The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-17 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The ball given by Major-General and Lady DlarY
Hood to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and
Princess of Wales at Cumberland Lodge was at-
tended by a large number of the principal residents
round Windsor, the guests including the Earl of
Mountcharles, Lady M. Berkeley and lute Berke-
ley, General Seymour and Lady Emily reymour,
Lady Filmer, Lady Annaly and Miss White,
_ _ _

Colonel and Mrs. Ferguson, Colonel Ewart, Mrs.
Ewart, and Miss Bulkeley, Colonel Ponsonby, Cal)"
tain, Mrs., and Miss Seymour, Captain Needham,
Captain Rowley, &c. The fine quadrille band of
the Ist Life Guards was in attendance, and dancing
was continued till about four o'clock yesterday
morning. Yesterday their royal highnesses were
to have met the royal harriers at Stoke Park, the
seat of Mr. E. J. Coleman, situated in Bucks, and
about four miles from Windsor. Every preparation
had been made to welcome the prince and princess;
and, notwithstanding the heavy rain which bad
been falling during the morning, a number of
gentlemen reached the mansion opposite which the
meet with the royal harriers had been fixed to
take place. As the time went by, and the rain
continued to come down almost in torrents, all
hope of their highnesses making their appearance
was given up, and at about noon a messenger from
General Hood brought a communication to Mr'
Coleman informing that gentleman that, in conse-
quence of the miserable state of the weather, the
prince and princess had been obliged to defer their
intended visit. Their royal highnesses were anxious,
however, not to disappoint Mr. and Mrs. Coleman,
and it was accordingly intimated that if the meet
should be fixed for Stoke-park on this day fortnight
the prince and princess would, if possible, do than
the honour of attending it and visiting the mansion•
In the meantime their royal highnesses have re"
mained the guests of General and Lady Mary Hood
at Cumberland Lodge, where it was understood
there would be another dinner party last night.
Unless unforeseen obstacles should arise the Prince
and Princess of Wales will honour the next musical
festival at Norwich with their presence. Although
they have now made frequent sojourns in Norfolk,
their royal highnesses have never yet visited the
capital of the country. Great preparations will be
made at Norwich for their reception.

THE COURT.—According to the latest arrange"
ments her Majesty, with their Royal Highnesses Prin-
cesses Helena, Louise, and Beatrice, and Prince Leopold,
attended by the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, will
return either on Tuesday or Wednesday from Osborne to
Windsor Castle.

Our contemporary, the Shilling Magazine, has
been lately treating its readers to some extracts
from the literary papers of Robert Schumann -a composer
whose name bids fair shortly to attain as wide a popularitY
with us as it enjoys in Germany. They consist of notices
—partly personal, partly critical—of Beethoven, Men'
delssohn, Schubert, Sterndale-Bennett, Chopin, and other
eminent musicians, and are the most interesting and read-
able things in this department of literature that we have
met with for some time. We cordially recommend them
to our readers. Though translations, they read more like
originals, and do infinite credit to the translator whoever
he may be.

LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE
ENSZING WEEK.—Monday, Asiatic, at 3 : " Introductory
Remarks to an Assyrian Dictionary" the hon. secretary
Mathematical : " Polygons of an Even Number of Sides,
&c.," Mr. Cotterrelt; " A Proof that every Continuous
Function was a Root," Professor De Morgan. Society °I
Arts, at 8 : Canter Lecture. Tuesday—Horticultural, st
3 : General meeting and Lecture. Engineersita 8: "
Rail-
way Stations, Shops, &c." Royal Institution, at 3 :
Professor Tyndall. Anthropological, at 8 : Psychicali
Characteristics of English People," Mr. Pike ; " Inscribe,'
Stones of Veraguas," Dr. Seemann ; " Negro Boy of
Bunu," Mr. Robins. Statistical, at 8 : " Organisation, (to.?
French and English Navies in 1865," Col. Sykes. Wednesti%
—Meteorological, at 7 : "Daily Weather Diagram, 1862'
Mr. Cater; "Fluctuations of Annual Fall of Rain," 'l`r.
Symons. Society of Arts, at 8 : "Modern Legislation .
regard to Steamships," Mr. Gray. Geological, at 8 : " ler;
tiary Mollusca of Jamaica,,, ,4 Tertiary Echinodermata
West Indies," " Tertiary Brachiopoda of West Indiest
Mr. Lechmere Guppy ; " Affinities of Platysomas, 80a
Allied Genera," "Scales of Rhizodus, Owen," Dr. Young'
Archaeological Association, at Literature, at 81:
" Confucius," Colonel Alexander. Thizsday—Royal ,
stitution, at 3 : " Heat," Professor Tyndall. Zoological'
at 4. Linneau, at 8. Chemical, at 8. Royal, at
tiquaries, at 8-1- : Election of Fellows. Friday—Royal In-
stitution, at 8 : "Kent's Cavern, Torquay," Mr. Pengell;
Saturday—Royal Institution, at 3 : "Art Education ;
Works of Art should be Viewed," Professor Westmacett.
Botanic, at 3F—Afhenzum.
NATIONAL CHORAL SOClETY.—Rosini's " Stab°
Mater" and Mendelssohn's " Hymn of Praise" will be Per-
formed by the National Choral Society on Wednesday
next, under the direction of Mr. G. W. Martin. MatlanLe
Parepa, will on this occasion make her first appearance
Exeter Hall' since her return from America. The other
vocalists are Miss Annie Cox, Miss Lucy Frankleiu,
Leigh Wilson, and Mr. Weiss. The band and chorus
number nearly 700 performers.
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC GOSSIP.—“ Nannia'
will be shortly performed at one of the concerts of
the Liverpool Philharmonic Society ; and also, it is In-
moured, at the Norwich festival. An amusing correspeu-
dent in last week's Orchestra writes of a Mozart celebration
held at Coblentz, under the direction of Herr Brucl2:--7
" The orchestra in that town, which is but slenderly °'lr;
dowed with musical life, was largely reinforced by soldieoo
and artisans, but the performance, we are assured, went es
with true, hearty German spirit." The same writer
Herr Reiter, who is at the head of the music of Basle, as
composer worth looking after, specifying particularlY
oratorio by him, " Das neue Paradies." Italian
papers g"
_,
the name of Signor Ticci as having produced an operas
"La Vivandiera al Campo di Frederigo II.," which his
found favour with the public at Siena. German journon,,,
°
announce the publication at Bremen of " King Sohn
an oratorio, by Herr Meinardus.—Athausum. sae
to BETHELL AND Mn. WELCH, it appears,
to be tried on a criminal information, on the chars
of corrupt practices in obtaining a judicial appointn3_e_er_
It is much to be regretted that the matter was DO: pal.
mitted to drop. Nothing is to be gained by its r
thatt
Ample punishment has been inflicted already_nior
enough to deter others who might be inclined to doe
wise. The wholeaffair had passed out of the public rael,foup;
nobody desires that it should be stirred again. Wher
L°rd
this hostility of the Government to an old colleague •
Lai
Westbury is still a power, and may return the kick.--

Times of to-
SHOOday.
GOOD TING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.--
At the
recent competition of the rifle volunteers, at Market Itasel3l.
for the monthly challenge plate, Ensign T wigg 'leaded 1
members with a score of 19 points, and won.
usare.n-
ders it the more singular is, that on the day previo n
at-
had the misfortune to have his collar-bone broken bY
tempting to check a young horse, by which henits dragget:
on the ground for several hundred yards. the day
re
ol
the accident he went to Lincoln and had the fracture
duced, and on the day following he appeared at the rill.:
butts, and came off a victor with his arm in a aling•
Leeds Mercury. night ]as!
A HIGHWAYMAN SHOT.—On Saturday a mi,
an attempt at highway robbery was made 111)°11
Wright, miller, of Wilby. He was returning home ill
Coventry, when three men came upon him, and One °
them laid hold of and attempted to stop
Wright at once drew his pistol, and fired at the man lib:
held the horse, when he cried out " Oh," and the tbrise-
men made off. Since then nothing has been hear(' of tu,i°
men, although the police have investigated the inatter,an'
searched the district thoroughly. It is thought probabl'
that the man who cried out is wounded, and will be al3Pir
lug foi surgical aid somewhere. - • his horse. gr.