The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-01 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY,

WINDSOR CASTLE, Feb. 28.

The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Helena,
Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice, went to
London this morning, attended by the Marchioness
of Ely, Lady Augusta Stanley, Major-General Hon.
A. N. Hood, and Colonel the Hon. D. de Rios.
Her Majesty drove to the station of the Great
Western Railway, where a special train was in
waiting to convey the Royal party to Paddington.
Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold also left the
Castle for London, at half-past ten o'clock, attended
by Major Elphinstone and Mr. Buff.

Soon after the Queen's arrival Viscount Palmer-
ston had an audience of her Majesty.
Prince Albert Victor came from Marlborough-
house to Buckingham Palace to see the Queen.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena,
Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice, left Buck-
ingham Palace at half-past five o'clock for Windsor
Castle.

Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold remained at
Buckingham Palace.

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince of Wales rode on horseback yesterday
afternoon, attended by Major Teesdale.
The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive,
attended by the Marchioness of Carmarthen.

_ The Queen's Court.
The Queen held a Court at Buckingham Palace
yesterday afternoon.

Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Helena,
Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, Prince Arthur,
and Prince Leopold, and attended by the Marchioness
of Ely, Lady Augusta Stanley, Major-General the.
Hon. A. N. Hood, Colonel the Hon. D. de Ros,
Major Elphinstone, and Mr. Buff, arrived at the
Palace from Windsoi7 Castle at 12 o'clock.
The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at
Buckingham Palace from Marlborough-house
shortly before three o'clock, attended by the
Marchioness of Carmarthen, the Hon. Mrs. Stonor,
Earl Spencer, Lord Harris, Lieut.-General Knollys,
Major Teesdale, and the Hon. R. Meade.
Her Majesty's body-guard of the Hon. Corps of
Gentlemen-at-Arms was on duty at the court,
under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir
William Topham, the lieutenant. Lieut.-Colonel
William M'Call, the clerk of the Cheque and adju-
tant, and Captain Philips, the sub-officer, were also
present with the corps.

The royal body-guard of the Yeomen of the
Guard were on duty in the interior of the Palace,
under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel C. Pat-
terson, the Exon in Waiting. Major-General Fitz-
maurice, the lieutenant, and Lieutenant-Colonel
Cooke, the ensign, were also present.
A guard of honour of the Coldstream Guards was
in attendance in the court of the Palace.

The Queen, accompanied by the Prince and
Princess of Wales, Prince Helena, Princess Louise,
and the other members of the royal family, entered
the White drawing-room at three o'clock.
In attendance upon her Majesty were Earl Rus-
sell, her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, and the various members of the
royal household.

The Countess Russell was prevented by unavoid-
able circumstances from attending the court.
The Earl of Ducie, captain of the Yeoman of the
Guard, was prevented by the severe indisposition of
a relative from being present.

Viscount Gough, the gold stick in waiting, wa
also unavoidably absent.

The Queen wore a black silk dress with train,
trimmed with crape and jet a Mary Queen of Scots
cap, with long veil, the cap ornamented with large
diamonds. Her Majesty wore besides a necklace,
cross, and brooch of diamonds, the Ribbon and Star
of the Order of the Garter, the Victoria and Albert
•Order, and the Order of Louise of Prussia.

The Princess of Wales wore a petticoat of rich
white satin, trimmed with plaitings of tulle and
blue velvet, and tunic of tulle richly em-
broidered ; train of blue velvet, trimmed with
a border of rich blonde. Headdress of blue
velvet, ornamented with diamond stars, feathers,
and veil. Necklace, brooch and earrings of pearls
and diamonds ; orders, Isabella of Portugal and
Victoria and Albert Badge.

Princess Helena wore a train of rich green and
white silk, trimmed with green and white ruches ;
petticoat of white
glace, covered with white grena-
dine, trimmed with ruches and bunches of pink
roses and lilies of the valley. Head-dress, roses
and lilies of the valley, with feathers and veil. Orna-
ments, diamonds.

Princess Louise wore a rairilar dress and similar
ornaments.

Various members of the Corps Diplomatique had
the honour of being invited to this court, but some
few were prevented by absence from England, in-
disposition, or other unavoidable causes from attend-
ing.

Previous to the reception her Majesty gave. an
audience to M. Schleiden, the Minister Resident
from the Hanse Towns, to which he was introduced
by Earl Russell, K.G., her Majesty's principal
Secretary of State * Foreign Affairs, and con-
ducted by Lieut.-General the Hon. Sir Edward
Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the, Cere-
monies.

After the reception, Earl Russell and Lord Bloom-
field had audiences of the Queen.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
honoured the Countess (Dowager) pf Westmorland with
her company at dinner yesterday evening at the countess's
residence in Portman-square. Lade Geraldine Somerset
was in attendance. A distinguished circle was invited to
meet her royal highness.

The Duke of Devonshire and Lady Louisa
Cavendish do not intend to arrive at Devonshire House till
after the Easter holidays. After leaving Holkar Hall for
the south the duke and family are expected to pass a fort-
night at Chatsworth.

The Duchess of Roxburgh has left the Clarendon
Hotel for Windsor Castle.

The Marquis of Downshire and the Earl of Hills-
borough leave Belgrave-square to-day for Combermere
Abbey, Cheshire, to attend the funeral of Field-Marshal
Viicount Combermere.

The Marquis of Bowmont has arrived at the
Clarendon Hotel from Floors Castle.

The Earl of Bradford, according to the accounts
received in town yesterday, was a little better. His lord-
ship is still in a very dangerous state.
_ _ _

The Earl Cowper does not leave on his mission
to the King of Denmark until the second week in next
month.

Viscount Bangor has arrived at Claridge's Hotel
from Bournemouth.

Yesterday morning the marriage of Lord Rose-
hill, of the Scots Fusilier Guards, eldest son of the Earl of
Northesk, with Miss Elliot, eldest daughter of Rear-
Admiral Elliot, superintendent of Portsmouth dockyard,
took place at the parish church, Portsea, which was crowded
by a vast concourse of spectators. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. E. S. Phelps, chaplain of Portsmouth
dockyard. A number of relatives and friends afterwards
partook of breakfast at the' admiral superintendent's resi-
dence in the dockyard. Lord and Lady Rosehill left Ports-
mouth in the afternoon for Dover, on their way to Paris.
OUR COLONIAL FISHERIES.—It may interest OUT
readers to know the great extent of the colonial
fisheries, the population (omitting Canada West) being
about two and a quarter millions ; the annual returns giving
more than one pound's worth of fish exported per head.
The quantities cured in 1860 were (not including Canada
or Labrador)—Dried cod, 1,497,697 quintals ; mackerel,
131,184 barrels ; shad, 7,649 brls. ; herrings, 357,379 brls. ;
herrings (dried), 35,557 boxes; alewives, 12,505 brls. ; sal-
while we imported
mon, 5,405 tierces; do. smoked, 2,738 brls—while the ex-
ports of fish from Great Britain were £878,000 in 1860,
t
hBoo7oofor oowf
herrings.lrelan
Ireland were £3,ooo,cithuenFdeisrheFishery
Commissionerswould
give returns similar to those made in the colonies, we
could form some opinion as to the value and position of
the trade, but we are quite in the dark. It is to be hoped
that the fish curing of Norway, Denmark, the United
States, Franco, and our colonies will be represented at
our National Exhibition. There is a mine of wealth in
the sea. Our people do not require fixity of tenure or a
landlord and tenant bill to catch them, but only industry.
The merchants, shopkeepers, and farmers have money
enough if they would only imitate the Cornishmen and
Scotch. Returns might be annually made to Parliament of
the quantities of the various kinds of fish cured, as well as
the value of those saved fresh.—Sligo Independent.