The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-04 00:00:00

His Royal Highness Prince Alfred.

The telegram, dated yesterday, Marcb 3, 9.30
a.m., announced that Prince Alfred continues to
progress favourably.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
honoured Mr. Walton with a sitting at his studio in Savile-
row on Monday last.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge,
who has been labouring under a slight cold, is quite re-
covered, and took a carriage drive yesterday.
Lady Westbury is in a very precarious condition,
and but slight hopes are held out for her recovery.

The Earl of Derby is obliged from a slight attack
of gout to absent himself from attendance in the House of
Lords.

The Duke and D Lathess :d'Audiffret-Paagnier and
M. de Fontenilliat have arrived at the Clarendon Hotel
from Paris.

Sir George and Lady Musgrave and Lieutenan
General and Mrs. Beckwith have left Brown's Hotel.

The Duchess Magenta has just been safely de
ivered of a daughter.

Commander Bidford Pim, of the British Royal
Navy, had an audience of the Emperor on Monday
at 2 o'clock. He was received in the most satisfactory
manner by his Majesty, and an interesting conversation
ensued on Captain Pim's projected transit through Ni-
caragua. The Emperor accepted his book, "The Gate of
the Pacific," and said he took much interest in the subject.
He also observed that he should be most happy to assist
him in every way he could, and added that he highly ap
proved an English and French company being formed to
carry out " this great highway" in European interests. He
offered Captain Piro to put him in communication with some
of the leading capitalists in France, and he at once gave
him a letter to the head of a well-known French company.

It was easy to see the Emperor was master of the subject.
He went into all its details with Captain Pim, and seemed
particularly alive to the inconvenience of the strict mono-
poly exercised at Panama by the Americans. The Em-
peror (then Prince Louis Napoleon) published a pamphlet
in London in 1847 on the Nicaraguan route, which is in-
cluded in the edition of his works. The scheme had at-

tracted his attention at Ham in 1840, when the Envoy to
the Court of France, Don Francisco Castellan, proposed to
him, in the name of the Nicaraguan Government, to take
upon himself exclusively the construction of the proposed
canal. During the interview with Captain Pim, which
lasted more than half an hour, the Emperor inspected the
maps and plans in the volume presented to him. In a
word, nothing could be more gracious than the manner in
which this English officer was received by his Majesty.
BALL AT THE FRENCH EMBASSY AT ST. PETERS-
BURG.—A grand ball was given last week at the
French Embassy at St. Petersburg in honour of the mar-
riage of the Princess Marie Maximilianowna to Prince
William of Baden. The Emperor and Empress were pre-
sent, with all the imperial family and above 600 other
guests, including the diplomatic body and the most distin-
guished officers and dignitaries of the Russian capital. The
emperor arrived about eleven, and remained until three in
the morning. Between 300 and 400 persons sat down to
supper.—Galignani.

At a meeting of the inhabitants of the Quadrant'
Regent-street, held yesterday, it was resolved una-
nimously that they should light up the whole of the Quad.
rant with continuous jets of gas along the balconies of the
houses on both sides on the evening of the Prince of Wales's
marriage. It was illuminated in this way on the occasion
of the declaration of peace, and the display then proved
most effective. It was also suggested that it should be illu-
minated in the same manner on the 7th of March, the day
of the arrival of the Princess Alexandra, and the proposal is
likely to be carrried out.
PRINCESS'S THEATRE.--Miss Constance Aylmer
has recovered from her indisposition, and re-appeared at
this theatre as Martha Gibbs in " All that Glitters is not
Gold."

ADELPHI THEATRE.—Mr. Benjamin Webster,
after a long absence, has reappeared at this house, as the
old copyist, in " One Touch of Nature," which now seems
to have become his favourite character, and which is cer-
tainly one of the most forcible and finished of his imper-
sonations. The daughter is still represented by Miss Hen-
rietta Sims.
Amongst the varied entertainments provided for
the public on the occasion of the marriage of H.R. H.
the Prince of Wales, one stands prominently forward and
seems to have all the elements of a great success. We
allude to the eighth, or Grand Commemoration Concert of
National Melodies, to be held at St. James's-hall on Tues-
day, the 10th of March, the evening of the auspicious event.
A chorus of 400 voices, accompanied by a band of 20 harps,
will form one of the staple attractions. Madlle. Parepa and
Mr. Henry Haigh will contribute their vocal abilities
towards illustrating the melodies, not only of England,
but of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, as well as the
National Anthems of France and Denmark, For this
special occasion two novelties will be presented for public
approval—the one a part song, words by Leicester
Buckingham, music by Frederick Kingsbury, entitied
" English Rose and Danish Lily ; " the other, called
" The Snow White Plume," words by W. H. Bellamy,
music by J. L. Hatton. Also, " The Wedding March"
(Mendelssohn), from the " Midsummer Night's Dream."
So as to meet the views of the public on this national holi-
day, and not to interfere with the later out-door entertain-
ments which will be so liberally provided, the directors have
resolved that the doors shall open at six o'clock, the con-
cert commence at half-past six, and the whole to conclude
about nine o'clock. By this arrangement, the time lapsing
between the departure of the royal pair and the commence-
ment of the illuminations may be agreeably and intellec-
tually employed. Safe ingress and egress to the hall will
be secured in Regent street and Piccadilly by an efficient
staff of police, under the public regulations of Sir Richard
Mayne. To mark the event, the whole of the choir will
be decorated with wedding favours, from the looms of
Coventry.
THE CITY COURT OF SEWERS.—At the weekly
meeting of the Commissioners of Sewers, held yes-
terday at Guildhall, Mr. de Jersey presiding, Dr. Letheby,
the medical officer, reported on the state of 213 houses that
had been inspected during the week, and submitted a list of
74 places for sanitory improvement, and also a list of places
requiring further proceedings on account of orders already
issued, but not complied with. The markets and slaughter-
houses had been duly inspected, and the officers had seized
and condemned 3,4801 b. of meat as unfit for human food. It
consisted of 25 sheep, 4 pigs, 22 quarters of beef, and 25
joints of meat ; 2,4581 b. were diseased and 241 b. putrid, and
8931 b. were from animals tht.t had died from natural causes
75 births and 53 deaths were registered during the week..
The mortality returns for the week are below the average
for the con esponding period of the last seven years. 21 of
the deaths were among children of less than five years of
age, and 21 were among old persons of 60 and upwards.
The chief causes of death were as follows—Phthisis, 9 ;
pneumonia, 4; bronchitis, 9 ; continued fever, 1; scarlet
fever, 1; measles, 2; and diphtheria, 1; making together
11 deaths from tubercular diseases, 13 from inflammatory
affections of the lungs, and 8 from diseases of a zymotie
character.
SIGNS OF SATISFACTION.—Mr. Frederick Doug
lass, in a recent t peech at New Yolk, told his audience that
since the proclamation of the Ist of January " he had felt
,whiter, and had combed his hair more easily,"