The Sun.
London, England, 1838-07-05 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty honoured the Duke and Duchess of Suther-
land with her company 3esterday at the ceremony of the
christening of their infant daughter. Her Majesty left the
New Palace soon after three o'clock, accompanied by the
Princess Hohenlohe, and attended by Lady Barham. Her
Majesty's suite followed in two of the Royal carriages, and
included the Hon. Mies Pitt, Baroness Lehzcn, Marquis of
Oonyngliam, Earl of Fingal, and Colonel Buckley.
The Queen took an airing in the Parks yesterday afternoon
in an open barouche and four, with outriders. The Princess
Hohenlohe, and the Hon. Miss Pitt, maid of honour in wait-
ing, accompanied her Majesty. Colonel Buckley, equerry in
waiting, attended her Majesty on horseback.
Her Majesty had a dinner party last evening at the New
Palace. There were present his Royal Highness the Duke
de Nemours, attended by the Marquis of Berenger and Count
de Bearn, the Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Louisa Jenkin-
son, Lady Mary Talbot, Lady Anne Fitzwilliam, Lady Mary
Grimston, Lady Caroline Lennox, Lady Adelaide Paget,
Lady Fanny Cowper, Lady Wilhelmina Stanhope, the Duke
of Argyll, Marquis of Conyngham, Earl of Ilchester, and the
Hon. Colonel Cavendish. The band of the Royal Regiment
of Horse Guards attended during the evening at the Palace.

SPORTIN G INTELLIGENCE.

THE HIPPODROME RACES.

A bye-day's sport was got up yesterday for the especial amusement
of the " Illustrious Foreigners" now sojourning in the " great
metropolis." It proved tolerably attractive to the public, but the
expected visitors did not " show, the fancy fair having proved too
much for their " philosophy." The following is a return of the
racing :
Tho Embassy Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sons. each. Heats, the
Mile Course.
Col. Baresus de Sontes na. g. g. Jim Crow, 4 yrs, Bst. 51b 0 1 1
Earl of Uxbridge na. ch. g. Sir Felix, 6 yes, Bst. 121 b. 2 2 2
Duke D'Ossuna na. ch. g. Edward, 6 yrs, 9,t. 51b 3 0 3
Prince N. Esterhazy na. be. h. Reform, aged, Bst 1 3 4
Mr. J. Groves na. ch. m. Rosebud, 5 yrs, Set— ......
Mr. Falconer na. eh. m. Lady Elizabeth, Bst
Earl of Chesterfield na. br. g. Omen, aged, Sat 0 0 dr
The first heat was finely contested, and the others won cleverly.
Match, 50 sons., 9st. each. Nlile Course.—Mr. Smith's b. g.
Chance (Owner), beat Sir. Macdonald's b. g. Young Logic easy.
The Diplomatic Stakes ( Handicap) of 5 sons. each. Heats, once
round and a distance. About two miles.
Earl of Wilton na. br. g. The Unknown, 6 yrs, Bst. 71b Sly 1 1
Duke of Beaufort na. br. g. Pumpkin, aged, 9st. 21b ...... 2 2.
Prince N. Esterhazy na. br. g. Omen, aged, ist. 121 b 3 dr
Mr. Baker na. b. m. Bucella, 3 yrs, a feather 4 dr
.Mr. Villiers na. b. g. Subaltern, 4 yrs, Bst 5 dr
The first heat won cleverly, and the second by half a length.
Omen came in short of weight.
The Olympic Stakes, free for any horse carrying 12. t. Half-bred
horses allowed 10ibs. A winner of any Steeple-chase or Hurdle
Race in 1838, 7lbs ; of two, 101bs ; of three, 141bs. extra.
Horses having started for, and not having won any race as above,
allowed 3lbs ; twice, 51bs ; thrice, 7lbs. Heats, once round and
a distance, with three furze fence hurdles in each heat.
Mr. Matthews's Vandyke
Mr. Barker's ch. g. True Blue, aged
Air. Stuckfield's b. m. The Duchess, aged
Air. Oliver's ch. g. Herald 5 4
Mr. Webb's ch. g. Buffalo, aged
Won easy. The stakes are claimed by Sir. Barker on the
ground that Vandyke was not in proper time.

IPSWICH RACES, TURSDAY.
Her Majesty's Purse of 100 guineas. Heats, two miles.
Lord Exeter's b. h. Troilus, 4 yrs G. Edwards 1 1
Lord Stradbroke's b. c. 13eggarman, 3 yrs
Mr. Coleman's b. h. Calmuck, 5 yrs ... 3 dr
Won easy.
The County Members' Plate of 50 sovs. ; three yrs, ist ; four yrs,
Bst. 41b ; five.yrs, Bst. 121 b • six yrs and aged, 9st. 51b ; mares
and geldings allowed 31b., and half-bred horses 71b. The winner
of the Queen's Plate lOib. extra; winners once this year (matches
and handicaps excepted ), 31b ; twice, 31b ; and thrice, 71b. extra.
The winner to be sold for 300 soya., if demanded, &c. Heats,
two miles.
Mr. Bleak's bl. h. Bristolian, 3 yrs Boyce 1 1
Sir. Coleman's b. h. Calmuck, 5 yrs 2 2
Slr. Jolly's b. m. Rent,3 yrs
A well contested race.
Sweepstakes of 3 soya. each, with a Purse added, for hunters. Two

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mile heats.
31r. Pearce's gr. g. Dwarf, aged . .... . West 1 1
Alr. Sadler's b. g. Creeper, aged 2 2
Won easy.

Cobham is declared not to start for the Goodwood Cup.

Her Majesty, the Queen Dowager, left town yes-
terday in a carriage and four, for the Queen's Lodge in Bushy Park,
Where her Majesty and suite lunched, and returned in the evening to
Marlborough House to dinner.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will give a
grand ball on Friday, the 12th instant, at Cambridge House, to a large
Aiarty. to have the honour of meeting her Majesty.
_ . .

His Serene Highness Prince Christian of Holstein
Cla.-Asbourg, had an interview with Prince George of Cambridge yes-
terday afternoon, at Cambridge House.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge honoured
the Sfarehioness of Salisbury with their company on Tuesday evening.
The Privy Council appointed to be held yesterday
at Cie New Palace was postponed until this afternoon.
At the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
on Tuesday, Mr. Purton Cooper, Q. C., and Dr. Lushington, were heard
in an sypeal from the 'lsland of St. Lucia. Their Lordships at the
rising adjourned the matter to Friday.
Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Brougham, Mr. Justice
Ilosaoquet, and the Chief Judge in Bankruptcy, sat yesterday in the
Council Chamber to hear a petition praying for an extension of Stafford's
patent for coaches. e Their Lordships granted the application for the
term of se,: en years. Mr. C. Greville was the Clerk of the Council in
Waiting,

The S%%%dish Ambassador transacted business yes-
terday afternoon at the Foreign Office.
The Lord Advoczite of Scotland, Mr. How, and
Mr. Crane, had interviews with Lord Glenelg yesterday at the Colonial
Office.

Mr. Mervcn Archdale has paired off with Mr.
Walker (Wexford County) for the remainder of the session.
The King of Prussia was expected at Toplitz on the
lit of July, Prince William on the 2d. The Emperor of Russia was
not to be there before the 16th. The Princess of Orange is expected in
the course of July.
The Prince de Join vile is stated by the New York
;Papers to have accepted the invitation of the French residents in that
'city to honour with his presence a splendid banquet, which they propose
thing to his Royal Highness, and which was expected to take place on
the 19th ult. A similar invitation had been sent from Philadelphia, but
this The Prince had been obliged. to decline.
The Duchess of Buccleuch's morning party is post-
poned till Friday, the 6th instant.

„ •
The Duke and Duchess of Somerset have issued
Cards of invitation for a dejeune, upon a grand scale, at their delightful
"at, Wi vbledon, on Friday, the 20th inst., to meet the Royal Family
and the A.-abassadors Extraordinary,

Mr:P cmlett Thomson has been confined to his house
in South Audi:vy.street since Thursday'lLst by indisposition.
HIS Royal Highness the Duke de Nemours dined
With her Majesty lost evening, at the Palace, and afterwards went to
Almackr.. The Du:ce left town this morning, at ten o'clock, for Wool-
.wielt. His Royal Highness was visited yesterday, at Grillon's Hotel,
o3' the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, Marquis of Bristol, Duke de
Stackpoole, Lord Bloomfield, Lord Cranstoun, Lady Augusta Somerset,
Viscount Ltsmore, Earl and Countess of Falmouth, Earl Moray, Earl
Cowper, &c,
His Excellency Count Strogonoff gave a sumptuous
banquet last e 1.% ning, at his mansion, on Carlton House-terrace. The
Party included in:s Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, attended by
Lord John C'surchill ; their Excellencies Prince Putbus, Prince
Schwarzenburg,, the' Marquis de Bignoles, Baron de Capellen, Count
Lawenheilm, ars/ Count Alten ; the Duke of Sutherland, Duke of
Norfolk, Marquis c f No•manby, Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl of Minto,
Lirl of Albemarte, Earl of Lichfield, Lord Howick, Lord Palmerston,
Count Sebastiani, Right Hon. Puulett Thomson, Count Ludolf, Baron
tulow, Count Pion° di Berg°, &c. Covers were laid for thirty-four.
The Coumtess of Camperdown and Lady Elizabeth
ritulas's nam 5s were omitted as being present at the Queen's Ball on
Monday evening. Lord Camperdown was prevented attending by in-
;fiarnmation in ids eyes, which has corralled him to 'tha house since the
Coronation.

The names of Lord and Lady Poltimore were
%ratted, by mists ke, as being present at her Majesty's Ball on Monday
Sir W. and Lady Middleton received at dinner, on
Vaesday last, Lord and Lady Willoughby de Broke, the Earl of Scar_
4rough, Lady Charlotte? St. Maur, the Hon. C. and Mrs. Gray, Mr.
u_ashwood, Sir G. and Lady Egerton, and Captain and the Hon. Mrs.
lea.

Sir Benjamin Hall and Mr. Lcader wcro shut out
stn the diviskOn on Mr. Plumptre's Bill,

A •
g entleman has made a wager
that he will appear
~" a MonL'ay at the Opera in Paris,o on the Tuesday at the Opera in Lon.
'c'at en the. Wednesday at the pera in Brussels, and on the Thursday
seats Morsel f at _table, at six o'clock precisely, at the Cafe de Paris.
It.,
teveral the. sand pounds are. already depending on the event of this
ost extrac 'e-dinary undertaking.
The British Queen, the largest steamer in the
world, arrived in the Clyde, to have her engines fitted up by Mr.
Napier.
The Gulliver steamer has been despatched to Toward Point to
tug her up to Port Glasgow, where we have no doubt thousands frsrn
Glasgow
'"
ill go to see her.—Giasgote Chronicle.
The , atetrvolit •
,eirtim.... an magistrates have had the (Treater
portion of tl
upon
this week in hearing complaint'', and in-
flicting persti 'tics ackney coachmen, for demanding more than
their fares era the day of
the themagi„trat Coronation. In a case of this kind, which
vameb:fore :
ved that persons
at Bow street yesterday afternoon, Mr.
•Twy ford oboe!
from
one
Partons whose business rendered it necessary for
trot them to go
Ix
red
upori, be ;wise it har.i, of the town to another were not to be im_
rnovetd. to be the day of bar Maj:sty's Corona.
tior, and a pro, Baron was
A fine stn rgeoll
:Ine h e s in laein,hth
of , moving rough the streets.
hs. weight, and measuring
eight ~ret seven ,Twas taken on Monday last in the
~,I,°Yle, .about eigl'it miles
-I,•°Yecl by tins leset co of the Irish 80.0;donderry, by the fishermen cm-
-IT W. -Gurnersall, the superintendent of
Fishings. It was forwarded
;awl s.:Esq., the socit'ty's secretary, nt of the fisheries, to John E.
nextbanquet
day, to be presented to her
"L'tleity-0 and ptobably graced the
Me 'm3Y,of the coronation..—Londonderri_ue_t at Buckingham Palace cn
,SCOCt says of the results of iglis' 'incl.
early reading—" My
-memosofwas hits one of the larg,
Y events ' sht °ld fa •
.oftho *arks' very difficult to load well - fashioned stone cannons
4I
discharge, but making
'. .3:Powr riot effect, when by good chance ariyVobject came within range
,of his shot."
SILENCE.—Zeno, of all Virtues, „ , -
~-Aue I •
lis choice of
taltmee ; tt for by it," men's said he, " I hear other imperfections, and

eninceai my own."
favourite
FA.I RI, 0 P F Th'igA I R.—
0 the
shorn
Place of annual
' et ort, which originated in the frequent visits of Daniel Day, an eeCen.
t. •
It blockmaker, to the forest of Hainaulft,rewmill,4 is
festivities provable
f h
Co-
'
le e s, one measure of Its usual company.
ina tion and the sp'endid fair at Hyde Park having, in some
measure,
t- Lila •isted the spiri is and in many instances the pockets of the Cockneys.
I he 1 dockmakers of Wapping, however, have fitted up
their amphibious
Z,e ')lt :le to transmit them to the favourite spot, and appear determined to
''k‘ 't their " =swot" on the road.