The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-10 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 9.
The Queen, with Princess Louise, and attended
by the Marchioness of Ely, drove out this morning.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Louis of Hesse went to London. The Baroness
Schenck and Baron de Rabenau were in attend-
ance.

Her Royal Highness Prince Helena, attended by
the Hon. Mrs. Wellesley and Colonel H. PonsoubYl
also went to London.
To-day is the anniversary of the birthday of
his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
The Right Hon. E. Cardwell arrived at the Castle
last evening, and had the honour of dining with
her Majesty and the royal family.

The Prince and Princess of Wales.
SANDRINGHAM, Thursday.
On Tuesday their Royal Highnesses the Prince
of Wales, the Crown Prince of Prussia, and the
Duke of Cambridge, with the Duke of Sutherland,
Viscount Hamilton, and the gentlemen of the re-
spective suites, commenced partridge shooting.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princess of Wales:
the Crown Princess, and the Duchess of Sutherland
drove out.

On Wednesday the Royal party shot over the
Flitcham manor, belonging to the Earl of Leicester,
from whom his royal highness has obtained the right
of shooting this manor.
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This being the 24th birthday of the Prince
Wales, the event is being celebrated in the manner
which his royal highness is understood to prefer.
The royal and distinguished party staying at the
hall is to be augmented by several leading countrY
noblemen and others, and a grand battue in-the
Wolferton Wood is understood to be arranged. ,
At the conclusion of the day's shooting, the sirb°4
of the school children on the royal estate, and the
Prince of Wales's labourers, are to have a dinner'
and in the evening a ball, to which a select number
of the leading aristocracy of the neighbourhood have
been invited.

The Hon. Mrs. E. Coke has relieved the Son.
Mrs. W. Grey from attendance on the Princess 44
Wales.

Birthday of his Royal Highness the Prince

of Wales.

Yesterday being the birthday of his Royal gift
ness the Prince of Wales it was celebrated in 1";
usual manner by the firing of Royal salutes,
of bells, the display of flags, and at night by splendid,
illuminations at the places of business of his
Highness, and at the theatres and other public
places in the metropolis. The effect of the
nations was in many instances very fine, and.the
weather favoured the display. The following Were
among the principal points of attraction :
Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. —The
Prince of Wales's feathers, surmounting the words "G'
bless the Prince ;" the whole in brilliant jets of gas.
Great St. James's Hall, Professor Anderson's Establish
ment, Regent-street, was brilliantly illuminated with one
of Freeman's large crystal designs ; large Shield with motto
in Garter, surmounted by the national emblems, a rose/
thistle, and shamrock, all in gems of cut crystals.
W. C. Jay and Co., the London general mourning esta-
blishments, Regent-street.—The whole of these extenel"
buildings were covered with wreaths of laurel in gas ; there
were also the Prince's plume, large cornucopias, the letter
P. W., and several gas stars, whilst numerous Royal stan-
dards and other flags floated from the top of the buildings.
Messrs. H. J. and D. Nicoll, and Johnson and Co., hat"
ters, Regent-street, also displayed splendid devices.
Poole, Saville-row, tailor to the English and Foreign
Courts.—The whole front of the building was covered with
a design, executed by Freeman, formed of crystal and
coloured cut-glass, on galvanised wire frames. Four
Corinthian columns supported an entablature and an
elliptic arch, surmounted by the royal crown on a cushion
of ruby glass, guarded by two lions in amber. Between
the colours were two Holbein shields, with monograo
A. A. The wings of the building were covered with royal
shields, surmounted with crown, and encircled with laurel
leaves in colours.

Messrs. Robert Cocks and Co., New Burlington-street,
music publishers to the Queen, his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales, and the Emperor Napoleon 111.--A trans"
parent star of eight points in crystal brilliants, with the
Prince's plume and motto in the centre, encircled with
rubies; the whole illuminated with gas.
Ludgate-hill.—This thoroughfare was similarly dressed
out from the foot of the hill to St. Paul's Churchyard. The
only illumination of note was at the premises of Mr. Ben-
son, clock and watch maker to the Queen and the Prince
of Wales, where a grand display in light was exhibited,
and a wreath of laurel stretched from the house with the
City arms across the carriage road.

The Duke of Cambridge will leave Sandringhau
for town to-day or to-morrow.
The Countess of Fife has arrived at Tlionit:dls
Hotel, Berkeley-square.
Lord and Lady Dormer have arrived at Brown's
Hotel, Dover-street, to attend the marriage of their third
son, the Hon. Herbert Dormer, to Miss Mary Digby, youngest
daughter of Mr. Kenelm Digby, of Shaftesbury Souse'
Kensington.
Mr. Charles Schreiber, M.P., Lady Charlotte
Schreiber, and the Misses Guest, have arrived inLaiagilaill
House, from Canford Manor, Dorset.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Wentworth Fitzwilliam hale
left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for Milton, nest
Peterborough.

Lieut.-Col. Herbert, Mrs. Herbert, and fanillYl/
Mirza Syud Hussun Ali, Mirza Syud Hoosein Ali,
Mirza Syud Mahommend Ali, sons of his Highness the
Nawab Nazim of Bengal, and suite, have arrived at the
South Kensington Hotel, Queen's-gate-terrace.
ACCIDENT TO THE RIGHT HON. SIR C. WOOD.'A
very alarming accident occurred yesterday to Sir C. W°°".
The Badsworth hounds met at Marr village, near Doncas:
ter, and the Secretary for India was enjoying the sports °I
the field. Sir Charles was in the act of opening a gam
near the residence of the late Rev. J. W. ArraYtag-ii
at Hickleton, when his hat fell off, which cause,,
the horse he was riding to plunge and gallop with
him across the adjoining field, ultimately throwl
him violently upon his head against a stone wall'
His head was severely cut, and Sir Charles remained
some time insensible. The assistance of Mr. Kenyon, °
Hooton Pagnell, was immediately procured. Although the
hounds were running in full cry at the time Lord Hawke
ordered them to be stopped out of respect to so thorough 3
sportsman.

DEATH OF LADY THERESA LEWIS.—Many of Oa
readers will learn with regret the death of Lady Theresa'
Lewis, widow of the late Sir George Cornewall Lesidoi
Bart., and sister of the Earl of Clarendon, Secretary °s
State for the Foreign Department. Her ladyship die'/
yesterday at the house of Dr. Cradock, Brasenose College,
Oxford, after a short illness. The late lady was the only
daughter of the Hon. George Villiers, third son of the first
Earl of Clarendon, by his wife, the Hon. Theresa Parker,
daughter of JohL, first Lord Boringdon, and sister of the
late Earl of Morley. She was born Bth March, 1803, and
married, first, 6th Nov., 1830, Mr. Thomas Henry Lister,
of Armitage Park, Yorkshire, who died in 1842 ; and'
secondly, in Oct., 1844, the late Right Hon. Sir George
Cornewdll Lewis, Bart., who died in 1864. Lady Theresa
had been a useful contributor to literature. Her last con-
tribution was editing the Letters of the late Miss Berry'
Her interesting family portraits at The Grove, Watf
vr°'",,,
and early records of the Villiers family, are regarded "'
respect for their great impartiality.
DEATH OF LIEUT.-COL. BURNETT RAMSAT.--e
have to record the death of this esteemed gentleman'
which took place suddenly at Banchory Lodge on g°ll..
day morning. The deceased, who was a son of CaPts"",,„
Thomas Ramsay, and a grandson of Sir Alex. Rains*
Bart., of Balmain, entered the army at an early age, alid_rre-
tired about 12 years ago with the rank of captain in her ras:
jesty's Rifles. He was afterwards appointed lieut.-colonel
of the Forfar and Kincardine Militia, and by his intelligent
and zealous efforts raised that regiment to a very high st;"
of efficiency. The state of his health, however, coraliehe
him to retire from that office, and since he has dote°d
himself in a great measure to the duties of a country gell
tleman. On the volunteer movement commencing he veryt
promptly came forward and joined it. Refusing a high P'd
in that service, he insisted on taking rank as a private, au,
by his regular discharge of duty in this undistinguished
t:
position, he set an example which had a salutary effec
the corps. His earnest and zealous advocacy of vari°
philanthropic and religious movements in recent years
id
too well known to require more than a mere allusion
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Col. Ramsay, we may mention, succeeded to the estatOe o,
Banchory Lodge by the death of his uncle, Lieut.-Geurt
Burnett of Banchory Lodge, brother of the late Sir Re,ert
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Burnett of Crathes, so that the deceased gentlernau
cousin of the present baronet. Col. Ramsay attended Iha
I.
Established Church of Banchory-Ternan on Sabbath f: jett
noon, and the Free Church in the afternoon, and
waietlY
his usual health, but early on Monday morning he qta
passed. away without a struggle. He was in hie Oth yea
—Aberdeen Journal.