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OSBORNE, Jan. 1

The Queen walked in the grounds yesterday
afternoon, attended by the Dowager Duchcss of
Athole ; and her- Majesty and Princess Louise
walked and rode on ponies this morning.
Prince and Princess Christian went out walking.

THE ROYAL PARTY AT HOLKITAM.

I.IOLKHAm, Tuesday.

The arrival of the members of the Royal family
at Holkham yesterday evening was marked by the
advent of winter, snow having commenced falling
after the arrival of their Royal Highnesies, and
continued to fall during the night.
The Prince and Princess of Wales a:id Prince
Albert Victor occupy the magnificent state apart-
ments, a suite of apartments contiguous being set
apart for the Duke of Edinburgh.
The Royal dinner party last evening included their
Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Walls
and the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke and
Duchess of Sutherland, the Marquis of Huntly,
the Earl and Countess of Kimberley, the Earl
and Countess of Dunmore, Viscount and
Viscountess Powerscourt, Lord and Lady Staf-
ford, Lord and Lady Suffield, Lord and Lady
Rendlesham. Sir Archibald and Lady Mar-
garet Macdonald, the Hon. E. and Mrs. Russell,
the Hon. E. and Mrs. Coke, the Hon. H. Harbord,
the lion. T. De Grey, M.P., the Hon. Col. Coke,
Miss Whitbread, Col. Stephenson, Capt. Stephen-
son, Mr. Powell, Major Grey, Viscountess Walden,
the Hon. E. Yorke, and the members of Lord Lei-
cester's family.
The Royal and distinguished party have this morn-
ing commenced shooting, and from the rapidity of
the firing some excellent sport must be afforded.
The Royal visit is not expected to terminate till
Friday or Saturday.

SERIOUS ACCIDENTS IN THE PUBLIC THOROUGH‘
PARES.—Yesterday morning John Hennessy, a
porter at the wharves in Upper and Lower Thames-streets,
was endeavouring to pass with a heavy case between two
waggons, when ho was jammed between them, and was
with some difficulty released, in an insensible condition,
and removed to the hospital.—On Monday evening, as a
railway van was passing along Euston-road one of the
ropes that secured a number of empty packing-cases,
piled to a great height, gave way, and a man named
Rings, who was seated ou one of the cases, was thrown,
with part of the load, to the ground. Before the unfortu-
nate man could be moved out of the way, a light cart
passed over his body, inflicting serious internal injuries,
in addition to a fractured arm sustained by the fall. The
same afternoon, Henry Fisher, aged 6 years, fell in the
roadway in Blackman-street, Borough, and an empty rail-
way van passed over the upper part of his person, inflict-
ing such injuries that his life is despaired of.
WHAT DEAR FRIENDS !—The Universal German
Gazette describes in the following curious terms the meeting
of the King of Prussia and the King of Saxony at Gross-
beeren :—" The Royal train stopped at the right side of a
platform arranged for the occasion. King William walked
quickly to meet King John, and said to him, ' Welcome,
brother-in-law!' The latter, holding his plumed hat in one
hand, and with the other straight down his side in quite
a military attitude, said, with a serious and deeply-moved
air to the King, 'Your Majesty, I '—King William did not
allow hint to finish, but, taking him by both hands, drew
him near, exclaiming, No ceremony, brother-in-law !' and
kissed him on both chocks. They afterwards entered the
Royal carriage arm-in-arm, followed by the Prince Royal,
Albert, who, with a profound bow, kissed the hand of the
King of Prussia."

THE ASSOCIATIONS OF PUTNEY CHURCH.—WO
are now in Putney Reach, a splendid stretch of water,
used for boat races ever since boat races were held on the
Thames. Putney Church has seen many a one, and
more than one strange thing besides. It is a quiet-
looking, well-kept, country church, to which you would
never give credit as to the place of warlike assemblages.
Yet such it was, for, in the Commonwealth time, Fairfax
and the officers of the Parliamentary army held council
here, and on the Sabbath too. After the discussions fiery
Hugh Peters held forth from the pulpit,- and all the while
the Parliamentary forces lay in the neighbourhood other
ministers pronounced encouraging and godly discourses
for the benefit of the men of war. Put yourself back two
hundred years, and you may well conceive how the loud
and strident voice of Peters came through the church
windows over the calm water here in some of his burning
exhortations to "servo the Lord even unto slaying with
the arm of flesh." The sentries of the King's army were
within hearing, on the other side of the river. The whole
neighbourhood recalls the great contest, and is the scene
of one of the most clumsy of the King's many blunders in
generalship—one of his false steps of the most faialkind,
into which he appears to have been led by headstrong ad-
visers and self-willed partisans. There remains a look of
antiquity about the place which mightily aids the concep-
tion of the passing sentries as, armed with pike or arque-
bus, they passed and repassed before the church. There ie
the tower whore the King's own banner flouted him in the
face, and his subjects bore arms for his destruction. The
water runs unchanged and beautiful as of old, the long
ranges of osier beds shake their grey lance in the sunlight,
and it is not long ago since I saw the azure kingfisher start
like a flash of sapphire-hued fire from the bank, and in"
stantly vanish in the maze of weeds. Peters exhorted hie
hearers to be zealous unto slaying, but there had been
slaying of another sort here a generation before. Take
what the parish books tell us. In 1625 occur the following
entries in the registers of account :—" Paid the carpenter
for a barrow to carry the people that died of the sickness

to church to bury them, ss. - Paid to Commynge for hiS
charges going to London to get two women to come up t°
keep the sicke, the people being all sike, 2s. 6d. To the
warders 'watchers by the doors of infected houses), for
helping to bury the dead, 4s. Gd." On Putney Heath Wt'
fought the innocuous duel between Pitt and Mr. TierneYt

111. P., of Southwark, and of alltimu.s on a Sunday alter':

noon ; in the saute place came off the famous duel betwee'
Canning and Castlereagh. Fancy Earl Russell and ldr'
Disraeli coming hero to fight a duel nowadays ! One of
the old Diarists commends, as " pretty," the extreme Wei"
turnity of Thames watermen, from whom it is difficult to

get anything like a full and fair answer to a question.
That brown-faced man who sculled past us just now, biting
a straw between his teeth, scarcely vouchsafed a reply t°
my inquiry as to the state of the tide, and thus maintain°
their ancient repute by perpetually meditating how t°
evade an answer entirely or put it in tho briefest or leas/
satisfactory terms.--Illaentillan's Magazine.
HORSE RACING ON THE CONTINENT.—As a proof
of the increasing popularity of racing on the Cow
tiuent, it may be mentioned that the amount of stake°
contested for in France, Belgium, and Baden amounts t°
rather over 2,852,0001., or about £114,000. The French
Jockey Club have this year made-an-increase of .E 3,140 t°
the added stakes, in addition to what they gave last ye3d
which amount is principally given towards the Paris ati
Chantilly meetings. In Belgium, from the above Oil
may be deducted £9,800, which is the sum total of sta]te°
and added money in that country. At Baden the stakes
for the three days' racing amounts to £5,200. Count de
Lagrange heads the list of winners this year, but
accounts show a diminution of nearly £5,000 from last
year, and M. Delaware treads closely on the count;i4
heels, as he was fortunate enough to win the Frene.
Derby with a very moderate horse, viz., Florentine. 141
stable altogether was in great force during the season.
Baron Finot, although with two exceptions he has entirellj
confined himself to steeplechasing, now ranks a g°°,
third ; showing a considerable increase on his last yoir 0
score. Major Fridolin shows a slight decrease this season;
but the stable have, however, nothing to complain °;
M. Lunel, thanks to the victories of Etuile-Fila,nte
Baden, shows a very excellent return, being more al%
double his last year's amount. M. Penh]. is about tl't
same as last year, with a very satisfactory account. 31
Lupin, Aumont, and Schickler all show a decrease e„
last year. Those most conspicuous as having made °,
greatest addition are Viscount Talon and Baron '3
ll6rissem, the former particularly having had a very g°°o
year. In the Midi, or South of France, Baron do Ne°lo
and Viscount de Chemelier show an increase. In Belgic
Viscount Buisseret is at the head of the list of winne
having won about the same amount as last year. 11°14
followed by Baron Woelmont, who has increased
return's, and also much improved his stud. At Chant?ii;
M. Fiersheim and F-Kent have been tolerably succes9llo
The Jormer's stud has paid very well, and the horses '
particularly adapted for weight carriers for gentile,
riders,' races. 11. Gibson, trainer at Chantilly, has
very good year, and great credit is duo to him for the 01M1 if
nor in which he brought out Prince Regent (a cast,.,
from M. Schickler's stable), with which he won nine r'l°::t
The a lost valuable race of the season ou the Contin'
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viz., Um Grand Prix de Paris, was won by the pnb,oo
Beaufort's Ceylon, and it was indeed gratifying to se`' iilg
hearty reception the Duke received on his horse returtiool
to the weighing enclosure. The principal Contine tis
steepleet'lase, viz., the Grand Handicap SteeplecLul,.s°lo3
Dieppe, ',was won by Mr. Somers's The Rogue, vitae'' otiO
just come over from England, and these were the 00100'
races of itoportance which were won by English LoeotO
Count Danivierre's and M. Voisin's racing establiebn°, 104
have been sold during the past season, but a new stilt; l,it'
been formed by Captain Barron, who has engage€l. ,it
man as his trainer, taking the stables formerly eccuPl'
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