The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-21 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

ST. CLOUD, Auck. 19.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Prince of
Wales and Prince Royal, arrived at the Palace of St.
Cloud at a quarter before 9 o'clock last night from
Boulogne.
The Emperor of the French received the Queen at
Boulogne, and accompanied her Majesty.
The Queen and Prince were attended by the Mar-
chioness of Ely, Lady Churchill, the Hon. Mary Bulteel,
the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Marquis of Abercorn,
Lord Alfred Paget, Major-General the Hon. C. Grey,
Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Lieut.-Colonel Biddulph,
and Mr. Gibbs. The Earl of Clarendon is likewise in
attendance on her Majesty as Secretary of State.
Lord Cowley met her Majesty at Boulogne, and re-
mains with Lady Cowley on a visit at St. Cloud.
Divine service was performed in the Palace this morn-
ing before her Majesty and the Prince, the Prince of
Wales, and the Princess Royal, by the Rev. Dr. Hale,
Chaplain to the British Embassy at Paris.

Mr. John Thornton had an interview with the Chan-
cfillor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official residence
in Downing-street. _ .

Despatches were received at the Colonial•ofce yester•
day from the Governor of Canada. Despatches were
sent yesterday to the Governors of Australia.

On Friday her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent
visited the Earl of E'gin at Bloomhall, Charleston. It
was expected that her Royal Highness would this day
resume her journey northwards from Edinburgh.
The Marquis of Landsdowne has left Lansdowne
House for Bowood-park, Wilts.

The Earl of Derby has left Knowsley-park, Lanca-
shire, to visit Lord Ravensworth, at Elsington House,
where the noble lord is entertaining a select circle.
The Earl and Countess of Albermarle have left town,
within the last few days. for the Continent.
The Earl and Countess of March have joined the
family circle assembled at Gordon Castle, on visits to
the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, for the shooting
season.

The Earl and Countess of Harrington, with Viscount
Petersham and family, have left Harrington House for
Elvaston Castle, Derbyshire.

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On Saturday the Right Hon. Sir C. Wood and Lady
Mary Wood entertained a select party at dinner, in-
cluding Lord Panmure and Miss Ramsay, the Right
Hon. Sir G. Cornewall and Lady Theresa Lewis, Lord
John Hay, Rear-Admiral and Mrs. Eden, Mr. Ham-
mond, Mr. West, Mr. Barrington, &c.
A few days ago the mother of the Empress of the
French, the Countess Montijo, and the sister of the Em-
press (the Duchess of Alba) dined at the Paris residence
of Gudin, the celebrated marine painter, where several
diplomatists and artists were assembled.
It is said that a marriage is about to take place be-
tween the Princess Louise, daughter of the Prince of
Prussia, and the Prince Regent of Baden.
Mr. Thackeray has engaged to give a winter course of
lectures in New York.
General Sir Robert W. Gardiner, K.C.8., the late
Governor and Commander-in-Chief at Gibraltar, and
Lady Gardiner, are da;ly expected is London.
His Excellency the French Ambassador and the
Countess Persigny left Albert-gate House, on Saturday,
for the Isle of Wight.
The Duke of Buccleuch and Lord Walter Scott have
arrived at Bowhill, the family seat in Selkirkshire, from
Dalkeith Palace, near Edinburgh.
Viscount Palmerston arrived at Broadlands on Friday
evening, when the bells rang a merry peal, and cannons
were tired to welcome his Lordship. His Lordship
brought with him the news of the recent defeat of the
Russians in the Crimea.
Viscount and Viscountess Combermere have left Bux-
' ton for Combermere Abbey, where they purpose re-
ceiving a succession of company during the autumn.
The Earl and Countess of Derby arrived at Douglas'.
Hotel, Edinburgh, on Thursday night from Alnwick,
where they had been visiting Lord Ravensworth. They
were expected to remain in Edinburgh till yesterday,
when they were to proceed to the seat of the Duke of
Athol, visiting afterwards the Duke of Richmond, the
Duke of Buccleuch, and the Earl of Eglinton.

The pleasure yacht of Lord John Scott has arrived
off Berwick direct from the Baltic, where she had been
cruising for six weeks, 'nrngling with the combined
fleets of the Allies, and passing the forts of Sweaborg
and Cronstadt. Her passengers consisted of Lord John
Scott, the Earl of Dalkeith, the Hon. Mr. Gage, Mr.
Wauchope, of Niddry, and Dr. Burt.
Lady Agnes Duff, and Mr. Duff, M.P., have arrived
at their Highland residence, Corrymulzie Cottage, for
the shooting season. On account of the precarious state
of the Earl of Fife's health, the usual hospitalities and
festivities will be dispensed with this season.
The object of Lord J. Russell's return from Scotland
was to visit Lady Russell, who, we regret to learn, is
detained at Pembroke Lodge by indisposition.
Lord John Russell has purchased Hill House, Rod-
borough, near Stroud, until lately the seat of Sir John
Dean Paul, Bart., and intends making it his country
residence. "By some," says the Gloucester Journal,
" political motives are attributed to the noble for 1 in
fixing his residence at Stroud. It will be remembered
that he sat in Parliament for the borough from 1835 till
1841."

THE MAIM—SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 20.—The Penin-
sular and Oriental Company's new screw-steamship
Ava, Captain Field, sailed this afternoon for Gibraltar,
Malta, and Alexandria with the heavy portion of the
India and Mediterranean mails. The Ava has on board
50 first-class passengers, among whom are Dr. and Mrs.
Ogilvie, Rev. B. Hodgens, Ensigns Read and Roddy,
Dr. Henderson, Major Simpson, and Captain Gore ; 19
second-olass, seven children, and two deck passengers.
On freight there is specie value 330.3241. Bs., of which
321,1711. Bs. is for India—viz., Bombay, 102,2001. 17s.
6d. ; Ceylon, 3,1551. ; Madras, 7,3911. 12s. ; Calcutta,
208,4231. 18'. 6d., and a full cargo of general merchan-
dise. The Euxine, Captain J. K. Joy, with the horse-
ward portion of this mail, is expected to-morrow. The
United States' mail steam-ship Washington, Captain
Cavendy, en route to Bremen, and the steam-fip Ariel,
of the Vanderbilt line, en route to Havre, are both ex-
pected to touch off Southampton from New York on
Thursday or Friday next.
Among the recent deaths before Sebastopol we regret
to record that of Captain Hugh Fitzhardinge Drum-
mond, of the Scots Fusilier Guards, who was killed by
a portion of the shell of the enemy while doing duty in
the trenche'. Captain Drummond was the fifth son of
Mr. John Drummond, and grandson, maternally, of the
late Admiral Sir Eliah Harvey, G.C.B. He accompanied
tho first brigade of Guards which proceeded to the Ea,t,
and was present at the Alma and at Inkerman, where
he was severely wounded. He remained in the English
hospital until able to rejoin his regiment, in preference
to returning to England. Ho was in his 25th year,
having been born in January, 1830, and entered the
Guards on the Bth of November, 1850, and was gazetted
as Captain Lieutenant-Colonel in December, 1854.
NEW ACT ON MERCHANT, SHIPPING.—On the day of
the prorogation an act received the Royal assent to
facilitate the erection and maintenance of colonial light-
houses, and otherwise to amend the Merchant Shipping
Act of 1854. The act is to. be taken to be part of the
Merchant Shipping Act, which came into force a short
time back. Her Majesty may, by order in Council, fix
dues for colonial lighthouses. There are several provi-
sions respecting the registry of ships, masters, and sea-
men, and wrecks, &c., as amendments to the recited act.
There is a clause respecting destitute Lascars of an im-
portant character. It declares that it shall be the duty
of the East India Company to take charge of and send
home, or otherwise provide for, all persons being Las-
cars, or other natives of the territories under the govern-
ment of the Company, who are found destitute in the
United Kingdom, and if any such person is relieved and
maintained by any guardians, &c., they may give notice
thereof to the Secretary of the Court of Directors, con-
taining
gm or pany,
maintaining all moneys
Waling particulars of the several cases. " And the said
East India Company shall repay to the overseers, guar-
such duly
destitute
expended
persons by
guar-
dians,
or other persons, out of the revenues of the said
themterinthetime
at which such notice aforesaid was sent or otherwise
given."

A RUSSIAN GRAND JUROR FOR MIDDLIBRX...-.At the
sitting of the Central Criminal Court yesterday, a Mr.
Brandt, a merchant, of Old Jewry Chambers, was called
upon his summons to appear as a grand juror. A gen-
tleman in court said that Mr. Brandt was a Russian
subject. The Recorder—Row long has he bean living
in thin country ! I have known him to be living here
for two years and a half. The Recorder—Has he been
naturalised ? The gentleman—No ; but he has given
notice of hii intention to apply for letters of naturalisa-
tion. The Recorder—Well, let us know when he is
naturaliged, and we will be very glad of his services as a

grand juror.
THEI COIL TRADE 67 NEWCASTLL—The coal triads
of Newcastle continues, upon the whole, in a most Bath.
factory state; and, as a consequence, mining labour is' in
demand, and well remunerated. The coal freight mar.
kat is lower, and 7s. to 7s. 6d, per ton may be plated
for the Thamid. Sevaral. screw"Collieis, 'lately In-the
employment of the Government, have returned into tk.
trade, ati will fend still more t 5 depress it.—retoectitle
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