The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-27 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

SANDRINGHAM, Oct. 26.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales, the Prince and Princess Christian of Den-
mark, and the Princess Dagmar, attended Divine
Rervice yesterday morning at the Sandringham
Church ; the Rev. G. B. Moson, the rector, officiated,
assisted by another clergyman. The ladies and
gentlemen in attendance were—the Countess of
Morton, the Countess Reventlow, Lient.•General
Knollys, Captai❑ they, Captain Castenskjotd, and
Mr. Fisher.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of \Vales and
Prince Christian of Denmark, attended by Captain
Grey and Captain Cstenskjuld, proceeded to folk-
ham this morning for a day's shooting with the
Earl of Leicester.

It is understood that his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales and his Royal Highness the Prince
Christian of Denmark, attended by Captain Grey
and Captain Gastenskjold, will attend theHoughton
meeting at Newmarket to-day, to witness the run-
ning for the Cambridgeshire Stakes.

Foreign Courts.

PARIS, Oct. 25.

The Empress of the French, on the day after her
arrival in Madrid, went to see her mother, the
Countess of Montijo, and remained with her for
some time. In the evening the Empress went with
the Queen in great State to witness the represen-
tation of " Semiramide." Her Imperial Majesty
sat between the Queen and the King, whilst
at the sides were the Infantes Don Francisco and
Don Sebastien, and the Princess Anna Murat. Be-
hind them were the grand officers of the palace and
the Empress's suite. The appearance of the theatre
was magnificent, all the boxes being occupied by
the Ministers of the Crown, the members of the
diplomatic corps, the great functionaries, all in full
uniform, and the ladies of the Spanish aristo-
cracy. A curious particularity is related, as at-
tendant on the Empress taking possession of
her apartments in the palace. An old custom of
etiquette requires that, when a foreign crowned
head sleeps in the palace, a gold key should be pre-
sented on a cushion to the visitor. That ceremony
was duly gone through by M. Onato, one of the
grand officers of the palace. The telegraphic de-
spatch of the Emperor Napoleon to the Empress,
when he heard attic invitation given by the Queen of
Spain, was worded as follows :—" Mr. Barrot
informs me that the Queen of Spain in-
vites the Countess de Pierrefond to visit Madrid.
I recommend the countess to accept such an
amiable invitation." The general expectation is that
the Empress will prolong her stay in the Spanish
capital for two or three days, in order to show the
satisfaction she feels at the reception given to her
by Queen Isabella.

Baron de i‘lalaret, appointed French Minister at
Turin, has arrived in Paris. He is about to return
to Brussels to present his letters of recall.
The Brussels journals state that the King of the
Belgians, who continues in the enjoyment of excel-
lent health, will remain at his villa on the Lake of
Como to the end of the week.

The Court will return to Windsor from Scotland
to-morrow morning at nine o'clock.

The Prince and Princess of Wales are expected
at Windsor to spend the birthday of hi 3 Royal Highness,
on the 9th of November.

On the Bth of September, the anniversary of the
betrothal of the Prince and Princess of Wales, the
Prince gave a beautiful present to her Royal Highness—a
bracelet, set with diamonds and rubies, enamelled in Danish
colours, and introducing his own portrait. The monogram,
surmounted by the coronet of the Princess, is most taste-
fully arranged, and the bracelet is altogether of a very
novel and chaste work. The design was by the Prince.—
Court Journal,

THE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA is in very bad health,
and the doctor gives little hope of her recovery.

TILE YOUNG QUEEN OF NAPLES is, we grieve
to learn, in bad health, and it is said spits
blood. Her cousin, the King of Bavaria (who has recently
taken up his residence at an artistic kind of pied-d-terre
belonging to his father, King Louis, in the Via di Porta
Pinciani, known as the Villa di Malta), anxiousto effect her
re-establishment, has brought with him to Rome a German
doctor of great repute, to whose care he is desirous of en-
crusting Queen Maria Sophia's health.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Louis of Hesse and the Crown Prince and Princess of
Prussia were expected to arrive in Edinburgh last evening
frdm Balmoral, and to leave the Waverley-bridge Station
for London to-night.

The Princess Hohenlohe arrived at Dover yester-
day afternoon from the Continent, and proceeded to the
Lord Warden Hotel. Her Highness intended to pass the
night in the hotel, and to come to London this morning.
Colonel Francis Seymour, C. 8., is in attendance on her
Highness.

The Duke of Somerset, who has been staying at
Stover Park, Devon, with the Duchess and family, is not
expected to return to his official residence at the Admiralty
until next week. His Grace is expected to dine with her
Majesty's Ministers at the Lord Mayor's banquet at the

The Duke of Newcastle is expected to arrive in
town towards the close of the week from Clamber Park,
Notts.

His Excellency the Marquis d'Azeglio arrived at
49, Grosvenor-street, last night, from Italy.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury left
Hatfield House, Herts, to-day, for Highclere Castle, near
Newbury, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon
until Thursday next. _

The Earl and Countess Grey are entertaining a
select party at Howick Hall, Northumberland.
The Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor left
town yesterday on a visit to Sir Edward Kerrison, Bart.,
M.P., and Lady Caroline Kerrison, at Brome Hall, Nor-
folk.

The Earl of Chesterfield has arrived at the St.
George's Hotel.
The Count and Countess Maxence de Damao
d'Hautefort have arrived at Brown's Hotel from Paris.
Lord Methuen and the Hon. Mrs. Methuen have
left the St. George's 116 tel.

The Bight Hon. Sir Charles Wood, Bart.,
M.P., and Lady Mary Wood, left Kickleton Hall on
Friday last, to pass a few days with the Earl and
Countess de Grey, at Studley Park, near Ripon.
Lord Edward St. Mkur arrived at Netherby
Hall, near Carlisle, on a visit to Sir Frederick and Lady
Graham, on Friday last, from staying with the Duke
and Duchess of Sutherland, at Dunrobin Castle. His
lordship is expected to arrive in town in a day or two.
A marriage is about to take place between the
Hon. Robert Bourke, third son of the Earl of Mayes
and brother of Lord Naas, M.P., and Lady Susim Brown
Ramsay, eldest daughter of the late Marquis of Dal-
housie, K.T., Governor-General of India,
THE PRINCE DE LA TOUR D'AUVERGNE'S no-
mination to the French embassy at our Court it
it is said givingmuch satisfaction, the Princebeing a man a
finished social attainments. His Excellency is the eldest
of three brothers, one of whom is Archbishop of Bourgot
and the other a heutenant.colonel of infantry, who was for
we
lo
a long time orderly officer to the Emperor. The Ambas-
sadoris 42 years of age, and has an only son by an English
l ady,
belongs
to a
now
deceased. He is nephew of the late Car-
dinal La Tour d'Auvergne-Lauraomais, Bishop of Arras,
and bh
younger branch (separated also by maul
centuries) of the ancient house of La Tour d'Auvergne.
SIR HENRY HOLLAND, one of her Majesty'S
physicians, has been visiting the army of the Potomac. Ia
was received with military honours.
TUE ENSUING TERM.—In addition to the arrears
for the ensuing term already mentioned, there are 24 cases
and two enlarged rules in the Crown list of the Court of
Queen's Bench, making the arrears 66 in that court and la
the other two courts 65.

REMARKABLE SPEECH OF THE KING OF DEN'
MARK.—According to the Aftonbladet, of Stock"
holm, the King of Denmark has just delivered the fol-
lowing speech :—" I have every confidence in the victory
and the justice of our cause. I know that my faitbfal
Sehleswigers are Danish at heart, and that it would be IL
crime against them to consent to divide Schleswig.
History shall not tell that the last of the Oldenbourgs
parcelled uut Denmark. lf, however, in the course of tiulg
we must succumb as being the weakest, and France and
Sweden permit the most southern province of Scandinavia,
the old Jutland of the south, to share the fate of Galicia;
of Poland, and of Northern Italy, by being overpower!'
and suppressed by German Governments, then I
will
descend from the throne and will proclaim the republic. I
passed three years of my youth in Switzerland ; and I have
studied the laws and institutions of that country, and I the
convinced that no people of Europe is more fitted for
Republican system than my dear Danish peoples".