The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-03 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 2.
The Queen walked in the grounds this morning, at-
tended by the Duchess of Roxburghe.
Princess Louise drove out with Lady Churchill. Prin-
cess Beatrice also went out.

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The Duke of Roxburghe and Lady Churchill had the
honour of dining with the Queen and the Royal Family
last evening.
The Hon. Mary Pitt has left the Castle.

FURTHER P ROhOGATION OF
PARLIAMENT.
Her Majesty's proclamation further proroguing Parlia-
ment from the 13th of the present month to the 17th of
January is published in last night's Gazette. Convoca-
tions of the provinces of Canterbury and York stand pro-
rogued to the 18th day of January.

We regret to learn .that there was no improve-
ment in the state of Sir Roderick Murchison yesterday.
The death is announced of Mr. Charles Birch
Bean, editor and proprietor of the Liverpool Albion.
The Norwich election petition will be heard before
Mr. Justice Keating on or about the 4th of January.
The Queen went to St. George's Chapel, Windsor,
at noon yesterday, and inspected the magnificent reredos
just erected at the east end of the choir.
Sir Henry Bulwer, M.P., who is at Torquay, has
been suffering from a severe attack of bronchitis, but is
reported to be better.
Mr. Henry J. Jennings, of the Western Daily
Press, has been appointed editor of the Birmingham Daily
Mail.—Newspaper Press.
The relapsing fever is said to be largely on the
increase in Glasgow. The authorities are about to con-
struct a permanent fever hospital there.
The King of Bavaria has conferred upon Dr.
P5l-
- the significant distinction of appointing him mem-
ber of the Chapter of the Order of Maximilian for Science
and Art.
The twin daughters of the Count and the Coun-
tess of Flanders will receive the names of Henriette
Marie Charlotte Antoinette, and Jos6phine Marie St&
phanie Victoire.
Complaints are made of the desecration of St.
Andrew's churchyard, Plymouth, where, it is said, the
visible remains of the departed are dug up and carted
away with rubbish.—Rock. •
Miss Helen Faucit, now fulfilling an engagement
at the Glasgow Theatre Royal, has this week handed
over a donation of £5O to the funds of the Royal In-
firmary in that city.

The Census for England and Wales in April next,
will be taken by Major Graham (the Registrar General),
Dr. Farr, and Mr. J. T. Hammick, with Mr. W. Clode
acting as secretary.
The Law Journal understands that Mr. Arthur
James Johnes, the County Court judge of Circuit No. 28,
has resigned. He was called to the bar in 1835, and re-
ceived his appointment in 1847.

The bill for declaring. the equal right of all
parishioners to the use of the parish churches, which, last
session, did. not survive the first reading, is, we believe,
to be again brought forward.—Rock.

A Manchester correspondent sends us a rumour
that a recently-appointed bishop is about to marry the
daughter of a millionaire manufacturer, who will bring to
the right rev. prelate a dowry of a quarter of a million
sterling.—Globe.
The Prince of Wales has intimated to the authori-
ties of the new museum at Oxford his intention of visiting
that building during his stay at Blenheim Palace in
December. The prince, soon after his return from Egypt,
presented a mummy to the museum.
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