The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-28 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen, with the Princess Alice and the Princess
of Hohenlohe Langenburg, took a drive in an open car-
riage and four yesterday afternoon. Lord Charles Fitz-
roy and Captain the Hon. D. de Ros attended on horse-
back.

His Royal Highness the Prince rode on horseback in
the forenoon with the Priooe of Wales.

The Duchess of Beet, the Thichess of Cambridge, the
Princess Mary, and the Princess Amalie of B.oheniohe
Sohillinfurst, visited her Majesty.
The Princess Royal and the Princess Feodore of Ho•
heoloh3 Langenburg, attended by Lady Caroline Bar-
rington an the Earl of Caithness, visited the British
Museum.

Prince Arthur and the Princekses Helena and Louisa
took a carriage drive.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
accompanied by the Princess Royal and the Princess of
Hohenlohe Langenburge honoured the Princess's Theatre
with their presence in the evening. The Royal suite
consisted of the Hon. Beatrice Byng, the Hon. Emily
Cathcart, the Earl of Caithness, Lord Charles Fitzroy,
and Captain the Hon. D. Ros.

The Hon. Beatrice Byng and the Hon. Emily Cath-
cart have succeeded the Hon. Misses Stanley and Gor-
don as the Maids of Honour in Waiting on her 3Ljesty.
The Royal Commission for determining the site of a
new National Gallery met on Thursday at 17, Great
Queen-street, Westminster. Present—Lord Broughton
(chairman), the Dean of St. Professor Faraday, Mr.
Cockerel], and Mr. Richmond.
Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-
office to the Governors of the North American provinces.

Accounts from Dresden of the 24th state that the
Princess Sidonia is suffering from scarlatina.
The ceremony of the betrothal of Prince William of
Hesse Philipe.eeel-Barchteld to the Yrinoess Mary of
Hanau took place on the 19th at Cassel.
The Count de Flandre accomplished his 20th year on
the 24th. A family fete took place on the occasion at
the palace. The regiment of the Guides, of which the
Prince is colonel, was exempted from deter on the day,
and all petty punishments for breaches of discipline
were remitted.
Intelligence from Hanover of the 25th states that a
royal message had been addressed to the Chambers, ap-
proving of the amendments proposed by the latter in the
budget. On the 24th the two Chambers adopted the
government proposal to abrogate the law of 16th of
April, 1848, which obliges the communes to pay for in-
juries to property caused by insurrections.
The Berl and Countess of Clarendon will give a grand
entertainment to his Excellency Ferukh Khan, the special
envoy from the Court of the Shah of Persia, on Tues-
day next, in Grosvenor-crescent.
Admiral the Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas,
8.C.8., who commanded the fleet in the last Baltic
campaign, has been appointed a Lord of the Admiralty
in succession to Admiral Richards, now a Commissioner
of Greenwich Hospital. Admiral Dundas will take
rank at the Board after Admiral Berkeley and before
Admiral Eden.
WINDSOR, FridV.—Yesterday being the birthday of
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, born In
1819, and who consequently attained the age of 38, was
celebrated here by the ringing of merry peals, from the
Chapel Royal of St. George, and St. John's Church, and
other demonstrations of loyalty and respect.
Miss Nightingale, accompanied by Sir John Liddell,
paid a visit on Wednesday to the hospitals at Chatham.
She was attended through the Military Hospital by De-
puty Inspector-General J. R. Taylor, C. 8., and Dr.
Tyco ; and through the Naval Hospital by Deputy In-
spector-General Dr. Drummond. The visit lasted several
hours, and Miss Nightingale expressed much gratifica-
tion with the various arrangements.
LIE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, Friday. —The Peninsu-
lar and Oriental Company's steamship Tagus, Captain
E. Christian, left to-day, with the Peninsular mails, 30
passengers, specie for Lisbon value 6,211/ , and for
Cadie value 44,5091., and a full cargo. Among the
passengers are Mrs. Ross, for Cadiz ; Sir S. M. Peto
and friend, for Lisbon ; ajor Green, Lieut. Massey,
Messrs. Henry, Chevel, Delwin, and Reade, for Gibral-
tar, Sec. Her Majesty's screw steamer Himalaya ar-
rived in the river this afternoon from Plymouth, and will
be taken into graving dock to-morrow (Saturday) morn-
ing, to have her bottom cleaned befOre proceeding to
China with troops.
THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.--The United States
steamers Niagara and Mississippi have been ordered to
proceel to England to assist in laying the Atlantic tele:
graph. The Niagara is a screw propeller, and is said to
be the largest steam vessel of war in the world, while
the Mississippi is the most powerful paddle-wheel
steamer in the American navy. The English Govern-
ment, it was understood, intended to furnish two ships
of similar character, the two propellers being designed
to receive the cable, and the paddle-ships to attend
them. As soon as the cable is received on board, the
four ships will proceed together to the middle of the
Atlantic, vrhare the cable in the two propellers will be
united and submerged, the English vessel paying :out
one-half till it reaches Ireland, and the American vessel
the other half till it reaches Newfoundland.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—Yesterday Mr. Chas.
Mathews made another affidavit, as requested by Mr.
Commissioner Phillips, and the rule obtained by Mr.
Allcroft wag discharged. The affidavit was sworn at
Bristol on Wednesday. Mr. Mathews swore that his
only means were derived from his .salary, and that he
never had 801. a week from Mr. Smith ; and further,
that he had not concluded an engagement for next
season. He had devoted part of his income to pay debts,
from which he had not been disehargel.
THE BALTIC MEDAL.--A number of medals, awarded
to the officers and privates of the Royal Marine Corps,
who were in active service during the late Baltic cam-
paign, have been received at Woolwich, 190 of which
were distributed on Tuesday by Lieutenant and Adjutant
Fraser, and on Wtdnesday morning the remaining 100
were disposed of. This completes the total list of the
recipients in the Woolwich divisions entitled to, the
Baltic medal.
THE VIOTORIA CROSS.—The Medical Tipes and
Gazette, commenting on the fact that no medical officer
has received this decoration, says—" One surgeon went
out of the advanced trench before the Redan, and carried
in the body of the Colonel of the 3d Buffs, under a tre-
mendous fire. Another assisted wounded officers of the
Light Cavalry Brigade at Balaklava, far in front of the
advanced picquets of the French Chasseurs, and at the
most imminent pereenal risk. A third saved the life of
the Duke of Carnbedge at Inkerman, in a hand to hand
canflict. A fourth assisted Captain Cost, at the Alma,
when severely wounded in the very thickest of the fight.
And these were no .soleted examples.
back the medical dicers from the perfoNrmotandneaereneg wasoer ssp their
duty ; and surely, tI say the very least,
much valour shown in assisting a wounded man under a
heavy fire as in joining in the conflict. One reason we
have heard assigned for not giving the Cross to medical
officers is remarkable, and we may add that it was given
us by a gentleman it a high official position:—" It is not
considered advisable to encourage medical officers to dis-
tingnish themselves for valour. They are quite ready
enough as it is to volunteer for dangerous duty, and if
we were to reward them as we do others, they would all
be killed, and we should have no doctors left for the

troops." This may be complimentary, but it is not en-
couraging.