The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-06 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR,

OSBORNE, SEPT. 5.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert embarked yester-
day evening, at a quarter past nine o'clock, on board
the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert. His Royal High-
ness was attended by his Grace the Duke of Newcastle,
General Lord Seaton, Major-General Wetberal, D.A.G.,
Major-General the Hon. C. Grey, Lieutenant-Colonel
Biddulph, Captain the Hon. D. de Ros, and Captain
Du Plat.

Fier Majesty the Queen accompanied his Royal High-
ness in the Royal yacht until it was off Portsmouth,
when her Majesty, attended by the ladies and gentlemen
of the Royal household, proceeded on board the Royal
yacht Fairy, and returned to Osborne.
The Earl of Aberdeen left Osborne this morning.
Her Majesty walked out this morning with her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent.
The Royal children took their usual walking and
riding exercise.

A messenger arrived at Portsmouth Dockyard on
Monday evening, with important despatches for Lord
Aberdeen. The messenger was instantly sent off in the
Fire Queen, tender, Master Commander-F. W. Paul, to
Osborne. Yesterday morning the Earl of Aberdeen and
Sir James Clarke took leave of her Majesty, and came
up to London (vice Southampton) by first train.
CAWDOR CASTLE.—Among the visitors of the Earl
and Countess of Cawdor at present are Lord and Lady
Brackley, the Earl of Dalkeith. Mr. and Lady Georgina
Balfour, of Balbirnie ; Lord William Thynne, &c.
The Earl and Countess of Ashburnham will shortly
leave Ashburnham-place, their magnificent seat in
Sussex, on a visit to the Lord Chamberlain and the Mar-
chioness of Breadalbane (sister of the noble countess),
at Taymouth Castle, N.B. The Countess (Dowager) of
Ashburnham left Ashburnham-place last week for her
marine villa, St. Lawrence, Kent.
Viscount Ashbrook has arrived at the Castle Durrow.
Viscount Doneraile has arrived at his seat, Doneraile,
county Cork, from Tramore.
Lord and Lady Bective and family have left the
Lodge, Virginia, county Cavan, for Uderly Hall, West-
moreland, for the autumn.
The Duke and Duchess of Grafton are entertaining a
select party at Euston Hall, Suffolk.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn do not
intend visiting Baron's Court, the family seat in Ire-
land, this season. The noble marquis and marchioness
purpose passing the winter at Brockett Hall, which, as
we have before announced, the noble marquis has taken,
for tly term, of Lady Palmerston.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston have been on a
visit to Sir Augustus and Lady Clifford, at Westfield,
Isle of Wight.
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPLAINS TO THE FORCES IN TUR-
KEY.-0 wing to the spread of the cholera among the
troops at Varna, and the consequent heavy duties which
have devolved upon the two Roman Catholic chaplains
with our army in the East (Messrs. Wheble and Sheehan),
the Government have just dispatched three more Catho-
lic chaplains to the seat of war, to attend upon the sol-
diers who are of that religion. The outfit and passage
of one of the three chaplains is to be defrayed by the
Earl of Shrewsbury.
Lord Brougham is entertaining a !small party at
Brougham-hall. The noble and learned lord is expected
to leave for his chateau in the south of France early in
the ensuing month,
General Viscount Gough has arrived in town from
Loughcooter Castle, Galway, which extensive estate his
lordship recently purchased from Viscount Gort.
The Earl and Countess of Desart have left Curzon-
street on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Grafton,
at Euston-hall, Suffolk, where their graces are receiving
company.
Lord William Tynne, and Mr. John and Lady Geor-
giana Balfour have joined the circle assembled at the
Earl of Cawdor's, Cawdor Castle, Nairnshire, where the
party have had abundant sport, shooting over the noble
earl's moors.

Sir-Herbert Maddock, M.P., has arrived at Tulchen
Lodge, on a visit to Mr.. Wynne Williams.
Sir Edward Landseer is at present visiting the Hon.
Mrs. Mackenzie, of Seaforth, at Brahan Castle. Sir
Edwin enjoyed a day's sport among the favourite sub-
jects of his pancil—the Highland red deer, when five
specimens were brought to the ground.
Sir James Matheson, M.P. for Ross-shire, arrived in
Dingwall, from the south, on Tuesday of last week. He
paid a few visits to his constituents at Invergordon,
Taira, &c., and after entertaining the Town
,Council of
Dingwall and a fewfriends to dinner on Friday, proceeded
to Stornoway, by Jean-town, on Saturday.
General Lord Hardinge, accompanied by his Aide-
de-camp the Hon. Capt. Arthur Hardinge, Coldstream
Guards, embarked at Folkestone yesterday morning for
Boulogne, en route to the French camp. A grand mi-
litary banquet will begiven this evening by the French
Emperor at his hotel, at which his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, the noble Viscount, and other personages
of high note, will be present.
Miss Agnes Strickland, the well-known authoress,
has been on a visit to Mr. Craufurd, at Craufurdland
Castle, for a few days past. • Miss Strickland left on
Thursday for Pollock House and Fingask C tstle. Her
forthcoming volume • (Mary Queen of Scots) of the
" Lives of the Queens of Scotland," is expected to be
published soon.= Glasgow Daily Mail.
Last Wednesday, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Herbert gave
their annual treat to-the boys and girls of the national
schools at Wilton House. In noticing the Pte the Salis-
bury Journal pays the following somewhat equivocal
compliment to the highest personage in the realm :
" Mr. Herbert had just returned from a visit to her
Majesty at Osborne House, but, notwithstanding the
illustrious society he had lately been in, it was evident
that he had lost none of his affability and urbanity."