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

By MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.

GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning.
Arrived, April 9—John and Harriet, from Antwerp—
Gaerrier, from Pernambuco.
Arrived, April 9—Camilla, steamer, from Oporto.
Sail ed—Holland , steamer, for Ostend—Panther, steamer,
for Boulogne—Hanover, steamer, for Calais.
DEAL, Saturday Mornin,f;.
Passed—. H.M.S. Scout, from china, for the River—Fran-
cisca, from London, for Valparaiso—Belle of the South,
from London, for Cape of Good Hope—Conway from Lon •
don, for Quebec—Florence Nightingale, from London, for
Buenos Ayres—Georgia, from London, for Venice.

SIIAXSPERE'S HOME AND ANNE HATHAWAY'S.
—At Stratford-upon-Avon—writes the Rev. J. M.
Jephson, in his book on " Shakspere's Birthplace,
Home, and Grove—the first room I entered was in
that part of the building which had been a butcher's
shop, and which, I believe, was the residence of
John Shakspere. It seemed to be a sort of hall, or
outer kitchen, paved with unshapely flags. The
great old fire-place is supported by immense stone
jambs, and the ceiling by a ponderous beam.
Opening out of this is a better room, probably the
keeping-room, or, as it is called in York-
shire, the " house place." This, too, is
paved with flags, and supported by beams,
The fire-place is massive, and under its
projecting j,imbs are cosy chimney corners, where,
doubtless, young Shakspere, seated on a settle, many
a time conned his lessons of a winter's evening, or
read in Holinshed, or roasted crabs for the lambs'
wool, or perhaps dried himself after one of his raids
upon a neighbouring park or warren. Beyond this
are two smaller rooms, which were probably bed-
chambers; and beyond them, again, some more
rooms, which, there seems every reason to believe,
formed part of the other adjoining house, and which
are not shown. Upstairs is the bed-chamber in
which tradition asserts the great poet to have bee❑
born ; and tradition is probably right, for it is the
best chamber in the house, and therefore probably
appropriated to the mistress ou such an occasion."
At Shottery Mr. Johson writes— of Anne
Hathaway's cottage—" It was once obviously a
substantial farmhouse, much superior to that of
John Shakspere in Henley-street, though, like it,
built of wooden frames filled in with wattle and
dab on foundations of stone. In modern times
brick has been in some places substituted where the
stone has become decayed. The roof is thatched,
I think with reeds. It is now divided into
two cottages, and Mrs. Baker, a pleasing, re-
spectable-looking woman, who believes her-
self to be related to the Hathaways, lives
in a portion of it. She is proud of her connexion
with the poet—an honour which she appreciates the
more, perhaps, as it brings her in many a shilling
from the pilgrims who flock to see the house. She
willingly shows the inside of her dwelling, and
several pieces of old furniture which, as she avers,
have descended to her from her ancestors. If so,
and there is no reason to doubt the fact, they sc.ay
very possibly have been used by young Shakspere
when he was courting his future wife. A flight of
steps leads into a large keeping room or hall, where
under the great old chimney may have sat Shah-
spero and his love, in the days of his extreme youth
when Love is stone-blind."

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HER 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.

Professor Owen had the honour of delivering hie
fourth lecture before her Majesty and the royal
family.

The Prince and Princess of Wales,
SANDRINGHAIit, April 8.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales hava during the past week apparently
enjoyed the retirement wLich the estate affords.

The prince has been engaged in giving directions
for improvements to be carried out, which when com-
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 ie
this particular. At West Newton two very superior
cottagee 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 ston is also being
supplied. Above these are three commodious bed-
rooms, well ventilated, two of which hare 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.
Oa Wednesday their royal highnesses rode oil
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, and her Royal High•
Less 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 re'
turn to town during the last week in April.

PRINCE ALFRED.—On Thursday forenoon his
Royal Highness Prince Alfred, accompanied by
Major Cowell, Lieutenant Haig, and Mr. Fletcher
of Saltoun, left Holyrood Palace in a carriage and
four 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 parry. 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
at 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'Azeglio.

The Marchioness (Frances Anne) of Londonderry
is expected to arrive at Holderness House, Park-
Lane, on Tuesday next, for the season, from Seaham
Hall, Sunderland.

Viscountess Palmerston will have a reception
this evening at Cambridge House.

The marriage of Viscount Powerscourt and Lady
Julia Coke, eldeet 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-Rquare 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 Vernlam and Ls.dy
Harriet Grimston have returned to town from
visiting the Earl and Countess Craven at Coortibo
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 Glens all
will be removed from the family residence in Gy., os-
vencr-square, this morning, to be conveyed to Ca her
Castle, Tipperary, for interment in the same vi ult
where are deposited the bodies of the late eaKl 3 Ind
his duughtsr, Lady Matilda Butler. The fun e ral
Is to take place o❑ Monday next.
Lord and Lady Taunton and the Hon. Mi E;ses
Laboucher have arrived at their residence in
Belgrave•square, from Stoke-park, for the seaso

GENERAL GARIBALDL—The Chancellor of the
Exchequer and the Marquis of Clanricarde h avo
invited the General to dine at their house, and he hat ac-
cepted the invitation. The Duke of Somerset has written
to Sir Michael Seymour, the Commander-in Chief at Po rts-
mouth, giving him official instructions to place a small Go•
vernment steamer at the disposal of General Garibaldi and
suite, for the purpose of enabling the General to visit the
dockyards at Portsmouth.

RECOLLECTIONS OF THE LATE W. THACKE:ttAT.
—The Rev. Dr. Giles, of Cranford, Middlesex,
writes to us as follows :—" In 1832 or 33 W. M.
rhackeray, being about twenty-one years old,
called at my house in Bridgwater, to see myself
and 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
had not met since they had made a tour together
on the continent, two or three years before.
Thackeray sat with his arm outstretched over
the table, on which lay a sheet of foolscap pe,per,
with pens and ink. As he talked, he scribbled
something from time to time on the paver. He
spoke of Schulte's sister, die Frauleen von Volkpinr
hausen, and was told thet she was flourishing. Toe
conversation turned on Dr. Johnson, and Thacke ray
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 shee t of
paper. They then spoke of a shooting excursion
iu company with Tom Trotter ; of a row With
some coal heavers, &c. &c. The evening came on,
and Thackeray left us to return to Kilve, of w:nicli
his kinsman, the Rev. Mr. Matthew, held the living.
'When he was gone, I looked at the sheet of pa per,
and found drawings of everything we had to ikeel
of; and, admiring their spirit, I put them into tor
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 large 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 ece
them."— The .Reader.

BARON VIDAL is understood to be now sojournivg
in Paris.
THE LAST OF THE PETERHOFF.—We have beer
favoured with the following extract from a private later
received from Nassau by the last mail :—" The A. D. Vance
has arrived, with dates to the 7th of March, but brought no
papers. She reports the Ccquette aground near the tort,
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 of entry.
There is no news of special importance,
reeling of cheertul hope and determined coofictence is un-,
Usually provtant,''. except that the