The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-09 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY, &c•

WINDSOR CASTLE, Thursday.

The Queen, with Prince and Princess Christian,
drove in the grounds yesterday afternoon. Her
Majesty drove this morning, accompanied by her
Royal Highness Princess Beatrice, and attended
by Viscount•.ss Jocelyn.

Princess Louise rode in the Home Park.

The Duke of Edinburgh, attended by Colonel
the llon. A. Liddell, and their Royal Highnesses
Prince and Princess Christian, attended by Lady
Susan Melville, went to London to-day.
The Hon. Lady Biddulph had the honour of
dining with the Queen and the Royal family
yesterday.
Major-General F. Seymour, C. 8., has succeeded
Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell as Groom in Waiting
to her Majesty.
Sir James Clark has left the Castle.

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE.—His Royal High-
ness the Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by tho Count
and Countess Gleichen, and attended by Lieutenant Haig,
Equerry in Waiting, honoured this theatre with his pre-
sence yesterday evening.

Prince Camille and Prince Edmond de Polignac

left Ancrum House on Monday, where they have been
paying a visit to Sir William and Lady Scott.
The Earl of Clanwilliam has arrived at Manrigy's
Hotel from Scotland.

The Countess Blucher has left Maurigy's Hotel
for Baden Baden.

Viscount Bangor has left Claridge's Hotel for
Cheltenham.

We are requested to contradict the statement
that the marriage of the Earl Craven and Miss E. Barring-
ton is to take place on the 29th inst. The marriage is not
to take place till the commencement of next year.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at tho
official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in
Downing-street. The Ministers present were—the Earl
of Derby, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Buckingham/
the Earl of Mahuesbury, the Right Hon. Spencer H. Wal-
pole, Lord Stanley, the Earl of Carnarvon, General Peel,
Viscount Cranborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir
John Pakington, Sir S. Northcote, Lord J. Manners, the
Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy, and Lord Naas.

BANK OF FRANCE.

PARIS, Nov. 8.

The following is the return of the Bank of France
for the week ending to-day, together with the cor-
responding figures of the previous account :
DEBTOR.

Nov. 8.

Nov. 1.
c. fr. c.
182,500,000 --

Capital of the Bank 182,500,000
Profits in addition to
capital (Art. 8, Law,
June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,0.14,776 02
Reserve of the Bank
and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14
Reserve in landed pro-
perty 4,000,000 4,000,000
Notes in circulation ... 958,124,575 970,153,225 ---
Banknotes to order and
receipts payable at
sight 19,272,993 85 20,621,390 83
Treasury account cur-
rent creditor
Current accounts, Paris 212,1e8,681 90 214,461,346 06
Do. branch banks 30,093,194 29,945,168
Dividends payable 990,506 75 1,068,894 75
Discounts and sundry
interests
Rediscounted the last
six months
Surplus of receipts not

2,372,304 91 2,372,304 91

distributed
Sundries

Total
CREDITOR.

Nov. 8. Nov. 1.
Cash in hand and in fr. 0. fr. c.
Branch banks
Commercial bills over- 636,660,696 33 640,371,374 47
duo
Commercial bills dis- 157,077 57 4,019,423 41
counted, not yet due 294,219,411 13 275,891,429 12
Do. branch banks 360,418,262 370,157,293
Advances on deposit of
bullion -
Do. branch banks 9,884,100 9,675,000 ---
Do. on French Public
Securities 14,422,200 14,487,300 --
Do. by branch banks 8,155300 7997,200 --"
Do. on railway shares
and debentures -
1). branch banks 25,603,200 25,127,600 --'
Do. on Credit Fonder
Bonds
Do. branches
Do. to the State (Con-
vention, June 10,
1857) 60,000,000 •
Government Stock re-
serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14
Do. disposable
Rentes Immobalis6es
(Law, Juno 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 •-•
Hotel and furniture of
the Bank and landed
property branches ... 8,420,450 8,422,050 ••"'
Expenses of manage-
ment 2,053,481 33 2,027,961 75„
Sundries

701,100 -
579,300 -

722,100 --
585,800 --

60,000,000 --'

Total 1,652,520,119 80 1,666,469,835 26
Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France.

(Signed)

ROULAND.

THE OXFORD.

PoweAful as may have been the Amazons of antiquity
invincible as we aro told the female warriors are in the
battalions of that ingenious living potentate, the Bing
Dahomey—the pretty " Amazons aux Champagne" are
also nightly achieving the most brilliant victories over the
usurping sex at the Oxford. Their manoeuvring is irre-
sistible, their movements perfection, and the flashes from
their eyes all-conquering. About fifteen young amazons
form this fascinating army of volunteers, under the com-
mand of the Misses Gunniss. They go through a serie°
of splendid military evolutions, execute a variety of flan
marches to bewilder the audience ; and after making
believe by popping champagne corks, finally relit
them with a terrific volley of musketry, whicil
makes the walls ring again. This mimic warfare has re"
cently been preceded by the mimicry of Mr. W. J. Julian,
who adopts a novel method of giving verisimilitude to hill
portraiture. Three-quarter figures of some well-kneW3
actors, in theatrical costume, are introduced upon canvas,
space being left for the mimic to insert his face. Setae
very close imitations of favourite actors—" Living 113.°-
tographs," Mr. Julian calls them—are thenaccomplished'A
those of Mr. Henry Marston, Mr. Buckstone, and .
r.
Charles Kean being the most felicitous. The operatic se-
lections at the Oxford continue to be magnificently done'
In Offenbach's comic opera of " Trombalcazar" Mr. St'
Albyn displays rare powers as a buffo singer, a new bilt
judiciously chosen line for him. If all singers would craw
late the vivacity and spirit of Mr. St. Albyn, selections
from comic operas would take a still further hold of tbv
music-hall stage.

CRIME IN SPAIN.—A man, named Pedro selfat
has just been executed at Valencia, in Spain, for murder
and robbery. Selfa, accompanied by another man and Of°
women, entered the house of a rich lady, Dona Silver/AL'
Font, at the moment when the domestics were absent, an
immediately attacked her. The two women threw Oleo: ,;*
selves upon her, stabbing her in the face and breast
knives, Selfa standing coolly by directing the proceeding 9,
and himself putting tho finishing stroke to the work
bed
a poignard through her heart. They then robbed
the house of all the money and jewels it contained, e°,l
during several days delivered themselves up to a continUe-
orgie in Valencia. Finally, they were arrested, ha/1°,,,
boasted of the transaction, and publicly related ally
details. Selfa was condemned to death, the other Olt
having died in prison, and the two women to imprisourues
for life, and to witness the execution of their accomPlice
with the garotting collar on their necks. They uncier:t
went this portion of their punishment with the greate"

effrontery.
THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. YeSterda/A
Dr. Hardwieke, the deputy of Dr. Laukester, ht'
an inquest at the Duk® of Richmond Tavern, Caledonian-
road, respecting the death of George Filbow, Who Wrll
killed on the Great Northern Railway. It appeared fr°
the evidence that deceased was employed in the statioel
and at mid-day, in going from his dinner, he crossed o.°'
siding on which were some empty trucks. Ho was crossi"
near to the standing trucks when some other trucks oal
along and " jammed" him against the standing ones, 833.,,,
he was killed at once. The brother of deceased said that frcß—a
100 to 150 people crossed the sidings every meal timo,
no one warned them not to go that way. Mr. WrilltitE4it
the superintendent of the line, said no one had 5119 'do
to cross the line, and the Coroner replied that it Was ele,
duty of the company to watch over the safety °I the
people, people, and they should be prevented from going over .t
dangerous place. The superintendent answered that.;
would take a good many men to keep them from r'ssi„p
that way ; to which the Coroner rejoined that the col:01)61'a
would risk being indicted for manslaughter, and vifho
have to compensate the widows and children of those
c"ii
were killed if means were not taken to prevent 811
tbo
sacrifice of human life. Remarks were also mado on had
block which the Great Northern Company's wc)rks
made between the northern part of London and the
ris
western part, and the opinion was expressed that a
ole:Of
of communication ought to be opened. V"dic
" Accidental Death" wee returned.