The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-26 00:00:00

The Succession to the Throne,

The Observer of yesterday states that her Royal
Highness the Princess of Wales is in an interesting
situation, which may be expected early in the
spring to result in an event of the greatest im-
portance to the country.

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

SANDRINGHAM, Oct. 25.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the
Prince Christian of Denmark, and the attendants,
went out shooting yesterday.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left
Sandringham yesterday morning for town, after
paying a visit to the Prince and Princess of Wales.
The Duke of Cambridge was accompanied to the
Wolferton station by his Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales.

PRINCE ALFRED.—His Royal Highness Prince
Alfred, with Prince William of Hesse and their
attendants, left Floors Castle on Friday afternoon. Their
Graces the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe accompanied
their royal guests to the station, where they took an affec-
tionate leave of the youthful princes. The town was gaily
decorated with a profusion of fogs, and the square and streets
were lined with a good number of spectators, who, as the
noble party moved slowly onward, greeted them with hearty
demonstrations of welcome. The Royal party reached
Edinburgh about six o'clock, and proceeded to Holyrood
Palace.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
attended by Colonel Clifton, arrived in town on Saturday
from visiting their Royal Highnesses the Prince and
Princess of Wales at Sandringham.
The Duchess of Hamilton (née Princess Marie of
Baden) and Lady Mary Hamilton will shortly leave Hamil-
ton House, Arlington-street, for Brighton, where the
duchess contemplates a protracted sojourn, having Mit= a
mansion there for several months.
The Marchioness (Frances Anne) of Londonderry
has been surrounded by a large family circle at Seaham
Hall, Durham. The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough,
the Earl and Countess Vane, the Earl and Countess of
Portarlington, &c., have been among the party assembled
there.
The Marchlciness (Maria of Ailesbary has
arrived in town from visiting the Marquis and Marchioness
of Ailesbury at Savernake Park, near Marlborough.
The Earl and Countess of Scarborough have left
their country seat in Yorkshire for a lengthened tour in
the east—their first destination being Alexandria.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY AT BERMUDA.—The
Hon. M. G. Keon, Provincial Secretary of Bermuda,
accompanied by his estimable lady, arrived here (that is at
Halifax, Nova Scotia, says the Evening Express of that
place, under date Friday 9th October) yesterday from the
adjoining Province of New Brunswick, where we learn
they have been making an extended tour. We are pleased
to hear that wherever they visited they were most cordially
received, as strangers always are in these Provinces. We
have much pleasure as proof of this, in copying the follow-
ing from the Mirantichi Gleaner of the 3d inst. :—" Last
week we copied a brief paragraph from the Halifax Express
which stated that the Hon. Mr. Keon, Provincial
Secretary of Bermuda, and his lady, had left that
city for Chatham, and that they purposed to
visit the chief places on the North Shore. They
arrived here on Tuesday week, and up to Thursday
remained as guests with the Rev. Dr. Rogers, Bishop of
Chatham. The weather being for several days exceedingly
wet and disagreeable, these distinguished strangers were
compelled to remain in-doors, and consequently deprived
of the opportunity of visiting the settlements on the river,
people. His lordship, to make some
or of seeing th©
amends for this untoward circumstance, and to enable his
respected guests to become acquainted with some of the
leading inhabitants on the river, invited a large company of
ladies and gentlemen to meet them on Monday evening
laat, and as his premises were too small to accommodate
the company comfortably, he entertained them in the
Academy Building, the numerous rooms of which were
thrown open on the occasion. The supper table was laid
out in the spacious school room, which was neatly fitted up
for the occasion, with p:ctures, flags, and other decorations.
The arrangement of the tables, and the tasteful manner in
which they were set out, displayed much taste and artistic
skill. The company numbered from seventy to eighty
ladies and gentlemen—all of whom apparently spent a most
agreeable and pleasant evening. At the supper table
several personal and other toasts were given, among
them—our beloved, respected, and honoured Sovereign,
Queen Victoria; his Lordship, Dr, Rogers, Bishop of
Chatham; Hon. Mr. Keon and Lady; Rev. Mr. Bacon;
the Volunteer Movement; the Ladies ; and several others,
all of which were responded to. It was a very agreeable
re-union of persons from various sections of the river, com-
prising all shades of opinion and of political creed ; and it
was pleasant to see how they became cemented, and fused
into a harmonious whole. No ripple appeared on the gene-
rally purturbed surface; not a harsh word uttered to mar
the festive scene ; or a discordant note struck to jar on the
most sensitive ear. In fact all proceeded as merry and as
harmoniously as a marriage bell. A. short time alter they
rose from the supper table the company dispersed, pleased
with the evening's entertainment. On the following day
the hon. gentleman and his lady, together with a few other i
guests, partook of a luncheon, and spent a most agreeable
afternoon, at the hospitable mansion of Richard Hutchison,
Esq., at Douglastown.
While there
.Mr. Keon and lady
visited the shipyard and Steam Saw Mill. The latter was
a novelty to them, as they had never seen one in operation
before. They left Chatham for Halifax by way of Richi-
bucto on Thursday. We wish them a safe and pleasant
journey to their "sunny home" in " the vexed Bermudas."
YOUNG PRINCE ALFRED AND OLD LORD
BROUGHAM.—The young Prince and the old
Chancellor were the most remarkable of the personages at
the late gathering in Edinburgh. It was hard on Prince
Alfred to require him to " do" the Social Science Congress
in the midst of the vacation. But having once accepted the
task, he performed it thoroughly. Addresses, sections,
meetings, conversazioni—he attended them all ; let us hope
that a violent fit of mental digestion may not be the result.
The Council owe him no small thanks, for evidently he was
with many the chief attraction of the meeting. At the con-
versazioni, where he goad-naturedly appeared in the High-
land dress, the Social Science ladies, this year more plenti-
ful than ever, swarmed round him, like bees round a honey-
jar. Bat indefatigable as was the Prince, the old President
fairly beat him. He looked more infirm than last year, and
—a confession of age which has never been extorted from
him before—he condescended to read a great part of his
inaugural address by proxy. But this was the only item
in which he shirked. Day after day he was übiquitous—
dining, discussing, complimenting everywhere. At the
monster working-men's meeting he was audible throughout
the huge building, and almost eloquent. Once only he broke
down. In moving a vote of thanks to one of the sectional
presidents for his address, he attempted to refer to Lord
Lyadhurst's death; but after vainly trying to force the
words out through his broken sobs, he was compelled to sit
down. His conduct in the chair at the closing meeting
was a wonderful display of octogenarian power. A fit of
temporary insanity had seized the assembly, the wildest
motions were made and the most outrageous nonsense
was talked ; occasionally the uproar was tremendous,
but the old man, clear, prompt, and full of tact, eventu-
ally brought back all parties to common sense and good
humour.

DEATH OF THE EDITOR OF THE ILLUSTRATED
LONDON NEWS.—Wo greatly regret to announce
the death of W. J. Stewart, Esq., editor of the Illustrated
London News, which occurred at his residence on Saturday
last. Mr. Stewart had been for a considerable time in a
weak state of health; but we believe that his death, which
resulted from disease of the heart, was quite unexpected
until shortly before it took place. In him we have lost a
gentleman endeared to his
wfrienll asds by the extreme amia-
bility of his disposition, as e a young author of real
promise. We understand that a posthumous novel is already
in the press, and will shortly be produced by the pub-
lit,hers of his former successful work, " Footsteps Behind
Him."
THE VENERABLE MRS. SOMERVILLE, now in her
83d year, has nearly completed an important work,
embodying the latest discoveries concerning the constitu-
tion of matter. It will embrace chapters on the solar spec-
trum, heat, electricity, the correlation of forces, and the
;constitution of the minute atoms of animal, vegetable,
and mineral substances. The book will form a beautiful
illustration of its epigraph, taken from St Augustine--
' Deus ruagnus in magnis, maximus in minimis."
" LAMENNAIS : SA VIE INTIME A LA CIIENAIE,"
by 3, Marie Peignee, has appeared.