The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-07 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Earl of Aberdeen arrived in town on Tuesday from
a visit to her Majesty at Osborne.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of Hong-Kong, Ceylon, the
Cape of Good Hope, the Mauritius, Malta, and the Lord
High Commissioner of the lonian Islands.

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO BALMORAL—It iS now det
finitively arranged that her Majesty and the royal family
will proceed from London to Edinburgh, en route for
Balmoral, on Thursday, the 14th inst. The Royal party
will travel from the metropolis to Edinburgh, via the main
line of the Great Northern Railway to York, and thence
forward by the usual route. The only stoppage between
London and York will he to change engines at Doncaster,
where no doubt a great number of the race visitors at that,
town will be anxious, if permitted, to obtain a glimpse of
and offer their acclamations to her Majesty. Iler Majesty
will on this occasion pass over the main line of the
Great Northern, between Peterborough and Retford,
for the first time, having on her former journey by the
Great Northern route in 1851, before the main line was
completed, been conveyed by way of the Lincolnshire
loop. The Royal train will consist of the Great
Northern Company's suite of state earriag6, with two
or three ordinary first-class carriages for the attendants,
and is expected to leave King's•cross station between 8
and 9 a.m., and arrive at Edinburgh between 5 and
6 p.m.

PRINCE ALBERT'S VISIT TO BOULOGNE.--The Moni-
tear in its record of the events of Tuesday last at
Boulogne, says :—" The Emperor, as an act of special
courtesy ( par tine courtesie speciale), went to meet his
Royal Highness Prince Albert. The Prince hastened
to descend from his yacht, and advanced towards the
Emperor, who shook his hand affectionately (qui lui a
serr6 affecteusement la maim.) The weather was
splendid, the crowd immense, and the enthusiasm
universal.

PRINCE ALBERT.—The Town Council of Aberdeen, at
a meeting held on Monday last, on the motion of the
Lord Provost, unanimously and very cordially resolved
o communicate with his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
hrough the proper channel, requesting the consent of
the Prince to have his portrait painted, in order to its
being placed in the town hall of that city. The Lord
Provost, as did also Mr. Webster, a councillor, warmly
eulogised the Prince for his many illustrious qualities,
referring also in particular to the connection of his Royal
Highness with the county of Aberdeen, in which, as is
generally known, the highland residence of the Court,
Balmoral, is situate. Allusion was also made to the
practical interest manifested by the Queen and Prince
Albert in the charitable and other institutions of the city.
The council voted fifty guineas, to head a list of subscrip-
tions in the town and county of Aberdeen, to carry out
the object, and appointed a committee to make arrange.
ments. The portrait of her Majesty is already in the
town Hall at Aberdeen, and that of the Prince—should
his Royal Highness accede to the request—will form a
companion to it. It will, no doubt, be painted by our
chief Scottish artist, Sir J. Watson Gordon. The por-
trait of the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord-Lieutenant of the
county, is also in the town hall of that city, having also
been painted by subscription as a mark of respect.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston have been stay-
ing the last few days with Sir Augustus and Lady Clif-
ford, at their delightful marine residence in the Isle of
Wight.
Lord Brougham is entertaining a small party at
Brougham Hall. The noble and learned lord is expected
to leave for his chateau in the south of France early in
the ensuing month.
Sir Edwin Landseer is at present visiting the Hon.
Mrs. Mackenzie, of Seaforth, at Brahan Castle. On
Wednesday, along with several gentlemen, also at Bra-
han Castle, Sir Edwin enjoyed a day's sport among the
favourite subjects of his pencil—the Highland red deer,
when five fine specimens were brought to the ground.
THE NEW ACT ON RAILWAY AND CANAL £RAFFIC.—
Amongst the acts passed in the late session was one for
the better regulation of the traffic on railways and canals.
By this act the Court of Common Pleas is empowered to
determine such matters, and at the end of the present
vacation the court will make rules on the subject.
NEW ACT FOR THE AUGMENTATION OF BENEFICES.
On the 10th ult., an act was passed to extend the pro-
visions of the act for the augmentation of benefices.
The provisions and powers of former acts are extended,
so that they may be exercised by incumbents, although
only part of the district be within the limits of the bene-
fice.
THE CASE OF LIEUTENANT PERRY.—A penny sub-
scription in aid of the refuge fund for Lieutenant Perry,
of the 46th Regiment, has been commenced in Builth,
and the example, no doubt, will be followed by every
town in the principality—not so much in regard to the
amount that may be raised as to mark the public
feeling in favour of this persecuted young officer.
COURT-MARTIAL ON A WOMAN.—We perceive that
a woman has been tried by court-martial at Neemuch.
The occurrence is almost unprecedented in India. The
accused is a camp follower, and was charged with re-
ceiving stolen property. The native court-martial
found her guilty, and sentenced her to imprisonment
with hard labour for one year. In India, under the
ordinary law, we do not sentence women to hard
labour.—Friend of India.
SEIZURE OF AN EXTENSIVE ILLICIT STlLL.—Yesterday
morning, from information received at the Inland Re-
venue offices, the officers proceeded to a house in Rose-
street, Brick-lane, St. Luke's, when finding the house
closed they knocked, but could not gala admittance.
Shortly afterwards they proceeded to break open the
door, and while so engaged they heard the sound of
people going up the stairs. Upon gaining admission the
officers proceeded up stairs, and found two young men,
one dressed in the garb of a sailor, in the act of putting
on their coats, and having taken them into custody, they
found that their arms were covered with molasses wash,
and also recognised the one in the sailor's clothes as
having been sent to prison several times for the same
offence. The prisoners denied that there was anything
wrong going on in the house, but upon the officers
searching the lower part, they found a very large copper
still in full work, about 120 gallons of molasses, several
gallons of epirits. considerably over proof,, and all the
utensils necessary for carrying on a very extensive busi-
ness. The goods were at once seized and taken to the
Excise Office. The men were locked up at the Olerken`
' well Police Court.