The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-07 00:00:00

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WINDSOR CASTLE, March 6.
The Queen drove out this morning, attended by
the Duchess of Roxburghe.
Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and
Princess Louise rode in the Home Park.
The Prince and Princess de Joinville, and the Duke.
and
and Duchess de Chartres, visited her Majesty,
remained to luncheon.
Countess Blucher left the Castle to-day.

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The Prince and Princas of Wales
The Prince of Wales, attended by Lieut.-Colonel
Keppel, rode on horseback yesterday morning.
His royal highness went to the House of Lords in
the afternoon.
The Prince and Princess of Wales had a dinner
party in the evening. The company included the
Duke and Duchess of Manchester, the Portuguese
Minister, the Marquis and Marchioness of Bath'
Lord and Lady Colville, Lord Bloomfield, Jr
George and Lady Grey, the Right Hon. W. an
Mrs. Gladstone, Sir Charles Wyke, the Hon.
Meade, the Hon. J. Stuart Wortley, the Hon. gill;
Bruce, Lieutenant-General Knollys, Lieut.-Colonel
Keppel, Mr. Gibbs, and Mr. Holzmann.
During dinner the band of the Ist Life Guards
(conducted by Mr. J. Waterson) performed a selec-
tion of music.

The Marquis of Lansdowne, who has been con'
fined to Lansdowne House for the last fortnight bY
an
attack of gout, is now better, but is still unable to 1031:°
his room. The noble marchioness is still in Paris, on a cislt
to the Count and Countess de Flahault.
Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury has returned t°
town fromvisiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Ai
bury at Savernake Forest, Marlborough.
The Earl and Countess Spencer left Spencer
House, St. James's, yesterday, for Althorp Hall, NorthareP;
tonshire, whence they go on a visit to the Marquis 1,71"
Marchioness of Exeter, at Burghley.
The Earl of Bradford, according to account°
received in town yesterday, was better, and was daily re-
gaining his strength.
The Earl of ,Wilton has returned to Egerill
Lodge, Melton Mowbray, and is likely to remain there t
the close of the hunting season. Viscount and Viscoaetes
Grey de Wilton are staying at Egerton Lodge. a
Lord and Lady Skelmersdale have taken a vill
in the neighbourhood of Windsor for a few months.ri
Mr. and Lady Cecelia Brinckman left town °
Saturday to pass a few weeks at Brighton. ,
TIIE CESAREWITCH.—We understand tnau -
Hereditary Grand Duke of Russia (the Cesarewitch) Wten
staYller
to visit London in the summer, and that he will
for at least a month. A that
THE PASHA OF EGYPT. We are infornie— too
it is the intention of his Highness the Viceroy of =l.
visit England in the course of the ensuing summer.

Drury-lane Theatre.
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ved °
The tragedy of " Cymbeline," which pro last
attractive last season, was again performed 11%6 0
evening in a very spirited and skilful manner•
present cast differs from that of last season eil`:+er
in the introduction of Mr. Anderson and Mr. 111%g
Montgomery—the former of whom apPears„ra
Posthumous,',and the latter as lachfino. Botia
his
sustain their parts with spirit and judgment. feaui
impersonation of Cloten Mr. Walter Lacy skilfft a
combines with the fantastic drollery of the Peely
certain air of good breeding, and even of Princha.
dignity, which enhances the attraction of the as
ratter. Mr. Edmund Phelps is very effeetivc
eels
Pisanio, and Mr. H. Marston makes an el-1.4
Belarius. The most distinguished of the perforreie
however, is of course Miss Helen Faucit, Whe
orate
Imogen Imogen with sympathetic skill and with an acew
sense of what is due to the gentleness, fondness,
erei()
devotion of one of the most lovable of Shaks2
women. Nor, while giving eloquent expressive
the grace and tenderness in which the part abnile
does she neglect, to portray with equal distinct
that heroic constancy and that noble energY
end
erp
nature which enable Imogen to encounter
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danger for the sake of him to whom her love .1164
loyalty are due. The scathing disdain with o
she repels the aspersions cast upon him by lacraili
and Cloten is grandly expressed, and drawsby a
great applause. The tragedy was preceded of
e iticl
brief farce, called " Going to the Dogs," th
which is chiefly in the hands of Mr. Bebnoreye of
the performances concluded with the pant°llli93
" Hop o' my Thumb." t°
It is due to Messrs. Falconer and Chattert°i, „al
say that they are redeeming with honour lie
on
the engagement they came under with the Ilew co'
lane,
undertaking the management of Drury to pot
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vide genuine, attractive, and varied entertavil'lo.ll
for their patrons. Since Christmas " Eellll,-,,,jobe'
and " Richelieu" have been produced. be
line" is now added. "As You Like It" %I for
brought out on Wednesday, and " The Sell °- the
Scandal" is announced for Thursday. rit COw
tastes of all classes of playgoers are effectively
suited.

Main Drainage of the Metropolis'
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Another section of this very important 'Or • (Ile
been just completed, namely, the Northern .4.4 COal)
Level Sewer, which has this week received its
the
de grace by the admission of the sewagvn at tile
aqueduct crossing the Metropolitan Re
s 1 il4
back of the Sessions House, Clerkenvre'6.o fee"
aqueduct is of the extreme length of I:be be°
between the bearings, and is constructed of two
boiler plate, the tube being suspended betwiecolatecl
girders, which are 12 feet deep, and are cPcte,stea
to bear a load of 600 tons, they having bee
to 250 tons, with a deflection of half 311ar, an
The tube itself is 8 feet 9 inches in the
prom
is calculated to contain 60,000 gallons, hut rerci, or
has been made for its not been fully ellarg-tbe
the view of preventing undue pressure hi 1,
mation of storm outlets at each end,
receive the sewage after it has reached a g" oatrven ':
in the tube. A noticeable feature in the °tactile;
tion of the aqueduct is, its having been lluit
five feet six inches above its present Pve'g 0:1
to admit of the necessary staging 19fijithe 't1,11,";
without interfering with the traffic 0,!:i 0 'l,-0
way, which has not been iroPeclem of the
slightest degree. On the completion
roovii
aqueduct the temporary staging Iva' iteriPte
and the ends of the tube were ao stroa,r
lowered by two hydraulic rams placed upon
inch pg,
timber cradles, the rate not exceeding °,11t1,0 rl
time in order to obviate any straining °I
best oou'oa
The magnitude of this operation will he 115 oo
stood when we state that the tube this PioDo
than 240 tons, and the care bestowed °-„, t'ep.
tion of the work has been amply repaittiiictlt
proving itself, on being tested, to be Pee
actil
tight. the eon oh
This aqueduct may be considered ertion°oo
link between the eastern and Wes rten
whole ofa of
the contract, as by its completion Dl°
wester
sewage from Kensal-green and the we. 74 parv,.
the metropolis is conveyed to the outlete " 1a0"..e.
instead,of discharging into the 'Chain esr 013141:4
friars-bridge, by means of the Fleet se
the river
The effect, therefore, on the regime °I at°
be very important. f f
The contract for the construction 0
_atioo 0 0
of the main drainage embraced the f')llP* Ofeet to
miles of sewers, of sizes varying fro ut .11,001
feet, and the whole has been
eminent firm of Brassey, Ogilvithe
e) a VOW.' a,
, Boa ~,ac
under the superintendence of -1-r•
resident eag-30.
engineer in chief, Mr. Lovick, the of Wor
and the staff of the Metropolitan Bear' #I,E•
EXTENSIVE RESTORATIONS, Al lir'
The weather-worn and ancient tower a 0.001
Windsor Castle, better known as the Belfiroorbole° oftae3
repaired, and the window openings and prisoners cc) otoo
light what were once the dungeons of the
with 01
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at the royal pleasure, are being reoased__ too str°, ao f
while the walls facing Thames-street hav`°_,atioalev4o-.1
ened here and there where required by the u'.',o4f, 0 of
I.e.
whichwo lr.
aPortionsbut
upon
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wall uildings gt sh tphoei;liern::::0:00.so :fee
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stored, and new stone windows inserteure 4 the
Cas
with the general style of the architect v
those which have been removed.