The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-09 00:00:00

LORD DUNKELLIN.

The following is a translation •f the letter sent by the
Russian Minister of War to the Marquis of Olanricarde,
with reference to the setting at liberty of his lordship's
son, Lord Dunkellin :

" My Lord,—The Emperor, my august master, recalling
' to mind, with pleasure, the time in which your excellency
occupied at St. Petersburg the post of ambassador of her
Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, experiences a real
satisfaction in restoring to you your son whom the chances
of war have delivered into our bands. His Majesty is
gratified at being thereby enabled to anticipate th• propo-
sition just made by Lord Raglan to Prince Menschikoff to
exchange Lord Dunkellin fora Russian artillery officer, who
was tak'm prisoner by the English troops near Sebastopol.
Conformably to his Majesty's will, I now give the order to
send your son from Kalouga, where he is at present; to
London, by way of Warsaw.
"As for the Russian officer, above referred to, who, I
suppose, is Captain KousowlelL I invite Prince Menschikoff
to request Lord Raglan to deliver him to us in exchange
for Lord Dunkellin, who will very soon be at liberty.
"If Captain Kausowleff happens to be already in Eng-
land, he -will, we have every ground for hoping, be sent
back to Russia, just as your son has been authorised to
return to England.—Accept, &c.,
(Signed) "PRINCE BASILE DOLGOROWKY,
Minister of War.
" Oct. 24 (Nov. 5), 1854."

HER MAJESTY'S NEW STEAM-YACHT,

THE WINDSOR CASTLE'.

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In consequence of the tido not being suitable for the
launch of her Majesty's magnificent new steam-yacht on
the 13th January, at Pembroke dockyard, that exciting
ceremony has been postponed until the 16th of the same
month. In order to insure her completion by that date
all the shipwrights of the establishment that can possi-
bly be employed upon her are so occupied, and on Wed-
nesday they commenced working extended hours for a
similar purpose—that is, the shipwrights work their
dinner hours and the blacksmiths until nine o'clock at
Light.

ifer Majesty will in person perform the ceremony of
naming this beautiful specimen of the perfection of naval
architecture. In that case of course the Earl of Cawdor
will have the honour of entertaining the Royal suite
during their temporary and fleeting visit.

THE SEA NYMPH SAFE.— This vessel, stated to have
gone down with all on board, we are happy to say, is
safe. By what means we know not, but under the ter-
rible gale of the night of the 14th she made her way to
Balaklava. We have the more pleasure in making this
announcement as fears were entertained for the safety
of a gentleman belonging to this city, who was believed
to have been on his vtay home by her.—Cork Constitu•
tion.
DISPENSERS OP MEDICINE TO THE ARMY IN THE
EAST.—A correspondent, correcting a misstatement
which has gained currency, says :—" The pay
.of
ia dis-
penser of medicines to the army in the East is s. 6d.
per diem, with the allowances of an assistant-surgeon,
which I am credibly informed amounts to 135."
The effort made in Stamford to collect linen and
calico for the use of the sick and wounded at Scutari
has been most liberally responded to by the inhabitants
of Stamford and its vicinity, about a quarter of a ton
weight having been received within the week.—Stant-
ford Mercgry.