The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-26 00:00:00

The Queen's Return from Balmoral.

It is said that it is doubtful if her Majesty and
Court will leave Balmoral on Friday next, as was
originally intended. On inquiry we have reason to
believe that the Queen and Royal household will
not leave Balmoral before Monday or Tuesday nest.

The Prince anci Princess of Wales.
HANOVER, Oct. 25.
The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived hers
at four p.m. to-day from Ouedlinburgh.
Their Royal Highnesses were received by the
King and Crown Prince at the railway station.

THE PRINCE OF WALES' VISIT TO KNOWSLEY.--"
We (Liverpool Mercury) are requested to state that
the announcement in our impression of yesterday of an in-
tended visit of the Prince of Wales to Knowsley and Liver-
pool is at least premature. We believe that Lord Derby
has reason to expect that he may have the honour of receiv-
ing his Royal Highness about the time named, but nothing
has been positively fixed, nor has his Royal Highness inti-
mated any intention with regard to Liverpool. We may be
permitted to hope that, unless his Royal Highness's time
be extremely limited he may be able to devote one morning
to a visit which could not but be highly gratifying to the
inhabitants of this loyal and important town. We are
informed that no extraordinary preparations for his Royal,
Highness's reception are in progress at Knowsley, and that
the noble earl will entertain there a large party during the
week commencing on the 7th November.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princese
of Wales and suite, are expected to arrive at Antwerp on
Sunday next, and on Monday or following day will era-
bark for Woolwich.

The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland's party at
Dunrobin Castle has separated, The duke and duchess
leave Dunrobin on Friday for Tarbet House, Ross shire,
on their way south.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne
have left Lansdowne House, for Bowood Park. Wilts.

The Earl and Countess de Grey will arrive in
town to-day from Studley Royal, their seat near Ripon.
We are informed that a marriage is shortly to
take place between the Hon. Frederick Charter's, comman
der in the Royal Navy, son of the Earl of Wemyss, and
the Lady Louisa Keppel, daughter of the Earl and Cowl-
teas of Albemarle.

Lord and Lady Otho Fitzgerald are daily
expected at their residence in Carlton House-terrace, from
a tour in Scotland.

The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.P., left
town yesterday for his seat in Surrey. It was expected
that the right hon. gentleman would have relieved the
Right Hon. Sir G. Grey in attendance on the Queen, but
other arrangements have been made.

THE HEALTH OF THE MARQUIS OF BRISTOL.—'
On Monday evening the Marquis of Bristol was considered
somewhat better, and accounts from Ickworth yesterday
afternoon report a still further improvement in his lords
ship's health. His lordship, however, still remainkNin a
very weak and dangerous state.

DEATH OF DOWAGER LADY SHERBORNE,—We
have to record the death of the Dowager Lady Sherborne,
who died on Friday last at Badwell Grove. The venerable
lady, who was in her 81th year, was the lion. Mary Legge,
only child of Henry Bilson Legge, second Lord Stowell.
She was boin in 1780, and married the second baron Sher-
borne in 1803, by whom she had surviving issue Eliz tbeth
the Countess (Dowager) of Ducic, the present Lord Sher-
borne, the Hon. John Thomas Dutton, and the Hon. Ralph
H. Dutton, ALP.

Bisrfor COLENSO'S CASE.—The appeal of the
Bishop of Natai against the sentence of Dr. Gray,
Bishop of Cape Town and Metropolitan of South Africa,
deposing him from his bishopric, will ootne before the
Judicial Committee of Privy Council immediately after the
forthcoming Michaelmas Term. The case is at present
somewhat complicated. The first step in the matter of
the petition to the Judicial Committee was taken on Mon-
day, the 27th of June, when Mr W. M• James, Q.C.,
appeared on behalf of Bishop Colenso, but further pro-
ceedings were adjourned. Bishop Colenso prays that her
Majesty would be pleased to declare the petitioner to be
entitled to hold his see until the letters patent granted
to him should be cancelled by the due process of law for
some sufficient cause of forfeiture, and to declare that the
letters patent granted to the Bishop of Cape Town, in so
far as they purported to create a court of criminal justice
within the colony and to give to the Archbishop of Canter-
bury an appellate jurisdiction, had been unduly obtained
from her Majesty, and did not affect the petitioner's rights.
Bishop Colenso also prays that "the pretended trial and
sentence" were void and of no effect, and that an inhibition,
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as was usual in ecclesiastical cases, should issue under the
proceedings under the sentence, pending the appeal. Their
lordships have not at present granted the inhibition, since
to grant it would be to assume the jurisdiction claimed by
the Bishop of Cape Town.

CHARGING TOLL UPON A PORTABLE STEAM
ENGINE.—A point of very great importance to
agriculturists was brought before the Doncaster Borough
Justices (Alderman Dunhill and Mr Charles Jackson) on
Monday last, before whom an information was heard against
John Rowbottom for refusing to pay toll. Rowbottom has
the care of a portable steam engine belonging to Messrs Sel-
lars of Cantley, near Doncaster, and in propelling.the thrash-
ing machine attached to it steam is employed, and thus horse
power is entirely superseded. The thrashing machine,
having been at work upon a farm at Potterio Carr, was pro-
pelled by steam along the Doncaster and Bawtry turnpike
road for NVilby, where it was next to work, and it had to pass
through the Small Briggs bar at the southern extremity of
the borough of Doncaster. The tollbar keeper was in an ad-
joining close, and as the engine and machine had passed
through before, and there was some misunderstanding as to
the toll, his daughttr, according to her father's instruo•
tions, closed the gate and sent for him. The defendant opened
the gate, passed through, and then the keeper came and de•
mended 2s. toll, la, for the engine and is. for the thrashing
machine. The latter sum was paid, but the former refused;
hence the information. The case for the complainant rested
upon the fact that on the list of tolls outside the tollhouse
was a charge " for every carriage, machine, or caravan,
of whatever description; not drawn by any horse or other
beast of draught, but propelled or moved by steam, gas, or
any other kind of machinery, the sum of 12d." It was
further contended that this portable steam engine, with the
machine attached to it, was not such a machine as under
the Act, the 3d of George IV., cap. 126, sec. 32, or the
amended Act, the 13th and 14th of Victoria, cap. 35,
sec. 4, was exempted from paying toll. Mr Shirley,
for the defence, submitted to the Bench that in the case
of " The Queen v. Matty" it had been decided that in the
case of a steam engine drawn by a team of horses, and a
thrashing machine also drawn by a team of horses, both
forming together the motive power and the machine, toll
could not be taken, as it was an agricultural implement
within the meaning of the Act, and with such a decision it
was reductio ad absurdum to suppose that there was to be
no toll where the motive power was by teams of horses, and
that in this instance toll was to be charged, because the
engine irself supplied the motive power to the machine at •
tached to it. As it was the first case in which toll had
been demanded for a machine used for agricultural pur-
poses, propelled along a highway by steam, he submitted that
the decision of the Court was of the highest importance, and
supposing the Bench directed the payment of the toll de-
manded upon the engine, the question was of too vital im-
portance to the agricultural community to allow of its being
taken as final. He asked the Bench to take time to consi-
der the decision; and Mr Woodhead for the tollbar keeper,
offering no objection, Alderman Dunhill announced that as
the decision was an impot tent one, and affected so important
a class as the agriculturists, time would be taken to consi-
der the points raised, and judgment would be given at the
earliest opportunity. The case was thereupon adjourned.

ACCIDENT IN THE STRAND.—Yesterday after,"
noon, as one of the Royal Mail carts, laden with
bags of lettere, was proceeding from the General Post-office
to the branch post-office at Charing-cross, the horse, a
spirited animal, trotting at a rapid rate of speed, when op-
posite Somerset-House suddenly tripped and fell ; the shock
was so unexpected and violent the driver was precipitated
over the horse's head to the pavement, and two of the bags
were also shot out. Several pet eons who witnessed the ac-
cident went to the assistance of the driver, who had his arm
so badly injured that he was unable to drive, and the police
constable on duty, accompanied by the driver, took charge
of the cart until its arrival at tho branch office, where the
contents were delivered to the proper dicer. It may be ntil
well to observe that the driver is a particularly stoutly mall,
who was pettedly sober.

The journals from the south of France show that
the heavy rain which had been falling at Marseilles was
general in the neighbouring departra(nts. Sowing, which
had until now been impracticable, may now be effected as
soon as the soil shall have become sufficiently dry. The
new line between Draguignan and Arcs has suffered in
places from the settling of the embankments, and the rails
being left insufficiently supported have given way on
several points. The service is consequently to 100 inter
rupted until the irjury can be repaired.