The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-09 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, AUG 8.

The Royal dinner party yesterday included the
Duchess of Kent, Lady A. M. Dawson, Sir George
Couper, and the Hon. Captain and Mrs. Denman,
The Queen and Prince, with the Prince of Wales,
Prince Alfred, Prince Arthur, and Princess Helena, em-
barked on board the Royal yacht, Victoria and Albert,
this morning at 11 o'clock, and have proceeded on a
cruise towards the Channel Islands.

The Marchioness of Ely, the Hon. Mary Bulteel, the
Hon. Colonel Phipps, Major-General Grey, Captain Du
Plat, and Mr. Gibbs were in attendance on the Royal
party.

Lord Brougham had an interview with the Earl ol
Aberdeen, yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
street.

The Duke of Devonshire has appointed the son-in-law
of Sir Joseph Paxton to the valuable union of Mothill,
in the diocese of Lismore.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.-Aug. 8.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
DEPARTURE OF THE QUEEN FOR THE

CHANNEL ISLANDS.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert embarked this morn-
ing on board the Victoria and Albert, and at half-past
11 o'clock steamed away for Jersey, under a salute from
Cowes Castle and the Royal Yacht Squadron Battery.
The day has been beautifully fine, with a light bzeeze
from the S.W.

The Royal yacht was attended by the Black Eagle
and another steamer. Her Majesty is expected back on
Thursday.

SOUTHAMPTON REGATTA.—The old Arrow has again
distanced her competitors. The Wildfire and the Vo-
lante seem to have had no chance with her.

DEATH OF PRINCE BEBIKOFF.—The Lloyd says that
it learns from Gumri in Georgia, that the Russian
Prince Bebikoff has died there of poison, introduced into
his food by a Pole.

I DEATH -OF THE PRUSSIAN GENERAL, VON WRANGEL.
A letter from Berlin of Saturday, says :—" It is
stated that a telegraphic despatch has been received by
the aide-de-camp on duty of the King, announcing the
sudden death, yesterday, at the baths of Gadstein, of
the veteran General Baron Wrangel, commanding the
3d army corps and the troops in the marches."
General Prince Radziwil, attended by Major-General
Sir Harry Smith and staff, inspected the Ist Somerset
and South Devon Regiments of Militia on Plymouth
Hoo to-day.
THE NEW MINISTER OF HEALTH.—We have reason
to believe that Sir B. Hall, M.P., for Marylebone, will
be the first Minister appointed under the new bill,
brought in by Sir W. Molesworth, for the re-constitution
of the Board of Health.
SMOKE PREVENTION.—There really ought not to be
any excuse for the entire riddance of the smoke nuis-
ance ; our own experience satisfying us that the system
of smoke prevention and economy of fuel, invented and
carried out by Mr. Lee Stevens, is as effective as it is
simple. Until we bad it applied to our own steam-
engine furnace, we could form no idea of the ease and
certainty of its operations, without any moveable parts,
and at such very moderate expense.
LONDON AND COUNTY BANK,—The London and
County Bank have issued a circular notifying a dividend
for the half-year at the rate of 6 per cent., payable on
tioyn o i
the ]\-Ith inst. The balance-sheet for the period shows a
Profit *
of 24,8491., and, as the dividend will absorb only
3.
1,10/-, there is an unappropriated surplus of 12,9461.
m erl L orient journal says :—" General Cavaignac,
headfor-
of the Executive Committee after the Revo-
lu
848, paid a visit last week to this place. He
w,snt over the maritime
arsenal, in company with the
Admiral acting as a maritime pre-
fect. The Gen
aide-de-camp of tths
General I let off the day after for Concarneau."

LATEST NEWS.

THE WAR

ENTRANCE OF THE TURKS INTO
BUCHAREST.

A telegraphic despatch, dated Vienna, brings
the following important intelligence, which is pub-
lished by the Oest. Correspondenz:—
" BUCHAREST, Aug. ..—The Turkish advance
guard, under Skender Bey, has just entered the
city.

" The rearguard of the Russians, consisting of
seven regiments of Hussars and Cossacks, are only
two miles distant.

" Authentic information says that Moldavia will
also be evacuated.

Russian regiments are already retreating across
the Pruth.

Probably all that is to be expected or hoped
from Austria is the occupation of the Principalities
as a neutral Power."

THE ACCIDENT TO THE GRAND DUKE
CONSTANTINE.

HAMBURG, Aug. 7.—lt is announced that in an
excursion at sea, near Cronstadt, the vessel on
board of which was the Grand Duke Constantine
having foundered, the Prince was taken out of the
water by the hair, and thus narrowly escaped
drowning. Prince Galitzif and four sailors are said
to have been drowned.