The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, AUGUST 15.

The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, and
the Princess Royal rode on horseback yesterday after-
noon.

The party at dinner yesterday included the Duchess
of Kent, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Sir George and
Lady Couper, the Rev. George Prothero and Mr. Gibbs.

The Marquis d'Azeglio, Sardinian Minister, has left
town for Germany. The Count Corti is charge d'affaires
during the absence of the Minister.

The Duke of Newcastle returned to town yesterday
"rom Brighton.

The Prince and Princess de Joinville, with the Duke
and Duchess d'Aumale, are staying at the Victoria
Hotel. St. Leonard's, for about a month or six weeks.
On Wednesday last a Court of Directors was held at
the East India House, when Walter Elliot, Esq., was
appointed a Member of Council at Fcrt St. George, and
Sir Heti-1-y Conyngham Montgomery, Bart., a Provi-
sional Member of Council at that presidency.
Mr. Charles Compton and Mr. Wiliiam Garner, the
accountant and deputy accountant-general of her Majes-
ty's Post-office, have retired after the respective service
of 46 and 42 years.
Nine-and-twenty columns of the last night's Gazette
are occupied by Orders in Council closing over-gorged
graveyards.

LYCEUM THEATRE.—The indefatigable caterer for the
amusement of the public, Mr. Allcroft, opens this elegant
theatre this evening, in order to give the playgoing
world another opportunity of hearing the delightful corn-
positions of Balfe, Bellini, and Donizetti, sung by the
great English tenor Sims Reeves, and other vocalists
of great ability. The entertainment this evening will
consist of Balfe's Bohemian Girl, and a ballet diver-
tissement. Mr. Allcroft has availed himself of the op-
portunity afforded by the termination of the Italian
opera season, and the attractions of the ballet engage.
ments bid fair to rival those of the vocal. An effort to
give the best lyrical, combined with the best ballet en-
tertainment, at a cheap rate of admission, deserves the
most extended support.

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THE MANCHESTER RAILWAY DEFALCATION.—LITER.
POOL, Wednesday.—The trial of John VVickey Stable,
the solicitor of the Manchester and Lincolnshire Rail-
way, formerly of 10, Whitehall, is fixed to take place
this day (Wednesday) before the Baron Platt, at Liver-
pool assizes. Mr. Serjeant Wilkins, Mr. E. James,
Q.C., and Mr. Kendal Atkinson are specially retained
for the defence.
- FATAL FALL OF A CLIFF.—Last week a large stone,
weighing about a ton, was suddenly displaced from the
breast of one of the cliffs at Whitehaven, and falling
with great violence to the beach struck two children,
aged eight and four years, who were picking up caals.
Both of them were killed on the spot, and the stone then
rolled over on to a third child who, though seriously
injured, is still alive. The fall was attributed to the cliff
having mouldered away.—Carlisle Journal.
Having been favoured with several enquiries respect.
ing the validity of passports granted by our ambassadors
or consuls on the Continent, for subsequent journeys
from this country ; we beg to observe, that passports
granted by British ambassadors or consuls abroad, to
British subjects, enable the bearer to pass from one
state to the other, or to return to England only, and
cannot be used for a subsequent journey from this
country to the Continent, even should any foreign
authority here vise such passport ; they are, in fact,
held obsolete by all foreign governments after the
bearer has left the Continent. A Foreign Office pass-
port may be used for repeated journeys (if duly vised)
for an unlimited period ; it is, in fact, a document
legalized by Act of Parliament, bearing a stamp of five
shillings, and the signature of her Majesty's Minister
of State for Foreign affairs, and granted only to parties
of guaranteed respectability ; hence the respect in
which these passports are held by the authorities on
the Continent, two states, Prussia and Sardinia, not
even requiring the counter-signature or vise of their
minister here to a Foreign Office passport.—BradOzwe's
qyainimica guide for August,

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