The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-14 00:00:00

SERIOUS ILLNESS OF THE PRINCE

CONSORT.

(From the Court Circular.)
WINDSOR CASTLE, DEC. 13.
A bulletin of the health of the Prince Consort was
issued this day :
"His Royal Highness the Prince Consort passed a
restless night, and the symptoms have assumed an un-
favourable character during the day.
".TAMES CLARK, M.D.
" HENRY HOLLAND, M.D.

" THOMAS WATSON; M.D.
"THOMAS JENNER, M.D.
" Windsor Castle, Dec. 13."

SATURDAY, 2 A.M.

Between one and two o'clock this morning his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales loft the South-Western
Railway terminus by special train, a message having been
received by the Prince that his presence was required at
Windsor Castle.

SATURDAY, 2 P.M.

We are happy to state that an improvement has
taken place in the state of his Royal Highness the
Prince Consort.

The immediate cause of alarm has passed away,
and hopes may be entertained for a favourable
issue.

His Highness the Prince Troubetzkoy has left
the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Paris.
The Duke of Hamilton left Hamilton House on
Thursday for Baden-Baden.

The Princess de Camporeale arrived at Folke-
stone on Wednesday from Paris, and proceeded to London
the same afternoon.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare arrived
in town yesterday, from the Duchess Dowager of Suther-
land's seat, Cliefden, near Maidenhead, in order to be pre-
sent at the marriage of Lady Londesborough and Lord Otho
Fitzgerald, which is appointed to take place today.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston entertained
the Duke of Newcastle, the Duke and Duchess of Somerset,
the Earl and Countess De Grey and Ripon, the Countess
of Tankerville, Viscount Bury, the Right Hon. William F.
Cowper, the Hon. Spencer Cowper, Sir Alan M'Nab, and
a select party at dinner last evening, at their residence, in
Piccadilly.

The Duke of Montrose, who returned a few days
since from Paris, has left town for Buchanan Castle, Stir-
lingshire, accompanied by Lord W. Graham. The duchess
and Lady Violet Murray are at present staying in Paris.
The Countess (Dowager) of Jersey will leave town
early in the ensuing week for Middleton Park, near
Bicester.

Lord and Lady George Lennox and Mrs. Lane
Fox have arrived at Brighton.

General Buckley, M.P., and Lady Catherine
Buckley have arrived at Critchill House, Dorsetshire, on
a visit to Mr. and Lady C. Sturt.

Sir Henry S. Keating received the Lord Chan-
cellor, the Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, and a select circle
of his learned friends, on Thursday evening, at his house
in Prince's-gardens.
LORD DERBY ON THE AMERICAN CRISIS.—With
reference to the American crisis, a report that Lord Derby
has been consulted by the Government, and has approved
their policy, is believed to be correct.
SIR ALAN M'NAB.—It is satisfactory to find
that Sir Alan M'Nab, who was formerly Prime Minister
of Canada, and who so eminently distinguished himself in
the American war of 1812, and subsequently by cutting out
the Caroline in the Canadian trouble of 1833, has returned
to Canada, where it is understood he will be entrusted with
the organisation of the Canadian militia. Sir Alan last
month was wrecked on his way to this country in the North
Briton, and during his short stay of a week in England he
was consulted by her Majesty and by Lord Palmerston as
to the military defences of British North America—a sub-
ject with which no one is better acquainted than the hon.
and gallant baronet, whom the late Duke of Wellington on
a memorable occasion described as " the right hand of Eng-
land's power in Canada." It is understood that Sir Alan's
confidence in the military capabilities and resources of the
Canadian people are of the most assuring character.

A sale of cotton grown in Algeria has just taken
place at lic.vre. The quantity offered was 400 bales, and
the competition was so brisk that it fetched a trifle above
of. per kilog.

Tire Fulton, which will be due on Wednesday
next at Cowes from New York, will leave the latter port on
the 7th, and Cape Race on the 10th. She will no doubt
bring news of the effect produced at New York by the in-
telligence from England on the subject of the affair of the
Trent, as a steamer left Liverpool for America on the night
jf the 27th, end called at Queenstown the next day. Nei-
ther the Etna nor the Saxonia, from some unaccountable
cause, brought any intelligence from Cape Race. The Asia,
due to-day at Queenstown, will bring four days' comments
of the NCNV York press on the affair of the Nashville and
Harvey Birch.

It is stated in the New York letters that the re-
cent sudden advance in the rate of exchange to 1091 was
caused by the Government having purchased £50,000 of
bills on Messrs. Rothschild and £50,000 on Messrs. Brown
to remit to this country in payment for saltpetre. If the
market could be thus affected by the purchase of such an
amount as £lOO,OOO, the disturbance next month, when
between £1,000,000 and £2,000,000 will have to be re-
mitted to Europe in payment of dividends, may be expected
to prove severe.