The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-04 00:00:00

Literary Intelligence.

A CHEAP gALIGNANI.—A new paper is about to be
started in Berlin in English, to supply these who cannot
pay ten sous per day for Galignani's Messenger, with use-
ful information on Paris life, for four sous.
THE POET TurpEß.l—ln consequence of a special re-
quest, Mr. Martin F. Tupper had the honour of a private
interview with their Royal Highnesses the Prince and
Princess of Wa:es at Frogmore on Sunday last, as we are
informed by his publishers.
MRS. LIRRIPER'S LODGINGS.—Besides Mr. Dickens'
share, the other papers are contributed by Mr, G. A. Sala,
Mr. Wilkie Collins, and Mr. Andrew Halliday. The
story of "Doctor Goliath," by the last named writer, is a
sketch from life. The original is well known in lite-
rary society, and the portrait has been generally recog-
nised.

THE PRUSSIAN PRESS takes a melancholy review of its
relations with the Government during the past year. The
Yolks Zeitung has been eleven times proceeded against by
the police—the National Zeitung, seven times; the tribune
and the Borsen Zeitung, six times; the Abend Zeitung, five
times; the Berlin Allegemeine Zeitung, four times; the
Publicist, three times; the Vossische Zeitung and the
Preussische Volksbladtt, twice ; the Spenerische Zeituuy
and the German Punch (Kladderadatselte), once. The total
amount of the fines was not very heavy, about £300; but
the editors were in many of these cases imprisoned. • The
Gartenlaube was suppressed for giving an imaginary ac-
count of the loss of the Prussian brig Amazon, which really
was lost, but not in the way stated—the Prussian Govern-
ment considering the narrative as derogatory to the admi-
nistration of Prussian naval affairs I Almost all these
penalties have been inflicted for liberties which in England
would be considered milk-and-water criticisms—half -way
between silence and blame. Such is the liberty which Ger-
mans are so anxious to press on Schleswig-Holstein

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, JAN. 2.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales took leave of her Mmjesty to-day, and left
Osborne for Frogmore House.
The Prince and Princess crossed over in the
Royal yacht Fairy to Gosport, attended by the
Countess of Macclesfield, Lieut.-General Knollyst
and Lieut.-Colonel Keppel.

JAN. 3.

The Queen, Prince Alfred, Princess Helena,
Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold,
and Princess Hohenlohe attend‘d Divine service at
Osborne. The Rev. G. Prothero cfficiated.

Colonel H. Ponsonby has succeeded Lieut.-Col.
the Hon. D. do Ros as Equerry in Waiting.

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales crossed from Osborne to Portsmouth on
Saturday morning in the Royal yacht Fairy, Cap-
tain his Serene Highness the Prince of Leinengen,
and landed at the Royal Clarence yard. Their
Royal Highnesses left at 2.20 p.m. for Windsor,
attended by the Countess of Macclesfield and
General Knollys.

Their Royal Highnesses travelled by the ordinaiy
train from Gosport to Basingstoke, and from Bas-
ingstoke to Windsor, by special train, in the Royal
saloon carriage. A large number of the most re-
spectuble inhabitants assembled on the platform to
witness the arrival of their Royal Highnesses, who
appeared in excellent health. There was no guard
of honour, and their Royal Highnesses and suite
proceeded through the town to Frogmore Lodge
whilst merry peals were rung on the bells of St.
George and St. John's Churches.
Yesterday the Prince and Princess of Wales at-

tended Divine service at the Chapel Royal, St.
George, attended by the Countess of Macclesfield,
General Knoilys, and several other members of their
Royal Highness's suite. The Prince occupied his
own stall as Knight of the Garter, and the Princess
the adjoining stall. The service, by King, in B
flat, was intoned by the Rev. Mr. Tapisfield and the
Rev. Seymour Neville, who also read the lessons.
The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor was
present, and the chapel was crowded by a most re-
spectable congregation, many of whom had to stand
during the whole time of the service.

THE FAMILY OF KINGS,

The following is a tabular list of the thirty-
nine reigning sovereigns of Europe, divided
into three sections, namely, those of purely
German birth kind education, those of German
descent, and those not German, but more or lees
allied, to German families. The last, as the least
numerous, deserves precedence.

NON, GERMAN SOVEREIGNS.

France
Italy

Sweden a

Portugal
Spain

SOVEREIGNS OF

Norway.

EItMAN DESCENT.

Great Britain
Netherlands
SOVERIGNS BORN AND
Anhalt
Austria

Portugal
Russia
,DUCATED IN GERMANY•
Mecklenburg .Strelitz
Nassau
Oldenburg
Reuss•Greiz
// Schleiz
Saxe-Altenburg
„ Coburg Gotha
„ Meiningen
„ Weimar

Baden
Bavaria
Belgium
Brunswick
Denmark
Greece

Hanover

Hesse-Cassel
„ Darmstadt
Hno,buxg
Lichtenstein
Lippe-Detmold
Mec s lenburg- Schwerin

Saxony
Schaumburg-Lippe
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
„ Sondershausen,

WaldeCk
Wurtemberg

It is a not uninteresting fact i❑ connection with
this list, that, while the actual number of reigning
European sovereigns has decreased by six within
as many years, five of these sovereigns, of Modena,
Monaco, Naples, Parma, and Tuscany belonged to
the first of the above three classes, So that even
the Italian war of Independence has contributed t°
the comparative increase of pure Teutonic blood
among the sovereign families of Europe.—Spec•
tator.

We believe that Parliament will meet for the
despatch of business on Thursday, the 4th of February.—
Observer. - - _ _ _

OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.—Mr. G. Bracken-
bury, her Majesty's Consul at Madrid, has been appointed
Consul at Charente. The consulship at Madrid will not be
filled up. Mr. Ricketts has been appointed Consul at
Sarawak. The Rev. John Renwick is appointed assistant
and successor to the Rev. John Ramsay, minister of the
church and parish of Gladsmuir.—Observer.
LORD PALMERSTON.—We regret to state that
the noble Premier's non-attendance at the Cabinet Council
on Saturday was owing to a somewhat sharp attack of
gout. His lordship remains at his seat, Broadlands, Ii ant'•
The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in
London on Saturday afternoon, from Hawarden Castle,
Chester.

The Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson arrived is
town on Saturday, from the seat of Viscount Palmerston►
Broadlands, Hants.

Vice-Admiral Sir M. Seymour, K.C.8., cool'
mander-in -chief, and Major-General Lord Wm. Paujet,
C. 8., commanding the south-western district, embarked o 0
board the Fire Queen, steam-yacht, Staff-Commander Paul,
on Saturday morning, and proceeded to Osborne, to yap
their respects to her Majesty.
The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli
have left Grosvenor-gate for Mentmore, Bucks, on a visit
to Baron and Baroness de Rothschild.

THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE is ill, and rumours
that he will resign before the meeting of Parliament are
multiplying fast.
THE PALACE OF THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES
PRINCE AND PRINCESS LOUIS OF HESSE, DARDP
STADT.—A. palace is being built in Darmstadt, a descrir

tion of which cannot fail to be of interent to our readere,
AS it is destined to become the home of a member of
the royal family. It is the palace of the it Royal High
nesses Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse. The net
building will form a prominent feature in the town eh,
Darmstadt by its size and position. Tho site (a large
garden of 350 ft. by 1,500 fr.) is the pro.perty of al
Crown ; it was formerly used for botanical purposes, 913"
will now be laid out as a garden for the use o f the prince
and princess. The east end of the site faces the Wilhel'
minenplatz, a handsome square, with the Catholic
church, a cupola-covered structure, designed by the late
esteemed architect Moller. To the west the gar den OP
tends to another square, called Marienplatz, while toward°
the north and south it is bounded by two broad streete/
from which it is separated by rows of chestnut trees.. Baia,
moreover, situate in the highest part of the town, with
gentle slope from east to west, this garden combines all the
advantages of a site at once healthy and beautiful.
view from the first floor of the palace, over the garden ail'
the wide valley of the Rhino towards the hills of the Pair
finale, the hills near Mayence, and the Taunus mountaieol
is truly charming. The building stands at a distance of I'2°
feet from the east end of the garden. It consists of te
principal or centre part, and two adjoining wings ; the bac"
elevation, or garden front of the former, being enriched 1:1,
a projecting rotunda, winged on both sides by terraces olr
flights of steps leading to the garden. The principal frott4
facing the Wilhelminen-square, has a projecting entrance;
porch, constructed for carriages to drive under it, tpti
visitors may alight under cover. This porch forms a Bei
cious balcony, with a balustrade on the top. The wails
the building are constructed of brickwork. The rusticate'
plinth, the columns, the archivolts, the architraves, and tor
nices are of red sanustone from the quarries of the Otlefli
wald and the banks of the Main. The decorative parts 00
the cornices, as dentils, &c., the capitals of the coluoo
and pilastres, the balustrades, the sculptured frieze, havitil
medallions with trophies and other suitable emblems, 111/1
the festoons are executed in terracotta. Of the extort°
decorations, the rose, shamrock, and thistle, the Hesoieli.o
arms surrounded by the garter, ant the English arms,
form cnaracteristic and ornamental parts. The style ule
Italian, and more purely carried out than is usually ;
case on the Continent. The building is being executed fref
the design and under the superintendence of the architect o
their Royal Highnesses, Mr. Conrad Kraus, of Mayenc'e9
and will be finished in the autumn of 1864.—Builder.
THE NATIONAL SHAKSPERE COMMITTEE —Ea,
Granville, Lord President of the Privy Council, illiera
the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of London have aecePt
office as Vice-Presidents. The following gentlemen Del
joined the Committee—The Rcv. Thomas Corser, of SI,
chester, James Spence, Esq., of Liverpool, HenrY
Bright, Esq., of Liverpool, S. R. Solly, Esq., G. VioiSey
Esq., Prine;:se's Theatre, James Anderson, Esq., Surr,
Theatre, G B. Martin, Esq , Exeter-hall, and J.
Aldred, M D. e
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M. GOUNOD'S " CECILIAN MASS" was perv.”—
at the Protestant Church of St. Andrews, Wells-street"
a Midnight Service on Christmas gve