The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-19 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, Sept. 16,
The Queen, accompanied by the Duchess of Sale
Coburg and Princess Louise, drove yesterday to
Alt-na-Guithasach.

Her Majesty received from Potsdam yesterday
the gratifying intelligence of her Royal Highness
the Crown Prince of Prussia's safe delivery Of a
prince at twelve o'clock that morning.
Princess H‘lena, attended by the Hon. Mrs
Bruce and the Hon. Sir Frederick 13ruce, drove to
lavercauld.

Sept. 17.
The weather prevented any of the royal family
from going out in the morning of yesterday.
In the afternoon the Quten, accompanied by the
Duchess of Saxe Coburg, walked and drove.
The Hon. Sir Frederick Bruce had the honour of
dining with her Majesty and the royal family last
night.
The Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg took
leave of her Majesty this morning, to return to the
Continent, attended by Baron de Schleinitz.

Prince Humbert of Italy.
His Royal Highness Prince Humbert, accompanied hi
his Excellency the Marquis d'Azeglio (the Italian Minister),
and General Revel, returned to the Italian Legation, ill
Grosvenor-street, early on Saturday evening, from Yorkshire
and the Midland Counties. After leaving Doncaster on
Monday morning, his royal highness, with the Italian
Minister and General Revel, left for York, and, after in'
specting the venerable Minister, proceeded to Malton and
Beverley, at which latter place the royal party passed the
night. On Friday, after making some purchases of hoisse
the prince and suite left for Rugby, where they stayed the
night, and on the following morning left for London, visit-
ing on their way home Mcntmore, Baron and Baroness de
Rethschild's seat. His Excellency the Marquis d'Azegll°
received his royal highness and the members of his suit°
and the personnel of the Legation at dinner.
His Royal Highness the Duke do Chartres called on hi°
Royal Highness Prince Humbert at the Legation on Satur-
day ; and among the other visitors have been—his Excel'
lency M. de Bills, Baron Rozecrantz, his Excellency tile
Turkish Ambassador, Lord Napier, his Excellency the
Belgian Minister, M. Delfosse, Sir Ri3hard Mayne, Call:It
Alfredo Arrivabene, and his Excellency the Swedish
Minister.

Yesterday morning, shortly before ten o'clock, Prince
Humbert, with his Excellency the Marquis d'Az zliet
General Revel, and most of the noblemen and gentleman
in the retinue of the Prince, and belonging to the Legation,
attended high mass at the Catholic Church, dedicated to
St. Peter, at llatton-wall, Hatton-garden, The Prince and
party alighted at the entrance in Hatton-wall, and Well
there received by the Rev. Dr Raphael Melia, The rar's6
was celebrated by the Rev, Dr Fua di Bruno, assisted by
the Rev. Dr Cesare Contini, and the Rev. Dr Raphael
Nerei.

Later in the day his Royal Highness, with the Magri°
d'Azeglio, General Revel, and a party in several carriage'
left town for Hampton Court. The prince, after going
over that fine old budding, left by way of Richmond fcl,
the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, where his Boyo
Highness was engaged for nearly two hours in going °Ter
the conservatories and grounds.
Last evening his Excellency the Marquis d'Azeglio gage
a grand dinner to Prince Humbert and suite at the Italian
Legation, in Grosvenor-street. His Excellency the Marquis
de Lavradio (late Portuguese Minister) and the Marchioness
St. Germans had the honour of being invited to join the

circle.
It is understood that the prince will visit the dockyard
and arsenal at Woolwich this afternoon.

THE COURT AT BALSIORAL.—Her Majesty the
Queen, accompanied by their royal highnesses 01,13
princesses and the Duchess of Coburg, and daily attend°
by Mr Grant, enjoys her usual walks and drives throw;
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the grounds, and around the district as far as Braemar and
other places, while the Duke of Coburg and the gentleno
of the suite are daily out in the woods and forests. The
success in deer-stalking has been fair; but on the moor"
the grouse are now very wild, consequently poor bags ball
been got during the last 10 days. Lord Delawarr is egg
peeled to arrive at Abergeldie Castle on Monday for a stay
of a few weeks. The Marchioness of Ely has been suffer:
ing for some time from an attack of scarlatina, but she
now nearly convalescent.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Dube°
of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha arrived in town yesterday from Olt.'
log the Queen at Balmoral, and to-day will take their 610'
parture for the principality in Germany.
His Royal Highness
,the Duke of Cambridge'
attended by Colonel Clifton, arrived at Gloucester 1100
on. Saturday evening from Paris and Germany. The Saturday
Princess Mary did not accompany the royal duke, bild
has gone to Switzerland with her sister, the Gran
Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
His Thyal Highness the Duke de Nemours an
family arrived at Brussels on Thursday from Gerwa
and Switzerland, and were immediately conducted to 0}:
palace,where they were received by theliing and the 1)11
and Duchess of Brabant.
His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador left the
Embassy on Saturday for Richmond for a few days. ft
His Excellency Baron Brunnow, the RuSai
Ambassador at London, who recently had several iate;r:
views with the Czrr in Germany, has received from IJ`"
Majesty the insignia of the Order of St. Andrew. .5
The Marchioness of Exeter and Lady Victoria
Cecil passed through town on Saturday, on their WO t
Burghley House, near Stamford, from visiting the Dowag"
Lady Clinton at Hampton Court Palace. The noble rior‘
quis returned to Burghley on Saturday from Doncaster'
.0
the Earl and Countess of Derby are expected to
join the distinguished party about to meet at Bretby at
invitation of the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield. .„
The Earl and Countess Delawarr, who arrived 1;
town on Thursday from Buckhurst Park, Sussex, lett °l,
Saturday to proceed by easy stages to visit her Majesty
Scotland. The noble earl and countess will reside at Abe`'
geldie Castle during their visit to the Queen. 01
The Earl of Dalkeith left town on Saturday lest
for Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, to join the counted
and family, who have been staying with the Duke fill
Duchess of Buccleuch.
Lord Napier left Russell's Hotel on Saturday bt°,
visit her Majesty at Balmoral. It is uncertain when the
noble lord will proceed to enter on his duties at the Coll-
of Berlin.
Lord and Lady Rivers have left Thomas's Kl°-
tell
Berkeley-square, for Rushmore Lodge, Salisbury.
The Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., NT'
1111
and Lady Emily Peel left Whitehall-gardens on Satilr,,/
for Folkestone. 10
Sir Coutts and Lady Lindsay have arrived
Farranca's Hotel from Eastnor Castle, near LedburY•

MR. ALDERMAN AND SHERIFF BESLEY'S Cf 0114;
—The official chain of Mr. Sheriff Bosley has bee;
manufactured by a firm of great repute and skill in that
special department, and the result has been the protillet-0
of an elegant specimen of the goldsmith's art. The Otte
is technically called the "fancy-shaped secret link
matted and lapped, fifteen feet in length, in three rove- fr.o
badge appended to the chain is formed by a cornblo%tio
of the Sheriff's Arms with those of the City and the COdi
of Middlesex, elaborately chased and mounted ; the eb-ihe-01
and charges being finely enamelled in colours, the ni
surmounted by a knight's helmet supporting the Sllcritto
crest--a tripla tower with flag on the summit, the 01°-to
"Labors et Vonore," being placed on a scroll at the f°t7o,
the shield, the Civic emblems, sword and mace, eressi"o:
the back. The weight of the whole is nearly 211ba. ti
and it is of 15-carat gold,— City Tress. evl
A FARMER KILLED LY A BOAR.—Mr S°ls-6
Parrott held an inquest last week on the bodtei
Mr Joseph Brise, of Great Kemble, near Aylesbury, ft'rf"el)
aged 46. From the evidence of James Derrell, 011°,0..100
deceased's farm labourers, it appeared that on the 6"' -be
his master took a whip and endeavoured to drive a o°o
of pigs out of the yard. Amongst these was a boar. to
struck it with the whip, on which it became infuriated'in
at him and knocked him down, causing him to fall iIP-0
ditch close by, where it gored him in a most frightful
nor. He died on the 13th inst. The injuries inflicts
the deceased were a severe lacerated wound in the Psifo
the hand, a severe wound several inches lung and deer la
the under part of the right thigh, another on the 10i,1
th
near the knee, and another between the elbow and the
of the right arm. Verdict accordingly.
ALARMING OCCURRENCE AT TUE OXFORD P
tit
OFFICE.—Ono morning last week, as a clerk illy
Oxford Post-( £fice was engaged in the ordinary dutvoi
stamping the letters, which had just arrived by the.. of
ho was alarmed by a loud explosion, resembling tM
rqt
gun, taking place in one of the letters. The rotl—„,,"
olio
immediately filled with smoke, and great constera3tio,--so
of course produced amongst the employes until the Carci tf
the explosion was ascertained. It appears that 011°,.-geo
letters contained a large number of caps, made °: alot
powder, and that the operation of stamping cause" Dort
twenty o them to explode. The clerk was slightilicov
about his head and arm, but beyond this no injusla ii vei
nately, has been done. The Post. race authorities 1). 00'1
stituted an investigation into the affair,—Word C4VL
THE AMERICAN BLOCKADE.—B Eft MUDA 1117,1.ini
—The following steamers have arrived here trona god
ton since the 3d inst. :—The Florie, and sailed for ..,g; ; el
the Alice, and the Little Hattie, and sailed for
Flamingo, the Mien, and tliq Mary 13owers,