The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-28 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Feb. 27.
The Queen, accompanied by his Royal
Prince Arthur, drove out this morning, attended by
the Marchioness of Ely. '
Her Royal Highness Princess Helena rode in the
Home Park. Highness
Her Royal Highness Princess Louise, attended bl
the Hon. Emily Cathcart, took a carriage drive.
Their Royal Highesses Princess Helena, Princes.s
Louise, and Prince Arthur, left Windsor Castle this
afternoon for Claremont, to be present at a dance,
in fancy dress, given by her Majesty Queen Marie
Amelie.
They were attended by the Marchioness of 01
and Colonel the Hon. D. de Ros.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princesses wore war;
guise costumes of the last century, with powdered
hair ; and his Royal Highness Prince Arthur a
Highland dress of the same epoch, also with pow"
dered hair.

The Prince and Princess of Wales.
The Prince of Wales, attended by Major TO'
dale, hunted with his harriers near Windsor yester-
day.
The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive, at-
tended by the Hon. Mrs. Stonor.
The Prince and Princess of Wales went in the
evening to the amateur theatrical performance by
the officer of the Brigade of Guards at the Btlell
Theatre, in aid of the Guards' Industrial Houle.

The Prince and Princess of Wales have
their intention to patronise the Devon and Cornwall lide-
boat Bazaar, to bo held at Teignmouth in August next in
aid of the funds of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution..
All the lifeboats, numbering fourteen, on the shores of the
two counties belong to the National Institution, which 13110
expended on them about £7,000.
His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador ale
the Countess Bcrnstorff will receive a distinguished eeircle
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at dinner, at the Prussian Embassy, on the 7th of the
suing month. The Countess Bcrnstorff will have An
assembly afterwards.
The Duchess of Somerset commences her ear
lit
dancing parties on Wednesday, the Bth prox.,t the First
Lord's official residence at the Admiralty, Whitehall.
The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and fainnYt
are expected to occupy a portion of their new residence
Whitehall after Easter. It is not the intention of the dugs
and duchess to come to town till then.
The Duke and Duchess of Newcastle and fain
Per
left town within the last few days for Clumber F„.;
Notts, where they purpose to stay until after the Ba 6"
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holidays.
The Marchioness of Lothian was not present at
the requiem for Cardinal 'Wiseman at Moorfields. 'rhe
marchioness was at Dalkeith Palace at the time the °ere-
mony took place.

The Committee on the Prussian Budg

[REUTER'S EXPRESS.]
BERLIN, Feb. 25.
The committee on the budget have agreed e
the tenor of the report they will reconaroolu:
Chamber of Deputies to adopt. The conclusion

are textually as follows :
" 1. The committee is unable to recognise 3 j114(.1i-
-0f
cious position of public expenditure in the dra"
the budget laid before the Chamber.
" 2. The war estimates should undergo essential
change, and ought to be reduced. Aat
"3. Larger sums than are stated in the Wile
ought to be devoted to productive purposes/ to t
to
better development of water ways, to reacl'io,
rural improvements, to science, to raising the 5a..,:
ries of teachers and subaltern officials, and to I.u.be
creasing the pay of sub-officers and privates in /

army.
ing
4a. Threfeorpmresoenrt
ais
da
mf
ianvuotui roanb le
ftimunedufolyr ehffeeacirt;
public burdens, or of such as defeat their pro er
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object, notably the suppression of additional iffests
upon the expenses of administering justice, 111
the postage of letters, and the abolition of the Salt
monopoly.
"5. The house tax ought to be definitely fixed 115
the Chamber at the sum of 2,843,260 thalers) -
originally agreed upon.
6. A legal change of the class and incoule til%
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should be effected, so that the number of met be
levies requisite to cover the total amount alnw
es
yearly settled by the budget within the leg
allY
blished maximum of 12 monthly parts." hick ran
w
Herr Virchow proposed a 7th clause,
as follows . to with-
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The Chamber invites the Governmentlaid
draw the draft of the budget which has been
before it, and to prepare a new draft ase'
the preceding clauses." font
This proposition was lost by a majority n`
votes.

Naval and Military Intelligence'

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Lieut.-Gen. Sir George Buller, K.C.13., s Lie
teed Major-Gen. Lord W. Paulet, oacl
Governor of Portsmouth, and in military co 3a
Lora
of the South-West District, on the remov I/000
William to the Adjt.-Generalcy at the
Guards in April next. 4.401,1t1;
The 64th Regiment, at present in terPo' iot'
garrison, will leave Portsmouth for Manelles!es Cpl
Chester on the 15th of March. Ten comPactinoter•
be stationed at Manchester and two at utio
The regiment will be conveyed from Fortsm°tileoco
Liverpool by water transport, and proceed
by railway to Manchester and Chester. to pro'
The depot of the 52d Regiment is ordere.• t pert
ceed to Portsmouth to await the axrival at hat
tile
of head-quarters from India. On the arriva'
tith
regiment it will take up quarters in Fa°
garrison for a term of service. rive i~
The 81st Regiment, shortly expected t°
England from foreign service, will on arrival
into quarters at Gosport. E, Lac
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The Himalaya, screw troopship, Capt. begl
will embark to-morrow at Portsmouth th follow
baggage of the 59th Regiment, and on the fffi°oo
ing morning the regiment, composing ,131°0 814 i
783 men, 7 horses, 103 soldiers' wives, an% opecLi
diers' children, will arrive at Portsmouth h•Tottra we
train from Aldershot, and embark on 19.1 for th
ship, which will immediately afterwards 651toros
Clyde. From the Clyde the Himalaya rie
England with the 92d Gordon Highlaon4"eloo6o;;
strength of 29 officers, 727 men, six horsrt The '',l3
diers' wives, and 135 soldiers' childra• rtsoloti
will disembark from the Himalaya at ir°deoh
tern'
Dockyard, and proceed to the camp at We
a special train on the London and Sont"-
t.
Railway.
shiP, &id
The Edgar, 70, screw line of battle tji
G. P. Hornby, flagship of Rear-Adinir;ortstilto
Colpoys Dacres, C. 8., was undocked at, iiiogtot,
on Saturday, after receiving a new meal' Yeses'
her screw shaft tubing and other rePair°4;ree v- of
day she left Portsmouth harbour on 3 rvisi(l.o-
trial of her machinery, under the 511rtbe Ports'
Capt H. Caldwell, C. 8., commanding oving (11,31.-
mouth Steam Reserve, and staff. This P,O the
satisfactory the ship afterwards returned
ciockrt,
bour and was made fast alongside tuna other 'to
where she will be completed in cabinafbis stlite,o
tings to convey the Earl of Sefton ao-L.B attecl
Lisbon. The Edgar is of 3,904 Wns'L gancls7oo
engines of 600 horse power nominal,
...,"•70f owe
Sons, and Field, and manned by a ere" t•
COI
officers and men.
geo at
Her Majesty's iron screw troops-P iwich - t
Montagu B. Dunn, arrived o fast:lie
yesterday from Portsmouth,
gtores• ce,sgo
powder buoy to discharge Towereds
swp a
under orders to go up to Deptford
Weren.
nA.SeelaSiv sattir
of victualling stores for Rio a-
made ° '
The following appointment frs
d r
day at the Admiralty :--Commall-ed
;•vent. „rico
the Speedwell, vice Cottam, invalidetigate,ooi'
G. M'Hardy, to command the Inverfoler,
Knowles, invalided ; Frederick NVliara Gl3piet
nated to a naval cadetship ; 1300;
chief engineer, to the Geyser _ Julia ; stir
engineer, to the Blenheim, for tia°_,,,r and •K• 4
Forrer
engineer, to the Torch •
rett, assist .-engineers, to the Torch.