The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-03 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Field-Marshal his Royal Highness the Duke o
General Commanding-in-Chief,
Cambridge, LH.,
arrived yesterday at the Gosport terminus of the
South-Western Railway on a visit to the garrison
and fortifications of Portsmouth and the South-
Western District. His Royal Highness, on alight-
ing from the train, was received by Major-General
Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., the Lieut.. Governor of the
garrison and commanding general officer of the
district, attended by Col. Thackwell, Deputy-Ad-
jutant-General; Col. E. Somerset, C. 8., Deputy-
Quartermaster-General ; Col. Warde, C. 13., com-
manding the Royal Artillery ; Col. Gordon, C. 8.,
commanding the ',Royal Engineers ; Capt. Paulet,
Aide-de-Camp, and other officers; the Royal Stan-
dard being hoisted on the flagstaff of the garrison
on the King's Bastion, and a Royal salute fired
from the garrison saluting battery and also from
the guns of her Majesty's ship Victory. On alight-
ing from the train, the duke, accompanied by the
officers named and his own personal staff, rode
round the outer lines of the defences of Portsmouth
—from Stokes Bay to Portsmouth harbour, and
thence past Forts Fareham and Wallingford to the
commanding position of Portsdown, crowned with
the gigantic works now drawing near their first
stage of completion. Descending from Portsdown,
his Royal Highness entered the island of Portsea,
through the extensive and but partially completed
lines of Hilsea, and proceeded to the Government-
house, Portsmouth, where he remains the guest of
Lord William Paulet during his stay in Portsmouth.
Major-Gen. Sir :Richard .02cres ycsterday
spected the local di7ision of Royal Marine
Infantry Infantry on Woolwich Common. The 61elle al„ccre,
attended by (N. Buchanan and Col-
liiiwad,
13th Brigade Royal Artillery, AidtiZerarnp, caw.
Brigade Major, Mvjor Mae- ger-Gen., and
Nanglc,Dcputy-Assistant-Quaritiv:
ion mustered in
other officers of the staff. u
heavy marching order,d of Capt. Fraser,
in. fall siiracungth, with the ex-
heavy
of a detachment in comet
the Plumstead marsh.
marched past in grand di-
engaged in rifle practice
After the inspection
tbdeoyut in companies, and went
visions, retired,
.f°otrebattalion movement's, Before
Gen._ Dacres testified his appro-
-1 through a eene-
dba
ist
mioinsstiongthtelace::
'andant, Col. Mitchell, of the
^lency o'R-
a the corps.
,1 Celopr cergt. TOl,ll. Willoughby, Royal Marines,

from the Douglas Hotel, and having made some
purchases of Scottish jewelry and tartans, and
driven through some of the principal streets, they
paid a visit to the Castle. They were received at
the New Barracks there by the Fort Major, who
cooducted them through the Crown-room in which
the Scottish regalia are kept, Queen Mary's rooms,
and St. Margaret's Chapel. Their Royal High-
nesses returned to the hotel about 2 o'clock by way
of High-street and North-bridge. The Lord Pro-
vost, the Prussian Consul, and other gentlemen
had the honour of waiting upon the Prince and
Princess, and Earl Russell, who was staying for a
few hours at the hotel, on his way to Meikleonr
to Minto-house, Roxburghshire, had also an
interview with their Royal Highness. At half-
past three the Prince and Princess again drove out
in order to visit Holyrood Palace. There they were
shown through the Royal apartments, and they also
visited the Picture Gallery, Queen Mary's room,
and the Royal Chapel, and took a walk through
the grounds. Leaving by the park entrance, their
Royal Highnesses went round the Queen's Drive
by way of St. Margaret's Loch, Dunsappie, and St.
Leonard's, returning to town about half past five
o'clock. At a quarter past six they proceeded to
the station to await the arrival of the Prince and
Princess of Wales, in whose company they spent
the greater part of the evening in the hotel. In the
course of the afternoon the infant children of the
Prince and Princess were taken out for an airing.
The Prince of Wales was present at the depar-
ture of the Crown Prince.
Prince Alfred is expected to arrive in Edinburgh
from Balmoral on Tuesday next and take up his
abode in Holyrood Palace, where he is to reside for
several months in the prosecution of his studies.
His Royal Highness is to attend the meetings of
the Social Science Congress, which opens on Wed.
, nesday next.

FRIDAY NIGHT.

The Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Council of
Edinburgh attended at Holyrood Palace to-c Ely for
the purpose of presenting an address to the Prince
of Wales, which, at a meeting held in the morning,
they had voted. At twelve o'clock the Prince and
Princess of Wales arrived at Holyrood in an open
carriage. They were loudly cheered by a large
assemblage of persons. The civic address was re-
ceived in the throne-room. The Lord Provost in-
troduced the corporation, and the City Cierk read
the address, which was in the following terms :

"TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OP 'WALES.
' your Royal Highness,—We, the Lord
Provost,‘lsiay Magistrates, and Council of the city of Edin-
burgh, most gladly avail ourselves of this the earliest
opportunity of offering to your Royal Highness and your
illustrious Consort our warmest welcome to this city.
In the profound admiration and love entertained by all
classes of the people for tho exalted virtues of our beloved
Queen and her illustrious Consort, your Royal Highness,
and every member of the royal family, has a strong hold on
the gratitude and affection of the nation. But the citizens
of Edinburgh cherish the remembrance of more personal
claims established by your Royal Highness during your
residence in this city while prosecuting your studies, and
we rejoice that your visit to Scotland at this time with your
illustrious Consort affords us an opportunity of renewing to
your Royal Highnesses the expression of our warmest
loyalty and devotion. We earnestly trust that her Royal
Highness may have enjoyed and benefited by her residence
in Scotland, and that the associations of her Highland home
may be such as she may recall with satisfaction and renew
with pleasure. We hail her presence in this old Palace of
Ilolyrood, associated as it is with the most stirring inci-
dents of our national history, in which the destinies of our
Royal House were long centuries ago intertwined with those
of Denmark, as they now happily are. Kindred in race to
that from which her Royal Highness has sprung, the people
of Scotland have rejoiced in the union which your Royal
Highness has formed; and rich as you are in the enjoy►
ment of a noble heritage of love and veneration derived
from your illustrious parents, as well as in the possession
of personal qualities which have commanded the admira-
tion and love of a great and free people, wo earnestly hope
and pray that you may be endowed with every other gift
and grace which can adorn your exalted station, and fit Y°4
for the discharge of its high duties.
" Signed in name and by appointment of the Lord pro-
" Signed
Magistrates, and Council, and the seal 0f r;
city affixed thereto, at Edinburgh, the 2d day of O
tuber, 1563.

" CHARLES LAWSON, Lord 1101f4t."

for your
pirniltieereeesst:s
The PRINCE read the following reply 7:5
" Lord Provost and Gentlemen,--I tlancikulave alluded
address and for the kind terms in whieb_?: v3y studies in
to my residence among you while purisiimfa
Holyrood Palace—a palace associated
ing events in your history. I have alsoo, have expressed
among the most
to-
thanks to mine for the sentirneuttrsl. / beg you to believe
wards her and towards her country
are aro sbd
I'd
many
the
that my recollections of Edti
hese
early imprescons
1 have
agreeable of my life, and that _ tate hearty welcome which the
been forcibly strengthencedrueYeeived on our return from the
Princess and myself
.11!°_in ever ho attended with the most
Highlands,a visit wh cl! will
but record my gratitude for
pleasing associationvse.
alm('to the 11
-ueen and my much-
the tribute you ha
ItoA ft will be impossible for either the
lamented father;
, entertain an—
th.
ladies the warmest feel-
ings.etsoiflisLti'itZswerbedutt.hen admitted to
it 1 " ,an its interests."
Princessfor yooruu Ir,,,cY
Committee
Thu C°l°—: of the
of Edinburgh. Mrs.
r, Lamson made the presentation, and read the
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following address
1---
„gay it please
4, To jazz, uoYA.L HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES.
present the gifts
Your Royal Highness,—The ladies of
Edinburgh are glad to have this opportunity of testifying
their loyalty and devotion to her Most Gracious Majesty
tbc Que,,n and the Royal :Family. They desire to express
their vivroest congratulations on the marriage of your
Royal Bighness with his Ron Highness the Prince of
Wales, and they pray your Royal Highness's accept-time of
thin gift as a token for the joy with which you 1-re welcomed
to this and mt capital."
ThP Princess bri: fly erpresTed her thanks and
aamiration of the gift.
! _ -

In the nfternoot;the Prince and Princess drove
•ut to Dalkeith-house_

The Prince and Princess honoured the Lord Pro-
vost by dining at his house with a select company.
The house was beautifully decorated, and his Lord-
ship afterwards held an evening party.
Their Royal Highnesses were warmly cheered on
their way to the Lord Provost's.
They will leave to-morrow (Saturday) by.the
LOUQuti expius train, at 10 o'clock io the =min g,