Swedish
galtr-.
bnetdof for.
heart, turned the thoughts of the party
ferent channel. Ifs Royal Highness, adh‘erian
the rule which he ins acted upon throughout hie

present journey of appearing as Baron Renfrew, and
not as Prince of Wales, contemplated an entry into
Stockholm in equally simple morning coAnme to
that in which he landed at Elsinore. And to that
wish so much respect was paid that the members of
the Britishlegation went to meet his Royal High-
ness in plain clothes. Prince Oscar, however, who
himself was in full uniform, caused it to be known
that a strong desire existed at Court to obtain that
one concession, and eventually the Prince of Wales
gave way, and with the members of his suite affected
a change of dress in the interval of time remaining
before the capital was reached.
Meanwhile, preparations had been going forward
energetically in Stockholm to receive the Royal
visitors with becoming respect. The wishes of his
Royal Highness were complied with as to all that
could give a public character to the arrival ; but,
privately, the Swedish Court felt itself at liberty to
take carte blanche, and did everything that was
possible to render the reception of their illustrious
guests magnificent. The principal apartments in
the Palace were to a great extent refitted. This is
a building for which we have no equal in England,
and those who have never seen it must throw their
minds back to the giant structures of Assyria and
Babylon, if they would attain a proper conception
of its dimensions. Stockholm has been called " the
Venice of the North," and the name has a certain
appropriateness, for the capital is in a great measure
built upon islands and intersected by side channels ;
some of its streets have also much of the irregu-
larity of Edinburgh. But there are points of dif-
ference between Stockholm and both of these cities,
which gi le to the former a marked degree of in-
dividual interest—and in no respect is the origin
nality of the chief city of Sweden better seen
than in its Palace. Built on the highest part of the
central island, its walls tower above all the neigh-
bouring houses, and a mere approach, known as the
Lion's Staircase, is a marvel of architecturalbaldness
and success. This site is far finer than oar own Tra-
falgar-square, and it has been turned to far better
account. All the grandest apartments are on the
highest story, from which magnificent views are
obtainable over the lakes surrounding or forming
thoroughfares is Stockholm. Almost every room
placed at the disposal of the niece or Princess of
Wales has its separate historic interest, and upon
the decorations, either now or at some recent period,
an amount of wealth must have been lavished which
England, wealthy es she is, is seldom in the humour
to expend upon her palaces. In front of the building
is an extensive terrace laid out as a garden, and
overlooking the quay and harbour. The landing-
place for the royal party was immediately under
this terrace, and from an early hour all the points
of view were occupied from which it was supposed
that the 0-borne could best be seen when she drew
up beside the quay. A long platform extend-
ing for a couple of hundred feet and covered
with blue cloth was laid down from the carriage
way to the water's edge, and protecting barriers at
either side were similarly covered with the cloth,
ornamented with the yellow crown, showing that
the space was reserved for Royal purposes. This
privileged promenade from the point of debarka•
tion to the nearest point where carriages could draw
up was kept by a double line of police in neat
shakos of a new shape, and a number of gendarmes
with silvered batons of more pretending appearance.
These gendarmes were moulded somewhat after the
French model, but equipped with better taste. In
fact, it may be said of all such regular forces as
Sweden possesses that they are, for the most part,
exceedingly well dressed. Some infantry helmets
and naval uniforms mingled with the gathering,
bat the great bulk of the attendance was composed
exclusively of the people. Immediately under
the castle wall a body of men on horseback waited
with the royal carriages the arrival of the yacht,
and the appearance of these troopers formed a very
characteristic item in the scene. They wore the
Swedish Life Guards, and until recently the regi-
ment wore a uniform somewhat resembling that used
in other countries for the especial service for which
household troops are intended. The present King,
however, conceived the idea of reviving the uniform
of Charles Xll.'s favourite cavalry. The straight-
cocked hat and square-cut coat appear now upon the
oceasion of all state ceremonies. Functionaries clad
in uniforms radiant with decorations began to appear
towards 6 o'clock, and, among others, the Come
menden tof the City, the Commander-in- Chief of the
Swedish forces, the chief and second in command of
the police, &e. About the same time it began to be
evident that the royal party unless they arrived very
soon would be unable to see any of the arrangements
made for the reception, as the evening was fast
closing in. Half-past 6, and ultimately 7, o'clock
came and no Prince and Princess of Wales. The
rows of expectant faces and flower vases along
the castle terrace first became invisible, then the
Palace itself grew into a dull gloomy shadow.
Finally night settled down upon the scene, with no
moon or stars to be seen. Here was a disappoint-
ment, for all the arrangements had been made for
a landing in daylight. The Swedish officials, how-
ever, apparently know how to adapt themselves to
circumstances, for in five or ten minutes the police
were provided with lighted torches, Lights also
began to burn cheerily and with a welcome gleam in
many of the rooms in the Palace, and on the water
level the interest was sustained by watching the little
steam gondolas, which holding 12 or 15 persons each,
and all with their red or blue light, like so many
glow-worms darted within and without regardless of
the darkness. After several false alarms, the guns of
the battery a short distance below Stockholm an-
nounced that the yacht might be expected to arrive
in 15 or 20 minutes. Then the guns of the Aurora
answered the salute, and this was an additional
gauge of the safe arrival of the party. The reports
neither from the fort nor the Aurora could be heard,
but the successive fishes had in the distance ex-
actly the effect of sheet lightning, illumining for
a second one whole quarter of the sky, and then
dying away into shadow as complete as before.
For a time, though cheering could be heard rolling
loudly along the banks of the stream, it was impos-
sible to make out anything of the Osborne. At
last a range of blue lights held along the vessel's
side revealed clearly what was taking place. The
largest pinnace had been lowered and manned, and
into this their Royal Highnesses and Prince Oscar,
with the members of their respective suites, Eng-
lish and Danish, had already descended and taken
their places, and were now being rowed towards
the shore. The delight occasioned by this discovery
and by the really beautiful spectacle that burst on
the crowd was very great. And no picture could
well have been more charming than that revealed
in the blue glare. A capacious ship's boat with
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full uniform, was making its way with the aid of
all but noiseless oars through deep shadow into the
welcome glare of the torches. These reached and
foot set on terra firma, it was but a step to the
carriages, and as the members successively of the
Royal family took their places in them, running
footmen with flambeaux dashed to the front, the
quaintly-costumed horsemen galloped at their side'
the coaches themselves tore off at speed, and a
spectacle exciting and in the highest degree pleasing
was presented.

The members of the Royal circle and suite assem-
bled with as little delay as possible after their arrival
at dinner in the castle. The latter was met in two
separate, but adjoining rooms, In the inner spar'.
ment the King
_and Queen of Sweden, Prince and
Princess of IV.:les, Prince Oscar and the Queen
Dewager,Princo Augustus, and the Danish Minister
representing the King of Denmark dined—a purely
Royal party—by themselves, In the outer room all
the members of the Royal euites, with the English
Charge d'Affaires, dined.
About 10 o'clock the leading members of the
Court having in the meantime dressed for the pur-
pose, the Royal party paid a short visit to the
theatre, where they arrived in time to see the last
act of the Swedish version of "The Daughter of the
Regiment." The house is much larger and of a
more ornamental character than the Ref-Theatre at
Copenhagen. Five tiers of boxes rise one above the
other to the ceiling, the drearations being purely
white and gold ; and in the case of the stage boxes
there is a curious arrangement by which the size of
the aperture, being reduced to that of a large oval
medallion,
the Occupant for the time being pres-.lits

to the audience the appearance of being, not an in-
dividual, but a portrait set within this frame. The
audience rose immediately on the entrance of the
Royal party, and the orchestra performed the Na-
tional Anthem, which so closely resembles our own
as to be scarcely distinguishable. Etiquette, on
such occasions, is opposed to any other manifesta-
tions, The King led the Princess of Wales to a seat
at his right hand, the Prince of Wales in like man-
ner brought in the Queen Dowager, the Prince
Oscar conducting the Queen of Sweden to her seat.
The King wore the uniform of the Hussars of
Charles XV., of which regiment he is the proprietor)
with the decorations of the Seraphim, of St. Olof,
and of the Freemasons.

The Prince of W ales wore a general's uniform,with
the riband of the Bath. The three ladies in the
Royal box wore simple wreaths of flowers, the
Queen and the Princess of Wales being dressed in
blue and white lace, the Queen Dowager in mauve
with white lace, having, moreover, mauve ribands
twined into her wreath. At the close of the Na-
tional Anthem there was a flourish of trumpets,
during which the King stood and bowed repeatedly.
The Royal family seemed much gratified with that
portion of the performances which they had the
opportunity of seeing. The Prince of Wales
manifested satisfaction in the English manner by
smiling and looking pleased. The King, on the
contrary, freely kept time to such passages of the
music as he most approved, directing the attention
of his visitors apparently to morceaux of special
excellence. Both on the way to and from the the.
atre the Royal party were loudly cheered in the
streets.