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

HER MAJESTY.

OSBOILIsTE, Monday.

Her Majesty the Queen, and their Royal Highnesses
Princess Helena, Prince Arthur, and:Prince Leopold at-
tended Divine service yesterday afternoon at Whipping-
ham Church, where the Rev. G;Prothero officiated.
Her Majesty the Queen will hold a Council at Osborne
on Saturday next.

The Prince and Princess of Wales

SANDRINGHAM, Monday.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, accompanied
by his Serene Highness Prince Leiningen, Marquis Bow-
mont, Earl Cowper, Sir Frederick Johnstone, Hon. C.
Carrington, and the Hon. Wm. Grey, finished cover shoot-
ing, at Sandringham, for the present season on Thursday
last, the Prince and his distinguished guests having had
three excellent days' cover shooting last week.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess d'Aumale has arrived
on a visit to the Prince and Princess of Wales.

On Friday their Royal Highnesses and their distinguished
visitors attended the " meet" of the West Norfolk, at
Congham House, it being by far the most bril-
liant " meet" of the season, and had the pleasure of
getting two or three runs. The field, which numbered
some three or four hundred horsemen, behaved in a most
respectful and decorous manner. Their Royal Highnesses
and party arrived shortly after the appointed time,
and were received by the esteemed master of the hunt, H.
Villebois, Esq. Almost immediately afterwards the plan-
tation near the house was drawn, and in less than five
minutes the hounds " found," and soon Reynard broke, and
the welcome "Gone away" put all in their places that in-
tended to follow. Her Royal Highness the Princess of
Wales, attended by the Marchioness of Carmarthen, and
accompanied by the Duchess d'Aumale and the Hon. Mrs.
Grey, now returned to Sandringham, but his Royal High-
ness the Prince and his guests joined the hunt. The fox
went away for Merringham Common, which he skirted,
and, describing a circle, he brought the whole field back
to where they started, and succeeded in getting to earth in
the wood from whence he was started, after affording.
about half an hour's run. He was dug out and killed, and
it being found that he had got another sly old chum in the
earth that was started and afforded another short spin over
nearly the same ground, only shorter, getting back to the
wood. We understand that a third run was subsequently
obtained.

His Serene Highness Prince Leiningen left Sand,ring-
ham on the same day.
On Saturday the Marquis Bowmont, Earl Cowper, Sir
Frederick Johnstone, and the Hon. C. Carrington, termi-
nated their visit to the Prince and Princess of Wales, and
left.

Yesterday their Royal Highnesses, attended by the
Marchioness of Carmarthen, Lieutenant-General Knollys,
Captain Grey, Mr. Holzman, and the Hon. William and
Mrs. Grey, attended Divine service at Sandringham
Church.

Their Royal Highnesses the Princo and Princess of
Wales, attended by the Marchioness of Carmarthen and
Captain Grey, left Sandringham this morning, on a visit
the Earl of Leicester at Holkham.

Their Royal Highnesses meet a distinguished circle at
Hollcham, and will remain till after the ball on Thursday,
returning to Sandringham on Friday. Howlett's cele-
brated quadrille band are engaged to play each ()Inning at
the ball.

It is understood that the Prince will join the Lord Lieu-
tenant for a day or two's shooting over the splendid covers,
and will also inspect the most extensive and highly-cul-
tivated estate in Norfolk.

Distribution of Her Majesty's New Year

Gifts to the Poor of Windsor.

Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, the ceremony of dis-
tributing her Majesty's new year gifts to the poor of New
Windsor and the district took place in the Butchers'
Market, beneath the Town Hall, Windsor, in the pre-
sence of Mr. W. R. Harris (the mayor), the Rev. H. J.
Ellson, vicar of Windsor, the Revs. Messrs. Simpson,
Rooke, and Stone, of Windsor, the Rev. T. Carter, of
Clewer, the Rev. H. Hawtrey, of Holy Trinity, Windsor,
&c. The Queen's bounty—which in happier times was
given to the poor of Windsor in the presence of her Ma-
jesty and the late Prince Consort at the Riding School of
Windsor Castle—consisted to-day of portions of beef of
the finest quality, weighing from 31b. to 71b. (supplied by
Messrs Bedborough and Sons, purveyors to the Queen and
Prince of Wales, and Messrs. Copeland and Hughes, the
principal butchers in Windsor, and quantities of coals of
from 1 cwt. to 3 cwt., supplied by Mr. Little, coal mer-
chant, of the Great Western Railway yard, Windsor. The
coals were delivered at the residence of the recipients.
The beef was presented in the market, the distribution to
several hundred recipients being superintended by Mr
Miller, clerk controller of the kitchen at Windsor Castle,
assisted by Mr Renwick. The scene presented was a very
striking and interesting one. The forms in the market, the
avenue leading to which was guarded by the borough po-

lice, were loaded with_pieces_ boefilik;ixrg ticketed-with-
the proper weights. As soon as the gates were opened the
market became thronged by those of the poor entitled to
partake of her Majesty's bounty, and the distribution of
the beef was commenced. Gradually the large red piles of
meat were reduced in size as the recipients, with smiling
faces, retired with their gifts, and in about 20 minutes all
had received the bounty awarded to them. During the
distribution the bells of the parish church of St. John rang
out a merry peal.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
will return to St. James's Palace on the 9th instant from
Kew.

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His Excellency the Danish Minister and the
Countess de Belli have arrived at Ashburton House, Put- .
ney Heath, from a Continental tour.
The Earl and Count6Ss of Cardigan have been ,
entertaining a select party at Deane Park during the past
week.
Viscount Grey de Wilton, who has been
suffering from indisposition for some time past, at his
residence at Melton Mowbray, is now, we learn, much
better.
The Right Hon. Sir George Grey arrived in town
from Exeter yesterday afternoon.
The Right Hon. Frederick Peel, M.P., and Mrs.
Peel are staying.at Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, on a
visit to Frances, Countess Waldegrave, and the Right Hon.
Chichester Fortescue.
Sir Edward and Lady Caroline Kerrison are
entertaining a large party at their sea, Brome Hall,
Suffolk.
Colonel and Mrs. Farquharson, of Invercauld,
have arrived in town from visiting Sir George and Lady
Julia Wombwell, at their seat, in Yorkshire.
The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce have in-
vited the President of the Board of Trade (Mr. Milner
Gibson) to visit Liverpool, in the same week that he will
address his constituents at Ashton-under-Lyne.
THE DRAINAGE OF WINDSOR CASTLE.—SOMO
extensive drainage improvements are now being
carried out in connexion with the Castle. Within the
last month or two a new sewer for the reception and car-
rying away of-the Palace sewage has been projected and
is now in the course of completion. This new brick
sewer is a work of some magnitude, extending as it does
from a point close to the gates at the north end of the
Long Walk and stretching away across the Home Park in
a south-easterly direction, between Frogmore-house and
the Castle, towards the south bank of the Thames, into
which river the sewage of the Castle, it is said, will flow.
A large quantity of bricks has been used by the contrac-
tors, and the works are being carried out rapidly during
the absence of her Majesty at Osborne. Much has been
done during the reign of her Majesty within the precincts
of the Castle to perfect the drainage, and there now exists
a system of daily flushing with a strong force of water,
which more than anything else must always tend towards
the prevention of the epidemics created by a bad or care-
less system of drainage.
BURNING OF THE SPANISH ADMIRAL'S SHIP AT
THE CHINCHAS.—The following is an extract from
a letter from a shipmaster, dated Callao, November 29,
1864 :—" On the 26th inst., at 6 p.m., one of the Spanish
frigates took fire (accidently starting turpentine)—the main
magazine blew up at 3 a.m., As we were starting I sailed
to see the wreck. She foundered in 50 fathoms about half
a mile distant from us. The officers and crews of the
fleet behaved with great pluck. Not a single accident.
They saved her treasure, small arms, a quantity of shot
and shell, drew the charges of the shotted guns, flooded
the magazines, and towed her an equal distance from each
ship of the fleet. This is great news for the Peruvians—
they have got all their fighting tacks on board just now."
TII6 LATE FATAL ACCIDENT AT HIGH PARK
COLLIERY, NOTTS.—At the Shire-hall, Nottingham,
on Saturday, Ichabod Woolley, Joel Walters, and Samuel
Walters, under viewers in High Park Colliery, belonging
to Messrs. Barber and Walker, were charged with a breach
of the Mining Act in allowing men to work in the colliery
where firedamp was present without sufficient precautions
being taken to insure their safety. The case arose out of
the unfortunate and fatal accident which took place a short
time ago in the High. Park Colliery, by which three colliers
lost their lives from the firedamp being "buffeted" on to
naked candles which they were carrying, and the above-
named men were charged, being under-viewers in the col-
liery and having discovered the presence of firedamp in
the pit, that they allowed the men to work with naked
candles, in contravention of the 28th section of the Act,
which enacts that no one shall be allowed to work in a pit
until all danger from the dabip is removed. The bench
convicted all the defendants, Woolley in a penalty of 20s,
and the two Walters in penalties of 40s each, or a month's
mprisonment.