The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-05 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Queen yesterday, at Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode on horseback,
attended by Captain the Hon. Dudley de Roe.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Fanny Howard and Sir George Couper, ar-
rived in town yesterday morning, from her residence,
Frogmore, near Windsor. Her Royal Highness paid
a visit in the afternoon to the Duchess of Gloucester, at
Gloucester House, Piccadilly, and afterwards left her
residence, Clarence House, St. James's, on her return t 3
Frogmore.

Adeputation from the Beer Trade Society, consisting
of Mr. Bishop (Secretary), Mr. J. Berwick, Mr. H.
Mason, and Mr. S. Dawes, had an interview with Sic
George Grey yesterday at the Home Office.
A deputation from inhabitants of Islington had an
interview yesterday with the Right Hon. W. Cowper,
M.P., President of the General Board of Health, at his
office, Whitehall. The deputation consisted of Messrs.
Geenee, G. S. S. Williams, Fred. D. Edwards, Madgin,
Atwell, and Layton.
A deputation from Smethwick also had an interview
with the President of the General Board of Health
yesterday. The deputation consisted of Mr. Downing
and Mr. Chance.

VISIT OF TIE KING OF TEE BELGIANS

WINDSOR, Tuesday.--Her Majesty will entertain the
King of the Belgians during his stay in England at
Windsor Castle. The king, it is expected, will land in
this country on the 17th instant, at which time the
Court will arrive here front Buckingham Palace for the
Easter vacation.

Shortly after his Majesty's arrival the Princess Royal
will be confirmed in the Chapel Royal of St. George.
Apartnahnts have been prepared for his Majesty on
the south side of the Castle.

It is said that Claremont will become one of the roya'
resitiences attached to this Court.

The King of thy Belgians will remain at the Castle
until Monday, the 24th inst.

Her Royal highness the Duchess of Kent will con
tinue to reside at Frogrnore-lodge until the Cou:t re
to rns to Windsor.

LIFE PEERAGES..

The following protest has been recorded :
DISSENTIENT,-
1. Because the order of reference not having directed
any inquiry whether a writ of summons would entitle
Lord Wensleydale to sit and vote in this House, the
report of the Committee for Privileges purports to decide
a question not submitted to them.
2. Because, according to the uniform opinions of the
highest legal authorities for above two centuries and a
half, the Crown has the prerogative of creating a peer
for life, with all the privileges of the hereditary peerage,
except that of transmitting his honours to his descen-
dants.
3. Because the creation of a peerage for life with a
limitation in the patent to collateral relatives has been
common even in modern times, and no such patent
would have been valid if the prerogative contended for
did not exist.
4. Because any subject of the Crown who has received
a writ of summons to this house is entitled to take his
seat according to the exigency of his writ, and there is
no principle or precedent warranting the house in refus-
ing to admit him.
CRANWORTH, C., HIRROWBY,
SUNDRIDGE, PANAIURE,
GRANVILLE. GLENELG,
STANLEY Or ALDERLAY, BREADALBINE,
LANSDOWNE, SYDNEY.
Die Venerie, Feb. 22.

THE HEALTH OF MR. BRIGHT, M.P.

(Front the Manchester Timm)
We are glad to publish the following letter from Mr,
Bright, M.P., to the chairman of his election committee:

" Rochdale, Marc 3.
"My dear Wilson —The writers of newspaper graphs seem prone to exaggeration, and. in that para-
speaks of my health, or want of health, I am represented
as very mach w,,rse than I really am.
" The truth of the matter is this :—For fifteen years
I have worked chiefly in public affairs, with very little
relaxation, and now I discover that the brain has had
too much exercise, and the body too little. I have been
to London twice since the opening of the session, but
have found myself quite unable to attend tke Rouse of
Commons. My nu:dical advisers strongly urge me to
give up all attention to business for three months, and
to spend the time in seeking relief in a Continental
journey.

"I need not tell you how unwilling I am to abandon,
even for a short time, the performance of my duties in
Parliament ; but necessity has no law, and so I submit
to what I cannot avoid. My constituents, who, for
nearly nine years past, have keen so tolerant of my
short-comings, will, I trust, believe that I have not
quitted my post without &sufficient cause. I ;lope, when
peace is made, and men's minds return to matters of
home interest, I may yet be able to rer.Jer some slight
service to the public. If I cannot trndertake to sustain,
by force of arms, the indepeude
the liberties of Europe, I ma j work Lee of the Sultan and
in a humbler sphere
to strengthen the liberties and promote the welfare of m y
own countrymen.

"Yours very sincerely,
" JOLIN BRIGET.
Geo. Wilson, Esq., Manchester."

Count Orloff, encountering Marshal Baraguay
liars in the talons of the Tuileries, is said to have ob-
served haiilingly, "Ah! lL le Marshal it is you, I think,
who lately visited our country." "Yes, Count,"
replied the Marshal, "it is I who had the pleasure of
leaving a card at Bomarhund."
EASTERN COUNTIRS.—IIe numbers polled for the
respective candidates for the directorship will be officially
decided to-morrow, but in the meantime we have the
best authority for communicating to the public the fact
that the result of this contest, which has been carried
on with extraordinary zeal on both sides, is a majority
in favour of Messes. Waddington, Packs, and Goodson
the " shareholdErs'" candidates, Messrs. Helps, Orr,
and Walters being left in a minority.
THE MAILS, —LIVERPOOL, March 4.—The Quaker
City, which arrived here on Sunday in place of the
Pacific, the non-arrival of which at New York continues
to be the cause of serious alarm, will take her departure
hence fer New York to-morrow morning, letters and
papers being received at the landing stage up to 7 a.m.
The next Australian mail will be taken hence on Fri-
day by Messrs. Baines and Co.'s file vessel the
Champion of the Seas, letters and papers being received
up to 3 a.m,
TUE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, March 4.—The Penin-
sular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Euxine, Cap-
tain Joy, sailed this afternoon for Gibraltar, Malta, and
Alexandria, with the semi-monthly India, China, and
Mediterranean mails, 70 passengers, 472, 415 f. In specie,
471,605/, of which is for India, and the remainder for
Alexandria, and a full general cargo. Among the pas-
sengers are the Hon. F. North, Captain Champion,
Lieutenant Wanchope' Captain Anson, Admiral Sir
Michael Seymour, and Lieutenant G. C. Fowler. The
Ave, Captain Field, with the homeward portion of the
India, China, and Mediterranean mails, is expected
about the 6th inst. The Tagus, Captain Wicks, will con•
vey the mails to Vigo, Oporto, Liehon, Cadiz, and Gib-
raltar, on the 7th lust, The Sultan, Captain Evans, with
the homeward mails from these ports, is expected to-
morrow. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Parana,
Capt. Baynton, which was due atthis port with the West
India, Mexican, and Pacific mails on the Ist Inst. is nut
expected for a day or two, in consequence of the delay
she experienced on the outward voyage by being com-
pelled from heavy weather to put into Madeira for coals,
which place she did not leave for St. Thomas until the
28th ult., being 11 days from Southampton.
RUTLAND ELECTION.—The on. G. H. lleathcote,
son of the retiring member, now a peer, was yesterday
elected at Oak ham, without opposition, to represent the
county of Rutland. He was nominated by Mr.Esgleton,
and seconded by Mr. C. 0. Eaton, The new member,
in returning thanks, said he wag anxious to promote
moderate reforms and retrenchment in the public expen•
ditnre. He was a friend to popelar education. As to
the ballot, he should oppose it, because he believed it
to be un-English in its character. He should always take
an interest in the prosperity of agriculture. Mr. Heath-
cote added that he desired peace, but, considering the
magnitude of our preparations for wars he thought we
should be foolish to conclude is peace 'which might tot
be real and lasting. supposing peace to be delayed, be
should not wish to see too great a reduction of onr army,
and especially of the A rtillery, which could not be trained
in a day. He Neal of opinion that the army had been
too ranch reduced before the war. Although he was not
so straightlaced as to object to innocent recreation on
the Sabbath, yet he was opposed to the opening of
museums and other e4hibitions on that day. Three
seers were given for theliew member at the conclusion
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