The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-07 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY, &c.

OSB 0 RNE, Jan.,s

The Queen drove out in a sledge yesterday after-
noon, accompanied by Prince Leopold and Princess
Beatrice ; and this morning her Majesty drove in
a sledge with Princess Christian.
Princess Louise drove ont tE3 morning in a
sledge, attended by the Hon. Flora Maz.donald.
Prince Christian went out shooting, attended by
Colonel Ponsonby. Captain von Schroetter had the
honour of accompanying his royal highness.
Lady Susan Melville left Osborne yesterday.
Mr. Helps had the honour of dining with the
Queen and the royal family in the evening.

Jan. G.

The Queen drove out in a sledge yesterday after-
noon, attended by the Dowager Duchess of Athole.

Prince and Princess Christian walked in the
grounds, and the other members of the Royal family
went out also.

The Queen and their Royal Highnesses Prince
and Princess Christian, Princess Louise, Prince
Leopold, and Princess Beatrice attended divine
service at Osborne this morning.
The Rev. R. Duckworth officiated.

The Belgian Minister and Madame Van de
Weyer arrived at Osborne yesterday, and had the
honour of dining with the Queen and the royal

The Prince and Princess of Wales.
SANDRINGHAM, Sunday.

The royal visit to Holkham was brought to a'
termination yesterday. The royal and distinguished
sportsmen had a rare day's wild fowl shooting yes-
terday before taking their departure, which they
did in the afternoon at about half-past 3.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Albert
Victor, and the Duke of Edinburgh were accom-
panied to the Holkham station of the West Norfolk
Junction Railway by the Lord Lieutenant, the.
Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, the Hon. Edward
Coke, and Captain Stephenson, and Sandringham
House was reached shortly before 5 o'clock.
Mr. Herbert Fisher, private secretary to the
Prince of Wales, fell on the ice on Friday afternoon
and fractured his arm.

The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh'
proceed, according to present arrangements, on al,
visit to pr. H. Villebois during the coming week.
As the frost has broken up and a rapid thaw has set
in to-day it is not unlikely that their royal high;
nesses will have a day out with Mr. Villebois's
staghounds.

THE MINISTRY.—The whole of the Cabinet
Ministers will assemble in town by Wednesday, in
order to attend the first Cabinet Council after the holidays,
which is appointed to take place at Lord Derby's official
residence in Downing-street on Thursday next. The Earl
of Derby comes to town to-morrow from Knowsley. Vis-
count Cranborne, who, with his family, has been staying
with Mr. Alexander and Lady Mildred Beresford-Hope, at
Beigebury, Kent, will return to town to-day. The Right
Hon. Gathorne Hardy, M.P., is also expected in town To-
day for the season. The Lord Chancellor, who has been
visiting Viscount and Viscountess Barrington, at Beckett
House, Berks, will also be in town for the meeting of the
Cabinet Ministers. Lord Naas is expected in town on
Tuesday night or Wednesday from Ireland. The Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer comes to town early in the week
from Hughenden Manor, Bucks. The Right Hon. Sir
Stafford Northcote is expected to arrive in town this
evening, from the Pynes, his seat near Exeter.
Summonses have been issued for a Cabinet
Council to be held at the official residence of the First
Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street, on Thursday
next, the 10th inst.

His Roy al Highness the Prince of Wales hax,
fixed next Friday, Jan. 11, at one o'clock, to receive tho
associate commissioners for the Paris Exhibition, at the
South Kensington Museum, to consider various mattent
relating to the Exhibition.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare are ex-,
poctod to leave the Duke of Leinster's seat in Ireland
towards the latter end of the week, for London, on their
way to visit the Duchess Dowager of Sutherland, at Ulive
den, near Maidenhead.

The Countess (Dowager) of Dunmore and Lady
Alexandrina Murray have left Lord and Lady Elphinstone'o
seat, for Dunmore Park, near Stirling.

Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. John F. B. Elphinstone
eaves town to-day on a visit to Mr. and the Hon. Mrs-
FeHowes, at their seat in Norfolk.

The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., left
Rome on Wednesday last for Florence. Mrs. Gladstone
and daughters have arrived at Florence from Rome, and
will remain there about a week.

Lady Nelthorpe has arrived at the South Kew
sington Hotel, Queen's-gate-terrace, South Kensington.
Colonel and Lady Henrietta Ogilvy have arrived
in town from the north.