The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-12 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY, &c•

-WINDSOR CASTLE, March 11.

The Queen and the Royal family received this
evening the sorrowful, although not unexpected,
intelligence of the death of Prince Christian's
mother, the Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Augus-

;enburg.

The Queen and her Royal highness Princess
Louise walked, and rode on panics in the grounds

this morning.
Her Royal highness Princess Christian, attended
by the Duchess of Roxburghe, went out walking.
Princess Beatrice rode in the Home Park, and
Prince Leopold drove, attended by Mr. Legg.
His Royal Highness Prince Arthur has left the
Castle for Greenwich-park, attended by Major
Elphinstone.
Lady Bagot and the Rev. C. Kingsley have also
left the Castle.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Lieut.-Colonel
Keppel, rode out on horseback yesterday.

We are authorised to state that, in consequence
of the death of the Duchess of Schleswig Holstein Augus-
tenburg, mother of his Royal Highness Prince Christian,
the Queen's Court, appointed to be hold on Thursday, 14th
inst., has been postponed.
The Earl of llowth is unavoidably detained in
Cornwall, by the dangerous illness of his daughter, Lady
Margaret Domvile.
Viscount and Viscountess Doneraile have left
town for Doneraile, Ireland, in consequence of the Fenian
disturbances there.

Mrs. Gladstone will have an evening party to-
morrow at the family residence on Carlton-house-terrace.

Haymark et Theatre.

Last evening the bills of the play at the Hay-
market Theatre, which, though unaltered for some
time, have attracted large and brilliant audiences,
announced that the excellent three-act comedy,
" David Garrick," would be performed for a limited
period, and the consequence was a house crowded
in every part. Mr. Sothern, of course, was cor-
dially welcomed, and never has he performed the
part of Garrick with greater effect than he did last
night. his great scene in the second act elicited
unbounded applause, and the performance altogether
was one of unmixed pleasure to the audience. Our
own good-tempered, good-humoured, author,
manager, and actor, Mr. Buckstone, we re-
joice to say, having somewhat recovered
from his domestic bereavement, appeared in his
original part of Squire Chivey, and experienced i
warm and hearty reception, the genial influence of
which enabled him to go through his part with all
that spirit and humour which has made him one of
the especial favourites of the public. Mr. Chippen-
dale and Miss Nelly Moore entered with spirit into
the revival, and contributed their share to the plea-
sure of the evening. The new comedy, " Diamonds
and Hearts," is a perfect success, and doubtless it
will form, for some time at least, one of the perma-
nent attractions at this theatre. Although indebted
for the plot of the piece to the French, the adaptor has
well performed his task, and given to us a piece that
suits the talented company of the Haymarket to a
nicety. The plot turns upon the dilemma in which
a young English gentleman finds himself by giving
way to a passion for a certain Lady Claverton, ila
place of cherishing the legitimate affection of her
sister Maud, whose whole and undivided love is for
him alone. Frank IVellborne, by his headstrong
folly, nearly compromised the honour of the wife of
Sir Charles Claverton, and wellnigh breaks his
father's heart ; to prevent the former he steals
a quantity of jewels, and is charged with felony%
The ruse, however, does not succeed, Sir Charles
forces Frank Wellborne to accept a challenge,
but happiness is restored through the inter-
vention of Maud, who, without knowing it, exo-
nerates her sister, Lady Claverton, and marries
Frank as a punishment for his thoughtless im-
propriety. Miss Nelly Moore is perfectly charming
as Maud, and Miss lone Burke infuses into the part
of Lady Claverton a spirit which would be much
improved by a little more emotional feeling. Mr.
Howe is natural and unaffected as Sir Charles
Claverton, and Mr. Rogers, as Growler, created a
part which will increase the reputation he has
already secured as a painstaking and truthful actor.
The piece has been placed upon the stage with all
that taste and attention to detail which is the great
and distinguishing feature of the management of
be Haymarket Theatre.

THE IRISH LORD CHANCELLOR.—We regret to
say that the Lord Chancellor has been in a feeble state of
health for some time past. On making inquiries at a late
hour last (Sunday) night, we were informed there was no
change in his lordship's condition.—Dublin Express.
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the Bureau of Agriculture and Emigration give the fol-
lowing rates of wages for farm labour :—ln the counties
near Hamilton, $l4 to $l6 per month ; Toronto, $l5 to
$2O ; Kingston, $l4 to $l5 ; Ottawa, $l3 to $l5; and
Montreal, $ll to $l5 ; in all cases with board and lodging-
Harvest labourers received during the season of 1866 from
sli to $2 per day. A Canadian dollar is in all cases 4s. 2d.
sterling.
THE MURDER BY A PARAMOUR IN STAFFORD-
mum—John Bednall was brought up on remand before
Mr. F. Willington, at Tamvrortb, on Thursday last,
charged with the murder of Mary- Keeling, a woman
whom, he had lived with as his mistress, at Alrewas, on
the 9th of February last. Some additional evidence
having been adduced against the prisoner, he was com-
mitted for trial at the approaching session at Stafford upon
the charge of wilful murderY.
RAILWAY Btas.—esterday, Mr. Frere, the
examiner, held a sitting at the House of Commons.
The Fulham Railway Bill, the only one examined, waft
adjourned until the 21st. The Lords' Committee held a
sitting, but no Railway Bills were submitted. In the
House of Commons' committee on group 6, the London
and North-Western and Midland (Huddersfield and
Kali-
fax) was considered and adjourned. The following were
also adjourned : —The London and North-Western (Bul"
ton, Chapel-en-le-Frith, and Sheffield) and the West
Riding and Grimsby. In the committee on group 9 the
Brecon and Merthy Junction vas considered at some
length and adjourned. The other bills adjourned by this
length
committee were the Carmarthen and Cardigan, the Gress
Western, the Llanelly, the Llynvi and Ogmore, Neath and
Brecon, and other bills.
POWEIt EXPLOSlON.—lnformation has been re-
Dceived that the Themis, a Bremen schooner, while , taking
in powder, in Hong Kong harbour from the powder
hulk Zephyr, was destroyed on the 17th January, together
with the Zephyr, by an explosion. Five European
and
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were on board the Themis the time of the disaster,
several Chinese, but the number of the latter is not knoWori
Two bodies (of Chinamen) were afterwards Pie 7 r
up in the harbour dreadfully mutilated. A sin: 5-f
disaster is reported as having occurred on the Bth of
January in Shanghai harbour, when by the blowing t'l'a °J.
the steamer Adeline, four of the crew (two Englisb..ino
two foreigners) were killed. The loss of the
steamer Corea which sailed from Hong Kong f" Yoko'
r near
hama (Japan) is also reported. She struck on a roc
board
Swatow on the 18th January. Some of those no nf
reached the shore, but a boat in which were a numbeti:e
the passengers and crew had not been beard of when
advises left. SOUIII
THE IRONWORKERS' STRIKE AT SWINTON, -
YORKSIIIRE.—Tho strike at the Swinton Ironworkbs;
ate.
longing to Messrs. John Brown and Co., the coe_
_eioa
armour-plate manufacturers, against a proposed rdu.:so,
of wages, still goes on without any prospect of an 500
diate settlement. The men have held severalw w
reeett:
the subject, in conjunction with their fello w-orkM
ssed
are on strike at the Atlas Works, and
have 020.):,:ch
great determination not to submit to the
reduction. ":10
it is most improbable the masters will withdr
stiOaw' i 0 o :tea
present state of trade. The men are now being
n_o
in their struggle by the United Kingdom
the
Organised Trades.
MURDER AND SENTENCE OF PEA- , for the
Derby assizes yesterday Richard Wager was trio
murder of his wife. The prisoner was a farmer, her
Bleaklow House, Derbyshire, and on the 24th
eLli of P 517.00
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he made a brutal attack upon his wife, who
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running in the direction of a pond, pursued buy t 13_ ee
band. liar body was soon afterwards found i
obra,ed
and the prisoner represented that she had c
suicide. There were, however, many facts to placoo_
this statement; and the jury returned a verdict frisvoiner,
murder, with a recommendation to mercy.—Th:rc.
who was sentenced to death, left the dock Laub d ,
Gosport, in ol3f atmhvesnhiarten, eagoefd All.oe2r.ritutelizso
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by trade, absirate;i3