The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-04 00:00:00

COURT ;CIRCULAR.

BALMORAL, OCT. 2.
Prince Frederic William of Prussia left Balmoral yes-
terday.
The Queen and Prince drove with his Royal High-
ness to Castleton of Braemar.
The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred spsnt the day
at Loch Muick.

Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston left town yes-
terday for Broadlands, Hants.
Earl Granville left town yesterday for Paris.
Sir William Molesworth has returned to Brighton.
Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-
office to the Governors of Gibraltar, Malta, and the
Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands ; also to
the Governors of Hong Kong, Ceylon, and the Mauri-
tius. Despatches were received yesterday from the
Governors of the West India Islands.

THE QUEEN'S RETUEN.—In consequence of the re-
markably fine weather which still prevails in the High-
lands of Scotland, the Queen's visit is prolonged until
Wednesday, the 17th inst.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, tra-
velling in her own carriage, and attended by Lady Ca-
roline Murray and the Hon. Colonel Liddell, arrived at
Brighton on Tuesday.
The Duke of Rutland, we regret to learn, was taken
unwell at his residence at Newmarket, at the close of
the past week. Dr. Williams left Newmarket on
Saturday, and since then his grace has been gradually
inap.oving. The Marquis of Granby and Lord John
Manners were both called to Newmarket by the illness
of their father, who will be prevented by indisposition
from attending the nuptials of his on Lord George
Manners, M.P., and Lady Adeliza Fitzalan Howard,
youngest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk.
The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk arrived at Nor-
folk-house, St. James's-square, on Tuesday night, from
Glossop Hall, near Sheffield.
The Earl and Countess Grey have left Carlton-house-
terrace for Howick Hall, Northumberland.
Lord and Lady Foley have arrived in town from
,a
tour of visits. Lady Adeliza Fitzalan Howard has been
staying with the noble lord and lady.
Lord Ward has arrived at Dudley House; Park-lane.
His lordship has purchased two pictures from the exhi-
bition of paintings at Birmingham ; they are " The
Dairy Maid," by W. Underhill, for 1001., and " An Old
Mill, on the River Ouse," by H. J. Boddington, 601. A
Worcester paper remarks that it is not generally known
that his lordship served as a volunteer in the attack upon
the Redan„ on the 18th of June, and that he and the
Colonel of the regiment to which he was attached had a
narrow escape from one of the enemy's shells, which
exploded so near as to smother them in dust.
The Earl and Countess of St. Germans are expected
shortly at Brighton.
Sir William and Lady Molesworth are staying at the
Bedford Hotel, Brighton.
The Countess Dowager of Glasgow and the Hon. Mr.
Boyle have left Edinburgh for the Island of Cumbrae.
The Duke of Argyll was to leave Balmoral yesterday,
for Dunrobin Castle, to join the family circle visiting
the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland.

The Lord Chancellor has presented the Rev. James
Thomas Alderson, M.A., son of Mr. Baron Alderson,
to the valuable living of Ravenstone, near Ashby-de-la-
Zouch.

The National Gallery will be re-opened to the public
on Monday the 224
The Lord Mayor Fest has appointed the Rev. Dr.
Mortimer, D.D., chaplain to the Lord Mayor during the
ensuing mayoralt).
Baron Stieeitz, the eminent Russian banker, has been
made Acting Councillor of State.
Count Sergius Ouvaroff, President of the Imperial
Russian Academy of Sciences, died at Moscow on the
16th ult., in the 71st year of his age. The deceased count
was a man of considerable learning, and was for a long
period a correspondent of Goethe.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—On Tuesday morning,
Paget Butler, Captain 7th Royal Fusiliers, aide.de-camp
to his Excellency the Earl of Carlisle, K.G., youngest
son of Sir Thomas Butler, Bart., ofßallintemple, county
of Carlow, was married to Miss Geraldine Sydney, only
daughter of Lord Wm. Fitzgerald. The ceremony took
place in the Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle.
The Right Rev. Dr. Everington, Archbishop of Tre-
bizond, has been appointed successor to Cardinal Wise-
man as Titular Primate of England.
The Atrato has taken out for the West Indies, &c.,
5,1201. in silver, and 2,5401. in gold—in all 7,6601.
LOWESTOFT.—On Wednesday last our new Assembly
Rooms were opened by a grand morning concert, under
the patronage of Sir Morton and Lady Peto. The con-
cert was fully and fashionably attended.
Mr. Elliott, late storekeeper of the dockyard, Halifax,
is appointed storekeeper at the dockyard, Devonport, in
place of Mr. Dent, deceased.
THE AUSTRALIAN MAlLS.—Letters for the Royal
Mail ship Schomberg, Captain James Nicol Forbes,
from Liverpool to Melbourne, must be posted in Liver-
pool before three p.m. or. the sth instant, and with late
fees until five p.m.
Captain Slade, Ist Dragoon Guards, son of General
Sir John Slade; Bart., of Monty's Court, near Taunton,
is appointed aide-de-camp to General the Hon. Sir f.
Yorke Scarlett, K.C.8., commanding the Cavalry Divi-
sion before Sebastopol.
We are glad to learn that J. W. Gilbert, Esq,, has
most liberally subscribed for the admission of the clerks
of the London and Westminster Bank to the course oL
lectures on banking and commercial law about to be de-
livered by Leone Levi, Esq., at King's College, London.
Let us hope that so liberal an act may be followed by
other banking institutions in the city.
FALL IN THE PRICE 013' BREAD.—Yesterday there
was a fall in the price of bread in Leather-lane, White-
cross-street, and the East-end of the town, of one half-
penny the 41b. loaf, lowering the price to 9d. for the
best wheaten, and Bd. for seconds or households. Coun-
try home-made bread is also Bd. the loaf, not weighed.
Flour, at the corn factors' and chandlers', is, and has
been for a long time past, not fluctuating in price like
bread ; the price is 9,td. and 10d. per quartern for the
best wheaten, and 811. for the best seconds.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS.---At the quarterly
meeting of the comitia majora, held on Monday, Oct. 1,
the following gentlemen, having undergone the neces-
sary examinations, were admitted members of the col-
lege Dr. Weber, 49, Finsbury-square ; Dr. Greenhow,
Upper Berkeley-street ; Dr. Odling, Kennington-road ;
and Dr. Bull, Jersey, was admitted an extra-licentiate.
CITY BATHS AND WASHHOUSES.—Sir James Duke,
Bart., M.P., will present, at a Common Council on
Thursday, the 11th inst., the petition from the guar-
dians of the %Vest London Union to the Corporation,
praying for the establishment of baths and washhouses
in the City of London.
THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE'S VISIT TO LIVERPOOL, AND
TEE REJOICINGS ON THE CAPURE OF SEBASTOPOL.—At
the monthly meeting of the Liverpool Town Council,
held yesterday, a long discussion took place on the sub-
ject of the illumination of the town on the 9th, the day
on which his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
visits the town, and the day set apart in honour of the
fall of Sebastopol. It was ultimately agreed that the
public buildings only should be illuminated, leaving the
inhabitants to exercise their own discretion as to private
illuminations.

COMMEMORATING THE FALL OF SEBASTOPOL.—The
Brighton Guardian says:—" Of the various means em-
ployed to celebrate the late victory may be mentioned
the following, which occurred in a town not far distant.
A gentletnao, who had evinced great interest throughout
the protracted struggle, bail pretty uniformly manifested
sympathetic feelings not altogether favourable to the
Allies. On the morning that the capture of Sebastopol
became known, a remarkable character in the town
dressed himself in deep mourning, having also a deep
crape baud on his hat, and a black flag hanging over his
shoulder. In this peculiar costume (he looked very like
a mute') he took up a position in front of the said gen-
tleman's residence, and afforded no small amusement to
the passers by."
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THE ILLUMINATIONS AT SOUTHAMPTON.—At the col&
bration of the capture of Sebastopol at Southampton on
Monday last, a transparency appeared at the Ordnance
Map Office, in that town, during the evening, with the
words—" Sebastopol. Windham—Now mind, you know
if lam killed, why I went away." One of the most at-
tractive exhibitions amongst the illuminations was at
Solomon's Hotel, near the railway station, where are
peared the pious ejaculation, "Thanks to Providence,"
extending the whole length of the hotel. The words
formed a perfect blaze of light, for they were of gigantic
size, and were formed byinnumerable jets of burning
gas. Before the same liotel also were a large crown,
two stars, and the letters V. A., N. E,, P. 8., S. L.,
signifying Victoria, Albert, Napoleon, Pelis-
sier, Bruat, Simpson, and Lyons. Tho whole of these
ornaments and letters were also formed of gas. Some
years ago the price of the small glass lamps used for illu-
minations was 10s. a dozen, or 103. a piece. They are
now sold for about 10s. a gross, or less than id. a piece.
COLLISION AT SEA.—On Saturday night a collision
of a somewhat serious character took place at sea, off
the Fern Islands, between the Princess Royal, Granton
and London steamer, on its way south, and a brig, name
unknown, but understood to be sailing for some northern
port. The Princess Royal, Capt. Ferguson, left Gran-
ton on Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with about 150
passengers on board and a heavy miscellaneous cargo.
The weather was then clear and beautiful, but the
vessel had scarcely passed out of the Firth when a heavy
fog came on shorty after nightfall, which subsequently
seems to have spread pretty far inland from the east
coast. The steamer continued its course southward, but
somewhat more cautiously amid the fog and darkness.
About 11 o'clock the look-out observed a brig nearing
their bows, and called to the steersman to port the.
helm. Before the steamer could be turned round, how-
ver, she was heavily struck on the right paddlebox, a
portion of which was carried away. The progress of the
Princess Royal was stopped as speedily as possible, and
Capt. Ferguson at once lowered and manned two boats,
and sent them to the brig, offering to take her in tow or
render any other aid. The skipper of the brig called out
to the steward that his vessel had sustained no material
damage, and could easily make some harbour. The
steward returned without having obtained the name of
the vessel or master, only ascertaining that she belonged
to Dundee, and that she was northward bound. Capt.
Ferguson then sent back the steward to make some
further inquiries, but the brig could no longer be found,
having probably changed her tack. The steamer moored
in the offing till daybreak, but heard no further tidings
of the vessel, which, however, it was hoped might safely
reach some port on the Northumberland coast. The
steamer, on Sunday morning, turned back to Granton,
which she reached about 5 p.m., having made the return
journey very slowly, on account of one of her engines
being somewhat injured. The brig seemed to be of
about 160 tons burden, with probably eight of a crew,
and was so heavily laden that her gunwale was within a
few feet of the water'o edge,