The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-22 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, July 21.

Their Royai Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales, attended by the Marchioness of Carmar-
then, Lieutenant-General Knollys, and Captain
Grey, arrived at Osborne yesterday evening on a
visit to her Majesty.
The Prince and Princess tracelled to Southamp-
ton, where the Royal yacht Fairy was waiting to
convey them to Osborne.
The Judge-Advocate-General arrived yesterday
and had an audience of the Queen this afternoon.

PRINCE ALFRED IN THE HIGHLANDS.—The
Scotsman says :—On Sunday afternoon the Racoon, with
his Royal Highness Prince Alfred on board, which is now
coming southward along the west coast, went up Loch
Linnhe, coming to a little above Coran Ferry. It was ex-
pected yesterday his Royal Highness would fish the Lochy ;
but the continued drought has rendered the water so low,
that anglers are in despair, and slight hope was entertained
that he would win any remarkable success.

The Prince and Princess Troubetzkoi, accom-
panied by their family and a large suite of attendants,
arrived at the Brunswick, Jermyn-street, last night, from
St. Petersburg.
The Duchess of Roxburghe and Miss Dalton
have left the Clarendon Hotel for Scotland.
The Earl and Countess Jermyn leave town on
Monday next on a visit to Lord and Lady Wharncliffe, at
Wortley Hall, Yorkshire.
The Earl and Countess de Grey leave Cirlton-
gardens on the Ist pros. for Studley Park, near Ripon.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales
will be the guests of the noble earl and countess from the
4th to the 6th of the month, when their royal highnesses will
proceed to Abergeldie, in Scotland, for the shooting season.
Lord Lyttelton and family have left town for
Hagley Hall, Worcestershire,
The marriage of Mr. Des Vceux and Lady Alice
Egerton (youngest daughter of the Earl of Wilton) will
take place about the middle of the ensuing month.
Sir Alexander and Lady Arabella Bannerman
left town yesterday for their seat in Scotland,
The Countess d'Apponyi and the Countess• Marie
Paumgarten will leave town early in the ensuing week for
Germany for the autumn.
A marriage is arranged and will shortly take
place between Lieut.-Col. Gordon, Scots Fusilier Guards,
son of the late Lord Francis Gordon, and Miss Constance
Lennox Peel, only daughter of Mr. Laurence and the late
Lady Jane Peel,
Mrs. W. E. Gladstone and Miss Gladstone will

leave town either on Saturday or Monday next for Hawar-
den Castle, Flintshire. The Right Hon. the Chancellor of
the Exchequer will join Mrs. Gladstone and family at Ha-
warden directly after the close of the Parliamentary session.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA,

L'ELISIR D'AMORE.

This delightful comic opera, which so strikingly
illustrates the variety of Donizetti, was produced
at this theatre last evening, in order to enable
Madlle. Patti to add another success to the list of
her unrivalled comic achievements, in the character
of Adena. This rustic coquette, who carries out
into greater exuberance and force the charac-
teristics of Zerlina, will be thought by many to
rank next to it in the hands of our young
favourite. All that piquant and playful humour by
which she is so peculiarly distinguished, was
exhibited last evening, in union with the personal
fascination which makes everything she does so
pleasing. Nor was her treatment of the music un-.
worthy that of the character. In the popular duet
with Dulcamara, in the cavatina, "Della crudel
isotta," and more especially in the scene where she
expects the proposed philtre, she fulfilled every
expectation that had been formed of her perform-
ance, and was rewarded with the most genuine
applause and admiration.
Mdlle. Patti was admirably supported by the
Dulcamara of Signor Ronconi, which has ever been
the richest embodiment the character has had—not
even with the exception of that of the great
Lablache—and which was so hearty on this occasion
and so replete with sterling humour, that it fairly
atoned for the vocal deficiency which was at times,
we must own, apparent. The only drawback to the
night's impression was the non-appearance of
Signor Mario, as announced, in Nemorino,
who thus added to the disappointment of hie
absence from " Don Pasquale." Mons, Naudin,
who replaced him, was even less at ease in this than
in the former substitution, though he sang the
music very well, and especially the duet with
Belcore. With every abatement, however, the
entire performance we s very gratifying; and we
have no doubt will figure frequently in the prc"
gramme of the ensuing year. The house was tole'
rably full.

THE FALL OF VICKSBURG.—The Missouri Demo,
crat publishes a despatch from Vicksburg, dated June 26?
which states that the Federal pickets captured a messenger
that morning bearing letters from the town, and the fol-
lowing message to Johnston :—" Can hold out ten days.
If not sooner relieved will be obliged to surrender."
RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PARLIA'
azENT.—Yesterday, in committee of the Lords, the bill for
the Scottish Central, North Eastern, and Dundee and
Arbroath Amalgamation was passed with some amendments
in connection with the clauses. The bills passed in the
Commons were those for the Northumberland Dundalk and
ral Rail-
way, St. Ives and West Cornwall Junction,
Greenore and Irish North Western Railways.
THE MOORS AND FORESTS OF PERTHSHIRE
The weather has recently been very favourable for
the young birds, and they have improved greatly since the
beginning of Z..uly. A number of the hills have now been
to some extent, but keepers are somewhat disinclined
as yet to disturb the broods. Where they have .been exa"
mined, the prospects for the 12th are more promising than
usual. Broods eight and ten strong have been risen by the
gamekeepers, and the general strength of the coveys seems
to be from six to eight. The birds are well grown and
much more advanced than at this season last year. On one
or two of the ranges there is a slight appearance of disease
among the later broods. This is, however, local, and not
to such an extent as to cause any anxiety. On the extensive
ranges of Blair Atholl and Breadalbane there is a superior
crop. On the hills of Upper Strathearn the birds are nume-
rous and well grown. On the moors of Callender, Bel"
qnhidder, and the eastern parts of Argyleshire, good shoot-
ing may be anticipated. The low covers look well. The
partridge covers of Strathtay and Earn are well stocked,
and will afford excellent sport during the season. The
pheasant broods were somewhat thinned by the heavy
thunder plouts after incubation, but the preserves are much
better stocked than last year, when there was but an illdif"
ferent crop and indifferent sport. Other kinds of game are
generally abundant. All accounts agree that the forest/
have not held out better promises for stalkers for some
years. The weather has been warm and favourable during
fawning, and the lawns have been abundant. The deer are
in splendid condition, and are expected to be free from the
vascular akin much earlier than usual. Pasture has thi/
year been early and plentiful, which, with the open winter,
early spring, and genial summer, has been much in favour
of the deer and all other kinds of game. A number of the
sportsmen have arrived at their sporting lodges.—m-
burgh Courant.
PICKFORD'S TIORSES.—At Camden Town—in-
variably abbreviated in Pickfordian language into
Camden—Pickford, who is the recognised agent of the
London and North-Western Railway Company, has en"'
inous premises adjoining the goods station, and is to be
seen in full swing. Employing more than nine hundred
horses in London, he keeps three hundred of them aG
Camden. Going into these stables, we are at once struck
with an air of substantiality in connection with Pickford,
which is different to anything we have yet seen during
this tour of inspection of the ways and means of "Riding
London." There is special potentiality in his stables, vf"-
their asphalte pavements and their large swinging °a/jell
bars, in his big horses, in his strong men,
in his enor
mous vans. Most of the horses are splendid ant
many many of them standing over sixteen hands high, 'l;7
all in excellent condition. They are all bong
m"
by one man, the recognised buyer for the establishment,
attends principal fairs throughout the country tiles
average cost price of each is £45. They are fed en
mixture
of bruised oats, crushed Indian coin, and Pet's"
which is found to be capital forage. Each horse, wile'
bought, is branded with a number on the front of his fore-
feet hoofs, and is named ; name and number are entered in
the horse-book; and by them the horse's career, where
may be working, and anything special relating to him,:
checked off until he dies or is sold. Pickford's horses i
iil le
on an average seven or eight years, and then they are k 1 a:t
but in many instances, when no longer fit for roughing
a_
over the stones—for what the dealer poetically describes
the the "'ammer, 'ammer, 'ammer on the 'ard 'igh ro.
,d_d
they will be bought by some farmer for plough-work,
after a hard London life will peacefully end their d 97,
in
some secluded village."- ickcns's All the Year Rou a
About 30 pickpockets nave entered Southatnp-
ton to attend the races in that town this week.