The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-16 00:00:00

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THE QUEEN IN SCOTLAND.

BALMORAL, OCt. 14.

The Queen, accompanied by Prince and Princess
Louis and Prince William of .Hesse, the Princesses
Helena and Louise, the Princes Arthur and Leopold,
and attended by the ladies and gentlemen in wait-
ing, left the Castle yesterday morning, at 10 o'clock,
for Aboyne, where a special train was in readiness
to convey her Majesty and the royal family to
Aberdeen.

At the Aberdeen Station her Majesty was received
by the Lord Provost and city authorities, the Duke
of Richmond and a committee of the subscribers to
the memorial, Major-General Walker, Colonel
Gordon, C. 8., &c., and a guard of honour from the
74th Highlanders.

Her Majesty and the royal family left the station
in three of the royal carriages, attended. by an
escort of the 3d Hussars, preceded by the city
authorities, the members of her Majesty's and the
other royal households, and proceeded to the Club
House to witness the uncovering of the statue of
the Prince Consort, where her Majesty was received
by a guard of honour of the 92d Highlanders, the
subscribers to the memorial, Ike.
On her Majesty appearing on a platform erected
for the purpose, the statue of the Prince Consort
was uncovered, after a prayer by Principal Camp:.
bell, and the troops presented arms.

The Queen, after resting a short time, returned
in the same order as on arriving, reaching Balmoral
at half-past six o'clock, and though much fatigued
by the exertions and trying emotions of the day,
nas not suffered in health therefrom.

The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia met
the Queen at the Aboyne Station, and travelled
with her Majesty to Aberdeen.
Prince Alfred, attended by Major Cowell, met
her Majesty at Aberdeen.
His Grand Ducal Highness Prince William of
Hesse took leave of her Majesty at Aberdeen, and
returned with Prince Alfred to Edinburgh, where
he will remain for some time, on a visit to his Royal
Highness. _ .

Sir George Grey has arrived as the Minister in
attendance upon her Majesty.

Departure of the Prince and Princess of
Wales for Sandringham.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied
by the Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark,
with the Prince Frederick and Princess Dagmar,
left town yesterday morning for Sandringham Hall,
Norfolk.

The Hon. Mrs. 'N. Grey, Lieutenant-General
Knollys, Captain Grey, and Mr. Holzman, attended
the Prince and Princess of Wales. The Countess
Reventlow, Captain Lund, and Captain Casten-
schjold were in waiting on the Prince and Princess
Christian.

Their Royal Highnesses left Marlborough House
at 20 minutes before twelve o'clock for the termi-
nus in Bishopsgate-street, and travelled on the
Great Eastern Railway to the Wolferton Station.

His Excellency M. Musurus, the Turkish Am-
bassador, is expected to return from Constantinople,
towards the end of the ensuing month, to resume his am-
bassadorial duties at the Court of St. James's.

His Excellency Count Kielmansegge is not ex-
pected to return to resume his diplomatic duties before
March, and until then the business of the Hanoverian
Legation will be discharged by Baron Biome, as Charge
d'Affaires.

The Dachess of Hamilton (née Princess Marie of
Baden) and Lady Mary Hamilton are expected shortly in
town from Baden-Baden, and it is said will take up their
residence at Brighton for a few months.

The Earl of Kerry is about to proceed to Oxford
University to complete his studies.
The Earl and Countess of Cardigan have been
staying at Newmarket during the week.

Toe Earl of Wilton returned to London yesterday
from Newmarket.

Earl Grosvenor and Lady Constance Grosvenor
have arrived at the Grand Hotel de Londres, Paris, from
Switzerland.

The Dowager Countess of Carnarvon has left
fhouns's Hotel, Berkeley-square, fur Bixton Hall, Devon.
Lord S anley of Atderley has left town for
Alderley Park, his seat in Cheshire. The noble lord will
return about the first week in next month.

Mr. W. and the Countess Zatka Gamier have
arrived at Maurigy's Hotel froia a tour.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer left London
yesterday for Hawarden Castle, uhfster.

The programme of the concert which is to be
held in the Store-street Music Hall on the 26th is a very
attractive one—Mornington, Donizetti, Alvaro, Thomas,
Nicholai, Rossini, Ealfe, Mozart, and Martini being some
of the eminent composers from whom selections have been
made for the occasion. The fame of several of the artistes
who have given their services for the concert will be
guarantee enough to the musical public that a more than
ordinary treat will .be found in Store-(street) for them on
the 26th.

VERDI'S CELEBRATED OPERA, " Il Trovatore,"
has just been performed at Vienna with great success. The
great and incomparable Wachtel was the Manrico ; a new
debutante, Friittlein Bettelheim, conquering by her unex-
pected talent and charming voice, the whole audience is
the past of Acuzena.

MR. AND MRS. ALFRED WIGAN, on the termi-
nanation of their present engagement, will make a profes-
sional tour in the West of England. Their first perform-
ances will most likely be given at Plymouth.
A STAINED GLASS WINDOW has lately been put
up inWestminster Abbey in memory of VINCENT NOVELLO•
It forms one of the lancet•lights in the north transept. The
subject is appropriate—St. Cecilia and her attendant
choristers.

" ICING THE POLE AND IN THE TORRID ZONE
DAR& HEAVING I "—A genius in America is reported to
be fitting up a steamer for the purpose of towing icebergs to
India, where they sell for six cents a pound. Another pro-
poses to Co still better—to fit a screw to the iceberg itself,
and thus avoid the expense of shipbuilding.
CHARLES MATHEWS IN PARIS AND LONDON.—
Tbe stay in Paris or our accomplished and elegant country-
man, Charles Mathews, is drawing to a close, the present
week, we believe, terminating his leave of absence. A piece
in which he is to appear, called " A Bull in a China Shop,"
will in all probability precede the new comedy by Mr.
Leicester Buckingham. This comedy contains a part ex-
pressly for Mr. Mathews. A most interesting revival is
contemplated by the Haymarket management for this great
comedian, viz., Planche's extravaganza of " The Golden
Fleece," produced here some years ago.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.—The vagueness of the terns
" Social Science" renders it apt to be abused. It is
not easy, perhaps, to define it positively, but at least a
negative interpretation has been current, by which it was
d that politics were excluded. The President
himself has not respected this constitution, for in his
understood
address he surveys the political condition of the world, lite-
rally from China
.to Peru. It is surely absurd to include
the
e Polish question, ne n
between the Prussian King and his
, the Mexican question, the war in.
Am
Lower Chamber, the interference of Prefects with French
elections, as matters coming within the category of Social
Science; and Lord Brougham set a very bad example to a
Lli, s 1
the disputelu
body whose defects ere excessive loquacity and 'an affecta-
tion of omniscience, by introducing such irrelevant topics.
The question of the treatment of criminals, on the other
hand, aeserved fuller treatment from one whose opinions on
it necessarily carry great weight. Lord Brougham merely
praised the Irish system, and went rather too far in saying
that the commission reported in favour of it. Their appro-
bation was only partial, and there were some objections
taken to it, which the President should have answered.
However, it is well to have his explicit declaration that no
reformation can be effectual which does not involve suf-
fering to the criminal. There has been growing up too
generally a notion that revolutions can be made with rose
water, and reiormation effected with plum-pudding, roast-
beef, and feather-beds.

A Pious JOKE.—The Rev. Dr. Alexander, in a
speech delivered last week at Hamilton, told the
following joke :—Once upon a time there resided in Peebles-
shire a half-witted sort of man who had a notion that ha
was rather religious, and who was in the habit of saying
his prayers in a field behind a turf-dyke. One day this in-
dividual was followed to his retirement by some evil-dis-
posed persons, who, secreting themselves on the opposite
side, prepared to listen to what he should say. Jock com-
menced his devotions, and, among other things expressed
his conviction that he was a very great sinner, and that
even were the turf-dyke at that moment to fall upon him,
it would be no more than he deserved. No sooner had he
said this than the persons on the opposite side pushed the
dyke over upon him. ScramUling out from amongst the debris,
Jock was heard saying, " Hech, sirs I it's an awiu' world
this; a body canna say a thing in joke but it's ta'en iu
tamest.'Courant,