The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-02 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBEIIi, 2, 1K56

COURT CIBOULAR.

WINDSOR, DEC. I.
The Queen and Prince walked in the grounds adjoining
the Castle this morning.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty.

The Prince of Wales skated on the ice in the Home
Park.

Prince Frederick William of Prussia went out shooting.
Major-General Bouverie and Captain the Hon. D. de
Ros have succeeded Lord Charles Fitzroy and Captain
du Plat as Equerries in Waiting to the Queen and Prince.

Viscount Palmerston left town yesterday for Windsor
Castle on a visit to her Majesty.
A deputation from the Corporation of London had an
interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-
office on the subject of the Metropolitan Market. The
deputation consisted of Mr. H. L. Taylor (chairman),
Mr. Annie, Mr. Fuller, the City Remembraneer, the
City Solicitor, and the City Architect.
Earl Granville arrived in town yesterday from a visit
to her Majesty at Windsor Castle.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes-
terday in the Council Chamber. Judgment was given in
the appeal from Bombay—" Modee K. llormusjee v.
Cooverbaee and others." A petition, Cardwell's Patent
Prolongation (Cotton Presses), was heard.
Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-
office to the Governors of the West India Islands.
Despatches were received froin the Governor of Malta.

NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT.—Dec. 1.

(FRO3I OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATHS.—Our town was yesterday
subject to two awful visitations, and two old and re-
spected inhabitants removed from this life without a
moment's warning. One of them, Mr. Charles Cow-
d2ry, solicitor, while attending Divine service at St.
Paul's Church, was taken ill, and before he could ba
carried home was a clrp3e. The other was Mr. Galpin,
many years in the office of Messrs. Sewell, solicitors ;
while dressing himself he fell down and expired. He was
a gentleman universally respected. These sudden deaths
have cast a gloom over the whole town.

Hamburg advices state that the rate of discount has
receded to 51 per cent.
Cardinal Viale Prela left Bologna for Venice on Vie
21th ult., to compliment the Emperor and Empress of
Austria.

The Swiss Federal Council is about to issue another
memorandum on the Neuchatel question to refute the
statements made in the German journals.
The Rev. Robert Bickersteth, the new Bishop of Ripon,
is a brother of Archdeacon Bickersteth, Vicar of Ayles-

bury.
Mr. Braithwaite Poole has, we (Herapcta) understand,
taken office under the Great Western Company, in con-

nezion with the Liverpool and Manchest..r goods traffic,

JVSTICE ASSURANCE COMPANY.—The Court of Chan-
cery has appointed Mr. Boisley to be the offfcial manager
fur winding up this company's affairs.
ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S INN-ROAD.--The
_ _

►,umber of patients relieved at this hospital during the
week ending Nov. 29 was 2,309, of which 651 were new

caleß.

THE MISSING STEAMER ROSLIN.—A telegraphic mes

sage has been received at Leith front Elsinore, which
may be said to extinguish any remaining hope as to the
safity of the gteanier Roslin.
DEATH OF GENERAL SIR HENRY JOHN CUIIMING.—

We regret to announce the death of the above-named
officer, who expired on Friday, at his residence, in
pper Grosvenor-street, in his 85th year.
DEATH OF REAR-ADMIRAL BEECHEY.—We regret to
announce the decease of Rear-Admiral Frcderick W.

Beochey, which, mournful event took pllc3 at his resi
deuce in town, on Saturday morning last. He was born
17th February, 1796 ; entered the envy, 7th July;
1806.

THE GOOD SERVICE PENSION.—By the death of Ad-
miral Watkins, the first Lord of tLe Admira!ty bas ap
pointed Vice• Admiral the Hon. George Alfred Crofton
to be placed on the reserved list in receipt of the good-
service pension.
We are requested to state, for the information of the
clergy of the diocese, that on the occasion of the instal-
lation of the Lord Bishop of London, on Thursday next,

Divine service will comniEnce in St. Paul's Cathedral a
11 o'clock.

A letter from Florence says :—Queen Cbristina has
arrived here from France, and taken up her residence at
the Pitti Palace. H.M. intends to remain here some
days, with the Grand Duchess her sister, before pro-
ceeding to Rome."
WZBTMINSTER PLAY.—The play this year is "The
Andria " of Terence. The nights fixed for the rvre-
sentation are Thursday, the 11th, Monday, the 15th,
and Thursday, the 18th of D.:camber. Oa the last two
nights there will be an Epilogue and Prologue.
The gold by the Canada from Boston yesterday is only
61,0001. The Fulton has brought 100,0001., but it it
for Ea7re. The total by the West India steamer
Atrato is 137,0001., consisting of 23,000/. silver and
-14,00 C/. gold.
According to the Mexican advices yesterday, the
greater part of the specie which should have been brought
thence by the present packet has been delayed, in con-
sequence of the outbreak in Puebla. It is consequently
calculated that the next mail will bring at least 600,0001.,
but she will not be due till the end of the month or the

beginning of January.
DEATH OF SAMUEL HORN, ESQ.—We regret to a❑-
nounce the death of this highly respected gentleman,
wbo expired at his residence, Cliff Villa, Tutbury, on
Saturday evening, November 15, after a short illness, in
the 64th year of his age. The deceased was publicls
known as a railway contractor, in conjunction witt,
Messrs. Brassey and Co., he being engaged a> the time
of his death on the Vitchin and Peterborough line.—
Staffordshire A dvertiscr.
ROYAL LONDON OPLITHALMIC HOSPITAL. - Mr.
Streathflold was elected wsistant surgeon of this charity

on Friday last. The contest was a Jose one, and at the
close of the poll it was found that more than four-fifths
of the governors hal voted. The charity profited to the
extent of 300 guineas by an acsossion of new governors
on this occasion. A vote of thanks was unanimously
passed to Mr. Lebouchere, the treasurer, and to Mr
Heathtield, the chairwoman of the committee, for their pre-
sislency on this occasion. There was also an election for
a physician at the same time, when Dr R. Martin, being
Vets only candidate, was appointed without opposition.
Private letters from Naples of the 27‘h of November
mention that a report has gained ground of the King
having decided on granting a general amnesty on the
occasion of the Queens accouchemeut, whica was ex•
pected in a month or six insnths. It was also said that
this step will be acesnipanied by a manifesto announ-
cing some ameliorations in the administration of the
finances and public works, and expressing a desire to
satisfy the Western Powers. The Russian and Austrian
Ambassadors are stated to have moved in the matter.
The Emperor of Russia has addressed an autsgranlo
letter to theSoKing, advising him to yield ; and the Aus-
trian representative., is understood to have expressed
apprehensions that further resistance might lead to a
European war.
THE FROST.—The weather within the last few days
has been intensely cold, with a sharp cutting wind.
The thermometer at the Royal Humane Society's Re-
ceivingliouse on Sunday night stood at 20, being 12 deg.
below freezing point. Yesterday morning at 9 o'clock at
213, at noon 33, and towards night it had again fallen
below freezing point. In Hyde-park the ice was not suf-
ficiently strong to tempt even the must foolhardy to ad-
venture themselves thereon ; but in Victoria-park and
Kensington-gardens a few hundreds amused themselves
with skating, the ice being very thin and in a dangerous
condition. At St. James's-park nearly all the water has
been drawn off, owing to the alterations now being made
there. The thermometer on Sunday morning at Croy-
don was down to 20 deg., and on Monday morning to
18 deg. This is very unuausl at the end of Nosember in
England.
THE WEATHER IN THE NORTIL—NEWCASTLE, Sunday
Night.—We have experienced a severe snowstorm to-
day, which has drifted up some feet in the exposed
i out-
lying parts of Durham and Northumberland ; and, f the
storm should happen to Continue over to-night, the
traffic of the district will be a good deal impeded to-
morrow. A brig, bound from the north, got upon the
Hard Sand this afternoon, in a snow shower, but she is
not in great danger. A large fleet of light vessels are
detained in their passage down from London by contrary
winds. Burlington Bay and the Humber are crowded
with light collier vessels, and their long detention
is is
getting away before May. This will cause a very con-
siderable interfering with the coal trade. Thera now
no prospect of the vessels caught in the ice at Cronstadt
siderable loss to north country owners, as the crews will
have to be kept in wages all the winter.
THE SCOTTISH lloSrlTAL.—Yesterday, being St. An-
drew's day, the annual meeting of the governors of the
Scottish Hospital, was held at the hospital, Crane-court,
Fleet-street, to elect officers for the ensuing year, and to
receive the annual report ; the Rev. Mr. Itl‘Phsrson in
the chair. llajor Adair, the secretary, read the report,
which showed that the innoine for the past year amounted
to 3,7021. 35., which included 3381. 16s. donations, 3381.
annual ditto, 1,360/. 11s. rents, &c., 739/. Consols,
319/. 10s. balance in hand, and that, after paying 2,086/.
18s. in relief, with other items of expenditure, there re-
mained 4821. 16s. balance in hand. Professor Donaldson
moved a vote of thanks to the whole of the officers, after
which the Duke of Montrose was re-elected President,
and the Duke of Argyll, with the Earl !of Elgin, Vice-
Presidents, in the room of Earl Zetland and Lord Pan-
mure, who went out by rotation. The other officers were
elected. It was then moved and agreed to, that the
annual report should bo printed and circulated as usual,
when thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meet-
ing separated,
ALARMING ACCIDENT TO THE COUNTESS Or ERROLL.—
The Countess of Erroll had a narrow escape from drown-
ing on Saturday last. Her ladyship, accompanied by
her son, Lord Kilmarnock, left Slates Castle for Haddo
House, the seat of the Earl of Aberdeen, driving
.a
phaeton drawn by a pair of horses. Her ladyship
incautiously ventured to cross the ford passage of the
i
Ytban stream, which at this season s always greatly
swollen by the heavy rains. In the middle of the pas-
sage the stream became most rapid. One horse
attempted to lie doWn in the river, and soon after both
hems lost their footing, and the carriage was floating
the water, being by the rapidity of the current carried off
the ground. The situation was one of great danger, but
Lady Erroll evinced great coolness and presence of mind,.
which, combined with the circumstance of her ladyship
being a first-rate whip, providentially averted the catas-
trophe which appeared inevitable. Lord Kilmarnock
with difficulty escaped being washed out of the carriage,
Lady Erroll, by excellent management, soon after safely
landed the horses on shore, and continued her drive to
Haddo Rouse.