The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-11 00:00:00

MINISTERIAL MOVEJIITNTS.

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The Earl of Clarendon arrived at the Foreign-office
yesten!ay morning, in order to attend the Cabinet; Coun-
cil, summoned at two o'clock, from the Grove, near
Watford. The noble earl left by the sir p.m. train, on
his return to the Grove last evening. Despatches were
forwarded by a Queen's messenger from the noble earl
to his Excellency Lord Stratford de Redeliffe, our Am-
bassador at Constantinople, by the mail train last night,
by way of Paris and Marseilles By the same messenger
the Secretary of St dm of the War Department and the
Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood forwarded despatches to
Gen. Simpson and Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons,
The Marquis of Londonderry has returned to Bowood,
Wilts, from visaing Mr. G. G. Harcourt, M.P., and
Frances Countess Waldegrave, at Nunehani Park, pear
Oxford.

The Lord Chancellor came to town yesterday, from
his seat in Kent, expressly to assist at the Cabinet
Council held in the afternoon at the Foreign-office.
The Duke of Argyll leaves his villa at Campden-hill,
Kensington, accompanied by the Duchess and family, for
Roseneath Castle and Inverary Castle, Argyllshire, in
the course of a few days.
The Right Hon. Sir C. Wood will leave his official re-
sidence at the Admiralty to-day, accompanied by Admi-
ral the Hon. Sir M. F. Berkeley, and several of the high
officers of that department, on a visit of inspection to
Plymouth, Devonport, and our naval establishments in
the west of England. Mr. Baring will go with Sir
Charles as private secretary.
The Earl Granville will continue in attendance on the
Queen at Balmoral until the week after next, when the
noble Lord President of the Council will be relieved by
the Right Hon. Sir G. Grey, who is detained in town by
public business.
The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
with Lady Theresa Lewis and family, have, after a short
visit to Mornington, gone to Harpton Court, near King-
ton, Hereford. _ _

Lord Panmure bad a long conference yesterday with
Viscount Hardinae, the Commander-in-Chief. Viscount
Palmerston, Sir Wm. Moleswortb, Sir Geo. Grey, Sir
Charles Wood, &c., will meet at the War office this
forenoon.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at
the Foreign-office, Downing-street. It was attended by
Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of
Argyll, Sir G. Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Sir William
Molesworth, Lord Panmure, Sir C. Wood, and Viscount
Canning. The council sat two hours.
Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yes-
terday from the Governors of the North American Pro-
vinces!, the Governor of Victoria, and the Governor of
Van Diemen's Land.
" We are happy to state," says the Saint Public, of
Lyons, "that a change for the better has taken place in
the health of Abd-el-Kader."
The Queen of England has cent, through Lord Cow-
ley, a sum of 2,500 f. to be distributed amongst the poor
of Boulogne-sur-Mer.
The Minister of Marine has decided that Russian
sailors taken prisoners may be allowed to navigate in
French commercial vessels.
At the exhibition of the works produced for the grand
prize of sculpture, which opened yesterday at the Ecole
des Beaux Arts, the competitors are eight in number.
The Bank of England will lend money at 3. per cent.
upon the scrip of the New Four per Cent. Guaranteed
Turkish loan until the 11th October.
The Queen has appointed the Rev. David Lewis to
the new district church of Trefuey, in the diocese of St.
Asaph.
THE FRENCH EMBASSY.—The mansion of the French
Ambassador was last night hi:li early illuminated, i❑
honour of the important news received from the seat of
war in the Crimea.
THE FOREIGN LEGION.—Her Majesty has been pleased
to sanction the alteration of the appellation of " Foreign
Legion" to that of the "British German Legion," a
proper compliment to the discipline and efficiency of the
Shorncliffe force.
The Moniteur publishes a decree, extending the delay
fixed for the duration of the different measures relative
to articles of food to 31st of December, 1856.
We regret very much to announce the death before
Sebastopol of Captain Duncome Buckley, of the Scots
Fusilier Guards. He was son of Major-General and
Lady Catharine Buckley.
Mr. John Simon, officer of health of the city of Lon-
don, has been appointed medical officer of the General
Board of health, in pursuance of the act of last session,
continuing that board, and authorising the appointment
by it of a medical officer. •
CATTLE DISEASE.—The Cork Reporter says :—" We
regret to have to announce that several cases of pleuro-
pueumonia in cattle have again made their appearance
in this neighbourhood, and a considerable quantity of
diseased meat is finding its way into the city."
MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY,—The half-
yearly meeting of this company was held on Saturday
at the Broadetone Terminus ; Mr. John Ennis in the
chair. A dividend at the rate of 5 per cent, per an-
num, free of income tax, was declared.
ABINGDON.—We understand that cards of invitation
have been received by the members of the town coun-
cil and magistracy from the Earl of Abingdon, the
high steward of the borough, to an entertainment, to
to be given to those bodies on the 20th inst., at Wytham
Abbey, the seat of the noble earl.—Berks Chronicle.
THE ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL, NEW-CROSS.----We have
much pleasure in announcing that, in order to accom-
modate the candidates awaiting admission to this school,
a new dormitory has been opened, so as to extend the
fiumber of pupils, at Michaelmas next, to 250, of whom
upwards of 200 are the sons of naval and marine officers.

Sir Roderick Murchison has been pasßing some days

in the North Highlands—fishing in the river at Ardro;s,
Ross shire, and geologising. among the neighbouring
hills. Mr. Hugh Miller was alSo in the north, but he'
has returned to Edinburgh, substituting the pen for the
hammer.

The coal proprietors of Upper Austria are about to
form a joint stock company for the working of their
mines. A branch railway, connecting it at Lambach,
is about to be made, in order to join the various col-
lieries.

The Gccette of Cologne has letters from Naples of the
Ist, saying that the bastinado has been done away will
in that kingdom, on the remonstrance of the Archduke
Ferdinand Max during hii stay in that city.
RUSSIAN PRlZE.—Yesterday the Rus,ian bar we
Victoria, cut out of Nystadt by her Majesty's ship Har-
rier, arrived in the We=t India Dock, in charge of a prize
crew. She is laden with author; and cables taken from
otlr r Ros4ian vessels deArJyed by the Harrier.
Sir George Brown is now on a visit to his brother,
Peter Brown, Esq., of Link wood, Morayshire. The
gallant General is to be entertained at a public dinner at
Elgin to-day, at which the Duke of Richmond is ti pre-
side. S r George Brown is a son of one of the former
provosts of the burgh, and was a pupil at the old gram-
mar school.

Prince Charles Lucien Bonaparte, the celebrated orni-
tholagist, who is at present in Loudon, on his way to
the naesting of the British Association in Glasgow, has
just been ~lec:ted President of Vie " Congres Scientifique
de Fruce " a similar institution to our own association,
and which is about to hold its meeting at Puys de Dome,
where the Prefet has placed his house at the Prince's
dispo-al.
THE EXCISE CHEMICAL ESTABLISHMENT.-A few clay
ago it was stated that the cost of the chemical establi-h
went of the Excise Department for the year 1854
amounted to 8,6771. This was incorrect. The charge in
question included the total cos of the estab'ishrnent for
11 years—viz., from the sth of January, 1844, to the
sth of January, 1855.
The whole of Chatham Barracks is to be lighted with
ga3. The pipes are being laid down for the purpose.

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The authorities of the garrison have been bOtne tirno con-
tending for this boon, and it will be of great service, and
a saving of expense of candle and oil during the winter

eeagon.
SOUTHAMPTON, Monday.—The Royal Mail Company's
steam-ship Avon, Capt. Rivett, left this day with the
Brazilian and River Plate mails, 171 passengers, and a
full cargo of English and French merchandise ; also
jewellery to the amount of 30,000/., specie 49,2961. 17s.
6d. The Great Western, with the homeward Brazilian
and River Plate mails, may be looked for about the 14th
inst.