The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-27 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince of \Vales, attended by Major Teesdale,
hunted with her Majesty's staghounds at Datchet
yesterday.
In consequence of the rheumatic affection having
become localised in one joint, Mr. Paget was yester-
day requested to see the Princess of Wales.

The following bulletin was issued yesterday at
Marlborough House :

FEB. 26, 11 a.m.
" The general condition of her Royal Highness
the Princess of 'Wales continues to improve daily.
The local pain has diminished daring the last two or
three days.
" The infant Princess is well.
" Another bulletin will be issued in the Afternoon
on Thursday, the 28th inst.
(Signed) " ARTHUR FARRE, M.D.
" JAMES PAGET.
" WILLIAM JENNER, M.D.
" E. H. SIEVEKING, M.D."

At the Council held yesterday by the Queen at
Windsor Castle a proclamation was ordered to be issued
for the election of a new representative peer for Scotland
in the room of the late Lord Gray.
CABINET COUNCIL.—A Cabinet Council was
held yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of
the Treasury in Downing-street. The Ministers present
were—the Earl of Derby, the Lord Chancellor, the Right
Hon. Spencer H. Walpole, the Earl of Carnarvon, General
Peel, Vicount Cranborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Sir J. Pakington, Sir S. Northcote, Lord J. Manners, the
Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy, and Lord Naas.

The Earl of Malmesbury was prevented from
being present at the Cabinet Council in consequence of the
serious illness of the countess at Heron Court.

Lady Egerton of Tatton had an evening partY
yesterday at her residence in St. James's-square, at which
a numerous company responded to her ladyship's invita-
tions.

The Dowager Lady Clinton and Lady Sarah
Spencer have arrived at Hastings on a visit to the Dowager
Marchioness of Exeter, from Northamptonshire.
The Dowager Lady Keane, Mr. Pigott, and
Miss Pigott have arrived at the Alexandra Hotel, Hyde-
park-corner, from Dullingham.
Baroness Charles de Rothschild and the Misses
de Rothschild have arrived at St. Thomas's Hotel, Ber-
keley-square, from Frankfort.

Sir Augustus and Lady Warren have arrived at
Warren's Court, county Cork, for a few months.
DEATII OF LADY JANET BUCHANAN.—We have
to record the death of the above lady, which took place on
the 24th inst., in her 84th year. The venerable lady was
the daughter of James, 12th Earl of Caithness, and widow
of Mr. James Buchanan, of Craigend Castle, Stirling'
shire.

We have to announce the death of the Hon.
Mrs. Fitzgerald Foley, which occurred after giving birth
to twins on Saturday last. The deceased and lamented
lady leaves a numerous young family, and was the wife of
Captain the Hon. F. A. Foley, R.N.

TIIE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE ROYAL HUST•
Yesterday morning his Royal Highness the Prince of
"Wales, attended by Major Teesdale and accompanied by
Lord Colville, the noble master of the royal buckhounds,
left town by the 10.15 a.m. down train from Paddington/
in order to have a day's hunting with her Majesty's stag-
hounas. As the prince passed through the Horne-park the
rain began to descend in a drizzling shower, and the
weather altogether was far from pleasant. The meet was
at Datchet Windmill, or rather where the windmill for-
merly stood, and the time fixed for the assembling was
half-past eleven o'clock. There was a good muster, the
field including many of the neighbouring gentry. "Miss
Gilbert" was the deer selected. She got away in the direc-
tion of Horton and Stanwell, and thence to Colnbrook, and
after causing no little excitement at Slough, through which
town the deer passed, was taken shortly afterwards, after
a long chase. Tho Prince of Wales and suite, with Lord
Colville, rode back to 'Windsor, and, reaching the Great
Western Station just as a special train was about to leave
with her Majesty's Ministers, took their departure by the
same train. The Prince, who left Windsor at 3.45 pin./
occupied a saloon with the Ministers of State and Lord
Colville.
SCURVY IN THE MERCANTILE MARlNE.—yester-
day Mr. Carttar held an inquiry, at Greenwich, into
the death of John Ashley, aged 27, who died on board the
Dreadnought a few days ago. Tho deceased was a sailor,
and, with eight others, had been shipped by Capt. Andrews,
of the Thnour, at Calcutta. On the homeward voyage
the deceased was attacked with dysentery several timas, but
recovered. He had scurvy and was served with lime juice,
which remedy was discontinued when dysentery appeared.
Ho recovered from the scurvy, but as he eat too much salt
moat when, as the captain affirms, there was no necessity for
his doing so, there being plenty of fresh provisions and vege"
tables, ho had a relapse, which continued until he calve
home, and then he and eight others, who also had con-
tracted this disease, were sent to the hospital ship. H°
was received on the 9th instant, and died on the 18th.
The surgeon to the Dreadnought attended the deceased,
and made a post mortem examination, which showed a
tubercular disease of the lungs of long standing, and
also disease of the bowels. Death was attributed by hie'
to disease of the lungs, and was hastened by the scurvy
Capt. Andrews, in the course of his evidence, said that at
starting he had 30 gallons of lime-juice, and gave it out
regularly. Some of the juice was given to Dr. Dickson, an
analytical chemist, who pronounced it to be very weak, and
said it consisted of 6 grains of citric acid to the ounce (3
should have been from 25 to 40grains),and wasutterly worth-
loss as a cure for scurvy, although not deleterious. It "'°s
supposed that the juice had been diluted, but the fact could
not be proved. Dr. Dickson suggested that the lime-juice
supplied to ships should be under the control of Govern-
meat, and sold under a licence, and then it would be mere
beneficial to ships' crews. The witness also said that 11°
had visited the ship and found it in every way suited to
the comfort of the crew, the supply of provisions bell
very good. The coroner, in summing up, eulogised Car
`Andrews for the attention he appeared to devote to the
comfort of those under his command. The jury eventa&lY
found that death was due to disease of the lungs, accele-,
rated by scurvy.
Mr. DISRAELI has done a very adroit, very bold,
and exceedingly creditable thing. The Blacas collection
of gems, which is simply invaluable, was in the market in,
Paris, and ho sent over Mr. Newton—the artist employee
to disinter Cnidos—to examine the collection for the
Museum. Hearing, however, that it was necessary to .
quick, as the Emperor of the French was proposing to
the Chancellor of the Exchequer took the whole ran
sibility on himself, ordered the money, £48,000, to be Paid
at once, and on Monday threw himself upon the'lloutbe.
e
Mr. Gladstone, of course, supported him warmly, and
lit
vote passed without a division, but had Mr. Disraeli o:fd
ventured to tell the story as it really occurred he 0
have doubled his popularity. It is not often that
.ais
Emperor is outstripped, outgenoralled; and outbid in_Do
own capital, and Louis Napoleon will henceforward knees
that a Constitutional Minister is not invariably manacle
by red tape. Fortunately, gems like those in the 33"
collection pack in very small compass.—Spectator.
Loss OF A VESSEL OFF LIVERPOOL—The b a r.1(11::
Coquimbo, Captain Jamieson, 379 tons, bound to
coal laden, left the Mersey with Monday afternoon d
in tow by the Royal Saxon steam tug, and had rose_od,
as far as the Formby Light ship when the tow rope Part
the vessel being driven on to Jordan's Bank. A. Lhich
wind from the westward prevailed at the time,_l7,..iiid
caused a heavy sea, and as it was feared the vessel u
in
go to pieces, the New Brighton Lifeboat was despatches.,ebst
tow by the steam-tug Rover, and the Liverpool Liintsof
No. 2in tow by the steam-tug Slasher, the movements
the latter being guided by Mr. Hills, marine o:ydoff
The crew, consisting of fifteen in number, were takento
by the Now Brighton boat. The vessel was expected

become a total wreck.—Liverpool Post.
CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAM INATIONS.-The great
number of successful candidates from any one school at tlie
late Cambridge local examination was 36, from the De'r°:
County School, West Buckland, which for three Yeartl4,6
succession has passed a greater number of the Carabri,":a
examinations than any other school. Of these 13 obtl
ea
honours, and five were mentioned as having distinguistibe
themselves in particular subjects, among them beiegnior
first and second in order of merit in England is the se

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