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

Departure of the Queen for Osborne.

Her Majesty the Queen and their Royal High'
/losses Princesses Helena and Beatrice visited the
Prince and Princess of Wales and their infant sort
yesterday morning, and lunched et Frowner°
House, after which, having previously taken leave
of the Princess of Wales, her Majesty, accompanied
by the Prince of Wales, and Princesses Helena and
Beatrice, drove from Frogmore in a close carriage,
followed by the prince's carriage, to the Windsor
station of the Great Western Railway, where a
special train, furnished by the London and South,.
Western Railway (and to which was attached the
royal state saloon), was in readiness to convey her
Mj,sty to Gosport, en route for Osborne.

On alighting, her Majesty, leaning on the sr%
of the Prince of Wales, proceeded through the pri-
vate waiting-room to the platform, where the special
train was drawn up. Before her Majesty entered
the state saloon the Prince of Wales bade her fare'
well and kissed his royal parent most affectionatelYr
and also the princesses, who then entered the train•
Her Majesty, who still adheres to her mourning
robes, was most respectfully received by a large
number of spectators at the station.
Her Majesty was attended by Sir C. Phipps, Sir
T. M. Biddulph, Lady Churchill, and the Hon. Mr'
Robert Bruce. The train left the station at 1.34
p.m., amid the respectful salutations of the by-
standers. The Prince of Wales took his seat in the
carriage which had conveyed him to the station'
and returned through the town to Frogmore,
his departure from the terminus he was greeted
with enthusiastic cheers. The train conveying bet
fajesty and the princesses, on leaving Windsor,
travelled along the narrow gauge rails of the Great
Western to Basingstoke junction, to which station it
was accompanied by Mr. Kelley, the train itself
being drawn as far as this point by a narrow gauge
engine belonging to this company. Here, on it 3
arrival, the care of the royal train was handed over
to Mr. Godson and the officials of the Seutn-Wesferll
Railway, by which line the royal passengers Pro-
ceeded to the Royal Clarence Victualling YOa'
Gosport, where the Queen embarked on board the
royal yacht, and proceeded to Cowes, en route fcr
Osborne, which was reached about five o'clock ill
the evening. The Queen is expected to return
to Windsor in about 10 days' time, in order t°
visit the Princess of Wales.

The Princess of Wales.
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales ig
still progressing favourably, and the infant Prince
is likewise going on well. Early yesterday morn"
lug a rumour was current in Windsor that the
Princess had had a relapse, and was not quite 5°
well. This, however, was fortunately incorrect, 08
will be seen from the following official bullet/0
exhibited at Marlborough House :

"Frogmore, Jan, 13, 11.30 e•f•
" The recovery of her Royal Highness the Pill'
cess of Wales is proceeding uninterruptedly.
" The infant Prince is perfectly well.
(Signed) " ARTILUR FARRE,

The Vis"ountess St. Vincent has left Br°W°fo
Hotel, Dover-street.
Lord Wodehouse returned to town yesterafilt
from Copenhagen, whither his lordship proceeded a ell°r
time sime on a special mission to the Danish Court.
THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA is going to 11311'
gary, it is said, on the 2d of February.
MR. THACKERAY'S DAUGHTERS have left La'
don, and are now staying, it is reported, with
attached friends at the Isle of Wight, close to Farneyfordt
the residence of the Poet Laureate. They must have felt
deeply the wide and unvarying testimony to the goodno
as well as the literary
sides, till it accumulates into such a mountain of evidence
to character as bears down and for ever crushes the carping
eminence of their father borne on all
and malignaat tongues that never spared Thackeray while
he lived. It may be safely said of him that no worthy ob-
ject applied to him for helo and was refused ; that no
worthy person that ever came to know that did not love him-
The story on which he was engaged when prematurely
cut
off was from English history, the scene laid in the time Of
Henry V., if we remember aright the author's own account
of it. He had long meditated and planned the 000
though he 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 played
favourite marches outside; the morning having been ushers
in,according to Boswell,with" a pleasing serenade bythe best
musicians from London, in disguise." At 11, an oratorio
called "Judith," the words by Bickerstaff and the music
by
Dr.Arne,was performed in the church, and met with universal
applause. Boswell wishes that prayers had been read rix
a short sermon preached. The procession from ale r.
was led by Garrick. An elegant dinner was served at feu
o'clock, "not in the most precise order," says our corresll:
dent. He appears to have been satisfied upon the svb°
however. 6, The ordinary,with wine (of which I drank sire:e_
and madeira, both good), 108 Gd." After dinner Lord ad a
venor, who seems to have been the chairman, prope6 .tur
bumper to the steward, Mr. Garrick (" whose be":1;18)
exhibited the greatest politeness with the truest liveliness
and hilarity.") The next toast was to the memory °Lfil tb
- "
Bard, " to which was subjoined three cheers, at the irist3llco
/1.
of your humble servant, most heartily." (Our corresP"tio
dent seems to have distinguished himself here.) Then
performers in the orchestra gave catches and glees,
ed
proved to be so inspiring, that the whole audience J
"
in chorus ; the whole closing with " God save the -D-1"
every voice being exerted. At seven o'clock the COirs
TP:itiae
withdrew to prepare for the ball, which opened for
and closed about three ; " remarkable chlo'foisali
the most elegant minuet that I ever saw Ig oar'
see, by Mrs. Garrick and Mr. --." 311', Ole-
rick, it may be remembered, had been forruer"folial'
brated as Mademoiselle Vieletti, a dancer at the per
opera-house in the Haymarket. No wonder she give
formed her minuet well. As to "Mr. C,,,anlo"'"
no information. Could he have been Mr. 13"--
Once a Week.
SIR GEORGE GREY'S SAGACITY.—dt i° said
a ver::
heavy charge against Sir G. Grey's personal aria
city iu the administration of his duty that in a MOS
bte
portant caso he has suffered the equityof
to be needlessly impugned. It was open to him to have
_..iPcl
quired into the value of the certificates proffered
to have declined to act upon the certificates of persons Poo,
our judicial sy
viously committed to an ex paste view. It was open le 13 sit
to insist, in such a case as this, where a plea alreacl9o,oa.
tried before a regulartribunal was virtually raised agllold.
a lunacy commission of the highest character whieh,eiie
have held its sittings in public, and in which the pu`''-t
w as
terest should have been properly represented. INTan,,,lurdec
his duty to satisfy the public that the penalty a' `-.oal'S
was not suspended without public proof _of the crilla suF'
aberration of mind. We, indeed, know well that th:
picion which prevails among the poorer classes th
with
Townley has got off because he is a man of cullnrebrey'e
rich friends, has no justification in Sir George
ir) sec.-
personal character. He is an exceedingly feeble 11°'" 0;P1'
retary, but, of course, quite above the iniquity of eta°
been
justice. Still, it is tolerably certain that had TewnieeYbacl4
a poor man, without wealth and influence at his
bare
many of these points in his favour might never ...
been raised ; and it is quite certain that doublteioa
should be taken to prevent even the slightest in3Put3bv per
favouritism in the case of a man so strongly backed it,sen•
sonal and local influence. Sir George Grey has' n°,,," avoid.
double care, he has not even taken common care, rho
this impression. The Derbyshire magistrates exP,riicouglit
popular feeling when they say that his reprieve i6r jar
to show that tuere is one law for the poor and ano na73..
the rich. The popular impression is, and we cont.;
fully share it, that Mr. Townley committed the tour wi-
ns clear and sane a state of mind as it is pussiulo to n
th
at
Bute to a very jealous man of rather weak character,anolhid
the subsequent strain of 4 mouths' imprisonment
us
intellect only amounted to such a disturbance of his riturafly
system as any man in his situation might not un'l3,,ibilitl
experience. If this impression is false, the resP°nprsielf
for its prevalence lies with Sir George Grey, who, c-vcstigtv
owed, it to the public to onsui ;t satisfactory Anixoey
tion, and also to throw the proceedings of ,„d Off
Commission open to public criticism, instead
°f
sheltering himself behind the confessed prejtsclgvlne do rsot
three focal magistrates and two local surgeons' ireare
wonder that a third of all the magistrates of PerbY
no pre'
indignant and demand a public inquiry with song',
,i 0
sent at it whose duty it shall be to represent t'ac will
evidenice'oes ;
rest. A Home Secretary beset with esePare°
in crimie,,,a
,uit to
always be a wretched Judge of Appeal Jon •
but even' among Home Secretaries it would be
, sore 'o'
nocent_inspst
find less discretion, weaker judicial powers, and `;:r 00:6°
Grey, crezeonr.t of the prisoner's friends than a,