The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-01 00:00:00

lIER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Feb. 29.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena a
Princess Hohenlohe, went to London this morni
by a special train on the Great Western
and visited the Prince and Princess of Wales
Marlborough House.
Her M,j:sty afterwards visited the Duchess
Cambridge and the Grand Duchess of Mecklenbu
at St. .I:lmes's Palace.

Her Majesty then drove to Buckingham Pala
and returned to Windsor at a quarter after

-o'clock.

Viscountess Jocelyn, the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, Maj
General Seymour, and Lieut.• Colonel the Hon.
de Ros were in attendance.

His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended
Major E!phinstone, returned to Greenwich-pE
this morning.

The Prince and Princess of Wales,

Her Majesty the Qaeen, accompanied by
Princess Helena and the Princess Hohenlohe, nisi
the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborou
House yesterday morning, and remained till no
Her Majesty was attended by the Viscount
Jocelyn, the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, Major-General F.
Seymour, and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. D. de Ro,
Tae Prince of Wales afterwards rode out on hor
back in the afternoon, attended by .I‘l,jir Teesdt

The Royal Christening.
The baptism of the infant son of their Ito:
Highness tho Prince and Princess of Wales is fi:
for the 10th inst. at the Royal Chapel Buekingh
Palace. Invitations to attend the solemnity w
issued yesterday afternoon to all the Cabinet
stern and great Officers of State.

Foreign Courts.

PARIS, Feb. 29
The last concert given at the Tuileries was oi
very brilliant description. A dais was erected
the accommodation of their Majesties, who wl
surrounded by the Princess Marie Clotilde, 1
Princess Mathilde, and the Princess Anna Mut
On the left of ;he dais three chairs of State wi
placed for ',tie use of the wives of the Arabmsadi
of England, Austria, and Russia, but only two
these were ec3upied, as the Countess Cowley v
suffering from a slight indisposition.
Prince Esterhazy, who has been nominated attar
to the Austrian Embassy at London, arrived
Paris, on Saturday, from Vienna.

BERLIN, Feb. 27.
A numerous deputation of military officers wail
on the King this morning to present their congx
tulations on the arrival of the 50th anniversary
the day on which his Majesty (then a youth
prince of 17) first went under fire and gained
himself the distinction of the Iron Cross. 'I
active generals of the garrison, as well as the me
bera of the Order of the Iron Cross residing at B
lin, offered their congratulations through the sen
of the generals in active service, Prince Willi
Radziwill. His Majesty's Ministers, many gex
rals and adjutants, and a deputation from the o
ccrs of the first Regiment of Foot Guards, were a
present. A deputation of Russian officers, consi
ing of Adjutant-General Paniutin, Adjutant-Get
ral Count Ad:erberg 111., with other officers anC
sergeant and private of the Russian regiment
which the King is colonel, as well as the Austri
general of cavalry, Prince Francis of Lichtenste
also waited on his Majesty for the same purpose.

VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES TO THE STRA
THEATRE.--His Royal Highness the Prince
Wales honoured the Strand Theatre with a visit last nig
attended by Major Teesdale and Mr, Wood. His ro
highness entered the theatre by a newly. constructed
vate entrance in Surrey-street, and was conducted to a ro
box which had been specialiy arranged for the visit.
his departure the prince expressed the gratification he l
felt at witnessing the performances.

_ . .
The Duke and Duchess of Grafton arrived
town yesterday from Wakefield Lodge, Northamptonshi
The Marquis and Marchioness of Tweeddl
have arrived at Claridge's IL,tel from Yester House, Hi
dingtonshire.

The Marchioness of Dawnabire had a danci
party last night at the family mansion in Belgrave-squa
A small party assembled at her ladyship's invitation,
The Earl and Countess Fitzwilliam and Lad
Wentworth Pitzwilliam left Grosvenor-Square at the el
of the past week for Went worth, Yorkshire, until ai
Easter.
The Countess of Jersey and Lady Caroii
Villiers have left town for Paris till after the Easter he
days,

The Countess (Frances) Waldegrave will have
assembly to-morrow night, and again on the 9th just,
her house in Carlton-gardens.

Viscountess Palmerston will have " reception
at Cambridge House on Saturday next, and on Saturdi
the 12th inst.

Viscount and Viscountess Stratford de Redcli.
and Hon. Misses Canning arrived at their residence
Grosvenor-square a few days back from Brighton.
Viscount Mahon has left town to join a detac
ment of his regiment, the Grenadier Guards, at Aldersh,
for rifle practice.

Lord and Lady Sondes and the Hon. Miss Mill
arrived at their raausiou in Grosvenor-square on Saturd
from their seat in Kent.

Lord Seaton has arrived at the Queen's Hoti
Upper Norwood.

Lady Claud Hamilton will have an evening par
this evening at her ladyship's house in Eaton.square.
The marriage of Miss Gore, daughter of Gene:
the Hon. Sir Charles and Lady Gore, with Colonel Rio
71st Highland Light Infantry, will take place on Thurscli
March 10.

HIS HOLINESS THE POPE has given an offici
denial in the Giornale di Roma to the statement of the Mil
papers, that Ring Victor Emmanuel is on excellent ter
with him, and continues to keep up a friendly correspo
deuce with him. The denial states that his Holiness enb
taius no relations whatever with the Italian King.
THE LATE BISHuP GILLIS.—The body of Bishi
Gillis now lies in state in the chapel of St. Mc
garet's Convent. Office for the dead and mass was ce;
brated on Saturday by the Very Rev. A. Macdonald
Dundee, Vicar-General, in the presence of the Rev. I
Marsh 111, the Revs. W. Downie, F, Gascoigue, Alexani
O'Donnell, E. Hannan, W. Corbett, W. D'Arcy, a
Fathers Whitty and Grant. There were also present t
Nuns of St. Margaret and of St. Catherine, the Lit
Sisters of the Poor, and a largo and respectable numl
of other persons. Dr. Marshall preached on his life, cl
meter, and death, at St. Patrick's yesterday, to a crowd
and tearful congregation. The remains will be remov
to-day to St. Mary's, Broughton-street, where they
lie in State till Tuesday morning at 11, when a dirge al
be sung by the clergy of the diocese, and a solemn ml
of Requiem be celebrated by the Right Rev. Bishop M
doch, of Glasgow. The body will be taken to St:
garet's, and interred in the vault beneath the chap
Nothing can exceed the grief of the whole Catholic bo
in Edinburgh,—Scotsman.
PROPOSAL FOR A SHARSPERE BRIDGE AT BLAC:
FRIARS.—Mr. Allingham, whose poems attract
considerable attention several years ago, writes
the _Daily 21'ms to suggest the erection of a statue
Shaksp2re, by our best living sculptor, at a central point
the new Blackfriars-bridge. " Rising boldly over t
parapet, which might bo so designed as to aid the' effe
this itatue would have anovel, impressive, and widely-se
position in the middle of London, and in that part of Lo
don where once stood the Globe theatre on the right, at
the Blackfriars theatre on the left, bank of the Thames
Mr. Allingham further proposes that the bridge be nam
Shakspere-bridge.

A LIBRAItyOF THE FINE ARTS has been opene
to the public in the Ecole des Beaux Arts, at Paris. Hither
this library was exclusively for the use of the professors
the School of Arts ; it is now open on several days durir
the week to students generally. There aro about 6,01
volumes on tho art-sciences and archiwilogy.
THE ROYAL DUCHIES,— The annual account (
the Duchy of Lancaster, which is permanently al
flexed to the Crown, shows receipts from rents, royaltio
&c., in 1863 amounting to rather more than £38,000, al
disbursements £14,359 for salaries and expenses, taxes ar
allowances. The aura of £25,000 was paid over to the Keep
of her Majesty's Privy Put se.
The Qapital account, aft
giving credit for receipts for grants in fee, and making di
ductien for outlay on estates, had a balance of £11,671 Cor
sold at the end of the year. The account of the Duchy
Cornwall, the inheritance of the Prince of Wales, shows rl
ceipts which have grown to be over £61,000, expenditui
above £15,009, £l,OOO laid out on repairs and perman,etr
improvements, and 1
payment of £16,000 to the Prince:
capital account shows a balance of above £31,000 in tiThree per Cents. (the same as at the beginning of the Year
and a cash balance increased from £,3,C00 to £6,500,