The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-20 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, Sept. 17.
The Prince and Princess of Wales and Princess
Hilda of Anhalt had luncheon with her Majesty and
the royal family.
The Queen, with Princess Helena and Princess
Louise, attended. Divine service in the parish church
of Crathic in the afternoon. Lady Churchill was
iu attendance.

The Rev. A. Anderson officiated.
Earl Russell had the honour of dining with her
Majesty and the royal family.

The Prince and Princess de Joinville arrived in
England on Monday. Their Royal Highnesses
crossed the Channel from Ostend in the Belgian Govern-
ment mail packet Diamond, which reached Dover about
one o'clock in the morning. The prince and princess, on
landing at the Admiralty Pier, proceeded to the Lord
Warden Hotel, and afterwards left Dover by the 7.8.
a.m. express train of the South-Eastern Railway for
Charing-cross.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Hastings, who
arrived in town on Friday, have since left for their seat,
Doningtun Park, where they will remain a few days, and
then proceed to Margate for a few weeks.

The Earl and Countess Craven and family have
arrived at Ashdowno Park, Berks, where they intend
to pass the autumn. Viscount Uffington has joined the
family circle.

The Earl and Countess of Stradbroke are expected
in Belgrave-square early next month from Henham Hall,
Norfolk.

The Earl bf Rosalyn has so far recovered as to be
considered almost out of danger. He has been several
times during the past week in the garden and grounds ad-
joining Dysart House, and the friends of the noble earl
have now good hopes of his ultimate recovery.

Viscount Canterbury has left town to join the
company assembled at Euston Hall, Norfolk, on a visit to
the Duke and Duchess of Grafton.

THE QUEEN AND THE SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL.
—Her Majesty has most graciously issued her com-
mand for a bust of his Royal Highness the late Prince
Consort, to be executed by Mr. Theed, and to be presented
by her Majesty to the above institution. This most grati-
fying and encouraging intention has been announced by
by Sir Charles Phipps to the Rev. G. Hatchard, M.A., in
whose parish the hospital is erected. The GO beds will
soon be required, and the needful annual subscriptions for
their maintenance speedily forthcoming. A royal presi-
dent at the opening day would tend greatly to give this
much-needed institution a successful launch.

THE " ROYAL BERKSHIRE " LIFE BOAT.—The
people of Berkshire, emulating those of Wiltshire,
the next county, have liberally contributed the cost of a
life boat. It is to be exhibited to-day at the Industrial
Exhibition at Reading, and will there be formally presented
by the Mayor to the National Life Boat Institution. The
boat will in a few days proceed by railway to its destina-
tion at Aberdovey, North Wales. It is a fine boat, 32ft.
long, pulling 10 oars, double banked, and is built of Hon-
duras mahogany by the Messrs. Forrestt, of Limehouse.
The Royal Berkshire life Loat is mounted on its transport-
ing carriage. The people of Berkshire, although residing
far inland, will by means of their life boat be aiding directly
in carrying on the great work of saving life from ship-
wreck. C. J. Butler, Esq. (the mayor), Capt. Stephens,
the Rev. A. P. Cust, Capt. Birch, R.N., J. H. Wilson, Esq.,
and other friends in the county, have been indefatigable in
their benevolent exertions in collecting the money to pay
for the Royal Berkshire life boat. Amongst the contri-
butors we observe the High Sheriff of the county ; John
Walter, Esq., Sir P. Hunter, Col. Lloyd Lindsay, M.P., R.
Benyon, Esq., Miss Dorset (£5O), Admiral Layton, and
many others.
SINGULAR APPLICATION AGAINST A NEWSPAPER
PROPRIETOR.—At the Southwark Police-court yes-
terday Mr. Ditton, of the firm of Chipperfield and Ditton,
solicitors, entered the court with one of the directors of
the National Horse Insurance Company, established at

231, High-street, Borough, to ask the magistrate for a_
summons against the proprietor of the Joint-Stock Reporter
and Insurance Review, published at 147, Fleet-street, for
endeavouring to obtain money for advertisements to be in-
serted in that paper by threats, &c. Mr. Ditton informed
his worship that the National Horse Insurance Company
was formed some time ago by a number of gentlemen of
high standing in the commercial world, at a time when
such an institution was much required. A few days
silica a person called at the office of the company, re-
presenting himself as the proprietor of the Joint-Stock
Reporter and Insurance Review, and asked for the com-
pany's advertisement, showing a proof of a very fa-
vourable article to be inserted, provided the advertise-
ments were given. The secretary declined to have any-
thing to do with the publication, as the advertisements
appeared regularly in the Daily Telegraph, the Times, and
other daily papers. A day or two afterwards the same
person called on the secretary again, and showing a veil
scurrilous proof of an article, told him that that was the
sort of thing he should insert unless he had the advertise-
ments. The secretary, not being able to get possession of

that proof at the time, math) overtures to have the adver-
tisements inserted, and told the person to call again. Ile
did so on Monday, when the secretary got it into his pos-
session, and then told the person that ho should not only
decline advertising in his paper, but he should proceed
against him for attempting to extort money by threats.
Mr. George Tucker said he was Secretary of the National
Horse Insurance Company, 281, High-street, South-
wark. Last week among other persons connected with
the publications soliciting advertisements was a person
from the Jaint-stock Reporter and Insurance Review.
He bought a copy of the paper, and an article printed
in proof highly commending the company, saying that
vas the sort of article they should insert if witness
gave them their advertisements. Witness deelined his in-
vitation, and he went away. He returned a day or two
afterwards and exhibited the proof of another article, of a
very different nature, threatening to insert that if the ad-
vertisements were not given. Witness told him to call
again, as he must consult the directors. On Saturday the
person called again, and produced another article of a much
more favourable nature than the first, but witness wanted
to get possession of the second. He consequently pre-
tended to agree to pay £l5 15s. for the advertisements, re-
questing the person to call again with the second article
for his perusal. On Monday he brought it, and so soon as
witness got possessfon of it he ordered him out of the
office, and threatened to take proceedings against him for
attempting to extort money.—ln answer to Mr. Burcham,
witness said that advertisements of their company in the
publication mentioned would be useless. When he agreed
to give £l5 15s. he never intended to carry out that, but to
get possession of the scurrilous and libellous artieles.—gr*
Burcham told him that he might have the summons.
BENEFITS OF THE FRENCH COMM ERCIAL TREATY.
—Posterity, rather than ourselves, will be able to
estimate the full amount of the benefit to England and
humanity constituted by and contained in the French,
Treaty. Only when a century shall have passel'
without any war between England and France, shall the
livers in that blessed epoch be able sufficiently to contrast
with sufficient emphasis the peaceful era inaugurated by
Cobden's far-seeing scheme for withdrawing the risks °f
war and multiplying the bonds of peace, with the five Pre;
vious centuries of English history. For, from the time
the earliest Plantagenets up to the days of our own iuole-
diate fathers, it seemed all through to be almost an axiom
of English policy and feeling that we should be alwg°
picking quarrels with, or accepting challenges from, ti.`°
sons of Gaul, and dealing upon them our doughtiest blows'
Every ship we launched, every gun we cast, every regiment
we embodied, were launched, cast, and embodied, that theft
might be used against France. In more olden times cfiiii
youth were trained in the use of cross and long bows,
rya
with a view to the fights at Cressy, Agincourt, Orleans,
Calais. On France all our bellicose energies were conceir
trated. Literally, up till Tudor times, she was the only e°l3:s
tinental power we ever fought with ; and since the d 3)
of the Armada, even, we fought with her more frequentlit
and at far greater costs,-than with all other powers oeWe
bined. Kings like James, and Ministers like Walpole, Welita
unpopular because they would not war with France ; j
at the end of his unloved reign, .the Second George
to his own surprise; great popularity, and Chatham's P°P4
larity became more excessive than ever Minister's had bra
before, or has been since, when they committed the Muir cini
to war with France. Maria Theresa was the darlieric
our nation ; and even the rough and unloveable
the Great became the same, when they entered
into
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:ince with us—or, rather, we with them, for the o'll,o
were theirs—against France. All this is altered now'
we trust iu Heaven ! shall ever so remain. To Cob.ueo
more than any other man, will posterity admit that t
indebted for the holy and propitious change.---ifeGiOr

Life of Cobden. -
:
NEWS FOR NATURALlSTS.—Considerable fuss I
lately been made respecting the danger arising fr()1)%0
volunteer rifle shooting at the Milbrook butts ; and 10
c'
uection with this matter is a fact worthy of not.) the -
tad,
the end of the 500 yards' range a skylark recently 93f, t
her nest and reared a brood of four young ones in Per4ci
safety, until with strong wing and warbling melody
could soar away to join the feathered chorus of the
at tto
'
The most remarkable part of this little incident is,
h.
birds were located in a spot where spent bullets and
.t,1,,j3g
shots have fallen in thick profusion, but notwithstae'- a
their proximity to danger neither the mother or hemsl4
sustained the slightest injury from the fugitive 6,.°,0
of whose possible destructiveness certain parties lip:00
lately been so excessively apprehensive.—/Southavi.P"
Times.