The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-03 00:00:00

Foreign Courts.

PARIS, Jan. 31.

The tenth anniversary of the Emperor Napoleon's mar-
riage at Notre i ame occurred on Thursday, that ceremony
having taken place on the 29th January, 1853.
The King of Holland having forwarded to the burgo-
masters of Amsterdam and Rotterdam the promulgation of
the bill upon the improvement of the navigation of those
places, the merchants of the former town have sent an ad-
dress to his Majesty, thanking him for having so warmly
taken to heart the interests of the capital.
-The Levant .Herald says:—" The Sultan has, it is said,
abandoned the idea of eonverting the palace at Yeni-Kepi,
recently retaken from Nevrez Pasha, into a barrack, having
decided, instead, on furnishing it as a mussafir• have for
distinguished guests. During the past week several mem-
bers of the corps diplomatique visited Mehemet Ali Pasha.
On Saturday, also, the Sultan sent to inquire after the
health of his highness, who has been indisposed for some
days, Sir Henry Bulwer had a long private audience of
the Sultan on Saturday. On Sunday his Majesty pre-
sented his excellency with two ma;nificent Arab horses—
said to be amongst the very finest in the imperial stables."

Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury has returned to
town, from visiting the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, at
Badminton,

The Earl of Fife arrived in town yesterday, from
visiting Mr. and Lady Louisa Brooke, at Aston-park
Wrexham.

The Earl and Countess Stanhope and Lady Mary
Stahho, e come to town to-day, from their seat, Chevening-
park, near Sevenoaks.

THE STATES DIVORCED AND SETTLED —Our
arithmetician informs us that the only way to solve the
American question is by " simple division."

l'he Earl and Countess of Orkney arrived at their
residence in Ennismore-place, yesterday, from visiting Mr.
and Lady Isabella Schuster, at the Grange, Leatherhead.
The Earl and Countess of Dundonald have arrived
in town from Tunbridge Wells.
The Dowager Countess Somers has arrived at her
residence in Grosvenor-place from Bournemouth.
Viscount de Contades will leave Albert•gate
House to-day for Paris.
Lady Henniker and the Hon. Misses Henniker
arrived in town a few days since from a tour of visits. Her
ladyship and daughters will leave town to-morrow for
Thornham Hall. Suffolk.

Lady Carew was safely delivered of a son on
Sunday last, at the family mansion in Be!grave-square.
Her ladyship and infant are progressing favourably.
Baron and Baroness Lionel de Rothschild arrived
at Kingston House a few days since from Torquay.
Yesterday evening, the Right Hon. the Earl of
D rby, Lord Edward Howard, Colonel Wilson
Patten, Major Egerton Leigh, Hon. Mr. Herbert, and the
ex-mayors of Liverpool and Blackburn, after the meeting
of the Central Executive Committee of the Belief Fwd'
were entertained at the Union Club, Manchester, by we'll;
bers of the executive being members of the club. After
dinner, Lord Derby left to resume his Parliamentary duties
in London.

A statuette of the Princess Alexandra has just
been
modelled and published by M. L. A. Maten3We'
It is a most graceful work of art, bearing great resemblance
to her royal highness. Casts of the statuette, which has
been
executed in aid of the Lancashire operatives, are
offered for sale at the price of one guinea each. }lag the
such will be appropriated to Lancashire, the rest to defrel,
expenses The casts are on view and sale at the artist
studio, 11, Charles-street, Manchester square. PaYm'ets
to be made to Miss Simpson, 11, Charles-street, Marieites.,
ler,squale, if by money-order, payable at Vere street, X-9,re
fht Miss Simpson will remit the money for Lancalnd
to the Rev. Edward Eardley Wilmot, who has .1" "
undertakes to transmit it and to audit the accounts.