The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-20 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY,

BALMORAL, May 17.
The Queen drove in the morning with her Royal high-
ness the Princess Helena.

Her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal Highness the
Princess Louise, and attended by Lady Churchill, drove
round by the Lynn of Muich and Birk-hall.

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The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince of 'Wales rode on horseback yesterday fore-
noon, attended by Major Teesdale.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the
Countess of Morton and Major Teesdale, went to the
bazaar in aid of the French Protes'ant Free School, at St.
James's Hall,

The Prince end Princess of Wales took a carriage drive.
Their royal highnesses had a dinner party in the evening.
The company included the Russian Ambassador and Ba-
roness Brunnow, the Duke and Duchess of Manchester,
the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, Maria Mar-
chioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Bowmont, the Earl
and Countess of Derby, the Countess of Morton, Viscount
Hamilton, Lord and Lady Proby, Lord Harris, Lieutenant
Colonel the lion. Percy and Lady Louisa Feilding, the
Hon. William arcl Mrs. Grey, Lieutenant .General and
Mrs, Knollys, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Holzmanr, and Major
Teesdale.

The band of the Ist Life Guards was in attendance, and
played a selection of music, under the direction of Mr.
Watereon, the bandmaster.

The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and Lady
Victoria Scott, Lord and Lady 0 verstone, and a large
party are staying on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness
of Exeter at Burghley House, near Stamford.

The Duke of Argyll returns to town to-day
from the North. The duchess has returned to Campdeu
Hill, from staying with the Duchess (Dow.) of Sutherland
at Cliefden, near Maidenhead.

The Duchess (Dow.) of Sutherland has arrived
at Chiswick House from Cliefden, near Maidenhead.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailse have
arrived at the Burlington Hotel, ,Burlington•street, from
Culzean Castle, Ayrshire, for the season.

The Earl and Countess Spencer have arrived at
Vienna from Athens, on their way home from Egypt. We
are happy to learn that the health of Lord Spencer has
greatly improved.
The Eirl and Countess of &Aland entertained
the Duke of Leinster, the Duke of Roxburghe, the Marquis
of Normanby, and Lady Laura Phipps, Lady Caroline
lierrison, Lurd George and Lady Adeliz% Manners, Lord
and Lady De Mauley, Hon, Frederick Byng, Mr Greville,
&0., at dinner yesterday evening at their mansion in
Arlington-street.

The Earl of Glasgow has arrived at the St.
George's Hotel,

Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston returned
to town yesterday from Brocket Hall, Herts. The noble
viscount has nearly regained his customary health and
strength.

The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer
and Mrs. Gladstone and family arrived in town yesterday
from Brighton.

Sir Robert and Lady Gerard and Mr. F. Gerard.
have arrived at the Clarendon Hotel for the season.

Sir Frederick Jrfferson, Bart., has arrived at
the Portland Hotel, Southsea.

The Right Hon. Niebitt Hamilton has arrived
at the Queen's Hotel, -Upper Norwood.

Mrs. Campbell Wyndham has arrived at the St.
George's Hotel.

A marriage has been arranged between Lieut.-
Colonel Campbell, of the Scots Fusilier Guards, son of Mr.
Campbell of Blythswood, and the lion. Mies Carington,
daughter of Lord and Lady Carington.
CABINET COUNCIL. —Summonses have been
issued for a meeting of the Cabinet Ministers to-morrow,
at Lord Palmerston's official residence in Downing-street.

HERR ERNST has addressed to us a communicaa
tion, in which, speaking of Herr Joachim's phrase " dear
master," the former explains that phrase in no way to
signify the fact that Herr Joachim was his pupil, the
expression having been gracefully employed by the brother
artist as an indication of his homage for Herr Ernst's
mastery of his art. Herr Ernst also adds that he should
have been proud to have bad for his pupil one of the
most distinguished representatives of the musical art, sad
one who stands alone in his peculiar style as a violinist.

YES OR No ?—L e t Mr. Stansfeid reply to these
questions, says the Standard;—Did Joseph Maz-
zini write that account which was published of his famous
interview with Gallenga ? Did he hear his proposal to
stab the King of Italy ? Did he provide him with money
to carry him upon his nefarious errand ? Did he coldly
argue with him, as he says, upon the point, whether or not
the time selected for the bloody deed were propitious ? Did
he point to the knife with the handle of lapislazuli, " which
he much prized," and bid Sciandra take it ? Did he not
know it was to be driven into the heart of Charles Albert
whenever an opportunity occurred ? If he did he was as
guilty of plotting a deliberate, cowardly, and infamous
murder as Lady Macbeth was of conspiring to slay King
Duncan. if he did not, let Mazzini disavow his own nar-
rative; let Mr. Stansfeld exonerate him from having'
written it ; let him stand forward " upon his honour and
conscience," and declare that the criminal, wicked, das-
tardly scheme was never plotted. When he does this, we
will take him upon his word ; until he does it, a mystery of
prevarication remains, which not even the testimonial or
the speech at Halifax will dissipate ; for that knife which-
Mazzini gave to Sciandra, wherewith to murder a mall
suffice to refute whole columns of braggart declamation.
MR ROEBUCK AND THE DUKE OF ARGYLE AT
SHEFFIELD.—At a publio meeting held in the hall.
of the Mechanic's Institute at Sheffield, on Wednesday,
his Grace the Duke of Argyle and Mr. Roebuck addressed
a numerous audience on the occasion of the assembling of
delegates of the Yorkshire Mechanics' Institute. The
Duke of Argyle, in a long and eloquent speech, which was
frequently applauded during its delivery, and which at its
conclusion elicited tae most enthusiastic and long continued
signs of approbation, treated mainly of the probable in-
troduction of a larger zneasure of Government agency
towards the education of the; working class. Mr Roebuck
followed in the same line of argument, declaring pia
opinion that the State ought to be, and before long,
would be, extensively introduced for the purpose
facilitating the education of the wori.ing poor. He 010
referred to the introduction of the Factorj' Act, which was
regarded at that time as an interference of the State between
the employer and the employed; but he said t. hat observe;
tion and experience taught him his error; that ,as soon at
he had seen reason to change his mind upon that in:Pcirtl
question, he got up and delivered his recantation he
House of Commons; and that when he heel done se;
late Sir James Graham laid his hand upon his (Mr. :1-34-ci
buck's) shoulder and said—" I am glad that you have re a
your recantation, and 1 will read mine to-lawn-ow." (Hear','hear.) Mr. Roebuck complained of the apathy of the mote',
class of Sheffield and its neighbourhood with respect to the
many admirable organisations for introducing intellectual
pleasures to their workpeople.
THUNDER-STORM.—A heavy storm of lightning,
thunder, and rain passed over portions of Yorkshire
on Monday afternoon last. The rain was heavy at Halifax,
Utley, and Harrogate, and in the neighbourhood of these
towns. The visitation was also heavy in Swaledale, in the
North Riding and the river Swale became suddenly swollen
to such a degree as has not been paralleled in living
memory. The sudden rise of water was most destructi in
its effects, as, being a mountain stream, the Swale wile°,
swollen rushes with great impetuosity. The inhabitants' a*
Richmond and the several places along the course of the
river were first made aware of the storm by seeing large
masses of timber and debris borne past by the water,
had risen a height of several feet. The old bridge of Bic':
mond was for a while almost dammed up by trees, iargi
stones, and mud, which came down the stream. Sever
pigs and sheep and a bullock were also borne past by tba
impetuous waters. Near Richmond-bridge some boy
~v7„edr
bathing, and had only just time to escape before the lic)-x
One of them, indeed, lost some of his clothes. The wre
of a wooden bridge was also noticed. The rain fell le ,h-c,
extreme part of north-west Yorkshire, bordering on Wr:s„,
moreland, heavy masses of dark clouds having lite
ler
poured their contents in the valley through which the %/0
flows. The road between Arkendale and Barnard Ca
was partly washed away, and in the same vicinity a ston, r
and wooden bridge were quite carried away. The Wl'te it
the river had been extremely low for several days; ands-
is
believed the cattle that were lost must have been br°oE,
ing near the bed of the stream, and had not time to e!‘.l, ,
before the flood was upon them. At Rooth the river
but
its bounds and flowed through some part of the place'

happily no human lives were lost.
NEW TATTERSALL'S.—Long ere the Derb?
of 1860, end probibly before this year's St• Lee cf
shall hove crane off, the new bu;ldiu —in e°,l-111:1„
erection, which is to be substituted for 6thie'Oe'x'isting -1-8;:h"
sails, will be open and in full operation. 'The site 01
new edifice is on the west side of linimhtsbrido.grecr) rt°..
more than halt a mile from Hyde-parkb corner, and tile "ry
nous departments are most conveniently arranged• 11' °V°
noble archway forms the main entrance, leading on onesl
to the subscription saloon, a lofty, well ventilated, and 13P‘_30
cious apaitment, laid with beautiful encaustic tiles. The
floors of the general stables, as also the loose boxes,
corridors and galleries are, for the purpose of repenll7.
damp, laid with Armani and Co.'s patent platonic 11ca..
These stables, &c., are ranged around the spacious quafor
rangle which is to form the arena for the rostrum, and
showing off the horses offered for sale.