The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-22 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, Jan. 21.

The Queen walked out yesterday afternoon ac.
companied by Princess Helena and Princess Louise,
Lady Napier arrived at Osborne yesterday.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
d'Aumale arrived at Orleans House, Twickenham, a few
days since, from a tour of visits.

His Excellency the Belgia❑ Minister has taken a
mansion in Grosvenor-square for a term of years.
The Earl of Chesterfield and Lord Huntingfield
have left the St. George's Hotel.
The Earl of Dartmouth left town yesterday for
his seat, Patshull House, Wolverhampton.
Lord de Lisle, Lord Methuen, Mr. and the Hon.
Mrs. Hughes, and the Hon Mr. and Mrs. Miles have ar-
rived at the St. George's Hotel.
Lord and Lady Norreys will leave town in a few
days for -Wytham Abbey, Berks, the seat of the Earl of
Abingdon.

The Baron and Baroness Khan have left the
Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Vienna.
The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli
have loft Grosvenor-gate for Hatfield House, Herts, on a
visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury.
The Earl de Grey and Ripon, Under Secretary
of State for War, accompanied by Colonel Jervoise,
Deputy-Inspector-General of Fortifications, with Mr.
Bruce, Under Secretary of State for the Home-office, also
Mr. Loch, Private Secretary to Sir George Grey, visited
Portland on Tuesday, the 20th inst. They inspected the
fortifications on the Verne, and were shown everything
there by Major Nugent, Commanding Royal Engineers.
They afterwards proceeded to inspect the Convict Estab-
lishment, over which they were conducted by Captain Clay,
the governor, and Captain Buller, the deputy-governor.
On leaving the prison, they visited the Portland Break-
water, and returned to Weymouth.
A letter from Munich states that three days
back the King and Queen of Bavaria honoured a
ball given by the battalion of National Guards with their
presence, and joined in a quadrille with some non-commis-
sioned officers and privates of the Line as well as of the
National Guard. Before leaving, his Majesty, in expres-
sing his satisfaction, remarked that he was convinced, if
any new crisis should occur, that the citizens of Bavaria
would display the same patriotic sentiments with which
they had formerly been animated, and which were recorded
in the inscriptions adorning the ball-room.

FRENCH CRITICISMS UPON CHARLES DICKENS.—
The Siecle of yesterday contains a highly eulogistic
article, by M. Legouve, upon the reading recently given by
Mr. Dickens, in Paris. M. Legouve says :—" Charles
Dickens is in our opinion one of the most remarkable
authors of the present day; our sympathy for him is pro-
found ; he seems to us at least equal to Balzac. The same
penetrating observer, and sometimes as pitiless as our
novelist, endowed like him with the faculty of breathing
life into the most obscure beings, and of explaining the most
complex emotions, he appeals more directly to the heart
than Balzac. General questions touch him ; the misery of
the humble moves him ; he always endeavours to combat
some injustice, to vanquish some prejudice; his scalpel is
not that of the anatomist who dissects, but of the physician
who would cure; he is a great writer, an excellent man."—
Galiqnani says :—" It is with the greatest pleasure that we
are enabled to announce that this favourite writer, at the
earnest solicitations of his numerous friends and admirers,
has consented to read, gratuitously, two evenings more,
at the British Embassy. The readings will be for the joint
benefit of the British Charitable Fund and of the Paris
Fund in aid of the Lancashire operatives. The selections
on each occasion will be frcm the most popular works of
our illustrious countryman. They will take place on Thurs-
day, the 29th, and Friday, the 30th inst., and full parti-
culars of the programme will be speedily pubii.hed, We
have reason to believe that in order to afford the public at
large an opportunity of attending these interesting re-
unions, the price of admission will be considerably reduced."

THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.--The following
letter has been sent round to the Conservative
members of the House of Commons :—" Sir,—l have the
honour to inform you that Parliament will meet on the sth
of February, and to express my hope that you may find it
convenient to be in your place on that day, as business of
importance will probably be brought for ward.--I remain,
sir, your faithful servant, B. DISIIA.ELI, Hughenden Manor,
Jan. 15."

THE MARRIAGE OF MARSHAL CANROBERT.—
Marshal Canrobert's marriage with Miss Mac-
donald, of 'Windsor, was celebrated according to the Roman
Catholic rites at the chapel of the Senate, in Paris, on
Tuesday last. Owing to a recent bereavement in the
family of the bride only a few friends and relations were
present at the ceremony. The witnesses of the Marshal
were Count Randon, War Minister; M. Rivet and M.
Alfred de Marbot. Those of Miss Macdonald included
Lord Cowley, the Due de larente, and Sir James Martin.

EXAMINATION OF ATTORNEYS.—Yesterday a
public examination of persons under articles of
clerkship to attorneys was held in the hall of the Incor-
porated Law Society, Chancery-lane. Papers were de-
livered to each candidate, containing questions to be an-
swered in writing, classed under the several heads of
common law, conveyancing, equity, and book-keeping.

Letters from Italy now require three postage
stamps, instead of two, as formerly. The amount
of postage is, however, the same, the change
having arisen from the following circumstance :—The
tax of a single letter throughout the kingdom of Italy
has been reduced from 20c. to 15c, Accordingly the 20c.
stamp has been abolished, and one of 15e. substituted. The
60c., payable upon a letter for Great Britain, can now be
made up only by a stamp for 40c., and two of 10c., or by
one of 40c., one of 15c., and one of sc.
THE BANK OF ENGLAND FORGERIES.--.The
work of the police in this affair is by no means at
an end. Their labours were facilitated in the first instanc e
by the disclosures of the young man Henry Brown and by
the general treachery of the gang; but the duo which has
yet to be followed up will be darker and more intricate.
Nearly the whole of the paper intended to be used for
notes of large amounts remains undiscovered, and has
probably been sent abroad. This portion of th© stolen
material, it may be remembered, was said to have been
given by Brown to a mysterious woman in black, at the
Waterloo Station. It is believed that she was the agent
of some person on the Continent, by whom possibly an
endeavour will be made to use the genuine paper in the
forgery of £5OO and £l,OOO notes, for which it is fitted.
Some further arrests, it is expected, will shortly be made
in connection with the robbery at Laverstoke Mills.

RELICS IN ROCKS.—Among the morsels of a por-
tion of cliff which fell in the neighbourhood of
llavro during the late stormy weather (says Gaignani)
were found three bronze hatchets. Referring to that dis-
covery, the Abbe Cochet, in a letter to the journals, states
that those hatchets are found almost all over Europe. They
are common in France, and are generally found in groups.
Some of them have been analyzed, and found to be com-
posed of 14 parts of tin and 86 of copper. The bronze is
the same as that of an antique poinard brought from Egypt
and analyzed by Vauquelin, from which it would appear
that the composition of ancient Gallic bronze came from
Egypt. Archaeologists generally attribute hatchets of this
kind to the Celts and Gauls, and give them the general
name of Celtic. Those now found are neither pointed nor
polished, but just as they came from the hands of the
founder. One of them had formerly a ring by which it
was suspended.

BRITIsiI COLUMBlA.—Yesterday afternoon a meet-
ing of the British North American association was
held at the London Tavern, Biahopsgate-street, for the pur-
pose of hearing an address from the Hon. Maloom Came-
ron, a member of the Canadian Legislature, and delegate
from British Columbia to this country. The meeting, which
was well attended, was presided over by the Hon. Arthur
Kinnaird, M.P. Mr. Cameron adthessed the meeting at
considerable length, pointing out, in the first place, the
great importance of the establish-dent of a direct dine of
communication either by road or reilway through British
territory between the Atlantic and tie Pacific, and passing
over the eastern range of the Rocky Mountains. From
surveys which had been made along the whole route, it
had been conclusively proved that such tf line of commu-
nication was perfectly practicable, 9nd to establish its prac-
ticability he read several extracts from Mr. Paluser's report
on the subject. He was also there to claim on the part of
British Columbia the right to a Constitutional Government,
so as to enable it to manage its owe affairs. The privilege
had been granted to Vancouver's island, and ho did not
see how it could be denied to Bridal Columbia. He could
state from personal observation and experience that there
was not a more loyal and well affected race of men in the
British dominions than the inhabitants of British Colum-
bia, He hesitated not to say that in climate, soil, and
mineral wealth it presented as fine a field for the labourer
of Britain as did any other country in the world. If a Con-
stitutional Government were acceded to, whereby its inha-
bitants could take measures for working up its resources, it
would be one of the most prosperols of their colonies, but
if that were denied to its inhabitants it must in a great
measure be allowed to remain the hunting ground of the
savage. He hoped the association would aid them in ob-
taining the assistance of the Britieh. Government in form-
ing this important line of communication. It having to
pass through the Hudson Bay territories, some arrange-
ment with that company which the Government alone could
make would, no doubt, be necessary, A resolution was
adopted highly approving the establishment of the line of
communication in question, and pledging the association to
lend its aid in obtaining the sanction and support of the
Government for its formation.

Importing Tea without Colour on the leaf pre-
vents the Chinese passing oif leaves as in the usual
kinds. Horniman's lea is uneolotirect, therefore, always
poi 414. Sold in packeta by 2,280 agents.