The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-03 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 2.
Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and
Princess of Prussia, Princess Heiens, and Princess
Louise, the Countess Hohenthal, the Lady Caroline
Barrington, Count Furstenstein, end Major von
Schweinitz dined at Frcgmore with the Prince and
Princess of Wales yesterday.
His Royal Highness Prince Leopold went in the
evening.
Tne ladies and gentlemen of the Queen's House-
hold had the honour of being invited to the even-
ing party.
The Queen, accompanied by her Royal High'
ness Princess Helena, walkcd and drove in the
grounds this morning.
Earl Russell had an audience of the Queen.
The Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne, Ambassador
of France, was presented to the Queen at an audi-
ence by Earl Russell.
Count Roepstorff, Envoy Extraordinary from the
King of Denmark, had an audience of her Majesty,
and was presented by Earl Russell.
M. de Bide, Danish Minister in London, was
presented by Earl Russell to the Queen, at an andi-
ence.
His Royal Highness Prince Leopold, attended
by Madame Norde, took their usual carriage airing.

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The Duke of Brabant arrived in London last
evenieg. His Royal Highness landed at Dover from the,
Belgian steamer in the afternoon, and, after partaking n'
luncheon at the Lord Warden Hotel, continued his journey
by train.
The Duke of Sutherland left Stafford House, St'
James's, yesterday, to join the duchess and family at Treat'
ham, Staffordshire, where they were to arrive yestertinl
from Lilleshall, Salop.
The Duke of Grafton has arrived in town frog
Euston Hall, Suffolk.
The Earl and Countess of Yarborough are enter'
taining a succession of visitors at Brocklesby, the family
seat in Lincolnshire.
The Earl and Countess of Dalkeith have joined
the circle visiting the Earl and Countess of Derby, at
Knowsley Hall, Lancashire.
Lord Brougham left Paris on Sunday evening for
Cannes. In the course of the day his lordship attended the
sitting of the Academy of Sciences.
Lord and Lady Cecilia Bingham have arrived
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Knowsley Hall, Lancashire, on a visit to the Earl
Countess of Derby.
The Lady Edward Thynne gave birth to II
daughter on Saturday, the 28th Nov. Her ladyship and the
infant are progressing favourably.
Lord and Lady Ashburton have been residing at
the Grange, Hants, since July, but have returned to the
continent. Lord Ashburton's health had been /nestling
since his return home, but during the last few days he 1165
not been so well.

Sir Henry and Lady Sophia Des Veer z hate
joined the party visiting the Marquis and Marchioness o',
Bath, at Longleat, Wilts.
Lady and Miss Hoare have left Thomas's
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Berkeley-square, for Paris, on their way to Italy, where
they purpose passing the winter months.
Sir Henry Hoare has left Thomas's Hotel, Berko'
ley-square, for Charlton, Wiltshire, on a visit to the Earl
of Suffolk.
Sir Henry and Lady Fletcher have arrived e 3
Farrance's Hotel from Brighton.
A marriage was solemnised on Wednesday, the
25th ult., in the Catholic church at Coughton,
tween Mr. Gerald Richard Deese, youngest son of the late
Mr. Gerald Dease, of Turbotsten, county of Westmeath'
and Emily, second daughter of the late Sir Robert Threel
morton, Bart., of Buckland, Berks, and of Coughton Court?.
Warwickshire. A large party of the friends of both fatal'
lies were hospitably entertained at the Court by Sir Will:
Throckmorten, the brother of the bride; and imtnediatel
after the breakfast, amid the merry peals of the church bell 0
the bride and bridegroom started for Aldenham Park, tb
seat of Sir John D. Acton, Bart., M.P., where they W.i,
remain for a few days before going to Ireland.
THE ANNAMITE AMBASSADORS.—The Annamite
Ambassadors left Valencia on the 23d ult, ou board
the Spanish steam-frigate Lepanto. They aro to remain
some days at Alexandria, in a palace which the Viceroy °C
Egypt has placed at their disposal, and will finally embark
at Suez about the 12th of December on board the steam
transport Japan, which is to convey them to 11u6.--Galig"
natsi.

The Convocation of the Prelates and Clergy °f
the Province of Canterbury was yesterday prorogued in the
Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster, by the Vicar•Generalt
Dr. Travers Twiss, under a commission from his Grace thei
Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all
and Metropolitan, pursuant to the Royal writ, until Ther3-
day, January 14, 1864.
THE NEW ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN.—The
VerhY
Rev. Dr. Trench,who has been appointed to the arc";
bishopric of Dublin, will be consecrated shortly elle
Christmas in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. The cererf
mony will be performed by his Grace the Lord Ptimateia
all Ireland, assisted by the Right Rev. Dr. Fitzgerel
Lord Bishop of Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert, and .10-11315?...
duagh, and the Right Rev. Dr. Gregg, Lord Bishop ()I GO*:
Cloyne, and Ross. The archbishop nominate has apPoite:
the Rev. William Lee, D.D., Fellow of Trinity Colleg
Dublin, his examining chaplain. This appointment b.;
given great satisfaction, as Dr. Lee is one of the few irl .0
divines who have acquired a reputation in England. 3 111,
a sound and zealous Churchman, and author of a ,
written standard work on the inspiration of Holy Scripturl
Dr. Lee has been chosen to preach Archbishop Treuell

consecration sermon.
THE CASE OF CAPTAIN STONE.—A communitli.
tion was received in Liverpool yesterday from
Board of Trade, in answer to the memorial presented 1:
favour of a withdrawal of the sentence which had been. PL.%
nounced in the case of Captain Stone, whose certificate 'o
suspended for six months in consequence of the accicleA,
the royal mail steamer Africa. The Board refuses to Witll
draw the sentence, and gives reasons for doing so.
MR. EDWARD FOSTER, THE CENTENASL4I4i; d
The Mayor of Derby (Mr. T. Roe)d has Foster (a
roster r
the following communication in referenceto Aff'
resident of Derby, who has recently attained his Ifi,lsl'Yeapl;
—"10, Downing-street, Nov. 25, 1863 —Sirr—'l3A‘rtee-,
to your letter to Lord Palmerston of yesterdaYs lton
have to inform you that a fortnight ago Lord Palmer' ir
Leo 1. ;
directed that a donation of £6O should be presented
Edward Foster out of the Royal Bounty Fund.---I en2,:e:
your obedient servant, EVELYN AsHLEY. 11°8.

Esq., Mayor, Derby,"
ANILINE BLUE.—Among the several stages (sal
e
the Reader) which Mark the development Of /13
industry of coal-tar colours, the discovery of the trap
sfort;
prominent position. This transition,
mation of aniline red into aniline-blue will always hold . ,
served by MM. Girard and De Lairs, two young Frail ,
chemists of M. Pelouze's Laboratory, and subsequentii_
matured by MM, Person, ~e Laynes, and Salvetat, 11.11°
become the foundation of an enormous industrial prodaa'
for the first dna° °O3,P
tion, which, having received a powerful impulse by W'
Renard Brothers and Franc in France, and more recently
by Messrs. Simpson, Maule, and Nicholson in this country'
has rapidly attained to proportions of colossal magnitude,
lic
The transformation of aniline-red into auili
and consistf,
ne-blue is act'
situp
t
atitY high tempera'
complished by a process of great
briefly expressed, in the treatment
,mraotstaenri;lint
ehewtritahnasfaoir:l;
ture of rosaniline with an excess of aniline. TO
mode of this treatment is by no means indifferent'
Roeaniline itself cannot in this manner conveniently 11#
accomplished by heating rosaniliao
converted into the blot:
colouring
the nature of the acids '
aniline. Again,
wtioitnhissa,
salts
sowor
aenir,flenaes,ily
bases are combined is by no means without influence 1313°Ail
the result of the operation; manufacturers give a decide'
preference to organic acids, such as acetic or benzoic acd°.
xid. Girard and De Lairs, whose names are so in.tirait';ell
associated with the development of the new colour Malls..
try, have pointed out that the passage from red to WO '6
attended by an evolution of torrents of ammonia ' and ~.Ir.
Nicholson,. who combines the genius of the manufactured
with the habits of the scientific • • ail3ecl
inquirer, has aseert ,
that the blue r •
,olouring matter is invariably a saline co'
pound of a base itself colourless;, like rosaniline. But itil
relations between the two colourless bases, and consega°l3-1-,1
the nature of the reaction by which. rosaniline is convert°
into the blue colourless matter, had hitherto reinaLued 'lll'
known.
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HARDLY FAIR PLAY..—We remember, 60.,- „c
Athenmuni, the case of a " tragedian," now absetmed
from England, who called on his critic, and renionettleo
with him for sternly ceit.suring his Shylock on a nightsvi
er.
the player know that the critic was not present at t 11. was
formance. The man acknowledged as ranch, but " !
_a 1
lucky for you," said he, "that I was not there, for;
to
seen you play, I am sure I should have been ten
...t to
severe as I have been l" The fellow was harnorouSt.ivellstv :
evidently knew nothing of Savart's canon of ,
beler."
"Le flambeau de la critique doit eclairer et none ,
shift"
HEAVY GALES.—A gale from the S.S.M.
over tae
ing cccasionally to the W.S.W., broke ov toed •
_....., incro ~
metropolis soon after one o'clock yesterday, Blau- The
in violence until seven o'clock, when it moderated role,
noon, at which time it burst forth with renewed furY:t 'itto
ben t
wind was highest between 3 and 4 o'clock, w
accompanied by a heavy fall of rain.