The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-29 00:00:00

THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE.

The following is a copy of a letter to the Earl
of Derby, conveying her Mejesty the Queen's dona-
tion to the Cotton Districts Relief Fund :

`• Balmoral, July 24, 1862.
" My dear Lord Derby--The Queen has iong had
her attention and anxious sympathy attracted to
the sufferings, so patiently and nob:y borne, of that
portion of her Majesty's subjects in the north of
England which is connected with cotton manufac-

tures, and which is at present unfortunately thrown
out of employment.

" It would have been long since very pleasing to
her Majesty to have assisted them and mitigated
their privations; but it was considered advisable
to test the sufficiency of the ordinary means of re-
lief to meet this great misfortune.

" Her Majesty has, however, seen with much
satisfaction that a meeting has been held, under
your presidency, of those who are connected by
property with the great manufacturing districts for
the purpose of tendering their aid to those living in
their own neighbourhood who have been plunged
into destitution by no disinclination to maintain
themselves by honest and independent labour, but
by lamentable circumstances entirely beyond their
control.

" The Queen gladly associates herself, under her
title of Duchess of Lancaster, with these suffering
districts, and is pleased to find herself thus entitled
to send her aid to those for whom she has long felt
deep compassion.

I have received her Majesty's commands to for-
ward, through 3 ou, the sum of £2,000 to be added
to the fund for the aid of ;he sufferers in the cotton
manufacturing districts.—Sincerely yours,

" C. B. PHiPps."

WAR-OFFICE, July 28.—N0 application for
permission to attend the volunteer review at AFcot on the
2d of August will be entertained after the 30th inst.
SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM —During the
week ending July 26, 1E62, the visitors have been as fol-
lows Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days,
open from 10 am. to 10 p.m., 32,108; on Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday, students' days (admission to the
public 6d.), open from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m,, 6,561 ; total,
38,669. From the opening of the museum, 2,997,044.
Museum of Patents—Number of visitors for the week end-
ing July 26, 4,766. Total number since the opening of the
Museum free daily (May 12, 1853), 579,563.
THE LOSS OF THE TRENT STEAMER.—The Board
of Trade have signified to the police magistrates of Hull,
whose report in this case we published on Tuesday last,
that they have thought it right to cancel Captain Brown's
certificate of service, but with an intimation that they would
not object, after 12 months, to his offering himself for exa-
mination for a certificate of competency.
SUICIDE FROM BLACRFRIARS-BRIDG E.—Yester-
day morning, about half-past 12 o'clock, a decently-clad
woman, about 28 years of age, after taking some coffee at
the foot of Blackfrims-bridge, suddenly rushed down the
steps and plunged into the river. The Thames police,
with the piermen of the bridge, succeeded in getting the
unfortunate woman out, but she was quite dead.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT TO ONE OF HER MA-
JESTY'S SERVANTS.—Yesterday a young man, aged 30
years, whose name was ascertained to be George Street, and
one of her Majesty's household servants at Osborne, was
attended at Westminister Hospital by Mr. Arthur Bendle,
the house surgeon, where he had been received under 'he
following circumstances :—lt seems that the unfortunate
man obtained permis• ion to come up to London fur the pur
pose of visiting the International Exhibi;ion. On return-
ing from there on Saturday, and while aiding on the roof of
an omnibus, he suddenly lost bis balance, and fell with
fearful violence on to the roadway. Before he could be
picked up a cab came along, and two of the wheels pass, d
over him. Re was then removed in a senseless state to the
hospital, when it was found that his skull was fearfully in-
jured, and his right hand and arm broken in a shocking
manner. He has never been sensible since the occurrence,
and scarce any hopes are entertained of his recovery.