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

HAY.

SMITHFIELD.—Mea.dow hay, £4 Os to £5 5s ; clover,
£5 Os 0,1 to 16 1030 d ; and straw, £1 163 to £2 5s per load.
Trado heavy.
CUMBERLAND.—Moadow hay, £4 Os to £5 8s Od; clover,
£5 Os to £6 Gs Od ; and straw, £1 18g to £2 5s per load.
A fair demand.

WffITECHAFEL.—Moadow hay, £3 18s to £5 5s ; clover,
£5 Os Od to £6 103 Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 5s por load.
Inquiry limited.

Liverpool Cotton Market.—This Day.

Market unchanged. Sales probably 10,000 bales.

Calla
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HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, Thursday.
The Queen, with Princess Christian, went Out
yesterday morning.
In the afternoon her Majesty, Prince and Princes
Christian, and Princess Louise drove out.
Sir James Clark arrived at the Catle yesterday

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge,
attended by La 33, Gerald'ne Somerset and Colonel Ilon)
rurves, is expected to leave Cazubi:dge Cottage, Kew, cal,
in the ensuing week for Lord and Lady Londesborough
mariuo residence at Scarborough.
The Duke and Duchess of • Newcastle have gone
to Clumber Parl, Notts, where the noble duke and duchess
will receive a large party during the ensuing week for the
Doncaster races.

The Duke of Leinster, the llon. Henry Fitzroy
Stanhope, and Mr. and Lady Jane Repton have been star'
lug during the week with the Eal.l and Countess of 110"
ringt3n, at Elvaston Hall, Derbyshire.
The Duchess (Eleanor) of Northumberland left
town on Tuesday last, to visit Lord and Lady Wenlock,
at
Escrick Park, Yorkshire, on her way to Stanwick Park, for
the autumn.

The Marquis of Ormonde has Leen entertairW
a select party at Kilkenny Castle, his seat in Ireland.
The Earl Cowley arrived in town early in the
week from Paris, and has since gone to his seat in 1304"
shire.
The Earl of Lonsdale was to arrive yesterday at
WhLhaven Castle, Cumberland, from Lowther Castle.
The Countess (Dowager) of Bradford and miss
Moncreiffe have arrived at Folkestone.

Viscount and Lady Mary Sandon have joined the
family assembled at Burghley House, near Stamford. 'The
Marquis of Exeter continues very unwell.

Lady Ward has arrived at Himley Hall from a
tour in Germany.

The Hon. Lady Bulwer has left town for Knob"
worth, the seat of Lord Lytton, near Welwyn.
The Right Hon. William F. Cowper, M.P., and
Mrs. Cowpr have gone on a tour of visits in Ireland.
The Hon. Chichester Skeirington has arrived at
the South Kensington Hotel.
The Right lion. Robert Lowe, ➢I.P., and Mrs•
Lowe have loft London for Pencarrow, on a visit to Lady
Moleswor th.

Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P., was informed of the
alarming olness of his brother, Lord Northbrooke, by tel°-
graph, whilst staying at Vichy. He instantly left for
A E"
'nd, and arrived yesterday morning by the mail train'
Early in the forenoon he left tor Stratton Park.

THE BRAEMAR GATHERING.

ABERDEEN, Liept• 7.

The Braemar Gathering, at once the most popu-
lar and most famous of all the Highland assemblies
of the clans for competition in feats of strength
and fleetness, was held yesterday in front of
the old Castle of Mar, under circumstances of
greater interest than has marked this meeting for
years. During the life of the late Prince Consort
the gathering was always g: aced by the presence of
the Queen, his royal highness ever patron;sing and
promoting libera"y the sports and pastimes of his
Highland neighbours. Since 1861, however, her
Majesty has never t:". now been present, and conse-
quently the gathering has not only in the eyes of the
dwellers by the Dee, but also in its attraction for
strangers, been wanting in much of its interest; but
yesterday the meeting could boast all the elements
of its bygone greatness. The weather was magnifi-
cent, the glorious valley in which the gathering Wils
held never looked better, while the illustrious com-
pany who witne:sed the games from the sloping
foreground of the fine old castle included the follow'
distinguished names :—Her Majesty the Queen,
,
their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess 0'
%Vales, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Christian and
Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Prncess Beatrice
and Prince Leopold, the Earl and Countess of Fife,
the Marquis and Marchioness Townshend, Lord
Macduff and the Lades Ida, Alexina, and Agnes
Duff, the Duchess of St. Alban's, Lieut.-Colonel
Farquharson of Invercauld and Mrs. Farquharson'
Mr. Oswald of Auchin Cruivc, Mr. Oswald, jull'o
and Miss Oswald, General Peel, General Hood, Sir
Thomas Biddu'ph, lion. Mrs. Hardinge, Viscount
and Viscountess Hohnesdale, S'r Edmund and Lady
Fi!mer, Lord Sandys, the Marquis of Blandfordf
Lieut.-Colonel Knox, Lieut.-Colonel Keppel, Lord
Radstock, &c.
Upwards of 2,000 spectators were present, wall
of them being strangers gathered together in the
hops of witnessing the " Court in the Highlands.
The Duff and Farquharson clansmen were strongly
represented, the former officered by the Earl of Fife
and Lord Macduff, and the latter by Colonel Far'
quharson, and the latter by Colonel Farquharson
and Captain Farquharson.
The Prince and Princess of Wales and party frog'
Abergeldie Castle rrrived about half-past 1, when
~
the games commenced, and were contested with
much spirit, to the evident delight of the spectators.
At 4 o'clock a couple of outriders announced the
coming of the Queen, when the sports imunaatell
ceased, the Highlanders were drawn up in array'
and the loud and repeated cheers which greeted her
Majesty manifested how gladly her presence w'a's
welcomed once again at the Braemar Gathering-
Her Majesty was received by Colonel Farquhar-
son, lord of the 'manor, and Mrs. Farquharson.
During the progress of the games the illustrious
party partook of luncheon and tea in the castle'
quitting the gathering, amid the hearty cheers Uf
the spectators, shortly after 5 o'clock. in the even
e
ing a supper and ba'l took place as usual in
castle, when a number of the distinguished pall
above-named were present.