The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-24 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, SATURDAY, MAY 22

Her Majesty. his Royal Highn( SS Princo Albert, and
the-Royat childfch;-ntrended by the Viscountess Joce-
lyn; the Hon. Matilda Pew t, the Hon. Mary Seymour,
Lbrd Ch idea Fitzroy, the Hon. Colonel Phipps, and
.Colonel Wylde, arrived at Osborne yesterday afternoon
at_twenty minutes past six o'clock.

SUNDAY.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. attended
by Lady Fanny Howard, Sir George Couper, and Lieu-
tenant• Colonel F. Seymour, arrived at Osborne yester-
day afternoon at 20 minutes before three o'clock, from
London, on a visit to her Majesty.
The Queen, the Prince, and the Royal Family, walked
and drove in the park and gardens.
The party at dinner included her Royal Highness the
DuChess of Kent, Lady Fanny Howard, the floe. Co
lanai Phipps, Sir George Couper, and Lieutenant-Col.
Seymour.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Fanny Howard and Sir George Couper, left her
residence, Clarence-House, St. James's, at a quarter be-
fore eleven o'clock on Saturday morning for her Ma-
jesty's''marine residence, Oz.borne, Isle of Wight. Her
Royal Highness travelled to Southampton by the London
and South-Western Railway.
A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock on Satur-
day afternoon, at the Foreign-office, D ,caning-street. It
was attended by the Earl of Derby, the Lord Chancellor,
the ,Earl of Lonsdale, the Marquis of Salisbury, Mr.
Secretary Walpole, the Earl of Malmesbury, Sir John
Pakington, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke
of Northumberland, the Right 11(n. J. W. Henley, the
Right Hon. J. C. Herries, and Lord John Manners.
The Council sat two hours Land a half.

A deputation, headed by Mr. Brotherton, M.P., and
the Earl of Shaftesbury, consisting of Mr. Grant and
Mr. Mawdsley, from Manchester, and Mr. Tite, from
Ashton, had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole,
on Saturday, at the Home-office.
Sir George Bonham, Governor of Hong-Kong, has ar-
rived in town, and had an interview with Sir John
Pakington, on Saturday, at the Colonial•office.
A deputation from St. Giles-in-the Fields and St.
George, Bloomsbury, consisting of Messrs. George Fitch,
Alexander Marshall, Frederick Sanders, James Slater,
Henry Cooper, Thomas Savage, Smith, and Chipper-
field, had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole at
the Home-office, on Saturday.
Mr. Forster, M.P., and Mr. Macgregor Laird bad
an infer_ view on. Saturday with the Right Honourable
J. W. Henley and Lord Colchester, at the Board of
Trade.

A deputation on the affairs of Jamaica, consisting of
gr. Edward Thompson, Mr. Girod, and Mr. William
Smith, had an interview with Sir John Pakington on
Saturday, at the Colonial-office.
Sir Thomas Phillips had an interview on Saturday,
with Mr, Secretary Walpole, at the Home-office.
Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office on Sa-
turday, from the Governors of Van Diemen's Land,
South Anstralia, and Hong-Kong.
Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Colonial-
office, from the Governors of the West Indian Colonies.
The Duke of Wellington attended the early service
yesterday, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The ser-
vice was read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the sermon
was preached by the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Boyle.

MR. LUMLEY AND HER MAJESTY'S
THEATRE.
(From the Chronicle)
It is matter of notoriety that, owing to a series of the
influences to which every theatrical management is ex-
posed, the direction of her Majesty's Theatre has for
some time been carried on in the face of difficulties which
would have crushed any manager of less energy, tact,
and resolution than- Mr. Lumley. It is not necessary
that we should enter into the nature of the difficulties to
which, we allude, some of them being obvious to all who
are aequainted with the administration of our large
theatres, and others being still sub judice. We have
hitherto abstained from any observations upon the sub-
ject, less, perhaps, in the hope that the difficulties in
question would cease to exercise their obstructive agency,
than because of our beli€f that it would not be long be-
for e the leading subscribers to her Majesty's Theatre
would make such a demonstration that we should, in
recording it, be enabled to speak of those diffi-
culties as things gone by. We had this confi-
dence,. that the untiring zoal and loyalty Mr. Lum-
ley,has always displayed in labouring to preserve to the
patrons of
,her Majesty's Theatre that course of high-
class entertainment for which he originally made the
establishment celebrated over Europe could not fail to
be duly appreciated, and, in his hour of trial, to be re-
membered, by the body of noblemen and gentlemen to
whom the manager of an Italian opera must look for
sanction and support. The representatives of the upper
classes, upon whose continuous succour the Italian opera
must be dependent in England, have had Mr. Lumley's
management under their eye for several years, and we
felt assured that the system of direction, the individual
steps of which we have recorded, week by week, through
so many brilliant seasons, was sure to receive, not only
a fair, but a kind and considerate verdict, from such a
jury as had been, for those seasons, impanelled in the
boxes of her Majesty's Theatre. Therefore, without
takieg up any of the numerous topics which have been
for some time floating upon the surface of town-talk in
connexion with the Haymarket opera (one flagrant in-
stance excepted, in which cemmcn morality rather than
managerial rights was the question), we have merely
continued to accord to her Majesty's Theatre that jus-
tice ,which is duo from the public press to a public
establishment.

The demonstration we anticipated was made on Satur-
day last. A meeting of noblemen stud gentlemen, in-
terested in supporting the director of her Majesty's
Theatre, had be,n. invited to aesenible that day in the
concert-room of the theatre. The names of the distin-
guished persons at whose iaquisition the meeting came
together arn sufficient-to show its nature. These names
aro those'of the Duke of Cleveland, the Duke of Lein-
ster, the Marquis of Clanricarde, his Excellency the
Buren Britt:know, and Sir Ralph Howard. Upwards of
100 iefluential patrons of the opera were present, among
them being the Duke_of Leinster, Duke of Cleveland,
Marquis of Clauriearde' Marquis of Worcester, Sir
Anthony de .Rothsehild, his Excellency Baron Brun-
now, his Excellency the Marquis d'Ar.llio, his Excel-
lency Baron Rebauseni-Earl of Shelburne, Earl of Har-
rington. Lord Ward, Viscount Clifden, Lord Cran-
bourn,Niscount Anson, M.P., General the Hon. H.
H. Cavendish, Sir R,Jpb -.Howard, Bert., M.P., Sir John
Bayley, Bart., Hon. G. S. Smy the, M.P., Mr. Crombie,
Sir William Andy', Bart., Lord G. Paget, M.P., Sir
Andrew Bareard, Sir Henry, Webb, Bart., Sir Thomas
Barret Lennard Lord_Wm. Lennox, W. M. Thackeray,
Henry'Baring, M.P. Mr. Budd, Colonel Dixon, R. W.
Packe, M.P.. Mr. 'Norman Macdonald, H. Brereton
Trelawny, C, Barry Baldwin, M.P., General Sir
A. Woodford, Mr. Bligh, Mr. George Tudor, Mr.
Fraeks, Mr. Albany Fonblanque.
The general tone of the meeting was most satisfactory
to those who see in the preservation of the present di-
rection a guarantee that her Majesty's Theatre shall
present to its subscribers the highest musical or choreo.
graphic talent available for their entertainment. Ample
jusiee was ,done to the exertions of Mr. Lumley, and
habitues of many years' standing bore testimony to the
eminence to which he—had raised the theatre. The
false and malignant rumours which had been spread in
reference to that gentleman were adverted to and con-
demned, and one of the most distinguished noblemen
present, while admitting that differences of opinion
might fairly exist as to certain details of management,
upon which no two men would probably agree, briefly
sketched the history of the Haymarket managements
from the time of Mr. Taylor, to show that whereas,
with every advantage of exclusive patronage and absence
of Fivalry, former directions had invariably failed, Mr.
Lumley, with extraordinary opposition and divided
support, had hitherto kept her Majesty's Theatre
in a position worthy
its-reputation. Such ballets, it was
observed, as Mr. Lumley had put upon the stage had
perhaps never been seen elsewhere in the world, and
there was scarcely is great lyric artist in Europe who
had not appeared upon his boards. The only new
singer of eminence who had not been heard at her Ma-
jesty's Theatre was Madlle. Wagner, and Mr. Lumley
could not, when doing all in his power to secure that
'lady, fore ee,the course to which her friends would advise
her.

The strongest assurances were given that such assist-
ance should be afforded as would enable Mr. Lumley to
carry on effectually the management of the theatre, and
resolutions to that effect were agreed to. The resolutions
were in substance as follows:

" 1. Thate considering the beneficial influence which
her Majesty's Theatre has exercised for nearly a century
in promoting and extending the musical taste of the
country, it is desirable that measures should be taken
by this meeting to support her Majesty's Theatre.
" 2. That, considering the energy and perseverance
which Ahulirector of this establishment has displayed in
the cultivation of the highest works of art, and in pro-
viding :WI, the public taste and amusement, during a
yeriod of extraordinary difficulty, this meeting will sup-
port and assist the director in his efforts to surmount
the difficulties dile establishment.
" 3. That, with a view of establishing an immediate
and available source for the purpose of carrying on and
conducting this establishment during the present season,
a fund be raised, to which all friends and well-wishers
of the theatre be invited to become subscribers, and that
a committee be appointed for the purpose of receiving
stick enbscriptions, and applying the same in such
way as they shall consider most conducive to the in-
tereste eaf her. Majesty's Theatre."
A:committee Was then nominated, and subscription-
papersk hof dying been opened, the friends of the theatre
were requested to pay their subscriptions to Messrs.
Cti:Aarlmesee I:bopa kinson and Co., bankers 3, Regent-street.
vote of thanks was then passed to his Grace the
Tezineter, who had most efficiently presided, and
separated.
NEW ,A 1

- -ETROPOLITAN INTERMENT BlLL.—This
Bill, which wawai
s introduced on Thursday by Lord John Man-
nersio h
and Mr.
ajust been printed By it the pre-
sent Interment Act is
liereyealed. Powers are givfn to
parishes severally to elect burial boards, to consist of not
burial
more than seven persons nor l than three. These boards
are to be permitted to purchaseessnew-grounds, to be
paid for out of the poor-rates. Powers are also given to
All
lvitbert in-
b oa r board
parishes to combine for the purpose intermentrtovidinagjoint
ebiosPardosboef the different
so
end, andof
the in thateev e
rear
he
utrbi
ae there
parishes so combining. The Secretary of State,a
atoceboemincoomdaPtoi
spection, has power to close any or
the
graveyards of the metropolis. He can issue
regulations as may seem to him proper to sutchhe
protection of the public health, and has a veto on all the
proposed sites for new cemeteries. Such is a general outline
of the provisions of the Bill, which, it is said, will not be
prek-ed this session.
DEPARTURE OF THE ASIA.—On Saturday after-
noon at one o'clock, the Royal Mail steam-ship Asia, Capt.
Jadkins, sailed from the Mersey for New York direct;with
I the Mai MIA 60 P alSePgeral told ii ritir ATerage freight

• THE LATE "AFFAIR OF HONOUR."
The Hon. G. S. Smythe and Colonel Romilly, the
two combatants in the " affair of honour" which came
off on Friday last, left town, attended by their seconds,
Captain the Hon. Captain Vivian, MX., and the Hon.
John Forteecue, M.P., by the South-Western Railway,
at an early hour in the morning, and proceeded as far as
the Weybridge station, where, by previous arrange-
ment, they had agreed to alight. The appearance of
four strange gentlemen at this quiet station was calcu-
lated to excite no little observation, and with a view to
disarm suspicion of any hostile intentions the pistol cases
carried by two of the gentlemen were for the nonce con-
verted into something like sketch-books, with which the
party trudged away as if intent upon an artistic excur-
sion in the neighbourhood. They bad not gone very
far before an impression that they might possibly be
watched seems to have entered their minds, and one
of the party returned to the station and chartered the
only "fly" in atteudance for the purpose of conveying
them some little distance into theintetior. A difficulty now
arose as to how the combatants should be disposed. It
was not very desirable that two gentlemen entertaining
such deadly intentions should be " cooped up" within
reach of each other's noses inside an old postchaise for
three or four miles. At length it was suggested that
Mr. Smythe should mount the box, and that Colonel
Romilly should go inside with the seconds. Mr. Smythe
readily yielded his assent to enjoy the fresh air, and
away the party drove some two or three miles, until they
arrived at the boundary of Lord Ellesmere's Hatcbford
estate, where all the gentlemen alighted, and having
given the coachman an injunction not to leave his
horse, they struck a path across some greensward, and
entered a wood on the rising ground above. A dell
on the other aide of this wood, partially hidden from
observation in every direction, was selected as a con-
venient spot for the settlement of the dispute. Mr.
Smythe having declined to withdraw the expres-
sions of which his colleague complained, and
the duty of measuring the ground having fallen
upon Captain Vivian, the gallant officer proceeded
with his task quietly and deliberately, marking 12 paces
in a very business-like manner. The principals were
then conducted to their positions, and Mr. Fortescue was
on the point of putting the ominous question, ""Are you
ready, gentlemen?" when a cock pheasant, which had
been a quiet observer of the scene thus far, suddenly
rose within a few yards of the combatants, and with a
loud cry dashed into the adjoining wood. This unto-
ward circumstance occurring at such a moment caused
no little excitement among the party, who at first feared
they had been surprised. The alarm having subsided,
the combatants resumed their places and exchang©d
shots, as is known, without effect, when Colonel
Romilly having expressed himself satisfied, they
left the ground. The party returned to the station
in the manner of their arrival, and thence to London
by railway, but not a word was exchanged by the
principals.

_
SPORTING NOTES.
No. CCMII.
THE PROBABLE FATE OF THE CANDIDATES
FOR THE SEVENTY-THIRD DERBY, AND
THE WINNER SELECTED.

(Concluded from No. CCXXXI.)

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
my last observations I commented upon the
northern horses; I now resume my task with Mr. Stab-
bings'.
ALFRED THE GREAT, by Orlando out of Dominus, by
Bran out of Kalmia. This horse formerly rejoiced in
the name of Fortunio, and is said to be at the present
time the property of Mr. Shafto, which, however, I
cannot state for a fact. He has appeared in public but
once—at Doncaster, when a two years old, where, with
Bst 71b up, he won a sweepstakes over the T. Y. C.,
beating Lady Harriet, Bst 41b, by a neck; Vortex,
Hyacinth, and Helen Faucit being in the latter's rear.
At this time he was not properly prepared, and there
are some doubts entertained about his going to the post
on Wednesday thoroughly in form. Ido hold with the
general opinion expressed of this horse, and consider he
is more likely to be victorious over the Doncaster than the
Epsom course.
Dawson, this year, will have his stable represented
by Mr. Harrison's ch c KING OF TRUMPS, by Velocipede
out of Mrs. Gill, by Victor out of Lady Fractious. It
is well known that this horse until lately has been doing
very little work, and although Dawson is a very clever
man in the art and mystery of training, he cannot ac-
complish an impossibility—in three words, he cannot win.
That mysterious animal WOMERSLEY, by Birdcatcher
out of Cinizelli, by Touchstone out of Brocade, about
whom so many extraordinary reports have gained cre-
dence during the winter, has at last come in earnest,
having been backed rather stiffly during the past week.
He is perfectly dark, and I believe has scarcely been
subjected to what we may call a trial. His blood is
undeniable; his size, form, and style of going very good;
but for the same reason which I remarked just now con-
cerning the King of Trumps, /am afraid will not stand
much chance of finding his way home viitoriously in the
Der by fray.
It is said that the last-named animal's stable com-
panion YOUNG HAMMOND, by Ithuriel out of Easter,
will also run. Like unto Womersley be is as yet per-
fectly dark: in my opinion he will turn out to be a re-
spectable handicap horse—nothing more.
The Wizard of the North's Derby string is, as usual,
somewhat long, consisting, for the most part, of very
interior horses. DANIEL O'Rounx.E, by Irish Bird-
catcher out of Forget-me-not, by Hetman Platoff out
of Oblivion, by Jerry, it seems is the pick of the stable,
and, in my opinion, a very bad pick, too. This horse
was one of my earliest fancies for the race under con-
sideration, having been one of the finest foals I ever
saw, and likewise one of the most unpromising looking
three years old. Last year his two performances did not
say much in his favour, having been beaten in the first
by Augur, and in the second getting no better place than
a bad fifth to Red Hind. His exhibition this year for
the Two Thousand was quite on a par with his previous
performances. Notwithstanding that he will be tooled
by Euler, by which I consider he will have ea good as
7113 advantage over many horses in the race, he has no
chance of obtaining a place.
The other four, KINGFISHER, HYACINTH, PHANTOM,
and MARINELLA COLT, I have not the smallest fancy tor
whatever; three of them, however, will probably run.
I cannot conceive for an instant how Major Martyn
can imagine he has any chance of winning
a race like
this with such a horse as CONVULSION; he had much
better Jet him remain at home in his stable.
Mr. Farrance's JOE MILLER, by
Venison out of Wit-
tioism, although the winner of
the Chester Cup in a
canter, will be no winner here.
Kent's couple, I presume, will both start; SOME-
BREWED, however, only to do the needful for his stable
companion.

as he will have the great assistance HARBINGER, by Touchstone out of Cuckoo, after his
enough to win the Derby. I do not understand this
trial with Officious, was
species of reasoning, but I expect he will run well; and,
preserved horse, 0 will possibly
finish forward.
W. I'anson will send Tux Scravnyon, by the Doctor
tidanerceedoftnNbate, quite good
out of Fairy Queen, to the post. Notwithstanding, this
nag, it is said, will hav7stpheevse
kctillyfurlidaiicduloouf
CHIEF BARON NI-
CHOLSON, by the Baron out of Ally Croaker, it is
the idea of a
carefully
alwinningly
rumoured has not been altogether the thing at times
during the last three months; and, if it can be so ex-
pressed, has been taken too much care of. His perform-
ance with Kingston last year stamped him as a horse of
ridiculous.
Maroon,
good bottom and possessed of staying powers. 1 shall
not be at all surprised to see him figure very forward in the
race.
The attraction of Day's lot will be centred in LITTLE
HARRY, by Epirus out of Fraudulent, who, without he
is very wonderfully improved upon his last year's form,
cannot possess the best chance of securing the " blue
ribbon of the Turf" for his owner, but it seems that in
Saii.
his trial-the magnates of the stable were perfectly ti
fled of his capabilities by immediately afterwards invest-
ing large sums upon his chance; and as he is in the
best of condition, and will be steered by that clever
• key Alfred Day, I think, he :.. Joe is certain to be one of the
first three.
VORTEX, it is said, will cut out the work for him.
ELCOT'S chance is completely out!
Dockeray will have the colt by Hetman Platoff, dam
by Camel, at the post—more about him I do not know.
BARBARIAN, MISSIVE, and ORELIO, I shall dismiss in
a few words, not having the least idea that either can
finish any where near the front, much less be a winner.
Lad on the list that I consider worth a remark, but
by no means the least, is Mr. Merry's 6,5001. speculation,
HoBBIE NOBLE, by Pantaloon out of Phryne, by Touch-
stone, out of Decoy, by Filho da Pate out of Finesse, by
Peruvian—Violante, by John Bull. This horse's couple
of performances last year wereh certainly the best in
public
• that any candidate for t present Derby has
accomplished up to the pres.ent tt
-me• 1-+
• ..11t so strange are
the reports made about him, some from good, some
from bad quarters, and so contradictory are they,
that it is almost impossible to give any very
decided opint
' 'on of his chance until his arrival at Epsom.
his backers re ort •
If he is what some of .
_p . him to be, why
the Derby is certainly overl3l4 as I think Comparatively
few but the stable know of. what is going
on in that
mysterious quarter, I shall not venture upon giving an
opinion about his chance at
.all.
of conclusion, it is my firm opinion that the
By way
f Hobble Nobl
front rank will consist o _ e, Alcoran, Cie-
thatosKigston Little Harry, and Harbinger; and
the first of these to succumb at the finish will be
Harbinger and Kingston, Claverhouse__ giving up the
ghost next; thus leaving HOBBLE NOBLE LITTLE
to fill the three first places.
HARRY, and ALCORAN
be given t
The latest particulars will to-morrow.
DAJOBERT and SISTER TO MOUNTAIN DEER will pro-
bably be first and second for the oodcote to
-morrow.
-morrow.
I am,Sir, yours, &c.,
THE ; TIRIT OF THE TURF.
May 24, 1852.

SPORTING IN TELLIGENcE
TATTERSALL'S—SATURDAY, • I
DERBY.
4 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Hobble Noble—taken
6 to 1 agst Mr. Howard's Little Harry_taken
10 to 1 agst Lord Ortord's Alcoran—taken
10 to 1 a
gst Duke of Richmond's Harbinger
11 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Clarerhouse—taken
15 to 1 agst Mr. Stebbing's Alfred the Great _taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Harrison's King of Trumps
15 to 1 agst Lord Ribblesdale's Kingston—tckm
25 to 1 apt Lord Zetland's Augur
25 to 1 agst Mr. Farrance's Joe Miller
30 to 1 agst Mr. J. M. Stanley's Orelio
30 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Daniel O'Rourke
30 to 1 agst Mr. S. Hawke's Womersley— taken
33 to
Hobble Noble and Little Harry were in high favour,
I apt Mr. Dorrien's Chief Baron Nicholson
33 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Stockwell
and a •
fter a considerable outlay, closed at a marked ins-
Pr9TeMeut, A debug to " get out," of klobbio Noble