The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-06 00:00:00

THE COURT AT BALMORAI.

During the past week her Majesty has bccnen"
gaged in taking her accustomed drives in the neigh'
bourhood of the palace and throughout the district.
In honour of her birthday her Majesty caused the
customary presents to be distributed to the Poor
throughout the district on Thursday last. Iler
bounty is riot confined to the deserving poor on the
estates of Balmoral, Abergeldie, and Birkhall, but
is given to others both on the north and south sides
of the Dee. On Saturday evening her Majesty and
Prince Leopold, attended by the Duchess of Athol°
and suite, drove from Balmoral on the south side of
the river Dee, through Braemar, and via Linn °f
Corriemulzie, and New and Old Mar Lodges, t°
visit the Linn of Quoich. Here a staff of gillics,
with ponies, were in waiting from the palace for the
royal party, who made a short tour from the falls
along the winding and beautifully secluded Glen of
Qttoich. The evening was fine, warm, and delight-
ful, and the royal visitors seemed to enjoy the fine
mountain trip very much. They returned to th°
Highland palace via Invercauld House and Deeside"
road. Her Majesty appeared to be in excellent
health and spirits.

At a special meeting of the Jedburgh Town Can:
cil, on Monday night, Councillor Boyd asked if
iG
was the intention of the magistrates to take any
action in the event of the Queen visiting the B°1.;
ders. The Provost, in reply, stated that he ha'
been informed through a very good source that 10
all likelihood ber Majesty would visit Jedburgb
and, should that be the case, every effort would be
made to give her Majesty a propor reception'
Councillor Hilson suggested that the provost and
magistrates should form themselves into a CO'111:
naittee, and put themselves in communication with
the other public bodies, and to call a public meeting,
should they think proper. The suggestion 05
agreed to.

his Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and
Countess Bernstorf received a select party at dinner yes-
terday evening at the Prussian Embassy on Carlton-house-
terrace.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster
had a dinner party on Tuesday at Grosvenor-house.
• The Earl and Countess Cawdor entertained 3
select party at dinner yesterday evening at their residence
in South Audley street.
The Countess (Dowager) Spencer and Ladi
Sarah Spencer have left Paris for Lucerne.
Count F. de Lagrange and Viscount do Dreo'
Brezo have returned to the Clarendon Hotel from rails;
Viscountess Boyne's evening party is fixed In*
the 13th inst.
Lord and Lady 0 tho Fitzgerald bad a Viet
party at dinner, at their residence on Carlton-house-
terrace, yesterday evening.
Lord and Lady Wensleydale have arrived in tow
from their seat in Bedfordshire, for the season.
A marriage is arranged to take place between
Lord Arthur Clifton, M.P., brother of the Duke of Ne`c-
castle, and Miss Matthews ; and between Lady Mary
Maitland, daughter of Earl Lauderdale, and Lord Bea-
bazon, eldest son of the Earl of Meath.—The Owl.
Lady Godolphin Osborne has left town, after her
severe illness, on a visit to Mr. and _Lily Susan Milb:1111('
at Ashfield House.
Sir Augustus and Miss Clifford entertained 3t
dinner on Tuesday the Earl of St. Germans, Lady Louisa
Pon:enby, Sir Alexander and Lady M:det, Lord Cliarlos
Russell, Lord Seaton, and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred BuclileY•
We have much pleasure announcing that the
sentences of all the Fenian prisoners condemned to death
have been commuted to penal servitude.
TIIE MARRIAGE OF Mn. HOPE AND LAM' IPIS.
Doer.—The Ban shire Journal states that this event OS
marked by many demonstrations of attachment by ill°
tenantry throughout the counties of Banff, Aberdeea!
Elgin, and Forfar, and in addition to a very long acconab
of the ceremony telegraphed from London, reports the
pro
ceedings at banquets held at Banff and Macduff,
Grange, Rothiemay, Elgin, Braemar, and many other
'ages on the extensive estates of the Earl of Fife in B,u!tio
shire and the adjoining counties. The healthy of the bri
and bridegroom, of the noble earl and countess, and of all
l
the members of their family,were drunk with much oath':
siasm. At ono dinner the chairman read the
fol"Ladyi°i/
telegram from the Rev. A. H. Morton, London :
Ida Duff was married by me to Mr. Hope this merain;
Her last request to me was that I would toll her friendsl
Scotland how deeply she feels their good wishes and Ni,:
gratulatlons. Though her home will be in England, Sec'e
land will always hold the first place in her heart." In ti'd
evening balls took place in several pk.ces, bonfires bla%o
0
,
on many hills, and, besides other methods of showing th
popular rejoicing, the volunteers, artillery and infalll:
mustered and fired salvoes and feux joie in honour 0'
the happy event.
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THE SULTAN'S VISIT.—Our readers are doni,.o
less aware that his Majesty the Sultan has intimated tol
intentior: of shortly coming to this country on a YiSiit be
her Majesty. It is sincerely to be hoped that he `Pill
received and entertained in a manner worthy of his ht of
rank and of the dignity of this country. The ameurit
the Privy Purse has been fixed by Parliament at a Vl°
liberal rate, with the express view of affording the 6°i`le,
reign the means of keeping up her station and of entertans
ing in a suitable manner any distinguished personage,
who may visit this country. We therefore earnestly 111)4
not to have a repetition of the scenes of the last NW Yea
which made every Englishman blush for his country'l:6.
,11to
the Royal palaces desolate and untenanted, whilst
crowned heads on a visit to our Sovereign were force"
sojourn in an hotel.—Echoesfrom the Clubs.
RELICS OF MARIE ANTOINETTE.—The retroiPec-
live museum of Marie Antoinette, established by the Bto
press to perpetuate the reminiscence of that unforttnljl;
princess, has just been opened at the Petit Trianon of V eett
sallies. Some of the objects are exceedingly curious, ''ll.oe,
as the turning-lathe of Louis XVI.
; the
harp, mandoll
and harpsichord of the Queen, this last made by li'lqscold
Tasl:in in 1790 ; autographs of the King, Queen' trig
Madame Elizabeth; besides a variety of jewels belong

to the royal family.
THE EMPEROR AND THE ACTRESS. The .lifizirait,n
relates the following :--4, At the termination of t"h-
races at Longchamps, on Sunday, at the moment in W° silo
PrincesrEm rniplevreoyrAreossuanbNgoaupgt oitlroel
girls,
retire,wauttd aAsltlaieldnxyda,
inndge
accompanied
a nearnd tthhee :bruyii:estri.o;ollol
pavil ionng. their Majesties and the Princes left -rs
stand and were passing along the double line of specta9li
to reach their carriage, the Emperor Alexander eucitleii a
went up to the lady, who was placed in a good Fo'io° 11
to see and be seen, and addressing her in a most grsc;-1
manner, said :—" It is you, Madame Naptal-Arnault 0
am delighted to see you,' and then remarking the:
young girls who accompanied the actress, whose neln",.llf?'
have just mentioned, added Those are your 5°41 d
'No, sire,' replied Madame Arnault, blushing with 131(33,de50
emotion, They are my daughters.' Prince Wladiinir-; I
approached the French artist, whose talent and Pel.s.°h
qualities had placed her so high in the most distiogailg
society of St. Petersburgh, and after having exPressrr
pleasure at meeting her in France, aske permission
her a visit."
Mr. Russell Gurney has given notice of his ii3toij;
tion to move clauses to the effect that none of the Pet
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ee,
named by the commissioners who inquired. into the
tions of Totnes, Yarmouth, Lancaster, and Beiste\ soll
having been guilty of giving or receiving brihe6 of a
have the right of voting for the county in resPecl.
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qualification situated in either of the respective hor:ier
Mr. Bazley will move that an additional mein putt
be given to the city of Manchester , Mr. Baines will f;
in a similar claim for Leeds ; and M.r. Midfield for 5" e
field. , sore
We understand that the two officers ivia°
dismissed from the Phoebe for "bullying
have been reinstated. This action on the part of t,h
miralty renders it all the more necessary that the wp°
12°
the official correspondence relating to the matter shoo
published. socl
CRYSTAL PALACE. The stormy weather
derea
long-continued drenching rain yesterday having vend the
it impossible to give the exhibition of firesvolics ~st,
illumination of fountains as advertised, they were
er`,tb.
a taidshiPeui;j,
poned until Saturday, on which afternoon, also, the
her 311'iiels1 t.l°l
opera concert (supported by-the artistes of
Theatre) will take place. Other entertainments w.r,
up the interval, and the along- will be entertainments
pin
on Saturday.
etaviennminetst.hTusickaofftosriasisnuged forWnendnntei:l7; will
ebse :fattenlrted