The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-28 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prin-
cess of Wales left Windsor Castle shortly before
noon to-day, and took their departure at 1,30
by special train from the Great Eastern terminus at
Shoreditch for Sandringham.
On reaching Lynn it is expected that the mayor
will present an address voted by the corporation,
while the Lynn Rifle Corps will farm a guerd of
honour in the ground opposite the station. At
Wolverton, where their Royal Highnesses will
leave the train, the platform has been extended to
three times its previous length, and has been covered
with crimson cloth, and a large space of ground ad-
joining has been enclosed in a kind of colonnade
formed of lofty poles, united by cress-pieces, and
the whole covered with evergreens. The station
has been handsomely decorated in other ways, and
the exit to the Sandringham-road is through a grand
triumphal arch, and on the road to Sandringham
there are other decorations, some of which have
been executed by his Royal Highness's tenantry,
indsome by the Great Eastern Railway Company's
local staff.

The Ist Norfolk Light Horse Volunteers, under
the command of Capt. flay Gurney, will escort the
royal carriage from Wolverton to Sandringham, and
the tenantry of the estate will also meet their illus-
trious landlord. At the entrance gate near the hall
the clergy and tenantry will present addresses to
he Prince, and it is proposed that a number of young
ladies shall strew flowers in the path of their Royal
Highnesses.
The high sheriff of Norfolk has received a com-
munication from Lieut.-Gen. Knollys, intimating
that after the return of the Prince and Princess
from Sandringham, a day will be appointed for the
presentation of an address voted a few days since
at a county meeting. Yesterday a similar county
meetine., in Essex voted a corresp:mding address to
their Royal Highnesses.
Handsome wedding presents from the Norwich
Town Council to the Prince and Princess have been
delivered at Windsor by the town clerk (Mr. W. L.
Mendham), who had the honour of placing them
before their Royal Highnesses. The Prince and
Princess expressed their admiration of the articles
presented, which are wholly of Norwich manu-
facture.

Viscount and Viscountess Grey de Wilton are
among the visitors staying at Egerton Lodge, Melton Mow-
bray, during the races at Crost.n Park.

Viscount and Viscountess Newport have been
staying at Egerton Lodge, Melton Mowbray, on a visit to
the Earl of Wilton during the week.

The Right Hon. William Hutt has left town for
his seat, Gibside.

Sir Edward and L'ldy Caroline Kerrhon enter-
tained a small party at dinner last evening at their resi-
dence in Piccadilly. Lady Caroline Kerrison afterwards
bad an assembly, at which about 200 were present.
The Marchioness of Downahire had a musical
party yesterday evening at the family mansion in Be'grave-
square. _ _

The Ea)l and Countess Delawarr have left town
for Buckhurst Pa k, Sussex, till after the Easter Holidays.
Lord West remains in town.

The Earl and Countess Grey left town to-day
for their seat in Northumbefaa.

Viscount Palmerston left London this morning for
Scotland. Viscount,ss Palmerston wilt remain in town.
His lordship is accompanied by the Right Hon. W. Cow,.
per and the Ron. Arthur Kinnaird, and by his private
secretary, the Hum Evelyn Ashley,

General and Mhdaine Le Respein and family have
raken their departure from the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-
street. on their return to Paris.

SUICIDE FROM WESTMINSTER BRIDGE —Yester-
day morning at an early hour, a woman jumped
into the River Thames from the up-side of Westminster-
bridge. She lett cn the path a straw bonnet trimmed with
black and white ribbon, a pair of gloves, a cameo brooch, a
grey mixture skawl, and two keys. It being very early in
the morning no boats were about, and although she was
seen to rise twice there was no one near enough to render
assistance. She was carried away by the tide. The body
has not been recovered.

A DEFAULTING CUSTOM •HOUSE OFFlCER,—Yes-
ierday Edward Osborne, a collecting efficer in the
Customs, was charged before Mr. Raffiee, the stipendiary
magistrate at Liverpool, with having embezzled the sum of
about £5OO belonging to the Customs, The prisoner had
absconded a week or two ago, and was apprehended in
Hampshire.

REPRESENTATION OF THETFORD.—A vacancy has
taken place in the representation of the borough of
Thetford, Norfolk, the Earl of Euston, ono of the present
members, having become Duke of Grafton, The borough
contains only 221 electors, most of whom are under the
direct influence of the Grafton family. It returns two mem-
bers to the House of Commons, being thus placed on an
equality with Liverpool, Manchester, and other populous
towns in the country, No candidate had cou..e forward up
to last evening.

DESPATCH OF TUE BOMBAY MAILS.—The Perrin
sular and Oriental CJmpany's steamship Pera, Cap.
tain Jamieson, sailed from Southampton yesterday after-
' noon with the mails for Gibraltar, the Mediterranean,
Egypt, Aden, Bombay, and Upper Bengal, together with
45 passengers. The Pera took out on freight 1,083 boxes
specie, value £313,368, for the following ports, viz. :--Malta,
gold leaf, £2B; Alexandria, sovereigns, £5,250, watches,
chains, &c., £737; Suez, sovereigns, £lOO, jewellery, £57;
and for Bombay, bar silver, £'254,t00; silver coin. £050;
bar gold, £11,500; gold coin, £0,500; diamonds, £800; and
watches, jewellery, &c., £l9B. The Pera also took out a
a full cargo of general merchandise.
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE,
ENSUING WEEK.—/Ilonday—Actaaries, at 7, " Carlisle,
Government, Registrar-General's, and other Tables of
Mortality." Mr. Jardine licnry ; Chemical, at 8, Anniver-
sary. Tuesday—Horticultural, at 12, Floral Committee;
Enginecrs, at 1, " Structures on the Sea," &c., Mr. Miller.
Wednesday - Geographical, at 8, " Recent Changes in Delta
of Ganges," Mr, Fergusson. 71uursday—Linnean, at 8,
"Physiology of Spiders," Mr. Rackwall ; "
Mr. Murray; " Montrosity in Passifloro," Dr Salter ;
Chemical, at 8. Friday—Philogical, at B. Athefurtem.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMISSION.—The Public
Schools Commissioners have held meetings on Tucs-
d ay,Thursday, and Friday this week, at No.2,Victoria-stteet,
Westminster. Present, the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl of
Devon, the Lord Lyttelton, Sir S. Noithcote, MP., the
Hon. E. Twisleton, the Rev. 'W. H. Thompson (on Thurs.-
attended.
day and Friday), and Mn, H, 13. Vaughan. The secretary