The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-07 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales•

SANDRINGHAM, NOV. G.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales and the Crown Prince and Princess of
Prussia, attended by the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey, Coun-
tess Hohenthal, Major Teesdale, Count Eulenberg:
and Viscount Hamilton, left Sandringham this
morning about 11 o'clock to proceed to Ely, to pal
a visit to 4, Ely's sacred fame." The royal party left
Wolferton by special train at 11.40, and proceeded
direct to the City of the Fens, when the glorious pile
of architectural grandeur showed its bold tracery
against the clear blue sky long before the station via°
reached.
Their Royal Highnesses inspected with consider-
ablei gratification the various points of interest n
this magnificent cathedral, which, thanks to modern
taste and skill, is being revived with a nery gran-
deur. As the royal party gazed up at the beautiful
octagonal lantern which has replaced the sl/ he
which fell to the ground five centuries ago, thao
interesting legend of the pious Etheldra 10111,
come fresh to the recollection. This saint is said '4)
have been a maiden of a royal race who lived in the
7th century. Twice wedded in name with a 11°13".6
of the East Angles, she dwelt a maid-wife for three
years, and then married Prince Egfrid, son of tll°
King of Northumberland, and her state of Vogul
wife lasted again 12 years. She was reinterred in a
marble tomb in the cathedral. The Norman portion
of the cathedral was erected in the 13th celiturf;
and the remaining portion was built in the course (/'
the succeeding three centuries.
Their royal highnesses returned from Ely by th
1.45 train, arriving at Wolferton Station at 3.3011
the ordinary train.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, at-
tended by Colonel Macdonald, also arrived 11 the
same train, on a visit to the Prince and Princess f

Wales.
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• The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland also arrived
this afternoon.

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Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and the
Countess Bernstorff leave town to-day on a visit to l'Frd
and Lady Egerton of Tatton, at Tatton Park, La,ncasiure.
his Excellency Don N. de La Riestra, Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Argent'
tine Republic, accompanied by Madame de La Riestra 311
family, has arrived at Maurigy's Hotel from Buenos
Ayres.
His Excellency M. d'Eichman, Envoy Et1.3,-/
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King-
Prussia to the Court of Brazil, accompanied by Medal°
d'Eichman, has left Maurigy's Hotel for Rio de Janeiro'
The Duke of St. Albans, the Duke and Duchess
of Newcastle, the Marquis of Carmarthen, Viscount and
Viscountess Somerton, Mr. and Mrs. Scrope, and Mr. aj,.
Mrs. and Miss Preston have been among the visitors of
and Mrs. Webb at Newstead Abbey, Notts. Sir Gel:
and Lady Lambert and Miss Lambert joined the clrA.,
yesterday. The Duke of St. Albans and Lord and Jo"'
Somerton took their departure yesterday for London. ill
The Duchess (Dowager) of Grafton arrived
town yesterday from Euston Hall, Suffolk.
The Marquis d'Andign6 has arrived at the
Clarendon Hotel from Paris.
The Earl and Countess of Dalkeith, who left the
Earl and Countess of Derby's seat on Friday, for Scotlaeel
are expected to return to town towards the end of the
month.
The Earl of Dudley arrived at Dudley House,
Park-lane, yesterday, from Paris.