The Sun.
London, England, 1839-05-23 00:00:00

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GRANDMAMMA NAPPING.—As the old lady
appears to be worn out with asking questions about
the Court, and has omitted one of the greatest im-
portance to the Established religion of the country,
we will endeavour to put it for her in nearly her
own venerable words:—" To-morrow is the Queen's
birth-day, yet it is celebrated to-day. How is
this ? Is it true that the Popish traitor, Daniel
O'Connell, applied to Lord Melbourne on the sub-
ject, and that Lord Melbourne applied to the
Queen, and that the celebration was commanded to
take place on Thursday in place, because Friday is
a day maigre in the Catholic calendar ? If this
be true, we may ask again, and we ask with sorrow,
" What will this Protestant country come to at
last ?"

HER MAJESTY'S BIRTIIDAT.—This morning
was ushered in by the bells ringing a merry peal, in honour
of her Majesty's natal day, and the Royal Standard
" floated in the breeze" from various steeples. The river
presented a gay appearance, vessels of all nations dis-
playing their colours. The Park and Tower guns fired a
Royal Salute. At the departure of the morning mails,
the guards and drivers appeared arrayed in their new suits
of scarlet and gold, although the general effect was shorn
of its beauty by all the mails not going out together.
Mr. HUGHES HUGHES AGAIN.-This gentle-
man, we understand, has written to one of his old sup.
porters to say that he will certainly stand again for the
representation of Oxford ; but we cannot learn whether
upon Whig, Tory, Radical, or Chartist principles._
Oxford Chronicle. •
THE DERBY.—The Jockey Club would do well
to establish some stringent rule which might prevent for
the future the raising such questions after the race as are
now raised in the case of the winning horse Bloomsbury.
One feature in that rule should be, that all objections to
the age or pedigree of a horse should be made a month
before the race, so as give all parties time to make and
answer them ; but the race being run and over, no such
objections should be allowed, on any pretence, to be
made ; at any rate as regards bets, as there are always
shabby people enough to be found glad to seize, or invent,
any pretence for keeping their money in their pockets.
Wednesday evening the easiness of money at
the Stock Exchange, where in the English market it is
worth only from 21 to 3 per cent., and in the foreign mar-
ket net more than 5 per cent., has contributed to improve
the prices of the leading stocks, notwithstanding the con-
tinued sales by the Government broker on account of the
Savings' Banks. The amount thus brought to market was
net less than 20,000/. to .day, arid some uneasiness respec-
ting, the cause is still prevalent. Consols advanced to 931.
—Times.
THE MURDER IN CADOGAN-PLACE.—On
Wednesday morning. at nine o'clock, the remains of Eli-
zabeth Paynton, who was so barbarously murdered on
Friday last, at her master's residence, were removed for
interment to Chelsea New Churchyard, from the residence
of Mr Capmer, undertaker, 24, Kinnerton street, Sol-
vy/a-square. The body was f,)llovred by the deceased's
sister, as chid.-mourner, and twelve friends. There was a
vast concourse of persons present on the occasion.