The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-22 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince and Princess of Wales came to
Marlborough House yesterday forenoon from the
White Lodge, Richmond Park.
The Prince of Wales presided at a meeting of
the Council of his Royal Highness, he,cl at the
Office of the Duchy of Cornwall, Buckingham-gate,
St. James's Park.
There were present Sir "W. Dunbar, Keeper of
the Privy Seal ; Sir W. J. Alexander, AttorneY
General ; Lieut. General Knollys, Comptroller of
the Household of his Royal Highness; and the
Lord Portman.

Arrival of the Grand Duchess Mary of Russia
Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Marl
of Russia, accompanied by his Excellency 0161
Count Strogonoff and a numerous suite, arrived at
Dover by the half-past three boat yesterday after.
noon from Calais.
His Excellency the Russian Ambassador, who
left town early in the morning for Dover, was 13
waiting on the pier to receive the duchess.
Shortly before four o'clock his excellency con'
ducted tier Imperial Highness and suite to the train,
her Imperial Highness and suite occupying Royal
saloon carriages, and being attended by the sups'
iintendent Mr. Knight. The train arrived at the
Charing-cross station about six o'clock, from
whence her Imperial Highness, accompanied 1)59
Baron Brunnow, proceeded to Claridp's Hotel,
Brook street, where her Imperial Highness will
stay for a few days previous to her departure for
Torquay, where it is expected her Imperial High'
nets will stay fora few months.

His Excellency the Ambassador of France will
for
leave Albert Gate House on or about Thursday nest,

Paris.
His Excellency the Minister for the Netherlands
and Madame Van do Weyer and family left Grosvenor'
square yesterday for New Lodge, Windsor Forest.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Carmarthen
have left town for the season.
The Earl and Countess of Dartmouth "lace
arrived at their residence in Grosvenor-square from tile
Continent.
The Countess Cowper is entertaining a select
party at Panshanger, Herts.
Earl and Conn:oA of Fite and Lady Autl°
Duff have left town for their seat in Scotland.

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The Earl and Countess of Morley will
leavo
town early neat week for their seat, North Molten, Devon'
The Countess of Cededon has left town for the
season.
Viscount and 'Viscountess Ingestre have left town
for their seat, ingestre Hall, Staffordshire.
Viscount and Viscountess Somerton have left
town for their seat, Madehurst Lodge, Arundel, Susses.
Lord and Lady Foley will leave town to-day °I3
a continental tour.
Lord Willoughby de Broke and family have 163
town for the season.

DEATH OF CHERUBIM'S WIDOW AT NINO"
ONE I—Madame Cherubini, widow of the great coniPieret
has just died in Neuilly. She was in her ninety-first yo.'
The small body of friends which accompanied her remains
to the grave was headed by M. Auber.
LAUNCH OF A CUNARD STEAMER.—On Wedner
day afternoon an iron screw steamer, intended f°r
the Cunard North American service, was launched lr°°
the building yard of Messrs Tod and Macgregor, Glaegn't.'
The new vessel, which has been named the Cuba, preeeDt°
the following dimensions :—Length of keel and forerale'
327 ft ; breadth of beam, moulded, 420 ; depth moulded l°
spar deck, 29ft. The tonnage is 2,382 by builder's measure'
ment, The Cuba will be propelled by oscillating eegie!
of 650-horse power nominal, fitted with surface condeneo'
and all the latest improvements. She will possess 3' aceunr:
modation for 300 first-class passengers, and if it should
any time be deemed desirable to employ her as a troopsUiP'e
she would be found capable of transporting 1,500 men. Illd
rig will be similar to that usually adopted in the tenwtr
ships, Cunningham's patent reefing topsails being Crw
ployed, and the masts being furnished with Sir Snl
Harris's lightning conductor as applied to iron ships'; 4-t
duplicate ship to the Cuba, to be named the an",
present being built for the Cunard Company by Nes'3l.::,
Thompson, of Govan, and is expected to be launched '
February, 1865.
THE FORTIFICATIONS OF SPITUEAD.—It vols
originally proposed by the Defence Commissioeors
that five forts should be constructed for the defence of SO-
head, and the positions chosen for these Were the 11°14
Sand, No Man's Land, the Spit Point, at a point into
mediate between the fort on the Horse Sand and P°l4slsland, and on the Sturbridge. It was, however, (,"5'
covered that a proper foundction could not be obtained °lli,
the last-named shoal, and a select committee, consisting ();
Admiral Miine, Captain It. S. Hewlett, R.N., Colonel ji
W. Gordon, .11,E., Colonel C. V. Cockburn, lt.A., (3°l°l3eci
11. D. Harness, R.E., Captain J. Bythesea, R.N.,
~e
James Ferguseon, Esq., was appointed to recommendec'"
alteration should be made in the original plan of the
cons ecl;
missioners conquent upon the abandonment of the woe
on the Sturbridge. The committee made their report Yeisci
terday. They unanimously recommend that a work 5110iU,,1,',u0
be constructed on the Spitleenk, in a position about
yards to the south-west of the point on which it evas
gißally proposed by the Defence Commission to erect
Such a work, the committee consider, would, iu conjlinct'°,l
with the batteries at Fort Monckton, bear immediately 111)ti,
the anchorage of Spithead, and would also co-operate and
t the works on the Horse Sand and No Man's Land, ito
with the Blockhouse Point and Southsea batteries in
defence respectively at the outer channel to Spithead
of the inner channel to Portsmouth harbour,
A Ala
FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT ON THE TAMAI,I,--tx
accident occurred on Wednesday on the Tamar, beJr
which a mother and her child was drowned. The VointatteDo
steamer went up the river to the Weir ,Head withgio
children and friends of the Wycliffe Sunday school• to
had, unknown it is said to .Ithe captain, one of her t °`:ea
following astern. A boat conertining; a young man. Witis•
Coombes, his wife and child, and a female friend, was
ing up the river, and Coombes, in spite of a warning hfro'' t'
a boy connected with the steamer, who was in liar ;'.lr•
fastened his craft to that of the steamer. When near' .-deo
wellham Rock, the river heing narrow and tortuous,
steamer made a sharp turn, and Coombes's boat, n•°1; the
steered exactly in her wake, received the swell 00
broadside, shipped a wave, filled and sank. The etenn'ejffie-
soon as possible stopped and backed ; and, after sorne fee-
culty, the young man Comities and his female friend ret; to
red to were got on board the steamer's boat. All eff°ere
discover the poor man's wife and however,
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unavailing—they had sunk to rise no wore. Several b.,10
were soon on the spot, and the body of Mrs Ceornbcs s.
recovered during the evening.— Western Atornzvy 6/1
FIVE CHILDREN BURIED ALIVE.--10
accident occurred on Monday in the Rue Gti
" ~,at
near the Barrier du Combat. During the thunders,
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which burst over Paris some children took shelter frtner.,,e
hail and rain against a wall which enclosed a piece set"
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ground. The wall, behind which a quantity of stone.':irie a
material had been piled up, suddenly gave way end doe
five of th children beneath the ruins. Three wore
Nora
, when gote out, and the two others, though still aliCee
• dangeeously injured.