The Sun.
London, England, 1837-02-20 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Duchess of. Kent and the Princess Vittoritrattended
Divine Service yesterday forenoon in the Chapel at Kensing-
ton Palace : the service was performed by the Rev. Joseph
Jackson. In the afternoon Divine Service was performed be-
fore their Royal Highnesses and their Household, by the Rev.
J. R. Pitman.

Prince Estcrhazy, the Austrian Ambassador, transacted
business yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Spanish and
Belgian Ministers, and the French Charge d'Affaires, trans-
acted business on Saturday at the Foreign-office.
A Cabinet Council was held at half-past two o'clock on
Saturday afternoon at the Foreign-office. It was attended by
Viscount Melbourne, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount
Duncannon, Lord John Russell, Viscount Palmerston, Lord
'Glenelg, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Minto,
Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Holland, Mr. Poulett Thomson,
and Viscount Howick.

The Lord Chancellor joined his colleagues soon after four
o'clock. The Council sat till five o'clock.
.Lord Hill had an interview with Viscount Melbourne on
Saturday in Downing-street.
Dispatches from Sir Carmichael Smyth, Governor of British
Guiana, were received yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Viscount Melbourne entertained the Lord Chancellor, the
Bishop of Killaloc, Mr. Luttrell, Dr. Holland, and Mr. Se-
riior, at dinner on Saturday, in South street. The Marquis
of Clanricarde, Lord Douglas, G. Hallyburton, Dr. Lushing-
ton, Messrs. Grattan, Handley, Jepl►son, Charles Cavendish,
and Ponlett Scrope, dined with the Noble Viscount last even-

Speaker of the House of Commons had a dinner party
on Saturday at his residence in Carlton-terrace.
The Judicial Committee 'of the Privy Council sat on Sa-
turday. The case of Swaine's Patent for making Mineral
Waters artificially was heard. Mr. Wigram and Mr. Shoe
supported the application for an extension of the term of the
patent; Dr. William King, of Brighton, and Dr. Granville,
were examined. Lord Lyndhurst, on the part of their Lord-
ships, extended the term of the patent for seven years.
Mr. Baron Park gave judgment in Kirt Munder Ray v.
the East India Company, and Mulfurinee Mohun Thakoor.
Their tiordshipg Would not call upon the Respondents to
reply, but affirmed the decree of the Sudden Dewanny
Adawlut. The Lords present were Lord Lyndhurst, Lord
Brougham, Sir J. Bernard Bosanquet, Sir Jamei Park, and
the lion. Thomas Erskine.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT j

CHESTER TR

WANCIJES TER.
.DE CUP, P.P.
15 to 1 agst Tom Shipriaan—taken
16 to 1 agst Elizabeth
16,t0 1 agst Catherine
17 to 1 agst Diana
17 to 1 agst Friar Tuck—taken
IS to 1 agst Master of the Rolls
18 to 1 agat Philip
20 to 1 agst Vesper—taken

4 to 1 agst Chasse
8 to 1 agst Sylvan
9 to 1 agst Tamworth—taken
I to 1 agst Traveller
to 1 agst Stockport—taken
2 to 1 agst Hampton—taken
4 to 1 cast Whaley—taken
:4 to 1 agst Bubastes

LADY GRANVILLE'S BALL.

Lord and Lady Granville gave on Friday night, at Paris,
their first ball this season, which surpassed in splendour any
of the preceding ones, on account of the ball-room having
bcn entirely newly decorated. Amongst the company were
.the Austrian, Russian, Prussian, and Belgian Ministers; the
Dukes of Orleans and Nemours; Prince Paul of Wirtemberg;
the Duke and Duchess de la Tremouille; Duke and Duchess
de Cazes; La Duchesso Desclignac, &c. ; the Duke and
Duchess of Roxburgh ; the Marquis of Anglesey and his
daughters ; the Duke and Duchess de Coigny ; the Countess
de Flahaut and her daughters ; Sir George and Lady Dash.
wood; Mr. and Mrs. Dawson Darner; Mr. and Mrs. Brins-
ley Sheridan. Amongst the beauties were remarked Mrs.
Sheridan Miss Kinnaird, Miss Cochrane, and Miss Dicken-
son. Duchess of Sutherland did not appear, as she was
confined to her 'room with the grippe.
(Frortv our own Corresdnndent.)
PARIS, FEB. 18 ._.,At Lady Granville's ball laSenight your
expresses were very much talked of, in cot-ince-Lien with the
Parliamentary debates, which always excite the liveliest inte-
rest in this country. I need not tell you that the Reception
Rooms at the British Embassy in Paris era: the most elegant
and commodious, and the best fitted to the purposes to which
they are applied of any in the capital. During. Lady Gran-
sille's absence in England they have undergone
.the most com-
plete repair, and I may safely say that they last night exhi-
-1 •
bited a scene -which was never equalled on any former occasion.
The splendour of the ball-room was literally dazzling from
the mere profusion of light, not to speak of the throng of
beauty assembled in it from all parts of the world. The
proportion of English was not, I think, so overwhelming as on
former occasions, and yet they probably outnumbered all the
foreigners put together, The Prince Royal and the Duke
de N:!rneurs arrived about midnight, and when I came away,
at 3 o'clock, the animation was still at its height. The bu-
sineSs of the supper was conducted with all that minute atten-
tion to order, regularity, and comfort which constantly prevail
at Lady Granville's parties, and which distinguish them so
favourably from
.most of the other great assemblies in Paris; not
even excepting . the great balls at the Tuileries. From the
crowded state of the rooms, the large range of conservatories
which connect the whole suite with each otler; became, by
their - freshness and fragrance a delightful retreat from the
almost stilling warmth of the dancing and supper rooms. It
is in vain to attempt to enumerate the notables who were
present. After the English and the . French, the Spaniards
and Americans were naturally the most prominent. On
former occasions Lady Granville has been most unjustly ac-
cused of laving down some general principle of exclusion.
The task of selection must always be a most difficult and
thankless one, and of course it is not easy to satisfy the un-
iavit,d but that they have been improperly passed over. At
all events, us far as political opinions are concerned, there was
iii the reunion of last night the most perfect impartiality.
\Vhig and Tory,- Doctrinaire and Cotegauche, Estatutoist
and Cons:itittional, Federal and-Republican, might ail be seen
c bowing each other in most admired disorder ; and unless the
writer :n the Times, who lately heaped so much abuse •on
Lord 'and Lady Granville, by whom- the character of Great
Britain is so admirably supported in this country, proposes
to engage in a, series of revolting personalities, I do not see
how it is -possible. for him- to lay any ground for his charge
of partiality, which,. if carefully inquired into, might possibly
be traced to his own private feelings of disappointment awl
mortification. • -

•
The Duke of Wellington will give several grand
dinners in this and the following week at StrathEieldsaye.
The Duchess of St. Alban's will give her farewell
ball at Brighton this evening. The Duke and Duchess in-
tend returning to town for the season in the course of thn
present week.

The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort are enter-
taining a numerous circle of sporting friend 3 at Badminton.
Mr. Culling Smith, her Grace's father, left town on Satur-
day, on a visit to the Noble Duke and Duchess.

A private letter from St. Vetersburgit- states that
Lord Durham is shortly about to leave that catntal for England.
in consequence of the climate of IZusiia. Lol agreeing with his
constitution.

On Saturday evening Sir Robert Peel gate his
second Parliamentary banquet to-the Marquis of Chandos, the
Earl of Ripon, Lord Stanley,. Lord Redesdale, Lord Lynd-
hurst, Viscount Canterbury, Lord Francis Egerton, Sir Ed.
ward Knatchbull, Sir
:Hugh Purees Campbell,- Sir Charles
Coote, Colonel Wood, the Hon. Thomas VeSey;'Sik2Stratford
Canning, Sir Genrue Clerk, Mr. Pemberton, Mr. G. Knight,
the Hon. Colonel liraut, Mr. Hobhouse; • Mr:'W-.'-adtalstone„
and the Elan. Mannem:Sunort. The flon.•C. E. tilt M. P.,
was prevented' by the_ death- of his eldeEt daughter from joilAing the party.

- • ~
: On Saturday a dinner was, given by. Sir R..Douldn
to the American Minister and his lady,"the Iron. Mr..and Mrs;
Eden, the Right Hon. Edward Ellice, Adaiii-ai: Sir' Th-ernas
TrrwOridig-e, Bart. ; the Hon. Mr. and' 51144'. Siiitk:aii,-Gono-
rat Sr Toomas OTallaghan, and Mr, 116ikau; -
T
of the vacant Judgeship of the Co..
mon undeci&J, though the most prevalent rur.iour
The
still is, that the Saliciti.us neneral takes it, and that his Lost is
fleas
gstilulp 0
.n
to br... filled 1?y &Team Wilde. - The obstacles to this a, ran.c-
moot are P4Fliwnemtarv, and mayor mi.).- nOile-got over. 'rho
(Am' oandidates named are Sir W. Horne, Air. CoKniiin, Mr.
Starkey, and Mr. Wightinan. The matter must, luTcver, be
decided before the commencement of the Norfolk_ Circuit, oni
thQ 4th of March,