The Sun.
London, England, 1838-07-06 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR,

Her Majesty held a Court and Privy Council at two o'clock
yesterday afternoon at the New Palace. The Council was
attended by the Lord President, the Lord Chancellor, the
Secretaries of State for the Foreign and Colonial Depart-
ments, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the First Lord of the
Admiralty, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the
President of the Board of Controul. the Secretary at War,
the Lord Steward, and the Master of the Horse.
Proclamations were ordered to be issued fur a new coinage
of gold and silver.
Lord Workhouse was re-sworn Lord Lieutenant of the
county of Norfolk.
The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council
in waiting.
At the Court the Bishop of Madras had an audience of the
Queen, to take leave. His Lordship was presented to her
Majesty by Sir John Hobhouse.
The Marquis of Normanby had an audience of her Majesty.
Her Majesty also gave audiences to the Marquis of Lans-
downe, Lord Hill, Viscount Palmerston, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, and Lord Clenclg.
The Court was attended by Lord Hill, Gold Stick in
waiting; the Vice-Chamberlain, and the Comptroller of the
Household.

The Earl of Fingall and the Hon. Major Koppel wera the
Lord and Groom in waiting ; and Colonel Buckley, the
Equerry in waiting.
The Duke of Cambridge visited her Majesty the Queen
Dowager yesterday at Marlborough House.
The Turkish Ambassador transacted business yesterday at
the Foreign Office.
A meeting of the Lords of her NLje;ty's most Hon. Privy
Council took place at one o'clock yesterday afternoon m the
Council Office, to consider a judgment. There were (resent
the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President, the Secretary of
State for the Colonies, Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Jus ice Bosan-
quet, and the Chief Judge in Bankruptcy.
Viscount Melbourne has been confined to his house during
the last two days with an attack of gout.

THE CHRISTENING AT STAFFORD

HOUSE.

Oa Wednesday, at three o'clock, the Queen arrived at the
mansion of the Duke of Sutherland, attended by the Lord
Chamberlain, the Princess Feador von -Holienlohe, Baroness
von Spalt, Baroness Lehzen, Baroness Ft.ldt, and Lady Flora
Hastings. Her Majesty came for the purpose of standing
sponsor far the infant daughter of the Duchess, it being the
first instance of the royal favour inpropria persona. At half-
past three the Queen and the personages above named ap-
peared at the font, in the presence of the Duchess Countess of
Sutherland, Duke of Devonshire, Earl and Countess of Car-
lisle, Earl and Countess of Surrey with their children, the
Lord Bernard Howard and the Ladies Mary and Adeliza ;
Earl and Countess Grosvenor with their children, the Ladies
Eleanor and Mary; Viscount Clifton, son of Lady Dover;
Countess of Burlington, attended by het son, Lord Caven-
dish ; Lord and Lady Francis Egerton with their sons, the
Hon. George and Francis Leveson Gower ; Viscount Mor-
peth, Lady Elizabeth Howard, and Lady Mary and Mr.
Charles Howard ; Mr. and Lady Caroline Lascelles, with
their children, Gccrgiana, Henrietta, Edwin, and Claude;
the Marquis of Stafford, Lord Frederick Gower, and the
Ladies Elizabeth, Evelyn, Caroline, and Constance, the
children of the noble host r.nd hostess.
The font was of massive silver, resembling the celebrated
Warwick vase; it was placed in tie magnificent south-west
drawing-room. In the grand saloon a dejeuncur a la fourchette
was served in a style of extraordinary splendour.
The ceremony was performed by the Archbishop of York.
Her Majesty named the child " Victoria."
The hall and staircase were decorated with rare exotics.
The Queen remained until half-past five, and then returned
to Buckingham Palace.
The Rector of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, the Rev. Sir
Henry Dunkinfield, assisted at the ceremony.
The daughter of the Venerable Archbishop, Miss Geor-
giana Vernon Harcourt, was also present ; and James Loch,
Esq., M. P. We regret to add that the Duchess of Kent
was prevented attending in consequence of a slight indis-
position.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

The Duke of Portland, in Cavendish-square, from his seat
in Nottinghamshire ; the Earl of Yarborough, in Arlington-
street, from his scat, Brocklesby, in Lincolnshire ; Lord Can-
zieg, in Grosvenor. square, from Cowes, Isle of Wight ; Lady
Francis Egerton, at Bridgewater House, from Worsley Hall,
the family scat in Lancashire; the Earl and Countess of Nor-
boxy, in Belgravc.square, from their seat in Ireland ; Lord
Northesk, at the Burlington Hotel, from Ireland ; Sir Nigel
Criesley, at ditto, from Derbyshire ; Colonel di Sombre, from
India ; Colonel Patrichorn, at ditto, from Hastings; Baron C.
de
,Lotzbech, at ditto, from the Continent ; Mr. William
Wyndham and family, at ditto, from their seat, Dinton, Salis-
bury; Lady Harriet Clive, in Hill-street, from Montreal, the
seat of the Earl of Amhert ; the Earl of Kintore, from Bog-
nor ; the Duke of Leeds, in St. James's-square, from his seat
in Yorkshire ; the Earl and Countess of Clonmel, in Upper
Brook-street, from Aberystwith ; Mrs. Glynne Welby and
family, at Sir William Welby's, in Belgrave street ; Sir C.
Metcalfe, Bart., G. C. 8., at the St. George's Hotel, Albe-
marle-street, from Fern Hill ; the Hon. Charles Elliott, at
Lord Minto's, at the Admiralty, from Portsmouth ; the Hon.
William Spencer, from Lord Churchill's seat, Wychwood
Forest, Oxfordshire; Lord and Lady Hood, at the Hon. Mrs.
.Mood's, in Nottingham-place, from Whitley Abbey, near
Coventry ; Sir Charles Menteath, in Albany-street, Regent's
Pa-k ; Mis. Mellish and family, in Cavendish-square ; Sir
Henry Peyton, Bart., in Grosvenor-place, from Swifts House,
Biees,'er, Oxfordshire; the Right Hon. Sir Michael O'Logh-
lin, Maxter of the Rolls from Ireland, Lady and Miss O'Logh-
lin, at the Hanover Hotel, Hanover-square ; J. W. Steuart,
EN., at the Brunswick House Hotel, Hanover-square, from
Sunning Hill, Berkshire.

DEPARTURES.
Lord Augustus Fitzclarence, from the Burlington Hotel,
Cork-street, from Maple Durham, Berkshire; Sir Thomas
lithichcote, from ditto, for Lincolnshire; Sir Montagu Chap-
man, Bart., M. P., from ditto for Ireland; Mr. and Mrs. Bas-
kerville, from ditto, for their seat in Oxfordshire ; Lord and
Lady Dunally from Mivart's Hotel, for their villa in Surrey ;
the Countess of Dunmore, for Wilts; Lord Farnham, from
IMivart's Hotel, Brook-street, for Dover ; the Marquis of Exe-
ter, from Grillon's Hotel, Albemarle-street, for his scat
Bunghley, near Stamford ; Sir Maxwell Wallace, for Leam-
ington Spa; the Earl and Countess of Lisburne, for their
seat, Crosswood, Cardiganshire ; Sir Edward Stanhope, for
his seat, in Herefordshire ; J. Cripps, Esq., and Miss Cripps,
:from the Hanover Hotel, Hanover-square, for Liverpool ; Mr.
ett,d Mrs. Brenchley, from ditto, for Wombley Hall ; Henry
Re; d, Esq. from ditto, for Dublin ; Baron de Brandestiera,
from ditto for Paris ; Lady Hopkins, from ditto, for Dublin ;
Mr. avd Mrs. Charles Sanders, from the Brunswick House
note], for St. John's, Devonshire; Mr. England, and family,
from ditto ; Capt. and Mrs. Galloway, from ditto ; Mr. J.
Crosby fro.m ditto, for New York ; Mr. Charles Marsham,
from ditto ; Lord and Lady Rivers, from Belgrave-square,
for Brighton.

His Royal Highness the Prince de Ligne will en-
tert,,,in Marshal Soult and the foreign corps diplomatique at dinner at
the Clarendon Hotel on Sunday.
Marshal Soult's second fete, in Portland-place, will
be given on Friday, the 10th instant.
The _Earl and Countess Cadogan will have a grand
dinner party to-morrow evening, at their mansion in Piccadilly.
Counter s and the Ladies Cadogan will give a grand
sball and supper on Monday next at Cambridge House, Piccadilly.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland will give a
grtiod entertainment on Monday next to the foreign and domestic corps
Vie Marchioness of Londonderry will give a grand
ball On ,the 17th instant at Holdernesse House.
Baro n Bolland will give a grand dinner to-day to
the Judges and Sergeants at-Law in Hyde Park-terrace.
The grAnd dinner to be given by Marshal Sault, on
the 12th instasnt, is to the Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, the
Alarqu Is of Salisbury, and several other distinguished personages.
The Marquis of Northampton, Earl Compton, and
the _Ladies Compton, left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley.square, yesterday,
for 0% tend, on their way to pass the season at Aix-la-Chapelle.
Tile Duchess-Countess of Sutherland and suite
will ein, hark, about the 25th instant, for Dunrobin Castle, N. B. Her
Grace's & inner parties were discontinued in consequence of the demise of
her sister.i.fi-law, the Countess of Harrowby.
The I.laster of the Horse and the Countess of
Albemarle will leave Berkeley-square, on Thursday next, for the Royal
Stud House at klampton Court, where the Noble Earl will give a grand
;entertainment to some of the illustrious foreigners now sojourning here.
Lord Poltimore and Count Gnesheim, an officer of
'tis :in the Russian navy, have launched splendid new carriages. The
equivage of the latter is to be shipped for Cronstadt.
By command of her Majesty, the new Royal Stan-
dard of .England, which was hoisted over the marble arch of Buckingham
Palace oil the day of the Coronation, is to be always hoisted during the
..stay of the Court in town.
HYDE PA ax•----Bv order of his Royal Highness
e Ranger, a number ()ruler; were yesterday employed in clearing away
the quantity of rubbish left on the site of the late fair in this favourite
fast ionable resort. The labourers were also employed in bringing cart-
load% of fresh earth, and filling up the numerous ruts occasioned by the
wheel. ; of the provis!on carts and tent poles.
ST.. JOHN'S BRITISH HOSPITAL.-The anniver-
a. iry dint, er in aid of the funds for the support of this hospital took
P' ace yest erday at the Albion Tavern, in Aidersgate-street. At half-
Pa st six (A.:lock the Duke of Cambridge took the chair. His Royal
dded to his already well earned popularity by subscribing
I,;hness has
'25 1, to this ohari:Y. His examPle has in a smaller degree been imitated
by 0. e anj Spanish Ambassadors, by Lend Shrewsbury, who
8, we 5i., and many influential
s' ziPtion of the evening was a good one.
persons present. The aggregate sub-

flleq- I.7antity Of beer supplied to the motit-takers in
iilyde park is said to harre exceed
havefar exceeded the desnar,nl.ed GOO butts; but the supply is stated
to observe how much parti-
It is singular enough
; thus, organ-builders
iza lar trades are apt to congregate in one spot
an, 3 statuaries are most of them to be found in the New-road ; and in
ahwinan-street, not long since, it was ascertained that upwards of eighty
fists had taken upon their abode.
Mr. D. W. Harvey's suggestion, as to the new
Ba nkruptcy Bill, appears to be alike valuable and fcasible. It is this,
ht t instead of appointing new Commissioners, one or more of the Lon.
-41 Commissioners, who are, fortunately, nt,t overworked, should from
tirsas to time, as occasion calls for it, visit the provincial towns and
s.e, :Ise their jurisdiction there, in a manner similar to the circuits
11,.(mt taken by the Judges of the Insolvent Courts ; on whom, by-the.
; this latter duty tlevelv;sd, owing to the incompetency of the sessions
gO eYs 3rcise it.