The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-30 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince of Wales, attended by his Equerry in
Waiting, rode on horseback yesterday morning.
The Princess of Wales, attended by the Hon. Mrs.
Bruce, honoured Mr. Faith with a visit at his
studio at Pembridge Villas.
The Prince and Princess of Wales took a drive in
an open carriage in the afternoon.
The Prince of Wales paid a visit to Prince
Edward of Saxe-Weimar, at his residence in Port-
land-place.
Their Royai Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales, attended by the Countess of Macclesfield
and Major Teesdale, honoured the performance at
Drury-lane Theatre last evening with their pre-
sence.

The Princess of Servia was present yesterday
evening in the ladies' gallery of the House of Commons
during the debate on the condition of Turkey.
The Archbishop of York will entertain the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury and the whole of the bishops on the
Queen's birthday.

Prince Boris Gaitzin has arrived at Long's
Hotel.

' The Duke of Hamilton, who came to town early
in the week from Hamilton Palace, N. 8., left on Thursday
for Paris, to join tho duchess.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter and
Lady Adelaide Cecil are on their way home from Italy,
where they passed the winter. It is the intention of the
marquis and marchioness to make a short stay in Swit-
zerland.

The Marchioness of Sligo's ball, announced to
take place on Monday, June 1, is unavoidably postponed.
Lord and Lady Taunton have entertained the
Duchess Dowager of Sutherland, the Right lion, the
Speaker and Lady Charlote Denison, Lady Blantyre and
the Misses Stuart (2), the Chancellor of the Exchequer and
Mrs. and Miss Gladstone, and a select party, at Quantoch
Lodge, their seat, near Bridgewater.

Lady Herbert of Lea and family arrived in town
a few days ago, from a protracted residence in Italy.
The Right Hon. Sir George Grey returned to
town yesterday from his seat, Fallodon, Northumberland.
The Count de Lapinard has left the Brunswick,
Jermyn-street, for Paris.
The Baroness Kelberg and family have left the
Brunswick, Jermyn-street, for Switzerland.
THE CALEDONIAN BALL.—We are enabled to
announce that this ball, which will take place on Wednes-
day, June 10, will be under the immediate patronage of the
Prince and Princess of Wales.

Vacancies, Promotions, and Appointments.

Colonial-office.—Mr. H. L. Warde has been ap-
pointed private secretary to his Excellency Sir C.
Darling, K.C.8., Governor of Victoria. The Ad-
miralty.—Mr. R. W. Carter, clerk in the Store-
keeper's. office, Devonport-dockyard, has been trans-
ferred to Sheerness, vice Groves and Stewart, to
Woolwich and Portsmouth yards ; Mr. J. Morrison,
superintendent senior clerk at Woolwich dockyard,
has been established at Deptford yard, vice Walker,
deceased ; Mr. Maclaurin has been appointed clerk,
Somerset-house. Post•office.—Mr. G. Molyneux,

first-class clerk, Accountant's-office, Dublin, has
been appointed Postmaster of Londonderry ; Mr.
H. Headland, a temporary clerk, London ; Mr. R.
Rogers, a temporary clerk, ,Dublin; and Mr. Bee-
croft, a clerk at Hull. The British Museum.—Mr.
R. Wilson has been appointed a transcriber, Lon-
don. Customs.—Mr. W. H. Jones has been ap-
pointed examining officer, Glasgow; Mr. T. Lead-
ley, an out-door officer, Liverpool; and Mr. R.
Clark, out-door officer, Peterhead. Inland Revenue.
—Mr. J. Fisher, clerk, fifth class, secretary's office,
has been appointed clerk, fourth class, secretary's
office. Excise Branch.—Mr. J. Clarkson, officer,
Leighton division, Bedford collection, to Reading,
second division ; Mr. W. M. Dew, officer, Croydon
division, to Leighton division ; Mr. G. Falkner,
officer, Norwich, 7th division, to Croydon division ;
and Mr. W. Fisher, officer, Burntisland, Ist divi-
sion, Stirling collection, to Norwich 7th division.
The East Indies.—Mr. A. A. Roberts, C. 8., Bengal
Civil Service, has been appointed to officiate as Judge
of the High Court of Judicature at Fort William
in Bengal, vice G. Lock, absent on leave ; Capt. D.
W. Wise, Bengal Staff Corps, to officiate as assist-
ant to the agent to the Governor-General for the
States of Rajpootana ; Mr. J. Graham, standing
counsel to the Government of India, to officiate as
Advocate-General. Mr. W. C. Plowden, officiating
joint magistrate and deputy collector of Ghazepore,
to be a joint magistrate and deputy collector of the
first grade; Mr. J. W. Reid to be head assistant to
the collector and magistrate of Malabar, Madras
Presidency; Mr. C. G. Plumer to be head assist-
ant to the collector and magistrate of Madura ;
Mr. R. J. Melville to be head assistant to the
collector and magistrate of Godavery ; Mr_ J. Ches-
son to be a subordinate magistrate of the second
class in the district of Sattara, Bombay Presidency;
Mr. F. Thelwall, assistant to the collector and magi-
strate of Sattara, to be subordinate magistrate of
the first class in the district of Sattara; Lieut.
H. T. Herbert to act as second assistant to politi-
cal agent in Kattywar during the absence of
Captain Leathes. Mr. C. H. Brown, a member of
the Council of the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal
for making laws and regulations ; Mr. E. Jennings,
a member of the Council of the Lieutenant-
Governor of Bengal for making laws and regula-
tions; Mr. C. Boulnois, to officiate as secretary to the
Government of Bengal in the Legislative depart-
ment ; Mr. F. Lushington, Deputy Auditor and
Accountant. General, Bengal, to be Deputy Auditor
and Accountant-General, Madras ; and Mr. J.
Lushington, Deputy Auditor and Accountant-Gene.
ral, N. W. P., to be Deputy Auditor and Accoun-
tant-General, Bengal, and to officiate as Auditor-
General and Accountant-General to the Government
of India, Ceylon.—Mr. Hallilay, landing and tide
surveyor at Galle, has been appointed collector of
Customs, Galle, vice Mr. D. J. Ronayne, retired;
and Mr. R. C. Poole, landing and tide surveyor,
Galle.— Civil Service Gazette.

CRYSTAL PALACE.--Morton's popular farce of
6' Box and Cox," the characters by Mr, Buckstone, Mr.
Compton, and Mrs. Griffiths, of the Theatre Royal, Hay_
market, will be performed for the first time at the Crystal
Palace this day. A complete stage, with scenery and all
necesQary appliances, is fitted up in the concert room.

CRYSTAL PALACE,—ONE SHILLING DAY.—
Friday, May 29.—Admission on payment, 2,438; ditto
by season tickets, 1,033; total visitors, 3,521.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH FROM DROWNlNG.—Yester-
day evening Mr. Bedford, the coroner for West-
minster, held an inquiry at the Prince of Orange, Brewer's-
green, touching the death of Henry Fry, aged 37, whose
body was found floating in the Thames opposite Millbank
Prison on Monday morning last. Fanny Ellem, widow, 9,
Mile-street, South Lambeth, said she had seen the body,
but she c)uld not swear to it, as the features were almost
destroyed by the action of the water. She could, however,
swear positively to the clothes, which were produced in
court, and which were the same as deceased wore when he
went out on the morning of the 12th May. He had lodged
with her for four or five years. She believed he was a
labourer, but ho was a very eccentric and reserved man,
and she never had much conversation with him. Evidence
was taken as to the finding of the body, on which was
found one half-sovereign and 11(1. Medical evidence
showed that death was caused by drowning. Other evi-
dence was taken which left no reasonable doubt that the
body found was that of Henry Fry, who had not been
seen by any of the witnesses since the 12th instant. No
evidence, however, could be obtained as to how ho got into
the water, and the jury returned an open verdict of " Found
drowned."

A disastrous pond freshet occurred at Oil Creek,
Pittsburg, United States, on the 7th inst., causing a loss of
from 7,000 to 10,000 barrels of oil.