The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-02 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, DEC. 1
The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Royal C]
dren, walked in the gardens and grounds yesterday.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accompanied
by her Serene Highness the princess Adelaide of Hohen- St.
lohe, arrived at her residence, Clarence House, St. 5
James's, yesterday morning, from Frogmore, near St.
Windsor. Her Royal Highness visited her Royal „
Highness the Duchess of Gloucester in the afternoon, at „g.
Gloucester-house, Piccadilly, and afterwards returned to
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Frogmore. Lady Fanny Howard has relieved Lady
Augusta Bruce in her duties as Lady in waiting to her 6i
Royal Highness.
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Lord Monteagle had an interview with the Earl of
Derby yesterday, at his official residence in Downing- 3?!
street.

Dispatches were sent yesterday from the Colonia'
office to the Governors of the West India Islands.

THE WELLINGTON MEMORIAL.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
SIR,—I herewith enclose you a copy of a letter which
I have received from a troop sergeant-major of the 4th
Dragoon Guards, which reflects so much credit on the
writer that I should feel obliged to you if you could find
space to insert it, with this explanation, in your columns
—I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Downing-street, Dec. I.

W. P. TALBOT,

"Sir,—Sharing in the universal desire to do honour to
the memory of the late Duke of Wellington, I beg to en-
close a Bank of England note for 51., which I trust you
will accept in aid of the funds for the proposed school or
college for the education of orphan children of officers of
the army. lam the more readily induced to subscribe to-
wards the object proposed from the fact that, during a
service of 28 years as a soldier and non-commissioned officer,
I have invariably met with the most considerate kindness
from my officers, and it is with a grateful feeling on that
account, as well as a desire to do homage to the memory- of
the late Commander-in-Chief, that I tender my humble
offering.—l am; Sir, your obedient servant,
" JOHN G. DRAKE,
" Troop Sergeant-Major 4th Dragoon Guards.
" Dublin, Nov.'

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MORE PERSECUTION .1N FLORENCE. I 50

We regret to state that a most pious and excellent
man, the confidential clerk in a banking establishment in
Florence, has just been consigned to a dungeon in that
city, because of his Protestant principles. He was
dragged out of his bed at four o'clock in the morning,
and conveyed to prison, without any specific charge
being preferred against him. Nor up to the date of our
latest advices from Florence had any charge against him
been made. But there can be no doubt that his sole
offence is that of reading the Bible. The circumstance
has occasioned a profound sensation, the unfortunate
man being highly respected by all who know him. What
gives additional interest to the case, is the fact of the
obsolete laws making religious offences capital, having
been revived within the last few weeks.—Morning
Advertiser,

OLIVEIRA v. JOHNSTONE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

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SIR,—In the report of the proceedings at Bow-street,
respecting the proceedings between Mr. Oliveira and
myself, which appeared in your paper of this day, it is
stated that the complainant (Mr. Oliveira) got inside the
cab, when the defendant struck him in a very violent
manner twice over the shoulders with a cane, and then
ran away. Permit me to say that this is an error on
the part of your reporter. The fact was, as proved,
that the complainant, Mr. Oliveira, first struck me as I
was getting into the cab, and then ran away.
May I beg you will have the goodness to take the
earliest opportunity of correcting this statement.
I have the honour to remain, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
H. B. JOHNSTONE.
24, Park-street, Grosvenor-square, Dec. 1, 1852.

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