The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-24 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY.

The Queen in Germany.

ROSENAU, COBURG, Aug. 20.

Her I\lajesty the Queen and the Princes and
Princesses have taken drives in the neighbourhood
of the Rosenau and to Cobnrg, and have visited the
Duchess of Coburg at the Kulenberg.
The Duchess of Coburg has dined several times
with the Queen.

The Princess of Wied and her daughter, who
were staying for a few days at Coburg, were re-
ceived at the Rosenau by the Queer.
Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess of
Prussia (the Princess Royal) arrived last evening on
a visit to the Duchess of Coburg, and drove over to
the Rosenau to visit the Queen.

During her Majesty's stay at Laeken the Queen
received visits from her Imperial Highness Princess
Peter of Oldenburg and her family.

WE are happy in being able to announce that
her Majesty and the Royal children, since their arrival in
Germany, have been in excellent health. Her Majesty ex-
perienced a very pleasant voyage across the sea, and much
enjoyed the journey throughout, without experiencing the
least fatiguc.—Court Journal.
THE QUEEN OF PRUSSIA has arrived at Baden,
whero sho intends remaining several weeks.
THE CROWN PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA. has received,
as is customary every year, a choice selection of fruit from
her little garden at Osborne.

THE PRINCESS LOUISA, accompanied by the
Princess Leiningen, is still at Osborne, enjoying daily
rides.

THE DUKE OF SAXE COBURG GOTHA has
written a short pamphlet on the plan Austria has proposed
for reform, and giving his own views relative to the unity
of Germany.

The Earl of Wilton arrived in town on Saturday
from Cowes, Isle cf Wight.

The Earl Beauchamp is passing the season at
Madresfield Court, Worcestershire, we learn, in very deli-
cate health.

The Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor are at
present staying at Calverley Park, Cheshire. The earl,
who has been somewhat indisposed, is now much better.

Lady Do Dunstanville will leave her house in
Charles-street next week, on a tour of visits—to the Earl
and Countess Fortescue, and Mr. and Lady E. Russell, in
Devonshire.

The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer
and Mrs. Gladstone and family, together with a large circle
of friends, will be the guests of Lord Lyttelton at Hagley
Hall the third week in October, on the coming of age of his
lordship's eldest son.

His Excellency Count Wachtmeister, Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King
of Sweden and Norway, was married on the 15th inst., at
the Swedish and Norwegian Embassy, to Madlle. Con-
stance Georgina Louise de Bourbel, younger daughter of
Harold Auguste, 16th Marquis de Bourbel, cf Montpingon,
in Normandy. The nuptial benediction was pronounced by
the Rev. Pastor Frithiof Crafstroeur, almoner to the Court
of the King of Sweden and Norway, and chaplain to the
Legation at London.

The Marquis Townshend has bought a mansion
in South•street, formerly the residence of Viscount Mel-
bourne.

The Marchioness of Londonderry will leave town
early this week for St. Leonards-on-•Sea, where the mar-
quis has been removed for change of air. llis lordship,
we are grieved to add, continues in the same weak condition
of health.

The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury and Lady
Victoria Ashley, on leaving Spa, in Belgium, intend to
proceed on a visit to his Excellency the Marquis d'Azeglio,
the Italian Minister, at his seat in Italy.

The Earl and Countess de Grey will remain in
town until the close of the week, when the noble earl and
countess go to Studley Royal, near Ripon, for a few weeks.
The Earl and Countess of Carnarvon, who Bra
at present sojourning at Ems, are not expected to return
home before the end of tho ensuing month.

THE NATIONAL SHAKSPERE COMMITTEE.—EarI
Stanhope, President of the Societies of Antiquaries,
has accepted office as ono of the Vice-Presidents of the
National Shakspere Committee. During the past week the
following gentlemen have joined the committee :—The
Right Hon. Wm. Cowper (First Commissioner of Public
Works), theVeryßev. Dr. Hook (Dean of Chichester), Mr.
J. Pope Hennessy, M.P., E. G. Monk, of York, Doctor of
Music, M. Louis Blanc, Mr. J. H. Foley, Mr, E.
Walters, Mr. Charles Knight, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Jules
Benedict, and others.—A thenxton.
BARON MAROCHETTI'S bronze statue of the

Prince Consort, destined for a memorial at Aberdeen,
is ready for casting, and will be inaugurated nest
month.

MR. JOSHUA ALDER, whose participation in the
bounty of the Government was announced last week,
the Athenceum tells us, is known to naturalists as an able
observer of the lower forms of animal life. The great work
published by the Ray Society, on the British Nudibranchiate
Mollusca, was written, says our contemporary, by Mr.
Alder, conjointly with his fellow townsman, Mr. Albany
Hancock. Mr. Alder has contributed a number of papers
to the various natural history reviews, and has added
a large number of new species to the British Fauna.
Messrs. Alder and Hancock are both inhabitants of New.
castle-on-Tyne, and in the approaching gathering of the
great men of science there will be found few who have won
for themselves a more desirable reputation than the authors
of the "British Nudibranchiate Mollusca." Both these
gentlemen have been engaged in business, but Mr. Alder
unfortunately lost the accumulated gains of his life through
the failure of the Newcastle Bank, some years ago, and the
Government bounty will be in his present state of health
and increasing years an acceptable recognition of his
services to science.

DEATH OF MR. FRANK FOWLER.—This gentle-
man, who was the author of several works, and the
secretary of the Library Company, expired at his residence,
in Hammersmith, on Saturday afternoon, about 3 o'clock.
He had only just completed his thirtieth year. The primary
cause of his death is said to have been excessive mental
labour. Mr. Fowler has left a widow and three young
children nearly unprovided for.
AMERICAN MAIL STEAMERS DUE AT LIYERPOCL
AND SOUTHAMPTON THIS WEEK.—There are four
steamers due from America with mails this week, viz.:—
The America (chartered steamer), City of Manchester,
America (Bremen steamer), and Arabia. The chartered
ship America, with dates from Quebec to the 15th instant,
may be expected at Londonderry on Wednesday evening
next; and the City of Manchester, with dates from New
York to the 15th, may be looked for at Queenstown also
on Wednesday night. The Bremen steamer America, which
would leave New York on the same day as the City of Man-
chester, may be expected to arrive off Southampton on
Tuesday night or early on Wednesday morning. On
Saturday next the steamer Arabia, with dates from Boston
to the 19th, and Halifax to the 21st, will no doubt arrive off
Queenstown.
A POLISH LADY FLOGGED TO DEATH.—A letter

from Riga in the Magdebourg Gazette states that
Mdlle. Slaniadoff, a young Polish lady twenty years of age,
has just died near Dubbein, in consequence of a flogging
with the knout inflicted by the orders of Mouravieff be-
cause she wore mourning. All the Poles and Germans
staying at Dubbein attended the funeral of this unfortunate ,
lady.
SERIOUS COLLISION.—SHIELDS, Saturday Night.
—A very awkward accident occurred in our harbour
to-night, about 5 o'clock, which is likely to involve serious
loss, besides seriously interfering with the plan of river im-
provement being carried out by the River Tyne Commis-
sioners. About the hour mentioned an enormous dredger,
which cost the Commissioners above £1,700 two years ago,
was being towed down to the bar by two steamboats, at the
time that the Germany, one of the London General Steam
Navigation Company's steamships was coming in from sea.
While some few yards below the dredger the steamship un-
fortunately let go her anchor, and the tide swung her stern
round, bringing her screw immediately under the dredger's
bow. While in that position the steamer was set ahead,
and ono of the fans of her screw immediately struck the
dredger and drove in one of the plates. She immediately'
began to sink, and was towed towards the shore. She sunk
with her stern in
deep water, and it is feared she will slide
into deep water entirely as the tide makes, and as her ma-
chinery is of immense weight she will be very difficult to
lift. The Germany's screw was disabled, and she had to be
towed up to Newcastle.
REFUSAL OF A WILTSHIRE CLERGYMAN TO
BURY THE BODY OF A CHILD.—No little excite'
meat has been caused in the pariah of Abebury, in Wilt-
shire, during the present week, in consequence of the vicar,
the Rev. J. L. Ross, having refused to bury the body of an
infant child. It appears that a child belonging to Janice
and Eliza Middleton, of Kennett, died a few days ago, and
the funeral was fixed for Tuesday last. The vicar, how-
ever, refused to pertorm the service, as the child had been
baptised at the Free Church, and the funeral was there'
fore postponed. One of the churchwardens waited on the
vicar, and endeavoured to persuade him to perform the ser-
vice, which the rev. gentleman expressed his willingness
do, but that he could not legally. The body was thereupon
taken to the church, and thence to the gates, where the
service was conducted by the Rev. James Hussey, the in-
cumbent of the Free Church. The corpse was then talte_
to the grave, and interred in silence,