The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-06 00:00:00

Arrival of the King of the Hellenes.

His Majesty the King of the Hellenes arrived in
London last night by the London, Chatham, and
Dover Railway, accompanied loy a limited suite.
His Majesty, it will be remembered, Leh Den-
mark on the 17th ultimo, accompanied by Count
Sponneck, and proceeded to St. Petersburg, where
he arrived on the 20th, and remained for six days.
During his visit, he went to Cronstadt, where, un-
der the guidance of Gen. Todleben, he examined
the whole of the defensive works of that fortress.
The young king was received with great cordiality
by the Emperor, and was highly delighted with
his visit.

On leaving St. Petersburg, his Majesty proceeded
to Rumpenheim, on a visit to his relatives resid-
ing there, and, after a stay of a few days, continued
his journey to Brussels, where he arrived on Satur
day morning last, and immediately proceeded to the
Hotel de Belle Vue, where apartments had been
engaged for his accommodation. Several gentlemen
of the King's suite, amongst whom were Baron de
Gueldencrone, Professor A. L. Koepen, Dr. Phile-
mon (secretary), Captain Funek, and Captain Leth,
preceded his Majesty to Brussels, and received him
on his arrival. Many distinguished Greeks also ar-
rived at Brussels to present their homage to their new
Sovereign, and were at once graciously and cor-
dially received. Amongst these gentlemen may
mentioned M. Christopoulos, formerly Minister.
During Saturday there was an interchange of
visits between his Hellenic Majesty and the Bel-
gian royal family, and in the evening there was
a grand banquet at the palace. Besides the King
of the Belgians and the King of the Greeks, with
the gentlemen composing his suite, there were pre-
sent—The Duke and Duchess of Brabant, the Count
of Flanders, the Archduke Joseph of Austria
(brother to the Duchess of Brabant), Baron Hugel
(the Austrian Minister), the Minister of Denmark,
and several other gentlemen holding official posi-
tions. His Majesty visited many of the principal
manufacturing establishments in Brussels during
Saturday, and remained in that city till yesterday
morning, when at six o'clock he travelled by rail
way to Calais.
His Majesty left the French port about half-past
one on board the London, Chatham, and Dover Com-
pany's new vessel,the Samphire,which steamed across
to Dover in one hour and 26 minutes. His Majesty
was attended across the Channel by Lieut. Morgant
R.N., the naval superintendent of the company, and
was received on his arrival at Dover by the Greek
Consul-General, M. lonides ; General Sutton, com-
manding the garrison ; Capt. Triscott, R.N., Admi-
ralty superintendent, &c., and after partaking of
lunch at the Lord Warden Hotel, proceeded by
special train en the London, Chatham, and Dover
Railway to Victoria Station. The arrangements at
the station at Dover were under the superinten-
dence of Mr. Cox, the station-master, who had charge
of the train to London. His Majesty arrived at the
Victoria Station punctually at six o'clock—the special
train performing the journey in two hours and 10
minutes.

A telegram received in London yesterday morn-
ing announced that the young King would arrive
at six o'clock. This intelligence was soon circu-
lated through the Greek community resident in
London, and had the effect of attracting to Victoria
Station a great number of ladies and gentlemen
who were anxious to witness the arrival of their
sovereign. Amongst those present were Mr. Pandie
Ralli, Mr. St. Z zimes, Mr. M. Rodocanachi, Mr.
Xenos, Mr. Cavafy, Mr. Ziffo, Mr. James Wyld,
M.P., one of the vice-presidents of the Philhellenic
Committee, and Mr. Stefanos Xenos, the hon. secre-
tary, &c.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, at-
tended by Captain Grey, arrived at Victoria Station
at a few minutes before six o'clock. On alighting
from the carriage his royal highness was immedi-
ately recognised by the ladies and gentlemen pre-
sent, and was loudly and heartily cheered. In a
few minutes after the arrival of the Prince of Wales
the royal train conveying the King of the Greeks
drew up at the platform, and as soon as his Majesty
made his appearance he was received most enthusi-
astically, loud shouts of Virco Vrco (Long life!) re-
sounding from all sides, the ladies not being the
least demonstrative in their behaviour. His Majesty
seemed a little surprised at the warmth of the greet-
ing, but immediately bowed in acknowledgment,
and was then introduced to some of the gentlemen
present. The King was received by Lord Harris,
the deputy-chairman of the railway company, and
by Mr. J. S. Forbes, the general manager. Without
any delay his Majesty and the Prince of Wales
took their seats in the royal carriage which had
conveyed his royal highness to the station, and pro-
ceeded to Marlborough House, where he will be a
guest during his stay in London.
The young monarch, who will not attain his 18th
year till the 24th of next December, locked some-
what pale, and far from so rob ist as our own Prince
of Wales. He was dressed in the European costume.

Immediately after his Majesty's arrival, M. Alex.
lonides, the Greek Consul. General, telegraphed to
Athens, announcing to the Provisionary Govern-
ment the safe arrival of his Majesty at the English
stage of his journey.
We understand the presentation of the address t 3
his Mnjesty from the Greek residents in London
will take place at Marlborough House on Thursday
next. Other addresses will be presented to his Ma-
jesty by deputations of the Greek residents at Man-
chester and Liverpool.
His Majesty will visit the Queen at Balmoral,
and will leave England next week for Paris. After
a short stay in that capital he will proceed to Toulor,
where he will embsrk for Athens on board the Rms•
sian frigate Oleg, which has been specially fitted
up and decorated for the conveyance of King George
to his dominions.

The royal family and distinguished visitors to this
countryhave lately availed themselves of the London,
Chatham, and Dover route to Victoria Station, which
is in close pi:oximity to Buckingham Palaco and the
west end of London, and moreover possesses the ad-
vantage of direct communication toWindsor, by the
Great Western Railway, from the station without
change of carriage.
(From the Court Newsman.)

His Majesty the King of Greece arrived at Marl-
borough House at 10 minutes past 6 o'clock last
evening, upon a visit to the Prince and Princess of
Wales.

The Kicg was met upon his arrival at the Vic-
toria Station by the Piiace of Wales, attended by

Captain Grey. His royal highness accompanied
his Majesty to Marlborough House, where the
King was received by his sister, the Princess of
Wales.

The Danish Minister attended at MarlborJugh
House to pay his respects.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge also
visited the King.

The King is attended by Count Sponneck, Baron
de Guldencrone, Professor A. L. Koeppen, Captain
Leth, Captain Funek, and Dr. Philemon. These
gentlemen proceeded from the railway station to
the Palace Hotel, Buckingham gate.

We understand it is the intention of their Royal
Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales to honour
Miss Bateman's performance of "Leah" to-morrow evening
(Wednesday) with their presence at the New Royal
Adelphi.

The Prince and Princess Joinville arrived in
Cologne on Friday last from Mayence, and, after a short
stay, continued their journey to Holland.

Prince and Princess Pierre Troubetzkoi and suite
have left Claridge's Hotel for Paris.

Field-Marshal Prince Alexander Bariatineky has
left Claridge'a Hotel for the Continent.

The Duke and Duchess of Somerset and Lady
Gwendolin St. Maur, and the Earl St. Maur, have left the
t)uke's official residence at the Admiralty for Stover Park,
the family seat in Devonshire.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Bath have left
Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for Longleat, Warmin-

ster.

His Excellency the Earl of Carlisle is expected
in town in a day or two from Dublin Castle, on a few weeks'
absence from the seat of his government. The noble earl
will afterwards visit the Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland
at Cliefden, Bucks, and then go to Castle Howatd, York-
shire,

The Earl and Countess Spencer arrived at
Spencer House, St. James's, yesterday, from their seat
near Fakenham, Norfolk.

The Earl and Countess Delawarr have left
Kissingen on their return home from Germany. The noble
earl has greatly improved in health by his sojourn abroad.
The Countess Frances Waldegruve and Mr,
Chichester Fortescue, M.P., who came to town on Satur-
day from Dudbrooke Park, Essex, left town yesterday for
a tour of visits in Ireland.

The Countess (Dowager) Spencer and Lady
Sarah Spencer have returned to town for a few days.
Viscount and Viscountess Clifden and family
arrived at Dover House, Whitehall, from their villa at
Roehampton, and will stay in town till after the christen-
ing of their infant son and heir.

The Lady De Dunstanville has arrived at Car•
clew Castle, Cornwall, the seat of Sir Charles Lemon:,
Bart., from visiting the Earl and Countess Fortescue inn
Devonshire.

A NEW CLAIMANT TO WEAR THE ROBE OF
RACHEL at the Theatre Frangais.—Mdlle. Estella Jaillot,
a pupil of M. Samson's, has recently appeared in Corneille's
" Cinna,"—with what result we have not yet heard.
A MADCAP JOKE—evidently designed to be sent
to the Comic News by an inhabitant of Bedlam, has, by
some unaccountable accident, found its way into the Cowl
Journal, to the effect that—A great race between a night-
mare and a clothes-horse came off recently. The man who
entered the mare—adds the lunatic wag—wasn't wide
awake ; so the horse took the prize,
THE RUSSIAN regular army consists of 31,856
officers and 8d8,997 privates, and the irregular army of
4,818 officers and 302,961 private-, making altogether
36,674 officers and 1,161,95' privates I This immense
army is, however, scattered about all over the Russian
dominions.

ANOTHER CAPTURE BY THE ALABAMA.—
Antwerp, Oct. 2.—A private letter received here states that
the American ship Atalanta, from Monte Video, bound to
the Chincas Islands for guano, had been sunk by the Con•
yerate steamer Alabama.

OPENING OF THE rEMPLE CIIIJRCH.-0n Sun-
day the Temple Church (Inner Temple, Fleet-street),
which has been closed since the long vacation commenced,
was reopened for public worship by the Ven. Archdeacon
Robinson. Master of the Temple.
THE COURT-MARTIAL ON COLONEL CRAWLEY.—
The number of persons who have been ordered to
repair to England from India, with reference to the court-
martial to be held on Lieutenant-Colonel Crawley, of the
Inniskilling Dragoons, which court-martial it will be
remembered it was recently calculated would cost little less
than £50,000, comprises 13 officers, 50 non-commissioned
officers and privates, and two natives.

STRANGE VEGETABLE LUXURlES—described by
a Gourmand in the Spectator.—Take a fat cabbage
stalk, scrape it till nearly rcund, leave it all night in cold
water, and next day cook and serve it like vegetable mar-
-1 ow, and then send us a letter of thanks for a new, a cheap,
and a most delicious addition to dinner. If at the same
time readers will recollect that the plantains now so largely
imported into our market are so badly ripened that they
ought to be fried in long slices, they will have two receipts
well worth the trouble of reading this.
THE ENGLISH DOWAGER, Mr. Nathaniel Haw-
thorne wickedly describes in his "Our Old Home,"
as one with " awful ponderosity of flame, not pulpy like the
looser development of our few fat women, but massive with
solid beef and streaky tallow, so that (though struggling
manfully with the idea) you inevitably think of her as
made up of steaks and sirloins"—adding, " When she
walks, her advance is elephantine. When she sits down,
it is on a great round space of her Maker's footstool, where
she looks as if nothing could ever move her."
COST OF THE CENSUS,--The expense incurred at
the central office exclusive of postage) and in pay-
ment of the local officers in taking the census of Eagland
of Wales was £86,728 in 1841, £93,132 in 1851, and
£95,719 in 1861. This was in 1841 £5 9s. per thousand of
the population, in 1851 £5 45., and 1861 £4 15s. 5d., or
rather more than a penny per head for every man, women,
and child, in the kindom. 33,966 local officers were em-
ployed in taking the census of 1861.

CATHOLICS AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY.—It is
understood that at a meeting of the Catholic nobility
and gentry, held a few days ago, the question was
vigorously discussed as to the advisability of sending the
youth of their families to Oxford at the approaching term.
Dr. Newman strongly counselled this step, which was as
strenuously opposed ky others. The balance of opinion,
however, was in favour of the movement, and in conse-
quence several Catholic families are about to send their
sons to matriculate at Oxford.—Daily News.
CHINA INDEMNITY .—A return just issued from the
Treasury shows that the idemnity agreed to be paid
under the treaty of Pekin, made in October, 1860, for Can-
ton losses and war expenses, is in gradual course of pay-
ment out of the Customs revenue taken at the ports opened
to foreign trade, At the end of 1862 3,450,457 teals had
been received by Great Britain, leaving 4,646,543 taels yet
unpaid. 717 taels are taken as equal to 1,000 dole. The
indemnity of 300,000 taels for the prisoners who were un-
fairly captured by the Chinese in September, 1860, was paid
down; and after erecting a monument at Pekin over the
remains of the prisoners there was left D 1,440 to meet pay-
ments to prisoners or relatives of prisoners.
THE POACHING CASE AT WOLLATON.—At the
the Shire-hall, Nottingham, on Saturday, G. Gi.•
bert, Frank Richards, William Porter, and J. Goodall,
were taken before Lord Helper and the sitting magistrates,
charged with night poaching in Wollaton-park. Particulars
of this case have already appeared in The Sun. All the
prisoners pleaded guilty. Previous convictions were
proved against Gilbert, Richards, and Goodall, and they
were sentenced to six months' imprisonment, and at the
expiration of that time to find securities for two years, or in
default to be imprisoned 12 months further, with hard
labour. Porter was sentenced to three months' imprison-
ment, and to find sureties for 12 months, or, in default, six
months' hard labour.
EXTRAORDINARY WEDDING.—On Tuesday last,
at Windlesham Church, near Bagshot, Surrey, a
gentleman, aged 75, formerly a corn dealer in that village,
who has been blind for 40 years, was united in the bands of
Hymen to a lady 43 years his junior, and who was almost
a total stranger to him, It is said that owing to some
family disagreement, the gay Lothario declared that he
would marry again if he could only find a suitable partner,
and that thereupon one of the gentler sex, always on the
look-out for match-making, introduced to him the lady who
'is now his bride. The bridegroom, who was a widower, has
children and grandchildren living. Love is proverb!ally
blind, and it cannot be said that the bridegroom upon this
occasion has rushed into matrimony with his eyes open.
All the village turned out to assist at the spectacle, and
quite a gala day was observed in Bagshot, in honour of the
auspicious event.—Surrey

ANOTHER SINGULAR VVEDDING.—A wedding of
rather an unusual character was recently celebrated
at Wingate Church, between John Chopping, alum shalt)
burner, and Eleanor Harewood, widow. On the parties
presenting themselves a little woman appeared and declared
that she was already llrs. John Chopping, and objected to
the ceremony being performed. She stated that she had
been married to John Chopping for 22 years, and had had
16 children. At this time the minister felt rather puzzled
what to do, but at length told her as John Chopping and
Eleanor Harewood had been duly asked at church for three
Sundays without any one appearing to show cause why they
should not be joined together in holy matrimony, he felt
bound to proceed. By this time a great number of persons
had collected about the church gates. On leaving the
church John was accompanied by both wives, one ou each
arm. In this way they proceeded to the Grange, their in-
tended place of residence, followed by two or three hundred
children. On arriving the old wife was not allowed to enter
to partake of the good things provided. The new wife, who
is of prodigious size, pushed her out and belted the doer.--•
.A7elfeqsl4 Chronicle,