The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-19 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, JAN. 18.
The Earl of Cardigan a,nl Viscount Hardinge had the
honour of dining with her Majesty yesterday.
The band of the Royal Horse Guards played during
dinner, and her Majesty's private band after.
The Queen and Prince walked in the Home Park this
morning.

The Earl of Cardigan and Viscount Uardinge le:
Windsor this afternoon for London.

The Earl of Aberdeen and Sir James and Lady Gra-
ham have been invited, and are expected this afternoon.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the
Foreign-office. The Ministers present were the Earl of
Aberdeen, Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the
Duke of Argyll, Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Cla-
rendon, Sir George Grey, the Bake of Newcastle, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham, Sir
Charles Wood, Earl Granville, the Right Hon. Sidney
Herb,rt, and Sir William Molesworth. The Council sat
three hours.

A deputation from the Bermondsey'Leather Manufac.
turers' Society had an interview yesterday with the Pre-
sident of the General Board of Health, at his office,
Whitehall. The deputation consisted of Messrs. J. B.
Revington, M. Sharp, E. Smith, F. Hepburn, W.
Palmer, and George Matthews, and they were accom-
panied by Mr. J. Sharp and Mr. George R. Burnell,
C.E., Hon. Sec.

Viscount Palmerston arrived in London yesterday
from his seat, Broadlands, Hants, for the purpose of
attending the Cabinet Council.
The Earl of Aberdeen and Sir James Graham left
town last evening for Windsor Castle.
Mr. Divett, M.P., the chairman, and Mr. Miller, the
manager of the South Australian Company, with Mr.
Bedome (solicitor), had an interview with Sir. George
Grey yesterday in the Colonial-office.

Her Royal Highness the Countess of Trapani was,
on the 7th, happily delivered at Naples of a princess,
who has received the name of Maria Theresa.

A STRANGE RUMOUR-GENERAL SIR

DE LACY EVANS.

A rumour has circulated among military circles in
Paris, for the last few days, which it is difficult to believe.
It is to the effect that the English Government have, by
way of compliment and distinction to the gallant officer,
and as a recompense for his important services in the
Crimea, offered General Evans a staff appointment in
India, which said staff appointment has been recently
held by an officer who has never seen service in the
field. This is very strange. It is scarcely possible
that such a proposition, which is little short of an
insult, should be made to a veteran whose services
range over s space of more than half a century, and
who has just returned, with impaired health and a
shattered frame, from the horrors of the Crimean
campaign. It is to be hoped that Sii De Lacy Evans
has spurned such an offer with the contempt it me-
rited. The wish to send the general to India is under-
stood by malicious people here as indicative of anxiety
to get an inconvenient member of the House of
Commons out of the way. It is probable that
some discussion will take place in Parliament on
the state of our army in the Crimea, and in such case
every one will be anxious to obtain information from
one who must be so well aware of the facts as the gal-
lant General in question. In various letters from the
camp the most earnest desire has been expressed to have
the truth known as to the neglect, the ignorant assump-
tion, and incompetence of those who, for its misfortune,
are at the head of that army ' • and I can safely add that
the utmost reliance is placed en General Evans's advo-
cacy of its cause in his place in Parliament. The Go-
vernment may be wronged in having such motives
assigned to them, but there can scarcely be two opinions
on the offer of such an appointment to a man of the age
and the services of General Evans.—Times.