The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-27 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prinua of Wales rode on horseback yesterday
morning, attended by Major Teesdale. The Princess
of Wales, attended by the Countess of Macclesfield,
took a carriage drive.

In the afternoon their royal highnesses honoured
Mr. Leighton with a visit at his studio in Orme-
squire, and also took a drive in an open carriage.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by
the Countess of Macclesfield and Major Teesdale,
honoured the performance at the Haymarket
Theatre last evening with their presence, to see
Lady Gifford's new comedy of ‘‘ Finesse."
The Prince of Wales presided yesterday at a meet-
ing of the Council of his royal highness, held at
the Office of the Duchy of Cornwall, Buckingham•
gate, St. James's-park. There were present—Sir
Wm. Dunbar, Keeper of the Privy Seal; Sir Wm.
J. Alexander, Attorney-General ; Col. the Hon. Sir
Charles B. Phipps, Receiver-General; Lieut.-Gen.
Knollvs, Comptroller of the Household of his royal
highness ; and Lord Portman. Mr. Bateman, the
secretary, attended.

The Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Louis of Hesse, who left Gravesend on Saturday
last, on board the royal yacht Victoria and Albert,
disembarked at Antwerp on bunday, about half-
past one o'clock.

In about an hour afterwards their royal high-
nesses left Ant werp for Brussels by the Northern
Railway, and arrived in the Belgian capital at a
quarter-past three.

The prince and princess were received by the
Duchess of Brabant and the Count of Flanders, who
were attended by a numerous suite, and by the
English and Prussian Ministers, and other members
of the diplomatic corps.

Soon after the arrival of their royal highnesses
at the palace, where apartments had been prepared
for their reception, they visited the King of the
Belgians at Laeken. On the return of the prince
and princess to the palace at Brussels, a grand
banquet took place, at which, besides the Prince
and Princess Louis of Hesse, and the members of
the Belgian royal family, there were present the
great officers of the crown, the ministers, and the
members of the diplomatic corps.
Their royal highnesses were to leave Brussels
yesterday morning for Darmstadt.

The Duke of Cleveland is much better. Since
the noble duke returned home he has regained strength
daily.

The Duchess of Sutherland has arrived at Sta,
ford House, St. James's, from Lilleshall, Salop.

The Marchioness of Westminster intends giving
a dance at Grosvenor House on Thursday, June 25.

The Dowager Marchioness of Queensberry has
arrived at Wallace's Hotel, St. George's-place, Hyde-park-
corner, from Richmond.
The Earl and Countess of Lincoln have arrived
at the St. George's Hotel.

The Viscount du Martroy has left Wallace's
Hotel, Hyde-park-corner, for Paris. _ _ _

The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. and
Miss Gladstone will return to town to-morrow, from visit-
ing Lord and Lady Taunton at their seat in Somersetshire.

Lord Clyde has considerably improved in health,
but• in consequence of the weakness arising from his recent
illness the noble field-marshal will be compelled to forego
several engagements.

It is said that the marriage of the Lady Jane
Hay, daughter of the Marquis and Marchioness of
Tweeddal., and sister of the Duchess of Wellington, with
Colonel Richard Taylor, C.B , brother of the hon. and
gallant member for the county Dublin, will take place on or
about the 9th of the ensuing month.

A SNARL AT TEAR'EM.—The newspapers (there
are about 4,000 in tne Free States) are in a fury of
rage against the hon. Mr. Roebuck, for calling us "a na-
tion of upstarts." The Weekeepeemee I orchlight demo-
lishes Mr. Roebuck in a very short article. It Ktys, " his
real name is not Roebuck—it is Pithweed. He was born in
the wilds of Canada, and for running about, chasing game,
and trapping wild animals the Indiana and hunters gave
him the name of 'roebuck,' and this person of predatory
habits now has the impertinence to call us 'upstarts I I ' "
PROFESSOR KIAGSLEY'S IDEA OF HUMOUR I

"For thousands of years," says the Rev. Charles
Kingsley in his new book of Water Babies, "we have been
paying, and petting, and obeying and worshipping quacks
who told us they had the key of the backstairs, and could
smuggle us up them; and in spite of all our disappoint-
ments, we will honour, and glorify, and adore, and beatify,
and translate, and apotheotize you likewise, on the chance
of your knowing something about the backstairs, that we
may all go on pilgrimage to it; and, even if we cannot get
up it, lie at the foot of it, and cry—' Oh ! backstairs,
precious backstairs, invaluable backstairs, requisite back-
stairs, necessary backstairs, good-natured backstairs, cos-
mopolitan backstairs, comprehensive backstairs, accommo •
dating backstairs, well-bred backstairs, comfortable
backstairs, humane backstairs, reasonable backstairs, long-
sought backstairs, coveted backstairs, aristocratic backstairs,
respectable backstairs, gentlemanlike backstairs, ladylike
backstairs, commercial backstairs, economical backstairs,
practical backstairs, logical backstairs, deductive backstairs,
orthodox backstairs, probable backstairs, credible backstairs,
demonstrable backstairs, irrefragable backstairs, potent
backstairs, all-but-omnipotent backstairs, &c. Save us
from the consequences of our own actions, and from the
cruel fairy, Mrs. Bedonebyasyoudid I' " Well may the
Spectator remark that when the same species of fun goes
on for a great many pages together, we feel as if we were
hearing one of those insane extravaganzas at the minor
theatres, which are meant apparently to cast a gloom over
the very name of fun, and induce early idiocy in the actors.
ENGLISH OFFICERS BEWARE.--" I deem it
due to the highest English and French authorities to whom

I shall have occasion to refer," says Sir Francis ilead-i;
his late slashing pamphlet on Mr. Kinglake, "not vaguely
and anonymously to assert, but openly and deliberately to
demonstrate to all men who have not read Mr. Kinglake's
volumes, that not only will their honour and the honour of
the army to which they belong be unsafe in his keeping,
but that, with the skill and dexterity of a lawyer, who with
ease can twist words and meaning as he may please, he
will damage their characters exactly in proportion to the
amount of confidence they bestow upon him."

THERE ARE `i IVO SIDES TO EVERY QUESTION !
A writer in a contemporary says :—Every one must
deprecate slavery ; the very word seems to be abhorred. 1
have a sister in the United States, who has been there 25
years. I have inquired of her the state of the slaves in the
South. I have now a letter from her, dated Hoboken, -U.S.,
23d of April. " You ask me the state of the Southern
slaves ? There is not a happier race on God's earth. In
appearance far ahead of your labourers. I have seen much
of the South, especially in Virginia. I tell you they are a
happy race, well cared for, well fed, and with good homes,
and they are well dressed. I have seen the women with
black silk dresses, and every other article to correspond.
This is done by their industry. After their day's work is
done for their masters, they work for themselves. They rear
chickens, save up eggs, end many other things—such as
flowers, herbs, &c. I have many times looked at the slave
women in Washington market. place selling their produce
with all the satisfaction of farmers' wives. But the Eng-
lish public do not believe this. Mrs. Beecher Stowe wrote
her book for profit, and a handsome fortune she made of it.
It is an overwrought picture, and never ought to have
found favour. Now the name Beecher is odious. The
other day the Rev. Mr, Beecher in travelling had to leave
the cars, and to seek protection in a cottage from the mob.
You are mistaken about the Northern sympathy for the ne-
groes. They hate them, and say they have no room for
them in New York. It is the State of Massachusetts that
cradles the negro. They do not remain in New York; they
are sent East, the hotbed of this war and abolitionism. Nor
did the North understand they were fighting for the nig.
gers.—E. S. C."

A CONSIDERATE ADVICE.—The Gazette of
Northern Germany of Berlin, of the 20th says :
Herr von B;smark, President of the Council of Ministers,
yesterday received a letter signed The Committee of the
Executioners of Warsaw.' The envelope bore the stamp of
the post-office of Ottlocyn, near Thorn. With the letter
the Minister received a small box in wood, containing a
rope, with which he was recommended to hang himself.
The rope was artistically arranged, and decorated with
black and white bows of ribbon."
A BOY SCALDED TODEATIL—On Saturday after-
noon, a boy named Thomas Walker, about twelve years of
age, employed at Mr. Bealey's bleachworks, Radcliffe, fell
into a pan of boiling ashes and was so severely scalded that
he died within a few hours. It is not known hew the ac-
cident occurred.—Manchester Gua7dtan.