The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-21 00:00:00

The Queen of the retherlands.

Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands hon-
oured the Bishop of London and Mrs. Tait by
visiting them yesterday afternoon at Fulham Palace.
The Queen, attended by Count Randwjk, Baroness
do Pabst, and Baroness de Dedem, arrived shortly
after 2 o'clock, and in driving up to the entrance
in the courtyard was received by the right rev.
prelate. Immediately after the Queen's arrival
luncheon was announced. There were present to
meet her Majesty—Baron Bentinck (the Nether-
lands Minister), the Bishop of Gloucester Ind Bristol
and Mrs. Ellicott, the Earl of March, Lord and
Lady Lyvedon, the Right Hon. Sir Thomas and
Lady Fremantle, the Dean of Canterbury, the
Archdeacon of London, Miss Burdett Coutts, &c.
Later in the afternoon Mrs. Tait had a select party
to meet the Queen, amongst whom were the Earl
of Leven and the Ladies Julia and Harriet Melville,
Lady Chelmsford, Dowager Lady Shelley, the Rev.
Dr. and Mrs. Irons, the Rev. Mr. Harness, the
Rev. Mr. Hassard, Mrs. Horsley Palmer and Miss
Palmer, Miss Penryhn, Mrs. Malcolm, Mrs. Selfo
and Misses &lie, the Rev.. Mr. and Mrs. Batty,
Hon. Alexander Melville, Mrs. C. Fremantle and
Miss Percival, Hon. Mrs. Martineau, Miss Sitwell,
&c. The Queen remained until half-past 4 o'clock,
when her Majesty was conducted to her carriage by
the Bishop of London.

Her Majesty has visited many places in the me-
tropolis and its neighbourhood during the past few
days, and has also paid short visits to some of the
seats of the nobility. On Tuesday her Majesty
honoured the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury
with a visit at Hatfield, and remained to luncheon.
The Queen returned to Claridge's Hotel in the
evening, and afterwards visited the Royal Italian
Opera.

On Wednesday her Majesty left the Great Western
Railway Station at Paddington on a visit to the Earl
and Countess of Warwick, at their ancient seat,
Warwick Castle. The Netherlands Minister (Baron
Bentinck) and Lord Llanover met her Majesty at
the London terminus, and accompanied her/on the
journey. On arrival at the Castle her Majesty was
received by the Earl and Countess of Warwick, and
was conducted over the building and grounds. Her
Majesty partook of luncheon during her stay, and
on her return to town paid a brief visit to Oxford,
where some of the colleges were inspected, and
afterwards the Queen honoured the vice-chancellor
with a visit, and partook of dinner with him. The
royal traveller reached Claridge's Hotel at 11 o'clock.
Yesterday morning her Maj esty went to the French
Gallery in Pall-mall, and also honoured Messrs
London and Ryder, of New Bond-street, with a
visit, for the purpose of inspecting the beautiful
Leonora Cup for Goodwood Races. Her Majesty
visited Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar,
the Marchioness of Ely, and the Dowager Countess
of Jersey during the day, and in the evening dined
with Madame Sandbach at Princes-gate.
It is anticipated that the Queen will leave Wool-
wich for Rotterdam to-morrow in the royal Nether-
lands steam-vessel the Cyclops. The Prince of
Orange will remain in this country fora short time,
and will probably proceed to Scotland during the
shooting season.

The Prince and Princess of Wales in
Devonshire.

PLYMOUTH, Thursday.
Among the visitors to the Agricultural Show
during' the time the Prince and Princess of Wales
remained on the ground yesterday was the Earl of
Morley, Lord Vivian, Lord Templetown, the Earl
of Shrewsbury, Lord Tredegar, Lord Falmouth,
Lord Berners, Sir L. Palk, Sir S. Northcote, Gene-
ral Alexander Hood, Sir M. Lopes, and Mr.
Waldegrave Leslie. Several of the number had
the honour of being present at the luncheon, of
which the royal party partook in the tent of the
council of the society. The chair was taken
on the occasion by Sir E. Kerrison, President
of the society, on whose right sat the Princess of
Wales, the Prince, with the Earl of Mount-Edg-
cumbe and Lady Dalkeith, occupying seats on his
left. After luncheon the Prince and Princess drove
rapidly off the grounds, and proceeded to Saltash,
where they spent a short timein inspecting•the Royal
Albert Bridge, the wonderful iron structure combin-
ing the tubular and suspension principles, at the
ceremony of opening which, in 1859, the late Prince
Consort attended. The Princess and the ladies of
the party then returned to Mount-Edgcumbe, and
about 5 in the afternoon the Prince paid his expected
visit to the Magenta, French man-of-war. She and
her companion ship La Flandre had been lying at
their moorings all the morning exhibiting the slightest
possible symptoms of life. As the time, however, for
the visit of his royal highness drew near eviderice of
increased animation became observable. The crews
of both vessels bustled about with all that nimble-
ness and alacrity of movement which distinguishes
the Frenchman, preserving at the same time the dis-
ciplined order of the service to which they belong.
A salute of 21 guns from the neighbouring battery
told of the embarcation of the Prince on board the

Osborne, and immediately afterwards she was seen
steaming from beneath the wooded shelter of the
heights of Mount-Edgcumbe. For some 10
minutes before the yards of the two French ships
and of an Austrian man-of-war, which has also been
anchored for the last few days in the Sound, were
fully manned. The report of the guns was the
signal for yachts and boats innumerable to come
glancing through the water from every part of the
Sound. Through their thickly clustering num-
bers the Osborne made her way swiftly and grace-
fully, the Royal Standard floating at the main.
As she neared the Magenta few scenes could be
brighter or more lively than that by which the
Prince was greeted. The sun shone out brilliantly,
but the heat was tempered by the gentle breeze
which blew inland. Flags fluttered gaily on all
sides, and a landscape most picturesquely varied
bounded the view. His Royal Highness was re-
ceived by the French crews with a salvo of artillery
which was absolutely deafening, and which for a
to b
moment caused everything ehiddeninacloudof smoke, and with a round of cheering so well sus-
tained and so hearty that one might have well be-
lieved it to proceed from English throats. The Prince
who had all the time been standing on the paddle-
box of the Osborne, then descended, with Sir C.
Fremantle, the Port-Admiral, and the gentlemen of
his suite, into a barge, and was rowed alongside the
Magenta, the Duke of Somerset and Lord de Grey
and Ripon following in his wake in the Admiralty
pinnace. The royal party, on gaining the deck of
the Magenta, were met by her commander, Capt.
Le Bris, and were conducted by him over every
part of the vessel. They remained on board for
about an hour, and the Prince on leaving expressed
to Capt. Le Bris the great pleasure he had derived
from the visit. He immediately afterwards went on
board the Osborne, and steamed back to Mount-
Edgcumbe, amid a repetition of the cheering and the
salutes which had marked his arrival. Then was there
a lively scene on the deck of the. Magenta, and, in-
deed, throughout the whole ship. The sailors, re-
lieved from the duty of manning the yards, came
tumbling down the rigging with celerity, all making
for one point. The cause was soon apparent, for at
this point a portly man was serving soup and bouilli
with a good-humoured smile and praiseworthy expe-
dition. Upon these good things the sailors did rapid
execution. They are a remarkably fine body of men,
the great majority of them being under 30 years of
age, and are already great favourites with the inha-
bitants of Plymouth. The crew of the Magenta
numbers about 800, and that of La Flandre about
700. Both vessels are iron-plated rams, and are
furnished with 100 and 120 pounder guns. Since

their arrival in the Sound they have been visited by
thousands of people, who are uniformly treated with
the utmost politeness and attention by both officers
and men. Accompanying them is a small gunboat
named the Ariel, which shoots about the Sound with
a rapidity worthy of her name. One thing in those
vessels almost everybody who has gone on board
them has remarked is the extreme cleanliness, not
only of their shining decks, but of every single com-
partment into which they are divided. The cabins
of the captains are fitted up with becoming elegance,
but nowhere is there any superfluous decoration to
be found. Well-scrubbed wood and polished steel
take the place of all more luxurious but less service-
able articles. It is expected that the French ships
will leave the Sound in a day or two, the principal
object which led to their anchoring there, it is said,
being a desire on the part of their officers to be pre-
sent at the Agricultural show, and to witness the
arrival of the Prince and Princess of Wales. The
Austrian man of war will remain behind a little longer.
A banquet on a grand scale was given last night
to the Prince and Princess and a numerous com-
pany at Mount-Edgcumbe. There was afterwards
a reception, to which several of the local nobility
and gentry received invitations. The weather,
which throughout the day had been bright and
warm, became suddenly overcast towards evening,
and some heavy showers fell. This, however, did
not prevent the inhabitants of Plymouth from
flocking in great numbers to the Hoe to witness
a not very brilliant display of fireworks. It was
thought that the vessels in the Sound would be
illuminated about 10 o'clock ; but if anything of the
kind was in contemplation the idea was given up,
probably because the night at times looked dark and
threatening, and the wind blew somewhat stiffly,
more than slightly curling the surface of the waters.

To-day the Prince and Princess will, for the most
part, spend at Mount-Edgeumbe, where a large
party have been invited to meet them in the orangery
at luncheon. They may in the afternoon visit the
industrial exhibition, which attracts large numbers
in the vicinity of the Hoe ; but, as the weather just
now looks far from favourable, it is quite possible
they may not come into Plymouth at all. This
evening their Highnesses will honour Lord Temple-
town with their company at dinner, and it is hoped,
rather than confidently expected, that they will
both be present at the ball which is to take place at
the Royal William Victualling-yard to-night, and
for which not less than 1,000 invitations have been
issued. The Prince will certainly attend, but fears
are entertained that the Princess would find herself
scarcely equal to the fatigue of a crowded ballroom.
Should she not go great will be the disappointment
to the ball committee, who are doing all that men
can do to render the occasion worthy of her pre-
sence. Quite wonderful is the blending of colours
and the cunning flow of drapery, by:means of which
they have succeeded in turning the bare walls of a
capacious storeroom into a brilliant saloon.
As to the future movements of the Royal party
considerable uncertainty prevails. It was the inten-
tion of the Prince and Princess, as has been already
stated, to pay a visit to Penzance ; but it is now
doubtful whether the weather will be such as to
admit of their starting to-morrow. The probability,
however, is that their original intention will be
carried out so far as paying a visit to Cornwall
within a few days is concerned. They will sleep at
Mount-Edgcumbe to-night, but to-morrow - they
propose to dine and sleep on board the Osborne. It
is more than likely that they may set about ac-
complishing on the following morning the remain-
ing portion of their projected tour.

Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands this
day honoured Messrs. London and Ryder, of 17, New
Bond-street, with an inspection of their magnificent
Leonora Cup' for Goodwood Races, and was highly pleased
with it.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange
honoured the Countess of Fife with his company at luncheon
on Wednesday.

His Serene Highness Prince George of Solms
went on Wednesday to inspect tho military camp at Alder-
shot, and yesterday his serene highness visited Shoebury-
ness to witness the gun practice. The prince is staying at
the Hanoverian Legation.

His Excellency Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne
will leave the French Embassy on Monday or Tuesday
next, for Paris, on a short leave of absence.

His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and the
Countess Bernstorff have left the Prussian Embassy for the
Continent for a few weeks.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricardo
are on the eve of leaving town to pass a few weeks in
Germany.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Waterford will
leave town early in the week after next for Curraghmore,
county Waterford. -

The Earl and Countess of Powis and the Ladies
Lucy and Harriet Herbert will leave town to-day for Powis
Castle, near Welchpool.

The Earl and Countess of Yarborough arrived at
their residence in Arlington-street yesterday from Brighton.
The Earl and Countess of Bessborough have left
own to pass a few weeks at Spa.

Baron ani Baroness de Rothschild and Mr.
Alfred do Rothschild intend to leave on Tuesday next for
Wiesbaden.

Baron and Baroness Ferdinand de Rothschild
lave arrived in Paris from Mentmore.

BANK OF FRANCE.

PARIS, JULY 20.

The following is the return of the Bank of France
for the week ending to-day, together with the cor-
responding figures of the previous account :

DEBTOR.

0 July 20. July 13.
fr. c. fr. C.
FCranpfiit.jsl oinf tandedißtiaonnk.i.n. 182,500,000
—.182,500,000
ELaanwk, •
7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02
Reserve in landed pro-
perty 4,000,000
Reajcsafdr vni et;
9sl ' of(bAi.r Bar 'ttsnh.: (8,
s
Notes in circulation ... 899,347,175
Banknotes to order and
receipts payable at
sight
Treasury account cur-

22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14

4,000,000 -
844,890,025 -

7,507,759 96 7,799,055 31

rent creditor
Current accounts, Paris 148,076,040 61 157,928,359 19
Do. branch banks
Dividends payable 4,033,916 75 5,867,530 75
Discounts and sundry
interests
Rediscounted the last

six months
Sundries

2,035,718 85 1,580,916 73

2,180,616 53 2,180,621 53
14,585,898 72 17,308,119kt90

Total
CREDITOR.

July 20. July 13.
Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c.
Branch banks
Commercial bills over-
due
Commercial bills dis-
counted, not yet due 291,749,664 46 287,619,278 05
Do. branch banks 309,961,024 306,848,657
Advances on deposit of

145,843 31

500,203 02

bullion
Do. branch banks
Do. on French Public

53,654,585 15 49,257,033 95
12,880,047 - 12,739,986 -

Securities
Do. by branch banks
Do. on railway shares

15,264,900 -
10,511,400 -

15,462,100 -
10,545,900 -

and debentures
1). branch banks
Do. on Credit Fonder

31,424,600 -
21,439,100 -

31,562,200 -

2015;600 -

Bonds
Do. branches
Do. to the State (Con-
vention, June 10,
1857) 60,000,000
Government Stock re-

649,200 -
539,300 -

645,200 -
504,600 -

60,000,000 -

serve
Do. disposable
Rentes Immobalisees

12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14
36,557,487 91 36,557,487 91

(Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000
Hotel and furniture of
the Bank and landed
property branches ...
Expenses of manage-
ment..
Sundries

100,000,000 -

8,432,463 -

8,428,384 -

470,892 16 105,432 13
7,226,066 25 11,919,163 16

Total .......... 1,467,885,359 43 1,466,075,787 55
Certified by the Senator Governor of the Bank of France.
(Signed) RouLAsn.

COLOGNE EXHIBITON.-At the recent competi-

ive trials of steam fire engines, at the Cologne

International Exhibition, there were exhibited four steam
fire engines, two being of English, one of American, and
and one of German manufacture. Messrs. Merryweather
and Sons, of London, carried off the first prize of 500
thalers, placed in the hands of the Exhibition Committee
by the Colonial Fire Insurance Company, to be awarded
to the makers of tho best steam fire engine, as well as
diploma certifying thatilthey have received the first prise
for the best steam fire engine. Messrs. Merryweather's
engine raised steam from cold water, and commenced
working with 1001 b. pressure in 7 minutes 28 seconds from
the time of lighting the fire. It weighed one ton less, and
its cost was considerably under either of the two competing
engines. The German engine was considered out of the
contest, as its jet failed to reach the water target efficiently.