The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-15 00:00:00

VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO FROGMORE.

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Yesterday being the ninth anniversary of the death of
the late Prince Consort, her Majesty, shortly after eleven
o'clock, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the
Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince and Princess
•Christian, Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold, Princesses
Louise and Beatrice, and the ladies and gentlemen of the
Court, left Windsor Castle, and proceeded through the
private grounds of the palace and the park to the Prince's
mausoleum, which is situated in the gardens in the rear of
Frogmore House. Her Majesty and the Royal Family having
assembled within the mausoleum, a special service for the
occasion was commenced by the Hon. and Rev, the Dean
of Windsor, the choral part being sung by the choir of St.
George's chapel. Her Majesty and the Princesses before
leaving the mausoleum laid wreaths of immortelles upon
the sarcophagus. After the Royal party had retired,
by command of her Majesty, the domestics of the Royal
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THE CHARGE AGAINST SIR WILLIAM
RUSSELL, BART., M.P.
At the Mansion House yesterday, the charge under the
Bankruptcy Law against Sir William Rhissell, M.P., was
proceeded with.
Mr. Metcalfe was counsel for the prosecution, and the
Hon. A. Thesiger for the defence; and Mr. C. R.
Mayhew and Mr. George Lewis for persons interested in
the case.

Mr. Thesiger proceeded to address his lordship on
behalf of Sir William Russell. He said the matter was
one of great public interest, for it had become the prac-
tice of persons wishing to obtain ...moiLey to put
in force the criminal law instead of going io
acivil court. The intention of the legislature was to prevent
persons under colouring of carrying on a certain trade
disposing of goods that they had obtained on the assump-
tion that the goods were wanted for the ordinary course
of trade. He was prepared to shew that the defendant
never did the acts imputed to him. They had on the part
of the prosecution to prove that Sir William Russell was
a trader, that he obtained the goods, and, thirdly,
that he disposed of them otherwise than in
his trade. A case had been put against Sir
William as if the proceedings were at Nisi Prins instead
of a criminal charge. When the latter was made,
counsel should be particularly careful not to press unduly
against an accused. But this had been done in the present
case and the prosecution seemed particularly desirous of
gratifying their private grievances more than public and
commercial'morality. ' In reference to the letters which
had been produced, Mr. Thesiger said that in only one
instance was there the smallest trace of a suggestion that
Sir William Russell was the purchaser of these rails.
The case was adjourned till Monday.
At the Lord Mayor's suggestion, Hutchings and other
witnesses are to be called.

We are informed from the General Post-office
to-day that the wires phsaing through Leeds, which were
yesterday reported to be damaged by fire, have been re
paired, and the communication restored.
A grant of 50 guineas has been made by the
Mercers' Company to the funds of the Refuge for the
Destitute, Dalston.
The marriage of Lord Guernsey and Miss
Edith Williams, daughter of Colonel Peers Williams,. is
appointed to take place on the 10th of the ensuing
month. •