The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-21 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY,

BALMORAL, May 18.

The Queen drove in the afternoon with their
Royal Highnesses the Princess Leiningen and the
Princess Beatrice. _

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince of Wales rode on horseback yesterday
afternoon, attended by Major Teesdale.
The Prince and Princess of Wales took a carriage

drive.
The Prince and Princess of Wales dined wish the
Duke of Cambridge yesterday evening at Glouces-
ter House. In attendance were Lady Morton and
Mejor Teesdale.
A deputation of ladies from Ireland attended at
Marlborough House to present some lace to the
Princess of Wales. _ _

The deputation consisted of the Marchioness of
Waterford, the Marchioness of Drogheda, the Mar.
chioness of Clanricarde, the Marchioness of Kil•
dare, the Countess of Cork, the Countess of Erne,
the Viscountess Gort, the Lady Annaly, the Lady
Clermont, and Mrs. Taylor.
The Marquis of Kildare accompanied the ladies,
and presented an oak casket.
A deputation of ladies from Worcester attended
to present to the Princess of Wales three vases of
Limoges enamel, manufactured at the Royal Porce-
lain Works, Worcester, and presented by the ladies
of Worcestershire.

The deputation consisted of Lady Georgina Ver-
non, Lady Raglan, Lady Blount, Lady Pakington
and Mrs. Holland.

A deputation of gentlemen from the city of Wor.
tester attended to present a breakfast service.
The deputation consisted of Mr, Alexander
Mines (Sheriff and Mayor of Worcester), Mr.
James Dyson Perrino (Sheriff of Worcester), Mr.
Richard Woof (Town Clerk), and Mr. Richard W.
Binns, F.S.A., of the Porcelain Works.
Mr. Leonard C. Wyon was honoured by the
Prince of Wales with a sitting for his portrait on
the medal of the Society of Arts of which his Royal
Highness is president.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was
honoured by the presence of their Royal Highnesses the
Prince and Princess of Wales at dinner yesterday evening,
at Gloucester House. The Prince and Princess of Wales,
who was attended by the Countess of Morton and Major
Teesdale, arrived at 8 o'clock, and were welcomed by the
Duke of Cambridge. There were present to meet their
royal highnesses their Serene Highnesses the Prince and
Princess Edward of Saze-Weimar, the Duke and Duchess
of Buccleuch, the Marquis of Hartington, the Earl and
Countess do Grey, the Earl of Ellenborough, the Earl and
Countess of Bessborough, the Countess of Westmorland,
Earl Cowper, Viscountess Palmerston, Viscount Hamilton,
Lord and Lady Proby, dm Their royal highnesses did not
leave until after 11 o'clock.

The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and Lady
Victoria Scott return to their residence in Belgravo -square
to-day, from visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of
Exeter, at Burghley House, near Stamford.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter have
entertained a distinguished party at Burghley House, near
Stamford, on the occasion of the review of the Northamp-
tonshire Volunteer Ride Corps. Among the company were
the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and Lady Victoria
Scott, the Duke of Grafton, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl
of Pomfret, the Countess Dowager Spencer, Lord and Lady
Overatone, Lord and Lady Lyveden, Lord Burghley, Lady
A. Cecil, Lord and Lady Brownlow Cecil, Sir Colin Camp-
bell, General Bouvarie, Colonel Loyd-Lindsay, Mr Knight-
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ley, M.P., and Mrs Cust,
The Earl and Countess of Clarendon entertained
his Excellency Baron de Beust and a select party at dinner,
on Thursday evening, at their residence in Grosvenor-
crescent.
The Earl and Countess of Morley, with Lady
Catherine Parker, have taken up their residence for the
season at 24, Grosvenor-place.
The Earl and Countess Russell received a select
party at dinner, yesterday evening, at Pembroke Lodge,

Richmond .park.
Frances Countess Waldegrave and the Right
Hon. Chichester Fortescue, M.P., have been entertaining
company during the week at Dudbrook House, Essex, The
party, which comprised the Earl of Abingdon, Lord and
Lady Norreys, Lord and Lady Clermont, Lady Moleswortb,
Lady Hislop, the Hon, T. and Mrs. Stoner, the Rev, C.
Harcourt, Mr. Henry West, Mrr W. Harcourt, and Ms. G.
Russell, separated on Thursday. The countess and Mr.
Fortescue will return to town on Monday.
Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe has arrived at the
the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood,
Viscount and Viscountess Hill have arrived at
Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Hawkestone,
Shrewsbury.
The Lord Bishop of London and Mrs. Tait have
moved from London House, St. James's-square, to Fulham
Palace, Middlesex, for the remainder of the season.
Le Baron Pierre de Pirquet has arrived at Cla-
ridge's Hotel from Paris.
Le Baron and la Baronne Reedtz Thott have
arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Germany.
Lady Marian Alford's second dance will take
place on the 30th May, instead of the let June.
Lady Howard de Walden has arrived at Claridge'd
Hotel, from Brussels.
Lady Sitwell and the Mims Sitwell have arrived
at London House, St. James's-square, from Huntercorabo,
near Maidenhead, for the remainder of the season.
Lady Wake and family have arrived at Great
Malvern, Worcestershire, from Brighton. •
Mr. and Mrs. Oliveira have arrived at Upper
Hyde-park-street, from Spain, for the season.

LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR Tfln
ENSUING WEEK.—Monday—Geographical, at it
Anniversary. /ussday—Linnesn, at 3, Anniversary—Btly.
nological, at 4, Anniversary—' Empirical and Scientific'
Physiognomy, Dr Donovan—Engineers, at 8, ' Machia'ol,
employed in Sinking Artesian Wells on the Continent',
Mr Burnell—Zoological, at 9, ' Occurrence of a Species oi
Fin-Whale on the Coast of Norfolk,' Mr W. H. Flower"'
' Species of the Cuckoo of the Genus Neomorphus,' Pr
Sclater—Royal Institution, at 3, ' Animal Life,' Professor
Marshall. Wednesday Geological, at 8, ' Notes °II'
North - Western Himalaya,' Captain Godwin - Austell"'
' Cetacean Fossils, termed Ziphius by Cuvier,' Professor
Huxley—' Mastic Beds and White Lias of Somerset,' Dif
Dawkins—British Archselogical, at 81, ' Sepulchral Anti-
quities, Helmingham, Suffolk,' Rev Mr Cardew—` 01);1.
tuary Notices of Members deceased during 1863,' .
Pettigrew. Thursday—Antiquaries, at Bf, ' A AI3PPe:
monde by Leonardo da Vinci,' Mr R. H. Major—` Aclic"„
from an Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Oxon,' Mr Stephen SW"
--' Antiquities from Saxon Graves, near Bedford, I`l
Perceval—Royal, at 81—Royal Institution at 3, ' Musio'
1630-1750," Professor Hullah. Friday—Royal 'watt':
tion, at 8, ' Greek Art,' Mr Poole. Saturday—Royal
Institution, at_ 3, ' Falling Stars,' Mr A. Herschel!'
Atheneum.
HERR MOLIQUE'S NEW MASS, as performed otil
Sunday last at St. Aloysius' Church, Somer'
town.—" It is a great and real pleasure," says the .40'07
noun?, of to-day (just published) "to be able to commelv.
so heartily, as we must do, the Mass by Herr Moliql
which was produced, as promised, on Whit-Sunday, 31171
proves to be the highly-toned work of a reverential all-
thoroughly accomplished master of his art and science, i4every respect good and individual, if not startling by 4/14..,/
very marked originality. Though it was heard to discci
vantage, with an organ to replace the orchestra, All
though those could not fail to be wearied who did not I's'
lish the melancholy, long, and florid homily which intetr;
vened between ' Gloria' and ' Credo' a Pretty
of expression, a vigour of structure, a 003' •
of tone without dullness, an elevation without P„tf
bast, a variety of modulation without approach to crtwo;i:,
—in short, a thorough mastery over every secret a d let
position, could not fail to make themselves felt. AD 7s
it be remembered, that, to treat this grand series of bYlitt,
anew is Mass by Mass, becoming more and more dif6,'o.o
In particular the ' Credo,' with its disjointed clauses ""oar
phrases of belief, is full of knots hard to untie.
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favourite ' Credo' has long been that to Beethoven's rose
in c major, though the grandest setting of any sinffle,° ch'S
is, indisputably, tho ' Crucffisus' from Sebastian ilati
Mass in B minor. By our naming these two giants on svc‘itie'S
occasion, it may be seen how highly we rate Herr Dl°ll'f its
version of the ' Credo,' which is conceived in a sPirit:s is.
own. The believer, though well assured, conlwet.ll;:th°
a tone of greater lowliness than we have been, `" cote
most part, used to hear. The act of Faith at ite
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mencetnent is nut untinctured with holy fear, 11117 ,tiort
gradually, as the close is approached, to that tril the
strength which almost bridges over the ValleY„°_ofts•
Shadow, then. the pilgrim approaches the gates of II:, 4110
The ' Qui tollis ' in the ' Gloria,' and the ' Benedicta:ort
last movement, again, most difficult to treat, after But ,„
and Beethoven,) deserves especial remerubrance.
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whole composition, we repeat, is vigorously beauti_,, the
singularly well sustained ; one to which we shallet'i7titosttc_t
earliest opportunity of returning. This income LO the
must not be closed without due honour being IN" ,ray
f the 8 °-1 be
excellent and thoroughly artistic singing 0 Isar''
repeated by Madame Rudersdorff. The Mass, Nve Isar'
repeated to-morrow morning.