The Sun.
London, England, 1839-07-31 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen will hold a Privy Council this afternoon at
Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty held a Court yesterday afternoon at Buck-
ingham Palace.
Prince Mavrocordato, Envoy Extraordinary and Minis-
ter Plenipotentiary from the King of Greece, had an
audience of the Queen to deliver his credentials.
Baron Gersdorff, the Saxon Minister, had an audience
of her Majesty to take leave for a short time.
Their Excellencies were respectively introduced by Vis-
count Palmerston, G. C. 8., Principal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Sir Robert Chester,
Master of the Ceremonies.

Her Majesty was attended by Viscount Torrington,
Lord in waiting, Mr. Rich, Groom in waiting, and the
Hon. Colonel Cavendish, (Clerk Marshal) Equerry in
waiting.
The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Braganza,
yesterday, at Mivart's Hotel ; her Imperial Majesty returned
with the Royal Duchess to Buckingham Palace, and visited
the Queen. .

Her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, honoured the Italian Opera with her
presence last evening. The Royal suite included the
Marchioness of Normanby, Lady Charlotte Dundas, Hon.
Miss Murray, Hon. Miss Paget, Viscount Torrington,
Mr. Rich, and the Hon. Colonel Cavendish.
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Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by the
Princesses of Hohenlohe and the Hon. Miss Eden, arrived
at Marlborough House at four o'clock yesterday afternoon,
from Bushy Park. Her Imperial Majesty, the Duchess
of Braganza, attended by Lord Lilford, visited her Majesty
in the afternoon at Marlborough House. The Duchess of
Cambridge, accompanied by the Princesses Augusta and
Mary of Cambridge, paid a visit to the Queen Dowager
on Monday, at her residence in Bushy Park.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by
the Princesses Augusta and Mary of Cambridge, and
attended by Miss Kerr and Baron Knesebeck, honoured
the Earl and Countess of Mansfield with their company
yesterday afternoon, at their residence at Caen Wood.
A deputation, consisting of Lord Eliot, Sir R. Rolfe,
Mr. Freshfield, A. Fox, Esq., Captain F. Rogers, R. N.,
and Mr. W. H. Bond. R.N., had an interview with Vis-
count Melbourne, yesterday in Downing-street.
A deputation from the Licensed Victuallers of the me-
tropolis and the country, beaded by Lord Viscount San-
don, M.P., Mr. Clay, M.P., Mr. Hawes, M. P., Mr.
Mark Phillips, M. P.. and Sir S. Lushington, M. P.,
and consisting of Mr. Coates, Mr. Reader, Mr.
Walter, Mr. nibble, Mr. Bryden, Mr. Robinson,
Mr. Wilson, Mr. Vousley, Mr. Clayton, Mr. Hook,
Mr. Rockley, Mr. Wire, Mr. Blake, Mr. Smith, and Mr.
Oates had an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer yesterday in Downing-street.
Mr. Wallace had an interview with Lord John Russell
yesterday at the Home-office.
The Grecian Minister and the French Charge d'Affaires
transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
Mr. Lynch, 31. P., had an interview yesterday with Vis-
count Melbourne.

THAMES ROYAL YACHT CLUB.

The annual above-bridge match of this most celebrated
Club, which enjoys the distinguished honour of being pa-
tronised by her Majesty, and of which Admiral Sir T.
Hardy is the Vice-President, came of yesterday, with, we
regret to say, less eclat than any of its preceding ones.
There was barely wind enough to try the sailing merits of
the yachts, and the weather was anything but favourable to
the attendance of company, the rain descending heavily
during the whole of the time the yachts were competing.
The following had been entered
Name. Tons. Owners. Colours.
Haidee ... 7 ... N. Pegg, Esq .Blue and white
Keppel 9 ... B. Holt, Esq .Blue, with white diamond
Arrow ... 7 ... K. Frankham, Esq... Blue, with white arrow
Sylphide 9 ... H. T. Fowler, Esq... White, with red cross
Caroline 10 ... D. Ramsay, Esq Blue, with white ball.
The withdrawal of the Arrow and the Haidec necessarily
diminished the sporting interest, leaving the Keppel the
decided favourite.
At four o'clock the signal was given, and the boats
canted round in style. The Sylphide was first under way,
and led the van, the Keppel was a goof second, the Caro-
line bringing up the rear; and in this order they passed
through Waterloo-bridge, where immediately afterwards
the Keppel, who had come up, passed her leading anta-
gonist to windward, and from this moment she never lost
her first place. In turning over the slack against the dead
water, coming down, the Sylphide overhauled her oppo-
nent, and took the lead ; but off the distillery at Wands-
worth she carried away her mast, and of course gave up.
The Keppel went down to Temple Gardena a winner by
eleven minutes. _ _ _

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The contest was for a very handsome gold cup, which
was afterwards presented at the British Coffee-house.

ACCIDENTS.-Tuesday morning, about seven
o'clock, a coal waggon belonging to Messrs. Champness, of
Waterloo-wharf, Strand, had delivered part of a load of
coals in Little Tothill-street, Westminster, which is very
narrow, and is not a thoroughfare ; when; the carman, in):
stead of backing the waggon for a few paces, endeavoured
to turn it round; the consequence was that the wheels
caught against the curb-stone, the waggon was overturned,
and it as well as the coals, about twelve or twenty sacks,
were thrown with great force upon the shaft horse, who
was literally buried under them. When he was released
it was found he was dreadfully hurt, some of his legs being
broken. The animal groaned piteously for upwards of an
hour before directions were given to kill him. It is very
fortunate that in such a crowded neighbourhood no other
accident happened in consequence of what appears to have
been the carelessness of the carman. On Tuesday morn-
ing, about half-past eight o'clock, three men, who were
employed on a new building which is erecting at the corner
of North Wellington-street and Exeter-street, Strand,'on
their return from brealscast, had just ascended the scaffold
to work when one of the putlogs gave way and they were
precipitated to the ground. One of them received injuries
so severe that there is no hope of his recovery ; another
had one of his eyes knocked out by falling on a sharp-
cornered stone ; and the third had his arm broken. They
were immediately taken to Charing-cross Hospital.
NELSON PILLAR.—The Sub-Committee, ap-
pointed to superintend the erection of this national tribute,
met on Thursday last for the purpose of accelerating the
object they have in view. There were present the Duke
of Northumberland, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir George
Cockburne, Sir Peter Laurie, Mr. John Wilson Croker,
and Mr. C. Wood, MP. The Lords of the Treasury
and the Commissioners of Woods and Forests have assigned
Trafalgar-square to the Committee as the site, and the
place selected for the pillar is that now enclosed on the
south boundary of the square, as being the centre of the
whole space from the National Gallery to Charing-cross.
Mr. Railton, the architect, reported favourably of the foun-
dation. It is understood that the Committee at this meet-
ing determined to proceed with the erection of the pillar
and statue, which have been assigned to Mr. Bailey, with
the funds at present in hand, amounting to 17,000/. The
execution of the four lions at the corners of the plinth has
been confined to Mr. Lough, but it is feared that the nar-
row state of the funds will render the postponement of the
completion of this commission necessary. It is also in.
tended to give the bass-reliefs on the four faces of the
plinth to other sculptors, but these, like the lions, must de-
pend on the funds at the disposal of the Committee. It is
difficult to suppose that almost the only national tribute to
our greatest naval hero will be suffered to languish for
want of money. The two statues to the military hero of
the age have already secured 40,0001., and it will only be
necessary for the public to be made aware of the necessity
which exists for additional contributions, to obviate the
difficulty in a manner, and with a promptitude, alike ho-
nourable to the spirit of the metropolis and the national
honour.
METROPOLIS CHURCHES FUND.—On Sunday
morning at the parish church of St. Dunstan's, Fleet-street
a sermon was preached by the Rev. Robert Montgomery,
author of " The Omnipresence of the Deity," in aid of the
fund for building fifty churches in the eutparishes of the
metropolis. The Rev. Gentleman preached again in the
evening in support of the same fund.