The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-21 00:00:00

The Great Eastern in a Storm.

The following is an extract from the private letter
of a passenger by the Great Eastern in her last out-
ward voyage :—" I left Liverpool on 12th Aug. per
Great Eastern for New York, which place I reached
on the 25th after a very stormy and dangerous
passage. We had strong head winds all the way,
and the ship, having but little cargo, rolled about
fearfully. On the tenth day out, when near this
side of the ocean, we encountered a most fearful
hurricane, such as the captain and oldest sailors in
the ship had never seen the equal of. It came on about
six in the evening, and lasted until about midnight.
Daring part of the time we all completely despaired
of ever seeing the next day ; and if the storm had
continued two or three hours longer, we should have
been dashed to pieces. The great ship was tossed
about on the waves like a cork. She was entirely
beyond control, and lay in the trough of the sea
during the entire storm. It was what is called a
' cyclone,' and a description of storm very rarely
seen anywhere except in the Chinese Seas. Every-
thing moveable about the ship was dashed to pieces,
and many of the passengers lost all their luggage,
acd some of them were severely hurt themselves.
The third officer had his leg and arm broken ; three
or four of the boats were broken to pieces ; one of
the boilers burst, filling the ship with hot steam;
the gallery got on fire with the cook-stoves upset-
ing, and altogether it was a fearful time, enough
to frighten any one from ever going to sea again.
We have all reason to feel thankful, however, it was
no worse, as very little more would have ended the
affair most deplorably. I shall never venture to
sea in the Great Eastern agent, nor could I desire
aoy one else to do so, as she is entirely too large
and unnmanageable. We had 23 men lashed to the
wheel all night trying to right her to the waves,
with as little effect as a child would have ; so when
such a large ship is left to the mercy of the waves,
in such a storm as we had, matters were very se-
rious. But I must say no more about it, or I will
frighten you from ever visiting Canada. All I can
say is, when you attempt to cross the Atlantic,
come in a moderate sized vessel; don't trust your.
self in such an experiment as the Great Eastern.”--
'cotsman.

OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.—Major Robt. Miller
Munday has been appointed to be Lieutenant-Governor of
the Island of Grenada; Mr. Benjamin Way has been
appointed chief magistrate, and Mr. Thomas Mayne to be
stipendiary magistrate of the settlement of Lagos ; Mr.
Mildmay Sherrington has been appointed to be attorney-
general for the Island of Grenada; Mr. James Meagber is
to be superintendent of public works for the Island of Tri-
nidad.—Observer.

CONFLAGRATION IN ISLTNGTON.-GALLANT CON-
DUCT OF A FIRE ESCAPE CONDUCTOR.-013 Sunday
morning, shortly after 4 o'clock, a fire broke out at No. 43,
Halleford-street, Islingron, in the occupation of Mr.
Whalley, which, had it not been for the timely arrival and
gallant conduct of conductor Francis Bartons, of the Lower•.
road station of the Fire Escape Society, would have been
attended with fatal consequences to four persons. The po-
liceman on duty was the first to discover the fire, and im-
mediately gave the alarm to the inmates, but co rapidly did
the flames gain the mastery that it was impossible for them
to escape but from the top of the house. On the arrival of
the escape the four persons were on the parapet in their
night dresses, screaming most piteously for help, and pre-
paring to throw themselves into the streets. There being a
front garden in the house, the fly ladder attached to the
machine had to be used, and in the midst of a dense volume
of smoke and flames, the conductor ascended, and at great
risk to his own life, succeeded in bringing the four persons
down in safety, amidst the cheers of the assembled crowd.
We are informed that the house and furniture is insured.

Owing to the watnitta of the late summer, many
chestnut-trees in the Champs-Elys6es and other quarters
of purls are IMP in bloom for the second time.

611114 61MILIT.

HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, Sept. 17.

Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess
Louis of Hesse and the Princess Victoria, attended
by Baroness von Schenck, Captain von Westerwel-
ler, and Dr. Becker, arrived at the Castle at half-
past four yesterday, and were received by the
Queen, the Princess of Wales, and the remainder of
the Royal Family.
Sept. 18.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Louis of Hesse drove to Abergeldie to visit the
Princess of Wales.
The Prince and Princess of Wales dined at the
Castle, attended by Lieutenant• Colonel Keppel and
Hon. Mrs, Bruce.

The Court in the Highlands,
Although the weather has been somewhat rough
and cold since the arrival of the Court at Balmoral,
yet her Majesty has not missed a day in being out
of doors and visiting scenes endeared by associations
of the late Prince Consort. On Wednesday she,
made a visit to the " cairn" raised to the memory c'
his Royal Highness, inspected the new dairy, cc 4
quite completed, and also drove to Abergeldie Castle
on a call to the Prince and Princess of Wales. Their
Royal Highnesses seem to be enjoying the High'
lands very much, and continue to take long drives
among the fine romantic scenery every other
accompanied by Col. R. Farquharson, Cel. KepPell
and Captain Farquharson. The Prince has been
deer-stalking in the forest of Invercaul, where on
Saturday he had the good fortune to see a herd of 300
noble stags. Some rare sport was expected, but
the wind having suddenly veered, the herd pasL'eu
beyond rifle range, and consequently nothing could
be done. At an after period of the day, however'
when the Princess of Wales had joined the party
—all of whom partook of luncheon served on the
grass near the skirts of the wood—the spot tsmeri
were more successful. A deer drive having been
proposed from Craig Cluny, the Prince and pray
cess gaily ascended the bill. Her Royal Highness
took up a favourable position at the pass and soon
had the pleasure of seeing a number of fine stags
go bounding past at some 20 or 30 yards' distarne.
Two of the herd fell before the rifles of the Royal
party. At the conclusion of the sport, the Price°
aad Princess were conducted round to the romantic
Falls of the Garriwalt. Oa Tuesday the Prince
went out shooting, and killed two fine stags. The
same day his Royal Highness, accompanied by 00
Princess, drove to Balmoral to wait the arrival of 00
Queen. In the interval they visited the Lochns,gar
distillery, where the proprietor, Mr. John Begg, had
the pleasure of explaining to his noble visitors the
whole process of the manufacture of whisky as car-
ried on at his famous establishment. After war°
the Royal party honoured Mr. and Mrs. Begg by
partaking of refreshments at their residence Dear
the distillery. Returning to Balmoral Castle, tbe
Prince and Princess were in waiting to welcome her
Majesty on her arrival at half-Fast 6. On Fired'
nesday the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred had
good sport among the grouse, and in the aftetnooe
'be Princess enjoyed what appears to be a favourite
pastime with her Royal Highness—a hillside Pie;
nic. On Wednesday evening the Prince ac`'
Princess Louis of Hesse arrived at Balmoral
Castle and received a very hearty welcome
from the Queen and a number of the
tenantry who had been made aware of their
coming by command of her Majesty. Princess
Alice was always a great favourite at Balmoral,
from her frank and winning manners in mixing
with the dwellers on the estate, and when, on beg
arrival on 'Wednesday evening, she held up her elail.cl
so that her old friends might see "baby," the incl.'
dent was felt to bespeak kindly recollections of Past
days. The crops on the upper reach of Dee are e2c."
cellent, and harvest is pretty general. The COLlgre°
gation of the Free Church at Crathie have just
erected a neat tablet in that building in retnera.
brance of the late Prince Consort, who liberallV
gave the site for the church. It bears the folios'.
ing inscription :
"To the noble and illustrious Prince Alberto
K.G., Consort to her Majesty Queen Victoria, and
Lord of the Castle and Lands of Balmoral, this tab'
let is dedicated, in deep sorrow for his early death's
and in pious remembrance of his beneficent gift 0'
the site whereon their church is erected by thus°
who worship under its roof."

When her Majesty left Windsor Castle for SOriti.:
land it was with the intention of returning in a month. ',"
is now understood that the royal visit to Scotland
extend to five weeks, and that the return of the Court to
Windsor will be on Saturday, the 17th of October.--Court
Journal.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prince°
of Wales will prolong their residence at Abergeldie till the
close of next week, and will then go to Sandringham, Nor-
folk, for a few weeks.
A report is afloat tbat the PRINCE IMPERIAL if)
to be made KING OF ALGiERS, and Marshal Pelissier 15 t°

be his Viceroy.
The Duchess of Hamilton (nee Princess Marie of
Baden) and Lady Mary Hamilton are expected to lean
Baden in the course of the ensuing month, to make a AO
visit to Hamilton Palace, N.B.
The Earl Grosvenor, M.P., has arrived in Will
from Homburg. His lordship has imp roved in health 1)1
his short visit to the Continent.
The Earl of Warwick has arrived in town fr°,,ll:
Warwick Castle. The countess and family remain at the
castle. On their journey south the earl and co untess cis
Lord and Lady Willoughby de Eresby at Drummond Caat''
The Earl and Countess of Cardigan arrived
town on Friday from a tour of the German Spas, and
procaed to-day to Deene Park, to receive a select circle 49'
friends for the shooting season.
The Earl of Craven leaves town to-day for Ash-
down Park, Berks. The Countess of Craven and fataill
arrived at Ashdown on Saturday from Coombe Abbey, l'e°-
t
Coventry.
Viscount St. Asaph arrived at Baden-Baden $
few days since.
The Right Hon. Sir Alexander Cockburn, the
Lord Chief Justice of England, arrived in town on Saul:
day from a tour in Germany. The learned baronet has Or'
detained on his way home by illness.

The Grand Reception Room at Windsor Castles
which has been closed to the public for several wee
past, will shortly be reopened. The decorations, in
Louis XIV. style, have been entirely repainted in the earn"
richness and splendour as when originally :finished,
designs prepared in the reign of George IV. from
'The painting
was entrusted to Mr. J. Vyse Cooper, of Windsor. As soon
as the scaffolding is removed the public will be aclinitted alo
heretofore.
HERNE'S OAR.—Before removing the timeworntrunk of " Shakspeare's Oak" from the place Ott
which it fell, it was visited, we learn from the Court Jour'
nal, by her Majesty and the members of the royal faraillt
when the Queen, who has taken much interest in this into'
ages,commanded that its remains b°
of ornamental furniture for the
restingeonv e
converted
ed relic
into o f bygone
a variety
ter
principal rooms of Windsor Castle, such as cabinets, worl"
&c., and for which purpose Mr. Goertol
table,
y
has been entrusted to carry out her Majesty's wishes. Or
er,o dressing-comes, l
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upholsterer, who has great taste in these matters'
tree is supposed to have been flourishing 300 years prev;
andous to William the Conqueror coming to Windsor, a
there is little doubt but it is the identical tree alluded to ill
Shakspeare's "Merry Wives of Windsor." Some portioll6
of this tree are nearly in a state of petrifaction. On Frid4
last, the ground having been prepared under the directioe°
of Mr. Ingram, the royal gardener, and a fine young r1,.i5;
lish oak, between tour and five years old, ten feet in heigil e
brought from Mr. Turner's royal nursery at Slough/ 11°-
Majesty, in order to eternise the spot of this hietcrical trod
attended with the members of the royal family, and 0000
the oak with her own hands, which will carry to fatilri
ages the memos y of a good Queen with that of the prince
dramatic writers.
THE NEXT MAILS DUE FROM AMERICA.—Ther:
are three steamers due at Liverpool this week Witm‘
the mails from America--viz., the Jura (a.s.), with dot'.
from Quebec to the 12th, may be looked for at Londondel
to-morrow (Tuesday) morning; the City of Baltimore (s.ti
from New York on the 12th, may be expected to reae';
Queenstown in the course of Wednesday; and the Cunard
steamer Africa, with dates from Boston to the 16th, ell
no
from Halifax to early on the morning of the 18th, will
doubt turn up at Queenstown on Saturday next.
During the past week Dr. Milman, Dean
St. Paul's ; Dr. Trench. Dean of NY estruinster ; Dr. Alin',"
Dean of Canterbury ; the Rev. Thomas A veling, NR btu
land ; Prof. Craik, of Queen's College, Belfast; Mr. g" d
b t,c'
Davis, of York; and Mr. H. G. Bohn, have been adde
the National Shakspere Committee.

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