The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-03 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—Nov. 2.

At a special meeting of this court held to-day, for
the purpose of fixing the days for holding the sessions for
the twelve months next ensuing, there were present
the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, and the following
learned judges :—Mr. Baron Alderson, Mr. Justice
Maule, Mr. Justice Wightman, Mr. Justice Cresswell,
Mr. Justice Erle, Mr. Baron Platt, Mr. Justice Wil
Hams, Mr. Justice Talfourd, and Mr. Justice Crompton
Their lordships appointed the following days for hold
ing the sessions :
Monday, November 28.:_ Monday, December 12.

• • • 1854.
Monday, January 2, 30. Monday, July 3.
Monday, February 27. Monday, August 14.
Monday, April 3. Monday, September 18.
Monday, May 8. Monday, October 23.
Monday, June 12.
The court adjourned to Monday, November 28.

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, Nov. 2.

The dinner party yesterday included the King of
the Belgians, the Duchess of Brabant, the Duchess of
Kent, the Duke of Brabant and the Count of Flanders,
the French Ambassador and Countess Walewski, the
Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, the Lady-in-Waiting to the
Duchess of Brabant, the Lady-in-Waiting to the Duchess
of Kent, Lady Frances Bruce, Baroness de Speth, the
Earl of Elgin, Lord Elphinstone, Lord Raglan, Major-
General the Hon. Sir E. Cust, Sir James Graham, Count
Gustave de Lannoy, Colonel de Moerkerke, Baron Prisse,
and M. Ricken.

The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attended during
dinner. The Queen's Private Band afterwards attended
in the Castle, and played the following pieces :
Overture—" Les Mousquetaires de la Refine" Halevy.
Serenata Beethoven.
Finale (2d Act)—" Oberon" Weber.

The Queen walked in the Home Park this morning.
Prince Albert and the King of the Belgians, accom-
panied by the Earl of Elgin, went out shooting this
forenoon, attended by Lord Camoys and Lieut.-Colonel
the Hon. A. Gordon.
The Duke and Duchess of Brabant, the Count of
Flanders and the Princess Charlotte of Belgium, at-
tended by the Count and Countess Gustave de Lannoy,
left Windsor by an early train of the Great Western
Railway for London.
The French Ambassador and Countess Walewski,
the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Elgin, Lord
Elpbinstone, Lord Raglan, and Sir James Graham, have
left the Castle to-day.
The Duke of Newcastle, the Prussian Minister, and
Madame Bunsen, and Viscount Palmerston, are invited
and expected this afternoon.

The Commissioners for Inquiring into the State of the
Corporation of the City of London held a meeting yes-
terday at the Privy Council-office, in Downing-street.
The commissioners present were the Right Hon. H.
Labouchere, the Right Hon. Sir John Patteson, and G.
Cornewall Lewis, Esq.
Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday from
his seat, Broadlands, Hants. His lordship left town
in the afternoon for Windsor Castle, on a visit to the
Queen.

Mr. Francis Scully had an interview with the Earl of
Aberdeen yesterday, at his official residence in Down-
ing-street.
Sir James Graham returned to town yesterday from
Windsor Castle. _ _

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of the West India Islands.

On the 28th ultimo a great number of the congrega-
tion attending St. George's Church, Camberwell,
assembled in the National Schools, for the purpose of
presenting an epergne and various other articles of
plate to the incumbent, the Rev. Samuel Smith, M.A.,
in testimony of their regard and esteem on his com-
pleting the 21st year of his zealous and faithful ministra-
tion in the pariah.

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

FRANCE.

General Baraguay d'Hilliers left yesterday
morning for Marseilles, to embark for Constan-
tinople, accompanied by the secretaries and at-
taches of his embassy. Of the generally pacific
nature of his instructions, as regards the present
difficult question, little doubt appears to be enter-
tained. The written instructions were brought to
a conclusion on Monday night, but the General
had subsequently an interview with the Emperor
and the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Firmness it
wasscarcely necessary torecommend, but particular
care was taken to remind him that moderation in
manner, and prudence in counsel, were not inconsis-
tent with the more manly quality. He was recom-
mended also to consult as much as was consistent
with the dignity and power of the nation he repre-
sents, the amour propre of Austria, with the view
perhaps of securing her neutrality in the event of
the present negotiation not succeeding ; but above
all, and in so far as the General is personally con-
cerned, this caution was not necessary, to keep on
the best 'of terms with the English Ambassador at
Constantinople. The suite of the new ambassa-
dor is unusually numerous, and military in its
character. Ten field-officers of the different
branches of the service have been ordered. from
Metz and Valence to accompany General Baraguay
d'Hilliers on his mission.

The following are the names of some of the of-
ficers who accompany the General to Constanti-
nople :—Lieutenant-Colonel Dieu, of the Imperial
staff corps ; Captains Foy and Melin, of the same
corps ; Major de Bourman, of the artillery, and
Major Jourjon, of the engineers. General Bara7
guay d'Hilliers, and his staff, are to sail from Mar-
seilles for Constantinople, on the 4th inst., on
board the Promethee steamer.

A correspondent, in writing of General Baca-
guay d'Hilliers' mission, says 4-" Instructions
given to General Baraguay d'Hilliers leave him
entire liberty in everything that regards Russia.
In this respect he will be almost complete master
to order the French fleet to commence hostilities
against that country. As regards Austria, the
new ambassador has been instructed to take care
not to afford that country any pretext for aban-
doning the neutrality which it professes to main-
tain. I need hardly say that these instructions
show how little foundation there is for the rumour
that General Baraguay d'Hilliers goes to Constan-
tinople for the purpose of constraining the Porte
to make peace."
M. de la Cour has not added to his reputation
as a diplomatist, by the manner in which he has
conducted the negotiations. Complaints have been
made of his slowness and his hesitation. His good
intentions have not been called in question, but it
is understood that in the highest quarters a very .
strong opinion has been expressed on his deficiency
in the conduct of the present question. Govern-
ments not rarely throw the blame from their own
shoulders on their agent, but in the present in-
stance ,it is thought that M. de la Cour has laid
himself open to censure.
For the last' two days it has been reported in
Paris that the visit of the King of the Belgians to
London has another object besides the ostensible
one of presenting his daughter-in-law, the Duchess
of Brabant, to Queen Victoria. It is said that he
has received a mission from the Emperor of Russia
to be the mediator between him and the Western
Powers, with respect to the Eastern question. The
Emperor Nicholas has, it is said, written an auto
graph letter of four pages to King Leopold on the
subject, which allows him almost carte blanche to
settle the question on any terms he may think
honourable.

General Jomini, aide-de-camp to the Emperor
of Russia, is at present in Paris. The other day
some persons were conversing before him of the
amount of stock jobbing that had taken place
within the last twelve months at the Paris Bourse.
The general allowed the conversation on the point
to arrive naturally at its conclusion, and then
said, " Gentlemen, a nation cannot live by the
differences of Bourse transactions, or by specula-
tions in railway shares. To me it appears inevit-
able either that France will become enervated by
such a course, and consequently be lost ; or she
will again become the great nation she formerly
was, both in politics and in military affairs—in
which case she will be saved. But there is no
Medium between the two."

A rather important change is about to be made
in the French army. It appears certain that the
regiments of light infantry are about to lose that
appellation, and that they will be assimilated in
name, as they are already in instruction and or-
ganization, to the regiments of infantry of the line.
At the same time the battalions of sharpshooters,
or chasseurs de Vincennes, will be raised from ten
to twenty, which measure it is needless to say will
augment the effective force of the French army.
Prince Napoleon has returned to Paris from
St uttgardt.
General Narvaez left Paris yesterday morning
for Madrid.

The price of Government securities underwent
various fluctuations at the Bourse yesterday. The
Three per Cents. opened at 72f. 65c., and fell to
72f. 60c. They rose again, and reached 73f. 40c.,
at which they closed for the end of the month. The
Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 99f. 60c. ;
Orleans Railway Shares, 1,145 f. ; Rouen, I,ooof. ;
Havre, 477 f. 50c. ; Great Nortern, 842 f. 50c. ;
Paris and Strasburg, 900 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 895 f. ;
Lyons to the Mediterranean, 720 f. ; Western of
France, 680 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 580 f. ; Great
Central, 511 f. 25c. ; Shares of the Bank of Credit
Mobilier, 692 f. 50c.