The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-23 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, AUG. 20.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice, walked
and drove out this morning, and in the afternoon the
Queen went out again, accompanied by Princess Louise
and attended by Lady Churchill.

Prince Leopold drove out both morning and afternoon,

The Earl and Countess of Derby will visit the
borough of Bootle, in Lancashire, to-morrow (Wednesday)
on the occasion of laying the foundation-stone of the new
Borough Hospital, and the opening of a bazaar, fancy fair,
and flower show in aid of the fund which is being raised
for the erection of the building.

The Sheield Telegraph announces the death of a
gentleman who has for many years been well known in
Sheffield, and who succeeded in making himself known
far beyond its boundaries, Mr. Isaac Ironside, who died
on Saturday at Walkley, in the 62nd year of his age.
Prince and Princess Christian visited the Lord
Lieutenant of Worcestershire and Lady Lyttelton at their
seat at Hagley, near Stourbridge, on Saturday. Captain
Eliot and Lady Susan Melville were in attendance
upon the prince and princess, accompanied by the
Marquis and Marchioness of. Queensberry and Miss
Montgomery.
All doubt about the whereabouts of the Prince
Imperial is now set at rest. On Friday, if not later, he
was at Chalons with his father. But the lad has been in
great difficulties. It was by no means an easy matter to
get him and the Emperor safe away from Metz to Chalons.
Nothing in short, but the desperate bravery of the French
troops saved the pair from capture by the Germans.
It is rumoured that the Government intends to
send some of the Garde Mobile to Algeria : In that case
the two divisions which remain in that colony may be
brought into France to face the enemy. These two divi-
sions are excellent troops ; the Garde Mobile are the
Garde Mobile. No doubt the change will be very advan-
tageous, but what will the Mobile say to it ?

IRRIGATION AND SEWAGE . - The proprietors of
the Gardener's Magazine have offered a prize of Twenty
Guineas for the best essay on " Irrigation with especial
reference to the utilization of sewage."

THE DUBLIN BANDS.—The Dublin police issued
a proclamation on Saturday announcing that bands play-
ing in the streets so as to cause an obstruction in the
thoroughfare would be prohibited, and the bandsmen pro-
secuted ; also that crowds following the bands would be
liable to be similarly dealt with. The proclamation had
the desired effect, as no bands were seen in the streets on
Sunday.
SURVEYING THE ENEMY.—We observe that, like
ourselves in the civil war and like the French in their
last Italian campaign, the Prussians are beginning to use
balloons to determine the position of their enemies. A
letter from Verviers says that enormous balloon has been
seen in the north-east, oscillating between Herb6sthal,
Prussia, and Dolham, on the Belgian frontier. The bal-
loon approached the earth several times, and in the
car were seen two men with telescopes. Possibly one of
these men was Professor Lowe, who may have had more
luck with the Prussian authorities than General Sheridan
appears to have had at Paris. If all that is said of the
Chassepot is true, such aeronautic adventures must be
critical things, and the rear of an earthwork must be in
their neighbourhood a far more agreeable locality than
the car of a balloon. The only resource under the cir-
cumstances would appear td be that of making the car an
iron-clad, the successful ascension of which, however,
would be incompatible with the present range of atmos-
pheric discovery.—New York Times.

THE BROmPTON MURDER.—A short tithe after the
conclusion of the inquest on Saturday it transpired that
some important information had just been communicated,
which was likely to lead to a clue to the murderers. It
appears that a gentleman living in the neighbourhood
of South Kensington, and who is in the habit of
being wheeled in a Bath chair and looking at the news-
papers while he takes a little refreshment outside the
Drayton Arms, was sitting outside there at dinner-time on
Saturday week. While sitting there he noticed about two
o'clock, two men, having the appearance of gardeners, or
agricultural labourers, came across the road to the outside
of the Drayton Arms from the direction of the houses at
Gledhow-gardens. One of them especially was smothered
with blood, and his hands were pefectly covered with it.
As they passed him they both appeared anxious to avoid
notice. They were both looking about for water to wash
in, and endeavoured to avoid turning round, so that their
faces could be seen. They went up to the side of the
house, where the water tap is fixed, in the side of the
wall. On finding that this was turned by a key kept
in the house, they were annoyed and evidently greatly
confused, as they could get no water. One of them
then called out to the old man who acts as ostler, and
asked him to fetch the key, as one of them had got a ter-
rific cut on his hand, and they wanted to wash the blood off.
The old man fetched the key, and they then washed at
the tap. On the old man being questioned as to his re-
membrance of the occurrence, he stated that he recollected
it perfectly well, but it had not struck him before that it
had anything to do with the murder.