The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-15 00:00:00

MINISTERIAL MOVEIfENTS.

The Lord Chancellor will arrive in town this forenoon,
in order to attend at the Cabinet Council to be held at
two o'clock to-day, at the Foreign-office. The noble
and learned lord will receive the Judges of the Common
Law and Equity Courts, the Queen's Counsel, and the
leading members of the bar, at his residence in Upper
Brook-street, to a d,ejeuner, on Friday, the 21 proximo,
prior to which his lordship will receive the Lord Mayer,
the Lord Mayor elect (Alderman Salomon!), and the
Recorder of the City of London, and other civic autho-
rities, when the noble and learned lord will, after the
introduction of the Lord Mayor elect by the Reoorder,
express the Queen's approbation at the choice made by
the citizens.
The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood left the Admiralty
on Thursday last, accompanied by Lady Mary Wood,
for Wilton House, near Salisbury, on a visit to the
Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P., and Mrs. Herbert,
with the intention of remaining there until to-day ; but
the right hon. baronet returne'l early on Saturday to
his official residence, owing to urgent and important
business connected with his department of the Govern-
ment.
Rear-Admiral the lion. Sir Maurice Fitzhardinge
Bork°ley also arrived in town on Saturday, from his seat
in Susz.ex.
Viscount Palmerstan comes to town this morning from
Broadlands, Itomsey, Hants, to assist at the meeting of
the Cabinet Ministers ; the noble Premier is expected to
remain two or three days In town.
The Earl of Clarendon left town on Saturday evening
for his seat, near Watford ; but the noble earl will be at
the Foreign-office early this morning.
The Earl Granville will arrive in town to-day from
Staffordshire.

The Dake of Cambridge, attended by Col. Tyrwhitt,
returned to town on Saturday from visiting the Earl of
Derby at Knowsley, near Prescot.
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar reached town a few
days since from staying with the Duke and Duchess of
Richmond at Gordon Castle, near Fochabers, North
Britain, and has subsequently joined his battalion of the
Guards at Aldershott.
The Duke of Rutland, we are happy to learn, is better,
and gradually recovering from his recent indisposition.
The Duke and Duchess of Buccleueh are at Drumlan-
rig Castle, Dumfriesshire, where the Earl of Dalkeith,
ILP., and Lord Henry Scott are also staying. Lord
Walter Scott has joined his regiment at Exeter.
His Grace the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon has
arrived at Hamilton Palace.
Hie Excellency Count Kielmansegge, accompanied by
the Countess Helene Kielmansegge, is expected to arrive
at the Hanoverian Legation, in Grosvenor-place, next
week, from Germany, to resume his diplomatic duties at
the British court.
ViEconatess Jocelyn and family arrived at Broadlands
on Saturday last, on a visit to the Viscount and Viscoun-
tese Palmerston, from St. Leonards.
Lord and Lady Colville, after a series of visits in the
North of Scotland, visited the Earl of Eglinton, at Eg-
linton Castle, where the noble Lord and Lady joined
early last week the circle invited by the Earl and Coun-
tess of Derby, to meet the Duke of Cambridge, at Knows-
ley. The noble Lord and Lady left there on Saturday
lasTtheßight Hon. Sidney and Mrs. Herbert are enter-
taining a distinguished circle at Wilton House, near
Salisbury.
Lady Peel has returned to town from Hampton
Arden, the seat of Mr. Frederick Peel, M.P., in War-
wickshire.
The Earl and Countess Spencer, after a tour of visits
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Countess's accouchement, which is daily expected.
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Mr. Pressly has been appointed Deputy Chairman of
the Board of Inland Revenue,
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resigned. Mr. Henry N.B.,eßoberts, formerly Under-
Secretary of War, has been appointed a Commissioner
of Inland Revenue, in succession to Mr. Pressly.
The Earl of Lonsdale has returned from his visit to
Paris and the South of France.
The Countess Frances Waldegrave and Mr. Harcourt,
M.P., are staying at Dudbrookc, their seat in Essex.
Her ladyship and Mr. Harcourt are shortly expected at
Nuneham Park fir the sea on.
W. 11. G. Langton, Esq., M.P., has returned for the
season to his residence, 22, Royal York crescent, Bath,
The St. Petersburg journals applaud the performances
of Mdlle. Fanny Cerito in that city.
SETIPWRECKS ON TUE GOOD WIN &NM—The follow-
ing communication has been addressed by the active
harbour master (Ciptain Martin), of Ramsgate, to the
' secretary of the Life Boat Institution, respecting the
stranding of several vessels on the Goodwin Sands during
the past week, nnd the services rendered by the Barns-
gate lifedgeat and some Deal loggers to the same. The
life-boat in question, which is the Northumberland prize
life-boat, is in constant readiness day and night. Capt.
Martin states—" We were appealed to by alarm guns
from the Goodwin light vessels, the third time in a
week, on Sunday morning last, and the steamer towed
out a lugger, and proceeded with the life-boat—wind
S W. to S., in squally and thick weather with rain.
In a clear, soon alter daylight, we saw two schooners
in a most perilous plight. The Deal luggers, being
to windward (and as they generally also cruise afloat in
bad weather), were near them, and when our vessel
reached the first schooner she was in charge of the said
Dealmen. The vessel just beat over the sand and came
afloat, all hands pumping. Our steamer took her in
tow, and I had the gratification of receiving. her safely
into Ramsgate harbour. She was the schooner Promo,
of Dartmouth, from St. Tnoneas, bound to London with
a cargo of sugar, rum, &c. The other schooner was
nearly on her beam ends when she came afloat, and see-
ing a steam tug take her in tow, I had no occasion to
despatch our life-boat and steam-tug a second time. By
pumping and baling the Deal boatmen succeeded in bring-
ing her also safely into this harbour, where she filled
soon after grounding. She proved to be the clipper
schooner Susan, of London, bound to Denia, in ballast.
This is the fourth vessel during the week which has been
brought off the Goodwin Sands into this harbour. A
fifth having grounded, got off, and went on to London
with a cargo of nearly 1,000 tons of coals ; and a sixth
has been reported lost with all bands, which I hope and
trust is incorrect, as nothing floatsome has been brought
in.—(Signed) K. B. Martin, Harbour Master. To the
Secretary of the Royal National Life-i3oat institution,
Joh-street, Adolphi, London."