The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-19 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty had a dinner party last evening at Back-
ingham Palace. The company were—her Royal Higk-
ness the Duchess of Kent, his Royal Highness the Duke
of Sussex, the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, Dako
Cleveland, Duke of Argyll, Marquis of Cony►,gh,m, Earl
and Countess of Zetland, Countess of Racin,,r and Lreit;:
Jane Bouverie, Earl of Clarendon, Earl of Ileheste•r,
countess Falkland, Lord Dinorben, Lord Say-e and Sele,
Mr.• Brand, Countess of Charlemnnt, Lady Fiora Has•-
ings, Hon. Miss Lister, Hon. Miss Anson, Mrs. Bran;',
Miss Davys, Baroness Lasen, Viscount Torrington. ti n.
C. A. Murray, Hun. William Cowper, and Colons I
Buckley.
The band of the Ist Life Guards was in attendance at
the Palace during the evening.
Viscount Melbourne had en audience yesterday of tie
Queen

The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace on W-d.
nesday included the Earl of Albemarle, Viscuunt
bourne, Colonel Wemysa, and Mr. Brand. fier
jestv's Private Band attended during the evening.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, attended Le
Baroness Ahlefeldt and Baron Knesebeck, honoured tio
Archbishop of York with their company at dinner or,
edneaday, at his residence in Grosvenor-fluaro. Their
Royal Highnesses afterwards went to the performance of
the concert of Ancient Music.
• The Ministers of Russia, France, Prussia, and AUStrj2,
Count Pczzl di Borgo, Count Sebastiani, Baron Buhr.;
and Count Senift, had an interview with; Vieccunt P.
mer,ton yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign. office.
Sir Lewis Grant and Sir Patrick Ross bad intervie,,
with the Marquis of No:manby yesterday, at the Cot,nial.
office.
Archdeaccn Pott and the Rev, D,. Bull, Canon of
Exeter, had an int,rview with Viscount Melbourne yes.

today, in Downing-street.
a:spatchea were received yesterday, at the Colonial.
office, from IsNor-General Middiemore, Governor of St
Lucia.

" Looking at Cheveley, or the Man of Honour,
by Lady Bulwer, as altogether what its title tiould em
to import, it is one of the most brilliant fashion Ale novels
that has appeared for a very long-time. There is, na, re.
over, scarcely a chapter that is rot enlivened by witty
aphorisms and the most lively repartees."—United Service
Gazete.

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" BIRTHS, DEATHS,
M It. 111E0DORE HOOK'S
AND MahIZIAGES"—The tale which the al..
.s written in _l'. Hook's most forc'ilv'e quaint till:
he:alds, iM
character of Helen is excellently drawn al' d'is-ulse;ailneld-,
and elaborated v-101 '
skill which none hut they who most searching
e
searchingly
the human character, and its various springy and , a
emotions,
could have conc.ived Mr. Brimnier Brassov, the l-r—,
triehy, electioneering attorney, and the brothers John and
i a..,0b Batley, are also capitally hit off. In f t
justly say tha Mr. Hook has been very successfule' we
may''.
new novel. It is full of the wit aura racy
l
r in
Is,
which he knows so well how to pour forth upon any sub-
ject ; at the same time there is throughout a deep and
touching pathos, which evinces a mastery of the heart, as
well as power over the intellect.—Sunday Paper.
CAUTION TO HOUSEKEEPEIq.—At Hatton-
garden yesterday several housekeepers were fitted 40a and
costs, for having their hearth-rugs, (16or-mats, &c., shock
in front of their dwellings. Thu Magistrates regretted
that they had no power to mitigate the penAty, and Eald
that the law was by far too severe.
INTEGRITY IN A LANDLORD.—A comnin-
eial gentleman, staying at the Four Swans, Bishop gate
street, a few days since, was agrceatly surprised aho,tly
after his arrival, by the restoration of some pro:)erty he 1,141
:o t ups dds (1 eleven years I At this perio
d he bad lodged
et the same inn, and left it behind him; but had no ecol-
lection of this fact at the time, consequently did not apply
for it ; end being unknown to the proprietor, having i'.....r
visited his house before, he could not ccrnmnnicate with
him. In the lapse of years the loss itself was almost obli-
terated from his memory until revived in the manner ab.,70
stated. He deems it a duty to give publicity to let
fdet.
as a most honcutable and praveworthy instance, net oily
of honesty, but of great care and attention on the part of 11
the worthy host and his domestics. We learn from i
STABBING AND INIAIMING.---
the latest information that Captain Ellison was walking on
the river hank in Boultham, which is a public footway,lll
about nine o'clock last night (Monday), being arm!d. with
a sword and a stiletto. Mr. Seely, who is an retv.. le, I
destriun, was taking his stroll round the Withana, to Ow i
the same direction; and having sprained his ride, lead Fat
down to obtain some ease. Captain Ellison approachrd,
and exclaimed, " What are you doing there, like a sc•Lutt- l
w i
drel ?" Mr. Seely immediately got up,
Captain ask
Elii., asked }
such terms were applied to him ? Cp,n,
with his sword, struck off Mr. Seely's h;:t, a
hichndmu,t have tmtde a
thrust with the stiletto in the other hand, w
r
penetrated the breast had not M. Seely interp,sed his
erm. The dagger went in, up to the LA. Ater calling
c(:luetntlisi: name, and exelairnitig he was hurt, Mr SerlY
Legged for assistanc,,, which we re...2r,t to record was nut
rendered to him, although ho was bleeding profusely, but
Captain Ellison walked off, apparently unconcern d, for
the result. These are communicated to us as the -.-
the various accompaniments vre do not thinlir:cl-
- right to tOte on report.—The dagger has razs,d 1 . it
ivt'aYeen
i the two bones of the arm, and severed the int,„&siai
at tery. Lincoln Gazette.
The Royal Academy will open its eixlilb.ition to
the pui.lic on Monday, the ell of Ma from
what we haw heard, and alai from what we ludging
CAlection will be one of vim interest • 'n'tia':rseen: the
noac of our leading painters being, as ~-.00.,4e A ri'•"( "n
last year, absentees, visiting the Cor'irent, are:a all. :ilf thw_etnre,
therefore, being among the contributors.—Art. Union.