The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-28 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

PALACE OF ST. CLOUD, AUG. 26.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal, accom-
panied the Emperor and Empress of the French to a
grand ball at Versailles yesterday evening.
Divine service was performed this morning in the
Palace, before the Queen and Prince, the Prince of
Wales, and the Princess Royal, by the Rev. Dr. Hale,
Chaplain to the Embassy.
The Ladies and Gentlemen in attendance were also
present.

Sir J. Emerson Tennent left town yesterday for the
continent.

Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yes-
terday from the Governors of the North American Pro-
vinces.

THE COURT.—Her Majesty and his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, with the royal family, will remain at the
Isle of Wight until the sth proximo, when they will
come to Buckingham Palace. On the following morn-
ing, at eight o'clock, the Queen and the Prince Consort
with the royal children and household suite, will take
their departure for Balmoral, travelling by special train
on the Great Northern line from Siug's-cross. The
Court will sleep at Edinburgh one night, and on the
following morning proceed by rail to Banchory, where
the royal carriages will be in readiness to convey them
to Balmoral. The return of the Court to Windsor will
be between the 9th and 12th of October next.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived
at St. James's Palace yesterday, from visiting Lady
Marian Alford.
The Duchess of Argyll and infant daughter are pro-
gressing very favourably.
The Marquis of Anglesey and family are passing the
season at Worthing.
The Earl of Westmoreland has gone on a tour of visits
in the north, after visiting Apthorpe House, his seat in
Northamptonshire.
The Earl and Countess of Lucan have been plunged
into the deepest grief by the premature demise of Lady
Anne Bingham, their youngest daughter. The melan-
choly event took place on Sunday last, at Laleham,
near Staines. The youthful deceased was only in the
fifteenth year of her age.
The Earl and Countess of Bective have arrived at the
Lodge, Virginia, Ireland, from the Isle of Wight.
Viscount and. Viscountess Folkestone have sustained
a domestic bereavement by the death of their infant son,
which took place on Friday.
Lord Blantyre is still at Carlsbad, and is not ex-
pected home until the week after next.
Sir J. Emerson Tennent left town yesterday for the
continent.
Major Stopford Claremont, Assistant-Commissioner
at the French bead-quarters in the army of the Crimea,
arrived yesterday at the Foreign-office, with despatches.
The recruiting for the Anglo-Italian Legion is pro-
ceeding with great success at Turin.
The advices from the city of Mexico are to the sth of
August. The Government troops were losing ground
daily.
The cholera has spread from Pesth to all parts of
Hungary, and is extremely violent in some of the dis-
tricts near the river Theiss.
Commander Laurenzana, a Neapolitan Colonel under
Murat, lately died at Genoa, in the 80th year of his age.
He was kr several years a prisoner of Dr. Francia, in
Paraguay, and, having been constantly kept there at
work in the fields, he was nearly bent double.
Mine. Lafont, recently arrived at the Grand Opera,
Paris, is understood to be engaged for London next
year.
The performances of Mine. Ristori and the Italian
company at Paris close next week. In addition to her
engagement at Vienna this lady will, before returning to
Italy, perform at Lyons and other principal cities in the
south of France.
A telegraphic despatch from Paris states that General
Sir Arthur Torrens was buried at Pere la Chaise yester-
day morning.
The Government bas agreed to grant a pension to the
mother of Dr. James Thomson, of the 44th, who dis-
tinguished himself so signally in waiting upon the Rus-
sion wounded after the battle of the Alma.
THE AMBASSADOR OF FRANCE.—His Excellency
Count Persigny, invited to come to St. Cloud during the
Queen's visit, by a direct and personal despatch from
his Imperial Majesty the Emperor, left town o❑ Thurs-
day last, and is expected back at Albert-gate in the
course of next week.
HAILEYBURY COLLEGE.—By an act of the late session
(18 and 19 Vict., c. 53), the East India Company are to
be relieved from maintaining Haileybury College. It is
to be closed from the 31st of January, 1858. No person
is to be admitted as a student after the 25th of January
next.
ASHBURTON, DEVON.—The Prince de Joinville and
suite spent Friday la-t in this town, visiting the far-
famed river and wild scenery in the woods, on the banks
of the beautiful river Dart.
A letter received in this quarter (Glasgow Daily Mail)
from one of the crew of the'gun-boat Stork, which took I
part in the bombardment of Sweaborq, states that the
officers of that vessel, by means of their telescopes, saw
the Russians removing the dead in cart-loads.
The Piedinontese Gazette of the 23 1 instant announces
that the sanitary condition of the crews of the ships of
the Sardinian naval division in the East was satisfac-
tory. That division consisted of the steam-frigate Carlo
Alberto, the Governolo, Constituzione, Malfatano, Be
raldo, Guloara, and Tripoli.
The cholera is still doing much mischief in the vil-
lages of Lombardy and the Venetian provinces, and,
strange to say, this year the situations most likely to be
exempt by altitule, &c , have suffered most ; thus, the
small towns in the Varse and at the foot of the Alps
have been more severely attacked than Milan or Venice.
Our police authorities, says the Glasgow I ally Mail,
have exemplified a liberal spirit in i-suing orders for a
good supply of newspapers to be furnished daily to the
various police districts tbrounhout the city. This ar-
rangement to C3lllO into operation from the let proximo.
TOTNES. —Up to Saturday there were various rumours
as to the gentlemen likely to contest the borough, and
three or four names of candidates were mentioned. The
liberals, however, are strong enough to return a re-
former, which they will do whenever the election takes
place.

Monday, the 3d of September, has been fixed as a
special settling day for Antwerp and Rotterdam Rail-
way obligations, Ardennes Railway Shares, and Great
Western of Canada new shares, the whole of which are
to be marked in the official list.
AMSTERDAM AND ROTTERDAM DRODUCE-MARKETS.—
The weekly reviews from the Ambterdam and Rotter-
dain proeuce-markets state that, although business had
been less active, quotations continued to be well sup-
ported. The letters from Rouen mention that inereasel
purchases of manufactures bad taken place, and that
some descriptions bad brought rather higher prices.
DEPARTURES FROM THE PORT OF LONDON.—The de-
partures for the Australian colonies during the past
week have comprised five vessels—three to Port Philip,
one to Sydney, and one to At'elaide—with an aggregate
capacity of 3,151 tons. The rates of freight have not
exhibited any material alteration.
STATE OF PANAMA.—Accounts from New Granada
mention that the provinces of the isthmus—namely,
Panama, Azuero, Veragua, and Chiriqui—have been
formally constituted into one Government under the

title of the State of Panama, with a distinct legislature,
which assembled for the fire time at Panama on the 15th
of July. On the Panama railway an electric telegraph
was in course of construction, and would shortly be
completed.
CHILL—From Chili the advices are to the 30th of
June. Congress was in session, and among the hills
before it was one to establish a bank of deposit at Val-
paraiso ; another, to form a loan-office ; and another, to
facilitate the raising of money on lands in order to their
improvement. About 200,0001. bad been subscribed for
a railroad from Santiago to Talca, and the Government
were expected to contribute a like.sum.
PERM—From Peru the dates are to the 11th of July.
In political affairs there was nothing new. There had
been some revival of the gold mining excitement, and
several companies were in course of organisation. One
party had left for the mines, and an ''American com-
pany"-Were to leave in about a month. The Government
had issued orders to supply them with firearms, including
two pieces of cannon, ammunition, proviions, mules, &c.
PEEL RIVER COMPANT.—This company have received
advices from their superintendent, Mr. King, up to the,
28th May, forwarding Mr. Odernheimer's third,rninera-
logical report, which is favourable in respect to that.por-
tion of the land formerly leased to the Cordillera Com-
piny. However, at the continued high rates for labour,
it had not been considered desirable to work the ground
on the company's account, but rather to throw open the
whole of their gold-fields to the diggers on the licensing
,•ystena. Mr. King considers that he shall not have any
difficulty in obtaining a fee of 31. for each man per month,
but rather entertains expectations that a large number of
people will come forward.

THE Meas.—SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 27.—The Penin-
sular and Oriental Company's steam-ship . Tagus, 'Cap-
tain Weekes, sailed this afternoon with the usual mails
for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, 86 pas-
sengers, specie value 27,9951. for Cadiz, and the usual
cargo. The Iberia, Captain Christian, is the next ship
from the Peninsular ports, and is expected about the 31
of September. The Indus, Captain Soy, with the India,
China, and Mediterranean mails, is due at Southampton
on the 4th proximo. The Royal Mail Company's steam-
ship Atrato, Captain Woolley, with the West India,
Mexican, and Pacifio mails, is looked for about the 30th
inst. The Tyne, Captain Valler, will convey :the out.
ward, West India, Mexican, and Pacific mails of the 2d
nroximo. • The United States mail "steam-ship .Arauo,
Captain Lines, will call off Cowes, en route to. New
York, on Wednesday next, with the French and English
mails, passengers, and Merchandise. The Ariel, Captan
Lefevre, belonging to the. Vanderbilt line of steam-
packet's, passes Cowes, en route from Havre to New
York, on Saturday next.
THE LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.—The an-
nual;fleeting of the memberi of the Chamber of Com-
merce was held yesterday afternoon ; 114 r. Heath, the
Chairman of the Council, presiding. The principal sub-
jects that have engaged the attention of the Council since
England
Cultivation and lrelando f cot.
the annual meeting in February last are as follow
Act to-Amend the Law relating to Bills of Lading.; Im-
Bpriollv; StedCaotimstmicuania
l Conon
gress
ton in Algeria ; Dock Extension ; Abolition of, the
Sound Dues ; Summary Procedure of Dishonourable
Bills' of Exchange; Telegraphic Communication with
t
nolyhead , New Scale of Real Value of Imports ;
Postal Matters ; Address to Mr. Arnaud, the late col-
lector ,of Customs - -Law of Partnership. 'After eloquent
addresses by the Chairman and Mr. Horsfall, M.P., the
report of the Council was unanimously adopted, and the I

pioceedinge terminated.