The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-02 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, Nov. I.
The following had the honour of dining with her Ma-
jesty yesterday.
The Beligian Minister, the Austrian Minister and
Countess Colloredo, Lord and Lady John Russell, the
Rev. Lord and Lady Wriothesley Russell, and the
Right Hon. Sidney and Mrs. Herbert.
The Band of the Royal Horse Guards attended during
dinner, and performed the following selection :
Overture, Op. 101
Selection, "Rigoletto"
Waltz
Selection, "Etoile du Nord" Meyerbeer.
Galep Kuhner.
The Queen's Private Band afterwards attended in the
Castle, and played the following pieces :
Overture, "Les Diamans de la Conroane" Anber.
Solo (violin), M. Sainton
Andante and Rondo
Marion Walzer Strauss.
The Queen and Prince walked in the Home Park this
morning.
The Countess of Gainsberough has succeeded the
Countess of Desart as Lady in Waiting.
Major-General Buckley has succeeded Lord A. Paget
as Equerry in Waiting to the Queen, and Captain Du
Plat has relieved Colonel F. H. Seymour, the Equerry
in Waiting to the Prince.
The whole of the visiting company left the Castle this
forenoon.

Lord John Russell returned to his residence in Rich
mond-parp yesterday, from Windsor Castle.
Sir Benjamin Hall had an interview with the Earl ef,
Aberdeen yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
street.

The Sirdar Goolaub Khan, Bahadoor, and Hakeem
Abdool Nubbee Khan Bahadoor, Aides-de-Camp of the
Maharajah Nurrender Sing Mahinder Bahadoor of Put-
tialah, in the nerth-west provinces of India, attended by
their interpreter, Aller Moodee Ahamad, paid a visit of
ceremony yesterday, accompanied by Mr. C. R. Thomp-
son, to the Chairman of the East India Company, at the
India House.

The Sirdar and Hakeem arrived by the last steamer
from India, attended by a small native retinue, to make
preparations for the arrival on an early visit to the
British Court of their Prince, the Maharajah, who has
already arrived at Calcutta, which he is expected to
leave for London by the steamer of December.
Despatches from the Governor of Canada, and also
from the Governors of the West India colonies, were re-
ceived yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Despatches were sent last evening for the Governors
of the West India Colonies.

The Right Hon. the Earl of Carlisle has recently con-
sented to be named a vice president of the Weekly Tract
Society.
Lord Southampton has arrived at the Clarendon
Hotel, from Whittlebury-lodge, Northamptonshire.
The Right Hon. Sidney and Mrs. Herbert returned
to Belgrave-square yesterday, from a visit to her
Majesty at Windsor Castle.
Captain Leyland and Mrs. and Miss Leyland have left
the Clarendon Hotel, for Brighton.
It is reported that the Duke of Devonshire has
kindly sent 2501. to the Russian prisoners at Lewes,
and that the Czar has forwarded 1,0001. to the officers
who are on parole in that loeality.
It is thought likely that General E. San Miguel or
General Infante will be elected president of the Con-
stituent Cortes.

BATTLE OF THE ALMA.—An officer of the Guards,
describing the battle of the Alma, says, " though on
horseback, my cocked hat and clothes were sprinkled all
over with blood."
CONSECRATION OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF SALFORD,
OXFORDSHIRE.—On Monday last the B►shop. of Oxford
consecrated this church, which has been rebuilt, with
the addition of a new aisle.

Twenty-four Sisters of Charity have just taken their
departure in the Lycurgue, from Marseilles, for Alex-
andria.

The cholera has broken out at Worcester, and several
persons have died from the disease.