The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-11 00:00:00

HIS " SERVANT GAL."

So again with the " Servant Gal" according to
Leech. Like Murillo's " Beggar Boyp," it is the
type; it represents the species; it fulfils the com-
plete conception. It is exhaustive and final, In
his menials in excelsis there is nothing to laugh at.
These ladies and gentlemen are too serious to be
trifled with. The lords and tyrants of their masters
and mistresses know their place in the great
economy of things, and their dignity becomes them,
and they become their dignity. Everybody feels
that Jemimer Hann was perfectly right in assign-
ing as the cause of her being disengaged, that " the
real reason were that Misses thought I were too
good. lookin g."

His " Mossoo."

But perhaps it is in his typical " Mossoo" that
Mr. Leech most completely suceeeds. There is
nothing absolutely repulsive in him—nothing that
Alphonse can more reasonably complain of than we
can quarrel with Mr. Hawthorne for fastening the
epithet " bulbous" upon us. But Mr. Leech evi-
dently delights in his " Mossoo." He has studied
him in the hunting field, when he valorously ex-
presses his intention at least "to try and catch the
fox ;" and when the frost stops the ardour
of the Gallic vulpecide, " Zen zare is no dogs-
meet to day;'' and when he is got up after the
pattern of M. Assolant as " the British sportsman,
and gone to the Derby," in all the glories of long
stirrups, a hunting-whip, and a bristly hat. He
has studied him on the beach at Biarritz, which
contains more character and incident than Mr.
Frith's mawkish "Ramsgate Sands," and depicts
him bloated, bullet-headed, close-cropped, abdo-
minal, obese; and he has studied him in that won-
derful scene on the Pont Neuf, in the midst of a
popular emeute, where fifty people, in every variety
of gesticulation, gratulation, and frenzy, salute
" Alphonse, who has just caught a goujon the size
of his little finger." He is not, on the whole, a bad
fellow, ,the Leechian Alphonse; he is vain, irri-
table, garrulous, and boastfnl, but not seldom able
enough to turn his boasts into facts.

W. BEHNES THE SCULPTOR.—We regret to hear
of the death of William Behnes, the sculptor. A
few years ago this artist was in good practice, especially as
a modeller of busts ; and he possessed natural talents suffi-
cient to have raised him to one of the highest places of his
noble calling. But he fell into troubles.about money, and
other things, which preyed on his spirits, and left him too
weak and agitated for his real genius to have a fair trial.
The best judges, however, thought very highly of his work.
Of late he had lived much alone, and his eyes were closed,
we are sorry to add, in the Middlesex Hospital. He will
be buried on Tuesday next, when many of those who would
gladly have found him earlier, had they known wh9re to
seek for him, will probably attend the last sad offices of
their able and unhappy brother. _

---
Two volumes of tercentary interest are being
added to our illustrated Shakespeariana. " Shake-
speare, his Birthplace, Home, and Grave : a Pilgrimage to
Stratford-on•-Avon in the Autumn of 1863," by the Rev.
J. M. Jephson, illustrated with 15 photographs by Mr. E.
Edwards, will be published by Mr. Lovell Reeve; and Mr.
Booth has in preparation an elegant drawing-room volume,
in quarto, the reproduction of the pie ures from Boydell's
Shakespeare Gallery, reduced to that siza by means of
photography. Belonging to the same movement are
Messrs. Routledge's "Penny Illustrated Shakspeare," with
Mr. Staunton's notes, and 1,000 illustrations by John Gil-
bert; Messrs, Cassell's "Illustrated Shakespeare," edited
by Mr. and Mrs. Cowden Clarke, and illustrated by H. C.
Selous, also in penny numbers ; and " The Reference
Shakespeare : a Memorial edition of Shakespeare's Plays,
containing 11,600 References," complied by John B.
Marsh, and published by Mr. John Heywood of Man-
chester.

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, JAN. 9..
Her Majesty received news at 10 o'clock 189
night, at Osborne, of the acconchment of the Prince°
of Wales, and gave immediate orders for prepare
tion to be made for proceeding to Frogmore.llollsB
early this morning.
At half-past 9 o'clock a.m. to-day the Queeilt
accompanied by Princess Helena and Prince°
Beatrice, left Osborne, and crossed over to Gorr!
in the royal yacht Fairy. A special train conceie'
her Majesty, the royal family, and suite to Winder'
where they arrived at 1 o'clock.
The Prince of ales met the Queen at the 'Mod'
sor station, and drove with her Majesty to Fa

more-house.
The suite in attendance consisted of L3l
Churchill, the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, Sir C. PhiPl*
Colonel Sir T, M, Biddulph, and Dr. Holzman.
JANUARY 10.
The Queen and Princess Helena attended Di/11
service in the private chapel this morning. 14

Rev. H. Ellison officiated.
Her Majesty passed the afternoon at Frognicre.
house.
Professor Max Muller had the honour of delifo
ing two lectures last week at Osborne before bei
Majesty and the Royal family on " The Science
La n guage."

Her H.R.H. the Princess of Wales.
At Marlborough house the following official bid
letin was yesterday exhibited :
" Her Royal Highness the Princess of Waled
progressing as favourably as possible, and theito
Prince is perfectly well.
(Signed)

" ARTHUR FARRE, M.D.
" E. H. SIEVERING, 111.1)''
The inquiries at Marlborough-house yestercD',
and Saturday from the foreign Ministers and Olio
bars of the aristocracy now resident in London We

most numerous.
The following bulletin has been issued this /Orli'
ing

FROGMORE, Monday, 10.15.10
Her Royal Highness the Princess of VP
passed an excellent night, and is going on well•
" The infant Prince is also well.

" ARTHUR FAREE, M.D. 0
" E. H. SIEVEKING, M.D'

A committee of the Lords of her WOl4
Most Honourable Privy Council assembled
Saturday afternoon in the Council Chamber Wllit

The Lords present were his Grace the ArchbiBll
of Canterbury, Earl Granville (the Lord Presided
the Duke of Somerset, the Earl of St. Gero3ll
(the Lord Steward), the Right Hon. Sir Ge°4di
Grey, Bart., and the Right Hon. Charles P. Villierw
their lordships ordered that his Grace the Arc;
bishop of Canterbury do prepare a form of poleo
and thanksgiving to Almighty God for the Prisecp
of Wales's safe delivery of a Prince, and that 001
form of prayer and thanksgiving be used irl d
churches and chapels in England and Wales, $
in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, upon Sueci:d;
the 17th day of January inst., or the Sunday vd,
the respective ministers of such churches lir'

chapels shall receive the same. • tO
Their lordships also ordered that every miolso'
and preacher, as well of the established chur°l/04
that part of Great Britain called Scotland as thol
of the episcopal communion, do at some time drlllio
the exercise of Divine Service in their respell
churches, congregations, or assemblies, put uP t
prayers and thanksgivings to Almighty God Pc
Princess of Wales's safe delivery of a Prince. ty
Mr. Edmond Harrison, the Deputy Clerk of
Council, attended.
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Despatches were received on Saturday, -
Colonial-office, from the Governors of New Zo ),0
South Australia, Tasmania, and Canada. Desetlfd
were sent to the Governors of the North A 1316, Of
Provinces and to the Lord High Commissiooe'
the lonian Islands.

(From the Observer.)
The birth of the prince was, as the earliest -
grams from Windsor stared, quite unexpected
the confinement of her royal highness Wa°,
looked forward to until the month of Marc-cil,
was stated some time previously in the Obsef bd
It was intended that the confinement eof 01'
royal highness should take place at Phol
borough House, and the princess was to ;10
left Frogmore for London in about a fort
eliseo
For several days past the princess had been gao
indisposed, and was suffering from catarrilmoo
cold, and it is stated that Dr. Browne, of Winlo
who attended her royal highness, judging freli:110
symptoms of the princess, had intimated thaw #0
interesting event might occur earlier thae
fD
anticipated. The princess, however, had s°olll
recovered from the indisposition under which
e
had been suffering as to feel no hesitation inlittet
present at the skating party on the Virginia "Dili
on Friday. On returning to Frogmore her Iced
highness soon became so unwell that the Pril3n-
-01
Wales forwarded a telegram to the Quee'd
Osborne respecting the condition of her
highness. The symptoms of an approaching
continued to increase, and the prince de0:1331-Ic
advisable to despatch a messenger immedie3e.riie
questing the attendance of Dr. Browne, who
about 7 o'clock in the evening of Friday, and 'Poe
minutes to 9 o'clock, as the bulletins have °/1.401
informed the country, her royal highness Wag -0 t",
delivered of a healthy prince. Messages We
sent for the medical men who were appoiv'ore),
attend her royal highness and for Sir Georglefa'
but the confinement had taken place long „, too
they could reach Frogmore. Dr. SieveWrot
physician to the Prince of -Wales, was the
arrive from London. He was followed h),1101'
Farm and Dr. Gream, and later by Sir
Locock. We believe that we are not undtvititta
lilting the sanctity of the domestic arrangeo3o VA
their royal highnesses when we state that "
arrival of the young prince was wholly uneactoi
and as the prince and princess were staying s.tof
moe and not at Marlborough House, no acir 00'
ments had been made his reception. There rise
nurse in attendance ; but the maternal OF/0101,
of the Countess of Macclesfield, the lady-ie'l ,
was of inestimable value in extemporisia:ooo'
articles of comfort and clothing as were eel'holi,
for the young prince. The other ladies of the , suet;,
hold were, of coarse, equally anxious to gill iterOd
assistance in their power in this atcliot
ing emergency. A telegram was de°l,:ofYid
to her Majesty immediately after the arrive'
Browne, and the happy birth of the prince *l' att,eio,
communicated by the same means. 116;10(110
arrived at Windsor about noon yesterdaYter,
mediately paid a visit to the princess. -1i0110.4
the day, the Queen also visited her royal )1 ;$t
We are happy to be enabled to state id tlics
health of the princess is most satisfactory, priotv
there is no reason to suppose that the irlfsl3oottil
will display hereafter any sign of his PrLalott;l
birth, more than was shown by his royal hi_,,6jho 4
great great grandfather George the Third,
said also to have been born prematurelY•
0,
o 4
During yesterday Frogmore was the
great excitement, each train from London 'tiseDeit
down Cabinet Ministers, members of the offer
and large numbers of the aristocrasy, to °
congratulations to the Prince of Wale' eatifet
Lord Granville was the only represehLre,
the Cabinet present on Friday at Fro1'•0 O.
presence was owing to the fact of his di°l3l'
the Prince of Wales.

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MARRIAGE OF LORD ABINGER•---The .11'n 609
papers give an account of the roarriage. of DieAti.;ol'o/
Lord Abinger, of the Scots Fusileer Guards, t° late c; t
Magruder, daughter of Commodore INlagrudett ; 1 d'f
,P/
United States Navy, and niece of Major-Gelle.o-)'.. je
Magruder, commanding Ccnfederate forces hi l'ec—;o3' ,
marriage was celebrated at Christ Church pi
Montreal. i
1,, 0 01'
'We have to announce the death Of the igli:il
.Clare, who, after a protracted illness, died Yest,r- :oi°
mg alertly after six o'clock, at his reeideace at P.