The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-18 00:00:00

The Legend of the Bucklyn Shaig.

You know, Miss Rose, the bend in the road as you go
up to the castle from the Blackdean-road. When you have
passed the park lodge a little way you come to some
groups of trees, rather close together. It is not an avenue
now, but it looks as if it had been some time or other, only
several of the trees aro missing, and there is a pond close
to the Side of the road, with a round island in it.
Well, the story goes that long ago there was a very
wicked Lord Clifford, who lived at Raymond Castle, for in
those days the castle and the hall both belonged to the
same person.

This wicked Lord Clifford had murdered his wife, and
buried her someNrhere in the castle. He led a bad life, and
drank hard, and oppressed the poor. One day a holy Fran-
ciscan came to Lord Clifford to ask an alms. The baron
was going out hunting. He wore a broad hunting-belt,
with a great gold buckle, and he had very fierce dogs, for
ho was going to hunt the wolf in the great forest under the
hill. The friar asked for alms for his house and for the
poor of the neighbouring hamlet, and he upbraided Lord
Clifford for his cruelty to the widow and the orphan. He
was a bold man that barefooted friar, but he said what he
said for love of God and our Lady. Tho wicked baron got
very angry, and swore at the friar, and, as the friar would
not be silent, he struck him with his great hunting whip
on the mouth, and the blood flowed. Then he called to
his savage dogs, and they flew at the friar. They grew •
mad at the sight of blood, and they tore the friar down on
the ground, and there he lay half dead. But as Lord Clif-
ford was riding off the friar called out, " Lord Clifford, Lord
Clifford, I forgive thee; but the Evil Ono will ride with
thee to-night, and hold by the buckle of thy belt."
Lord Clifford called off his hounds, and they followed
the hunt through all the day, but when evening came Lord
Clifford was missing. The huntsmen and the guests heard
screams far off in the forest, but he never came back.
Only all through the night they heard the sound of a horse
galloping, as if backwards and forwards, just along that
piece of the road opposite the small pond with the island.
The horse never reached the castle, but went up and down
the same distance along the road. as if the rider never
could find his way home. And they do say that some-
times the labourers, returning home at night, have seen a
horse at full gallop—there sits on him a man pale and
horrid, and holding on behind, with his arms round his
waist, is the devil, for all the world like a very shaggy
wolf, and the peasants call it the Bucklyn Shaig; and I
have been told that occasionally when some persons, who
had not a very clear conscience (for I cannot believe it
would happen to be a good man), have been riding
down that part of the road, Bucklyn Shaig, who seems
always .to haunt the place, will jump up behind
the unhappy man and throw his arms round his
waist, as ho is seen to do round the phantom
Lord Clifford, and so will ride with him, whether he will or
no, till he passes out of the shade of the trees again into
the open road and over the brook ; and then the devil leaps
down and jumps over the fence in the shape of a black cat.
And the story goes, that when Bucklyn Shaig is seen, it is
always a sign that some great crime has been committed up
at the castle, or that a great misfortune is about to happen
to the House of Clifford.—From the now irveb entitled
" The Bucklyn Shaig," just published by Bentley , and
written by the Hon. Mrs. Alfred Montgoniery.

Demerara Railway Meeting.--This,Day.

The usual half-yearly meeting of this company was held
at the London Tavern to-day.
The report, which has already appeared in The Sun
having been taken as read,
Tho CHAIRMAIsI moved its adoption as well as that of
the statement of accounts. He said ho had again to
congratulige the shareholders on the present, and he
might say the future, prospects of the company. The
directors were enabled to present them with a table of
increased traffic returns, and there was every reason to
believe that their present prosperity would continue. The
report was so very explicit in all that related to the main
features of their concern that he had scarcely anything to
add to its contents. The last accounts from the colony
were also very satisfactory, and Mr. Martin, in his
last letter, spoke of the increasing traffic. As regarded
their passenger traffic, it had been injeuarriso,uitslywaoffuledct:
by the wet weather ; but, if compared with the
corresponding period of the previous y
found that there was a considerable increase during the
past half-year.
Mr. CHAMBERS, deputy-chairman, seconded the motion,
which was agreed to unanimously.
A dividend at the rate of 2} por cent. per annum was
also agreed to, and the proceedings terminated with a vote
of thanks to the chairman.

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HER MAJESTY•

BALMORAL, Oct. 14.

The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High-
nesses Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice, drove
out in the morning, and again in the afternoon with
Princess Louis of Hesse, Princess Helena, and
Princess Louise.

Prince Alfred, Prince Arthur, and Prince Louis
of Hesse went out deer-stalking.
Prince and Princess Louis dined at Abergeldie
Castle.

Dr. Norman. Macleod, one of the Queen's chap-
lains, arrived on a visit, and had the honour of
dining with her Majesty.

OCT. 15.

The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High-
nesses Prince Alfred, Prince and Princess Louis of
Hesse, Princess Helena, and Princess Louise, and
attended by the Marchioness of Ely, Lieut.-General
Hon. C. Grey, and Major-General Seymour, were
present at Divine service at the parish church of
Crathie.

Dr. N. Macleod officiated, and in the evening
tad the honour of dining with her Majesty.

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The Royal Family in the Highlands.

On Sunday Dr. Norman Macleod, of the Barony
Parish, Glasgow, preached in the church of Crathie
an excellent practical discourse from Genesis iii. 13,
the first clause of the verse. Her Majesty, their
Royal Hignesses the Prince and Princess of Wales,
the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, Prince Al-
fred, Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Prince John
of Gliicksburg, and Princess Hilda of Anhalt, were
present. There were also present from Balmoral—
General the Hon. C. Grey, Mrs. and Miss Grey,
General F. Seymour, the Right Hon. E. Cardwell,
&c. ; and from Abergeldie—Colonel the Hon. Sir
C. B. Phipps and Lady Phipps, Mr. Albert and Miss
Phipps, Mrs. and the Misses Knollys, &c. There
were not many strangers present.

On Friday last 'the Prince of Wales attended a
deer drive in Cordova Forest, Invercauld estate. In
the evening his royal highness gave a ball to the
servants at Balmoral and Abergeldie, and the
tenants and servants on the royal estates. The
Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prince and Prin-
cess Louis of Hesse, Prince Alfred, Prince Arthur,
Princess Louise, and Prince John of Glueksburg
honoured the ball with their presence. There w er)
also present Viscount Holmesdale and party from
Cordova, and General Knollys and party from
Birkhall. Dancing commenced about ten o'clock,
and was kept up with great spirit till an early hour
in the morning, the royal party having retired about
two o'clock. The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred,
and several others of the royal party joined freely
in the dance during the evening.
The Prince and Princess of Wales were to leave
Abergeldie yesterday morning, on their way to
Kelso, where they were expected to arrive at six
o'clock.

His Royal Highness Prince Alfred is expected to
join his ship, the Racoon, stationed at Portsmouth, on the
20th inst., pn his return south from visiting her Majesty at
Balmoral.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Headfort have
left the St. George's HoteL

The Marquis of Westminster has gone to Buxton,
Derbyshire.

The Earl and Countess of Denbigh have left
Browne's Hotel.

The Earl'and Countess of Fingal have arrived at
the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood.

The Earl of Wilton arrived in town on Saturday,
and has since gone to meet the countess, at Heaton Hall,
near Manchester.

Viscount and Viscountess Grey de Wilton came
to town on Saturday from Newmarket, and on Tuesday
left on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Coventry, at
Croome Hall, Worcestershire.

- Lord and Lady Alfred S. Churchill have left
Eynsham Hall, 'Pitney, on a visit to the Earl of Abing-
don, at Wytham Abbey, Oxford.
MARRIAGE OF THE MARQUIS TOWNSIIEND.—YeS"
terday morning the Marquis Townshend was married to
the Lady Anne Duff, eldest daughter of the Earl of Fife.
The ceremony took place at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, and
was conducted by the Rev. A. H. A. Moreton, private
chaplain to the bride's father, assisted by the Rev. A. L•
Tarbutt and the Rev. Edward Mortlock. A choral service
was celebrated.

THE QUEEN AND HER LABOURS.—In proposing
the toast of " The Queen" at a dinner at InverarY,
on Saturday, the Duke 'of Argyll (Lord Privy Seal) said :
—lt is a remarkable thing, as it has often appeared to me,
how ill-informed many persons are on the practical work-
ing of that constitutional Government under which we
live. Many of you may perhaps recollect that, some years
ago, in consequence of a remarkable political incident,
some explanations were made in the House of Commons
upon this subject, and it really appeared almost as
if many persons in this country then learned for the
first time that the Sovereign of England is not and never
has been amere puppet, amere nominal Sovereign ; that the
Sovereigns of this country do take, and are expectedto take,
an active personal share in that Government which is con-
ducted in their name. Now, gentlemen, I think it a circum'
stance worthy of observation, and which ought to bo known
to all the people of this country, that during all the
years of the Queen's affliction, during which she has lived
necessarily in comparative retirement, 'she has omitted no
part of that public duty which concerns her as Sovereigs
of this country ; that on no occasion during her grief hag
she struck work, so to speak, in those:public duties which
belong to her exalted position ; and although we may hope
and earnestly trust that time may yet enable the Queen to
do many things which hitherto she has not been able to
do, yet, I am sure that when she re-appears again, as,
trust she may some day do, on more public occasions, the
people of this country will regard her only with increased
affection, from the recollection they will have that, during,
all the time of her care and sorrow, she has devoted horsed'
without ono day's intermission to those cares of Govern"
ment which belong to her position as sovereign of thL5
country. (Applause).

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DRURY-LANE THEATRE.— The Vice-Chancellor
had arranged to open the court yesterday in coda
to hear the case of "Falconer v. Chatterton," but, througll
the intervention of some mutual friends, an arrangeraso
was come to which rendered it unnecessary for thou t°
again appear before the Vice-Chancellor. The terms are
that each gentleman is to resume the position he fornierili
held in the management until the end of the season, an
that if anything unsatisfactory between them remains AO
to be referred to arbitration.

THE RUSSIAN NATURALIST, CHRISTIAN H. PO'
DER.—This justly-celebrated man died at St. Petery
burg on Sept. 22 last, after a long and successful career of
scientific activity, which commenced 1817 by the publics'
tion of his famous memoir on the development of child°.
After publishing, in common with d'Alton, a well-knovt°
"Atlas of Comparative Osteology," his activity took anal'
direction, as manifested by his geological illustrations °
the countries lying between Orenburg and Bokhara,
journey in the Crimea, and particularly by his ,‘ contriblr
tions to the Geology of the Russian Empire." To this lot
work Murchison, de Verneuil, and von Keyserling
greatly indebted, as they fully acknowledged in their lace
work "Russia in Europe and the Ural Mountains." 9...„13°
same authors also benefited much by the assistance of ,311.'
Pander in their identification of the fossil fishes of the Pr
vonian period in Russia with those of the old red sandstol
of Scotland, a subject which was subsequently worked Oti
with great ability by Pander in his remarkable palweet°:
logical publication, "The Ichthyolites of the Devoeill'
Rocks of Russia." Finally, when he died, Dr. Pan der ILP.A
advanced far in the preparation of an elaborate work
the fossils of tiv carboniferous rocks of the same Empire*
Dr. Pander was, we believe, a native of Riga, and, hapPi''
for the men of science of Western Europe and Amerie:it
works have all been published in the German language.
member of the imperial Academy of Sciences of St. Peters
burg, and an honorary member of numerous scientiO°
societies of other countries, Dr. Pander was universally ve;
spected by his contemporaries, and his eminent Russia
colleagues, von Beer and Helmersen, have dwelt eloque°tli
on his merits in expressing their deep sorrow on the oce's'
sion on his death.
NAPOLEON'S COMPANION IN EXILE.—The inatigyo,
ration of the statue of Count Emmanuel do Las-C3640
who was the companion of Napoleon I. in exile, took I°,l,
last week in the town of Lavaur (Tarn), which was 10'11 t 5
somely decorated for the occasion. The statue represe:,,
the count holding in one hand the Memorial de St. 801003
and in the other the memorable letter expressive cif De
fidelity which he received from the Emperor, and wilic'tilo
presses to his heart. There was a grand banquet la

evening. /
GENERAL TOM TIIUMB AND THE INCOME
We understand that the Southampton Commissioners lops.
sorved an income tax notice upon Mr. Stratton (
Thumb), the amount of his yearly receipts being esti°,
at between £lO,OOO and £20,000. What the result wi1,30:1
of course, we cannot tell ; but, however the matter
terminate, a question has been raised which will 100,0'
without its interest to the many patrons of Mr. Vio
ke
The general has the power of appeal, of which privilea
will probably avail himself.—SouthanTton Times.