The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-04 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, Nov. 3.
There were no additions t• the royal dinner party
yesterday.
Her Majesty's priva`e band was in attendance after
dinner in the Castle and played the following selec-
tion :
Overtnre, "Die Genueserinn"
Quartett (No. 9), Andante con moto,
allegro vivace, andante, minuetto and
trio, coda, allegro molto ; two violins,
viola, and violoncello, Messrs. Sainton,
Cusins, Hill, and H. Chipp
Selection, " La part du Diable " Auber.
The Queen, with the Princesses Helena and Louisa,
visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, at
Frogmore•house, this morning.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shooting,
attended by Lord de Tabley, Major-General Buckley,
and Captain du Plat.
The Princess Royal and Princess Alice rode on horse-
back.

A deputation from Farnham had an interview yester-
day with the President of the General Board of Health,
at his office, Whitehall, with reference to the sanitary
condition of the town of Farnham. The deputation
consisted of the Rev. J. S. Utterton and Mr. Paine.
A deputation from the borough of Kingston-upon-
Thames also had an interview with the President of the
General Board of Health yesterday, on the sanitary state
of that borough. The deputation comprised F. Gould,
Esq., mayor of Kingston, and Messrs. Samuel Ferre-
yard, Samuel Gray, and John Shrubsole. They were
introduced by Mr. W. J. Evelyn, M.P., and attended
by Mr. Jemmett, the town-clerk.
Despatches for the Governor of Canada were sent last
evening from the Colonial-office.

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The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, who are
on a visiting tour in Scotland, are expected to arrive at
Chesterfield House the week after next from the north.
It is announced the preliminaries of a marriage have
been arranged between the Earl of Lichfield and the
Lady Harriet Hamilton, the eldest daughter of the
noble marquis.
The Earl and Countess of Glengall and the Ladies
Butler arrived in Grosvenor-street yesterday from visit-
ing the Earl of Stradbroke, at Henham Hall, Suffolk.
The Countess of Desert has left Lord Cawdor's, in
South Audley-street, on a visit to the Hon. Octavjus
Duncomhe, M.P., and Lady Caroline Dunconibe, at
Wansley Park, Huntingdon. The noble earl is at pre-
sent at West Cowes.
Count and Countess de Flahault, Baroness Keith and
Nairne, who have been entertaining a succession of visi-
tors at her residence in Perthshire, during the autumn,
are expected to arrive in Grosvenor-square at the close
cf the ensuing week for the winter.
Viscount and Visesountess Canning arrived in Gros-
venor-square last evening from Paris. Her ladyship's
turn of waiting on her Majesty will commence on the
16th of the ensuing month, when it is expected the court,
according to present arrangements, will be on the eve
of removing from Osborne to Windsor Castle fur the
holidays.
Major-General and Lady Laura Meyrick have arrived
in Curzon-street, from Goodrich Court, near Hereford,
to attend the nuptials of their son, Captain Meyrick,
with Lady Elizabeth Hay, which, it is expected, will be
solemnised in a few days.
EARL FITZHARDINGICS Fox HOUNDS.—This famous
pack arrived yesterday at their Cheltenham kennel,
from Berkeley Castle, and will commence hunting to-
morrow, when the meet will be at Down Hatherley ;
'on Thursday they meet at Litcomb, and on Saturday at
Broad way. Cheltenham Chronicle.
A SUCCESSFUL EiILGRANT.—Mr. Hooper, who for-
merly kept the Malt and Hop Brewery, Queen-street,
Ipswich, and who left England about three years ago
on account of difficulties, has written to a gentleman in
that town, stating that he has just purchased the Prince
of Wales Hotel, Melbourne, for 20,000/.—Bury Post.
BATH MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.—For the first time
since the Municipal Reform Bill the ward elections have
gone off peacefully. There has not been a contest in
any ward, and the Liberals have returned ten out of
fourteen councillors.
The Hon: Colonel Charles B. and Mrs. Phipps
have arrived in Lowndes-square, from visiting the
Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane at Taymouth
Castle, ea route to Windsor Castle. The gallant Privy
Purse's eldest son, the youthful Mr. Charles Phipps,
now one of the pages of honour to the Queen, will
shortly obtain his commission in the foot brigade of
Guards, without purchase.
Rear-Admiral Hewson, of Pomeroy Villa, Topsham,
has been for the last few days on a visit to his nephew,
the Rev. Frank Hewson, of Hudscott, in this county.
This gallant officer, who entered the navy 67 years ago,
and was one of the heroes of Trafalgar and Copenhagen,
is still, we are happy to say, in the enjoyment of excel-
, lent health.—Exeter Post.

MAILRIAGES IN iIIGH is said that a marriage

will shortly take place between Lord Kinsale, Premier
Baron of Ireland, and Miss Brown Westhead, only
daughter of 3. P. Brown WestheeA, Esq., of Lea Castle,
Worcestershire. A marriage is also about to take place
between John Irwine Whitty, E3q., LL.D., of Hen-
rietra-street, Dublin, and the Countess Adelaide de Lusi.
The office of Principal of Elizabeth College, Guernsey,
will become vacant at Christmas next. Such graduates,
being in holy orders, as propose to become candidates
for this office, are requested to send their names and
address to the secretary to Elizabeth College, St. Mar-
tin's rectory, Guernsey.
CONSTANTINOPLE, OCT. 15.—Dr. Levy embarks to
morrow for the Ciiinea. The innumerable detail-work
connected with the organisation of the French hospitals
here would not permit him to leave Constantinople
earlier than this.—Jewish Chronicle.
CONSTANTINOPLE, OCT. 16.—Dr. Levy, the director
of the sanitary department of the French troops, has
made a demand for a larger number of surgeons for. the
hospital service in the camp before Sebastopol.—Jewish
Chronicle.
EXETER AND EXMOUTH RAILWAY.—We Lear that it
is the intention of the South Devon Railway Company
to apply to Parliament in the ensuing session for leave
to form a railway from Exeter to Exmouth, in connec-
tion with the quay at Topsham, crossing the Exeter
Canal by a swing bridge about half a mile west of the
Exininster station.—Exeter Post.
PATRIOTIC FUND.—Meetings have been held in the
following places in aid of the Patriotic Fund :—St. Pan-
cras, Salisbury, Gloucester, Preston, Sheffield, and Car-
lisle. The proceedings at all of them were highly satis-
factory. Considerable sums were subscribed and liberal
donations were expected through the exertions of the
committees appointed at each of them.
STREET LAMPS.—Purify gas to the utmost extent pos-
sible, but, pure or not, do not waste it. Does it not
strike you that vast quantities of the light produced by
gas is wasted in our streets by the want of a reflector
from the top of the lamp ? Why not paint the outside
of the upper panes of glass with white paint, so as to
throw' down a great part of the light which is now
wasted on the clouds and stars. They don't want it ;
we do.—Builder.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY AND CITY.—PATRIOTIC FUND.—
The sub;cription to the Patriotic Fund collected already
in the University and City amount to upwards of 1,0001.
The Dean and Chapter of Christ Church have headed the
list with 1001. The Warden and Fellows of All souls'
College have, we understand, also contributed 1001.
THE TREATMENT OF THE POOR IN LAMBETH WORK-
HOUSE.--FIFTH DAY'S INVESTIGATION.—Messrs. Austin
and Cane, the -Poor-law Commissioners, resumed their
inquiry yesterday morning, in Lambeth workhouse,
inmates. th e
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c LIEUTENANT PERRY.
—A petition, signed by a large number of the most
respectable inhabitants Of Honiton, in Devonshire, has
been forwarded to her Majesty, praying her Majesty
to lay the evidence and proceedings connected with the
late courts-martial on Lieutenant Perry before the
Judges ; and, if they should be of opinion that the find-
ing of the Courts was not justified by law and con-
sistent with the evidence and the principles of truth
and justice, then that her Majesty shall be pleased to
restore Mr. Perry to his former position in the service,
or to such other preferment as her Majesty may gra-
ciously determine.
BROADHEMBURY.—'Squire Drewe, of the Grange, has
put a stop to the ploughing match this year. He has a
son in the Crimea, and does not think it becoming that
his tenants should make merry whilst danger threatens
a scion of his house. The sum usually devoted to pre-
miums, &c., is to be contributed to the Patriotic Fund.
—Exeter Post.
( The Armonia, a clerical paper, published at Turin,
announces the arrival of a Pontifical note, which pro-
tests in a friendly manner against any oppression of the
Catholic Church in Piedmont, and especially against ex-
pulsions and the sequestration of estates to the injury
of religions foundations.
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—At the monthly
general meeting held on Thursday at the Society's
house, in Hanover-square, Dr. Gray, Vice-President,
in the chair, Messrs. A. S. Milbank, R. Webb, E. La-
forest, C. W. Dilke, H. F. Tod, and T. P. Presland,
were elected Fellows of the Society ; and Messrs. T.
N. Hunt and T. Hutton were proposed as candidates
for the fellowship. The report of the council stated
that the society had been honoured by further donations
from his Majesty the King of Portugal ; and that
among other recent additions to the menagerie an in-
terestiog collection of animals from North America had
been presented by W. G. Seoith, Esq. The number
of visitors was 22,547 in the month of October, and
389,190 in the current year. The elections of new fel-
lows since the Ist of January last presented a large in-
crease over those of preceding years.
FOOT BRIDGES OVER CROSSINGS.—AIIow me space in
your columns to submit the practicability of erecting
light and elegant street bridges for foot passengers over
the most crowded public streets or crossings. These
bridges could be of such an architectural character as
would be unobjectionable wherever placed, and the ad-
vantages such modes of transit would confer on ladies
and all the older members of society, by the security
they would afford them, must be admitted by all parties.
These bridges need not exceed in height some 12 or 14
feet, and if made on the suspension principle, would not
interfere with the existing currents of passengers. I
would suggest, by way of trial, that one of these bridges
tr.l or +ll,, S' P chlrehyard,
being nearly in a straight line. Another could be placed
in the Poultry, a third in Gracechurch-street, &C.—
The Builder.

LAT'EST NEWS.

GREAT BATTLE

NEAR

BAI AKLAVA.

IM :PORTANT
GOVERNI h lENT DESPATCH

FROM

SEB ASTOPOL.

REPULS: Er, OF THE ENEMY.

FROM LORD SI TRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE.
" C ONSTANTINOPLE, OCT. 28,
AT MIDNIGHT.

" The captain. of an English steam transport,
which left Balak lava the evening of the 26th, con-
firms in great p: tat the information brought this
morning by a Pvench ship, and transmitted im-
mediately to Loaidon by way of Marseilles. It
appears that the Russians attacked the forts in the
vicinity of Balal-alava on the 25th. Their num-
bers are supposed to have been about 30,000
men. The attat lc was unexpected. The Cossacks
preceded the infantry. To resist them at first
there were Ottoman troops and Scotch. The
Turks gave way and even spiked the guns, which,
seized by the Russians, were turned against them.
The Scotch, on the contrary, remained firm is
their position. Other fyrces arrived, and the
Russians were obliged to yield the ground, re-
maining, nevertheless, masters of two forts, from
which they fired upon our troops. Three re-
giments of English light cavalry, exposed to the
cross fire of the Russian batteries, suffered im-
mensely.
" The French took part in the affair, with ad-
mirable bravery.

"On the next day their position was attacked
by a body of 8,000 Russians, as well from the
side of the town as from that of Balaklava. They
repulsed the enemy with great slaughter. Gene-
rally, the loss of the Russians must have been.

very great. It is affirmed that the fire of the
batteries of the town had much slackened ; and
according to the report of wounded officers, some
of whom have arrived at Buyukdere, the belief
continued that Sebastopol would be soon in the
hands of the Allies. This is merely what has been.

gathered from several persons who were eye-wit-
nesses of what took place.
" The names of the killed and wounded are

reserved for the official occasion. Among the►
names there is none of a general officer.
(Signed)
" STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE."

FURTHER IMPORTANT
PARTICULARS.
The following intelligence has been received.

hero :

BUCHAREST, NOVEMBER 1.

The English Consul at Varna, writing on the
28th Oct. at ten o'clock at night, announces the.
arrival there of the Himalaya, from Balaklava„
bringing the intelligence that a considerable
force attacked and took the three Turkish bats
teries, near Balaklava, on the 25th.

The Russian cavalry and artillery advancing,
the English light cavalry advanced to meet them..
The English cavalry charged and suffered much.
The Scots Greys and sth Dragoon Guards coming
to their support, the enemy was completely
routed, and retired behind the batteries taken
from the Turks.

On the evening of the 26th the Russians made
a sortie from Sebastopol against Sir De Lacy
Evans's division, and were repulsed in half an
hour, leaving 1,000 dead on the ground.

The English lost one officer only, and a few
men wounded.

The above is official.

It is reported that the Turks withdrew pref -
pitously, thereby causing temporary confusion
and considerable loss.

PARIS, SATURDAY MORNING.

In a short resume' of the operations before
Sebastopol, given in the Moniteur, it says, that
on the 17th the French batteries discontinued
their fire at noon in consequence of the expliosion
of a powder magazine, which damaged them.
The English batteries continued their fire, and
laid the works opposed to them in ruins.

On the 17th the whole of the batteries, mount-
ing 250 guns, reopened their fire and continued
it all day, causing several conflagrations in the
place, and blowing up a powder magazine.
The bombardment of this day laid the Quaran-
tine Fort in rains, while the great forts at the
entrance of the harbour were shattered and silenced
by the fleet.
During this operation a shell burst on the
quarter-deck of the Ville de Paris. Admiral
Hamelin was not hurt, but one of his chief
Aides-de-Camp was killed and the rest wounded,
together with several other persons who sur-
rounded him.

VIENNA, FRIDAY, Nov. 3.
Advices have been received here dated Con-
stantinople, Oct. 23.
The Harpy had brought a Russian general and
400 wounded to Constantinople.
40,000 of the Allies check the advance of the
Russian reinforcements.
The British cavalry division, under General
Scarlett, had defeated 5,000 Russians.
Five Russian generals are reported already
killed.
The Russians have left Eupatoria.

PARIS, Friday Evening.
News has reached us to-day from Constan-
tinople, by way of Trieste, to the 22d.
The bombardment was continued on the 18th
and 19th only from the land side.
Five powder magazines had been exploded in
the town, and five forts, including Fort Constan-
tine, had been dismantled.
The fire of the Russians was feebly maintained.
The son of Osman Pasha and five Russian
Generals had been killed.
Two sorties by the garrison had been repulsed,
and three of the enemy's ships had been sunk in
the port.
The Sanspareil, the Agamemnon, the Charle-
imigne, and, the Ville de Paris were damaged on
the 17th.
The last two have had only 25 men put hors
de combat.

The following intelligence has been received
through Vienna :
. VARNA, Oct. 24.
The Turkish troops continuo to leave for
Bat ,kl vn •
GAL.Ia Z., 26.
Omer Pacha's movements are so menacing
that Prince Gortschakoff is ordering the RUniall

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troops which had reached the Dniester on their
way to the Crimea to halt.

Advices from Athens, of the 27th Oct., state
that the Porte demands further compensation. A
commercial treaty with Greece was contemplated.