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HEATR E-R OYA L, HAYMARKET. but required two victims. The worst of all these Lessee, Mr. Bucketone. cases is, that though all those who have access to THIS EVENING, July 8. snd during the week (b ing the last we k but one), MY WIFE'S MOTHER. Messrs. the patient, or nearly all, entertain some suspicion Chippendale, Howe, Gordon, dic. ; Mesdames Snowden, Hill, Wright, &c. of the fearful fact, yet from one motive or another After which, BROTHER SA3L Messrs. Sothern, Buck- no steps are taken until it is too late. Half the stone, Compton, dm ; Mesdames :nowdon, Moore, litc. To conclude with NO SONG NO :UPPER. Compton, information that is given at the trial, and half the Chippendale, Farreu, drz. ; Mesdames Moore, Wright, Keeley, energy then exhibited put in practice at an earlier period, might have done wonders. It is to be trusted for the sake of humanity, and in aid' of the preven tion of crime, that the sad details of the doings of Dr. PRITCIIARD will not be forgotten by those who are in future mixed up .with suspicious cases. The knowledge that no notice is taken of the most extraordinary incidents must induce many unscrupulous persons to go on in their frightful schemes, and pursue their plans, re gardless of difficulty and reckless of danger. The fact of Dr. PRITCHARD'S being a medical man ought to have increased suspicion, instead of lessening it, when any awkward circumstances had occurred. The evidence of all parties concurs in pointing to Dr. PRITCHARD, and all the examinations that took place afford unmistakeable information that both the deceased ladies died of poison. This sad event is one of those cases which show that truth is stranger than fiction, for doubtless had the drama discovered such a scene, or the sensa tional novelist introduced such a passage in his works, many critics would have declared that the whole thing was overdrawn, but we now see that amid th 3 actual scenes of daily life the most start ling occurrences can take place, and yet those most intimately concerned take little heed, and those around remain in total ignorance until the discovery is made too late to avert the calamity. Dr. PRIT CHARD'S assurance almost passes belief, for he ac tually called in other medical men. It must be remarked that it is an error to strain professional etiquette too far, as is observable in the case of Dr. JAMES PATERSON. When a medical man is of opinion that a person is being " poisoned with anti mony," it is submitting too much to rule and pre cedent to let things alone and leave matters to take their own course. The servants were strangely unob servant not to draw the natural conclusion from the very suspicious circumstances that took place, the fact of one of them being taken ill whenever she partook of what was left from the food provided for the patient, was in itself most material. If more care prevailed, there would be fewer of these sad cases to record. It is a satisfaction, so far as the term can be applied to such an affair, that justice has been satisfied in the discovery of the offender and his conviction. It may not be out of place to add that there exists not the slightest reason why the sentence passed upon the prisoner should be re mitted, and it is to be trusted that those well-mean ing, but mistaken individuals, who have before this interested themselves in similar cases, will allow the law to be carried out. Nothing can tend more to militate against the cause of justice than the system of pardoning offences of this kind, and when the evidence has been to fully established, as was the case recently, it is absurd to say that mistakes may have been made. The Lord Justice-Clerk, in pro nouncing sentence of death, truly observed that "the verdict of the jury proceeded upon evidence which could leave no reasonable doubt on the mind of those by whom it was considered." Such was the able summing up of the case before the public, and the wisest and kindest course, the conduct most in conformity with the principles of justice and mercy, will be to leave the condemned man to prepare himself for his rightful doom, undisturbed by the idea of a pardon or of his sentence being To commence at 7. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.- Sole Proprietor and lklanager, Mr B. Webster. TIII3 EVENING, THROUGH VIRE AND WATER. 3lessr,. J. L. Toole, R. Phillips, Billington, Ashley; Miss 11. Simms, and Mrs. A. Mellon. Alter which, at P, SOLON SHINGLE. Solon, Mr. John E. Owens, supported by Mess s. K. Phillips, Bi'Wigton, Et. phetson, Ashky; Ebtune ; Mrs. H. Lewis, &c. To conclude with fHE T I RIS 'IIGN;ti. Mess &C. H. Stcpheosou and Eburne ; Mies K. Kelly. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. GPo. i Ills EVENING. a new Farce, by Mr. David Fisher, eLtitied III.:ART-STRINGS AND FIDDLE-STRINGS. Alter which, ARRAII NA I OG tIE : Messrs. Dion Bond. milt, J. Brougham, IL Vandenhoff, D. Fisher, D. Murray Mrs Boucicauit and Miss M. Oliver. To conclude with AN AMPLE APOLOGY. Commence at 7. fIOYAL STRAND THEATRE, ALL Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborough. - • THIS EVENING, at 7, THE BE ITER HALF. Mr. Porsche; Miss Johnstone. Alter which, WINDSOR CASTLE. Messrs. Stoyle, Thorne, James, Panto ; Mesdames Swanborough, Rayn-, h .m, Simpson, Ho t, Hughes, Weston, and the Misses tiunniss. To conclude with SAM'S ARRIVAL. Mr. Belford; Miss Thorne. MISS HELEN HOWARD will appear at the NEW ROYALTY THE TRH on MONDAY, July 11th, as PAULINE in vELICATE GROUND. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF LONDON. GENTLEMEN, —The old Parliament is dis solved—a new one is to be constructed—and you are now called upon to exercise the high and important privilege of & leafing the represen atives of the greatest city in the world. We venture to plat, our names on the list of com p titors tor your suffraes, or rather for a r.newal or con tinu.tion of them ' • Inc we have this adv, i ntage over m an y c ,nflidates that we do not come before you as strangers. Our exertions in yJur ini crests during a long series of years are not unknown, tor have they been unrewarded. We are old and tried Reformers. Grieved to b!Lold our fellow-citizns outrageously overtaxed, we introduced a new system, and raised the cry of "ECONOMY AND EXCr.LLENCE IN HAPPY COMBINATION." We have m - st earnestly opposed and condemned all exo bitant claims upon thepublic purse, setting an example to others in the extreme modera tion of every Bill pres ented by ourselves. Thus not a single Bill so presented has ever been obj, cted to, or rejected, or amended. We have never disappointed our constituents— we have never violated oar pie iges—we have never nealated our duty. The improving state of our revenue from the con tinued and inereased pr,,sperity of our c,,mmersdal relatio s, justifies us in promising to give our best consideration to the possibility of still firther retrenchmen b of all de.Lands upon the incomes of our constituents. We are advocatts for an c tension of the suffrage, not t• laterally" only, but in all directions. Our constituency has always been remarkably extensive—the a , gest in the Klng dozn—but we have uo objtc:lon whatever to sec it multiplied to any exte t, ai.d amongst all classes. We ever iden i y our own interests with those f the richest and the poorest of our cell w-counirymen, and are ready to work for all alike—for both sex, s and for all ages. We have continued to satisfy all parties without addrepsing ourselves exc'u.ively to any. With the expression of these principles, opinions. and pro mi-es, and with the most grateful Image of past favours, we h..ve tl.e honour to remain, GENTLE3IEY, Your faithful and obed'ent Servants, E. MOSES and SON. The committees of E. 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Daily attendance at IS, Whitefriargate, lull; 10, Norfolk street, Sheffield ; 4, East-paraLe, Leeds ; and 14, St. Nicholas street, S.;arbro'. commuted. To-day will be a day of busy anticipation and excitement throughout England ; and the close of a somewhat eventful week leaves candidates and com mittees in busy cogitations, rushing hastily from one place to another, addressing the electors, answering the inconveniently pertinent queries that are always put.at such times, and, generally speak ing, going through an amount of exertion and acitement which at any other time they would stand aghast. But there is something wonderfully fascinating about a Parliamentary election, and though we have outlived the days when three noble rivals kept open house for several days in London, and spent sums to bereckoned by tens of thousands, yet the amount of money that will change hands in the next ten days will be very considerable. The fever is already begun, by Monday and Tuesday it will be at its height, and by Tuesday afternoon the first batch of members—sixteen—will be duly elec ted to serve in Parliament. The metropolitan boroughs, which, of course, come in among the very first, will be the scenes of the earliest struggle, and already Marylebone and Finsbury, and West minster, are in a tumult of placards. The Liberals are not to have all their own way this time. At Westminster, indeed, they have put forward a dis tinguished candidate, but they have a formidable and energetic opponent. The Conservative electors of Westminster form no inconsiderable number, and if they choose to rally round their candidate the Liberals may very probably lose one of their seats for the borough. In Marylebone the Liberals have a division among themselves, so they will have a contest of their own, and Mr. CHAMBERS, pro fessing himself in favour of " free" everything, proposes to displace Lord FERMOY. The City of London, in which, of course, a good deal of inte rest centres, can boast this time of a good many for the honour of its representation. Four Liberal Candidates are in the field, and two Opposition re presentatives have come boldly forward. One of these, Mr. LYALL, is the son of a gentleman who for many years sat for the City, and consequently he has an hereditary claim on the respect and attention of one portion of the electors. Mr. FOWLER, his associate, aspires to divide with him the dignity of representing the Conservative interest, and from the smart and effective speech made by the former gentleman, he would be no insignificant member. It is to be hoped that the presence .of these gentle men will stir up the Liberal party and their repre sentatives to achieve something a little more worthy of the position which the members for the good old city of London ought to occupy. , In Lambeth *** Ao connection with any one of the same tun e. HIGH WATEI AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Morning, lh. 34m.—Afternoon, lh. 56m. To-Monnow.-Morning, 2h. 18m.—Afternoon, 2h. 40m. again, there has been a wonderful metamorphosis. Mr. HAIG has consented to come forward in the Conservative interest, an event which has not been witnessed for a good many years, so many, indeed, that Lambeth has been reckoned among the Liberal certainties. It will do the genuine Liberals no harm to find a few of these " certainties" melt away from them. They have reckoned too much on the prestige of their name and their principles. They have restricted their Liberalis m to the abuse of their oppo nents, and to high-flown declamation about the rights of the people, but the people have long ago discovered that they have been acting the part of the dog in the manger, and that, while they aro in creasing in watchfulness to keep others at bay they turn their advantages to very little practical good themselves. They are very likely at this election to [earn some wholesome truths, and we hope that the constituencies throughout the country will profit by the experience of the past, and will select men not for the principles they profess alone, but for the conduct which they have pursued. Let them seek to be represented by honest independent men, not nominees of either_ party, not rigi . partisans, or , 1 q 3 t l it 04 * , I * . k Sun LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1865. -<•.-- The old chapel at Windsor Castle was yesterday the scene of an interesting and impressive ceremony, when the second son of the Heir Apparent was pre sented at the font by his royal grandmother, and enrolled as a member of the Christian Church. Few can look without interest on such a ceremony, in whatever rank of life it is performed. The little unconscious centre of so much attention has so doubtful a way before it, and those who look on have themselves experienced so much of the disap pointments and trials of life, that they share some thing of the feeling pathetically expressed by LONG FELLOW, when he declares himself weary thinking of the tasks which the little hands have to accom plish, the way which the little feet have to tread. If such anxious misgivings could ever be entirely put aside, it would certainly be in the case of the little prince who yesterday received his name at Windsor. Born in a family where the splendour of elevated rank has proved powerless to interfere with the claims of domestic affection in the midst of a loyal and prosperous people, without even the suc cession to those cares of state which must always prove somewhat burdensome, little Prince GEORGE of WALES has, we may reasonably hope, every earthly prospect of happiness. The ceremony of yesterday included nearly all . the royal family of England, and those who were not actually present were for the most part represented. The QUEEN herself took a prominent part in the ceremony, representing the little Prince's other grandmother, the Queen of DENMARK. It must have been a gratifying occa sion for her Majesty, though tinctured with the sad ness which more or less clouds all such festivities to the royal widow. She has at least the comfort of witnessing the domestic happiness of her children, and of seeing the stability of her dynasty still fur ther assured by the birth of a second son to the Prince of WALES ; and she must feel convinced that the whole of her people share in her satisfaction, and regard with warm affection and interest the little Princes and their royal parents. Unfortunately, it is very often that we have to consider the fearful details connected with murders, but it may fairly be said that seldom does a case occur so shocking as that of Dr. PRITCHARD. More shocking it could not possibly be, and the evidence is quite conclusive against him ; it is dreadful to contemplate the extent of his guilt. In cases like these it is most important that a strict investigation should take place, for circumstances especially favoured the execution of the design. The guilty party holding the position of a medical man, he was, of course, enabled to put his scheme into execution without much fear of detection. The evidence furnishes a complete chain of evidence, and the jury could not reasonably have returned any other verdict than that of " Guilty." A more cold-blooded murder has never taken place, and the crafty schemer was not content with one life, THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 8, 1865. exclusive sectarians, but men who have the general good of the country at heart, not the personal advantage of their own families, or predominance of any one religious or political party. A man who forms his opinions fairly and honestly, and acts up to them, will be a better member than the smooth spoken professor who agrees to everything on the hustings, only remembering to forget his pledges in St. Stephen's. We have had too many professors and time-servers in the last Parliament, let us be a little more careful whom we send to the new House of Commons. Scarcely a day passes but what some intelligence reaches us of the designs of the Prussians in Schles wig-Holstein. The Prussian Special Commis sionary in Northern Schleswig has drawn up a re port, in which he sets forth the grievances of the Danish element in the Duchies. Judging by the details thus furnished, this much-coveted posses sion and dearly -sought prize turns out to be anything but a benefit or a blessing to any of the parties concerned in the matter. We read of disabilities, of persecution, of intolerance, of insufficient and inadequate spiritual provision, but nowhere is there the least glimpse of hope that things will be set to rights, or that a state of quiescence will speedily succeed to all this strife and contention. The result of the inquiry which M. BISMARCK has' set on foot has not been at all favourable or very flattering to the feelings of the Germans, who have lost no time in contradict ing its assertions, and repudiating its charges. Doubtless few will be simple enough to believe all this, however, and indeed what cause exists to prevent our thinking that all, and more than all that is now stated, is the truth. The condition of those in the Duchies who have Danish tastes and sympathies is pretty certain to be a most unenviable one ; but it is very like poetical justice that the truth should come out officially, through the investigations of the Prussian Minister. No doubt there is more foundation for the remarks made by the offended parties, to the effect that the reasons which induced him to set these inquiries on foot were anything but sincere or bona fide ones, but that he wished to force the Germans into ac quiescence with his views, and, above all, make them recognise the claims he makes, on the part of the Prussian Crown, to the sovereignty of the Duchies. Also, he desires, it is said, to overrule the officials, which at present the Austrians will not permit him to do. Whatever the cause, it is at all events an advantage that we should receive some notion of the state of affairs as at present existing. They are unpromising in the extreme, but yet it cannot be said that they surpass expecta tion and arouse suspicion. What with one design and another, and with the very awkward fact of the arch-conspirators quarrelling among themselves, the world seems likely to get at the truth of matters in a manner which none of the chief schemers would have wished at the outset. How ever, who can answer for consequences when once a discussion has taken place and rival interests contend for the mastery. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) FRANCE, PARIS, JULY 8. The Minister of State has been entrusted with the direction of the ministry of Public Works dur ing the absence of M. Behic. The treaty of commerce and navigation between France and Holland was signed yesterday at the Ilague, and will be presented on Monday next to the States-General. BOURSE, July 7.—Less firmness has been mani fested in the markets to-day, and the rates of the chief Securities show a slightly downward tendency. Threes, for the Account, are at 67f. 10c., Italian Five per Cents. at 64f. 65c., and Mobilier shares at 662 f. 50c. Mexican Loans (Old and New) remain without change. The dividend has been detached from the following Securities :—French 25f. ; Spanish Mobilier, 10f. ; Credit Foncier, 35f.; Credit Agricole, 12f. ; Suez, 10f. ; Transatlantic, 12f. 50c.; Immobiliere, 25f. ; Italian Loan, 2f. 50c.; Northern Railway, 42f. ; Victor Emmanuel, 15f. ; Southern, 22f. 50c. ; Austrian, 12f. 50c. ; Saragossa, 15f. ; Pampeluna, 15f. ; Portuguese, 15f. The dull ness of the market has continued to increase, and the closing quotations show a sensible reduction in nearly all the chief Securities. 41 per Cents 96 Do. end month — Ditto Three; 64 60 New Mexican 45' __. 3 per Cents. 67 05 Do. end month 66 92k Credit Mobilier Do. end month Do. Bonds 303 75 Russian — Austrian Spanish Threes Bank Shares -- -3 & .70 Credit Foncier 1235 Homo Debt - Deferred Italian Loan C4 40 Do. end month 64 40 38 "7" 75 Roman ItAILV IN'AI - S. Cash. Acct. Orleans 1026 25 ... 1027 50 L N y o o rt n h s em and Blediterranean 837 50 ... 835 Southern 557 50 ... 550 Western 528 75 528 75 Eastern 513 75 ... 513 75 Sardinian Austrian Lombard 477 50 475 North of Spain l5O 147 50 Saragossa 290 ... 290 Ditto to Barcelona.. ---' "'"' ••• THE HORSE SHOW. The horse show at • Islington last year was de servedly so successful that the experiment is again repeated this season, though on a larger, a more extended, and, if possible, a better scale. There are in all nearly 400 entries, divided into 10 classes. The first class is devoted to thoroughbred stallions ; the second, to stallions for roadsters or coaching stock ; the third, to riding horses, including those up to heavy weights, park hacks, and ladies' horses ; the fourth, to hunters of five years old and upwards; the fifth, to hunters of four years old ; the sixth, to carriage horses not under 15.3 hands in match pairs ; then there is a class for weight-carrying cobs, and three classes of ponies. It is not too much to say that in each and all of these classes may be found some of the finest specimens of horses to be met with even in England, which is saying a great deal in a few words. It is most difficult to decide while the animals are in their stalls which class con tains the largest number of fine specimens, and the judges very properly are so careful and so minute in their investigation of each before the prizes are awarded, that it will not be before noon to-day that the prize list can be completed. As a matter of course some of their decisions, as far as they hive yet gone, have been open to criticism; yet we think the names of the noblemen and gentlemen who have undertaken to discharge the onerous duty of awarding prizes will be sufficient guarantee that they are well quali fied to decide on the merits of horseflesh, and that they are certain to act with the strictest impartiality. The names of the judges, then, are :—Lord Chester field, Lord Portsmouth, Lord Falmouth, Lord Combermere, Lord Suffield, Colonel Maude, C. 8., Mr. Frederick Winn Knight, and Captain Percy Williams. The prize colours are-Ist prize blue, 2d prize red, and 3d orange ; extra prizes, orange and green. The arrangements for the show are very similar to those of last year, with only such additional conveniences and improvements as that first attempt showed to benecessary. The animals are placed in comfortable, roomy, well littered stalls, occupying the whole basement of both the great and minor halls. They are fed and watered three times a day, and every stall is scrupulously cleaned each morning. There are reserved scats in the galleries, and a special Royal box has been constructed for the Prince of Wales, who is expected to honour the show with a visit. The whole centre part of the hall has been turned into a circus, in which the various classes of horses are examined and exercised as to their paces before the judges make their final award. As most of the animals are very fresh, and not a few of them are frightened on first making their appearance in this novel arena, the judging of each class generally afford s as fine an exhi bition of horsemanship as of horses. One groom yesterday, amid tho applause of all the spectators, maintained his seat upon a noble-looking horse, who reared and plunged as though he meant to kick his shoes off. The judging yesterday was commenced at 10 o'clock, in the presence of a large assemblage of visitors. The stallions of both classes riding horses, hunters, chargers, &c., were the first taken. As we have said, however, the awards of the judges are far from being completed, and we must therefore defer the list of best animals to an- other occasion, while we take a glance at the gene ral merits of the show. Foremost among the thoroughbred stallions is our old friend Caractacus, a winner of the blue riband of the turf, who took the first prize last year, and takes it again this. The idleness of stud life has told unfavourably in a racing point of view upon the once splendid form of this celebrated Derby winner. Anything less like a racer than this now sleek, fat animal can scarcely be imagined. Scottish Chief takes the third prize, and though not now in : training still , looks as small a horse as ever, considering what he has done. The second prize goes to Diophantus, who ran so well in the Derby four years ago. An extra prize is given to an aged mare belonging to Mr. Casson. Lord Clifden is also here, looking sadly fallen off in form, and here also are Rouge Dragon and Marionette. In coaching stallions one of the best shown is Prince of:Wales, N 0.31, belonging to Mr. George Holmes. There are some fine speci mens also shown in the minor hall, particularly numbers 37, 38, and 47. In riding horses the whole class is not only very numerous but very excellent. It would be difficult to praise this portion of the show too highly. Among hunters Lord Spencer takes the first prize with Brown Stout, a magnifident animal standing over 16 hands high. By some apparently unaccountable omission two splendid looking hunters sent by Lord Rendlesham have been entirely overlooked, though they are not surpassed by any horses of this class in the building. It is among the hunters of four years old, however, that the best animals are to be found. This class is ab solutely superb, as are also the weight-carrying cobs, some of which are the very perfection of what these stout, middle-aged gentlemen's horses should be. The class of carriage horses is small, but very good. Especially can we commend to notice the two pairs in the sho w . Th e pon i es, as usual, form the Messrs- Wlinbush and Co. ; th e y h ave no e s g en u t als by most numerous, and, to the general public, perhaps the most popular clam in the building. It is im possible to imagine anything more perfect than many of these diminutive examples of equine beauty, some of them while faultless as to form are literally no larger than Newfoundland dogs, and, as far as gentleness, docility, and prettiness is concerned, one might almost fancy they had been the parlour pets of ladies. There are three classes of these animals, and nearly 100 have been sent in for competition. Altogether the show, both in its LATEST INTELLIGENCE. SPAIN. MADRID, JULY 7 (Evening). The Epoco contradicts the rumour of a Minis terial crisis circulated by the Soberania and other journals, and also denies the report that order had been disturbed at Zaragoza. attractions and arrangements, is one which is emi nently deserving the attention of all lovers of horses —that is to say, the public generally. It will re main open till Thursday next, and the exercise and hurdle jumping of the hunters will commence each day at 3 o'clock. We are also requested to state that one of the directors of the Agricultural Hall Company will be on duty at the hall each day of the show to answer all inquiries of visitors, and be responsible for the care of the horses. To-day the director in charge will be Mr. R. Leeds ; on Mon day, Mr. S. Druce; on Tuesday, Mr. W. J. Brown; on Wednesday, Mr. J. Giblett; and on Thursday, Mr. J. Banister. The Wivern Iron Turret Ship. -- ---~ The Wivern, 4, screw iron turret-ship, ono of the two vessels purchased by the Admiralty from Mcssrs.Laird, of Birkenhead, is in dock at Portsmouth, having the iron . plates of her bottom scraped preparatory to their being payed over with a preservative composition, and the ship otherwise prepared for her trial over the measured mile and for commission. This vessel, carrying as she does with her sister ship, the Scorpion, the heaviest armament in her Majesty's Navy, in comparison with tonnage and draught of water, is exciting considerable attention among naval officers and artillerists. Being also fitted with Captain Coles's tripod masts, she represents more completely than any other ship the turret principle, in the form advocated by that officer. For these reasons a brief account of the ship may not be at present without interest. The Wivern, with her tripod rig, spreads ample canvass for her tonnage, is buoyant on the water, and particularly so for an ironclad, has a handsome appearance, and is evidently a much better sea boat than many wooden vessels on the Admiralty navy list. Yet the Wivern was not built for a seagoing vessel. She was built to order for a special purpose for service on coasts and in rivers where her load draught of water of 16ft would have permitted her to anchor with efficiency. Had she crossed the Pacific or the Atlantic, she would on reaching the coast line have cleared her upper deck of the commodious poop and fore castle now upon it, and have gone into her work as a double-turreted Monitor ; but a Monitor with an ordinary ship's bottom in lieu of the double flat boxes of the American Monitors' bottom. In her present form of hull and rig she differs in her main features from our turret-ship Royal Sove reign, in having only two turrets on her deck instead of four, like that ship, in having a poop and forecastle at either end of the upper deck instead of having those portions of the deck clear for the fire of her guns in a line with her keel, in having much less beam or width of hull, and in being masted and rigged in a manlier that enables her to spread nearly 16,000 square feet of canvas in her sails in lieu of only carrying short poles for hoisting a signal flag upon, or for drying the hamocks and clothor of her crew, as is the case with the Royal Sovereign. The Wivern, in fact, seems fitted to go to any part of the world, and to do good and efficient service on any station. The hull of the Wivern is constructed of iron, the stem falling inboard slightly above the water-lino, and projecting slightly below. The stern is cone-shaped, and well overhangs and protects the rudder and screw. From the level of the upper deck to the usual distance below the water-line the hull is clothed with 4/ inch armour-plates, tapering round the stem and stern to three and a half and three inches. The interior of the hull is divided into water-tight compartments, longitudi nal and cellular at the ends, at the bow and stern, and transverse amidships. In the latter are fixed the en gines, boilers, turrets, &c., each standing in its own separate compartment. The engines are on the direct action, horizontal principle, of 350-horse power nominal, and drive a three-bladed fixed screw, hav ing a diameter of 14ft., and a pitch of 21ft. The diameter of the cylinders is 56in., and the length of stroke, 3ft. The boilers are four in number, and the coal bunkers have a capacity of 350 tons, or sufficient for 11 days' steaming at full power. Thb ship's upper deck is covered with rolled and stamped boiler-plating, filled in with cement, to save the wooden planking from being scorched by the fire of the guns. The fear of any such damage has been proved by the firing from the turrets of the Royal Sovereign to be a com plete fallacy. The turrets of the ship are of precisely the same height and diameter on their tables as the forward or double-gun turret of the Royal Sovereign, and are similar in bulk, being fitted to carry two guns as large as can be made for them. Their outer circumference is clothed with 51-inch armour-plates resting on their iron rib and teak backing in their unbent shape as received from the manu facturer, the teak backing being levelled to receive the plate. The outer face of the turret's armour, with its 21 armour-plates, is polygonal. There is much to be said for and against this plan of armour. In the first place the cost is considerably less, and there is also a considerable saving in time and labour. On the other hand the deflective surface is very much diminished as compared with the bent plates of a circle, as with the Royal Sovereign's turrets, and the chances of a direct impact from shot increased. On the whole the chances appear to be greatly in favour of the course that has been followed in fitting of the Royal Sovereign's turret armour. Round the ports the Wivern's turrets, like those of tho Royal Sovereign, have 10 inches of iron in two solid forgings on the outer circumference. The inner walls of turrets are lined with wood over their inner boiler plate skin. Two carriages for the guns stand on the floor of each turret, but the guns are not yet mounted on them. It is, however, a noticeable feature that each carriage is fitted with a winch and chain for running the gun in and out, such as Captains Osborn, Cole; and Key have hitherto asked the Admiralty for in vain for the Royal Sovereign. The four winches to the Wivern's car riages were fitted under a fortnight from the time the rough drawings of them were received at Birkenhead. The framing of the Wivern's turrets below the armour-plating are stronger than those of the Royal Sovereign, and theyaro also set up on their base in a better manner than those of the latter ship. The turn-table, resting on iron girders and plating, is of immense strength. The beds on which the Royal Sovereign's tables rest are only of wood, and their destruction is therefore only a question of time. There are a few matters of detail in the fittings on board the Wivern which require attention, such as the removal of the crew's cooking galley from below forward to under the forecastle, and the want of a door cut through from under the forecastle to the " head" for the use of the men in rough weather. There is great height between decks in the several compart ments below, but it is necessarily dark from the armour- plating not being pierced for scuttles. The poop contains excellent accommodation for the officers, and the cabin ap propriated to the senior lieutenant is perhaps the largest and best ventilated of its kind in her Majesty's navy. As reference has been made to the interference given to the fire of the guns from the turrets by the ship's poop and fore- castle, we append here the following angles of fire that can be attained from the ship's guns, separately and combined, with the poop and forecastle on the deck as they now stand : —From foremost turret—firing forwards, from one gun, 68 deg. ; from both guns, 47 deg.; firing aft, from one gun, 80 deg.; from both guns, 72 dog. ; from after turret, firing forward, from onelgun, 80 deg. ; from both guns, 65 deg. ; firing aft, from one gun, 51 deg. ; from both guns, 40 deg. The fore and main masts of the vessel each consist of ono long tube of Niroughtiron, c,:anbining lower and topmast in one. On each side of this main tube, just under tho level of the lower yard, are rivetted by flanges, boiler-plate fashion, two shorter legs which extend down to the deck at its extremity on each side, forming the tripod. Abaft the short head of the upper part of the main tube is fidded a wooden topgallantmast and royalmast in one spar. The lower yards are of steel ; the upper —that is topsail, top gallant, and royal, aro of wood. The mizenmast carries only fore and aft canvas, is iron built, and telescopic. The approximate weight of the masts and spars is 40 tons. The area of sail that can be spread by the vessel is 15,748 square feet. The whole of the workmanship on board, hull, spars, and fittings, and especially so the make of the tripod masts, is excellent, and reflects the highest credit on the Messrs. Laird. As an instructive comparison we close our pre sent remarks upon the Wivern by placing her principal features in juxtaposition with those of the Royal Sove reign. Of the Wivern the tonnage is 1,875 ; the engine power, 350-horse; the draught of water, 16ft ; the number of turrets, 2 ; and the number of guns, 4. Of the Royal So vereign the tonnage is 3,765 ; the engine power, 800-hore; the draught of water, 26ft ; the number of turrets, 4 ; the number of guns, 5. The guns in both ships aro of the same calibre. The screw gun vessel Mullet, 5, 80-horse power, Com mander Cortland IL Simpson, has arrived at the Nore from the West Coast of Africa, to be dismantled and put out of commission. She yesterday steamed into harbour, and commenced transferring her guns and ammunition to the Ordnance vessels, to be landed at Chatham. She had been on commission rather more than three years, and on being paid off will be placed in third division of the Steam Re- serve on the Medway. LIEBIG'S NEW FOOD FOR INFANTS.—TIIO theory proposed by Liebig is, that ordinary flour as food is not of itself sufficiently easy of digestion; but when malt is mixed with the flour the diastase assists the stomach in digesting the starch of the flour. In the earlier preparations of Liebig's food, the flour was used raw; and the result was, that a process, similar to " mashing," was required before boiling, inasmuch as boiling at once decomposes the diastase, and leaves behind nothing ex cept flour; while if cold or cool water is added, and the mixture is taken at once, the food is raw and disagree able to the stomach. To meet these objection; Messrs. ' Savory and Moore have modified the process by careful baking of the flour before the admixture of the malt; this modification is most important ; it cooks the flour ready for nse, and converts it partly into dextrine, with traces of grape-sugar; in plain word; it partially digests the flour. When after this the malt is added, a very little heat is re quired in the preparation of the food, and thus the neces sity of boiling is dispensed with. Whatever may be the objections to, or the advantages of, Liebig's food, it is cer tain that the simple improvement made by Messrs. Savory and Moore is mcst scientific and important. We have heard on good authority that the infant Prince has taken this food for some months past, and that he thrives upon it as a prince AhOuld. — SocialFcienco Review, of July 1. Civil List Pensions. The following is a list of all pensions granted be tween the 20th of June, 1864, and the 20th of June, 1865, and charged upon the Civil List (pursuant to Act 1 Viet., c. 2) : DATE OF GRANT, JUNE 19, 1865. Dr. Robert Archibald Armstrong (in addition to a former pension of £10), in acknowledgment of his philological labours as a Gaelic lexicographer, £2O. Mrs. W. Henrietta Bingham (widow of Colonel Charles Bingham, of the Royal Artillery), in consideration of her late husband's long and valuable services, and of the strait ened circumstances in which she and her children are left, £l5O. Mrs. Boole (widow of the late Professor of Mathematics• in Queen's College, Cork), in consideration of her late husband's distinguished attainments as an original ma thematician of the highest order, and of his remarkable labours towards the extension of the boundaries of science, £lOO. Mrs. Mary Haydn (in addition to throe former pensions of £25 each), in consideration of the literary merit of her husband, the late Mr. Haydn, author of " Dictionary of Dates," "Book of Dignities," and other works, £25. Mr. John Hayter, on account of his labours as a portrait painter, £5O. Mr. William Trowitt, in consideration of the long and useful caroer of literary labour in which both ho and his wife have been engaged, £l4O. DATE or GRANT, Nov. 17, 1864. Mrs. Bertha Hill, daughter of the late Robert Southey, in consideration of thb services rendered by her late father to English literature, £lOO. DATE OF GRANT, June 19, 1865. Mr. Henry Laing, in consideration of the services he has rendered to the study of Scotch antiquities and Scotch historical research, £5O. _ _ Mrs. Anne Leech (widow of the late Mr. John Leech), in consideration of the merit of her late husband as an artist, £lOO. Mr. Richard Cockle Lucas, in consideration of his merit as an artist, and of his having presented to the Kensington Museum some valuablo ivory carvings and an tiquities, £l5O. Dr. David Nicol, in consideration of his long and zealous exertions for the moral and literary improvement of the community in which he lives, and of the fact of his being suddenly incapacitated by disease from the professional practice which was his only source of income, £lOO. Mrs. Elizabeth Reid (widow of Dr. Boswell Reid), in consideration of the efforts of her late husband to promote the knowledge of chemistry, and the practical science of ventilation ; and of the narrow circumstances in which she is left, £lOO. Mr. Richard Spruce, on account of his contributions to botanical and geographical knowledge ; the result of travels in South America : and of his services in introducing cin chona (quinine) seeds into India, in 1860, £5O. Mr. Thomas Wright, as an author who has contributed much to English literature and political history, £65. Total, £1,200. STATE OF TRADE, MANCHESTER, July 7.—The advices to hand from Arno- rica to-day advising a rise in cotton from 41c. to 46c. per lb., coupled with better advices from India, have had the effect of producing a better tone in all kinds of shipping yarns, and in many cases id. per lb. advance has been paid over the prices paid yesterday. Business closes with a decidedly better feeling, though there has not boon much doing. But for the failure of the India house announced to-day, we should doubtless have had a much larger business. There has been a better market in home trade yarns, owing to the reports from Liverpool, so far as prices are concerned, but buyers have kept quite aloof from business. In cloths, since Tuesday, our market has exhibited but little change. There has been no disposition to do business, and, though there were re-sale lots offering at low prices, buyers seemed but little tempted to invest in them. To-day, owing to the American advices and to the influence of a better Liverpool cotton market, a rather more cheerful feeling has prevailed, even to the extent of causing some offers to be made for certain classes of India shirt- lags but the result has been a very small amount of any actual business. Sellers resume their quotations of Tues day, from which there has been a slight decline ; but there are no operations to further test the value of goods. Against the advices from America buyers have set the ac counts of failures published, and these have had the effect of deterring people from further operations. NOTTINGHAM, 7th.—There was a moderate attendance at this Exchange -hall to-day, and the advices from Liver pool being good, the demand for lace yarns waS improved, and late prices were well maintained. A small improve ment is also noticeable in the demand for hosiery yarns, and recent rates may be quoted. Thrown silks are selling ull prices. Spun silks quite as well sold. There con tinues to be a steady demand for middle and fine qualities of brown nets at fair prices ; coarse sorts have a heavy sale, at rather less than prime cost. THE LAST OF THE LATE PARLIAMENT.--The fol lowing are the only notices of motions which stand in the order book of the House of Commons for the " next Session" of the now dissolved Parliament :-1. Mr. Darby Griffith,—Standing Orders:— To move the following reso lution :—That in future any amendment or alteration of any of the standing orders of the House shall be considered a matter of public business, to be brought on in the usual manner at the time of public busthess. 2. Mr. Scully— Tobacco—Select committee to inquire whether it would be practicable to devise some convenient mode of levying a duty upon home-grown tobacco, so as to permit its cui vation in.theee countries, without lope to the revenue. Naval and Military Intelligence. The sailing troop transport Hindostan, Captain Anderson, yesterday commenced discharging at Woolwich her freight of stores from Hongkong, among which are several valuable guns of varied calibre, captured from the Japanese. The remain der of the cargo consists of beds, bedding, and Tower stores. The North Star and Billow Crest, hired trans ports, yesterday commenced shipping war stores from Woolwich Arsenal for Malta and the Mediter- ranean. M. Serafour And a committee commissioned by the Imperial Government of France yesterday visited Woolwich dockyard, attended by a scientific engineer officer, from the firm of Messrs. Penn and Co., of Woolwich, and inspected the working of Bray's traction-engine belonging to the dockyard. The committee were officially received by Commo modore Dunlop, C. 8., Admiralty Superintendent, who accompanied them to see the working of the engine in its ordinary duties at the yard. The ob ject of their visit was to satisfy themselves of the superiority of the engine, as they are commissioned to purchase largely for the French Government should their inspection prove satisfactory. A letter has been sent to Admiral Elliot, the late superintendent of Portsmouth dockyard, signed by the whole of the clerks in the establishment, express ing to him their sincere gratitude for his uniform kindness and impartiality towards them during his command, assuring him of their warmest wishes for his future welfare, and their sincere regret at losing him as their commanding officer. The first of the 12-ton 300-pounder Armstrong guns with which the Bellerophon, 16, 1,000-horse power, is ordered to be armed h as b een rece i ved at _ _ Chatham Dockyard from the Royal Gun Factory, and the remaining number have been manufactured in readiness to be sent off. The Bellerophon is in tended to mount ten 300-pounders, in addition to the 110-pounder Armstrongs she will carry on her bow battery and on her main deck. On Thursday a detachment of the First Division Depot Brigade, Royal Artillery, under the command of Capt. J. R. Gloag, consisting of 119 men of all ranks, left headquarters and proceeded to Gosport, for transfer to the 12th Brigade. The following appointments were made on Thurs day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Alfred Anderson, to the Trafalgar ; iGeorge H. Allen, master, to the Hastings ; Hussey C. Vivian, naval cadet, to the Duncan ; Duke C. Crofton, naval cadet, to the oe tavia ; John R. D. Tollemache, naval cadet, to the Edgar ; George Stroudd Newton and John Smith, acting second class assist.-engineers, to the Indus, as supernumeraries ; and R. J. Phillips, clerk, to the Terrible. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Capt. John E. Commerell, to the Scorpion, commissioned; Commander the Hon. M. H. Nelson, to the Royalist, vice Pollard, inva lided ; Lieut. W. J. L. Wharton, to the Gannet ; William H. Harris, master, to the Indus ; Richard Sturgess, master, to the Canopus; Sub.-Lieut. J. W. L. Jekyll, to the Octavia Sub.-Lieut. Thomas E. Sulivan, to the Gannet ; George Grandidier, paymaster, to the Scorpion ; and Charles Langley, clerk, to the,Scorpion. The name Gerard J. Copes, in the naval appoin ments of the 6th, should have been " G. J. Capes A Confederate Cruiser at Southampton... Earl Russell and Mr. Seward. Yesterday (Friday) the Confederate cruiser Rap pahannock, under command of Captain Steele, was reported to have arrived at Southampton, and, on making inquiries, we learned that the vessel had anchored in Southampton Water under the name of Beatrice. There is no mistake, however, about the identity of the vessel, as both Mr. Dudley, the United States Consul in Liverpool, and the Hon. Mr. Adams, the United States Minister in London, have both been made aware of the fact. The Bea trice left Calais on the 2d of June, ostensibly for Liverpool, but it is just possible that she may have had a knowledge of Mr. Seward's despatch, wherein he distinctly demands " that all rebel piratical ves sels shall be delivered up to the United States Go vernment," and he also declares " the right and in tention of the United States Government to capture any such piratical craft under whatever nationality they may be placed ;" and adds, " that he will re fuse to recognise the validity of any transfer that may be made." The Rappahannock, we believe, is the property at present of a Liverpool shipowner, a gentleman who has been most successful in "run ning the blockade ;" but it is just possible that Earl Russell's despatch and Mr. Seward's reply may have the effect of relieving the present owner of his bargain ; and w e are more justified in asserting this from the fact that the United States Minister yes terday took measures to enforce the injunctions proclaimed in Mr. Seward's despatch. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—The weather has been favourable for the growing crops during the past week in the eastern counties. Yesterday and on Thursday a considerable quantity of rain fell. Reports from Essex state that on the heaviest and richest soil there is a very full crop, but on the light and poorer soils the yield will not, it is expected, exceed 31 qrs. per acre. On mixed soils the mean yield will be about 51 qrs. per acre. VENTILATION OF TIIE HOUSE OF LORDS.—A select committee of the House of Lords hay; reported—That the ventilation of the House is capable of great improvement, and the committee trust that before the commencement of another session a better system of ventilation will have been adopted. The committee report also that great complaints are made of the want of ventilation in the committee rooms ; and they recommend that the system of ventilation adopted in the House of Commons' committee rooms Nos. 1 to 6 be applied to the committee rooms of the House of Lords. • The Research, 4, ironclad, Capt. A. Wilmshurst, got up steam early yesterday morning at Spithead, and proceeded outside the anchorage, southward of the Isle of Wight, where she made her concluding trials with a discharge of 6-ton guns, mounted on iron and wooden competitive carriages, the former constructed on the plan proposed by Commander Scott, R.N., and the latter the improved wooden carriages manufactured on the Woolwich Arsenal plan. Capt. A. C. Key, C. 8., of H.M.S. Excel lent, conducted the experiments. The roll of the ship was from 3 deg. to nearly 10 deg. ; the firing was abeam. The wind was from the S.W., moderate, fresh. Arsenal pattern carriage, worked with twelve men, fired 15 rounds, with 201 b. powder charge, in 14 min. 52 sec. ; five rounds with 251 b. powder charge, in 2 min. 48 sec. ; five rounds, with 251 b. powder charge, in 2 min. 50 sec. Commander Scott's iron carriage, worked with nine men, fired 15 rounds, with 201 b. powder charge, in 2 min. 34 sec. The compressors of both carriages acted very well. At the conclusion of the firing the Research returned to Spithead. The Royal Sovereign, 5, turret-ship, Captain A. Herbert, at Portsmouth, is ordered to make ready to proceed to Plymouth Sound, to form one of the Anglo-French fleet, by the 15th inst. The Caledonia, iron-cased frigate, flagship of Rear-Admiral Hastings R. Yelverton, C. 8., second in command of her Majesty's fleet in the Mediter ranean, sailed from Spithead for Gibraltar and Malta or. Thursday. The Netherlands paddlewheel steam yacht Cyclop, which conveyed her Majesty the Queen of Holland and suite to England a few days ago, met with an accident on Thursday while lying at her moorings off the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich. About noon of that day a merchant screw steamer heavily laden, was passing up the river, while a number of other craft were making their way towards the docks, when, in her endeavour to keep a clear course, she ran into the Dutch yacht, cut through her forward port sponson, and caused other damages to the yacht, which are ordered to be repaired without delay at the Woolwich dockyard, whither she pro ceeded yesterday for that purpose. Her Majesty's 3-gun iron paddlewheel vessel Antelope, brought home from the West Coast of Africa in charge of Second-Master Alfred Thomas, will be paid out of commission this morning at Woolwich, by Mr. Charles E. Nash, assist.-pay master A considerable sum in prize money will be given over at the same time. The Antelope will be then docked and repaired for a future commis sion as before, in the preventive slave service on the same station. I imes 11/143-i 1511111 morning. HER MAJESTY. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, arrived at the Castle. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge also arrived, attended by Colonel the Hon. J. Macdonald. Her Royal Highness the Prince of Wales took a carriage drive attended by the Countess of Mac clesfield. Her Majesty, held a Council to-day, which was attended by the Prince of Wales, Earl Granville, Viscount Palmerston, and the Right Hon. Sir George Grey. Previous to the Council the Lord Chancellor had an audience of the Queen, and resigned the Great Seal. Lord Cranworth was introduced at the Council, and received the Great Seal from her Majesty. Mr. Helps was Clerk of the Council. Lord Granville and Lord Palmerston had au diences of her Majesty. The Earl of Caithness and Lieutenant-General Sir H. Bentinck were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. The. Earl and Countess of Derby had the honour of dining with the Queen and the royal family yes terday. Baptism of Prince George of Wales. The baptism of his Royal Highness the Infant Prince, grandson of her Majesty the Queen and of his Royal. Highness the Prince Consort, son of their Royal Highnesses Albert Edward Prince of Wales and the Princess of Wales, took place yesterday at one o'clock, in the chapel within Windsor Castle. Arrangements were made in the chapel for the performance of the sacred rite. Two rows of chairs, one on each side of the centre, were appropriated to the use of the Queen, the Sponsors, and the Royal personages invited to be present. Convenient seats were also assigned to the Foreign Ministers, the members of the Cabinet, and other persons honoured with invitations. The Altar was lined with crimson velvet, and on the Communion Table were placed the Golden Vessels used in the Sacrament. The Font was placed in front of the Altar. Seats were ranged within the rails of the Com munion Table for the officiating clergy. A Choir, consisting of the Choir of her Majesty's Private Chapel, assisted by some of the Gentlemen and Boys of St. George's Chapel, attended the ceremony. Mr. W. G. Cusins, Organist of her Majesty's Private Chapel, presided at the Organ. The following Royal Personages were present at the ceremony : Her Majesty the Queen. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, K.G. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. His Royal Higbness the Prince Arthur. His Royal Highness the Prince Leopold. Her Royal Highness the Princess Helena. Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise. Her Royal Highness the Princess Beatrice. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen ; and, His Serene Highness the Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar. All having taken their places, the service com menced. When the Archbishop of Canterbury commenced the prayer, " Almighty, ever living God," the Countess of Macclesfield placed the infant Prince in the arms of the Queen, who handed his Royal Highness to the Archbishop. On reaching the portion of the service for the naming of the child the Archbishop demanded of the sponsors how it should be named. The Queen answered, " GEORGE FREDERICK ERNEST ALBERT." And his Grace the Archbishop baptised the child in those names. Having received the sacred symbol his Royal Highness the infant Prince was returned to the arms of the Queen. The Exhortation and Blessing having been given by the Archbishop ; the ceremonial concluded. -4,- THE LORD CHANCELLOR.—Her Majesty held a Privy Council yesterday at Windsor Castle, when Lord Westbury resigned the Great Seal, and Lord Cranworth, with the usual formalities, was installed in his stead. The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Misses Longley have left Lambeth Palace for Addington Park, Croydon. The Duke of Hamilton left Hamilton House, St. James's, on Monday for Paris. The Duchess of Hamilton and Lady Mary Hamilton have left their hotel in Paris for Trouville. A marriage is arranged to take place between Lady Gwendoline St. Maur, youngest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, and Sir John Ramsden, Bart. We are informed that Lady Harriet St. Clair, only daughter of the Earl of Rosslyn, is shortly to marry Count Munster, who will probably be the future repre sentative of the King of Hanover at the Court of St. James's. The Earl Ad Countess of Cardigan received at dinner on Thursday last, at their residence in Portman square, Colonel and Hon. Mrs. Curzon, General Sir Hugh Rose, Colonel and Mrs. Poulett Somerset, Hon. Mrs. Rous, General Francis Seymour, General Lawrenson, Colonel Jenyns, Colonel do Horsey, Captain Berkeley, Captain Gratrex, and Mr. de Burgh. The Earl of Westmorland, the Earl and Coun tess of Cardigan, Earl Howe, and Hon. R. Penn Curzon were unavoidably prevented from being present at the marriage of Miss Sturt with the Hon. Colonel Foley, on Thursday last. The Earl and Countess of Cork left town on Thursday for their seat, Marston Park, Somersetshire. The Earl of Wilton leaves his residence in Grosvenor-square to-day for Cowes, for the yachting season. The countess will meet him in a few days, ac companied by the Viscountess Grey de Wilton. The Marquis and Marchioness of Bristol and Ladies Hervey have left St. James's-square for Ickworth Park, near Bury St. Edmunds. The Marquis Conyngham left town yesterday for Cowes to join his yacht. TAMBERLIK is ill in Madrid.—The Orchestra. MR. BUCKSTONE'S BENEFIT.—The annual benefit of that admirable manager and most popular actor, Mr. Buckstone, is announced to take place at the Haymarket Theatre, on Wednesday, July 19th. The Death of Mark Lemon, REq., Jun. The following letter has been addressed to the Sir,—On Wednesday last there appeared in your obituary the notice of the death of " Mark Lemon, Esq., jun., aged 28." I am receiving so many letters of condolence "on the death of my son," that 1 should be obliged if you would allow a short paragraph to appear to the effect that the deceased was a cousin, and not son of mine. I would not have troubled you with this request, but my son is on the point of sailing for India, and I am afraid that he may be placed at some disadvantage if he is reported to be dead. —Yours very truly, MARK LEMON. Punch-office, 27, Bouverie-street, July 7. WINDSOR CASTLE, July 7. The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High nesses Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, drove out this To the Editor of the Sun. SlR,—Your reporter of yesterday's proceedings at the Thames Police-court has coramitted an error which I should be obliged if you would allow me to correct. Mr, Reynolds did not say that—" That very day an in junction was moved for in Chancery, in tho court of Sir William Page Wood, to-restrain M'Queen; Moore, and Co. (Limited), from taking any further proceedings." The effect of what he did say (and which, owing to the noise in court, perhaps your reporter was unable to catch) was that •'—" Notwithstanding my having settled with the company in question in full discharge of all damage sustained by them from the fact of my publishing the engravings through the medium of Mr. Rosier and other vendors and neWsagents, l4 the company had that day moved for an in junction against myself, the ground of the motion being the very damage in compensation of which I had already paid £4O and costs."—l am, sir, yours obediently. J. T. Dims. ►lustrated Weekly News and Bow Bells Office, 318, strand, London, July 7, Smi new c new d load. Cui new d new d load. WB new d new d load. 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