The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-05 00:00:00

GENERAL REID.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIB,-33 the death of Major-General Reid, lattly' I+3
command before Delhi, has been more than once re-
ported, I ask the favour of your inserting the fact era
a letter received from his daughter from Ferozepore,
dated 13. h of August, states that General Reid h.►d
reached Simla and i)ad improved in health.
Your obedi,ut servant,
Farnboroula Rectory, 0;:t. 2. J. if. CLAYTON.

COURT CIRCULAR.

BALMORAL, Oar. 2,

The Queen, with the Prince Consort, the Price ;as
Royal, and. Prince Alfred, drove yesterday to the BA,I-
- where the woods were driven for deer.

OCT. 3.
The Queen, accompanied by the Princess ilelenni,
Princoss Louisa, and Prince Arthur, awl attended by the
Flura Macdonald, drove yesterday to the Linne of
Quoich.
The Prince Comort went on the bills deer-stalking.
The Princess Royal and Princess Alice walked out,
attended by Lady Churchill.
Prince Alfred, with the Duke of Argyll and Lieut.
Cowell, drove to BakhalL

The Duchess of Kent, attended by her Lady and
Equerry-iu-waitiog, arrived at Frognaore, on Saturtiay,
from Abergeidie.
The Lira Mayor had an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.
Despatches were sent on Saturday from the Colon4l-
effie to the Governors of :Hong Kong, Ceylon, Mauri-
tius, and Gibraltar.

The Horticultural Society of London hold a great fruit
Exhibition at Wi lib's Rooms on the 24th.
It is understood, as a ecttled arrangement, that the
meeting of the British Asa,miation for 1859 is to be held
at Aberdeen, Gen. •Sabino having received from Sir Jas.
thark a communication ex-pressing the willingness of the
Prince Consort to accept the office of president when
f3rmally proposed to him by the council nest year.

Th 3 Duke and Duchess .of Norfolk and family arrived
in St. James'k.-square on Saturday, from their seat rear
Shafield, and will in a few days repair to Arundel
Cabtl<!, Sussex, for the witrter.

Tae Duke of Rutlaud has arrived at Chevoly Park,
Newmarket, frcm Belvoir Leicestershire.
The Earl and Couutess at Ripon have removad front
their villa at Rothamptou. to Tunbridge Wells. The
health of the nobly earl is ranch better of late.

'rue Earl Fitzhardi, ge continues in a very feeble
state, atd is gradually bin it ing. Ou Saturday the ac-
counts from Berkeley CasitiJJ were extremely unfavour-
able.

Htr Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by her Lady and Equerry Waiting, arrived at Frog-
more, on Saturday, trorn Abergeldie.
The Dike and Duchess of Manchester, who have been
on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Richmond at
Gordon Castle,P.T.B., have left on a tour of visits south.

THE QUEEN'S VISIT Ti) HADDO-HOUSE. —lt is LOW
definitely arranged that the Queen is to honour the Earl
of Aberdeen with a visit at Haddc-house on Tuesday,
the 13th instant. Her :V...ajesty will leave Balmoral
about 0 o'clock, and post the journey to Ballater by tlin
Deesile road, thence strlie oft betwixt Balloter nun
Ab)yne, by the way of the villages of Tarland and Mony-
inu,k-, and acro -8 the country to the residence of tho
noble earl. Toe distance thus travelled will hz,. 50 toilet.,
through a very pretty country, and a part of SeutlAuu
which the Queen has not yet visited. Haddo-house, cue
seat of the Eirl of Abeftleen, is rather an old building,
very plain in appearance, and having beautiful ground,:
tastefully laid out. Lord and Lady Haddo are residing
with the noble Earl, arid we believe that on the present
occa,lon her Alaj,sty's -visit will partake as little
as po.,;sible of public cliaDiay. Ou the morning of
14td the Court will le ave Hadtio-house for Abei-
deen, hut it i 3 not yet seril,d as to whet .aer her
`l„jsty will post nine maw. to the old Meldruin
ai.c. . .2 *hence by the Great North Railway, oc direct
fo Aberdeen, a distance, of 14 wiles; but it is arranged
that the Court will traysel south by the Scott,i,la
Nonh.E:t3tern and Scottish Central to Edi I:burgh,
arriving
,there at half-past G o'cl iek, and, tli.ince cu
the esorning of the 15th, by the Coast line acid Great
Northern direct to London,.
The Danish Government: bas accorded to this :Lubeck
t.) Buchan Itailsay Company the concesiiont Ql a line
from Lubeck to Hamburg.