The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-10 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

Her Imperial highness the Princess of Olden-
bourg, the Princess Thereso, the Princess George and
Constantino of Oldeubourg, and Count Serge Cheremetieff,
attended by Dr. Steidel and a numerous suite, have left
Claridge's 11001 for Paris.

The Duke of Leinster left town yesterday for
Carton House, near Maynooth.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Bristol are stay-
ing at the noble marquis's shooting quarters, near Ding-
wall, Ross-shire.

The Earl of Clonmel has left town for Don-
caster.

LITERATURE.

The Fortnightly Review. Nos. VII. and VIII.
The usual ability which characterises this serial
is fully displayed in the two parts before us. The
social and political questions of the day are allowed
a fair hearing, while essays and criticisms abound
in its pages, Whether the reader, therefore, is in-
clined for solid reading or only wishes for pleasant
intellectual entertainment, he can find his choice.
Trade Unions find an able advocate in Professor
Beesly, but, like many other advocates of the
system, he takes it as masters versus men, instead
of men against each other. It is the workmen
themselves who suffer most severely from the grind-
ing tyranny of the unions, as they are beginning to
find out. Emigration from Ireland is an interest-
ing subject, well discussed. " The Reign of Law,"
by G. H. Lewes, is an examination into the theories
promulgated by the Duke of Argyll in his recent
work of that name. " Legal Etiquette" is
a suggestive article, and might be read with
profit by the members of other professions
burdened with needless and profitless social
regulations. " Sir Cecil Beadon's Defence" goes
over a sad subject, on which it is well to hear
the case stated from all points of view. An
analysis of the characters of Macbeth and Lady
Macbeth, if not new, is discriminating and well
written. Theodore Parker's Life and Works are
the subject of a memoir, which does his memory
full honour. Mr. Whyte Melville's romance of
" The White Rose" is brought to a melancholy and
unsatisfactory conclusion. Other papers of merit
are to be found in both numbers.

Boys of England Journal. Conducted by E. J•

Brett. Part IX.

The ninth monthly part of this excellent journal
still keeps up its well-known prestige, the "Captain
of the School" and "Strongbow," two excellent tales,
are continued with unabated interest, and a new
one, " Wait till I am a Man," bids fair to become
a great favourite. The British Boys' Progress, and
the page of sports, lion, rhinoceros, and alligator
hunting are full of the most absorbing interest. All
these, combined with excellent. illustrations, render
it one of the most amusing, at thg same time moral
works that can be placed in the bands of youth and
on the family library table.

7IIE FAI AL COLLISION ON THE RIVER•

Sergeant Parry, of the K division of police, who
was a passenger on board the Metis when that
vessel came into collision with the Wentworth on
Friday evening, has since died. He and his wife and
child—an infant nine months old—were in the cabin,
and the child was drowned, while he and his wife
were rescued after being in the water several minutes.
His condition was such that he was taken to the
quarters of the Coastguard, and there lodged for the
night. Next morning he was so far recovered as to
enable him to proceed home to Cubitt-town. But
recovery would appear to have been only apparent,
for yesterday news reached the police station at
Woolwich, and also the secretary of the Water-
men's Company, that he had succumbed to the shock
which his system sustained.

About two o'clock yesterday a number of work-
men were sent down to the spot where the collision
occurred with apparatus necessary to raise the after-
part of the Metis, and to bring it to Woolwich,
where the vessel now lies high and dry on the beach.
So far as co' ld be learned yesterday evening no
other bodies had been recovered, and hopes are
therefore entertained that the extent of the disaster
is known.

It has been stated that the Metis was crossing the
bows of the Wentworth. This the secretary of the
Woolwich and Watermen's Company denies-
According to the best information we can gather,
the Metis was proceeding close inshore, and he con•
tends that the Wentworth was wrong in porting
her helm. Had she kept her course mid-channel
the disaster would not have happened ; but, instead
of that, she changed her course, with the result as
shown.

Spenceley, the captain of the Metis, whose Lulu
was broken in two or three places, is still in a pre-
carious state.

INQUEST THIS DAY.

This afternoon Mr. C. J. Carttar, the coroner
for West Kent, opened the inquiry at the Lord
Derby publichouse, Plumstead, upon the bodies of
Richard Barry, aged nine months, and Alice Brig'
den, aged six years, who, it will be remembered,
lost their lives by the collision which took place on
Friday evening last between the Metis steamer, be-
longing to the Woolwich Steampacket Company,
and the Wentworth screw steamer, at present on
her way to the north in ballast. There are t
other persons (adults) who are dead—Cheesemol
the steersman of the Metis, whose body has not yet
been found, and Sergeant Richard Barry, upon
whom the inquest will be held to-morrow. _

The Jury having been sworn, proceeded to vie°
the bodies at the dead-house at Plumstead Old
Church, and the Coroner said that he should
merely open the inquest pro forma.
Evidence of the identity of the two children wito
about to be taken when our parcel left, it being
understood the inquiry would be adjourned for 3
fortnight or three weeks.

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MR. EYRE AT DOVER.—EX-Governor Eyre
at present sojourning at Dover, and has been feted by tho
officers of the 51st Regiment, now quartered in the garrison-
PRESENTS FROM THE SULTAN.—The seven Arab
horses, sent as a present from the Sultan to her 31aPst5r1
have just arrived, in charge of Mouraffen. Bey, at the royal
stables, Buckingham Palace. Accompanying these wore
two others for the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Boa"-

fort.
ACCIDENT TO A SALOON STEAMER.—The Albert
Victor, saloon steamer, from London and Ramsgate, with
excursionists, in attempting to run into Boulogno harh°llr
at low water on Saturday night drove athwart ono of tho
piers of the jetty. She thou reversed her engines, backed
off, and steamed away to the westward, whore she brought
up for the night and landed her passengers at four o'clock.
on Sunday morning.
COLLISION OFF NOIZTIIFLEET.—The steamer
Ajax, for Cardiff, was in contact on Sunday with the
Prido of the Dart, in the Thames, off Northfleet Point,
the latter sustaining so much injury that she immediately
filled and sunk. The crew were saved and lauded at
Gravesend. The Ajax sustained no injury and proceeded
to sea. The Thames Conservancy have taken the usti3l
precautions over the sunken wreck for the protection of
the navigation.
TIIA3IES ANGLING.—AS a proof of the increased
sport the anglers are
about Richmond, Twickenham and Teddington, ono punt
on Friday last took nearl of fine dace, and a day
y 20 dozen "ch-
or two previously another punt took 13 dozen at RI
getting this year in the tidal waters
mond. Two gentlemen fishing for two entire
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dayse Or
Twickenham caught 42} dozen roach and dace, somreat
the former weighing over 11b. each. One of the
Lake trout, which the Thames Angling Preservation
b is a
ing t
Ssciety are propagating, was taken iu gudgeon act
last week, and measured Gin. This fact
weir, and;provos that fish hatching
unbur.y
interesting as would havo been a grilse taken at S y
successful. is likely to by ye

BALMORAL, Sept. 8.
The Queen, with Prince and Princess Christian,
Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and Prince
Loop°ld, continue at Balmoral in the enjoyment of
excellent health.

It is not yet decided when her Majesty and the
members of the loyal family return to the south,
though it is generally expected that it will be about
the 19th inst.