The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY VENENG, MAY 28, 1861:,

" Let us, then, not trouble ourselves about the fate
of the Holy Father." " Let us acknowledge
CHRIST as our only Master ;" and after several more
pithy illustrations of the sufficiency of JESUS
CHRIST without the PorE—let me resume, he says
—" Leave to those whom it concerns the right of
settling the affairs of Rome ;—let us not trouble
ourselves about the POPE ;—let us take as a guide
the Holy Gospels, and as Master JESUS CHRIST

alone."

This ecclesiastical and theological attack strikes
us as fuller of meaning than that on the temporal
power. It might, if such were the Imperial will,
be prosecuted as defaming the religion of the State.
Does its permitted circulation indicate that the
popular mind is to be trained to dispense with a
Pope, and that the Gallican Church, like the Eng-

lish Church, is to recognise its temporal monarch
as its Head ?

We have authority to state that it is expected
that at her Majesty's drawing-room to be held on the 19th
of June all ladies will pppear in mourning. The ladies of
the corps diplomatique, the wives of her Majesty's Cabinet
Ministers, and of her Majesty's household, will wear deep
crape mourning with black ornaments. All other ladies
attending the Court will appear in black, with black
feathers, lappets, and gloves; diamonds may be worn.
Ladies to be presented on their marriage, and young un-
married ladies to be presented for the first time, may ap-
pear in white.
THE PRINCE ALFRED.—His Royal Highness
Prince Alfred, who is now on his way to Canada, is ex-
pected at home for a month's leave of absence towards the
end of August. _

Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Frederick Thistlethwayte
have arrived in Grosvenor-square from visiting Lord and
Lady Henry Cholmondeley in Hampshire.
HOLTROOD PALACE.—We understand that his
Grace the Duke of Argyll has ceded to her Majesty the
apartments on the east side of the quadrangle of Holyrood
Palace, formerly in possession of his grace, which, with
those on the north side relinquished last year by the Mar-
quis of Breadalbane, will afford materially increased ac-
commodation to the Royal household. The Hon. Mr. Pon-
sonby, comptroller of her Majesty's household, has just
inspected the apartments preparatory to their being placed
in a proper state for occupation in autumn, her Majesty not
intending to visit Scotland this year at an earlier period
than usual. The whole of the Palace of Holyrood is now
in her Majesty's possession except the north wing, still re-
tained by the Duke of Hamilton. The greater convenience
and room which these arrangements will afford may, we
should hope, induce the Court to prolong its stay amongst
us, and possibly suggest to her Majesty the propriety of
holding a levee in the Scottish metropolis.—Scotsman.
DEATH OF ADMIRAL MOORSOM.—We regret to
learn that this gallant officer, who was chairman of the
London and North-Western Railway, died at five o'clock
on Sunday afternoon, at his residence, Montague place. It
appears that the cause of death was an operation rendered
necessary in consequence of a wound he received in the arm
at the siege of Copenhagen-. At a Wharncliffe meeting of
the London and North-Western Railway, held on the 18th
instant, at which Admiral Moorsom presided, he appeared
in excellent health. The admiral was influentially con-
nected with the railways of the country from their com-
mencement, and took an active part in the promotion of the
London and Birmingham line. The London and North-
Western proprietors will feel the loss of the gallant admiral,
whose position and inflexible integrity gave a high charac-
ter to his administration of their affairs, and the officers will
feel it more deeply from the fact that they had the most
implicit confidence in his consideration of their claims, and
that he personally attended to any grievance they might
complain of.

TRINITY MONDAY.—Yesterday being Trinity
Monday, a special general court was hold at the Trinity-
house, on Tower-hill, at which his Royal Highness the
Prince Consort was unanimously re-elected Master, and
Rear-Admiral Robert Gordon Thputy Master, of that
ancient corporation for the ensuing year. The Court then
proceeded to the parish church of St. Olave, Hart-street,
where Divine service was performed, and an excellent and
appropriate sermon preached by the Rev. J. B. Lightfoot,
M.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge.
ACCIDENT TO THE STEAMSHIP COLUMBIA.—About
6 o'clock on Saturday afternoon the Galway steamship
Columbia, which was undergoing some repairs (caused by
her encountering icebergs on her last voyage) in Messrs.
Clover and Royle's graving-dock at Woodsile, suddenly
fell over do the port side against the side of the dock. The
crash of the fall was heard for a considerable distance, and
it is said that the Columbia sustained some injury. For-
tunately no person was hurt by the accident.—Liverpool
Daily Post.

THE GREAT EASTERN.—The greatest distance
run by this steamship during her late voyage to New York
wee on her eighth day out, when she ran 348 miles in the
24 hours—a speed of 141 nautical miles per hour. The
wind blew steadily against her from the westward, so that
she could make but little use of her canvass, and the Ame-
rican papers inform us that only half her steam power was
employed during the voyage. The consumption of coal
during the passage was from 159 to 295 tons per day, and
the entire distance, 3,093 miles, was accomplished in 10
days. The New York Times says :—" It is now definitively
understood that the ship will be offered for sale to the
Government as a transport ship, but, should a sale not be
negociated, she will accept of a charter for that service.
The Government will, no doubt, immediately avail itself of
the opportunity to obtain so desirable an addition to their
means of offensive orerations,"

MR. A. STEUART, M.P.—A long letter from this
gentleman, dated from Banffshire, May 20, appears in the
Cambridge Chronicle of Saturday. In the course of it ho
says :--4, It was right in medical advisers to say that
lights, a crowd, and late hours might do no good.
Happily they were wrong. I returned that night to Dr.
merely because I was informed
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discharge; and as I foresaw that public red-tapeism,
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and that alone, might cause a few days delay, I left four
daysam followingri dge bon
satisfied to learn that since then I have, my own responsibility. My friends at
Cambridge may
in my native air, and giving moderate attention to my pri-
vate business, been enjoying the best of health. . . I
should not be slow to accede to any intimation from old
supporters either that I had failed to express their senti-
ments, or was likely in future not to be what they would
wish their representative to be, otherwise I have no present
intention of resigning into their hands the trust committed
to me, as by the first week in June, at latest, and sooner,
should I foresee a vote of first-rate consequence, it is my
hope to be in my place at Westminster, with every confi-
dence for most of the remaining weeks of the session, with
at least ordinary regularity."

THE CROPS IN YoEicsninE.—The crops are
nayccpeaprttasble to farmers. The chief part
of Yorkshire. A little more
rainl o g well in many
k i nwould be very aof the mangold crop'has been got into the ground. Wheat
is much better than it was expected to be, and it is coming
up very nicely, though in some places this favourable re •
port is not borne out. The late severe frosts have some-
what interfered with potatoes, but present appearances in-
dicate an abundant crop. On the whole, the prospects of
the agriculturist may in this district be regarded as cheer-
ing.

THE EXTRAORDINARY TRAGEDY IN FLINTSHIRE.
—We briefly stated on Saturday that an aged couple, named
Edwards, residing at Summer-hill, Holywell,, had been
found with their throats cut. The husband, who was 80
years of age, was dead ; but his wife, who is 75 years of
age, was alive, and is likely to recover. It appeared from
the evidence given at the inquest held on Thursday, that
Ann Matthews, a niece of Edwards, went to her uncle's
house about 11 o'clock on Wednesday morning, and find-
ing a window half open where the door key was placed,
she took the key, unlocked the door, went upstairs, and
found her uncle dead in bed, and her aunt lying by his
side. She immediately gave an alarm, and went for Messrs.
Lloyd and Davies, surgeons. The husband was dead, but
the wife was still living. The wife, when interrogated by
Mr. Lloyd, produced the razor with which she said she
had murdered her husband, declaring as her motive that
"Edwards was troublesome and required constant atten-
tion." The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against
Sarah Edwards.

BOND AND FREE.—While at the junction we
witnessed a practical illustration of " Freedom v. Slavery."
A very dilapidated darkey, whose garments ware of all ima-
ginable hues, and a perfect labyrinth of rags, had come into
camp to sell a few eggs. While he was there another
ebony-hued individual came in, vastly important in his de-
meanour, attired in clean checked shirt, blue jacket, and
jean pants, with cowhide sh*23 and felt hat, and in every
respect a perfect Turveydrop in deportment. " Stan' back,
you free nigger," said the last comer, "de gemman don't
want nuffin out of dat baskit ; why don't you poor free
niggers work and do .1-tfan? (aside)—lazy debbils, ain't wuff
their salt." Soldier—" Are you a slaver Darkey (with a
broad grin)—" Yals, boss, ain't nuffin else I Nebber seed a
freo nig with sich closes as dem on, yah, hah ;" and he
jerked back the lappel of his blue jacket a la Unsworth.
" I b'longs to Missus ober on do ridge dar. Makes plenty
money now 'rnor.g do sager mans." Soldier—" But you
have to give the money t) your mistress, don't you ?"
Darkey—" Um-m I roe! Missus nuffin to do wid dat
money, boss I I ain't gwine to keep hens an have urn lay
eggs for missus. Missus don't want 'em. Yah-h I you
may jokin wid nigger new." Free nigger (with a dolorous
whine)—" Spose ole gulfner gone dead, an' left me free
nigger; dat my fault, eh?"
Slave (with dignity)—" Don't
talk back, man ; go way ;
g'long and sell dem things ob
your'n—l knows your hungry." Free nigger departs
with an air of inferiority,
and the slave puffs a cigar and
shakes his head with a solemn countenance, as if he really
pitied the poor free darkey
in ragged attire.-21retv York
journa; of Comnterce.