The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-13 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

On Monday their Royal Highnesses the Duchess
of Cambridge and the Princess Mary of Cambridge,
attended by Colonel Home Purves, and accompanied
by his Highness Prince Teck, arrived at Sandring-
ham House on a visit to the Prince and Princess of
Wales. The Prince of Wales proceeded to Wol-
ferton Station to meet his royal relatives. The
party at the house was augmented by the arrival of
a number of the prince's friends. On Tuesday
afternoon the Duke of Cambridge, attended by
Colonel Clifton, arrived at Sandringham from Lon-
don. The Viscountess Walden relieved the Hon.
Mrs. F. Stonor in attendance on the princess. In
the afternoon his Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales received at Sandringham House the Rev. T.
White, M.A., the head-master of the King's Lynn
Grammar School, and Mr. A, E. Flaxman (one of
his pupils), with the mayor of King's Lynn, Mr. J.
A. Smetham. His royal highness was graciously
pleased to present the gold medal, given annually
by the prince for competition among the pupils, in
classical and modern studies alternately, to Mr.
Flaxman, the Winner this year. On Wednesday
several guests planted trees in the grounds.

The House of Commons.

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There was a sort of special interest evinced yes-
terday on the part of the longing public in seeing
the flow of members into the house between half-
past 3 and half-past 4 o'clock. We need scarcely
say that there was no very unusual excitment, and
that the working classes bad too much good sense
to follow up the mischievous suggestion thrown out
as to their assembling in thousands from Charing-
cross to Palace-yard. Indeed that great thorough-
fare was yesterday, when the members began to
assemble, almost remarkable for its emptiness. In
Palace-yard, however, and along one side of West-
minster Hall there was a fair sprinkling of lookers-
on, and by half-past 3 some two or three
hundered were waiting about. At that time the
junior members who wished to secure seats for the
evening by being present at prayers began to
arrive, and before 4 o'clock much more than 100
had passed into the house. None of these, how-
ever, with the exception of Sir George Grey, were
members whose Parliamentary standing and reputa-
tion enabled those loitering outside to recognise
them. Mr. Fawcett, as he was led slowly along
Palace-yard by a friend, was the first Liberal mem-
ber who elicited any expression of opinion from the
people. He was very warmly cheered, and in fact
his reception was almost equal to that of Mr. Glad-
stone himself. This applause naturally drew toge-
ther an increased number of spectators, on the old
metropolitan principle that people stop to see what
other people have assembled for. The term " assem-
bled," however, conveys a rather exaggerated notion
of the number who actually waited. At no time
were there more than between 600 and 700—
scarcely so many as were in Palace-yard on the after-
noon preceding the division on the celebrated Con-
spiracy Bill, and not much more than is usual on a
" Budget night." Mr. Goschen, the Duke of
Argyll, Mr. Layard, and Mr. T. Hughes were all
recognised as they drove up, and were warmly
applauded, not by cheers so much as by clapping of
hands. Mr. Disraeli, who came a few minutes after
4, in a close brougham, passed quite unnoticed to
what is called the Speaker's entrance. Not the
slightest feeling, either of approbation or dissent,
was elicited by his appearance. Mr. Bright, who
would, no doubt, have been received with a warm
welcome, drove to the Speaker's entrance, and drove
so fast that he was recognised by but few. These,
however, cheered him loudly. Mr. Gladstone
usually drives down to the house in a close
brougham. On this occasion, however, he sat in an
open carriage, when, being instantly recognised, he
was cheered with great enthusiasm as he drove past
also to the Speaker's entrance. Beyond these
few tokens of passing feeling, there is nothing to
record of what was expected to be a sort of great
outdoor Reform demonstration. At 6 o'clock nearly
all the spectators had left, and Palace-yard was just
as it always is on debate nights—that is to say,
almost solely occupied by cabs, carriages, and
policemen.—Times.