The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-07 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 6.

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The Queen, accompanied by her Royal HighneBll
Princess Helena, drove in the grounds this morning"
Her Royal Highness Princess Louise went 00
driving, and her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice
also took a carriage drive.
Lady Napier arrived at the Castle yesterday.

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THE COURT.—Her Majesty, with the junior
members of the Royal family, will, it is expected, leave
Windsor Castle on or about the 17th or 19th inst., and pro-
ceed to Osborne, where her Majesty will spend the Christ-
mas season. The Court will probably reside about six wee"
at Osborne, after which the Queen is expected to return to
Windsor.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
attended by Colonel the lion. James blacdonald, left
Gloucester House, Park-lane, on Monday afternoon, f°l'
Longleat, Wilts, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioneee
of Bath,
The Duke of Devonshire's party at Chatsworth,
has separated in consequence of the death of the Earl 01
Carlisle.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland have 11"
rived at Trentham, Staffordshire, from Chatsworth.
The Duchess of Somerset and Lady Gwendolitie
St. Maur have arrived at Netherby Park, Cumberland, ell
a visit to Sir James and Lady Hermione Graham, after
visiting the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield at Bretbf
Hall, near Burton-on-Trent.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Bath are en*
tertaining a distinguished company at Longleaf Pak,
Wilts.
The Earl and Countess of Wilton have arrived
at Egerton Lodge, Melton Mowbray, for the hunting see-
son. Viscount and Viscountess Grey de Wilton have al-e°
arrived at Melton.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston left Capv
bridge House yesterday for Broadlands, Hants.
Lord and Lady Taunton and Lady Coolie.
Lascelles were staying at Castle Howard when the Earl of
Carlisle was taken with his fatal attack. Lord Taunton
and the Hon. Miss Labouchere were about to leave Castle
Howard for London, on their way to the family seat 111
Somersetshire, but, owing to the remarkable change frog'
the previous day, his lordship stayed at Castle Howard.
The Earl and Countess Spencer will lealej.
Spencer House to-day on their return to Brighton,
they purpose to reside up to the 20th inst., and then go
Althorp Hall.
The Earl and Countess Russell have arrived 111
Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, from visiting Mr 812*.4

Lady Elizabeth Portal at their seat, Hants.
The Countess (Frances) Waldegrave and 011
Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue, N.P., arrived in Carßog:
gardens yesterday from Dudbrook Park, Essex, on their
way to Strawberry Hill, Twickenham.

THE NORTH AUSTRALIAN EXPEDITION."-'O6,
following despatch from Col. Finniss, Govern
resident of the northern territory, was received this lora
ing.
It announces the arrival of the expedition sent otttig
the Government of South Australia at Adam's Bay in Julie
last. the establishment of a depot, and gives a very sat/44:
tory report of the prospects of the new settlement :--
pot, Escape Cliffs, Aug. 13, 1864 —Sir, I have the horiol.,
to acquaint you, for the information of purchasers of land'
the north territory, South Australia, that the expedition'''.
consisting of the Beatrice, Commander Hutchinson, lt.14!;
the Heary Ellis, Captain Phillips ; and the Itatala, Copts':
Humbert (Government vessel)—has arrived safely a tl3°
rendezvous, Adam's Bay, during the month of June 1111;agt.
I have established a depot at Escape Cliffs, a few mile"
south of Cape Hotham, and hope to proceed with the 0111:,
veys in about a month. lam unable to say where the 01'
of the town will be, but probably at this place. The ALV
laide river is navigable for 60 miles for ships of any bur"'"
with the aid of a steam tug, and there is abundance of ..,
land and timber in its vicinity. From the appearance oft'll
country inland there seams every reason to believe that W°",
can be produced in paying abundance, and that all descriPj
tions of cattle will thrive. The soil is suited to tropirli
vegetation generally, and if the climate permit is ri7,
enough and varied enough for many extra tropical pro d 0;
tions, especially such as succeed in South Australia.
early departure of the mail forbids my giving longer .%
counts. The sailing directions will be obtainable At "'a
Admiralty, Commander Hutchinson having sent charts all
explanations home by this opportunity direct to the hydro
grapher's office in London. We arrived without casualte
landing 14 horses and 10 bullocks, with which we enabarigei
in safety.—l have the honour to be, sir, your most °bat
humble ,servant, B. T. r Irixis."—Australian and -1*".
Zealand Gazette. Dee. 3_
MEDALS FOR SAVING LIFE FROM SHIPWBSC%;
—Mr Lewis, the secretary of the National Lifeb°,:i
Institution, has brought under our notice the silver Wed
which that society has promptly voted to Mr L. 139111,
chief officer of Coast Guard, Tynemouth, "in testimony
his gallant and persevering services in aiding to resale' "c
the imminent peril of his own life, by means of the r°oll
apparatus, several persons from the steamship Stanlelf
of
Aberdeen, which was wrecked during a very heavy gs,„,
wind off Tynemouth Point on the night of Nov. 24, IS'eo.
This is one of the most chaste medals that has ever heo
brought under our notice. The beautiful obverse, which h
been executed by L. C. Wyon, Esq., represents the bust d'
Queen Victoria, her M.,jesty's locks gracefully waving of ,
gathered in a knot behind, from which issues a wreatb. of
oak clustering over the forehead. This life-like patriot a
the Queen, in high relief, conveys a truly pleasiog
faithful likeness of her Majesty as at that period a j
combining dignity of aspect and benevolence of natures p
is represented by Mr Wyon with the most exquisite
delicacy, and beauty of workmanshie. The reserve, Ito,
renting the lifeboat, in which there are three sailors, re
ing a fourthfrom the sea, is a work of superlative merit. ,700
of the sailors are steadying the boat; the other, otooPilli
draws in the shipwrecked sailor, whose figure is give
to show the form in the most natural and most beswoso9
manner ; and the expression thrown into his coaute°,ol
looking up to his preserver is unrivalled by anything 'ilo%
we have ever seen, while the easy, flowing lines of this 1010
are finely contrasted by those of his companions ; the 11010,
displaying the most perfect knowledge of the human h...
ref
the finest taste to arrange it, and a command of the gl3O
to embody to us what the artists's bright genii° 90'
shadowed out to himself. But there is another pleasfag
tive for our admiration of this beautiful medal, as the Ogoe
who is so humanely extendinghis relief to the drownfu,ag h„)
riner is a portrait of the artist (the late W.Wyon,
himself. All the medals of the Royal Natioual
Institution are either gold or silver, and are presented
a copy of the vote of the institution on parchment,
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fully illuminated. It has voted of them 834 since ItB 00
establishment to gallant men who, at the risk of WO
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lives, saved those of their fellow creatures in cases of P'ol
wreck. The medal is highly valued on the coast 004
ranks of men. It is about the size of the war rileclBl'o,4
can be easily worn, for there is a neat dolphin clip 01040
to each one, through which a blue ribbon passes. The Of
of the Admiralty have sanctioned officers of the navy sac
on all occasions the medal of the Lifeboat InstitutioTo
well may any man be proud in possessing so hollt
token of his self-devotion in the noblest of causes. 000
MURDER NEAR ABERDEEN.—A shookiog, 00
evidently premeditated murder was complit,te;tor*
Saturday afternoon in the vicinity of the village of f'-'oitfe
some 12 miles north of Aberdeen. The circumstance" Os
case, so far as yet known, are as follow:—George lSt
nearly 60 years of age, a wood merchant on a small Btlorel
Port Elphinsten, near Inverury, on the line of tbefotie
North of Scotland Railway, had, it seems by letterebimre:
been cohabiting with a married woman named F°rhis pof,
siding in Aberdeen. On Saturday, about 2 o'clock! t'-sioa, •
son (Forbes) was seen by a woman who was pas°ll3,.,gotd,,°.
the turnpike standing as if waiting for some one, a B'l 4 Se,
Lance beyond the Burgh of Kintore. A little furthetri;i;
met George Stephen carrying an axe. Of the Ofeeria
tween Forbes and Stephen nothing is known, but ,clll„,,ietft°4
afternoon of Saturday, when the gentlemen of tho",
House were out in the woods of that estate 0110°,...ilieeo,lj
discovered a woman lying on her face, and spo 10111
alarm was at once given, and on examination it
~ tot,
that the skull of the poor victim was so shatters raoBo‘o,.:
was impossible she could survive long. In the cc?•040
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endeavours to make the sufferer comfortable, a
discovered in her breast signed " George StePilellti'iclafeij,
lating to a meeting. Information having eel' ofirriPA
tained that Stephen had been seen procee ding a°
natal
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towards the woods of Thainston, suspicion ir°l2io per°,oe
directed to him and he was apprehended. °ll bop i0:1106
were found several letters from the woman F" • 0
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tive that she had been demanding money fort 0000 of
one of the letters referred to meeting him at 1.'40 year. 00
Saturday afternoon. Forbes, who was about 3ered Inv
age, survived only five hours after being th!ov stePie,
wood, and was quite insensible the whole Lime' 000 00
has been lodged in the gaol at Aberdeen,
the authorities are making due investigate
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matter. yo'
17.—The AMERICAN BLOCKADE.--BE' .ed 00 I,o#
17.—The bteamer Emma Ilenery arrie diot,sti,.of,
loth from Glasgow, via Madeira. She ran_
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tween the Clyde and Madeira in 4 days 20 h
00. 111°0/1
the latter port to Bermuda in 9 days 2.11° , The 1,0
Hattie had arrived at Nassau from Wilruingr; rotre,:frol!
Talisman,Eca.rFolriyn,ethseailedat
Bermuda. but failed to get into that port,
_7_0,4 fie
Nassau. There had been no arrivals at the
iriroilsor,
Confederacy for the last three weep,. the th the
ernWe iltdimiteoaysetrh' eStktidej Ilrett'tt:Plae:titSt:
last. The Agnes from Rio, has arrived nu'
Journal of Commerce.