The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-14 00:00:00

Departure of Prince Christian.

Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein left Lon-
don for the Continent yesterday, by the 12.20 p.m.
train from Charing-cross Station. His highness
was accompanied to Dover by Count Rantzau, and
by Lieutenant-Colonel Du Plat, her Majesty's
Equerry.
The train arrived on the Admiralty Pier, Dover,
at 3.15 p.m., when the prince alighted and embarked
at once on board the Vivid (Commander Sulivan),
Government paddle-yacht (specially ordered), and
proceeded to Calais on his way to Berlin. The

Prince was received at Dover by Captain Bruce,
R.N., the Admiralty Superintendent, Sir Luke
Smithett, Mr. Way, &c.
Mr. J. P. Knight, of the South-Eastern Railway,
travelled with the train from London to Dover.

The day being fine, a large number of the inha-
bitants of Dover were present on the pier to have a
glance at the prince as he embarked.

THE COURT.—The departure of her Majesty the
Queen and the Royal Family for Osborne, which was to
have taken place at the end of this week, has been deferred
for a day or two, although the necessary arrangements for
the removal of the Court from Windsor has been com-
menced.

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His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales arrived
in town yesterday, and will accompany the King of Portu-
gal to Brussels, in order to attend the funeral of the Slug
of the Belgians on Saturday.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cana-
bridge and Princess Mary, attended by Lady Geraldine
Somerset and Colonel Purees, are expected to arrive at
their residence at St. James's Palace to-morrow or Satur-
day, from Germany.
His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury and
family are placed in mourning by the death of Sir Jolla
Easthope, Bart. The hon. baronet married the widow of
his grace's brother, Major Longley.
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His Excellency the French Ambassador has re-
turned to the French Embassy, Albert-gate, from visiting
Viscount and Viscountess liolmesdale, at Linton Parki
Kent.

The Earl and Countess of Wilton are entertain-
ing a select party at Egerton Lodge, Melton Mowbray.
The Earl and Countess of Hardwicke's party, 0
Wimpole Hall, will separate on Saturday.
The Earl of Sandwich has returned to town fro n
visiting Viscount and Viscountess Sidney at Frog"'ll
Lodge, Kent.
Harriet, Dowager Countess of Ellesmere, and
the Lady Blanche Egerton have returned to Bridgewater
House from visiting Viscount and Viscountess Sydney at

Frognall, Kent.
Viscountess Dungannon and Miss Letitia D'ArcY
Irvine have arrived at Russell's Hotel, Dover-street.

Lord Brougham leaves his residence in Grafton'
street in a day or two for his villa at Cannes for the
winter.

Lord and Lady Tredegar, after a week's rear
dente in London, have returned to Tredegar Park, Moir
mouthshire.

THE LATE GALES.—On Tuesday the brig HO'
mony, belonging to South Shields, was towed int°
the Tyne by the Rapid and Robin Hood steam tugs, water-
logged and a derelict. She had been picked up off the
Dogger Bank by Whitby smackstnen, abandoned. All her
boats were gone, and she was full of water up to the deck'
The brig is timber laden. She left Dantzic on the 27th
Nov., and passed Elsinore on the 30th. The vessel had e
crew of nine hands when she left England for the Baltic'at°
It is hoped that as they appear to have taken to the bo
they may have been picked up by some passing vess,eici
Two Tyne ships are missing —one a collier which sailed
from the Tyne a fortnight ago in a leaky state, and the
other a ship coming from the Black Sea, which left Co
stantinople above three months since, and of which latter
mentioned vessel nothing further has been heard.
MINERAL OIL AT TROWBRIDGE.—OurZcorre:
spondent writes that, in consequence of the goal
sinking under the steam boilers of Brown and Palmer, el°tre
manufacturers of Trowbridge, sinking excavations we a
made to a depth of 201 t., where the earth was discovers. 4
to be on fire. Further investigations led to the discovoie.
of the same kind of unctuous clay as that found in Yorksbirti
The Trowbridge clay has been submitted to a The
and a fine clear mineral oil extracted therefrom.
fire from the boiler-holes seems to have communioPs
with the oily clay, and this accounts for the rapid sill

of the earth.—Bristol Times.
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