23 OCTOBER 1875, Page 3

The Prince of Wales was at Athens on Thursday, the

21st inst., on his way to India. He gave a grand banquet to the King and Queen on Wednesday ; and the Serapis,' which does not steam well, which broke her cables in the Pi:mug, and seemed inclined to run down the King's yacht, proved admirable as a banqueting-hall. As that is, next to carrying the Prince, her intended function, the Admiralty may receive two-fifths of a congratulation on their choice.