The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-15 00:00:00

THE QUEEN IN SCOTLAND.

BALMORAL, Oct. 13.
The Queen went out yesterday morning, attended
by Lady Churchill.

In the afternoon the Queen, accompanied by the
Princess 01 Prussia, and Princess Helena drove to
Alt-na Gurthasach.

Princess Louise went out riding, attended by
Lady Chuichill.

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

Th. Prince of Wales and Prince Frederick of
Denmark, attended by Captain Grey, rode on horse-
back yesterday.
The Princess of Wales and Princess Christian of
Denmark, took a carriage drive in the forenoon.
Their Royal Highnesses, with the Princess Dagmar,
took an airing in an open carriage in the afternoon.
Mr. Jerry Barrett had the honour on Tuesday of
submitting his large picture of " The Queen's
Drawing-room in St. James's Palace to an inspec-
tion of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and
Princess of Wales, his Majesty the King of the
Greeks, and the members of the Danish royal
family, at Marlborough House.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince and
Princess Christian of Denmark, with the Princess
Dagmar, honoured Mr. Theodore Jensen with a
visit at his studio in Berner& street, to view his full
length portrait of theirßoyal Highnesses the Prince
and Princess of Wales in their State Robes.

The Duke of Cambridge paid a visit to Prince
Christian of Denmark at Marlborough House.

Prince Christian of Denmark visited the Russian
and French Ambassadors at their respective resi-
dences.

Last evening the Prince and Princess of Wales,
Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark, with
Prince Frederick and the Princesss Degmar,
honoured the performance at the Haymasket
Theatre with their presence. In attendance were
the Hon. Mrs. AV. Grey, the Countess Reventlow,
Captain Grey, Captain Lund, and Captain Casten-
schjold.

DEPARTURE OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF
WALES FOR SANDRINGHA3L—This day at noon their
Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princessof Wales, Prince
and Princess Christian of Denmark, and their respective
suites, left Marlborough-house for Sandringham, tia the
Eastern Counties Railway.
THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.—This theatre
was last evening honoured by a special command
from their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of
Wales, who, accompanied by the Prince and Princess
Christian of Denmark, Prince Frederick, and the Princess
Dagmar, arrived sufficiently early to see the first represen-
tation this season of " The Rivals," and remained for the
farce of "The Bengal Tiger."

PRINCE ALFRED.—His Royal Highness Prince
Alfred returned to Edinburgh, from Aberdeen, on Tuesday
night, accompanied by Prince William of Hesse. It is
stated to be the intention of Prince William of Hesse to
reside in Holyrood Palace during the winter, and to attend
the classes at the University with Prince Alfred.
QUEEN AMELIE has arrived at Claremont from
Tunbridge Wells. The venerable ex -Queen of the French
is in good health.
The Duke of Somerset left his official residence
at the Admiralty yesterday for Stovor. House, near Totness.
The Duke of Newcastle has left town for his
seat, Clumber Park, Notts.

The Duke of Argyll leaves town to-morrow to
join the duchess and family at Inverary Castle, N.B.
The Earl of Dudley is expected to arrive in a
few days at Witley Court, his seat in Worcestershire, from
Black Mount, his shooting box in the Highlands.

The Earl de Grey left Carlton-gardens yester-
day for his seat, Studley Park, near Ripon.
The Earl and Countess Somers left town yester-
day for Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire, for the winter.
The Earl and Countess of Balmore have left
Brown's Hotel for Castle Coole.

The Countess (Dowager) Spencer leaves town
to-morrow for Hagley Hall, near Stourbridge, on a visit to
Lord Lyttelton. _ _

Count Sponneck had an interview with the Duke
of Newcastle at the Colonial-office on'Tnesday.
The Countess Alexandre and Madlle. Kodrof-
skoy have returned b the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-
street, from the Isle of "Wight.

Viscount Palmerston left London yesterday for
his seat, Broadlands, Hants.

The Lord Bishop of London and Mrs. Tait are
this week the guests of Lord and Lady Comber-
mere, at Combermere Abbey, Cheshire, and of the Marquis
and Marchioness of Cholmondeley, at Cholmondeley Castle,
in the same county. On Saturday next, we believe, the
hishop and Mrs. Tait are to join the Chancellor of the
Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone at Hawarden Castle, near
Chester, the seat of Sir Stephen Glynne, Bart., brother-in-
law of the right hon. gentleman, for a few days.
Lord and Lady Onesham have arrived in Gros-
venor-square from Latimers, Bucks.
Mr. and Lady Harriet Wegg Prosser leave town
this week for Cannes, to pass the winter months.

The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood will leave
town at the close of the week for Hickleton Hall, York-
shire.

THE EARL OF LEITRIM.—The Evoung Pose of
last night says :—The Earl of Leitrim has been superseded
in the Commission of the Peace for the counties of Donegal)
Leitrim, and Galway.

ASSAULT ON TILE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM.---
On behalf of the Duke of Buckingham, Mr. Slack
and Mr. Robertson applied to the city magistrates, on
Tuesday last, for a summons against Messrs. Geo, and Win.
Norton, commercial travellers, of Reading, on a charge of
assault. The bench granted the application, fixing the hear-
ing of the case for Saturday next. We understand that the
alleged assault took place on Friday at the Bath Railway
Station. The Duke arrived here by the eight o'clock
train, from Teignmouth, accompanied by the Duchess and
other members of his family. After they had alighted,
and whilst his Grace was engaged in removing some
packages from the compartment in which they had travelled,
the Messrs. Norton are stated to have pushed rudely against
him, in order to get into the carriage. Whether their con-
duct was resented we cannot say, but, as we are informed,
the commercials seized the Duke, dragged him out of the
compartment, handled him very roughly, and actually gaVO
him a shaking. High words followed, and one of the
Nortons is said to have struck at his Grace, the blow reach-
ing the front of his hat and knocking it in. The Duke
came to Bath on Tuesday, from Oxford, specially to take
out summonses against his assailants.—Bath Chronick,
Oct. 15.

THE KING OF PRUSSIA AND PROFESSOR VOL'
CHOW.—A letter from Berlin to ihe Corresponded
of Aurembery says :—lt is related that during her last stay
at Gotha Queen Victoria, in conversing with the King of
Prussia, who was paying her a visit, spoke; to him, among
others, of
physiological works were held in England. A.
of Professor Virchow, and of the g.-eat esteem id.
which
few days after the King met the professor in a promenade.
Accosting him, he said to him, " The Queen of England
has heard of you. lam proud of having at the University
of Berlin professors so celebrated ; only it is a pity that you,
concern yourself with politics, and that you vote with the
democrats." M. Virchow immediately replied, " Sire,
what you tell me places me in a situation similar to that of
the French artilleryman in the French campaign of 1792*
That artilleryman had been made prisoner, after defending
himself heroically, and King
Frederick William said to
him, `You are a brave soldier; only it is a pity that you
are fighting for such a bad cause.' Citizen William,' re.
plied the republican volunteer, let us speak of something
else; we shall never agree on that subject.'
AUTUMN LEAVES.—In the garden, currant bushe4
and laburnums decay first, even while the foliage
round them is still green. Indeed, most fruit. bearing treed
and bushes begin to lose their leaves as soon as the fruit
is mature. Apple trees, however, are an exception, the
young summer shoots fluttering their bravery of verdure
through all the early frosts until quite the end of Novelly
tier. When these leaves fall, the pruner knows he loaf
use his knife. The first appearance of autumn in the
orchard is invariably among the walnut-trees. The foul-
berry, which puts on its summer foliage latest of our
familiar trees, and is generally supposed to lose it at the
first frost, is even stronger than the walnut, and waves fl
beautiful head of the deepest green leaves long after that
tree has become ragged and unsightly. The ash, if it bears
many keys, is perhaps the next in succession to lose it°
leaves. Many ashes bear no seeds, and then they abouo4
in foliage, while their more fertile brethren look the pictur°
of misery. The high winds, which generally set in vviVlf
the end of September, soon cause the acacia to be in distrese
—while even at the end of August the white poplars hasr°
lost all their beauty, and many of their leaves. As an ore''
thologiat can, within a very small margin, tell the elect
day of the year by noting the arrival and departure of tli°
migratory birds, and the botanist construct a floral tia'e:
piece by remarking at what hours of the day the ditiereo;
flowers close and expand, eo a lover of the country wiio
almost exactly hit upon the precise period of spring'a 143.;
, proach or autumn's decay, by observing what hues we'
predominant in the foliage around big,--Once