The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-20 00:00:00

Prince Alfred.

On Friday forenoon, his Royal Highness Prince
Alfred, attended by Major Cowell and his Royal
Highness Prince William of Hesse, attended by
Captain Zengler, rode out in the Queen's Park.
Shortly after leaving the palace, and while riding
in the direction of St. Leonard's, an accident oc-
curred to Major Cowell, which might have been fol-
lowed by serious results. Just after the four gen-
tlemen had got their steeds into a pleasant canter,
Major Cowell's horse stumbled and came dawn upon
its knees. In an instant, and before his companions
were aware of the mishap, the major was hurled
right over its head, turning a complete somersault
in the air, and falling upon his back in the middle
of the road. Apparently severely stunned and hurt
he lay prostrate for a few moments where he fell ;
but when the first effects of the shock had passed
away, he was able to rise without assistance, and it
was found that he had received no injury beyond a
rather disagreeable shake. Meanwhile, his horse
bolted along the Drive in the direction of Dumbie-
dykes, but had not proceeded far when it was
brought to a stand by a man passing through the
park, and was soon secured by Prince Alfred's
groom. Major Cowell remounted, and the whole
party rode off the Drive. As may readily be ima-
gined, Major Cowell's peril caused considerable
alarm to the princes, who were quite taken aback
by the sudden and dangerous occurrence, occupying
as it did only a few minutes. How the major
escaped without some serious injury seems quite
inexplicable. Their royal highnesses will visit
Glasgow on Tuesday, and on Thursday they will
proceed to Kelso, and remain till Friday evening at
Floors Castle, as guests of the Duke and Duchess of
Roxburghe. Their royal highnesses will attend the
grand ball appointed to take place at Floors Castle
on the last evening of the races. They will also
have some salmon fishing in the fine "casts" at
Floors on Friday. We learn that Prince Frederick
of Schleswig-Holstein will also be a visitor at Floors
next week.—Edinburgh Courant.

Baptism of the Prince of Portugal.

LISBON, Oct. 19.

The baptism of the royal infant, Don Carlos,
took place to-day in the Church of St. Domingo,
after a grand procession.
King Ferdinand and the Princes Clotilde officiated
as sponsors.

The Lisbon and Italian squadrons were illu-
minated.

The Italian squadron sails for Spezzia on Thurs-
day.

His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Com-
manding-in-Chief will hold a levee at 1 o'clock on Wed-
nesday, the 28th inst.

Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred and Prince
William of Hesse attended divine service in the High
Church, Edinburgh, on Sunday forenoon. The services
were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Arnot, and a number of
the magistrates and members of council were present.
His Royal Highness Prince Frederick of Denmark
arrived in Oxford, from Sandringham, about five o'clock
yesterday afternoon, and, accompanied by Captain Lund
and the Rev. H. W. Fisher, proceeded in the private car-
riage of the Dean of Christ Church to Mr. R. Pike's resi-
dence, No. 2, St. Aldgate's-street, which had been pre-
viously engaged and fitted up fo: his royal highness. Mrs.
Pike had the honour of receiving his royal highness, who
expressed his approbation of the arrangements which. had
been made for his comfort and convenience.

KING LOUIS OF BAVARIA, father of the reigning
King, will, it is stated, pass the winter in Algeria.
HIS HIGHNESS THE MAHARAJAH DULEEP SINGH
is furnishing Hatherop Castle, Gloucester, is making great
improvements upon the estate, and bids fair to become
quite as popular a landlord as the late proprietor, Lord Do
Mauley.

The Earl of Glasgow has left the St. George's
Hotel.

The Earl and Countess of Clancarty continue to
entertain a distinguishsod party at their seat, Garbally, near
Ballinasloe.

The Marquis orQueensbury has arrived at the
Alexandra Hotel (late Wallace's), Hyde-park-corner.

Lord Methuen and the Hon. Mr. Methuen have
left the St, George's Hotel.

Lady Flower has left the Alexandra Hotel for
her residence, Lowndes square.
Le Comte Tyszkiewiez has left Maurigy's Hotel,
Regent-street, for Rome.

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE D'AUMALE
AND 1113 TWICKENHAM NEIGHBOURS.—His Royal
Highness the Duke D'Aumale honoured the Twickenham
Rowing Club by presiding at their annual dinner on Satur-
day last. His Royal Highness has held the office of pre-
sident of the club ever since its formation. The dinner was
held at the hotel on the celebrated Eel Pie Island. His
Royal Highness was accompanied by the Prince de Cond6,
and was attended by his secretary, M, Langel. Their Royal
Highnesses remained until half-past 10 o'clock. The little
bark which conveyed them from the island put off amid a
blaze of fireworks and the hearty and prolonged cheers of
the members of the club, who are very justly proud of hav-
ing for their president this amiable and distinguished Prince.
The Right Hon. General Peel, a neighbour and member of
the club, was prevented dining with theta by unavoidable
absence in Switzerland.

HIS HOLINESS THE PorE continues to :show
himself in public. A few days ago he walked all
the way up from the Corso from the Piazza del Popolo to
the Piazza di Venezia, followed by his noble guards and
equipages. His Holiness, who looked well, walked at a
good pace, pausing occasionally to give hia blessing to the
groups of bystanders who knelt to receive it.
WILBERFORCES STATUE IN WESTMINSTER
ABBEY, as humorously and accurately enough
described by Nathaniel Hawthorne in "Our Old Home":—
This excellent man appears to have sunk into himself in
a sitting posture, with a thin leg crossed over his knee, a
book in one hand, and a finger of the other hand under his
chin, I believe, or applied to the side of his nose, or to some
equally familiar purpose; while his exceedingly homely
and wrinkled face, held a little on one side, twinkles at you
with the shrewdest complacency, as if ho were locking
right into your eyes, and twigged something there which
you had half a mind to conceal from him. He keeps this
look SO pertinaciously that you feel it to be insufferably im-
pertinent, and bethink yourself what common ground
there may be between yourself and a stone imago enabling
you to resent it. I have no doubt that the statue is as like
Mr. Wilberforce as one pea to another, ane you might fancy
that, at some ordinary moment, when ho least expected it,
and before ho had time to smooth away his knowing com-
plication of wrinkles, he had seen the Gorgon's head, and
whitened into marble, not only his personal self, but his
coat and small-clothes, down to a button and the minutest
crease of the cloth. The ludicrous resat marks the im-
propriety of bestowing the age-long duration of marble upon
small, characteristic individualities, such as might come
within the province of waxen imagery. The sculptor should
give permanence to the figure of a great man in his mood
of broad and grand composure, which would obliterate all
mean peculiarities; for, if the original were unaccustomed
to such a mood, or if his features were incapable of assum-
ing the guise, it seems questionable whether he could really
have been entitled to a marble immortality. In point of
fact, however, the English face and form are seldom sta-
tuesque, however illustrious the individual.

LORD LYNDHURST, when he was canvassing
Cambridge University, and asked Musgrave, after-
wards Archbishop of York, for his vote, the reply was, " I
am a Whig, still, Sir!" Musgrave's dog was couehant
under the chair on which the candidate was sitting, and he
was advised to " take care of that dog ; he's a terrible fel-
low for vermin I"