The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-20 00:00:00

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BALMORAL, Tuesday.
The Queen, accompanied by Prince and Princess
Christian and Princess Louise, went out yesterdq'
Dr. M'Leod had the honour of dining with the.
Queen and the Royal family last night.
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Mr. Helps left the Castle yesterday.

THE ROYAL VISIT TO DUNROBIN.—The Inveri
ness Advertiser, in announcing the intended visit °f
the Prince and Princess of Wales to Dunrobin Castle, sass'
—"According to present arrangements, their royal high:
nesses and suite will make an early start from AberVld.!
on Monday morning next, and by means of special trail'
on the different railways on the line of route—the Dee-
side, Great North, and Highland railways—the intention
is to reach Inverness about two o'clock. Whether or 0t
the royal party are to luncheon at the Station Hotel has
not been positively decided, but the probability is that
half an hour will be set apart for that purpose, and they
will leave here about three o'clock for Bomar-bridge, 81.-
riving at the present terminus of the railway system At °,r
near five in the afternoon. Here carriages will be in re
ness, carrying the distinguished visitors to Dunrobin CBol°
in time to partake of a late dinner."
His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
and the Marchioness of Abercorn, accompanied by the
Ladies Georgians, Alberta, and Maud Hamilton, and
Lord Claud J. Hamilton, M.P., left the Viceregal Ledge,
Dublin, on Tuesday last, for Coolattin,
county Wieklesc,
on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Fitzwilliam, wherethey are expected to stay-till the 25th inst.
The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough aAre
entertaining a select party at Blenheim Park, near lir°c'.
stock.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland have Made,
great preparations for the approaching visit of their Roys'
Highnesses the Princo and Princess of Wales at Duarebin
anda distinguished circle will assemble there at the
invitation of the duke and duchess to meet the Prince anj
Princess.
The Earl Cowper and Lady Florence Cowper will
leave his lordship's shooting lodge in Inverness-shire Orli
next wedk for the south.
The Earl and Countess of Longford have arriVej
at their seat in Ireland from London.
The Earl of Wemyss and March left Inverniarl
Lodge on Saturday last for the south. On Wednesday bi'sa
lordship brought down two fine stags, right and left, an
also another on Thursday.
Lord and Lady Alfred Paget have left the
Countess (Dowager) of Listowel's seat in Ireland for their
seat in Norfolk.
Lord Redesdale and the Hon. Miss Mitford, Sir
Thomas Munro, Colonel and Mrs. Campbell, and the P;
countant-General and Mrs. Russell, are among the guest
of the Earl and Countess of Seafield at Balmacaan,:l°.

DRAMATIC CLUB V. MUSIC HALLS.—This match
.erminated yesterday, at the Kennington Oval, in a (Ira";
Subjoined is the score:—Dramatic Club, first inuip,gl;
118 ; second innings, 75. Music Halls, first innings, "''
second innings, 34.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—The annual choral festival °f
the Tonic Sol-Fa Association, which has been establishe',
for the promotion of vocal music in schools, homes, and °°,,11,,
gregations, was held yesterday at the Crystal Palace. 9,."-
grent orchestra was crowded to its utmost capacity by Wl°
performers on the occasion, who constituted a considerub.lie
assembly in themselves, numbering as many as 4,500, NO' -
the centre transept was. equally densely occupied by thewe
sands of spectators. The choir had been selected freal,
large number of evening classes and schools in London
and its neighbourhood in which the tonic sol-fa method
taught. All the singers who took part in the festival 'f
obtained the elementary certificate of proficiency, en°
the requirements of which being to sing promptly and c°lo
rectly at first sight the pupil's own part in an ordinary Pea.ol,
tune which had not been seen before the time of tri
From this it will be conjectured that the performauces
were characterised by unusual harmony and correct°,
When it is taken into consideration that the pieces
yesterday were then for the first time executed by
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collective body who formed the choir, it is not too mueb,lo
say that their efforts were attended by a most respects
success. At tho opening of the concert the Nutiella
Anthem was given with striking accuracy and vig°-;;
according to an arrangement by Mr. Henry Leslie. ft "„
impossible within the limits of a short notice to tue/15
tion the details of the performance of all the Piec2eo
in the Programme, which contained as many as -,t„
part songs, glees, hymns, and choruses. In the first 10'11
however, the singing of "Vital Spark of Ifeeveliele
Flame" (Harwood), "Then round about the Starry 12 hr°l
(Handel), and the anthem, "Blessed be Thou" (Kent),
serve especial commendation. In the second part, the
"Away! away! in early Day" (Webbe) and the part 5491
"Departure" (Mendelssohn), were received with greas,,
favour, while the glee from "Oberon," "
(Stevens), was given with such force and sweetness that 'a
was uproariously redemanded. The concert concluded
with tho laughing chorus "Don't tickle me" (Martial), 3'4
the promoters of the re-union have every reason to fey,
satisfied at its results.—One Shilling Day, Wedneed':,),;
Sept. 19.—Admissionemn payment, 17,313; ditto by oes"
tickets, 5,634; total, 22,947. day
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COMMITTAL of A CONVICT WARDER.—Y.--r •
Mr. W. H. Nicholson, the magistrate at the Chatham P°
court, was occupied for some time in the investigationSe're
charge preferred against George Brown, one of the War,
at the Chatham convict establishment, St. Mary's, wir°,,h-,3140
been taken into custody on suspicion of having for 801
considerable time past been carrying an an extensive sYs'ale
of obtaining money from the relatives of convicts, °awe
fraudulent pretence of convoying it to prisoners to o'oo
them to make purchases of food and tobacco. From it
statement of Mr. E. Turner, chief warder at the Pris°,,o' st
appeared that the prisoner had been suspected for
18 months past of fraudulently obtaining various ee'-,rerf
money from the friends of convicts, but although e' so
endeavour was made to bring home the offence to ilirmos
cleverly did he carry on his nefarious plans that ft 00
only a few days since that detection ensued. The cusellto
taken against the accused was that of having received
nail
sum of ono sovereign from the friends of a- convict Ilad 1
Callaghan, alias Stephens, who was under sentence -et,
years' penal servitude for a burglary committed at a 5i1,,'10-1(
smith's at Cheltenham. Evidence was adduced to iDB
that the prisoner had carried on a correspondence fig
mother of Callaghan, the letters apparently coming ~rieg
her son, requesting her to send him £3. After racer
the letters, the answers to which were requested to Not
dressed to R. a," 'to be left at a grocer's shop,
an
Brompton, Chatham, where the accused called for the Lora
appointment was made with the prisoner at the „toil
Nelson publichouse. The prisoner on that occasion stn
that the money would be expended in procuring the„es
vict "extra grub" and tobacco, and on these prete7 visa
sovereign was handed to him. The convict hituael.octlf
examined by Mr. Nicholson, and swore most distioite
that so far from having authorised the prisoner to oto
the letters produced for him, he had never once sPetscl'
the prisoner, and that the letters were not in his to
writing. The prisoner, who made no answer Nrhat°v,°4os
the charge, although he had cross-examined the Ir-„loy
witnesses with the endeavour to show that they Were
taken in his identity, was committed for trial. r 1
THE THE RIVER LEA.—Yesterday morning d pot;
Humphreys, Middlesex coroner, resumedat the SPoft,ereagli
Tavern, Poplar, an inquiry relative to the death, t',,eara
alleged impurity of water, of John Davis, aged 2(3/11 oa,
The deceased was mate of the barge Medway, Wil'eese
Thursday, the 6th inst., entered Bow-creek. The de
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went on shore, and got a bucket of water from oevil
Later he got a second bucketful from the same pug* e of
then a man told him the water would poison hut'. a tlO
the water was boiled for the breakfast of himself alld
captain of the barge. He also drank some of the utii
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water from the bucket. At 3 o'clock he was se4ea td, Dot
violent cramps. He was taken to a doctor and trea nor'°
next day he died after great suffering. When he e sou°.
Bow-creek he was a very healthy robust young reetn'tbe cc;
of the water from the pump was sent, by order 0'
wog Ig
roner, to Dr. Letheby, for analysation. The foal
Dr
the Professor's report :—" The water contained 61 foreB
of saline matter per imperial gallon, besides 2'§ giter, t'.4
organic matter, and much ammonia. The saline rii„ draie-
. well as the organic, are chiefly derived from Bur/Ile:000f
age, and tho presence of ammonia indicates rr fit
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from a sewer or cesspool. The water is quite 11,600,1,,
drinking purposes, and, from the nature of the P°
stieeituilj
very likely to have occasioned choleraic disease' e01"001
if drank without previous boiling." Mr. M. /34 arial
said that deceased died of cholera, without deue_situe ve.fts
from impurity of the water. The Bow-creek: sve,,esta, 3sB
worst part of the River Lea, and being a tidal sl, woe
flow affected the surface walls of the district. tere por
d°ut.
knew a house into the cellar of which the tidal
colated, and from which it had to be regularly Prole v
The Coroner having summed, up, the jury retu.re_se, 0c.c;13
diet, "That the deceased died from choleraic dtseP cert.eo
sioned by drinking polluted water drawn frern:o of rijs„
pump," and they recommended that the attenoe_
of lead,
proper authorities should be drawn to the dant; ,
ing such a source of disease accessible to the Publietieg
I kTIIE HACKNEY WORKHOUSE.--At the rinield
the Board of Guardians of the parish of 11acknoY_,:
terday afternoon at the workhouse, Mr. Turner lu
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the subject of the recent inquiry relative to th
_„d
humanity of Mr. and Mrs. Driscoll, the master avir'ere
of that establishment, was spoken of. No stp,_seseooe,'Uf
for rescinding or confirming the suspension of tvributed
whose conduct, it would be remembered, was eb „e decl,
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oh ea
wc oariot ntehre' sajeutryi
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of
and that body has been communicated with ac
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