The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-15 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, Sept. 13.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
drove out yesterday morning.
In the afternoon her Majesty went out with their
Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess
Beatrice, attended by the Hon. Harriet Phipps.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe-Coburg
went deer-stalking yesterday • in the Forest of
Invercauld,

The Empress of the French.

We learn from Schwalbach that the Empress of
the French, whose name is entered in the list of
visitors as the Countess of Pierrefonds, visits the
Weinbrunnen every morning, in the most uncons
strained and cheerful manner, most cordially re•
turning the salutations met on every side, and pro'
menading for some time among the visitors. Her
first care was, on observing the Naseau gendarmes
posted in all directions, and in all the glory of their
State uniforms, to effect their removal, at
least from the walks. Her Majesty's toilette
is exceedingly tasteful, and yet simple. There
are no ornaments, lace, or ribbons flying
loose, and the same black, brown, or blue silk robe
is worn morning and evening, with always a round
hat. Her Majesty walks very quickly and grace-
fully, but with a strong kind of walking-stick. On
Saturday morning the Empress went to mass, walk'
ing through the principal street, to the Roman
Catholic church, attended by her retinue. Short/1
before noon her Majesty was visited by the Queen
of Holland, who came post from the Rheingau.
the visit lasted till four in the afternoon. The
Duchess of Nassau, who was expected on Monday,
will probably remain for some time. The interview
with the King of Prussia was of more than an
hour's duration, and immediately afterwards hor
Majesty visited the springs, although a greater
number of visitors than usual were present on C3'
count of its being Sunday. Many strangers arrived
in carriages, and amongst others were many Aus-
trian officers of high rank. On Thursday her
Majesty drove to Schlangenbad and visited the
springs and promenades, affAbly returning the sale`
tations of ,he numerous visitors. After a stay of
about two hours the Empress returned to Schwal'
bach. A wish having been expressed by her Zia'
jesty to witness the gathering of the vintage, a viol
will be made to Johannisberg, where Prince Met-
ternich has made arrangements for a great festival
on the occasion.

The Marquis of Sligo has left the St. George'
Hotel.
Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury has left Bretbsr
Park on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Scarborough►
who are now entertaining company at their seat in Yea'
shire.

The Earl of Dalkeith, who arrived in town
few days since from the continent, will immediately pro"
ceed to Scotland, where the Countess and family are fe"
siding.
The Earl and Countess of Cardigan are net
staying at Aris's Hotel, Cowes, having returned to England
from a tour in Germany.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston will leave
Cambridge House, at the end of the week for Broadlanah
Hants.
Sir Courtenay and Lady Honey wood have left
the St. George's Hotel.
Sir Philip and Lady Duncombe have left the Sty
George's Hotel,
A NEW TORPEDO.—A Berlin letter states that
the military committee of Prussia has given 35
universal approval to the new submarine torpedoes, invented
by the renowned Herr Bauer. In the opinion of the tom.
mittee they are " a most valuable additioa to the instrn'
rnents of naval warfare," and in fact will tend to render an
attack of the coasts impossible. The torpedo is a submarine
ship, moving with considerable facility at any depth, all°,
ing of bombs being fastened to other ships. As it is calico
Kiistennbrander, its application seems, however, to b°
limited to the coast. Herr Bauer, a Bavarian sergeant
whose name as a self taught engineer of mark has been long
before the public, is the same gentleman who some time ag°,
had been employed for similar experiments in the bay e:
Cronstadt. As far as the Russian Government allowed it
to transpire at the time the submarine ship he constructed
for them was no particular success ; returning to Germany
public subscriptions were got up, and continued with sure
prising perseverance, which enables him to resume his
periments in Lake Constance, as well as in some of thcei
sheets of water surrounding Berlin. It Berlin military ell,
naval engineers are not mistaken, he has at length prov'
the discoverer he always pretended to be. The chief diP
culty he must have overcome in that case, and which be
combated in vain formerly, if Russian reports are to b°
credited, is the disproportion between the power of the Pr
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gelling force and the corresponding weight of the ship, 7.
Finnish waters, whenever he moved the ship with sulfide°.
rapidity to make it obey the rudder, the weight of the inell
required for this purpose was too much for the opal*? °
the vessel, and thus vice versa.
EXTRAORDINARY STORY.—The following Singti#
ar story has been told to us upon the most reliable
authority. Some years ago, a Bristol clergyman, of ge°4
means, died, leaving a young and rather interesting wThe
with several children, in very good circumstances.
lady, who was of a religious turn, felt that she was Csl'°,
upon to do what she could for the instruction of the worn'°
classes, and chose for her sphere of exertion a railroad
connection with the city, and then in course of constructi°Ti
She read and spoke to the navvies employed upon it at
ad
convenient times—when they were eating their meals ivi/1
after they retired from their labour, and was always trelitecid
with great respect and regard by the rough but Pc' ci
natured fellows. One young man of the gang, however, el'ue
who was by no means the most teachable of her hearers, be
particularly endeavoured to improve,and with this view
,ent him to school in the neighbourhood, charging hert'eeo
with his board and maintenance; but after he had be
there some time, the master honestly informed her f11:0;
possibly, owing to his ago and want of quickness, tilato
was little chance of his ever learning much. Upon Ws, e,
lady declared that she herself would undertake his inetrtio
tion, and, to this end, she had the man every evening be
her house to teach him simple branches of education. As ~ee
lives in a good part of our suburbs, and is well known by ;e•
respectable neighbours, the circumstance of the man of.
gular attendance at the place was soon noticed, and rnl33°olo
got abroad that Mrs -- was educating a navvy, with
view of ultimately marrying him. A lady with whoa' "to
was acquainted, hearing these unpleasant reports, wrote t•
her, expressing her belief that it was not true, but suggio
ing some more prudent and suitable arrangement than tiet.
for the improvement of her pretege. Upon which the ell'
gyman's widow wrote back that it was quite true she jog
doing her utmost to educate and instruct So-and-so (netaid
the navvy), with what ultimate purpose she should not euot
to state, seeing that that concernea herself alone, but trued,
that his eternal well-being would be thereby secured, glio,
(the fair writer continued) " she had so many notes of I
quiry or remonstrance from her friends on the subject 004
she had a circular reply printed, one of which she beggtel
co enclose." And enclosed, sure enough, was a Priaile
paper, couched in very much the same language as the
companying note, and several copies of which 1010
seemed, got into circulation amongst friends. We far; oje
hear that the other navvies, the fellow workmen 01d
fortunate man, recently waited upon their preceptreset eyf
whether it was really disapproving of the course taloliiid
her or envious of their co-labourer, intimated that theY
tbt
no desire to receive any more of her instructions. 411,
matter stands, according to our informant, who be,ps
gf
one of the printed circulars above alluded to—Beisiol Ao'
A. PARROT TELLING ISIS MISTRESS Ng°
ROBBED llER.—Henry Hill, gunmaker,
street, and Henry Brocl,ington, brushmaker, 11°°',wit
street, were charged al the Public-office, ycsterdaYfooef
breaking into the house of William Freeman, cool d
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Summer-lane, and stealing 10e. and a silver watell' oel
Thursday morning last about eleven o'clock Mrs Yreeedool
went out to get some meat for dinner, and locked tb fon
behind her. On her way down the passage leadiaet' 01)'
the court in which the house is situated to the slo, tb
saw the two prisoners. On her return she again 0;104
prisoners, who ran away. She found the door alio,
but, on going inside, she discovered that the mouey and
of her cabinet had been broken open, and that los. vold
silver watch had been taken away. The prosectlfri
parrot in the same room, and she stated, in answer ue 003
Powell, who appeared for Brockington, that when s; poi;
in the parrot said to her, " 0 misses, you shoulOto
left the house, Brock has been with another Ng
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stolen all the money." On hearing this she atlet
ea tile
petted Brockington and his companion, and resoteetifi
robbery to the police, with her suspicionS•
~tateil
sergeants Mountford and Spokes went inarne", WWI,
search of the prisoners. They found them in. 1111,
Lieu, Ludgate-frill, and on searching them fouri,a...`"o greet
person the watch and 10s. in money, less ld. vie!i
cutrix identified a half-crown among the money I),Youse
state of the milling. It appears that the saes
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broken into by Brockingtwn about four years ago' 1
was remanded till to-day, to summon a witnes!"lOf tv
,
the prisoners enter the public-house together WV
bery,—.Bi7 mingham Tort.