The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-28 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince of Wales went to Westminster Abbey
yesterday, and was present at the funeral of Vis-
count Palmerston.

Lord Alfred Hervey, Lieutenant-General Knollys,
and Major Grey were in attendance.

The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive,
accompanied by Princess Ililda of Anhalt, and
attended by the lion. Mrs. W. Grey.

The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia•
BRUSSELS, Oct. 27.
The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia,
accompanied by their suite, left here for England
at 11 a.m. to-day.
Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and
Princess of Prussia are expected to arrive in Eng'
land to-day upon a visit to her Majesty. The Os-
borne paddle-yacht has been waiting some few days
at Antwerp to convey the prince and princess to this
country, and in all probability they will disembark
at Gravesend this morning, and proceed per special
train to Windsor, via the North-Western and South-
Western line.

Their royal highnesses will be accompanied by
their children and suite. his Excellency the PTO"
siam Ambassador, Count Bernstorff, will receive
their royal highness on their arrival' in this country.
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VISIT OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES
TO LIVERPOOL—In order to prevent the dangerous crowd-
ing and crushing next Tuesday, when the Prince and
Princess of Wales visit Liverpool, the streets in the royal
route are being strongly barricaded ; and in order that the
Prince and Princess may have an opportunity of seeing
the famous 'Change flags, a balcony is being erected in the
Town-hall.

The Marquis and Marchioness Townshend have
arrived at 35, Dover-street, from Ball's Park, Hertford•_

The Countess Dowager of Jersey arrived at her
residence in Berkley-square, on Thursday, from St"
Leonards-on-Sea.

Sir George and Lady Scott Douglas have arrived
in town from Springwood Park, Roxburghshire.
Count F. de Lagrange, M.. Charles Laffitte, and
M. A. Gautray, have left the Clarendon Hotel for Paris.
Colonel Holden and the Hon. Mrs. Holden and
family have arrived at the Queen's Hotel, tipper Norwood.
DEATH OF -Sin J. B. HEARSEY.—The death of
Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. B. Hearsey, K.C.8., commandant of the
21st Hussars, took place on Monday last in the Rue gar"
quetra, Boulogne-sur-Mor. The deceased, who was born
in 1793, entered the India army in 1809, 'as cornet in the
Gth Light Cavalry. He served in the Nepaulese war and
the Punjaub, and received medals for Seota-Buldee and the
siege of Bhurtpore, Chillianwallah, and Goozerat. In the
latter engagement he commanded the right wing of eavall
as brigadier, and was created C.B. for his services. Ile
commanded the Bengal Presidency as major-general in
the Indian mutiny, and received the post of commandant
of the 21st Hussars in 1862. He became lieutenant-genell'l
in 1860.

WESTMINSTER ABBEY.—The sermon at the after-
noon services in Westminster Abbey next Sunday will be
preached by the Dean of Westminster.

DEATH OF DR. BARKER, OF BEDFORD. --The
medical profession will regret to hear of the death
of this distinguished physician and surgeon, who died on
the 24th inst. of a severe attack of typhus fever. Dr*
Thomas Herbert Barker was well known from his numerous
and valuable contributions to the advancement of medical
and chirurgical science, for which he had received the
Fothorgillian and other prizes of the Medical Society of
London. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society, of the
Royal College of Surgeons, and of many other learned
scientific societies both at home and abroad. He leaves 11
widow and six children and a large circle of friends to de-
plore the loss of a truly estimable member of the profession.
MEMORIAL TO THE LATE LORD CLYDE IN WEST;
MINSTER ABBEY.—A handsome memorial stone 01
polished Aberdeen granite is now nearly completed in
Westminster Abbey, by Mr. T. Gado, the sculptor, of the
Quadrant, Regent-street, in memory of the late Lord
Clyde. The stone hears the following inscription:—" Be"
neath this stone rest the remains of Cohn Campbell, Lord
Clyde, who, by his own deserts, through 50 years of ardu-
ous services from the earliest battles in the Peninsular war
to the pacification of India 1858, rose to the rank of Field-
Marshal and the peerage. He died, lamented by the Queen,
the army, and the people, August 14, 1863, in the 71st year
of his age."
WEST INDIES.—The West India and Pacific
Steamship Company's steamer Mexican arrived in
the Mersey yesterday with advices from Colon to the 29th
of September, Kingston to the 4th of October, and Port all
Prince to the Bth of October. The political state of IsT°W
Granada remained very unsettled. Panama was quiet'
The rebel forces had been defeated, and their leaders cap-
tured. At Colon health was good, and the fever had dis-
appeared. Affairs remain unchanged at Hayti. Coffee
crops likely to suffer much from want of labour.
GREAT CENTRAL GAS CONSUMERS' COMPANY.--.
The twenty-ninth half-yearly meeting of the above
company was held last evening at the London Tavern; Ji.
Alderman Dakin in the chair. Mr. Massey, the secrelarS'
read the report, which stated that the net balance of prot's
for tho half year was £20,673 9s. 9d., out of which the
directors recommended a dividend of 5 per cent. for the
half-year, with a further per cent. for arrears of dividends
on the old shares. At Christmas next the directors intend
reducing the price of their gas from 4s. 6d. to 4s. per 1,000
cubie feet. The works and plant were all in the most
efficient condition. The chairman, in moving the adoption
of the report, congratulated the shareholders upon the
prosperous condition of the undertaking. He then referred
to the intended reduction in the price of gas, and in con-
nection with this subject, noticed the resolutions come 5°
by the corporation of the City to apply to Parliament for
powers to manufacture gas for the use of the City.
did not for one moment believe that any committee of the
House of Commons would sanction the formation of ano-
ther company in the City of London. But if Parliament
did give its consent to any such scheme, he felt confident,
that every care would be taken to protect those rights of
existing companies guaranteed by a legislative enanctment*
Alderman Gabriel seconded the resolution, which l
agreed to. The dividend having Been declared, a vote
of thanks to the chairman and directors closed the Pr°-
ceed
EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT.—On Thursday gob
Henry Soanes was taken before the Ipswich borough
magistrates, charged with having embezzled sums amount"
ing in the whole to upwards of £l,BOO, the property of
John Henry Hedge, linseed oil manufacturer, Ipswich, ill
whose employ he formally was as clerk and traveller. gr;
Hedge discovered in January last that the prisoner had 11°'
accounted for various sums of money he had received in the•
way of business, and the prisoner finding Mr. Hedge had
discovered his defalcations absconded. A warrant NOS
issued, but the police were not able to find him until Wed-
nesday. Girling, a detective in the Ipswich force, found oudb
that he was in London, went there, apprehended him, an
took him down to Ipswich. The prisoner was remand. 4
for a week.

THE MURDER OF A GAMEKEEPER NEAR ROTHO'
HAM.—The adjourned inquest on the body of Wilt'
Lilley, gamekeeper, who was brutally murdered IV
poachers at Whiskersley, on the 10th inst., was resumed °ill
Wednesday. A large number of witnesses were examine"
but the main facts of the case have already appeared. 0
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coroner, in summing up the evidence, said it was one
those sad and melancholy cases which would occur 0°
long as the game laws existed. It was a pity that Or
body should lose his life for the sake of a head of ga°°.
He did not approve of poachers nor of game preservor,'
and if the death of Lilley had taken place in the highway
and and it could be shown that he was armed with the deal
weapons described, probably the jury would have returo°
a verdict of justifiable homicide. However, a shoclo.°s
murder had been committed, as the poachers wore in
tale
performance of an illegal act. A verdict of wilful ruurae
against some persons unknown was returned. he
SUICIDE IN PARIS.—A young woman of t—
demi-monde, named Olympia D—, well know'
for her reckless expenses, has just committed suicide w,itt.ii
charcoal at her apartment in the Rue du Faubourg Pt,
Martin, from grief at having been abandoned by a 1110
whom she was attached.—Galin
the
EXPORTS OF BRITISH COAL—According to
statistics collected by Messrs. Higginson and Co., of l'iverti;
pool, the exports of coal from the various British P°o,l
during September, 1865, amounted to 802,685 tons, y,
from January to September inclusive 6,512,260 tons, 011 To
ing an increase of 12,138 tons and 48,310 tons over lu

in the same periods respectively. prd
In consequence of the funeral of the late
ty
Palmerston, Waster of the Trinity Corporation, the Tric'y
House on Tower-hill was yesterday closed for public bussl..
t.
ness, and muffled peals were rung from the churches °ft .10
Olave, in Hart-street, and Allhallows, Barking. Cal):(1.•
Arrows (the Deputy Master), accompanied by Vi°B,e--d 0
miral Gordon and Captains Redman and Close, atteloti:i
representing the Corporation, with a detachment of
fo
seamen and eighty ()facers belonging to the service.