The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-09 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY.

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OSB OR NE , Aug. 8.
'The Queen went out yesterday afternoon, acc°lll-
- by their Royal Highnesses the Princess
Louise and Princess Beatrice.

Prince Leopold also drove out.
Her Majesty walked this morning, accompal -je
by Princess Louise.

The Prince of Wales presided yesterday aid 3
meeting of the Council of his Royal Highness, be'
at the Office of the Duchy of Cornwall, Buekipg'
ham-gate, St. James's Park.
There were present Sir William John Alexander;
Attorney-General ; Major-General Sir Th°lll3
Myddelton Biddulph, Receiver-General ; vent.-
General Kuollys, Comptroller of the Household of
his Royal Highness ; and Herbert William Fisher,
Esq., Keeper of the Privy Seal.
Mr. Bateman, the Secretary attended as -lelk
of the Council.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
visited the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marl-
borough House yesterday.

Their Royal Highnesses the Count and Countes3
de Paris have left York House, Twickenham, for Pent
row, on a visit to Lady Molesworth. - the
The Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh
an n
Marquis of Bowinont are expected to prolong their sejoil.r-
in Norway till the second week in the ensuing 111°Dth. e
The Countess of Rothes and the Hon. Georg
Waldegrave-Leslie, M.P., have left town for Leslie 11°115e1
Fifeshire, N.B. left
Count and Lady Cecil de la Fold have
Princes-terrace for Feldenstein, near Richmond. „a
Count de Clermont-Tonnerre, Chef d'Esellur:ra
d'Etat Major, has arrived at the Clarendon Sete], r
is
Paris. The count will succeed Colonel the 14314111,e
d'Audigne as Military Attache to the French Embassy, ;
latter having been appointed to the Comite d'lnfanteri°

Paris. _ -
Sir Roundell Palmer, M.P., and Lady 1431/13
Palmer and family have left town for Lowestoft.
Mr. George and Lady Charlotte Russell in-t
e •
to leave town to-day for Floors Castle, Roxburglisbirefa
Mr. Gladstone is about to take a tour with J-J°'
Clarence Paget through the Mediterranean, and Will
Pro
bably visit Rome.—Bury Post.

The Royal Visit to York.

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(From the Leeds Mercury.) tios
York isat present in a state of active prepara
for the Royal visit with which it is to be fav°llr-0
during the latter portion of this week. For o°",s
days past workmen have been engaged in all t'ici
leading thoroughfares throughwhich the Prince as
Princess of Wales will pass on their arrival tc).
morrow, in the erection of triumphal arches, scant
dards, and ornamental devices ; and though i 5
present all is confusion and incompleteness, themt
every reason to expect that to-morrow the aneiel3
city will assume such an appearance of festivitY of
it has never donned before within the memory
living man. The decorations are of the most eaten.
sive character, and have, with very few excePtiell;
been carried out with strict regard to artistic effecoi
Four triumphal arches are at present in course
erection along the route by which the Royal Pro
will pass through the city to-morrow, in addition i,
one which has been placed near the entrance to Poi
exhibition in Bootham. Scarcely a house in any
the streets through which the Royal party will The
but will put forth some emblem of welcome. of
various public buildings, and the establishinentS
many of the leading tradespeople, will be lllllipers
nated at night, whilst the display of flags andflevi
during the day will surpass anything that York has
ever witnessed before. On all hands there seem
to be a general desire to do fall honour to the °e,
casion, and to maintain the reputation for loyall,
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which York—where kings have lived and Pare
liaments have assembled—has always heretofore
enjoyed.
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The Prince and Princess of Wales will reach -1:); 00
to-morrow evening, arriving at the railway state
about half-past 5. On alighting they will be w'e
by his grace the Archbishop—whose guests they are
to be until Monday— the Lord Mayor of York,
city members, the recorder, aldermen d
and coup
lore. A procession will be formed in which a tr°
of the 13th Hussars and the local volunteers aller
yeomanry will take part, and which will pass °lite,
Lendal-bridge, through Duncomegate, Peterg!
Church-street, Parliament-street, High Ousegate,
Low Ousegate, across Ouse-bridge, Bridge-street,
Mickle-gate, and Blossom-street. In _
street the procession will disperse, leaving the rerlri,
party to proceed to Bishopsthorpe. Strong ba
cades are being erected in the streets through Wmu.di
.1,,i
the Prince and Princess will pass, to prevent
accident from the crush of spectators which is 1/b..
avoidable upon such an occasion. His Royal 11;gt0
ness the Duke of Cambridge is also expecteatho
reach York to-morrow evening. He is to he 0°
guest of the Earl of Londesborough, at Grin3sLt
Park ; and both there and at Bishopsthorpe a S7t,o
circle of distinguished visitors will be assembled
meet the royal guests.
On Friday morning the Prince and Princess
leave Bishopsthorpe for York early in the foren°°oll3;
Their first business will be to visit the show of .e.
Yorkshire Agricultural Society at Knavessl,er,
Here, after inspecting the show, they will be el1;0
tained by the Council at luncheon in a hands°.o
pavilion erected for the occasion. Before enterity
the show-ground it is hoped that the Royal P,sfroto
may visit the marquees of the York Floral and
ri
ticultural Society, which are erected in the adillepeed
gardens of Mr. Varvell. Thence they will proic;bo
to the Guildhall, when the Prince will unvel'i v.,
window presented to the city by Mr. Leeman, ); to
in commemoration of the visit of Prince Albeur tbo
York in 1850, the last occasion upon whle'ity.
ancient city had the honour of entertaining r 03.00
When the window has been unveiled the lien
and Princess will re-enter their carriage and
. J. the
ciety, the grounds of the Yorkshire Phil osophlca the
ciety, when they will make a brief inspection ° 0
a the
museum, the ruins of St. Mary's Abbey, an 000
Multanegular Tower. From here they will at The
pass into Bootham, and visit the Exhibition. of
triumphal arches, the Mansion-house, the Asseratoi.
Rooms, and many private buildings will be i
nated at night, and there will also be an exteliP
display of fireworks in St. George's-fields. 030
On Saturday the great event of the wee- cl,
place. The volunteers of of the north of Enginsi fes•
to the number of 20,000, will be reviewed on i'1330 of
mire by the Duke of Cambridge, in the presence
the Prince and Princess of Wales.