The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-10 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF TRE CRCESUS AT

DI 57_310 LT a, .12 .

PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY MORNING.

The hired screw steam-transport Croesus, from
Portsmouth, with troops for the Crimea, entered
Plymouth Sound'at 7 o'clock this morning.

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, FEB. 9.
The ban d of the 94th Regiment played during dinner
yesterday, and her Majesty's private band afterwards.
The Queen, attended by the Marchioness of Ely and
the Equerries in waiting, drove out in a sledge thiS
morning.
Lord and Lady Blantyre were unavoidably prevented
obeying her Majesty's commands yesterday, by the death
of a near relative of Lord Blantyre.

Meetings of the Oxford University Commission have
been held at 18, Great Queen-street, Westminster, on
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, during this week.
The commissioners present were the Earl of Ellesmere,
the Earl of Hatrowby, the Bishop of Ripen, Mr. Jus-
tice Coleridge, the Dean of Wells, and Sir J.W. Awdry,
with the Secretaries, Mr. Goldwin Smith and the Rev.
S. W. Wayte.

The first Cabinet Council of the new Ministry was
held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office, Downing-
street. It was attended by Viscount Palmerston, the
Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl
Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, the
Earl of Clarendon, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert,
Lord Panmure, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Sir
Charles Wood, Sir William Molesworth, and Viscount
Canning. The Council sat three hours.
Lord Panmure attended yesterday at the office of the
Department of War, in Whitehall-gardens, and trans-
acted business as the Queen's Principal Secretary of
State for War.
The Right Hon. Sir George Grey attended yesterday
at the Home-office, and transacted business as her Ma-
jesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home De-
partment.

We have much satisfaction in stating that her Ma-
jesty's Government, in appreciation of Mr. Peto's ser-
vices, and more especially of his recent disinterested and
patriotic conduct in retiring from the representation of
Norwich to carry out the construction of the railway
from Balaklava, originated by the Duke of Newcastle,
has recommended him to the Queen for a baronetcy,
which honour will be immediately conferred upon him.

THE FIRST LORD OP THE ADMIRALTY.—The health of
Sir James Graham is slowly improving, but it will be
some davit before the right hog. baronet will be able to
resume his active duties.

Lord Paninure attended yesterday at the office of the
Department of War, in Whitehall-gardens, and trans.
acted business as the Queen's Principal Secretary of
State for War.

We regret to announce the premature demise, at
Sydney, on the 20th of October last, of Lord Frederic
Montagu, third son of the Duke of Manchester. His
lordship bad just attained his 26th year.
Lord and Lady Blantyre were prevented from wait-
ing on her Majesty at Windsor on Thursday, by the
death of a near relative of Lord Blantyre.

The Right Hon. Sir George Grey attended yesterday
at the Home-office, and transacted business as her Ma-
jesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home De-
partment.
Laxly Yar3e Buller has returned to Lupton House,
South Devon, from a tour of visits in the provinces.
Sir John Yarde Buller has resumed his duties at Devon-
port, as Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the South
Devon Militia. . _

Yesterday Lord and Lady Montenle received at
dinner, in Park-street, the Lord Chancellor and Lady
Cranwortb, Mr. Wrightson, M.,P., and Mrs. Wrightson,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Taylor, Mr. De Vere, M.P., and
a select party.
The New Philharmonic Society has announced that
its first concert will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 14,
in Exeter Hall, trader the patronage of her Majesty.
The mastership of the Billericay Free School has
become vacant. It is in the gift of trustees.
The Admiralty will receive tenders on the 13th inst.
for the conveyance of various stores to Gibraltar, Corfu,
Gambia, Simon's Bay, Tr;ncomalee, Hong Kong, Mel-
bourne, Accra Roads, Valparaiso, and Malta.
The Staats-Anzeiger contains again a long list of Rus-
sian civil and military officers, on whom the King has
conferred different classes of the Prussian Order of the
Red Eagle.
JOSEPH HUME, Eso., M.P.—We are concerned to
know that the member for Montrose is confined to the
house by very severe indisposition. This alone could
have prevented the hon. member from taking a part in
the discussion on army reform—a subject to which he
has given se much attention, and on which his practical
experience would have been so useful.
Ties MlNT.—According to a Mint return, just issued,
it appears that the gold coinage during the past year
amounted to 4,152,1831., of which 562,572/. was in half-
sovereigns ; that the silver coinage was 140,4801., of
which 55,0411. was in florins ; and that the copper
coinage was 61,5381.
THE "QUEER'S ENEMIES."—The announcement yes-
terday morning that a proclamation had been ordered
to be issued "against holiling intercourse with the
Queen's enemies" caused a sudden rise in the markets for
Russian produce. Tallow has advanced 2s. to 2s. 6d.
per cwt., and holders of hemp are unwilling to sell.
DUBLIN, Friday Morning.—A severe one s•-storm fell
last night. The southern mails are 12 hours due. The
English packets have dilly arrived. The Duchess of
Leinster is considered out of danger. In the corn mar-
ket there is no change.
INCREASE or INSANITT.—In the City of London—
without any increase of population—the number of
lunatic poor has doubled within the memory of some of
the guardians ; and t1-4e cause has baffled their inquiries.
Some are inclined to attribute this dreadful visitation to
excess of eagern'ess and strife in commercial pursuit, or
in mental exertion ; others, to diet, and some partially
to the effee"ss of railway travelling.
Noxirjus TRADES.—The attentiion of the public in
general, and of the Board of Health in particular, may
well be directed to section of 61 Buildings Act, providing,
as this section does, for the total suppression of an
existing noxious trade. It eats forth that two-thirds of
the inhabitants of any parish may at any time procure
the removal of any noxious trade by purchase and com-
pensation for same—expense of so doing being levied as
a rate on such parish or part of parish, or borne by the
memorialists,—Builder.
1,0001. It
The
EMBEZZLEMENT AT LIVERPOOL—At the Liverpool
Borough Sessions, on Wednesday, John B. Donaldson,
formerly a collector at theilf ereury office, pleaded guilty
to a charge of embezzlement of various sums of money
sreceivedtated tb
that
hisr
deficiency
fio proprietorsionoy
wa: of
upwardstliat
of journal.
Recorder sentenced him to five years penal servitude.
On hearing the sentence of the Court, the prisoner
spasmodically seized the rail in front of the bar, and,
with much bitterness of feeling, exclaimed " Mercy !
mercy ! oh, mercy !" and had to be removed from the
bar.
Stratford;Linenia ;
James
APOTHECARIES HALL—The following gentlemen
passed their examination in the science and practice
of medicine, and received certificates to practise, on
Thurt day the Bth of February :—Edward Cooper Willi.,
Fitz w i 1 1 l
Richardm- st
r e a t,
Alexander Cambridge
Douglas,Jo h n Bsettohnaym'
and William Burton, Chatham, Kent.
MANNING THE NAVY.--It is understoodin that
the as"h :pr -e
tion of the Volunteer Coast Guard are to be '‘,,a.i-ledrout
and embodied, and that induceme ,-
,us
goefnbooraulnlyty
twoilljobien hbeelrd out to
4,:nem, as well as seamen
majesty's service, in order to
efficiently man 0- -
Y;aaltic—.'atTinhge t f the gun-boats,mortar ve--
sels, and 4,- --'"eeo for the ~
men in herspring
the
service will be increased to 70,000. The Water-
Imen's Company, agreeably to the terms of their charter,
have made the necessary arrangements for a ballot to
batteriesnninbe r of
furnish 2,500 men in three drafts for her Majesty's ser-
Tice!