The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-05 00:00:00

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The Queen's Visit to Germany-
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Princess Helena, attended by Lady. Claurc

Lord and Lady Headley are entertaining a circle
of friends at their seat, Aghadoe House, Killarney.
Lady Granville Somerset has returned to Far-
rance's Hotel from Sevenoaks, Kent.

Baroness Clifford is expected to arrive in Paris
to-morrow from a tour in Germany, on her way to the
family seat in Leicestershire.

The Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., M.P.,
has left town for a tour of visits, after which he goes to
Ireland.

The Right lion. Edward Cardwell, M.P., ar.
.ved in town last evening from his seat in Lancashire.

Sir Henry Cotterell, Bart., has arrived at
Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Garnons, Here-
ford.

Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. llugdale Astley
have left Farrance's Hotel for Stourhead, Somersetshire.
Mr., Mrs., and Miss Valentine have arrived at
the South Kensington Hotel, Queen's-gate-terrace, South
Kensington, from Paris.

Mr. Surroughes has arrived at the South Ken-
sington Hotel, Queen's-gate-terrace, South Kensington,
from Scotland.

VISIT OF THE EARL OF DERBY TO LIVERPOOL.--
The Earl of Derby will be entertained by the Mayor o
Liverpool at the Town-hall in that town on the 25th inst

DEATH OF COLONEL PLUNKETT BURTON.--We
have to announce the death of Colonel Plunkett Burton,
late of the Coldstream Guards, which took place at his
house in Grosvenor-square, on Sunday, the 3d inst., from
rheumatism, which he got in the Crimea, and from which
he suffered intensely with the utmost resignation. From
his amiable, virtuous, and noble dispositi3n he was held in
high estimation by every person who had the pleasure of

his acquaintance. He was the only son of Admiral Ryder
Burton, K.H., and the Hon. Mrs. Ryder Burton, youngest
daughter of the 13th Lord Dunsany. He leaves a widow,
an only child, and a fond and devoted father to lament
and mourn his loss.

ANOTHER VACANCY IN CHANCERY.—In addition
to the vacancy among the chief clerks to the Master of the
Rolls, in the appointment of Mr Hume as the new taxing-
master, there is one clerkship in the same division, occa-
sioned by the death of Mr. Fox, the head clerk. The work
in the chambers of the Master of the Rolls has for some

time been very heavy.
FIRST MEETING OF COBDEN AND BRIGHT.—
Banquets seem to have been very much in vogue in
the early days of the League. Mr. Paulton, having re-
turned to Lancashire after a most successful tour in Scot-
land, was entertained at a dinner at Bolton. Mr. Cobden
was present, and also was Mr. Bright, then a very young
man. Both of them spoke, Mr. Bright's speech being the
first delivered by him out of his native town. The occasion
is interesting as being the first in which these trusty allies
appeared in public together on behalf of Free Trade views.
The first time they met was when Bright, then quite a
stripling, walked one day into Mr. Coben's warehouse to
solicit him to come to Rochdale to address an education
meeting. He accepted the invitation ; Bright himself also
spoke, and Cobden was so struck with him that he sought
to press him wholly into the Anti-Corn-Law cause.
Bright, who married young, lost his wife shortly after
marriage. He went to Leamington, where Cobden visited
him, and found him bowed down by grief. "Come with
me," said Cobden, "and we will never rest until we abolish
the Corn Laws." Bright arose and went with him, and
thus was his great sorrow turned to the nation's and the
world's advantage.-3Milchrist's Life of Cobden.
THE HERRING FISHERIES.—It is questionable if
ever the north-east coast of Scotland yielded less re-
turns since herring fishing commenced, during a whole
week, than in that closed to-day. Here and along the east-
ern seaboard of Caithness and Sutherland the yield has been
almost nil, and has done nothing whatever to increase the
totals of the season. At Wick the whole catch of the week
has only been about 50 crans, and though doubt-
less the rough weather of the last two nights
has influenced the barren results, there seems little
reason to believe that, under the most favourable cir-
cumstances of weather, with such tides, it would have been
otherwise. Next week, however, we will have excellent
tides, and it is to be hoped that, if the fishing is prosecuted
as it ought to be, we shall have a considerable addition to
the season's catch, which only yet amounts to 75,708 crans,
or an average of about 77 crans for the 977 boats fishing
here. This is considerably under the catch of former sea-
sons to a like date, the general average catch being, at the
beginning of September, about 90,000 crane. The coast
stations, which did so well in the early part of the season,
have had scarcely any fish for a fortnight. Some of the
stranger boats have left, certainly not to their credit, either
as regards the books of their curers or their own prospects
for the winter. But it seems they prefer lying wind-bound
for a fortnight on their way home to prosecuting the fish-
ing, and securing means of comfort and relief from heavy
debt. Helmsdale, which only averages about 40 crans, has
not had such a miserable fishing for many years. A good
mans of the Highland crews have left—not a few with the

prospect of destitution in the winter, not having caught— so
many herrings as would meet the expenses of their keep
during the season. The Cromarty district is also very pocrly
fished. The Moray Firth stations are generally better fished
than last year. Theft fishing received a check from the
rough weather of the latter part of this, week. Up to
Thursday little had been added to the previous average
except at some of the smaller station€ at Banffshire. Mac-
duff averaged 4 on Tuesday, B.:„nff 8, Whitehills 6, and
Portsoy 4, Gardenstown averaged 15 on Tuesday, 10 on
Wednesday, and 18 on . Thursday. Its average is now
about 190 for she season. Fraserburg, Peterhead, and ad-

jacent stations have had little added this week to their

former averages. Fraserburgh averaged 3on Tuesday, 1
on Wednesday, 4 on Thursday, and 4 on Friday; fish very
inferior. Peterhead was blank on Monday and Tuesday,
and averaged 11- on Thursday. Rosehearty averages
about 89, and Sandhaven GO for the season. The stations
further south have been equally unproductive during the
week. We calculate that the catch on the Caithness
coast is 20,000 trans under that of last year; Helms-
dale, 15,000 less ; Cromarty, 5,000 lesg ; Moray and Banff,
5,000 more; and Aberdeenshire, about 5,000 less, making
a net falling off to this date of 40,000. It is, we suspect,
vain to anticipate that such a deficiency will now be
made up. Considerable sales of cured fish have been
made here this week. As a general rule the quotations
have been 31s. for full crown brands, 325. for full crown
brands ready for shipment, 335. for half barrels, and 245.

for spents. At Peterhead and Fraserburgh nearly the
whole catch has been sold, last prices being 31s. 6d. for
full crown brands and 245. for spents.—Northern Ensign,
Sept. 2.

THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.-WORCESTER,
Monday Night.—A collision took place near Droitwich
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this afternoon between a Midland passenger train from
Birmingham to Worcester and a Great Western train.
Several passengers were injured, but none of them seriously.
Mr. Hardwick, Sheffield, received a cut on the head ; Lady
Carnarvon's maid was bruised on the forehead ; Surgeon
Adsett, Royal Artillery, was bruised on the face ; and Miss
Green, Gloucester, also sustained bruises.

WORCESTER HOP MARKET, Sept. 2.--Picking has
partially commenced in this district, but only on forward
ground, as the bulk of the crop is yet green and unfit for
picking. The fine weather this week has been serviceable,
and as the crop is very abundant a general commencement

will be made in most of the Worcestershire plantations

next week, in order to get through the unusual quantity of
work before the pickers.

TIIE ROSENAU, COBURG, Sept. 2.
The Queen and Princess Helena took an excur-
sion, on Thursday, to the Castle of Heldburg, at-
tended by Lady Churchill.
Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, and Prince
Leopold were present, on Thursday night, at the
opera at Coburg, when the " Freichutz" was per-
formed.

dined•with the Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg
at the Kallenberg, yesterday.
Prince Arthur left Coburg this morning for Eng.
land, attended by Major Elphinstone.
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HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND.—AS at pre-
sent arranged the autumnal trip of her Majesty and the
royal family to Scotland will take place on Tuesday next,
the 12th inst., and the necessary railway preparations are
now being made for the royal journey to Aboyne. The
precise time at which the special will leave Windsor is not
yet definitively settled ; but it is expected that her Majesty
will leave about 10 minutes to seven o'clock in the evening.
His Highness Prince Schwarzenberg has re-
turned to Claridge's Hotel from visiting his Grace the Duke
of Bedford at Woburn.

The Duke of Rutland has been entertaining, at
Longshawe Lodge, Derbyshire, to shoot grouse on his ex-
cellent moors, the following distinguished party :—Earl
and Countess of Tankerville, Earl and Countess of Brad-
ford, Viscount Newport, Mr. and Mrs. John Leslie, Gene-
ral Hall, and Colonel and Mrs. Richard Curzon.
The Duke of Devonshire will entertain a large
party at Holkar Hall, near Milnthorpe, towards the end of
the month, in anticipation of the marriage of his only
daughter, Lady Louisa Cavendish, with Captain the Hon.
Francis Egerton, R.N., brother of the late Earl of Elles-
mere.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Bath left their
residence in Belgave-square at the close of the past week
for Longleet Park, Wilts, accompanied by their family.
The Earl Cawdor and sons after visiting Cawdor
Castle, Nairnshire, have arrived at Stackpole Court, Wales,
to meet the countess and her daughter, who have returned
from Germany.