The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-09 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, MONDAY.
There bas been no addition to the Royal dinner party
at Osborne.
The Court will return to-morrow (Tuesday) afternoon
to Windsor Castle.

Lord and Lady John Russell left London yesterday
for Paris.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone
arrived in town yesterday from Hawarden Castle,
Chester.

The Duke of Somerset continues in rather a pre-
carious state at Somerset House, Park-lane. The noble
and venerable duke, who has long suffered from in-
different health, which has caused his grace to reside in
London nearly throughout the year for the benefit of
superior medical advice, has reached his 75th year.

Lord and Lady John Russell left Che;ham-place
yesterday for the French capital, in consequence of the
illness of one of the Misses Elliot, a sister of Lady John
Russell, awl are expected to return to London in about
ten days.
The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress gave their first
state dinner yesterday to the gentlemen connected with
his lordship's household, and a select party of friends.
Covers were laid for sixty.
Mr. Butt, M.P., has returned to Leeson-street, Dub-
lin, from London.

The Hon. Major Maxwell, who has recently arrived
from the Crimea, is at present staying at the Bilton
Hotel, Dublin.

Sir George Chetwynd, Bart., and Lady Charlotte
Chetwynd have left the Bilton otel for Hillsborough
Castle, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of
Downshire.

On New Year's-Day Captain Vendaleur entertained
all his tenantry at Ballynamona, in this county. The
banquet was excellent; musie and mirth were the order
of the day.—Limerick Chronicle.
MB. BENBOW, M.P.—We are desired to contradict
the report of the death of Mr. Benbow, M.P. for Dudley,
which has gained currency during the last two or three
days. Mr. Benbow, we are informed, is in excellent
health.
NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY.—The Hon. E. Petre has
resigned his situation of superintendent of locomotives
on the North British Railway.—Berwick Warder.
At St. Petersburg, Lord John Russell's declaration in
Parliament, that the Allies were content to leave Russia
a great and powerful state, has been adopted as the re-
frain of a popular political song, the inscription of which
is—"O how sour are the grapes."
PRICES IN AUSTRALIA.—Mr. Mark Sill, an emigrant
from the north of England, writing from Australia, says :
--" I took the other day a load of vegetables to
Everything
from
4ro here;
ii
Mel-
bourne, and sold them for 131., which will show you
that market stuff is very dear in this country. About a
are also very high ; labouring fortnight previously I took a load, and made 141. of it.
butter as. 6d.
day, women cooks
aa-year."
each, fresh
per pound, milk is. per quart. Wages
to 451,
'ne men are getting 103. per
MARYLEBONE VESTRY.
PAROCHIAL ASSESSMENT. ItgOtyPOSED REVISION OF THE
very lengthy discussion took place
MEASURES. —A
on the adjourned de-
bate, on Saturday, respecting the
the parochial assessment, by proposed alteration in
forming the
rates on the
and
W,itwas
house duty as a
basis,
contended,
would be the means of fairly equalising the
rating throughout the parish on a Bound and proper
parochial
footing. After a debate of over two hours' duration
r
the subject was put to a show of hands, when the ori-
ginal motion for the assessment to have the house tax as
its basis was carried by a small majority. Several
amendments condemnatory of the proposed change were
I afterwards moved and lost. The vestry then adjourned.
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