The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-31 00:00:00

COURT CII?CULAR.

WINDSOR, OCT, 30.
The Royal dinner party yesterday included the
Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Cambridge, the Prin-
cess Royal, the Princess Mary of Cambridge, the Duke
of Cambridge, the Rev. Lord Wriothesloy Russell, Lady
Augusta Bruce. Baroness de Speth, Lieut.-Colonel
Tyrwhitt and Major Purves, Equerries in Waiting to
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Mr. Gibbs.
The band of the 2d Life Guards performed during the
dinner. The Queen's private band afterwards played in
the castle.

A Cabinet Council was hell yesterday afternoon at
the Foreign-office. It was attended by Viscount Pal-
merston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, Sir G.
Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Lord Pannaure, Sir C.
Wood, Tiscount Canning, aad the Earl of Harrowhy.
The Council sat two hours and three quarters.

Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday morn-
ing, from his seat, Broadlands, Hants.

THE WIZARD'S TREASURER.

We have been taught to believe that wizards have
under their sway a troop of familiars whose assistance
they command to carry out their most potent spells, but
we never imagined
that amongst those familiars there
was a treasurer having no idea that they or their master
could enjoy the substantial blessings of this earth.
But it appears that we are mistaken, arid that
there is one wizard at least, one who has lately been
astonishing the public at the Lyceum, who, amongst
his other deviltnents, has found the means of abstracting
so much of the preFious metals from the pockets of the
people as to make it necessary that his chief familiar
should be invested with the office of treasurer. This in-
dividual, too, whether he be of this earth or not, it
would appear has gained the esteem of a large number
of private friends. Accordingly he was invited to meet
a number of gentlemen principally connected with
literature and the- drama to dine with them at Mr.
Gurtan's, in Old Bond-street, on Monday last, when
the chair was occupied by Mr. W. T.
Haywood,
supported by Mr. Paul, Dr. Darling, Mr. Nimmo, Mr.
Bayley, and between twenty and thirty other gentle-
men. At the conclusion of the usual toasts the chair-
man addressed the guest of the evening (Mr. Hingston)
in neat appropriateterand presented him with
anelegant
wmh!ch was engraved, " Pre-
sented and
to Mr. E. Peron Hingston by a few friends,
London, October 29, 1855." Mr. Hingston acknow-
ledged the compliment paid him in a speech of great
humour, and the company broke up at an early hour,
many of them having professional engagements to at-
telescope, on
at-
tend to.

The Earl of Eglinton's party, at Eglinton Castle, has
separated, and the noble earl has gone on a tour of
visits.
The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Stonor have arrived
in Whiteball-gardens, from Stonor Park, near Henley-
on-Thames.
Mr. and Mrs. Augustus F. Thistlethwayte have ar-
rived in Grosvenor-square, from Novar House, N.B.
Lord and Bak Olivia Osselston have arrived at Chil-
lingbam Castle, near Worley, with the intention to paw
the autumn there.
MILITARY PRISONERS.—In consequence of the crowded
state of the military prison at Fort Clarence, Rochester,
it has been found utterly impossible to make room for
any more prisoners in that large establishment, and
Capt. Manners, the governor, has been compelled to give
notice to the authorities that he has not room for any
others.--South Eastern Gazette.
TEE MISSING CLERGYMAN.—Every search has been
made to discover the retreat of the Rev. Mr. Farmer,
but hitherto in vain, and not the slightest tidings have
been heard of him. It is now generally reported and
currently believed, that for some unexplained reason the
rev. gentleman had suddenly departed for the continent.
—Worcester Herald.
THE FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE AT DOCKHEAD.—Yes-
terday, Mr. Carter, the coroner for East Surrey, held
an inquest at the King John's Head, Bermondsey, on
the body of Frederick Smith, aged one year and ten
months, who lost his life by a fire which destroyed his
father's premises, No. 3, Dockhead, as already reported
in The Sun. After a long investigation the jury re-
turned a verdict that the deceased was burned to death
in a fire accidentally caused.
MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT.—The slight appearance
of relief in the money market encouraged a larger amount
of business in cotton at Liverpool on Monday, resulting
in somewhat enhanced rates for the raw material. Al-
though felt, intrinsically, to a much smaller extent in the
Manchester market, the influence of the two causes com-
bined has produced a somewhat less despondent feeling
gen
here than has been exhibited for the past few weeks.
THE CHOLERA IN MILLBANK PRISON. Yesterday
morning,oram
Mr. Bedford,
I3rmed.fourpds,ocno,roangeerd7,
fWestminster, held a
o:
long inquiry at Millbank Prison on the body of a pri-
n who died of Asiatic
cholera, making the fourth who has died from that disease
during the past week. The jury returned a verdict of
" Death from Asiatic cholera," and unanimously ex-
pressed their opinion that every attention and kindness
had been shown by the prison authorities.