The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-25 00:00:00

'CORNWALL.

"May it please your Royal Highness,—We, her Majesty's
loyal subjects, the inhabitants of this ancient borough of
Fowey, approach your Royal Highness with heartfelt con-
gratulations on the arrival of your Royal Highness and tho
Princess of \Vales in your ancient duchy of faithful Corn-
wall. May your Royal Highness and your Royal Consort
long live to honour this ancient duchy by occasional visits,
until by God's providence your Royal Highness shall bo
called upon—a period which we trust is very far distant—
to reign over countless millions who now acknowledge
with gratitude the benignant sway of her most gracious
Majesty, your illustrious and Royal mother. Emulating
the virtues of your Royal parents, may health and every
earthly happiness attend your Royal Highness, her Royal
Highness the Princess, and your youthful Royal progeny,
and may the Giver of all good and power establish your
Royal house on the throne of these realms to the latest
generations."

The Prince having graciously received the ad-
dress, the Royal party proceeded up the quay, on
which a guard of honour composed of the Fowey,
Polruan Par, and Charlestown Volunteer Artillery
were posted, under the command of Lieutenant-
Colonel Gilbert. At the further end of the quay
two arches of evergreens, surmounted by banners,
with the. words, " Welcome, Albert Edward snd
Alexandra," and " Velkommen," were erectel on
each side of the granite memorial raised in com-
memoration of the visit of the Queen and the late
Prince Consort to the town in 1846, and to which
the attention of the Prince was for a moment drawn
by Mr. Treffry. Flags and evergreens were also
profusely displayed throughout most of the streets,
whilst some of the small craft in the harbour were
all but extinguished in bunting. A crimson flag
with the plume of the Prince of Wales, and the
initials " A.E.A.," floated from Point Neptune, the
marine villa of Mr. W. Rashleigh, situated at the
entrance to the harbour, and from one of the
turrets of " the Place" the Royal standard was dis-
played.
To this his ancient residence, with its battlementsf
constructed in former times for the purposes of
defence, frowning on the little town below them,
the Royal party were conducted from the quay by
Mr. Treffry. But it was by no means the first time
that " the Place" has been honoured with the pre-
sence of Royalty. Edward the Black Prince was
entertained within its walls, while in her own times
her Majesty and the Prince Consort paid it a visit.
Yesterday the Prince and Princess were shown over
the principal rooms, which contain many objects of
great interest, accumulated since the days when Sir
J. Treffry was knighted at Cressy. With the Por-
phyry Hall, which is a structure of quite recent date,
they ; expressed themselves particularly pleased.
This hall, which is to be the new entrance hall of
" the Place "—for all the arrangements connected
with it have not yet been completed--is about 36
feet in length, by 20 in width and 30 in height.
Its walls are built of solid red prophyry, slightly
dabbled and beautifully polished, while the arched
roof is of polished grey granite, intersected by ribs
of porphyry, all the materials used in its construc-
tion being drawn from Cornwall itself. Over the
doorway is a glass window, richly stained, and on
the left of the hall an oriel, commanding a delight-
ful prospect. A chair manufactured by the cor-
poration of Exeter for Queen Elizabeth, on the oc-
casion of her visiting that city, forms portion of the
furniture. On the outside of " the Place" is a
small effigy of the lady to whom allusion has been
already made, as having gallantly driven the French
from the house while her husband was away.
Having closed their examination of this and seve-
ral other interesting objects, the Royal party pro-
ceeded to Par, which is at a distance of about four
miles from Fowey, to witness the process of ex-
tracting a piece of silver, 6,000 ounces in weight,
from the furnace of the silver-smelting works of
which Dr. Treffry is the proprietor. They then
drove off to the Fowey Consols Mine, and saw the
" man engine " which is used for bringing up and
letting down the miners, a depth of 250 fathoms, at
work. Here the Prince and Princess were again
loudly cheered, and by none more loudly than by
the little Cornish girls, tanned by the sun and over-
flowing with health and spirits, who work on the
surface of the mines, and in whose gambols,
awkwardly expressive though they might be of their
devoted attachment to her person, the Princess
seemed to take much pleasure. From this point—
for the day, -which had hitherto been very fine, sud-
denly became wet, the rain falling fast—her Royal
Highness, accompanied by the Duchess of Suther-
land, the Countess de Grey, the Earl of Mount-
Edgcumbe, and Dr. Treffry, returned to Fowey and
partook of luncheon at "the Place," whence her
Royal Highness went on board the Osborne, shortly
before 3 o'clock. The Prince of Wales, meantime,
regardless of the weather, drove on to Restormel
Oastle, which stands about nine miles inland, on a
portion of the Royal property. In this castle Richard,
King of the Romans, is believed to have held court.
Its revels, however, are now ended. It is a fine old
ruin, covered over with ivy, intrenched all round,
and occupying a commanding position. In days of
yore its four large dungeons, the walls of -Which yet
stand, witnessed many a cruel scene. Its ruinous
perfection is all that it has at present to recommend
it, and it could not yesterday afford the Prince of
Wales thatishelter to partake of luncheon which he
obtained in its vicinity.

His Royal Highness returned to Fowey about 5
o'clock, and walked, though it still rained slightly,
through the streets of the town to the landing-place,
and was thence rowed out to the Osborne. He was
repeatedly cheered as he went along.
In the evening Lord Portman, Dr. Treffry, and
Colonel Peard—Garibaldi's Englishman, who re-
sides in this neighbourhood, and who accompanied
the Prince to Restormel—had the honour of dining
on board the Royal yacht, which lay in Fowey har-
bour until 3 o'clock this morning, when she set sail
for Penzance, where, it is expected, the Prince and
Princess will to-morrow be the guests of Mr. St.
Aubyn. Their Royal Highnesses will, in all proba-
bility, pay a visit in the course of the day to 3lount
St. Michael. The Bay of Penzance is to be illumi-
nated to-morrow night.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
will leave town to-morrow on a short visit to the Duke of

Richmond at Goodwood.:
His Excellency Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne,
the French Ambassador, left Albert Gate House on Sunday
for Paris en conge for a few weeks.
The Duke of Devonshire and family will arrive
in town next week from Chatsworth, in order to be present
at the marriage of Lord Edward Cavendish, M.P., and
Miss Lascellcs.

The Duke and Duchess of Manchester have left
town on a visit to their Serene Highnesses Prince and
Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar at Molcome, near Good-
wood, for the race week.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Normanbh
with the Earl of Mulgrave and family, have arrived at the
Prince of Wales's Hotel, Scarborough, for the season.

The Marchioness Maria of Ailesbury has left
town for Goodwood.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter and
Lady Victoria Cecil are prolonging their stay at BurghloY
House, Stamford. The noble marquis has this year de-
clined an invitation to Goodwood.

The Earl and countess Spencer arrived at'
Spencer House, St. James's, yesterday, from their villa at
Wimbledon, and to-day leave London for Althorp Park,
Northamptonshire.

The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield left town
yesterday for Goodwood.
The Earl of Glasgow, Major-General Stuart, and
the Marquis of Bute have left the St. George's Hotel.
The Countess of Dalkeith and the Ladies
Georgiana and Alberta Hamilton have returned to town
from the Earl of Mount Edgeumbe's seat in Devonshire•
Tho Earl of Dalkeith is expected in town to-day frog
Scotland.
Viscount and Viscountess Sydney left town
yesterday for the Continent. The noble viscount Ana
viscountess intend to pass a few weeks at Spa, and after-
wards to go to Italy for the winter.
Lord Llanover has left town for Llanover, South

Wales.
Lord and Lady Elcho will leave town on Thurs-
day next for their seat in Scotland for the autumn.