The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-15 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY,

WINDSOR CASTLE, March 14.

The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High-
nesses Prince Alfred and Princess Helena, went to
London this morning. In attendance were Lady
Churchill, Lurd Charles Fitzroy, and Lieut.-Gen.
Hon. C. Grey.
Her Majesty drove to South Kensington and in-
spected the Mulready collection of pictures. Her
Majesty then visited the Prince wid Princess of
Wales at Marlborough House, and remained to
luncheon. After luncheon her Majesty drove to
Buckingham Palace, and there received their Im-
perial Highnesses the Archduke Maximilian of
Austria and the Archduchess Charlotte.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena,
afterwards returned to Windsor Castle.

His Royal Highness Prince Alfred remained in
London, and leaves to-night for Holyrood Palace,
Edinburgh, attended by Major Cowell.

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Archduke Maximilian of Austria and the
Archduchess Charlotte visited the Prince and
Princess of Wales, at Marlborough House, yester-
day morning.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena and
Prince Alfred, arrived from Windsor, and took
luncheon with the Prince and Princess of Wales at
Marlborough House.
Her Majesty was attended by Lady Churchill,
Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Lieut.-Gen. Hon. C. Grey.
His Majesty the King of the Belgians also visited
their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princes 3 of
Wales, and lunched with them.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-,
bridge and Princess Mary visited the Prince and
Princess of Wales in the afternoon.

The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive,
attended by Countess de Grey.
The Prince of Wales rode on horseback, accom-
panied by Prince Alfred, and attended by Lieut.•
Colonel Keppel, and visited the Archduke Maxi-
milian and Archduchess Charlotte at the Clarendon
Hotel.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied
by Prince John of Glucksburg, went to the Princess's
Theatre in the evening, attended by Countess de
Grey, Lieut.• Colonel Keppel, and Baron Gulden-,
ceone.

The Archduke Maximilian and the Arch-
duchess Charlotte,
The stay of their Imperial Highnesses the Arch-
duke Maximilian and the Archduchess Charlotte
in London, though it was anticipated that it would
be exceedingly brief, has been much shorter than
was expected. They will leave London for Dover
this morning, on their way to Brussels, and will
travel by a special train on the London, Chatham,
and Dover Railway.
Yesterday morning their Imperial highnesses
paid a visit to her Majesty at Buckingham Palace,
and also visited the Prince and Princess of Wales,
and the King of the Belgians, at Marlborough
House.
In the afternoon the Princess of Wales called
upon the Archduke and Archduchess at the Claren-
don Hotel.
Later in the day the Prince of Wales (attended
by Colonel Keppel) and Prince Alfred rode to the
Clarendon, and visited their imperial highnesses.
The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary
of Cambridge also visited the Archduke and Arch•
duchess.

In consequence of the immense crowd which col.
lected to see their royal highnesses on their return
Bond-street was rendered impassable, and it was
found necessary to send round the prince's horses
to the private 'entrance of the hotel i❑ Albemarle-
street, whence their royal highnesses returned to
Marlborough House.
In the evening the Archduke and Archduchess
dined at Buckingham Palace, by invitation of her
Majesty, to meet the King of the Belgians and the
Prince and Princess of Wales.
In the course of the day the future Emperor end
Empress of Mexico were visited by a great number
of royai and distinguished personages. Amongst
those who thus paid their respects were:—Their
Royal Highnesses the Duke de Nemours, the
Prince de Joinville, and the Duke d'Aumale, the
Duchess Augustus of Saxe-Coburg, the Turkish
Ambassador, the Austrian Ambassador and the
Countess Apponyi, the Prussian Ambassador and
the Countess de Bernstorff, the French Ambassador,
the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer,
the Bavarian Minister and Baroness de Cetto, Prince
Paul Esterhazy, the Earl and Countess of Claren-
, don, the Earl of St. Germans, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, &o.
Several members of the Imperial suite dined with
the Austrian Ambassador and the CountessApponyt
in the evening at Chandos House.
On Saturday last, previous to leaving Paris, the
Archduke and Archduchess received visits from
many personages of distinction, who called to take
leave. The Archduke also had a long conference
with M. Fould and M. Drouyn de Lhuys. Their
imperial highnesses afterwards paid a visit to Prince
Napoleon and the Princess Clotilde, and the Prin.-
cess Mathilde, from whom they took leave. On their
return to the Tuileries the Emperor and Archduke
were in close conference till the hour of dinner, and
during the same period the Archduchess enjoyed
the society of the Empress. Much regret was ex'
pressed at the approaching separation, perhaps for
many years, and the actual leave taking was of 6
very touching Eature. The Empress was visibll
moved, and warmly embraced the Archduke, while
the separation of the Empress and Archduchess
like that cf two sisters.

Her Majesty the Queen forwarded yesterLl9lt
through Sir C. Phipps, her usual annual subscription of 0
to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

The Court will go into mourning for three wee V'
commencing on Sunday next the 20th instant, for his 1 ste
Majesty the King of Bavaria.

THE KING OF THE BELGIANS, it is reports
will, on leaving this country, visit Paris. At all event*
his Majesty, it is said, has been invited.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princeo
of Wales intend to honour his Excellency the TurkiAlj;
Ambassador and Madame Musurus with their presence A:
a defamer to-day on board the steam-yacht of his Imperial
Majesty the Sultan, previously to the steamer departing
from Woolwich for Constantinople. From the trio/0
hitherto taken place it is the fastest steamer afloat, and i°
principal cabins and saloons are fitted up in a luxuriolo
style of comfort.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of CaIV;
bridge, the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, t,7„,
the Princess Mary honoured the Marchioness of Ely crir
their company at dinner last evening at her ladyship nea
deuce at Prince's-gate, Hyde-park.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury leal
town at the end of this or early in the ensuing week to PgB
the Parliamentary recess with the Earl and Countess Deli
'
warr, at Buckhurst Park.
The Earl Delawarr has quite recoveried from
recent cold. The noble Earl and countess go en Friday °"l.,
Saturday next to Buckhurst Park, Sussex, for the East
holidays, during which a select family circle will assnnw"
there.
The Earl Russell was prevented attending in 110$
place in the House of Lords yesterday evening from a 6hig-ce
attack of rheumatism. liis lordship was in cones:no°.
confined to his chamber during the day.
Lord Richard Grosvenor, M.P., has gone °pit
visit to Sir Watkin and Lady William Wynn at
seat in Wales.
The Right Hon. Sir Edward Bulwer LYtt;°°,;
Bart., M.P,, has taken the late Marquis of Breadallfilll°
house in Park-lane for the remainder of the lease. 06
ALLEGED MEDIATION OF KING LEOPoLD. 0
Vienna Press asserts that the King of the Belgi.og
has accepted the office of mediator between the conte°"lo,o
powers, and that he will be joined at London by Fr Di
Jean of Glucksburg (brcther of the King of Dentaartpa
Earl Russell, and the ambassadors of Austria, Prussisof‘oth
Sweden. The Danish government, according to this
has given the King's brother full power to negotiate 7,0
the basis of the integrity of the Danish monarchy, r•
consent, as the extreme limit of his concessions, to the ad
mation of an administrative Sleswig-holstein,
existed before 1845, or to a polical separation a foul
from Denmark. The political separation of 510181
Denmark will be freely consented tq. .