The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-09 00:00:00

AND THE MARTYRS.

We have the utmost satisfaction in announcing that
it has been decided upon, that a public banquet should
be given to the Liberator of Ireland and his fellow-
martyrs, on some convenient day within the present
month. Steps have already been taken, and arrange-
ments made, to give to this banquet all the eclat a
great national festival should have. We believe that
all parts of Ireland will be represented on this great
occasion, and that it will be every way worthy of the
country and of those gentlemen in whose honour it
will be holden.— Weekly Irrec-inan's Journal.

HER MAJESTY'S MARINE
EXCURSION.

The course by which her Majesty will proceed on
her excursion to Scotland is as follows :—The Queen
embarks at Woolwich, instead of Portsmouth, as was
before named,lontaboard the Victoria and Albert steam-
ship, commanded by Captain Lord Adolphus Fitz-
clarence, and will proceed from thence direct to Dun-
' dee, without the yacht touching at any port on her
passage. The preparations on board for the Queen
and the royal children, in the arrangement of the nur-
series and other rooms, has been most complete ; the
former communicates with the Queen's own apart-
ments, being immediately under, and forming a con-
tinuation of; the royal staircase. Since the royal
yacht has returned from the westward, she has been
re-decorated and painted, and looks remarkably well.
The following 'vessels have been appointed to form
the royal squadron :—The Royal Victoria and Albert
steam-vessel, Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence,
G.C.8.; the Stromboli steam-frigate, Commander the
Hon. E. Plunkett; the Eclair steam-frigate, Com-
mander Walter G. B. Estcourt.; the Blazer steam-
vessel, Captain I. Washington ; the Volcano steam-
vessel, Lieut.-Commander E. C. Miller; the Princess
Alice steam-vessel, Master-Commander L. Smithett.
The Castle of Blair, the ancient seat of the noble
family of the Atholls, has been under repair and im-
provement for a month past. A number of Lord
Glenlyon's followers have again been in training for
the reception of her Majesty. The game on the
moors and in the forest of Atholl have been strictly
preserved. Sir Robert Peel, the Earl of Liverpool,
and others of her Majesty's Ministers, are expected to
constitute part of the royal suite.
Her Majesty is expected to return from Scotland
early in October, when the King of the French is
confidently expected to visit her in England. A
squadron of five steam-vessels is preparing at Cher-
bourg, and one of them, bearing a rear-admiral's flag,
is now ready. These ships will, it is believed, leave
Cherbourg early in October, and proceed to Treport,
at which port his Majesty will embark, and cross
over to Brighton or Portsmouth.

DEPARTURE OF THE PRINCE OF
PRUSSIA FOR THE CONTINENT.
On Saturday morning his Royal Highness the Prince
of Prussia, attended by Chevalier Bunsen, and the mem-
bers of his suite, left the residence of the Legation
shortly after twelve o'clock, and proceeded to the Na-
tional Gallery, for the purpose of viewing the collection
of pictures contained therein. After walking through
the apartments, critically examining the various works
of art, the royal party left fur .Argyll House, the resi-
dence of the Earl of Aberdeen. The Noble Earl, not
having returned from Windsor, his Royal Highness did
not alight, but proceeded at once to Apsley House, to
take leave of the Duke of Wellington. His grace re-
ceived the Prince in the vestibule, and, conducted him
up the grand staircase, they entered the principal saloon,
where they spent some time in earnest conversation,
after which the Prince took leave of the gallant duke
in the: moat affectionate manner. From Apsley House
his Royal Highness proceeded to the house of Sir
Benjamin Hall, in Portman-square, to take leave of
Lady and Miss Hall, after which the illustrious
patty returned to the Legation to lunch. At
three o'elock the royal carriages were again in at-
tendance
to convey the Prince to Messrs. Barclay and
Perkins's Brewery, in Southwark. Here the Royal
party were received by Mr. Bevan, one of the members
of the firm, who conducted his Royal Highness through
the various departments, visiting in succession the
" stage," where a complete view of the splendid ma-
chinery is obtained, the tun-room, the stores, and the
stabling. The Prince appeared greatly pleased with all
that he saw, and upon taking leave expressed his thanks
to Mr. Bevan for the polite attention shown to him.
Thence his Royal Highness proceeded to the terminus
of the London and Greenwich Railway, and having, with
his suite, entered a first-class carriage, he reached
Greenwich at a quarter-past four o'clock. One of the
Queen's carriages was in attendance at the terminus, and
his Royal Highness having entered it, drove direct to
the residence of Admiral Stopford, governor of the
hospital, who received his Royal Highness upon alight-
ing. The illustrious party were then conducted by Sir
Robert Stopford through the noble institution over
which the gallant admiral presides, with all the arrange-
ments of which the Prince expressed himself highly
gratified.
On leaving the Painted Hall the royal party proceeded
to the Naval School, where the Prince was received by
Lieutenant Rouse, a gallant veteran, who, having lost a
limb in the service, now fills the responsible office of the
superintendent of the schools. The pupils, to the num-
ber of 800, were ranged round the quadrangle in which
the model ship is erected, and as the Prince entered the
band of juvenile performers commenced playing " God
save the Queen," and the national anthem of Prussia,
the yards of the model ship being manned at the
same moment by some of the pupils. His Royal High-
ness subsequently witnessed the pupils exercise in the
gymnasium, and then proceeded to the Crown and
Sceptre Tavern, where his Royal Highness and a distin-
guished party sat down to dinner at six o'clock. His
Excellency the Russian Ambassador, Baron Brunnow,
the Austrian Minister, Baron Nieumann, and Captain
Smith, RN., were among the company present.
At a quarter to eight o'clock his Royal Highness re-
turned, and in company with his suite entered the barge
of the William and Mary yacht, which was in attend-
ance, under the command of Captain Smith, to convey
the royal party on board the Lightning steam-tender,
Master Commander W. Roberts, which had previously
arrived from Woolwich, having taken on board the lug-
gage of his Royal Highness at that port. At eight
o'clock, his Royal Highness having taken leave of Che-
valier Bunsen, who accompanied the Prince on board,
the moorings were let go, and the steamer proceeded
down the river to Ostend, at which port his Royal
Highness is expected to land en route for Berlin.

GRAND WHITEBAIT ENTERTAIN-
MENT TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE
PRINCE OF PRUSSIA.
On Saturday last Chevalier Hobeler, the Prussian
Consul-General, had the honour conferred on him of
entertaining his Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia
at the Crown and Sceptre Tavern, Greenwich, previous
to the embarkation of the Royal visitor on board the
Lightning, Government steamer, for Ostend.
The following distinguished personages were invited
to meet his Royal Highness :—His Serene Highness
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar (who, however, left for
the Continent early in the day), Count Puckler, Count
Konigsmark, Baron Schleinitz, Baron Berg, his Excel-
lency Chevalier Bunsen, Mr. Ernest Bunsen, Baron
'Mile, Lieut. Baron de Thule, Captain Meynell, R.N.,
Equerry to the Prince, the Earl of Westmoreland, his
Excellency Baron Brunnow, his Excellency Baron Nieu-
mann, his Excellency Count Nesselrode, Earl Howe, B.
B. Cabell, Esq., J. Ramsbottom, Esq., M.P., Rev. J. Fad-
lowfield (representing the G rand Lodge of Freemsons of
England) ; the Earl of Dalhousie, Admiral Sir R. Stop-
ford (Governor of Greenwich Hospital), 11. Lefevre, Esq.,
J. M'Gregor, Esq., Baron Stockmar, Frederick Huth,
Esq., Sir H. Ellis (librarian of the British Museum),
Capt. Smithers (Commander of the Princess Alice), Dr.
Welcker, Capt, Gordon, R.N., Capt. Smith, R.N., Capt.
Ibbetson, R.N., F. G. Richardson, Esq. His Royal
Highness and suite, after visiting the hospital and
asylum, paid a farewell visit to her Royal Highness the
Princess Sophia, at Blackheath, and arrived in the royal
carriages at the Crown and Sceptre at half-past five.
Her Majesty's steamer Lightning was moored opposite
the house, and his Royal Highness embarked in the
William and Mary barge, at the Tavern Stairs, at half-
past eight. His Royal Highness condescendingly con-
veyed, through one of his suite, his approbation of the
entertainment. His Royal Highness looked extremely
well, and seemed much pleased with his reception.
The juvenile band from Greenwich Hospital, by direc-
tion of Sir R. Stopford, were stationed in a vessel on the
water, and performed various national airs during dinner.
The embarkatiou, witnessed by en immense concourse
of spectators, was accomplished most satisfactorily, and
the effect upon the water interesting,particularly every
object being clearly seen by the aid of blue lights from
the tavern. Immediately upon his Royal Highness
stepping on board, the Lightning got under way, amidst
the cheers of the multitude, and was expected to reach
Ostend by nine the following morning.

7.--- Or Houits or Busmss —Th ABEIDGMBN • --e most
respectable booksellers, groeers, chemists, milliners, and
other
hshopkeepers, excepting provision and refreshment
shops,-
e commenced now to open at seven in the
morning, and close their doors at eight every evening,
excepting Saturday night ; then one hour later. Ar-
rangements are also being made to close at seven o'clock
in the months of November, December, January, and
February.

SKELETON OF A MAN FOUND.—One day last week,
some men were digging earth up for the purpose of making
cellars adjoining Mr. Burgess's house in Wisbech, when
at the depth of between two and three feet they dis-
covered the skeleton of a man: the scull and teeth were
perfect. It is supposed to have lain in the position in
which it was found for a long period, and at present
is a mystery who the person was, and the reason for de-
positing human remains in such an unusual place. The
site on which the skeleton was found was that of a very
old house, lately pulled down: a new one is now building
,
them—Cambridge Chronicle.