The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-23 00:00:00

The Prince of Wales.

The Prince of Wales visited the galleries of the
Society of Painters in Water Colours and of the
Institute of Painters in Water Colours yesterday.
His royal highness went to the House of Lords in
the afternoon.

The Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Duchess
of Brabant, took a carriage drive.
In the evening the Prince of Wales gave a dinner
to the Duke and Duchess of Brabant. The follow-
ing were invited to meet their royal highnesses
The Duke of Argyll, the Marquis and Marchioness
of Abercorn, Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor,
the Earl of Dunmore, the Countess of Macclesfield,

Viscount and Viscountess Stratford de Redcliffe,
Viscount Royston, Lord Stanley, Lord Clarence
Paget, Lieut.-General the Right Hon. J. and LadY
Alice Peel, the Right Hon. B. and Mrs. Disraeli,
Sir J. Drummond Hay, Sir Rowland Hill, Colonel
and Lady Emily Kingscote, the Rev. H. M. and
Mrs. Birch, Countess Grune, Count de Lanoy and
.11. Brewer (in attendance on the Duke and Duchess
of Brabant), Mr. G. Trevelyan, Lieut.-General
Knollys, and Lieut.-Colonel Keppel.
His Highness the Prince of Liechtenstein was to
have been of the party, but was prevented at the last
moment from joining it.
The band of the Grenadier Guards (conducted by
Mr. D. Godfrey) was in attendance, and performed
a selection of music.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
d'Aumale, accompanied by the Duke de Guise, leave Or-
leans House, Twickenham, to-morrow, for the Continent.
On their way to Dover the duke and duchess will pal
visit to the ex-Queen Marie Amelie, at Tunbridge-wells.
In the first instance, the duke and duchess go to Spa, his
royal highness intending subsequently to visit Switzer-
land. The Prince de Conde left on Monday last for
Switzerland, to pursue his military studies.
The Archbishop of York and Mrs. Thompson had
a dinner party last evening at their residence in Portman'
square. There were present the Duke of Marlborough
and Lady Cornelia Churchill, the Earl and Countess Stao n-
hope and Lady Mary Stanhope, the Earl of Morley, Lrd
Harris, Lady Georgiana and Miss Milner, the Hon. Charles
and Mrs. Trefusis, Mr. Christopher Sykes and Miss Sykes,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Nugent, Mr. and Mrs. Weldon, the
Bishop of Moray and Ross, &c.
The Duke of Leinster is expected to arrive at hi°
residence on Carlton-house-terrace in a few days from
Carton House, Maynooth.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Bristol and
Ladies Hervey, who arrived a Tew days ago from the Con-
tinent,leave St. James's-square early in the ensuing month
for Ickworth Park, near Bury St. Edmunds.
Louisa Marchioness of Waterford has left
Farrances's Hotel for Ford-castle, near Coldstream, N•l3*
Lord and Lady Egerton of Tatton entertained
the Marquis of Sligo, the Countess of Gifford, Viscount and
Viscountess Barrington and Hon. Miss Barrington, Lord
and Lady Claud Hamilton, Lord Eliot, Lady Augusta
Cadogan, the Attorney-General and Lady Laura Palmer,
Hon. Wilbraham Egerton, Mr. Wodehouse, Mr. Chenen
Mr. George Farquharson and Miss Farquharson, Mr. Harris,
Mr. Dutton, &c., at dinner lasi evening, at their fawill
residence in St. James's-square.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean at Pike's
Opera House.

(From the Cincinnatti Daily Commercial of June G.)
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean appeared to a good
house last night in the plays of " Henry the
Eighth" and the "Jealous Wife." Mr. Kean is a
gentleman of middle height, and has a calm but
scholarly face. The features are strongly marked,
but seldom out of repose, which fact adds greatly to
the import and effect of the remarkable expressions
that three or four or five times during the progress
of the play rest on them.
The elocution of Mr. Kean has not a trace a
staginess about it. It is marked by a profound
originality, perplexing to an ear used to the
hackneyed cadences of the stage, and the set inges-
tions which occur naturally to the hasty student!
which so many actors are. His unimportant speech°,
are simply recited with impressive gravity, wit
b
his
gestures and little incidental emphasis. 01
gestures are not numerous, but very graceful and
complete when they are introduced. In but one
scene in " Henry the Eighth" did Mr. Kean euL
ploy some of the latent force which has made blin
so great a name. It was in the utterance of the
lament we have referred to. It was a grand Por-
trayal—every phrase a study, and every gesture
adding to the grandeur of the scene. It satisfiedlie
that the Promethean spark was there. Before I'v
had not detected it, though acknowledging the pr
sence of great culture and study, and immaculate
good taste.
The old fire of Ellen Tree shone forth not onlir
plainly but vividly in the trial scene. She was lra"
pressive, in word and look, and two or three tuns
electrifying. The ruins of such an artist would be
of more value to the drama than the superficial Pro:
portions of the newer lights, who have neither of
genius of Mrs. Kean nor her grand conceptions °.
her profession. Yet the day that will find her 111
ruins is far distant, as all who looked on her with an
honestly critical eye last evening will affirm.
The artists accompanying Mr. and Mrs. Kean are
of good abilities, and evidently invaluable in gicielig
n
tone to their grand routine of plays. And we 0"-i
serve that the resident company play with uns.;
care, and that each mise en scene is in harmony 1111,0
the regenerating influences of the engagement.
have the promise of a great dramatic revival, tie
that will extinguish all former applications a T'l'
-erm. ed
Shakspere's " Merchant of Venice" is annoilue
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for to-night ; Mr. Kean as Shylock, Mrs. I,Ce'
Portia.

THE LATE FIRE IN LEADENHALL-STREET.--ll ftrereeg
was at one time some doubt as to whether a' -0
were lost in this calamity, but it has been settled 1)1
inquest being held on the body of Elizabeth Freer°3;i
servant in the house. whose remains were found in 3
{he
mutilated condition. The body of another servant' ng
cook, named Elizabeth Sanger, was this day found ara°-e(1
the ruins, also in a mutilated condition. It is Buritra
that they had come down stairs together, and had t`.
perished.
WHITBY NEW LIFEBOAT.--Dr. Watson, of Derby'
has presented to the National Lifeboat Institatio had
the cost of an additional lifeboat for Whitby. The giftnl''s
been previously promised to the institution by Dr. Wuts- t
sister, Miss Watson, but that lady having died soule's;ro.
suddenly, he immediately put himself in cominanice,...
with the society, with the view of carrying out her
volent wishes. The lifeboat had its harbour trial Yestelielf-
in the Regent's-canal Dock, Limehouse, when th°
"eel;
righting of the boat and self-ejecting of water from its
its
were found perfectly satisfactory. Derby has sll°Lci,doo
hearty sympathy for the great andnational work can" it
so strenuously on the coast by the Lifeboat Institutioa• tea
was only the other day that this town and countyPese_rlhas,t
to the institution about £5OO, to place an additional
at Sunderland. The residents of Derby decided on calling
the boat the Florence Nightingale, after the distinguls4o
.
lady of that name, whO is a native of Derbyshire i P
tbe
takes deep interest in the objects and prosperitY Der
National Lifeboat Institution, and has expressed so
thankfulness at the many "heroes" who almost
off in stormy weather in the lifeboats in the face
of a.°
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1
to save their follow creatures. It may be added ti 1.15
t_ 10
Lifeboat Society has expended nearly £5,000 ori
lifeboat establishments on the Yorkshire coast.
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CRYSTAL PALACE.---ONE SHILLING
day, June 22nd.—Admissions on payment, 3,890 ;
by season tickets, 1,441; total visitors, 5,331. u"