The Sun. — 1860-10-09 (London, England)

BRYAN KING. Little did the majority of the House of Commons think when they voted for it, that two poor godly Methodists could be convicted under it, not of disturbing service or worship, not of insulting and maltreating any clergymen, but of singing devoutly in the parish churchyard, for the consolation of mourning parents, and when no person was near who could be interrupted by them. If the magistrates are right, the House of Commons, at least, had no thought of putting such a weapon into the hands of perverse vicars.  His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge yesterday resumed his duties as General Commanding in Chief, at the Horse Guards. His Royal Highness returned to town on Saturday evening, from passing the week with Sir George Wombwell, Bart., at Newburgh Park, Yorkshire, where the Earl of Coventry, Lord Courtenay, and a select circle met his Royal Highness. The Duke and party had abundant sport in the preserves of the worthy baronet.  The Earl and Countess of Devon and Lady Agnes Courtney have arrived at Powderham Castle, Devon, from visiting the Newcastle family estates in Ireland. The Earl of Lonsdale is entertaining a select circle at Whitehaven Castle, Cumberland. The Hon. Colonel Lowther and Miss Lowther and Sir Henry Willoughby are among his lordship's visitors. The Marquis of Lansdowne and the Countess of Shelburne have left Lansdowne House, Berkeley-square, for Bowood, Wilts. His Excellency the Marquis D'Azeglio left the Sardinian Legation on Saturday for St. Giles's, Dorset, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, who are entertaining a select circle at their country seat. The Earl of Dudley arrived at Dudley House, Park-lane, on Saturday, from his shooting quarters in the north of Scotland.  Sir Alexander Cockburn, the Lord Chief Justice of England, has returned to town from a brief tour in Italy. Lord Stanley, Colonel Talbot, Lady Emma Stanley, and a numerous party from Knowsley, visited the Exhibition of the Liverpool Society of Fine Arts on Saturday. The council awarded the society's prize of £lOO to Mr. Solomon's picture of " Drown'd, drowned." In the votes of the subscribers there was a tie between this picture and that of " The Murder of Thomas a Becket," by Mr. Cross ; Mr. O'Neil's " Volunteer" came next. The Earl of Carlisle is entertaining a family circle at the Viceregal seat at Dublin. The Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare, Lady Caroline Lascelles and Misses Lascelles, the Hon. and Rev. F. and Lady Elizabeth. Grey, and Captain Lascelles, are staying with his Excellency. Lady John Russell and family left Abergeldie Castle, N. 8., in the early part of last week, for the south. Her ladyship and children proposed to pass a .few days with the Earl and Countess of Minto, at Minto-house, near Ha wick.  Viscount Clifden, who arrived a few days since from visiting the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland at Dunrobin Castle, New Brunswick, has left town for Newmarket. Viscountess Jocelyn and family arrived at Viscount Palmerston's residence, in Piccadilly, yesterday, from visiting the Hon. Chas. Spencer Cowper, at Sandingham, Norfolk.  In the Synod recently held at Grun, in Hungary, the Cardinal Primate declared that he saw no objection to the clergy wearing the national Hungarian costume, but, with respect to the colours, it was advisable to observe the proprieties of the ecclesiastical profession.