The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-19 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Feb. IS.

The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High-
nesses Princess Louis of Hesse and Princess Bea-
trice, drove out yesterday afternoon, atteuded by
the Hoc. Mrs. Bruce and Colonel Biddulph.
Her Majesty walked in the grounds in the
Home Park this morning. The Marchioness of
Ely was in attendance.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, went
out bunting with the harriers yesterday, attended
by Major Teesdale.
Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and
Princess Louise, attended by Lady Caroline Bar-
rington and Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell, went to
London yesterday evening, and honoured the
Haymarket Theatre with their presence.
The Dowager Countess of Mount Edgcumbe hats
succeeded the Marchioness of Ely as Lady in
Waiting.

On ¶iuesday his Royal Highness Prince Arthur,
accompanied by Major Eiphinstone, visited the
engineering establishments of Messrs. John Pena
and Son at Greenwich and Deptford.
We e.ra authorised to state that no Addresses;
can be presented at Levees which are held on behalf
of the Queen.

THE PRINCE OF WALES.—The Eirl and Countess
Spencer, who returned to Althorp-hall, Northamptonshire,
on Tuesday from Savernake-lodge, the Marquis of Ailes-
bury's seat, near Marlborough, are making preparations for
a visit of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. We
have reason to believe that the Prince, accompanied by
General Knollys and Major Teesdale, will arrive at Althorp •
hall to- morrow (Friday) evening, and will be the guest of
the Earl and Countess Spencer till the Monday following.

THE CROWN PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA.—Her Royal
Highness the Crown Princess of Prussia (the Prin-
cess Royal) is expected to arrive at Windsor Castle on
Saturday or Monday next, on a visit to her Majesty and
the Royal Family. His Excellency Count Bernstorff, the
Prussian Ambassador, and Count Matte, the secretary of
the embassy, who has recently succeeded Count Branden-
burg, will meet the Crown Princess at Dover. No day is
appointed for the departure of his Royal Highness the
Crown Prince for England, but he is fully expected here by
the 4th proximo. It is rumoured that the Crown Prince
and Princess will stay from a month to six weeks in this
country.

The Duchess of Somerset will have early parties
every Thursday in March at the Admiralty.

Tht• Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland arrived at
Stafford House, St, James's, yesterday, ftona Cliafden, near
Maidenhead.

The Marquis and M irchioness of Ailesbury en-
tertained the following distinguished party at
Savernake Forest during the visit of his Royal Highness
the Prince uf Wales, viz., the Marquis and Marchioness of
Abercorn, Lady Georgiana Hamilton, Maria Marchioness
of Ailesbury, the Earl and Countess of Besaborough, the
Earl and Countess Spencer, the Earl and Countess of
Tankerville, the Countess Dunmore, the Countess Dun-
neskiold, Lord and Lady Bruce, Mr. and Lady Augusta
Sturt, Earl Granville, Lord Stanley of Alderley, Lord
Richard Grosvenor, and Mr. Meade.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury re-
ceived the Earl of Carnarvon, the Countess of
Caledon, Lord Kingsdown, Lord West, Lord and Lady
Chelmsford, and the Hon. Miss Thesiger, Lord and Lady
Eustace Cecil, Sir S afford and Lady Northcote, Mr.
Hastings Russell, KY., and Lady Elizabeth Russell, Mr.
F. Elliott, Mr. Brandon, &c., at dinner on Tuesday even-
ing, at their residence in Arlington•street. The mar-
chioness will have her first assembly this evening.
Baron de Gotnpertz has art ived at the Brunswick
Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Vienna.
THE PROVISION FOR THE PRINCE OF WALES.—
Lord Pal merston will to-night submit to the House
of Commons a provision for the Prince of Wales. It may
be interesting to know what was done in a similar case in
1795, on the marriage of the then Prince of Wales to Prin-
cess Caroline. On the 27th of April, 1795, a message front
his Majesty was delivered to the House of Commons
recommending the settling upon the Prince and Princess
a provision suitable to their rank and dignity. His Majesty
at the same time expressed greet regret in informing the
house that such settlement could not be beneficial if
means were not provided to extricate the Prince from the
encumbrances under which he laboured to a large
amount, but he said that he had no idea of propos-
ing payment of his Royal Highness's debts in any other
manner than by appropriating a part of his income and the
revenues of the Duchy of Cornwall to that purpose. Mr.
Pitt having moved for taking the King's Message into con-
sideration, after a long discussion an Act was passed, June
27, settling on the Prince an annual revenue of £125,000,,
together with the rents of the Duchy of Cornwall, estimated
at £1.,000. Out of this income £73,000 was appropriated
to the discharge of his debts under the direction of commis-
sioners appointed by Parliament.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, FEB. 18.
QUALIFICATION FOR. OFFICES ABOLITION

BILL.

Order for second reading read. Motion made, and question
proposed, "That the bill be now read a second time."
Amendment proposed, "To leave out the word now,'
and at the end of the question to add the words ' upon
this day six months.' " Question put, '• That the word
'now' stand part of the question." The house divided--
ayes, 74; noes, 63.

AYES-71.
Atherton, Sir W. Forster, W. E. Packe, Col.
Ayrton, A. S. Gaskell, J. M. Padmore, R.
Aytoun, K. S. Gavin, Major Paget, C.
Baxter, W. E. Gibson. T. M. Fender, J.
Bazley, Thomas Gilpin, C. Potter, E.
Blenoowe, J. G. Goldsmid, Sir F. Raynham, Viscount
Bonham-Carter, J. Gower, F. L. Roebuck, J. A.
Bouverie, P. P. Gower, G. W. L. Russell, A. J. E.
Brand, H. B. Grenfell, H. R. Seymour, Digby
Briscoe, J. I. Grey, Rt. Hu. Sir G. Sidney, Thomas
Butler, C. S. Headlam, Thus. E Stansteld, J.
Butt, Isaac Henley, Lord Taylor, P. A.
Buxton, C. Herbert, H. A. Trelawny, Sir J. S.
Cardwell, Rt. Hn. E. Johnstone, Sir J. Warner, Edward
Clifford, C. C. King, Hon. P. Westhead, J.
Clifton, Sir R. Knatchbull-Hugess Whalley, G. H.
Cobbett, J. M. Layard, A. H. White, Jas.
Cobden, R. Langton:H. G. White, L.
Cox, W Lawson, W. Williams, W.
Dalglish, Robert Lewis, Harvey Winnington, Sir T.
Denman, G. Maguire, J. P. Wood, W.
Dodson, John G. Martin, J. Wyld, James
Enfield, Viscount Massey, W. N.
Evans, T. W. Mills, J. R. TELLERS,
Ewing, H. E. C. Morrison, W. Hadfield, Geo.
Fenwick, Henry Onslow, Guildford Baines, E.

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NOES-63.
Adderley, C. B. Haliburton, Justice Packe, C.
Arbuthnott, Gen.H. Hamilton, Lord C. Palk, Sir L.
Barttelot, Col. Hamilton, Major Parker, Major W.
Beach, W. W. Hardy, Gathorne Patten, J. W.
Beecroft, G. S. Henley, J. Peel, Gen.
Benyon, R. Heygate, Sir F. Powell, F. S.
Booth, Sir R. G. Hodgson, It. Ridley, Sir M. W.
Bridges, Sir 8., Bt. Hotham, Gen. Lord Rowley, Hon. R. T.
Chhpmao, J. Howes, E. Seymer,H. K.
Clive, H. G. W. Hunt, G. W. Spooner, R.
Cubitt, George Johnstone, J. J. H. Stuart, Col.
Dickson, Col. Knox, Lt.-C01.8.W. Stracey, Sir H.
Dunne, Col. Liddell, Hon. H. G. Sturt, Capt. C. N.
Dutton, Hon. R. H. M`Cormick, W. Torrens, R.
Elphinstone, Sir J. Mackie, J. Trefusis, Hon. C.ll,
_Vane, Col. Mills, A. Turner, C.
Farquhar, Sir M. Montgomery, Sir G. Watlington, J.
Ferraud, W. Mordaunt, Sir C. Whitmore, H.
Forester, Gen. Morgan, C. 0. S. Wynn, C.
Gard, It. S. Morrit t, W. TELLERS.
Getty, S. G. Naas, Rt. 11n. Lord Selwyn, C. J.
Grogan, Sir E. Northcote, Sir S. H. Newdegate, C.

THE DUCHESS AUGUSTE DE SAXE COBURG AND
THE GREEK THRONE.-It was lately stated in the
journals that Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg would, if he ac-
cepted the Greek throne, choose as his heir a young prince,
his nephew, who in ..hat event would embrace the Greek
religion. The .Debats of yesterday contains a letter writ-
ten from Vienna, and says, " The Duchess Auguste de
Saxe Coburg begs us to correct the statement made by the
Journal des Debate, of the intention of one of her sons to
embrace the Greek religion. No proposition has been made
to any of her sons relative to the throne of Greece. The
princess adds that none of her sons would consent to change
his religion in order to gain a crown."
THE HOUSE OF CONDIONS AND ASH WEDNES'
DAY.—There are tw9 Wednesdays every session to
which the House of Commons shows some respect—the one
is Ash Wednesday, on which occasion the sitting is post'
polled until two o'clock; the other is the Derby-day, when
thee
s sitingis suspended altogether. The reason for the
postponement of the sitting until two o'clock on Ash Wtd'
d ay
is grounded on the assumed anxiety of hon. mow'
u
hers to attend Divine service on the first day of Lent, and
fcrmerly it was the custom of the Speaker and a large num'
ber of members to be present at the morning service at St.
Margaret's Church, in which
parish the House of Common°
is situate, the sermon, on all occa-ions, being preached by
the chaplain to the house. Ibe custom gradually fell into
disuse, and the Speaker and the officers of the house at
length ceased to attend altogether. Mr. Goulburn, Sir It'
Inglis, and other members of the old school, continued tO.
make a point of attending during the remaining years a
their lives, as did also Mr. Spooner, until advancing Year°
and partial loss of sight compelled him also to abandon the
practice. Yesterday morning St, Margaret's Church pre'
seated a very dull appearance. There was morning B`'rB
vice, it is true, but none of her Majesty's faithful Common
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honoured it with their presence either in their private °'
official capacity.