The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-17 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales visited Windsor Castle on Tuesday, and
dined with her Majesty in the evening. The Coun-
tess of Mac2lesfield, the Lady in Waiting, and
Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel, the Equerry in Wait-
ing, were in attendance.

Yesterday morning her Majesty visited the Prin..
cess of Wales at Frogmore.
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales walked
and drove in Frogmore grounds yesterday.
The Prince and Princess of Wales will leave
Frogmore House on Monday or Tuesday next, on a
visit to the Queen at Osborne, where they will.
spend the Christmas and remain about ten days:.
On leaving Osborne their Royal Highnesses will
return to Frogmore House.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales hon-
oured Mr. Foley, Mr. Noble, and Mr. Theed on
Tuesday with visits at their studios.

The Duke of Devonshire, accompanied by Lady
Louisa Cavendish and Lords Edward and Frederick Cave=-
dish, aro about to leave Chatsworth for Holkar Hall, Lan-
cashire, where a party will shortly assemble for the holi-
days.

Tile Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury were
prevented by slight indisposition from being present at
the marriage of Lady Violet Graham and Mr, Greville
on Tuesday. Mrs. Lane Fox was absent from the same
cause.

The Earl and Countess of Cawdor and the Ladies
Victoria and Muriel Campbell have arrived at Stacpolo
Court, Pembroke, where the esti and cAtn:ess will entertain.
a numerous party for Christmas.
Tile christening of the infant daughter of General
Charles and the Countess Aldenburg Bentinck took !lace
yesterday at their house in Grosvenor-street. Their Royal
Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess
Mary arrived at one o'clock, the princess being one of the
godmothers. The Prussian Ambassador and the Countess
Bernstorff represented the Crown Prince and Crown Prin-
cess of Prussia as sponsors. At two o'clock a breakfast was
given. The other guests were the members of the family,
and the Rev. Charles Cavendish Bentinck, who performed
the ceremony.

Lady Francis Gordon and Miss Gordon have
arrived at Frampton Park, Dorsetshire, on a visit to Mr.
and Mrs. Brineley Sheridan.

Colonel and Lady Emily Cavendish have arrived
at General the Hon. Charles Greig's residence, St. James's
Palace, from their seat in Hertfordshire.
Mr. and Lidy Fanny Howard have arrived in
town from Chatsworth, and have since left for Compton.
H mse, near Eastbourne, the family seat in Sussex.
The Hon. Mrs, F. Stonor returned to town yes-
terday from Frogmore.

The Right Hon. Sir William Jollia has left town
with his family, for Petersfield, where they propose to pass
the Christmas holidays.

The Chancellor of the Exchegoer arrived in town
yesterday morning from Ihwarden Castle, Chester.

Important Meeting of Opposition Members
of the French Legislature,

The Independance Beige, of Tuesday evening,
' contains the following interesting account of an
important meeting of the French Legislative Oppo-
sition, which took place on Sunday last
4' The meeting which was held yesterday at the
house of M. Marie was most interesting. There
were 22 members assembled, embracing all the
shades of the opposition ; three or four only failed
to respond. Ali the sections of the Left were re-
presented there. M. d'Andelarre represented the
Right. The discussion first had to do with internal
affairs. As on this subject there was no difference,
at least as to the end, between the members of the
opposition, on the point that liberty is the common
object, it was proposed by M. Marie that the cause
should be entrusted, in the name of all the Left, to
one orator alone, who, in case of the adoption of the
motion, was evidently intended to be M. 'niers. The
proposition was warmly opposed, especially by M.M.
Emile 011ivier, Picard, Jules Favre, sc. It was
observed that reliance ought not to be placed on
only one orator, whatever might be his talent—
however he might flatter himself that he was able
to concentrate all the vital force, all the individual
tendencies of the opposition, and to satisfy all shades
of the great party of democracy. Moreover, there
was not agreement on various points of detail, par-
ticularly that of Governmental responsibility, which
M. Theirs wished to confine to the Ministers, and
which the other members of the Left named above
desired to extend to the chief of the State. Upon
the whole, it was decided, almost unanimously, that
the party should continue, as hitherto, to bring
forward a series of amendments affirming principles
which should be sustained successively by the diffe-
rent orators of the Left. Ou the Mexican ques-
tion there was an agreement to demand the
immediate recall of our corps of occupation.
We can see, however, that this motion has
no chance of success. As for the Polish questio:a,
there was, as might have been easily foreseen, much
greater division. MM. Gueroult and Huvin both
spoke in favour of war, and their arguments, urged
in good language and with deep conviction, pro-
duced a certain effect ; but the authors of an amend-
meat pronounced themselves in favour of limiting
the intervention of France to the recall of our
ambassador. M. Thiers spoke on this subject, and,
in a speech which was not the least remarkable of
those heard during the sitting he sought to prove
that war being impossible or necessarily mortal to
France, allj that would lead to it would be deplor-
able. The illustrious statesman enumerated the
material obstacles, and proved that our action.
isolated from the great powers, would recornosxysia
the coalition, and throw into the lastdPuanable to
Germany, already excited against nal
and
anything
see in a -French war in favour
but a dispgounisethdeeplaoimlishtogtuh.etee
id a
M. Thiers concluded this lucid
inodninto abst
by recommending the "Pac'tsilotn from • u com-
pletely kind of
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pmlaenteiliesutation.
But, despite
the orator, his opinion did
not
sine, they couldagree upon a common
members of the op-
decided,
he free expression of his opinion and sym-
position t
toea. In short, a though the sitting gave rise to,
pat •
disputes which sometimes had a boisterous character
a, agreement 1,71.18 maintained upoe great priecipletc
decision, to leave to
and the talent which was shown by the various
orators promises a magnificent discussion at the
public sittings of the Palais Bourbon.

)OUTIIA.IIPTON, Dec. IG.—The Hamburg-Ameri-
can Company's screw steamship Hammonia, Captain
Schwensen, sailed hence to-day, with German, French, and
English mails for New York. She takes out 5i cabin and
200 steerage passengers, jewelry value 3,OAf. from Havre,
and a full cargo, of which. 3.50 tons, principally colonials,
wine, &e , were shipped at this port.
SUICIDE OF A SIIIF CAPTAIN.-0a Saturday
morning last Captain Rhodes, of the ship Marmion, of
Glasgow, bound front this part to Trinidad, and which has
been lying in Lainlash since the 23d ult., jumped from the
ship's quarterdeck into the sea. There was a heavy sea tun-
ning at the the time, and he immediately disappeared. The
steward, who witnessed the occurrence, gave the alarm, a id
a boat was lowered, but it was too late. It is thought that
the act was the result of temporary derangement, caused by
the long detention of the vessel here and at Linalash by
adverse winds and gales,--Greenock Advertiser.