The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-17 00:00:00

THE PRIVY COUNCIL.

WINDSOR, MONDAY.
Her Majesty held a Council at three o'clock this
afternoon. Present--His Royal Highnesa the Prince
Consort, Earl Granville, Viscount Palmerston, the Mar.
quis of Lansdowne, Sir G. Grey, Mr. Secretary Labou-
chore, Lord Panmure, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Sir C. Wood, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Lord
Stanley of Alderley, the Duke of Argyll, the Right Hon.
M. T. Baines, Earl Spencer (Lord Steward), the Duke
of Wellington (Master of the Horse), and Lord Ernest
Bruce (Vice Chamberlain).

At the Council a proclamation was issued summoning
Parliament to meet for the despatch of public business
on Thursday, the 3d of December.

Their Serene Highnesses Prince Soltykoff and Prince
Galitzin have left the Clarendon for Paris.
His Excellency the Ambassador of France came to
town yesterday from St. Leonard's-on-Sea. His Excel-
lency returned to the coast last evening.
The Duchess (Dowager) of Norfolk has left Worksop
, Manor, where her grace has been staying for some time
past on a visit to Lord and Lady Foley, for Eaton Hall,
on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of West-
minster.
The Duchess of Athole has arrived at the St. George's
Hotel.
The Countess of Shaftesbury and Lady Victoria
Ashley arrived at their mansion in Grosvenor-square,
yesterday, from St. Giles House, Dorsetshire. His
lordship is expected in town to-day.
The Earl of Gifford has returned to town from Yester
House, Haddingtonshire.
The Earl and Countess of Shannon gave a select party
at Castle-Martyr, near Cork. Colonel the Right Hon.
William and Lady Louisa Tighe have joined the party
from Woodstock.
The Earl of Enniskillen has arrived at his seat,
Florencecourt, in Ireland. The Hon. Col. Cole. M.P.,
has within the last few days also arrived at Florence-
court.
The Earl and Countesa Somers have taken a residence
io Rome, in wh'ch city the noble earl and countess
propose to pass the winter.
Viscount and Viscountess Newport are passing the
season at Devonport House, Bridgnorth, Shropshire.
Viscount and Viscountess Lismore leave England the
beginning of the ensuing month for the Continent. The
noble lord and her ladyship are expected at their new
reside❑ce in Wilton-crescent, in a day or two, from
Ireland.

Lord and Lady Lyndhurst and the Hon. Miss Copley
have returned to town from St. Leonard's-an-Sea, where
they have been staying for some time past.
Lord George and Lady Adeliza Manners have left
Cheveley Pare on a visit to the Duke of Rutland at
Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire. The noble lord and her
ladyship are expected in town the latter end of the week.
Lord Dufferin has left Yester House, where be has
been stayinE on a visit to the Marquis of Tweeddale for
some time past, for Chillingham Castle, on a visit to
Lord and Lady Olivia Oeiu!ston.
Lord and Lady Harry Vane arrived at their mansion,
in Grosvenor-place, on Saturday, from Cheveaing Park,
Kent, where they have been staying on a visit with the
Earl and Countess Stanhope.
Lord Huntingfield has arrived at the St. George's
Hotel.
Lady Charlotte Wolfe and the Ladies Hutchinson
have arrived at Claridge's Hotel, fr m Dublin.
We regret to learn that Rear-Admiral Graham had
VI apoplectic selture on Sunday evening, and great fears
are entertained as to his recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Sheppard have arrived at Farrance's
Hotel, Belgravia, from their scat, Camseyashe, near
Woolbridge, Suffolk.
THE SIAMESE PRINCES, —The visit of the above princes
to Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle, which was put off
owing to the death of the Duchess de Nemours, is now
fixed for Thursday next. Their Royal Highnesses are
expected to arrive at Windsor by a special train of the
Great Western Railway at one o'clock, and proceed di-
rect to the Castle, where a magnificent entertainment
will be provided for them in the Waterloo Chamber.
The Seringapatam left Melbourne on the 15th Ang.
with 12,180 ounces of gold, and the Essex on the Bth
of Sept. with 105,255 oz., together valued at 469,7401.
The Great Britain sailed from Sydney on the 3d of Sep-
tember with 5,7121.

The Robert Lowe steamer, with troops, had arrived
at the Cape of Good Hope on her way to India; also
the Beechworth, sailing transport. This news has come
via Ceylon. The mail from the Mauritius is stated to
be on board the same vessel as the Australian mails.

At a meeting of creditors of Messrs. Wilson, Hallett,
and Co. whose suspension was announced on the 2d
inst., held at Liverpool on Friday, it was resolved to
wind up the estate under inspection.

The demand for discount at the Bank yesterday was
again extremely heavy, and it is presumed that the in-
fringement of the Act of 1844 must have made further
considerable progress. At Hamburg the rate of discount
has receded to 9 f per cent. A further total of about
130,000 sovereigns was despatched to Ireland yesterday.
—Times.

In consequence of the news just received from India
the authorities at the Horse Guards have decided that
the whole of the officers belonging to regiments in that
country who are now at home on leave shall proceed
forthwith to join the head-quarters of their respective
corps.

It is said that the arrangement for the Cunard steamer
Africa, which left Liverpool for New York this morning,
to call at Cape Race, so that the news of the suspension
of the Bank Charter Act might be telegraphed from
Newfoundland, has been defeated by the Admiralty
agent ni.t having attempted to send the requisite autho-
rity to her commander until two hours after the vessel
had sailed. The Vanderbilt, however, which left South-
ampton yesterday, has been ordered to touch at that
point.

A letter (says the Literary Gazette) has just been
received from Madame Ida Pfeiffer, from Tacariva, ie
Madagascar, in which she says that she is in good
health, and has been extremely well received in the
is►and. The day previously she had been invited to
court, to play on the pianoforte, and had given so much
satisfaction that she wai immediately presented with a
quantity of fowls and eggs in recognition of her
musical powers.