The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-24 00:00:00

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lIER MAJESTY,

BALMORAL, May 20.
The Queen and the royal family went out in the
neighbourhood of the Castle.

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Tees-
dale and Lieutenant-Colonel Kingscote, was pre-
sent yesterday morning at the review of militia in
Hyde-park, held by the Duke of Cambridge.

The Princess of Wales, accompanied by Princess
Mary of Cambridge, and attended by the Hon. Mrs.
Coke, drove out, and was also present at the review
in Hyde-park.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Earl Spencer'
Lieutenant-General Knollys, and Major Teesdale'
went to Paddington in the afternoon, and laid the
foundation-stone of the new wing to be added to
St. Mary's Hospital.
His royal highness afterwards rode out on horse-
back.

The Prince and Princess of Wales went to the
Italian Opera, Covent-garden, in the evening.
The Countess of Morton has succeeded the Hen'
Mrs. E. Coke as Lady in Waiting to the Princes°
of Wales.

Visit of the Prince of Wales to the Great

Eastern Steam-Ship--This Day.
This morning his Royal Highness the Prince Of
Wales, accompanied by a distinguished party, left
the metropolis by a special train on the North lent
Railway to visit the Great Eastern steam-shiPf
lying in the Medway, off Sheerness, and to inspect
the works in connection with the shipment of the
Atlantic telegraph on board that vessel.
The special train was appointed to leave the
Charing-cross terminus at 12 o'clock ; the baud'
some saloon carriage was arranged for the use
of his Royal Highness, and the platform wa°
covered with crimson cloth.
The Prince arrived at the station a few minutes
after the appointed time, and was received by the
chairman, the directors, and the officers of the
Atlantic Telegraph Company. His Royal Higlinese,
was accompanied by the Duke of Sutherland, Lora
Alfred Paget, the Duke of Manchester, Lord Tor"
Tihgton, and other noblemen, and as soon as of
royal party were seated the carriage drove out
the station, the Prince acknowledging the saluta‘
tions of the company assembled on the platform.
The Royal train was in charge of lir. Eborall,
the manager, and proceeded via Gravesend to
Strood, where his Royal Highness and the other,
distinguished visitors will embark on board one °I
the Admiralty steam tenders, which would COnvci
them down the river Medway to the Great Eastern
steam ship.
His Royal Highness and party will, it is under
stood, make a minute inspection of the telegraph
and the peculiar arrangements for its shipment, an
return to town this evening.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and rrineel
of Wales will honour the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland
with their company, on Monday next, at Stafford Ilonfie/
St. James's.
His Royal Highness the Duke de Brabant arriveciu
in London yesterday evening by the mail train on the Soil's
Eastern Railway, and on reaching Charing-cross 5t46%
proceeded to Claridge's Hotel. It is anticipated that hl,
royal highness will be present this morning at the Par%
of household troops in celebration of the Queen's Dirt'''.
day.
The Dowager Marchioness of Sligo and the Ladled!
Browne have arrived at their residence, No. 16, Aransfiel
street.
The Earl of Denbigh and the Ladies Feilaillg
have left town for a villa at Oak-hill, Hampstead.
The Earl and Countess of Kintore have le°
Grosvenor-square for Keith Hall, Scotland.
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The Countess Cowley and Lady Feodora
ley have arrived in town from Paris for the season.
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The Countess Dowager of Morton and Law
Agnes Douglas have arrived in Brook-street from Write'
where they passed the winter.
Viscount and Viscountess Powerscourt have 5r
rived in Grosvenor-square from their seat in Ireland.