The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-15 00:00:00

The Queen of Prussia.

The Queen of Prussia is expected to arrive at
Windsor Castle during the present month, on a
visit to her Majesty.

Presentation to the Princess of Wales from
the Principality.

A deputation representing the ladies of North
Wales had an interview with the Princess of Wales
at Marlborough House on Saturday, and presented
to her Royal Highness the jewels subscribed for by
the ladies of the northern counties. Each lady of
the deputation represented one of the counties of
North Wales. There were present—the Countess
of Powes, Lady Lucy Herbert, Lady. Louisa Pen-
nant, Lady Williams Wynn, the Hon. Mrs. Stan-
ley, Mrs. Wynne, and Mrs. William Gladstone.
The Countess of Vane, who was also deputed from
one of the Welsh counties, was unavoidably pre-
vented from attending.

The present was composed of a leek formed of
emeralds and diamonds, earrings to correspond, and
a brooch also formed of emeralds and diamonds. On
the leek was a motto in Welch signifying, "To our
own Princess."

The Princess of Wales was attended by the
Countess De Grey, Lady in Waiting, and Lord
Harris, Chamberlain. The Prince of Wales Ns as
present at the reception.

Her Majesty will leave Windsor for Osborne,
Isle of Wight, on Saturday, the 4th proximo. The Queen
will remain at Osborne until the 28th, and then return to
Windsor Castle, and on the 31st will take her departure for
Germany. Her Majesty pays constant visits to the Mauso-
leum, which is beginning to assume an appearance of
solemn grandeur.

Their Ito) al Highnesses the Princess and Prin-
cess of Wales give a dinner party this evening at Marl-
borough House. Their Royal Highnesses leave town to-
morrow for Oxford for the Commemoration, and will not
return until Friday. Their Royal Highnesses have ac-
cepted an invitation to dine with the Duchess of Cambridge
on the Ist proximo. _ _

The Queen has given Prince Alfred the Order of
the Garter.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge will
he among the distinguished visitors at the Oxford Com-
memoration this week. His Royal Highness will leave
town to-morrow for the University city.

Prince and Princess Napoleon have given up
their proposed trip to Upper Egypt, it is rumoured, in con-
sequence of the Princess Clotilde being enciente, and feeling
the heat a good deal.
The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch entertained
a distinguished party at dinner at their mansion in Bel.
grave-square on Saturday evening. Later in the evening
her grace received a select circle of the aristocracy.
The Duke and Duchess of Wellington left town
on Saturday for Strathfieldsaye, from whence they will re-
turn to-day to Apsley House.
The Duke of Hamilton arrived in town at the
end of last week from Paris. The Duchess and Lady Mary
Hamilton are not expected to come to London for the
present.
The Duchess of Manchester's second assembly
will take place on Friday, the 19th inst.
The Marquis of Bowmont left town on Saturday
on a fishing excursion in Norway.
The Earl and Countess of 'Derby leave town
to morrow for Oxford, the noble earl, as Chancellor of the
University, intending to be present during the visit of their
Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales at the
Commemoration. The noble earl and countess will be
the guests of the Vice-Chancellor during their sojourn at
Oxford.
The Earl of Dudley will give a ball to-night to a
large party at Dudley Honse.
The Earl Grey and Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir
Frederick Grey returned to town on Saturday from attend-
ing the funeral of the Hon. George Ponsonby, brother of
the late Countess (Dowager) Grey, who died on the 6th
inst., at the advanced age of 90 years.
Tne Earl Cowley, Ambassador at the Tuileries,
is expected to arrive in town at the end of the present month,
on a short leave of absence from Paris.

The Earl and Countess of Wemyss and March,
who have been visiting the Earl and Countess of Warwick
in the Stable Yard, left town on Saturday for Gosford Park,
near Edinburgh.

The Earl Craven left town on Saturday for Ash-
down Park. The Countess and Ladies Craven remain in
London,

Viscountess Palmerston has issued cards for an
assembly on Saturday next.
Lord and Lady Egerton of Talton have issued
cards for a grand entertainment, on Friday next, to their
Royal Highnesses the Duchess and Princess Mary of Cam-
bridge, in St. James's-square.
M. Thiers i 3 about to leave Paris for a tour in
Austria and Bavaria. He will visit the northern provinces
of France on his return, which will be delayed until the
meeting of Parliament.
It is reported that the Marble Arch is undergoing
a purification preparatory to there being placed on its sum-
mit a group to commemorate the arrival of the Princess of
Wales in England, when her Royal Highness passed
through the arch in company with the Prince of Wales.
MUNIFICENT GIFT.--The cost, amounting to £6OO,
of the Bude Haven, Cornwall, new lifeboat establishment,
has been presented to the National Lifeboat Institution by
the surviving children of the late R. T. Garden, Esq., of
Rivers Lyons, Ireland, as a memorial of their mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Moore Garden. An inscription recording the
gift has been carved in stone and placed over the doorways
of the lifeboat house.