The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-29 00:00:00

COURT CIRCITLAR.

WINDSOR. Nov. 28.
The dinner party yesterday included her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness Prince
Ernest of Leiningen,.the Duke of Argyll, the Ladies
Augusta and Frances Bruce, Lord and Lady Carington,
Major-General the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey, and
Sir George Grey.

The band of the Royal Horse Guards played during
dinner is the Castle, and her Majesty's private band
after wards.

The Queen and Prince, accompanied by Prince Ernest
of Leiningen, walked in the grounds adjoining the Castle
this morning.

The Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, M.P., and a de-
putation, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer yesterday at his official residence in Down-
ing-street.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. Alderman Wilson,
Mr. Alderman Finnis, Mr. Alderman Cuhitt, M.P., the
City Remembrancer, the City Solicitor, and the City
Architect, had an interview with Sir William Moles-
worth yesterday at the office of Public Works in White-
hall-place.
Mr. Monsell, had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday.
The Cathedral Commission met at No. 1, Parliament-
street, yesterday. The Commissioners present were the
Archbishop of Canterbury, the Marquis of Blandford,
M.P., the Earl of Harrowby, the Bishop of London, the
Hon. and Rev. H. M. Villiers, Sir John Dodson, Sir
W. Page Wood, Dr. Wordsworth, the Rev. Canon Sel-
wyn, and Mr. Henry Kingscote, secretary.
The Postmaster-General had an interview yestenlay
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. John Wood
and Mr. Timm had also an interview with the right hon.
gentleman.
Despatches from the Governors of Hong Kor7, La-
buan, Ceylon, and New South Wales, were received yes-
terday at the Colonial-office.

Lord Palmerston dined with the Emperor en Monday.
His lordship will probably remain in Paris until to-day
•r to-morrow. The Empress, on the return of the Em-
peror from the review on Monday, appeared at the bal-
cony of the Tuileries, and was well received. Lady
Palmerston and Lady Cowley accompanied her, with
the Duchess of Montij• and the Duchesse
The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland have ar-
rived at Eaton Hall, near Chester, on a visit to the
Marquis and Marchioness •f Westminster.
The Duke and Duchess of Richmond have arrived at
Knowsley on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Derby,
en route from the north.

The Duke and Duchess of Sutlaerland and family have
arrived at Trentham, from Dunrobin Castle.

The Duchess of St. Albans, and family, have gone on
a visit to Lord and Lady Downes, at Binstead Lodge,
Isle of Wight.
The Marquis of Lanalawne returned to Lansdowne
Heise, last evening, from visiting Lord and Lady Ash-
burton, " at the Grang,e, Hants'.
_ _

The Earl of RosiOn has arrived in tow■ from accom-
panying his son, the Hon. N. Jocelyn, to Hanover.
The Earl of Lonsdale has arrived in Carlton-house-
terrace from a short tour on the Continent.
The Earl Stanhope, wh• has been on a tour in
Germany, has returned to Chevening Park, near Seven-
oaks.

Viscount and Viscountess Villiers have joined the
circle assembled at Middleton Park, visiting the Earl and
Countess of Jersey.
Viscount and Viscountess Sydney have arrived in
Cleveland square from visiting. Lord and Lady A.shbur-
ton at the Grange.
Lord Haddo, M.P., we are sorry to learn by the last
letters received from Egypt, has not derived any benefit
from the change of climate. His lordship's health was in
the same unsatisfactory state as when he left England.
The noble lord and lady had arrived at Rossern, on their
way to Cairo.

Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Dunkellin had not arrived
,n Berlin at a late hour on the 26th.

Yesterday the funeral of Madame Solomon Rothschild
took place at Paris. M. James Rothschild was the
chief mourner.

The Right Hon. C. T. D'Eyncourt has been mentioned
as a candidate for the representation of Maryiebone.
His Excellency Mr. Gordon, the newly-appointed
Minister to Switzerland, has left town for Berne, to
assume his diplomatie duties.

ILLNESS OF THE DUKE OF SOMERSET.—It is with very
great regret that we announce the serious indisposition
of this venerable and highly-respected nobleman.

CRYSTAL PALACE, NOVEMBER 28.—SHILLING DAT,—
Admission at the doors; 683 ; admission by season
tickets, 163 ; total, 851.
The Rev. Wm. Smith, M.A., of Lewes, Sussex, has
been appointed Professor of Natural History in Queen's
College, Cork, vice the Rev. Wyville Thompson, M.A.
The Bishop of Bath and Wells has instituted the Rev.
John Hopkins Armstrong, M.A., curate of St. Stephen's
Church, Dublin, to the vicarage of Bicknoller, near
Taunton, Somersetshire, vice the Rev. W. Phelps,
M.A., on the nomination of the Dean and Chapter of
Wells Cathedral.
The Post-office authorities have advertised that the
Parana will take out a West Indian, Pacific, and Mexi-
can mail on the 2d proximo.
DUCHY OF TUSCANY,—Official notice has been given
that travellers leaving Paris for the Grand Duchy of
Tuscany must have on their passports the visa of the
Tuscan Legation.
THE LATE FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE IN RED LION-
STREET, HOLBORN.—Yeciterdav forenoon Mr. Brent,
the deputy-coroner for West Middlesex, resumed, at the
Holborn-union, Gray's-inn-lane, the adjourned inquest
touching the deaths of Mrs. Emma Jones and her son,
Alfred Charles Henry, both of whom, it will be remem-
bered, perished in the fire that occurred in the premises
numbered 59 and 60, in Red Lion-street, Holborn, oc-
cupied conjointly by Messrs. Arnold and Sons, watch
manufacturers ; Mr. Smith, a tailor ; and Mr. St. Clare
Jones, a vocalist. The jury returned a verdict, " That
the deceased met their deaths from suffocation and
burning through a fire taking place accidentally, but by
what accidental cause the fire arose there was no
evidence to prove."
THE FRIENDS OF THE CLEM] V.—Yesterday a meeting
of the subscribers of this society was held at the London
Tavern—the Rev. A. G. Hood, in the chair. The re-
port stated that there were now on the funds as many
as 50 pensioners, receiving in all 2,0101. per annum.
Of these pensioners, five received 301., twenty 351., and
fourteen 401. per annum. During the past year the
committee also granted 8171. to seventy-nine necessitous
clergymen ; 4851. to sixty-three widows ; 3551. to fifty-
nine daughters ; and 111. is. to two sons of clergymen.
They also advanced the sum of 1551. in way of loan to
necessitous clergymen in temporary difficulty. The
total income for the year, including the sum of 6491.
16s. sd. balance from the last audit, amounted to
6,0511. 9s. Bd., and the expenditure to 5,313/. 17s. 10d.,
leaving in hand a balance of 737/. lls. 10d. This re-
port was unanimously adopted. Tie society was now in
a position to increase the list of pensioners, by adding
to it the names of six other ladies, for whose election
a poll was opened. At the conclusion of the voting a
scrutiny took place, at the end of which the chairman
announced the names of those on whom the election had
fallen.

UNSIAMPED PUBLICATIONM. —Yesterday afternoon, a
deputation waited on the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
to complain of the conduct of the Board of Inland Re-
venue in issuing notices to the trade, threatening them
with summary proceedings for publishing, printing, or
vending unstamped papers containing news of the war.
The deputation was introduced by Mr. Milner Gibson,
and included representatives of Holt's Army and Navy
Despatch, 11 rar Chronicle, War Times, Barstow's Man-
chester IVar Telegraph, Edinburgh War Telegraph,
Musical Times, and Racing Times. An address on the
part of the persons threatened was read by Mr. Collett.
After a long conversation, in which both the Chancellor
of the Exchequer and the Attorney• General admitted
the difficulty in which they were placed, the deputation
retired, without their request—that no summary pro-
ceeding be taken against any of the war papers till after
a conviction by a jury in the Court of Exchequer in the
case of Molt's Arnty and Navy Despatch— having been
granted, and without knowing the intentions of the
Government.