The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-27 00:00:00

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NEWMARKET RACES

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
Handicap for two-year-olds. First half of Ab. U.
Michaelmas Maid 1
Game Tommy 2
Won in a cantor.
Match.
Flutter beat Don Joh❑ filly.

Sweepstakes for two-yoar-olds. Winner Co be sold for 70/.
Lady Vernon,. ........................
Grace Darling filly 2

NURSERY STAKES BETTING.
5 to 2 agst Michaelmas Maid.

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, OCT. 26.
The following had the honour of dining with her
Majesty yesterday :
liar Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their
Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princes 3 of Hohen-
lobe Langenburg, their Serene Highnesses the Prin-
cess Adelaide and Prince Hermann of Hohenlohe and
Sir George Couper.
The Duke of Terceira and Count Lavradio have been
invited, and are expected to-flay on a visit to the Queen.
Viscount Harding° is also invited, and will arrive at
the Castle to-morrow.

The Earl of has relieved Lord Byron as the
Lord in Waiting, and Captain the Hon. Mortimer West
has succeeded Lieut.• Colonel the Hon. N. Hood as
Groom in Waiting to her Majesty.
The Countess of Desert has succeeded Viscountess
Canning as Lsdy in Waiting, and the Hon. Flora Mac-
donald has relieved the Hon. Matilda Paget as Mead of
Honour in attendance on the Queer,

Mr. Charles Hawkins had an interview with Sir John
Pakington yesterday, at the Colonial Office. Lieutenant
Pearce Scrocold, RN., had also an interview with the
Right Hon. Secretary.
The Right Honourable F. Kennedy had an interview
with the Earl of Derby yesterday, at his official resi-
dence, in Downing-stree'
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Tuesday, Novem-
ber 2, at 11 o'clock, as the day on which he will receive
the Lord Mayor elect, in order to signify her Majesty's
approbation of his Lordship.
The Lord Chancellor will also, on the same day (tbe
first of Michaelmas Term) receive the Judges, Queen's
Counsel, &c. The reception will take place at the Lord
Chancellor's residence, in Belgrave-square.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial
Office, from the Governors of New Zealand and the
Australian Colonies.
Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colorist
Office for the Governor of Gibraltar.

THE LATE DUKE OF WELLINGTON AND
THE EAST INDIA COMPANY.-(T.HIS DAY.)

Toil morning a special general meeting of the pro-
pt:etors was held at the India House, for the purpose of
laying before the proprietary the following resolution:
" That as a testimonial of the gratitude with which the
East India Company must ever remember that the
glorious career of the Doke of Wellington commenced
in India, and that the consolidation of the British
power there was greatly promoted by his brilliant
achievements, a marble statue of that illustrious Com-
mander be placed in the general court room.
Sir James Weir Hogg, Bare, M.P., Chairman of the
Board of Directors, presided, and the meetirig Wes
largely attended by directors end proprietors.
The Chairman moved the resolution.

Mayor 011ivant seconded the resolutior
Mr. Liwin, although he did not object to a statue,
would move en amendment, as he did not think the
company ought to avail itself of tho funds of others to
honour to itself.