The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-02 00:00:00

THE ATLANTIC CABLE.

The Quebec Morning Chronicle of the 22nd ult.
says :—‘, .1 private letter from Cyrus W. Field
states tha-, all representatives of the press of Eng-
land, America, and France, were to be excluded
from the Great Eastern during the laying of the
cable, the Telegraph Construction Company be-
lieving this course necessary, as some members of
the press might enter into conversation with the
engineers, and thus distract their attention from
their important duties. A journal of the trip and
its results will, however, be furnished to the Ame-
rican press immediately on the arrival of the Great
Eastern at Heart's Content, and the connection
being made with the shore at the terminus of the
line. As the cable across the Gulf of St. Lawrence
between Cape Breton, N.S., and Newfoundland, is
now seriously damaged for the first time in seven
or eight years, it is probable the message to and
from the cable will have to be sent across the Gulf
by a steamer, which will delay the press reports
from five to six hours. Should there be enough of
the Atlantic cable to stretch across the Gulf, 80
miles, which it is confidently expected there will
be, it will, we understand, be immediately laid, and
thus in a few days not only restore the continuity
of the New York and Newfoundland line, but place
the two continents in uninterrupted telegraphic
communication."

A New York despatch, dated the 21st ult., says :
—" The beautiful steam yacht Clara Clarity has
been placed by her owner, Mr. L. W. Jerome, at
the service of Mr. Everett, engineer of the New
York and Newfoundland Telegraph Company, and
will sail to-morrow for Aspey Bay, with a large
number of assistants. It is expected that the yacht
will reach Aspey Bay in season to restore the pre-
sent cable across the Gulf of St. Lawrence before
the arrival of the Great Eastern with the western
terminus of the Atlantic cable. This accomplished,
the telegraph lines of the country will be at once
intact from the extreme eastern to the western
shores of this continent."

THE CASE OF COLONEL DAWKINS.—We under-
stand that the actions which Colonel Dawkins has
commenced against the Duke of Cambridge and Lord
Itokeby will not be tried at Bristol on the 12th inst. as was
expected, they will have an order to change the venue to
Middlesex, on the ground that the causes of action arose
there, and that it would be inconvenient for the Duke of
Cambridge, Lord Rokeby, and others to attend at Btistol.
Tho actions, therefore, cannot be tried until November.

GREAT WESTERN FETE.—This very popular fete
—the tenth given in aid of the Great Western Rail-
way Widows' and Orphans' Fund—took place yesterday at
\V okefield-park, near Reading, the seat of Mr. Robert
Allfrey. The heavy rains on the previous day deterred
many persons from being present, and had a perceptible in-
fluence upon the number of passengers travelling by the
special trains, which the directors kindly granted, from
Cheltenham, Glocestor, Oxford, London, Reading, Basing-
stoke, and other places. Still the attendance was quite as
large as could have been expected under the circumstances,
and not less than 7,000 or 8,000 persons visited the park.
The last train reached its destination shortly before two
o'clock, and almost immediately the concourse of people
had collected in front of the stage erected near the mansion
to listen to the performances of Stead, "the Cure," and the
other artists of note who were engaged, the rain descended
in torrents and scattered the audience in all directiohs, the
majority taking shelter under the marquees, of which there
were seven or eight. However, the state of the weather
improved, and afterwards interfered but little with the
amusements of the day. The vocalists, acrobats, kept
together a numerous assemblage, whilst dancing was kept
up with unflagging spirit, the bands being the Paddington
Rifles and the Great Western band from Reading ; Mr.
Bareham, of London, officiating as M.C. The other sports
consisted of archery, "Aunt Sally," &c., and an interesting
feature of the gathering was a fancy bazaar, at which the
Misses Baker, daughters of Mr. Baker (the indefatigable
secretary to the fund) presided. The magic post-office
brought in a satisfactory sum. During the day Major Sir
Paul Hunter and party, the Right Hon. J. R. Mowbray,
M.P., Captain Allfrey, Captain Gould, Mr. George Montagu,
Mr. F. A. Bulley, and other gentry visited the park. The
special trains returned between 8 and 9 o'clock, and the
beautiful grounds were cleared. Tho committee carried
out the arrangements onhe day in a very satisfactory
manner.
SPIRITS ON THEIR LAST LEGS —When rogues fall
out, says the proverb, honest men come by their
duo. So, when tricksters begin to abuse each other, the
poor dupes they have gulled come to their senses. This
is the crisis at which spiritualism has arrived. Mr. Home,
who for-a long time hold undisputed cosscssion of the
spiritual field, has lately stigmatised the Davenports as
"unmitigated humbugs," and the friends of the Daven-
ports retort, through the medium of the Spiritual Times
(price twopence weekly, advertisements two shillings a
line), that Mr. Home is so notoriously jealous of every
medium but himself that he is utterly disqualified for
passing a judgment upon any medium whatever, or him-
self into the bargain. Mr. Home has worked his enter-
tainment out ; the Brothers Davenport have been exposed
and denounced by Mr. Home himself, and their mysteries
have been left in the hands of a few obscure ignorant men
and women, who find seance-holding more profitable, more
pleasant, and much easier work than the shoe-making, or
bonnet-building, which is their proper vocation. In fact,
spirit-rapping has come down to the level of fortune-tell-
ing, with this difference, that the rappers have a weekly
organ through which to communicate their names and
addresses to the public; while the old woman with the
dirty pack of cards is obliged to prowl about areas, or trust
to her private and confidential connection with the servant
maido.—.Dickenh "All the Year Round."

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, August 1.
The Queen and Princess Louise drove out yes-
terday morning and afternoon.

Earl Russell arrived at Osborne, and had the
honour of dining with her Majesty and the Royal
family.

Prince Arthur in South Wales.
PEMBROKE, Tuesday Morning.
To say that all Pembrokeshire, which is neither
a very large nor a very populous district, is moved
by the arrival of Prince Arthur, would but inade-
quately describe the stir that is created by the Royal
visit to South Wales ; for the popular excitement is
by no means limited to the country which has the -
honour of receiving the Prince, but extends through
the whole of the southern principality. The visit of
a scion of royalty to' the locality would at any time
be regarded as no mean honour, but the circum-
stances under which the present visit is paid are
such as to make it doubly welcome. The Prince
comes down not only to join in a mark of respect
paid to the memory of his illustrious father by the
people of Wales, but by his presence to express his
approval and that of his royal mother, of the manner
in which that testimony has been borne.

In taking up our narrative of the Prince's journey
into Wales at the point where we broke off yester-
day—at Swansea, we may observe that as the royal
visitor travelled further into the heart of Wales so
it became evident that the people were better pre-
pared to welcome him. This welcome was mani-
fested in various ways—sometimes by a loyal and
respectful demeanour, but it must be admitted that
sometimes also• the curiosity of the natives got the
better of their good manners, and that after rudely
staring at the occuphnts of the royal saloon
they appeared suddenly, as the train moved off,
to become conscious of their high position, in
acknowledgment of which a cheer was raised. Not
of this kind was the reception given by a party of
Glamorganshire artillery volunteers, who happened
to have assembled for exercise on the sands by the
side of the South Wales Railway, near Briton Ferry.
As the train approached the men turned from their
guns, took off their shakos, and gave a lusty cheer
as the Royal carriage rushed by them. The exhi-
bition was graciously acknowledged by his Royal
Highness. At the other station further on, between
Swansea and New Milford, there was much eager-
ness shown, especially on the part of the ladies, to
catch a glimpse of the youthful Prince, who had
many opportunities of observing some fair specimens
of the peculiar costume of the Welsh women, espe-
cially in the matter of comical hats and mob caps.
These peculiarities are more noticeable in the district
between Swansea and Haverfordwest than on any
other part of the route, and, strange to say, they
disappeared altogether at the end of the day's
journey, where primitive fashions might have been
expected most to prevail. In fact, Pembrokeshire
is familiarly spoken of as a " little England beyond
Wales," from the prevalence here of English fashions
and the English language. Mr. Clift, in his excel-
lent " Book of South Wales," alludes to the circum-
stance in the following passage :—" Pembrokeshire
(he writes) is the Cornwall of the principality. Its
'position, its stern and precipitous coast deeply in-
dented by Atlantic storms, the mildness of its
climate, and its scenery, bear out the parallel ; but
there is one remarkable difference—the character
of the people. Pembrokeshire has been called
'`Little England beyond Wales.' Cornwall, a great
refuge of the ancient Britons, is in many respects
essentially Welsh. Mr. Walker styles Pembroke
' partly Dutch, partly English, partly Welsh '—a
description which tersely cony eys a true idea of its
peculiarities and history."

As briefly announced by telegraph yesterday, the
Prince arrived at New Milford and Pembroke last
night. s The reception accorded to his Royal High-
ness here was highly creditable to their good taste.
There was no unnecessary detention of the tired
traveller, who had encompassed some 300 miles
since breakfast, and no delay by the presentation of
formal addresses. As the train moved slowly into
the terminus of the South Wales Railway at Wey-
land, recently christened " New Milford," the band
of the 62d Regiment, which had arrived here pre-
viously as a guard of honour to his Royal Highness,
played the National Anthem. A party of men of
the same regiment, under the command of Major
Gwynnie, presented arms as the Royal saloon drew
up to the platform. Captain Superintendent W.
Loring, C. 8., of her Majesty's ship Saturn
and the Royal dockyard at Pembroke, received his
Royal Highness, and conducted him to the floating
pier, where a royal barge was in readiness, manned
by some crack oarsmen from the Royal yacht Vic-
toria and Albert, which had cruised round the coast
and was now lying in the haven. His Royal High-
ness the Prince of Leiningen, K.C.8., captain of
the Royal yacht, received his Royal Highness Prince
Arthur on his arrival, and the royal party speedily
embarked on board the barge, amidst the cheers of
the people, who had congregated in large numbers
on the shore and in boats, and on the word being
given the men " gave way" in splendid style, and
made for the opposite shore (Pembroke Dockyard)
of the haven. They had hardly got clear of the
pier, however, when her Majesty's ship Blenheim
(Captain Mason), and her Majesty's ship Saturn
commenced firing a royal salute, which was answered
by the fort guns on the top of the hill. In a few
minutes-the sailors in the barge rested on their oars,
but when the voyage had ceased they resumed the
voyage across the haven. As they passed under the
stern of the Victoria and Albert the latter vessel
dipped her colours. In a few minutes the Prince and
his suite, with Prince Leiningen and Capt. Loring,
landed at the dockyard steps, where they were re-
ceived by a guard of honour of the Royal Artillery
under the command of Major Champion, amidst
the cheers of the people, who had assembled in large
numbers. The landing was a signal for a fresh
salute from the guns of the fort barracks, and his
Royal Highness proceeded at once to the residence
of Captain Loring, whose guest he was for the
night. _ _ _

Great preparations had been made for the recep-
tion of the Prince by Capt. Superintendent Loring:
A dinner party of the officers of her Majesty's ships
of war, the Royal yacht, the officers of the regi-
ments stationed at Pembroke, and the nobility and
ge.ntry of the district, was held at eight o'clock, to
meet his Royal Highness, and there was' a ball
afterwards, for which a splendid ball-room had
been constructed 150 yards long, and here were
assembled all the elite of the district, including, of
course, those invited to the dinner. His Royal
Highness entered the ball-room about ten o'clock,
and remained until one, when he took his depar-
ture. . _

This morning his Royal Highness inspected the
dockyard, the barracks, &c., and it was expected
would in the afternoon take a short trip down the
haven in her Majesty's gunboat Hyena, now lying
off Pembroke. In the evening the Prince and his
suite journeyed by road to Tenby, taking in their
way many objects of interest which they would
miss if they travelled by rail. His Royal Highness
will arrive at Tenby at six p.m., where he will be
received by the local authorities, and will remain at
Tenby until to-morrow.

To-morrow the inauguration of the statue to the
late Prince Consort will take place according to
arrangements already announced.
His Royal Highness returns to Osborne by the
Victoria and Albert yacht, and not by land.
TENBY, Tuesday Night.

" 7
The Prince arrived here at a quarter past six this
evening. He was received by the Mayor and
authorities. He stops at the Abbey Gate Hotel
during the night.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Princess Mary do not intend to leave their
chateau at Rutnpenheim before the end of next month.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Drogheda were
unavoidably absent from the marriage of the Hon. CecilY
Stuart-Wortley and Lord Henry Scott, yesterday, the
noble marquis and marchioness having loft England about
a fortnight ago for a tour in America,