The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-22 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince of Wales rode on horseback yesterdal
morning, attended by Lieut.-Colonel Keppel, end
visited the Duchess of Hamilton.
The Princa and Princees of Wales, accomPu"nied
by Prince John of Glucksburg, took a carriage
drive in the afternoon.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales had a dinner party in the evening. 11°
company consisted of Prince hhn of Giucksborg'
the Turkish Ambassador and Madame Musurus, tbe
French Ambassador, the Danish Minister, the
Duchess of St. Albans, Viscount Falkland, the
Duke of St. Albans, and Lady Diana Beanoletk,
Earl and Countess de Grey, Viscount Bury, Viscount
Hamilton, Viscount Sudley, Lieut.-Colonel the Eine'
Henry and Mrs. Byng, Lieut.-General and Mrs'
Knoilys, Baron Gutdencrone (gentleman in atten'
dance nn Prince John), Lieut.-Colonel Koppel, an
Mr. C. L Wood. _

Viscountess Bury was prevented by indisposition
from dining with their royal highnesses.

Foreign Courts.

PARIS, March 21.
The King and Qacen of Portugal are expected
at Paris towards the end of this month or the cod'
coencewent of April, and they will occupy the
Pavilion Marian. It is thought that on the occ3si°ll
of this visit the Court will pass some time at. FOll.

tainebleau.
The Queen of Spain, wishing to give a proof i3f
her great regard for the Empress Eugenie, and at
the same time a souvenir of her Majesty's st sY ati
Madrid, has caused to be constructed a jardiders
of great value. An officer of the royal Spiajah
household will convey this precious gift to POI
and in the name of her most Catholic Majesty,
offer it for the acceptance of the Empress.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 16'•

It is stated that the Emperor, on account of 0°
present condition of pcnitlcil affairs, has authori Bea
the Grand Duke Constantine to return to St. Pettus'
burg, and that his Imperial Highness will resc.o
his duties in connection with naval affairs with Sit
participating in the general business of the State..
VIENNA, March 18.
It is confidently anticipated that the Emperor
,
will in a few days proceed to Venice, where he v7lll
meet the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia. After
passing one n:ght at Venice his Majesty will PO'
bably proceed to Miramar on a visit to the Arab'
duke Maximilian and the Archduchess Charlotte.

The contract of marriage between the Archduke
Joseph ant the Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg'
Gotha has been signed at the palace of the Prince
of Lichtenstein, Grand Master to the Emperor of
Austria. The plenipotentiaries whose names folloif
affixed their signatures :—The Prince of Lichtelr
stein and Count Reehberg, for the Emperor of Axis'
tria ; Baron Pawel Ramminger, for the reigning
Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; and Vice• Chancellor
Karolyi, for the Archduke Joseph and the Arch"
duke Etienne, his brother. The Princess Ciotilde,
who is 18 years of age, is daughter of Duke Augus•
tus of Saxe and Princess Ciementioe, daughter of
Louis Philippe.

BERLIN, March 18.

The King's birthday, which falls on the 2,2 d iusto
will pot be celebrated with the customary rejoicings•
i'hreo reasons are assigned—Passion Week, the
existing war, and the family mourning on seeouat
of the King of Bavaria.

Her Majesty has contributed a sum of .£5O to the
fund for erecting a statue to Edmund Burke in College'
green, Dublin.
HAYMARKET THEATRE.—Ne Prince of lIT6I.
es
has deferred his proposed visit to the Haymarket Theet7,
until after Easter. The performances to-night will st!IL
consist of the " Schoolgfor Scandal," "Lend me Flys 51211°
hugs," and "An Unlucky Mortal,"
Tne King of Portugal and the King of the Bel'
gians are on the list of proximate visitors to the Emperor.
Princess 4.agusla, wife of Prince Maurice of
Altenburg, has just given birth to a son.

Th 3 Grand Duke had Grand Duchess Conatantine
of Russia have arrived at Venice.
The Duke o► Newcastle, according to the medical
report, passed a favourable night, and was much better
yesterday. Many of his grace's colleagues in the Govern'
ment, and members of the family, made ir quines yesterday
at Thomas's Hotel. His Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales called personally to inquire after the health of bl 5
grace.

The Duke of Sutherland has left Stafford House
for Trentham, on his way north. The duchess remains ill
town.

The Duke of Hamilton leaves town to-morroo
tor Paris. The Duchess and Lady Mary Hamilton intend
to leave Hamilton House, Arlington-street, at the close of
this, or early in the ensuing week, with the intention of
staying in Paris for a few weeks, when they return to
London on their way to Hamilton Palace, the family seal
in Lanarkshire.

The Eirl de Grey and Viscount Goderich leave
town to-day for Studley Park, near Ripon. The countess/
whose term of waiting on the Pr.ncess of Wales expires to'
morrow, will leave Carlton-gardens on Thursday to juin tho
noble earl at the family seat in Yorkshire.
The Countess of Caledon will be relieved of hex
deles as Lady in Waiting to the Queen on Saturday nexA
when the Countess and family will go to Tittenhangeit
Herts, to• the Easter holidays.

The Eact and Countess Russell and family have
left Chesham-21aco for their residence, Pembroke Lodge,
Richmond Park, for the holidays.
The Countess de Fianault (Baroness Keith and
Nairne) was prevented by indisposition from attending the
Drawing-room on Saturd,:y last.
Lady Cnurchtll has left the Et. George'•
Hotel.

The Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., M.P.,
and Lady Emily Peel left their residence in Whitehall.-
gardens yesterday for Drayton Manor, Staffordshire, for 01"
holidays.
Toe Right Hon. W. Hutt, M.P., and Mrs. Hatt,
have left Farrance's Hotel for Gibside, near Newcastle.
Sir Frederick, Lady, and Miss Hervey Bathurst
hore arrived at Manrigy's Hotel from it visit to Sir A'
Brooke, Norton Priory, Cheshire.

THE HOUSEHOLD Troops.—The 3,3 Battalion
Grenadier Guarde, under Lieutenant-Colonel Ewart, noNf,
quartered in the sheet-street Barracks, Windsor, are eV.
petted to leave for the new Chelsea Barracks en the Ist et
April. They wi l be retie ved at Windsor by the 'Scot.
Fusiliers from London. The regiment of Royal Hors&
Guards, commanded by Lord George Manners will quit
their present ,quarters at the Cavalry Barracks, Spit°6
early next month and march to the Regent's-park barrack&
ji 1,9 understood that the latter regimeelt will be relieved st
Windsor by the 2d Regiment of Lite Gltards,,
NEW STEEL-PADDLE STEAMERS FOR THE CO"
FEDERATES.—Ou Sat urday last a nv 4, steel steamer,
called the Badge:, underwent a trial trip on the Mersa
and outside the port, and her speed averai;ed about 15 to 16
Knots an hour. This vessel will leave Liverpool in a test
days for a Cunfederaie p probably Wilmington. Yes'
terday another vessel, a sister ship to the Badger, undo"
went a trial trip, and averaged about 15 iznots an hour.
The name of this second steamer is " Let heir B." Ia 6
few days a third vessel, built on the same prin ciplo as the
tw' vessels above-named, and called the Fox, will undergo'
a trial trip, previous to running the blockade. Another
steel st;,amer is fast approaching completion. The nattye
of this vess,2l will b 3 " Let her Rip." Confederate 88.ent0
have.an iritsres;• in all these steel steamers. •
The Levant Herald, of the 9th, says :—"gar
Mi4esty's ship Carodoc arrived in Constantinople on
day morning last, having on board his Excellincy
Henry Bulwer, on his ret:irn from Western EuLope
an absence of come months, We aro sure that we eek°.thf.
unanimous feeling of the British rommunity in exprussr,
sincere satisfaction end pleasure at stir ambassador's ret:
op_
and we are, moreover, very glad to that his excell Y
comes back amongst us in greatly improyed health."
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The Baroness Dejean, a lady who has devours
her life to works of charity, has just died at
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leaving 300,000 fr., the half of her property,
Dieu, the Bureau de Bienfaisance, the Orphan Asi_sco.
And the schools of tae religious communities of the
roe remainder has been divided between the towns At La
Fleche, Le Maus, and other localities of the s,lTto'
which department she was born, to tiro Sys,
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