The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-05 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY, &c.

WINDSOR CASTLE, July 4.

Her Majesty the Queen and the Queen of Prussia,
accomprnied by Prince Leopold, drove out yester-
day afternoon. Colonel the Hon. A. Hardinge was
in attendance upon horseback.
Princess Louise arrived at the Castle yesterday
from Marlborough-house, attended by Lady Caro-
line Barrington and the Hon. A. Liddell.
Her Majesty the Queen, the Queen of Prussia,
Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princess
Beatrice, walked and drove in the Home Park this
morning.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
d'Aumale, the Duke de Chartres, the Count and
Countess de Paris, and Prince and Princess de
Joinville visited her Majesty the Queen and the
Queen of Prussia to-day at Windsor Castle.
The Duchess of Wellington and the Right Hon.
Sir Stafford Northcote arrived at the Castle yester-
day, and had the honour of dining with the Queen
and the Royal Family.
Sir T. M. Biddulph had also the honour of being
invited.

The Hon. Mrs. Bruce and Sir James Clark ar-
rived at the Castle.

Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Louis
of Hesse, attended by Baroness Schenck and Capt.
von Westerweller, visited the General Lying-in
Hospital and King's College Hospital yesterday.

GENEROSITY OF THE SULTAN.—When the Sol-
ferino was firing a salute of 101 guns at Toulon, on the
arrival of the Sultan, one of the guns burst. The master-
gunner was killed and three men wounded. His Ottoman
Majesty, on hearing of the accident, declared that he would
accord a pension to the family of the deceased and pay a
sum of money to each of the others.

A SUMMER EXCURSION.---On Monday last the
fifth annual excursion of the members and friends of the
Whitechapel Church Young Men's Association took place.
The party, numbering over 200 persons, accompanied by
the president of the association, the Rev. James Copen, and
Mrs. Copen, left the Allhallows Pier, London-bridge, for
Richmond, on board one of the saloon boats belonging to
the Citizen Steamboat Company, specially chartered for the
occasion, and, after a pleasant day's enjoyment, arrived at
London-bridge about 9.30 in the evening.

THE BOUNDARY IJOMMISSIONERS:—In comparing
the names of the Boundary Commissioners under
the present Reform Bill with those named in 1831 the
balance of impartiality weighs in favour of 1867. The
following is the list of those appointed under the first
Reform Bill :—L. B. Allen, candidate for Southwark in
1832, but defeated ; Benjamin Anstey, Thomas B. Birch,
Henry Brandreth, R.E., John J. Chapman, R.A., Robert
K. Dawson, R.E., John E. Drink-water, Thomas F. Ellis,
Usury Gawler ; H. B. Fier, Whig candidate for Norwich
in 1832 ; George B. Leonard, son of Sir F. Leonard ;
William Wylde, B.A. ; William H. Ord, M.P. for New-
port ; John Romilly, M.P. for Bridport, 1132 ; R. J.
Saunders, R.A., Richard Scott, Rev. R. Sheepshanks;
Henry W. Tancred, M.P. for Banbury, 1832 ; John
Wrottesley, now Lord Wrottesley. This list consists
noarly all, if not entirely, of ultra-Liberals.—Pall
Gazette.

NEW BOROUGHS.—The population of those
boroughs which, according to the proposed amendment of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, are to return one member
each, aro thus epitomised in a Parliamentary paper that
has just appeared:—Lutor, 22,291 ; Darlington, 16,901 ;
Hartlepool, 27,475; Stockton, 16,483; Gravesend, 24,525;
St. Helens, 41,345; Burnley, 37,984; Staleybridge, 56,931 ;
Wednesbury, 92,633 ;:Middlesborough, 23,356 ; Dewsbury,
38,559; Barnsley, 30,849; and Keighley, 34,186.
A FRENCHMAN'S BULL.—The following is an
address recently presented to the Emperor of the French,
in the name of the Juges do Paix of Auxerre :—" Sire,—
The Juges de Paix of Auxerre and their deputies feel,
like all Frenchmen, the necessity of expressing to your
Majesty their profound indignation at an attempt which its
culpable author did not mean to direct against your august
person." The worthy magistrate could not surely mean to
say that they would not have been so indignant had the
assassin aimed at the Emperor.
THE UNIVERSITY TENNIS MATCHES.—On Wed-
nesday last the four-handed match of the sister Universi-
ties was decided at the tennis court, Lord's Ground, the
Oxonians being victorious. Messrs. Boyle and Coates
played for the dark blues, the Cantabs being represented
by Messrs. S waine and Stephenson. The first game was
won by the Oxonians at 6 to 3 ; they also won the second
bout at 8 to G. The third was a pretty close game, but
the Oxonians ultimately won at 7 to 5, thus winning the
match. The single-handed game was played on Saturday
last, and resulted in an easy victory, Mr. Boyle, on the
part of Oxford, winning all the games. Mr. Stephenson
played for Cambridge.

A VOLUNTEER SCHOOLMASTER.—The Banffshire
Journal records the death of James Beattie, son., Gordons-
town, better known as the Auchterless John Pounds,which
took place on Thursday last. The deceased was born 27th
January, 1781, in the parish of Rayne. About the end of
last or beginning of the present century Mr. Beattie re-
moved from the parish of Rayne to Gordonsto wn, in
Auchterless, and there commenced business on his own ac-
count as a shoemaker. At that period schools were few and
far between, and many, especially in rural districts, thought
it only a useless expenditure of money and time to send
their children to school until they reached the ago of 12 or
13 years. Owing to this state of matters, Mr. Beattie was
not long in observing the lamentable state of ignorance
which then prevailed around him. Many had grown up
to man and woman's estate unable either to read or write,
and who with respect to religious instruction were equally
ignorant. This first suggested to him the idea of himself
becoming a volunteer instructor. On his intentions be-
coming kne wn, many of his neighbours placed their chil-
dren under his tuition, and such was his art in gaining the
affections of the young folks that his workshop was soon
filled with the rising generation of both sexes, and he had
often to work till past midnight to make up for time spent
in teaching during the day. For the long period of 60
years Mr. Beattie conducted a school, at which there were
daily in attendance from 30 to 40 scholars, and nothing
would have offended him so much as to have offered him
anything in the shape of school fees.
EXTRAORDINARY MORTALITY AMONG THE SAL-
MON OF THE SOLWAY.—During the last three or four days
the residents in the neighbourhood of Rockliffe and
Burgh Marshes have witnessed the recurrence of an ex-
traordinary phenomenon connected with the salmonidx of
the Solway. After each tido the shore has been found
strewed with dead and dying salmon and salmon trout,
presenting no indication of the cause of death. Wo have
heard of some 50 fish being found ou the sands of Rock-
liffe Marsh, and wo believe that on the Burgh Marsh side
of the river a much larger number have been picked up.
It will be remembered that a similar occurrence took place
last year, when various theories were put forth as to the
cause of death. The fact, however, that the mortality of
last year was accompanied by the same conditions of
weather and water as that of this year seems to settle the
doubt as satisfactorily as probably it ever will be settled.
During the whole of last week the Eden had fallen Jun'
usually low ; the tides were also low ; while, at the same
time, the weather was exceedingly warm. The chronicler
of meteorological observations at Silloth records "a week
of brilliant summer weather, sky almost cloudless ; solar
radiation great, and atmosphere very dry." The 61111
would, therefore, play with un wonted power upon the
shallow water at the mouth of the Eden, raising its torn'
perature, and sickening its finny inhabitants oven unto
death. There is little doubt, in fact, that the fish loft by
the tide have either died of a sun-stroke or have been 5°
much sickened and weakened by the action of the sun si/
to be unable to get away with the receding tide.—CarlisM
Journal.

MARINE DISASTERS.—The monthly statement
published by the Bureau Veritas of Paris shows that in
the month of May last 182 vessels were totally lost, 01
which number were comprised 94 English, 27 American,
20 Prussian, nine French, nine Dutch, nine Norwegians
and 17 bearing various other flags. The number of ve°'
eels supposed to have been lost with their entire °roc°
during the same period is 28. The total number of vessel°
lost during the first months of the present year is 1,349,
diminution of 17 as compared with the corresponding
period of 1866.

A CLERGYMAN DROWNED.—On Tuesday morning
the Rev. Mr. M'Gilchrist, assistant to the Rev. Dr. Pater-
son, minister of the second charge of Montrose, went dool:
to bathe on the sands between the two stake-nets about
o'clock. The tide was ebbing at the time, and when tilt'
accident happened it was almost full ebb. The place where
the rev. gentleman went in is rather dangerous, as the cur:
rents meet and cause a strong rush of the water seaward
This current has formed a bank, and one gentleman passios
saw his danger, and was about to cry to him when the
bather stood up, the water reaching near to his chili'
Thinking the bather was coming ashore, the gentletuull
passed on ; but it seems that he had felt the current wash'
ing the sand from beneath his feet, and then cried Ott
and attempted to swim ashore. The current was, husly,
ever, too strong, and he was carried out to sea and drowned
There was another man not far from him, but owing to tilt'
very great danger ho could not go to his relief, as had he
done so ho must also have perished. This is a very dgu
gerous part of the sands, and unless the unfortunate gull:
tleman had boon a good swimmer and practically 3.0 C,
quainted with the locality there was no hope for
Deceased was a young man, having only been liceus°4
about a year ago, and his parents reside at the faro'
Hilton of Guthrie.—Eclinbursli Courant.