The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-16 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied
by Prince John of Glucksburg, and attended by
their suite, drove in two open carriages and four to
Woolwich at noon yesterday, and embarked Oa
board the Sultan's new yacht, being received by
the Turkish Ambassador and Madame Musurus.

Their royal highnesses and suite partook of
luncheon on board the yacht, and, after steaming
down the river to below Gravesend, returned to
Woolwich soon after four p.m.
Their royal highnesses reached M4rlborougli
House shortly before six p.m.

Departure of the Archduke Maximilian and

Archduchess Charloti:e.
Their Imperial Highnesses the Archduke
milian and the Archduchess Charlotte and suite left
London yesterday morning by the London, Cnatharei
and Dover Railway for Ostend.
Their imperial highnesses were received at the
Victoria Station by Mr. Forbes, the general manager
of the company, and were conducted to a special train
which was i❑ readiness. The train started at nine
o'clock, aDd the journey to Dover was performed ill
one hour 50 minutes.

On their arrival at Diver the Archduke and
Archduchess proceeded to the Royal Ship Hotel,
where they partook of luncheon. The imperial
party afterwards ,went in carriages to the Adall'
ralty Pier, and em,:larked at 11.40 on board the
London, Chatham, and Dover Company's mail
steamer Breeze for Osten don their way to Brussels. ,
The wind was westerly, and the weather promised
an unfavourable passage.
After passing two days with the Belgian royal
family, the Archduke and Archduchess will return
to Vienna on Thursday, and thence to Miramar,
where they will remain until the end of the moult),
the period fixed for their embarkation on board the
Novara at Trieste. That vessel, as already men-
tioned, will touch at Civita Vecchia on its way,
order that their highnesses ma i pay a visit to the
Pope.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of CambridE;B
entertained a distinguished circle at dinner yesterday
evening at her royal highness's residence at Sc. Jarado
Palace.
Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburg-Strelitz, attended by Lady Caroline Cust, ie
expected to leave St. James's Palace to-morrow for IVincl'
sor Castle on a visit to the Queen.
Tne Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbary left
town yesterday for Savernake Park, near Marlborough, for
a few days. The noble marquis and marchioness will return
for the drawing room on Saturday next.
The Earl and Countess of Carnarvon will PO
the Easter holidays at Highclere Castle, near NewberP
surrounded by a select circle.
The Earl and Countess of Wilton's mansion ill
Grosvenor-square is undergoing a thorough external aDd
internal embellishment for the approaching season.
The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield intend 10
pass the Easter holidays with the Earl and Countess of
Carnarvon at Highclere Castle,

The Earl and Countess ae Grey will lease touts
on rvionday or Tuesday next for their country seat, whet°
they '4;611 pass the Easter recess.
We understand that the Earl of March, who 105
just passed kis examination for the army, is about to enter
the 92d Gordo:_, Highlanders, His lordship will be the
third of his family in this distinguished national regirneut:.
which was raised and commanded by Alexander Duke 0.
Gordon, and in which the late Duke of Richmond held f‘
captain's commission as Earl of March.
The Earl of Radnor is surrounded by his friends
at his favourite sect, Coleshill House, Berkshire. His lord'
ship, though advanced in age, takes a lively interest
politics and all county matters.
The Earl and Countess Russell, accompanied bi
Viscount Amberley, Lady Georgina Russell, and fatuill,
purpose to leave town on Saturday next, for Pembrel°
Lodge, Richmond Parke, for the Parliamentary recess.
General Le Comte and Madame Schensteinebsil
left the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Paris. '
' ,
Lady Churchill has arrived at the St. George
Hotel.
Sir Henry and Lady Sophia Dee Volta hs:(3
trout Dray.
low at their residence in Berkeley-square, tro",.:.
low Park, Derbyshire.

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THE LEGAL MR. PicKwicK.—Mr. Boyill, the
famous .Nisi Frius advocate, makes, it is said, bf
far the largest income cf any practitioner at the Coren3°/3.,
law bar, according to some clearing £lB,OOO a year.
a stately, imposing-looking persoD, and has that presen'e
and physique which go a long way to mske up the effeenle
advocate. When his face is at rest, you would take 111,
bald-headed, placid, benevolent-looking sined i
acled gentle,
man for a reproduction of Mr. Pickwick, minus Ithe
gaiters. In speaking, however, the counts nance oft-a
hon. member for Guildford becomes more combative, rt.
the brows are more frowning and knitted than we look f°,
in the beaming face of Tupman's, and Winkles, aetd evetiof
body's friend, except perhaps at those critical moinellt°;
history when Mr. Pickwick hurled an inkstand at the
treating forma of Alfred Jingle, Esq , or solemnly declare,
to the unfortunate Winkle that he was a humbug, or 01,
fronted with equal fury at Rochester the infut iated 51°
mer, of the 47th.—Court Journal.
ARTIFICIAL RAINBOW.—Mr. Duboseq has 011;
trived for the French theatre a method of iLuitatly',
the rainbow, of which Cosmos speaks very highly. Ile eftt
ploys an electric light, obtained with the aid of 100 13a11:leet
elements. The first lenses of his optical apparatus ran",
rays from this source parallel, and transmit them th.rot2gllo,
rainbow shaped hole in a screen to a double convci le d
of very short focus, from which they pass to a prisztli
„a
emerge with sufficient divergence to make an effective P 0
bow on a screen about six yards off, This rainbow is'

to be brilliant even when the whole scene is lit up.
INUNDATION OF A MINE AT CIIESTERFIELP.O
Yesterday afternoon the pump at the Spitlewell Ira/1st:10
Pits, the property of Mr. Barrow, broke, and befor°,l.o
men could be all extricated at least 14 were drowned.
t'ber
water has risen to a considerable height up the shaft. ° bo
persons are missing, and the loss of life is believed t° is
greater than here stated. There were 71 men and ib°od.
employed in the pit, but it is believed many have o°4, to
The water is supposed to have burst into the it
the late heavy rains.
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SWIMMING HORSES.—The preparations'
obt
we made for crossing the river, and which °l27ie
never to be neglected, were to take our feet out o f °Ill," ere
rups, which should then be crosed over the saddl n•
are two reasons for this precaution--first, it is not i°3oreto
bable that the horse we are riding may be a bad avi f°l, a'
or may become timid. In either case the animal alaio°".
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variably, upon finding itself in deep water, allows its
legs to sink, in order to try and touch the ground"o:10
doing eo it usually "turns turtle," and for a few See- et'
struggles and plunges on its back or sides. During thi6.1,101
formance, it is not improbable that one's feet, or a foot, joill
become entangled in the stirrup-iron, and when tile °%el3
turns over, we of course must quit the saddle, but being of
by the foot, are dragged along under water in any thing t. sing
pleasant position. This is one very good reason for or
the stirrups over the saddle. Another reason for
ceeding is, that many horses in swimming raise the' ':oof
legs very high in order to strike out, and thus incur a °jot
putting their hoofs in the stirrup.droo, when the hors° le de°
Dither be drowned, cr the stirrup-leather broken. 1:01, Bret
swimming horse well is not a vary easy thing: in' t.
place, we must lean well forward, so that our body rests-000
on the animal's crest; we must not attempt to use 01. e
Avjl
in case we have one, or to meddle with his mouthmouthlri 1,70/
way ; we can steer him by vie aid of a switch, which If 't
enable us to turn his head slightly in any direction' vita
is necessary to use the reins at all we should do vers,oll•
the hands very low, and employ only the sughtesov
Horses aro like men in their relative swimming Pothers
some swimming strongly and high out of the Weer,
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with difficulty and low down. One of my horseel, deal)!
skill in the water I often tried, allowed himself to Sin
cr, d
got
until only his head was visiole ; with hie neck stret
like a dog, he would coolly swim away, carrying Tire oing
the
back, and never showing the least excitement d ed
whole Lusiness. Another steed invariably Flu" as a°6
snorted upon entering deep water, and was as „cep
to turn over, and oblige us to take care of ours
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A HORSE SHOW, on a grand scale, will viry4
in the Agricultural Hall, Islington, during the gro
July,