The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-31 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—In the remarks made in your leading article
of yesterday evening, on the dinner given to Pro-
fessor Masson, in anticipation of his departure for
Scotland_ to enter on the Professorship of English
Literature in the University of Edinburgh, you re-.
present that gentleman to have said, in acknow-
ledging the complimentary toast of the evening,
" that from beginning of time until now, never had
there been a precedent for what was about to occur
in his person ; for at last a Scotchman was going
back again."
If this interesting statement was made more for the
pleasantry it might create over the wine than from
ignorance of its error, I would consider it almost a
pity to disturb the conceit of the Professor, who is
about "to smash and reduce to extinction" " all
previous prophecies" in the example thus set to his
countrymen ; but I beg to inform him what is about
to occur with him is not a precedent, insomuch that
within a recent period the late Sir George Cornewall
Lewis, when Home Secretary, conferred the Chair
of Astronomy in the University of Glasgow on the
present distinguished Professor, who was for many
years attached to that science in London, and whose
distinction in it was acquired under the illustrious
Airy. And yet I think another could be added in
the person of the eminent Professor Syme, of Edin-
burgh. Did he not "go back again" from Uni-
versity College of London?--I am, yours obediently,
October 31. A SCOT.

[Does not our correspondent remember Doctor John-
son's half-sly, half-surly taunt in reply to Boswell, when
they were first introduced to each other by Davis, the
bookseller, in the back parlour behind the shop ? When—
Boswell, stammering out in his confusion that he came
from Scotland, but that —he couldn't help it !—" Sir,"
says -Johnson, " That happens, I find, with many of
your countrymen." "'A SCbt" might also recall to
mind the old Doctor's all-but extenuation else-
where of that same national habitude on the
part of Scotchmen, that ho was so fond of railing
at thus, in season and out of season namely, where, be-
fore the close of his Tour through the Hebrides, he declares
that the finest view of all in Scotland is tho road leading
out of it! Our correspondent, one might think, ought long
since to have got accustomed (as the eels to skinning) to
the flinging of this gibe by jesting Englishmen in the teeth
of Scotchmen generally. It was a joke old and thread-
bare long before Professor Masson had begun to
dream of making himself a reputation. It was one
of the earliest hits of pictorial fun that came, at
the turn of the century, from the pencil-point of
young George Cruikshank now our veteran Colonel
Cruikshank of the Rifle Volunteers. Ex. gr., that comical
sketch of his representing the canny Scotch trespasser, just
met, in the act, after clambering over the garden wall, on
his way towards the fruit trees, and answering, in reply to
the Gardener's indignant inquiry, "Rollo, Sandy ! where
are you going ?"—" Bock again !" says Sandy, coolly
retracing his footsteps ! Long before that, even, we
may conjecture, the witty paradox had been penned—
by whom we wonder ?—iu that wonderful list of paradoxi-
cal witticisms, which says among other things while touch-
ing off the various National Characteristics, and, by the way,
we should like to know where the complete catalogue may
be discoverable :
The Englishman is never happy unless he's miserable.
The Scotchman is never at home unless he's abroad.
The Frenchman is never at peace unless he's at war.
And so on, by a like whimsical definition, through the
whole of the Nationalities of Christendom.—ED. SUL]

NEWHAVEN HARBOUR OF REFUGE AND DOCKS.
—A public meeting has boon convened by the high con-
stables of Lowes for Thursday noxt, upon a requisition of
the inhabitants of Lewes, to recoive tho address of Capt.
Julius Roberts, jt.M.A., and a detailed description of plans
for a harbour of refuge and docha at Newhaven.

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HER MAJESTY•

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WINDSOR CASTLE, Oct• 30.

The Queen went out in the grounds this morn-
ing, accompanied by herßoyal Highness the Princess
Louise.
Her Royal Highness Princess Helena rode in the
Home Park.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Louis of Hesse, with their Royal Highnesses
Princess Victoria and Princess Elizabeth, arrived

at the Castle from Scotland.
Baroness Von Schenck and Baron de Rabenau
were in attendance.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Henry and Priaco
Sigismund of Prussia, attended by Lady Caroline
Barrington, went to London this morning and re-
turned in the afternoon.
Lord Camoys arrived at the Castle yesterday
Lord in Waiting to the Queen.

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Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales

to Knowsley.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by
the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey, Lieut.-General linollys,
and Major Grey, left Marlborough House Yester;
day morning on a visit to the Earl and Countess °.
Derby at Knowsley.
The Royal party reached Knowsley at 5.10 P• 111.
and at 8.0 p.m. dined in the banquetting hall oath
_about twenty other guests, the Grenadier nand
attending.
The Princess Hilda of Anhalt-Dessau took lenet
of the Prince and Princess of Wales, and le
Marlborough House for the Continent.

TLIE CROWN PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF v TrSSIA•s
of
—Yesterday morning the Crown Prince and Prince
`s
made several visits in one Of her Majesty's carriagel
His Royal Highness the Duko of Cambridge called on Stin
'day to pay his respects to their royal highnesses at the
Prussian Embassy. In the evening the Prussian Alaba.
sador and Countess Bernstorff had the honour to entertain
the Crown Prince and Princess at dinner at the Prussian
Embassy on Carlton-house-terrace, together with
Countess Hohenth.al (lady in waiting), Count Eulenburg
(aide-de-camp), and Captain de Normann, in attenduace
on their royal highnesses. The Earl and Countess Graul-
ville, the Count and Countess Gleichen, and 31.
Madame de Katte had the honour to join the dinner circlei;
Later in the evening their Royal Highnesses the Cr°vid
Prince and Princess, acccompanied by the Count and
Countess Bernstorff, and attended by their suite, 11012°11
the performanCe at her Majesty's Theatre by their
Pre-
sence.

ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS
morningS °
LOI3°
RESSE AT WINDSOR CASTLE. ormorning—yst
theirßoyal Highnesses Prince and Princess Louise of Ifess°',
with their children and a limited suite, arrived at N\7105%
on a visit to her Majesty and the royal family. The
and princess, on the termination of their trip to Fi°%.-
Castle, proceeded to York, which station their royal hia
nesses left in a special train, provided by the directors of tho
Great Northern Railway Company, at half-past 4 o'oo%
a.m., one of the North Western saloons used on the Quell,
journey to and from Scotland having been placed at 014
royal highnesses' disposal. The royal train travelled to till°
northern suburb of London, and thence by way of
Copenhagen tunnel, and along the North London En"",,-;
to the old Kew station of the South Western line. -1'
royal train arrived at Windsor at ten o'clock. Their Kg
highnesses were conducted by the officials in attendance t,,
the suite of pritate waiting-rooms on the south side of tilt;
terminus, where they waited for the carriages which
been sent for.
THE KING' OF BAVARIA.—The young Ding o,ft
Bavaria is suffering from a disease of the right foot, broug-i,
on by too rapid growth. He is obliged to be carried en
litter up the stairs leading to his apartments, and has "",.o
ordered out of Munich by his physicians, and desired bs.
remain for some weeks at his residence in the mountain
lie enjoys perfect health in every other respect, and siv:t
present at several theatrical performances during his —de
stay in his, capital, at one of which the Queen mother ni3
her first public appearance since the death of her hag°
King Maximilian.
His Excellency Baron Bentinck, Minister of
°
Netherlands, has left town for the continent on leave)
absence. Chevalier Mazel will act as chargé d'affaire6
duringhis Excellency's absence.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Hastings 113c°
left the St. George's Hotel.
Viscount and Viscountess Royston left town YCS;
terday to join the circle invited by tho Earl and Count
of Derby to Knowsley during the visit of their Royal Tub
nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Viscountess Grey de Wilton left town yesterda
to join Viscount Grey do Wilton at Viscount and Vis'
countess Chelsea's seat, Woodrising, Norfolk.
The marriage of Lord Howard with Miss Boyer
was celebrated this morning at St. George's Church, ligu-
over-square.
The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer
left town last evening for Scotland.
The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell left town Yeg-
terday evening for Oxford.

and
Cabinet Councils were held on Saturday 3-n
yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present i
each occasion were Earl Russell, the Lord Chancellor, E'llllt
Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, the
Hon. Edward Cardwell, Earl De Grey, Sir Charles Woo 4.
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Sonierso't
the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, Lord Stanley ofd idel
the Earl of Clarendon, and the Right Hon. C. -V2.l:ftho
The private secretaries of Earl Russell
Hon. G. Elliot, and Mr. C. G. Barrington. yye
v•
THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE MINIsTR---
have reason to believe that at the Cabinet COUller,
held on Saturday no opposition was offered to Earl Russ' e
proposals for the reconstruction of the Ministry. If NB
are correctly informed, Earl Russell will assume the
vacated by the death of Lord Palmerston, Lord Claree"°r
•
will bo the new Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and
Gladstone will consent to continue in the Cabinet as Ch3"'
cellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Cli;
mons. In other offices, oven to the Irish Secretarit'
weer m
belieaiveesttyh,s erepwleialslule on thesebe.forthepresaerrntanligttelme
arrangements
rtns isoe,llo7;
Her
suppose, taken by Earl Russell yesterday, as we °l)sel.ll°-
from the Court Circular that the new Premier had an a`.
enco of her Majesty at Windsor.—Times.
HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Their Royal 00;
nesses the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia honoteco,
the performances at Her Majesty's Theatre yesterday of° .1
ing with their presence. In attendance upon their 11°Y-a
Highnesses were his Excellency the Prussian 3finiater
the Countess Bernstorff, M. de Katte, the Countess
ilohenthal, the Count de Eulenurg b, M. de Kusserowl $ll
as
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Captain Norman.
DEATH OF MR. JUSTICE CROMPTON.—MT. Ji
Stieet
Crompton died yesterday morning ai 10 o'clock, g
his residence, Hyde-park-square. The deceased luld6el:
who had, been very ill for some time past, was linwt: of
judge in the year 1852, and took his seat in the CngArite
Queen's Bench. He was previously without silk. P;rif
the last circuit his health became impaired, and fa't'e,o,
assumed a very serious character. Mr. Justice Ryles Nhid
tioned, a fortnight back, at the Judges' Chambers; tinicit
complaint was very serious, and that he was about to re-
ok
The learned judge, however, lingered until Yester
morning, when his death resulted from inflammation °'i o'o
intestines. Mr. Lush, his successor in the Court of allee] r•
Bench, was yesterday sworn in before the Lord Chalice" °A
OTTER HUNTING IN THE VALE OF 1T0014.--;,ir
few days since the lovers of otter hunting and
hounds met at Bishopstoke at 6 o'clock, and, workingiog,
the valley, soon found traces of an otter. After 3
hunt up and down a watercourse the animal was
into a hole under an ash stump. From this it `vas " 170
turned out by the hounds and killed. It proved t° it
bitch otter, and weighed about 181 b. The spat
was taken was as near as possible that where the ,*st„-t,tter
was discovered last year. How the existen of the y
in our valley should have remained unknownce for ts°

years is indeed strange.—Hants Advertiser. Pg
NEW DIVISIONS OF POLICE.—A change 74.4:. •
contemplated by the Commissioners of the groe;:clef
politan Police came into effect yesterday morning-
new divisions, namely, W, X, and Y, have bees cress ors
r
The W division, under the superintendence of gr•
~r
• tc;
will take all that part of the metropolis from Clapirtatoll
Banstead; the X division, under Mr. Eccles, radaalloot
to Uxbridge ; and the Y division, under Mr. Webb, "o'
Kentish-town to Cheshunt. Other alterations are pr
gross, ono being larger police-stations, erected in
parts of the metropolis, in which it is proposed t° ;:tl3°
a great number of single and married men attached -
force.
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FRIGHTFUL AMOUNT OF DRUNKENNESS IN -1-1 •
or°
POOL.—JUVENILE DEPRAVlTY.—Yesterday -14 s 00
ing there were no fewer than 112 cases of drunkennei; tbi'4
the charge-list of the Liverpool Police-court. Theug..; ipp
number is not above the average on a Monday' fro
yet yesterday's charge-sheet was the more noticeable poi°
the fact that there were an unusual number (20) °,'.drao
and girls under the ago of 17, all of whom were foua"
in the public streets on Sunday, and incapable food
care of themselves. ' f 9,0111"-
The managers of the New York places 0-
bold o
ment, with the exception.Of four minor ones, 115'r -4a tP„
meeting, and resolved tdl withdraw all patronage a."
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