The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-27 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

Another delay in the visit of their Royal High-
nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales to San-
dringham has been Tendered necessary, but we
believe it is finally arranged that the special train
will leave Windsor, and travel through to Wolver-
ton tomorrow, only staying at Lynn to receive the
address of congratulation of the corporation. Their
Royal Highnesses will stay at Sandringham, it is
expected, over the Easter holidays.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Princess Mary, attended by Lady Geraldine
Somerset and Captain P. Cust, left their residence on
Thursday afternoon, for Belvoir Castle, on a visit to the
Duke of Rutland.

The Princess George of Saxony has been safely
delivered of a daughter. A son had been hoped for, the
Royal family not yet having any direct male heir.
The Duchess of Somerset had a reception last
evening at the First Lord of the Admiralty's official resi-
dence, at Whitehall.

Toe Marquis of Queensberry, R N., has arrived
at Eat@n-place West on a visit to the Dowager Marchioness
of Queensberry.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Bith have left.
Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for Lotgleate, War-
minster.

The Earl of Derby was able yesterday to be
present in the House of Lords. The noble earl is much
better, but some days must elapse before he regains his
strength.
The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield have
joined the circle visiting the Duke of Rutland at Belvoir
Castle.

The Right Hon. Sir George Grey returned to
town ycsterday afternoon from Windsor Castle.

Sir Henry and Lady Hoare and Miss Hoare have
left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for Paris.

Lady Mo!esworth entertained last evening, at
her residence in Eaton• place, the Prussian Minister and
the Countess Bernstorff, th© Duchess of St. Albans and
Lady Diana Beauclerk, the Marchioness of Ely, the Mar-
quis of Sligo, Earl Granville, the Earl and Countess De
Grey, Lord and Lady Lyvedan, Viscount Falkland, Lord
Frederick Cavendish, M.P., Lord Dunkellin, M.P., Gen.
the Right Hon. Cecil Forester and the Hon. Mrs. Forester,
and Mr. and Lady Margaret Beaumont.

Lieutenant the Hon. Albert Denison, R.N., has
left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for Paris.
DEATH OF TIIE DUKE OF GRAFTON.—At an
olrly hour yesterday morning the Duke of Grafton expired
at Wakefield Lodge, Northamptonshire During the last
month or so the duke has been in sued a very bad state that
the tnerobcr:4 of his family were fully prepared for the sad
result. He was in his 74th year.

DEATH OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM HENRY HIGGS,
lt.N.—A vacancy has occurred in the list cf officers on tht•
out-pension of Greenwich Hospital for a Captain R N.,
value £BO per annum, in consequence of the death of that
gallant and distinguished officer, Captain William Henry
Higgs. The deceased officer was in his 83d year.

Berkeley-street dates from 1659, and St. James's-
street, then called Long-street, was finished in 1670.
Dover-street and Old Bond-street (the latter named after
the speculator who built it—one Sir Thomas Bond) were
laid out about 1688, and Albemarle-street and Bolton-street
about 20 years later. Clarges-street was finished in 1718,
and Half Moon-street in 1730. The same year also saw
the completion of Hanover-square, Grosvenor and Berke-
ley•squares being almost contemporaneous with it. At the
beginning of the last century, Oxford-street, or Tyburn.
road, as it was then called, had only a few scattered houses
on the north side. Pennant describes it as "a deep hollow
road, full 'of sloughs, with here and there a ragged house,
the lurking-place of cut-throats." So late as 1746 there
were no houses on the north side west of Marylebone-lane.
Marylebone is derived, not as is often thought from a cor-
ruption of La Bonne, but from St. Mary Le Bourne—a
brook which bounded the manor of Tyburn on the east, as
the West Bourne (tow so familiar a name to us) did on the
other side. The course of this brook (which crossed Oxford-
street from north to south, near Stratford-place) is still to
be traced by the depressed level of the valley through which
it used to run. And, doubtless, the irregular course of
Marylebone-lane itself, which contrasts so markedly on the
map with the rectangular streets all round it, marks the
winding of the rural lane which once followed the stream-
let's course. Oxford market was founded in 1731, and Mid.
dlesex Hospital in 1745. Cavendish-square was planned in
1715 "on a waste and dangerous spot, intersected by a
sbady or lover's lane' from Margaret-street to the spot
where Manchester-square now stands." Wigmore-street
was begun in 1729, but the Harley Fields (where Whitfield
used to preach) were not built upon till about 1770. Port-
land-place dates from 1772. Portman-square was built
between 1764 and 1784. Fitzroy-square was not begun till
1812, which is also the date of Nash's plans for Regent-
street and the Regent's-park.
The son of M. Jullien, whose name is advertised
as the conductor of a London orchestra, is the author of
some interesting papers on the organisation and manage-
ment of the French army, which have appeared in Mr.
Dickens's periodicL.l.
PnorosEn TOWER BRIDGE.—In reference to the
scheme for a foot passengers' bridge from Irongate-stairs,
near Little Tower-hill, on the north side of the Thames, to
florselytlown old stairs on the south, the Board of Trade
report that they feel compelled to object to the construction
of this bridge, which would greatly interfere with the traffic
in the Pool, and they trust that the select committee on the
bill will not allow this structure to receive the sanction of
t'arliament.

A duel with swords has just taken place between
thl director of the .Diritto of Turin and the director of the
Folittca 6:7,,,J Torok of Milan, in consequence of R. dim's-
siln in their journals. 'l'he former received three wounds,
whilst the latter escaped with a slight scratch on the head.
[he atat of the director of the birWo is not considered
dangerous,