The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-03 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 2,

The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High-
nesses Princess Luuise, Princess Beatrice, and
Prince William of Prussia, attended by Baroness
von Dobeneck, drove out this morning.
Major-General Hon. A. Hood attended on horse-
back.

Major-General Hon. A. Hood and Colonel H.
F. Ponsonby have succeeded Lord Charles Fitzroy
and Colonel Hon. A. Hardinge as Equerries in
Waiting to her ALjEsty.

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

SANDRISGHAM, NOV. 2.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales, the Prince and Princess Christian of Den-
mark, and the Princess Dagmar, the Duke of St.

Albans, the Earl Granville, Admiral Seymour,
Lieutenant-General Knollys, Captain Grey, the
Hon. R. H. Meade, Major Teesdale, Captain
Castenchjold, Mr. Fisher, the Countess of Morton,
and the Countess Reventlow, attended Sandring-
ham Church yesterday, The Rev. G. B. Moxon,
8.A., officiated, and the sermon was preached by
the Rev. Robert W. Pearse, M.A., the incumbent
of Gay wood.

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of

Prussia,

Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and
Crow❑ Princess of Prussia arrived at Inverary from
the north on Friday afternoon From the time the
honour of their visit was expected no effort was
spared by the Duke and Duchess of Argyll to receive
the distinguished party with a genuine Highland
welcome. Cannon were placed on a commanding
position on the hill of Dunaquoich, a large bonfire
was prepared on Strone, and the beautiful bridge
over the Aray, in front of the castle, illuminated
with coloured lights. At one time considerable
fear was entertained that the weather would by no
means prove propitious. Thursday was exceedingly
stormy, the barometer presenting the most remark-
able instance of gradual and extreme decline exhi-
bited during the year. Friday morning was dark
and lowering, with occasional heavy showers of
hail, but long before the hour of the expected arri-
val, the day, though at no time genial, became
fair, and on the whole was by no means unsuitable
for displaying the autumnal beauties of Inverary:
Their royal highnesses on their way from Dalmally
were met by thu Marquis of Lorne and Lord Walter
Campbell, and escorted through the ducal policies
to the castle. A little before five o'clock the ap-
pearance of the Prussian flag on the castle, and the
simultaneous discharge of the " Armada" gun on
the lawn, announced the arrival of the royal pair.
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess are ex-
pected to arrive at Windsor to-day.

Mr. Disraeli's Indisposition Contradicted.
We are gratified at being able to state, in reply
to numerous inquiries, that there is no foundation
for the reports that have appeared in the columns
of some of our contemporaries respecting the intiis-
position of Mr. Disraeli. We are happy to say
that the right hon. gentleman was never in better
health.

We beliave we may announce the interesting fact
that a marriage id in contemplation between his Royal
Highness Prince Alfred and a Princess of the House of
Oldenburg.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
and her Royal Highness the Princess Mary, attended by
Colonel Purves, visited the Olympic Theatre last evening.

The Earl of Dudley has arrived at Dudley
House, Park-lane, from Witley Court, Worcestershire.

The Earl and Countess of Darnley have arrived
in Hill-street, Berkeley-square, from a tour of visits.
The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield leave town
to-morrow on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Carnar-
von at Highclere Castle, near Newbury.
Count and Countess de Flahault and Hon. Miss
Elphinstone Flahault arrived at their mansion in Piccadilly
on Friday from their seat in Nairnshire, N.B.

The Countess of Jersey sod Lady Caroline Vil-
liers are expected to arrivo at Wilton-place in a few days
from Paris.

The Countess (Dowager) of Tankerville is still
indisposed at her residence in Hertford-street, Mayfair.
Viscount Curzon has arrived in town front
Worthing.
Lord and Lady Willoughby de Eresby left their
residence on The Terrace, Piccadilly, yesterday, for Tor-
quay, where they purpose to pass the winter.
The Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., IVl•P''
arrived at his residence in Whitehall •gardens yesterday
from Ireland. Lady Emily Peel remains in Ireland.
The Hon. C. B. Percy and family have returned
to Guy's Cliffe, after a tour in the northern counties.
Major-General and Mrs. Simmons Smith bgive
arrived at the Portland Hotel, Southsea, from London.
Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bart., M.P., arrived
in town on Friday from his seat in Northumberland.

LADIES, BEWARE :—An old, but highly destruc-
tive method of obtaining possession of ladies' purses
without inserting the hand into the pocket was put into
practice in Argyle-street, on Saturday evening. It consists
of pouring a small quantity of vitro' into the pocket, which
burns the lining, and the purse drops on the street, to be
picked up immediately by the hand of the operator. The
naoct.:awlleroeutcoonf
considerably damaged.--IVO/14
attempt made on Saturday evening was not quite successful,
Br:lish Mail,
dasretshse, ppeutrtsiceodaitds,

MISSING—THE TEMPLE BONES OF BEETHOVEN
AND A FEW RIBS OF SCHUBERT ! On the 13th
inst. the disinterment of the earthly remains of Beethoven.
and Schubert took place in the Wahringer Churchyard at
Vienna, at the instigation of the direction of the Musical
Union. Many of tee notabilities of the town, and man)"
friends of art, were present on the occasion; among the
living relatives of Schubert, his brother Andreas, who hold')
a Government situation in the Treasury, was noticed. The
mortal remains of Beethoven were found complete, all but
the two temple bones, which are supposed to have been lost
on the occasion of the section underatkon by Dr. Wagner
on the 27th of March, 1827 (the day after Beethoven's
death), when the skull was sawn through and dissected into
several pans. Schubert's skull was found quite complete,
with even the hair on his head. But some of the ribs and
several small parts of bone were missing, and could not be
discovered. The remains of both great men were laid in
metal coffins ; both coffins were then closed, sealed, and
conveyed into the chapel of the Friedhof, where they are to
remain until the completion of the vaults, when the solemn
transference is to take place.
THE LATE MR. EGG, R.A., AS AN AMATEUR
ACTOR.—Amongst his other accomplishments Egg
was an admirable actor, and one of the most distinguished
of the amateurs who acted in aid of the funds for the alms-
houses for decayed players—first, in 18d2, at the Hay-
market, in Bulwer's comedy of " Not so Bad as we Seem,'''
and three years later, if we may anticipate, in 'Wilkie Cole
lin's " Frozen Deep," in different parts of the country
" Job Want" was his character in this last. His 44 get up'.
in this was irresistibly funny. There would have been
something painful to his friends, who knew his own state,
in the truth with which he gave the asthmatic wheezhaja
of the droll cook, had he not at the same time made
himself so thoroughly the character that the player
was forgotten. Of his life behind the scenes we
are unable to speak of our own knowledge; but
we aro happy in being allowed to give a valuable
letter from Mn. DICKENs, the leader of this party, written
in reply to a request for any information he might have on
this subject, which furnishes the best idea of the impres-
sion he created upon his companions, although it gives ue
details of fact ;—I should have immediately complied with
your request, but for this sufficient reason, that I really
have nothing to tell which the public has any claim t°
know. The dear fellow was always one of the most popular
of the party—always sweet-tempered, humorous, coneci-
entous, thoroughly good, and thoroughly belovsd. I Ll' aY!
advised with him about the composition of the figures and
the like; and his artistic feeling and patience were svl't'
you know them to have been. There is not a single grain
of alloy, thank God, in remembrance of our intimate PC!:
sonal association. But I look back upon his way and word
in that gay gipsy life of our theatricals as sanctifie4 that
death, and not belonging to the public at all. In ,
aspect of his life, as in every other, he was a thoroughly
cum
staunch, reliable man. All else I regard as private
panionship and 'confidence.
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ONE WAY OF COUNTING.—It is estimate.
mineral wealth of Nevada territory will be sufficient N
pay
a national debt of 20,000,000,000 dols, to give every return'irun_
ing soldier a musket of silver, and to furnish all our
present
clads with a platin of silver thicker than their e
t
covering of iron. At that rate bankruptcy does net see
be imminent.—,AW Xork Vines.