The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-09 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY•

S.'
WINDSOR. March CASTLE,!ter.
The Queen drove in the grounds yesterday ace
noon, accompanied by her Royal Highness
Louise, and drove out this morning in a c,,31,r1:be
and four, attended by the Duchess of 1101'-'
and the Hon. Florence Seymour. oot
Her Royal Highness Princess. Helena als°
a carriage drive.
,rriyed st

The Right Hon. Sir George Grey arrir--0
Castle yesterday, and had the honour al
with the Queen and the royal family.

TLe Prince and Princess of 016.0
The Prince of Wales, accompanied by rniao
Alfred and attended by Lieut.-Colonel lePPelo tigh
Lieut. Haig, hunted with his harriers near S

yesterdayln
the afternoon the Prince of Wales Went
House of Lords. dril'el
The Princess of Wales took a carriage
attended by the Hon. Mrs. F. Stonor.

HER MAJESTY'S C Chio
, ,000
Her Majesty held her first concert for eID
this day. Her Majesty arrived in town e3l:ed
the morning from Windsor Castle, and Prec" re,
to Buckingham Palace, where her lthliesti:,ol3l
mained until the hour commenced for the

recepti
The on. 01°
Court was attended by all the great
of State and a long list of nobility. '
After the reception it is the intention of -h°f°
jesty to return to Windsor Castle.

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Their Highnesses the Prince and -,„000
Dhuleep Singh have arrived at Claridge's ITclw.
llathrop Castle.

An Appalling Alternative.

(From Land and Water.)
nainense
A lumberer, noted for his great stature,
strength, and firmness of character, was 5-04
one cold day in January in an Anierietuo of
alone. He was engaged in splitting open
green hard wood, newly felled. For this Pwrteiy,s°
used wedges of hard wood, driven in alternscious
as to extend the rift or opening in the teat tb
fibres of the tree. The monarch of the 0°5,0 cer
laid low in its pride and prime (in obedience
e'ree of
tain physiological theories ascribing some dercrbt be
sensation even to the vegetable kingdom), luise oef'
supposed to be dying hard like some inelifintrbougli
pent or reptile extremely tenacious of life. 0605
the day was bitterly cold, the woodmans ela for
had caused him to perspire freely. 1ie133119e 01°
minute to wipe the moisture from his hre",,ro. eget"l
turning to replace his handkerchief. in the. Y- Jodi"
his coat, which hung on a stump beside 1040
not notice that the wedge which held the trev
had been gradually loosening and working Ift foot
out. In the act of resuming his labour his left the
which had been resting on the tree, sliPPedclid ss
cleft, and at this critical moment the vie, Pz
big
forced out with great violence, and, sheet,f'ol3o:'
in the air, fell at some yards' distance in t';',4
Instantly the halves of the tree united w'irisoDea
fearful force as to crush and mangle the triaPta:tire,
foot. So intense was the agony at first
rti
was overcome. The strong man became iebis
in
and fell against the stump which sustainedsejoils'
nearly vertical posture. When he regained eea° effortsness an appalling alternative lay before him. igbt
to withdraw the bruised limb were fruitless.
was coming on. A few hours in hispresent Pf°,eoi4o
with the temperature several degrees below f 3 011
point, involved certain death. A quarter
Ijjsoo/1,
distant a road wound through the forest• rectic"
chance lay in reaching that road, and beltig:oo r4'
by some chance passenger, or his comPsl32.ch
turning from work to the " shanty" ill " 4te to
on..rod. Ina icibulUUoll was soon taken. joie"
rible expedient, even if it failed, would °l3,l,3clibe
his inevitable death by a short period.dead
ld to
began to feel the numbing effects of the ei°
ening the pain in the shattered limb, the blood
which was freezing on the log. Methedictood
brave fellow removed his neckerchief, and ":,,cliec
with all his force around the left ankle so as ving the
and almost impede circulation. Then mead, be
heavy, keen, glittering axe high above his ir bet
struck mercilessly, with the strength of desr;cllol
low the ligature on his own flesh once ! The troe.
stroke divided nerve, muscle, sinew-, and b°Ooy, $131;1$
foot was severed. He was free. In bony,
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faint with loss of blood, he began to erdwileildj
hands and one knee, dragging the woneue,spect'7,"
the direction whence succour might h_ie.„:„erios):t
His slow and painful progress was mai keu ch tbej..
stains on the snow. Would he ever reacras°
road ? Oh ! how far off it seemed as het length
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on and on, growing weaker and weaker. s
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f
overpowered by a sickening sensation of ho
which he believed to be the immediate p iuof death, the wretched man sinks des,.ssi, but /1°
snow. He is within 30 1 lest
yards of the re3ot
can go no further. His consciousness i 5 ,3to
tb
ing him. He is on the point of falling
fatal slumber from which there will hell°3oleigh
cobe,
in this world, when the faint tingle of a more h
reaches his ears. The joyous sound gresv-approa"t;
tinct. Those who might save him are:till /11)",1
ing. Now he can hear their voices in the 0 talV"
air—yes, they are his companions ; theY',Bl the Oa:
merrily, anticipating the evening Nun'
1 p9.95643ti
11..„3
fire—another minute, and they will ~ Olin
and it will be too late. He makes sergijs
effort. Nature for an instant rallies all h`" e fr"
He utters one shrill piercing scream horsese he to
betice
into a dead faint. Most fortunately the tog.,
walking. The sledge glided noiselesslY tarth,
the gingle of thebells did not smother that s ob
cry of agony. In an instant active men are hug
hitbet
in the direction of the sound, and tradreleinij3i:oseis!
and thither in the deep StIONV. Sti t nod Pbo
them shouts ; the others rush to the sPe of nod
is
on the traces of fresh warm blood. They
ile
sufferer•
trail till they recover the mangledpoureda,o,:to 0
borne to the camp. Brandy is
throat, and while a messenger is sent toff
to
and
speed for the nearest doctor, the we hasso
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3
rarily dressed by one of the lumberers, who
faso
mould
1
rude surgical skill. The doctor pronoun
.01.0
Wound sv, afai
able opinion ; such a ghastly but the 13
proved fatal to dwellers in cities; h ;n
woodman's constitution enables him to a biro
eir
acosnintriallbuitairomn
.raillseedibs ysttihlleabheanieevaolildenht.esciettaioefed ur nlo:i i
and frequently has he gratifiedaco
noting (a tbat
re of
listeners at the village inn by ce
with some slight variation) his exPerlell,,se such
eventful day, when compelled to obey
appalling alternative.

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THE MURDER OF BARON VON POICE'. rte
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formation has been received confirmatory of the .'''r f Die
murder of
expedition Baron von Deacon and a largo neraper %Or
East Africa. The baron and his fe% up
proceeded a distance of 300 01i1.70,-
the Luabo_ river before they met this sudden aP
expected Calamity. unde„Trllitti,