The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-20 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

An evening party was given by command of the
Queen at St. James's Palace last evening, in honour
of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales. The invitations for this reception were
issued by the Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's
Household.
The State Rooms were decorated for the occasion,
and the whole suite were adorned with a profusion
of flowers, and were brilliantly illuminated with
chandeliers and candelabra.
Tea, coffee, and light refreshments were served to
the distinguished company throughout the evening,
in the Guard Chamber; the supper being served in
the Grand Banquet room.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales, attended by the Countess of Macclesfield,
Lady in Waiting ; Hon. Mrs. E. Coke, Woman of
the Bedchamber in Waiting; Lord Harris, K. 5.1.,
Chamberlain to her Royal Highness; Lord Alfred
Hervey, Lord in Waiting to his Royal Highness;
and Mujor Teesdale, Equerry in Waiting, arrived
at the Palace from Marlborough House at five
minutes before ten o'clock, alighting at the garder
entrance, where they were received by the
Duchess of Wellington, Mistress of the Robes ;
the Earl of St. Germans, G.C.8., Lord
Steward ; Viscount Sydney, G.C.8., Lord
Chamberlain ; the Marquis of Ailesbury, Master
of the Horse to the Queen ; ant': by the follow.
ing members of the Queen's Household: Lady
Churchili, Lady in Waiting ; Viscountess Chewton,
Woman of the Bedchamber in Waiting; Hon.
Emily Cathcart, Hon. Beatrice Byng, Maids of
Honour in Waiting; Viscount Bury, Treasurer of
the Household ; Viscount Castle-posse, Vice-Cham-
berlain ; Viscount Torrington, Lord in Waiting ;
Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Bentinck, K.C.8.,
Groom in Waiting; Major-General the Hon-
ourable A. N. Hood, Equerry in Waiting.; and
Sir Thomas M. Biddulpb, K.C.8., Master of the
Household.
The Prince and Princess were conducted to the
Royal closet, where their Royal Highnesses were
. .

joined by their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of
Cambridge and the Princess Mary (attended by
Lads Geraldine Somerset and Colonel Horne Purves)

the Duke of Canbridge (attended by the Hon.
James Macdonald), and the Prince of Orange

(attended by Lieut,-Colonel Van den Bosch and
Baron Pallundt), his Serene Highness Prince
Frederick of Holstein, and his Highness the
Maharajah Duleep Singh (attended by Colonel
Oliphant).
Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess
Louis of Hesse accompanied the Prince and Princess
of Wales from Marlborough House, and were at-
tended by Baroness von Schenck, Baroness von
Granny, Captain Westervveller, and Mr. Becker.
The Prince and Princess of Wales and the Royal
party were conducted by the Lord Chamberlain
and the Lord Steward to the Throne-room, where
the diplomatic corps and the Cabinet Ministers,with
the ladies of their families, had the honour of pay-
log their respects. Their Royal Highnesses then
passed to Queen Anne's-room, and, surrounded by
the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, received the
nobility and gentry present.

The illustrious circle were afterwards conducted
by the great officers to the drawing. room, where
the following eminent artistes, Mdlle. Titiens, Mdlle.
Carlotta Pdtti, Mdlle. Trebelli, Signor Gingdui,
Signor Dclli Sedie, and Herr Frieke, had the honour
of singing the following pieces :—Aria, " 0 luce di
quest anima ;" Lied, " Der Wanderer ;" Duetto,
" Da quel di;" Cavatina, " Or la Eull'onda ;" Quar-
tetto, L scherzo od e follia ;" Romanza, "A quell°
fer per me ;" Vilse (Faust) Gounod; Romanzi,"Colli

nativi," Arditi Polacca, " Son vergin vezzosi ;"
and Quartetto, "Chi mai le mie sventure." Mr.
Cusins presided at the pianoforte. Her Majesty's
private band, under the direction of Mr. Anderson,
performed a t intervals in the Throne-room.

The Lord Ste, ward conducted the Prince and
Princess of Wales to supper in the Banquet-room.
The table was decoialed with numerous golden
vases, filled with flowers, and the buffet of gold
plate at the west end of the room displayed a choice
collection of shields, salvers, and tankards, of silver
gilt, together with bulb and carved ivory cups of
great beauty and value. Both the buffet and the
table were brilliantly lit with candelabra, filled with
wax lights.

Their Royal Highnesses afterwards returned to
,he drawing-rooms.

The Yeomen of the Guard were on duty, under
the command of Captain Parker Mckford, the Egon
in Waiting.
the band of the Scuts Fusilier Guards attended,
and played in the new corridor.

There was a large attendance of the nobility,
clergy, and gentry.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales will have a dinner party, followed by a concert,
on Friday next at Marlborough House.

The banquet intended to be given to the Prince
and P►incess of Wales byViscount and Viscountess Sydney
is unavoidably postponed.

Their R)y al Highnesses the Duchess of Cam

bridge and Princess Mary, attended by Col. Home Purees,
honoured Lady Truro by their company at dinner o'l Mon-
day evening at hor ladyship's house in Eaton-square. His
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge also joined the
circle. A seieet and distinguished party had the honour to
meet their Royal Highnesses. There was a small assembly
after dinner.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam
bridge and Pr ncess Mary of Cambridge honoured Lady M
Nisbet with their presence at her ladyship's dance on Fri.
day night.

The Duke of Sutherland has returned to Stafford
House, St. James's, from Lillieshall, Shropshire, where the
duchess and 1 amily are staying.

The Duke of Hamilton has gone to Scotland, in
order to attend the assembling of the Queen s Own Royal
Lanark Militia, of which regiment the noble duke is colonel.
No day is fixed for the arrival of the duchess and Lady
Mary in London from Paris.

The M-rquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne and
the Earl of Kerry have left Lansdowne House for Bowood
Park, Wilts, until after the Whitsuntide recess.
The Earl and Countess Spencer have left Spencer
House, St. James's, for Clifton, near Bristol, with the view
of benefitting the health of the noble earl.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston are ex-
pected to leave town on Saturday, to pass the Parliamentary
recess at Brocket Hall, Herts.
Lord and Lady'Taunton are expected to leave
town in a few days, for their seat in Somersetahire.
Lord Wicklow's party for Friday, the 23d inst.,
is unavoidably postponed.
Lord Ltanover has left town for Lianover, South
Wales.

Lid) Labella Blachrord was unable to encounter
the fatigues of the Drawing-room, or would have attended
on Saturday last.

The Hun. Catherine Musgrave, widow of the late
Archbishop of York, died on the 16th inst , at Hyde park •
quare. The deceased lady was daughter of the Ist Lord
Waterpark.

The Right Hon. William and Mrs. Hutt have
left town fur their seat, Gibside.

General Bulkeley, M.P., and Lady Catherine
Bulkeley were about to attend the Drawing-room on Satur-
day when it was made known to them that one of their
household was suffering from illness. The gallant general
and his family were thus prevented from attending the
Court.

Captain W. Lloyd Browne, of the sth (Royal
Irish) Lancers, was married yesterday at St. George's,
Hanover-square, to Miss Charlotte Elizabeth Orde,daughter
of Lady Elizabeth, and the late General James Orde, The
Dizhop of Ogerd performed the ceremony,

London, Chatham, and Dover Railway

THE LUDGATE-HILL VIADUCT.
The Committee of the House of Lords appointed for
consideration of this bill met on Monday at 11 o'clock.
The following lords formed the select committee :—L
Wodehouse (chairman), the Duke of Manchester, the /
t of Shrewsbury, Lord Camoys, and Lord Dufferin, to vib
. were referred all petitions against the bill, and also the P
tion of the Council of the Royal Institute of British Are
tects against the construction of a railway bridge aer
Ludgate-hill,
Mr. St. George Burke, Q.C,, and Mr. Somerset appeal
for the promoters of the bill ; Mr. Phinn, Q.C., and 11
Wilkinson appeared for the Metropolitan Board of IV°
against the bill ; and Mr. Davidson appeared for the Ix
tioners to watch the proceedings.
Mr. Burke, in supporting the bill, after adverting in I
project for extending the line from Greenwich to Weelt
and to the Victoria-station, observed that the a,
were no doubt aware that considerable discussion bad talc
place on a subject which greatly interested the inhabiter
of a portion of the city. It would be remember
that, in the year 1860, the London, Chatham,
Dover Railway obtained power to extend their line to Ft'
ringdon-street, by which they would be enabled to ad°
accommodation to the inhabitants of the districts 0111;
south side of the Thames. The importance of that .
could not be over-estimated; it would, in fact, be what
might call an omnibus line, enabling parties with fault'
to reach the heart of the city. If any doubt were ente.
tained whether such a line would be profitable as a dnee.,,,°l
speculation, that doubt must now be entirely reale"
by the great success which had attended the Mom
politan Railway. The proposition was to build a
across the Thames at Blackfriars to cross Ludgate bit"
means of a viaduct, and to construct a great station in -La
ringdon-street in conjunction with the Metropolitan 138/
way. The learned counsel pointed out the many ad/
tapes that would result from the construction of such
line. It would bring the southern portion of the meta
polis into connexion with the northern, and at the
time greatly relieve the traffic of the streets. That bill°,
wi.h the most strenuous opposition. It was contested '6
3C days in a committee of the House of Commons. Bnt
finally receivee the sanction of that house. It was sue'
quently opposed in the Lords, but, after full and searebi°
investigation, it passed both houses, and received theft°
assent.
Ihe Chairman asked whether any steps had been WI
to carry out the provisions of that bill,
Mr. Burke said that the capital had been raised and 111
works on the south side of the Thames were appreaew-
to completion.
The Chairman asked whether the bridge at BlackfrW
was begun.
001(
Mr. Burke said the bridge was commenced, and "
be proceeded with as rapidly as possible. Much delay
been occasioned to the proceedings of the company bY:ri
corporation of the city of London, who appeared to be .cc,-,;
undecided as to the course they should follow. IteZ-
gretted, however, to say that, after all the c mpanY
ot
dune in raising and expending a large amount of capinu:6,
the faith of an Act of Parliament, with the hope ef
riving a profitable return from the future traffic to be"-
veloped by the proposed line, a cry had been suddenly Ow'
against them, on the ground that they proposed to 0011.1:
viaduct across Ludgate-hill. This, it was alleged, 110,;;i
completely shut out the view of St. Paul's Cathedral,
w_
that was not a well-founded allegation. Should this
~d;
af
petted opposition be successful the company would alle.
very great loss. The suggested improvements in Sraitan'
would be altogether unprofitable to the Londor, , Chatbard,
and Dover Company if they were to be deprived of
o,
power of crossing Ludgate-hill and forming a j'all°tid
with those improvements. He did not, however, aPPr'''.A
that Pa liament would rescind powers they had given, el:d1
in pursuance of which powers, great works had alre
been commenced and very large sums expended.
..4r
The Duke of Manchester—Would not the propose(' ,h,
duct over Ludgate-hill be on a much higher lever than '-
Smithfield station ?

Mr. Burke said the level of the viaduct would, of Oil
be controlled by the level of the bridge over the TlOlllO
but when they had passed over Ludgate-hill there 0.,14
be a considerable gradient towards Skinner-street,
whi h would come to the level of thestation at Farringuiie
street and of the proposed Smithfield branch. When
Bill was originally before Parliament the then Lord Mayon
the present Lord Mayor, the city surveyor, the city Belief
oory
and many others in authority were examined, and they
pressed their approbatir nof the measure. Many ersitiO,
bankers and meretknts also petitioned in favour of the;is
Mr. Phinn said he appeared on behalf of the MetrWiltbs
Board of Works, and had been instructed to apply t°o,
committee to postpone the further consideration of the ma of
Mr. Burke submitted that the Metropolitan Bs°
Works had no locus stanch'.
eat
Mr. Phinn said that by virtue of Acts of Parlifatoa
recently passed the Metropolitan Board of Works poses 7,00
certain powers with respect to the streets of the city; es
as to the arrangement of the traffic. The Bill for the 7,
bankment of the Thames had been passed since the 0:0
pany's bill of 1860, and another bill in reference to the s_
subject was at this moment pending ; these and °in
powers p messed by the Board gave them an undoupw-
right to be heard before the committee. afoli
Mr. Burke said that the clauses in the bill against W-0
the Metropolitan Board of Works had petitioned had elll
been struck out.
Mr. Phinn observed that the fact referred to b., thf
learned friend was a most extraordinary course adopteei,
the company The Metropolitan Board of Works had Peals
tioned against the bill, specifying the clauses relating to de
extension of the line, to the taking of land at the north
of the Thames and to the approach to Farringdontdo
from Blackfriars-bridge. These the company had sat
out, but they had, nevertheless, taken steps to earrider
the work to which strong and universal objection was 133tbeit
The Metropolitan Board of Works, therefore, felt it
re
duty, in the interest of the public, to oppose the furtherfteir
gross of the bill. The powers of the company under t
d
original bill to take land would expire on the 6th of
pit
next, and the powers to carry out the works would 61'
two years from that date. tito
The Chairman said the company had withdrawn •
clauses to which the Metropolitan Board of Works objes7o
Mr. Phinn contended that they could not withdraw tats
clauses without the sanction of the committee. The 13L8. 00i
could not be got rid of so dexterously as his learned IP
wished. It was a skilful manoeuvre, but it would eotrt:o
hoped, be a successful one. The object of the Metropelito
Board of Works was to present a petition to the OStol
of Lords, praying that further proceedings under the Pp.
of 1860 might be stayed until the entire subject had besl34.
quired into, and with that view he bad ask their I 0
ships to suspend their decision on the bill for a day or to
lie believed it would be found that the great disfigure) of
to the city which would result from the proposed visoloe
on Ludgate-hill could be avoided, and that the on pot
could be carried out by an underground line. Ile 1.41 do*
deny that the company might be entitled to compensate,
but but what he contended for was that the altered 040
stances of the city demanded a revision of previous
and improvident legislation. 11011
Mr. Burke denied that the Bill of 1860 was a piece d obi
and improvident legislation. The inquiry lasted s 133,herS
and the members of the committee inspected tee oPst.;ol9
the viaduct was pi, posed to be constructed, and ON f
of opinion that it would be no obstruction to the
l'ielv°
Paul's.

In answer to questions by members of the conanittee:
Mr. Burke said that £3,500,000 had been exPenAh%stY
the company on the south side of the Thames, and t 4,
pidp
company had engaged to expend L 280,000 on the norL'od
of the Thames. He denied that the Metropolitan 13° frila
Works had entire authority over the streets of the Citf.trttos
clauses which had been referred to were no doubt sroaa
out in consequence of the opposition which had been
„ofier
to the proposed scheme, but still the company had °0
. ;
under the Act of 1860 to purchase lands until next 0
0,0
and they had acted upon those powers by having :iced'
notice to every person whose premises would be recl;or g.tt
It was not necessary, therefore, to retain the clang'
extension of time. 6414•19 The room was then cleared. On counsel and parties
re-admitted
;0 00
The CHAIRMAN said the committee were of 00%13101;
they could not grant the application of the Metr_it°
Board of Works. Of course the Board could nit,
application to the House of Lords they might think 7404
The bill was then proceeded with, and the connnit
journed at 4 o'clock.

Mtidsmo Torr, wife of General Tnrr, Garibfa;
"'"ia
companion in arms, has just presented the opera-‘4131:1,
Bode with one of her compositions, entitled the
rata." Madame Turr is sister of Madame Rattaill' Beb
LAUNCH OF THE SALAMIS.--This splendid °heti',
designed by the master snipwrigbt, at Cilt from
Oliver W. Lang, Esq.: was successfully launched'
dingy
Chatham dockyard, yesterday afternoon. Notwitllsiwitl3
that rain fell heavily, and the day was very c°ld'in being
gale from the north-east, it did not deter many fr°--be eon
present on the occasion. A booth was erected for t_t 001
commodation of the principal officers of the P.°l-
- and the department, while the Pubillielf
arranged on each side of the building slip, fro sg„fie
excellent view cou'd be obtained. The launch The;
to take place at the top of the fhod tide, at two ask
ceremony of " christening" the vessel, which,is, tgEliz"
of the kind built at this yard, was performed by iwBcl"-.06 the
beth Eyre, daughter of the maor-general commas lettd vi
district, who dashed the bottle, of wive against ,gore;tll°i
the vessel and cut the cord which held the last le lido"
and three hydraulic rams giving the ship a start 5801 sygg
slowly and gracefully down the ways. This Tediageoel
laid down August 10, 1861; she is built upon tl?e . oletv
t ill
system, the wood used being mahogany, and roy
u*lbtvieeit
sated she will be one of the fastest steamers
navy. Her principal dimensions are—length 28 fee'
perpendiculars, 228 over all; breadth, extrearen in poet
2 inches; depth of hold, 14 feet 6 inches; burciAsco gave:
83f 50 94; horse-power, 261; she will carry
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ONE Y MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The discount market this morning presents a
quiet appearance, the brokers still continuing un-
willing to negotiate even first-class three months'
bills under it per cent., an idea prevailing that
the Bank directors, owing to the heavy demand
daily forced upon them, will be obliged, for their
own protection, to make a further advance of 1 per
cent. in the minimum rate to-morrow.

About 60,000 sovereigns were taken out of the
Bank yesterday for exportation to Constantinople.
There was no material alteration in the foreign
exchanges yesterday afternoon.
The half-yearly report of the Trust and Loan
Company of Upper Canada for presentation at the
next meeting of shareholders has just been issued.
The balance-sheet is made up to the 31st March of
the current year, and the net profits realized during
the period amount to £14,092 ss. 6d., which,
added to the sum brought forward from September,
gives a balance at credit of revenue of £34,315
is. Bd. The directors recommend that out
of this balance a dividend at the rate of
81. per cent. per annum, less income tax,
be declared on the paid-up capital stock of
the company ; that one-half of the surplus profits
over 6 per cent. per annum, and the usual charge
for interest, amounting togetner to £3,682 4s. sd.
be carried to the reserve fund, in accordance with
the provisions of the Royal Charter of Incorpora-
tion, and that £250 be applied to the redemption of
preliminary expenses. There will then remain the
sum of £7O 7s. 3d. to the credit of the next half-
year's accounts. During the period embraced by
these accounts the reserve fund has been charged
with the sum of £216 18s. sd. for losses on realisa-
tion of securities in default, and the amount stand-
ing to the credit of this fund, after adding the
£3,682 4s. sd. above referred to, will be £48,271
18s. lid.

A statement just issued by the East India Rail-
way Company shows that the traffic receipts for
the week ending 15th February last on the Bengal
Division upon 604 miles, amounted to £14,880,
against £8,605 on 3531 miles open in the corres-
ponding week of the previous year. On the North-
West Provinces Division upon 297 f miles, the sum
received in the same period was £4,952, against
£2,907 upon 243 k miles fur the corresponding week
of last year.

The application list of the General Credit and
Finance Company of London will close for London
on Thursday, and for the country on Friday ; and
of the Dartford Creek Paper Mill Company on the
23d and 25th inst. for the metropolis and provinces
respectively.

Two o'CLo ca.

According to Renter's telegram this day the
Paris Three per Cent. Rentes were 69f. 40c.—
Rather firm.

The Vallamsisca Gold Mining Company have re-
ceived a-lvices dated the 14th inst. They state
that the rich ore lately discovered in the Cava
Veechea level on the yellow lode was tried last
week by working two charges of it in the old
amalgamating mills. From the report of the re-
duction officer, it will be seen that charge No. 1,
of 40 kilogrammes, yielded 3-60 grammes of gold,
or very nearly three ounces of gold to the ton
of ore ; and charge No. 2, of 37 kilogrammes,
yielded 1-93 grammes of gold, or 1 oz. 14 dwts. of
gold to the ton. When it is taken into considera-
tion the great waste of gold which takes place by
these mills, it will be easily imagined how impor-
tant the discovery is, and how rich the ore must be
to yield the above quantity of gold even by the pre-
sent method.

Business in the Stock Exchange markets today
has been somewhat interfered with in consequence
of the large number of City people who have, for
the nonce, abandoned work for the festivities at
Epsom. Hardly any speculation has, therefore,
been attempted, and a few purchases in the early
part of the morning has consequently produced a
firmer tone, Consols being 937 I for money,
and 92k I, less the dividend, for the account.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 911
the New 2k per Cents. '7641, and the Thirty Years'
Annuities 141 ; India Stock is 2311, ; the 6 per
Cent. ditto, 1091, 1101; the 6 per Cent. Enfaced
Paper, 1071 ; Exchequer Bills are steady at 33. to
ls. die.

The Foreign Market is dull, and quotations are
generally depressed. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862,
are 713 3 ; ditto Consolides, 5 '3; Venezuela, 563 ;
Italian, 711; ditto Scrip, 13 ; Greek, 32 3 ; do.,
Coupons, 143 15 ; Spanish Passive, 343 3 ; do.,
Certificates. 123- 0 ; Mexican, 363 3 ; Portuguese,
493 3, and the Confederate Loan, 4 13 prem.
In the Railway Share Market the operations have
been very limited ; prices, however, have generally
exhibited a slight upward movement. Great East-
erns, North-Westerns, and Midlands have improved
68., and Great Northern and Lancashire and York.
shire, 10s.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings exhibit
little change of importance as regards prices. Bahia
and San Francisco realise 201 ; Great Western of
Canada have improved to 111 12 ; and Eastern
Bengals have declined to 1101 111.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
are at slightly higher rates. Imperial Bank have
improved to 221 231; Alliance of London and
Liverpool, to 311 324 ; Imperial Ottoman, to 208
20! ; and Royal Mail Steam have declined to 64.
The shares of the English and Scottish Marine In-
surance Company are quoted 4to prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 2} per Cent. Annuities
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 4th Jan., ,880..
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 144
India Stock .. , ........
..... 2311 30
Ditto 5 per Cent ......... .......... L. ........ 110 h 91
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ....
Ditto 6 per Cent ...................... 1071
Ditto 5i per Cent. ...... ........... 116 i
Consols for Account, June 9... ....... 92i I
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2} per Cent.... 1 2 dis
Ditto £SOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Chilian 6 per Cent

_
Ditto 4} per Cent
Egyptian 7 per Cent lOO i
Greek 6 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup•ms —
Ditto Account 32k a 2
Ditto Coupons l4l
Italian 6 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 78i
Mexican 3 per Cent

Ditto Account 36} a a k
New Granada

Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) Bl
Peruvian 4i per Cent.
Ditto 41 per Cent, 1862
Ditto Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1863
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, 'O, '6o' 62• • 49i i
Russian 6 per Cent. 1822, Z St•
95/
Ditto 4} per Cent., 1850
Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 541
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
7CI 70
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 5 per Cent. 1861' 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
Ditto Amount
THREE O'CLOCK.
C )nsols, Money
Ditto Account 921 ad
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