The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-11 00:00:00

The fourth—he broke into a roar ;
The fifth—his waistband split;
The sixth—he burst five buttons •ff
And tumbled in a fit.

Ten days and nights, with sleepless eye,
1 watched that wretched man;
And since, I never dare to write
As funny as I can.
Although, after this awful warning, the doctor never
ventures to write as " funny as he can," he yet has
written with fun sufficient, as the readers of this
very amusing volume will not hesitate to declare.

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HER MAJESTY,

OSBORNE, Jan. 10.

The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, accom-
panied by Miss M‘Gregor, and attended by the
Dowager Duchess of Athole, and her Majesty drove
this morning with Princess Christian.

Princess Louise and Prince Christian rode out
his morning.
Prince Leopold, Princess Beatrice, and Prince

Ilenry of Prussia walked in the grounds.
The Right Hon. Sir Stafford Northcote arrived
at Osborne yesterday, and had the honour of dining
with the Queen and the royal family.

THE ROYAL VISIT TO MARIIAM.
MAR HAM, Thursday.

The visitors to meet the Prince of Wales and the
Duke of Edinburgh comprise the Earl and Coun-
tess of Cork, Lord Colville, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs.
Bathurst, Hon. E. Yorke, Mr. H. Chaplin, Mr.
Prior, Miss Bagge, and Miss Gertrude Bagge.
The shooting afforded on the estate is as good
as any in the county. The first day of the pre-
sent visit (Tuesday) afforded the royal and dis-
tinguished sportsmen a capital day's sport, not-
withstanding the wet weather of the morning.
Upwards of 1,100 head of game fell to ten guns.
The dinner party in the evening was attended by
the Prince of 'Wales, the Duke of Edinburgh, and
the rest of the company staying in the house, with
the addition of the Rev. H. Dugmore. During the
dinner the Highland pipers of the Prince of Wales
and the Duke of Edinburgh played. On Wednes-
day the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Edinburgh,
the Earl of Cork, Lord Colville, Major Gray, Major
Teesdale, Hon. E. Yorke, Mr. Bathurst, Mr. Chap-
lin, and Mr. Prior went out with Mr• Villebois part-
ridge shooting on the Beechamwell and Barton part
of the estate. The weather throughout the day
was showery and cold. The dinner party in the
evening was the same as on Tuesday, with the ad-
dition of Mr. Fountaiue, of Narford. To-day the
party have had a grand day at pheasant shooting
in the shrubberies, luncheon being served at the
Temple. It was intended to have had a day's hunt-
ing with the staghounds on Friday, but important
engagements in town for that day prevented the
Prince of Wales from extending his visit ; and ac-
cordingly, shortly after 4 o'clock, his royal high-
ness left Marham for Downham Market, accompa-
nied by Mr. Villebois, and proceeded by the 5.24
ordinary train to town. His royal highness will
probably return to Sandringham on Saturday.

ROME AND ITALY.

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PARIS, Jan. 9.
The Moniker du Soir publishes the following
remarks upon the state of affairs in Rome :
" The condition of the Roman States continues to
be satisfactory. The population every where lives
upon good terms with the Pontifical garrisons, and
the Pope fulfils his duties of sovereign and head of
the Church with his habitual activity. During ilio
Christian holidays his Holiness received Signor
Touch°, and while displaying great good-will to the
King of Italy's envoy, Pius IX. spoke of the satis-
faction he should derive from an agreement in reli-
gious matters between the Courts of Rome and
Florence. The conciliatory disposition with which
both parties have entered into the negotiations must
secure their success. Treating of practical results,
rather than of differences in theory, and abstaining
from entering into the discussion of principles,
which, by provoking mutual susceptibilities, would
have uselessly envenomed debate, Cardinal Anto-
nelli and Signor Tonello have pursued no other
object than that of removing difficulties. An agree-
ment has already been arrived at upon the majo-
rity of the points in dispute, and nothi►ag remains
to be settled save questions of form, upon which an
early understanding may be hoped for. The es-
tablishment of good relations between Austria and
Italy is ano less happy symptom. The Sovereigns
of the two Powers have set the example of an ap-
proximation which augurs well for the future.
King Victor Emmanuel, in a telegraphic despatch,
forwarded his congratulations for the New Year to
the Emperor Francis Joseph, and his Apostolic
Majesty hastened to reply by the same channel to
this friendly step of a monarch to whom the Haps-
burg dynasty is united by family ties."

FRANCE AND THE U.NIEED STATES.

The following is the proclamation establishing
reciprocal tonnage duties between France and the
United States, which was promulgated at Washing-
ton on the 28th ult. :
" By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA—A PROCLAMATION.

"Whereas satisfactory evidence has been received by tile
from his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of France, through
the Marquis de Montholon, his Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary, that vessels belonging to citizens
of the United States, entering any port of France, or of
its dependencies, on or after the Ist day of January, 1867,
will not be subjected to the payment of higher duties on
tonnage than are levied upon vessels belonging to citizens
of France entering the said ports.

" Now, therefore, I, Andrew Johnson, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested
in mo by an Act of Congress of the 7th day of January,
1824, entitled An Act concerning discriminating duties of
the 24th day of May, 1828, do hereby declare and proclaim
that on and after the said Ist day of January, 1867, so long
as vessels of the United States shall be admitted to French
ports, on the terms aforesaid, French vessels entering ports
of the United States will be subject to no higher rates of
duty on tonnage than are levied upon vessels of the United
States in the ports thereof.

" In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.

" Done at the city of Washington this twenty-eighth
day of December, in the year of our Lord 1866, and of the
independence of the United States of America the ninety-
first. " By the President,
" ANDREW JOHNSON.
" W. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State."

OCE &N STEAM NAVIGATION.—The steamship
City of Boston, of the Inman line, which arrived at
Liverpool yesterday, has completed within the year no
loss than ten voyages between England and New York,
being a distance of more than 60,000 nautical, or 70,000
statute miles—a performance never before equalled by anY
vessel.

A FEARFUL SCENE AT A WRECK.—During the
recent gales at Penzance a fearful scene occurred. The
lifeboat named the Richard Lewis, belonging to the Na-
tional Lifeboat Institution, which had rendered good ser-
vice upon Saturday and Sunday in saving 17 shipwrecked
men, was again called out on Monday and bravely hurried
to the rescue of a large West Indianian, the John Gray, of
Glasgow, which had gone ashore after having been enl"
bayed all day in sight of Penzance. Rocket lines were
skilfully thrown on board the ship, but this proffered
aid was not made use of. When the lifeboat returned frog,
her long and perilous trip thousands of watchers were
told that though fifteen men had been brought away, four
remained behind. Soon after the ship broke up, and they
miserably perished. The cause of these four deaths was a
common but most sad one. The master and second mate
were drunk with rum, and not only would not touch the
rocket lines or go aboard the lifeboat themselves, but with
threats and curses endeavoured to prevent the men from
leaving the ship. The first mate, a teetotaller, attempted
to reason with his frenzied captain, but being unable to
make any impression resolved to share his fate, and did se
at the cost of his own life. A fourth man drowned WO
held below deck, and could not move or be moved.--"
Western Morning News.
DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE.—Two boys, age('
respectively 13 and 15, sons of Mr. Shenton, of the
Manor Farm, Buriton, went out shooting on 'Thursday
last. As they aid not return a search was instituted,
which about midnight resulted in the discovery of the
bodies of the youths in the Pill Mead Pond. They
appeared to have gone to the locality of the pond in the
course of their shooting, and misled by the heavy suo
had accidentally Jail= izato the water,