The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-16 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales,

The Prince of Wales rode on horseback yester'
day, attended by Captain Grey.

The Prince and Princess of Wales took a car•
riage drive.
In the evening their Royal Highnesses honoured
the Earl and Countess Spencer with their company
at dinner at Spencer House,
The Hon. Mrs. Stonor and Captain Grey were
in attendance.

The Prince of Wales honoured Mr. Frith with
sitting at his studio for the picture he is now paint-
ing of the Royal wedding.

Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to
Spencer House,
The Earl and Countess Spencer gave a splendid
banquet last evening at Spencer House, St. James's,
to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales, and the Duchess of Cambridge and
Princess Mary of Cambridge.
The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at 10
minutes past eight o'clock, attended by the Hon.
Mrs. Stonor and Captain Grey. Their royal high-
nesses were met on their arrival by the Earl and
Countess Spencer, Their Royal Highnesses the
Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Mary came
shortly afterwards, attended by Lady Geraldine
Somerset and Captain Ellis.
There were present to meet the royal party--
The Duke of Rutland, the Marquis and Marchioness
of Abercorn and Lady Georgiana Hamilton, the
Marquis of Hartington, the Earl and Countess of
Clarendon, Earl Granville, Earl and Lady Constance
Grosvenor, the Countess (Doweger) Spencer and
Lady Sarah Spencer, Viscount and Viscountess
Sydney, and Lord Wnkellin. Covers were laid
for 20 persons.
The Countess Spencer, later in the evening, threvir
open her saloons for the reception of a select party
invited to meet the royal guests. About 200
persons of rank had the honour to receive invita-

tions.
After the banquet the whole of the handsome
suite of saloons were thrown open for the reception
of company, the painted saloon being appropriated
for the dancing party.
Dancing commenced at eleven o'clock with e
quadrille, the Princess of Wales giving her hand to
the Earl Spencer, and the Prince of Wales danch4l
with the Countess Spencer. The Princess Mary Of
Cambridge danced in the same quadrille with the
Earl Grosvenor.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales will honour the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch
with their company at dinner, at Richmond, this evening,
at six o'clock. A select party has been invited to I)26et,
their royal highnesses in the evening, at 8 o'clock, to a 0:011
dance, Morning dress.
The Earl of Hopetoun has arrived at Long
Hotel.
The Countess of Newburg entertained a dinner
party, at her residence in Wilton-crescent, lest evenivg•
The Countess of Fife and Lady Anne Duff lease
,
town to. day on a visit to Lord and Lady de L'lslo AD'
Dudley.
The Count and Countess Nicholas Haniskorff and
family have arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jernayn-street)
from Vienna.

SIR EDWIN LANDSEER'S LIONS.—As works °I
art Sir Edwin Landseer's lions for the bass of the
Nelson column, in the estimation of the Reader, are
finitely superior to Canova's lions at St. Peter's, or Tlior
wieldsen's lien at Lucerne. The principal model, about 111
feet long by some eight or nine feet high, would allaosC
appear to have been closely copied from nature, not crow ci
tame beast, but from a noble animal in its native wildf3i.
The mane, in which sculptured lions are almost all stle'.
failures, in this magnificent model is a departure from tll°
conventional curled hair, and flows in all its natural bread!'
and freedom. If we have wailed long for these lions,
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at least, satisfactory to know that they will bc

waiting for.
MR ROBSON'S health, we are glad to report' i 3
greatly improved, and that there aro even hopes of
being able to reappear at the Oiympie before the close
the season.—The Reader.
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOClETY.—Nowcastle'°ll4,
Tyne, July 14.—Today there has been a larg;
gathering of farmers, country gentry, and inhabitants of till
and adjacent towns, to witness the second day's trial of steal.
ploughs and cultivators, and the first day's trial of swing 313,0
wheel ploughs, grubbers, and other implements, up,,h,,,i-e
grounds of the Royal Agricultural Society at Benton. '-of
judges of swing and wheel ploughs aro Mr T. Outhwsite',,,g.
Goldsbcrough, Mr E. Whortley, and Mr Dod, of
grange ; Mr 'Toward, Britannia Ironworks ; Messrs.
somes and Sims, of Ipswich • Messrs. Hunt and Pickeraet
Mr Wm. Busby, of Newton-lc-Willows, Leamen ; Idera.
Larkworthy and Co., Worcester ;Mr Wm. and "t° e?
Rothwell, Northamptonshire; Mr John Gregory, I'Vett°oo
near South Shields ; Messrs. Turner and Bishop, Leig'-diet
Buzzard ; Messrs. E. Page and Co., Bedford, and °,l'll
implement makers, had horse ploughs entered ; and Ais
ing the whole of to-day the trial of these horse-0010
has attracted the largest amount of attention of 1;..
north-country farmers present, who, however, though t a
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ing less notice of the steam ploughing, could not wiJa,3' 00
their astonishment at the enormous amount of work 5:0,
through by these latter-mentioned implements of `c.,-01
bandry. These trials will not all be completed 1/[bot
Saturday afternoon. This afternoon it was reporte4;,,teo,
Commissioners from France and some other foreign 'col'
were in the grounds, but the attendance of distant ng'.lTiedt
turalists was not so large as might have been ariticiPle.tof
The show ground upon Newcastle town moor is COWPA-f,'l;
the horses will arrive to-morrow, and the cattle nest ward
the show of agricultural implements is in a very Or;oir*
state. In addition to the show of horses and cattle awe six
plements by the Royal Agricultural Society, there will-mac elc•
exhibition of dogs and poultry on the town moor nest bpd
We understand that the lion. J. M. :groan
an unofficial interview with Lord Palmerston on 11.11;
at Cambridge House, at the introduction of Mr I,ll' 120
and that the meeting was satisfactory to all parties.
„0 re,
withdrawal of Mr Lindsay's motion was, it is said, u'rt of
suit of that interview, the Premier having given a SlcAti
implied promise to support it at a mote opportune 0-° dew
that is to say, when Grant and Sherman have C° 10
feated, and the Confederacy stand in no need of recogni
—ll-erall. sc °f
HORRIBLE SUICIDE.,—A very shocking ;oia•
suicide occurred on the Midland Railway at
nr~ht•
ton, about a mile from Nottingham, late on ThursdaY,;coint
On the arrival of the train at Nottingham from 14'0.1., tb°
the guard stated that he had run against something
line, and a messenger was sent to clear it. On arrivlitivv e
jto.,
Sneinton he found a man lying on the side of the f'd 004
quite dead. Isis head v. as fearfully cut, his leg' ‘litaititti
were smashed, and altogether his body presented ft
'pectacle. A razor and lid were found in his Poel',e Kith
is supposed that the deceased was standing on the lu.Alocld
the intention of committing suicide, when. he was aiateli'
down by the buffers of the engine and killed imweboivso.
lie was 200 yards from any crossing, and had no
.„30 ot
near the place. Deceased is between 40 and 5.0.. 3b`c gel
age, but his name is net known. An inquest will
on the body this day.
A MERE TRIPLE—HARDLY WORTH 51''
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tea.- It is announced with much modestyooo ,°'
thir-
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can paper that the ederal debt is only 1,700,2000