The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-22 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince of Wales presided yesterday at a
meeting of the Council of his Royal Highness, held
at the cffice of the Duchy of Cornwall, Buckingham-
gate, St. Stunts's-park.
There were present Sir William Dunbar, Keeper
of the Privy Seal; Sir William John Alexander,
Attorney-General ; Colonel the Hon. Sir Charles
Beaumont Phipps, Receiver-General; Lieut.-Gen.
Knollys, Comptroller of the Household of his Royal
Highness; and Lord Portman.
Mr. Bateman, the secretary, attended.
The Prince and Princess of Wales and Prince and
Princess Louis of Hesse visited the Royal Institu-
tion, Albemarle-street, yesterday morning. 'Their
Royal Highnesses were attended by the Countess
of Macclesfield, Baroness von Schenck, Major
Teesdale, and Captain esterweller.
The Princess of Wales and the Princess Louis of
Hesse honoured Mr. 'need's studio in Henrietta-
street, Cavendish-square, with a visit, to inspect his
historical group of the Queen and the Prince Con-
sort, for Windsor Castle.
Prince Louis of Hesse honoured Mr. Frith with
a visit at his studio.

The Prince of Wales and Prince Louis of Hesse,
attended by Major Teesdale, rode on horseback.
The Princess of Wales and the Princess Louis of
Hesse took a drive in an open carriage.
The Prince and Princess de joinville visited the
Princess of \Vales at Marlborough-house.

The Prince and Princess of Wales and the Prince
and Princess Louis of Hesse, attended by the Coun-
tess of Macclesfield, Major Teesdale, the Lady in
Waiting to the Princess Louis, and Captain Wester-
weller, honoured the Royal Italian Opera, Covent-
garden, last evening with their presence.

The Preparations at Guildhall for the Royal
Visit to the City,

The Royal Entertainment Committee of the Cor-
poration hold their meetings daily at Guildhall, to
watch the progre&s of the extensive works for the
adornment of the Guildhall, and generally to super-
intend the manifold arrangements preparatory to
the visit of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and
Princess of Wales to the City, on the occasion of
the grand ball fixed by his Royal Highness the
Prince for the Bth of June next. Numbers of artifi-
cers and decorators are daily employed in decorat-
ing the Guildhall, which will be converted for the
occasion into a magnificent baronial heal. Its archi-
tectural details and E cu!ptured ornaments are being
rapidly brought more prominently forward, instead
of as hitherto being concealed beneath coarsely
finished paintings, executed for scenic effect. The
roof will be of Gothic design, supported by dark-
coloured oaken arches, springing from clustered
columns built up against the walls. Including the
eastern and western ends, there will be nine of
these arches, ornamented with shields and arms of
the Corporation, and banners of various colours.
The carved tracery of the walls is being trebly gilt,
and in the panels will be hung portraits of several
of the Lord Mayors of London. The bosses will be
picked out in blue, crimson, and gold, and so far as
the work has at present progressed it already begins
to assume a most elegant appearance. The statues
are to be draped in dark velvet, and Gog and Magog
were yesterday well washed, preparatory to receiv-
ing new coats of paint in honour of the auspicious
event. A superb raised dais is being prepared, on
which will be placed a canopied throne for the
Prince and Princess. Several magnificent chande-
liers will be suspended from the roof, and various
other decorations introduced quite of a novel cha-
racter. The invitations have been limited to 1,500
ladies and gentlemen.

The Earl and Countess of Suffolk and Lady
Victoria Howard have left Farrance's Hotel for Chariton
Park, near Malmesbury.
The Earl and Countess of Carnarvon have left
Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for their seat, High
Clere, near Newbury.
The Dowager Countess of Carnwath, who ex-
pired at her residence, 39, Gloucester-place, Portman•
square: on the 14th inst., deeply lamented by her family
and a large circle of friends, was interred yesterday, at the
new cemetery, Ealing.
THE PRUSSIAN EMBASSY.--Last night intelli-
gence was received of the death of the father of the
Countess Bernstorff. The deceased diplomatist, at an
earlier period of his career, filled the post of Saxon Minister
at Paris, and had enjoyed his appointment of Great Cham-
berlain to the King of Saxony up to his death. In conse-
quence of the lamented demise of the countess's father
all prospective festivities are abandoned for the present
season.

THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE DERBY.—A
sporting writer in a contemporary says that his Roya
Highness backed the winner, and that the Prince of Orange
was not so fortunate, as he backed The Gillie for £lOO.l
Another sporting writer says that his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales got the wrong " tip" and took £lOO to £5
about The Gillie, and lost his money. We give the two
statements for what they are worth.
MADAME LIND GOLDSCIIMIDT.—HandeI's Can-
tato L'Allegro and Il Penseroso is to be repeated at Saint
James's Hall early in July.
Alas. FANNY KEMBLF,'S READINGS OF SHAKES-
PEARE. DUDLEY GALLERY. Crowded and
fashionable audiences have attended the Readings during
the past week, amongst whom we have observed the
Marquis of Lansdowne Earl and Countess of Tankerville,
Countess of Essex, Earl and Countess Home, Countess
Lyveden, Countess Galway, Lord Dunglasse, Lady
Willoughby d'Eresby, the Baroness de Rothschild and
family, the Baroness Hambro', Viscount Enfield, Lord
Ernest Bruce, Lord Monteagle, Lady Stanley, Lady H.
Sinclair, Lord Strafford, Lady Clarges, Lord Delamere,
Lady Charlotte Denison, Honourable Mr, Villiers, Sir J.
Simeon, &c,

HANOVER-SQUARE ROOMS.—We are requested to
state that the concert of church music, which was acciden-
tally repotted as having occurred on Wednesday last, is to
take place on Wednesday next, the 27th inst. The mistake
arose from a grand rehearsal of this concert having been
held in the Hanover square Rooms on Wednesday morning,
with a view to the concert of Wednesday afternoon next.
We understand that the effect of the opening of Handel's
Magnificat (a double chorus) was truly sublime, and that,
as was stated yesterday, the distinguished artistes acquitted
themselves with perfect success.

SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE
FINE ARTS.—Last evening Mr. Hurlstone, presi-
dent of the Society of British Artis's, delivered an interest-
ing lecture " On Spanish Art," before a numerous audience.
A discussion f Mowed. The fifth conversazione of the sea-
son will take place at the Egyptian Hall, Mansfon
on Wednesday next, by permission of the Lord Mayor,
who will preside on the occasion.

RAGGED ScllooLs.---The number of evening
schools is now 1,800, with scholars and attendance
averaging 23,360. The number of Sunday schools was 199,
and the number of scholars 17,970. Ihe week-day schools
numbered 205, and scholars 8,320, giving 9. total of 51,650
scholars; but, as many week-day scholars attended on
Sundays, the probable number who et joyed the benefit of
the schools is about 26,000. The indu,lrial scholars num-
bered 2,850; voluntary teachers, 2,700; paid teachers,
360 ; paid monitors, 460. There are now 26 bands of hope,
with 4,200 members, and the number of school libraries has
increased to 66, with above 10,000 volumes. The shoe-
black societies are Bin number, and comprise 372 lads,
whose united earnings for the year amount to £6,222. The
central society (the red) has been for some time self-sup-
porting. The rag brigade goes on well. 34 boys and 7
trucks are at work ; and since Luly-day, 1862, 82 tons of
various kinds of stiff bad been collected. The clothit, g
clubs number 63. 172 schools and refuges report an
aggregate income for the past year of £29,636.

GENERAL HOOKER AND THE NEWSPAPERS—
General Ilooker, has issued an order requiring newspaper
correspondents in his army to sign the communications they
transmit to the papers for publication, and accordingly their
letters now appear with th,ir names, or at all ev,nts their
initial e, appot dcii. The general threatens, if communica-
tions aro published without the correspondent's signature,
that' "such correspondent will be excluded from and the
journal suppressed within the lines of the general's army."
CUNARD CARGO STEAMERS TO NEW YORK.—"'The
Sidon, the first of the Cunard line of cargo screw steamers,
carrying also steerage passengers, sailed from Liverpool for
New York on Tuesday. By this line, which is auxiliary
to the mail steamers, it is intended to have a steamer de-
spatched from Liverpool every alternate Tuesday.