The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-18 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY,

OSBORNE, August 17.
The Queen and Princess Louis of Hesse walled
and drove in the grounds yesterday.
Lady Portman, extra Lady" of the Bedchamber
to the Queen, has arrived at °home, and enc.,
ceeded Viscountess Jocelyn in waiting.
Lord Portman has ako arrived.
Lord and Lady Portman had the honour of dining
with the Queen and Royal fanny.

Foreign Courts.

PARIS, Aug. 16.
Oa the occasion of the Emperor's fete their Ma-
jesties received at the Tuileries the respects of the
Princess Mathilde, of the Princes and Princesses
of the family of the Emperor having rank at Court,
and of those not having this rank. The Ministers
and members of Privy Councils, the marshals and
admirals sojourning at Paris, the grand officers of
the Crown, and other officials also presented their
respects to their Majesties. At noon a mass, fol-
lowed by a Te Ileum, was celebrated at the Cqa.
pel of the Tuileries, in presence of their "Majesties,
the members of the Imperial family, the superior
officers of State, and other persons.
The King of Spain, who left Bourdeux at ten
o'clock yesterday morning, arrived at the St. Cloud
station at nine o'clock in the evening. The train
stopped at the entrance of the park, where the
Emperor was awaiting the arrival of his Royal
g;iest. The Empress and the Prince Imperial, sur-
rounded by the Prince and Princess Luciea
Murat, the Prince and Princess Joachim Murat,
and the Princess Anna Murat, received the King
at the entrance of the grand staircase. The great
officers of the Crown, the marshal commandant-in-
chief of the Imperial Guard, the adjutant-gen".al
of the palace, and many members of the Imper:aal
household were present, and were presented to his
Majesty, who, before retiring to his apartments'
presented the officers of his suite to the Emperor
and Empress. The Princess Mathilde was unable
to be present on account of a slight indisposition.

THE VISIT OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS or
WALES TO DENMARK.—The contemplated vibit of
the Prince and Princess of Wales to Denmark is expected
to take ph.ze on or about the 2d of September. Their royal
highnesses will be accompanied by a limited suite, and tae
port of embarcation will, it is understood, be a northern

one, probably Aberdeen.
PRINCE ALFRED'S VISIT TO NORWAY.—The 01)-
ject of the prince's visit to Norway was to enjoy a few ea Ys
salmon fishing upon the waters leased by the Duke of
tlllB
burgh°, which extend over three miles. The angling
season has been exceedingly good. A few days
ago tae
Racoon, having on board the prince and Duke of it"
burghe, left Norway on a visit to Iceltt.nd. The Racoon
will return home about the beginning of September.
PRINCE NAPOLEON IN GLASGOW.-013 Mondai
evening Prince Napoleon and suite arrived in
Glasgow, and put up at the George Hotel, George-sqlla re.
In the early part of Tuesday the Prince drove to Hafnilt°'
and, afterwards returning to the city, s.
change and one or two of the principal places of Will(
His imperial highness left Glasgow by an afternoon tra
and it is understood that he proceeds on a visit to Stirling,but his future movements are unknown. The prince travelswith the utmost privacy, and appears anxious to avoid
public recognition. he visited the id
Prince Prozorowsky Prozorowsky Galitzin has arrived at
Maurigy's Hotel from St Petersburg.
Sir Hugh Cairns, Lady Cairns, and family hAve
arrived at Rohallion Lodge, Dunkeld, for the season.
His Excellency Monsieur Antonio Flores, reel"
deist Minister from the Equador at London and Paris, /10
left Maurigy's Hotel for Rome.
His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador sna
ti-
the Countess Apponyi have left Chandos House for Itic
mond, where they contemplate passing several wet Jo.
Count Alexander Apponyi and other attache's remairi
itt
town.
The Duke and Duchess of Wellington will are ive
at his grace's shooting quarters in the Highlands this w eeit
immediately after the Lord Chief Justice's official duties
have terminated he will join his grace and patty in 'cot"
land.
_Lady Gerald Fitzgerald is recovering from her

severe illness.
His Excellency the Hon. G. S. Jerningham has
left Maurigy'a Hotel for Beaufort Castle, Inverness-chi re, on
a visit to Lord Lovat.
The Right Hon. Frederick Peel end Mrs. :reel
entertained a considerable number of the right Lon. gefitl°-
at
man's political supporters on Tuesday at his country
Hampden-in-Arden.
DEATH OF THE GOVERNOR OF CEYLON.---ston
We
have to record the death of Sir Charles Ta
M'Curthy, Governor of Ceylon, which occurred at the Spa0
Belgium, to which place he was on a visit for the bents t
his health, on Sunday last. The deceased, who was thOa
of the late Mr Denis WCarthy, of Cork, was born in
18201
and was married in 1848 to Sophia Brunel, eldest daughter
State
of Sir Benjamin Hawes, K.C.8., Under-Secretary of
for War. In 1856 he was nominated by Lord John Russell,
who was at that time Colonial Secretary, to the office of
Colonial Secretary in Ceylon, and in the following ye'
ointed
r re-
ceived the order of Knighthood• In 160 he was apr
by the Duke of Newcastle, who was then Colon
Coloal Sec: :etarY,
to the post of Governor and Commander-in-Chief and
Admiral of of Ceylon, which he held up to
the time of
is his
death. The nomination to the governorship, which of
considerable value, falls to the Right Hon. Edward Card-
well, M.P., Secretary of State for the Colonies.
THE BIRTH OF THE SEWING MACHINE,---Our
mechanicians should have perfected the se wing
machine. The land that invented the steam engine a.ud tb'
power-loom, ought, in the ordinarynature of things,'.CO have
crowned its work by the final device which was to
6,3 W to-
gether the textile fabrics its cunning mechanics had
so deftliic,
woven. Indeed, an Englishman did a clever mechanal
arrangement for embroidery purposes, which absolutelY iz!"
eluded some of the most important parts of the firs t Pr 561-
,
cal sewing machine; but he actually did not recogvs°
fact that he was just touching a contrivance that wene'cl btav-
ee Not-
made his fortune. This inventor, Mr John Foster,
o
tingham, was a very young
inmaanc)h machine, and in only nineteenc,:then )1°
first contrived his embroidery
with his moneyed partner, Mr Gibbons, in BeeerabollcyjalStiLuu":l4:
brought it into practical use. Yet neither of then'
see that the road they had fairly entered upon, it it'jleu'le:l
up, would inevitably have led to fame and wealth' ;-eir
machine to them was an embroiderer, and nothing 0;1
a; though Mr Fothergill, in a paper read at the 50etcle°,e
Arts last year, states that ho saw this very machine '—
most eilectually ; indeed, by the use of needle and abuttle'
it produced a lock-stitch of precisely the same character 65
those now in use. No progress was made with this aro
chine further than to employ it in embroidery, An
cdo of
patents were not exteaded. lt is supposed that the °c
some
this invention, however, were not altogether lost ;
workmen of the original patentee, it is said, proceeo-`
America, and there they disseminated the original iBc6.
Once e Week.
THE LEEDS LOCK OUT.—A statement and b4lice
the
sheet sheet nos been issued by the ironworicerE: now
Leeds district. The writers say :—" Our disputeor' -seal of
extended over a period of 16 weeks, and still dol
a ever.
our hopes of a speedy settlement is as elacirjei ha: be'
There are a few who have forsaken our ranks and veea
ns
come the willing slaves of their employers, but by noljl-
to the extent to affect the question in the slighteet degree,
to
and the men in a body continue as firm, and, if 130°'
the
more resolwe than ever to continue the struggle claw
employers are disposed to take down their declaration.
have done our utmost to bring about a settlement of t_
d,
We sought and obtained 'ee
dispute, but all of no avail.
vice from Mr G. Beecroft, cne of the members for tti;
borough of Leeds, which was very excellent, and which sc
could not but act upon ; but the masters did not reciPtri;uo
cafe the peaceable overtures and ,reasonaple terres 0f dee
men. Only let the declaration be takeee down, and we Play',
ourselves to do our utmost to promote, order among %ere
„lees, proper subordination to our superiors, and to gn;ed,
the interests of our employers. Sixteen weeks have 10-ttie
and still the code of slavery hangs from the wa-da° and
seven forges. It remains in spite of public (Val
private remonstrance, in spite of the press, Lainisciers of
too
ligion, and public speakers—in spite, indeed, of an 'p
friends of liberty. The attempt on the part of Leeh°o ply
masters to destroy our power of combin.ation h' seetleat
strengthened our principles, and shown ue tient the teeir
and liberty of the working men of England is °nlYie eea
own so long as they combine and co-operate to a_ the
another." The contributors to the strike fund are ad
thanked for their noble assistance and support, ichea'„o tee
enabledworkpe 0
pi el se
locked
eld4so weekuat.
Thep ebrahl
balance
tos
laboewcidis ttrhi by.
tustiat
receipts up to August 8 have been £11,588, °f
Gateshead Executive Committee have 885
£ total
ad tea
the Brierly-hill Executive Committe
Alillmen's Association, Westbromwich• £650- fiet
number of members receiving pay from the sotlaot:, utisa
down at 1,400, and resolutions, the docurnenittossva:in tea
been passed to hold meetings in the peincli",.
e„ ts,eo griof
country to give information neon the subjeet
ad to solicit aid.