The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-01 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, Nov. 30.
There was no addition to the Royal dinner party yes-
terday.
The Queen and Prince walked in the Home-park thief
morning.
The Lord Chancellor and Lady Cranworth, and the
Right Hon. W. E. and Mrs. Gladstone, hare been in-
vited. They are expected this afternoon.
On Monday next her Majesty and his Royal Highness
Prince Albert will leave Windsor Castle for Buckingham
Palace.

Her Majesty and the Prince Consort will remain in
town until Wednesday, the Gth, when the Court will
return to Windsor.

On the Monday or Tuesday following the Court will
again proceed to Buckingham Palace, it being the
Queen's intention to open the Parliament House, on the
12th, in person.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone
left town yesterday afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty
at Windsor Castle.

The judicial committee of the Privy Council at yes-
terday. The Lords present were—the Lords Justices
Knight Bruce and Turner, the Chancellor of the Duchy
of Cornwall, the judgo of the Admiralty Court, Sir J.
Patteson, and Sir E. Ryan. Several motions were dis-
posed of, and an , appeal from the Prerogative Court,
" AnderAm v. Laneuville" (part heard), was concluded.

A Cabi net Council was held yesterday afternoon at
the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were—The
Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John Russell, the Lord Chan-
cellor, the Duke of Argyll, the Marquis of Lansdowne,
the Earl Clarendon, Sir George Grey, the Duke of
Newcastle, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James
Graham. Sir Charles Wood, Earl Granville, the Right
Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir William Molesworth.
The Council sat three hours.

Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday after
noon from Paris.

Lord and Lady Palmerston left Paris on Wednesday
morning by the 10 o'clock train for London. They
dined on Tuesday with Prince Jerome at the Palais
Royal.
The Earl and Countess of Winchelsea have arrived
at the Clarendon, from Eastwell-park, near Ashford,
Kent.
Sir W. Dick Canyngham, Bart., Mr. R. D. Cunyng-
ham, Lieutenant.Colonei Hawkes, and Major Hecker,
15th Hussars, have been among the recent arrivals at
Cheltenham.

LORD PALMERSTON AS PREMIER.—We speak ad-
visedly when we say that there is an influential party
'among the Liberals in the House of Commons, and a
very large party out of doors, who are resolved to do
everything in their power, not only to get the present
Premier set aside, but to have Lord Palmerston ap-
pointed in his place, immediately after the meeting of
the Legislature. There cannot be a doubt that the feel-
ing throughout the country is in favour of a Palmer-
stonian Cabinet, because it is everywhere believed that
the present Home Secretary is the man who, of all

others, would carry on the war with Russia with the
greatest vigour, and brim-, Austria most promptly and
unceremoniously to book.—Morning Advertiser.
The Clipper ship Lightning will convey the Austra-
lian mail of the sth of January, instead of the Overland
mail. SC
THE CITY •F MINCEESTER. We understand that
the Government are in treaty for the charter of this fine
iron screw steamer, for the transport of troops to the
Crimea. Being fitted up and engaged in the Phila-
delphia and Liverpool passenger trade she is admirably
suited for the purpose.
SCOTTISH HOSPITAL.—The 189th anniversary festival
of this noble institution was held last night, at the Lon-
don Tavern ; Sir R. M. Shaw Stewart, Bart., in the
chair. About 150 gentlemen sat down to the dinner,
which was characterised by a plentiful supply of all the
delicacies/of the season, to which were added many
Scottish dishes.
ANTI-SLAVERY CONFERENCE.—The conference met

again yesterday morning at ten o'clock, at the London
Tavern, Mr. John Crawford presiding at the early, and
Mr. M`Laren during the latter, part of the morn-
ing. The resolutions postponed from the previous day
for amendment were brought up, and after some con-
versation passed in their amended state.
GOOLE.—PATEIOTIC FUND.—The largest room in
Goole was filled on Wednesday evening uy an enthusi-
astic audience, drawn together to hear what had been
already collected for the Patriotic Fund, end to decide
upon what should yet be done. After "Rule Britannia"
had been effectively sung by a number of vocalists, con-
ducted by Mr. Blake, the chairman announced that
Goole had, by the private committee previously formed,
been divided into nine districts, and the result of the
canvass was a total of 115/. 15s. 101 d., which total he
trusted would, before the end of the week, be further
augmented.
LISBON MAILS.—A telegraphic notice was received
yesterday that the Pampefo, belonging to the Liverpool
Brazilian Steam Company, which was to have sailed to-
day with the mails for Lisbon, Madeira, Brazil, and the
River Plate, will be detained till the 10th of December,
as a more convenient period, in the present curtailed
state of the mail service, for answering correspondence.
NEW SOUTH WALES COAL AND INTERCOLONIAL STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY.—At a meeting yesterday after-
noon of this company the report of the committee of
investigation was unanimously adopted, and a resolution
passed authorising proceedings against the directors for
the recovery of the deposits.
NAPOLEON M. As AN Aunion.—(Extract of a letter
from Paris.)—Antong other distinctions to which the
French Emperor aspires is that of authorship. His
name must recorded in the annals of literature. The
" Works of Napoleon the Third" are now in course of
publication by an eminent PArisian bibliople, under his
Niajesty's immediate superviion. When collected they

will form four handsome octavo volumes, and consist
chiefly of essays and disquisitions on political, social,
and military topics.
PARIS, Nov. 29.—We exceedingly regret to learn
that Baron Nathaniel Rothschild, brother of Baron
Lionel, and son of Baron James de Rothschild, is in
a state of health which causes great uneasiness to his
family and friends.—Jewish Chronicle.
" The French Government," says the Independent of
" has just decided that a rail way shall be
between Calais and Bonlogm•iur-Mer, add ear
fSntr.nind Omer,
veys for it are immediately to be commenced."
THE PRINCE STEAMER.—A report prevailed in the
Stock Exchange yesterday that the loss of the Prince
steamer would fall on the General Screw Company,
owing to the sale to the Government not having been
fully completed ; but it, was entirely without foundation,
and bad its origin probably in the fact that the company
continued to manage her. The purchase for 105,0001.
took place last summer before she was quite finished,
and the transaction was concluded and the money paid
as soon as the necessary forms could be effected. The
Government, however, made a request, which was com-
plied with, that the company, owing to their experience
in the management of screw steam-ships, should continue
to victual and sail her, man her, pay her crew, and work
&0., for the Black Sea, without the company
h
her generally. In that way she was sent to the Baltic,
and en her return from Bamarsund she was refitted,
risk in her whatever. The total number of
officers and crew on board the vessel when she foundered
stored,aving any
is believed to have been between 130 and 140.
THE STORII IN THE CHANNEL—SHEERNESS, Thursday.
—This morning at nine a.rn., the Norwegian brig Con-
stantia, Skjelsig, master, from Sundswall, laden with
timber, was brought into this harbour by four Essex
smacks. It appears she was bound to London with
a cargo of timber, and last night, through the bois-
terous state of the weather, she lost both her anchors
in the Swin-piddle. She hoisted her colours, union
down, and made signals of distress, which were seen
by the smacks, who bore down to her assistance
and brought her safely into this harbour. Consi-
dering the dangerous part she was knocking about in,
there is no doubt, had it not been for these men, she
would have got on shore, sad perhaps been entirely
wrecked ; as it is, however, she never, we hear, touched
the bottom, and all the damage she has sustained is los-
ing two anchors and about 160 fathoms of chain. The
captain bas this day proceeded to London to get new
ac., after which she will proceed there and dis-
she is consigned to the firm of Messrs. Good-
nharge. anchors,
liffe and Smart, London.
DEFENCE OF MILFORD HAVEN.—GRRII having arrived
at Pembroke Royal Dockyard, from Woolwich, the
Prospero, steam-tender, has this week been engaged in
conveying them to the new fortification just about
being completed on Thorn Island, at the entrance of the
harbour, for the protection of the port. The armament
consists of nine 8-inch long 68-pounders, each weighing
95 cwt. This fortification is immediately to be garrisoned
by two officers and a detachment of Royal Artillery.
On the opposite side of the mouth of the Haven there
is a still larger fortress in the course of erection. From
the cross fire of these, and the direct of another recently
built on the Stack Rock, it is expected that all hostile
approach will be effectually prevented.
The Mentor steamer, belonging to the Messageries
Imperiales, which has just arrived at Marseilles from
Alexandria, had on board four magnificent Arab horses, '
intended for the King of Sardinia. They belowg to some
of the finest breeds in the East, and come from Bombay
by Suez and Alexandria. They are all stallions, and are
intended to improve the breed of horses in Piedmont.
" For some days past commercial travellers have been
calling on all the butchers of this place," says the Salut
Public of Lyons, " buying up at any price all the sheep-
skins that can be disposed of. The object of this pro-
ceeding is to enable a large firm to furnish within a
short space of time 80,000 dressed skins, intended to
protect the French soldiers in the Crimea against the
cold."

A letter from Constantinople, in the Impartial, of
Smyrna, says :—"A quantity of articles, taken from the
Russians, have been brought here by persons from the
Allied armies. I have seen six large carts filled with
Russian muskets, mostly broken, and shakos in great
number. Upwards of 15,000 Russian muskets were
found on the field after the battle. The English and
French soldiers sold them for five piastres (about four
francs and a half) a piece."
SALFORD MUSEUM AND LIBRARY.—The annual re-
port of the Salford Museum and Free Library, just
issued, states that the issues during the past year from
the Reference Library have been 49,468 ; since the in-
stitution was opened in January, 1850, the total issues
from this department have been 160,218 volumes, which,
compared with the number of volumes in the library,
givss an average circulation of sixteen times to each
volume. The total issue of books from the Lending
Library, during the six months that it has been opened,
have been 13,815 volumes. During the past year
1,137,139 persons have visited the Museum, notwith-
standing which no wilful damage or injury has been
done to the specimens, objects of natural history, or any
of the works.

LATEST NEWS.

THE KING OF PRUSSIA'S

SPEECH.

We have received a despatch from Berlin dated
yesterday, which states that the fresh additional
article agreed upon by Austria and Prussia on
the 26th contains the adoption of the four points,
and undertakes to procure their acceptance.
Prussia also promises her assistance to Austria
if attacked in the Principalities.

The King's Speech upon the opening of the
Prussian Chambers yesterday contains the follow-

ing passages :

"A bloody conflict has broken out between
three powerful members of the family of European

States.

" Our fatherland is not yet affected ; I hays
fresh occasion to hope that the basis of a further
understanding will .soon perhaps be obtained.
" Closely united with Austria and the rest of
Germany, I shall continue to look upon it as my
task to plead for peace, the recognition of the in
dependence of foreign States, and moderation.

Should I subsequently be compelled to add
force to this attitude, Prussia's and my faithful
people will bear their inevitable burdens with
resignation, and know how to meet such even-
tualities.