The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-20 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone
arrived in town yesterday from a visit to Sir Walter
James, at Betteshanger, near Sandwich, Kent.
The Earl of Clarendon left town yesterday, for the
Grove, near Watford.

Viscount Palmerston left Broadlands yesterday, for
Shanklin, Isle of Wight.

Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial
Office to the Governors of Gibraltar and Malta, the
Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, and
the Governors of Hong Kong and Ceylon.

Txa COURT.—As at present arranged, her Majesty
the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, ac•
companied by the younger branches of the royal family,
and attended by the ladies and gentlemen of the house-
hold, will arrive at Windsor Castle on the 6th of next
month, for their usual autumnal sojourn.
His Excellency Baron (Charles) von Hochschild,
Swedish Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
tentiary at Berlin, has been appointed Swedish repre-
sentative at the Court of St. James's, in the place of
Admiral Virgin, who retires in order to re-enter the
naval service of his country. The baron is brother-in-
law to the Danish Envoy at Vienna.
The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk are entertaining
company at Glossop Hall, Derbyshire, where they in-
tend remaining until early in the ensuing month.
The Earl of Clarendon left town yesterday for the
Grove, near Watford.
Lord and Lady Edward Thynne have arrived at ♦ch-
nacarry, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Malines-
bury, from the Marquis of Bath's shooting quarters at
Strathconan, Inverness-shire.

Lord and Lady Haddo and family, it is understood,
arrived at Malta in his Highness the Pacha of Egypt's
new steam-yacht, which had been placed at his lordship's
disposal, from Southampton to Alexacdria. The climate
of Egypt has been recommended for the improvement of
the noble lord's health, which for some time past has
been in a very indifferent state.

Mr. and Mrs. Barton and the Misses Barton have
left Edward's private hotel, George-street, for Edin-
burgh.
MA.RRIAGS Ilf HIGH Li/IL—The marriage of Lady
Mary Knox, the eldest daughter of the Earl and Coun-
tess of Ranfurly, with John Page Reade, Esq., of Stut-
ton House, Suffolk, is fixed, we understand, to take
place this day at Dungannon Park, county Tyrone.
We understand that a marriage is on the tapir, and is
expected to be solemnised on the 28th instant, between
the Hon. and Rev. William Lyttelton (brother to Lord
Lyttelton, and nephew to Lord Spencer) and Miss
Pepys, daughter of the Bishop of Worcester, and cousin
to Lord Cottenham.

THE PERRY DEFENCE FUND.—Already twelve Peers
have followed the example so nobly set by the Duke of
Marlborough, •and become subscribers to the Perry
Defence Fund. Of the other house we only perceive
three names—Mr. D. Seymour, M.P., Mr. Oueley
Higgins, M.P., and Mr. Gore Langton, M.P. This
does not say much for the independent spirit of the House
of Commons, nor does it give us much confidence in the
result of the discussion which must take place there as to
the disgraceful proceedings at Windsor.

At the Annual Licensing Meeting of the Magistrates
for the Reading Division, the chairman said, " The
Bench generally had long been of opinion that there was
a sufficiency of public houses for all wants in this divi-
sion, and they most decidedly objected to granting any
more licenses."

SUICIDE BY A LADY'S MAID.—A young woman named
Charlotte Challice, in the service of Mr. Waller, of
Ramsgate, committed suicide on Thursday last, by throw-
ing herself over the cliff near Pegwell Bay. Her neck
was broken by the fall, and death was instantaneous.
THE DOWAGER QUEEN OF Sranr. —lt is understood that
Beaumont Lodge, form"rly the residence of Lord Ash-
brook, has been taken for the Dowager Queen Christina,
as the future residence of herself and youthful family, by
her second husband, the Duke de Rializieres. Yesterday,
several truck-loads of furniture, and other valuables, ar-
rived by the South-Western Railway at Datchet, and
were immediately forwarded to Beaumont Lodge, whirl,
is now being placed in thorough repair. Beaumont
Lodge is delightfully situated near C mper's Hill, about
three miles from Windsor Castle, and was recently sold
to a London solicitor, who, in all probability, was em-
ployed by the Spanish royal family to make the pur-
chase.

The grandees of Spain cannot leave the place where
the Court resides without the royal permission ; and the
Espana says that 20 petitions have been sent in to the
major-domo of the Palace by members of that body for
leave to go abroad.
The bell which the Duke of Bedford, head of the Rus-
sell family, so graciously bestowed on the Church of
Rossi, in the canton de Tilly-sar-Seulles, has been landed
at Caen, and is at this moment at Mr. Barrow's, the
English consul, from whence it is to be shortly trans-
ferred to Rosel. The church of this commune was built
by the family of Lord John Russell, and on a recent
occasion his lordship's brother and nephew (Lord Hast-
ings Russell), when visiting the locality, left with the
poor of the parish substantial proofs of their munificence.

AN UNLOOKY SHAVER.—A. hairdresser at Lyons, who
was compromised in the disturbances of the Croix Rousse;
in 1849, left the country, and settled himself at Valpa-
raiso, from whence his friends had until lately been in
the habit of receiving frequent letters. His correspon-
dence suddenly ceased, and the cause of it was a few
days since communicated to them. About two months
ago, while engaged in shaving a bialtese sailor, a dog
ran into the shop, and, touching his leg, caused him. to
inflict a slight cut on the chin of his customer, who im-
mediately drew a pistol from his pocket and killed the
barber on the spot. The Maltese was immediately ar-
rested, and lodged in prison.
DEATH OP A SCOTTISH POET. —Walter Watson, the
poet of Kirkintilloch, died on the 14th inst., in the 75th
year of his age. About the beginning of the present
century, he appeared before the public a poet, in the
songs "Jocltie's far Awa'," " Sae will we Yet," and
others, which have since then acquired great popularity.
Walter was a weaver to trade. In the earlier part of his
life he served in the Scots Greys. Independent of his
merit as one of the best of our minor Scottish poets, he
was a good and worthy man, beloved by all who knew
him. _ _

SELLING A WIFE.—The Bolton Chronicle narrates a
bona fide case of selling a wife to have occurred at Bury.
A labouring man named Bradsley suspected his wife of
being on too intimate terms with a fellow-labourer named
Fletcher. One evening, a fortnight ago, the two men
repaired to a tap-room, and there Bradsley agreed to part
with his wife to Fletcher for a sovereign ; Fletcher paid
down the money, and took the woman home. The affair
created such disgust amongst the neighbours that both
parties were compelled to leave their residences ; they
have also been both dismissed from their employment.
SOCIETY FOE THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL.—
The annual meeting of the venerable Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts will be held
in Liverpool next week, and its claims to public support
advocated by some of the most distinguished dignitaries
of the Church. On Sunday sermons will be preached
at many of the churches, and collections made under the
authority of the Queen's Letter. At St. Peter's Church
the Archbishop of Dublin will preach in the forenoon,
and the Bishop of New Zealand will preach at St.
Augustine's Church in the forenoon, at St. Nicholas'
Church in the afternoon, and at St. John's, Fair-
field, is the evening ; while the Rev. Rector Camp-
bell will preach in the forenoon at St. Mary's, Gras-
sendale. The annual meeting in behalf of the so-
ciety will be held on Monday evening, at the Col-
legiate Institution. The Lord Bishop of Chester
will preside on the occasion, and the meeting will be ad-
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LATEST NEWS.

THE WAR.

DESTRUCTION OF THE
BATTERIES OF ODESSA.
VIENNA, Wll
IWESDAS MORNING.

The Fremden Bladtt states that on the 13th all
the strand batteries recently erected at Odessa
were destroyed by part of the allied fleet.

On the 12th a powder magazine exploded at
Perekop. There is said to have been great loss of
life on the part of the Russians ; two vessels of
the Allies were also damaged.

BOMBARDMENT OF ANAPA.
VIENNA, WEDNESDAY.
Since the 7th Anapa has been bombarded by the
squadron under Admiral Lyons.
The main fleet has sailed to Sebastopol, and on
its arrival the Russian fleet, which lay outside, re-
turned into port.

The Presse states that, on the 7th, a Russian
steamer landed a detachment of Cossacks at Galatz,
who destroyed the magazines of the Danubian
Steam Company, and seized the supply of coals.
Philippesco, the commander of the Moldavian
artillery, has been sent under escort to Russia.
This measure has caused general indignation.

CAPTURE OF A RUSSIAN EXPRESS
STEAMER.

The English are said to have captured a Russian
express steamer, with important despatches, off
Sebastopol.

GALATZ, SEPT. 13.

Fifty Anglo-French ships are off the coast be-
tween Akermann and Odessa. The main fleet is
still at Serpents Island.
The Fury is said to have fallen in with a Russian
fleet reconnoitring, 10 German or 48 English miles
from Sebastopol, and to have escaped from it with
difficulty.

VIENNA, TUESDAY EVENING.
There is not a Russian soldier now either in
Wallachia or the Dobrudscha.
Since the 24th of August Prince Menschikoff
has been in incessant activity between Perekop and
Sebastopol, organising a levy en masse.

It is said here that a part of the expeditionary
corps of General Baraguay d'Hilliers will leave
France in the course of the month of September to
reinforce the army in the Black Sea.

THE EXPEDITION TO THE
CRIMEA.

We received the following from Constantinople,
this morning. Our letters are dated the 7th.
Amongst the desperate means of defence resorted
to, it is said that the Russians have undermined all
the ground in the vicinity of the outworks, and
even at many points on the Chersonese coast,
where a landing is thought likely or possible.
In the expectation of great sacrifices and severe
contests that must attend the attack upon Sebas-
topol, which is certain to make a most obstinate
resistance, the commanders of the expedition have
made every arrangement for the wounded, and
orders have been sent to Constantinople to keep
the hospitals in readiness for the reception of
10,000 men.
There is a report that the bay of Eupatoria is the
place chosen for landing; near it is the town of the
same name, with 10,000 inhabitants, and it is dis-
tant 40 miles from &bastGpol. From thence the
armies would push on to Simferopol, the capital of
the Crimea, near which an armyof 40,000 Russians
is said to be encamped. Though it is well known
that a landing in the immediate vicinity of Sebas-
topol has been strongly opposed in the councils
lately held at Varna, I have nevertheless good rea-
son to believe that it will be carried out, and there-
fore do not place confidence in the above report of
disembarkation in the bay of Eupatoria.
No decisive news from the Crimea can reach Con-
stantinople before the end of this month, and con-
sequently it will be the Bth or 10th of next month
before anything is known in England. The landing
will, it is estimated, be effected on or about the
11th or 12th—not before.

There is a rumour that the Emperor himself is
at Sebastopol. Lord Raglan's general order upon
the attack on the Crimea is plain, and to the pur-
pose, without bombast, and with his lordship's
usual good taste. It is stated that Brigadier-Ge-
neral Airey has succeeded General Lord de Ros as
Quartermaster-General of the army, General Cod-
ringtou taking the command of the Ist brigade of
the light division. The troops are to land with
three days' provisions ; the men's knapsacks to be
left on board ship ; firelocks not to be loaded on
disembarkation, which is to be carried out in
silence. It is very difficult to ascertain the nu-
merical strength of the expeditionary force, but, at
a guess, the English army numbers about
22,000, the French 24,000, and the Turks about
10,00 J. Then we have the combined fleets to
reckon. I hope my next may be written from Sebas-
topol, telling you that we have succeeded in our
trip, even to the satisfaction of the British public.
You have all been astonished at the trip of the
Vladimir ; but what will you say to the following,
if true, but it is commonly talked of :—On the
evening of the 31st ult., of the Ist inst., a Russian
steamer came to the entrance of this bay, and ac-
tually sent two of her boats amongst us to recon-
noitre. This may be a " sham," but I give it to
you as I got it. The Vladimir business was voted
a sham at first.

Ganeral Levaillant, commanding the sth division
of the French army, remains in command of all the
troops at Varna. He will proceed to Sebastopol
with the second expedition, which will be composed
of 20,000 men, and 5,000 or 6,000 horses. An
Ottoman regiment of Lancers forms part of this
expedition.
Marshal St. Arnaud and Lord Raglan, accom-
panied by Sir John Burgoyne and other generals
of artillery and engineers, will proceed in front of
the fleets to reconnoitre, and choose the spot on
the coast best adapted for effecting a landing.
The Copirte Zeitung gives the following short
sketch of the plan of the expedition. Operations
were to begin on the 10th, from the Snake Islands
(Ilan Adassi), lying to the east of the mouth of the
Danube. Here the transport ,chips, laden with
surplus stores, remain. One division of the fleet
blockades Sebastopol. The troops are to be landed,
or rather were, for we may presume this to have
been already effected, to the north of the Crimea,
probably near Perekop, thus completely cutting off
all reinforcements from the interior of Russia. The
mail steamers remain stationed en echelon between
the Crimes and the Snake Islands.