The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-21 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, Sir
Henry and Lady Sophia des Veen; and the select party
who have been staying with Captain and the Hon. Airs•
Egerton at Grimston Park, near Tadcaster (Lord Londes"
borough's scat), during the week, for the York races, sePa.
rate to-day.

The Earl and Countess Somers arrived in town
yesterday from a protracted sojourn in Spain, and Will
shortly go to Eastnor Castle for the autumn.
Lord Louth has arrived at Cherbourg in hie
yacht from Ityde, Isle of Wight.
Lord Londesborough is expected to leave tow!'
to-morrow, for his seat in Yorkshire, for the season.
Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Frederick Grey
K.C.8., and Lady Grey left Spring-gardens yesterday for
a tour of visits.

Colonel Peers Williams, M.P., and Mrs. and the
Misses Williams have left Berkeley-square for their seat ig
Berkshire.

A NOBLE ACTRESS—a rival to Prince Galitzln
among musicians !—A great sensation has been
created at Paris, we learn, by the news that the Countess
Bathyanyi, adopted daughter of Prince Esterhazh
shortly to make her appearance on the stage—first of tho
Ecole de Jeunes Artistes, and then of the Thatre Franca's'
The lady has already written three novels, published by
Amyot, novels which have earned for her the distinction
cf being made a Member of the Societe des Gess "
Lettres.
THE ARCEUEOLOGISTS AT ROCHESTER."--°11r
immortal Boz—author, among other wonderful
things, of "Bill Stumps His Mark," in Piciewick—appertrs
to be making the amends at last down in his own neigh'
bourhood to those very tempting gentlemen whom ho 133
so often poked fun at, before now, the archasologists!,
The year 1563 will be a red-lettered one in the annals °'
the Arehmplogical Institute, writes one of the reporters of
the late proceedings of that body, for the meeting at
Rochester, the later proceedings of which we are about to
chronicle, must be reckoned among the most t uccessful that
have taken place since, twenty years ago, these eharmlug
annual reunions were inaugurated at Canterbury. Nor must
we omit to call attention to the fact, that, although at th°
time Mr. Pickwick's idea of an archeologist was not far
from the mark, Mr. Dickens, in the present year of grace,
is content to be a committeeman, and as such to work with
the host of worthies, thanks to whose exertions such pro-
gress in the science has been made, To this the writer
adds :—We may remark that the paper by the learned
master of Gonvillo and Cali's College en the WednesdaY,
on the landing of Julius Caesar in Britain, a subject of such
interest to the author of the " Vie de Cmsar," should have
been listened to by a French archzeologist, M. A, MaurY,
who was specially sent over by the Emperor to hear it. 116
unfortunately came too late; but Dr. Guest had not left
and was enabled to go over the subject a second time with
the distinguished visitor.
" CAPTAIN SWING " appears to be abroad again'
if we may judge from the following paragraph from
The Age ire Live In

" WILFUL ATTEMPT TO FIRE GODALMING
On Sunday night last some evilly disposed persons delibe-
rately broke several panes of glass in one of the large win-
dows on the South aide of Godalming Church, and having
ignited a large bundle of papers they endeavoured to throw
it into one of the pews, but happily the aisle was too broad
to allow of their mischievous design taking effect, and the
mass of flame fell harmlessly on the stone floor. Had they
succeeded, this noble old structure, built principally of wood,
must have been destroyed, as the pews are of the 01d
fashioned style, and would, from the very dry material
of which they are built, have been speedily on fire'
The miscreants having been foiled in this diabolical object,
went to a retired part of the village, to a yard where a car-
rier's van was kept, into which they thrust a quantity of
straw, and set it on fire, thereby destroying the poor man's
harness, whips, &c., although the van itself was fortunately
saved. What makes this case more distressing is the fact
that the van and harness were the property of a young man
who supported his little brothers, all of them orphans, by
the business of a carrier between Godalming and Guildford.
As yet no clue has been obtained wherewith to fix the guilt
on such heartless reprobates, although the police are on the
alert to detect them."

A WORD ON PETS.—The choice of pets is gene'
rally an index to character. The farmer entertain°
a dull affection for some gentle heifer, with mild Juno-like
eyes and aromatic breath. His man Giles lounges at leisure
moments round the sty, and fondly scratches the fat backs
of the lethargic tenants with] a clownish smile evoked 11
visions of future flitches. Community of tastes and put'
suits leads the huntsman to seek an object of affection 10
his stables; and the soldier, whose life may depend on the
fleetness and endurance of his charger, will share his last
crust with him. A bucolic partiality for sheep can only be
accounted for by the drowsy placidity of rural life, The
love of birds is almost peculiar to women ; and there is a
appropriateness in the tenderness
graceful
for canaries and other little creatures, nimble, sweet"
tongued, and sensitive as themselves. Matrons have
thoughtful preference for poultry, Venerable
relish the spitefulness and loquacity of parrots, and
admire
a gaudiness of plumage according with their own methetis
tastes. Some mental perversity may be inferred
lady who pets a Parrot; and the Roman lady who, accord;
in sap:nost
ve:
log to Martial, fondled a snake, must have been a sour old
maid.—Once a If eek,'
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HENRY
day Ecvietv, referring to thee() two eminent but scalar
appreciated playwrights, reminds them thue, that these are
evil days for those who write " Philip Van Arteveldes" Of
"Blots on the ISeuteheon." For, he asks, has not a start'
mering fop monopolised one of our principal theatres for
more than two hundred evenings ? has not a plunge into 3
painted lake been popular as long? and does not now 3
magic-lantern prove the sole attraction *of a fifth rate
melodrama ? Should there ever be a renaz-s.:anee of the
acting drama in Britain, a restoration of the audiences t.o
i.
their senses (the actors will soon recover theirs), Reber"
Browning may then, for some two or tnree of his tragedies'
be summoned to make his bow to an applauding pit. Me 33,
while, in rancho's phrase, ,4 patience and snuff' the candle .
it needs it sorely, for it burns very dimly before our P"
eeniums. Whether, however, that good time be near or
remote, whether it will for ever be a promise lacking per.oto
formance, these 2ragedies and other Plays will live in
remembrance of all who study aramatic compositions, ,
as the recreation of an idle hour, but as ranking aw°g
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the purest and noblest recreations of the human ruin •
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this fit but few audience they need not our recocera"_,
tion ; for they have already taken their place among
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volumes that have in them the promise of long, at least" t' ,
not perpetual, life.

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Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales (says the _Dundee Advertiser), accompanied
by the Count of Flanders, drove through Braemar
on Friday evening last, on a visit to the Earl and
Countess of Fifb, at Mar Lodge. As the visit Iv"
strictly private, there was no public demonstration;
yet, on their .return from Mar Lodge, a large num-
ber of visitors and people of the village had assail'
bled, who kindly hailed them. A man of the none
of Farquharson, a pearl-fisher, having called at the
Castle a Lav days before, his bcx of pearls were pre-
sented to the prince and princess for inspection, and
they selected two from the lot, and greatly admired
the whole. These pearls have all been taken out of
the Strathmore River. One, for which the owner,
has been offered £3O, is indeed a " perfect pearl' ,
On Saturday the royal party drove by Clachiaturn
and Lochnagar Distillery, on their way to Loch
Muick, urin a fishing excursion. The weather,
ho a ever, having proved rough, and the rain falling
very frequently, the enjoyment of the party was not
such as it would have been had the day been fine.
Ttie Edinburgh Courant says :—Since the 12th his
royal highness has been grouse shooting every day
with great success. Her royal highness devotes a
good deal of time to angling—a sport of which she
seems to have a thorough appreciation—and bas
met, we believe, with much success, considering the
advanced period of the year. As usual on Sandal
their royal hig,bneeses and suite attended service at
Crathie Church. The Rev. A. Anderson preached
an excellent practical sermon from James, lst char
ter and 25th verse. The church was well filled, and
the parts from which a good view of the royal party
could ba obtained were crowded to excess.
The Prince and Pi incess of Wales are to be pre-
sent at the Braemar Gathering, which is to be held
on the 27th inst. at Mar Lodge; and we learn that
the prince and princess intend to honour the Earl
and Countess of Fife by remaining at Mar Lodge
from the 27th (the day of the gathering) till Satur-
day, the 29th. The Count of Flanders will accom-
pany the prince and princess.

The Duke of Athole is, we are informed, suffering
from very severe illness, and the conditisn of his grace oc.
casims much anxiety to his family. The noble duke is
residing at Dunkeld, Perthshire, with his duchess. Tb°
Marquis of Tullibardine is at present serving with his regi"
ment, the Scots Fusilier Guards, in Canada.
The Dachess (Emily) of Beaufort and Lad)"
Edith Somerset are about to leave town for Yorkshire, 50
will visit for a few days Lord Londcsborough, at Grimstea
Park, near Tadcaster.