The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-28 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince of Wales, attended by the Earl of
Mount-Edgcumbe and Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel,
was present yesterday at the Harveian oration de-
livered by Dr. Acland at the Royal College of
Physicians.
The Prince of Wales visited her Majesty the
Queen of Holland at Claridge's Hotel.
His Royal Highness afterwards rode out on horse-
back.

The Princess of Wales, accompanied by their
Royal Highnesses the Princess Helena and Princess
Louise, took a carriage drive.

Arrival of the Queen of the Netherlands.
Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands ar-
rived in London yesterday from the Hague, and. ,
proceeded to Claridge's Hotel. Her Majesty is ,-
attended by the Baroness van Pabst.,, the Baroness
van Dedem, Count Randwiyck, and Baron Week-
harlin.
His ROyal Highness the Prince of Wales and
their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Brabant visited her Majesty at the hotel soon after
her arrival.

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State Ball at Buckingham Palace.

By command of the Queen, a State Ball was
given last evening at Buckingham Palace, to which
a party of nearly 1,700 was invited.
The Royal Body Guard of the Yeomen of the
Guard was on duty in the Palace, under the com-
mand of Lieutenant-Colonel Patteson, the Exon in
Waiting. Lieutenant-Colonel Cooke, the Ensign,
was also present with the corps.
A guard of honour of the Coldstream Guards was
mounted in the court of the Palace.
Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and
Princess Louise, attended by Lady Caroline Bar-
rington, the Hon. Flora Macdonald, and Lieutenant-
Colonel Cavendish, arrived at Buckingham Palace
from Windsor Castle in the afternoon.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
of Brabant, attended by the Countess de Grunne,
Count de Lannoy, and M. Brewer, also arrived at
the Palace from Windsor Castle.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, escorted
by a detachment of the Life Guards, and attended
by the Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe, Lieut.-Colonel
Keppel, and Mr. C. L. Wood, arrived at the garden
entrance of the Palace from Marlborough House at
10 o'clock. _ _

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His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge ar-
rived, attended by Colonel Clifton.
The Prince of Wales, with their Royal Highnesses
Princess Helena, Princess Louise, their Royal High-
nesses the Duke and Duchess of Brabant, and his
Royal highness the Duke of Cambridge, conducted
by Viscount Sydney, the Lord Chamberlain, and
attended by their ladies and gentlemen in waiting,
entered the ball-room soon; after 10 o'clock.

Her Royal Highness the Princess Helena wore a
dress of silver-spangled tulle over rich white glace,
trimmed with pink narcissus. Headdress, a wreath
of narcissus and diamonds ; diamond ornaments ;
Victoria and Albert Order and Order of St. Isabel.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise wore a
similar dress, trimmed with strawberry blossoms•
Headdress, wreath of strawberry blossoms and dia-!
monds ; diamond ornaments, and Victoria and
Albert Order.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Brabant wore
a white taffeta dress, trimmed with Brussels lace
and cherry-coloured ribands. Headdress, cherries
and roses, with diamonds ; a girdle of diamonds
and diamond ornaments ; Order of San Carlos el
Mexico.

THE COURT.—We learn from Brussels that the
queen has accepted an invitation to pass some days 3t
Brussels on a visit to the royal family of Belgium, and 003
her Majesty and the royal family will arrive at Brussels
in
August, on tho way to Coburg, in the market-place of which
town the monument to the Prince Consort will be inall611"
rated on the anniversary of the prince's birth, Saturday'
August 25, in the presence of all the royal family of Dig-
land. Preparations for the erection of the monument were
commenced on Wednesday last.
The Duke of Hamilton has arrived at his resi"
dente in Arlington-street, from Paris.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Donegall
tertained at dinner last evening, at'their residence in GroS-
venor-square, the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde,
Marchioness of Ormond, Earl and Countess of Behnore,
Earl and Countess of Bessborough, Marquis of Conyngliani,
Viscount Massereene and Ferrard, Earl Annesley, Earl of
Listowel, Lord John Hay, &c.
The Earl and Countess Amherst received the
Earl of Romney and Lady Mary Mareham, Viscount Dew
lop, Lord and Lady Charles Percy and Miss Percy, Leci
Lucy Herbert, General Hon. Nelson and Lady Mary Hoe'
and Miss Hood, Hon. Mr. Vesey, General Dixon, Captaill
and Mrs. Egerton, Mr. Van de Weyer, Mr. Saunderson,
Mr. Hardy, at dinner yesterday evening at the Wail
residence in Grosvenor-square.
Lord and Lady Otho Fitzgerald had a dialler
party last evening at their mansion on Carlton House"
terrace. Among the guests were Viscount St. Lawrence,
Lord Houghton, Baron and Baroness Alphonse de Roth-
schild, the Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, M.P., and 3°s°
Corry, Sir Frederick and Lady Elizabeth Arthur, o°ll.
Mrs. Dudley Carleton, Captain Beauchamp Seymour, WS'
Mildniay and Miss Mildmay, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie, Mr. ar-
lando Bridgman, Mr. E. Bridgman, &c.
Lord and Lady Arundel of Wardour ha'(B
arrived at Brown's Hotel.
Lady Molesworth received at dinner on Mo
nday
evening Emily Duchess of Beaufort, the larl of Seft°°'
Mr. and Lady Charlotte Russell, Lady Susan Vane 'rem;
pest, the Hon. Gilbert and Lady Evelyn Heathcote, IL4.°
and Lady Rendelsham, Mr. and Lady Virginia son
Colonel and Hon. Mr. Dudley Carleton, Viscount an
Viscountess Sudley, and Hon. Mrs. George Barrington. a
The Hon. Mrs. Adams and family have arrille
at the United States Legation, from Italy.
THE BLUE ENSIGN.—The first vessel of the tner;
cantile marine which has obtained the Admiralty Norra,l'e,
to enable her to fly the Blue Ensign is the Golden riceicci
of London, 2,768 tons, and 50C-horse power, comma"
by Lieut. R. W. Ker, of the Royal Naval Reserve, s
owned by the East India and London Shipping
(Limited). She is now lying at Gravesend, and Will BiL
for London to-day.
NARROW ESCAPE AT A RAILWAY STATION.-
hoc'
young lady had a singular escape at the Sydea--
Hill station of the London, Chatham, and Dover
on Saturday evening. While a train was moving 61°,1:A..
towards the platform, a man clung to the handle of
class carriage, and was dragged along until the trains toopP:o
In his passage he struck against a young lady WAII, was
waiting to obtain a seat in the train. The young la' talS•
thrown between the ends of two carriages on to them e
With great presence of mind she threw herself uuderut;.
t( lass We
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boy of the carriage, and the managek
between the wheels, and the en
lay doubled up under
footboard, the second wheel passing over her clothing. .et
gentleman on the platform begged her to remain clilleo
where she was until assistance could be given her. ge t%t
jumped down on the line, and creeping under the 0%0
carriage endeavoured to extricate her from her per g 5
situation. This, however, he was at first unable to
cl(Ver
the wheel of the carriage rested upon a portion of e
Ath .dress. He en forcibly tore her dress from tho 101(34,33y
dragged her out on his hands and knees. The youns 's
was not in the least injured.