The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-03 00:00:00

HER IIT•IJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 2.
Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Beatrice,
walked in the grounds yesterday afternoon.
The Queen, attended by the lion. Emily CA'
cart, walked in the grounds this morning.
Prince Leopold took a carriage drive.
Princess Beatrice rode in the Home Park.

RESIGNATION OF iIILVIS7'ERS.

TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE SUN.

Srn,—Will you oblige Mr. Disraeli by PO'
lishing in your columns the enclosed Sta,ternent,
which he has addressed to the supporters of tl3°
Miuistry in both Houses of Parliament ?
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
MONTAGU CURRY.

10, Downing-street, Whitehall,
Dec. 2. 1868.

"If Parliament were sitting, I should not bar°
adopted this course ; but as the public acts of
Ministry should not be misunderstood, and 35
there is no other means of explaining their
motives, I have taken the liberty of thus address;
ing the Conservative members in both Houses 1:/'
Parliament.

" When her Majesty's Government, in the
of this year, were placed in a minority in the
House of Commons on the question of disestau;
lishing the Church in Ireland, they bad to consider
that the policy proposed had never been submitted
to the country, and they believed that the country
would not sanction it.

" They therefore felt it their duty to advise het
Majesty to dissolve Parliament ; but to make 3°
appeal to the obsolete constituency would 113c°
been an absurdity, and the candid opinion of the'
country coincided with that of Parliament, that n°
course could be satisfactory unless the voices of the
enlarged electoral body were ascertained. All means
were therefore taken by the Ministry to exPedit:
that appeal, and a special statute was passed for h
purpose.
" Although the general election has elicited, i°
the decision of numerous and vast constituencies'ies'
an expression of feeling which in a remarl°"iilob,
degree has justified their anticipations, and vibie 0
in dealing with the question in controversy'
wise statesman woul 1 disregard, it is now clear
that the present Administration cannot expect to,e
command the confidence of the newly-elected 11°I".
of Commons.
" Under these circumstances, her I\lajes r
Ministers have felt it due' to their own 1103°Iipi
and to the policy they support, not to ret°l3
office unnecessarily for a single day. They ,11:of
it to be more consistent with the attitude toio
have assumed, and with the convenience of Pti 0,
business at this season, as well as more 0.0
ducive to the just influence of the Conservattleit
party, at once to tender the resignation Of tv
offices to her Majesty, rather than to Nirai
the assembling of Parliament, in which, hef
present aspect of affairs, they are sensible that t
must be in a minority.
"In thus acting, her Majesty's Goverp-radoo
have seen no cause to modify those opinions %reit
which they deemed it their duty to found t of
counsel to the Sovereign on the question
ish
the disestablishment and disendowment of the Ifyo,
Church. They remain convinced that the Pr°.nrie,
sition of Mr. Gladstone is wrong in Prillel'`tic,
probably impracticable in conduct, and, if PO°
able, would be disastrous in its effects. cos,
" While ready at all times to give a fair 01.
sideration and willing aid to any plan for theo ,
011
provement of the Church in Ireland—to the Po
which they opposed last session, rife, as ietf
believe it to be, with many calamities to Ocyor
and the State, they will continue, in Whate.
position they occupy, to offer an uneompronl'ipg
resistance.

" B. Dlsriao)l.

"Downing-street, Dec. 2, 1868."

DEATH OF MR. J. CALCILIFT, 11111

411.
We have to announce to-day the death of CI
John Hales Montagu Calcraft, R.N., the 3-)
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elected Parliamentary representative for the bor°0:0
of Wareham, at his father's residence, Re3113.5i0g
House, near Corfe Castle, on Tuesday ev,el-10t
last. Mr. Calcraft had been somewhat 11108'0
the past month, and being unable to ad
ec.
the electors on his nomination at the late e
tion the duty was discharged for him b e
0°
brother, Mr. W. M. Calcraft, but at this tim ;t,
fears were entertained of any serious restlits,„.l‘s
few days after the contest Captain Calcraft
of
cold, which brought on bronchitis and cougesti°o°
the lungs, and for some days past the worst ape d#
hensions were entertained by his family and 1%0
as to his recovery. The deceased gentleman We'S 110
In 1831, and was consequently in his 37th Yee:l:are
was the eldest son of Mr. John H. Calcraft (vi" $O,l
presented Wareham from 1820-6, from 1832-trioef
from 1857-59) and of Lady Caroline C3t'e- opt'
daughter of the fifth Duke of Manchester.
no 0
Calcraft entered the navy in 1844 and bee°oo-
lieutenant in 1854, served through the Crinlea%de °
paign, but was invalided home in 1861, and /314004
retired commander in 1862. Capt. Calcraft, too?
a stanch Liberal and a supporter of Mr. Glauslso
policy, was first returned for Wareham 10 oh°
after a sharp contest with Mr. J. S. W. pray' jho
contested the borough as a Conservative' JO;
polling on that occasion stood :—Calcraftit I,IP
Drax, 109 ; majority, 16. In the late collteyikl
Calcraft had two Conservative opponents aptlel
Mr. J. S. W. S. E. Drax and Mr. T. F. Freujort e;
the latter gentleman receiving the sgPli„a tl3'
the Earl of Eldon, the Rev. N. Bond, 066"
Bankes estate, which at the election 1/3 tol°
e
was to some extent given ill
Calcraft's favour. The extension of the s-ber o
however, gave him an increased 1311133 d oeigh;
supporters in the town of Wareham ott
bourbood, and counterbalanced the eugnriet4o
lost by the withdrawal of the landed 2f°' ii
above named, who favoured Mr. Frernalltley;o
tha
result of the late election is so well kOhan
we need not refer farther to it t"
ilovi
stating that the polling stood as A° ,
Calcraft, 314 ; Drax, 301; Fremantle, 63'000,
tain Calcraft was a gentleman of very' netej
ing disposition, and was greatly resPAcatli 11:0,
all classes in the neighbourhood. Hie a eIA
war to
cause a vacancy in the representation ' latioo
flt
At the present moment it is only ePecti I'o3 e
Oa I
name .any person as the candidate for
filo o%eif
seat, but it is generally supposed that ,
deceased's brothers will be solicited to effe'4.
for the representation in the Liberal iaterec*
taM Calcraft's next brother, Mr. W.
nilaati°,o
who addressed the electors at the late De— is';
is a gentleman in every way qualified.
rIY°.
doubt that Mr. Drax will again come f°

the Conservative interest:
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ROMFORD CATTLE INIxnKET. —A very
o mixed description of stock at market yesterc?'.lo)'.; at f°4o
changedatone
ownership slowly, at the following Prit',,e 4
one and sinking the offal:—Beasts, 4s to SS; °cod too,
4d to 5s 4d ; fat calves, 4s 3d to 5s 4d ; pigB, ,ssictin °
Bd. Dairying cows, £l5 to £2O each
stock .E. 6 tohead. .r, A f',"rjil,
FALL OUT OF A RAILWAY CARRIAG<IO 03 eOO
servant, on his way to Rosedale on BlondaY, bile otai°,ljo
ling between the Kirkham and Castle I,l°W.:3rci- l;,,'
leaned forward to look out of the carriage w'ui°:ett" 5.
door waS not fastened. and out he went into 's ci,a.l/::,,
el go,
tra i V
The guard wont back and found him on bis
escaped with some injury to his head suld '''''°
was able to continue his journey.