The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-04 00:00:00

FINE ARTS.

PORTRAIT OF THE LATE PRINCE CONSORT.
Mitchell, Publishers to her Majesty, Old Bond-

street.

The librarians to her Majesty, the Messrs.
Mitchell, of Old Bond-street, have just published
a portrait or his late Royal Highness the Prince
Consort, which is certainly the most artistic and
life-like production we have seen for years. It is
engraved by Mr. Francis Holl, from a drawing by
Mr. Corbould, made at Osborne, and was originally
intended for private circulation; but her Majesty,
to mark her approbation of the manner in which
the plate has been produced, has been pleased to
permit its publication, and also to allow its special
dedication to herself. The picture is full length,
and represents his Royal Highness leaning gently
against one of the angles of Osborne House, perus-
ing a document, and a more easy, natural, uncon-
strained position could not have been chosen. The
features are delineated with a delicacy of touch and
softness that is most surprising, whilst the general
effect is perfectly stereoscopic. As a specimen of
engraving it is perfection, but as a souvenir of his
late Royal Highness it will be treasured as price-
less.

EPPING FOREST INCLOSURES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,.—So many of your readers are interested in
preventing the inclosure of Epping Forest that I
need offer no apology for calling attention to the
subject.

None but those intimately acquainted with this
forest as it was and as it is can form any idea of the
extent to which these enclosures have been carried.
Within the last few years thousands of acres have
been cleared and enclosed.

My object in addressing you is to point out that all
these inclosures are illegal under the provisions of
the general inclosure act, which enacts that no land
within 15 miles of London over which there are any
rights of common shall be inclosed without the
authority of Parliament, and that pruof of 60 years
usage of any such right shall be sufficient evidence
of its existence. Rights of common and other public
rights have been exercised in this forest from time
immemorial, and those parts of the forest where in-
closures have taken place are all within the prescribed
distance ; notwithstanding this the sanction of Par-
liament has not been obtained, the lords of the
several manors alleging that they have purchased
whatever rights existed over the forest. This, it
appears from a return recently printed by order of
the House of Commons on the motion of Mr. Pea-
cocke, M.P., is not the fact, the sales to the lords
of the manors being confined to the sale of the
Crown's right of keeping deer in the forest.
The lnclosure Act goes on to provide that in all
cases of enclosures under the act a portion of the
land the subject of the application shall be set apart
for purposes of public recreation, and as allotments
for the resident poor.
I am, Sir,
Your nhedient servant,
JUSTITIA.

IRE YELVERTON MARRIAGE CASE.

EDINBURGH, MONDAY.

In the First Division of the Court of Session, to-day,
counsel were heard in the famous Yelverton marriage
case, which came before the Court in the form of a re-
claiming note by Mrs. Theresa Yelverton against the
judgment of Lord Ardmillan in favour of Major Yelverton.
The Solicitor-General opened the case for Mrs. Yelverton,
and addressed the Court for four hours. He began by
referring to the grounds of Lord Ardmillan's judgment,
maintaining that it was founded on a great mass of un-
favourable constructions, imputations, and charges against
the pursuer, from which she had now to defend herself,
as wall as to maintain her claim to be the wife of the
defender. Ho proceeded to comment upon the views
taken by Lord Ardmillan of the correspondence between
Major Yelverton and the pursuer, contending that they
were not supported by the correspondence, and that the
Lord Ordinary had in various important matters entirely
misconceived the case. The SJlicitor-General had not
concluded his address when the Court adjourned to meet
next Tuesday morning, when the hearing of the case will
be resumed.

SUDDEN DEATH OF COLONEL LLOYD,
C.B.—
CHESTER, MONDAY NlGHT.—Whilst Colonel Lloyd,
C. 8., was speaking at the Music-hall here this evening on
the occasion of the presentatioi of the prizes to the Chester
Volunteers, he suddenly dropped senseless from an attack
of disease of the heart. Drs. Powell and Brittain en-
deavoured to promote artificial respiration, but in ten
minutes the gallant colonel expired.
THE NEW LORD MAYOR OF DUBLIN The Hon.
J. Prendergast Vereker, who has been elected Lord Mayor of
Dublin for the year 1862-3, is the second son of Viscount
Gort and Baron Killarton, county of Galway, in the peerage
of Ireland. He is a barrister, and was born in 1822. He
was married in 1858 to Louisa, only child of Mr. G. Med-
licott, of Rutland-square, Dublin.

A 'letter from Hamburg of the 28th ult. says :
" The equinoctial gales have caused great disasters in the
German Ocean. More than 100 vessels have been wrecked,
and in some cases the crews were lost. A single steamer,
on its way to Hull, which was forced to put in here by
stress of weather, saw no less than six vessels founder with-
out being able to render them the slightest assistance."

A Belgian journal, in mentioning the fact that
Capt. Weickmans, of the 14th Regiment of the Line, is
about to retire on a pension, adds that his father and grand-
father are still living at Ostend, and both in the enjoyment
of pensions, also as captains. His father, aged 86, was
pensioned by the Belgian Government in 1832, and grand-
father, now 106, has been receiving a pension from the
Austrian Government since the commencement of the pre-
sent century.

The Court of Assizes of Brabant, at the opening
of its session last week, fined the Duke de Look-Corswaren
500 fr. for non-attendance as a juryman, and as he was ab-
sent again on a following day a second fine, amounting to
I,ooofr. was imposed on him.
THE STEAMER ALABAMA.—This vessel appears
still to keep about the banks of Newfoundland, and conse-
quently out of reach of the Federal men-of-war who recently
came to European waters in search of the Confederate
privateer. The ship Travancore, which arrived at Liverpool
yesterday from St. John's, New Brunswick, reports that
when off the banks of Newfoundland, about 300 miles S.E.,
she saw the Confederate steamer Alabama. The steamer
made for the Travancore, and fired a gun across the ship's
bows. The Travancore immediately hoisted the English
ensign, and the steamer seeing her mistake at once showed
the Confederate colours, dipped them three times, and then
steered away. There was a rumour in Liverpool yesterday
to the effect that in order to stop the career of the Alabama
the swift Federal steamer Vanderbilt had privately lett
New York for the cruising ground of the famous Con.
federate.
We regret to learn that there is only the very
slightest foundation for the report of Miss Nightingale's
restoration to health. She is able to remove from one place
of residence to another—a very few miles—once a-year, ,
partialbut
she is scarcely able to leave her bed in the intervals, and
quite unable to struggle with the flood of correspondence
and applications of all kinds which the report of her
recovery has brought upon her.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT,--The judges as-
sembled yesterday morning for the purpose of fixing the
days for holding the sessions of the Central Criminal Court
for the. ensuing year. The following days Were appointed
Monday, Dec. 15. .7863-
-1862--Monday, Nov. 24
Monday, Jan. 5; Monday, Feb. 2; Monday, March 2;
Monday, Apra 6; Monday, May 11; Monday, June 8 ;
Monday, July 13 ; Monday, Aug, 17 ; Monday, Sept. 21;
and Monday, Oct, 26,