The Sun.
London, England, 1831-08-03 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1831.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD RACES.

TUESDAY, AUG. 2.—The Oxfordshire Stakes of 25 sous. each.

Two miles.
Mr. Pryse's ch. c. by Duplicate, 4 yrs
Mr. Sadler's Device, 5 yrs 2
Lord Villiers named Donegani, 4 yrs
Lord Norreys named Fantoccino, 5 yrs 4
Won by half a neek.—Four paid 15/. ft. and eighteen 51.
A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 35 added by the Race Fund.

17vi:o miles.
Mr. Sadler's Design, 4 yrs 1
Mr. Mandy's Bivouac, 4 yrs 2
Mr. Dundas's Whalebone, 3 yrs 3
The County Plate of 50/. added to a Sweepstakes of 3 soys. each.
Two mile heats. The winner to be sold for 200 sous. &c.
Mr. E. Peel's Sinhad, 3 yrs 1 1
Mr. Sadler's Keepsake, 3 yrs
Mr. I. Day's b. f. by Whalebone, 3 yrs. 3 3
Mr. (ioodlake's Geoffrey Crayon, 5 yrs.
Mr. Dundas's Scrub, 4 yrs
The winner was claimed by Mr. Sadler.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

• HOUSE OF LORDS, Arcusr2.
THE K*ING AND QUEEN'S VISIT.

.Notwithstanding the-unfavonral)leness of the day thou_
sandy were congregated together in Pall-mall, Charing-

cross, and Parliament-street, to witness their Majestic,'
procession to the House of Lords ; the King to give his
Royal Assent to the Queen's Dower Bill, and her Majesty
to return thanks to her faithful Commons for their ample

provision.
Her , Majesty left the Palace at St. James's short

after Three o'clock, in her private carriage, with state li-
veries, accompanied by several Members of the Roved
Family and escorted by a detachment of the Blues, and
arrived at the House of Lords at Half-past Three• o'clock.
On the way her Majesty was greeted with the ut-
most enthusiasm by the assembled multitude, and hardly
a window or opening was to be seen that was not studded

with ladies, who, as her Majesty passed, waved their
handkerchiefs, which was most graciously returned by her
Majesty, who seemed highly delighted with the loyalty ex-
pressed by her subjects. In half an hour afterwards his
Majesty arrived, similarly attended in his state-carriage,
with light cream-coloured horses, at which time the joyous
shouts were deafening.
At Two o'clock we were a lmitted into the House, when
we found it nearly half filled with Peeresses and Ladies of
distinction, whose splendid dresses gave an appearance of
grandeur to the House which, combined with the beauty
present, rendered the spectacle of such a gratifying nature
as is rarely seen.
On the right of the Throne and level with it, a Chair
of State, of crimson velvet, was placed for her Majesty.
By Half-past Two the House of Lords was filled with

ladies, and many of the Foreign Ambassadors had taken
their seats to the right of the Queen's Chair, on what are
called the Bishops' Benches ; among those present were
the Ambassadors from France, Austria, Russia, Prussia,
and Holland.

At a Quarter to Three the Earl of SHAFTESBURY took
his seat on the Woolsack, when prayers were read by the
Bishop of CORK, immediately after which the Loan
CHANCELLOR entered by the lower door, and walked up
the body of the House, preceded by his Secretaries and
other Officers. He merely sat on the Woolsack a minute
or two, when the House was adjourned during pleasure,
and he retired to wait upon her Majesty.
The Duchess of Cumberland entered about Ten minutes
after Three, attended by some of her ladies. She was
received by the Dukes of Cumberland and Sussex, and
was seated on the Woolsack.

At Twenty minutes past Three the Queen, attended by
the Duchess of Kent and her Maids of Honour, was
ushered in by her Chamberlain. Lord Howe, the Lord
Chancellor, Earl Grey, and others, attended her to the
Chair of State, when they retired to wait for his Majesty.
Her Majesty was received by all the Peers and Ladies
in the house standing up. After they had seated them-
selves, we found her chair surrounded by the Ladies and
the two Princes, George of Cumberland and George of
Cambridge on her right hand, and Lord Howe on her left.
During the time her Majesty waited for the King, she
examined the House minutely with her eye, and made fre-
quent remarks to her Chamberlain and those around her.
His Majesty entered the House at a Quarter to Four
o'clock, preceded by Earl Grey, bearing the Sword of
State, and attended by his household, along with the
Lord Chancellor, with his purse in his hand ; Lords
Lansdowne, Durham, and Clanricarde. His Majesty
walked to the throne rather feebly, when he sat down
surrounded by the Lords as above stated.

•
Sir T. Tyrwhitt then went to summon the Commons,
and in a few minutes before the doors were opened the
Speaker's sonorous voice was heard frequently
.calling
" Order, order," which was but little heeded by the Hon.
Members, for when the doors were opened, and the
Speaker approached the Bar bowing, a rush was made,
by which he was helped onwards, much against his will.
Having arrived at the Bar, the SPEAKER addressed his
Majesty as follows :
" May it please your Majesty, we your Majesty's most
faithful Commons appear before you with respect and at-
tachment to your Majesty's house, and beg most humbly
to announce to your Majesty, that in conformity to your
Majesty's recommendation last Parliament, we have passed a
Bill (and with dutiful respect we now present such Bill
to your Majesty) to make provision for her most
gracious Majesty, in the event of your Majesty's decease,
and to which Bill, we beg your Majesty's acceptance."
The Queen's Dowry Bill was then read by the Clerk,
and received the Royal Assent; upon which
Her Majesty rose (as did all the Peers), and bowed to
the assembled Lords and Commons.
. _

Fifteen other private Bills then received the Royal As-
sent, which ceremony was performed in the follow-
log manner :—As soon as the Clerk had read the
Bill his Majesty bowed his head, and the Royal Assent was
notified by the Chief Clerk.
His Majesty then retired attended as before, and fol-
lowed by the Queen, also attended as on her entrance.
Her Majesty looked uncommonly well, and seemed to
enjoy the spectacle.
His Majesty seemed to walk feebly but looked well, as
far as we could judge, but the Crown is too large and covers
his head to the eyebrows, which detracts from his dignified
appearance.

The Loan CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack
shortly after Five o'clock.
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to this House, and relies upon the attachment of his faith.
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to the occasion. W. R."
Earl GREY moved that the message be taken into con-
sideration to-morrow, which was ordered accordingly ; and
it was also ordered that the Lords be sonimoned.
The Earl of HAREWOOD pre.nted a petition from
a district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, praying for an
alteration in the Beer Act.

PORTUGAL AND THE AZORES.
The Earl of ABERDEEN, baying on a former occa-
sion given notice that he would bring forward a motion
for papers and documents relative to the events which had
lately occurred in Portugal, and the Noble Earl at the
Lead of his Majesty's Government, having declared that
be did not mean to lay papers on that subject on the table
at present, and having stated that the production of these
papers, at present, would be mischievous to the public
: service, he (the Earl of Aberdeen) now gave notice that
it was not his intention to persevere in making that mo-
tion. But there was another subject connected with Por-
tugal, to the elucidation of which the same objection did
not apply—he alluded to the state of the Azores, and to
the transactions which had recently taken place in these
islands—lie gave notice that he would on Friday next make
a motion on that subject.
Earl GREY inquired whether the Noble Earl had any
objection to state the nature of his intended motion ?
The Earl of ABERDEEN would communicate the
nature of the motion to the Noble Earl before he brought
it forward.
The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that when the
Noble Marquis (Londonderry), who had given notice of
motion for papers on the subject of the Belgic negotia-
tions, hail, at his (the Lord Chancellor's) request, courte-
ouslyit was generally understood that there would be no busi-
ness soafgarneeyd t: postpone his motion till this day week,
particular importance to come on this week,
and with that persuasion several Noble Lords bad left
town- He, therefore, suggested to the Noble Earl that it
would be more convenient if he were to bring forward his
motion on Monday. At the same time lie had no personal
wish on the subject.
The Earl of ABERDEEN thought the matter so ur-
gent that he had once intended to name Thursday instead
of Friday, and therefore be was very unwilling to postpone
his motion till Monday. But, at the same time, we un-

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derstood the Noble Earl to say, that if Friday was a very
inconvenient day, he would consent to name Moadiy as
the dad• on which he would bring forward his motion.
Adjourned.