The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-31 00:00:00

SWITZERLAND.

The President of the National Council of Switzer-
land, M. Keller, in closing the session, a few days
ago, delivered an address, in which he recapitulated
the labours of the council, and remarked that by
the re-election of the members of the executive
government and of the judges it bad given its un-
equivocal approbation to the manner in which they
had carried out the principles of the constitution
of 1848. He also remarked that in getting
aside the conflict of jurisdiction raised by the
grand council of the canton of Vaud, it
.has
preserved the authority of the Confederation,
and at tho same time acted kindly towards one
of its members. He then announced that unless
extraordinary and unforeseen events should occur,
the chambers would not reassemble until the ordi-
nary session of July, and that then the Federal
Assembly would meet in the Federal Palace, in-
stead of in the Hotel de 'Ville, at Berne ; the latter
being destined for the sittings of the grand council
of the canton. In the council of the States, the
president, M. Staelin, of Bale, delivered a some-
what similar address.

The Madrid journals of the 26th inst. contain
no political news. M. Gonzalez Bravo,
Minister
at the court of London, bad arrived in Madrid.

THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCESS

ROY AL.

WINDSOR, DEC. 30.
The marriage ceremony of her Royal Highness
the Princess Royal and Prince Frederick William
of Prussia will take place at the Chapel Royal, St.
James's, on Monday, January 25. •
There will pr....ank um. the occasion besides the
Royal Family, his Majesty the King of the Bel,
gians, their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Brabant
and the Count of Flanders, their Royal Highnesses
the Prince and Princess of Prussia, Prince Frede-
rick Charles (nephew of the King, son of Prince
Charles), Prince Albert (brother of the King),
Prince Charles Albert (son of Prince Albert),
Prince Adalbert (cousin- of the King), and the
Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, their Royal
Highnesses the Grand Duke and Duchess of Baden
and Prince William of Baden (brother of the
Grand Duke), and their Royal Highnesses the
Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg, the whole of
whom will arrive from the Continent on the 15th
of January and the following days, and will be
her Majesty's guests at Buckingham-palace,
while
apartments have been engaged for their respective
suites at Farrance's and Fenton's hotels.
There will also be present on the occasion their
Serene Highnesses Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar,
the Prince and Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg,
Princess Feodore and Prince Victor of Hohenlohe,
and the Prince of Leiningen.
' Her Majesty, his Royal Highness the Prince
Consort, and the royal family will arrive in town
on Friday, the 15th of January.
A series of theatrical representations will take
place at her Majesty's Theatre on Tuesday. the
19th, Thursday, the 21st, and Saturday, the 23d of
January, at which her Majesty, the royal family,
and foreign visitors will be present.
Her Majesty will give a State Ball, at Bucking-
ham Palace, on Wednesday, January 20.
His Royal Highness Prince Frederick William
will arrive on the 23d.

After the marriage ceremony on the 25th, the
Prince and the Princess Royal will leave Bucking-
ham Palace for Windsor Castle, attended by a
limited suite.

Her Majesty will give that evening a State Con.-
cart at Buckingham Palace, to which the persons
present at the marriage ceremony, the corps diplo-
matique, the members of the Government, and a
number of the aristocracy will be invited.
On the 26th most of her Majesty's guests will
return to the Continent.

On the 27th her Majesty and the Prince Consort,
with the junior members of the Royal Family, will
join the young married couple at Windsor Castle,
where on the 28th her Majesty will hold a Chapter
of the Garter, for the purpose of investing Prince
Frederick William with this distinguished order.
The Knights of the Garter attending the Chapter
will be her Majesty's guests at the castle, and wilt
be present at a grand banquet to be given in

honour of the occasion.
On Friday, January 29th, her Majesty, his Royal
Highness the Prince Consort, and the Royal Family,
with their Royal Highnesses Prince Frederick
William and the Princess Royal, will return to -
town find ho present in Sato at a representation at
het Majesty's Theatre in the evening. On the
following day (January 30) her Majesty will hold a
➢rawing-room at St. James's Palace, far the pur-
pose of receiving congratulations on the happy

event.
The departure of their Royal Highnesses is fixed
for Tuesday, February 2d. Their Royal High-
nesses will embark at Gravesend in her Majesty's
yacht Victoria and Albert, and cross over to
Antwerp.