The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-03 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Captain Grey,
rode on horseback yesterday morning.
The Princess of Wales, attended by the Mar-
chioness of Carmarthen, went to Kew, and visited
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge.

The Prince and Princess of Wales and the Prin-
cess Helena took a drive in the afternoon in an open

carriage.

The Princess of Wales honoured Mr. Gibson with
a sitting for the bust he is executing of her royal
highness.
The Prince of Wales and the Princess Helena,
attended by Lady Caroline Barrington and Captain
Grey, honoured the performance at the Olympic
Theatre with their presence last evening.

. _ .
CaptEiin Grey has relieved Lieut.-Colonel Keppel
in his duties as the Equerry in Waiting to the
Prince of Wales.

Her Majesty the Queen and the principal mem-
bers of the Royal family will leave Windsor Castle to-
morrow for Osborne.

THE PREMIER.—Lord Palmerston has not yet re-
turned to his place in the House of Commons. He has, how.
ever, it is understood, all but recovered from the attack of
gout which has occasioned his absence, and his appearance
is looked forward to early next week.

The Marchioness of Downshire's soiae dansante
will take place on Thursday, the 9th inst.
The Countess of Staokelberg has arrived at
Claridge's Hotel.
Viscount and Viscountess Gormanston and the
Hon. Misses Preston have left Brown's Hotel.

Lady Moles worth entertained at dinner last
evening, at her residence in Eaton-place, the Duke and
Duchess of Manchester, the Earl Granville, the Earl and
Countess'of Yarb rough, the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl
and Countess of Westmoreland, Viscountess Palmerston,
Viscountess Newport, Viscount and Viscountess Weldon,
Lord Londesborough, Lord and Lady Alfred Hervey, the
Hon. Frederick Calthorpe, and Colonel the Honourable
W. Feilding. _

Lord and Lady Abercromby entertained at din-
ner on Thursday, at Claridge's Hotel, the Earl and Countess
of Caithness, Viscount Raynham, the Hon. Wilbrah'un
and Lady Mary Egerton, Sir John and Miss Ogilvy, Mr..
and the Hon. Granville Vernon, the Hon. George Waldo—
grave Leslie, the Hon. Mrs. Rashleigh, the Hon. Reginald
Abbott, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Majoribanks, Capt. Berkeley,
and Mrs. Ford.

DINNER AT LAMBETH PALACE.—His Grace the
Archbishop of Canterbury gave his annual dinner'
at Lambeth Palace last evening to the Stewards of the
Anniversary Festival of the Corporation of the Sons of tho
Clergy. The company invited included the Earl of Shrews..
bury and Talbot, the Bishops of London and Carlisle, the
Right Rev. Bishop Trower, Lord Cranworth, vice-presi-
dent, the Right Hon. Sir C. Cresswell, the Lord Mayor
M.P„ and tee Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, the Rev
Sir E. R. Joddrell, the Revs. J. W. Vivian, D.D., George
Currey, T. 0. Goodchild, T. V. Durell, Henry Howarth.
and Canon Musgrave, the Very Rev. the Dean of York
Ole preacher), Mr. Alderman Copeland, M.P., and Mr.
James William Freshfield (treasurer of the corporation),
Lord Feversham, the Master of the Merchant Taylors'
Company, Aldermen Carden and Gabriel, and Messrs.
William Gilpin, George Harris, Robert lichens, Francis
Hicks, Thomas H. A. Poynder, William Stuart, Joseph
William Thrupp, John Forr, Charles John Baker, Simon
Dunning, and Charles Jacomb.
ACCIDENT TO THE COUNTESS OF GIFFORD.—An
accident occurred yesterday afternoon to the
Countess of Gifford and Lady Dufferin, while in their
brougham, near Highgate; The horses becoming restive
in Mill-pond-lane, the coachman lost all control over them,
the carriage was upset, and but for some labourers in an
adjoining field, who promptly secured them, very serious
consequences might have ensued. Lady Dufferin escaped
unhurt, but the Countess of Gifford was bauly contused.
The coachman and 'footman were thrown from the box, the
former being sadly cut about the face.
The remains of the .ate Sir Joshua Jobb were
yesterday deposited in the family vault at the Necropolis,
Woking, Surrey. The funeral was attended by the son of
the deceased, the Earl of Chichester, and other friends of
the family.

THE LATE MR. FREDERICK BEALE.—Mr. Beale,
the well-known member of the firm of Cramer,
Beale, Wood, and Co., the music publishers, died at the
residence of his son-in-law, at Chislehurat, on the 26th
ult., and was buried in Brompton Cemetery yesterday. Mr.
Beale was much beloved and respected in the musical
circles, both at home and abroad. He was an enthusiastic
lover of art, and has the judgment and taste to bring for-
ward many musicians of note, who, in their early career,
were neglected and unknown. Mr. Beale was the first di-
rector of the Royal Italian Opera, at its formation in 1847,
under Persiani and Galetti. How magnificently the works
were produced under Mr. Beale's spirited management
everybody is aware of. At the funeral yesterday, amongst
other distinguished professors and amateurs, were Balfe,
Thalberg, Silas, Frank Mori, Ella, Blumenthal, Maggioni,
Frederick Lablache, T. Chappell, W. Chappell, F. Chap-
pell, Braeger, Goldberg, Gruneisen, Willert, Jewson,
Wood, Swift, &c.

The New Zealand Chiefs purpose, in full costume,
attending Mr.-Nugent's benefit, on Monday even-
ing next, the 6th. The vocalisation of Titiens, Trebelli,
Volpini, Artot, and Giuglini, with the fascination of Poc-
chini.will, no dcubt astonish them. It is a long time since
such a distinguished race of men assembled within the walls
of this old house, Her Majesty's Theatre.
ARCHEOLOGY IN FRANCE: A letter from Tours •
says :—" During the last few days researches have
been made at the Chateau of Amboise on the cite of the
ancient church of St. Florentin. M. Arsene Honssaye, In-
spector-General of Fine Arts, has received the mission to
seek for traces of the tomb of Leonardo da Vinci, who, as
is well known, died at Cloux-Luci, a small chateau which
still exists near the furthermost houses of Amboise. The
great painter whom Francis I. had brought to France ex-
pressed the desire to be interred in the church of St. Floren-
tin. M. Arsene Houssaye thinks that it was at Amboise,
where Francis I. often stayed, and not at Fontainbleau,
where he had not yet fixed his Court, that Leonardo da
Vinci died in the arms of the conqueror of Marignan.
Besides, the will received at Amboise by M. Boreau, notary,
is dated the 28th of April, 1519. Therefore, as Leonardo,
who was already ill, died nine days after, it appears im-
possible that he could have gone as far as Fontainbleau,
even at the King's request. In the church of St. Florem in
it is, therefore, that he must be sought. Thus far the re-
searches have given rise to soma curious discuvei les of stone
coffins and tombs, in which have been found skeletons
three or four centuries old, with pieces of different kinds of
stuffs, hair, shoes, urns, and money, but no name or date
has been discovered. The monuments which had been
raised over the tombs ware almost all destroyed during the
wars of religion ; those which remained standing were de-
molished with the church.

DESPATCH OF THE WEST INDIA MAILS.—
SOUTHAMPTON, July 2.—The Royal Mail Com-
pany's steamship Seine, Captain Revert, sailed hence to-
day, at 3 p.m., with the fortnightly mails for the British
and foreign West Indies, the Pacific, California, Central
America, &c. The Seine took out 123 passengers, and on
freight English specie, £7,948 ; jewellery, £1,963; French
specie, £B,lOO ; jewellery, £3,900 ; also 300 bottles quick-
silver, value £2,100 ; 25 boxes copper coin ; and a full cargo
of French and English merchandise.

EXTRAORDINERY DISASTER TO A GOODS TRAIN,
TWELVE TRUCKS BURNED.—OP Monday morning,
at about six o'clock, a train which had left Sighthill goods
station, near Glasgow, for the north, was approaching Lar-
bert station, when the engine got off the rails, dragging
after it, the greater portion of the train, and blocking up
both lines of rails. The concussion caused by the sudden
stoppage having smashed some of the leading trucks—the
debris of there caught fire trom the engine communicating
the fire to other trucks, said to be loaded with petroleum,
paraffin oil, and other intl.mmable
,material ; and before it
was extinguished no fewer than twelve trucks, with their
contents, were consumed. The line was got cleared by
mid-day. Fortunately no :one was injured.—Edinburyit
Courant.