The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-14 00:00:00

The Vislountess St. Vincent has left BroWl3

Hotel, Doter-street.
Lord Wodehouse returned to town yesteral'it
from Copenhagen, whither his lordship proceeded
time sime on a special mission to the Danish Court.
00
THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA i$ going to

pry: it is said, onwthest2ady of February.
AIR. THACKERAY'S DAUGHTERS have left Low
ts
don, and are no
attached friends at the Isle ofin gWigitht,iselorsee
the residence of the Poet Laureate. They must have
fe
deeply the wide and unvarying testimony to the goodnel
as well as the literary eminence of their father borne on
al'
sides, till it accumulates into such a mountain of evidence
ptoorFteadria, :felt
to character as bears down and for ever crushes the carph4
and malignaat tongues that never spared Thackeray while
he lived. It may be safely said of him that no wortthhyatohb-o
ject applied to him for help and was refused;
worthy person that ever came to know that did net love hire.
The story on which he was engaged when prematurely 016,
off was from English history, the scene laid in the tirae
Henry V., if we remember aright the author's own accoun'
of it. He had long meditated and planned the
though ho had only finished a part of it.
THE SHAKESPEARE JUBILEE A CENTURY AGO''..„
The festival proper commenced with breakfast at the
Town-hall at 9 o'clock, the while a fife and drum band Plalej
favourite marches outside; the morning having been usller..o
in,according to Boswell,with" a pleasing serenade by the beet
oraterb e iy
musicians from London, in disguise." At 11, an
called "Judith," the words by Bickerstaff and the nansl
Dr.Arn e,was performed in the church, and met withuniven:(l
applause. Boswell wishes that prayers had been reed aPrely
a short sermon preached. The procession from tne clit;our
was led by Garrick. An elegant dinner was served t
o'clock, "not in the most precise order," says our ccgresrolef
hdent. He appears to have been satisfied upon the whivet
how ever. "The ordinary,with wine (of which I tlralrose*
and madeira, both good), 10s ficl." After dinner I.4°r,eeecl
venor, who seems to have been the chairman, Pr°rhoionr
bumper to the steward, Mr. Garrick (" wiles° teliae°s
exhibited the greatest politeness with the truest "' Of rho
and hilarity.") The next toast was to the meo°r;Ynev floe
Bard, " to which was subjoined three cheers, et th.- :eoty
(Our °°,l,rrhe;
of your humble servant, most heartily."
dent seems to have distinguished himself here.) Then
performers in the orchestra gave catches and glees' onus",
proved to be so inspiring, that the whole audience
in chorus; the whole closing with " God save tlt) -eaPael
every voice being exerted. At seven o'clock the °°t
withdrew to prepare for the ball, which opened, fqf left
and closed about three ; " remarkable ch.le"; eliw•
the most elegant minuet that I ever saw 19" CO'
sef,, by Mrs. Garrick and Mr.•
311', OW
rick, it may be remembered, had been fort:Oriel/01i
brated as Mademoiselle Vieletti, a dancer at t110,..0 per'
opera-house in the Haymarket. N° wondero% giVa
1
formed her minuet well. As to 6' Mr. 0961?"'
no information. Could he have been gr. Bela
Once a Week. said a
SIR GEORGE GREY'S SAGACIP
heavy charge against Sir G.
city in the administration of his dat.Y that in a mosteste°
of our judicial
ase.,,. jot;
portant case ho has suffered the equity,
to be needlessly i
-mpugeed, It was epee tto him to 11.;00
quired into the value of the certificate 6 Proffered 13100'Priee;
.B that
pisserna
to have declined to act upon the certifica tea of pert:toll
II
viously committed to an ex petite view. lt was !IP: di of
to insist, in such a case as this, where a Plea 7e;galarie
tried before a regulartribunal was virtualljr ralee7loll sbeue,
a lunacy commission of the highest character wl2
have held its sittings in public, and in which 0tbi,4%11 y it W'r
serest should have been properly represented. eirenrctiel
his duty to satisfy the public that the Pen3letie ererni°„
was not suspended without public proof of til.h"at the sus'
aberration of mind. We, indeed, knew Well that that '.;tg:
picion which prevails among the poorer alaes
Townley has got off because he is a man of etic Grec
rich friends, has no justification in Sir Georg-00 sem-,
personal character. He is an exceedingly feeble os
eic"o
retary, but, of course, quite above the oNieIeYLPOX
justice. Still, it is tolerably certain that had -I"°t .eie weo
a poor man, without wealth and infiumtce vet /I'o
many of these points in his favour nlig'tit don cel3ot
been raised ; and it is quite certain that tivetio'
should be taken to prevent even the slightest lniP obi Et'
favouritism in the case of a man so stronglY b E'en ,1;1
sonal and local influence. Sir George Grey lu% to fiv
double care, he has not even taken common c'irp;pre°
this impression. The Derbyshire magistrates tboligior
popular feeling when they say that bis reprieve )000Jer
to show that there is one law for the poor and s' 0000 ie
the rich. The popular impression is, and we cortiertri,
fully share it, that w ulev committed tii;eiiie to ot--ot
as clear and sane a state of mind as it is P°6e'-ei. toed tiiie
bute to a very jealous man of rather weak charac_tecti't 0%00
the subsequent strain of 4 months' oeiltto
intellect only amounted to such a disturbance otioottn:ivi
system as any man in his situation might rtet re epooibled
experience. If this impression is false, the
for its prevalence lies with Sir George GreY, schcjioccesti°d
owed it to the public to ensure a setiaf3et°r3bri Vl° of
tion, and also to throw the proceeding° of iosste,'4„ o‘
Commission open to public criticisney
.utigweet'oos
sheltering himself behind the confessed Prei We 61° too
three local magistrates and two local surge°l3°' re,
Oen,' 0 V
wonder that a third of all the magistrates 0
solo orl
tE
indignant and demand a public inquiry wit lye eublie
sent at it whose duty it shall be.to representtlie;itieeeoeo,
rest. A Home Secretary beset with er.Parn °criminal c t°
always be a wretched Judge of Aeratid be di ieeir
but even arming Home Secretaries it won
no 3 0100rb-
find less discretion, weakor judicial power",tuo Sir
nocent instrument of the prisoner's trio 0a
Grey.—Spectator.