The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-18 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Earl Spencer,
Lieutenant-General Knollys, and Major Teesdale,
went to St. Paul's Cathedral yesterday afternoon t°
hear a sermon preached in aid of the sons of the
clergy.

His royal highness afterwards dined at Merchant
Taylors' Hall.

The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive, at'
tended by the Hon. Mrs. E. Coke.

The Order of the Bath.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales is to hold
an investiture of the Order of the Bath in the
Queen's name and on her Majesty's behalf, at St•
James's Palace on Thursday, the Bth of June nest,
at three o'clock, for the purpose of investing the re-
cently appointed Knights Grand Cross and Knights
Commanders with insignia of their respective
dig-
nities in the Order of the Bath.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge WO
attending to his official duties at the Horse Guards yester-
day afternoon, although not quite recovered from his indis"
position.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and Princess Mary honoured Lord and Lady Foley with
their company at dinner last evening, at the noble lord 'e
family residence in Grosvenor-square. Lady Geraldine
Somerset and Colonel Home Purves were in attendance on
the royal duchess. A select party assembled afterwards.
RUMOURED MARRIAGE OF THE KING OF TO
BELGIANS.—The health of the King of the Belgians is said
to be considerably improved, and it is confidently alleged
that he has contracted a marriage with a lady connected
with the Belgian Court, of Irish extraction. The mar'
riage will, of course, be what is termed morganatic, and
said to have been contracted in order to secure the comfort °f
a nurse in his valetudinarian condition.—Record.

The Duchess of Wellington will have an assembll
on Saturday next at Apsley House. The duchess will have
a ball on the 9th of June, and also on the 30th.

The Marchioness of Waterford will have a ball on
the Bth pros. at the family residence in Charles-street, St
James's. •
The Earl Stanhope, as President of the Society °I
Antiquaries, gave his annual dinner last evening, at h!ti
mansion in Grovenor-place, to the officials of the society'.
The countess had a select party after dinner.
The Earl and Countess of Fife entertained at
dinner last evening, at their residence in Grosvenor-pito°,
the Marchioness of Ormonde and Lady Mary Butler, the
Marquis of Blandford, Viscount and Viscountess
Lord Garlies, the Hon. Lady Filmer, Sir Ralph and Lady
Howard, Hon. Frederick Wellesley, Sir Henry Cotter°ll
Mr. John Thynne, &c.
The Earl and Countess of Winterton and familY

have arrived at 19, Portman-square, for the season.
Viscount Palmerston has caused invitations to be
issued fora full-dress banquet on the 24th inst., in celebra'
tion of the Queen's birthday.
Viscount and Viscountess Grey de Wilton, after
attending the marriage of Viscount Chelsea and La"
Beatrix Craven, daughter of the Earl and Countess Craven'
returned to town on Tuesday evening.
The Lord Chamberlain and Viscountess Sydney
will give a grand dinner in celebration of her MajestY''
birthday, on the 24th inst., at their residence in Clevelan
square, St. James's.
Lord Brougham will leave Cannes the end of the
week for Paris, on his way home. The noble and learned
lord is in excellent health.
Lady Herbert of Lee, accompanied by her son the
Earl of Pembroke, arrived in Rome last week from Palerrnet
Her ladyship is expected to arrive atWilton House in o°ll'
a fortnight.
The Hon. William Wedd Tuxford, of Adelaidt3/
has been elected a member of the Legislative Council
of South Australia, one of the most honourable posits {or
in the colony, and an appointment which he will hold lc't
a period of 12 years without interruption. As conseque%
upon his election, Mr. Tuxford was called upon to see°,3j
the Address in reply to his Excellency's speech on opeal'),,,'e
Parliament. Mr. Tuxford, whose claims depended main'
on his unceasing efforts to advance the agriculture a Anirt
tralia, is one of the firm of Tuxfords and Co., who condoe
a large business in Adelaide, and a brother of the gee 't
Tuxford, of the Strand, London. The final scrutiny to%
place at the Supreme Court. About half-past one oclec
the Sheriff announced the state of the poll at the old C
ell,
cil Chamber, King Wiliam-street, and then declared tD°
first eight gentlemen duly elected members of the Legi6i3-
tive Council.
SUICIDE OF A GENTLEMAN NEAR ETON.—YeStr;
day morning, at an early hour, a very shoekij`;',.
ovurrence took .place at Upton Park, Bucks, a short dll.
tance from Eton College, and close to the village of Pnigter
It seems that between five and six o'clock, as a earei.,s
named Gregory was crossing the park he found a hat 191.
ea
upon the bank of the pond, which he knew to have belong
to Mr. George Beborough, a gentleman about 50 years 0
age, of independent means, residing in the Crescent,
cy
Windsor. Continuing the search Gregory found the 11°
12
of Mr. Bedborough lying immersed in the wateb
feet from the bank. Mr. Holmes, a surgeon, residwes
at Slough, was sent for, and the body was cenvei'lle
upon a board to the Prince of Wales Inn, enrraa
Slough-road, where it was examined. Tl2O c°9od
was fully dressed, but upon removing the coat,
bid,
turning back the front of the deceased's shirt, tiad
was partly covered with blood, a small circular weeart,
was discovered on the left side near the region of the ilistol
which had evidentlybeen caused by the bullet from a PA at
fired by the deceased. The pistol was afterwards fon% in
the pond. Deceased is said to have been rather straegma
a lotto:two
laTh demeanour of late, but it is understood that
been found in his pocket purporting to explain the ra in
which led him to commit the awful deed. inf°1111..,,,n110
has been forwarded to the coroner, and an inquest -
held on the body. earl/0t
EARLt CREAM-COLOUR WARE.—In the
specimens of cream-colour, the hue arose fro
_e'fliot ;
glaze, which was a mixture of lead ore and a litticoior.
but subsequently it was made essentially a bedloueit of
A son of Astbury, who seems to have inherited.
was aS
his father's ability, was the first to make—and this_, In
early as 1725—what was really cream-coloured vol!‘i foot,
his earliest attempts he used a mixture of marlti.Lftivy
but at a later date the finest native clay with tlid.„c4"jaroni
prepared. The ware was further improved PYlatter °f
Wed and Enoch Booth of Tunstall ; the
prior
whom was the first potter who fired his ware,
ftolirne°lo.,:ga
ing it into what is called the biscuit state, l
it
wareinto
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eo Booth's co
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and flint; and its glaze a mixture of red 1 f oiskiista POt
clay. Its next improvement was by a firm ° bailcls49,
ters of the name of Warburton ; till finally, in eaaniee'l
Josiah Wedgwood, it became the recipient 9/..-e_vtableS
lees best art, and was considered wortivicti
nobles and princes,—)feteyard's Life of lle "lc