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 a*
tended by Captain Du Plat, rode on horseback in the
forenoon, and visited the Crystal Palace at Sydeuham.

Prince Arthur and the Princesses Helena arid Louisa
took a drive in an open carriage and four, and the Prin-
cess Royal and Princess Alice took equestrian exorcise
in the Riding-school.
Her Majesty bad 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 do Spetb, Viscount Can-
ning, Viscount and Viscountess Einlyn, Lady and Miss
Peel, Sir Robert H. Inglis, Sir lianiilton and Lady
Seymour, Lieutenant-General Sir Hew D. Ross, Colonel
Stephens, and Mr. Frederick Peel.
The band of the let Life Guards attended in the
Palace, and played during dinner.

CABINET COUNCIL—A Cabinet Council was held at
half-part 12 o'clock yesterday morning at the Foreign-
office, Downing-street. lhe Chancellor of the Exche*-
quer, Sir Charles Wood, and the Right Hon. Vernon
Smith were not present, being absent from town ; but
the Council as 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 land Lady Ashburton had a select dinner party,
last evening, at Bath House.

Lord Adolphus Fitzelarence will preside at the next
banquet of the Navy Club, which takes place on Thurs-
day. _ _ _

The Countess of Luean and Lady Lavinia Bingham
arrived in Hanover-square, for the season, yesterday
afternoon, from Laleham, gtaines.

Lord Blantyre 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 Rood 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 m 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 aid ti dis-
tinguished party. General Count de la Marmora, corn-
mender of the Sardinian contingent for the allied armies,
was present. _

Sir Andrew and Lady Corbet, and Miss Corbet, have
left Farrance's Hotel fur Brighton.
DEATH OF LORD DEClES.—Yesterday intelligence ar-
rived in town of the demise of the Right Hon. and
Right Rev. John De-la-Peer Horsley Bereaford, Lerd
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 born 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 Post uctzetce
states that the King of Sardinia will shortly accredit a
minister to the Emperor of Austria.
BELGIUM.—The King of Belgium sent on Sunday foe
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 he desired the Empress to announce to
his royal brother-in-law that he the Emperor " be-
, queathed to his friendly solicitude his family and Rus-
sian people, and bade him not forget their late 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.

TEE 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. 193 ; 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,
BD. (instituted 1526). The benefice, which is worth
6001. a year, is in the gift of the warden and fellows of
New College, 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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