The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-05 00:00:00

ETON COLLEGE.

ETON, Monday.—This, the most important holiday at
Eton in the year, was celebrated with its customary
gaiety and splendour. Early in the morning the nobi-
lity and gentry from all parts of the kingdom began to
arrive, and by 11 o'clock, the time the speeches com-
menced, the school was thronged with persons of the
highest distinction, among whom we noticed his Grace
the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Winches-
ter, the Earl of Coventry, Lord Molyneux, Lord Skel-
mersdale, the Marchioness of Hastings and family, Hon.
Henry Elliot, Lord North, Chas. Whatman, Esq., thc
Belgian Minister and family, Sir Wm. and Lady Curtis,
Sir H. and Lady Lambert, Capt. Harcourt Johnson,
Edgar Hoskins, Esq., G. Young, Esq., Lady Anna
Maria Cast and family, the Rev. Wm. Canning, Capt.
Prendergast Scott, J. Mills, Esq., Hon. Lieut. Trefusis,
the Rev, the Provost and Fellows of Eton, the head and
other masters of the school and their families, and many
of the clergy from Windsor, Datchet, and the neigh-
bourhood.

Precisely at 11 o'clock, his Royal Highness Price',
Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and Princ
Alfred, and attended by his suite, arrived at the college.
and was received in Weston's-yard by the Rev. Dr.
Hawtry, Provost of Eton.; the Rev. Dr. Goodford.
Head Master ; the Rev. E. Coleridge, Master of tb
Lower School ; and the fellows and assistant masters c
the college, who conducted the royal visitors to th
upper School-room, amidst tine deafening shouts of tb
Etonians. The usual preparations having been mad
for the reception of the illustrious party, the speecheF
as soon as the cheering had subsided and the Prince
had taken his seat, commenced and were delivered a
follows :

1. Nelson, K.S., The College Address.
2. Hamilton (Edipusl..,
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Wharton

Simon

Sophocles.
Milman.

Shakspere.

6IPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.)
The LOUD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack

at five o'clock.
The Earl of HARROWEY presented several petitions
in favour of closing public-houses on Sundays.
The Earl of HARDWICKE moved for certain re-
turns respecting the transport service, and also for re-
turns in respect to the means of education afforded in

the naval service.
The Earl of EGLINTON gave notice that on Monday
he should ask a question relative to the Ordnance sur-
vey in Scotland.
LOSS OF HORSES ON BOARD THE MEDWAY.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH wished to ask whe-
ther Government had received any information with re-
spect to the loss of 65 horses off Gibraltar, while
on the passage to Balaklava. He had been speaking to a
gentleman who had seen the horses shipped on board
the Medway, and he expressed his apprehensions at the
time that unless there was very fair weather
during the whole of the passage to Balaklava, there
would be great difficulty attending the safety of the
horses that were placed upon deck. It appeared that
the weather turned out very stormy, and the consequence
was the loss of thehorses to the extent he had stated.
Hs thought that the system of placing horses on deck
should never be sanctioned except in cases of the greatest
necessity.
Lord PANMURE said he was sorry to say that he
had received a letter from Admiral Grant, from Gibraltar,
confirming the report of the loss of those horses p!aeed
on board the Medway. The vessel had, it appeared,
met with a most violent hurricane on the 13th and 14th
nit., which had occasioned the accident referred to.