The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-02 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince and Princess of 'Wales left Marl-
borough House yesterday morning for the Welling.
ton College, and were present at the proceedings of
the " Speech-day "at the college.
Their Royal Highnesses were attended by the
Marchioness of Carmarthen, the Earl of Mount-
Edgcome, Lieut.-General Kuollys, and Lieutenant-.
Colonel Keppel.

The Prince and Princess, after partaking of
luncheon with the Head Master, returned to town.
The Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Prince
of Leiningen, and attended by Captain Grey, rode
out on horseback in the afternoon.

In the evening, the Pi iuce and Princess of Wales,
honoured the Dachess of. Wellington with their
coznpanv et her grace's ball at Apsley House. The
Marchioness of C.lrmarthen and Captain Grey were
i❑ attendance.

The Prince and Princess of Leningin also went
to the ball at Apsley House.
Captain Grey has succeeded Lieutenant-Colonel
Keppel as Equerry to the Prince of Wales.

Visit of the Prince of Wales to the Fire

Brigade.

Yesterday the Prince of Wales witnessed the
general working of the London Fire Brigade estab-
lishment. His Royal Highness arrived at the head-
quarters of the brigade in Watling-street at an
early hour, accompanied by his Grace the Duke of
Sutherland, Lord Richard Grosvenor, and Prince
Leiningen. On alighting at the station the Prince
was received by Captain Shaw, the director of the
brigade, and having inspected the engines at the
station, and the telegraph instruments for calling
out the whole force instantaneously from all of the
establishments in case of emergency, mounted one
of the manual horse engines and proceeded, with
Captain Stiaw, to make a tour of inspection of the
different fire stations. Wellclose-square, was first
visited, where one of the land steam fire engines
was turned out, steam got up, and the Prince
went with it along Rateliff-highway to School.
house-lane station, the eastern extent of the force.
From there the royal party proceeded back to
Bishopsgnte street etaticn, next to Farringdon-
street station, then to Holborn, King-street,
and Chandos-street stations. Here another steamer
was got under weigh, and his Royal Highness
rode on it and inspected the different stations on
the Surrey side of the water, and also boarded the
powerful floating steam-engine of the brigade,
moored in the river above Southwark-bridge. It
was immediately got to work, and his Royal High-
ness had an opportunity of witnessing its efficiency
by the immense streams of water which were ejected
from its many branches. The Prince was then put
ashore at Queenhithe, and walked up to Watling-
street station, where an engine was in attendance
to convey him to Marlborough House. In passing
along the Strand an accident occurred by one of the
aeries falling, which brought down the other, snapa
ping the pole and preVenting the engine proceed-
iug further. The Royal party alighted, and after
thanking Captain Shaw for his great attention, left
in cabs for home. It should be observed that the
Prince's visit was a long-promised one, having ex-
pressed a desire to inspect the management of the
brigade. It was of a strictly private character,
and none of the firemen were cognisant of his pre.
sauce, and hie Royal. Highness was thus enabled to
witness the alacrity with which the force generally
turned out in case of fire. In several instances the
men were timed turning out, horsing their engines
and starting off within !wo minutes and a half.

VISIT OF PRINCE ALFRED TO DALICEITH.—On
Thursday morning, Prince Alfred inspected the
Edinburgh or Queen's Regiment of Light Infantry Militia
in Dalkeith-park. The Prince, accompanied by Ikl ajor
Cowell and Lieutenant Mon►tagu, R.N., arrived on horse-
back on the ground at 11 o'clock, and was received by the
regiment—which was under the command of the Duke of
Bucclezzch—with a royal salute. At the conclusion of the
inspection, his Royal Highness rode forward and expressed
his great gratification at the manoeuvres he had wit-
nessed. The Prince and suite then partouk of luncheon
at Dalkeith House. At a quarter before two, his Royal
Highness, accompanied by the duke, Major Cowell, and
Major Fletcher, drove to Salton Hall, to visit Mr. and Lady
Charlotte Fletcher. His Royal Highness and party• re-
mained at Dalkeith Palace as guests of his Grace the Duke
of Buccleuch. It was expected that the Prince would leave
Dalkeith for Edinburgh yesterday.
The Earl and Countess of Z Aland intend to kayo
their residence in Arlington-street on Wednesday for X ork-
shire for the season.

The Earl Cadogan continues in a very weak state
of health. The noble earl is still in town.

THE DANISH BLOCKADE.

(From the Supplement to the London Gazette of Fritl ay,
July 1.)
FOREIGN-OFFICE, ZITLIC 1.
The following is a translation of a communication
which has been made by the Danish Government
to her Majesty's Minister at Copenhagen, and
transmitted by him to Earl Russell, her Majesty's
Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Aflait7,a
(Translation,)
Copenhagen, June 27, 1&64.
Sir—l have the honour to enclose to you herewith some
copies of two publications of the Minister of Marino, ac-
cording to which steps have been taken for blockading, as
soon as possible, the following Prussian ports :—P illau,
Dantsic, Colberg, Cammin, Swinemunde, Wolgast, G:riefs-
walde, Stralsund, and Batch, as welt as the ports and inlets
of the eastern coast of the duchies of Schleswig and Hol-
stein, with the exception of the islandsof Als and Aeroe ,;and
other places actually subject to the authority of the King.
White begging you to bring to the knowledge of your
Government the substance of these publications, :I will
take the liberty of adding that the commander the
squadron destined to blockade the Prussian ports in the
Baltic has been invited to report to the Government of the
King when this blockade shall have been established,
alter which the Minister of Marine will make knowia this
fact to the public by a fresh publication.

Receive, &e.,
Sir A. Paget, K,C.8., &c.

TziazL.

" The Ministry of Marine notifies herewith that pre para. •
tions are made for the blockading as soon as possible of the
following harbours, viz.:—
"Pfllau, Dantsic, Colberg, Cammin, Swinemunde, Wol-
gast, Grietswalde, Stralsund, and Barth.
" This has been communicated to the representatives of
the neutral Powers accredited at his Majesty's Court, and
this communication will be delivered by the pilots to all
vessels requesting their assistance for the passage through
the Sound and the Belts. G. Lunilizs,
" Ministry of Marine, Copenhagen, Tune 25, 1864,"

"The Ministry of Marina notifies herewith that prepa-
rations are made for the blockading, as soon as possible, of
all ports and inlets on the east coast of the duchies of
Schleswig and Holstein, with caception of the isles Ala and
Acme, and such other places which are actually under
the authority of his Majesty the King.
" The blockade will successively be released for every
place that shall come again into the power cf the Royal Go-
vsrnment which then 'shall be broucht to tho notice of the
public.
"Ministry of Marine, U. LITTKEN.
, CoCopenhagen, June 25, 1564.."

RE.7IARIKABLE Discovzny.—("A Nut to Crack !")
—A party of tin steamers who are excavating on a place
called Gos Moor, in Cornwall, have discovered a layer of
hazy nuts at a depth of 2f feet from the surface, and lying
beneath f,,ur feet of ground that had previously been Exca-
vated. The shells of the nuts, of which there were many
thousands, were quite perfect, though black, but thqeon-
taitted no k6rnelc.4.