The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-04 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

Fashionable Arrangements.

May 20—The Derby-day.
May 21—The Countess of Derby's assembly.
May 22—The Oaks day.
May 27—The Countessp Derby's assembly.
June 2—Ascot races commence.
June 3—Royal Botanic Society's Exhibition.
June 4—Ascot Cup Day.
June 6—Celebration .4 her Majesty's birthday.
June 9—The Marchi,ness Townshend's second ball.
June 10--Uncovering of the statue to the Prince Con-
sort, and memorial of the Exhibition of 1861, at the Horti-
cultural Gardens, Kensington.
June 22—Mr. Benedict's annual grand morning concert,
at St. James's Hall—to commence at two o'clock.

Prince Louis of Hesse, attended by Lieutenant-
Colonel Du Plat and Captain Westarweller, left town for
Osborne yesterday evening.

Their Grand Ducal Highnesses Prince Alexander
and Prince Henry of Hesse left London on Saturday wren-
ing on their return to the continent.

Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston will enter-
tain the Duke of Cambridge at dinner on Saturday evening
next. Viscountess Palmerston will afterwards have an
assembly.

Mr. Chichester Fortescne, and Frances, Countess
of Waldegrave, entertained at dinner on Saturday, at their
residence in Carlton-gardens, his Excellency the Prussian
Ambassador and Countess Bernstorff, the Earl and Coun-
tess of Morley, Viscount and Viscountess Enfield, Vis-
countess Neville, Hon. Frederick Byng, Sir Hamilton and
Lady Seymour, General and Mrs. Malcolm, Mrs. Staples,
Mr. T. F. Elliott, Mr. Bernal Osborne, Mr, Delane, and
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert.

LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE
WEEK.—Monday (this day)—Asiatic, at 3; Ento-
mological, at 7; Architects (annual general), at 8; Royal
Institution (general monthly meeting), at 3. Tuesday—
Horticultural, at I—exhibition of sculpture; Ethnological,
at 8, " Natives Vancouver's Island," Dr. King and Profes-
sor Busk ; " Wild Tribes, Interior of Malay Peninsula,"
Pere Bourien ; Engineers, at 8, " American Iron Bridges,"
Mr. Colburn ; Royal Institution, at 3, " Sound," Professor
Tyndall; Photographic, at 8. Wednesday—Geological, at
8; Society of Arts, at 8, " Bread-making and Condition of
those Employed," Dr. Wynter; Society of Literature, at
halt-past 8. Thursday—Linnean, at 8, " Two Aquatic
Species of Hymenoptera," Mr. Lubbock; Chemical, at 8,
"Constitution of Salts," Dr. Playfair ; Antiquaries, at 8;
Royal, at half-past 8; Royal Institution, at 3, " Geology."
Professor Ansted. Friday—Astronomical, at 8; Royal In-
stitution, at 8, " Soils of England," Professor Voelcker.
Saturday—Royal Institution, at 3, "Language," Professor
Max Muller,-2/thenceum.
Aldlle. Patti is expected almost immediately. It
is said that preparations for the mounting of "Faust," on
the moat sumptuous Covent Garden scale, have been com-
manded by the management.
The successor to the late Dr. Taylor, in the
Gresham Professorship of Music, has not yet been elected.
It is determined that the custom of requiring the candidates
to deliver probationary lectures before the committee shall
be adhered to. Dr. Wyld, Mr. Hullah, and Mr. Charles
Salaman, are among the candidates.
The May general meeting of the National Rifle
Association will be held at Willis's Rooms, on Friday, the
15th inst., at half -past two o'clock. His Royal Highness
the Duke of Cambridge, K.G., president of the association,
in thi chair.

It is rumoured that the distinguished posts of
Vice-Admiral and Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom
will very likely be conferred upon Sir Thomas John Coch-
rane, G.C.8., and Sir George Francis Seymour, G.C.B.—
Aemy and Navy Gazette.
MR. STEWART HOWARD'S MATINEE.—A pro-
gramme headed " Scottiah and other Music" would
naturally lead one to expect that the Scottish element would
be in the ascendant. Such, however, was not the case in
this instance, as there were in reality but two genuine
Scottish pieces out of some 17. True, there were fanta-

sias for violin and violoncello " on Scotch airs," but th,se
can hardly be considered as Scotch music proper, being
but skilful arrangements by the clever executants, Messrs.
Sainton and Paque. However, as a numerous and
fashionable audience filled the large room at Hanover-
square and applauded heartily, we suppose that they were
s4tiefied. "The Lament of Flora M'llonald," and "The
Hundred Pipers," in which the " sodger lads" " flum-
foundered " the English and made them "a' run awa'
" (a proceeding at which one need hardly be astonished;
considering the influence of one piper, to say nothing of
100), were the peculiar feature of the concert, and had
due justice rendered to their merits by Mrs. Stewart
Howard. Mr. and Mrs. Weiss, Madame Fanny Huddart,
Mr. Tennant were the other vocalists, and Messrs.
Sainton, Paque, and Hargitt the instrumentalists. With
such artists the entertainment could hardly fail to give
satisft ction,
THE COLONIES OF GREAT BRITAIN comprise alto-
gether 3,350,000 square miles, and cost us for
management £3,350,000 per annum, or just about a pound
a mile. They have an aggregate revenue of £11,000,000,
and owe among them £27,000,000, or just two years and a
half's income. They import goods to the amount of
£60,000,000 yearly—half from ourselves, and half from all
the rest of the world. They export produce to the value cf
£50,000 000, of which three. fifths come to this kingdom;
and all this is done by a population which is under

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10,000,000 in the aggregate, and of which only 5,000,000
are whites. Add to these figures, says the Spectator,
900,000 square miles for India, and 200,000,000 of people,
with a trade of £71,000,000, and we have a result that the
Queen reigns over nearly one-third of the land of the earth,
and nearly a fourth of its population. If a British Vizier
under the Emperor should, as seems probable, rule China,
Englishmen will directly control more than half the human
race !

The library of Shakspeare music has received
another addition in a setting of " Othello" by Herr
Ambros.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Teesdale, road
on horseback on Saturday morning.
The Princess of Wales, attended by the Hon. Mrs.
Stonor, took a carriage drive.
An address of congratulation was presented at Marl•
borough House, on Saturday, to his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales, upon his marriage, from the county of
Kilkenny, by Colonel the Right Hon. William Tighe.
The Prince of Wales and Prime Louis of Hesse were
present at the annual dinner of the Royal Academy on
Saturday. Their royal highnesses were attended by Lord
Alfred Hervey, Lieut.-General Knollys, Major Teesdale.
Lieut.-Colonel du Plat, and Captain Westerweller.
The Princess of Wales, attended by the Hon. Mrs.
Stonor and Lord Harris, honoured with her presence her
Majesty's Theatre, where her royal highness was joined in
the evening by the Prince of Wales and Prince Louis of
Hesse. The Prince of Wales and Prince Louis afterwards
went to Burlington House.

Yesterday morning the Prince and Princess of Wales
attended divine service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
The communion service was read by the Bishop of London,
dean of the Chapel Royal, and the sub. dean. The sermon
was preached by the sub-dean, who took his text from the
2d of Corinthians, chap. v., verses 1 and 2. The anthem
was, " Praise the Lord, 0 my soul"—Goss. Mr. Goss
presided at the organ.

The Prince and Princess of Wales visited her Roya
Highness the Duchess of Cambridge at her residence at
Kew.

Wednesday—The Countess Cowper's second evening
party. The Countess de Grey's evening party. Mrs.
Herbert's first dance-3, Grosvenor-crescent. Mrs. Ste-
phenson's first dance. Mr. and Mrs. Henri Drayton's
benefit, and last two representations of the new entertain-
ment, entitled " Federals and Ccnfederates," afternoon at
three, evening at eight, at the Polygraphic Hall, King
William-street, Strand.
Thursday—Lady Chelmsford's ball. Evening party at
the Prussian Embassy.
Friday—The Marchioness Townshend's first ball.
Saturday—Viscountess Palmerston's assembly.
May 11—Mrs. Washington Hibbert's first ball—Dover-
street.

May 12—The Countess Cowper's first ball.
May 13—Levee by the Prince of Wales on behalf of the
Queen. The Duchess of Marlborough's party. Mrs.
Washington Hibbert's first evening party. Royal Botanic
Society's Exhibition.
May 14—The Countess Apponyi's assembly.
May 16—Drawing-room by the Princess of Wales on
behalf of the Queen.

May 18—Lady Egerton of Tatton's assembly. Grand
ball in aid of the funds of the Yorkshire Society—Willis's
Rooms.