The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-11 00:00:00

and with the members of their suite discussing and
admiring the novel effects.

About half-past 8 o'clock a dinner party, to which
some 18 or 20 gentlemen were invited, principally
these who had come down in the special train from
Stockholm, either with the Prince of Wales or
Prince Oscar, was held on board the Royal yacht-
There were also present the Swedish and English
suites, and in addition tho Swedish Governor of the
province and Mr Oscar Dixon. As the pilot would
not incur the responsibility of taking the ship
through the intricate navigation of the Gottenburg
approaches at night, though the buoys had all been
lighted, with a view to such an experiment, there
was no object to be gained by curtailing this enter•
tainment. Mr F. Hamilton and Mr Henesge, both
of the British Legation in Stockholm, were invited
guests, and before they went on shore his Royal
Highness took the opportunity of expressing to
these gentlemen his entire satisfaction 'with every-
thing that had occurred at Stockholm, the arrange-
ments concerning which visit devolved, in a great
measure, upon Mr Hamilton, who was acting as
Charge d'Affaires till the return of Mr lerniogham.
ELSINORE, Wednesday Nighit.
The Osborne, attended by the Salamis, left Got-
tenburg about five o'clock this morning, and had a
delightful passage to this port, not so much as a
ripple being visible. About eight miles from here
they were met by the Aurora, having exchanged
signals with which frigate the Salamis quitted the
Osborne, and made all speed to this port for the
unloading the baggage and getting out of the her.
boar again before the royal yacht was ready to
enter. In executing this task she flew through the
water; her rate of speed was something quite un-
paralleled—overtaking a very fast passenger boat,
the Exeelleman Tell, just off the port of Kronborg,
she regularly circled round her, and got first into
harbour by several minutes. The baggage was
landed in a space of time reflecting the utmost ere.
dit on the smart handling of the crew, and the ship
had turned round i❑ a berth of very small dimen-
sioas, and was outside again, waiting fresh instruc-
tions, long before the Osborne was ready to take
her place.

The latter mean while had steamed up steadily
with the Aurora, and on her way met a Swedish
frigate which saluted the flag of his Royal High-
❑ess, floating jointly with that of Prince Oscar from
the mainmasthead. The Aurora answered the salute
and manned yards, and was afterwards called on to
repeat her excellent practice in answer to the double
compliment paid from the guns of the Danish Castle
of Kronborg and those of the Swedish battery on
the opposite side of the channel, not more than three
miles across at this point. The Osborne landed
Prince Oscar off Heisingborg, between whom and
the members of the English royal family there was
a very cordial leave taking. She then crossed over
direct to Elsinore, where the King, the Crown
Prince, and several Danish officers of distinction
were waiting on the pier head to meet and welcome
their royal highnesses. By some extraordinary
chance everyone on board was looking in a direction
exactly opposite for those whom they expected to
meet there—namely, to She place where the car-
riages were in waiting, and it was not till after the
yacht had actually passed the point where the royal
family were standing that their presence was re-
marked. The King then walked back the length of
the pier to the landing point, and as some time
elapsed while the process of swinging round the
yacht was going forward, embarked with the Crown
Prince in a small shore boat, which speedily enabled
him to gain the deck of the Osborne; as he did so
the Danish royal standard was toieted, and after a
brief stay on board the King and Prince returned to
shore in one of the English royal barges, which
also carried the Prince and Princess of Wales, Lady
Spencer, the Hon. Mrs Grey, and other members of
the English suite. The spectators had assembled in
large numbers, and Elsinore made itself almost as
gay with flags as on the occasion of the former ar-
rival. The King and the Prince and Princess were
very warmly cheered, and after a little difficulty as
to the question of places in the royal carriage had
been adjusted, caused by the Prince's habitual
modesty as to seats, the royal family left for Fredens-
borg, followed by the members of the suite as soon
as these could be landed from the yacht. The band
of the 15th Infantry Regiment was stationed upon
the jetty and performed a selection of appropriate
airs, from the time that the yacht came in sight till
the'landing was completed.
A general subject of conversation at this moment,
after the excitement of the royal arrival had a
little subsided, was the eallant rescue of many
by Captain Sir L. M'Ciintock, of her Majesty's
ship Aurora, on her return passage from ttJck-
holm. The unfortunate ship, which was trading
to Copenhagen, was dismasted in a gale, and at the
time that she was met by the Aurora was almost in
a sinking state, laden with barley, to which the
water had penetrated, and which consequently was
beginning to swell. As long as there was a hope of
saving the ship the Aurora stayed by her, though
the gale was still a most severe one, and the Aurora
herself was exposed to great inconvenience, if not
danger. 'At last, after 26 hours had been passed in
this critical service, it became evident that there
was nothing for it but to take off the crew and leave
the vessel to her fate, which operation was accord-
ingly performed in the face of great difficulties.