The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-27 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Teesdale,
hunted with her Majesty's staghounds at Datchet
yesterday.

In consequence of the rheumatic affection having
become localised in ono joint, Mr. Paget was yester-
day requested to see the Princess of Wales.
The following bulletin was issued yesterday at
Marlborough House :
I.

" FEB. 26, 11 a.m.

" The general condition of her Royal Highness
the Princess of Wales continues to improve daily.
The local pain has diminished during the last two or
three days.

"The infant Princess is well.
" Another bulletin will be issued in the afternoon
on Thursday, the 28th inst. _ _

(Signed)

" ARTHUR FARRE, 111.1).
" JAMES PAGET.
" WILLIAM JENNER, M.D.
" E. H. SIEVEKING, M.P."

At the Council held yesterday by the Queen at
Windsor Castle a proclamation was ordered to be issued
for the election of a new representative peer for Scotland
in the room of the late Lord Gray.

CABINET COUNCIL.—A Cabinet Council was
held yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of
the Treasury in Downing-street. The Ministers present
were—the Earl of Derby, the Lord Chancellor, the Right
Hon. Spencer H. Walpole, the Earl of Carnarvon, General
Feel, Vicount Cranborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Sir J. Pakington, Sir S. Northeote, Lord J. Manners, the
Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy, and Lord Naas.
The Earl of Malmesbury was prevented from
being present at the Cabinet Council in consequence of the
serious illness of the countess at Heron Court.

Lady Egerton of Tatton had an evening party
yesterday at her residence in St. James's-square, at which
a numerous company responded to her ladyship's invita-

The Dowager Lady Clinton and Lady Sarah
Spencer have arrived at Hastings on a visit to the Dowager
Marchioness of Exeter, from Northamptonshire.

The Dowager Lady Keane, Mr. Pigott, and
Miss Pigott have arrived at the Alexandra Hotel, Hyde-
park-corner, from Dullingham.

Baroness Charles de Rothschild and the Misses
de Rothschild have arrived at St. Thomas's Hotel, Ber-
keley-square, from Frankfort.
Sir Augustus and Lady Warren have arrived at
Warren's Court, county Cork, for a few mouths.
DEATH OF LADY JANET BUCHANAN.—We have
to record the death of the above lady, which took place on
the 24th inst., in her 84th year. The venerable lady was
tho daughter of James, 12th Earl of Caithness, and widow'
of Mr. James Buchanan, of Craigeud Castle, Stirling-
shire.

We have to announce the death of the Hon.
Mrs. Fitzgerald Foley, which occurred after giving birth
to twins on Saturday last. The deceased and lamented
lady leaves a numerous young family, and was the wife Of
Captain the Hon. F. A. Foley, R.N.

THE PRINCE OF WALES AND TIIE ROYAL HUNT.
—Yesterday morning his Royal Highness the Princo of
Wales, attended by Major Teesdale and accompanied by
Lord Colville, the noble master of the royal buckhounds,
left town by the 10.15 a.m. down train from Paddington/
in order to have a day's hunting with her Majesty's stag-
hounds. As the prince passed through the Home-park the
rain began to descend in a drizzling shower, and the
weather altogether was far from pleasant. The meet was
at Datchet Windmill, or rather where the windmill for-
merly stood, and the time fixed for the assembling I,w"s
half-past eleven o'clock. There was a good muster, the
field including many of the neighbouring gentry. "Miss
Gilbert" was the deer selected. She got away in the direc-
tion of Horton and Stanwell, and thence to Colnbrook, end
after causing no little excitement at Slough,. through which
town the deer passed, was taken shortly afterwards, after
a long chase. The Prince of Wales and suite, with Lord
Colville, rodo back to Windsor, and, reaching the Great
Western Station just as a special train was about to leafn
with her Majesty's Ministers, took their departure by the
same train. The Prince, who left 'Windsor at 3.45 P.
occupied a saloon with the Ministers of State and Lora
Colville.

SCURVY IN THE MERCANTILE MARlNE.—Yester-
day Mr. Carttar held an inquiry, at Greenwich, into
the death of John Ashley, aged 27, who died on board the
Dreadnought a few days ago. The deceased was a sailor,
and, with eight others, had been shipped by Capt. AndreWsl
of the Timour, at Calcutta. On the homeward voyage
the deceased was attacked with dysentery several tinias,bu"
recovered. He had scurvy and was served with lime juice,:
which remedy was discontinued when dysentery appeare-„.
He recovered from the scurvy, but as he eat too mucb
sa
meat when, as the captain affirms, there was no necessity h"f
his doing so, there being plenty of fresh provisions and Yew'
tables, he had a relapse, which continued until he clon-
home, and then he and eight others, who also had °till
tracted this disease, were sent to the hospital ship.
was received on the 9th instant, and died on the 18th•
The surgeon to tho Dreadnought attended the deceased,
and made a post mortem examination, which shod
tubercular disease of the lungs of long standing, it,
also disease of the bowels. Death was attributed 11
to disease of the lungs, and was hastened by the ec"%i
Capt. Andrews, in the course of his evidence, said that
starting he had 30 gallons of lime-juice, and gave it
O-1:1
regularly. Some of the juice was given to Dr. Dickson, Ad
analytical chemist, who pronounced it to bo very wears'° a(it
said it consisted of 6 grains of citric acid to the gun
should have been from 25 to 40 grains),and was utterly Norwas
less as a cure for scurvy, although not deleterious. It
supposed that the juice had been diluted, but the fact mould
not be proved. Dr. Dickson suggested that the lime-P-01;v
supplied to ships should be under the control of (4°Y_,,re
meut, and sold under a licence, and then it would belie
beneficial to ships' crews. The witness also Enid
el th.tged to
had visited the ship and found it in every will suited
the comfort of the crew, the supply of provision! ;flt.
very good. The coroner, in summing up, eulogised 11
Andrews for the attention he appeared to devote
ttouittliri
comfort of those under his command. The jurY 01ren_,e10.•
found that death was duo to disease of the lungs, a"
rated by scurvy. bold,
Mr. DISRAELI has done a very adroit, YerY,iectio
and exceedingly creditable thing. The Blacas Ccurt__t iv
of gems, which is simply invaluable, was in the me
iToyea
Paris, and he sent over Mr. Newton—the artist
tb°
to disinter Cnidos—to examine the collection be
Museum. Hearing, however, that it Was necesssrytowbid,
quick, as the Emperor of the French was proposillgrespon-
the Chancellor of the Exchequer took the whole()
b° oia
sibility on himself, ordered the money, £48,000,
.10 .10,1,4 e.
at once, and on Monday throw himself upon r !iia
Mr. Gladstone, of course, supported him warn:l,3:l,ll 011
vote passed without a division, but had Mr. viola
ventured to tell the story as it really occurrce,cflteuna
that sill
have doubled his popularity. It is not
outbid la hi:
Emperor is outstripped, outgeneralled, and
ori
_d loot
own capital, and Louis Napoleon will hence,fbi;3l.3os
that a Constitutional Minister is not invart /31,,,es
by red tape. Fortunately, gems like thoseriatotrli.°
collection pack in very small compass.—SP° Dope
Loss OF A VESSEL OFF LIVERPOOL. 1"
to ghc
Coquimbo, Captain Jamieson, 379 ton.,:, bound
t.erw,cd, tide,ll
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as far as the Formby Light ship when theStl7
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wind from the westward prevailed at O.':
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it
caused a heavy sea, and as it was fear
t•dctsils
despatch
beat
go to pieces, the New Brighton Lifebo:t N. I,ifets
of
tow by the steam-tug Bever,
No. 2in tow by the steam-tug Slasher,
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the latter being guided by 3dr•
rubor, were 131"t°01:1 to
The crew, consisting of fifteen in tlecso_
was opec
by the New Brighton boat. The 1
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become a total wreck.— Liverpool Post. The gee.
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and tlbleer,Lithveeroir°o4;oo2ooyor
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examinations than any other school. distinFn;to
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