The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-16 00:00:00

AQUA TICS.

POPLAR AND BLACK WALL, REGATTA.—This match Was very
well attended and hardly contested amongst the watermen of
the stairs, although there was nothing very crack in either
speed or style. It was in five heats, six smilers. They came
in thus for the respective prizes, although only two started for
the wand heat

G. Atkins (orange)
J. Gudge (blue)

II R. Darling (red)
2 R. Newland (green)

PREPARATIONS FOR THE RECEPTION OF THE
QUEEN AT WINDSOR.—The inhabitants of Windsor, wish-
ing to celebrate her Majesty's first arrival at her Castle of
Windsor, resolved to address a letter to Colonel Caven-
dish, to ascertain when it would please her Majesty to visit
it. They then, it is said, resolved upon the following pro-
gramme of their intended proceedings on the joyful occasion.
A triumphal arch of flowers and evergreens, to be erected
at the grand entrance opposite the Long-walk, where the
Queen is to be met by 40 girls, between the ages of 14 and
IS, daughters of respectable inhabitants of Windsor,
dressed in white, with wreaths of white roses on their heads,
and each carrying a basket of flowers, which they are to
strew before the youthful and lovely Sovereign, from
thence to the Castle, when one of them will present an
address of congratulation. This will take place on Tues-
day, the 22d instant, her Majesty having signified her in-
tention to arrive at Windsor on that day.
The Duke of Wellington went to Walmer Castle
to-day. Much company is expected during this and the
next month.

The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland will remain
in Scotland until the last week in October, and then return
to London, on their way to Paris.
The Duke of Beaufort, the Earl of Chesterfield,
Mr. Robert Smith, and the Hon. Capt. Talbot, left town
this morning for the races at Lewes.

The Marquis of Hertford left Dorchester House, in
Park-lane, this morning at an early hour, and will sleep to-
night at the Ship Tavern, at Dover. On the following day
the Noble Lord will cross the water ; and it is his inten-
tion, after passing a few days in France, to proceed direct
to the mineral waters at Aix, in Savoy.
The MarquiS of Lansdowne returned to Bowoed
Park last week, where his Lordship will probably remain
until November. The sudden demise of her Ladyship's
nephew will prevent their seeing company during this season.
The Marquis of Westminster left Grosvenor-square
yesterday for Brighton.

- The Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury and Lady
Mary Talbot still remain at Alton Towers, in Stafford-
shire ; and no time is yet fixed for their departure for the.
South of France.

The late Earl of Cardigan, who died at his resi-
dence in Portman square, on Monday last, in his 68th year,
is succeeded in his titles and estates by his only son, James
Thomas Lord Brudenell, now Earl of Cardigan, Lieut.-
Colonel of the 11th Light Dragoons, now quattered in
Bengal, where his Lordship and Lady recently arrived.
The Earl is expected to return to England early next year.
The Duke of St. Albans has eleven brothers and
sisters.. The villa, called Holly Grove, at Highgate, was
purchased by the late Mr. Coutts from Sir Harry Vane
Tempest.

Lord and Lady Melville, Earl and Countess Rivers,
Countess of Morton and daughters, Hon. C. Dundas, and
Sir Herbert and Lady Oakley, are amongst the fashionables
sojourning at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. Viscount Mel-
bourne is likely to pass a few days at that delightful spot
immediately after her Majesty leaves town for Windsor.
Lord and Lady Suffield returned to the Clarendon
yesterday, from Brighton races ; and this day they go to
Gunton Park, Norfolk, to receive fashionable visitors.

M. Martin (du Nord) and his party have returned
to the Carlton Hotel, from their visit to Liverpool, Man-
chester, &c. The object of the talented Minister's visit
to England, is that of inspecting the most approved rail-
roads and docks in this country.

Signor Luchesi Palli, the brother-in-law of the
Duchess of Berry, has just married an actress of the theatre
of San Carlos at Naples.
The Grand Duke and Duchess of Oldenburg were
visited by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the
Duke of Sussex, Viscount Palmerston, Sir Robert Chester,
Sir Lewis Moeller, Lord Churchill, Count Lottum, Count
Veltheime, Lieut.-Col. Buckley, the Austrian Charge d'Af-
faires, Baron Cetto, &c. &c. His Royal Highness the Duke
of Sussex has sent cards of invitation to their Serene High-
nesses and suite for a grand dinner on Friday next at Ken-
sington Palace.

We regret to announce the sudden death of the ve-
nerable Rev. John Wray, and his son-in-law, the Rev. J.
Howe, both Missionaries in Berbice, British Guinea.
The Netherlands is intended to be the summer tour
of many of our nobility, in consequence of the unfavourable
accounts received from Italy. _ _ _

Lord Leveson left Devonshire-house yesterday, for
Dover, en route to Paris, to visit his noble father and mo-
ther, the Earl and Countess of Granville.

Lord and Lady Holland have left Holland-house,
for Paris.

Sir John Hill returned to London on Monday last,
from his recent Government mission to Scotland, for the
relief of the distressed people of that country, and had an
audience of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Lord Clarence Paget has arrived at Cowes Castle,
from Lisbon. His Lordship's ship the Pearl, is anchored
off the Castle.

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.-On Tuesday, the
15th inst , at. St. George's, Hanover-square, by the Rev.
John Lockhart Ross, M.A., Oxon, the Hon. Augustus
Henry Moreton, M.P., son of the Earl of Ducie, to Miss
Macdonald, eldest (Laughter of the late Sir Charles Mac-
donald Lockhart, Bart., of Lee and Carnwath, Lanark-
shire, and niece to the Duke of Leinster. The young and
lovely bride was given away by her cousin, Lord Rayleigh.
After the ceremony, the happy couple left town in a car-
riage-and-four for Mr. Moreton's residence in the Isle of
Wight. Among the distinguished company present, con-
sisting of the different relatives of the bride and bride-
groom, were, the Right Hon. Lady Mary Ross, the Lady
Isabella de Chr.bot, Countess of Denbigh, the Ladies
Fielding, Lady Emily Moreton, Lady Catherine Moreton,
Lady Elizabeth Clements, the Hon. Mrs. Broadhurst, the
Hon. Miss F. Kinnaird, the Hon. Miss Georgiana Foley,
Miss Napier, Sir Thomas and Miss Cochrane, Miss Ross,
Miss Geraldine Ross, Misses L. and C. and M. Ross, Miss
Macdonald Lockhart, the Earl of Ducie, Lord Rayleigh,
Hon. Captain de Roos, Mr. Broadhurst, Mr. R. L. Ross,
&c. The company afterwards assembled to a breakfast at
the Earl of Ducie's.

The Marquis of Ailesbury deferred his dedartine
for the Continent 24 hours, in order to enable th.l Ma:-
chioness to be present at the marriage of Mr. Toll3mael e
to Miss Sinclair, daughter of Sir Geo. Sinclair.
M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister, Cheva-
lier d'Aguilar, the Spanish Minister ; and M. Hummelauer,
of the Austrian Embassy, transacted business yesterday at
the Foreign Office. Count Veltheim (from the Duke of
Brunswick,) transacted business on Monday at the office of
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.