The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-27 00:00:00

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pleasure, d suppressed exclamations of " Ve
beautiful !" in French and Flemish.

His Majesty said—Gentlemen of the Manchester
Committee, I am very much gratified by the present
you make me of my portrait, painted by your desire.
I receive it with the greatest pleasure as an addi-
tional sympathy with my country and its constitu-
tional ruler. Gentlemen, I beg you to accept my
warmest thanks for the picture you offer me, and for
selecting the celebration of the national festivities of
September as a fit opportunity for its presentation.
I also rtquest you to convey my thanks to Captain
Mercier, who has placed his time and talent at your
disposal for the accomplishment of your kind inten-
tions. I shall have the portrait hung in a place of
honour.

The people, who could not have heard the speech,
loudly cheered, and the King then, descending from
the dais, advanced, with his Staff, to the picture,
which he viewed with much interest. He then
turned to the English volunteers, and addressed
each officer or otherwise in a few kindly words, ex-
pressive of his pleasure at seeing them, and his
hopes that they might of ten visit Brussels. On seeing
those who wore the Belgian reception medal given
last year in Brussels he expressed himself particu-
larly well pleased, as their presence testified they
had well enjoyed themselves when here before. As
his Majesty turned towards the dais the Volunteers
gave a thorough English cheer, which was again and
again echoed by the people.
The King then went to the different firing points,
and left the building amid the same enthusiastic
cheers which greeted his entrance.

The deputation, Colonel Thompson and Captain
Mercier, were afterwards invited to dine with the
King.

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HER MAJESTY.

BAL3IORAL, Sept. 25.

The Queen, acccmpanie I by Princess Louise, and
attended by Lady Churchill and Major General Sir
Thomas Biddulph, went yesterday morning over to
the Duke of Richmond's lodge at Glenfiddich, to

remain a few days.
Prince and Princess Christian went out driving.
The Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy left the Castle
yesterday.

THE PRINCESS OF WALES.—Our readers will
learn with great satisfaction that the Princess continues to
make such progress towards recovery as may almost be said
to exceed the anticipations of those who were most sanguine
of a cure. She improves daily, and is constantly gaining
more use of the limb. And if any one still hesitates to be'
lieve in news, which some may think too good to be true,
wo may possibly lesson their doubts by a few words more.
So much better is his patient that the attendance of Mr.
Paget is thought no longer necessary, and ho is expected
to return to London on the 30th inst. The Princess will
probably remain at Wiesbaden for two or three weep
more, under the care of Dr. Has; who has aided Mr. Paget
by directing the special treatment adopted with such good
results at this watering-place.—Lancet.

His Excellency Comte Larisch Monnich, accow
panied by Comte Henry de Larisch and Mr. Pringle, bas
arrived at Maurigy's Hotel from Vienna.
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His Excellency the Hon. G. S. S. Jerninghavl
has left Maurigy's Hotel for Cossoy Hall, on a visit to,
Lord and Lady Stafford.
The Earl and Countess Stanhope and Lady
Mary Stanhope have returned to Chevering, near Seven-
oaks, from visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Salis-
bury at Hatfield House, Herts.
The Countess (Frances) Waldegrave and the
Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue will return to Chewton
Abbey, her ladyship's seat in Somersotshiro, from Ardoet
Ireland, early in the ensuing week.
Viscount and Viscountess Cranborne and family
are expected to arrive in town in a few days from the
south of France.

DISSOLUTION OF IDE PRUSSIAN

CHAMBERS.

The Royal decree dissolving the Prussian Cham-
bers was preceded by a Ministerial report, of which
the following is a translation :
" Berlin, Sept. 20.

" Upon the approach of the period when the Con-
stitution is about to be put in force in the newl3"
acquired countries, and which will consequently
take part in the national representation, thus ex-
tending it over the entire territory of the State, it i 5
necessary to determine the question whether the
deputies wbo shall be elected in those countries are
to form a part of the present Chamber of Deputies'
or whether there should be a complete reconstruction
of that body. After a careful consideration the
Ministers respectively undersigning feel bound to
decide in favour of the latter proceeding. The pre-
sent Chamber of Deputies is the creation of elec'
tions which were made before the extension of the
Prussian territory and before the political transfor'
mation of Germany had been effected. It was
within the limits of its mission to co-operate consti:
tutionally in fixing the bases of the Confederation 0'
the Northern States, and to the legal union of the
newly-acquired countries with the ancient provinces
of the monarchy, and especially to provide for the
populations of those new countries admission into
the Prussian State and its representation. The Chats'
ber of Deputies has rendered that co-operation with
patriotic devotion, and has thus acquired a claim to
the gratitude of the nation. Its present niernberS,
however, cannot find in the powers they have hitherto
possessed the basis of a constitutional representa-
tion of the entire Prussian people. According to
article 83 of the Constitution the members of the
Chambers are to be representatives of the entire
people. But the totality of the Prussion people is
now different from what it was at the time of their
election, to which must be added the fact that the
circle of those persons upon whom the choice of the
various electoral bodies may fall is now materialll
extended. Further, it would not correspond with
the regulation laid down by article 73 of the Con'
stitution, which requires a uniform legislative periods
if a considerable number of deputies not elected t°
replace retiring members, but by virtue of a noir
right, should enter the House when the legislative
term was almost half expired. As this last conside-
ration is not in principle unimportant as regards the
Constitution, so also out of consideration for the
new territories and for the importance of their union
with the former monarchy it appears to be urgently
required that the admission of these territories to
the representation should commence with a sell
legislative period. The feeling of complete equalitY
and coherence of the new with the old provinces
will certainly be increased, and thereby at the say°
time their internal fusion be facilitated, if the recer
tion of the representatives of the new provinces int°
the representative system should give rise to a coll3'
plete renewal of the Legislature. Above all, it ea'
responds with the importance of the new develop'
ment entered upon by the Prussian State in the er
tension of territory it has acquired that this nelv
phase should be marked by the convocation of a new
representation of the whole Prussian people from eifllo
portions of which the monarchy now consists. 1'
believe it, therefore, to be our duty humbly t°,
advise your Majesty to dissolve the Chamber 61'
Deputies in virtue of article 51 of the Constitutioof
in order that the first elections in the newil'
acquired territories, and fresh elections in the old'o
may be held without delay. For that purpose
submit to your Majesty the annexed ordinance chit
solving the Chamber of Deputies, and pray o°,o
your Majesty will-be graciously pleased to exectl
the same."
The report is signed by all the Ministers.

of
DEFRAUDING A RAILWAY COMPANY. —A case
an extraordinary character was heard before the rnag':
trates at Oswestry yesterday. The Rev. Edward liuciciea-;
ton, vicar of Ilasley, in Warwickshire, was charged ""
defrauding the Great Western Railway Company by tr 3;
yelling on their line without a ticket. The defendant Wtici
suspected of defrauding the company, and was watel'ea
for several weeks. Facts were deposed to which discWea,
an extraordinary system of deliberate and ingenious frati
r,
The Bench animadverted iu strung terms upon the o°s
salty of such au offence committed by a person occup9l3,,
the position of the defendant, and mulcted him in a veattlq
of £2 and costs,