The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-07 00:00:00

OOURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, Nov. 6.
The Queen, with the Prince of Wales and Prince
Alfred, walked in the Home-park this morning.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shooting.
The Earl of Aberdeen, the Hon. Mrs. Gordon, and
the Hon. Arthur Gordon are expected this afternoon, on
a visit to her Majesty.
The Earl of Clarendon and Baron de Hochschild are
also expected.
Sirdar Golab Khan and Hukeem Abdsol Nubbee
Khan, Aides-de-camp to his Highness the Maharajah
Nurrinder Sing, Mohinder Bahadoor of Puttialab, had
an interview with Viscount Hardinge, Commanding-in-
Chief, yesterday, at the Horse Guards.
The of Aberdeen left town yesterday afternoon,
for Windsor Castle.

BEDFORD BOROUGH REPRESENTATION.—It appears
that the vacancy in the representation of this borough
will not he filled up without a contest.
The vicarage of Treveglwys, near Newton, Mont.
gomeryshire, has become vacant by the death of the
Rev. James Morgan, M.A. (instituted 1850). The
benefice, which is worth 1501. a year, is in the gift of
Lord Mostyn.
The vicarage of Hoilington, near Hastings, in the
diocese of Chichester, has become vacant by the death
of the Rev. Henry John Rush, M.A. The benefice,
which is worth 2501. a year, is in the gift of the execu-
tor of the late Mr. 3. Everefield.
ALHA AND ALBUERA.—The battle on the Alma has
been treated as an almost unexampled instance of fright-
ful carnage in so short a space of time. The slaughter
was greater at Albuera ; and here is the proof. At that
memorable conflict, which lasted under four hours, there
were 32 British officers killed, and 165 wounded. The
rank and file and non-commissioned officers killed were
354 in number, and there were 2,467 wounded. The
Portuguese regiments had 2 officers killed and 16
wounded, and 100 soldiers killed and 243 wounded •
total killed and wounded, 3,781, about double the number
of the Alma Casualties. Besides these, about 500 men
were taken prisoners.—United Service Gazette.
Accounts from the Crimea announce the death of Col.
the Hon. Francis Grosvenor Hood, commanding the
3d battalion of the Grenadier Guards. His father,
Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Wheeler Hood, was killed
the height of Aire, in the south of France, in 1814,
and he himself has met death in an equally noble man-
ner at the head of his battalion before Sebastopol. He
is the great grandson of the first Lord Hood, of naval
renown, who was elevated to the peerage in 1782, for
his celebrated victory over the French fleets under the
Count de Grasse, in the West Indies. Colonel Hood
was brother to the third Viscount, who succeeded his
grandfather ; he bad been 27 years in the Grenadier
Guards, and was married in 1842 to his cousin, the
daughter of Sir Graham Hamond, Bart.
THE JEWEL FOR THE LORD MAYOR'S COMMITTEE.--
The members of the Common Council, &c., forming the
committee for arranging the civic pageant, are annually
presented by the Lord Mayor with a medal, or jewel.
Upon this occasion the testimonial will be more costly
and tasteful than ordinary. It has been manufactured
by Mr. E. Watson, of King-street, Cheapside, and com-
prises an elegant gold Maltese cross, beautifully bordered
and chased. In the centre of the obverse side is the
following inscription :—" Right Hon. Francis Graham
Moon, Lord Mayor. Henry Muggeridge, Alderman.
Charles Docimus Crosley, Esq., Sheriff. Nov. 9, 1E54."
On either side of the above are the arms of the
Sheriffs ; above are the arms of the Lord Mayor, with
cap of maintenance, City sword, and mace ; and at the
base the City arms, supported by the ensign of England,
France, and Turkey. On the reverse is the name of
the gentlemen to whom the medal is presented. The
number exeouted is about 23. One will be presented to
each of the 16 committee men, one to the Remembrances,
one to the City Architect, one to each of the Under-
Sheriffs, one to the Lord Mayor's Chaplain, and one to
each of the Sheriff's Chaplains.
THE LONDON INSTITUTION.—Last evening, the inau-
gural lecture, of the usual course of winter lectures,
in
connection with the above highly prosperous institution,
situated in Finsbury-circus, was delivered in the theatre,
by Dr. Edwin Lankaster, F.R.S., F.L.S., Professor of
Natural Philosophy, in New College, St. John's-wood,
when a large and influential company assembled, shortly
after seven o'clock.