The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-04 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY, &c.

,LW.

The Queen walked and drove ye,iterday tur-
noon, accompanied by Princess Louie, and her
Majesty drove out this morning Wi Princess
Christi:Ln.

Princess Louise, Prince Leopilil, Princess Bea-
trice, and Prince Floury of Prussia walked out in
the grounds this morning.
Prince Christian went out shooting, atteinkii by
Major-General F. H. Seymour. Captain von
Schroettcr had the honour of accomp:lnying his
royal highness.
The Right Hon. Gathorne hardy arrived at Os-
borne yesterday, and had the honour of dining with
the Queen and the royal family.
Miss M‘Gregor has arrived at Osborne on a visit
to her Majesty.
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Ponsonby has suc-
ceeded as Equerry in. Waiting.

The Royal Visit to Holkham.
HOLKIIAII, Jan. 3.
Yesterday the Prince of Wales and the Duke of
Edinburgh, with the other noble sportsmen at Holk-
ham, were out on the New Marshes, and enjoyed
some excellent wild fowl shooting. Notwithstand-
ing the deep snow and the coldness of the weather
her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales drove
down to see the shooting.
The Earl and Countess of Leicester gave a dance
last evening to the guests staying in the house, Mr.
F. Howlett's band being in attendance. The fol-
lowing were present :—Their Royal Highnesses the
Prince and Princess of 'Vales and the Duke of
Edinburgh ; Viscountess Walden, Major G. H.
Grey, and Hon. E. Yorke, in attendance ; the Duke
and Duchess of Sutherland, the Marquis of Huntly,
Earl and Countess of Kimberley, Earl and Countess
of Dunmore, .Tscount and Viscountess Powers-
court, Lord and Lady Stafford, Lord and Lady
Suffield, Lord and Lady Rendlesham, Sir Archibald
and Lady Margaret Macdonald, Hon. E. and Mrs.
Russell, Hon. Edward and Mrs. Coke, Hon. H.
Harbord, Hon. T de Grey, M.P., Hon. Colonel
Coke, the Earl and Countess of Leicester and the
Ladies Coke, Miss Whitbread, Colonel Stephenson,
Captain Stephenson, and Mr. Powell.

The weather over-head this afternoon having
greatly improved, the royal and distinguished sports-
men are out shooting the covers in the park.
rue royal visit will be extended to Saturday.

The Duke of Buckingham will return to town on
Monday next from Stowe. Buck.=, for the season.
The Marchioness of Hastings and Lady Con-
stance Marshain have arrived at the St. Ueorge's
Hotel.

The Viscountess Berthier has just died iu child-
birth at the age of only 21. The deceased lady was
a Creole of great beauty and distinction, and her
loss will be felt in the most brilliant circles in Paris.

Viscount and Viscountess Dungan and Lady
Feodorowna Wellesley have arrived at Brown's
Hotel.

Viscount Halifax and the llou. Mr. Wood have
arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-quire.

Mi. Bright and the "Fortnightl) Review."

TO TILE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

should feel obliged if you:could insert the
enclosed letter to Mr. Bright, as Mr. Morley ap; ears
from his second letter quite to have misunderstood
what I wrote to him, and an explanation on my part
seems to me necessary.—lremain, Sir, your obedient
servant, HENRY D. SEYMOUR.

Athenaeum Club, Jan. 3.

Athenamm Club, Jan. 3.
My dear Bright,—l am sorry to be obliged to trouble
you with another letter, but as it is your speeches, and not
your brother's, which I have written about and for whieli
I am callsd to account, I prefer to communicate directly
with you.
I never saw Mr. Morley's letters to your brother till I
read them yesterday in the newspapers, a,nd I was surprised
to find that the explanations which I had sent to Mr. Mor-
ley near the beginning of the correspondence had, doubt-
less from an extreme press of business, never been commu-
nicated to Mr. Jacob Bright, but an erroneous impression
was conveyed in Mr. Morley's second letter.
In the Times of the 17th of October, page 7, column 5
from the left, line 14, I find these words :
" But I deny altogether that the rich alone are qualified
to legislate for the poor, and more than that, the poor alone
would be qualified to legislate for the rich."
A man can hardly be called poor who has an independ-
ence, however small ; the poor man, as I understand the
term, is ho who lives from hand to mouth, who has been
either unable or unwilling to save, and who has generally
received an education far inferior to what I think he ought
to have. Now, I repeat that if you put legislation entirely
into the hands of these persons, as you are represented to
have expressed a willingness to do, they would fall into the
bands of designing men, or enthusiasts ; measures would
be proposed inimical W the propertied classes, who would
resist by force if necessary, and a civil war, such as we saw
in France, would be the consequence. I think lam per-
fectly justified in drawing those conclusions, if you really
said what has been attributed to you. Mr. Jacob Bright
says you did not, and gives an entirely different version,
in the spirit of which I cordially agree, and which I at once
accept as correct. I conclude that the Times' reporter mis-
took your words. lam glad that Mr. Jacob Bright has
raised the question, as it has cleared ep a point on which
many others, like myself, may have had inisconceptious,
and about which I should be sorry that your real views
should be misunderstood.
" With regard to the other point to which Mr. Jacob
Bright has alluded, I admit that he convicted too of an
error, although a very small one. It was a mistake of A
single word, for which I have never ceased apologizing.
" All" was printed instead of " half ;" but this did not in
the least affect my argument. The statement that half
the land of England is in the hands of 150 proprietors, I
humbly submit, deserves the epithet I applied to it, and I
respectfully beg to say that such statements appear to me
blemishes in your matchless oratory, because the object of
eloquence is to persuade, and men hesitate to believe if
they cannot depend upon the facts on which the conclu-
sions of the speaker are based. In some minds also,
though not in mine, it throws a doubt on the bona fides of
the orator, because the greater portion of the audience can-
not inquire for themselves, and accept whatever you tell
them on your high authority. You areipresumed to knout
this, and therefore, if you mislead them, you are naturally
held responsible.
I have endeavoured now to justify myself where I think
I was right, and frankly to apologise for my error where
I was wrong. I think I have given an explanation which
will appear satisfactory in the eyes of all just and fair
men ; and as for those who are not just and fair, 1 think it
my duty to regard them with the indifference they de-
serve.—l remain, yours truly,
HENRY D. SEYMOUR.
J. Bright, Esq. _ .

P.S.—As your brother has attacked me, and sent his
letter direct to the newspapers, without previously fur-
nishing me with a copy, I am compelled to adopt the same
lino in my defence.

FATAL EXPLOSION OF A KITCHEN BOILER .--•
About noon on Wednesday a kitchen boiler in the house
of Major Talbot Constable, Hull, son of Sir Clifford Con-
stable, exploded with terrific violence, killing a charwoman
instantaneously, and severely injuring the cook. The
boiler was situated in a detached kitchen, and was a self-
feeding one, nearly new. The only persons in the kitchen
at the time of the accident were Harriet Jane Barlow, 2b
years of age, the charwoman, and Mary Ann Storr, the
cook. A guest of the Major's, named Allen, was the only
other person in the house ; and, as this gentleman was
reading in one of the rooms at the front of the house, he
heard a loud report, which it struck him must have been
caused by the explosion of the kitchen boiler. On rushing
into that apartment ho found the two windows completely'
blown out, part of the roof torn away, and various other
damage. When the dust had cleared away he saw the
cook endeavouring to free herself from the debris. Nothing
could be seen of the woman Barlow, and it was not until a
large quantity of rubbish had been removed that her dead
body was found lying beneath the sink stones. The win-
dows of the opposite house were smashed, and in one a
brick in the wall smashed to pieces. The accident is at-
tributed to the action of the frost.

THE EXPLOSION AT THE OAKS COLLIERY.—The
state of affairs at the colliery is the same as
previously reported. On Wednesday morning the scaffold-
ing had so far progressed as to admit of being put into
sections, and large bolts are to brace it together, which
work was then going on. Tho district has again been
startled by the report that au eaplosiun had occurred at
the Farley Main Colliery. On inquiry the report was
found to be untrue. A fall of coal or roof had taken place
and given off a quantity of gas into the mine, and the
men had to leave in consequence, some of theta iu 6
rather hasty manner.