The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-23 00:00:00

THE NEGOTIATIONS.

Her Royal Highness the Duuchese of Kent, attended
by Lady Fanny Howard and Sir George Couper, ar-
rived iu town yesterday morning from Frogmore. Her
Royal Highness paid a visit to the Duchess of Giouces-
ter, at Gloucester-house, and in the afternoon left Lon-
don on her return to Frogmore.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and
the Princess Maly have arrived at their residence at St.
James's Palace, irons Cambridge Cottage, Kew. The
Duke of Cambridge visited the Duchess and Princess
shortly after his return from Paris, yesterday.
His Royal Highness the Count of Flanders arrived at
Dover on Monday evening. After making a brief so-
journ at the Lord Warden Hotel, his Royal Highness,
accompanied by Capt. Burnelle, and Mr. E. T. Latham.
proceeded on board the Belgian royal mail packet
Topaz, Commander Picard, which sailed at 8.45 p.m.,
for Ostend.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter have, during
the past week, entertained Viscount Grey de Wilton,
the Dowager Lady Clinton arid Hon. Misses Seymour,
Lady Frederick Bentinck, Lady Anne Beckett, Hon.
Capt. Egerton, Colonel and Mrs. Wood and Miss Low-
ther, Hon. W. E. Freke, Mr. Augustus Stafford, M.P.,
Lieutenant Mitchell, and a large circle at Burghley-
hoese. On Wednesday night the noble Marquis and
Marchioness, accompanied by Lady Mary Cecil and
Lords Edward and Henry Cecil, and the distinguished
party staying at Burghley, attended the Dorcas ball.
The Marchioness -(Do wager) of Ailesbury has removed
from Tottenham Park to Saveroake Lodge, where her
ladyship will remain about a fortnight and then come to
town

The Marquis and Marchioness of Ely purpose leav-
ing town for Paris at the close of the month.
The Earl and Countess of Derby and Lady Emma
Stanley are expected in St. James's-square on Monday,
from Knowsley.
Viscount and Viscountess Milton left Milton Park,
near Peterborough, last week, to visit the extensive
family estates in Ireland. The noble viscount comes to
town the week after next for his Parliamentary duties.
Viscount and Viscountess Guillarnore, we regret to
learn, have sustained a severe domestic bereavement,
by the death of their only son, the Hon. Standish
O'Grady.

Sir George Grey left town yesterday for Windsor
Castle.
The Great Western Royal Hotel is full of company.
Jenny Lind (Madanie Goldsohmidt) has a suite of apart-
raents in the house.
QUEEN'S HOTEL, UPPER NORWOOD.—The following
have been recently staying at this establishment : —Cul.
Smith and Mrs. Swab, Mr. Bosworth, Mr. Jamieson,
Mr. Jervis, and Capt. Hoghton,
The Countess 'Frances Waldegrave left Nuneham on
Saturday last for Trentham, on a visit to the Duke and
Duchess of Sutherland. Pier ladyship goes to-day to
Lady Catherine Harcourt's, at Busted, Mr. Harcourt
came to town from Oxfordshire on Saturday.
The Countess of Airlie was safely delivered of a son
and heir, at Florence, on Sunday last. We are glad to
learn telegraphic accounts have been received by her
ladyship's motbir, La ly Stanley of Alderley, which an-
nounce that Lady Airlie and the infant are going on
favourably'
The Earl of Ellesmere arrived in town yesterday
morning, and in the afternoon left for Windsor Castle,
on a visit to her Afajisty.
The Earl of Eglinton is expected in town on Monday,
from E4linton Castle.
The Earl of Dunraven was to have left his seat, AAA's
Manor, in Ireland, on Saturday last, for Wales, in order
to be present at the nuptials of the Hon. Windham W.
Quin and Miss Tyler, daughter of Admiral Sir George
Tyler, M.P.,',whioh are appointed to take place this'
week.

I The mortal remake of the late Countess (Dowager) of
' Erroll have reached town from Edinburgh, and are to
be placed beside those of her husband at Wimbledon.
THE FATAL EXPLOSION AT LEA BROOK.—The jury
have returned a verdict of "Accidental death ;" express-
ing their opinion that the explosion was caused by the
want of water in the boiler, occasioned by the neglect of
the engineers. The jury thought men more competent
to fill so responsible a position should be appoiuted to
have the care of steam engines.
THE QUESTION OF THE SITE OF SMITHFIELD STAR• KET.—Yesterday, in consequence of a requisition, I
signed by five of the members of the Board of Works
for the Westminster District, a meeting was held at the
Board-room of the Workhouse, corner of York-street,
" to receive and c )nsider a statement from Mr. Alex.
Wright, member of the Metropolitan Board of Works,
relative to a communication from the Government, re-
specting the appropriation of the site of Smithfield to a
dead market." Mr. Wright having made a statement,
and several gentlemen having addressed the assembly,
it was resolved that the meeting declined at present in
the absence of any information to express an opinion
upon the subject of the appropriation of the site of
Smithfield market.

The acceptance of thei Austrian ultimatum, by
Russia was only notified by telegraph last Thurs-
day, yet actually the newspapers and the public are
galloping to a thousand-and-one conclusions which
a moment's reflection would show to be premature.
In the very first place, the Cabinet of Vienna will
have to receive its official despatches from Count
Esterhazy, communicating the particulars of the
Russiau acceptance ; it will then have to address
the Cabinets of Paris and London, informing them
of what has occurred ; upon that, they will have to
deliberate and come to a resolution.
But as the despatches from Austria, above indi-
cated, can hardly be received for two or three days
to come, it is evident that some moderate degree
of patience must be exercised by the public, if they
would avoid falling into error.—Morning Post.