The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-27 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TEA.—There has been a moderate amount of business
transacted, and prices generally continue to be w ell main-
tained.
SUGAR.—The market has been dull, and the few bar-
gains entered into were at barely previous quotations. In
the refined market prices have remained without change of
importance.
CorFEE.—For good and fine descriptions of Colonial there
has been a fair inquiry, and full rates have been readily
obtained; other qualities were without change in values.
RICE.—The market has been dull, and holders have
slightly reduced prices, particularly for East India descrip•
eons.

SALTPETRE.—Business has been more animated, and in
some instances prices have tended upwards.
TALLO w.—The market has continued dull, although
prices exhibit little chango of importance for either present
or forward delivery. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 445;
Awe delivery, Ais 341; and last tlaree raexAtils, 47s per ova.

HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Feb. 26.
The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness
the Princess Louis of Hesse, walked and drove in
the grounds yesterday afternoon.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the
Crown Princess of Prussia (Princess Royal), and
Prince Louis of Hesse, attended by the Countess
Hohenthal, Major Teesdale, and Count Fursten-
stein, rode on horseback this morning.
The Prussian Ambassador (Count Bernstorff) and
the Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood arrived at the
Castle yesterday.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales
and the Prince Louis of Hesse returned to the
Castle yesterday afternoon.

The Duke and Duchess D'Aumale visited the
Quc en to-day.

His Royal Highness Prince Alfred.

The telegram yesterday was favourable. It was received
by the Government, and transmitted immediately to her
Majesty and royal family at Windsor Castle shortly after
three o'clock.

The message was dated yesterday at 10 a.m., and an-
nounced that Prince Alfred bad passed another good night,
and was progressing favourably.
We are informed that, as soon as the health of the Prince
is re-established, he will, by the desire of her Majesty,
return home, accompanied by Major Cowell, by the way of
Marseilles and Paris.

Departure of H.R.H. the Princess Alexandra
for England.
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 26 (Evening).
The departure of her Royal Highness Princess Alex-
andra, which took place to-day, presented a most imposing
spectacle.
All the houses between the royal palace and the railway
station were beautifully adorned with garlands and hang.
ings, and decorated with English and Scandinavian flags.
Immense crowds thronged the streets through which
her royal highness had to pass.
The Princess left the royal palace at three, and arrived
at the railway station at four o'clock p.m.
Her royal highness, with her parents and her eldest
brother, occupied an open carriage, and were escorted by
the Hussars of the Guard,
Quantities of flowers were thrown from the 'windows of
the houses along the route.
A guard of honour was stationed at the railway terminus,
which was splendidly decorated.
All the Ministers and high functionaries, the municipal
authorities, and the elite of Copenhagen were assembled at
the station.
The Chief President of Copenhagen delivered a farewell
address, for which Prince Christian, the father of the
Princess, returned thanks.
Her royal highness's departure from Copenhagen took
place at 4.30 p.m.
The weather was fine and mild.

THE DRAWING-Roo3l.—We are authorised to
state that it is not expected that gentlemen will attend the
Drawing-room to be held on the part of her Majesty on
Saturday, the 28th inst., excepting those accompanying
ladies.

The Duke of Rutland, as we gather from ac-
counts received in town yesterday, continues to recover
from the effects of his recent serious accident. His grace
will not be able for some weeks to attend to his Parliamen-
tary duties.

The Earl and Countess of Durham and family are
expected to arrive in town from their seat in the north the
second week in the ensuing month. The noble earl has
taken a mansion in Grosvenor-street for the season.

The Countess of Desart and Lady Alice Cuffe
havo arrived at Wallace's Hotel, St. George's-place, Hyde-
park-corner, from Desert House, Kilkenny.
The Countess Spencer has issued cards for an
evening party on the 10th of March.

Viscount Campden was prevented by in disposi-
tion from attending the levee on Wednesday.

Lady Brougham has returned to Grafton-street
from St. Leonard's-on-Sea.

Lord Wallscourt has left Farrance's Hotel for
Oranmore, county Galway, Ireland.

Lord and Lady Oranmore and Sir Seymour and
Lady Blane have arrived at Brown's Hotel.
The Dean of Dromore has announced his inten-
tion of marrying, on the 10th of March, free of charge, all
persons who shall have given proper notice.

THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA.—NORWICH, Thurs-
day.—At a meeting of the town council this after-
noon the Mayor (Mr. H, J. Patteson) stated that several
of the Norwich manufacturers had expressed their wish to
place articles at the disposal of the Princess Alexandra, a■
shawls were not the only productions for whichNorwioh was
celebrated. He was quite sure that the council would be
glad to accept these handsome offers. A communication
had been sent to London, but no reply had yet been re-
ceived in reference to the mode and occasion for submitting
the presents to the Princess.

The late Marquis of Lansdowne bas bequeathed
to Lord Monteagle and tho governors of the hospital called
Barrington's Hospital, in the city of Limerick, the sum of
£3,000, to be expended by them for the benefit of the said
hospital, provided that it shall be open at all times for the
natives of the county of Kerry.

Mr. Charles Dickens has consented to preside at
the annual festival in support of the funds of the Royal
Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road, to be held on the 6th of
May next, at the Freemasons'-hall.

ROYAL POVERTY.—Advices from Bavaria state
that the ex-King and Queen of Greece are about to fix their
residence at the royal. palace of Lanshut. From the re-
stricted state of their resources they have, it is said, been
induced to sell for 50,000 f. their stud of thirty horses, which
was valued at double that sum.

RECOVERY OF AIDLLE. LIVRY.—The members of
the Committee of the Association of Dramatic
Artistes of France, at their last sitting, addressed the fol-
lowing to Mdlle. Emma Livry :—" Mdlle. and dear com-
rade,—We shall not attempt to depict to you the delight we
have felt on hearing of your getting better. We have watched
with the most lively interest the different phases of your
health, and like all the world, and more than everyone, we
were happy to receive that gratifying intelligence, for you
are not only one of the glories but the honours of ourin-
stitution. We offer up the most sincere prayers that you
may within a brief delay be restored to the admiration of
the public, who expect that pleasure with an impatience
equal to your own. Accept, mademoiselle, with our con-
gratulations for your improvement in health, the assurance
of our distinguished consideration,"
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.--The annual
course of lectures in this institution has been com-
menced by Professor Huxley, F.R.S., who delivered a most
philosophical discourse on the rare skeleton of a Glyptodan,
recently presented to the college by Senor Don Maximo
Terrero, the son-in-law of the celebrated General Roses.
Among the celebrities was Bishop Colenso, who has hitherto
attended every lecture, and with the professi In generally
appears much struck with these admirable discourses.

EXTRAORDINARY LONGEVITY.—The Times obi
tuary of yesterday couthined, among others, the
deaths of five ladies and three gentlemen, whose united
ages amounted to 687 years, giving on an average 85 years
and upwards of ten months to each. The eldest was a lady
who had reached the extraordinary age of 100 years,-and
the youngest, also of the same sex, was 80 years of age.
The oldest gentleman was 87, and the youngest 82 years.
THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON AND THE PRINCE OF
WALES'S MARRIAGE.—The Ncut'elliste of Rouen says that
the Emperor has been invited to the Prince of Wales's mar-
riage, and that " perhaps" he will accept the invitation.
Letters from Cracow state that the houses there,
especially those of the aristßracy, are filled with wounded
insurgents, who are nursed with much care by the resident
ladies. In Warsaw the Russians are said to have forbid-
den the Sisters of Charity to go out and render any assist•
ante to tire wounded insurgents in the field.
Letters from St. Petersburg state that the Polish
insurrection is the one topic of conversation in that city,
and that, although the imperial troops aro always repre-
sented as victorious in the Imperial bulletins, and the in-
surgents as utterly defeated, people begin to believe that the
movement is of a very obstinate character, and that it is
not likely to be put down quite so easily as was at first sup-
posed. Fresh troops wore leaving St. Petersburg for Poland
every day.

TUE TRAMWAY OVER MOUNT CENIS.—TURIN,
Feb. 2G.—The proposition made by M. Fell to execute the
task of constructing a tramway over Mount Cenis has been
accepted by the Italian Government upon condition that
the consent of the French Government shall also be ob-
tained.

A MEDICAL HINT TO COOKS.—A correspondent
of the Lancet says :—" All learned toxicologists
and chemists appear to have forgotten the important fact
that, if a meat pie is made without a hole in the crust, to let
out certain emanations from the meat, colic, vomiting, and
other symptoms of slight poisoning will occur. I have
i
known of two instances of large parties being affected in
this manner from eating meat pies that had no vent in them."
1 HISTORICAL GALLERY.—A most
beautiful full-length portrait model of the Princess
Alexandra of Denmark (the affianced bride to the heir ap-
parent of these realms) is now added to Mad. Tussaud's
exhibition. Her royal highness is represented in a magni-
ficent court dress.