The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-22 00:00:00

RELEASE OF LORD DUNKELLIN.

We have sincere pleasure in giving publicity to the
following communication. The public will sympathise
with the joy of an excellent and patriotic nobleman; and
the public will be glad to learn that even the stern and
relentless Autocrat of Russia has his " compunctious
visitings "—is accessible to a sense of friendship. Even
on the least charitable assumption—that the Czar is
merely playing a part—it shows that oven he feels the
necessity of deferring in some things to public opinion :
" Lord Clanricarde has received a letter from Prince
Dolgorouky, the Minister of War at St. Petersburg, in-
forming him that the Emperor, recollecting, with plea-
sure, the time when Lord Clanricarde represented the
Queen, as her Majesty's ambassador at the imperial
court, felt real satisfaction in restoring to him his son
who, by the chances of war, had fallen into the hands of
the Russians. Prince Dolgorouky adds, that it had been
agreeable to his imperial master to have, in this matter,
forestalled the proposal for an exchange of Lord Dun-
kellin, which Lord Raglan had addressed to Prince
Menschikoff, and he begs that Captain Kousowleff, the
officer offered by Lord Raglan, may, it he should be in
England, be sent to Russia. Lord Dunkellin will, there-
fore, be enabled shortly to return to active service."

WROUGHT-IRON GUNS.

TO THE EDITOR 017 TUB TIMES.

believe "Wrought Iron" is right in his views
about the utility of the gun ho speaks of ix the Times
of yesterday. About seven years ago I made some
wrought-iren cannons, about half a ton weight each.
They were tried most severely by an eminent firm, who
are noted makers of cast-iron cannon, and the result
was most satisfactory. I believe they were also tested
at Woolwich with equal success (the trunnions were not
forged on them). Of the safety of these guss I have
no doubt ; the only drawback to their being more exten-
sively used I consider to be their cost. They could be
made as large as the Lancaster, or, in fact, any size,
but would be very expensive, though not so much so as
brass guns. I consider them safer than the latter, as
it is well known that the more heated brass guns be-
come from excessive firing the weaker they are, while
the contrary is the case with wrought-iron ones.—l am,
sir, your obedient servant,
Nov. 20. HAMMERED IRON.

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, Nov. 21.

The dinner party yesterday included her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Augusta Bruce, Lady
Emily Cavendish, Baroness de Speth, and Sir Charles
Wood.
The band of the Royal Horse Guards played during
dinner, and her. Majesty's private band after.
The Queen and Prince, with the Royal children, ac-
companied by the Princess Gauromina of Coorg, walked
in the grounds adjacent to the Castle this forenoon.
Tbis being the birthday of her Royal Highness the
Princess Royal the band of the Royal Horse Guards
played several select pieces on the South Terrace at
seven o'clock this morning.
Lady Churchill has succeeded the Countess of Gains-
borough as lady in waiting. Lady Gainsborough re-
mains •n a visit.
The Earl of Listowel and General Sir Frederick
Stovin have succeeded Lord Byron and Mr. F. Caven-
dish as lord and groom in waiting.
The Hen. Charles Gore has been invited, and is ex-
pected this afternoon.