The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-13 00:00:00

THE RETREATING AMERICAN MINISTER.

Even amid the exciting topics which are now en.
grossing the political world, the retirement of a man
like Mr. Motley deserves not to pass unnoticed. It
has been remarked that a great distinction exists
between the diplomatists of the old world and the
new. The Ambassadors of European States are
mostly men who have been trained from their youth
up in the atmosphere of protocols and treaties, where-
as the Americans, with something like contempt of
the formalities and punctilios which serve to
"disguise men's thoughts," have taken men from the
study, the counting-house, or the office, to compete
with theßenedettis and Bismarcks,the Granvillesand
Gortschakofls of the day. As a general rule the
shrewd sense and natural ability of American diplo-
matists have proved fully equal to the demand, for
if they have not the prestige or experience of trained
diplomatists neither are they selected from con-
siderations of family, or influence, or party alone, as
is sometimes the case among ourselves. The
American Minister to England has always been
an honourable specimen of his countrymen, for the
Americans, with that keen interestin the old country
which, whatever their animadversions upon us, ,they
always feel, invariably insist that the American
Envoy to England shall be a man of the first rank,

HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, AUG. 12.

The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, attended by
Lady Churchill, and her Majesty walked in the grounds
this morning with Princess Louise.
Princess Beatrice also went out.
Prince Arthur dined last evening on board her Majesty's
yacht Victoria and Albert with the Prince of Leiningen
and the officers of the yacht.

Prince Leopold drove out yesterday, attended by Mr,
Duckworth.

The Duke of Manchester has left England for the
seat of war. His grace will be allqwed to remain at the
Prussian head-quarters. _ _

The Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's have pre-
sented the Rev. Alexander Wilson to the vicarage of
Tottenham, Middlesex.
The cruise of the Mediterranean Squadron in the
Atlantic has been given up in consequence of the war,
and it is probable the Prince Consort and Bellerophon
will return home.

The 7 ablet says about 160 Bishops are still in
Rome. The Schema on Oriental Affairs and Missions
has been distributed among them ; but no General Con-
gregation will be held till November.
The Duke of Norfolk has decided to erect, entirely
at his own expense, an imposing Roman Catholic church,
adjacent to his baronial castle at Arundel. The church is
to be commenced forthwith, and is to be completed in two
years.

At the Manchester assizes on Thursday, Joseph C.
Ryan, George Bielenberg, William H. Cook, Lewis
Cohen, and Robert C. Ogden were sentenced to various
terms of imprisonment, with hard labour, for conspiring
to defraud. Their mode of operation was that usually
practised by members of the "long firm."

The Cambridge borough magistrates have con-
victed a scholar of Clare College for extinguishing a public
lamp at the back of the college, and fined him 40s. and
the costs, or fourteen days' imprisonment. Defendant
complained of having been handcuffed, but the mayor told
him his case was a bad one, especially for a Long Vaca-
tion man. _

Her Majesty, with their Royal Highnesses Prin-
cesses Louise and Beatrice and Prince Leopold, attended
by the ladies and gentlemen of the suite, will, according
to the latest arrangement, leave Osborne next Tuesday,
the 16th instant, and return to Windsor Castle. Her
Majesty will probably leave Windsor for the north next
day.

The Prince and Princess of Wales drove to Perth
on Thursday morning from Dupplin Castle, where they
have been staying since Tuesday. Their royal highnesses
left Perth by train at twelve en route for Abergeldie.
They were accompanied to the station by the Earl and
Countess of Kinnoul and Viscount Dupplin. A large
crowd was assembled, and their royal highnesses were
cheered.