The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-19 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 17.
The Duke and Duchess d'Aumale, attended by
Madile, de Clinchamp, arrived at the Castle yes-
terday, and dined with her 1116jesty in the evening.
The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness
the Princess of Wales and the Duchess d'Aumale,
drove out this morning in a carriage and four,
attended by Lord Charles Fitzroy.

His Royal Highness the Prince of 'Wales, accom•
paniid by the Duke d'Aurnale, went out shoo..irg,
attended by Lord Methuen, Colonel the Hon. A,
Hardinge, Lieutenant.. Colonel iiingscote, and
Major Teesdale.

Her Royal Highness Princess Lours© drove in the
grounds, attended by Madlle. Norelle.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
returns to town to-day from visiting tho Earl and Countess
of Stradbroke at Henham Hall, and Lord Huntingfield at
Hevenham Hall, Suffolk.

His Excellency the French Ambassador is expected
to leave the French Embassy on Monday on a visit to her
Majesty at Windsor Castle.
The Duke of Somerset returned to town last
night from Portsmouth.

The Earl of Sefton is entertaining a select party
of friends at Czosteth Park, near Liverpool.
The Earl and Countess of Dalkeith have removed
from Dalkeith Palace, near Edinburgh, to the Duke of
Buccleuch's seat, Bowhill, Selkirkshire, for the hunting
season.

THE EARL OF DERBY.—The latest accounts from
Knowsley state that his Lordship is considerably better.

THE GALE.

NEWQUAY, CORNWALL, Friday Night.
I havo to report—writes Mr W. H. Tregidgo, chief officer
of the Coast Guard—that the Newquay lifeboat of the
National Institution was instrumental, this morning, during
a terrific gale of wind, in rescuing the crew of six men of
the Heroine, of Milford, which was driven on shore. It
was a most gall,nt service. The lifeboat behaved very
well on the occasion. The Cornish coast being exposed to
the full sweep of the Atlantic ocean, a gale inshore is
awful.

NEWBIGGIN-BY-THE-SEA, Nov. 17.

The New biggin lifeboat, belonging to the National In-
stitution, has been out to the assistance of several fishing
cobles,las they were making their way in from their morn-
ing's work. There was a high wind blowing at the time
from S,E., and a very heavy sea on. The lifeboat was
afloat altogether for nearly five hours, boing twice launched
—the second time with oars double handed, having to pull
nearly two miles to a coble in distress, which they suc.
ceeded in reaching, and bringing back in tow sately to
land. The boat was readily manned by as many hands as
were required, and plenty of assistance in hauling her up
and down. The lifeboat behaved admirably.

CAMPIIELTON. N. 8., Nov, 17.

During a heavy gale upon the south-east coast to-day,
information was !nought to this place that a brig had gone
down when off between Ackenhoad Head and Itlilldalleig,
while making for this harbour. The crew of the lifeboat
of the National Institution were at once mustered, and the
boat despatched, in case any of the wrecked crew might be
floating about on spars or otherwise, Unfortunately, how-
ever, after a diligent search, no trace of the brig or her crew
could be found. It is not known where the brig was from
or what number of men were on board. The sea was very
heavy at the time, and the lifeboat was the only boat that
could live in it.

We have to announce the death of Lady Mary
St. Lawrence, third daughter of the Earl of Howth, which
took place at Torquay on Monday last, after a protracted
illness.

Lady Charlotte Fothriogham has arrived at
Brown's Hotel.

Adah Isaacs Menken, after her London engage-
ment is concluded, will go to Paris and play " Meseppa '
in the French language.

DEATH OF THE MARCHIONESS OF NORTHAMPTON.

—We have to record the death of the Marchioness of
Northampton, which took place last evening, at a quarter
past 9 o'clock. at Northampton House, Piccadilly. The
lamented lady had been in a hopeless condition for some
days past. Her ladyship was the second daughter of Mr
Henry and Lady Mary Vyner, and married the Marquis of
Northampton in 1559. There is no issue by the marriage.
The late marchioness was sister of the Countess do Grey
and of Mr Vyner, M.P.

GENERAL Tom THUMB.—We are informed that
General Tom Thumb and his wife will remain in
town for a few days longer, in order that they may visit the
principal places of amusement and intereet. Yesterday, by
invitation, they paid a visit to his Excellency the American
Minister. We understand that the general and his wife,
accompanied by Miss Minnie Warren, will be present at
the pertormance of " Faust" at Her Majesty's Theatre,
this evening.

LOST IN THE BIISH.—A Melbourne letter of
Sept. 23 says :—" Some weeks back, at the station
of a Mr Dugald Smith, at Horsham, two boys and a girl,
aged respectively the eldest boy 9, the girl 7, and the
youngest boy 5, the children of a carpenter, named Duff,
wandered by themselves into the bush and were lost. They
had been sent out by their mother, as they had often gone
out on the same errand before, to gather broom, and not
retuning before dark the parents became alarmed, and a
search was at once commenced. The father, assisted by
friends and neighbours in large numbers, scoured the coun-
try in every direction for nights and days in vain. At
length, in despair, the assistance of some aboriginal blacks
was obtained, these people possessing an almost bloodhound
instinct in following up the very faintest tracks, The blacks
soon came upon the traces of the little wanderers, expatiat-
ing, as these trackers always do, at every bent twig or flit-
tared tuft of grass, on the apparent act ings of the objects of
their search. ' Here, little one tired; sit down. Big one
kneel down, carry him along, Here travel all night; dark;
not see that bush ; her fall on him.' Further on, and more
observations. Here little one tired again; big one kneel
down; no able to rise, fall flat on his face,' The accu
racy of these readings of the blacks was a`terwards
curiously corroborated by the children themselves.
On the eighth day after they wero lost, and
long after the extinction of the faintest hope of their
ever being again seen alive, the searching party came on
them. They are described as having been found lying all
of a row on a clump of broom among some trees, the youngest
in the middle carefully wrapped in his sister's frock. They
appeared to be in a deep and most unpleasant sleep. On
being awoke, the eldest tried to sit up, but fell back. His
face was so emaciated that his lips could not cover his
teeth, and he could only just feebly groan 'Father.' The
youngest, who had suffered least, woke up as from a dream,
childlike demanding, ' Father, why didn't you come for us
sooner ? We were cooeing for you.' The sister, who was
almost quite gone, when lifted up could only murmur,
' Cold, cold.' No wonder, as the little creature had stripped
herself of her frock, as the eldest said, to cover Frank, for
he was crying with cold. The children have all since done
well, and are rapidly recovering. They were without food,
and by their own account had only one drink of water dur-
ing the whole time they were out, and this was from the
Friday of one week until the Saturday of the next week, in
all nine days and eight nights. The pathetic points about
this little history are so obvioue that you will feel no sur-
prise in being told that it has produced a marvellous sensa-
tion throughout the colony. I only wish popular sympathy
had easily at command some less coarse and more satisfac-
tory appreciation of little Jane Duff's conduct than collect..
ing money for her. This, however, is the form the popular
demonstration has taken, and the Jane Duff fund' already ,
amounts to several hundreds."

GALLANT CoNDUCT.—Gapt. Breach, commander
of the Newhaven steamer Alexandra, performed a
most praiseworthy action a few days ago. As his boat
was leavir ieppe harbour a fishing-boat in full sail shot
round th pier head while the sea was running very heavy.
A collision followed, in which the master of the fishing-
boat got crushed between the gunwale of the boat and the
steamer's sponsor, and as the boat sank the other three
men aboard were thrown into the sea. Capt. Breach, the
moment he saw the catastrophe, jumped off the bridge, and
being a good swimmer was of great service in saving the
lives of the men, who were ultimately picked up by a boat.
A testimonial was got up by the passengers on board, and
during the trip was presented to Capt. Breach. A hand-
some sum was also subscribed by the passengeri for the
widow and children of the man who was crushed, and who
died very soon afterwards.—Hastings and kit. Leonard's
11emos.

FRENCH ARTILLERY.— Thz, litoniteur de la Flotte
contains the following details as to the effects of the
French artillery in forcing the Straits of Simonosaki, The
French guns, it will be perceived, are described as vastly su-
perior to the Armstrong ordnance—" Our vessels, the Semi-
ramis, Duplex, and Tancrcde, greatly distinguished them-
selves The admiral's frigate crushed the enemy's batteries
by her rapidity of fire, not less than 350 shots having been
discharged within an hour. The English are in admiration
at our artillery, v hich proved of great assistance to the ccr-
vettes stationed at a short distance from the forts. Tho re-
putation of the Armstrong guns is decidedly on the wane ;
the officer who commanded the battery of the English ship
Euryalas loudly complained of them. Whilst we were re-
moving the cannon from the forts the Japanese sharp-
shooters approached, and the four pounder swivel gun of
the Semiramus opened on them. Admiral Kuper, Major
Roy, of the English Engineers, and the Commander of the
Conqueror, were amazed at the precision of the fire from
this piece, whieh placed its shells as correctly as with the
hand, at a distance of 3;000 metres,"