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

LORD DUNKELLIN.

The following is a translation of the letter sent by the
Russian Minister of War to the Marquis of Cla.nricarde,
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 hands. His Majesty is
gratified at being thereby enabled to anticipate the propo-
sition just made by Lord Raglan to Prince Menschikoff to
j exchange Lord Dunkellin fur a Russian artillery officer, who
was taken prisoner by the English troops near Sobvstopol.
Conformably to his Majesty's will, I now give the order to
send your son from Kalouga, whore he is at present, to
London, by way of Warsaw.
" ks for the Russian officer, above referred to, who, I
suppose, is Captain Kousowleff. I invite Prince Menschikoff
j to request Lord Raglan to deliver him to us in exchange
I for Lord Dunkellin, who will very soon be at liberty.
" If Captain Kansowleff 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,
(Signed) "PRINCE BASILB DOLGOROWKY,
Minister of War.
" Oct. 24 (Nov. 5), 1854."

HER MAJESTY'S NEW STEAM-YACHT,
THE WINDSOR CASTLE.

In consequence of the tide not being suitable fur 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 purose—that is, the shipwrights work their
dinner hours and the blacksmiths until nine o'clock at
night.
Her 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.

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Tlll SEA NYMPH SAFE.—This ♦essel, stated to have
gone down with all on hoard, 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 viay home by her.—Cork, Constitu•

tion.
DISPENSERS OF MEDICINI TO THP! ARMY IN THE
E.—A correspondent, correcting a misstatement
,T
which has gained currency, says :—" The pay of a dis-
penser of medicines to the army in the East is 7s. 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
ter inhabitants
ton
of Stamford and its vicinity, about a quar of a
weight having been received within the week.—Stain-
ford Mercury.