The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-04 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Wednesday.
Her Majesty walked and drove in the morning
and afternoon of yesterday.
Dr. Norman M'Leod arrived at Osborne, and
had the honour of dining with the Queen and
royal family.

ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE LORD-
LIEUTENANT.

DUBLIN, Wednesday.
This morning the railway train that conveyed
Lord and Lady Wodehouse to Carrick-on-Shannon,
on a visit to Mr. and Lady Louisa Tenison, was
fired at on its return, when near to Mullingar, at a
place where the rails had been feloniously removed
last summer, and for which the railway company
claim £2,000 from the county of Westmeath. The
assassin happily missed his aim, but the engine
driver had a narrow escape.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales will honour the Earl' and Countess of Leicester
with their presence at Holkham Hall, Norfolk, on or
about Tuesday next, when a select circle will meet their
royal highnesses. It is expected that the Prince and
Princess of Wales will leave Holkham Hall on Friday for
Sandringham.

The Duke and Duchess of Somerset have left his
grace's official residence at the Admiralty for Stover Lodge
Devonshire.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury are
entertaining a succession of visitors at Savernake Lodge,
Wilts.

The Marquis of Hartington has joined the party
visiting the Earl and Countess of Westmoreland at Ap-
thorpe Park, Northamptonshire.

The Countess Cowper is still seriously ill at
Penshanger, and, her friends will be sorry to learn, is not
considered out of danger yet.
The Earl and Countess of Westmoreland are
entertaining a select circle at Apthorpe Park, Northamp-
tonshire.

The Earl St. Maur is staying with Sir Frederick
and Lady Hermione Graham, at Netherby Park, Cum-
berland.

We have to announce the death of Major-General
ancis Westenra, who died yesterday at his town resi-
dence in Savile-row. He was formerly in the sth Dragoon
Guards, but went on half-pay in March, 1845.
THE JAPANESE COMMISSIONER.—Yesterday after-
noon his Excellency Shibata Hiongano Cami and
suite paid a complimentary visit to the Earl of Clarendon,
with whom they had an interview at half-past two o'clock
at the Foreign Office. After calling upon the Earl of
Clarendon, his Excellency and suite paid their respects to
Mr. E. Hammond, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign.
Affairs. The Commissioner and suite leave the Langhata
Hotel at an early hour this morning, escorted by major
Brine, and will proceed to the Pimlico Station of the Lon-
don, Chatham, and Dover Railway, and leave by the 7.25
a.m. train for Dover, on their way to Paris, where a short
stay will be made. On the 19th inst. the whole party is
expected to embark at Marseilles for Japan, taking back
with them an extensive collection of works of art, jewellery,
specimens of all kinds of English manufacture, &c.
The Japanese Commissioner and suite a day or
two since honoured Messrs. Angelos School of Arms (nevi
conducted by Mr. M'Turk) with a visit, and were enter-
tained with an exhibition of rapier and stick play, and
boxing, at which they expressed much gratification. Great
interest was apparently excited in their minds by the smart
hitting and dexterous parrying of Mr. 311‘Turk's pupilo
both with the sticks and gloves. The Japanese gentlemen,
in return, exhibited their tremendous two-handed swords,
with which, it is stated, they are able, at one stroke, to
cut a human body in sunder, and promised to send a pair
of these weapons to the master of the school of arms in re-
turn for his courtesy.

WHO'S NY Ho for 1866 (published by Bally and
Co., Cornhill), gives as comprehensive a catalogue
as ever of those who may be presumed to be best
qualified to judge as to what's what.

THE PRINCE OF WALES LIFEBOAT.—On Monday
we reported the noble services performed on the
29th ult., during a very strong gale, by the Albert Edward
lifeboat, stationed at Padstow, in saving from an inevitable
death 17 poor fellows from the wrecked barque Juliet, of
Greenock. This lifeboat was presented to the National
Lifeboat Institution by the citizens of Bristol, who
readily consented to the new lifeboat bearing the same
name as that which it replaced at Padstow. The late
lamented Prince Consort always took considerable interest
in the Padstow lifeboat station, and had consented when
the old boat was first sent there that it should be named
the Albert Edward, after his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cornwall. On Monday the Lifeboat Institution telegraphed
to General Knollys the gratifying intelligence that the
new lifeboat had saved 17 persons. To that communica-
tion the General has just, returned the following answer:---
" Sandringham, King's Lynn, Ist January, 1866.—Dear
Sir,—Your telegram of to-day has been laid before the
Prince of Wales, and I am desired to express the great
satisfaction his Royal Highness experiences at a lifeboat
bearing his name having been the means of saving the
lives of 17 human creatures.—l am, &c., FRANCIS
KNOLLYS."

GREAT FIRE AND TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF LORD
CREWE'S HALL, CHESHIRE.—Towards two o'clOCII:
yesterday (Wednesday) morning, a special messenger
mounted on horseback reached Crewe station with the
alarming intelligence that Crewe Hall, situate about 0'
mile and a half from Crewe, and one of the most splendid
seats in England, was on fire. Our correspondent eached
the scone of the disaster and found that shortly after Lora
Crewe had retired to rest, his lordship rang for his valet,
and intimated his suspicion of fire being in some part Of
the premises. Such was found to be the fact. The railivai
works engine reached at two o'clock, but as their hose was
sadly too short they were of little service until extra, hose
was procured. During all this delay the fire had spread
along the marble hall, picture gallery, drawing room, and
the chapel on the north side. The great staircase, of which
a representation appeared some time ago in Drury-lane
Theatre, and a large quantity of statuary are gone. Vers:,
many paintings that were at the Great Exhibition in 1860
have been destroyed. The hall was commenced in 1616'
and completed in 1636, and in 1837 it was restored, at s'
cost of £50,000, by the present lord. A. considersbi°
amount of furniture and valuables have been saved, but the
domestic servants have suffered very heavily. The entire
hall, except a very small part, was destroyed by 12 at noon
yesterday. The the originated with the heated air PiPefs.
The ball is insured with the Exchange, Loudon.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY.—lres-
- the admissions on payment were 4,778; ditto 131
season tickets, 1,717 ; total visitors, 6,495.