The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-21 00:00:00

_% ~,s

ifilt1111111*:

HER MAJESTY•

OSBORNE, Friday.,
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
walked in the grounds yesterday morning, and. her
Majesty drove in the afternoon, accompanied 133 r
Princess Leiningen.
Her Royal Highness Princess Helena rode in the

grounds. •
Their Royal Highnesses Princess Louise and
Princess Beatrice drove out.
His Serene Highness Prince Christian of Schles-
wig-Holstein rode, attended by Colonel Du Plat.
The Marquis of Hartington left Osborne yester-
day morning.

The Prince and Princess of Wales.
riday.
SANDRINGHAM, F
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prince°,
of Wales, with Prince de Teck and party, attended
by Major Grey and the Viscountess Walden, r°v,e
to Hunstanton on Wednesday, and visited the beaeu
and cliffs.
Yesterday the Royal party proceeded to the wag'
nificent ruins of the ancient Abbey of Castloo9
returning to Sandringham.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Frill°lar
Ws,
appear to be greatly enjoying themselves at
Norfolk seat, having had a deer hunt and sorer
picnic parties. se
It is stated that their Royal Highnesses per'
revisiting Sandringham in the summer. •

•
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cal f
°l4--
bridge and Princess Mary dined with their Boys' lit
nesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale at Wools 11
Twickenham, last night.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princes°vllle
de Joinville and family intend to reside a ke°
Lsusd°
House, Richmond, for the future, the prince having ta
that residence for a term of years. °t vi el
Prince Naraschkine has left the Alexandra A..
Hyde-park-corner, for Paris. A •
The Duchess (Emily) of Beaufort, who arriT7dttilli
town on Thursday from Badminton, left town Yeste too
on a visit to Lord and Lady Londesborough at arillis
Park, near Tadcaster.
The Earl and Countess of Mountcharles leacra.
town to-day on a visit to the Earl and Countess of 118
rington at Elvaston Castle, Derbyshire. d Lora
The Earl and Co of Seafield the
Reidhaven have arrived atuntess the Clarendon Hotel for

season. ,
..ri ed
The Earl and Countess of Coventry have `-- sr
" t
at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from their sr
Coombe Court, Worcestershire.
The Earl of Radnor continues I)10
in rernar •
, g 11
health, though his age is now 87. The venerable Pee''',-,,tiv
takes an interest in public matters. lie is surrounclo4 "i
a family circle at Coleshill, Berks.

Naval and Military Intelligence.
0 of the

One hundred and forty
men of the dell° breite
46th and 95th Regiments have arrived at Fe)3ataeut.
Dock and are stationed at the Hut Encamp, the
Some more troops are expected to arrive vi"o oat,
next few weeks. Capt. F. A. Fitzgerald, ordens
talion 12th Regiment, has been placed -under service
to embark for New Zealand, to join the
owning,
companies of his regiment. Capt. J. D. ft depot
of the same battalion, is ordered to join t%tbsei
companies of the 12th Regiment at Liu
garrison. a coo"
Detachments of time-expired men an
Ongafs
lescent troops from the various infantry ca the
ing in India have arrived at Chathamdueur
last few days from Portsmouth, where they:l7loo
barked from the several troopships whic who,
recently arrived at that port. The troop..p,tted
after medical examination, have been foul:4 th
for further service have been •draughted 7,0 g
various regimental depots, the remainder
the orders from the Horse Guards for the
charge. tint
The new paddle yacht 400 feet in lengt-i, sop.
for the Viceroy of Egypt by Mr. Samuda, an; Soot
plied with engines by Messrs. John Penn and
.0.
passed through Spithead from the Thames at 2 Poo
on Thursday, en route to Southampton, Whe re
otar,
will be placed in dock to remove her launehil3gurea
fleas
and prepare for her speed trial over the her
mile in Stokes Bay. It is anticipated that
13
speed over the measured mile will be over t. the
The armour-plated Ship Caledonia, 30, Calt,v.ea
Hon. A. C. Foley, from the Mediterranean, LIP"'
ed
in Plymouth Sound on Friday afternoon.
The hired steam transport Lady Jocelyn ai;:gitii
at Spithead yesterday, from the eastward
A,
resPeu
troops for Gibraltar ; she will embark other 4;;
tachments at Portsmouth to join their
regiments and leave immediately. Cap ing
The Bellerophon ironclad steamship, •-'313
Tatham, returned to Spithead yesterday Wril..bo
from her experimental cruise in the Channel. the
went into Portsmouth harbour in the afternool3.
is stated that her cruise in tile Channel under 0;
vas has thus far proved most satisfactory. The s'len
had been " wore" under sail upwards of a d0z.50
times, and had also been tacked and othcrol
caanceuvred in every possible position, and in every
instance her action in answer to her helm was Pa:
feet. The ship is fitted with a balanced rudcl;o
and therefore some considerable portion of the OWO
handiness under sail may be attributed to its acti°
without any positive reason being able to be 011° at
for such opinion. We should rather imagine thav
the ship's good qualifications under sail are 1010
due to her moderate length and form, rather they
to the balanced rudder, although the latter haorcio
W 44
ncl
points in its favour over the ordinary rudderl.
one especially so in dispensing with half the iog
number of men at the wheel. The Pallas/ary
her trial on Wednesday, exhibited extraordin
on
handiness iii obedience to the action of her calm'oraiii.
rudder, making her half circle at full power itt *coo
9sec. and the full circle in 4min. 12sec. The „to
Chief Constructor of the Navy is endeavourl7oelo
combine handiness with speed in the ironclad Ileco
he is now engaged on, and where he has sacceo in
in the first quality so decisively as he has don
in the Bellerophon and Pallas it would be 11.)3) coo
the extreme to him to assign the merit of the sa to
to a balanced rudder. In point of speed, tow
trial of the Pallas furnishes a most satisfactorie 10,
reliable guidepost for the future, being, ae
e"
really the first ship of only 225 ft. in length h,,,i ets•
perpendiculars ever driven at a speed of 13
We cannot, however, but regret that she the
the French " ram" at her bows, as withouto.4
she would have made her 14 knots at the we°
mile.
The following appointments have been in -,ajiant
the Admiralty :—Hon. R. Bingham, Inidlne th°
to the Liverpool ; C. Love, second mastel,!.,„„rer
Cherub ; P. Aplin, second master, to the -1-c`'lt'slice,
nable, for service in the Squirrel ; if;
anen/
second master, to the Dee ; C. H.
d
second master, to the Minstrel ; J. Alacla.l,-ristol
Dr. W. Johnston, assist.-surgeons, to the ar;
R. W. Parish, assist.-paymaster, to the Cll3/I,r'tlie
and C. R. Rodham, assist.-paymaster,
Canopus. 11.15

LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC "MEETINGS r°ll4. - ;
ENSUING
Geographical ar 4—Monday—AntiquarieSt 0 wit;orel6
in the Peninsula of S'ilaviie,ki'or'eselaßa.h,,r'iley'
Rev.da-- day—Royal yalnlnstitution, at 3, "Science
3, vs:. . Mr.
chLol:°,o, cgp.Fki gpcibalcir,l:ll:lo:
J.:a:. .:.
scalloo
t:5-1
:t" ,
stitions relative to gca, at si, 0 0 coil
&evicauda (S w.)," li
Butler ; Ethnological, at 8, ,' Dritis" - O
I r. Sclater ; " Revision 0'
1, Ste-
HYPna," Mr.B
Stock,"withl and. SuP°ll3tl bates
of" "Rollinggnsnurse
HZaoroel 0,,
sci l ~ t ort Geo 0
—Literature,ec. at 4,reAltlanrnn.d," Mr. Wright ; Eng•,ol3, ater,
Woodburn District,
Ireland," Mern. 31; anal:
bpies of Acanthodes from Longton," Sir Philip -owl
"Time Egerton ; "Gravels and Drift of the Fenland," gr. -Soler;
abetween Formation of Upper and LoWer ..ls o;
t7.elst" Mr. Taylor; Society of Arts, at 8, " YelAl eidS
'iningt" Mr. Hogg ; "Transformation of Organic oleo
and Animal Substances" (Cantor Lecture), Pr* dall-''
Calvert ; Archaeological Association, at 81. 111117.; seir
Royal Institution, at 3, "Science and Superstitioot tioa,
C. Kingsley; Royal, at 81. Friday—Royarlilstir stor'
at 8, " Westminster Abbey," Dean of Westinifil,,itO, 7
I,fria'di,estsi4
Saturday—Royal Institution, at 3, "National Por'
Mr. Scharf ; J3otanic, 81.—Athenieunp