The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-20 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

An evening party was given by command of the
Queen at St. James's Palace last evening, in honour
of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales. The invitations for this reception were
issued by the Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's
Household.
The State Rooms were decorated for the occasion,
and the whole suite were adorned with a profusion
of flowers, and were brilliantly illuminated with
chandeliers and candelabra.
Tea, coffee, and light refreshments were served to
the distinguished company throughout the evening,
in the Guard Chamber; the supper being served in
the Grand Banquet room.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Walee, attended by the Countess of Macclesfield,
Lady in Waiting ; Hon. Mrs. E. Coke, Woman of
the Bedchamber in Waiting; Lord Harris, K. 5.1.,
Chamberlain to her Royal Highness ; Lord Alfred
Hervey, Lard in Waiting to his Royal Highness;
and Major Teesdale, Equerry in Waiting, arrived
at the Palace from Marlborough House at five
minutes before ten o'clock, alighting at the garder
entrance, where they were received by the
Duchess of Wellington, Mistress of the Robes;
the Earl of St. Germans, G.C.8., Lord
Steward ; Viscount Sydney, G.C.8., Lord
Chamberlain ; the Marquis of Ailesbury, Master
of the Horse to the Queen ; and by the follow-
ing members of the Queen's Household : Lady
Churchill, Lady in Waiting; Viscountess Chewton,
Woman of the Bedchamber in Waiting; Hon.
Emily Cathcart, Hon. Beatrice Byng, Maids of
Honour in Waiting; Viscount Bury, Treasurer of
the Household ; Viscount Castle-itosse, Vice-Cham-
berlain; Viscount Torrington, Lord in Waiting;
Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Bentinck, K.C.8.,
Groom in Waiting; Major-General the Hon-
ourable A. N. Hood, Equerry in Waiting; and
Sir Thomas M. Biddulph, K.C.8., Master of the
Household.
The Prince and Princess were conducted to the
Royal closet, where their Royal Highnesses wen
joined by their Royal Highnesses tee Duchess of
Cambridge and the Princess Mary (attended by
Lady Geraldine Somerset and Colonel Home Purvee)
the Duke of Cambridge (attended by the Hon.
James Macdonald), and the Prince of Orange
(attended by Lieut.-Colonel Van den Bosch and
Baron Pallandt), his Serene Highness Prince
Frederick of Holstein, and his 13ighness the
Maharajah Duleep Singh (attended by Colonel
Oliphant).
Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess
Louis of Hesse accompanied the Prince and Princess
of Wales from Marlborough House, and were at
tended by Baroness von Schenck, Baroness von
Grancy, Captain Vtresterweller, and Mr. Becker.
The Prince and Princess of Wales and the Royal
party were conducted by the Lord Chamberlain
and the Lord Steward to the Throne-room, where
the diplomatic corps and the Cabinet Ministers,with
the ladies of their families, had the honour of pay-
ing their respects. Their Royal Highnesses then
passed to Queen Anne's-room, and, surrounded by
the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, received the
nobility and gentry present.
The illustrious circle were afterwards conducted
by the great officers to the drawing. room, where
the following eminent artistes, Mdlle. Titiens,ll.ldlle.
Carlotta Patti, Mdlle. Trebelli, Signor Giugliui,
Signor Delli Sedie, and Herr Frieke, had the honour
of singing the following pieces :—Aria, " 0 lace di
quest anima ;" Lied, " Der Wanderer ;" Duette,
"Da quel di;" Cavatina, " Or la tull'onda ;" Quer-
tetto, " E scherzo od e follia ;" Romanza, "A quello
fer per me ;" Valse (Faust) Gounod; Romanza,"Coll
nativi," Arditi ; Polacca, " Son vergin VEZZOS ;

and Quartetto, "Chi mai le mie sventure." Mr.
Casins presided at the pianoforte. Her Majesty's
private band, under the direction of Mr. Anderson,
performed at intervals in the Throne-room.

The Lord Steward conducted the Prince and
Princess of Wales to supper in the Banquet-room.
The table was decorated with numerous golden
vases, flied with flowers, and the buffet of golf
Plate at the west end of the room displayed a choice
collection of shields, silvers, and tankards, of silver
gilt, together with hula and carved ivory cups of
great beauty and value. Both the buffet and the
table were brilliantly lit with candelabra, filed witt,
wax lights.

Their Ruytl Highnesses afterwards returned
he drawing-rootne.

The Yeomen of the Guard were on duty, uneer
the command of Captain Parker R ckford, the Exon
in Waiting.
fbe band of the Scuts Fusilier Guards attended,
and played in the new corridor.

There was a large attendance of the nobility,

clergy, and gentry.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales will have a dinner party, followed by a concert,
on Friday next at Marlborough House.

The banquet intended to be gives to the Prince
and Princess of Wales byViscount and Vi-countess Sydney
is unavoidably postponed.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and Princess Mary, attended by Col. Home Purves,
honoured Lady Truro by their company at dinner on Mon-
day evening at her ladyship's house in Eaton-square. His
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge also joined the
circle. A select and distinguished party had the honour to
meet their Royal Highnesses. There was a small assembly
after dinner.

Their Royal Highnesses tha Duchess of Cam-
bridge and Princess Mary of Cambridge honoured Lady M.
Nisbet with their presence at her ladyship's dance on Fri-
day night.
The Duke of Sutherland has returned to Stafford
House, St. James's, from Lillieshall, Shropshire, where the
duchess and family are staying.

The Duke of Hamilton has gone to Scotland, in
order to attend the assembling of the Queen s Own Ruyal
Lanark Militia, of which regiment the noble duke is colonel.
No day is fixed for the arrival of the duchess and Lady
Mary in London from Paris.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne and
the Earl of Kerry have left Lansdowne House for Bewood
Park, Wilts, until after the Whitsuntide recess.

The Earl and Countess Spencer have left Spencer
House, St. James's, for Clifton, near Bristol, with the view
of benefitting the health of the noble earl.
Viscount and Viscountess ,Palmerston are ex-
pected to leave town on Saturday, to pass the Parliamentary
recess at Brocket Hall, Herts.

Lord and Lady Taunton are expected to leave
town in a few days, for their seat in Somersetshire.
Lord Wicklow's party for Friday, the 23d inst.,
is unavoidably postponed.
Lord Lictuuver ties left town for Llanover, South
Wales.

Lady iiabella Blackford was unable to encounter
the fatigues of the Drawing-room, or would have attended
on Saturday last.
Tne Hon. CAtherine Musgrave, widow of the late
Archbishop of York, died on the 16th inst , at Hyde p irk
quare. The deceased lady was daughter' of the Ist Lord
Wbterpark.
Tne Right Hon. William and Mrs. Hutt have
left town fur their seat, Gibside

General Buikeley, M.P., and Lady Catherine
Bulkeley were about to attend the Drawing-room on Satur-
day when it was made known to tam that one of their
household was suffering from fitness. The gallant general
and his family were thus prevented from attending the
Court.

Captain W. Lloyd Browne, of the sth (Royal
Irish) Lancers, was married yesterday at St. George's,
Hanover-square, to Miss Charlotte Elizabeth Orde,daughte,
of Lady Elizabeth, and the late General Jae Orde. The
Bishop of Orford peon:lml tho mum,

1- London, Chatham, and Dover Railway.

THE LUDGATE-HILL VIADUCT

The Committee et the House of Lords appointed fot ti
consideration of this bill met on Monday at 11 o'clock.
The following lords farmed the select. • ommittee :---Let
Wodehouse (chairman), th- Duke of Manchester, the Ea
of Shrewsbury, Lord Caumy 8. and Lord Dufferin, to whoi
were referred all petitions against the bill, and also the pet
tion of the Council of the Royal Institute of Br tikh Arch
tects against the construction of a railway bridge acre:
Ludgate-hill,
Mr. St. George Burke, Q C., and Mr. Somerset appears
for the promoters of the bill ; Mr. Phinn, Q.C., and MI
Wilkinson appeared for the Metropolitan Board of Works
against the bill; and Mr. D tvidson appeared for the peti
tioners to watch the proc€4 dings.
Mr. Burke, in supporting the bill, after adverting to tb
project for extending the line from Greenwich to Woolwid
and to the Victoria-station, observed that the c, mulitte
were no doubt aware that considerable discussion had take
place on a subject which greatly interested the inhabitant
of a portion of the city. It would be rememberei
that, in the year 1860, the London, Chatham, all
Dover Railway obtained power to extend their line to Fia'
ringdon-street, by which they would be enabled to affori
accommodation to the inhabitants of the districts on till
south side of the Thames. The importance of that Bo
could not be over-estimated; it would, in fact, be what /1
might call an omnibus line, enabling parties with facilit:
to reach the heart of the city. If any doubt were enter
tained whether such a line would be profitable as a financia
speculation, that doubt must now be entirely removet
by the great success which had attended the Metro.
politan' Railway, The proposition was to build a bridgi
across the Thames at Blackfriars to cross Ludgate hill bj
means of a viaduct, and to construct a great station in Far
ringdon-street in conjunction with the Metropolitan Rai'
way. The learned counsel pointed out the many ticker
tages that would result from the construction of such a
line. It would bring the southern portion of the metro'
polis into connexion with the northern, and at the salad
time greatly relieve the traffic of the streets. That bill mdt
with the most strenuous opposition. It was contested fol
3C days in a committee of the House of Commons. But ii
finally received the sanction of that house. It was subs&
quently opposed in the Lords, but, after full and searchiaB
investigation, it passed both houses, and received the Royal

assent.
'1 he Chairman asked whether any steps had been taken
to carry out the provisions of that bill.
Mr. Burke said that the capital had been raised and the
works on the south side of the Thames were approachinB
to completion.
The Chairman asked whether the bridge at Blackfriall
was begun.
Mr. Burke said the bridge was commenced, and would
be proceeded with as rapidly as possible. Much delay had
been occasioned to the proceedings of the company by the
corporation of the city of London, who appeared to be very
undecided as to the course they should follow. He re-
gretted, however, to say that, after all the cmpany had
done in raising and expending a large amount of capital on
the faith of an Act of Parliament, with the hope of de-
riving a profitable return from the future traffic to be de-
veloped by the proposed line, a cry had been suddenly raised
against them, on the ground that they proposed to carry e,
viaduct across Ludgate-hill. This, it was alleged, world
completely shut out the view of St. Paul's Cathedral, but
that was not a well-founded allegation. Should this user
petted opposition be successful the company would sustain
very great loss. The suggested improvements in Smithfie d
would be altogether unprofitable to the London, Chachanit
and Dover Company if they were to be deprived of the
power of crossing Ludgate-hill and firming a junction
with those improvements. He did not, however, apprehend
that Pa !lament would rescind power: they had given, and'
in pursuance of which powers, great works had already
been commenced and very large sums expended.
The Duke of Manchester—Would not the proposed vir
duct over Jeudgate-hill be on a much higher lever than the
Smithfield station ?
Mr. Bur.e said the level of the viaduct would, of courser
be controlled by the level of the bridge over the Thames'
but when they had passed over Ludgate-hill there would
be a considerable gradient towards Skinner-street, and
whi h would come to the level of theatation at Farringdow
street and of the proposed Smithfield branch. When the
Bill was originally before Parliament the then Lord 31sPr'
the present Lord Mayor, the city surveyor, the city solioitarf
and many others in authority were examined, and they e3t-
eressed their approbaticn of the measure. Many eminent
bankers and merchants also petitioned in favour of the Dille
Mr. Phinn said he appeared on behalf of the Metropolitan
Board of Works, and had been instructed to apply to thecommittee to postpone the further consideration of the Bib:
Mr. Burke submitted that the Metropolitan Board of
Works had no locus standi.
Mr. Phinn said that by virtue of Acts of Parliament.
recently passed the Metropolitan Board of Works possessed
certain powers with respect to the streets of the city, as well
as to the arrangement of the traffic. The Bill for the eta'
bankment of the Thames had been passed since the com-
pany's bill of 1860, and another bill in reference to the same
subject was at this moment pending ; these
and other
powers p ssessed by the Board gave them an undoubted
right to be heard before the committee.
Mr. Burke said that the clauses in the bill against W—
ch
the Metropolitan Board of Works had petitioned had sille
been struck out.
Mr. Phinn observed that the fact referred to by his
by
learned friend was a most extraordinary course adopted
the company. The Metropolitan Board of Works had Petl
tioned against the bill, specifying the clauses relating t°
extension of the line, to the taking of land at the north aide:
of the Thames and to the approach to Farringdou-street
from Blackfriars-bridge. These the company had straCif
out, but they had, nevertheless, taken steps to carry °to'
the work to which strong and universal objection was made-
The Metropolitan Board of Works, therefore, felt it their
duty, in the interest of the public, to oppose the further
.pro-
gress of the bill. The powers of the company under their
original bill to take land would expire on the 6th of Aligns;
next, and the powers to carry out the works would expire
two years from that date.
The Chairman said the company had withdraws' the
clauses to which the Metropolitan Board of Works objected'
Mr. Phinn cont..nded that they could not withdraw those
clauses wi+ bout the sanction of the committee. The matter
~
could not be got rid of so dexterously as his learned friend
wished. It was a skilful manoeuvre, but it would not, he
hoped, be a successfnl one. The object of the Metropolitan
Board of Works was to present a
etition to the House
of Lords, praying that further proceedings under the 1301
of 1860 might be stayed until the entire subject had been it'.
quired into, and with that view he had t ask their lora:.
p
,hips to suspend their decis,on on the bill for a day or twit
believed it would be found that the great disfigureille
to the city which would result from the proposed viaduct
on Ludgate-hill could be avoided, and that the extetln°
could be carried out by en underground line. He did 11
deny that the company might be entitled to compensetleo°
but what he contended for was that the altered circute
stances of the city demanded a revision of previous hasty
and improvident legislation.
hasty
Mr. Burke denied that the Bill of 1860 was a piece of ha
and improvident legislation The inquiry lasted a sti°e#13'rte
and the members of the committee inspected the spot whe
re
the viaduct was pr.posed to be constructed, and toeY s°4
of opinion that it would be no obstruction to the view Csit -
Paul's.

In answer to questions by members of the committee'
Mr. Burke said that £3,500,000 had been expended 11,_
the company on the south side of the Thames, and that th
company had engaged to expend £280,000 on the north oldsod
of the Thames. He denied that the Metropolitan Boarfl
Works had entire authority over the streets of the city. It,
clauses which had been referred to were no doubt stray
:t
out in consequence of the opposition which had been reje;.-
to the proposed scheme, but still the company had PeLiti
under the Act of 1860 to purchase lands until next Aug";3o
and they had acted upon those powers by having
notice to every person whose premises would be requ'
It was not necessary, therefore, to retain the clauSo for

extension of time.
heieg
The room was then cleared. On counsel and parties
re-admitted
The CHAIRMAN said the committee were of opinion tots
they could not grant the applic,al-ion of the Metrop°lloor
Board of Works. Of course the Board could make
application to the House of Lords they might think fit'
The bill was then proceeded with, and the committee
journed at 4 o'clock.

dly
Madame Turr, wife of General Tnrr, Garibs
companion in arms, has just presented the Opera-Wl:be'
Bude with one of her compositions, entitled the "IVI°
rata." Madame Turr is sister of Madame Rattazzi'
LAUNCH OF THE SALAMIS.—This splendid setloo,
]esigned by the master shipwright at Chff foto
Oliver W. Lang, Esq., was successfully launched' ding
Chatham dockyard, yesterday afternoon. Notwithsts-0
that rain fell heavily, and the day was very cold, ;016
gale from the north-east, it did not deter many fr°llo e 0;
present on the occasion. A booth was erected for " t and
cornmodation of the principal officers of the par were
garrison and the department, while the PubliGhieh
arranged on each side of the building slip, from s aseu
excellent view con d be obtained. The launch 91'1 The
to take place at the top of the Lod tide, at tw,t13.93;3e first
ceremony of " ehrituening" the vessel, which fe
_to OA'
(If the kind built at this yard, was performed by' ‘l'' jog the
both Eyre, daughter of the major- general couln,"//iond Of
district, who dashed the botch, of wine against the
_sbare
the vessel and cut the cord which held the last dt,ebg
glided
and three hydraulic rams giving the ship a st•!rt
ssedvas
slowly and gracefully down the ways. This ,:;3dia6"l/td
laid down August 10, 1861; she is built upainind itt`.
,L 0 craolcr
fsystem, the wood used being mahogany/ al
ated she will be one of the lastest steamers l'botweett
navy. Her principal dimensions are—length 08 feet
perpendiculars, 228 over all ; breadth, extreal7_ tons'
2 inchElt ; depth .1 hold, 14 feet 6 inches; burd to ganlB.
834 50 94; hors3-power, 250; she will carry
_twaveuttil
The machinery is to be supplied by Messrs apmg-
Saikelcl, and Co. On the Salamis being brought. fore
side the Adder her draught of water was foutia to
ward 4 feet 3 inches, and at 4 foot 6 irules.

The half-yeariy report of the Trust and Loan
Company of Upper Canada for presentation at the
next meeting of. shareholders has just been issued.
The balance-sheet is made up to the 31st March of
the current year, and the net profits realized during
the period amount to £14,092 ss. 6d., which,
added to the sum brought forward from September,
gives a balance at credit of revenue of £14,315
ls. Bd. The directors recommend that out
of this balance a dividend at the rate of
81 per cent. per annum, less income tax,
be declared on the paid-up capital stock of
the company ; that one-half of the surplus profits
over 6 per cent. per annum, and the usual charge
for interest, amounting together to £3,682 4s. sd.
be carried to the reserve fund, is accordance with
the provisions of the Royal Charter of Incorpora-
tion, and that £250 be applied to the redemption of
preliminary expenses. There will then remain the
sum of £7O 7s. 3d. to the credit of the next half-
year's accounts. During the period embraced by
these accounts the reserve fund has been charged
with the sum of £216 18s. sd. for losses on realisa-
tion of securities in default, and the amount stand-
ing to the credit of this fund, after adding the
£3,682 4s. sd. above referred to, will be £48,271
188. 11d.
A statement just issued by the East India Rail-
way Company shows that the traffic receipts for
the week ending 15th February last on the Bengal
Division upon 604 miles, amounted to £14,880,
against £8,605 on 3534 miles open in the corres-
ponding week of the previous year. On the North-
West Provinces Division upon 297 t miles, the sum
received in the same period was 14,952, against
£2,907 upon 243 t miles fur the corresponding week
of last year.

The application list of the Generil Credit and
Fin ince Company of London will close for London
on Thursday, and for ths country on Friday ; and
of the D4rtford Creek Piper Mill Company on the
23d and 25th inst. for the metropolis and provinces
respectively.

Two O'CLOCK.

According to Reuter's telegram this day the
Paris Three per Cont. Rentes were 69f. 40c.—
R3Pher firm.

The Villamzlse% Gold Mining Company have re
ceived alvices dated the 14, n iusr. They state
that the rich ore lately discovered in the Cava
Veechea level on the yellow lode was tried laEt
week by working two charges of it in the old
amalgamating mills. From the report of the re-
duction officer, it will be seen that charge No. 1,
of 40 kilogrammes, yielded 3-60 grammes of gold,
or very nearly three ounces of gold to the ton
of ore ; and charge No. 2, of 37 kilogrammes,
yielded 1-93 grammes of gold, or 1 oz. 14 dwts. of
gold to the ton. When it is taken into considera-
tion the great waste of gold which takes place by
these mills, it will be easily imagined how impor-
tant the discovery is, and how rich the ore must be
to yield the above quantity of gold even by the pre-
sent method.

Business in the Stock Exchange markets to-day
has been somewhat interfered with in consequence
of the large number of City people who have, for
the nonce, abandoned work for the festivities at
Epsom. Hardly any speculation has, therefore,
been attempted, and a few purchases in the early
part of the morning has consequently produced a
firmer tone, Console being 931 1 for money,
and 924 1, less the dividend, for the account.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 91;-,s-, 4,
the New 24 per Cents. 761, and the Thirty Years'
Annuities 148 ; India Stock is 2311 ; the 5 per
Cent. ditto, 1094, 1104; the 5 per Cent. Enfaced
Paper, 1071 ; Exchequer Bills are steady at 3s. to
is. dis.

The Foreign Market s dull, and quotations are
generally depressed. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862,
are 711 8 ; ditto Consolides, 5 d 8; Venezuela, 561;
Italian, 714 ; ditto Scrip, 111 ; Greek, 321 ; do.,
Coupons, 14i 15 ; Spanish Passive, 34p, ; do.,
Certificates, 121 d ; Mexican, 361 4 ; Portuguese,
491 1, and the Confederate Loan, 4 11 prem.
In the Railway Share Market the operations have
been very limited; prices, however, have generally
exhibited a slight upward movement. Great East-
erns, North Westerns, and Midlands have improved
55., and Great Northern and Lancashire and York •
mire, 10s.

The Foreign and Cllonial undertakings exhibit
little change of Importance as regards prices. Bahia
and San Francisco realise 29 ; Great Wrstern of
Canada have improved to 114 12; and Eastern
Beegals have declined to 119 111.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Share-
are at slightly higher rates. Imperial Bank have
improved to 221 231 ; Kilauea of Londop and
Liverpool, to 314- 321; Imperial Ottoman, to
2 1; and Royai Mad Steam have declined to 64
The shares of the English and Scottish Marine In-
surance Company are quoted Ito prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 93a 4 a
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 2i per Cent. Annuities.. .
:kunuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan,, 1880 —
IDitto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l4/
ndia Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent
Ditto 5 per Cent ............... 107 i
Ditto 51 per Cent. ............. 115 t
Consols for Account, June 9 ...... ... .
. .
.. . . 92/
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent.... 1 2 die
Ditto £SOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES,
Vhilian 6 per Cent. —
Ditto 41 per Cent
Egyptian 7 per Cent lOO 1.
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Ditto Account 32/ 12
Ditto Coupons l4l
Ragan 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 78}
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
New Granada ..
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) Bl
Peruvian 41 per Cent.
Ditto 41 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account . 88
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6o' 62 491 i
Russian per Cent., 1822, £ St 951
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850
Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
I
Ditto Account 34 4
atii
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded '2 i
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 _
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
7cl 70
iiitto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account .. 71 i I I
24
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs --
Ditto Account ..........
THREE O'CLOCK.
C Timis, Money
Ditto Account..,, 93a...
. . 92h .1 ad
L'

iiverpool Cotton Market--This Day.

Market at Saturclai's deelire. Sales
ord
2,000 or 3,000 bales. Import, 14,916 ; previous
28,052.

HANOVER SQUARE Rooms.—A grand concert 4,1
Church Mu,lc wad given here morning witt,
much success. And The solo singers were Madam:, Sherring-
ton, •
Madame rea, Madame Weiss, and Messrs Swift,
y,
Weiss Bervon, R Brad arm
igby, Ritab,,ley. One
of
'he
most interesting pieces performed was a manuscript double
chorus and duet `6Magnificat et exultravit," by Han-
del, and although it was one of his youthful compositions,
it bore :ill the beauties of the master hand. The duettists
were ISledanies Sherrington and Andrea, both of whom ren-
dered their respective parts with the greatest taste