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

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince and Princess of Wales returned to Arad-
borough-house from Cambridge at 5 o'clock on Saturday
afternoon.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, with the Prince and
Princess Louis of Hesse, and the Ladies and Gentlemen in
Waiting, attended divine service at the Chapel Royal, 5"
James's, yesterday morning.
The Communion Service was read by the Rev, the Sub-
Dean, the Rev. R. C. Packman, and the Very Rev. the
Dean of Chichester.

The Very Rev, the Dean of Chichester preached the Ee"
mon, from St. Luke, c. 14, verses 16 and 17.
Anthem, " Sing 0 heavens," Kent, sung by Messrs It,
Barnby, Benson, and Lewis Thomas.
Mr Cooper presided at the organ. _

The Archbishop of Armagh, the Duke of St. Albans,
the Marquis of Bath, Earl St. Germans, Viscount Sydney
Lord Crewe, and Lord Llanover, were present during the

service.

Tile Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by the
Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, drove to Kew in the

afternoon.

RETURN CF HER MAJESTY TO WINDSOR,--The
Queen and the royal family are expected to return to
Windsor from Balmoral on Wednesday. The Prince and
Princess Louis of Hesse, it is understood, will reach 'Windsor
to-day.

Extensive preparations have been made at Frog•
more Lodge for the reception of their Royal Highnesses
the Prince and Princess of Wales, who will arrive there on
Tuesday next.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prince
and Princess of Hesse, and all the Princesses, will proceed
to Buckingham Palace on Friday, after luncheon, to 139
present at the State Ball which takes place in the eveninb'•
—Court Journal.

His Excellency Senor Don Manilio and family
have left the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Faris.
Prince Edouard de la Tour d'Auvergue left the
French Embassy on Saturday for Brussels.
The Duchess of Sutherland will return to town
to-day from Lilleshall, Salop, in order to attend to-morrow
the wedding of Lord Frederick Cavendish and the 11011'
Lucy Lyttleton.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde
entertained his Royal Highness the Duke of Cate'
bridge at dinner on Saturday, at ther residence in Stratton'
street. There were present to meet the royal duke their
Serene Highnesses Prince and Princess Edward of Salo"
Weimar, Emily Duchess of Beaufort, the Marquis 0124
Marchioness of Waterford, the Earl and Countess of Beati"
borough, the Earl and Countess of Harewood, Lady Moles"
worth, the Right Hon. the Speaker and Lady Charlotte
Denison, Dr. Quin, Mr. Celthorpe, Mr. Grant, and Colonel
the Hon. James Macdonald, in waiting on his royal
highness.

The Earl and Countess de Grey had a dinner
party on Saturday at their house in Carlton"
gardens. The Archbishop of York and Mrs ThoniPoll/
the Earl and Countess Fitzwilliam, General Sir Richard
.nd Hon. Lady Airey and Miss Airey, Hon Alfred StourtaP
Mr It, Vyner, M.P,, Mr Ingilby, &c., were among the
guests. Ck.vers were laid for 20.

Viscount and Viscountess Strathallan and 11°11:
Miss Drummond have left 11, Dover-street, for their beat
in Scotland for the season.

Lady Abinger has left the St. George's Hotel•
The Right Hon. Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton re•
turned on Saturday to his town mansion, Breadalban°
House, Park•lane, from his visit to Cambridge.
The Baroness de Bunsen, widow of the Baron de
Bunsen, who for so many years represented the Court of
Berlin in this country, arrived in England recently, and
has since left town on a visit to her sister, Lady Llanover,
in South Wales.

Sir Alexander and Lady Arabella Bannerman
entertained a select party at dinner on Saturday evening at
their residence in Grosvenor place,

DEATH OF MR. W. J. Fob.—Our readers will
share cur regret in learning the death, on Friday
Friday afternoon, cf Mr WilNora Johnson Fox, for marl
years M.P. for Oldham. He died in his 78th year, after
very short illness. Mr. Fox was born in Suffolk in the year
1786. His father, who wae, in the first instance, a small
farmer, afterwards became a weaver at Norwich. In eady
lite the lamented deceased entered the Congregational
ministry, but afterwards becatne a Unitarian,
which body
he left, and for many years attracted enormous congrega"
tions to the chapel in South-place, Finsbury. He was °II6I
of the ablest and most eloquent of the lecturers of the Anti-
Corn-Law League, a writer in the Westminster Review and
various other publications. He was elected M.P. for Old"
ham in 1817, and this position he occupied, with the ea'
ception of two brief intervals, until the period of his retire-
ment from public life.—Dispatch.
SIR EDMUND BACON, BART.—The death of the
above baronet is announced as having occurred oil
the 3th ult., at Raveningham Park, Norfolk. The deceased:
was the premier baronet of England, being in possession of.
two baronetcies—being representative of the 9ch baronet of
Redgrave (created in 1611) and 10th baronet of Milder:o2oll'
The late baronet was eldest son of Sir Edmund Bacon, by
Anne, eldest daughter of the late Sir Wm. Beauchas*
Procter, Bart., and was born in 1779. He married in 1801
his cousin, Mary Anne Elizabeth, daughter of Mr Dash'
wood Bacon, of Ottery St. Mary,. Devon (who died in 1820)
and in 1820 succeeded to the ba.-onetcy. The venerable
baronet is succeeded in the family honours and estates 11
the nephew, Henry Hinckman, eldest son of the late Sr
Nicholas Bacon, who died last year. The present boot
who was formerly in the 2d Dragoon Guards, was born i
1820, and married in 1853 Miss Beckett, third daughter °f

Sir Thomas Beckett, Bart.
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—We ender"
stand that an exhibition of all kinds of bouquet-holders'
ancient and modern, is to take place in the Royal Horticol‘
tural Gardens on the 13th of July, to which the possessors
of jewelled and other bouquet-holders are invited to con"

tribute such objects as they may be posses sed of.
OFFICIAL APFOINTMENTS.—The tion, W. StOr!:
Secretary of Legation at Washington, is appointed
Secretary of Embassy at Constantinople—Mr AdainstA
Second Secretary to the Embassy at Ph.ris, is appoiD.t.fe".
Secretary of Legation at Washington, in the room of xr
Stuart—Lieut.-Col. Sir Robert Anstruther, Bart., I%l.P.tie
appointed Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Fife, vice AI
Erskine Wemyss, M.P,, deceased—Mr John Crawful's
Kerr, writer, Glasgow, is appointed Keeper of the Record
of Sasines of Dumbartonshire—Mr Cuthbert Edward
son, of the Inner Temple, now stipendiary magistrate et
Manchester, is to be the new met,"opolitan police magis-
trate, vice Mr Leigh, who retires.
MR. COBDEN ON THE LORD CHANCELLOR
COUNTY' COURTS BILL.—In reply to a letter from the
Secretary of the Rochdale Tradesman's At sociation Pre'3sl
for a distinct explanation of :his opinions upon the L°r a
Chaneellqrs County Courts Act Amenc:ment Bill, 81:1
asking whether they might expect his support to the °bJ„ ::
e
tions against the measure, Mr. Cobden has written ,
following letter :—" House of Commons, June 3.—Sirra
In reply to your letter asking for a more specific expreee'e-t
of my views respecting the County Courts Act Amendel
Bill, which has been introduced into the House of Lords,
beg to say I approve the principle, of the measure, but pro ,
for to postpone my judgment on its details until it is init.-
duced into the Commons. Ia this view I think the Rcicjii
dale Tradesmen's Association wile agree with me, whell ,a,
remind them that until a bill reach cis the Lower Houea "-
remain in ignorance of its provisiw e'
is, as it is liable t
alteration at every stage. Already th a measure in cluelBtii::
has undergone amendments, which are now being Prilieo
To-day a deputation of the Trades Pr otection SocietY[eir
had au interview with the Lord Chance,'lor to express the
' concurrence in the principle of his bill, but to ask for 0°7.,..
amendments. He agrees, upon certain conditions, t°
tend the limitation to which your body is opposed frotaico"
year to three, and ho promises to take other suggello.
into consideration. I may add that on the subject 0' ire,
prisonment the deputation requested that it might be -ka
stricted to one commitment. If you will allow me to mall
the suggestion, I recommend your association to lose
time in petitioning the Lords for such amendments es Yea
wish to have introduced into the bill, and to postpone 63
action with the Commons until we know in what daring
comes down to us. I can guarantee you ample time dur_.l,
the passage of the measure through the Commons for
'feel
full expression to your views by petition. 1 shall f
obliged by your allowing this letter to be published in°,ree
and 1 remain very truly yours, RICHARD CoBDEN.--
ia-
Fletcher, Esq., Secretary, Rochdale Tradesmen's Msl3‘'
tion

dB LATE FRENCH PLOT.—lmperatori and Sell'
glioni, who were sentenced to imprisonment for 2,,a
years for having conspired io assassinate the Emperor of
France, are about to be removed from the Olson of I%l°l.
to a fortress where they are to undergo their punish:oll
Greco and Trabucco, who were sentenced to transportation.,
are shdrtly to be removed from Paris to the place of °lel
destination, which is not yet announced.