The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-30 00:00:00

The following resolution was also carried :

That the cordial and earnest thanks of the shareholders
are due to the managing director for tho admirable skill
and high efficiency with which he has conducted the
affairs of the company during a year of unparalleled public
anxiety in general ; yet, as shown by the report and

halanco-sheet this day presented, of unprecedented success
in the history of the British Equitable Lifo Assurance
Company.

Mr. GOVER having suitably acknowledged the
compliment,
The proceedings terminated.

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HER MAJESTY, &c•

WINDSOR CASTLE, March 29.
The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High-
nesses Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and Prin-
cess Beatrice, and the suite in attendance, arrived
at Windsor Castle at half-past six o'clock last even-
ing from Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty drove in the Great Park this morn-
ing, attended by Lady Churchill.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess
Christian walked in the grounds of the Castle.

Princess Beatrice, attended by the Hon. Emily
Cathcart, rode in the Home Park.

The Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy left the Castle
yesterday.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Donegal enter-
tained a select circle at dinner on Thursday at their resi-
dence in Grosvenor-square.

The Earl and Countess Spencer leave Belvoir
Castle to-day for Althorp Hall, after a visit since Wednes-
day to the Duke of Rutland.

The Earl of Kellie has arrived in town from
Scotland.

The Earl and Countess of Bradford have left
town to join the circle alroady assembled at Belvoir Castle
on a visit to the Duke of Rutland.

DEATH OF MR. ROBERT HANBURY, M.P.—We
regret to announce that Mr. Robert Culling Hanbury, M.?
for Middlesex, died yesterday morning at his residence, 10,.
Upper Grosvenor-place.

The funeral of Mr. Alfred Mellon will take place
at Brompton Cemetery on Tuesday next at twelve o'clock.

LITERATURE.

A Trip to the Tropics, and Home through America.
By the Marquis of Lorne. One vol. Pp. 355.
Hurst and Blackett.

This very interesting narrative is taken from
letters written while visiting the scenes which they
describe. The author tells us that he has hardly
altered them at all, believing that if he did so they
would lose whatever freshness they possess. " They
contain," he adds, " mere superficial views of the
men, manners, and things that came under my-
notice ; but as the countries they refer to have re-
cently been the scenes of important event; I hope
they may not be without some interest." This hope
is certainly justified by the contents of the volume,
which is written throughout in a most lively and in-
teresting manner, and is moreover pervaded by a
spirit of fairness and impartiality. Jamaica, of
course, is an object of paramount importance in this
trip to the tropics, and very vividly is that beautiful
island pictured before us. In alluding to the
recent revolt, which formed the general topic
of conversation while the Marquis of Lorne and
his companion traveller made their tour of inspec-
tion in the island, the noble Marquis writes in the
most unprejudiced manner, seeing the faults on both
sides of the question. The travellers visited
Governor Eyre, who was at that time still in the
island ; and describing this interview the Marquis
writes that he (Mr. Eyre) seemed " as firm as ever
as to the absolute necessity for the long continuance
of martial law. He judged from what he knew of
the state of the island that common law would not
have been strong enough to punish offenders so.
promptly as to strike necessary terror into the
minds of the people, who, he is persuaded, would
have joined the rebels on the slightest pretence.
This persuasion was the result of the almost una-
nimous expressions of fear of an outbreak and
warnings sent by numbers of the white inhabi-
tants of the island. No one will, I apprehend,
blame him for having at the first proclaimed
martial law, and, although civil law was not re-
stored after the riots had been put down by military
force, yet full consideration ought to be given to
the difficulty the governor experienced in putting
an end to a state of things by which alone, owing
to the unreliability of the civil law, he thought the
disaffected could be kept well in hand." " I differ
from Mr. Eyre," adds the Marquis, "in the policy
of acting without law in Gordon's arrest ; but no
one can help being very sorry for him. Ho did
what he thought his duty, and has avoided no re-
sponsibility, but, on the contrary, has declared him-
self to be the only person to whom blame, if blame
there be, ought to be attached. It is a cruel thing
for a man who has acted and worked- as he has for
what he thought the good of the community to be
branded as a murderer." Of Gordon the Mar-
quis speaks as a " paltry demagogue," and
adds, " I;do not think that any evidence I have seen
is sufficient to prove that Gordon prepared plans
for rebellion. His great object seems to have been
that others should rebel, not that he himself should
be exposed to the charge of being a rebel. His part
was to counsel rather than to act. He might have
been prosecuted perhaps for sedition, but no jury
would have given a verdict against him if he had
been arraigned for high treason in a court of common
law." Elsewhere in The Sun of this evening will
be found a full report of the proceedings at West
Drayton—at the dose of which the ex-Governor,
happily, came off with flying colours. The foregoing
extracts will forcibly corroborate our remarks, both
as regards the style and tone in,which this volume is
written. It may rank among the most interesting
" travels" of the season, and, coming as it does from
the pen of so young a writer, it is full of promise for
the future capabilities of its author.

The Conservative Reform Bill and the
Reform League.

The following letters have been received at the
League Office in answer to applications from the
secretary for interviews with the First Lord of the
'Treasury, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and
Mr. Gladstone :

March 28.

Sir,-1 am desired by the Earl of Derby to ack-
nowledge your letter of the 27th inst., and to express
his regret that it will not be iu his power to re-
ceive a deputation from the Reform League on
Saturday next, at four p.m. A Cabinet Council is
summoned for three p.m. on that day ; but, should
it suit the convenience of the deputation, it will give
Lord Derby much pleasure to receive them on Tues-
day next, 2d of April, at 3.30 p.m.—l have the

honour to be, &c.,
G. Howell, Esq.

BARRINGTON.

Friday, March 29.

Sir,—The Chanceller of the Exchequer directs
me to inform you that he will be happy to receive a
deputation from the Reform League, in accordance
with the request conveyed in your letter of the
27th inst., at the time and place also appointed by
Lord Derby for that purpose. He regrets that a
meeting of the Cabinet Council at three o'clock to-
morrow afternoon, and the arrangement of public
business for next week, render it impossible to fix a
time more likely to meet the convenience of those
workmen who may wish to take part in the deputa-
tion.—l have the honour to be,

MONTAGUE CORRY.

Geo. llowell, Esq.

11, Carlton House-terrace, March 29.
Sir,—ln reply to your -letter of yesterday, I shall
be happy to receive the proposed deputation from
the council of the Reform League to-morrow, at
half-past two, with reference to the points raised 41
your letter. I may add that it is my intention to
introduce to the notice of the deputation a repre-
sentation which has been made to me respecting
the place of meeting on Good Friday. This I ani
aware is taking a great liberty on my part ; but
feel confident it will be excused on account of the
motives by which it is prompted, and which I will
then explain.—l remain, sir, yours, &c.,
W. E. GLADSTONE.
Geo. Howell, Esq.