The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-17 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales visited Windsor Castle on Tuesday, and
dined with her Majesty in the evening. The Colll'
tess of Macclesfield, the Lady in Waiting, and
Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel, the Equerry in Wait'
ing, were in attendance.
Yesterday morning her Majesty visited the Prig"
cess of Wales at Frogmore.
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales walked
and drove in Frogmore grounds yesterday.
The Prince and Princess of Wales will leas)
Frogmore House on Monday or Tuesday nest, on
visit to the Queen at Osborne, where they Will
spend the Christmas and remain about tea days'
On leaving Osborne their Royal Highnesses will
return to Frogmore House.
His Royal Highness the Prince of \Vales b°l3-
oured Mr. Foley, Mr. Noble, and Mr. Theed on
Tuesday with visits at their studios.

The Duke of Devonshire, accompanied by fildY
Louisa Cavendish and Lords Edward and Frederick Cace"
dish, are about to leave Chatsworth for Holkar Hall, Lan'
eashire, where a party will shortly assemble for the ")li‘
days.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury were
prevented by slight indisposition from being present af;
the marriage of Lady Violet Graham and Mr. Greyiii°
on Tuesday. Mrs. Lane Fox was absent from the sale

cause.
The Earl and Countess of Cawdor and the Ladies
Victoria and Muriel Campbell have arrived at Stscrie
Court, Pembroke, where the eai 1 and eJuntems will entertain'
a numerous party for Christmas.
The christening of the infant daughter of Geller--
Charles and the Countess Aldenburg Bentinck took Idace
yesterday at their house in Grosvenor-street. Their 10Y51
Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess
Mary arrived at one o'clock, the princess being one of the
godmothers. The Prussian Ambassador and the Countess
Bernstorff represented the Crown Prince and Crown Pri°_,
cess of Prussia as sponsors. At two o'clock a breakfast vl°
given. The other guests were the members of the WA',
and the Rev. Charles Cavendish Bentinck, who performed

the ceremony.
Lady Francis Gordon and Miss Gordon have
arrived at Frampton Park, Dorsetshire, on a visit to I\ll.'
and Mrs. Brineley Sheridan.
Colonel and Lady Emily Cavendish have arrived
at General the Hon. Charles Greig's residence, St. James's
Palace, from their seat in Hertfordshire.
Mr. and Lady Fanny Howard have arrived
in
town from Chatsworth, and have since left for Compton
HAIN, near Eastbourne, the family seat in Sussex.
The Hon. Mrs. F. Stonor returned to town yes-
terday from Frogmore.
The Right Hon. Sir William Jolliffe has left town
with his family, for Petersfield, where they propose to 05'1
the Christmas holidays.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town
yesterday morning from Hawarden Castle, Chester.

Important Meeting of Opposition MemberS
of the French Legislature,

The Indipendance Beige, of Tuesday evening,
contains the following interesting account of all
important meeting of the French Legislative Oppo'
sition, which took place on Sunday last :
'` The meeting which was held yesterday at the
house of M. Marie was most interesting. There
were 22 members assembled, embracing all tbe
shades of the opposition ; three or four only failed
to respond. Ali the sections of the Left were re"
presented there. M. d'Andelarre represented the
Right. The discussion first had to do with internal
affairs. As on this subject there was no difference'
at least as to the end, between the members of the
opposition, on the point that liberty is the coratne°
object, it was proposed by M. Marie that the cause
should be entrusted, in the name of all the Left, ht:
one orator alone, who, in case of the adoption °frit;
motion, was evidently intended to be M. Thie."o*
proposition was warmly opposed, especially bY
Emile 011ivier, Picard, Jutes Favre, &c. Jt• w 6:
observed that reliance ought not to be placed 0
only one orator, whatever might be his talent
however he might flatter himself that he was able
to concentrate all the vital force, all the individna"
tendencies of the opposition, and to satisfy all shade°
of the great party of democracy. Moreover, there
was not agreement on various points of detail, 139 r;
titularly that of Governmental responsibility, soled
M. Theirs wished to confine to the Ministers, 8°
which the other members of the Left named ahec°
desired to extend to the chief of the State. 'WI;
the whole, it was decided, almost unanimouslyttbti
the party should continue, as hitherto, to brit'n,
forward a series of amendments affirming prinelPole
which should be sustained successively by the ail
rent orators of the Left. On the Mexican title:,
tion there was an agreement to demand t"
immediate recall of our corps of oc.cupati°l3.
0
We can see, however, that this mat,;on Do
no chance of success. As for the Polish VI e6tic)l;
there was, as might have been easily foreseen, 133°;),
greater division. MM. Gueroult and Huvin b° a
spoke in favour of war, and their arguments, orgeo,
in good language and with deep conviction, Yrd,
duced a certain effect; but the authors of an aroe'llg
'mut pronounced themselves in favour of
the intervention of France to the recall of 01:1,
ambassador. M. Thiers spoke on this subject' fitiof
in a speech which was not the least remark ve
those heard during the sitting. he sought t° Vary,
that war being impossible or necessarily 03°,,rt-ntor-
France, allj that would lead to it would be "er tho
able. The illustrious statesman enumerated
material obstacles, and proved that our scone,
isolated from the great powers, would tec°ll"tru
the coalition, and throw into the last paroxysm
Germany, already excited against us, and unable to
see in a French war in favour of Poland anything
M. Thiers concluded this lucid
opposition to abstain cony'
but a disguised claim to the fraonn_tiieurtse of
ttihneg, Rhine'
M.
by recommending the
of
olish question from every kin-
pletely upon the
But, despite the immense talent of
opinion did not prevail ; arid it we
could not agree upon a complex:
they could
each of the members of the °lv'
iferaetveheeexpression of his opinion and sYI2II-
-
decision,
the:eoces orator,sdtcoodunsincett
oehi
patlaies• In short, although the sitting gave rise to
disputes which sometimes had a boisterous characiot
an agreement was maintained upon great principle '
and the talent which Was shown by the varioe°
orators promises a magnificent discussion at 043
public sittings of the Palais Bourbon.

SOUTHAMPTON Dec. 16.—The hamburg-Aineri°
can Company's screw steamship Hammonia, CaPtaif,:
Schwensen, sailed hence to-day, with German, French. 0.-a
English mails for New York. She takes out 54 cabin
an
200 steerage passengers, jewelry value 3,000 f. from litare'
l°'
and a full cargo, of which 350 tons, principally colons
wine, &c , were shipped at this port.
SUICIDE OF A SHIF CAPTAIN.—On Sattird3ii
morning last Cap he
tain Rhodes, of the ship Marmion,
Glasgow, bound from this port to Trinidad, and which
been lying in Lamlash since the 23d ult., jumped from
ship's quarterdeck into the sea. There was a heavy so rrt
ning at the the time, and he immediately disappeared.
steward, who witnessed the occurrence, gave the alarm,
t
a boat was lowered, but it was too late. It is thought
the act was the result of temporary derangement, canned by
the long detention of the vessel hero and at Lamlash,
adverse winds and galts,—Grcenock .aclovrtiser.