The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Earl of Aberdeen returned to town yesterday
from Southampton.
A deputation from inhabitants of Bankside, in the
parish of St. Saviour's, Southwark, had an interview on
Thursday with the President of the General Board of
Health, at his office, Whitehall, in relation to nuisances
injurious to health in that neighbourhood. The depu-
tation consisted of Messrs. W. Jones, J. Shears, J.
Benbow, Hinton, T. Scarborough, E. Johnson, and C.
De:goatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial
Office -to- the Governors of the North American prc-

vinces.
Despatches wt-re received yesterday from the Governic
of New Zealand. -

Her Royal Highness th: Duchess of Kent and suite
are expected to remain at Pol:les House, East Cowes,
!i
until the first week in the ensuilig month, when the
Royal Duchess returns to Frogmu7o Lodge, near
Windsor. Her Royal Highness's youthful grandchildren,
the Princes Arthur and Leopold, and the Princess
Louisa, are staying at Osborne in charge of L'ady Caro-
line Barrington, during the absence of their illtOtrious
parents at Balmoral.

The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland will
shortly remove from Aluwiek Castle, to Stanwick
Park, his Grace's seat in Yorkshire, to reside for a few
weeks previous to their taking up their abode at Ain-
wick for the winter.
The Duke and Duchess of Athol are entertaining a
select party at Blair Athol, Perthshire. Her Grace is
expected to succeed the Duchess of Wellington as Lady
in Waiting on her Majesty at Balmoral.
The Duke of Wellington returned to Belgrave-street,
yesterday, from Norwich, where his Grace, we under,
stand, was the guest of the mayor, Sir Samuel Bignold,
during the musical festival. The noble duke leave:,
town forthwith for Scotland to join the duchess, who is
in at endance at Balmoral as Lady in Waiting:
The Countess Dowager Granville, who has been visit-
kg her noble relative, the Duke of Devonshire, at Chis-
wick, has left Hereford-street, Park-lane, on a visit to
Lord and Lady Rivers, at Rushmore Lodge, Dorset.
The Earl and Countess of Desert have returned to
Curzon-street, frotrt visiting the Duke and Duchess of
Grafton, at Euston
The Earl of Scarborough has been entertaining a
numerous party of noblemen and gentlemen at Sand-
beck-park during the Doncaster races.
The Earl of Jersey continues to improve in health in
Berkeley-square. The Countess and Lady Clementine
Villiers are still in Scotland.
The Earl of Carnarvon has left Grosvenor-square,
for Heydon House, Newbury.
Lord and Lady Canning, who are still, we believe,
cruising in the Baltic in his lordship's yacht, the Fair
Rosamond, are expected to return to this country about
the 30th instant.

Lord Brougham, who is staying at Brougham Hall,
is expected to pass through town the first week in the
ensuing month, en route to Cannes. Lady Brougham
has returned from visiting her relatives, Sir Alexander
and Lady Malet, at the English embassy at Frankfort.
The Marquis of Salisbury is entertaining a few select
friends at his sporting seat in the island of Rum, Inver-
ness-shire.

The Right Hon. Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood
are expected to return to Mickleton Hall, near Don•
caster, towards the end of the present month, from a
tour of visits in Scotland.

Colonel Du Plat, RE., has been appointed her Ma-
jesty's Commissioner, with the local rank of Brigadier
General, at the head quarters of the Austrian army, in
the event of its taking the field ; and Captain Conyers
has been nominated his ade-de-camp.—Bristol Army
Despatch.
LOCOMOTIVES FOR AUSTRALIA.—The Ebba Blahe, of
London, for Sydney, has been hauled under the mast-
house, East India Dock, to take on board a number of
locomotives, tenders, carriages, and waggons, for the
Sydney Railway.
THE BALTIC FLEET.—The Cork Constitution states
that it is understood that a communication to Rear-
Admiral Sir W. F. Carroll, commanding-in-chief at
Queenstown, has been made by the Admiralty, stating
that sixteen ships of the Baltic fleet, being a portion of
the allied squadron, will rendezvous at Queenstown.
DEPARTURE OF THN LORD-LIEUTENANT.—His Excel-
lency the Lord-Lieutenant and suite left King stown
.yesterday evening in the Prince Arthur, City of Dublin
Company's packet, for England, where, it is stated, the
' noble earl will remain until the beginning of November.
DRSTUiI OTWEI CONFLAGRATION IN FINSBURY. —On
Thursday night considerable sensation was created by
the sudden outbreak of a destructive fire, which hap-
pened on the premises in the joint occupation of Mr.
George Simpson, cabinet manufacturer, and Mr. W.
Sadgrove, upholsterer, No. li, Eldon-street, Finsbury.
The building which composed the workshops was prin-
cipally wood, and was filled with a vast amount of stuck.

CAPTAIN COOK'S CLOCK.—To the many attractions
with which the United Service Institution abounds, one
that will be highly appreciated has lately been presented
by Rear• Admiral Sir Thomas Herbert, K.C.B. It is a
valuable chronometer by Larcum Kendall, London,
1771, which was twice carried out by Captain Cook on
his voyages to the Pacific, and was taken out again by
Lieut. Bligh, in 1787.

CONVERSION OF A CHURCH ENTRANCE INTO SHOPS.—
The approach to Archbishop Tenison's chapel, in Regent-
street, has been destroyed, and the space formerly occu-
pied by it is in course of conversion into shops. The
entrance to the chapel will henceforth be in King-street.
The Irloniteur published a decree, dated at aoulogne,
authorising the foundation of the societe anonyme,
formed at Caen (Calvados) under the denomination of
Discount Bank of Caen, and approvin g of its statutes.
SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY. —The Pp insular and Oriental
Company's steam-ship Indus took a trial trip in Stokes
Bay to-day, for the purpose of testing the suitability of
a new shaft, which she has had placed to each of her en-
gines. The result of the trial was satisfactory. The
Indus will leave for Alexandria on the 20th inst., taking
with her the heavy portion of the East India and China

THE BAZAAR IN AID OF THE FUNDS FOR ENLARGING
THE ROYAL HOSPITAL.—PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY.—The
receipts of yesterday were reported by the " fairest" of
stall-keepers to be 2001., and this despite the rain which
fell the whole day. The great energies put forth on this
occasion by Lady Cochrane and those who have so
kindly assisted in this , national work of charity, have
been the means of seauring 5001. in addition, from Mr.
Dixon, of Stansfeld Park, in Hants. That gentleman
had promised that if the bazaar should produce 5001. he
would double the amount. It has already accounted
for 5401., and to-day's sale may realise another 1001.,
although the weather is exceedingly unpropitious.
A sale of 80,000 kilogrammes of mutilated sous took
place yesterday at the Mint ; 30,000 kilogrammes of
them bore the effigy of the Republic, or the Cap of
Liberty, and the remainder were in pure copper, with
effigies of Louis XV. and Louis XVI. The former
fetched 240 e. per 100 kilos., and the latter from 260 f.
to 270 f. The total amount of the sale was 202,360 f.
A similar sale took place a few days ago at the Mint at
Rouen, but the prices were not so high as those obtained
in Paris.—Paris Paper.
SUDDEN DEATH OF A NOTABLE CRICKETER.—The
crick eting fraternity will learn with deep regret of the
death of James Dearman, landlord of the Old Darnall
Cricket Ground Tavern, at the age of 47. He died very
suddenly, a victim to the Asiatic cholera in its most
malignant form. On Saturday he went out on a fishing
excursion in the neighbourhood of his own home, and
returned about nine o'clock in the evening. About an
hour afterwards he was attacked with the premonitory
symptoms of cholera, and notwithstanding all that medi-
cal skill could do he died about Sunday noon.
SPEECHES TO A Juror.--On the 24th of October an
alteration will be made with respect to speeches to a
jury in the superior courts. The party who begins, or
his counsel, is to be allowed, in the event of his oppo-
nent not announcing at the close of the case of the party
who begins his intention to adduce evidence, to address
the jury a second time at the close of such case, for the
purpose of summing up the evidence, and the party on
the other side, or counsel, is to be allowed to open the
case, and also to sum up the evidence, if any, and the
right of reply is to be the same as at present.
ADMISSION OF DISSENTERS TO OXFORD UNIVERSITY.
—The new act on Oxford University will take effect in
the forthcoming Michaelmas term. By the 43d section,
from and after the first day of Michaelmas term "it
shall not be necessary for any person upon matriculating
in the university to make or subscribe any declaration,
or to take any oath, any law or statute to the contrary
notwithstanding ;" and by the following provision a de-
gree may he taken without a declaration or an oath ;
but the degree is not to be a qualification for holding any
office which has heretofore always been held by a mem-
ber of the Established Church.

ERECTION OF A PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPEL IN
DONCASTER.—The erection of this chapel is progressing
well. The joiners are actively employed in the construc-
tion of the pews. The plasterers are busy at work under
the superintendence of Mr. Hood, Cleveland-street, who
himself undertakes the ornamental department, display-
ing correct taste and judgment in his designs. Mr.
Jackson, of York, is the contractor for the wood work.
It is expected that the whole will be completed so as to
enable the trustees to have the chapel opened by the Bth
of October.—Doncaster Gazette.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO ONE OF THE ROYAL HORSE
GUARDS BLUE.—Yesterday an inquest was held at Wind-
sor on the body of John Yates, aged 25, one of the troop
of Captain F. Howard Vyse. A labourer named Brant
deposed that about 6 o'clock on the evening of Wednes-
day he met deceased riding a horse in a fast gallop ;
witness saw that he had no seat on the saddle, and his
feet were out of the stirrups, and as he passed witness
he said, " This is the way to ride, Jem." He had not
got many paces from witness before he swerved from his
saddle on the right side, but recovered himself ; in the
effort he overbalanced himself and fell from his horse on
the right side of his head.