The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-17 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales,

The Prince of Wales went out to the hills on
Wednesday, and was exceedingly successful, having
killed no fewer than 95 brace. The Princess of
Wales frequently promenades and drives in the
ceighbourhood of Abergeldie. The weather for the
past few days has been somewhat rough, but on the
whole their royal highnesses are enjoying their re-
treat very much.

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of
Prussia.

The Crown Princess of Prussia arrived in Berlin
from Potsdam on Thursday, and paid a visit to the
Grand Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin, who had arrived in Berlin during the
morning, on her way from Wildbad to Ludwigslust.

The Crown Prince arrived at Munich on Thurs-
day from Gastein, and left soon afterwards for
Berlin.

The chief president of Stettin, M. von Senff-
Pilsach, has published the following letter from the
Crown Prince :

" As the Crown Princess and myself, with our
children, have dwelt for more than four weeks in
this province, and have had opportunities to visit
several portions of it, we cannot close our visit with-
out expressing to the inhabitants of Pomerania our
sincere thanks for the numerous proofs of attach-
ment and devotion with which we have been
greeted wherever we have appeared. The memory
of the weeks we spent in Pomerania will always be
cherished by us; and I commission you to make
known our sentiments in this respect to the pro-
vince.

" FREDERIC WILLIAM, Crown Prince.
" Governor of Pomerania.

" Oa board his 111mjesty's yacht Grille, Aug. 5,"

ON TIDE QUEEN'S ARRIVAL at the Windsor
Station on Monday last from Osborne. her Majesty asked
the cause of the absence of the inhabitants from the plat-
form she had been in the habit of seeing. On being told
that the officials considered they were consulting the wishes
of her Majesty by shutting out the public, the Queen re-
plied, "Not now, not now."

WE believe that her Majesty's
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resume their duties at Windsor Castle at Christmas next.
THE PRINCE OF WALES is about to identity him-
self with archaeology by accepting
Society of Antiquaries of London.
PRINCE ARTHUR is pursuing his studies at Bag-
shot.

His Royal Highness Prince Arthur visited the
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, on Saturday, accom-
panied by Major Elphinstone, and took lessons in the art of
swimming from Sergeant Hamlin at the pond attached to
the institution. His royal highness then returned to his
residence at Greenwich.

THE young Queen of Portugal, it is expected,
will be confined in September.

THE QUEEN OF PRUSSIA has contributed 500
florins towards the fund for the monument to Prince Albert
to be erected at Coburg.

THE ARCHDUKE MAXIMILIAN.—The Archduke,
who is brother of the Emperor of Austria, was born on the
6th of July, 1832, and married in July, 1857, the Arch-
duchess Charlotte, daughter of the King of the Belgians
The Prince is Vice-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief o:
the Austrian fleet, and up to 1859 was Governor-General of
the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom. He is a man of liberal
mind., and enjoys a high reputation in Europe.
The Duke and Duchess of Richmond are enter-
taining a select party at Gordon Castle, N. 8., for the grouse
shooting. Prince and Princess Edward of zaxe Weimar
arrived at Gordon Castle early in the past week, and on
Tuesday last several other guests arrived at the castle.

Tne Duke and Duchess of Northumberland come
to town to-day, from Sion house, Isleworth, to remain a
few days at Northumberland llouse, and then depart for
Alnwick Castle.

The Duke of Rutland left Cowes, Isle of Wight,
on Thu►eday last in his yacht for the western ports.

The Ductless Dowager of Sutherland is staying
at Chiswick for the present, the noble duchess having post-
poned her departure for the Continent owing to slight in-
disposition. _

The Earl and Countess Fitzwilliam will receive
a selecty party at Wentworth House during the race meet-
ing this week at York.
Earl de Grey and Ripon, the Secretary for War,
visited on Friday the fortifications that are being erected
around Plymouth.

Lord Crewe left town on Friday for Crewe Hall,
Cheshire, for the season.

The marriage of Lady Violet Graham, second
daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Montrose, with Mr.
Greville, son of Colonel and Lady Rosa Greville, will, we
understand, not take place until November. The wedding
is to be solemnised in London.

THERE is some idea of raising M. de Girardin to
the dignity of Senator.

Mr. GERALD MASSEY is, it is said, going to resume
his course of lectures. Among other subjects," The Man
Shakspere," is timely and appropriate.
Mr. PHELPS, we understand, is about to enter on
the management of Drury-lane Theatre.

" 111 E KINGS OF SHAKESPERE," by Vincent
Knauer, "a contribution to jurisprudence," is the title of a
small work recently published at Vienna.

THE kith " Anti-Renan" pamphlet appeared at
Dentu's last week.
THE GHOST ILLUSION is being exhibited at three
of the largest theatres in Berlin with very great success.
SIR LASCELLES WRAXALL is said to be engaged
in writing, partly from his family papers, a Life of Caroline
Matilda. Queen of Denmark.
A PENSION of £7O a year has just been given
to Mr. Joshua Alder for literary services—these literary
services, however, not being specified.
THE SUCCESS of Miss Brandon's dramatized novel,
it seems, has been powerless to save the late management of
the St. Jamcb's Theatre, which is again advertised as to be
let.

M. THIERS is to prepare a brochure on "Austria
and its Reforms."

The ROYAL LIBRARY at Copenhagen, founded by
Christianlll., numbers at this moment no less than 400,000
volumes.

NEXT YEAR WILL BE SHARSPERE'S YEAR,
the Athenceunz well remarks on Saturday : our contem-
porary adding in reference to the selection of Stratford-on-
Avon as the Archaeological Society's Rendezvoug, that the
Rev. M. liartshot ne has undertaken to get up the story of
Kenilworth Castle, and Prof. Willis that of Coventry
Cathedral. Stratford will, of course, be one of the main
excursions, and the recent repairs of the parish church,
the tomb of Snakspeare, will come under the notice of a
very critical and learned audience.

THE NATIONAL SHAKSPEREAN COMMITTEE.—
Lord Neaves, Mr. Holman Hunt, Mt. E. W, Cooke,
A.R.A„ and Dr. Rimbault, have been added to the Shak-
spere Committee since our last announcewent.
NEWCASTLE is preparing for the new meeting of
the British Association for the Advancement of
Science. The following arrangements have been already
made:—President, Sir Wm. G. Armstrong; Vice-Presi-
dents, Sir Walter Trevelyan, Bart., Sir Chas. Lyell, Hugh
Taylor, Esq., Isaac Lowthian Bell, Esq., Nicholas Weed,
Esq., the Rev. Temple Chevallier,Wiltiam Fairbairn,Esq. ;
General secretaries, William Hopkins, Esq.,
St. Peter's
College, Cambridge, John Phillips, Esq ,Museum House,
01ford ; Assistant General Secretary, George Griffith,Esq.,
Jesus College, Oxford; General Treasurer, Wm. Spottis-
woode, Esq.; Local Secretaries, Capt. Noble, Augustus H.
Hudt, Esq., R. C. Clupham, Esq. 5. Grey-street; Local,
Treasurer, Thomas Hodgkin, Esq. The meeting will com-
mence on Wednesday, the 26th August, when Sir W. G.
Armstrong will pronounce his inaugural ebscourse.
CLERICAL VIVISECTION.—A frightful ease! thus
described by the Saturday Review :—Some years
ago an eloquent divine was selected for the office of Colonial
Bishop, and was actually sent out to the Antipodes, to get
&lite experience in the sphere of his future labours. On his
return, he is said to have anticipated his consecration by
purchasing and wearing the full episcopal costume. A hitch
occurred, and the Bishop designate was not thought strong
enough for the place, and remains a priest to this day. By
degrees, and one by one, the unfortunate victim was com.
palled to drop his dignified habiliments. First, he was
shelled out of his shovel hat, then he was unfrocked of his
apron, afterwards he was shorn as to his episcopal gaiters,
and lastly the rcchet and lawn sleeves were offered for sale
at an alarming sacrifice. It was a regular case of a parson
designate was unbishoped by slow agonies and protracted
subjected to vivisection in its severest shape. The Bishop
torments far worse than any inflicted in the notorious vete-
nary schools of Lyons and Mort,