The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-20 00:00:00

COURT CI.RCOLAR.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.
The dinner party yesterday included his Majesty the
King of the Belgians, hFr Royal Highness the Duchesi
of Kent. her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, Lady
Fanny Howard, Lady Caroline and Miss Barrington,
Baroness de Spetb, Majlr-C4eneral the Hon. Charles and
Mrs. Grey, Colonel the Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps,
Sir George Conner, Colonel de Moerkerke, Captain
Prisse, Doctor Riekn, and Mr. Glover.
The Queen and Prince Consort wtlked in the grounds
adjoining the Castle this morning.
Prince Arthur nod the younger Princesses drove out
in an open carriage.

- Tin EMPRESS or THE FRENCH.—The bulletin received
this morning from Paris states that her Majesty is pro-
gressing most satisfActorily.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the
Foreign-office. The Ministers present were—Viscount
Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Harrowby, Sir G.
Grey, Mr. Secretary Labonchere, Lord Panmure, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir C. Wood, the Right
Hon. R. Yernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and
the Right Hon. M. T. Baines. The Council sat two
hours and a•quarter.
Viscount Palmerston left town after the Cabinet
Council yesterday afternoon for Windsor Castle on a
visit to her Majesty.
Dr. Elliott, from Ceylon, had an interview with Mr.
Secretary Labouchere yesterday at the Colonial-office.
It is believed that no prolongation of the armistice
will be required. Peace will be proclaimed before the
31st of this month.

THE ARMISTICE IN THE Cumfßa.—Lord Panmure has
written to us to state that he has received intelligence
from Sir W. Codrington, under date March 15, that
the armistice had been signed by the allied Generals,
an .l that the exchange of documents would take place
on the 16th.

We have to record the death of the Eon. George
O'Callaghan, youngest son of Cornelius, first Lord Lis-
more, and brother of the late Viscount and General the
Hon. Sir It. W. O'Callaghan. He was born on Sept. 9,
1787, and was unmarried.
ILLNESS OF MR. BARON PLATT.—We regret to learn
that Mr. Baron Platt has been prevented by illnem from
attending to his duties on the Wester❑ Circuit, but his
health is now improving, and at no distant time it is
expected he will be in a condition to resume his duties ;
in the meantime Mr. Sergeant Channell has the honour
to fill his place.

THE BOARD OF CONTROL.—Sir George Russell Clerk,
K.C.8., who has filled the important offices of Lieut.-
Governor of the north-west provinces of India and Go-
vernor of Bombay, hits accepted the permanent Under-
Secretaryship to the India Board, vacated by Sir Thos.
Redington.
ELECTION OF OFFICER OF HEALTH, &C., FOR ST.
PANonss.—Yesterday a fully-attended meeting of the
Vestry of St. Pancras was held at the Vestry-hall, Cam-
den-town, for the purpose of electing a medical officer
of health. Dr. Hillier was elected.

Yesterday the Lord Chancellor, the Master of the
Rolls, the Lards Justices, and the several Vice-Chan-
cellors, at the rising of the court, adjourned their fur-
ther sittings until Thursday, the 3d of April next. The
offices of the several Masters will also be closed during
the same period.

The Lord Mayor was entertained last evening at a
sumptuous dinner, at the Gresham Club, by his fellow-
committeemen. Mr. John Ingram Travers took the
chair, and Mr. A. B. Cook was vice-chairman. There
were present Mr. Richard Westall, Mr. Thomas Gooch,
Viscount Torrington, Mr. Vilmet, Mr. Samuel Ward,
Mr. Richard Ellis, Mr. Lewis Hazelwood, Mr. J. H.
Parry, Mr. H. J. Slack, Mr. John Galsworthy, Mr. R.
H. Firman, Mr. W. D. Starling, Mr. Joseph Starling,
Mr, H. L. Morgan, Mr. F. W. Hamstede, and Mr. F.
Chi nnock.

DEPARTURE OF MR. BUCHANAN, THE AMERICAN
MINISTER.—Mr. Buchanan, the American Minister,
having introduced his successor, the lion. Mr. Dallas,
to the diplomatic circle, will take his departure this
afternoon for Paris, where he will remain for about
three weeks. The ex-Minister will return to England
for a few days, and sail from Liverpool for America
by the packet of the 16th or 19th of April.
THE TIPPERARY BANK.—DUBLIN, March 10.—The
first step consequent on the appointment of the official
manager for the winding up of the above-named concern
will be taken this day, when, it is understood, Mr.
James Sadleir will be subjected to an examination before
Master Murphy. The Master, however, has resolved
that the proceeding shall be private, and that for that
purpose it shall be conducted at his own house, so tht.t
whatever information may be elicited on the occasion
the public) are not likely to become the wiser for it at
present, •