The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-06 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Earl of Clarendon had an audience of the Queen
yesterday at Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by
his Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Leiningen, and at-
tended by Captain Du Plat, rode on horseback in the
forenoon, and visited the Crystal Palace at Sydenham.
Prince Arthur and the Princesses Helena and Louisa
took a drive in an open carriage and four, and the Prin-
cess Royal and Princess Alice took equestrian exercise
in the Riding-school.
Her Majesty had a dinner party in the evening. The
company included her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, his Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Leiningen,
the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, Lady
Fanny Howard, the Baroness de Speth, Viscount Can-
ning, Viscount and Viscouatess Emlyn, Lady and Miss
Peel, Sir Robert H. Inglis, Sir Hamilton and Lady
Seymour, Lieutenant-General Sir Haw D. Ross, Colonel
Stephens, and Mr. Frederick Peel.
The band of the Ist Life Guards attended in the
Palace, and played during dinner.

CABINET COUNOIL.—A Cabinet Council was held at
half-past 12 o'clock yesterday morning at the Foreign-
office, Downing-street. The Chancellor of the Exche,-
qutr, Sir Charles Wood, and the Right Hon. Vernon
Smith were not present, being absent from town ; but
the Council was attended by the rest of the Ministers.
Sh.rtly before three o'clock the Earl of Clarendon
left his colleagues, and proceeded to Buckingham Palace,
to have an audience of her Majesty. The Council broke
up at a quarter to 4 o'clock.
A letter from Christiania says that Prince Frederick
Oscar has been named Commander of the Norwegian
fleet.

The Countess of Cardigan has arrived in South-street,
Park-lane, from Paris.
Lord and Lady Ashburton had a select dinner party,
last evening, at Bath House.
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence will preside at the next
banquet of the Navy Club, which takes place on Thurs-
day.
The Countess of Lucan and Lady Lavinia Bingham
arrived in Hanover-square, for the season, yesterday
afternoon, from Laleham, Staines.
Lord Fantyre arrived at Stafford House yesterday
from Eaglescarnie, N. 8., where his lordship attended
the obsequies of his late relative, Lieut.-General the
Hon. Patrick Stuart, K.C.B.
The Hon. Colonel Alex. and Lady Mary Hood have
arrived at the Marchioness Dowager of Downshire's, in
Grosvenor-street, from Cumberland Lodge, Windsor
Great Park.
The Barons Janes and Gustave de Rothschild and
Baron St. Pierre have arrived at the Clarendon Hotel
from Paris.
The Earl and Countess Cowper entertained a few
friends at dinner, last evening, at their residence in
Great Stanhope-street.
The Earl and Countess of Clarendon gave a dinner
last evening, at their mansion in Grosvenor-crescent, to
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and a dis-
tinguished party. General Count de la Marmora, com-
mander of the Sardinian contingent for the allied armies,
was present.
Sir Andrew and Lady Corbel, and Miss Corbel, have
left Farrance's Hotel for Brighton.
DEATH OF LORD DEClES.—Yesterday intelligenee ar-
rived in town of the demise of the Right Hon. and
Right Rev. John De-la-Peer Horsley Beresford, Lord
.Decies, who expired on the Ist inst., at the advanced age
of 83. The deceased, who was the son of the first baron
by the second daughter of Mr. John Fitzgibbon, sister
of Lord Clare, was horn in Dublin in 1772 ; he married
in 1810 the only daughter of the late Mr. Robert John
Horsley, of Northumberland, and succeeded his father
in 1819, when he assumed the additional name of Hors-
ley. He will be succeeded by his son, the Hon. William
Robert John, formerly a captain in the Grenadier
Guards.

SARDINIA AND AIISTRIA.—The Frankfort Pod Gazette
states that the King of Sardinia will shortly accredit a
minister to the Emperor of Austria.

BELGIUM.—The King of Belgium sent on Sunday for
M. H. de Brouckere, and charged him to form a
ministry.

It is asserted that a short time prior to the Emperor
Nicholas's death ho desired the Empress to announce to
his royal broler-in•la,w that he the Emperor " be-
queathed to his friendly solicitude his family and Rus-
sian people, and bade him not forget their into father's
will. This message, received by telegraph, was instantly
replied to, it is added, by assurances in the same sense.
The half-yearly meeting of the Rouen and Havre Rail-
way Company is to be held on the 31st inst;, at Paris ;
and that of the Irish Land Company on the 15th inst.,
at Manchester.

The scrip of the Indurated Stone Company is to be
ready for delivery, in exchange for the bankers' receipts,
on the 20th inst.

The Master in Chancery charged with the winding up
of the Anti-Dry-Rot Company will proceed on the 27th
inst. to settle the list of contributories.
THE TEA TRADE, March s.—The deliveries in London
made for the week were 735,1011 b, being an increase as
compared with the previous statement.
TRANSPORT SERVICE.—The following ships have been
engaged as regular transports :—The Volunteer (steamer),
No. 198 ; Edina (steamer), No. 199 ; Akbar (sailing
transport), No. 200 ; Mariner (sailing transport), No.
201.

It is stated that the fire which broke out lately in
the Imperial palace at Prague destroyed 22 rooms, in-
cluding two large saloons. The damage is estimated at
about 1,600,000 fr.

The rectory of Berwick St. John's, near Salisbury, has
become vacant by the death of the Rev. Richard Downes,
B.D. (instituted 1826). The benefice, which is worth
6001. a year, is in the gift of the warden and fellows of
New Culiege, Oxford. _

The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland has been pleased on
the recommendation of the Lord Bishop of Cork, Cloyne,
and Ross, to appoint Mr. James W. O'Callaghan, Col-
legiate School, Rosscarbery, to the office of diocesan
master at Ross.
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