The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-25 00:00:00

COURT 'CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, MARCH 24.
The Queen and Prince walked in the Home Park
this morning.
Sir Charles Wood arrived in town .from his seat,
Mickleton-hall, Doncaster, and was present at the Cabi-
net Council. The Right Hon. Baronet left London
after the meeting for Portsmouth.

Despatches from the Governor of Ceylon, and also
from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands,
were received yesterday at the Colonial-office.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the Foreign-
office, Downing-street. The Ministers present were—
Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Gran-
ville, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, the
Chancellor of the Excheqtier, Sir Charles Wood, the
Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, and the Duke of Argyll.
DIP Council sat two hours.

His R,..yal Highness Prince Albert will, it is under-
st,,od, inspect the camp and troops at Colchester this
week. Hie Royal Highness will be accompanied by the
Duke of Cambridge and Viscount Hardinge.

The Countess Persigny will not "receive," as usual,
this evening at the residence of the French Embassy.
The Duchess (D mager) of Norfolk had taken a man-
Rion in South-street, late the residence of the Countess
(Dowager) of Sandwich.
The Earl Grosvenor has taken the mansion in Gros-
venor-square, late the residence of Viscount Canning.
The Earl of Morton has taken a house in Lower
Brook-street.

The Earl and Countess Cawdor arrived in town, yes
terday, from Lord Brackley's seat, Burwood, near Cob.
ham, Surrey.

The Earl and Countess Craven leave town today, for
Ashdown Park, Berkshire.

The marriage of Viscount Sotnerton with the Hon,
Barringt m is fixed to take place on the 2d proximo
Lord Somerton has taken a mansion on Princes•terrace.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston leaYe town
this afternoon, for their seat, Broadlands, Hants,

Lord and Lady Vtilchester have left town for 13righton.
Lord Adolphus Fitzolarenc.e.gay.e a dinu^,r on Satrr-
..
day, at his apartments in St. James's Pa' .ace. The corn.
parry consisted of the Duke of Carob-',d Vise punt and
Vge,
Will...arn Russell, Mrs. Lane
F(i)sxc,jMunitsr R Falklandaikes,Right 13:,n. Charles Villiers, M.P.,
General Drummond, and lJr. Quin.

Ltaeddy in D
;own iorb
innthe Hon. Miss Hughes are ex-
.t
few days from their seat in Wales.
ex-
pected
Lord and Lady Olivia Ossulston are expected in town
in a few 'jays from CLitlingbam Castle, N.B.
Sir Charles Wood arrived in town, yesterday, from
:is seat, Hickleton Hall, Doncaster, and was preQent at
the Cabinet Council. The right hon. baronet left Lon-
don, after the meeting, for Portsmouth.

The 'Baron de Vidal has left the Clarendon for Paris.
Sir Frederick Arthur, Bart., has arrived at his resi-
dence, in St. James's-street, from Nice.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Vernon have arrived at the Cla-
rendon from New York.

RUMOURED DEATH OF EARL DALHOUSIL—Rumours,
which we fear are but too well founded were current
yesterday, that the preparations for the return home of
Lord Dalhousie had been frut'aated by the lamented
death of that nobleman. Previous accounts had in-
formed us that the kte i4evernor-General, worn out with
long disease and sbo exhausting duties of his high sta-
tion, had fal.ien into a melancholy state of weakness and
suffer:.,...g, to which, according to the latest tidings, it
would appear that he hail finally succumbed. The new
administrator of out. Indian empire, Viscount Canning,
reached Calcutta, we believe' before the decease of his
able predeeessor. —Mora ingChronicle.
GENERAL SCREW STEAM Coltrairr.--.Thle Company
has just received a further deposit of 20,000/. from the
French Company, by whom eight of their ships have
lately been purchased. This makes a total deposit . I
25,0001. On the lat of July the first ship is to be
delivered and paid for, and the remainder are expect. d
to be delivered at intervals of about a month. It is
also understood that the books of this company will
be closed at the end of the ptestnt week fer the dis-
bureement to the shareholders of the 31. per ebare of
capital authorised to bn returned.

14AIIIIOUR AT BOULOGNE. Letters from Boulogne
mention that the new sluices at that port have at last
been brought into play, and that the result has proved
very important. It 14 stated that the harbour is now
nearly always accessible to steamers in neap tides, and
that the period during _which it...is:open in spring and
mean Udell bas been considerably increased. A new
system of signals, to show the depth of water to Vas-
pas Outside, has been established kin the lighthouse at
the extremity of the West pier,
FIRE INCIRAKIE—Sorne weeks back it was men-
tioned in Pitrimment that the English ffta assltritiice
eumpanies were threatened with eottlpetition !Foie
French offices, which the high rah u tt,aty *Chid fa-
vent them from being ablb ilieelh the Uhancelbr of
the Esohetitter teplie`a thitt, lie did not apprehend any
such conire3titiiiti 'e'tould be attempted, but that, if this
opinift vohnia prove erroneous, he would immediately
take whatever measures might be requiditti, A circillar
has now been issued by_ the eornpaiik Frititet, esta-
blished in Paris in I.6.gft, *ith 4 capital of 400,0001.,
stating that they haV-e established an agency in London,
where oolicies may be effected with precisely the same
conditions as those of the British offices, and at little
more than one-half the annual charge. Thus the ordi-
nary risks which in England are subject to a premium
of ls, 6d, and a duty of ]Ostia making a total of 4g. 6d.
per mot., will be taken by La France at 2s. 6d. per
cent. The company, in illustration of the effects of our
heavy duties, point to the fact that in France seven-
eighths of the owners of the house property effect in.
surances, while in England the proportion is only one.
third.

MARRIAGE OF TnE PRiNCEREOtAL—As the subject
is one of much Interest, we suhjoin a brief memoir of
the would-be bridegroom. Amid the general body of
German Princes, Prince Frederick William Nicholas
Charles of Prussia stands high. He was born on the
18th of October' 1831, and is consequently in his twenty•
fifth year, and tee years the senior of hie supposed
fiancee. He holds the commissions of major, ala suite,
of the let Regiment of Foot Guards, and chef and
colonel proprietaire of other regiments in the Prussian
service. He is the eldest son and heir of Frederick
William, Prince of Prussia, brother of the King, and
heir to the throne. Consequently, if the projected mar-
riage shall become um fait accompli, it may be antici-
patPcl that the time is not far distant when the throne
of Prussia will be occupied by a Princess of England.
The 'Prince is more soldier than a politician ; but so
far as his political feelings are known, they are held to
be in accordance with the views of his father, Accord-
ing to general report, the Prince is a person of gra-
clone and conciliatory msnners, popular with the azgly
Pad Peopit a•Ad twourito of his Royal gads.• " •
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