The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-24 00:00:00

Prince Alfred in Kelso.

Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred and Prince
William of Hesse, with their suites, arrived on
Thursday evening at Kelso, from Edinburgh, by the
express train of the North British Railway, and
were received at the station by his Grace the Duke
of Roxburghe, the Marquis of Bowmont, Lord Pol-
warth, and Sir George Douglas, Bart. The Kelso
Rifle Volunteers were drawn up in line on the
platform, and gave a royal salute as their royal
highnesses alighted.
The royal party drove off to Floors Castle in a
carriage and four, and during their progress several
rounds were fired by a detachment of the Kelso
Volunteers from cannon placed in a field adjoining
the bridge. The square and streets of Kelso were
brilliantly illuminated and decorated with flags,
and from the unusual numbers that had been
present at the races, the streets were crowded with
a vast concourse of people, who welcomed Prince
Alfred with repeated and enthusiastic bursts of
cheering.
In the evening his grace the Duke of Roxburghe
entertained the princes at dinner at Floors Castle.
The spacious dining-room, the walls of which are
hung with the old family portraits, had a most
magnificent appearance.
Besides the duke and duchess and family, the
following ladies and gentlemen had the honour of
dining with the princes—The Hon. H. Grey, the Hon.
W. Edwards, Major Cowell, Captain Von Zaegen,
Lord Llanover, Lady Stratford de Redcliffe, Lord
Henry Scott, the Master of Lovat, the Hon. H.
Fraser, Sir Thomas and Lady Louisa Moncrieffe,
Mr. and Lady Georgina Balfour, Misses Balfour,
Mr. and Miss Montgomery, and Hon. C. White.
A grand ball afterwards took place in honour of
the Royal visitors.

The Duke of Devonshire and Lady Louisa Caven.
dish and family have taken up their residence at Hardwick
Hall, near Chesterfield, since leaving Holkar Hall, near
Milnethorpe. The party visiting the noble duke is confined
to the connections of the family.
The Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland is, we are
led to understand, daily improving in health, and has never
been seriously indisposed, as stated_by a provincial con-
temporary.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, who
have been staying at their seat near Liverpool since Tues-
day last, will return to Hatfield House, Harts, to-day. Thu
nobtema
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at Hatfield.mari
marchioness will shortly entertain a
succession
Viscountess Jocelyn and the Hon. Misses Jocelyn
arrived at Lord and Lady Palmerston's town residence on
Thursday from a tour in Switzerland and Italy. They
will shortly join the noble premier and Lady Palmerston at
Broadlands, near Ramsey.

Lord and Lady Bury are visiting in the north of
Scotland. His lordship visited his constituents at Wick on
Monday last.

Lady Blantyre and Hon. Ellen Stuart have
arrived at Stafford House, St. James's, on a visit to the
Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland.
Lady Ward will entertain a select party at Him-
ley Hall, Staffordshire, during the ensuing week.
The marriage of Lieutenant-Colonel Wilberforce
Greathed, C. 8., and Miss Clive, was celebrated at Whitfield
on the 22d inst.

TUE PRINCE CONSORT'S STATUE AT ABERDEEN
--The Lord Provost at Aberdeen has had the
honour to receive the following communication from Sir
George Grey :—" Balmoral, Oct. 16, 1863. My Lord
Provost,—l have received the Queen's commands to convey
to you tho expression of her Majesty's entiro approval of
the arrangements made for the inauguration of the statue of
the Prince Consort at Aberdeen on Tuesday last. The
Queen fully appreciates the consideration which was shown
for her feelings by those who took part in the ceremony,
and by the inhabitants of Aberdeen generally, on an occa-
sion which was one of severe and painful trial to her Ma-
jesty, notwithstanding the mournful satisfaction which she
derived from the marks of esteem and affection universally
shown for the great and good Princ© whose loss to herself
and to the country is a constant and undiminished cause of
the deepest grief to her Majesty.—l have the honour to be
my Lord Provost, your obedient humble servant, G. GREY
—The Lord Provost of Aberdeen."

The Vienna Philharmonic Society has just had
the mortal remains of Beethoven and Schubert exhumed in
the cemetery of Wahringer-Orte, for the purpose of placing
them in handsomer tombs.

St. Luke's cattle fair at Yvetot (Seine-Inferieure),
two days back, was remarkably well attended. The show
of cattle of all kinds was large, and met with a brisk sale at
good prices,