The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-04 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR CASTLE, APRIL 3.
The Queen and Princess Helena walked and drove in the
Home Park this morning.
Viscount Palmerston arrived at the Castle last nght, and
had an audience of her Majesty.

Don Louis Mosones, Charge d'Affaires and Consul.
General for Peru, had an interview with Earl Russell, at
the Foreign-office, on Saturday, to present his credentials.
Sir Henry Young, Governor of Tasmania, had an inter-
view with the Duke of Newcastle, yesterday, at the Colo-
nial-office.

A deputation of commoners of the late Forost of Hainault
had an interview with Secretary Sir George Grey, yester-
day %t the Home-Oitce, respecting Chigwell Enclosure.
The deputation was introduced by Mr. Bramston and Col.
North.

Viscount Palmerston returned to London yesterday from
Windsor Castle.

It is now finally arranged for the Court to leave
Windsor this afternoon (Friday), soon after luncheon,
between two and three o'clock. Her Majesty, with the
Princess Alice and other members of the Royal Family,
will travel by special train on the Great Western line by the
narrow gauge, which the company has brought to Windsor
expressly for her Majesty's accommodation, to avoid delay
hitherto occasioned by break of gauge at Basingstoke. The
journey from Windsor to Basingstoke will occupy fifty
, minutes, at which place the South Western Company will
take charge of the royal train to Southampton. The whole
journey by railway, it is expected, will occupy an hour and
fifty minutes. The usual guard of honour will be dis-
pensed with, and the royal journey will be conducted in as
private a manner as possible. A special train will leave
early in the morning with the horses, carriages, and lug-
gage. It is gratifying to state that that her Majesty eon-
tinues in the enjoyment of excellent health.

Her Majesty, with the Princesses, visited the
Chapel Royal of St. George yesterday evening, and placed,
for the fourth time, wreaths of evergreens and flowers on
the tomb of his late Royal Highness the Prince Consort.
The Princess Frederick William arrived at the
palace at Brussels of Tuesday, and continued her journey
on Wednesday morning to Berlin. Her Royal Highness
was met at Antwerp by the Duchess of Brabant and the
Count of Flanders.

DOVER, April 3.—Her Majesty's steam yacht
Vivid, Captain Allen, arrived hero this afternoon at four
o'clock, after an excellent voyage from Boulogne of one
hour and forty minutes, and brought his Royal Highness
the Prince Leopold, Lady and Miss Bowater, Lard Charles
Fitzroy, and suite. his Royal Highness the Prince Arthur
was on the pier to receive his royal brother, having arrived
with the Hon. Colonel Elphinstone for that purpose. Their
Royal Highnesses will sleep at Birmingham's Lord War-•
den Hotel, and pursue their journey to London by the South
Eastern Railway to-morrow. The Prince Leopold appears
in excellent health,

The Archbishop of York has taken a residence in
Upper Grosvenor-street for the season. His grace is ex-
pected in town at the latter end of the month.

The I)nke of St. Albans has taken a residence in
Hill-street, Berkeley-square, for the season.

The Duchess of Sotomayor and family have left
Mamigy's Hotel for LancaBhire.

Frances Anne Marchioness of Londonderry has
arrived at her residence in Park-lane, from 11 ynyard Park,
Durham, for the season.

Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury comes to town
to-day from visiting the Earl and Countess Spencer, at
Althorp Park, Northampton.
Count Persigny has taken a residence in Lowndes-
st Belgrave-Equare, for the season. His Excellency
and the Countess de Persigny are expected in London on
or about the 23d inst., from Paris.
Viscount and Viscountess Clifden arrived at Dover
House, Whitehall, yesterday, from visiting the Earl and
Countess Spencer, at Althorp Park, Northampton.
The Patric gives out that the "two Governments"
—Franoe and Spain—arc about to make a new treaty for a
conmoll action 113 I`44nLioo,

LATEST NEWS.

REDUCTION IN THE FRENCH ARMY.
PARIS, APRIL 4.

Tha Moniteur of to-day says :—" In order to
lighten the burdens of the Treasury, and to enter
from this moment into the views of economy which
presided over the establishment of the Budget for
1863, the Emperor has ordered a reduction of
32,000 men to be made in the effective of the active
army. The disbanding of the 101st and 102 d in-
fantry regiments, and the sale of 2,200 horses ha'
also been ordered."

THE INTERVENTION IN MEXICO.

MADRID, APRIL 3.

It is asserted that the Spanish Government has
expressed a desire that the triple alliance should
clearly determine the interpretation of certain ar-
ticles of the Treaty of October relative to Mexico.

TRIESTE, APRIL 3.
The following despatch has been received here
to-day from Athens, dated the 29th ult. :

"The Chambers had been closed after having
voted an extraordinary credit demanded by the
Government."
The insurrection in Sautoria had been suppressed
by the war steamer Amalia. The insurgent chiefs
took refuge in thejiouse of the Russian vice-consul,
and were given up with the authorisation of the
Russian Minister.

The journals of Athens state that a division of
troops which had revolted at Arcania were seized
by the inhabitants..

The Nauplia insurgents demand an unconditional
amnesty before
It is asserted in official quarters that the Italian
agents, who arrived at Patras with funds at their
disposal, re-embarked when they saw that the town
was quiet.
Attempts at insurrectionary movements have
also been made at Kiparesse, Calamata, and Na-