The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-24 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Dec. 23.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales arrived at Osborne yesterday, on a visit
to the Queen.
His Royal Highness Prince Alfred returned
with the Prince of Wales.
The Judge Advocate-General had an audience of
the Queen yesterday afternoon.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury are
entertaining a small party of friends at Tottenham Park,
Wilts.

The Earl and Countess of Yarborough are enter-
taining a family party at Brocklesby, the seat of the family
in Lincolnshire.

The Earl Cowper, accompanied by the Countess
and the Ladies Cowper, has arrived at Rome from Florence
for the winter.

The Earl and Countess of Morley, afters tour
in the South of France, have arrived at Rome.
The Earl and Countess de Grey have made
arrangements to pass the Christalas in London. His lord-
ship is the only Secretary of State resident in town.
The Countess of Chesterfield has left Grosvenor-
street to visit the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon, at
Highclere Castle, near Newbury. The noble earl remains
in town.
The Earl Beauchamp, who has recently retired
from the Life Guards, has gone to Gibraltar for the benefit
of his health.
The Earl of Powis is entertaining a large circle
at Welshpool, the family seat in Wales.
The Countess Dowager of Mount-Edgcumbe and
Lady Ernestine Edgcumbe have arrived at Curzon-street,
Mayfair.

The marriage of the lion. Leonora C. Digbli
second daughter of Lord and Lady Digby, with Mr. Alex"
ander Baring, N.P., is fixed for the sth of next month.

The Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, left town yes-
terday for his seat, Theberton House, Saxmundham.
The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli
have left Grosvenor-gate for Hatfield House, on a visit to
the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury.
HEALTH OF THE P OPE. —A letter from Rome
says the Pope is in excellent health, and his usual high
spirits. His happy temperathent knows no depression.
CARDINAL AVISEMAN.—A paragraph has appeared
in some of the papers stating that Cardinal Wisenian'S
health is so bad that he is likely to be removed from the
position he holds, and to be succeeded by Dr. Manning.
The best commentary on the report is that the Cardinal has
undertaken to preach at St. Mary's, Moorfields, to-morrovr
(Christmas) morning.—Times.

WINDSOR CASTLE.—On Tuesday morning the
Royal baron of beef was sent up to the Castle by
Messrs. Bedbrough and Son. It was cut from a choice ox
fed in the Windsor Great Park, under the direction of
Major-General Seymour, deputy-renger, and charge Of
Mr. G. Gravatt. This noble joint was placed before the
fire to roast at nine o'clock iu the morning and taken tip
at four o'clock in the afternoon, the process of roasting
occupying seven hours. It was sent from the Castle to
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woodcock pie, until New Year's-day. Her Majesty ha°
given directions to the above Royal butchers to send, on
New Year's-day, the customary Royal annual present of
beef to the ex-Royal Family of France, at Claremont, con-
sisting of two handsome sirloins.
EXETER HALL.—The " Creation" will be per"
formed with a band and chorus of 700 performers, by the
National Choral Society, on Wednesday next. Principal
soloists Madame Parepa, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Nr•
Santley, Organist, Mr. John G. Boardman, The whole
under the direction of Mr. G. W. Martin.
THE LEGAL VACATION.—To-day (Thursday) the
legal vacation for Christmas commences. In the common
law offices business will be resumed on Wednesday, and 011
the 7th January in the Chancery offices.
GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.—The Government
emigrant ship Peerless, 1,005 tons, Captain Thos.
Flavin, belonging to Messrs. Dixon and Wynne, Liver'
pool, and which sailed from the Mersey on the 23d of June
last, arrived at Sydney, New South Wales, on the 23d of
September, having on board 29 married couples, 131 single
men, 131 single women, 21 boys, and 23 girls, between the
ages of one and twelve, and 14 infants, numbering in all
378 souls, equal to 342 statute adults, under the care of
Mr. Charles H. Graham, M.D., surgeon-superintendent,
assisted by Mr. Thomas Hickey, schoolmaster, and Miss
Dickson, matron. Six births and four deaths took place ore
the voyage.
SUBURBAN PARIS.—This poor artificial Paris,
which hardly knows what the country really is, is
clearly athirst for the country. I was amazed at the
amount of traffic to the intermediate stations on one of the
Versailles lines, and at the omnibus traffic again from seve-
ral of these. Yet the railway company actually gives no
encouragement to return tickets (the price being simPlY
double that of a single ticket), and to season-tickets 6°
little that it is said not to be worth while taking them, tat'
less one has to go to Paris every day, including Sundays.
Still, dapper-looking brick houses are springing up on all
sides. ;Brick; seldom stone. Whole fortunes are novr
being made out of the clay bottoms of old exhausted stone'
pits, worth nothing before. A regular ring of brick is thus
rapidly forming round the stone nucleus of old Paris, sod
even in Paris streets brick houses are beginning to be flit
from rare,
SALE OF JEWELS,—Vesterday Messrs. Debo
ham, Storr, and Sons dispersed by auction, at thela
Mart in Covent-garden, a remarkably choice and extensil,
collection of bijouterie, the chief portion belonging tt°l,o
lady of fashion. Among the more important lots were to
following :—Lot 673, a diamond collet necklace, of 621,0 e
and lustrous stones, was knocked down for £425 ss. Lot
683, a magnificent brilliant tiara, brought £234 19s.
and
684, a necklace, of 130 oriental pearls, with emerald xi-o,
diamond locket, £36 15s. Lot 687, a coloured gold 1)/35
armlet, set with fine emeralds and brilliants, in case' /is.
14s. Lot 694, a pair of brilliant star ear-rings, £74 and
Lot 695, a cluster brilliant pendant, with ruby centre yla
pear-shaped pearl drop, £72 9s, Lot 696, a brilliant he
or brooch, of nine splendid stones, the centre stone
large—this choice ornament was knocked down, dteit:esa
spirited competition, at £367 10s, Lot 697, a inatetrge
brilliant full dress brooch, of beautiful design and vf
etre,
raanship, the centre stone of remarkable size and Ae.;
surrounded by scrolls of brilliants, with ribbon tie pence do
£630. Lot 698, a superb brilliant, weighing 6 carats, 0'
so,,
finest water, set as an ear-ring, £lBO 12s. Lot 703, elm ;0.
nificent brilliant and pearl ring, £5B 16s. Lot 7/0
acorn pin, formed by a remarkably fine oriental pearl' •,g,
cup of gold and diamonds, £2l. Lot 648, a brilliant I'l so
£47 15s 60. Lot 650, a pair of oriental pearl ear-rinns's.
guineas. Lot 665, a brilliant heart necklette, 52 guillhef
PHOTOGRAPHY. —lt is well known that
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exercise of this art there is a certain waste of 00
owing to the nitrate of that metal, used for sensitising rot,
plates. Various methods have been proposed for re-W..,00
ing the precious metal from the residues of the operattor
and when it is considered that in some of the great Ph.°
graphic establishments of Paris the waste amounts t°
,:e
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couple of hundred francs per month, it will be talc&
derstood that the question is one of some lnll3°.,rovelo:
The method now employed is to add an excess of ;eat ie
nia to the solution of the nitrate, and then to The
with a solution of ammoniacal chloride of conlie_r:ide and
latter is prepared by dissolving five parts of black.
A."^fter dis'
four parts of copper filings in hydrochloric acid,
added,
solution, an excess of concentrated amrabolatiha isich ha
When it is required to extract silver from :d
ammonia until
been long in use, it is only necessary th°o6,opper solution
the oxide of silver is re-dissolvedrlthtus
reduced is washed
then added in excess, the pure silvaefor
the
baths of hyposill'
then dried and kept for use. ling a little ammonia, and
phite, they are treated by first.eh
the copper solution is added•
then much water ; after
wohattand for two or three hours, thoo
The mixture is then
posited is washed and dried. 11/
ttdaetken not to add too much atuluouit4
th agreat deal and
Wive) wi of water, testier,
to dilute the
faciently. Mr. Blairhas lately published
to
hod
filtered,ti s
case anda the)
mustsi vbleeerf
to let it stand au.
digestions introduced by him into the process °f
certain . Ile
Photographs on paper with charcoal.
getting P
lays k solution
and weak of gelatine with a little ccauro°,a
salt in it. When dry, the wrong side of the sheet .7
paper on the surface of a wool
laid onawashteeretforoaffew seconds, then et t damp blotting Pr;
and lastly
receives a coating of albumen preparea as follows. Tur a
on a pane of glass, where the gelantised bllllO5
certain quantity of albumen (the white of an egg) 1)!3_0,
little water and syrup, then add some colour, such as soietlo
or lake, or indian ink reduced to powder, which is t
an
the general tint. Beat up the albumen into froth,is
,rPe,
apply it with a brush. When the second coating
put the sheet again upon water, then upon
reasseri:g
blotting-paper, end equalise the moisture by 0,113., 4,1001.
with a sheet of dry paper. Now sift a little chdari I
{:tritaite --
powdered, over the allniminised online° ; ea
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equally with a soft brush, and then sensitised with
0, ,ichec•
of two parts of water, one of acetic acid, an. I
0.
the ~cets
mate of potash. Ore this lay the wrong side
infes:
era
leave it there for half an hour ; then expose'
ft
.1:660,
for the space of from sto 20 minutes. To desvoeft the
Pbrush
dip the sheet into cold water, then
Pa,-" ate lights' diPf
the surface : and if the charcoal ticks
the sheet into warm water strengthened with acetic acid °

ammonia.
The Academy of Sciences at its last sitting, elected gr'
W. Laurence, of London, as its foreign correspondent Or
the Feedon of Medicine and Surgery, in tile room a of
late Sir Benjamin Brodie. The other candidates were
and M. Simpson, of Edinbargb*
Rokitansky, of Vienna,