The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-05 00:00:00

Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse,

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Louis of Hesse, who left London on Friday last,
arrived at Darmstadt on Saturday afternoon, after
making a short stay at Alayence.

Her Majesty yesterday afternoon honoured the
Duchess of Hamilton (nee Princess Marie of Baden)
with a visit at Hamilton House, Arlington-street, Picca-
dilly. The Queen remained an hour on her visit of condo-
lence to the Duchess,

HER MAJESTY, it is rumoured, will ba present
at Coburg on the 26th August, 1864, to witness the unveil-
ing of the statue of the Prince Consort. _

The Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland is daily
improving in health. Yesterday the Queen paid a
visit to the duchess at Stafford House The Marchioness of
Kildare and Lady Blantyre are staying with the duchess at
Stafford House.

The Duchess of Hamilton (née Princess Marie of
Baden) and Lady Mary Hamilton will leave town to-day
for Brighton, to pass the winter.
The Countess of Ellesmere and family are staying
with the Hon. Octavius and Lady Caroline Duncombe. The
countess is expected to leave early in the ensuing month for
Rome, there to pass the winter.
Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday
from his seat, Broadlands, Hants.
_ _

Lord Chesham, who has been seriously ill for some
time, is now, we are informed, in a fair way of recovery,
The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood and Lady
Mary Wood have left Howick Hall, Northumberland,
where they have been visiting the Earl and Countess Grey,
for Hickleton Hall, Yorkshire, •

Sir Henry and Lady Sophia Des Vceux have left
town to visit Lord and Lady Londesborough at Scarborough,
Yorkshire.

The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer
and Mre. Gladstone are expected in town, to be present at
the Lord Mayor's banquet on Monday next.
THE COUNT AND COUNTESS DE CHAMBORD
have returned to Frohsdorf from Upper Austria,
where they have been visiting the estates bequeathed to the
Countess by her uncle, the Archduke Maximilian. The
Coant and Countess will remain at Frohsdarf till about
the middle of December, when they will, as usual, go to
Venice.

THE VALUE OF THE VOLUNTEERS—as stated by
Lord Brougham, when proposing the health of the
"Army, Navy, and Volunteers," at the Presidential Din-
ner of the National Social Science Society, Edinburgh.—
Though there is every reason to count on a lasting peace,
there is no reason why the precaution of insurance ought
not to be taken. When a man insures his house he does not
expect a fire, nor even that such an event is probable, He
knows that a fire may happen from the negligence of the
people in his own house, or of his neighbours, or by acci-
dent of lightning, and he means to take security against
that happening. Now the volunteers, and whatever else
we do to improve our national defences, are an insurance,
but they are an insurance far superior to insurance against
fire, for when I insure my house against fire. I do not in
the slightest degree lessen the chances against the fire hap-
pening; but improving our national defences not only
secures us against loss by invasion, but it makes it kes very
unlikely that that invasion should take place. It is therefore
an insurance of a double value, because it,not only prevents
loss when the mischief happens, but it tends to prevent the
mischief from happening.