The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-22 00:00:00

FOREIGN COURTS,

PARIS, August 20.
King Leopold and the Royal Family of Belgium
have returned to Ostend from Brussels.
The most satisfactory accounts of the heath of
the Sovereign Pontiff have been received. His
Holiness was present in great pomp at the mass of
the 15th, the fete of the Assumption of the I-loly
Virgin, and, according to custom, gave his solemn
benediction to the people. On entering and leaving
the church, the Pope was hailed with the most en-
thusiastic acclamations. Cardinal Antonelli is at
Palo, for the purpose of sea bathing. The health
of his eminence has been seriously impaired during
the last five or six months.

The Duke de Illorny has returned to Trouville,
where he intends remaining until he goes to preside
over the council-general of the Puy de Dome.
The Duke do Gramont, French Ambassador at
Vienna, has arrived in Paris. During his absence
from the Austrian capital his place will be filled by
the Count de Mosbourg, as Chargé d'Affaires.
The King of Saxony having accepted the mission
of conveying the wishes of the Congress of Princes
to the King of Prussia, has proceeded to Baden
to see the King, and to deliver to him the project
or Federal reform as proposed by Austria, as well
as the invitation of the Sovereigns. The reply of
the King of Prussia is not yet known.
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 18.
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Prince Amadeus of Italy, non of King Victor
Emmanuel, arrived at Copenhagen, on Sunday, by
the Royal Norwegian mail steamer. The young
prince was received on landing by Captain Barden-
fleth, aide-de-camp to the King, and by one of his
Majesty's gentlemen in waiting. A suite of apart-
ments had been prepared in the Christiansborg
Palace for the reception of the Prince, but as rooms
had been taken previously for him at the Planeniz
Hotel, his Royal Highness proceeded thither. The
Prince was received by the King yesterday, and to-
morrow a grand dinner is to be given in honour
the royal visitor at the Fredensborg Palace.

THE EMPEROR will return to-morrow to St•
Cloud, whence his Majesty will proceed to Biarritz in
September.
PRINCE NAPOLEON has returned to Paris from
his excursion in Switzerland.

Prince George of Saxony and the Princess of
Saxony and suite have left Farrance's Hotel for Brussels.
The Prince and Princess William of Baden have
left Claridge's Hotel for Torquay.
Field-Marshal Prince Bariatinsky has arrived at
Claride's Motel from Scotland.
The Duke of Beaufort arrived in town yesterday
from Troy House, one of his Grace's seats in Wales.
The Duke of Devonshire and Lady Louisa Caven-
dish arrived at Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire, early in the week
from Holkar Hall, near Milnethorpo.

The Marchioness Townshend and Lady Audrey
Townshend, arrived at 31, Dover-street, yesterday, ironi
Ball's Park, Herts.

The Earl of Coventry is expected daily at Groom°
Court, his seat in Worcestershire, from visiting the Duke
and Duchess of Richmond at Gordon Castle, near Focha-
bars, N.B. The noble earl intends to entertain a large
party at his counlry seat during the ensuing week.

The Countess (Frances) Waldegiave and Mr.
Chichester Fortescue, M.P., leave town to-day for Harp-
tree Court, Somersetshire.

Lord and Lady Lindsay and family, who have
been staying with the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres at
Haigh Hall, Wigan, left there in the early part of the week
for their seat in Aberdeenshire.

Baron de Croixmot has arrived at Claridge's
Hotel from Paris.

The Right Hon. Sir John Pakington, M.P., and
Lady Pakington intend to prolong their sojourn in Ger-
many until the end of next month.

Sir Philip de Grey Egerton, M.P., and Lady
Egerton have arrived within the last few days at the hon.
baronet's shooting box in Inverness-shire for grouse shoot-
ing. Sir Philip will return south in the middle of next
month, in order to attend the annual meeting of the British
Association for the Advancement of Science at Newcastle.

General Sir George Brown, G.C.8., arrived in
town on Monday from Paris, and to-day will leave for
Dublin to resume his military duties as commander-in-
chief.

Colonel Poulett G. H. Somerset, M.P., and 1".
Somerset, leave town today for Malta, by way of Mar-
seilles.

Mr. R. S. Holford, M.P., and Mrs. Holford, wb°
returned from Vichi a few days ago, have since gone to the
hon. member's shooting quarters in the north of Scotland.

The Late Mr. Joshua Field.

With the deepest regret we announce the death
of Mr. Joshua Field, F.R.S., of the firm of IVlauds"
lay and Field, engineers. Mr. Field expired at his
residence, Balham Hill, on the morning of the 11th
inst., the immediate cause of his death being dropsy
supervening on an attack of gout, his illness ex
tending altogether over a period of four months.
The deceased gentleman was in the 77th year of his
age, and up to the commencement of the disease
which has terminated so unfortunately ho possessed
in the fullest degree all his powers of mind
and body.

His death is too recent to enable us to give as yet
as full a sketch of Mr. Field's life as we could wish•
Of such men data exist and facts are known which
lie dormant and almost forgotten, until time brings
them to light.

The Institution of Civil Engineers owes its
existence to six young men—H. It. Palmer, Joshua
Field, William Maudslay, J. Jones,
C. CoHinge,
and James Ashwell—who founded it in 1817.
Mr. Field was one of the °calks t vice-presidents,
holding that office until Jan, 18,1848, when he was
elected president, being the first mechanical engi"
neer who filled the chair. The admirable manner
in which he fulfilled his responsible duties is too
well known to need comment.

To Mr. Field, in connection with Mr. Maudslan
may be traced, in a great degree, the origin of ocean
steam navigation. The engines put by these gentle-
men on board the Great Western, in March, 1838,
were so completely successful that they long served
as a model for other builders. On Sunday, April 8,
1838, she started on her first voyage from Bristol
with seven passengers and 50 tons of goods, and
reached New York on Monday, April 23, thus ac-
complishing the 3,000 miles in 13 days and 10
hours.

Mr. Field was not more respected for his talents
as an engineer than loved and esteemed for his
amiable qualities and fine disposition. To know him
as a man of science was an honour, to be classed bf
him (LE a friend was something beside which even
honour sank into insignificance. His death has
been a blow deeply felt by nearly every member Of
the profession.

Mr, Field was interred at Norwood Cemetery
Tuesday, the 18th inst. The funeral cortege con'
sisted of nine mourning coaches, containing the re-
latives and more immediate friends of the deceased,
and 14 private carriages. At the cemetery gates
were assembled a considerable number of workmee!
principally
elderly men, who have been. engaged
the Works for a long period.

DEPARTURE OF TTIE CHANNEL FLEET Fllol
KIRKWALL,—,.A. correspondent at Kirkwall, writiv g
on Tuesday, says:—" The Channel fleet, which has been
detained for two or three days by thick rainy weather''
left Kirkwall Bay to-day between one and two o'clock'
They intended proceeding through the Westray Firth to
the Atlantic, but after being under steam for several hours
they returned to Inganess Bay, on account of the strong
tide being against them. The vessels are now anchored .
the above-mentioned bay, and it is anticipated that they
will work out into the the Atlantic to-morrow,"
AN ATOM OF A JOKE IN A MOUNTAIN OF A Ca.
PLIMENT.---It has been remarked—says (of all paPersii:
the world of letters) the _Lady's newspaper of to-day-741%
ladies have generally a great sear of lightning, and this
been superficially ascribed to their natural timidity; but
the truth is, that it arises from their consciousness of b41,9S
attractive.

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