The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-15 00:00:00

WAR-DEPARTMENT, SEPT. 12.

The Queen has received with deep emotion the welcome
intelligence of the fall of Sebastopol.

Penetrated with profound gratitude to the Almighty,
who has vouchsafed this triumph to the Allied Army, her
Majesty has commanded me to express to yourself, and,
through you, to the Army, the pride with which she re-
gards this fresh instance of their heroism.

The Queen congratulates her troops on the triumphant
issue of this protracted siege, and thanks them for the
cheerfulness and fortitude with which they have encoun-
tered its toils, and the valour which has led to its termi-
nation.

The Queen deeply laments that this success is not, with-
out its alloy in the heavy losses which have been sus-
tained; and, while sbe rejoices in the victory, her Majesty
deeply sympathises with the noble sufferers in their coun-
try's cause. •

You will be pleased to congratulate General Pelissier,
in her Majesty's name, upon the brilliant result of the as-
sault on the Malakhoff, which proves the irresistible force
as well as indomitable courage of our brave Allies.

PANMITRE.

COURT CIRCULAR.

BALMORAL, SEPT. 12.
The Queen drove out yesterday with the Prince, who
afterwards proceeded into the forest to enjoy the sport
of deer-stalking.
The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred rode out on
ponies.

In the afternoon her Majesty again drove out, acc..om-
nanied by the Princess Royal, and attended by Lady
Churchill and the Hon. Beatrice Byng.

Despatches were sent from the Colonial-office yester-
day to the governors of the North American provinces.

VISIT OF PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM
OF PRUSSIA Ti) BALMORAL

ABERDEEN, FRIDAY EVENING.
Prince Frederick William of Prussia and the Duke
of Cambridge arrived here to-day.
The Mince proceeded by the Dundee Railway on a
visit to the Queen at Balmoral. He was received at
Benchory by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, who
had posted 30 miles, accompanied by General Grey, and
proceeded up Dee,ide for Balmoral at 3 o'clock.
The Duke of Cambridge went north by the Great
North of Scotland Railway to Gordon Castle, on a visit
to the Duke of Richmond.

THE WELLING-lON STATUE FOR THE

IN I i-HOUSE.

We have much pleasure in inserting the follow-
ing from the Times :
The statue of the late Duke of Wellington, executed
by Mr. Matthew Noble, in pursuance of a vote of the
general Court of East India proprietors, as a mark of
respect towards the illustrious decea,,ed, and a testimony
of their estimation of the services rendered by him in the
East, has just been placed in the niche appropriated to
it in the General Court-room at the India-house, and now
forms a part of the series of effigies of the military and
civil worthies with which the court is ornamented. It
is of white marble, rather beyond life size, and represents
the duke in military undress costume, having in his
hand a telescope. The portraiture is perfect, aed by the
judicious treatment of the artist a classic purity is ob-
tained i❑ the whole outline, notwithstanding the preser-
vation of chara •terietic costume. The whole outline is
fl wing and unbroken. The progress of good taste is
rendered apparent by the contrast this statue affords to
several others in the Court-room, viz., those of Lord
Cornwallis, Earl Clive, &c. It represents the departed
warrior and statesman precisely as he was, the whole
being free from exaggeration and affectation.