The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, FEB. 15.
The dinner party at the Castle last evening included
the Duchess of Kent, the Ladies Fanny and Mary
Howard, Baroness de Speth, Col. the Hon. N. and Lady
Mary Hood, Colonel and Lady Emily Seymour, and
Sir George Couper.
The band of the Royal Horse Guards was in attend-
ance and played during dinner. Her Majesty's private
band afterwards performed in the Castle.

The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of
Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princesses
Alice, Helena, and Louisa, Prince Arthur, and Prince
Leopold, left Windsor Castle at three o'clock yesterday
afternoon, attended by the Countess of Desart, Lady
Caroline Barrington, Hon. Matilda Paget, Hon. Mary
Seymour, Lord de Tabley, Col. the Hon. C. B. Phipps,
Major-General the lion. C. Grey, Mr. F. Cavendish,
Lord Alfred Paget, Capl. the-Hon. D. de Ros, the Mas-
ter of the Househmid, and Mr. Gibbs.
Her Majesty and the Prince with the royal party
went to the South-Western Railway station—travelled
by a special train to the private station at Nine-elms,
and proceeded in eight carriages, escorted by a detach-
ment of Carbineers to Buckingham Palace, where the
Queen and his Royal Highness arrived at ten minutes
past 4 o'clock, and were received by Lord Ernest Bruce,
Lord George Lennox, and Major-General Wylde.

A deputation from the Markets Improvement Com-
mittee of the Corporation of London had an interview
with Sir George Grey yesterday at the fforne-office.
The deputation consisted of Mr. H. L. Taylor (chairman),
Mr. J. H. Hall, Mr. Deputy Obbard, Mr. Deputy
Hicks, Mr. Deputy Aitchison. Mr. De Jersey, the City
Remembrancer, the City Solicitor, and the City
Architect.

A deputation, consisting of Sir James Duke, Bart.,
M.P., Mr. William:, M.P., Mr. B. Oliveira, M.P., Mr.
William John Hall, Mr. Begley, Mr. Wm. Smith, Mr.
Wm. Wright Landell, Mr. Parker, Mr. J. Fent-dap,
Mr. Joseph Barber, Mr. Silva, Mr. Thorpe, Mr. C.
Curling, Mr. White, Mr. John Cooper, Mr. Scovell,
Mr. Sidney Smith, and Mr. G. R. Corner (solicitor),
had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell and
Lord Stanley of Alderley, yesterday, at the Board of
Trade.

Mr. Oliveira, M.P., had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his official resi-
dence iu Downing-street.
The Cathedral Commission met at No. 1, New•etreet,
Spring-gardens, yesterday. The commissioners present
were, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Marquis of
Blandford, M.P., the Earl of Harrowby, the Bishop of
London, the Bishop of Oxford, the Hon. aed Rev. H.
M. Villiers, the Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, and the Rev.
Canon Selwyn.

Sir James Graham continues gradually, but most sa-
tisfactorily, to improve in health, and it is confidently
hoped that the right hon. baronet will be enabled to
resume his duties in the House of Commons at an early
period.

Lord Goderich has declined to accept the Secretaryship
of the India Board, vacated by the resignation of Mr.
Lowe.

The Prussian General d'Asler, the designer of the
fortress of Ehrenbreitstein (Coblence), has died in Berlin.
The Earl of Burlington's rental from his slate quarries
in Farness, in North Lancashire, near Morecombe Bay,
is said to be 6,0001. a year. The slate is of very fine
grain. The works have been in progress for about
•igkt.pn yearg_ _ _

Should the repredeutation of Cavan be vacated, the
Hon. Cavendish Butler, brother of Lord Lanesborough,
has, it is said, consented to come forward as a candidate
in the Derbyite interest.
COLONIAL BOOK POST.—On the Ist of March the pri-
vileges of the inland book post will be extended to the
colonial book post.
ST. MARK'S HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday the annual meet-
ing of the governors of this institution was held at the
London Tavern—the Lord Mayor in the chair.
DEPARTURE OF RECRUITS FOR THE ARMY FROM
GLASGOW.—On Tuesday morning a batch of recruits
were sent off by the 11.30 train on the D2inburgh and
Glasgow Railway. Some of the recruits were decent-
looking men, whilst others would be a happy riddance
to the community. —North. British, Daily Mail.
SIR COLIN CAMPBELL'S OPINION OF THZ 93D RE-
GIMENT.—A sergeant in the 93d says in a letter—
" Our General (Sir Colin Campbell) keeps us all in
merriment by the frank jecalarity of his disposition.
He declares us to be the best soldiers, but the ' thraw-
nest' deevils he ever came across."—North British Daily

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAT.—The directors of the
Eastern Comities Railway have declared a dividend of
per share, carrying over 5,0801., which has been
added to the balance of the previous half-year, viz.,
6,5621., making together 11,6421,
BURNLEY HALL.—We regret to state that the ac-
counts most recently received from Burnley Hall, Mr.
Home's country seat, respecting the venerable Re-
former's health, are of a very unsatisfactory kind. He
is daily becoming weaker and weaker.

PATgiOTIC FUND.—The sum of 110/. has been con-
tributed to this fund from the Liverpool Collegiate In-
stitution. The greater part of this amount was the re-
sult of a concert, given by the pupils of the Middle and
Lower Schools. tkiil
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT IN CANADA.—A letter from
Toronto, of the 26th ult.' says that the Hon. Mr. Morin,
commissioner of Crown Lands, has been appointed to
the judgeship of the Court of Queen's Bench, vacant by
the death of Mr. Justice Pannet. This appointment
will necessitate some charge in the Cabinet.
LYCEUM THEATRE.—Mr. Allcroft has announced his
annual musical festival, which will take place at the
above fashionable theatre on Wednesday, February 21,
for which he has engaged all the available talent in Lon-
don, both native and foreign, vocal and instrumental ;
and there can be no doubt but it will be one of the
greatest musical treats of the season.
ROYAL PRINCESS'S THUM. Mr. Cormack, the
popular Harlequin of this establishment, takes his
benefit on Tuesday evening last, the 20th inst., when
the entertainments will consist of the play of Louis the
Eleventh, and the pantomime of Blue Beard. The friends
of Mr. Cormack should bear in mind that he will be
only benefitted on this occasion by the tickets sold in
his same.

STAR CUM.—The first meeting of the members of
this club for the present session took place on Wednes-
dleanycly, atthFeeAnmtoenr'sicHanotAell.inisTtehre7
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nor of South Australia ; Mr. Wickham, M.P. ; Mr.
Wm. Lee, IMP. ; Mr. Barnes, M.P. iz'Ar Junta Duke,
Bart., M.P. ; the Earl of Kingston, Dr. M4Lean, Mr.
Charles White, Mr. M'Gregor, M.P. ; Mr. Pilkington,
M.P. ; Colonel Starr, and the Rev. George Jepson,
M.A. Mr. Oliveira, M.P., presided.
TER POISONING AT FlNCHLRY.—Yesterday, pursuant
to adjournment from Wednesday last, Mr. Wakley,
coroner for the western division of Middlesex, and the
jury sworn to inquire as to the death of John South-
gate, Esq., late a merchant of Old Change, City, re-as-
sembled for the sixth time in the board-room of the
Burial Board of St. Pancras, at Finchley, for the pur-
pose of concluding the investigation. The jury con-
sulted for about two hours, after which they returned a
verdict to the effect that the deceased died from the
effects of oxalic acid, administered by his own hand
while in an unsound state of mind.
ADMIRAL DUNDAS. —0 a WeJnesday Vice-Admiral
Dundas visited the Admiralty, and had a lengthened in-
terview with Sir James Graham and the other members
of the board. There is a report that the admiral has
called upon Mr. Layard for a retractation of the accu-
sation of cowardice made against him in the letter
" from the maintop of the Agamemnon," and that, in
the event of the demand not being yielded to, the
admiral will proceed by a criminal information.
DEATH OF MR. FORBES, OE' CALLTNDAR, M.P.--
We are sorry to announce the death of Mr. William
Forbes, of Callendar, at his seat in Stirlingshire, on the
evening of the 10th inst. This event will create a
vacancy in the representation of that county, for which
Mr. Forbes had been member for many years. Mr.
Forbes was born in 1806, and in 1832 married Lady
Louisa Chatteris, daughter of the late Earl of Wemyss
and March. Her ladyship died in 1845, leavinc, issue.
MAJOR-GENERAL MIMPSON.—Major-General James
Simpson, the present Deputy Adjutant-General, is se-
lected to proceed immediately to the Crimea, to take
the command of one of the divisions of the British
army. It will be recollected that that gallant officer
ntly /1,11,1 Onyrrn,w of Portsmouth. He
is a Waterloo officer, and no doubt will do justice to
his gallant reputation in the East. The gallant General
loam Bnglmicl for the heat of war the 'sok after ut*t. 1