The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-29 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince of Wales presided yesterday at a
meeting of the Governors of the Wellington Col-
lege, held at the New Palace at Westminster.
The Prince of Wales, attended by the Earl of
Mount-Edgcumbe and Lieutenant-Colonel Keppeli
was present in the afternoon at Mr. Alfred Wigan'l
" Reading," at Apsley House.
His Royal Highness afterwards rode out on horse-
back.

The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive,
attended by the Countess of Macclesfield.
Her Majesty the Queen of Holland visited the
Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough
House. •

In the evening the Prince of Wales honoured
Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone with his company at a ball
it their residence in Carlton-house-terrace.

THE QUEEN OF TIIE NETHERLANDS.—Yesterday
her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands visited
the South Kensington Museum, and on her return called
on the Countess Cowley. Later in the day her Majesty
visited their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of
Wales at Marlborough House, and also the Countess of
Westmorland. In the evening the Queen dined with the
Earl and Countess of Clarendon. A select party was in
vited to meet her Majesty.

, VISIT OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF
WALES TO THE CHANCELLOR OF ThE EXCHEQUER.

—His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales honoured the
Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs.
Gladstone with his presence at a dancing party last even-
ing at the family residence on Carlton Terrace. A nume-
rous company were favoured with invitations to meet hig
Royal Highness. His Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales, attended by the Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe and
Lieut.-Col. Keppel, arrived shortly after eleven o'clock,
and was met by Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone at the foot of the
staircase. Dancing commenced to Coote and Tinney's
band immediately after the arrival of the illustrious guest,
the Prince of Wales opening the dance with Mrs. Glad-
stone, Lord Elliot and Miss Agnes vis-a-vis.
DEATH OF LADY JOHN SOMERSET.—The above-
lady died in Paris on Sunday last. Her ladyship, Cathe-
rine Annesley, was third daughter of Arthur, Ist Earl of
Mountnorris, and married 4th December, 1814, Lord
Somerset, a younger son of Henry Charles, sth Duke of
Beaufort, who died in October, 1846.

MR. AND MRS. ALFRED WIGAN.—Yesterday
afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan gave (by
permission of his Grace the Duke of Wellington) a reading
from the poets in the picture gallery of Apsley House. Nis
Royal Highness the Prince ofiWales was present, and there
was a very brilliant and numerous attendance of visitors,
comprising, among various persons of eminent social rank,
many also of high distinction in literature and art. The
programme comprised tho following pieces The
Northern Farmer," " The Grandmother," and extracts
from " Enoch Arden," by Tennyson ; " The Arsenal," b/
Longfellow ; " The Song of the Shirt," by Hood ; and
selections from Sheridan's comedy of "The Rivals." All
these pieces were read with a grace and vigour of expres-
sion which brought out the beauties of the text with tell-
ing effect, and the gratification of the hearers was intimated
by frequent and hearty applause. On next Wednesday'
there will be another reading by the same accomplished
artists, to consist of a selection from Shakspere's play of
" The Midsummer Night's Dream," with Mendelssehu'o
incidental music by a choir and orchestra of amateuro
(ladies and gentlemen), under the direction of the Hon.
Seymour Egerton.
A HORSEWHIPPING CASE.—On, Tuesday, at the
Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, held at Worcester
before Earl Dudley (chairman), and a numerous. bench of
magistrates, a case came on for hearing which has for Bora°
time past created considerable stir in the neighbourhood
of Redditch and Birmingham, where the parties interested
reside, and are well known. At the preceding Quarter
Sessions the grand jury found a true bill against Mr. Samuel
Thomas, needle manufacturer, of Redditch, for an assault
upon Mr. Henry Howell, accountant, of Birmingham, and
yesterday the trial took place. Mr. Motteram and 141.'
Benson of the Oxford Circuit appeared for the complainant;
Mr. Howell and Mr. Seri cant Ballantine (specially retained)
and Mr. Richards for the defendant. The facts are brief/
and displayed a lack of morality on both sides. Mr. Thomas
is a wealthy needle manufacturer, and the complainant, Idt•
Howell, is an accountant at Birmingham, and holds the
office of Secretary to the Birmingham Musical FestivalS,
and certain other charitable and religious societies. 130th
are married, and Mr. Thomas has seven children by his wife'
Notwithstanding this fact, however, he had formed an illicit
connection with a woman named Julia Reinagle Cecil, 1010
went by the name of Thomas, and this connection, by On
admission of Mr. Thomas himself, had lasted 20 years. Senl°
time ago Mr. Thomas engaged the services of Mr. Howell
in his business, and matters went on very well until
Thomas's mistress informed him that Mr. Howell had nal°
an attempt, as she called it, to seduce her, whereupon 311.'
Thomas resolved on administering to Howell a puhlie
horsewhipping. It is said that the woman purchased the
whip ; but, be this as it may, at a meeting of the Redditellt
Railway Company, held at Redditch, early in the presen„..
year, Mr. Thomas produced a dog whip, and with it a"
ministered eight or nine blows on Mr. Howell's shoulder!:
Hence the present proceedings. The fact of the assault
having been proved, the complainant was subjected to 0
severe cross-examination with reference to certain letter°
which it was alleged he had received from Miss Cecil. ini;
cidentally, also, it transpired that a charge had been nu° f
(and is still pending) against Howell, at the instani
Thomas, of having attempted to tamper with Miss Cel'_a
a witness in the case. Miss Cecil was not examined, 37,
at the close of the trial the court sentenced Thomas to
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a fine of £5, and directed that each party should pa/
own costs.