The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-25 00:00:00

I'HE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVEAING, ULY 25, 1805.

the inhabitants of that ancient borough in the arri-
val of his Royal Highness and the Princess in his
" ancient duchy of faithful Cornwall." Many
ancient associations were connected with the
spot. EDWARD the Black Prince was enter-
tained within the " Place" where the Prince
and Princess repaired on their landing. Yes-
terday their royal highnesses landed at_ Penzance,
and there received an address from the corporation.
It may fairly be expected that the remainder of their
excursion will prove as happy and prosperous as
the commencement, and thus form an agreeable re-
miniscence to the royal visitors in after .times.
Everywhere the Prince goes about -without any
useless ceremony, and thus he is enabled to witness
for himself the style of the places which he visits,
and the inhabitants are enabled to see him without
press or parade. The warm welcome which the
Prince and Princess have received in Cornwall, and
indeed everywhere they have passed through, must
be very gratifying to their feelings.

The Wimbledon Meeting has come to a brilliant
and fortunate termination, and the grand con-
cluding ceremonial of Saturday passed 'off with
spirit and éclat. Many of the incidents of the occa-
sion were especially interesting, and the close con-
test for many of the principal prizes heightened the
excitement always felt in the result of the compe-
tition. The Elcho Challenge Shield, which was
one of the most hotly fought contests of the
meeting, was so evenly balanced between the
English Eight and the Scotch Eight that the issue
turned upon the position of one shot. There
was a difference of opinion on the sub-
ject, and the matter was left in abey-
ance for further reference ; but it was
ended by Captain Ross, on the part of the Scottish
Eight, gracefully waiving the point in dispute, and
leaving the trophy in undisputed possession of his
English rivals. As Lord ELCHO justly observed,
with such close rivalry there was no real defeat
in being beaten, and we hope that next year our
Irish friends will fulfil their threat, and carry the
Shield to Dublin. The Queen's Prize, always the
prominent feature of the Wimbledon Meetings, was
carried off by Private SHARMAN, Wimbledon-
common being one of those places where skill and
merit have undisputed pre-eminence without any
favouritism. The honours gained there are felt to be
fairly won, and are consequently duly valued, while
the number of first-rate shots, which increases year by
year, makes the task of winning the prizes no trifling
achievement. Perhaps the general character of the
shooting was more gratifying to the real friends of
the rifle movement than the feats, however skilful,
of any individuals. It shows that the real object
of the meeting is attained, and that the whole style
and character of our rifle shooting is rapidly im-
proving. The originators of the annual meeting
deserve great credit for the idea, since it keeps up
that spirit of enterprise and emulation without
which a large body of men will be certain to flag.
The prizes were gracefully presented to the heroes
of the day by Lady SPENCER, in every way a most
suitable donor, since she has always taken a kindly
interest in the success of the force ; and to Lord
SPENCER the riflemen are indebted for permission to
come to Wimbledon. Altogether the meeting, de-
spite the dissolution, has been one of the most bril-
liant on record, and bears satisfactory evidence of
the increasing skill and unflagging spirit of our
British marksmen.

WRECK AT BLACKFlttAns.—Yesterday the navi-
gation of the fairway channel at Blackfriars-bridge
was stopped in consequence of a barge laden with railway
iron plates having sunk near the centre span of the tem-
porary bridge. Divers were employed at once to get the
cargo up, with the view of getting her afloat. In the
afternoon a great portion of the cargo was hoisted into
barges, and it is fully expected that the sunken vessel will
be raised to-day, and the navigation of the river re-opened.
EMBEZZLEMENT BY A CLERK.—At the assize
court at Salisbury last week George Prior, a clerk in the
employment of Messrs. W. IL Smith and Son, news agents,
of the Strand, London, was charged with embezzling the
sum of .£9 11s. 7d., the property of his employers. It ap-
peared from the evidence of Mr. Faux, the superintendent
of bookstalls for Messrs. Smith and Son, that the prisoner
had received orders from him to prepare his accounts for
transfer to another clerk by the 12th June. On the arrival
of Mr. Faux at Salisbury on the 12th June he found the pri-
soner had absconded, taking with him the whole of the pre-
ceding week's receipts. It was proved in evidence that the
prisoner had received three sums of money on the 10th June
on account of Messrs. Smith, for which he had given re-
ceipts, and not accounted for. Mr. Justice Keating sen-
tenced him to eight months' imprisonment with hard
labour.

TIIE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF AN INSPECTOR OF
POLICE AT EAST STONEIIOUSE, DEVON.—From the
time of the occurrence about four p.m. on Saturday, till
late in the following (Sunday) evening, the unfortunate
man, Annis, continued in a very dangerous state; but his
chances of life were then felt to be somewhat improved.
Ho is kept perfectly quiet, and from the fact of his having
survived such a serious wound for so many hours, and
having, if anything, changed for the better, it is hoped that
his strong constitution will enable him to recover. He is

under the care of Dr. Boith, deputy inspector general of
hospitals ; and Dr. Reid, of the Devonport Dockyard, on
Sunday evinced his interest in the unfortunate man's fate
by visiting him. The motive which impelled Bunter to
commit the desperate act is easily divined. Annis has
rendered himself peculiarly obnoxious to marine-store
dealers and people of that class by his proceedings as a
detective metropolitan police-officer, and complaints of his
having exceeded his duty have been often made. Bunter
seems to have had a special grievance ; for two years since
he was committed to prison for four months for unlawful
possession of Government property, on a charge preferred
by Annie. When ho was first brought to the station
Bunter was in an excited state, and said to the officer on
duty there that ho had not committed the act in a passion
but had been premeditating it all day, and that he only
wished his arm had been stronger. Subsequently he told
Mr. Superintendent Ross that he only regretted the thrust
had not been effectual.

PURITY OF ELECTION.—A Droitwich correspond-
dent sends us the following as an instance of a cheap elec-
tion :—" Sir John Pakington came here to be elected for
this borough. Met his friends at the George. No cakes,
no wine ; but, to make up for it, plenty of shaking of hands.
Went to the Town-hall, hqd a speech, off 1.30 to the
mayor's to luncheon ; thence to the station. The only
farthing spent was 6d. for the fly to the station."—Bir-
mingham Post.

A gentleman's yacht has been seized in South-
ampton water by the Custom-house authorities, in conse-
quence of contraband goods having been found on board.
The owner has been exonerated from all blame, but the
captain has been held to bail, and some of the crew have
been committed to prison. The Customs laws are very
severe in such seizures, as yachts generally are exempted
from official supervision to prevent the pleasure of yachting
from being diminished, and from the belief that the rank
and character of yacht owners are ample security that the
revenue laws will not be infringed.
MR. HUGHES'S ELECTION EXPENSES.—The elec-
tors of Lambeth, determined that the return of Mr.
Thomas Hughes shall not be at his personal cost, have
commenced subscribing to a fund of £1,200 to clear the
whole expense. The subscriptions range from one shilling
upwards to £lOO, and the list is in a promising way to-
wards speedy completion. The act cannot be too highly
commended, since, although there are good grounds for
believing it is not in accordance with Mr. Hughes's wishes,
it has an inevitable tendency to improve the political mora-

lity of the constituency, and to efface the corrupting in-
fluences of the enormous expenditure in the Boupell con-
test some years ago.—South London Chronicle.

THE STRIKE IN THE BUILDING TRADE.—A nume-
rously attended meeting of master builders was held
yesterday at the Freemasons' Tavern, for the purpose of
taking into consideration the circumstances connected with
the strike at Messrs. Cubitt's. A favourable feeling to-
wards the Workmen was manifested. At the same time it
was considered that an immediate advance of wages, giving
no time for the completion of existing contracts, would
cause a great loss to the employers. A long discussion took
place, lasting upwards of three hours, during which several
resolutions were proposed, but ultimately a resolution was
adopted to the effect that the advance of wages from 7d. to
lid. per hour take place on the 28th of August next, in-
stead of the Ist of January, as originally intended, on con-
dition that the strike at Messrs. Cubitt's be withdrawn by
the 29th inst. ; and it was also resolved that notices
should be posted that those men who continue at work
after the 29th inst. should be considered as acceding to this
arrangempt.