The Sun.
London, England, 1837-07-19 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Countess Sebastiani, the French Anabassadress, had
an audience in form of the Queen yesterday, at the new
Palace, in St. James's-park. Her Excellency was attended
by Sir Robert Chester, Master of the Ceremonies.
In the evening the Prince and Princess of Leinengen,
the Countess of Mulgrave, the Hon. Miss Pitt, Miss Spring
Rice, Baroness Lehzen, Lord Templeinore, and Colonel
Cavendish dined with her Majesty and the Duchess of Kent.
Her Majesty and suite afterwards went in three carriages
to witness the first performance in this country of the opera
of Ildegonda, composed by Marliani, at the King's Theatre.
he royal party went quite private, the servants in gray,
or undress liveries.
The Queen gave audience yesterday to Viscount Mel-
bourne, Lord Glenelg, Lord Hill, Earl of Mulgrave, Vis-
count Palmerston, Lord John Russell, and the Lord Cham-
berlain.

The Princess Liecen had an audience of her Majesty.
The Queen will hold a Privy Council to-day at St.
James's Palace after the Levee.

The Duchess of Kent and the Prince and Princess of
Leiningen went to Bushy, yesterday, to visit Queen Adelaide.
The Earl of Belfast, Lord Belhaven, the Right Hon.
James Abercromby, and the Earl of Leitrim, had inter-
views with Viscount Melbourne yesterday in Downing-street.'
Mr. Buchanan, her Majesty's chief agent for emigration
in the Canadas, had an interview with Lord Glenelg yes-
terday, at the Colonial Office. Sir Charles Grey, Mr.
Crane, and Mr. IV!. A. S. Mackenzie, had also interviews
with his Lordship yesterday.
The French Ambassador, the Spanish Minister, and
Baron Fagel transacted business yesterday at the Foreign
Office.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town yesterday
for Cambridge.

Mr. Salarne, her Majesty's Oriental Interpreter, hag.
issued cards of invitation for a farewell dejetater at his
villa, Abocandrian Cottage, Kent-road, on Friday next, the.
21st instant, to the Turkish Ambassador, before his Ex-
cellency leaving this country.
His Excellency Sir Frederick Adams, Governor of
Madras, and family, have arrived at Farrance's Hotel, Bel-
grave-street.

Mr. Hedworth Lambton has left town for Durham.

Her Majesty has appointed Philip Crampton, Sur-
geon-General to the Forces in Ireland, Surgeon in Ordinary
to her Majesty's person in Ireland.
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Her Majesty has been most graciously pleased to
signify her intention of honouring the Musical Festival at
Hereford with her special patronage. There remains no doubt
of its taking place next autumn.

The King of Prussia arrived in good health at Tor
litz on the 7th irst.

The Duchess of Gordon has arrived in Belgrave-
square from Paris, where her Grace has been sojourning since
the demise of the Gallant Duke. Her Grace's health is greatly
improved, and she will soon leave town for Scotland. •
The Duke and Duchess of Richmond will leave
town immediately after the Goodwood races for Gordon
Castle, their splendid seat in Scotland, accompanied by their
family.
The Marchioness of Hastings, Baroness Grey de
Ruthvyn, was safely delivered of a daughter yesterday morn-
ing, at her residence in Lower Grosvenor-street.
The Marquis of Ely has caused a large quantity of
meal to be distributed among the poor of his estate in the
barony of Magheraboy.
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S, OFFICE, JULY 17.--
Notice is hereby given, that Gentlemen who attend her Ma-
jesty's Levee next Wednesday are not expected to be present
at the Drawing-Room on the following day.
Marshal Marmont has received from Prince Met-
ternich an invitation to pass a few days at the estate of Plass,
where the Prince is about to receive the Ambassadors of
Russia and Prussia as his guests.

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Lord Brougham's private audience with the Quee►t
on Sunday has given rise to much surprise, it not being usual
with ex- Ministers to be so favoured While their colleagues con-
tinue in office.—Morniny Herald.

The Almack's this evening will be more brilliant
than usual, the Ladies Patronesses having decided that it should
be a ft:ncy dress ball, in consequence of the Highland ball hav-
ing gone off with such great eclat.

-PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.--_III our re"
port of the ceremony of the prorogation of Parliament on
Monday, we omitted to state that the precision and clearness
of enunciation with which her Majesty read the Speech from
the Throne, were the theme of universal admiration. The
dignity, grace, and self-possession displayed by her Majesty
throughout the entire proceedings upon this, to her, novel and
trying occasion, will be considered the more extraordinary:
when we state that her Majesty, on entering the Royal
Robing-room, after leaving the House of Peers, actuary
fainted, but recovered immediately afterwards, on the applica-
tion of proper restoratives.

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A splendid dgjettne was given by the officers on'
duty at the Horse Guards on Monday last to upwards of rine
hundred fashionables, to celebrate the proroguing of par ~.
ment by her most Gracious Majesty. The v„ject,ovs of the
guard-room, which are so admirably adapted for affording $
complete view of the Royal cortege, were crowded with de'
gantly and fashionably dressed ladies, whose sombre attire
contrasted admirably with the splendid uniforms of the aft'
cers on duty. The carriages began to arrive soon after twelve,
and the company did not disperse till late in the afternoon*.
highly gratified by the kind attentions and gallantry of the
distinguished individuals. The table literally groaned with
every delicacy of the season.

We understand that is not intended to create Peers
before the meeting of the new Parliament. One Commoner
only is to be an exception to this determination, and it is as
exception of which all persons attached to Liberal principle°.
must approve. We allude to that excellent and venerable
friend of civil and religious liberty, Mr. Coke, of Norfolk-
very one will perceive that a Peerage offered to Mr. Coke,
is a homage to the memory of Mr. Fox, whose friendship he
long enjoyed, and whose politics he so consistently supported
through a long life of public utility and private excellence.
We are authorised to contradict the statement that
a review will take place in Hyde Park on Friday next.
Rumour is rife that a third West India regiment is
to be raised, and that a still further reduction of white troop;
in the West Indies will be effected in the course of 1838.---:
Limerick Chronicle.

A Captain's guard of the Grenadier Guards has
mounted duty at the new Palace since its occupancy by the
Sovereign. A sergeant's guard did the duty at the new Pa-
lace during the reign of the late Sovereign.
We regret to announce that the lady of C. J.
Tynte, Esq., M. P., is alarmingly ill.—Bath Journal.
The first steam-packet built in Belfast was launched
there on Thursday, and named the Victoria.
Among the splendid equipages on Monday of the
Foreign Ambassadors at the prorogation the most remarkable
for their richness and decorations were the carriages of the
Russian and Turkish Ministers.
Lord Waterpark was married yesterday to Miss
Eliza Anson, daughter of the Viscountess Anson. The
Viscountess gave a dejeune after the ceremony to a large
party of the relatives and friends of both families. In the
afternoon Lord and Lady Waterpark left town in a carriage'
and-four.

On Monday last Le Postilion de Lonjumeau was
played at the Opera Comique for the hundredth time.
STEPNEY CHURCH-RATE.—.The venerable edifice
of St. Dunstan, the mother chnrch of this immense pariah'
was the scene of a public vestry on Friday last, for the dispater'
of parochial public business. A Church-rate, however, was the
grand object of the worthy authorities ; and by convening the
meeting at noon, and giving no more publicity to it than Iv°,
absolutely necessary to its legality, they were confident 0'
success. But the project got wind, just in time to have a fete
hand-bills struck off and circulated ; and by 12 o'clock, vibe'
the Churchwarden took the Chair, attended, as usual, by :f
staff of officious small gentry, there was a tolerable muster _
both parties present. A Church-rate of 7001. was demanded
ufopropnolvtlieh
postponing
gn t s amendmentconsideration tva carried s
forone tbwy a show of hands,civemonth.Aftr
much purposed delay and affected confusion, during which
great numbers left the church, thinking that the rate was de-
feated, a poll was demanded by the Tories, and taken on the
spot, with closed doors; when the Churchwarden declared the
numbers to be—for the rate, 60; against it, 79. The rate
was supported by some of the Tory-Radicals of this district;
but they are few and insignificant. We were informed of e
laughable squabble between the people and the rector, respect"
ing the mourning-cloth with which the church is hung, The
parson, who receives 2,0001. a year from the living, demands 4
as a perquisite. It happens to be the very cloth used on the
occasion of George the Fourth's death; and the parish thee
bought it back from the rector, thinking it would do again'
But he insists upon having it, or being paid again for it
This is a gentleman of the cloth with a vengeance l Happy
parish !
At the Louth Assizes a verdict of 501. damages was
bad against the Drogheda Sheriffs, for arresting one brother
in mistake for another. Against the Dublin Packet 1001. da-
mages
for a libel on Mr. Daniel Magrath, son of a clergyman-
Mr. Herapath" is the name of one of the dis'
appointed candidates for the chair to which Professor Graham
has been elected ; and we find from some letters we have re-
ceived, that the gentleman in this predicament is generail°
l,
supposed to be " Superintendent General John Herapath," I`
railway-evidence notoriety. The fact is not so. Thar Mr':
Herapath, who was a was a candidate for the chair in question'
is Mr. William Herapath, of Bristol, one of the best practical
chemists of the day, and possessing as such very fair preten;
!ions to the honour to which he aspired, a lover of truth an°
free enquiry, a gentleman, and (we should think) no relation.
Four hundred workmen are now employed in the
Nourrnoun2 quarries, in raising the granite contracted for to
build the new Ilouses of Parliament.—Jersey Argus.
On Tuesday morning, at nine o'o.ml, the Wands-
ford coach, from Kilkenny to Castlecomer, was upset al
Mount Brown. There were sevente-m passengers, almost all
of whom received injury, and several had either an arm or a
leg fractured. The sufferers were removed to Stevens's 110"
pital, and every attention paid to them from the time the Iwo-
dent occurred. The coachman attributes the upset to the
breaking of the pole ; but other parties state that the coo'
was too heavily laden,

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