The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-15 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

• A.tit. 13.
Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the
Prince, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Prin-
cess Royal, and the Princess Alice, and attended by
Lady Churchill, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, the Right
Hon. H. Labouchere, and the gentlemen of the suite, left
the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert at 11 o clock, and
embarked in the Fairy yacht, and proceeded up the
river Tamar to Morwell Rocks, where carriages were
ready to convey the Royal party to Endeleigh cottage,
the seat of his Grace the Duke of Bedford.

Her Majesty returned to the Victoria and Albert at
about half past 6 o'clock.
Colonel Badger, the commanding engineer ; Captain
Nias, Captain-Superintendent of the Victualling-yard ;
Captain the Hon. J. Denman, and Captain Crispin had
the hunour of dining with her Majesty.

Despatches were received at the Colonial•office yea.
terday from the Governor of Gibraltar.

The Duchess of Genoa arrived at Turin on the 9th,
from Dresden.

Marquis Massimo d'Azeglio is now at Florence, and
will stay there some time.
Sir S. M. Peto has presented 250 guineas to the
Asylum for Fatherless Children at Stamford hill.

The greater part of the gold brought by the Royal
Cbarter bas been purchased for transmission to the
Bank of France.

A letter from Chambery states that Prince Eugene do
Carignan had passed through that town on the 11th o❑
his way to Paris.
The Parma Gazette of the Bth states that the Duchess
Regent of Parma has gone with her family to Placentia,
where she intends residing some time.

The International Commission, which is now sitting
at Jaisy, still insists on the Russians restoring the town
of 11)Igrad.
DRESDEN, Wednesday.—Baran Szebach has arrived
in this city from Paris. He goes to Moscow as ambas-
sador extraordinary.

DRUEIY•LANE THEATRE.—We understand that Mr.
George Honey is engaged at Drury-lane as the low
*comedian.

ADELPHL—The new piece which was announced for
to-night at this theatre has been postponed to Monday
next.

Among the passengers by the Royal Charter, which
arrived in Liverpool on Tue,,day, were the Rev. Dr.
Scoresby and Mi,,s Catherine Hayes. Mr. G. V. Brooke
was performing at Bendigo.
HAMBURG, Wednesday.—The Duchess of Orleans, the
Count of Paris, the Duke de Chartres, and M. Thiers,
have all left for Ostend, in consequence of a telegraphic
message from Landon.
The prospectus has been issued of the General Credit
Company, with a capital of 20,000/. i❑ 10/ shares.
rhe object is to make advances on every kind of
tangible property, and the contemplated sphere of ope-
rations seems to be among those classes whose business
would be too small to be worth ilhe attention of larger
establishments.

BALMORAL.—The new palace is nearly finished, and
presents a very picturesque appearance. The grounds
about the castle are finely laid out, and the gardens are
as far advanced as could well be expected in a
where the sun is not seen for four months in the year,
wden he never rises above the altitude of Lochnagar.
Preparations for the early arrival of her Majesty are in
a very forward state.

ATTEMPTED MURDER AT DARTMOOR PRISON.—One
of the convicts confined in Dartmoor Prison, hauled John
May, has been committed for trial at the Devon County
Gaol, charged with a murderous assault on one of the
wardtrs of the prison, named Alexander Carrick, by
sulking him on the head with a spade while at work on
ground adjoining the prison on which the convicts are
employed
CHARTERHOUSE.—THE TALBOT PRIZES.—After an ex-
amination held at Charterhouse the Talbot medal has
been awarded to Richard Claverhouse Jebband the books
to Henry Nettleship, as the first and second in the order
of merit. The third place was held by J. W. Churton,
and, as these three candidates are all on the foundation,
no scholarship has been this year adjudged. The exam•
iners were the Rev. George Currey, 8.D., preacher at
Charterhouse, and the Rev. Frederic Temple, M.A.,
late Principal of Kneller Hall.
The notes of the Hemel Hempstead and Watford
Bank were refused payment yesterday morning by its
London agents. The firm consisted of Messrs. Smith
and Whittingstall ; but Mr. Whittingstall died a few
weeks bask, and the difficulty announced yesterday is
attributed to hesitation on the part of his executors to
assume the responsibilities of the establishment without
full investigation. The extent of its liabilities has not
transpired, but they are thought to reach about 70,0001.
It was a bank of issue, and under Sir Robert Peel's Act
of 1844 was entitled to a circulation of 23,8421. The
amount of notes actually out, according to the last
monthly return, was 10,3551. An impression prevails
that Mr. Whittingstall died possessed of large property,
and confidence is still entertained in its being ample to
meet all engagements. Mr. Smith, the surviving
partner, is a -solicitor. •
THE WATER SUPPLY AT LIVERPOOL—For some time
pa t there has been a great deficiently in the supply of
water at Liverpool, owing to the inadequacy of the pre-
sent arrangements for furnishing water to the inhabi-
tants. This led to a warm debate at the meeting of the
Town Council yesterday, in reference to the delay ex-
perienced in rendering the Rivingtdn water available
for public purposes. The whole of the pipe line has
been laid, the reservoirs are filled, occupying an exten-
sive acreage, but in consequence of delay in connecting
one with the other, the town is suffering from the want
of water. Blame was attached to the water engineer,
Mr. Hawksley, who was censured by some of the mem-
bers for not providing against every contingency. It
was stated that it would be October before the water
could be supplied to the town, but then there would be
sufficient to give every person 20 gallons a•day, even if
the population were double its present number.
NAVAL EXAMINATION.—At the monthly examination
of officers to qualify for promotion, and of candidates for
entry into the fleet, which terminated at the Royal
Naval College, Portsmouth, yesterday, the following
passed :—Mates, R.N., for Lieutenants—C. D. Inglis,
J. C. Tucker, V. Williams, W. Moriarty, J. P. Swann,
C. J. D. Oderaine, C. P. Bushe, H. S. Perceval, F. W.
Charteris, J. F. G. Grant, H. J. Hodgson, the Hon. G.
Fitz Clarence, F. W. Richards, G. F. Cottarn, B. Hill,
C. P. Boger, J. P. Gardiner, the Hon. C. H. G. Crof-
ton, A. H. Gilmore, C. G. S. Stanley, F. Jones, C. E.
Burlton, and J. W. G. Dawson Darner. Second Mas-
ters, R.N., for Masters—W. H. Parker, H. H. Rnsden,
W. J. Mayne, and W. Hayden. For Naval Cadets—
J. C. Burnell, A. B. Thomas, G. A. W. Birch (these
three passed in the order written, from the preparatory
naval establishment of Mr. P. Eastman, R.N., South-
sea), E. K. Foster, C. F. M. Gordon, J. P. Bayley, and
T. B. Hamilton. For It Assistants—s. G. U.
ViTalab, J. P. Cooke*, and IL D. Shutt.