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

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HER MAJESTY•

WINDSOR CASTLE, JAN. 13.
The Queen went to Frogmore this morning, to
take leave of the Prince and Princess of Wales, and
left at a quarter past one o'clock for Osborne.
Her Majesty travelled by special train 00 the
Great Western Railway to B asingstoke.

Departure of the Queen for Osborne.
Her Majesty the Queen and their Royal High'
neeses Princesses Helena and Beatrice visited the
Prince and Princess of -Wales and their infant sou
yesterday morning, and lunched at Froginore
House, after which, having previously taken love
of the Princess of Wales, her Majesty, accompanied
by the Prince of Wales, and Princesses Helena as
Beatrice, drove from Frogmore in a close carriage
si°,
followed by the prince's carriage, to the -Ma
station of the Great Western Railway, wbere:
special train, furnished by the London and 503111/
Western Railway (and to which was attached he
royal state saloon), was in readiness to convey ber

Majesty to Gosport, en route for Osborne.
On alighting, her Majesty, leaning on the arli
of the Prince of Wales, proceeded through the Prii
vate waiting-room to the platform, where the special
train was drawn up, Before her Majesty entere
the state saloon the Prince of Wales bade her fare'
well and kissed his royal parent most affectionatelP
and also the princesses, who then entered the traill'
Her Majesty, who still adheres to her moureier;
robes, was most respectfully received by a 'erg
number of spectators at the station. Sir
Her Majesty was attended by Sir C. Phip Pet
T. M. Biddulph, Lady Churchill, and the Hon.l.l:o'
Robert Bruce. The train left the station at 1.3
p.m., amid the respectful salutations of the br
standers. The Prince of Wales took his seat is tb6
carriage which had conveyed him to the static.;
and returned through the town to Froginore•
his departure from the terminus he was greet
with enthusiastic cheers. The train conveying Per
Majesty and the princesses, on leaving AVirld°:t
travelled along the narrow gauge rails of the Gre-it
Western to Basingstoke junction, to which statioe
was accompanied by Mr. Kelley, the train itee
being drawn as far as this point by a narrow gtiqtg
engine belonging to this company. Here, °°ler
arrival, the care of the royal train was handed °' 0
to Mr. Godson and the officials of the Sontn-Weete,..
Railway, by which line the royal passengers P'd '
ceeded to the Royal Clarence Victualling the
Gosport, where the Queen embarked on board iot
royal yacht, and proceeded to Cowes, en route
Osborne, which was reached about five o'eleel
the evening. Tbc, Queen is expected to ret/ito
to Windsor in about 10 days' time, in order
visit the Princess of Wales.

The Princess of Wales.
v. oi°
Her Royal Highness the Princess of -‘,,,91,ce
still progressing favourably, and the infant r
is likewise going on well. Early yesterday ulooo
ing a rumour was current in Windsor that so
Princess had had a relapse, and was not OtteAA
well. This, however, was fortunately ineore"tip
will be seen from the following official buije
exhibited at Marlborough House :
" Frogmore, Jan., 13, 11.30 a' rite
" The recovery of her Royal Highness the
cess of Wales is proceeding uninterruptedly'.

" The infant Prince is perfectly well. Dof
(Signed) " ARTHUR FARRE,
The Viscountess St. Vincent has left -pq--r°
Wv
Hotel, Dover-street.
,raoi
Lord Wodehouse returned to town vest
9bort
from Copenhagen, whither his lordship proceeded
time sime on a special mission to the Danish Court. „foie
THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA is going to
gary, it is said, on the 2d of February. T,Or
MR. THACKERAY'S DAUGHTERS have let,'
A ifit
don, and are now staying, it is reporte,,, 03,
attached friends at the Isle of Wight, close to Faroe/ felt
the residence of the Poet Laureate. They must 115/6„000
deeply the wide and Unvarying testimony to the goou'o
as well as the literary eminence of their father borne 0
sides, till it accumulates into such a mountain of evidell.ce
to character as bears down and for ever crushes the earp;,
and malignant tongues that never epared Thackeray
wb
he lived. It may be safely said of him that no worthoiteowe
ject applied to him for help and was refused; 94.
worthy person that ever came to know that did not love Peto
The story on which he was engaged when Prce°tlreleGi
off was from English history, the scene laid in the
ticiot
Henry
V., if we remember aright the author's own ectl°,,rft
of it. He had long meditated
a partandtatedof
it. planned
finished the S
thoughhe had onlyAGO/
THE SHAKESPEARE JUBILEE A CENTURY. 4" 00
The festival proper commenced with breakfast fit
Town•lall at 9 o'clock, the while a fife and drum
band Pleeit„..l
favourite marches outside; the morning having Wee 0 1)0
in, according to Boswell,with" a pleasing serenade bYtmterio
musicians from London, in disguise." At 1.1, e
01°„rissio Or,
called "Judith," the words by Bickerstaff and th,,- sot
Dr. Arne, was performed in the church, and met within°
applause. Boswell wishes that prayers had been re7titolt
a short sermon preached. The recession front tee ct fow
acsl
o'clock,
,ynoGtairnr itchke.
mostA la
perleegciasnetporddinern,ej was served:ore'
dent. He appears to have been satisfied upon
however. "The ordinary,with wine (of which. I citlra WO'
and madeira, both good), lOs 6d." After dinner D° cod
(e))11:r
tclioe:ys:ll 00:
venor, who seems to have been the chairman, Prb°l)o/11
bumper to the steward, Mr. Garrick (" wheee, 1 lio
exhibited the greatest politeness with the truce'
or y ofo 00
row
and hilarity.") The next toast was to the the ins t
Bard, "to which was subjoined three cheers, our rrebeiltip
of your humble servant, most heartily." (Cluf tortes!
;ell
dent
seems to have distinguished himself here')l
performers in the orchestra gave catches eed,g;„ecee'
proved to be so inspiring, that the whole anwele fOett'y
in chorus ; the whole closing with " Gods e/c,t„ eoree;:to
every voice being exerted. At seven o'clock the a 0
withdrew to prepare for the ball, which oPectiefit,:ll
and closed about three ; " remarkable of no—
the most elegant minuet that I ever eell'ire•
bracedrick, ta
naay
Mademoisellei e
see, by Mrs. Garrick and Mr. "8110
a dancer at the
She
opera-house in the Haymarket, No "_Ti°ll" callif?'/'
formed her minuet well. As to "gr. "-tt 13088C°
Onseenta remembered,
vieietti,had been A., ate its ielf,
no information. Could he have been' Of/
GEORGEWee GREY'S SAGACIT.*---'1 titt`
It is
heavy charge against Sir G. GreY's ORs; 1031
city in the administration of his duty that '-dieiel;;111,
portant case he has suffered the equity of ouriti to JO" aea
to be needlessly impugned. It was open to eirljeci l;i113,: pre
quired into the value of the certificates proffet
parse t°
iii
to have declined to act upon the certificates of Popo to
viously committed to an ex parte view. It viu° otsi
.P
to insist, in such a case as this, where a le.,llsedsgfll,-o'o'
tried before a regulartribunal was virtually iohe",„
a lunacy commission of the highest character Ile publwos
have held its sittings in public, and in which t liitt ()let
terest should have been properly representa"airy
ot•his duty to satisfy the public that_the Peints ote
was not suspended without public proof
ell
aberration of mind. We, indeed, know v7Oll. tl36'iltll
picion which prevails among the poorer chug°
cui toe, oil
Townley has got off because he is a man °f e
rich friends, has no justification in Sir George
personal character. He is an exceedingly feeble of 01.0
retary, but, of course, quite above the initleitroyi,
justice. Still, it is tolerably certain that had©
at
bid 004
a poor man, without wealth and influence nee le
co,
many of these points in his favour might double, 00
been raised ; and it is quite certain that .
eta to
should be taken to prevent even the slightest tea
favouritism in the case of a man so strongly oot
sonal and local influence. Sir George Gra ``„ar t° f:tV,
double care, he has not even taken coalmen - ees'Pre°osl3.
this impression. The Derbyshire magie
popular feeling when they say that bis rePriedeptotheo
to show that there is one law for the Poor 0016,1°,4
the rich. The popular impression is, and ",:s
too Bt
fully share it, that Mr, Townley committed
st.iolo tO tot
as clear and sane a state of mind as it is P° fieter,sl) 13i°
bute to a very jealous man of rather weak chore
loot 0'0)00
the subsequent strain of 4 months' inWriS°:f hi, nt¢roll9
intellect only amounted to such a disturbance t
system as any man in ni„ituation atight norlel
tlis reef- erto
experience. If this impression is false, v,ilo stig
for its prevalence lies with Sir George GreY' 0i1(.1
• ,;„fotor ,
trategv r for
c
owed it to the public to enswe ea"- aDo a f
tion, and also to throw the proceedings joste-,0
Commission open to public criticshr,e.togenjo pOO
sheltering himself behind the confessed Pr J. 38,0 iiretite
wonderthree
loctahlatmae
indignant and demand a public inquiry Wit the Pub ee 110'
sent at it whose duty it shall be to represen evidlooet;
gthisit:datoefs
allan and two !peal
copilot, pfe
agistrates -'Ol
600 elio
rest. A Home Secretary beset with 0.224.r0 coinalesitio,
always be a wretched Judge of APP."' lo be di_iore
but even among Home Secretaries it vicu and P'ooo'w
find less discretion, weaker judicial powerss,llo
Sir
noceut instrument of the prisoner's friend
GreY'—lYPectator.