The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-29 00:00:00

Foreign Courts.

PARIS) Sept. 27.
The Grand Duchess Maria of Russia, the Prig'
cess Surgius, and George de Leuchtenberg, Count
egoire Strogonoff, and a numerous suite, hale
arrived at the Hotel 'Westminster, from TorquiP,
Baron de Budberg, Ambassador of Russia, gnu
Count de Gohz, Ambassador of Prussia, have re'
turned to Paris, and resumed the duties of their
office.

By imperial decision, Marshal Forey, who eons'
mands the Corps d'Arme3 at Lille, is appointed
Chief of the 31 Carps at Nancy, vice Marshal de
MacMahon, and is replaced by General of Division
Cousi❑ de Montauban, Count de Palikao. General
ae Martinprey is appointed to the command of the
sth military division at Metz, vice General Boar*
baki, who has received another post.
The Akhbar of Algiers states that Marshal de
MacMahon, the governor-general, embarked on the
23d, on board the Eumenide, for Oran.

Preparations are making for the arrival of her
Majesty from Schwalbach; the day at preserit
announced is the 31 of October.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and PrinceSs
of Wales are expected to arrive at Sandringham Hall 03
the I,3th or 16th of the ensuing month, from their visit to
Denmark and Sweden.

...... ...
The Duke of Somerset arrived at his official roil'
deuce at the Admiralty yesterday from Bulstrode Dirk/

Bucks.

The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland are enter
taining a select circle at Dunrobin Castle, N.B.
The Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland has left
Stafford Mame, St. James's, for Castle Howard, on 11
visit to the Earl of Carlisle. It will afford his frieodo
some pleasure to learn that the noble earl is in better
health.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury v6!l
leave the Right Hon. Berjamin and Mrs Disraeli's seat ill
Buckinghamshire to-day for Hatfield H9IISQ, Herts.
The Earl and Countess of Desart have left the
Alexandra Hotel, Hyde park-corner, for Redgrave 118111
Suffolk.

The Earl of Listowel is still in Scotland on A
our of visits.

The Countess of Lincoln gave birth to a son and
heir yesterday afternoon at the family residence in Picea"
dilly. Up to a late hour last evening the countess and
fant were both progressing favourably.
Viscount Dunlo left town a few days ago for
Garbally, county Galway, to join the Earl and Countess of
Clancarty and family.

Lord and Lady Proby have arrived on a visit to
Viscount and Viscountess Castlerosse at Killarney Houses
county Kerry.

THE NEW SHERIFFS.--Yesterday Mr Alderman
D,kin and Mr Alderman Besley, the Sheriffs Elect
fur the city of London, were publicly sworn to the due ese"
cution of their office in Guildhall, and thenceforward as'
sullied its duties and responsibilities. The Lord May:'r
and the retiring Sheriffs went in state, as usual on such
occasions, from the Mansion-house to Guildhall to attend
the ceremony. The Sheriffs Elect had previously enter'
tained the Aldermen, the Masters, and Wardens of the
companies to which they respectively belong, and other of
the civic el:gnitaries at breakfast at the Albion, in Alder'
gate-street. Thence they were escorted to Guildhall,
shortly before 2 o'clock. The Lord Mayor and Aldermen,
the Sheriffs Elect, the retiring Sheriffs, with the Under-
Sheriffs, and all the principal officers of the corporation,
assembled first in the Aldermen's Chamber, and then went
in procession to the great hall, preceded by the corporation
Sword and Mace Bearers. There a small body of liverymen
had assembled to witness the ceremony. The civic autho'
rities, all of whom wore their official robes, having taken the
places assigned them on the hustings, the Town-clerk, Jr
Woodthorpe, proceeded to administer the customary oath
appertaining to the office to the new Sheriffs. Th s dons
Mr Nissen and Mr Cave, the retiring Sheriffs, doffed their
violet gowns, and invested their successors with them and
the insignia of office, oft ring them their congratulations as
they• did so. Alderman and Sheriff Dukin then presented
as his Under Sheriff Mr Septimus Devidson, and Alderman
and Sheriff Besley presented Mr Deputy de Jersey as
Under Sheriff. With that the ceremony of swearing'l3
terminated, and the new Sheriffs, with their Under Sheriffs,
received the congratulations of the Lord Mayor, the Alder-
men present, and the officers of the Corporation. From th°
great hall they went to an adjoining apartment, where the
past Sheriffs, according to custom, hanced to their succes'
sots in office the keys of the various city prisons, which the)'
in turn presented to the respective governors, and with that
the proceeding was complete. Formerly, on the evening on
the day on which the Sheriffs were publicly inducted into
office, the keepers of l\Lwgate and the two Compters used
to invite the Lord Mayor and Aldermen, the Recorder and
Sheriffs, and the principal officers of the Corporation, to the
London Coffeehouse to partake of sack and walnuts ; bet
the custom has fallen into disuse, and is now only lemony'
bared as a thing of the past.

BURGLARY AT DONCASTER.—On Monday last,
at the Doncaster Borough police-court, before Mr.
Moore, the mayor, and Dr Seholfield, two men were brought
up in custody from Huddersfield, named Geo. Harris and
Geo. Perry, charged with committing a burglary at the
house of Miss Drabwell, Christchurch-terrace, Doncaster,
about Monday morning, the IRh inst. Miss Drabwell closed
her house at the end of August, and went from home, in-
tending to stay a month. Her niece visited the house once,
and saw that all was right, but on the 20th the police re'
calved information which led them to suspect that a burglary
had been committed, and Miss Drabwell was telegraphed for.
She returned home on the following day, and a search mad°
disclosed the fact that a great number of articles had been
carried off. The thieves appear to have deliberately broken
into the house from the back,and then searched it, ransack"
ing every drawer, cupboard, and bed in the house. having
secured their booty they went into the wine cellar, procured
several bottles, regaled themselves with it, smoked eigareo
and left with their booty and a bottle of brandy each, Their
ill-gotten gain included silver spoons of various sizes and
several silver articles, silver-plated tea and coffee pot, toast
rack, spoons, cruet-stand, and candlesticks ; > ilk mantle,
cashmere shawls, about 30 yards of satin, &c. ; handker-
chiefs, table-cloth, silk jackets, and a groat number et other
articles, as also several valuable seals, bracelets, &G. The
men took their booty to a lodging-house, and persuaded 6
man to go to Sheffield with them, and making a tool of biro
in the sale they escaped apprehension at the time, but were
afterwards apprehended. The prisoners, assisted by thia
man, whose name is Chas. Walker, carried their plunder
to a lodging-house in the heart of Sheffield, and the three
then sallied forth to ascertain the most likely place to die'
pose of their goods. Mr Cash's shop in Angel-street Nv3°
selected, and Perry and Walker went in, leaving Hauls ire
watch outside. Peiry handed to Mr Cash two seals of s
valuable kind, upon each of which was a west. Mr Cam
suspected from th's that all was not right, and when Perry
inquired whether ho purchased silver his suspicions were
still further aroused. He told Perry to call with the silver
in the afternoon, and ho would then purchase the silver
and seals also. He communicated with the police, aria
Detective officer Winn watched the prisoners. At 3 o'eloor"
the prisoner and Walker made their appearance, but before
they entered the shop Winn sez-_,,d Walker, who had a bag
under his jacket, and the toher two men escaped. Walker
explained to them the position in which he had been placed'
took Winn to the lodging-house, and the remainder of the
property, made up in four large bundles, wes secured. Dills
were were circulated detailing the property, and Miss Drabwell
was thus enabled to identify it. The prisoners made their
escape to Huddersfield, where they perpetrated a burglary
and felt into the hands of the police. The Mayor COla;
witted both the prisoners to take their trial at the neat
Leeds assizes, and also thanked Mr Cash for the inf°rer:-
tion ho so pi omp:ly gave to the police, and which had
.1:0
to the detection of the prisoners. Walker was admitted
evidence, and subsequently bound over to appear at Leeds
as a witness, and at the close of the inquiry was discharged
from custody.
RAPID GROWTLI OF BRIGHTON.—The
total num:
bar of voters on the borough list justrevised by Mr fiance..c
is 6,473. Last year it was only 5,434. There has thus
been an increase of 1,039 in twelve months,