The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-30 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon at Buck-
ingham Palace.

Senor Isturitx, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plrnil otentiary from her Catholic Majesty the Q teen
Isabella 11. of Spain, had an audience of her Majesty to
present his credentials.

Senor Mora, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Ple-
nipotentiary from Mexico, had an audience of the Queen
to present his credentials.
Their Excellencies were respectively introduced by
Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8., her Majesty's Principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by
Colonel the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.11., her Ma-
jesty's Master of the Ceremonies.

The Queen was attended by the Marquis of Ormonde,
Lord in Waiting, and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, Groom in
Waiting.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty and hPr Royal Consort yesterday.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back yesterday, attended by his Equerry in Waiting,
Colonel Bouverie.

The Royal Family took their accustomed walks and
rides yesterday.
The Earl of Lincoln, Lord Edward Howard, and Mr.
G. E. Anson,lhad the honour of joining the royal circle
at Buckingham Palace at dinner yesterday evening.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Queen Dowager yesterday. His Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge also visited her Majesty yesterday,
at Marlborough House.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
visited the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge yesterday,
ut Cambridge House.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Princess Mary, attended by 13aroness Hammer-
stein, left town yesterday evening for Kew.
A meeting of several of the Cabinet Ministers took
place yesterday at the residence of the Marquis of
Lansdowne, in Berkeley-square (the Noble Marquis
continuing indisposed). There were present—Lord
John Russell, Sir George Gre, Viscount Palmerston,
Earl Grey, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Earl of
Clarendon, and the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere.
Count Schimmelpenninck, Miuister of the Nether-
lands, left London last Sunday morning for the Hague.
His Excellency is expected to return in about a month.
During his absence M. Stratenus, Counsellor of Lega-
tion. will act as Chargé d'Affaires.
Mr. Bancroft, the American Minister, left town on
Monday, on a short visit to Paris.
Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister, transacted
business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
Sir John Pelly had an interview with the Earl of
Clarendon yesterday, at the office of the Board of
Trade.

Mr. IL Galt had an interview with Earl Grey yester-
day, at the Colonial-office.
Lord John Russell had a dinner party on Saturday, at
his residence in Chesham-place. Among the company
were M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister ; Baron
de Moncorvo, Portuguese Minister ; the Chevalier
Bunsen, Prussian Minister ; Senor Isturits, Spanish
Minister ; the Duke of Norfolk, the Duke of Bedford,
the Earl Fortescue, Viscount Torrington, Lord Lilford,
the Earl of Minto, Mr. Villiers Stuart, and Lord
Wriotheslev Russell.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
yesterday to give judgment on au appeal, " Sidney
Stephen v. the Judges of the Supreme Court of Van
Diemen's Land." The Lords present were the Master
of the Bolls, Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, and the
Judge of the Admiralty Court. Judgment was given
by Lord Brougham.

The Lord Chief Justice Wilde and Lady Wilde
arrived at Farrance's Hotel, Upper Beigrave-street,
yesterday, from Lewes.

Her Kfajesty the Queen has been most graciously
pleased to :appoint Mademoiselle Dezboroif (successor to
Madame Thomas), of 35, Rue Neuve du Luxembourg,
Paris, to be her Majesty's milliner in that capital.
Mdlle. Dezboroff has also the honour to hold the
appointment of milliner to the Princesses of the French
Court.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S-MONDAY.

The Newmarket Handicap excited a good deal of
attention, its interest being chiefly derivable from the
business done on the three favourites. We have quoted
Vanish at 7 to 1 ; this was her closing price, but in
the courso of the afternoon she was backed at all sorts
of prices, from 10 to 1 up to 6 to 1, from which she
receded near tho last to 9 to 1, was backed at that
figure, came again and settled finally at 7to 1 : 9to 2
was at one time taken currently about each of the two
favourites, but offered at the finish. Some other horses
were backed for small sums. Nothing fresh on the
other Spring races, and not much done on the
Derby ; we should mention, however, that 9 to 1
was taken freely about Planet, 30 to 1
to about 1001. about Liberator, 2,500 to 100 about Glen-

tilt, 1,400 to 50 about Conyngham, 50 to 1 to 2001. about
Bingham, and a few other bets of minor importance.
Glentilt and The Liberator, &though backed, were not
in good odour, and Epirote was entirely friendless.
Latest prices :

NEWMARKET HA rmicAr.
9 to 2-agst Mr. Gregory's Euclid colt
9 to 2 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting
7 to 1 agst Sir C. Monck's Vanish
10 to 1 agst Lord Orford's Footstool—taken
12 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Lynceus—taken
1 I to 1 agst Mr. Wigram's Kesheng— taken
20 to 1 aget .Shellev's Campanile
20 to 1 agat Col. Anion's Torn Tullocl.
100 to 6 agst Sir J.llawley's Humdrum—taken
Watch-dog is scratched.
TILE PORT STAKES.
OIrCIS to back the tield'at even, or take 6 to 4 about Sting.
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
18 to 1 aget Mr. John Day's Bourton—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. G. H. Moore's Wolf-dog—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Herbert's Odessa filly—taken
25 to 1 aget Mr. Ramsbottom's Pine Apple
Finvaragli is scratched.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
5 to 2 agst Mr. Mostyn's Planet—taken
7 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's The Liberator—taken
8 to 1 agst Mr. S. Conway's Christopher.
CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Mendicant
25 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Dulcet—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's The Lamb
25 to 1 agst Captain Pettat's Newcourt
28 to 1 agst Mr. Wilson's Punch
40 to 1 agst Mr. Skerratt's Intrepid—taken
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Annandale—taken
750 to 25 agst Lord Eglinton's two—taken
600 to 20 agst Mr. Collett's two—taken.
mum-.
700 to 200 agst Kent's lot—taken
14 to 1 agat Forth's lot—taken
6 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp
9 to 1 agat Mr. Mostyn's Planet—taken freely
13 to 1 agat Mr. Bowes's Epirote—no backers
25 to 1 agst Mr. Alostyn's Glentilt
28 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Conyngharn—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Liberator
40 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Horn of Chase—taken
50 to 1 agat Colonel Anson's Bingham—taken to 2001.
50 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Black Dwarf
50 to 1 agst Mr. Holmes's Pavilion
2000 to 40 agst Mr. Payne's Sister to Cobweb colt—taken
60 to 1 agst Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle
66 to 1 agst Mr. Fuller's Oxonian—taken.
OAKS.

8 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's The Farmer's Daughter—t.
Hornet is disqualified for the Darby, Oaks, and St. Lezer,
and some other engagements, by the death of the owner, Mr.
Corbet Smith.

MANCHESTER RACES.
The Master of the Horse has been pleased to transfer
the Queen's Plate frvm the old course to the new one,
and it will be run for, as usual, at the forthcoming
meetinte.
NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.—FRIDAY.

Mr. G. H, Moore's Wolfdog, 9sr, agst Lord E. Rus-
sell's Rnninisccsnce, 6st 71b; A.F., 200, h ft.
SECOND OCTOBER MEETING.—FRIDAY.

Duke of Bedford's Leopard, Bst 91b, ag,rst Mr. G. H.
Moore's Watchdog, 7st 71h; D.L, 200, h ft.

It has been stated in a Marseilles paper that the
Government of Great Britain had definitively decided
upon adopting the route to India by Marseilles and
Alexandria, and had abandoned all efforts to procure an-
other mode of transit. This statement has been copied
into the London papers. The mistake of the French
journals has arisen from the fact of the Ardent (Govern-
ment steamer) having been taken from. the other
route, and ordered back to Malta. But, in fact, the
Ardent had been only lent to . our enterprising country-
man, Lieutenant Waghurn, for a series of experimental
trips, six in number, which have now terminated. A
sum of money was also placed at his disposkl by our
Government to
.carry out the remaining portion of his
experiment, which is now for the present concluded. No
opinion as to its working has been come to. Indeed
there has not as yet been time to arrive at a conclusion.
But even should that conclusion be adverse to the route
by Trieste, in the present state of road travelling, it by
no means follows that the way by Marseilles is to be de-
finitively settled upon as the best, or that our Govern-
ment should be debarred from seeking another—and if
possible a better—mode of transit for our Indian mails,
or from giving all due encouragement to every enterprise
calculated to establish so desirable a result.—Observer,
28th March.

SCHOOLS FOR, THE DESTITUTE AND NEGLECTED.—
A very numerous meeting to forward the above object was
held last evening in the school-room, Chapel-place, Suffolk-
street, Borough. Lord Ashley occupied the chair. After a
report had been read detailing the operations in connexion
with a school lately established in London-street, London-
road, his Lordship congratulated the promoters of the meeting
in having, to some extent, met the claims of this large and
unfortunate class, and expressed the hope that in connexion
with this effort a daily industrial school might be established,
as the best means of counteracting evil associations. lie
encouraged the committee to persevere in their labours,
assuring them that his experience in the working of ragged
schools warranted him in telling them that success was cer-
tain, if the work were carried on with benevolent intentions
and • a kindly spirit. Resolutions were passed setting
forth the claims of this hitherto uncared-for class, and calling
for the increased co-operation of the Christian, the philan-
thropist, and the patriot. The meeting was addressed by
the Revs. C. Wall, J. Branch, and J. Stevenson ; J. Payne,
Esq., J. Browne, Esq., and other gentlemen After a vote of
thanks to the Noble Chairman, the meeting separated.
ROI:MEET AT KNAPTON.-0a Saturday, inspec-
tors Scott and Aldis apprehended W. Lark and George
Lark, both of Knapton ; the one for stealing, and the
other for receiving, a quantity of linseed, the property
of the Rev. W. L. Barnes, of Knapton. George Lark
was stopped with a quantity of linseed in his possession;
and the house of the other prisoner being searched, a
quantity of linseed meal was found concealed there, which
corresponded with that found on the prisoner George,
They were brounht before the magistrates at Cromer,
and fully committed by W. H. Windham, Esq., to
Walsingham prison.—Norfolk Chronicle.
GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, MARCH 23. The
market is firmer this week, mixed Nos. having been sold as
high as 71s. cash, and little iron on sale,— Glaspit/ Batur d
ay
post.