The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-02 00:00:00

The Royal Bridesmaids.

Several inaccurate lists of the ladies selected as brides-
maids to the Princess Alexandra have appeared in some of
our contemporaries, and the number has also been exagge-
rated. The following will, however, be found to be an
accurate enumeration of the ladies on whom the honour
has been conferred :-1, Lady Victoria Scott, daughter of
the Duke of Buccleuch ; 2, Lady Victoria Howard, daugh-
ter of the Earl of Suffolk ; 3, Lady Agneta Yorke, daugh-
ter of the Earl of Hardwicke; 4, Lady Feodore Wellesley,
daughter of Earl Cowley; 5, Lady Diana Beauclerk,
daughter of the Duke of St. Albans ; 6, Lady Goorgiana
Hamilton, daughter of the Marquis of Abercorn ; 7, Lady
Elma Bruce, daughter of the Earl of Elgin ; 8, Lady
Eleanor Hare, daughter of the Earl of Listowel.

HER MAJESTY'S STAGHOUNDS.-011 Tuesday
last the meet was at Cookham-bridge, when the
favourite deer " Cranbourn," having run so well several
times from that place, was selected, and turned out at the
usual place. Notwithstanding the hooting and mobbing
he got at starting, he took his line as usual till reaching th
top of the hill, where two fellows with dogs were secreted,
and let loose at him, which headed him short back, and
disappointed the gentlemen of their anticipated sport. We
have frequently had to notice this abuse of foot-people.
The only remedy for it is, we think, to turn out secretly,
but which plan also has its evils. After crossing the
Thames at Cookham the deer went away towards Maiden-
head, Boyn-hill, Lowbrooks, Waltham, through Shottes-
brook Wood, on to Hawthorn and Jealous-hill farms to
Warfield'and Bracknell, through Sir John Walsh's park to
Swinley, when he was let into the paddocks, after running
two hours. it was an excellent day's sport. On Friday
last the meet was at Warfield. Theraort was a capital
hunting run of two hours and three-qters, and finished
at Windlesham, with•but few at the end. The country
run over was to Hawthorn-hill and Touchen- end ; then
back to Binfield, Bracknell, and Swinley; thence to Bag.
shot, and ended as above.
THE PRINCE OF WALES'S HARRIERS.—The
Prince of Wales hunted with his harriers on Fri-
day last at New Lodge. His royal highness was accom-
panied by Prince Louis of Hesse, and attended by General
the Hon. A. N. Hood. Her Royal Highness Princess
Louis of Hesse drove to the meet in a pony phaeton, and
some of the ladies and gentlemen of the Court were on
horseback. There was a large field. Before commencing
the sport their royal highnesses partook of the hospitality
of the Belgian Minister. On laying cn the hounds a hare
was found directly, and went away to Hawse-hill, but
turning short back over the Fifield-lane, then took a ring
by the forest, past the front of New Lodge, through Wink-
field-park, and was killed near the house. They found a
brace more, and had two capital runs, killing each of them ;
the last run finished at Mr. Dalmer's at Cannon-hill. The
day's sport was very good, although the scent at times was
very indifferent. The ground was deep and holding, and
there were several falls. Both princes rode remarkably
well.

Count Walew ski, Minister of State, has conferred
on the eminent actor, M. Frederic Lemaitre, a pension of
2,000 f a year, from the Ist of January last, in consideration
of his long and brilliant artistic career.