The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-29 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, Sept. 27.
Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by Prilice,!
Helena and Prince Alfred, and attended by t'i°
Hon. Harriet Phipps, drove to Alt, ow Guithabse4
yesterday.

Prince Humbert of Italy.
His Roy al Highness Prince Humbert Was en:
visits
prior early yesterday in paying farewell 'l'l
prior to his departure for the Continent. His r°3l
highness was accompanied by Count Meffei. 1451 e,
in the afternoon the Prince took a drive with 1315
Excellency the Italian Minister. In the evening
the Mat d'Azeglio gave a grand dinner--a fare
well one—at the Italian L?gation in Grosven°l'
street. Covers were laid for 22. The coraPall
included all the members of the Legation and tilie
Prince's suite. His Excellency the Marquis 0.:
Lavradio (the Portuguese Minister), the Marclllla
de Cadore (the French Charge d'Affaires), and
many others, paid farewell visits to the prince al
the course of yesterday.

Foreign Courts.
PARIS, Sept. 27.
The Grand Duchess Maria of Russia, the Pr'll;
cess Surgius, and George de Leuchtenberg, C°llo
Gregoire Strogonoff, and a numerous suite, hal
arrived at the Hotel Westminster, from TorquiP,
Baron de Budberg, Ambassador of Russia, an'
Count de Goltz, Ambassador of Prussia, have re.:
turned to Paris, and resumed the duties of the'.
office.

By imperial decision, Marshal Forey, who cod'
wands the Corps d'Arme3 at Lille, is appointed
Chief of the 3d Corps at Nancy, vice Marshal de
MuMahon, and is replaced by General of Division
Cousin do Montauban, Count de Palikao. Gaetal
de Martinprey is appointed to the command of t'
sth mili.ary division at Metz, vice General Bat
baki, who has received another pcat.
The Akhbar of Algiers states that Marshal de
MacMahon, the governor-general, embarked on
the
23d, on board the Eumenide, for Oran.
Preparations are making for the arrival of bet
Majesty from Schwalbach ; the day at present
announced is the 3d of October.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princegl
of Wales are expected to arrive at Sandringham Hall on
the 15th or 16th of the ensuing month, from their visit t°
Denmark and Sweden,
The Duke of Somerset arrived at his official reap
dente at the Admiralty yesterday from Bu!strode Forl'l

Bucks.
The Dake and Duchess of Sutherland are enter`
taining a select circle at Denrobin Castle, N.B.
The Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland has ft
Stafford House, St. James's, for Castle Howard, on
visit to the Earl of Carlisle. It will afford his friends
some pleasure to learn that the noble earl is in better
health.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury Will
leave the Right Hon. Benjamin and Mrs Disraeli's seat
Buckinghamshire to-day for Hatfield House, Herts.
The Earl and Countess of Desart have left the
Alexandra Hotel, Hyde-park-corner, for Redgrave 11°4
Suffolk.

Thu Earl of Listowel is still in Scotland on a
tour of visits.
The Countess of Lincoln gave birth to a son Oa
heir yesterday afternoon at the family residence in r
dilly. Up to a late hour last evening the countess end
fent were both progressing favourably.
Viscount Dunlo left town a few days ago f°r,
Garbally, county Galway, to join the Earl and Countess(/'
Clencarty and family.
Lord and Lady Proby have arrived on a visit to
Viscount and Viscountess Castlerosse at Killarney 110115°'
county Kerry.

THE NEW SHERlFFs.—Yesterday Alderman
Dikin and Mr Alderman Beeley, the Sheriffs Elect
for the city of London, were publicly sworn to the due ele'
cution of their office in Guildhall, and thenceforward cs'
awned its duties and responsibilities. The Lord Mayer
end the retiring Sheriffs went in state, as usual on such
occasions, from the Mansion-house to Guildhall to attend
the ceremony. The Sheriffs Elect had previously enter
tained the Aldermen, the Masters, and Wardens of the
companies to which they respectively belong, and other of
the civic dignitaries at breakfast at the Albion, in Aidere,
gate-street. Thence they were escorted to Guildbel4
shortly before 2 o'clock. The Lord Mayor and Aldermen'
the Sheriffs Elect, the retiring Sheriffs, with the Under'
Sheriffs, and all the principal officers of the corporation;
assembled first in the Aldermen's Chamber, and then Wee
in procession to the great hall, preceded by the corporation
Sword end Mace Bearers. There a small body of lieerYreeli
had assembled to witness the ceremony. The civic audio'
rities, all of whom wore their official robes, having taken the
p'aces assig,eled them on the hustings, the Town-clerk,
Woodthorpe, proceeded to administer the customary oath
appertaining to the office to the new Sheriffs. Th s dove,
Mr Nissen and Mr Cave, the retiring Sheriffs, duffed theita
violet gowns, and invested their successors with them en
the insignia of office, offering them their congratulations ee,
they did so. Alderman end Sheriff Dakin then presentee.
as his Under Sheriff Mr Septimus Devidson, end Alderrisse
and Sheriff Besley presented Mr Depu'y do Jersey as hie
Under Sheriff. With that the ceremony of swearing-ill
terminated, and the new Sheriffs, with their Under Sheriffs'
received the congratulations of the Lord Mayor, the Alder.
men present, and the officers of the Corporation. From o'°
great hall they went to an adjoining apartment, where the
past Sheriffs, according to custom, handed to their succer
sors in office the keys of the various city prisons, which thei
in turn presented to the respective governors, and a ith that
the proceeding was complete. Formerly, on the evening' °II
the day on which the Sheriffs were publicly inducted WA°
office, the keepers of Nowgate and the two Compters us
to invite the Lord Mayor and Aldermen, the Recorder an
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Sheriffs, and the principal officers of the Corporation, to the
London Coffeehouse to partake of sack and walnuts; but
the custom has fallen into disuse, and is now only rensenv
bored as a thing of the past.
BURGLARY AT DONCASTER.—On Monday DA
at the Doncaster Borough police-court, before Nit'
Moore, the mayor, and Dr Scholfield, two men were brough:
up in custody from Huddersfield, named Geo. Harris and
Geo. Perry, charged with committing a burglary at the
house of Miss Drabwell, Christchurch-terrace, Doncaster,
about Monday morning, the 12th inst. Miss Drabwell 0104
her house at the end of August, and went from home, le'
tending to stay a month. Her niece visited the house once,
and saw that all was right, but on the 20th the police re.
ceived information which led them to suspect that a burglar/
had been committed. and Miss Drabwell was telegraphed for'
She returned home on the following day, and a search made
disclosed the fact that a great number of articles had been
carried off. The thieves appear to have deliberately broken
into the house from the back,and then searched it, mussel°
ing every drawer, cupboard, and bed in the house. Having
secured their booty they went into the wine cellar, proottreti
several bottles, regaled themselves with it, smoked cigsity
and left with their booty and a bottle of brandy each.. Tile':
ill-gotten gain included silver spoons of various sizes on
several silver articles, silver-plated tea and coffee pot, toss"
rack, spoons, cruet-stand, and candlesticks ; silk Mantle!
cashmere shawls, about 30 yards of satin, &c. ; handkere
chiefs, table-cloth, silk jackets, and a great number of otlle-,
articles, as also several valuable seals, bracelets, &O. IP;
men took their booty to a lodging-house, and persuaded
man to go to Sheffield with them, and making a tool of 11'-
in the sale they escaped apprehension at the time, but Were
afterwards apprehended. The prisoners, assisted by this
s;
man, whose name is Chas. Walker, carried their plntade.
to a lodging-house in the heart of Sheffield, and the three
then sallied forth to ascertain the most likely place to die:
pose of their goods. Mr Cash's shop in Angel-street We°
selected, and Perry and Walker went in, leaving Harris to
watch outside, Perry handed to Mr Cash two seals of
valuable kind, upon each of which was a crest. Mr o°l
suspected from this that all was not right, and when Perry
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inquired whether ho purchased silver his suspicions Wer,
still further aroused. Ho told Perry to call with the silver
in the afternoon, and ho would then purchase the silver
and seals also. He communicated with the police, and
Detective officer Winn watched the prisoners. At 3 o'elee:
the prisoner and Walker made their appearance, but hefyr:
they entered the shop Winu seized Walker, who had a beg
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under his jacket, and the toher two men escaped. Welicei
explained to them the position in which he had been Placebo
took Winn to the lodging-house, and the remainder of
property, made up in four largo bundles, was secured. 13i'
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were circulated detailing the property, and Miss Drahwe l
was thus enabled to identify it. The prisoners made 011'1ir
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escape to Huddersfield, where they perpetrated a burglary
and tell into tho hands of the police. The Mayor ce'n_t
witted both the prisoners to take their trial at the
Leeds assizes, and also thanked Mr Cash for the infornlcli
lion he so prorup'-ly gave to the police, and which had .1:0
to the detection of the prisoners. Walker was admitted
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evidence, and subsequently bound over to appear at Lee
as a wituesP, and at the close of the inquiry was discharge"
from custody.
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