The Sun.
London, England, 1871-02-20 00:00:00

THE ROYAL MARRIAGE.

We have authority to state that the marriage of her
Royal Highness the Princess Louise will be celebrated at
Windsor Castle on the 21st of March next, and that
although the ceremony will be performed in St. George's
Chapel, it will be conducted in the same private manner
as that of her Royal Highness the Princess Helena in the
private Chapel of the Castle.—Times.

THE DIVISION ON THE DOWRY
QUESTION.

The majority of 349 in favour of granting the Princess
Louise her dowry of £30,000 was made up of 250 English,
43 Scotch, and 37 Irish members. After allowing for the
vacancies caused by the disfranchisement of Sligo and
Cashel, and for Norwich and the county of Galway, for
which new writs have been issued, there were 304 absentees.
Many hon. members who applauded the pungent speech of
Sir Robert Peel against the vote, left the House when the
bell was rung for the division. Sir Robert Peel himself
did not vote. Neither did Mr. Muntz, but Mr. Dixon
threw in his lot with the majority. Mr. White, the col-
league of Mr. Fawcett, the only member who represented
the minority, was also among the absentees, although
the hon. gentleman had given a pledge to his constituents
to vote against the grant. The Marquis of Lorne was not
present during the debate, nor did he take part in the
division.

Lady Napier of Magdala, accompanied by General
Scott, has left town for. Southampton, en route for Cal
cutta.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN IRELAND.—A despatch
from Cork reports that an accident, which might have
been attended with most serious conseq~s, befel the
mail train from Dublin on Wednesday night, at half-past
ten, between Maryborough and Mountrath. A sleeper
gave way, and the- rail on it broke open a length of six
feet. The shock threw the first-class carriage off the line
and the two vans which followed. The moment the shock
was felt the driver reversed the engine, the stoker put on
the break, and the train was stopped at a distance of 300
yards. These 300 yards were exceedingly dangerous, as
the carriages were dragged along, jolting fearfully, and at
one part the wheels got upon the very edge of a steep em-
bankment. Had it turned down this it would have been
almost impossible to save the train. The sleeper was re-
placed, and the train proceeded, but did not reach Cork
till half-past five—three hours and a half late. The pas-
sengers in the first-class carriage were a good deal shaken,
but not injured.
THE CHANNEL FLEET AT NIGHT QUARTERS.—
The inhabitants of Weymouth and Portland were thrown
into a state of great excitement and alarm between ten
and eleven o'clock on Thursday night by hearing a very
heavy cannonade, which actually made houses shake to
their very foundations. Great numbers of people who
had retired to rest were aroused from their slumbers, and
hastily dressing proceeded out of doors to ascertain what
was the matter. There was scarcely a housq in which the
frightened occupants were not outside, anxiously inquiring
the meaning of the warlike sounds. People were running
in all directions to the various points where a view of the
Channel Fleet was to be obtained, and on arrival there
the mystery was solved—the crews of the various iron-
clads were at night-quarters. The spectacle was a most
brilliant one, flash after flash illuminating the darkness of
the night with a brilliancy equal to lightning, whilst the
reports were of a terrific nature. It is evident that very
heavy pieces of ordnance were used. This is the first
occasion ever since the Channel Fleet has been at Port-
land that a beat at night-quarters has taken place.