The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-21 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales

The Prince of Wales and the Prince Louis of
Hesse, attended by Major Teesdale and Captain
IV esterweller, went to Epsom Races yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princess of Wales
and the Princess Louis of Hesse honoured Mr. and
Mrs. Thorncroft's studio in Wilton. place with a
visit, to inspect an equestrian statue of the lamented
Prince Consort. Their royal highnesses also
honoured Mr. Noble with a visit at his studio in
Bruton-street.

The Prince and Princess of Wales (attended by
the Countess of Macclesfield and Major Teesdale),
and Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, dined with
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge last
evening, at his residence, Gloucester House, Park-
lane.

Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales has
consented to become a patroness of the Infant Orphan
Asylum, Wanstead, and has forwarded a liberal contribu-
tion to its funds.

The Empress Eugenie is still suffering from a
slight attack of influenza. Her Majesty only goes out for
her usual airing in a close carriage.
King Fernando of Portugal is expected in France
about the beginning of next week. On his way from Spain
he will stop a day or two et Bordeaux, whence he will
proceed to Patis and alight at the Tuileries, where apart-
ments have been prepared for his reception.
Last night Mrs. Gladstone had an assembly at
the Chancellor of the Exchequer's family residence on
Carlton house-terrace. In the face of very adverse weather
Mrs. Gladstone had a numerous company.
The Duke and Duzhess of Northumberland had a
dinner party last evening at Northumberland House.
There were present his Excellency the Prussian Ambassador
and the Countess Bernstorff, his Excellency the French
Ambassador, the Earl of Fowls, the Earl and Countess of
Cathcart, Viscount and Vicountess Holmesdale, Viscount
Chelsea, th Right Hon. Sir John Pakington, M.P., and
Lady Pakington, the Right Hon. Becjamin Disraeli, M.P.,
and Mrs. D'srae!i, the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole, M.P.,
and Mrs. Walpole, Sir Matthew White Ridley, M.P., and
the Rev. L. S, Orde.

The Duke of Newcastle is staying at Mansfield.
rue Comte de Paris honoured Sir Thof.as and
Lary Cochrane with his presence at dinner on
Tuesday. The following were invited to meet his Royal
Highness :—The Archbishop of Canterbury and Miss
Longley, the Duke of St. Albans, the Bavarian Minister,
the Earl and Countess of Mayo, Viscountess Combermere,
the Bishop of Oxfrrd, Laay Caroline Ricketts, the Right
Hon. Cecil and Mrs. Forester, Count Strzelecki, the Hon•
Mortimer and Mrs. West, and Sir William Fraser.
The Dowager Marchioness of Sligo's dance will
take place on the Ist of Juno.

The Earl of Kintore has left Edwards's Roya
Cambridge Hotel, George-street, for E inburgh.
The Earl of Dudley entertained a large circle al
dinner last eve Wing at Dudley House, Park-lane,

Lord and Lady Lyveden received a select party
at dinner, yesterday evening, at their residence in Saville-
row.

Lady Ebury has issued cards for a dancing
party on the 9:12 of next month, at her residence in Upper
Grosvenor-street.

We are requested to state that Lady Dinorben's
ball, announced to take plafle on the sth of June, is post-
poned to Wednesday, the 17th inst.
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The Marchioness Gaetani Piccolomini arrived in
London yesterday.
The Marquis de Portes and party arrived at the
Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, on Tuesday, from Paris,
to attend the Epsom meeting.

At the soiree of the members and fiiends of the
Pure Literature Society, on Tuesday night, at
Willis's-rooms, the work to which the greatest interest
attached was a magnificently bound volume of the " Illus-
trated Family Bible," just published by Messrs. Cassell,
Petter, and Galpin, which is to be presented by the society
to the Princess of Wales. The volume was superbly bound
in Levant blue morocco, most elaborately ornamented with
gold in the Harleian style, inlaid in various coloured
moroccos, after the style of a volume belonging to Charles
11. now in the library at Crewe-hall. In the centre of each
side of the cover the arms of the Prince and Princess Of
Wales, it may be added, were emblazoned.
" FuN" has the glory of having anticipated
" PUNCH" in a capital little joke by no less than a
year and a five months I For proof of this see Punch of
this week, in which John Leech with his delightfully
humourougly pencil, draws (as John Leech only could draw
it) the " Portrait of Tomkins under the delusion that the
Public take the Old Gentleman's Groom for his." Punch's
Comical Penny Rival, Fun, having, as long ago as in the
week ending December 21, 1861, depicted "A Dodge : If
you see a gentleman on horseback followed by his groom,
put your horse between the two and I eople will naturally
think the groom belongs to you." 'I ho coincidence—for it
is of course nothing but a coincidence—at any rate serves
to illustrate anew how Wits Jump
Mr. APTOMMAS'S HARP RECITALS.—The last 01
these most attractive "recitals" for the seas= took
place last evening at Collard's Concert-room, Grosvenor
street, and attracted avery large attendance. Mr. Aptommas
performed a number of very brilliant compositions on the
harp in a manner that won for him the unanimous ap-
plause and admiration of the fashionable assembly. The
concert was a decided success.