The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-30 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY.

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

time very convivially:
Oa the same day the following visitors arrived at
Sandringham on a visit to the Prince and Princess
of Wales. His Serene Highness Prince Leiningent
the Marquis of Bowmont, Earl Cowper, Sir Frede'
rick Johnstone, and the Hon. W. Carrington.
On Tuesday the Prince of Wales, Prince Leinen-
gen, the Marquis of Bowmont, Earl- Cowper, Sir
Frederick Johnstone, Hon. W. Grey, Hon. W. Car•
rington, Captain Grey, &c., went out cover shoot-
ing; as also on Wednesday.
Their Royal Highnesses and suite proceed to
Holkham on Monday on a visit to the Earl and
Countess of Leicester, and will remain till after the
sth, on which date the Lord-Lieutenant has invited
a large number of the leading members of the
county aristocracy to meet their Royal Highnesses
at a ball. Great preparations are being made at the
palatial residence of the Lord-Lieutenant for this
visit.

HER MAJESTY'S NEN? YEAR GIFTS TO THE
POOR AT WINDSOR.—In consequence of the first
day of January falling upon a Sunday her Majesty's New
Year gifts to the poor of Windsor and the district will, it is
understood, be given to the recipients on Monday next.
About £2OO has been contributed by the Queen for this
charitable purpose, which amount will be distributed by
tickets among some 250 or more recipients. The gifts con-
sist of beef, given in portions of 41b, Sib, and 61b weight,
and coals, varying from one to three cwt. None but the
really deserving poor are permitted to partake of the bounty,
the proper persons for the reception of which are nominated
by the district visitors to the parochial clergy—the Rev.
Messrs. Ellison, Simpson, Rooke, &c., of Windsor—who
issue the tickets. Formerly the Queen's New Year gifts
were distributed in the riding school of Windsor Castle, in
the presence of her Majesty and the members of the royal
family, when the various articles of clothing purchased by
the humble members of the Royal Clothing glob were also
laid out for the Queen's inspection. On these occasions
her Majesty and the royal nullity, surrounded by the Court,
were present in the gallery of the riding school.
'file Duke and DuChess of Buccleuch are sur-
rounded by a select family circle at Dalkeith Palace, near
Edinburgh.

The Duchess (Dowager) of Grafton has arrived
in town from Wakefield Lodge, Northamptonshire.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter are
entertaining a totally party at Burghley House, near Staw-
ford.

Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston are enter• 4
taining a select party at Broadlands, Hants. The noble
Premier and Lady Palmerston will arrive at Cambridge
House the week after next for the season.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE SIR WM. BERKELEY
CALL, BART.—The interment of this much-esteemed baro-
net took place yesterday morning, at Charlton Cemetery
Kent. The funeral was, in accordance with the late baro-
net's wishes, strictly private, and consisted merely of the
immediate family and a few intimate friends, The present
baronet, Sir William Montague Call, a young Etonian, wee
chief mourner, supported by his godfather, Mr Andrew
Fountayne Wilson Montagu, of Melton Park, Yorkshire.
The late baronet married Miss Gardiner, daughter of Mr S.
Gardiner, of Combo Lodge Reading, Barks, who, with her
two daughters, attended the sad ceremony. The service
was most impressively read by the Rev A. Somerset,
brother-in-law to the late baronet, Sir William Berkeley
Call was son of Sir William Call by the Lady Louisa Call,
daughter of the Countess of Granard, sister to the late Earl
of Berkeley. The late Sir William Berkeley Call, Bart.)
of Whiteford, in the county of Cornall, was partner in the
banking-house of Martin and Call, Old Bond-street. The
deceased leaves issue the present baronet and two 'daughters.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.—The two telegraphic
companies are just now endeavouring to lay an
increased charge of fully one-third—in some cases one-half
—more than is at present paid by the various daily journals
throughout the country. In Scotland this matter has
brought together the whole of the proprietors of the daily
papers, who have resolved to resist it, and if necessary to
obtain their information from another quarter. Similar
action is to be taken, we are informed, by the English re-
presentatives of daily journalism. The news rooms, being
included in the proposed change, will also combine against
it. There are about 30 daily papers published in the pro-.
vinces, and they aro about to be called on to pay an ade,i-
tional sum of £1,500 per annum, every paper being askeli to
contribute £5O a year more than heretofore. The Marjnetic
and Electric Companies a short time ago unitf,d, and
this movement is the result of their combinatio-At. Their
only opponent now is the United Kingdom Tel-,graph Com-
pany. We understand it is the intention the English
newspapers to form themselves into an association for get"
tin; telegraphic news in the same w,sy as the American
papers do. This project has long the
attempt of the telegraphic comranieeesLiarlakiesde their prices
for news will no doubt h:oten it forward.—Xewcastle
Chronicle.—The subscribers to the reading room at Aye
have resolved, by a lare majority, to discontinue the u-e
of the telegraphic news supplied to them,
of the telegraph company having announced an increase
in the charge from £4O to £OO a year.—Glasgowlifor•nit
,
foui in consequence

TIIE COAL SIIIPMENTS FROM BIRKENHEAD AND
LIVERPOOL.—Lest year 331,606 tons of coal were
shipped from Birkenhead, being an increase of 82,656 tons
over the previous year. Of this quantity 72,000 tons passrod
of the MelseY
over the new mechanics coal shoots, the quantity the prtivi4
ous year being 28,00 tons. The amount of coal shipped
from the Liverpool side
last year was 1(,)0,000

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exercise in the grounds yesterday.

SANDRINGHAM, Thursday. d
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended
by Capt. Grey, spent a couple of days on a visit to
-Mr H. Villebois, the esteemed master of the Weet
Norfolk Hunt, last week. The first day was ;Vent
t
in shooting the Narborough Contract, wheal ab°ll.,
500 head of game were bagged, and on the sec"'
day in Marham Scrubby, nearly 600 head wet®
killed. Her Royal Highness the Princess of wales
did not proceed to Marham House, as was expectedl
in consequence of the inclemency of the weather.
On Saturday morning a large number of the
school children on the royal estate were taken 111)
to the comptroller's residence, when they received
presents of new scarlet cloaks, with jackets and
caps, and were afterwards marched through the
grounds along the terrace and past the drawing"
room window, from which they were inspected 11
the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Through the liberality of the Prince, the poor en
the royal estate were enabled to enjoy their Christ-
mas in a thoroughly English style—every cottager
receiving an allowance of beef, which varied to the
extent of the family—the rule apparently being to
bllow 31b for each man, 21b for each woman, and
lib for each child. At 11 o'clock all the cottager
numbering between 80 and 100, assembled in the
grounds in front of the terrace at the west front of
ihe house. Immediately before the drawing-roan
window were temporary counters, on which were
piled the pieces of beef, all labelled with the names
of those who were to be the recipients. They were
called up one by one by Mr Carmichael and received
the beef. The Prince of Wales was on the terrases
and the princesa witnessed the interesting proceed-
ings from the draiving-room window. The Prince
of Wales, attended by Capt. Grey, afterwards went
out shooting.

On Christmas-day their Royal Highnesses the
Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the Mar-
chioness of Carmarthen, Lieut.-Gen. Knollys, Capt.
Grey, Mr Fisher, Mr Holzman, and accompanied hi.
the Hon. Wm. and Mrs. Grey, attended Divine ser-
vice at Sandringham Church, when the Holy Cow
munion was administered. There was no sermon•

The Rev. George Browne Moxon, 8.A., the rector,
officiated; assisted tiy the Rev. W. Bailey.
On Monday (Boxing-day) the whole of the
prince's labourers, numbering 120, and the children
belonging to the Sandringham, West Newton,Wol4
ferton, and Dersingham schools, numbering 1,50,
making a total of 270, dined at Sandringham, a sub'
stantial dinner of roast beef,plum pudding, and good
ale being provided, by the Prince's directions, in the
spacious coach-house connected with the royal
stables. Mr J. Carmichael, the steward, presided,
the vise•chair being occupied by Mr P. Overton,
head keeper. During dinner the Prince and Princess
of Wales, and Prince Albert Victor, paid a visit, and
the following toasts were proposed by Mr Car-
michael, and enthusiastically received. .4 The
Queen," "The Prince of Wales,",. "The princess
of Wales," "The Prince Albert Victor." After
dinner was concluded the children left, but the
adults continued and spent the remainder of the