The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-06 00:00:00

TURKEY.

CONSTAN'TINOPLE, May 31.
The firman confirming the Egyptian suocespion to
the family of Ismail Pacha in the order of r.imoge-
niture has been promulgated.

The Duke of Edinburgh 12 tb.e City.

Yesterday his Royal Highmess the Duke of Edin
burgh went by appointment to Meranteb Taylors.;
Hall to receive the honorary freedom of the;r guild.
The Prince, who was aEtteynded by Col. the Hon. A.
in LiddellThr e aradunde e thefi
le
-Islt°reet, at
Aa
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”. the
Fosterhall,
re-
ceived by the Master of thecCoo'cmaloiTivcakvn,edya(nd was o2rk,
White), the Wardens, and
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the
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of
him,Thence courtroom, b's royaland
of whom wore their official robes.
highness was conducted t,, thene
having taken the seat assigned
The CLERK (Mr. Fisher)
the Court of Assistants passed at their' hall on the
26th April last, which stated that the Court, desir-
ous at all times to evince their dutiful loyalty to the
Queen, its attachment to the royal family, and to
cherish a remembrance of the late Prince Consort,
availed itself of the earliest opportunity offered to
congratulate his Royal Highness the Duke of Edin-

burgh, K. G. , on att.lining 11is majority, and requested
him to accept the honorary freedom of their ancient
Company in commemoration of that auspicious
event. The Court wished his Royal Highness long
life, health, and uninterrupted happiness that he
might be permitted to pursue a career consonant
with his Royal birth, and add a lustre to the Royal
nav, so dear to the hearts and feelings of English-
men.

The MASTER expressed the gratification felt by
the whole Court at the condescension which his
Royal Highness had evinced in coming to receive
that mark of respect at their bands, a sim;lar com-
pliment having been paid by them to his father, the
Prince Consort, and his brother, the Prince of
Wales. They bade his Royal Highness a hearty
welcome, and desired to express the pleasure they
had in enrolling him a member of the Company, of
which kings, princes, and statesmen had been mem-
bers in various epochs, and of which his Royal
father, himself a mercer, on one occasion remarked
that anybody might feel proud to belong to a cor-
poration which could boast of uninterrupted useful-
ness and beneficence during four centuries, and held
at this day the same honourable position in the
estimation of the country which it did in the time
of its first formation.

The PRINCE, in reply, sincerely thanked the
Master and Warden for their address, containing
as it did, he said, expressions of loyalty towards the
Queen, a cherished-remembrance of the late Prince
Consort, and attachment to the Royal family. He
was also grateful, he said, for the honour they had
done him in electing him a freeman of their Com-
pany, and he hoped always to merit a continuance
of their good wishes, by doing his duty at all times,
in every position where he could be of service to his
country.

The CLERK then administered to his Royal High-
ness the oath taken by every person on being ad-
mitted to the freedom of the Company, and which
is expressed in very quaint language.
The Prince afterwards subscribed the roll of
honorary freemen, the name of Mr. Peabody ap-
pearing on it between that of his brother, the Prince
of Wales, and his own, a circumstance upon which
rthe Master took occasion to remark to his Royal
FHighness.

This form having been gone through, the Prince
was presented by the Master to the Wardens and
Court of Assistants, and he afterwards took luncheon
with them in the stately hall of the company, which
was served with extraordinary splendour. His
Royal Highness took his leave about half-past three
o'clock, and as he did so he was enthusiastically
cheered by the people.

LONDON GAZE T TE. .—L as t Evening.

At -
CROWN OFFICE, JUNE 5.

HEMMER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIA-

➢fE\T.

City of Winchester—John Bonham Carter, Esq., ore of
the Commissioners for executing the office of Treasurer of
the Exchequer of Great Britain and Lord High Treasurer
of Ireland.

WHITEHALL, Jun 2.
The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to kw
passed under the Great Seal constituting and appointing
the Right Honourable John, Earl Russell, S.G,; the Right
Honourable William Ewart Gladstone ; John Bonham
Carter, Esq.; William Patrick Ada
Esniond Em, Esq. ; and John
e, ksq., to be Commissioners for executing the
offices of Treasurer of the Exchequer of Great Britain and
Lord High Treasurer of Ireland.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening.

Amsterdam
Short. 11 151- 11 16}
Ditto 3 Months. 12 0 12
Rot 12 0 12

~,terdara
Antwerp — __
25 43
Brussels
25 45
Hamburg
Paris - 13 8} 13 9
3 118hoonitths. 2255 41251
Ditto .................... ....... 2'5 22f
Marseilles .... .. .. ~_ ..... 25 45 25 47*
Frankfort on .the.jaine 118* 25 50
119
Vienna ........................ 13 13 50
Trieste ........................ 13 18 50
Petersburgn ............... -- 241 251
Berlin ...... . ................. 46 7 2
6 28
Madrid..... 46
..................
Cadiz ........................ 461
Leghorn ..................... 28 50 29 0
47
Milan ...................... 28 40
28
Genoa ............
............. -- 28 40 90
.
Naples ........................ —. 28 40 29 50
29 50

A payment of ss. per share by way of interest
will be made on the 2d July by the Ocean Marine
Insurance Company.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO MR. PARKER, Q.C.—
C raven-terrace,
Yesterday Dr. Lankester opened au inquest at the
Mitre,.
h
e"
Eyd e Park-gardens, on the' body
Yon Ste Parker, late Q.C., and examiner
at the Court of
and Chancery, who met his death by being
knocked down
of Mr Ren
Charles Adamson Parker, of 49, Lancaster-gate,
Hyde-park,
saidLi
arumn
soo\n'er in Chancery-lane. Mr.
Henry
of deceased. Ho was 77
years of age.
He was a Q.C. and examiner in the Court
of Chancery. He was very strong and hale. .1 heard of
the accident at 3 o'clock last Thursday afternoon. I did
not hear him (deceased) say anpthing about the
e hisaccident.griht
He had two wounds on the left side of the
arm was broken, and ho bad a wound prt his right thigh.
lie died from the injuries he bad received on Saturday last
The Coroner said be would adjourn the inquiry in orde
that further evidence might be adduced.
statesto leave that the
the squadron ruder Lord
2d June for a cruise,
THE MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON.
—The Mal
cTliamresenoe P
of
the 3
Paget as
until the receipt of further orders from England, after
which his lordship vas expected to visit Patras, Navarino,
elst wa alt. . o
and the volcanic islands of Santorin. The ships in port
were the Victoria, 102; Hibernia; receiving-ship; Resist-
ance, 16 ; Royal Oak, 35 ; Assurance, 4; Wizard, 2 ; and
Psyche, 2.