The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-27 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred went to
Mr. Window's, in Baker-street, on Saturday, and
honoured him with a sitting for their portraits.

The Prince of Wales, accompanied by Prince
Alfred and attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel,
visited Mr. Theed's studio and Mr. Barraud's pic-
ture of " Hyde-park in 1864."
The Prince and Princess of Wales, with the Hon.
Mrs. Bruce and Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel in wait-
ing, attended Divine service at the Chapel Royal,
St. James's yesterday morning.
The Communion service was read by the Rev.
the Subdean, Rev. C. Packe, and Rev. F. Tarver.
Anthem, "In Thee, 0 Lord," Weldon, sung by
Messrs. Benson and Lawler.

Mr. Cooper presided at the organ.
The sermon was preached by the Lord Bishop of
Ely from 2d Peter, i. and 10.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge
and Princess Mary, the Earl of St. Germans, the
Earl of Sefton, Viscount Sydney, the Marquis of
Bath, Lord Harris, and Lord Crewe,' attended the
service.

On Tuesday next her Majesty the Queen, accom-
panied by the Royal Family and his Majesty the King of
the Belgians, will leave Windsor Castle and proceed to
Buckingham Palace. The Court will remain at Bucking-
ham Palace until Saturday, when the Queen, with the
Royal Family and King of the Belgians, will return to
Windsor.—Court Journal.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge's
party, appointed for this evening, to celebrate the Duke of
Cambridge's birthday, is postponed, as her royal highness
is still indisposed by a cold.
The Earl and Countess of Yarborough left town
on Saturday last for Brocklesby Park, Lincolnshire.
The Countess of Jersey and Lady Caroline Vil-
liers have arrived in Paris.
Viscountess Holmesdale's second assembly is to
take place on Friday next, the 31st inst.
Sir Robert and Lady Emily Peel entertained his
Highness Prince Bariantinsky, the Duke of St. Albans,
the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde, the Mar-
chioness of Ely and Lady Marian Loftus, the Earl Grail--
Tine, the Earl and Countess Russell, Lady Margaret Beau-
mont, Lord John Browne, M.P., the Right Hon. the
Speaker and Lady Charlotte Denison, Sir Edwin Landseer,
Mr. Delane, &c., at dinner on Saturday last, at their resi-
dence in Whitehall-gardens.
We understand that the marriage of the Hon.
Robert Meade, son of the Earl of Clanwilliam, and the
Lady Mary Lascelles, sister of the Earl of Harewood, will
take place towards the end of the ensuing month.
The Right Hon. W. Hutt, M.P.,
left
accompanied by Mr. Emerson Tennant, have Patis
Vienna. and Mrs. H
for
utt,
Admiral Sir Thomas and Lady Cochrane have
arrived in Belgrave-square from the Isle of Wight.
About 2,000 bales of cotton a month have re-
cently been shipped on board the mail steamers at Bombay
for England rid Egypt.

The Emperor is engaged in revising the proof-
sheets of his second volume. The whole work, we beliaVel
is written : and the second volume is in type.
THE NAPOLEONS AND C/ESAR.—The short Life of
Julius Cesar which the First Emperor is known to ha"
written whilst confined at St. Helena will, it is said, b°
given to the world in the form of a German edition, bob:a.°
the second volume of his nephew's work sees the light-
The work from the pen of Napoleon I. will be published
at Augsburg.
According to the Guardian, " The Emperor 110
sent to this country five presentation copies of Ili°
' Life of Julius Cuesar,' with his autograph in each. 1"
have reason to believe that of these copies one has been
presented by him to her Majesty, another to Lord Pal'
merston, another to Lord Malmesbury, and another to
Henry Holland. Of the destination of the fifth copy, vr
's
°
are not informed." Perhaps the mystery in the Guardian
view as to the destination of this fifth copy may be 0°
"
plained by the fact that the Emperor has expressed II
satisfaction with Mr. Wright, his English translator, bi
sending him a special copy of the Imperial edition—Quell'
the Fifth copy mentioned above by the Guardian?
PUBLIC FAREWELL DINNER TO CAPTAIN B.
BURTON, V.P., A.S.L.—The council of the Anthr
pological Society of London have determined to celebt°
the election into the society of 500 Fellows by joining yip;
the friends and admirers of Captain R. F. Burton in
a poblic farewell dinner to him on Tuesday, April 4, at
'-t
James's Hall at half-past six o'clock precisely. The
glgh
Hon. the Lord Stanley, M.P., F.R.S., F.A.S.L., will 141D-
the chair.
A TOLERABLY LARGE BATCH OF PROMOTIONS IS
THE ORDER OF TIIE BATA will be announced 10 9'
few days, in which the names of several, prominent rael3i;
bers of the naval and military professions will 90,3;
Among the officers selected for the Grand Cross.--41i/f.
highest grade—we understand that Admirals Sir 0,
Stewart, Sir Frederick Grey, Sir James Hope, Si
Chads, and Generals Sir G. Wetheral, Sir Wm. Godril;
ton, Sir James Jackson, Sir F. Love, and Lord ltlel"ni
are most likely to be included. For the clistinctien
Knight Commanders, the following will in all probel:010-7~
be selected :—Admirals Smart, Austin, and Dacres ;
rals W. Wood, T. Kenah, W. Cator, T. Reed, John Se°o
C. A. Windham, Lord W. Paulet, Hon. A. Spencer,
Dupuis ; and Colonels J. W. Gordon (Royal Engince-t. ;
E. H. Greathed, and C. W. Staveley, of the 44th lingo_
Lieut.-General Graham, of the Royal Marine Light Inf!,t;
try; Dr. Gibson, the head of the Army Medical Departrile'rt..
and Mr. W. T. Power, the head of the CommissariatDelt,..v
ment, with a couple of general officers belonging to Olio
Indian Army, will, we believe, be also found amongiude
new K.C.B.'s. The names we have mentioned 1n sell
some gallant and respected officers, whose services
iii
deserve honour ; but we confess the presence of othe,. of
the batch makes us distrustful of our own impressior':oo
the objects for which promotion in the Bath has
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generally speaking, given, and for which it ought
given; but upon this subject we can come to a better:olA
elusion and express ourselves more fitly when the "°'
list is before us.—Army and Navy Gazette. tiler
SEQUEL TO THE EDMUNDS' SCANDAL.--dirt°
of
t
scandal, says the Queen ti
, has now branched fo,ct
this one—to the effect that the Prince of Wales ha s„°'„,
the Lord Chancellor for Mr. Edmunds' vacated 0700
Reading Clerk, on behalf of a friend of his own, nniloyal
the Chancellor refused very curtly ; also, that hi 813.0 at
Highness invited the Lord Chancellor to call 11P°11 „toed
Marlborough House, but was somewhat roughly rerdeoco
by that dignitary. The somewhat affected indepen
roeil
of Lord Westbury is well known, but we should scar, iO,
imagine it could reach to such heights as this. %gent
indeed, a story on record that when the Prince 0 05114
wanted a military appointment for a`friend, he 00c 0 th°
the late Duke of Wellington " Arthur"—NrberenP! 0 000
Iron Duke went home straightway, and gazetted
else for the place. f
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....I.I,ESPITE OF HAMILTON.—The governor ait
New Bailey Prison, Salford, Manchester, receic
,:orir
communication from the Home Office on Saturcisirgoll
' ing, announcing the respite, till further orders, n'
obestel,''
ton, sentenced to death at the lato assizes at ki
th 010
for the murder of Mr. Tilley, late landlord of the
public-house.