The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-15 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales,

The Prince of Wales attended by Lord Alfred
Hervey and Captain Grey, went to Windsor yes-
terday afternoon, where his Royal Highte-,3 pre•
sided et the annual meeting of the Prince Consort's
A,,,so....tiation, and distributed the prizes given by thy
Associat ion.

Toe Princess of 'Miles took a carriage drive.

Their Royal Highnesses went to Ter Majesty's
Theatre in the evening,
In attendance were the Hon. Mrs. Stonor and
Captain Grey.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Their Royal High-
nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales honoured

the performances at Her Majesty's Theatre with their'pre-
sence yesterday (Thursday) evening. The suite in attend-
ance upon their royal highnesses comprised the Marchioness
of Abercorn, the Hon. Mrs. Stonor, and Captain Grey. The
Duke and Duchess of Sutherland had the honour ot accom-
praying their royal highnesses. Among the distinguished
visitors honouring the theatre with their attendance on this
occasion were—the Earl and Countess of Westmoreland, the
Countess of Hardwicke and the Ladies Yorke, the Viscount
Duulo, the Viscount and Viscountess Gort, the Hon.
Maurice Portman, the Hon. 0 way Toler, the Hon. Elliot
Yorke, Lady Jane Repton, Lady Barnard, Lady Lawley,
i Captain Bateson, Lord Gadsfort, Mr Charles Brett, Mr
1 Lattey, &c. . .... - _. _ . _

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Their Royal Highnesses the Prince ardPrinceso
of Wales will honour the Duke and Duchess of
Baccleuch with their company at dinner to-morrow even-
ing at their villa residence at Richmond, at 6 o'clock.
select party has been invited to meet their Royal High-
nesses in the evening at 8 o'clock to a small and early
dance. _

THE EX-QUEEN MARIE AMELIE,—This venerd
able lady and suite will leave Claremont to-clay for
Tunbridge-wells, where they will pass the season. --111°
ex-Queen and party will proceed to Waterloo Station by
the South-Western railway, thence to London-bridge ter.
minus, en route for her destination. The usual residence
occupied by her ex-Majesty, Chancellor House, Mount
Ephraim, has boon prepared for ber reception. The Vuko
and Duchess of Montpensier also take their departure for
Tunbridge wells to-day.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn re'
ceived at dinner last evening at chesterfield House tbo
Duke and Duchess of Richmond, the Countess Cowper and
Lady Florence Cowper, the Earl and Countess of Dalkeitlio
the Earl Granville, the Earl of Listowel, Viscouut
ton, Lord Claud Hamilton, Lord Dunkellin, Sir Edward
and Lady Caroline Kerrison and Miss Chaplin, Colonel
Tower, Dr. Quin, Mr Oswald and Miss Oswald, Sze.
The Countess of Sefton, the Earl of Sefton, and
Lady Cecilia Molyneux will leave Grosvenor-place to- raw
row for their seat, Croateth Palk, Lancashire.
The Earl and Countess Cawdor and the LadieS
Campbell will leave town to-day on a tour in Germany-
Viscaunt and Viscountess Holmeadale have left
town for their seats near Sevenoaks.
Lotd Itavensworth and family have left town Of
Ravensworth Castle, Gateshead.
Lord and Lady Wharncliffe have left Curzon"
street for Wortley Hall, Yorkshire.
Lord and Lady Abercromby will leave town oil
Wednesday next lor their seat in Scotland.
Lady Emily Foley ha lett town for Stoke Edith
Park, Herefordshire.
Tne Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland's partie°
at Chiswick have commenced for the season. The ducliee:
will shortly remove to Cliveden-park, near Maidentlee'
Bucks.

NEVER SAY DlE!—The Ministry spared no effort
to bring up their men. Baron Rothschild, the
member for the City of London, had been absent iron the
house for two years, owing to illness, but came down r n till
Monday before the division ; however, his strength felled'
him, and he left immediately. With a great effort they
brought him down on the night of the division, and carried
him
in behind the Speaker's chair. But the most melan"
choly instance of pres-urn was in the case of Lord Robert
Clinton, a brother of the Duke of Newcastle. Ile vre°
brought on a stretcher to the cloisters, and carried upstairs
to the Treasury-office—when the division bell first rang 11
was brought to the door of the house, but the whips found:
they did not want him—he was then too weak to go but:
to the Treasury-office, and was laid down in the 101317,
under the care of Mr. Agar- Ellis. At last the final dis 3.
sion came, and Lord Robert Clinton was carried in.
w 11,,a "
was, however, too weak to stand up or pass through z,
wicket, so they laid him down on his mattress beside til
clerks, and allowed him to put his hand on the wicket se °
form to denote his presence. In this way the sick Mein-
ber gave his vote. There were 9 members of the CopOri
vative side ill, but no ouch attempt was made at the OA°
life, to catch a party victory.—London Lettor in the •ilfaiv
Chester Courier.
EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE.--" An Eyewitnees
0f
writes to a contemporary have to record one t
the most extraordinary escapes from death I ever heard 1
ri
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read of, and which but for the promptitude, energy'
coolness of one individual must have ended fatally for f°"-e
human lives. To-day the canal boat Lincolnshire, belongiP4
to tne trustees of the Duke of Bridgewater, Capt. Thoos:
Whitehouse, which was proceeding on her voyage it
e:"g
Wolverhampton to Bilston, laden with 228 sacks of greah
when opposite Mr Major's chemical works, 1110n00;
green,Wolverhampton, and while going round a very elaßriy'
curve in the canal, was caps:zed, being pulled cailllPlete?
bottom upwards, in consequence of the horse attec".ho
thereto having passed on the wrong side of the tolegt,iti,
posts, being brought back by the than, (heaping from
and running suddenly to the stretch of the line. The ch7,:t
tam's wife ann three children, the eldest ot whom Jee
"e.
six year 3 were at this time in the cabin of th 11: f
which was completely submerged in about five or six fee":s
water, and to all appearance their escape from death sla,,
impossible; but it fortunately happens that Mr Metier -acl
ploys a boa, builder, who being at work near at head, e"
seeing what had -ccurred, immediately ran (lied jamPed:er
:he b atom ot the boat, at the same time senCiug sa°;
e
man for his axe. In the meantime the boat sti6.,ntly tate:be
her position, showing about 15 inches of the side 01
bottom of the cabin. Monk (the boarbuilder) tt en Pla;
his ear close to the exposed side, and, listening for LiSce°,3- et
marked the place where the poor creatures were, and °L c)
commenced to cut through her timbers (three inch °i:i;
and in about the space of 10 minutes made an open
through which a tiny hand immediately grasped the
planks; and, as the hole increased in size, so tb° '-oct qtr
eagerly were both mother's and children's hands thrtlet
thus rendering the task of the deliverer more di Moult iiboi
at length the hole was made sufficiently large t Per4l3-tl°
the bringing out of the youngest c gild, an i letnt't
mouths, and in about 2d minutes from the tie oe the re'
dent occurred the whole of the imperilled tam ily wer-oect
leased, and taken on board one of Mr Major's boat° 00
cared for. I can assure you, Sir, it would take •en abler 'di
than mine to describe the affecting incidents, )f teas ape
sl
from beginning to end, but I certainly am of opinion
so are all who witnessed the catastrophe) teat if the 133701.
of the Humane Society is ever given for prow sptitudes o.
ness, and energy in the hour of danger, it c,e i:
to the efforts of the man Joseph Monk-, who d isplaYe6,:tlllo
qualities in the highest degree. I have t o add th";
efforts were seconded most efficiently by tb e cooper Q*
Major's establishment, Christotiher Hostel ~
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SALMON
BREEDING
IN AUSTRAL'
bourne correspondent of the Times writes taco/
great salmon-hatching experiment is proceeding, 00
prosperously. The bulk of the late cue rsignmeut cadia
per the Norfolk, are forwarded to Ta mania. Ore -005,
ponds, according to the newest piEcicr unit liglloo poi
been there prepared for the precious c &large, and, egg``
advices, many young salmon had but at from the /rest
and many thousands more were exp eeted. The 0t
ova, also, were doing equally well. Braall as Ireot;
own portion of this enterprise, it is not the lesser- iee,
ing. It is conducted by cur Acclimatisation Socoe
an ice-making factory at North Melboi true is Lhe Scene
operations. A sort of inclined plane of pans, bslitoool
with gravel, is so placed as to allow a continuous °*Dieti'
of water from melting ice to ripple OW r each pan, in 81,00
spread upon the gravel,lie the ova. T.he.,, ova aro eV°,
size of small peas, and are c a pale 7
or ten of them have died es .ch day , but abcut ten dad
among the births appeared the fir sit salmon in AustrelltPoper.
aise colour. 6°111:0 550 A
Argus had a leader upon. the illustrious young °
How he looked, how he seruggled and wriggled-eelt-19 010'1
so long as a finger-nail,, 'with the adherent torn ci.oe9
hanging about hile—a ad how he went to sleep 413
-or
ho could plunge iate) the gr avel, were all faith °,„ YA°
scribed. Day by day bulletin s issued, announcing /0110
w..s getting on, until one ire :verent and scepticoo, ire
ventured to doubt whether h was a salmon 9! Orr
piously insinuating that ti proprietor of the
had slipped a tadpole' into , one ot the pans t° '°
ges,;a
1P"
President of the Acclimatise' ;ion Society, and aoscrl)3
time would yet snow the fir st Australian Ealw°ll,tr°,
tour legs. Since this scand sinus asserti n, boviec" Dfr
60 P„
150 or 160 other metamor' ihee from eggsto 11.-.. t
"tol ,
::ken place ; all ara heat odic; strong', d apl2'll •
nature of the creature), ar,,, gradually. absorbing t"' toja
dent ova which once cteataieed them. Tile to eat
'
it
i salmon parr does after b a breaks from his ,prison is