The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-05 00:00:00

HEE, MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, March 4.
Her MRk.sty the Queen and their Royal High-
nesses the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia
went to London this morning and honoured Baron
Marochetti, Mr. Theed, and Mr. Noble with visits
at their studios to see the statues of the Prince Con-
sort which are now being executed.
The Crown Prince and Princess went afterwards
to Buckingham Palace.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, at-
tended by Lieutenant-General Knollys and Lieut.-
Col. Keppel, went to London.
The Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse drove in
the grounds of the Castle.

The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High-
nesses the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia,
drcve out yesterday afternoon, attended by Major-
General Seymour.
The Crown Princess of Prussia honoured Miss
Durant's studio with a visit on Wednesday, and
inspected Baron de Triqucti's works.

Departure of the Princess Alexandra for
England.
(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
BRUSSELS, March 5, 1015 a.m.

Her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandra,
with the Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark,
and Princes Frederic and William, left at 9.30 this
morning for Antwerp, where they will embark for
England.
The English Minister, the Grand Marshal of the
Belgian Court, and other personages of distinction
accompanied the august party to Antwerp.
_ _

The Prince of Hesse and the Duke of Glucks-
burg left at 10 o'clock this morning with their
Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Brabant and the
Count of Flanders, for London, by way of Calais,
accompanied by several high dignitaries of the
Belgian Court.

His Royal Highness Prince Alfred.
The following telegram has been received from
Malta:—

";MARCH 4, 9 a.m.
" Prince Alfred continues to improve."

Parliamentary Dinners.

The Right Hon. the Speaker gave his fourth Parliamen-
tars full-dress dinner last evening to the following noble-
men and gentlemen :—Lord George Gordon Lennox, Lord
Dunkellin, Viscount Ingestre, Lord Henley, the Hon. H.
Berkeley, the Hon. Colonel Annesley, the Hon. Major
Anson, the Hon. C. Berkeley, the Hon. Ralph Dutton, Sir
Andrew Agnew, Sir John Acton, Sir Thomas Hesketh, Sir
?dinto Farquhar, Sir Arthur Buller, Mr. Astell, Mr. H. B.
Baring, Mr. Allen Bathurst, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Beach, Mr.
Butt, Mr. Childers, Colonel Ferguson Davie, Mr. C. Caven-
dish Clifford, Mr. Dillwyn, Mr, Cubitt, Mr. Edward Eger-
ton, Mr. Devitt, Colonel Fane, Mr. W. Ormsby Gore, Mr.
Lawson, Mr. Garnett, Mr. Gurney, Mr. King King, Mr.
Hardcastle, Mr. Hibbert, the Rev. C. Merivale (chaplain),
and Mr. Alfred Denison (secretary).
The Right Hon. B Disraeli gave a Parliamentary dinner
yesterday at his residence, Grosvenor-gate. There were
present--The Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe, Lord Stanley,
Viscount Curzon, Viscount Holmesdale, the Hon. C.
Douglas Pennant, the Hon. Charles Trefusis, the Hon.
Ernest Duncombe, the Hon. Godfrey Morgan, Sir Wm.
Heathcote, Sir J. Dalrymyle Hay, Sir J. Walsh, Mr. T.
Baring, Mr. Holford, Colonel Poulett Somerset, Mr. Bee-
croft, Mr. Laird, and Mr, George Cubitt. The Earl of
Derby was prevented by indisposition from dining with the
right hon. gentleman.

THE PRINCE OF WALES.—The Haymarket and
Regent-street yesterday afternoon were more par-
ticularly thronged, as rumours were in circulation in that
quarter that the Prince of Wales was making a tour of the
establishments at which the various costly gifts preparing
for the royal wedding are now on view. His royal high-
ness certainly visited some of these establishments, and
wherever he was known to be there an immense crom d as-
sembled in an exceedingly short space of time.

The illness of the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darm-
stadt is a severe cold, which, having been neglected, has
fallen on the lunge.

THE CITY GIFT TO THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA.
—The committee appointed by the Corporation of
the City of London to decide upon the disposal of the
amount voted by that body for the purchase of a gift for the
Princess Alexandra have chosen a superb necklace of 32
fine and large brilliants, and a pair of tup and drop earrings
to correspond. The necklace is of the value of £lO,OOO, the
sum voted by the Corporation, and derives additional inte-
rest from the fact that, during the collection of the diamonds
by Messrs. Garrard, embracing a period of some three
years, many of them were seen and admired by the Prince
consort.

THE PRINCE OF WALES'S PRESENTS.—Me. Harry
Emmanuel, jeweller to the Prince of Wales, has
been honoured with the commands of his Royal Highness,
in respect to those presents which are intended by the
Prince as parting tokens to be given on the 10th of this
month to his brothers and several friends. More than 20 of
these gifts are in the Corm of breast pins, all of which are of
a novel and exceedingly effective design. Th a employment
of crystal as the base of a tasteful and elaborate device in
precious stones characterises 11 of the productions in ques-
tion. Three are of a heart shape, encircled by brilliants, and
surmounted by an f xquisite model of the crown, jewelled
with a delicate minuteness which could not be surpassed.
A cypher, blending the initials of the Prince of Wales and
the Princess Alexandra, and traced in rubies, diamonds,aud
emeralds, occupies the centre of the crystal heart. The three
breast pins thus composed are exactly alike, and are meant
for the Princes Alfred, Arthur, and Leopold. For beauty
of form, lightness, and perfect harmony of colour, they are
infinitely beyond anything of their kind that *e have seen.
Eight oval locket•shaped pieces of the same gr. undwork
serve as the tops of as many pins, which, we may sur-
mise, are intended as presents for the groom's men. The
design is considerably varied from that which we have
described above, but is hardly inferior in artistic merit or
skilful elaboration. The cypher and crown are both intro-
duced on the rounded surface of the crystal, and the border
is formed of an open scroll work, in which pearls and dia-
monds alternate with very pleasing effect. There are also
ten amethyst pins of an original construction. The prin-
cipal stone is cut to the shape of an escutcheon, with the
diamond initials set in it without the aid of any metal. A
scroll of diamonds forms an elegant frame to this device, on
the top of which is the crown, modelled in gold, with dia-
mond bands, and with the interior cap of crimson velvet
prettily imitated in enamel. The ten breast-pins thus uni-
formly designed will be presented to relatives and friends of
the Prince, whose names have not transpired.
THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.—
The members of the National Choral Society, under
the direction of Mr. G. W. Martin, intend to celebrate the
marriage of the Prince of Wales, at Exeter-hall, on Wed-
nesday, the 11th inst., in the following manner :—The
members of the orchestra, numbering nearly 700, band, and
chorus, will appear in wedding favours, the ladies wearing
white dresses trimmed with blue, or the Danish national
colour. Mendelssohn's " Elijah" is the oratorio for the
evening, and will be preceded with the National Anthem,
with a new verse written for the occasion, and to be sung
by Mr. Sims Reeves. The Wedding March will then be
given by the full band, after which the oratorio will be pro-
ceeded with.

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA.—.An entirely new can-
tata, appropriate to the occasion, composed by Mr.
Macfarren, of " Robin Hood'' celebrity, the words of which
are from the accomplished pen of Mr. John Oxenford, is
to be produced on the evening of the Prince of 'Wales's
wedding-day. Miss Louisa Pyne is to take part in it.
HAYMARKET THEATRE.—The performances at
this theatre were last night honoured by the presence of his
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the Crown Prince
and Princess of Prussia.

THE PRINCE'S THEATRE.—On Tuesday night Mr.
Kean repeated his masterpiece, " Louis the
Eleventh," before a numerous and delighted audience. To-
night (Wednesday) terminates his engagement. He has
chosen for his benefit the plays of the " Iron Chest" and
the " Jealous Wife." It must be superfluous to besFeak a
crowded house. We may say, however, that the perfor•
mantes are sure amply to reward those who attend. We
believe that no merely comic performers could present so
good a Mr. and Mrs. 0 as is done by the great tragic
actor and actress of our time.—North British Mail.

The inhabitants of Tillicoultry were not a little
amused on Monday by the. town crier calling a
public meeting, to be held in the Institute Hall, " for the
purpose of, considering the best means of expressing their
sympathy with the Prince of Wales on his approaching
marriage." A large bonfire is to be lit on the 10th, and a
small present is to be made to the poor of the village.—
Scotsman.

"King Charles XV.," 5,114 the 21Ioniteur, "made
his entry into St,ckholm, on the 23d ult., in the midst of
the acclamations of the people. Norway appears disposed
o give an enthusiastic welcome to the Prince who shows
niroself so faithful to the traditio,is of a father, whose
memory she cherishes with veneration. His Majesty will
probably remain in the Norwegian capital until the 7th
iw3t,"