The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-26 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

OSB o R NE, Wednesday.
The Queen drove out in a carriage and four
yesterday with Princess Louise and Prince Leo-
pold, and her Majesty walked in the grounds this
morning with Princess Louise and Princess Bea-
trice.
The Hon. Lady Biddulph had the honour of
dining with the Queen and the Royal family yes-
terday.

Lady Waterpark left Osborne yesterday.

THE KYLE PARK RIOTS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—I am directed by Mr. Walpole to state that
no arrangement was made by him on the part of
the Government with any member of the Reform
League to announce that a public meeting woad
be permitted to be held in Hyde Park on Alondal
next, the 30th inst., as stated in the bills placarded
and circulated by Mr. Beales.
An application for that purpose was made 11
Mr. Beales after the interview which Mr. Walpole
had with the deputation, to which no answer bas
yet been sent.

I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient set'
vant,

July 25.

S. WALPOLE•

SIR HENRY EDWARDS.

We have to congratulate Colonel Edwards and
his numerous friends in the West and East Riding
on the well-merited honour of the baronetcy recently
conferred upon him. His own services to the Cell
servative cause, in the numerous elections he bas
contested (no less than seven in 19 years), and in
'
unwearied attention to his Parliamentary dale▪ s'
have not been his 'only claim tolhis distinction.
The Edwardses have ever been staunch supporters
of the constitution, and in the days of his fore-
fathers Pye Nest was always the headquarters e'
Lascelles and Wilberforce, when canvassing the,
district in thegreat contests for the representation
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the county. The gallant colonel's private worth and
the faithful discharge of his duties as a magistrate,
and as commandant of the 2d West York Yeo-
manry Cavalry, are too well known and appreciated
to need our allusion to them. He materially as-
sisted the late respected Colonel Pollard in raising
that regiment after the riots of 1842, at the urgent
solicitation of the Lord Lieutenant, and in bringing
it to its present high state of efficiency. In recog-
nition of his political services, a magnificent piece
of plate, costing upwards of 1000 guineas, wasp
sented to him by the constituency of Halifax an
the inhabitants of the district. His advocacy of tuboe
interests of the labouring classes, especially as tPs,
seconder and strenuous supporter of John Fielding
n
Ten Hours' Bill, proposed by Lord Ashley, as
as his determined' opposition to the after compro-
mise of eleven hours, will ever be gratefully retneni.:
bered. Although an opponent of the Russell-Glad'
stone Reform Bill, he gave proof he was not averse
to a judicious extension of the franchise, by his al;
port of Lord Derby's bill in 1859. The mercantile
house established by his family, in which he is inte•
rested, has been connected with Spain and S. Ameri▪ a,
for more than a century. They are of Wrarwiek t
shire origin, the grandfather of the hon. barnn,,eo
having settled in this district in 1749, and about
years after built Pye Nest, the colonel's present is;
sidence. His mother's family, the Priestleys, 1;
according to Burke, one of the oldest in this part e.;
the west riding. He married, in 1838, 3-fr, ir
Churchill, eldest daughter of the late Thos. Cos'e,s;
Esq., of Marchwood, in Hampshire, and Regent _
park, by whom he has several sons and daughters.-;
Halifax Guardian. In quoting the above from 'nil,
contemporary, we cordially add our own congratbe
lations on the occasion of this recognition of fat
worth of our, gallant representative, and belies
that there is but one feeling on the part of the i
con-
stituency here, and that is that the honour
thoroughly deserved. Men of all shades of politi▪ cs
o
must admit that, from the date of his first return
for Beverley in 1857, up to the present time, t.PO,
consistency with which he has maintained his
ciples, and his conduct as a gentleman, entitle 1";
to his newly-acquired position, which he will ev
hold with dignity.—Beverley Guardian.