The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-05 00:00:00

COUNT CIRCULAR.

BALMORAL, AUG. 3.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena, and at-
tended by Viscountess Jocelyn, drove out yesterday.
The Prince of Wales left the Castle yesterday for Birk-
ha 11.
Mrs. Farquharson, of Invercauld, called yesterday, and
had the honour of an interview with her Majesty,

His Excellency the Ambassador of France and
the Countess de Flahault will leave Albert Gate House in
a few days for their seat in Scotland.
His Royal Highness the Prince de Carignan,
after a lengthened stay in London, left the Clarendon
Hotel, last evening, for Paris, en route for Turin. His
royal highness was accompanied to the London-bridge
Station by his Excellency the Marquis d'Azeglio, Italian
Minister, and by all the members of the Italian Legation.
His Excellency the Belgian Minister and
Madame Van de Weyer and family have left town for the
season, and have been receiving company at New Lodge,
Windsor Forest, during the week of the Volunteer Camp
at Ascot. The party comprised the Earl and Lady Con-
stance Grosvenor, Lord and Lady Overstone, Lord and
Lady Elcho, Major the Hon. A. Anson, Colonel and the
Hon. Mrs. Loyd Lindsay, Sir Paul and Lady Hunter, Mr.
Willis, &c.

The Duchess of St. Albans and Lady Diana
Beauclerk and Viscount Falkland left Princes-gate yester-
day on a continental tour,

The Marquis of Sligo leaves town to-day for
Westport House, county Mayo.
The Marquis of Tnllibardine will leave town to-
morrow for the family seat, Blair Atholl House, Perthshire.
The Earl and Lady Constance,Grovenor left town
yesterday for.their seat, Calverley Park, Cheshire.
Frances Countess of Albemarle and Colonel the
Hon. Peregrine Cust leave town on Thursday on a visit to
Lady Marion Alford at Ashridge Park.
Lord and Lady Sondes have left Grosvenor-square
for their seat, Elmham Hall, Norfolk.
Sir George Grey left town on Sunday evening
for Falloden, en route for Balmoral.
The Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson left town on
Saturday after the Cabinet Council.
Sir Robert and Miss Hamilton have left Park-
street, Grosvenor-square, for Avon Cliffe, Warwickshire.
THE
REV. H. S. FLETCHER, OF BILSTON.--
The living of St, Leonard's is a perpetual curacy, worth
parishioners. The Bishop of Lichfield has been written to,
y
alBcloothea-ear, and is in the gift of the whole body of the
following is a copy of the legal opinion which his
Lordship has taken to ascertain how the conviction of the
incumbent affects the holding of the living :—" 27, Parlia-
ment-street,
July 10, 1862.—My Lord,—We have ascer-
tained that the offence of which the Rev. H. S. Fletcher
has been convicted is a misdemeanour, under the Act 24th
and 25th Vict., c. 96 ;
but he has not yet been brought up
for sentence, Had the oirenee been felony, a sentence of
deprivation would be pronounced by the Ecclesiastical
Court on proceedings taken for the purpose. A misde-
meanour is not in itself a cause of deprivation or suspen-
sion ; and, as the offence of which Mr. Fletcher has been
found guilty is not an offence against the laws ecclesiastical,
we do not seo that your Lordship can take any proceeding
under the Church Discipline Act.—We are, my Lord, your
Lordship's very faithful servant, BORDER and DUNNTNO.
—The Lord Bishop of Lichfield."
DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN.—Mrs. Murray, 'a
respectable old lady, who had nearly completed the 101st
year of her age, died at Crail on Friday afternoon. She
might have lived much longer,
so far as general good
health and spirits and the retention of all her faculties were
concerned; but about 10 days since, on rising from her
chair, she accidentally fell and either broke or disjointed
one of her thigh bones. Medical skill failed to remedy the
injury, and from the effects of this accident she gradually
sank, and maintained her cheerfulness and sound reason to
the last.—Scotnizan.

FORTIFICATIONS. A return issued yesterday
gives the amount expended to the 30th of June, 1862, out of
The sum expended for fortifications of land was £388,736;
but the return states that purchases of land have been made,
the Consolidated Fund, far the expense of fortifications.
involving further liabilities to the estimated amount of about
£640,000. The expenditure on works was £702,203, but
the bills for work done in June last under this head have
not yet been received.