The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Viscount Palmerston and Earl Granville had au-
diences of the Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by
Lord Hardinge, Sir John Burgoyne, and Col. Torrens,
and attended by Colonel the Hon. Charles and Captain
du Plat, left the Vauxhall station, at a quarter past
eight o'clock yesterday morning, for the Ash station,
on the Alton branch of the South-Western Railway.
From thence his Royal Highness proceeded to Alder-
shott-common, Caesar's camp, &c., to inspect the ground
selected as the site for a camp ; and after riding over
the ground, took the railway again at the Farnborough
station, at half-past twelve o'clock.
His Royal Highness returned to Buckingham Palace
at a quarter before two.
Her Majesty had a dinner party in the evening. The
company included her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, the Duke of Buccleuch, the Portuguese Minister
and the Countess de Lavradio, the Earl of Aberdeen,
Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness de Speth, the
Marchioness of Ely, and the Earl of Dalkeith.
The band of the Ist Life Guards was in attendance
during dinner in Buckingham Palace, and played the
following selection :
Overture, " Sophia Catharina" Flotow.
Selection, " Rigoletto" Verdi.
Pot pourri, "1.1 Barbiere di Siviglia" Rossini.
Galop...
March.
Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold took a drive in an
open carriage and four.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent went to
Frogmore yesterday morning, attended by Lady Anna
Maria Dawson, the Baroness de Speth, and Lord Jas.
Murray. Her Royal Highness returned to her residence,
Clarence-house, St. James's, in the afternoon.
The Lord Advocate had an interview with the Earl of
Aberdeen, yesterday, at his official residence in Down-
ing-street.
Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yester-
day from the Govetnors of Canada, Van Diemen's Land,
Victoria, and Heligoland.

ST. PSTEnSßUßa.—Letters from St. Petersburg reach
to the 6th inst., and state that the weather was very
warm, and that the navigation between Cronstadt and
St. Petersburg had opened on the previous day, steamers
having commenced running. Nothing was known of
SAM SLICK'S NEW WORK.—" The Americans at the state of the ice beyond, and great anxiety prevailed l
Home ; or, Byeways, Backwoods, and Prairies," edited for news from sea.
by the author of "Sam Slick," in 3 vols., is just pub- ANOTHER SCOTTISH SERVANT OF THE CZAR. --We learn
lished by Messrs. Hurst and Blackett, successors to Mr. from the Falkirk Herald that Mr. James Johnston,
Colburn, 13, Great Marlborough-street, who have also second surviving son of the late Mr. Thomas Johnston,
lately published :-1. The new novel, "Aubrey," by the bookseller, Falkirk, and who was for many years a resi-
author of " Emilia Wyndham ;" 2. A second edition of dent in Glasgow, where he is still remembered as an in-
" Atherton," by Mary Russell Mitford, author of " Our genious engineer and worthy man, has held the important
Village ;" 3. " Phemie Millar," a Scottish story, by the office of principal engineer at the Admiralty Works of
author of " The Kinnears ;" 4. " Progress and Preju- the Erni:eror of Russia at Kulpino, on the Neva, for up-
dice," by Mrs. Gore ; 5. " Reginald Lyle," by Miss wards of 20 years past. On war breaking out between
Pardee ; 6. " Janet Mowbray," a novel, by Caroline Great Britain and Russia, Mr. Johnston at once resigned
Grantoff ; 7 A second edition of "Family Romance," his situation, several weeks ago. Under his direction
by Sir Bernard Burke, Ulster King-of-Arms. Also, in and superintendence some of the finest steamers in the
the press, "Edward Willoughby," 'a new novel, by the Russian navy had been built and fitted out ; he wai felt
author of "The Discipline of Life." to be a most important man in the circumstances of the
AMERICAN Anvtozs.—According to the American time and the country; and so he was offered a still more
advises nothing further of a positive character had responsible appointment than that which he had so long
transpired at Washington regarding the modified treaty held, namely, that of engineer-in-chief at Cronstadt, first
with Mexico. It was still in the hands of the Presi with the condition annexed of his becoming a Russian
dent, but was expected to be put in an official form and ,nhket. and latterly (when this had bean peremptorily
sent off to Mexico in a day or two, General Gad.-de, ,h,olitied) without t:,i.:: qualtheition. With the spirit
being sent to that. e.mntry to explain to Santa Anta tht hecomint a tree-born Briton, Mr. Johnston threw all
views of the United States Government. " The these offers aside ; and now, after much difficulty and
matter," it is added, " will probably be brought to a trouble, he is once more, along with his wife and family,
favourable conclusion in the course of a few months." in his native land,