The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-09 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY, &c•

OSBORNE, Feb. 8.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise and
Princess Beatrice, drove out yesterday afternoon,
attended by the Hon. Harriet Phipps.
Lord Charles Fitzroy was in attendance on
horseback.

Her Majesty drove out this morning, accompa-
nied by Princess Christian.

Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold walked in the
grounds.

Major-General the ion. Alexander and Mrs.
Gordon arrived at Osborne yesterday on a visit to
her Majesty.

Lieutenant Picard, Royal horse Artillery, arrived
also.

The Duke of Marlborough and General and Mrs.
Gordon had the honour of dining with the Queen
and Royal Family in tho evening.
The Earl of Devon (Chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster) arrived at Osborne this morning, and
had an audience of her Majesty.
The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Teesdale,
hunted with her Majesty's staghounds yesterday.
The Princess of Wales, accompanied by Princess
Marguerite of Orleans, took a carriage drive.

Deputation of Workmen to the Home
Secretary.

Yesterday afternoon a deputation from the Lon-
don Working Men's Association waited, by appoint-
ment, at the Home-office, upon the Right Hon. Mr.
Walpole, M.P., Home Secretary. The deputation
consisted of Mr. G. Potter, the president, and Mr.
Hartwell, the secretary of the association ; Mr. T.
Connolly, mason ; Mr. Bolt, shipwright ; Mr.
Green, tailor ; Mr. T. Dunning, bookbinder; Mr.
Glasier, joiner ; Mr. Howe, French polisher ; and
Mr. Smith, bootmaker.

Mr. G. POTTER said the deputation attended not to
make any objections to the proposed commission of
inquiry into trades' unions. The trades' societies were
not afraid of the fullest and most searching inquiry,
feeling convinced as they did that much of the misre-
presentation and prejudice now existing against them
would be removed by such a course. What they at-
tended there for was to ask the Government that the
proposed inquiry should be conducted in a fair and
impartial spirit, and by a Commission the members
of which would give confidence to both employers
and employed. They came there respectfully to
suggest to Mr. Walpole, and through him to the
Government, that a certain number of workmen
should be placed upon the Commission who pos-
sessed a practical knowledge of the question into
which it would be its duty to inquire ; but if that
suggestion could not be acceded to, then that they
should be empowered to propose the names of some
gentlemen to sit on the Commission well known to
the working classes as possessing a practical know-
ledge of the working of Trades' Unions, and in
whom they might feel confidence.

Mr. HARTWELL said there wax no desire whatever

on the part of Trades' Unionists to offer any oppo-
sition to the Commission, but in the present state of
political and party feeling, and bearing in mind the
prejudice that had been excited in certain quarters
against Trades' Unions, it was only natural to ex-
pect that working men should look with suspicion
on the action proposed to be taken by the Govern-
ment. This feeling would be much allayed, if not
altogether removed, by two or three working men
representing the staple trades of the country being
placed upon the Commission. He hoped Mr. Wal-
pole would consent to this being done, but if not
at least that he would appoint some of those gentle-
men well known to the working classes, in whom
they had confidence, who had been occupied in the
inquiry into Trades' Unions, and therefore possessed
a practical knowledge of the question. Such men
were Mr. Harrison, Professor Beesley, Mr. Gold-
win Smith, Mr. Ludlow, Mr. G. Lushington, Mr.
John Holmes, and Mr. Newton.

Mr. CONNOLLY said at a general meeting of
masons held on the previous evening he had been
authorised to attend the deputation to stale that his
society were willing to meet the inquiry and would
be able to prove, as most other societies could do,
that the amount they expended in strikes was small
compared with the amount expended in benevolent
objects. He contended that the prosperity and in-
dustry of the country had been greatly promoted by
the action of the Trades' Unions.
Mr. WALPOLE said the Government, in issuing
the Commission, had considered the propriety of
placing some working men upon it, but if they had
done so, they must then have placed some employers
upon it, and it was thought preferable to have an
independent body, partly composed of members of
Parliament. Would the deputation feel satisfied
with Mr. Harrison being added to the Commission?
If so, he would submit that gentleman's name to his
colleagues for approval.
Mr. DUNNING considered Mr. Harrison, from his
gnat practical knowledge of trades' unions, and
from the confidence placed in him by working men
generally, would be a valuable addition to the Com-
mission.

The other members of the deputation concurred
in the opinions of Mr. Dunning.
Mr. WALPOLE then said he would submit his
name to his colleagues, with a view to his being
placed on the commission.
Mr. BOLT entered into a short explanation of the
accusation which had recently been made against
the shipwrights. These accusations were untrue.
Mr. WALPOLE said—l consider the relations be-
tween capital and labour one of the most important
questions of the day, and it is, therefore, with great,
pleasure that I have received your deputation and
listened to the suggestions made. lam also pleased
to hear from you that the trades' unions are not op-
posed to the inquiry. The commission has been is-
sued by the Government with the sole desire of
bringing about a better understanding between em-
ployers and employed ; and in selecting the members
to form that Commission I have carefully avoided
everything that might give it a party complexion,
in the hope that its labours would prove satisfactory
to all parties. The gentlemen I have selected are the
late Lord Chief Justice Erle as chairman, with Lord
Lichfield, Lord Elcho, Sir D. Gooch, M.P., Mr.
Roebuck, M.P., Mr. T. Hughes, M.P., Mr. Andrews,
Mr. J. Booth, late secretary of the Board of Trade,
Sir E. Head, and Mr. Hermonville. The names have
been submitted to and approved by her Majesty.
It is not, therefore, iu my own power to add the
name of Mr. Harrison without consent of my eel-
leagues, but I will state to them your desire to see,
that gentleman placed on the commission. I shah
always receive with pleasure any suggestion from
the trades societies or from your association on this
most important subject.
The deputation then retired, thanking Mr. Wal"
pole for his attention and courtesy.

A CONTRIRUTION TO THE PARIS EXHIBITION.'
At the meeting of the Liverpool Town Council on Wednes-
day the following conversation took place : —Alderman
Bennett said—Mr. Mayor, we have seen a transparency in
the ball-room. Why is it there, and what is the object ,?
The Mayor—lt is to be sent to the Paris Exhibition.
suppose it is put there for the council to look at it. Alder-
man Bennett—Well, I am sorry to see such a thing 0'1,5
there. The Mayor—lt was passed by the council. W.'
Dawburn—lt is necessary that that should go to represent
the art of the present day ? It appears to me rather to re-
present the art of 1665. The Mayor—l cannot give any
opinion upon that. Mr. Piston—l presume it is to repro.'
sent the state of arts and the public taste of Liverpool in
1867. (Laughter.) Mr. J. H. Wilson—We had bettor Pnt
the name under it, or it will never be known. (11000'"a
laughter.)
FOUNDERING OF A LARGE STEAMER..—Taillf,ltie.
reports were in circulation yesterday relative to a
steamer having foundered in the Channel of St. Ives, C°rl2...
wall, during the storm on Tuesday and WednosdaY nl°73
ing. All that is at present known is as follows :--',„
p.m. on the 6th inst., while some pilots wore the 10)&0,
out, they discovered a steamer which they judged to bee;
700 or 800 tons, six or eight miles N.E. by N. from St:l he,
Head disabled and apparently quite unmanageable, as ifs
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had lost her rudder. They watched her for some tr...
both with and without the glass, and she suddenly
appeared, and must have foundered with all on board,t.
there was no other vessel in sight, and it is very doubst:
if any boat could have lived in such a tromendousot_
s__
The following is the description they give of the ve b
sta
Had three masts; topsails set, blowing to pieces ;1.c yory
torn ; funnel black above the band, white below •
round stern, and no bowspirit.