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 Bedchamber
to the Queen, has arrived at Osborne, and 511 C.
ceeded Viscountess Jocelyn in waiting.
Lord Portman has alro arrived.
Lord and Lady Portman had the honour of dining
with the Queen and Royal family.

Foreign. Courts.
PARIS, Aug. 16.
Oa the cccasion of the Emperor's fete their Ma'
jestics received at the Tuileries the respects of the
Princess ArAthilde, of the Princes and Princesses
of the family of tha Emperor having rank at Court,
and of those not having this rank. The Ministers
and members of Privy Councils, thu marshals and
admirals sojourning at Paris, the grand cfficers of
the Crown, and other officials also presented their
respects to their Majesties. At noon a mass, fol-
lowed by a Te Ileum, was celebrated at the Cha-
pel 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 tram
stopped at the entrance of the park, where the
Emperor was awaiting the arrival of his Itlal
guest. The Empress and the Prince Imperial, Bur'
rounded by the Prince and Princess Lucien
Murat, the Prince and Princess Joachim Murat'
and the Princess Anna Murat, received the ICI'S
at the entrance of the grand staircase. The great
officers of the Crown, the marshal commandant-in-
chief of the Imperial Guard, the adjutant-general
of the palace, and many members of the Imperial
household were present, and were presented to his
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 indispositions

THE VISIT OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF
WALES TO DENMARK.—The contemplated visit of
the Prince and Princess of Wales to Denmark is expeotad
to take place on or about the 2d of September. Their royal
highne,ses will be accompanied by a limited cults, and the
part of embarcation will, it is understood, be a northern
one, probably Aberdeen.
PRINCE ALFRED'S VISIT TO NORWAY.—The ob•
ject of the prince's visit to Norway was to enjoy a few day's
salmon fishing upon the waters leased by the Duke of Roo
burghe, which extend over three miles. The angling tlls
season has been exceedingly good. A few days ago the
Racoon, having on board the prince and Duke of n°
burghe, left Norway on a visit to Iceland. The Racoon
will return home about the beginning of September.
PRiNCE NAPOLEON IN GLASGOW.—On Monday
evening Prince Napoleon and suite arrived
in
Glasgow, and put up at the George Hotel, George
In the early part of Tuesday the Prince drove to Hamilton,
and, afterwards returning to the city, he visited the Rl-
chtuge and one or two of the principal places of business.
His imperial highness left Glasgow by an afternoon train,
and it is understood that ho proceeds on a visit to Stirling)
but his future movements are unknown. The prince travels
with the utmost privacy, and appears anxious to tiveld
public, recognition.
Prince Prozorowsky Gelitzin has arrived at
Maurigy's Hotel from St Petersburg. George-square.
Sir Hugh Cairns, Lady Cairns, and family have
arrived at Rohallion Lodge, Dunkeld, for the season.

His Excellency Monsieur Antonio Flores, red-
dest Minister from the Equador at London and Paris, has
left Maurigy's Hotel for home.
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 in

,Jwn,

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

Lady Gerald Fitzgerald is recovering from her
severe illness.
His Excellency the Hon. G. S. Jerniugham has
left 2,laurigy's Hotel for Beaufort Castle, Inverness-shire, on
a visit to Lord Levet,
The Right Hon. Frederick Peel end Mrs. reel
entertained a considerable number of the right hOn. gentle"
man's political supporters on Tuesday at his country eeat
Hampden-in-Arden.
DEATH OF THE GOVERNOR OF CEYLON.---We
have to record the death of Sir Charles Tustoll
M'Carthy, Governor of Ceylon, which occurred at the 514
Belgium, to which place he was on a visit for the benefit o
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
of 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 °f
Colonial Secretary in Ceylon, and in the following Year -
ceived the order of Knighthood. In 1800 he was apPoiete
by the Duke of Newcastle, who was then Colonial Secrete
to the post of Governor and Commander-in-Chief and ti ice
of Ceylon, which he held up to the time of his
death. The nomination to the governorship, which is °f
considerable value, falls to the Right Hon. Edward Card"
well, M.P., Secretary of State for the Colonies.
THE BIRTH OF THE SEWING MACHINE.--°llr
mechanicians should have perfected the bevirlg'
machine. The land that invented the steam engine and tia
power-loom, ought, in the ordimuynature of things, to ha'
crowned its work by the final device which was to toW 10
gether the textile fabrics its cunning mechanics had
woven. Indeed, an Englishman did a clever eaceheili-c:.
arrangement for embroidery purposes, which absolutelY Iti.
eluded some of the most important parts of the grstl3r3ethe
cal sewing machine; but he actually did not recogresehayo
fact that he was just touching a contrivance that would
made his fortune. This inventor, Mr John Foster, 01 'la
tingham, was a very young man, only nineteen, wht•
first contrived his embroidery machine, and in coDiel',ll4
with his moneyed partner, Mr Gibbons, in Decal:abort-I—i;
brought it into practical use. Yet neither of them c°u-d,
see that the road they had fairly entered upon, it 1(110Wer
TLe-
up, would inevitably have led to fame and wealth.
machine to them was an embroiderer, and nothing w°l.„°2
although Mr Fothergill, in a paper read at the Society
ew
Arts last year, states that he saw this very machine
most effectually ; indeed, by the use of needle and shuttle,
so deftly,
it produced a lock- stitch_of precisely the same character $
those now in use. No progress was made with this 11i:o
china further than to employ it in embroidery, ands ne
patents were not extended. It is supposed that the see"
this invention, however, were not altogether lost; ',fin,
workmen of the original patentee, it is said, proceede'
America, and there they disseminated the original idea.
Oece a Week.
THE LEEDS LCCK 01.1 T.—A statement and balancel. tbe,
sheet nes been issued by the ironworkers now
extended over a period of 16 weeks, and still the h:r.4
Leeds district. The writers say:—" Our dieputo bayou of
our hopes of a speedy settlement is as gleerpf :„: be-
There
are a few who have forsaken our ranks and ".
come the willing slaves of their employers, but by no
to the extent to affect the question in the slightest degrees
and the men in a body continue as firm, and, if poseibler
more rersoluie than ever to continue the struggle until the
em are disposed to take down their declaration. \
.s
have done our utmost to bring about a settlement of this
dispute, but all of no avail. We sought and obtained erl"
the members for the
vice from Mr G. Beeeroft, one of ever.
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 the
men. Only let the declaration Le taken down, and we plodg°
ourselves to do our utmost to promote order among oe,ri;
selves, proper subordination to our superiors, and to ernil-'d
the interests of our employers. Sixteen weeks have
and still the code of slavery hangs from the walls of t'°
seven forges. It remains in spite of public opinion ell:
private remonstrance, in spite of the press, ministers of re
ligion, and public speakers—in spite, indeed, of all veto
‘.lse
friends of liberty. ' The attempt on the part of the Leenly
masters to destroy our power of combination has °d
strengthened our principles, and shown u, that the freelaocir
aud liLerty of the workieg men of England is only.;
ono
own so long as they cornbiae and ce-oparate to 'Ol
another." The contributora to the strike fund ar thhen
thanked for their noble assistance and support, whic,
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enabled lOs and 148 a week per head to be distribute::
tonal
workpeople locked cut. o
The balance shows thatvitlicthe
receipts up to August 8 have teen X 11,58, f
Gateshead Executive Committee have contributed e-e,d ale
the Brierly-hill Executiva Committee, aBSS-Traiano total
Millmen's Association, Westbromwicb, D350-c. is set
number of members receiving pay from the sot:7, hays
down at 1,400, and resolutions, the document esva,:in tha
been passed to hold meetings in the prineiPilct, the etrilc-et
country to give in:carnation upon the subject
ud to solicit aid.
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