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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Tuesday.
Her Majesty drove out yesterday afternoon in a
carriage and four, accompanied by Princess Helena,
Princess Leiningen, and Princess Hermann of
Hohenlobe.
Lord Alfred Paget attended on horseback.

The Prince of Wales.

SIX-MILE Borrow, Tuesday.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended
by Major Grey, arrived last evening at 7.30 from
Sandringham to pay the promised visit to General
Hall, at his shooting-box, at which his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Cambridge frequently joins the
General for a few days' shooting. The Prince of
Wales was met at the station by General Hall, and
conducted to the cottage, which is situated very
contiguous to the railway station.
The following is a list of those who had the honour
of dining last evening with his royal highness :
General Hall, Major G. H. Grey, Lord Colville,
Lord Huntingfield, Lord Elcho, Lord George
Manners, the Marquis of Bowmont, Hon. T. de
Grey, M.P., and Major Hall.
This morning his Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales, with Major Grey, Hon. T. de Grey, Lord
Colville, Lord Huntingfield, Lord Elcho, Lord
George Manners, and the Marquis of Bowmont,
with General Hall, drove to Larke's Hall, and,
notwithstanding the heavy rain, commenced
pheasant shooting in the preserves.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge,
attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset and Colonel Home
Purves, arrived at Sandringham House yesterday afternoon
on a visit to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left
town yesterday evening on a visit to General Hall at
Weston Colville, near Newmarket, where his royal high-
ness will meet the Prince of Wales and a select party for
shooting.

His Serene Highness Prince Christian of
Schleswig-Holstein, attended by Count Rantzau, arrived
in England yesterday on a visit to her Majesty at Osborne,
where it is expected the prince will remain during the
present month.

The Duchess (Dowager) of Grafton has arrived
in town from Wakefield Lodge, Northamptonshire.
Earl Russell has arranged to leave Pembroke
Lodge, Richmond Park, to-morrow, accompanied by the
countess and family, for the family residence in Chosham-
place, for the season.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at tho
official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in
Downing-street. The Ministers present were—Earl Rus-
sell, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of
Argyll, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, the Right
Hon. Edward Cardwoll, Earl do Grey, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T.
Milner Gibson, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and the Right
Hon. C. P. Villiers.

Queen Victoria has presented the Princess
Royal's little boy with a gift like that she lately made to
Prince Albert Victor. A Berlin correspondent describes
the present as a silver statuette of the late Prince Concert,
three feet in height, the Prince being represented as "3
hero conquering sin," arrayed in golden coat of mail, and
carrying the Christian banner aloft in his right hand. On
the pedestal are engraved several legends in Biblical lan-
guage, said to have been composed by Mrs. Prothero, of
Whippingham, near Osborne.

Foundering of the Amalia Steam-ship.

LOSS OF UPWARDS OF £250,000.
The total loss of this large steamer, one of the
new line of steamers recently established in con-
nexion with an overland route to India from Liver-
pool, was made known yesterday in, the City, and
from the very heavy amount of insurances effected
on her at Lloyd's and different marine offices—nearly
£2so,ooo—her wreck excited considerable interest•
The Amalia was a first-class built steamer 3,000
.
tons burthen, and was owned by Messrs. Pagavannl
and Co., of Liverpool. Lloyd's Register of shipping
describes her as having been constructed, under
special survey, at Glasgow, in 1860. She '
bulkheads, was 277 ft. long, 37 ft beam
depth of hold, and fitted with engines of
power. She left Liverpool on Saturday, tilt
inst., with a very heavy cargo for Malta and Alex-
andria, and the pilot left her at 3.30 that afternoon,
all well. Nothing further was heard until Monday,
when the Laconia steamer reached Liverpool, and
brought intelligence of the Amaliahaving foundered,
and was a total loss in the Bay of Biscay.
The particulars of her loss are thus detailed by her
commander, Capt. Perius :--On Sunday, 7th, noon,
fresh gale from W.N.W., with a cross sea, ship
plunging heavily, and taking great quantities of
water on deck. At 4.45 p.m. passed the Smalls
Light. At midnight strong gale from W.N.W.,
unable to sound the pumps, owing to the quantity
of water on deck. Monday, Bth, strong gale, hard
squalls, rain and hail, and a high cross sea ; 4 a.m.
brought ship's head to the sea, and eased the en-
gines, for fear of the heavy seas coming on board
doing damage. Noon, same weather. Midnight,
less wind and sea ; kept on our course. Tuesday,
9th, gale increasing, with squalls of rain ; en-
gines eased and ship's head to the sea. Still
unable to sound the pumps. Towards night wind
hauled to N . W., and gale apparently decreasing.
Wednesday, 10th, wind W., strong. At 4 a.m.
put ship on her course, and turned ahead full
speed. Noon, fresh breeze from S.W., squally,
and heavy rain. Sounded pumps ; ship making no
water. Four p.m., gale increasing, with a high cross
sea ; engines eased again, and ship's head brought
to the sea. Six p.m., blowing a hurricane, sea mak-
ing a clean breach over the ship, carrying away port
bulwarks, rails, and gangways, two lifeboats and
starboard cutter ; mast compass blown away, and
steerage compass washed away. At eight p.m.
violent hurricane, seas doing much damage about
the decks ; bunker lids washed off, great quantities
of water got down to the boiler fires and extin-
guished them. At 9.45 p.m. engines stopped, and
ship became unmanageable, rolling and straining
heavily ; endeavoured to set canvas and repair
damage of decks. Thursday, Jan. 11, similar
weather, ship labouring heavily, and decks full of
water. At two a.m. got the deck pumps rigged, and
commenced to pump water from the engine room.
At nine a.m. got canvas on the ship ; nine feet of
water in the engine-room ; unable to sound the
pumps, but apparently much deeper ; all hands at
the pumps. At 3.30 p.m. sighted the screw steamer
Laconia, and signalled her for assistance ; wished her
to tow us, but she could not, and darkness setting
in she signalled that she would remain by us for the
night ; pumps at work, and the men baling out of
stokehole with buckets. Midnight, strong winds and
squally, with rain and a high sea ; ship still rolling
and straining heavily, and shipping much water ;
unable to sound the pumps. Friday, Jan. 12, at
two a.m. water gaining fast on both pumps and
buckets. At six a.m. 12 feet of water in the engine-
room ; signalled the Laconia that we were sinking.
At nine a.m. 14 feet of water in the engine-room,
and unable to sound the hold in consequence of the
sea breaking over. The Laconia's boat came along-
side and took off the passengers and crew ; lowered
our boats, all hopes of saving the ship being given
up. All safe on board the Laconia at one p.m., and
at 5.55 p.m. the Amalia foundered in lat. 46.31 N.,
long. 8.40 W.

The Amalia is reported to be insured for £50,000,
and her cargo to about £200,000. All the officers,
crew, and passengers lost their baggage and every-
thing belonging to them. The loss of the steamer
is attributable mainly to the bunkers not being fitted
with lid coverings.

" HISTORY OF JULIUS CESAR," By NAPOLEON
lll.—Tho second volume of the Emperor Napoleon's
"History of Julius Ca3sar," translated into English, will,
it is believed, soon be forthcoming from the press of
Messrs. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, who are the publishers
of the work in England. The new volume treats of the
great General's campaigns and some of the most remark-
able features of his career as a statesman. It will contain
32 maps. The pecuniary results of the publication in
England of the first volume have allowed of a considerable
sum received above that stipulated for the English copy-
right being paid over to the representatives of the Ernperol:
by the publithere.