The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-17 00:00:00

Hie Eteelleney Conde do Farrobo Joaquim bas
left Maurigy's hotel on a visit to Earl Brownlow at Bclloll
House, Grantham. Lincolnshire.

Viscount and Viscountess Grey de Wiiton hate
been among the visitors at Doncaster during tho week, and
to-day they proceed on a visit to Sir George and Lady Julia,
-Nombwell at their seat in Yorkshire.

Viscount BAlsamo has left Maurigy's Hotel for

Lisbon.

Lord and Lady Cecilia Bingham have arrived in
town from visiting the Duke and Duchess of Richmond at
Gordon Castle, N.B.

The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Mills have arrived at the
Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood.
Colonel Taylor, M.P., has arrived at MaurigY'e
Hotel from Balbriggan Castle, Ireland.
Cardinal Wiseman is at present sojourning of
Eastbourne, in the neighbourhood of which his property 11
situate, His eminence has taken a house in Cavendish'
place,

DEATH OF VISCOUNTESS HARDINGE.—The intul"

ligence of the death, so prematurely, of Viscountess Har"
dinge will be learnt with regret by a large circle. Tll°
lamented lady died on Thursday at South Park, Penshurtti
Kent, having been confined on the Ist inst. This amiably
and charitable lady, who was born in 1835, was the second
and youngest daughter of George, Earl of Lucan, by LOY
Anne Brudenell, third daughter of Robert, sixth Earl of
Cardigan. She married 10th April, 1856. By her marriago
with the present Viscount she leaves a numerous family'
The Countess of Lucan, her mother, was present at bet
dissolution,

A Choral Festival of 5,000 voices will be held

at the Crystal Palace on Saturday next, the 24.11
inst., under the direction of Mr G. W. Martin, The fic3t
part of the programme will consist cf choruses. anthcolsl
and chorale—the second part of madrigals, national pa"
songs, &c , some of which are in four treble parte, and will
be sung by 1,000 treble voices to a part. Her Majesty bas
graciously accorded to Mr Martin permission to include
in
the programe e chorale composed by the late lamented
Prince Consort. In order that all classes may have an
opportunity of being present, the charge of admission bag
been reduced to one shilling, being the only shilling Saltlr;
day in the year. Excursion parties are now being organise'
from various parts of the country ; Saturday afternoon
being a general holiday, large employers of labour will
no
doubt arra.;ge for the visit to the Palace of their cmpt'oYes;
the training colleges and other educational institutions will
be largely represented, and altogether it is anticipated that
this will b, in every sense of the word, a people's ch°l3
festival.

RAILWAY READENG.—R.tiIway reading is a prat'
two almost peculiar to the Anglo-Saxon nature'
If, in travelling on the Continent, you see a fellow pesscir
ger reading a book, you may give considerable odds that ilde
is a countryman of your own. The Germans are said, 0,
we believe with truth, to read more than any people In
he world; but they hardly ever read in a railway carriage"
You may go through the whole length and breadth of ihet
Fatherland without seeing a bookstall at any station e2teeP,
those which are especially frequented by English tourist";
It is only at a few of the German metropolitan termini
you can ever get newspapers. We remember, at the °it
burst of the Schleswig-Holstein war, at a time when t'
Germany was in a state of passionate excitement for nel%',
of the expected attack on the Dannewerke, travellii3r
for a long weary day's journey from Cologne
Hamburg, withamburg, and not being able to meet with
single roadside newspaper. There was no demand, We
pose, and therefore no supply. In Denmark, Sweden, Ite'l3..
Russie, and Swilz:rland, railway reading, in our EngllB-0
sense of the word, is utterly unknown. In France 81°,11g
and French Belgium is there anything at all approaellij3i,
to our system. On the main French lines newspaper retire
ing is very common, and at all the great stations there
the
bookstalls. Of course there must be people who WI '7O
books, or else they would not be offered for sale. But °tat
own experience—a pretty considerable one in contino'4
travelling—would lead us to suppose that the sale was srelirg
small compared with the number of travellers. The be°-ci,
bought are purchased, we fancy, by travellers to re'l,4
at home—not to read on the journey; and tb •
impression is corroborated by the fact that, et no
railway bookstall in France, you see exactly the °9z;:s
books that you find in any respectable art;
in the towns. In North America, on the other hand/ J-0$
see in railway literature, as in. moat other things, an ell°oo
exact counterpart of our English system, carried out'
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usual, with somewhat more go-aheadness. Almost elerto
railway traveller in the Northern States has something r,
read with him. Throughout the whole length of the j°„
nu the newsboys pass constantly through the cars, net.dir'd
ing, besides the papers, an assortment of cheap novels ht,
magazines. If you aro not disposed to buy at first elgi
you are tempted to do so by an ingenious device. 'reeit
lays down by your side two or three of his books, and 1e44.
them there for half an hour or so. You are weleeteLa
take them and turn over the leaves, and return thou We'ott
called for, without paying a cent. But the hope is 02° itDo
will grow interested in the story, and purchase it i wherliit,
boy comes round again ; and this hope is very often.
filled.—Thu Reader.

Of
Dapie

SINGULAR STORY.—A boy giving the the
Henry Goodwin recently made application 1°
Briggs Ironworks, Lanesborough, for work, and, elll/°--0°
they were not in need.of help, he pleaded so hard that -ce,
ployrnent was finally given him. His superior intelligeo
modesty, and freedom from profanity and coarseness' 1,0
his great industry all conspired to win the favour ,
employers, who spoke of it to several gentlemen of the o, to
„r
lage,who also became interested in his appearance. D'.'"A 10
after commencing work he was taken ill, and repairs ben
Munson's Ho!el, where in order to be apart from the °:leti
boarders, he had a bed in the garret. The care he recel'i,eo
was not the best, and the patient grew rapidly worse,
a physician was finally sent for, who wished to ei8P;i110
him, but, Henry objecting, the doctor did not insist. 00t
next day the doctor found him insensible, and tilPtiells
hopeless, and on examination discovered that his Psa in
-
was a woman. During the night the patient continue
sensible or deranged, and died in the morning'. Pctye
quest was held, at which it was ascertained 018' 0
deceased had worked for a Air. Barton, in Dalt(toots
farming, then came to Pittsfield and worked for '61)8
Shepardson, farming, at 1 dol. 50e, a day, but left, tits
could not do haying. She then applied for work Bor
ironworks in Lauesborough, and with the sad result tale
rated above. The Pittsfield ogle says that everyWl'er°olo
conducted herself with extreme modesty and
.x propriety', per
showed great industry. From letters found amon,"
t ffts, she appears to have been the wife of l'eejoio
Underhill, a soldier or officer in Battery D, Ist 05ecoor
Heavy Artillery, lately stationed at Fort JacksoP'lolol
New 0, leans. The letters are addressed "Dearn her
and Children." The first ones speak of having 08tegli)
money, with some doubt in one case whether it was 10'toro
delivered. The late ones speak of want, not having toOre,
,
paid, sickness, .Sc 3 , and at least intimate a request ture o'
money. She sent money away at two different tin'
least—probably to her husband, and perhaps to lierliej
dren—and there seems little doubt that she aestilB,
difTniee in order to propuro more remunerative Wu',"
die,l from over exertion for there she loved. A aueori,etS
knife, ground very sharp, was found among h°l:salt
and was doubtless intended for defence against ll'
L'octoi (American) Journal.
TIIE REPORTED NEW CONFEDERATE —0, 00
\Vo are able to state positively that the project ofederist
loan, based on cotton, to be offered to the corlo, 110
States, as suggested in certain advertisements wil.liejge °
recently appeared, is started without the kti''''vcoi
countenance of the Cunfeihaate lievernment. Se bLuitte
jeers of new loans have at different times been 611r.,they
and the Congress,has invariably declined to enterta
bog
It is extremely improbable that this policy will hi,
during the continuance of the Ws.r,— ,111(16v,