The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-11 00:00:00

Approaching Marriage of the Princess Mary.

(From the Sunday Gazette.)

The marriage of her Royal Highness the Ytincess
Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth, youngest
daughter of his late Royal Highness the Duke
Cambridge, with his Serene Highness Francis Paul
Charles Louis Alexander, Prince of Teck, will be
solemnised at St. Anne's parish church, Kew, on
Tuesday morning next, at 12 o'clock. Although the
nuptials are to be conducted without State cere-
mony, the personal popularity of the Princess Mary,
and the presence of her Majesty the Queen, their
Royal highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales
and other members of the royal family, will cause
the occasion to be regarded as one of great public
interest. The church itself will not be prepared for
the ceremony until after the regular services this
day. Slim tly after 12 o'clock to-night workmen

will begin to remove the old-fashioned close pews,
and will substitute chairs or other accommodation
by which the largest number of spectators may be
present. It is understood, however, that the pews
will be restored afterwards. This part of the work
will be undertaken by the Metropolitan Board of
Works. The church is situate close to Cambridge
Cottage. As a building it has few pretensions to
notice despite its intimate associations with Royalty.
It stands on the south side of the Green, with its
porticoed entrance facing the gateway of Cam-
bridge Cottage. The exterior, over which the ivy
climbs in great luxuriance, is partly hidden by the
dense foliage of the lime, chesnut, and yew trees,
which surround the building. Inside the church
itself there is much to interest the stranger, there
being several marble tablets, among which are those
erected to the memory of Jeremiah Meyer, the
miniature painter, and Francis Bauer, botanical
artist to King George 111., and also that of Thomas
Gainsborough, the painter. The ceiling is arched,
and supported on six pillars ; the Royal gallery, de-
corated in front with the Imperial arms and
escutcheons, is at the west end of the church.
In consequence of the small size of the edifice
the parishioners have given up their claims to be
present, though, at the request of the Princess
Mary herself, the tradesmen belonging to Kew
who supply Cambridge Cottage will have places
given them in the church. The other parishioners
are to view the marriage procession as it passes from
the cottage to the church. For this purpose a low plat-
form has been erected on the left of the pathway,
and has been strictly reserved for them. It was at first
suggested that a covered way should be made, leading
from the portico of the cottage to the entrance of the
church, but it has now been arranged (weather of
course permitting) that the procession shall walk in
the open air, the distance being some 50 or 60 yards.
The pathway will be covered with carpet, and it is
stated that the school-girls belonging to the
Queen's schools, in which the Princess has taken
great interest, will line the path and strew it with
flowers. Her Majesty and the other mem-
bers of the Royal Family will occupy places near
the altar, and not in the gallery, as at first
stated. The latter will be occupied by the servants
of the Royal Family. The service will be performed
by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, the
Lord Bishop of Winchester, the Rev. P. W. Nott,

curate. The choir of the church will take part, and
will sing the hymn " Both Jesus and his Disciples
were called to the marriage," and the anthem by
Tallis—" God be merciful unto us and bless us."
Dr. Selle, organist of St. Anne's, will preside at the
organ, and, at the conclusion of the service, Dr.
Selle, who was tutor to her Royal Highness the
Princess Mary, will play the " Wedding March."
It is understood that the newly-wedded pair will
spend the honeymoon at the seat of Earl Brownlow.
The ladies who will act as bridesmaids are :—Lady
Agneta Yorke, Lady Cornelia Churchill, Lady
Cecilia Molyneux, and Lady Georgiana Hamilton.
The people of Kew will testify their goodwill to-
wards the Princess by the erection of a triumphal
arch on the road beyond Kew-bridge, and which
is to have an appropriate motto, and to be illumi-
nated at night. Workmen were busily employed in
its erection yesterday. The band of a Hussar regi-
ment at Hounslow and a private band will give a
performance of music in the afternoon and evening
for the gratification of the visitors. To carry out
these and other arrangements a local committee has
been formed, with Mr. Pearce, of Burniige llouse,
as their secretary. There is also to be a display of
fireworks in the evening, but it is doubtful whether
a ball will take place.

To those of the public who may intend to visit
Kew next Tuesday, on the supposition that they
witness the passing of the marriage procession,from
the cottage to the church, we would say that there
is but little chance of their doing so unless they are
provided with tickets. Nor will those persons who
may take a trip to Kew before Tuesday receive any
special gratification beyond that which is always
obtained at this favourite place.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Treasu►y, in
Downing-street. The Ministers present were Earl Russell,
the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll,
Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, the Right Hon.
Edward Cardwell, the Marquis of Hartington, Earl de
Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somer-
set, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, Lord Stanley of
Alderley, the Right Hon. G. J. Goschen, and the Right
Hon. C. P. Villiers.

The Worthing Mining Company (Limited) have
received their usual advices from the Bremer mine,
and they continue of a satisfactory character. The
expenses of the month were £2,041 12s. 5d., and the
quantity of ore raised during the same period was
330 tons of a better quality than of late. Remit-
tances received by this mail, £250.
The directors of the Consolidated Bank have
issued circulars to their creditors and shareholders
proposing to re-open their establishment if their
assent be obtained. Successful negociations are
stated to have been concluded with the Bank of
London, whose business the Consolidated took over,
for returning the money received, less, of course,
that paid away during the few days the business of
the two banks were mixed. if the proposal
be acceded to, the Consolidated will almost
immediately renew operations, and on the day of
the opening of the Bank the directorspropose to pay
the creditors ss. in the pound in cash, ss. on the Ist
October, ss. on the Ist February, and ss. on the Ist
June next, promissory notes being given, with in-
terest at 5 per cent., which it may be assumed will
be at once readily negotiable. In order to
strengthen the position of the bank, an issue will
be made of 50,000 shares at par, which will pro-
duce £200,000, or a call of £2 on the existing
shares will be required, which would make £6
paid up, and produce £300,000.
SUDDEN DEATH.—A painful sensation was ex-
cited in Worcester on Saturday by the rumours that Mr.
J. 0. Berkeley, son of Mr. R. Berkeley, of Spetchley-park,
near that city, had been found dead in his father's ground
at Spetchley-park. It appears that the young gentleman
had -been missing on Friday afternoon, but as it was
thought he was at his farm (an adjoining estate to Spetch-
ley-park) no notice was taken of his absence until night,
when, the family becoming alarmed, a search was made for
him, and the telegraph was employed without effect. It
was not until about midnight that his dead body was found
lying in the shrubbery adjoining the grounds of Spetchley-
park. It appears the young gentleman had disease of the
heart, so that the suddenness of his death was not altoge-
ther unexpected. It has, however, thrown quite a gloom
over the neighbourhood.

MISCHIEVOUS DOGS.—Sir C. O'Loghlen has laid
before Parliament a seasonable measure, proposing that
the owner of every dog shall be liable in damages for any
injury done by it to the person or property of any one ; the
damages, if not exceeding .£5, to be recoverable by sum-
mary proceeding before magistrates. The occupier of anv
premises whero the dog is kept "or permitted to live or
remain" is to be deemed its owner, unless he proves that
the dog was kept or permitted to live or remain there with-
out his sanction or knowledge.
There would almost appear to be some nitro-
glycerine at the bottom of the volcano of Hawaii,
the Mauno Loa, which has recently been in eruption. A
new crater recently opened near the summit, but the flood
of lava found some subterranean outlet, and burst out
half way up in a column of liquid fire 100 feet in diameter,
and from 100 to 1,000 feet in height. The column,. white
at base, blood red above, glowed for 20 days, and wasn
visible 200 miles away. All this while a river of fire ran
from it down the mountain side, leaping from rocki glare of
burning the forests, and adding indefinitely to the
the fiery column, which, with the incessant reverberationsiiin
h covered
heard 40 miles off, and the canopyof smoke,
" thousands of square miles," formed a scene of terror such
ever see.
as only those who dwell under volcanoes w

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SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK,

SPORTING INTELLIGENO.S—This Day

TATTERSALLS'-THIS EVENING.

NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
sto 1 agst Windham (taken)
15 to 2 agst Caithness (taken)
Bto 1 agst Miss Haworth (taken)
12 to 1 agst Harry Brailsford (taken)
100 to 8 agst Red Earl (taken)
100 to 8 agst Zenobia (taken)
100 to 7 agst Dolan (taken)
100 to 7 agst Primate (taken)
20 to 1 agst Brown Bread (taken)

MANCHESTER BETTING.—(This DAY.
100 to 15 agst Windham (taken)
Bto 1 agst Caithness (taken)
200 to 12 agst Miss Haworth (taken)

ARRIVALS AT ODIHAM.
Endsleigh, Pelios, Stokeley, Bitter Sweet, Trapeze.
Whalebone, Jevington, Deerfoot, Pevensey, Volhina, Ag-
gravator, Novice, Master Shutt. Ammunition, Monk of
Avon, and Elburg. ,

THE SCHLESWIG•IIOLSTEIN
DIFFICULTY.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
ARREST OF HERR LESSER AT ITZEHOE.
HAMBURG, June 11.
Business is totally at a standstill on the Bourse to-
day, in consequence of a rumour that Herr Lesser,
the Holstein Government Councillor, has been ar-
rested at Itzehoe ; and that Herr Floffmann, the
Austrian Civil Adlatus, had fled from that town.
It is also reported that the Austrians will leave
Altona to-day.

ITZEHOE, June 11.
The Assembly of the Holstein Estates was dis-
persed to-day by Gen. von Manteuffel.
Herr Hoffman, the Austrian Civil Adlatus, was
received here with great enthusiasm, and returned
to Altona after the dissolution of the Estates.
General von Manteuffel is advancing. He reached
Pinneberg to-day, and will arrive before Altona to-
morrow.

Herr Lesser, the Holstein Government Commis-
sioner, was arrested last night, and conveyed to
Rendsburg.

The Austrian ICalek brigade win cross the Elbe
to-night, remaining at Harburg to-morrow, and
proceeding thence to Bohemia.

WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS

SOUTHAMPTON, June 11.
The Royal Mail steamer Tasmanian, with the
above mails, passed the Needles at 2.20 p.m. to-
day.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—Tuts EVENING.
The Loin) CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

ROYAL COMMISSION.

The Royal consent was given by commission to the fol-
lowing bills : —Divorce and Matrimonial Cauees, Land
Drainage Supplemental Cattle Assurance, Contagious Dis-
eases, Poor Persons' Burial (Ireland), Hop Trade, Customs
and Inland Revenue, and 43 priva,e bills.
The Royal Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the
Duke of Argyll, and the Earl of Bessborough.