The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-10 00:00:00

The Queen of the Netherlands.

Her Majesty, attended by all the members of her
suite, paid a lengthened visit to the British Museum
on Friday morning. Her Majesty was received by
Mr. Pannizi, and conducted by him over the build-
ing.

Her Majesty returned to Claridge's Hotel about
two o'clock, and after lunch visited the Duchess of
Sutherland at Chiswick.

On Saturday morning the Queen visited the
establishment of Messrs. Garrard, in the Haymarket,
and afterwards drove to Wimbledon and paid a
visit to the Dowager Countess of Westmoreland.
In the afternoon her Majesty, accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. Hubbart, and attended by her suite,
visited the Horticultural Gardens at South Ken-
sington. She was received at the entrance by Col.
Scott, member of the council, Capt. Cockerell, the
assistant secretary, and other officials belonging to
the gardens, and conducted through the grounds.
The show which was a special one, of ornamental
and variegated foliage, was exceedingly interesting.
Her Majesty and suite dined with the Duchess
of Inverness at Kensington Palace.
Yesterday morning her Majesty and suite at-
tended divine service at the Chapel Royal,White-
hall. The sermon was preached by the Dean of
Westminster.

In the afternoon her Majesty, accompanied by
the Countess Cowley, took a drive to Richmond.
In the evening the Queen paid a visit to Lady
William Russell.

Her Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, at-
tended by M. le Baron Charles de Kock, arrived at
Claridge's Hotel early yesterday morning from the
Hague, via Calais and Dover. His Royal Highness
visited the gardens of the Zoological Society,
Regent's-park, in the afternoon.

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THE COURT.—Her Majesty the Queen and the
Royal family, attended by the ladies and gentlemen of the
Court, will, according to the most recent arrangements,
leave Windsor Castle to-,day for Osborne.

His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and the
Countess Bernstorff have left the Prussian Embassy for
Tunbridge Wells.
The Dowaor Duchess of Sutherland entertained
the Duke andyuchess of Argyll, the Right llon.W. F. and
Mrs. Cowper, Mr. Cheney, and a select party at dinner on
Saturday at Chiswick.

The Duchess of Roxburghe arrived at Broxmouth
Park, Dunbar, on Wednesday. Her grace's stay at Brox-
mouth is to extend over a month, when she will proceed to
the Continent, we understand, in attendance on the Queen.

We understand that Earl Fortescue, who was
seized with a severe attack of pleurisy while on a visit to
the Earl of Lovelace, in Surrey, returned to London in the
beginning of last week, and was sufficiently recovered to
go down with the Countess Fortescue to Devonshire on
Saturday.
The Countess de Grey has left town for Windsor
to relieve the Countess of Macclesfield in waiting on the
Princess of Wales.

Viscount and Viscountess Sydney entertained a.
distinguished party at dinner, on Saturday evening, at their
residence in Cleveland-square.

Lord and Lady Tredegar have left Portman-
square for Tredegar-park, Monmouthshire.

Lady Pollen has left Park-street on a visit to the
Earl and Countess Craven at Coombe Abbey, Coventry.

The Hanoverian Charge d'Affaires and Baroness
Biome will leave at the latter end of this or early in the
ensuing week. They will be absent from town for some
time.

The Earl and Countess Spencer left town on
Saturday for their villa at Wimbledon, where the noble
earl and countess will receive a Succession of friends during
the time the volunteers are located at Wimbledon.

The Earl and Countess of Cardigan leave town
in a day or two for Deene Park, Northamptonshire, to
entertain the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield and a large
party during the Stamford races.

The Earl and Countess Grey leave their resi-
dence on Carlton House-terrace to-day for Howick
Northumberland, for the season.
The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer
will leave town on Tuesday. Mrs. Gladstone and Miss,
Gladstone have gone to Hawardeu Castle, Flintshire, for 0.
few weeks.

THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE ROYAL
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION.—AIthough we are not
in a position to announce that the Prince of Wales has
definitely decided to visit Plymouth this month, facts have,
come to our knowledge inducing a strong conviction that
such will be the case. His royal highness will, of course,
be the guest of the Right lion. the Earl of Mount-Edg-
cumbe during his stay. It is the ardent wish of the whole
population of Devon and Cornwall that the prince should
honour the two counties with his presence, and that 10
may be-accompanied by the princess.-- Western Morning
News.

MISS BIZADDON'S RIVAL.—At the present moment
the novels of Miss Amelia B. Edwards are highly
popular in American reading circles. Almost all the news'
papers and magazines issued in New York, Boston, ana,
Philadelphia contain advertisements and long notices of
her recent works, and in Harper's Weekly there appeall
with each number an instalment of her latest fiction, 44 Half
a Million of Money." They are creating more excitement
than Miss Braddon's novels.

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MADLLE. ROSA BONIIEUR has received a commis"
sion from the Empetor to paint Le Gladiateur.
FECHTEII is preparing a new drama, founded
on the " Bride of Lammermoor," and there is some
talk of Madame Judith appearing at the Lyceum.