The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-25 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
visited the Prince of Wales at Marlborough-house
on Saturday.
The Prince of Wales, attended by Lieut.-Colonel
Keppel, left Marlborough-house on Saturday
after-
noon for Sandringham.

The Duke and Duchess of Somerset have left
the Admiralty, Whitehall, for Byram Hall, Yorkshire,
.to
spend the Christmas with Sir John and Lady Gwondohne

Ramsden.
The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and family
left Bowhill on Friday last for Dalkeith Palace, near Edin-
burgh, to spend the Christmas.
The Duke and Duchess of Wellington's party at
Strathfieldsaye, Hants, separated on Friday last.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn and
Ladies Hamilton arrived at Chesterfield House on Satur-
day, from visiting the Duke and Duchess of Richmond at
Goodwood.
The Earl and Countess of Dalkeith arrived at
their residence in Hamilton-place on Friday, from visiting
the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury at Severnake
Lodge, Wilts, and on Saturday left town for Dalkeith Pa-
lace, N.B.
The Earl of Dunmore has left Thomas's Hotel
Berkeley-square, for Holkham, Norfolk.
The Earl St. Maur has left town to visit Sir
John and Lady Gwendoline Ramsden at Byram
Yorkshire.

Viscount Canterbury has left Thomas's Hotel,
Berkeley-square, for Longleat, Warminster.
Viscountess Palmerston, Viscountess Jocelyn/
and Hon. Miss Jocelyn have gone to stay a short time
with the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury and family at
St. Giles's, Dorsetshire.

OFFICIAL GOSSIP.—EarI Cowley is to have the
vacant Garter. The Hon. Julian Fane, now Secretary
at Vienna, will succeed the Hon. W. Grey as Secretary °f
Embassy at Paris. Mr. George Brackenbury, her Majestys
Consul at Manilla, is appointed to the Consulate at Lisboa-
Mr. Pennell, of the Colonial-office, is appointed to act as
private secretary to Mr. Forster, Under-Secretary
of State.
—Observer.

Hampshire Memorial to the late"' Preraier•

R 0 MSEY, Saturday.

This afternoon a meeting of the Palmerston
Memorial Committee was held at the Town-hall,
under the presidency of the Mayor, Mr. Lordan•
At the request of the committee Lord Everslel
attended, and there were also present Mr. G. E.
Eyre, the Rev. E. L. Berthon (vicar of Romsey),
the Hon. R. H. Dutton, M.P., Captain Powell, Dr•
Sainsbury, Mr. C. J. Tylee (hon. secretary), Mess•
Potter, Purchase, Dyett, &c.
The Hon. SECRETARY having read the minutes of
the proceedings at the last meeting,

The CHAIRMAN said Lord Eversley had done theirs
the honour of attending that day, and as his lord-
ship's time was limited their discussion must neces-
sarily be very brief. They might remember that at
the last committee meeting he (the chairman) was
deputed to acquaint Lord Eversley with the resolu-
tions arrived at on that occasion ; and from the
letter his lordship had sent him he had been induced
to call this meeting that day. The chairman then
requested Lord Eversley to give the meeting his
opinion as regarded the proposed meeting at Win-

chester.
Lord EVERSLET said he had had the honour of
receiving a communication from the mayor, stating
that the committee had expressed a wish that he
should preside at a public meeting to be held at
Winchester, and also that Mr. Eyre had suggested
that the meeting should take place on the Ist of
January, when the Epiphany Sessions would com-
mence in that city. Now, as the magistracy on the
first day of the New Year would assemble at Win-
ohester, the day proposed would be a very conve-
nient one, but there was a good reason why he
(Lord Evenley) would not be able to preside oil
that occasion—namely, that he would be too busily
engaged in sessions business, as chairman, to per:
mit of his attending the meeting until a late hour
although, of course, he should be very happy to for-
ward the views of the Romsey committee in the

matter as much as possible. (Cheers.) Therefore,
it would be quite impossible for him to take the
chair on the day named. It appeared to his lord-
ship, however, that it was quite a question for the
committee to reconsider whether a meeting at Will"
chester was desirable under the circumstances.
(Hear, hear.) The noble lord understood that at
the last meeting of the committee it was decided
—first, that there should be some addition waded
to the Abbey Church of Romsey,
also that there should be a statue to the me"
mory of the late lamented statesman. The noble
lord went on to say that he considered it desirable
to give up all thoughts of a meeting at Winchester,
and suggested that subscriptions for placing a me-
morial to the late Premier in Romsey should be
forthwith invited.
The Rev. E. L. BERTHON remarked that it Was
extremely gratifying to have the honour of Lord
Eversley's attendance that day, and also to Wire
been favoured with his lordship's opinion respecti
the proposed county meeting. Mr. Berthon nor
a resolution to the effect that, on further considerire
tion, the committee were of opinion that a public,
meeting for receiving the report of the comraitte
should be held at Romsey instead of at Winchesterci
that public notice be given of the intention to Lola
the same at the Town-hall on some day to be narne,,
hereafter ; and that Viscount Eversley preside,
his lordship could attend on the occasion.
Lord EVERSLEY said he should be very happy
P
attend the proposed meeting at Romsey ; but, as A
was engaged every day up to the end of the third
week in January, he would like to know the date 4)/1
which the meeting would be held.
Mr. BERTHON inquired if Jan. 23 would Stilt bis
lordship, to which Lord Eversley replied afar Lair
tively ; the resolution being seconded, it was unatil'
mously agreed to. •
, re-
Capt. POWELL agreed with Lord Eversley ti
mark as to at once inviting support from the county
generally, and urged, as an additional argument 0 1
os,
favour of this proceeding, the early meeting Off
liament. t to
Lord EVERSLEY said it would be advisable nn
make the amounts in the subscription list too bi.
le
ge:
in order to give everybody a chance of contributl°'
The MAYOR said he was only expressing oei
thanks of the meeting, and of the town of 11°°:Ithe
generally, when he thanked his lordship Priowo
great kindness he had shown them by coining
that day. (Cheers.) The services of his bent,
especially in connection with the county of 301
were too well known to require further rue° say
at his (the mayor's) hands, and he could onlYobio
that they were all exceedingly grateful to the 13
lord for attending their meeting. (Applause') cot,
Lord EVERSLEY replied briefly to the cornplitil
after which, as of
The Hon. R. H. DUTTON, M.P., said 11°f sir ace
-e ere"

the same opinion as Lord Eversley with r- they
to the amounts of the subscription, namely, tb3trit,eir
should not exceed £lO 10s. Concerning
tion of a site for the proposed memorial, 0'1)1-05
take the form of a statue the hon. Inetberipe
afraid they would have some difficulty in fin-ad the
suitable place, as a proof of which he instance
eli-
late Lord Palmerston's inability to procure njia
gible site upon which to erect even a
machine. (Laughter.) Apa by
secon,,- t
On the motion of Mr. G. E. EYRE,
the Hon. R. H. DUTTON, M.P. Mr. W. A-.ll°°or
was asked to act as treasurer to the fund.
•.nedol
A conversation then ensued, which was J,ton
by Mr. Dutton, Mr. Eyre, &c., at the concill-oriw
which a circular asking for support to the
was drawn up and approved of, and 01°
broke up.