The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-24 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, August 23.
The Queen drove out in the morning of yester-
day, and again in the afternoon.

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

On Thursday the Prince and Princess of 'Wales
went deo-stalking in the Glen of Gelden, above
Balmoral, and was succassful in bringing down two
very fine stags. Lord Hamilton and Major Tees-
dale went grouse shooting, and had excellent sport.
At two o'clock they had only bagged 11 brace, but
before they came home in the evening they had killed
55 brace, 4 brace of hares, and a snipe.
The Princess of Wales, accompanied by the
Princess Mary of Cambridge, drove to the Falls of
Guarawalt, by Balmoral, took luncheon at the falls,
and drove from thence round by Invercauld, and
returned home by the road north of the river Dee.
In the evening the deer were shown to the Prince
and Princess of Wales, Princess Mary of Cambridge,
Sze., by the usual way—the torchlight—Peter
Robertson playing the pipes, when four of the stal-
wart ghillies, each with a torch, tripped the light
fantastic toe, the prince, Lord Hamilton, Major
Teesdale, and others heartily joining in. The prince
and Major Teesdale wore kilts. His royal high-
ness looked remarkably well, and seemed to gratify
the people by his appearance outside amongst them. '
_ _

On Friday the Prince and Princess of Wales and
suite remained at home, with the exception of a
ride out in the atternoon. A. ball took place in the
evening, and invitations were issued on a very ex-
tensive scale. There were, besides the ladies and
gentlemen of the prince's suite, Colonel Farquhar-
son of Invercanld, Lieutenant Phipps and the Hon.
Albert Phipps, Dr. Robertson, Mr. J. Begg, Lochs
auger, and party, besides many of the tenantry on
the estate of Balmoral and Abergeldie. The music
was conducted by the Messrs. Blair and Thomson.
Peter Robinson having opened the ball with a spring
on the pipes, the dancing was kept up with
strathspey, reel, country dance and jigs until a
late hour in the morning; the Prince and Princess
of Wales, as also the Princess Mary of Cambridge,
and the other members of the royal party joining
heartily in the enjoyments. The prince, with his
usual grace and condescension, mingled freely with
the company, and danced frequently with his own
servants, choosing his partners from amongst them.
The whole proceedings went off with spirit, and to
the satisfaction of all present.—Dundee Advertiser.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne and
sons are not expected to return to Bowood-park from Ire-
land before the middle of next month.

The Marquis and Marchiouess of Drogheda,
according to letters received in town yesterday, were on a
cruise in the Mediterranean, and had just arrived at Malta
from Algiers. They proceeded to Algiers direct from
Queenstown. _ _

The Earl of Listowell was to leave his seat in
Ireland in the early part of this week for a tour of visits.
The Earl of Powis and the Hon. Robert C. Her.
bert hive arrived at his to►dship's shooting-box at Llymyn-
stun from Powis Castle, and have hitherto had excellent
sport at grouse shooting.
The Rid and Countess De Grey, accompanisd
by the youthful Viscount Goderich, purpose to leave Carlton
Garibns to-day for their seat Studley Royal, near Ripon,
where the noble lord will pass a few weeks for relaxation
from official labour.

The Countess Poulett has left her residence in
Hanover-square for Raby Castle, where her ladyship will
remain on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland.

The Count and Countess Einsiedel and family
have arrived at Long's Hotel.

Viscount Palmerston, accompanied by the Right
Hon. W. Cowper, M.P,, left town yesterday for Tiverton.
Viscountess Palmerston left Cambridge House yesterday
for Brackett Hall, Herts.

Couct Maffei has returned to town from visiting
the Earl and Countess Russell at Woburn Abbey, the seat
of the Dake of Bedford.

By the express command of her Majesty, Lady
Lyndhurst has had a residence assigned to her for life at
Hampton Court Palace.

Lord Polwarth is at present residing at Mertoun
House. St. Bozwell's, Roxburghshire.

Lord and Lady Binning and family are now
residing at Mellerstain House, Kelso.

Tremendous Conflagration at Houton.

This (Wednesday) morning, about 3 o'clock, the inhaN-
tants of Hoxton-square were aroused from their slumbers
by a loud cry of fire and the springing of policemen's
rattles. In the course of a few minutes it was ascertained
that the extensive range of premises belonging to Mr J.
Austin, patent line manufacturer, forming 1 and 2, George's
Buildings, and 14, Hoxton-square, were in flames. The
Royal Society's escapes and the engines of the parish, with
those of the London Brigade and three of Shand and
Mason's land steamers, were quickly in attendence ; but the
flames had previously obtained too firm a hold to be easily
extinguished, and in less than half an hour from the time
the discovery was made, two warehouses in George's-
buildings, and one in Hoxton-square, three storeys
high, 90 feet long, and 42 feet wide, presented a
general mass of flame. Great fears wets thou apprehended
for the safety of the premises belonging to Mr G. Sinip-
son, fancy box maker, No. 15, Hoxton-square, as well as
those of G. Morris, No.lo, Royal Oak•watk, Pitfirld-street,
the sides and windows being already on fire. Under the
direction of Mr Bridges, the foreman of the A district, and
a powerful body of officers and firemen, the engines were
set to work from anabundanee of the New River Company's
water:; but in spite of the three land steamers throwing
each from 200 to 250 gallons of water per minute, at a
working pressure of 80 to 100 lbs. on the square inch, the
fire at QM time threatened to annihilate every building near.
The next and important thing sought to be accomplished
by the brigade was to prevent the flames from consuming
the surrounding property, and for that purpose the
hose from the land steamers were so stretched but
that the flames could be attacked at the four points,
and that expedient was happily crowned with suc-
cess, but the main body of flame in the three spacious
warehouses continued to rise high into the air, aud, although
daybreak, the reflection could be seen from the Metropolitan-
bridge, whilst showers of sparks and large pieces of burn-
ing materials were drifted by the high wind over the entire
district. By strenuous exertions on the part of the firemen
the flames began to succumb and palpably diminish, and
after the lapse of three hours they were extinguished. The
total damage must be considerable fur the three warehouses
before attended to were all but destroyed, and the ground
floor of another one in the rear, but all communicating were
consumed. The premises of Mr Simpson and Mr Morris
are also damaged by fire and water. The origin of the fire,
or whether the property was insured or not, could not be
ascertained.

THE SYDNEY UNIVERSITY LIBRARY.—The Uni-
versity Library, Sydney, has been enriched by a
present from the Queen. The Governor received by the mail
a copy of the collected speeches of the Prince Consort, with
an autograph from the Queen dedicating it to the Univer-
sity. His Excellency delivered this precious gift in person
on the lst of Jane. The Senate resolved, "That an address
to her Majesty, expressive of their gratitude, should be pre-
pared by the Vice-Chancellor." The volume is bound in
white vellum and gold, and stamped with the crest, motto,
and name of the Prince Consort. In the first page are the
following words written in the Queen's own hand :—" Pre-
sented to the Sydney University Library, in memory of her
great and good husband, by his broken-hearted widow.
Victoria R. 1861." The book is to be preserved as a Royal
gift, in a box of oak and lined with purple velvet.
CRYSTAL PALACE. —FORESTERS' FETE. The
capabilities of the Crystal Palace were never more
severely tested than yesterday. The great day of the
Foresters usually attracts from 60,000 to 80,000 persons. As
may be supposed, the exceedingly unfavourable weather
yesterday (it rained heavily from daylight till nearly 4 p.m.)
deterred many thousand persona from being present. Not-
withstanding this drawback, however, upwards of 46,000
persons visited the Palace, and as nearly the whole of those
were congregated within the building it may be imagined
that it required occasionally careful management to contro
such a mass of persons. The weather was far too stormy
to permit Mr Coxwell making his promised balloon ascent.
To accommodate the many thousands of visitors who had
purchased tickets beforehand, and were unable to make use
of them yesterday, the directors of the Crystal Palace and
the Crystal Palace Committee of the London United Dis-
trict of the Ancient Order of Foresters, and the Brighton
Railway Company, have concurred in allowing Foresters'
tickets for yesterday being available on Monday next, the
29th August, on which day the fete of the London Gym-
nastic Society, the French excursion, Mr Coxwell's balloon
ascent, and other entertainments will also take place.
MR. JUSTICE WILLIAMS.—We hear that Mr.
Justice Williams still continues seriously ill at Exeter.

AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS ON WOMEN.—Accord•
ing to an official document lately printed, there were last
year 13,147 asssults on women committed in England and
Wales, for which the parties were charged before the magis-
trates.