The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-26 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty held a:Privy Council at one o'clock yesterday'
'afternoon at the New Palace. It was attended by t'se Lord
Proident, this First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of
State los the Horne and Colonial Departments, the First Lord
of the Admiralty, tl:e Secretary at War, the Lord Chamber-
lain, and the Master or the Horse.
The Hon. W. Bathurst nas the Clerk of the Council in
waiting.
Her Majesty gave audiences to Viscount Melbourne, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, and the Marquis Conyngham.
The Court was attended by the Controller o'E the Household,
Lord Gardner, Lord in Waiting ; Hon. C. IVorr.ly, Groom
in Waiting; and Colonel Wcrnyss, Equerry in Waitii.j7
The Royal dinner party last evening included Vi,:count
Melbourne and the Treasurer of the Household.

Yesterday was the birthday of the Duchess of Glouceste.-•
Her Royal Highness received congratulatory visits from the
Princess Augusta, the Duke of Cambridge, Prince George of
Cambridge, and other members of the Royal family. The
Foreign Ministers and m:kny of the nobility left their names
for her Royal Highness at Cloucoster-house.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge honoured Lord and
Lady Burghersh with their compny at dinner yesterday.
The Duke of Cambridge visited Me Princess Augusta yes-
terday at Clarence House.
Sir Francis Head (late Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Ca-
nada) arrived in town yesterday. Sir Frartni,at transacted busi-
ness at the Colonial-office.
After the breaking-up of the Privy Council at the New
Palace, a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-Office. It
was attended by Viscount Melbourne, the Lord Chaocellor,
the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord John Russell, Lord Gleoelg.
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Minto, Lord
Holland, Mr. Poulett Thomson, and Viscount Howick.
The Council sat till five o'clock.
The Bishop of London, the Rev. Dr. Milman, and a depu-
tation, had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday at
the Home-office.
The Master-General of the Ordnance had an interview with
Lord Glcnclg yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Despatches from the Lieutenant-Governor of the Canadas
were received yesterday at the Colonial-office.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

HAMPTON SPRING RACES.

The Hurdle Meeting, which took place yesterday afternoon on
Moulsey Hurst, under the Stewardship of Lord Waldegrave and
E. Greatrex, Esq., attrocted a very numerous attendance, afforded
plenty of excellent sport, aild was conducted with a precision highly
creditable to those who had d2e management of it. The weather,
although cold, was favourable, a'd the show of fashionables quite as
full as could have been expected. The officers of the different
regiments stationed in the neighbourhood mustered in great force,
and contributed in no slight degree to the amusements of the day.
The following is a sketch of the running
A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, with 20 added, for horses bona
fide the property of Officers quartered within twentv-five miles
of London ; list. 71b. each. Heats, once round and a distance,
with four hurdles. Officers to ride.

Mr. Miller's br. g. Cleveland
Mr. Willan's b. g. Rasper . 0 2 2
Hon. R. Needham's b. m. Graceful
Captain Sivenright's hr. in. Duvernay
Captain Glegg's b. m. Pauline
Each heat won cleverly.
The Palace Stakes of 2 sovs. each, with 35 added. Heats, weights,
and leaps as last. Winner to be sold for 46 sovs., &c.
Captain Glegg's br. m. Pauline Captain Sivenright 1 2 1
Mr. Abbot's b. h. Tremaine
Mr. Seffert's Lincoln Lass
Mr. Spenser's Titus ...
Several others started. Mr. Nightiugale's Atala.nta won the
first heat, but was disqualified, and the heat given to Pauline, in
consequence of having gone round one set or hurdles instead of
over. The last heat was finely contested by Pauline and Tye-
maine to the last hurdle, where the latter fell lame, and lost a2l
chance. The winner was claimed. The sports finished with pony
racing.

In consequence of the cold and uninviting state of
the weather yesterday afternoon, her Majesty the Queen and
suite did not take their accustomed exercise on horseback, in
the parks, which were almost entirely deserted by the beau
monde.
The Earl of Albemarle, as Master of the Horse to
the Queen, issued cards, yesterday, for a grand full dress
banquet, in honour of her Majesty's birthday, on Tt,ursdaY,
the 17th May, being the day appointed for the celebratton of
the natal day of her Majesty, who will not, however, complete
her 19th year until the Thursday following. The Noble Earl
returned to Berkeley-square on Saturday last, from Quidenhato
Hall, Norfolk.
Viscount Galway and his lovely bride, late Miss
Pemberton Milnes, left Dover-street yesterday, at one P
in a new and handsome travelling chariot and four, for Serlby
Hall, Notts. Tho ceremony was performed at the hour 01
ten A.M., at St. George's Church, Hanover-square.
Henrietta, the Countess Docvager of Warwick
(daughter of Richard Vernon, Esq., by I,ady Evelyn Gower,
seventh daughter of John the first Earl of Go.ver, and widow
of John the first Earl of Ossory), died on Frich:v last at her
r sidence in Brighton, after an illness of considera-b,!e duration.
Her Ladyship was born in August, 1760, and consequently in
her 78th year.
Despatches, dated sth January, were received j'es-
terday, at the India Board, from Lord Auckland, th.l
Governor-General of India, and from the British officers corn-.
mending at the Presidencies of Madras and Bombay.
It is said 310 Members of the House of Com-
mons (all Tories, of course, old light and new) have put
down their names to the Peel dinner, which is fixed for the
12th of next month.

ALmAcK's.:-.The second assembly of this cele-
brated re-union took place last evening; but, .owing to her
Majesty's second drawing-room being fixed for this day, it was
snot very numerously attended. Many of the subscribei.s and
their families, also, had not returned to town for the season.
The beauty, however, of the fair visiters, the excellence of
Weippert's band, and of the music from Lucia de Lammer—
moor, conspired to make the ball in every respect worthy of
the haute noblesse. The dancing commenced at eleven and
ended at half-past two. There were about 250 present.
The Emperor of Russia has conferred the Order of
St. Vladimir, 4th class, on the Astronomer Federoff, as a re-
ward fcr his astronomical labours in Siberia.

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The King of Bavaria has sent the insignia of the
Bavarian Order of Merit to M. Brongniart, Member of the
Institute, and Director of the Royal PorcchAine Manufactory
at Sevres.
Baron de Bentinck, First Secretary tu the Dutch
Legation, has been appointed Charge d'Affaires for the King
of Holland, during the absence of M. D,del, the r:',ldeut
Minister, who leaves town in a few days for the Haguer 9
family affairs. The Baron is connected with the English arn:-
tocracy, being of the same family as the Duke of Portland.
Report says that the aged Duke of St. Leu (Louis
Bonaparte) will shortly marry the beautiful Signora Strozze,
and will settle all his property on the young bride.—Allge-
maine Zeitung.

A letter from Vienna of the 15th says—" It is af-
firmed that the Hungarian dress, ordered by Prince Esterhazy
for the coronation of Queen Victoria, will cost half a million of
Dutch florins. I can believe this since the Brandebourgs
alone, adorned, with silver and diamonds, cost 80;000 florins."
—Dutch Paper.
MR. BULWER.—The Honourable Member for
Lincoln, during the last week, has been amongst his consti-
tuents, who entertained him at a grand banquet in the City
Assembly Rooms, where we learn, by the Lincoln Gazette.
he was met by about two hundred of the principal merchants
and influential inl a'iitants of the city. A brilliant addition to,
the party was made by the presence of Lords Worsley and
Nugent, the Right Hon. C. T. D'Eyncourt, M. P., Henry
Handley, Esq., M. P., the Hon. J. F. Strangways, M.P.,
General Sir De Lacy Evans, M. P., and the High Steward,
J. G. Stapylton Smythe, Esq. ; the Mayor presided. Mr.
Bulwer on Wednesday evening attended the inaugural meet-
ing at the People's News Room, on which occasion he gave a
luminous Address on the value of such institutions, properly
directed. He afterwards attended another political conversa-
tion meeting, where he met some hundreds of his supporters,
to whom lie detailed his views on politics. A similar meeting
(says our country Contemporary) was held on Thursday even-
ing, above-hill, where the discussion took a most animated
character, and produced the utmost enthusiasm in voting una-
nimously the warmest approval of his conduct. These meet-
ings were all crowded to excess. Mr. Bulwer departed on
Friday to join a distinguished party of visitors at the seat of
the Right Hon. Charles Tennyson D'Eyncourt, M. P., where
we believe he is now remaining to enjoy himself until Parlia-
ment re-assembles.

THE HAGUE, APRIL 23.—Private letters have
been received at Amsterdam, which announce that his Royal
Highness Prince Henry arri- ed on the 3d of February at Cal-
cutta, on his return from his tour in the interior of the country.
His Royal Highness, who was in perfect health, thought of
sailing on the 17th of the same month fur Madras. AU was
well on hoard the Bellons and Snelheid.

A letter from Dordrecht mentions as an exraordi-
nary circumstance, that on the 18th of this month,,a:letter
was received there, dated Batavia. February 16. This let-
ter was sent by a steam boat to Bombay, and forwarded by
the English mail, by way of Suez and Malta, so that it was
only 60 days on the way from Batavia to its destination.--
Dutch Paper.

VISIT. TO THE DUNGEONS OF THE BASTILLE.
—Madame Tussaud Has prevailed upon to accompany her uncle
and a few friends for that purpose, and whilst descending the
narrow stairs her foot slipped, and she was on the point of
falling, when she was saved by Robespierre, who catchinc,
hold of her just prevented her from coming to the ground, in the
language of compliment, observing that it would be a pity
that so young and pretty a patriot should have broken her
neck in such a horrid place. How little did Madame Tussaud
then think that she should, in a fewlyears:after, have his severed
head in her lap, in order to take a cast from it after his exc.
cution.—Forthcoming Memoirs of Madame Tussaud, edited
by F. Herve, Esq , Author of " A Residence in Greece and
Turkey."
GALLANTRY.—A sailor who had spent nearly all
his days on the blue waters, and knew little of land gear, came
ashore the other day, and in passing up street saw a little
woman going along with a large muff before her. He stepped
up very politely, and offered to carry it for her, as ho was
going the same way.
The IRON TRADE.—At the late quarterly meeting
of the ironmasters, it was determined that there should not ho
any advance in the price of iron for the ensuing quarter.
Although the demand still continues good, it was thought •
more advisable to continue at the present prices than to
attempt an advance.—Manchester Guardian.