The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-14 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S LEVEE.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, by
command of the Queen, held a levee, on Saturday,
at St. James's Palace, on behalf of her Majesty.
Presentations to his Royal Highness at this Court
are to be considered by the Queen's pleasure as
equivalent to presentations to her Majesty. •
The Prince of Wales, attended by his gentlemen
in waiting, arrived from Marlborough House about
two o'clock, and was received by the great officers
of State of the Queen's Household.

His Royal Highness Prince Alfred (attended by'
Major Cowell), Ills Royal Highness the Doke of
Cambridge (attended by his equerry, Col. Tyrwhitt),
and his Highness Prince John of Glncksburg (at•
tended by Baron Guldencrone) were present at the
levee.

Her Majesty's body guard of the Hon. Corps of
Gentlemen-at-Arms was on duty in the State
Saloons, under the command of Lieutenant• Colonel
Sir William Topham, the lieutenant of the corps.
The Yeomen of the Guard on duty were under
the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Sutton, the
adjutant of the carps.

The Prince of Wales entered the Throne Roots
accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Alfred,
his Royal Highness the Duke of Carrbridge, his
Highness Prince John of Giuckaburg, and attended
by the Earl of St. Germans, G.C.8., Lord Steward ;
Viscount Sydney, G.C.8., Lord Chamberlain ; the
Marquis of Ailesbury, Master of the Horse; Lord
Alfred Paget, MX., Clerk Marshal ; Viscount Bury,
M.P., Treasurer of her Majesty's Household; Visd
count Castlerosse, M.P., Vice-Chamberlain ; the
Marquis of Abercorn, Acting Groom of the Stole ;
Lord De Tabley, Lord in Waiting to the Queen ;
Lord Alfred Hervey, Lord in Waiting to the Prince;
Lieutenant-General Knollys, Comptroller and Trea-
surer of the Prince's Household ; Lieut.-General
Sir Henry Bentinck, K.C.8., Groom in Waiting to
the Queen ; the Hon. R. H. Meade, Groom in
Waiting to the Prince; Major-General F. Hugh
Seymour, Equerry to the Queen ; Lieut.-Colonel
Keppel, Equerry to the Prince, and the pages of
honour in waiting—Mr. H. J. Loftus and Mr,
Paget.

The trehduke Maximilian of Austria.
SUNDAY, March 11

His Imperial Highness the Archduke Maximilian
of Austria, the future Emperor of Auttria, accom"
panied by the Archduchess and a numerous suite,
arrived at Calais, by special train from Paris, 0111
morning, at 1 o'clock, and embarked immediate])
on board a special steamer, the Breeze, the last nevi
mail steamship of the LJndon, Chatham, and Dover
Railway Company. The Brecz?, against a strong
tide and wind, perfrrmed the voyage to Dover in
two hours.

Oa arrival at Dover their Imperial Highnesses
proceeded to the Ship Hotel, and partook of break'
fast, and at 4 o'clock left by special train on the
London, Chatham, and Dover Railway for London►
arriving at Victoria Station at 5.50 a.m., the die'
tance from Dover to London, 78 miles having been
run in one hour and 50 minutes.

The Archduke •and Duchess were received at
Dover and accompanied to London by Mr. J. S'
Martin, the superintendent of the London,
Chatham, and Dover Railway Company.
The suite consisted of tz.,e Countess Z:chy, the
Countess Trolonich, the Baron Dupont, thy Mar•
quis Curio, the Count Luzow, and the Cnevaliet
Scherzenlechner.

On arrival at Victoria Station the Imperial part/
proceeded at once to the Clarendon Hotel, where
apartments had been engaged for them.
The Archduke has been travelling in strict ince'
nito, under the title of Count Lacroma ; conse
quently, all the usual receptions and salutes have
been dispensed with.

At an early hour yesterday their Imperial Hier
nesses proceeded to Marlborough-house, to pay °
visit to the King of the Belgians, the venerable
father of the Archduchess.

Liter in the day the Princess of Wales drove 011/
with the Archduchess.

Their Imperial Highnesses dined with the Prince
and Princess of Wales last night at Marlboroug'
house, to meet the King of the Belgians.

His Rsyal Highness the Duke of Cambridge Wa°
honoured by the company of his Majesty the King of tha
Belgians and their Royal Highnesses the Prince an,,
Princess of Wales at dinner last evening at Gloucester
House. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of CA
bridge and the Princess Mary, the Grand Duchess
Mecklenburg- Strelitz, and a select party were the illy"
trious guests.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
had a dinner party on Friday evening at her royal high'
ness's residence at St. James's Palace.
„
PRINCE ARTHUR. AT ALDERSHOT.—His Royal
Highness Prince Arthur visited Aldershot Camp on Satlit:
day morning, when the troops, under the command of Lie°
Ganeral Sir J. L. Pennefather, were put through a van
of manoeuvres. The attention of his Royal Highness Woodirected to the mode of lassoing guns, as practised by t"
mounted troop of the Royal Engineers, and also the COS
struotion of a pontoon bridge.
The Duke of Newcastle is said to be progreesil
favourably. His grace has taken the Countess of Caledooo
house on Carlton House-terrace for the season, and
take possession at Easter,
The Dowager Duchess of Beaufort and
Geraldine Somerset arrived at their residence in Plifie
street, Berkeley-square, on Saturday, from spending 0° 4.
ral weeks with the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort at OS
minton.
Earl Craven has left town for Coombe Jecoil
near Coventry. The countess and daughter arrived till,.
on Saturday from visiting the Earl of Sefton, and y,
Countess and Lady Cecilia Molyneux, at Croxteth
near Liverpool,
Lord Albert P. Clinton, R.N., of her Majestl,A,
or
ship Nile, has arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-84e
from the North American station.
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Lord Edward P. Clinton has arrived at the 6
hotel from Canada.
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The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, ALP., :eel
Mrs. Cardwell received the Earl de Grey and a i 0
party at dinner on Saturday evening, at their 110180
Eaton -Square.

Shakspereana,
APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF ENGLISH SIIAKST,-
PußucaTtorts, 1591-1830.—Collected editions of the It,
82; separate plays or poems, 312; altered copies °`oriol
plays, 71; spurious plays, 33 ; commentaries, 280 ; by
of unknown date (at least) 14. Approximate total CO
1830), 792. Of late years the publication of separate
may have fallen oft, but the complete editions or sueresP
issues of the same editor's copy have become so nurnoe to,
that an exact estimate could hardly be formed. The 0,
Exhibition of 1851 called forth at least eight complete V,
tions ; and, at the present moment, the Shaksperean
is probably more active than ever before. Botweelj,roiel
and 1860 I have counted nearly 300 English and 1001°, I
publications, making our total lowest estimate 1,26.1
would not be safe, however, to say that a Shakspere
could be complete under 2,000 separate works, in°
good deal more than 2,000 volumes.—Atheticeuin.
.d
MR. CRESWICK has undertaken a commission fr°sotit;
Gambart to paint six landscapes of scenes in the neig-ai
hood of Stratford-on-Avon which are associated Oi.rol4'
life of Shakspere these will comprise-1. Charlecote.iti
2. The Forest of Arden ; 3. The Church at Strain",
Avon ; 4. Ann Hathaway's Cottage ; 5. The TorP'ivotS
the river; 6. The same, from the Church, These
are to be published in chroruo-lithography. k 4
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SHAKSPERE COMMEMORATION PERFORMA•,' „onft
w,
numerous gathering of the managers of the various vi,-sl:tero
theatres took co at the rooms of the National Sl° 00,
Committee, 120, Pall-mall, on Saturday last, to srre!ggiVet
time for the performances handsomely promised to
_orepoeil
in aid of the Monument Fund. Mr. Benjamin 0010,
(Adelphi and St. James's), who had kindly cfg est%)
the meeting by circular, presided, and the followins oto;,
men, amongst others, were present :—Mr. J. B• 40. Sp ,d
(Haymarket), Mr. G. J. Vining (Princess's), gessrsadieto
nerd and Anderson (Surrey), Sir. (
Robert Edgar lioraep
Wells and National Standard), Messrs. Sy/313144 f3p
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(Strand), Messrs. Frampton and Fenton (Vi ware' C,
Nlr. S, Lane (Britannia). It was reported that or. 0
Falconer and F. B. Cuatterton (Drury-lane), en deciot,
Fechter (Lyceum), would gladly concur in $ de to
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come to. After some considerable discussion 13,00 e
tively settled that the best time for such Perf:°r," lqtfoie7o
take place would be during the weeks commenclDlo" t tk,
April 18, and ending Saturday, April 80, an d tba„ettY.
should take place accordingly. It was underst,°(,),t,l;sP_79l):
performances would as tar as practicable be '.'b or ‘w
performances, and in one or two oases, where and°to
given on or very near the night of the 23d, sPe' A
resting features will be imported into Win'
Willis to Nrs Waster closed thy proceediPgo.