The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-08 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Tuesday.
The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon with
Princess Louise, and walked in the grounds this
morning.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambritige
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arrived yesterday afternoon, attended by Colonel
the Hon. J. Macdonald.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, the Puke of
Cambridge, and the Prince and Princess of Leiningel3l
dined with her Majesty in the evening.
The Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting bad the
honour of joining the Royal family in the drawing'
room after dinner.
Colonel the Hon. Augustus Liddell had also the
honour of being invited.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh went
to London this morning, attended by the Hon. Eliot
Yorke.

The Duke of Cambridge returned to London in
the afternoon, attended by Colonel the Ho' je.
Macdonald.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Albert,
Victor, and Prince George, arrived at Marlborougui
House yesterday afternoon from Osborne, attended
by the Hon. Mrs. Hardinge and Major Teesdale.

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Her Majesty will hold a Privy Council
Osborne to-morrow, and the prorogation of Parliament
will take place on Friday.
THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII.—Their Royal Nigh;
nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke °A
Edinburgh, and the Count and Countess of Glichen an
suite honoured the performances at the Adelphi Theatre
last evening with their presence.

NORTH-EAST LONDON RIFLES.—On Saturday last
the above regiment underwent its annual inspection
in
Regent's-park. The muster comprised eight strong com-
panies in uniform, in addition to at least 50 recruits, wile
have joined since midsummer, and who were still in plain
clothes. Colonel Richardson - Gardner, the honorary
colonel, was present, and took, as he always does, great in-
terest in the success of the day. Colonel 'Wright, the in-
specting officer, was received with a general salute, and th°
regiment then marched past, headed by its two bands and it°
pioneers. The whole corps looked well, and this movement'
as also all those that followed, was well and steadily Per-
formed. The file-firing was a great improvement on last
year. At the close of the inspection Colonel Wright
rode into the square, and addressing Colonel Richardson-
Gardner, Lieut.-Col. Money, and the officers and members
of the 6th Tower Hamlets, said he was much gratified 11,
what ho had seen. In the first place, the corps mustered
even stronger than last year, which was very satisfactory;
in the second place, the behaviour and movements of the
corps were quite as good. and he should make a very fa-
vourable report to the War-office. He had but two obser-
vatious to make on the other side. Occasionally be 113(1,1
heard the silence of the ranks broken, add this if continue'.
would b 3 a serious matter. It ought to be an improvement
on last year, but it was not so. Again, one man's rifle had
gone off before the word to fire was given. This could not
happen if the firelocks were at half-cock. In all other re-
spec.s he was satisfied. The officers, or most of them. Irne:vA
their duty, and the non-commissioned officers and men
the same, and were very steady. The regiment was 51)111
commanded, and ought to be as it was. When Colonel
Wright had left Colonel Money congratulated the regiment
on the results; but said that notwithstanding their inereas°
in numbers over last year's inspection ho was not satisfied,
and he should not be satisfied till some inspection occurred
at which three-fourths of the members were actually pre-
sent. Colonel Richardson-Gardner expressed his great
satisfaction at what he had seen, and also his regret tha4
illness prevented the presence of his wife, whose goo
a
wishes and deep interest were always with the coil's!
Both the Colonels offered the thanks of the corps to the
officers and members of the 2d and Bth Tower Hamlett'
who had kept the ground admirably.
LAUNCH OF A LIFEBOAT AT MARGATE.--330
ceremony of launching a new lifeboat, presented to
the National Lifeboat Institution by the proprietors of tb°
Quiver magazine, took place at Margate yesterday after-
noon, in the presence of from 15,000 to 20,000 persons'
Two years since the Rev. Teignmouth Shore, M.A., the
editor of the Quiver, made an appeal to his readers in aid
of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, and the result
was the contribution of about £2,000. With that 0133:1
three lifeboats and lifeboat stations have been erected ; 31:171
Margate, where there were already two boats (the Friers;
of All Nations and the Angela Hannah), one of wIlle";
however, was almost unfit for use, was selected.
Canon Bateman christened the boat "The Quiver." •A'..
dresses were delivered by Alderman Standing (who repre-
sented the mayor), the Rev. T. Shore, Mr. J. B. Flint (it
member of the local committee), and Captain Ward,
on behalf of the National Lifeboat Institution, thanked
the donors and subscribers for their munificent gift, an
the resilents and visitors for the reception they d
given it.
THE BRITISH FLEET. Considering the high
reputation as administrators with which the Duke
the
;
Somerset and Lord Clarence Paget left the Admiralty, t'"
country may well feel astonished and indignant at a reply
given by his grace's successor to a question put by 311.;
Graves. That gentleman asked the First Lord of th
Admiralty " the names of the ships at present available iII
the reserves for active service," and Sir J. Pakivgtenl-1
reported to have replied as follows :—" My hon. friendW"
excuse me if I do not give him the names of those
but I am sorry to say if 1 did so, the list would be a Tory
short one. I regret to state that I find the reserves in by
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no means a satisfactory condition, or indeed in such a state
as I had a right to find them ; so much so that the Adre,
rally have great difficulty in finding relief for the 01-6
that return from foreign service." Such, we learn, is °-
result of an expenditure of £70,000,000 in seven YesrSci
under the superintendence of the Duke of Somerset 3/3
Lord Clarence Paget.—Pall-mall Gazette.
THE MOORS.—The prospects of sport for the
opening of the grouse shooting next week on the
vast range of moors running from South Yorkshire jilt
Derbyshire and Cheshire are anything but encouraging t:t
sportsmen; and the season promises to be one of the worn
that has been experienced for some years past. At t-
Boardhill Flatts and on some of the ground adjoining, '7;
eluding Sir Lionel Pilkington's, there is only a moderato
number of young birds, while at other shootings not fn•
distant there are very few to be seen. There are, howe/el
a largo number of birds running in pairs, showing the
they have not been able to breed or rear. On the elrte,o;
sive range of moors belonging to Mr. Stanhope, and wl"el
is generally well stocked, there is a considerable death
compared with former years. Further on, in the neigh"
bourhood. of Holmfirth, where there is rather more sbelte r
I fly
and where the herbage is earlier, the birds are more P
tiful ; and Mr. R. C. Clarke, of Noblethorpe-hall, is f ,b 0
as well off as his neighbours. In nearly all parts of c,
county there is the same falling off, which is to be e
counted for to some considerable extent from the headyl
:,
snow which lay so long on the ground before and after l"
period of incubation, causing the destruction of a 10
number of eggs in the first instance, and the loss of t
young birds after being hatched.
ABANDONMENT OF THE FORTH-BRIDGE c rrE3ls'4
—We understand that, in view of the anticipated enret-b,
upon the through traffic between England and the n°.
of Scotland, resulting from the transference of the Seottruso
North-Eastern Railway to the Caledonian CompanY,,t,ir..
North British directors have resolved to abandon all 'ld,
thor outlay upon the bridge of Forth. The chairman °to
some of the directors, we believe, visited the experilnentbo
pier at Charlestown on Friday last, and gave orders Wolf
discontinuance of the preparations—which were ra'Pi,t,
approaching completion—for the submersion of the Pao
form and cylinders. The large body of bricklayers ato
other workmen employed on the structure were ordereoce
be paid off, with the exception of a sufficient staff Will to
charge of the pier and lighters attached, which 1:out,
floated with the first spring tide, and deposited in
island harbour.—Scotsman.
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CURIOSITIES OF THE ATLANTIC TELE-A
The Courrier du Havre sets forth a striking result 13:sof
laying of the Transatlantic telegraph. It says est of
York is situated nearly 76 degrees of longitude 560
Paris. The earth in its daily rotation travels throng:ay 15
degrees in 24 hours, from which it results that eyettris iS
degrees to the west of the first meridian placed at 40,ten
one hour later. When it ;s noon at Paris it is only ; isTelo
o'clock at 15 degrees to the west of that city. Andi, s
at it i 0
York is 76 degrees to the west of Paris it follows t'ismict-
seven o'clock in the evening at New York when i.t voiS,
night
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Opera for example,atPari
then,sfire thatat a quarter a greatiedefi
veett'n
the
12 at
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night on the Ist of Sept. next, the event is irentiatea
telegraphed from Paris to New York, and
Paris, a quarter past twelve at night, Ist Septenan% zoo
snateb,
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nYork,ter:
Paris, Ist September, arrives at New York aths7.
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interruptions,
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de rhours,
udflart:
past nine in the evening of the 31st August, sot.
aflte'r the
York manager could appear on the stage anct..,,,solf
three customary bows could thus express 7rniyou
Ladies and gentlemen—l am sorry to have to 1 form throe
that the Opera at Paris has been destroyed by just
hours after the present time. Our director e
th.ot
transmitted to his Paris confrere his cond iene_r, 3
disaster which is going to happen to him.' oreuove Such a
to ada fwo
day, such an he ur ;' it will be necessary
_eg4lo
will no longer suffice to indicate a date, and time
such a place,' Thus the clerks of the now tel,er,'Tetviree
take care to add to the communications exchan
time t
the two continents the express mention
Greenwich, or Nor. York, or Washington."