The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-02 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty and her august Mother attended divine service yester-
day morning at the New Palace. The Rev. Dr. Short, Deputy Clerk of
the Clbset in waiting, officiated, and the Bishop of Norwich preached
the sermon.

The Duke of Cambridge visited her Majesty yesterday at the New
Palace.

The Queen gave audiences on Saturday to Viscount Melbourne, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Judge Advocate. General.
The Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Gray joined the Royal Circle at dinner
on Saturday.
The Band of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards was in attend.
ance during dinner at the Palace.
Her Majesty, the Queen Dowager, and his Royal Highness the Duke
of Cambridge, attended divine service yesterday morning at the Chapel
Royal, St. James's. The Bishop of London officiated at tl.e Communion
service, and the Bishop of Ripon preached the sermon. The anthem
" The Lord is King," (Arnold), was sung by Messrs. Knyvett, Vaughan,
and Welch. Sir George Smart presided at the organ for the first time
since his appointment as composer to her Majesty. The Queen Dowager
was attended by the Countess of Mayo and Earl Howe. Amongst those
present were the Marquis of Sligo, Earls of Cawdor, Abingdon, Bandon,
Lord Stuart de Rothsay, and the Right Hon. C. Wynn.

The Princess Augusta attended divine service yesterday morning at
St. Philip's Chapel, Regent-street. Her Royal Highness was attended
by Lady Mary Pelham.
The Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, and the Princess Augusta
of Cambridge, attended divine service yesterday morning in Grosvenor
Chapel. _ .

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge gave a grand dinner on Friday,
at Cambridge House, to the Austrian and Russian Ambassadors, the
French Ambassador and Countess Sebastiani, the Neapolitan Minister
and Countess Ludolf, the Prussian, Wurtemburg, and Danish Ministers,
the Bavarian Minister and Baroness Cetto, the Netherlands Minister
and Madame Dedel, the Sardinian, Hanoverian, and Saxon Ministers,
Prince Nicholas Esterhazy, Count Charles and Countess Pozzi di Borgo,
and M. de Hummelaur, First Secretary to the Austrian Embassy.
Their Royal Highnesses had a dinner party on Saturday, at Cam.
bridge House. Amongst the company present were—Her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, attended by Lady Caroline
Legge. Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, Earl of Durham, Earl and
Countess of Albemarle, Earl and Countess of Surrey, Viscount and
Viscountess of Falkland, Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor, Lord
Fitzalan, Lord John Churchill, Lieutenant-General Sir James Kempt,
and the Secretary to the Russian Embassy. Her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Cambridge had atterwards an assembly, which
was attended by the Foreign Ministers, and a large party of the No-
bility and Gentry. Among those present were the Austrian and Rus-
sian Ambassadors, the French Ambassador and the Countess Sebastiani,
Neapolitan Mirister and Countess Ludolf, the Prussian and Danish
Ministers, the Bavarian Minister and Baroness Cetto, the Netherlands
Minister and Madame Dedel, the Sardinian, Hanoverian, and Saxon
Ministers. Prince Nicolas Esterhazy, Count Charles and Countess Pozzo
di Borgo, Baron de Bertouch, the Lord Chancellor, &c. &c.
The Band of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards attended at
Cambridge House during the evening, and performed selections from
favourite operas.
A Cabinet Council was held on Sat urday at the Foreign-office. It
was attended by the Ministers except Viscount Duncannon. The Court.
cil sat three hours.

The Earl of Abingdon had an interview with Lord John Russell on
Saturday, at the Foreign-office.
Mr. Hutt had an interview with Lord Glenelg on Saturday, at the
ColoniaLoffice.

The Earl and Countess of Arran left Farrance's Hotel on Saturday,
for Ireland.

ORATORIO, EXETER-HALL.

Handel's glorious Oratorio, Judas .Maccabeus, was performed on
Friday night in the large room of Exeter-hall, by the Sacred Har-
monic Society. This was the first performance of the Orates so, as a
whole, we believe, in the metropolis; the public, however, has been
long acquainted with the chief tnorceaus of the composition, but
owing to the extreme length of its score, occupying in the performance
nearly five hours, and the vast assemblage of performers, vocal and in-
strumental, required to its proper execution, it has not been attempted
to be given in full. The members of the Sacred Harmonic Society,
however, grappled with, and triumphantly overcame, both obstacles.
The chief names which figured in the programme were, Miss Birch,
Miss Woodyatt, Miss Dolby, Mr. H. Phillips, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Turns:,
Mr. Novello, Mr. Harper, and though last not least in our esteem,
Lindley. The orchestra was stated to comprise 500 performers, and
we have no reason to doubt the amount; and the auditors must at
least have numbered bet Ween three and four thousand. The simple
yet elaborated and most expressive overtnre produced a thrilling effect,
and gave a foretaste of the exquisite banquet which was to follow.
Passing over one or two of the introductory passages, such as the reci-
tative, " Well may your sorrows," by Mr. Turner, and the duet,
" From this dread scene," by Miss Birch and Miss Woodyatt, which
were feebly, though correctly, executed, we come at once to the stirring
and inimitably beautiful chorus, " Oh, Father," which was given and
received with enthusiasm; an encore was simultaneously demanded, but
the leader (Mr. Perry) judiciously intimated that were each of the nu.
merous beauties of the oratorio to be so honoured, it would mot be
terminated that evening—a hint which was properly understood by the
auditors. The delicious air, "Oh, Liberty," with violoncello obligato,
was a masterly performance ; Lindley absolutely made his instrument
speak. This gentleman's remarkable powers probably never shone to
greater advantage. All the passages in the second part were marked
by much excellence, so likewise those of the third ; especially so the
fine trio, " See, the conquering hero comes," which drew down thun.
ders of applause, over exceeded by those which followed the execution
of the " Hallelujah" chorus. The whole went off admirably well, and
see sincerely congratulate the lovers of sacred music in the metropolis on
the able production of this splendid composition by a Society, chiefly,
we understand, composed of amateurs. The Sacred Harmonic Society
has done much to cultivate a sound musical taste, and we trust that
the same success which has hitherto marked its proceedings will long
continue.

In answer to an application made on Saturday to an
officer of high rank in her Majesty's household, whose depart-
ment is more particularly connected with state pageantry, we
understand the reply was that the coronation would positively
take place on Thursday, the 21st June (longest day.)---Morn-
ing Paper. _ _ _

When Lord John Russell moves the adjournment
of the House for the Easter recess, he will name the Committee
on Church Leases, and fix the day for its appointment.
. _

Lord Brougham left town on Saturday morning for
Paris. The Noble and Learned Lord is not expected to re-
turn until after the Easter recess.

DOVER, APRIL 1, 1838.—Lord Brougham, ac-
companied by his Secretary, and another gentleman, arrived
last night at the York Hotel, and proceeded this day in the
Wale/ witch steamer for Boulogne.
THE THAMES TUNNEL.—This important under-
taking has again been cleared of the water, and on Saturday
Mr. Brunel entered the shield and found everything perfect;
the late irruption of the Thames not having done any damage,
the work will be soon resumed.
The Solicitor-General of Scotland and Mrs.
Rutherford have arrived at the Lansdowne Hotel, Dover-
street.
STRAND UNION.-011 Friday evening the elec-
tion of Guardians for the several parishes composing this Union
closed ; when it was found that all the former Guardians were
re-elected by large majorities.
It may be acceptable information to the Dramatic
Authors' Society to know that the Hnnchback, the Wreck
Ashore, and the Man and the Tiger, are very popular stock
nieces in India; and these, as well, indeed, as every one of
Cumberland's edition of modern dramas, are rendered nightly
available in New South Wales. Let the Society look to it,
and make an effort in protection of their rights. If they do so
they may succeed in India, although they may be laughed at
in Sydney.—Parburp's Oriental Herald.
A LIBERAL REFORMER.—When Christianity
was first introduced amongst the Northmen, Olaf, one of their
Kings became a zealous convert, while his people remained
attached to their idols. Upon a tumult growing out of this
state of things, the historian says—" To allay the tumult and
settle all disputes by one decisive argument, the King offered
the people the choice of baptism or a pitched battle ; but the
latter, deprived of their champion, and disheartened by the
overthrow of their favourite idol, preferred the resolution of
becoming proselytes to another religion, instead of martyrs to
their own."--History of Scandinavia—Edinburgh Cabinet
Library.
SUICIDE BY A CLERGYMAN.—The Rev. Mr.
Buck, of Ipswich, left his residence in Tavern-street, on Wed-
nesday, for his usual walk, but not returning at the usual
time, great alarm was created in the minds of his friends, who
sent to his family in an adjoining county, but they had heard
nothing of him. On Friday morning Mr. Nottidge was
valuing a field at Westfield, and observed a hat lying on the
bank of a pond ; he proceeded to the spot, and beheld the
tails of a coat on the water, and a cane and gloves on the
ground near to it. Mr. Nottidge procured assistance and took
out the body, which proved to be that of Mr. Buck. In the
pockets were found nearly 31. and a gold watch, the hands of
which were at half-past two, the supposed time at which the
the unfortunate gentleman committed the fatal act. Yesterday
afternoon a Coroner's Jury returned a verdict of " Found
drowned."—Suffolk Chronicle.
DREADFUL ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.— ThiS
morning, about half-past eight o'clock, the neighbourhood of
Feathers-court, Drury-lane, was a scone of the utmost confu-
sion, in consequence of John Drew, one of the porters belong-
ing to the Audit-office, Somerset House, cutting his throat
with a razor. From the evidence of his son it appears that
the father has for some days been in the most melancholy
mood, and, notwithstanding all exertions, he still continued to
remain so. This morning the lad was lying in bed when he
discovered his father standing near the cupboard door of the
room and all the front of his shirt covered with blood. He
rushed out of bed and raised an alarm, when several of the
lodgers from the next floor entered the room, and in a few
seconds after Mr. Walker, the surgeon, and his assistant at-
tended and dressed the wounds of the unfortunate man, and he
was conveyed to Charing-cross hospital, with no hope of re-
covery.
CROW INTIMIDATION.—A person, distinguished
by the appellation of " Wise Willie," who lives in the neigh-
bourhood of an extensive rookery, was of late very much
struck by the alarming destruction made by its inhabitants
upon his only stack, threatening nothing short of its total de-
molition. All the modes of intimidation in common use were
resorted to, but without success, and, as a last expedient,
Willie had recourse to his Waterloo fuzee. The crows, how-
ever, perceiving by the shake of his noddle that ho was no
bloodshedder, continued their operations, considering his pre-
sence as inoffensive. 11l brooking such contemptuous treat-
ment, in the plenitude of his wisdom and just indignation, he
deliberately set fire to his stack, in order to show those lawless
thieves that he was not to be mocked. The dense smoke was
soon perceived by the neighbours, who, suspicious of incen-
diarism, repaired thither with all speed, and, after much exer-
tion, subdued the flames, and saved a remnant.—Ayr Obserwr.
MAN KlLLED.—Saturday forenoon, as James
Muir, servant to Mr. John Farquhar at Seafield, was driving a
cart from his master's house into town, the horse having taken
fright and reared, he leaped off, fell from the vehicle, and was
so severely injured by the fall, by kicks from the horse, or by
the wheel passing over him, that he died on the spot. No ex-
ternal marks of violence were seen on the body. The horse
ran a considerable distance afterwards, but was fortunately
secured without doing any further injury. The deceased IA a
unmarried. —,Scots Times.