The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-29 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY,

WINDaOR CASTLE, August 27.
Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and
Princess Louise drove out .in a carriage and four
yesterday afternoon, attended by the Hon. Horatia
Stopford.

The Quer, accompanied by her Royal Highnesi
Princess Louis of Hesse, their Royal Highnesses
Princess Belcul, Primps Louise, and Priuce Louis
of Hesse, drove in the grounds of the Castle this
morning.

Their Royal Highnesses Princess Beatrice and
Princess Victoria of Hesse took a carriage airing.
Their:Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Louis of HeSS3 took leave of her Majesty to-day,
and, with the infant Princess Victoria, left the Cistld
Cu their return to the Continent.

Their Royal Highnesses were attended by BaroneEs
de Grancy, Captain Von 'Westerweller, and Dr.
Becker. Lieut. Colonel Dn Plat also attended their
Royal Highnesses to Gravesend, where they ern"
barked on board the Royal yacht Victoria and
Albert.

The Queen hold a Council to.day, which was
attended by Earl Granville, the Duke of Somerset,
and Viscount Palmerston.

Mr Helps, Clerk of the Council, attended.
Viscount Torrington.and Sir W. Haste were the
Lord end Groom in Waiting.
Earl Granville, the Duke of Somerset, and Viscount
Palmerston had audiences of the Queen.

On Friday last, being the anniversary of the
birthday of the revered Prince Prince Consort, the
Queen and all tbo Royal family repaired early to
Frogmore.

SUNDAY.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
of Saxe Coburg, arrived at the Castle yesterday on
ft visit to her Majesi y ►,he Qaeen, attended by M de
Schleinitz,

Colonel H. Ponsonby attended their Royal High'
nesses from Dover to Windsor.

Her Royal Highness Princess Helena, attended
by the Hon. Horatia Stopford, met the Duke and
Duchess at the station of the South-Western Rail-
way, and accompanied their royal highnesses to the
Castle.

Earl Spencer arrived at the Castle yesterday:
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
of Montpensier and Princess Marie Amelia visited
the Queen to-day, and remained to luncheon.
The Queen, their Royal Highnesses Princess
Helena, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and
Prince Leopold, their Royal Highnesses the Duke
and Duchess of Saxe Coburg, and the Ladies and
Gentlemen in Waiting, attended Divine Service 111
the Private Chapel this morning. The Hon. and
Rev. C. L. Courtenay cffieiated.
Earl Granville (Lord President of the Council),
Viscount Palmerston, and the Duke of Somerset,
left town on Saturday afternoon, at half-past two
o'clock, by special train from the Padding
of the Great Western Railway, to attend the
Queen's Council, at Windsor, After the Council
the Ministers returned to London. ton station

Return of Prince and Princess Louise of
Hesse to Germany.
Oa Saturday afternoon their Royal Highnesses
Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, with their in.
font daughter, Princess Victoria, attended by Cap-
tain Von Westerweller and suite, left Windsor
Castle at a quarter to three o'clock, en route for
Germany.
Their Royal Highnesses, who have just closed a
rather long visit to the Queen, after having bidden
farewell to her Majesty and the members cf the
Royal family, drove down to the Windsor station
of the London and South-Western Railway, where
they were received by Mr. Hill, the station super.
intendent, and escorted to the state saloon carriage
which had been provided by the South-Eastern
Company. This wee attached to the ordinary 2.45
cp passenger train, and a few minutes' delay have
log taken place, their Royal Highneeses touk their
departure for Waterloo amid the salutations of the
spectators on the platform. Mr. Hill accompanied
the train to 'Waterloo, where it arrived at ten
minutes past four o'clock.
There their Royal Highnesses, who did not alight,
were received by Mr. Scott, the traffic manager, and
Mr. Williams, the Waterloo superintendent of
the South-Western ; Mr. Eborall, the general
manager; and Mr. Knight, the traffic super■
intendent of the South-Eastern Railways. At
Waterloo the saloon occupied by the Royal
party was transferred to the main line, and
an engine belonging to the South-Eastern Company
having been attached, a small special train was thus
formed, Mr Knight taking his station on the loco-
motive, and Mr Eborall accompanying the train,
which left Waterloo terminus at 4 17 p.m., and
passing over the Waterloo-road junction to the
Charing-cross Railway, proceeded, via London-
bridge, on to the North Kent line. Blackheath,
Woolwich, and Dartford were rapidly passed, the
Gravesend station being reached at 4.6 P.m. Due
preparations had been made here under tae :super,
intendence of Mr -Woodcock, the station master,
the platform being covered with carpet, while the
platform itself, station, and bridge over the railway
were thronged with spectators, who, on their Royal
Highnesses driving from the station, accompanied
the Royal carriages through the town of Graves-
end, by way of King-street and Harmer-street, to
the Custom House, the approaches to which were
kept clear by the borough police, under Mr Supeve
intendent White.
Their Royal Highnesses left their carriage at thi)
entrance to this building, and passed at once to th,
Custom House stairs, where they were met by M
Sams, the mayor, several members of the corpore,s
tion of Gravesend, with their mace bearer, and Com-
mander Cockraft, of the Coastguard, and conducted
co the foot of the stairs, where the pinnace of the
Victoria and Albert, in charge of Captain his
Serene Highness Prince Leiningen, was lying.
This was immediately entered, and the crew*
dropping their oars into the river rowed rapidly to
the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, which had
reached the port at half-nine in the morning.
As soon as the illustrious party had embearked
the Prussian ensign was run up at the mainmast,
the yacht bearing the Union jack on the stern flag-
staff, with the blue Peter flying from the Ore.
fen minutes afterwards, at 5-35, the yacht's foresail
was hoisted to throw her head clear of the buoy'
and this having been effected the cable was slipped'
The Victoria and Albert steamed slowly down the
river with a fine S.W. wind in charge of Mr..
Larkins, the Dover pilot. The weather WAS 'el:
favourable at the time of the Royal departure' and
as the tide had not been flowing long the yachtl,
would have plenty of water on reaching the ore,
At Flushing the illustrious travellers were to erne
bark on board the Alberta, Staff Comr`
lender Welch.
tad proceeded to Dardtrecht for Germany. The
Customs and Coastguard vessels and revenue cutters
and other vessels at Gravesend were dressed in
colours, the embarkation being witnessed by crowds
of ladies and other spectators.

Visit of the Duke and Duchess of Coburg

to the ' Queen.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
o finite left the Waterloo terminus of
h and South Western Railway on Satur.
t f Cob
,lay
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evening,ounr and
at 6 8 p.m., on their arrival from
Dover by the South Eastern Railway*, en route for
Windsor C.tstle, on a visit to the Qufen. and Royal,
etinailY• From Waterloo to Windsor the illustrious
party travelled by a special train in charge of Mr.
Hill, the Windsor superintendent of the South
Western Railway.
Their Royal Highnesses reached the Windsor
station at 7.6 p.m,, and on alighting tram the South
Eastern saloon were received by her Royal HiBll4
ness Princess Helena, who had driven down from
the Castle to meat the duke ane' duchess. The
whole of the Royal party then encered their ear:
riogcs and drove to the Castle, whse a the duke and
4ueinEs were welcomed by her Majesty. Their
Royal Highnesses will, it is expected, travel with
the Ctueett to Seolltind thifi evening-.