The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-26 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY, &c•

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WI DSOR CASTLE, April 25.
The Queen went yesterday. afternoon to 801 l
Park, and visited the Duke of Nemours and Princess

;Marguerite.
The Duke and Duchess of Aumale and Prince
and Princess Philip of Wurtemburg met her Ma'
jesty there.
The Queen drove in a carriage and four, and was
accompanied by their Royal Highnesses princess
Louise and Princess Beatrice.
Lady Churchi.l and Lord Alfred Paget were in
attendance.
His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by
Major ElphinstoLe, left the Castle yesterday for
Greenwich Park.
Her Majesty and Princess Louise walked and
rode on ponies this morning.
Princess Beatrice went out -walking.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Caul-
bridge and the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg;
Strelitz, attended by Colonel Home Purves,
the Queen this morning, and remained to luncile°l3.
Their Royal. Highnesses also visited princess
Christian.
To-day is the birthday of her Royal Nightie
Princess Louis of Hesse.

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A Committee of the Lords of her MaiestP
Most Hon. Privy Council sat yesterday at the
Privy Council-office, Whitehall, on the subject °f
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the Cattle Plague. The Lords present were Lori"
Robert Montagu and the Right Hon. E. Hammoric:
Mr. Harrison and Dr. Alexander Williams attended
the Committee.
Despatches were received yesterday from the
Governor-General of Canada. Despatches were
sent to the Governor-General of Canada.

BIRTHDAY of PRINCESS ALlCE.—Yesterdal
being the 24th anniversary of the birthday of ber
Royal Highness the Princess Alice Maud Mary of HesseDarmstadt, the event was celebrated at Windsor with the,
customary honours paid to the members of the Royal
family. At early morn, and at intervals throughout the
day, joyous peals were sent forth from the curfew tow
of the Chapel Royal of St. George and St. John's Chute!:
At noon a Royal salute was fired in the Long-walk fr°l'i
the corporation ordnance by the town bombardier; o'ls
the same hour Royal salutes were fired from Fort Bel"-
dere in the Great Park, which were answered from the

Adelaide frigate on Virginia Water.
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HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF LONDON.—lllsey
Highness the Prince Christian has announced to tu"
Highland Society of London, through Sir Patrick 0n11"
hone, his intention of joining this society. hia
The Duke of Leinster is expected to arrive at
residence on Carlton-house-terrace, from Carton Souse'
county Kildare.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare and
family are expected to arrive in town early in the enstlieg
week, from their seat in Ireland, for the season.
The Countess of Caledon has gone to Titters"
hanger, Herts.
Viscount and Viscountess Crauborne have nile;
tamed a bereavement by the death of their youngest child,
which occurred on Wednesday last at the family residence
in Mansfield-street.
Sir George and Lady Julia Wombwell ha/0
arrived at their residence in Chester-street, arc's-
venor-place, for the season.
Sir J. R. Bailey, Bart., M.P., has taken the
Countess of Caledon's mansion on Carlton-homge-
terrace for the season.
Lord and Lady Otho Fitzgerald intend to leafs
Cowes, for town, on Monday next, for the season. h
Lord Elcho, M.P., who has been staying W 1 is
Lady Elcho and family at Cannes, during the recess,
expected to return home on Monday or Tuesday next.
•We are requested to state that there is no foam'
dation whatever fez the statement as to the intended rat":
tinge between Lord Brownlow and Lady Adelaide TWI"
announced in our impression of yesterday.
The marriage was celebrated at Aldeburgh'
Suffolk, on Tuesday last, by the Rev. H. T. Dewier, Yie34t
of the parish, assisted by the Rev. James Porter, fell%
and tutor of St. Peter's College, Cambridge, of Air. 11'3°j/
Fawcett, M.P., fellow of Trinity Hall, and professor °f
political economy, Cambridge, to Millicent, daughter °
Mr. Newson Garrett, of Aide House, Aldeburgh. ,
FUNERAL OF CAPTAIN H. SEYMOUR.—YesterO.7
the remains of Capt. llenry Seymour were Wet;
red in the Old Windsor Church-yard. The funeral WO:
a strictly private character. The hearse on leaving PO:
place was followed by a single mourning coach, in vih,le,
were his son, Mr. H. S. Seymour, Lord A. Seymour, 0'
Caulfield, and Mr. Shaw, solicitor of the deceased. °'s
arriving at the church-yard, the body was met by nic/)!
friends, including Major-General F. H. Seymour, 3.l"je''
General Hon. A. N. Hood, Colonel Marshall, Colonel VY5e:
Mr. Roger Eykyn, M.P, Sir Charles Gore, Captain Bull‘teo
ley, and others, and also a number of tradespeople•
service was performed by the Rev. J. St. John plucci
vicar. The deceased was much respected by both riollee
poor in the neighbourhood of Windsor.

MR. LLATII4M, M.P., ON 711 E GOVIE,

MENT REFORM BILL.

WAKEFIELD, Thursday Evening'
This evening Mr. Leatham, M.P., addressed 3
crowded meeting of constituents in the saloon of the
Corn Exchange. He said—Mr. Disraeli, after bevieb
gone through 'the throes of parturition, had Pre'
duced what was scarcely a seven months' bantliogi
which, however, he (Mr. Leatham) thought might
with a little careful nursing still live and prosper'
(Loud laughter.) Now that the amendment re-
specting the personal payment of rates had bee°
thrown out, he hoped that if Mr. Gladstone
did not move his amendment reducing the
two years' residence to twelve months (which bed
however, hoped he would do), some one vi°ll,l,,
endeavour to do it for him. (Cheers.) He sPo"
of Mr. Hibbert's amendment, which would place tile
compound householders below £lO on the say
footing as those above that amount as a very 03-
portant one, and said that if, as he had heard, the
Government were disposed to consider it, it viae a
great concession, and one which ought to be rei;
ceived with thankfulness by the Liberal party. Wit,
the exception of about 3,000 householders in Cs'l;
verthorpe and Thorne the bill would enfranebi°,
the whole of. Wakefield, and therefore he looked
upon it with favour. He had never been in fasol
of household suffrage pure and simple, and a
rating would have met his view,—a 15 rating
.11,
considered too high. The Government bill, he 81
was much more radical than Mr. Gladstone's
bill, and he did not wish to disguise the fact that be
had not the same sweeping condemnation of it
had Mr. Bright and others. He was disposed n
view it in a more favourable light, and to try 1;
something good could not be made out of it.
also thought that the redistribution portion of v.'
bill was superior to that introduced by the late Grri
vernment, though he did not approve of the tot
1:0
disfranchisement of Lancaster and Yarmouth.
hon gentleman concluded by referring to the ?rill;
cipal measures before the House, and at the close 0
resolution expressing approval of his conduct!,
Parliament and confidence in his sound liberal pro.'
ciples was adopted.
The following resolutions were subsequently
ried : " This meeting, being of opinion that the 6,0,
vernment measure of Reform is deceptive and dlio
honest in principle, complex and objectionable 0,
detail, and invidious and unjust in its class. distil3s,
tions, tenders its thanks to Mr. Gladstone and h'in
who have supported him in endeavouring to ell°,
a simpler, larger, and more efficient measure Of
the
oe
form." "This meeting, while regretting
fections of those Liberals who voted with thed
vernment in the late division, expresses its unabattube
confidence in Mr. Gladstone as the leader of
Liberal party in the House of Commons."

HOPS.—A Parliamentary return has just beePs
published, which shows that 69,788 cwts. of foreign
were imported into the United Kiugdam in the ye° B'o.
ing Sept. 30, 1866. In the same year 13,425 cwt. off
iottO
and 31,022 cwt. of British hops were exported to vox-
countries.
EXETER HALL.—The annual meeting of the prod
prietors was held on the 24th inst. The directors state
they had agreed to let the hall to railway and other c,43,111/ :t
mercial companies, as well as to scientific and bene°'ena
of t
institutions. The report was unanimously agreed to ile
a dividend of 3 per cent. declared out of the proprofits
past year.