The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-07 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, Oct. 4.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, and
attended by Lady Ely, drove to Luch Bulig, and
returned to the Castle by Invercauld.
Princess Louis of Hesse and Princess Helena went
out driving in the afternoon.

Foreign Courts.
PARIS, Opt. 5.
A Geneva letter of the 2d says :—" The Grand
Duchess Marie of Russia and her daughter the
Princess Eugenie yesterday paid a visit to the mag-
nificent villa of Baron Adolphe de Rothschild near
this city. Her imperial highness greatly admired
the marvels of art contained in this truly regal resi-
dence, and particularly a precious collection of cut
rock crystals which has no equal. A sumptuous
breakfast was offered to her highness by the Baron
and Baroness de Rothschild, to which, besides the
persons composing the suite of the Grand Duchess,
there were invited Count de Nesselrode, Count and
Countess Lamsdorff, and M. de Migrine. After the
breakfast her highness left for Beau Rivage, Ouchy,
which she will quit in the course of this week for
Florence, where she intends to pass the winter."
The Indipendance of Brussels contradicts, on
authority, the reports published by certain journals
that King Leopold intends to pass the winter in the
south, and that the Duke of Brabant is about again
to travel in warm countries.

Prince Humbert has arrived at Milan, where he
intends making a short stay prior to proceeding to
Naples.

Prince Otho, brother to the King of Bavaria,
' whose indisposition has been lately announced, is in
full convalescence. King Louis 11. last week left
his retreat at Hohenschwangau to pay a visit to his
capital ; he was present at a representation at the
theatre, and received in solemn audience M. de
Barandarian, Minister of Mexico at the Courts of
Vienna and Munich, who presented to his Majesty
the insignia of the Order of the Mexican Eagle. The
young king has since returned to Hohenschwangau.

Lord Shaftesbury on the Volunteer

Movement.

Upwards of 600 of the rifle volunteers of Dorset
were reviewed on Blandford Down last Monday, in
the presence of several thousands of spectators, by
Colonel Wright, deputy-inspector of the county.
The Earl of Shaftesbury, the lord-lieutenant of the
county ; Lord Ashley, Lieutenant-Colonel of the
Dorset Militia ; Colonel W. H. B. Portman, Somer-
set Rifle Volunteer Corps ; Sir J. D'Oyley, Bart.,
deputy-lieutenant of the county; Colonel Sir G.
Greathed, K.C.B. ; Captain Sir R. Glyn, and many
of the nobility and gentry of the county were pre-
sent. At the conclusion of the review, which lasted
three hours, Colonel Wright intimated his great
satisfaction with the manner in which the battalion
had acquitted itself, and that he should make a
favourable report to the Secretary of State.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said—Volunteers of the
county of Dorset, and allow me to add my excellent
and worthy friends, for I shall not stand on this oc-
casion on mere military language—my excellent and
worthy friends, you have heard the compliment and
the opinions of the reviewing officer—the gallant
Colonel Wright—and it is not in my power to add
anything to that which has fallen from his lips, dic-
tated as it is by experience, long service, and capa-
bility to judge of men both in the field and out of
it. Now, my good friends, it has often been mylot
to address you after a day of review, and the con-
sequence is I have nothing new to say. I can only
repeat what I have always said and what I have as
constantly felt, that I do rejoice to see collected
before me such a band of devoted, patriotic, and
admirable men brought together for no purpose of
violence or aggression, but simply to maintain law
and justice, their own rights, the rights of their
families, and I may say the peace of the whole
human race. I could wish to have something new
to say, but I will stand on the old saying,
" having nothing new to say, there is nothing
ill to say ;" there is the same good I have seen
before, and therefore I say, instead of any-
thing new, the old language is better. Gentlemen,
this is one of the noblest spectacles a free country
can enjoy. I ask you whether there is upon the
surface of Europe—even among those countries that
boast they have a sort of freedom—is there any one
of those countries a nation where the Government
can entrust arms to 150,000 men--those men to
keep their arms in their own houses, and subject not
to the military rule of the Queen, but only to her
ordinances, and governed by the great principles of
loyalty ? And, let me tell you, this is one of the
noblest achievements in the history of freedom,when
men have attained the point you have, for then they
show they are capable of freedom and capable of
appreciating it in others, because they have within
themselves that principle of self-control without
which there can be no respect for the rights of others,
and there can be no true and permanent freedom in
any part of the habitable globe. You have heard a
great deal, and I hope you will hear a great deal
more, of what is called the enten! e cordiale—the
hearty good understanding between us and the
French nation. God grant that it may long endure ;
but allow me to say this—that a hearty understand-
ing is always based upon mutual respect, and upon
a recognition of mutual power, and no man is so
respectable, or any nation so respectable, as that
which knows how to make itself respected, and
makes itself respected, by being ready to give to any
one who chooses to come as good as he brings. That
is what you mean to do—yon don't intend to cross
the water with any motive of aggression, but you
stand here and say, " Woe to the man, or any num-
ber of men, who shall dare to set foot upon this
sacred soil ; we trust in our justice and in our rights,
that under God this blessed country of England by
the manly vigour of her sons will ever be defended

from assault;" in homely phrase you say, "Live and
let live ;" you shall let us live, and we will let you
live. God grant that peace may never be broken,
and that we may have many of such meetings as
that which took place the other day, when the
people of Poole so nobly entertained the people
from Cherbourg. I wish to God they would come

more frequently. I'll answer for myself, and I
am sure that every gentleman in the county will say
the same—that if they choose to come in a friendly
way by hundreds or by thousands, we'll show them
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and hospitality--what a country England is, what homes
we homes we intend to fight for. It is
because e have such homes we are determined to
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stand up in defence of them. We wish to set them
a good example—to let them see by the homes of
England what we wish them to attain to, that the
homes on the Continent may be such as ours ; and,
when they are happy at home, have peace in their
families, and are ruled by the principles of good
government, they will never seek to trespass upon
the rights of others. Now, my boys, I can only say
that there is no one of my duties, as lord-lieutenant
of Dorset, which confers on me so much pleasure
and honour as these periodical reviews. I confess

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it raises you highly in my estimation ; and your gal-
lant colonel, my admirable friend Colonel Manse],
very highly indeed as an officer and a gentleman.
He is a fine specimen of a British officer and of an

English gentleman. God grant that we may have

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many such. Old England need never fear when

she has hundreds of sons such as he. Now, then,
my good friends, go to your homes satisfied that

you have done your duty, set good examples to all
around you, and determine that you will do your
duty whenever you are called upon to do it ; but
bear with you, on your lips and in your hearts, this
great motto, for the honour of old England and for
the guidance of her sons, " Glory to God in the
highest, on earth peace, goodwill towards men."

THE LADY MAYORESS.—We are happy to state
that a favourable change has taken place in the condition
of Mrs. Hale, wife of the Lord Mayor, who has for some
time past been suffering from an alarming illness.—City
Press.