The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-09 00:00:00

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EER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, April 8.

The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness
Princess Helena, walked and drove in the grounds
this morning.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Arthur, Prince
Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, attended by Lady
Caroline Barrington, Lieut.-Colonel du Plat, Major
Elphinstone, and Mr. Buff, went to London yester-
day, and honoured the performance at the Lyceum
Theatre with their presence.

Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone,
returned to Greenwich Park.

Lieutenant-General E. Bouverie arrived at the
Castle yesterday.
Prwessor Owen had the honour of delivering hie
fourth lecture before her Majesty and the royal
family.

The Prince and Princess of Wales,
SA.NDRINGHAII, April 8.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales have during the past week apparently
enjoyed the retirement which the estate affords.
The prince has been engaged in giving directions
for improvements to be carried out, which when corn-
pleted will render it a model estate in the full sense
of the term. It will be gratifying to those inte-
rested in the improvement of the cottages in 'which
the labouring classes dwell to know that his royal
highness is setting a noble example to landowners in
this particular. At West Newton two very superior
cottager approach completion, and during the past
few days six more have been commenced by the
prince's commands. Each ct these cottages is
very unique in appearance, being built of the
native stone and bricks, with slated roof. Each has
a porch at the front entrance, and there are two
good rooms on the ground floor, a large pantry, and
several cupboards, and a cooking stove is also being
supplied. Above these are three commodious bed-
` rooms, well ventilated, two of which have fire-grates.
Outhouses are also provided at the back of the
cottages. His royal highness is understood to be
deeply anxious that the labourers on his estate
should be well housed.
On Monday the prince had a little snipe-shooting
at Wolferton, and afterwards went out coursing.

On Wednesday their royal highnesses rode on
horseback.
Mr, Wood has arrived at Sandringham on a visit
to the prince. Dr. Sievking, physician to her royal
highness, also arrived from London.
On Thursday his Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales rode out on horseback, end her Royal High-
cess the Princess of Wales, attended by the Hon.
Mrs. Bruce, took a carriage drive to West Newton.
It is believed that their royal highnesses will red
turn to tows during the last week in April.

PRINCE ALFRED.—On Thursday forenoon hie
Royal Highness Prince Alfred, accompanied by
Major Cowell, Lieutenant Haig, and Mr. Fletcher
of Saltoun, left Holyrood Palace in a carriage and
tour horses, and posted to Saltoun. After lunching
with Mr. Fletcher and party, and inspecting the
beantifully laid out grounds of the proprietor, his
royal highness and party returned to town. In the
evening the Prince dined at the residence of the
Solicitor-General. After dinner Mrs. Young had
An evening party. The oratorio of the " Messiah"
WES to be performed in the Music Hall, Edinburgh,
last night, under the especial patronage and
presence of his royal highness—in all probability
his last appearance in public during his stay at
Edinburgh. His royal hignness was to leave for
London at ten o'clock this morning.
The MArquis and Marchioness of Westminster
and Lady Theodora Grosvenor are expected to arrive
it Grosvenor House early in the ensuing week, for
the season.
The Marquis of Hastings has taken for a term the
house in Park-lane recently occupied by his Excel-
lency the Marquis d'Azglio.
Tne Marchioness (Frances Anne) of Londonderry
is expected to arrive at Holderness House, Park.
lane, on Tuesday next, for the season, from Seaham
Sunderland.
Viscountess Palmerston will have a reception

this evening at Cambridge House.
The marriage of Viscount Powersconrt and Lady
Julia Coke, eldest daughter of the Earl and Coun-
tess of Leicester, is fixed to take place on Thursday
next.
The Earl and Countess of Wilton have arrived
at their house in Grosvenor-square from Egerton
Lodge, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.
The Earl and Countess Craven are entertaining
a select circle of friends at Coombe Abbey, near
Coventry. The noble earl and countess will come
to town at the end of next week.
The Earl and Countess of Verulam and Lady
Harriet Grimston have returned to town from
visiting the Earl and Countess Craven at Coombe
Abbey.
The Countess Bernstotff has been suffering from
influenza last week, and will therefore be unable to
attend her Majesty's Court to-day.
The Countess (Frances) Waldegrave's evening
party announced for Wednesday next is postponed
till the following Wednesday, the 20th inst.
The remains of the late Countess of Glengall
will be removed from the family residence in Gros-
venor•stluare, this morning, to be conveyed to Caber
Castle, Tipperary, for interment in the same vault
where are deposited the bodies of the late earl and
nis daughter, Lady Matilda Butler. The funeral
is to take place on :Monday next.
Lord and Lady Ta;:inton and the Hon. Misses
Laboucher have arrived at their residence in
Belgrave-square, from Sto:.Ke-park, for the season.
GENERAL GARIBALDI.—The Chancellor of the
Exchequer and the Marquis of Cianricarde have
invited the General to dine at their• ;muse, and he has ac-
cepted the invitation. The Duke of Somerset has written
to Sir Michael Seymour, the Commander-1n Chief at Ports-
mouth, giving him official instructions to pbce a small Go•
vernment steamer at the disposal of General Garibaldi and
-mite, for the purpose of enabling the General to visit the
dockyards at Portsmouth.

RECOLLECTIONS OF THE LATE W. TEIACKEVtAIr.
—The Rev. Dr. Gites, of Cranford, M kid tea ex,
writes to us as follows :—" In 1832 or 33 W.
N.
rhackeray, being about twenty-one yea
called at my house in Bridgwater, to see myself
sod a young German, named Schulte, who was;
spending with me the Oxford vacation. The day
was very wet, and we sat the whole afternoon
talking and drinking wine. Schulte and Thackeray
s
had not met since they had made a tour together
on the continent, two or three years before.
I'hackeray sat with his arm outstretched over
the table, on which lay a sheet of foolscap paper,
with pens and ink. As he talked, he scribbled.
something from time to time on the paper. He
spoke of Schulte's sister, die Frauleen von Volkrinf-
hausen, and was told that she was flourishing. The
conversation turned on Dr. Johnson, and Thackeray
remarked that the best likeness of him was con-.
tained in a certain medallion ; and, as he said
this, his pen made rapid way over the sheet of:
paper. They then spoke of a shooting excursion
in company with Tom Trotter of a row with
some coal heavers, 8:c. &c. The evening came on,
and Thack.eray left us to return to Kilve, of which
his kinsman, the Rev. Mr. Matthew, held the living.
When he was gone, I 'coked at the sheet of paper,
and found drawings of everything we had talked
of; and, admiring their spirit, I put them into mY
portfolio, and have them still—probably the very
earliest specimens of that admirable power of
sketching in which Thackeray so excelled as to'
leave it doubtful whether his works have not owed
to it a largo share of the popularity which they
have so justly and so largely obtained. It will give
me much pleasure to show these drawings to any
one who may be curious enough to wish to COB
them."—The Reader.
BARON VIDAL is understood to be now sojourning
in Paris.
TnE LAST OF TIIE PETERLIOFF.—We have been
favoured with the following extract from a private letter
received from Nassau by the last mail The A. P. Vance
has arrived, with dates to the 7th of March, but brought no
papers. She reports the Ccquette aground near the fort,
and all safe. The Federal gunboat Peterhoff had been sunk
by Colonel Lamb, said to have been done with three shots
from a gun on shore. Since this event the blockaders have
hauled further off shore, thus diminishing the risk o
that f entry.
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There is no news of special importance, exce t p
reeling of cheerful hope and determined confidence is un-
usually prevalent.''.