The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-18 00:00:00

ENTERTAINMENT AT APSLEY HOUSE.

Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess
Christian, and Prince Frederic of Denmark (at-
tended by General and Madame d'Oxholm, the
Countess Reventlow, and Colonel Francis Seymour,
C. 8.), Prince Frederick of Hesse-Cassel, and his
Serene Highness the Duke of Holstein. Glucksburg,
honoured the Duke and Duchess of Wellington with
their company at dinner last evening at Apsley
House. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of
Cambridge, and the Princess Mary of Cambridge
(attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset, and Capt.
P. Cost), and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge (accompanied by Colonel Tyrwhitt) were also
present. The company, in addition, comprised the
Marchioness of Ely, the Earl and Countess Russell,
the Earl and Countess do Grey, Field-Marshal Lord
Clyde, the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, his Excel-
lency M. de Biile (Danish Minister), and Captain
Falbe (Secretary of the Danish Legation).

A small party, confined to the relations of the
noble duke and duchess, had the honour to meet the
royal pally after dinner.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Christian of Denmark will occupy the Queen's box at the
St. James's Theatre this evening.
The Earl and Countess of Warwick, who are
now residing at Nice, are not expected home until the
second week in the ensuing month.

The Earl of Wilton will remain at Egerton
Lodge, Melton M.,wbray, till the close of the hunting,
when his lordship will come to town for the season.

The Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor have
[eft town for Calverley Park, Cheshire, until after the

Easter recess.

Viscountess Palmerston will have an assembly
on Saturday next at Cambridge House, Piccadilly.
Lady Blantyre and family on leaving the Duchess
(Dowyger) of Sutherland's seat in Buckinghamshire, last
week, proceeded to join his lordship at Erskine House,
Renfrewshire. It is the intention of the noble lord and
lady to come to town after Easter for the season.

Presents to the Prince and Princess of Wales.

(From the Court Newsman.)
The following presents were made to her Royal High-
ness the Princess of Wales and to his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales upon the occasion of their marriage :
The presents to the Princess of Wales included—
From her Majesty the Queen, in the name of his Royal
Highness the Prince Consort and the Queen, from de-
signs by his Royal Highness—a parure of very large and
fine opals and brilliants, consisting of three circular
brooches, pair of earrings, cross, and bracelets. (Gar-
rard and Co.)
Frcm her Majesty the Queen—The Victoria and Albert
Badge, formed of a fine oriental onyx, with portraits of
her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort
encircled by a border of fine brilliants, and surmounted
by a crown of diamonds, with a carved ruby cap.
(Gar-
rard and Co.)
From her Majesty the Queen—A suite of Indian ornaments
of pearls, emeralds, and diamonds, consisting of corsage,
pair of bracelets, and an armlet.
Six Indian shawls.
One gold tissue shawl.
Several pieces of satin and velvet unmade.
From his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales—A fine pearl
and diamond necklace, formed of eight circular clusters
of brilliants, with a large pearl in the centre of each, and
connected by festoons of diamonds; from each of the three
principal clusters is suspended a fine pear-shaped pearl.
A brooch of oblong form, with three very fine pearls
set with large brilliants, and three large and fine
pearls pendant.
A pair of earrings to match. (Garrard and Co.)
A diadem of fine brilliants ; the circlet is formed of
two rows, with ten largo brilliants equidistant ; it is
surmounted by scroll ornaments, having in the
centre of each a large drop-shaped brilliant; these
are connected by Greek devices, also in brilliants.
- The various pieces are made to form separate orna •
ments at pleasure. (Garrard and Co.)
A waist clasp, formed of two large turquoises, inlaid

From his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge—A
broad wove gold band bracelet, with blue enamel and
diamond centre and plume. (Garrard and Co.)
From her Highness the Princess Hohenlohe—A beauti-
fully painted fan-mount, representing an out •door scene
(skating), a ball room, and a concert ; a similar mount,
representing a group in the costumes of Louis XV.'s
period.
From his Majesty the King of the Belgians—A dress of
beautiful and costly Brussels lace, with scarf and hand-
kerchief to match.
From his Majesty the King of Denmark—A necklace of
pearls and diamonds in five divisions, with festoons of
pearls connecting ornaments of gold, with a large bril-
liant in the centre of each. The centre of the necklace is
formed of scroll-work in diamonds, with one round and
two very large pear-shaped pearls, and suspended from it
is the fac-simile of the cross of Dagmar, tastefully exe-
cuted in enamel, ornamented w tth pearls and diamonds.
The style of the necklace is Byzantine. (Jules Didrich-
sen, Crown jeweller, Copenhagen.)
From her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Meck-
lenburg—A gold bracelet and locket pendant, with dia-
monds in the centre. (Friedeburg, Berlin).
From their Majesties the King and Queen of Prussia—A
large vase of china, the middle containing a portrait of
his Majesty—the base, the top, and the handles all
richly gilt.
From his Royal Highness the Landgrave Wilhelm of Hesse
and sisters—An antique geld parure, diadem, necklace,
bracelet, brooch, and earrings. (Michelson, Copenhagen)
From her Highness the Duchess of Glucksburg—An old
enamelled watch, with diamond borders, back and front.
From the Maharajah Duleep Singh—A bouquet holder of
carved crystal, with pearls and corals introduced—on the
stem is a band of emeralds and diamonds, and a jewelled
coronet—the foot is formed of a ball of crystal, with
rubies and diamonds. By turning the ball the foot-springs
open into four supports, in each of which is a plume and
cypher ; attached, to the holder is a chain of gold and
pearls, and a hoop ring of eight pearls. (London and
Ryder.)
From the Ladies and Gentlemen of her Majesty's House-
hold--A very richly chased silver-gilt toilet service in the
Queen Anne style, consisting of a magnificent toilet glass,
hand glass, a large casket, ten toilet boxes, two large
jars, four smaller jars, two large beakers, four large
scent bottles with coronet tops, pair of toilet candlesticks,
pincushion with handsome pin tray, ivory hair brushes,
with silver gilt cypher and crown, a tortoise-shell comb,
and a beautifully fitted instrument tray, The toilet glass,
the principal object of the service, has a very richly
chased frame, at the top of which is the cypher and Danish
coronet of her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandra,
surmounted by two winged figures bearing the Prince of
Wales' plume, which they are about to place upon the
cypher of her royal highness. At the foot of the glass
are the full arms, supporters, and crown of the Princess
of Wales. The whole is fitted in a rosewood case, with
a handsome cypher and crown on the cover, richly orna-
mented handles and lock-plate. The facing of the box
when open presents a continuous twisted scroll, on each
lap of which is engraved the name of a subscriber.
(Garrard and Co,)
From the Hon. Mrs. Bruce—A copy, by Mrs. Charles
Newton, of the Raphael " St. Catherine" in the National
Gallery.
From the Bridesmaids=--A coloured gold bracelet, richly
set with brilliants. The bracelet is in eight compartments,
each containing a portrait of a bridesmaid, with her
initials in diamonds on a Garter blue cover. (Garrard
and C. )
From Earl Spencer—Ewer and basin of majolica ware.
From Chamberlain Schesstodt Juel and daughter, Baroness
Juel Brockdorf and daughter, Master of the Hunt, Lin-
degard, and Councillor Lindegard—A suite of gold orna-
ments of ancient design, a broad gold bracelet with filigree
work, and a brooch and earrings to correspond.
From the Corporation of the City of London—A necklace
of 32 very large and fine brilliants; a pair of earrings to
correspond, formed of two large and fine brilliant tops,
and two equally fine drops connected by two smaller
brilliants, (Garrard and Co.)
From the Lady Mayoress—A bouquet holder of cornucopia
form, with rose, thistle, and harp, in rubies, emeralds,
and diamonds. (Garrard and Co.)
From the Lady Mayoress of Dublin, and a number of ladies
of title and distinction of Ireland—Several fine specimens
of Irish lace.
From the Duchess of Inverness—A gold bracelet with dia-

mond centre.
From Lady Buchanan—A handsome casket in imitation of
Florentine work, made at Torquay.
From the Ladies of Liverpool—A cross of 11 large and fine
brilliants, suspended from a row of pearls. (Mayer,
Liverpool.)
From the Ladies of Manchester—An opal and brilliant
bracelet, with small emeralds introduced; in the centre
are five large opals, and 16 opals in the bands. (Hunt
and Roskell.)
From the Ladies of Leeds—A handsome diamond bracelet,
contained in an elegant white casket, ornamented 'with
appropriate gold devices and innription.
From the Ladies of Gravesend—A bouquet holder, orna-
mented with pink coral and pearls, and having the corpo-
ration arms on one side, and the arms of his Royal High-
ness the Prince of Wales and of Denmark on the other.
( Dod, Cornhill.)
From the Inhabitants of the two islands of Laaland and
Falster—A gold suite, of Saxon design—diadem, armlet,
brooch, hair-pins, three buttons, earrings, and ring.
(Dahl, Copenhagen.)
From the Highland Companies of the Edinburgh Rifle
Volunteers—A Highland brooch, richly enamelled with
Runic ornament, surmounted by a crown and shield, with
the arms of the prince as Duke of Rothsay, and the royal
arms of Denmark ; the shield rests in a plume ; upon a
scroll the motto, "In defence, God me defend." The
brooch is enriched with Scotch pearls and cairngorms.
On the back is engraved in Gaelic, " Welcome and hail
to the Daughter of Denmark. From the Land of the
Mountain, 1863." (From designs by Mr. J. Drummond,
R.S.A., executed by G. and M. Crighton.)
From the Children of Windsor—A Bible and Prayer-book,
the sides of the books of ivory, with turquoise cross in the
centre.
The presents to the Prince of Wales were—
From her Majesty the Queen (in the name of his Royal
Highness the Prince Consort and the Queen, from designs
by his royal highness)—A tazza in silver, partially gilt.
The group on the base illustrates Edward I. presenting
his infant son (born at Camarvon Castle, April 25, 1284)
to the Welsh chieftains. The figures represent the King,
the Queen holding the royal infant in her arms, two
chieftains, one of whom kneels and kisses the Prince's
hand ; the Chancellor, a page bearing the King's shield,
a herald, and a Knight. The basis is rich in ornaments,
and bears shields for arms, &c., supported by infantine
figures. Beneath the tazza are portraits of the following
Princes of Wales, viz. :—Edward, afterwards Edward II.;
Edward the Black Prince ; Henry, afterwards Henry V. ;
Edward, son cf Henry VI ; Arthur, son of Henry VII. ;
Charles, afterwards Charles I. ; George Augustus, after-
wards George 11. ; and George, afterwards George 111.
Tho tazza intended for flowers is surmounted by a figure
of St. David. (Hunt and Roskell.)
In the name of his Royal Highness the Prince Consort
and the Queen—Two vases in silver, partially gilt, of
Etruscan form ; one surmounted by a figure of Britannia,
the other by that of a Welsh bard. The handles are
formed of the heraldic rose, and on the feet are the arms
and supporters of his royal highness in relief. (Hun
and Roskell.)

From her Majesty the Queen—A candelabrum for seven
lights of rich foliage ornament. On two sides of the base
cire the arms of her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent in high relief; on the other two sides are engraved
the cypher and crown of her royal highness.
Three large oval salvers with the cypher and crown of
her royal highness engraved thereon, with other
articles of plate.
F• om the Duke of Buccleuch—A finely-chased silver-gilt
and jewelled vase in the style of Holbein. On the body
of the vase aro the heads in high relief of Holbein,
Erasmus, Michael Angelo, and Raffaelle ; from the cover

rises an elegant scroll-work supporting a medallion, with
the arms of his royal highness enamelled on both sides.
This was manufactured for the International Exhibition,
1862. (Garrard and Co.)
From the Duke of Newcastle—A large silver inkstand. with
richly-chased border and feet. (Garrard and Co.)
From the Dowager Duchess of Sutherland--A china ser-

vice from Minton.
From the Duke of St. Albans—A very handsome mosaic

paper weight.
From Lieutenant-Colonel Loyd Lindsay, V.C.—An elegant
casket-shaped inkstand of silver, richly ornamented with
raised scroll-work in the style of Queen Anne. (Garrard

and Co. )
From Lieutenant-Colonel Cavendish An inkstand of

Oriental alabaster.

M. de la Gueronniere criticised the speech of g-
Bonjean, and believed there was still time for Russia
to carry out the treaties on the fulfilment of which,
he said, the peace of the world depended.
M. de Poniatowski then spoke in favour of
Poland, and said he 'ould not understand how the
Senate could reject the petitions in favour of
Poland by disdainfully passir.g to the order of the
day.
The debate will be continued to-morrow.

The iN ation of this evening says :—" The Ana•
trian ambassador, Prince Metcernich, has found, in
his interviews with the Emperor and Count Rech-
berg, that the opinions of the Emperor of Austria
are in conformity with those entertained at pans
with regard to the diplomatic questions which have
arisen from events in Poland."

The Nation draws attention to the liberal ten-
dency of the Austrian Government, " whose policy
singularly approaches that of the French govern"
men t."

The Nord of this evening says :—" Prince Met-
ternich was present to-day at a council held at
Vienna, and will return to Paris on Thursday."