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

HER MAJESTY,

HER MAJESTY'S NEW YEAR'S GIFTS.—In former
years these gifts have been distributed on New Year's-
day in the Riding School, in .the presence of her Majesty
and the Royal family, by a mixed committee of the clergy
and laity of the parishes of Windsor and Clewer, including
the district of the Holy Trinity Church. This year the
distribution took place under the Town-hall yesterday
morning, where the royal butchers distributed the meat.
This plan was found more convenient than if, as origi-
nally intended, the gifts had been given in the shops. The
meat was arranged on tables under the Town-hall used by
butchers and poulterers on market-days. Each ticket-
holder entered from the corn-market, and left, after receiv-
ing his or her portion, through the fish-market, so all con-
fusion was obviated. The coals were sent to the parties.
The arrangements at Windsor were carefully and judici-
ously made by the Rev. E. L. Thompson, and by Church-
wardens Griffin and Frowd ; at Holy Trinity, by the Rev.
H. C. Hawtrey ; and at Clewer, by the Rev. T. T. Carter.
THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES.--Yester-
day the Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the
ladies and gentlemen of their suite, and accompanied by
the Duke of Edinburgh, left Sandringham House for Holk-
ham Hall, where they will pass the remainder of the week
with the Earl and Countess of Leicester. The royal party
travelled in carriages to the Wolferton station of the Lynn
and Hunstanton Railway, and proceeded thence to the
Heacham station. From Heacham they travelled over the
West Norfolk Junction Railway to Holkham. The train
in which their Royal Highnesses travelled was due at the
Holkham station at 4.45 p.m., so that it was quite dusk
when the royal visitors arrived.

HER MAJESTY'S STAGHOUNDS.—We are requested
to say that a special train for hunting-men and horses will
leave Paddington on Friday, at 9.30, for Taplow station.
The Marquis and Marchiones3 of Donegal have
been entertaining a select circle during the past
week at Hampstead Marshall, near Newbury.
The Earl and Countess of Derby will come to
',Own on Monday next, from Knowsley, for the

season.
The Earl and Countess of Wilton are entertain-
ing a select party at Egerton Lodge, Melton Mow-
b ray.

The Earl Howe is, according to the latest ac-
counts received from Gopsall Hall, considerably
better, a favourable change having taken place.
Viscountess Chelsea and her infant son are both
going on favourably.
The Baron Baude, First Secretary to the French
Embassy, accompanied by the baroness and family,
has left his residence in Eaton-terrace for Paris.
Lord and Lady George Paget have arrived in
town from visiting the Marquis and Marchioness
of Donegal at Hampstead Marshall, near Newbury.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Dis-
raeli left Grosvenor-gate yesterday for Hughenden
M anor.

Colonel the Hon. James and Mrs. Macdonald
have arrived at Badminton from Hampstead Mar-
shall, near Newbury.
The -marriage of Lieut.-Col. Clive with Miss
Webb is fixed to take place at St. Paul's, Knights-
bridge, on Wednesday, the 9th inst.
DEATH OF LORD ADAM LOFTUS.—We have to
announce the sudden death, by apoplexy, of the
Rev. Lord Adam Loftus, at the Rectory House,
Ardess, Kesh, Ireland, ou the night of the 25th ult.
His lordship, who was greatly respected, and dies
deeply regretted, was brother of the late and uncle
to the present Marquis of Ely.
Viscount and Viscountess Castlerosse and Lady
Alice Kerr have arrived at Cannes for the winter.
The Right Hon. S. Walpole arrived in town on
Saturday from Cambridge.
We are sorry :to announce the death, in child-
birth, of Mrs. Holman Hunt. She died at Florence, where
Mr. Hunt had taken a studio.

~ WHO'S WHO," FOR. 1867.

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This useful and very interesting publication is an
epitome of the personal and public position of every
individual of any celebrity in the country. It (!in-
braces the Royal Family and its branches, the Royal
household, the nobility—their rank, name, ages,
and heirs—the Cabinet and chief officers of State,
the members of the Privy Council, the members of
the House of Commons, their ages and politics, &c.
It informs us, inter alia, that the oldest duke is
the Duke of Northumberland, aged 88; the
Youngest, the Duke of Norfolk, aged 19. The
oldest marquis, the Marquis of Westmeath, aged
81 ; the youngest, the Marquis of Ely, aged 17.
The oldest earl, the Earl of Onslow, aged 89 ; the
youngest, the Earl of Waldegrave, aged 16. The
oldest viscount, Viscount Gough, aged 87 ; the
youngest, Viscount Clifden, aged 3. The oldest
baron, Lord Brougham, aged 88 ; the youngest,
Lord Rodney, aged 9. The oldest member of the
Privy iCouncil is Lord Brougham, aged 88 ; the
youngest, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales,
aged 25. The oldest member of the House of
Commons is Sir William Verner, Bart., member for
the county of Armagh, aged 84 ; the youngest, the
Earl of Carrington, member for Wycombe, aged 23.
The oldest judge in England is the Right Hon.
Stephen Lushington, aged 84 ; the youngest, Sir
James P. Wilde, aged 50. The oldest judge in
Ireland, the Right lion. Francis Blackburne, Lord
Chancellor, aged 84 ; the youngest, Justice Keogh,
aged 49. The oldest Scotch lord of Session, the
Right Hon. Duncan M'Neill, Lord Justice-General,
aged 73 ; the youngest, David Mure, Lord Mure,
aged 55. The oldest archbishop, the Archbishop of
Canterbury, aged 72; the youngest, Archbishop of
York, aged 47. The oldest bishop, the Bishop of
Exeter, aged 89 ; the youngest, the Bishop of Glou-
cester and Bristol, aged 47. The oldest baronet,
Sir Stephen L. Hammick, aged 89 ; the youngest,
Sir Henry Hayes Lawrence, aged two years. The
oldest civil and military knight is Gen. Sir Arthur
B. Clifton, aged 94; youngest, Sir Charles T.
Bright, aged 34.

The House of Peers at present consists of 1 prince,
2 royal dukes, 3 archbishops, 25 dukes, 31 marquises,
159 earls, 31 viscounts, 27 bishops, and 165 barons
—the total number of peers being 445. The Bishop
of Bath and Wells sits also as Baron Auckland. The
following clergymen have also seats in the House of
Lords as lay peers :—The Rev. A. E. Hobart, Earl
of Buckinghamshire; the Rev. Wm. Geo. Howard,
Earl of Carlisle; the Very Rev. William John Bro-
derick, Viscount Midleton ; the Rev. William Nevil,
Earl of Abergavenny ; the Yen. Frederick 'Twisle-
ton- Wykehatn-Fiennes, D.C.L., Lord Saye and
Sele ; the Rev. Alfred Nathaniel H. Curzon, Lord
Scarsdale. The heir-presumptive to the title of
Lord Arundell and Wardour is his brother, the Rev.
Everard Aloysius Gonzaga, a Jesuit priest. There
are 110 peers of Scotland and Ireland, who are not
peers of Parliament; there are 220 members of the
Privy Council; and the archbishops, bishops,colonial
bishops, bishops of the Episcopal Church of Scotland,
and retired bishops number 98. There are 856 baro-
nets, 446 civil and military knights, 111 noblemen
and baronets who are Knights of the various Orders,
25 Knights of the Order of the Star of India, 726
Knights Companions of the Order of the Bath, 3
field-marshals, 584 general officers in the army, 311
generals in her Majesty's Indian army, 329 admi-
rals in the navy, 54 judges in the United Kingdom
and Ireland, 180 Queen's counsel and sergeants-at-
law in England, and 87 in Ireland. There are 184
deaths recorded of those whose names appeared in
" Who's Who," and who died between Nov. 30,
1865, and Dec. 1, 1866, with the dates of their
birth and death.

OSBORNE, Dec. 31.
The Queen and Princess Christian walked in
the grounds this morning, attended by the Dowager
Duchess of Athole.

Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, Princess
Beatrice, and Prince Henry of Prussia went out
also.

Prince Christian, attended by Major-General F.
H. Seymour, visited the American yacht Henrietta
this morning, on board which he was received by
Mr. Bennett, the owner of the yacht. His royal
highness afterwards rowed round the Fleetwing and
Vesta.

Commodore M‘Vicar of the New York Yacht
Club, had the honour of being presented to her
Majesty yesterday.