The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-20 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

THREE WEEKS AFTER WEDLOCK. —An exceed-
ingly well-grown young woman, who described her-
self as only 19 years of age, applied to the magis-
trate this morning for protection.
Mr. Arnold inquired what had occurred.
Applicant—l am very much ill-used by my hus-
band, hud I have not been used to it.
Mr. Arnold—How long have you been married?
Applicant—Three weeks to-morrow we were
married at Lambeth church, and he has used me
shamefully.

Mr. Arnold—lt seems to be the formal condition
of marriage in this neighbourhood, but he has begun
very early at three weeks.
Applicant—He began at the end of the first week,
your worship. I bought a nice joint of meat, and
first he threw it in the fire, and then under the
grate.

Mr. Arnold—What does he do to you ?
Applicant—lie refuses to give me any money.
Mr. Arnold—What else? as I cannot interfere
with that.

Applicant—He locks me into the room and takes
my clothes away.
Mr. Arnold—That's to prevent you going out, I
suppose ?
Applicant—Yes, but Idid'nt marry to be shut up
in a room. _

Mr. Arnold—Has he assaulted you in any way?

Applicant—lle has terrified me very mush. lie
swears he will cut my throat, and he is constantly
talking of the horrible things he has done. Ile says
he has been committed to prison seven or eight
times. I am very much afraid of him ; he is so
violent, and the language he uses is horrible. I
hope you will protect me.
Mr. Arnold granted her a summons to be served
forthwith,

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HER MAJESTY, &c•

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Tuesday.
The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High-
nesses Princess Louise and Prince Leopold, arrived
at Buckingham Palace shortly after 12 o'clock from
'Windsor Castle.

Her Majesty travelled by special train to Padding-
ton, and drove thence in a carriage and four, and
escorted by a detachment of the 14th Hus.sars, to
Buckingham Palace.
In attendance were the Countess of Caledon,
Major-General the Hon. A. N. Hood, Col. the lion.
J. Ilardinge, and Mr. Legg.
Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone,
arrived at the Palace, from Greenwich Park.
The Earl of Derby and the Chancellor of the
Exchequer arrived at the Palace, and had an audi-
ence of the Queen.

The Queen held a Council to-day at Buckingham
Palace, at 12 o'clock, at which were present the
Duke of Marlborough, the Duke of Richmond, the
Earl of Bradford, and the Earl of Derby.
Lord Robert Montagu and Col. the Hon. Percy
Herbert were introduced and sworn in as members
of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council,
and took their seats at the board accordingly.

Mr. Edmund Harrison was Clerk of the Council.

Previous to the Council the Duke of Marlborough
bad an audience of her Majesty and delivered up
his wand of office as Lord Steward, which her
Majesty afterwards conferred upon the Earl of
Tankerville.

The Earl of Tankerville had an audience of her
Majesty, and delivered up his badge of office as
Captain of the lion. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms,
which her Majesty conferred upon the Marquis of
Exeter.

The Marquis of Exeter had an audience of her
Majesty, and delivered up his ward of office as
Treasurer of her Majesty's Household, which her
Majesty conferred upon Col. the Hon. Percy Her-
bert.

The Marquis of Exeter then delivered up to her
Majesty the insignia of the Order of the Garter worn
by his father.
Her Majesty afterwards entered the audience
room, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess
Louise.

The Duke of Beaufort was then introduced by
the Lord Chatnberlain—Sir Charles Young (Garter
King at Arms) being present—and her Majesty
invested the Duke of Beaufort with the Riband and
Badge of the Order of the Garter.

Lord Crofton (Lord in Waiting), Lieut.-Col. W.
11. F. Cavendish (Groom in Waiting), and Major-
General Hon. A. N. Hood (Equerry in Waiting),
were in attendance.

Her Majesty left Buckingham Palace at half-past
4 o'clock, accompanied by Princess Louise, and
visited the Queen of Denmark and the Prince and
Princess of Wales at Marlborough House.

THE PRINCESS OF WALES.--It will gratify our
readers to learn that her Royal Highness the Princess 01
Wales is gradually approaching convalescence.

Yesterday the marriage of Mr. henry Lambton
with Miss Mary Elizabeth Harcourt, second daughter of
William Bernard Harcourt Marquis d'Harcourt, took place
at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge. The ceremony was performed
by the Rey. E. Kempe, rector of St. James's, assisted by
the curate of St. Paul's.

APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE. --" A
matrimonial alliance is about to take place between the
Duke of SL Alban's and Miss Grey, eldest daughter of
General the Hon. G. Grey, and niece to Earl Grey.

Metropolitan Taxation.

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A deputation, representative of nearly the whole
of the metropolitan vestries and district, waited on
Lord Derby yesterday at his official residence in
Downing-street in reference to the bill introduced
into Parliament by Mr. Ayrton and Mr. Tite for the
purpose of levying a rate of 4d. in the pound over
the whole metropolis for the purpose of metropoli-
tan improvements. The deputation was introduced
by Messrs H. Lewis, M.P., and T. Chambers, M.P.
Mr. Harvey Lewis, having introduced the deputa-
tion, called upon Mr. Jonathan Salter, who drew
his lordship's attention to the hardships endured
by the poor ratepayers, from whom the amounts due
could be collected with difficulty. Mr. Salter after-
wards read a memorial, which entered into a state-
ment of the accounts expended by the Board of
Works, contending that the powers of the board
were too great, and likely to be used to the prejudice
of the ratepayers.
After some further conversation, in which it was
stated that when the Metropolitan Board asked for
a further extension of the coal and wine dues, tlie
Government, through Mr. Goschen, replied tha t
they would not extend those dues unless some jai"
provement rate were also made,
Lord DERBY said the deputation did not seem to
have any case, as it was not a question of fresh
taxation, for the proposed rate was within the unli-
mited power of taxation of the board.
Mr. SALTER said, as there was nothing in the bill
to do away with the unlimited power of taxation,
they contended that the 4d. rate was an additional
tax.
Lord DERBY admitted that the power of the board
was not limited, but the alteration made by the bill
was that, whereas its previous powers were exercised
upon the occupiers of property, they would now be
exercised on owners ; and although the latter might
in some cases recoup themselves, he rather suspected
that in the majority of cases they would not be
able to do so. His lordship then quoted extracts
showing that there was a limitation as to the mode
of imposition. What he, however, wished parti-
cularly to draw their attention to was that the ques-
tion was not a new one, but was taken into conside-
ration by the late Government; and he held a memo"
randum in his hand which showed that Government
consented to continue the coal and wine dues for five
yeais on condition that an improvement rate should be
alsomade. As soon as the existing Government came
into power they had been much pressed to introduce
the bill, but they thought it would be much better
for the Metropolitan Board to do that, and then,
following the example of their predecessors, they
promised to support it. He was afraid he could_
not hold out any hope that the Government would
recede from their decision. He did not see hew in
~
good faith or honesty they could refuse to carry out
the promise they had given.
The deputation then withdrew.
It was afterwards arranged that the
committee
should combine with the Common Council, and so
join in a united action against the bill.

Her Majesty the Queen, through Sir Thomas
Biddulph, K.C.8., has forwarded her usual liberal annual
subscription of X5O to the National Lifeboat Institution.
We are informed that Mr. Ralph Earle, the Se-
cretary to the Poor-law Board, has tendered his resigna-
tion to Lord Derby.
A meeting of the Schools Inquiry Commission
was held at 2, Victoria-street, yesterday. Present—
Lyttelton (in the chair), the Dean of Chichester Dr.
Temple, Mr. Acland, M.P., Mr. Baines, M.P., 11Ir.
RobY 'For-
ster, M.P., and Dr. Storrar. The Secretary, Mr.
attended the meeting. At a
THE FACTORIES ACT EXTENSION
large meeting of the Nottingham Chamber of Commerce,
held yesterday, most of the principal lace and hosiery mhe
a-
nufacturers of the town and neighbourhood present, t
following resolution was unanimously passed:— That it
is desirable that all lace and hosiery warehouses should
be under the same law ; and it is the opinion of
this
Chamber that the provisions of the Labour Regulation
Bill, with some modifications, will satisfactorily protect
the persons employed in the lace and hosiery trades,
and the Chamber therefore desires that the lace tmd
hosiery warehouses be exempted from the operation 01
the Factory Extension Act."
AN EXAMPLE TO CHURCH BUILDERS. --On Wed'
nesday last the ceremony of laying the first stone of the
new church at Thornton Hough, Neston, Cheshire, toel‘
place, when Mr. Hurst, who is its founder, and who is also
providing schools and a parsonage house at his own cost,
addressed a few homely words to those assembled, intimat-
ing that in the new church there would be no charge mad°
for its occupation, that it would be entirely free to all, that
when inside the church door he and they would be on the
same footing, and that any.ono who went early to church
and went there before him would or could, take procedeDco
of lainusoll in roped to auto.