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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
A newt is a type of amphibian that some people beleived that it had magical properties and used in various potions and such, it is the actual eye of the amphibian.
"Winking at" means "closing my eyes to", or "turning a blind eye to." The Prince has been turning a blind eye to the violence (discords) between the families.
It means 'sun' . Hardy uses here a circumlocution