The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-28 00:00:00

THE BATTLE OF PIGEON HILL.

To the Fenian mind the woods and mounds known
as Cook's Corner, or Pigeon Hill, on the Canadian
border, will probably be considered as equally entitled
to fame as the plains of Marathon. 'ln the fight of
June 3rd the Fenian losses, we learn from an official
statement, were eleven killed and seventeen wounded,
and three of the latter received injuries which can-
not but prove fatal. The news of the marauders being
actually on the march of course caused much excite-
ment among newspaper men and artists, and it.
is probably the descriptions of the rival forces
given by one or two special correspondents that will
cause the expedition and attack of the Brotherhood
to be well remembered by ordinary people.
One journal in Montreal signified remark-
able aptitude on the day of the battle.
In a second edition, a full descriptive account
of the arrival and retreat of O'Neill's forces was pub-
lished, and a plan of the field—denoting the barn
where the Fenians took shelter, and from which they
were dislodged, the sacred spot where John Rowe
fell in his death-throes, the line where O'Neill took
his observations, and the house in which he was
captured—was distributed gratuitously. Lord
Macaulay once expressed surprise at the ignorance of
Englishmen with respect to Indian battle-fields.
The Monti eal Weekly Witness is determined that a
similar piece of calumny may never be uttered
with reference to the English in Canada and the
Fenian campaigning grounds.

THE SCILLY ISLANDS TELEGRAPH CABLE.—The
steamer Caroline has succeeded in picking up nearly the
whole of the Scilly shore end and part of the Cornish
shore end of the first Scilly cable. The deep channel por-
tion, 20 miles long, cannot be recovered. The Caroline
has sailed from Moun's Bay for Woolwich.
A BENEVOLENT EMPLOYER.—Oxford Mills,
Ashton under-Lyne, were on Saturday the scene of one of
those ceremonies which bind in closer ties those already
united in community of interest. Some time since, the
proprietor, Mr. Hugh Mason, gave his workpeople baths,
wash-houses, reading-room, and library. He has also
built comfortable cottages for them ; and the festivities
of Saturday were to celebrate another gift—of recreation
grounds, containing gymnasiums for males and females,
a bowling green, a skittle alley, and drying grounds for
the housewives

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WINDSOR CASTLE, June 27.
The Queen, accompanied by the Princesses, went out in
the grounds this morning.

In the account given of the Queen's Garden Party at
Windsor Castle on Friday last, it should have been stated
that Viscountess Clifden attended as L.idy in Waiting to
her Royal Highness Princess Louise.

The Princess of Wales, attended by the Hon. Mrs. W.
Grey, the Hon. Mrs. Coke, and Mr. Holzmann, was pre-
sent yesterday at a concert given by Mr. Henry Holmes,
by permission of the Duke of Sutherland, at Stafford
House. The Princess of Wales afterwards drove out,
attended by the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey.

FASHIONABLE ARRANGEMENTS TO-DAY:
Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury's small dance to meet the

'Prince and the Princess of Wales.
The Countess Amherst's evening party, at 43, Grosvenor-

square.
Lady Howard of Glossop's dance.
Grand Display of Fireworks at the Crystal Palace at 9.30
p.m. with illuminated Fountains.
The Royal Academy soirée, at Burlington House, instead
of the 29th inst.
Brighton rose and fruit show in the Royal Pavilion
Grounds.
The Gun Club—Wormholt Scrubs, near Shepherd's-bush.
The second Members' prize handicap of £lOO in cash,
added to a sweepstakes of £5 or £lO each.