The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-09 00:00:00

COURT C'IRCITLAB.

OSBORNE. MONDAY.
There has been no addition to the Royal dinner party
at Osborne.
The Court will return tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon
to Windsor Castle.

Lord and Lady John Russell left London yesterday
for Paris.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstcne
arrived in town yesterday from Hawarden Castle,
Chester.

The Duke of Somerset continues in rather a pre-
carious state at Somerset House, Park-lane. The noble
and venerable duke, who has long suffered from in-
different health, which has caused his grace to reside in
London nearly throughout the year for the benefit of
superior medical advice, has reached his 75th year.
Lord and Lady John Russell left Chesliam-place
yesterday for the French capital, in consequence of the
illness of one of the Misses Elliot, a sister of Lady John
Russell, and are expected to return to London in about
ten days.
The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress gave their first
state dinner yesterday to the gentlemen connected with
his lordship's household, and a select party of friends.
Covers were laid for sixty.
Mr. Butt, M.P., has returned to Leeson-street, Dub-
lin, from London.

The Hon. Major Maxwell, who has recently arrived
from the Crimea, is at present staying at the Bilton
Hotel, Dublin.

Sir George Chetwynd, Bart., and Lady Charlotte
Chetwynd have left the Bilton otel for Hillsborough
Castle, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of
Downshire.

On New Year's-Day Captain Vandeleur entertained
all his tenantry at Ballynamona, in this county. The
banquet was excellent; musie and mirth were the order
of the day.—Limerick Chronicle.
MR. BENBOW, M.P.—We are desired to contradict
the report of the death of Mr. Benbow, M.P. for Dudley,
which has gained currency during the last two or three
days. Mr. Benbow, we are informed, is in excellent
health.

1 NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY.—The Eon. E. Petre has
resigned his situation of superintendent of locomotives
on the North British Railway.—Berwick Warder.
At St. Petersburg, Lord John Russell's declaration in
Parliament, that the Allies were content to leave Russia
a great and powerful state, has been adopted as the re-
frain of a popular political song, the inscription of which
is—_"O how sour are the grapes."
fortnight
PRICES IN AUSTRALIA.—Mr. Mark Sill, an emigrant,
from the north of England, writing from Australia, says
butterl Ail:: E u 0
Nhiugeviri
.7::
an
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Everything
---b "I took the other day a load of vegetables to Mel.
"rne, and sold them for 131., which will show you
that market stuff is very dear in this country. About a
are also very
prey'
day, women cooks'
6d. very dear here • eggs are 6d. each, fresh
is vet I took a load, and made 141. of it.
Clye 46/. a-year."
froa.:nou4ring men are getting 103. per
milli ls, per quart. Wages
gplthacee on the adjourned de-
PAROCHIAL ASSESSMENT—. i.oupAkoLsiEvny EmEvEIAssI ouNREOsF.
—THAE
very lengthy discussion took
potted alteration in
rogit :aerates on the
the contended,
bate, on Saturday, respectin
the parochial assessment, by formpi
house duty as a basis, and whichn,
would be the means of fairly equalisine•
rating throughout the parish on a sound anPdarrhpial footing. After a debate of over two hours' duration
the subject was put to a show of hands, when the ori-
ginal
motion for the assessment to have the house tax as its basis was carried by a small majority. Several
amendments condemnatory of the proposed change were
afterwards moved and lost. The vestry then adjourned.