The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-10 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

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The Queen Dowager, accompanied by the Duchess Ida
of 'Saxe Weimar, and attended by the Viscountess Barring-
ton, visited her Majesty yesterday afternoon at Bucking-
ham Palace. The Queen Dowager was received at the
Palace by the Hon. Miss Cocks, Hon. Miss Cavendish,
Lord Lilford, Colonel Buckley, Sir Frederick Stovin, and
Sir Edward Bowater.
The Queen and Pinee Albert took an airing yesterday
afternoon in an open carriage and four.
Viscount Melbourne had an audience yesterday of her
Majesty.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Leiningen, honoured the Italian Opera with their
' presence last evening. The Royal Suite included the
Marchioness of Normanby, Hon. Miss Cocks, Hon. Miss
Cavendish, Lord Lilford, Sir Frederick Stovin, Colonel
Buckley, and Sis Edward Bowater.
Lord Lilford and Sir Frederick Stovin have succeeded
tie Marquis of Headfort and the Hon. General Sir Wil-
hi.tn Lumley as the Lord and Groom in Waiting on her
51. jetty.
The. Queen Dowager, accompanied by the Duchess Ida
and Prince Edward of Saxe Wiemar, arrived in town at
half past eleven o'clock yesterday morning►, from Bushy
Park. Her Majesty and the Duchess Ida visited the
buchess of Kent at Ingestre House. Her Maj:sty,
Accompanied by Prince Edward of Saze Wiemar, also
paid a visit to the Princess Augusta, at Clarence House,
St. James's. The Queen Dowager, accompanied by the
-Duchess Ida, and Prince Edward of Saxe Wiemar, left
Marlborough House shortly before six o'clock, in an open
carriage and four with outriders, on her return to Bushy
Park.
ner Majesty the Queen Dowager did Mr. W. C. Ross,
A. It. A., the honour of sitting yesterday for the finishing

of her' orotrait.
The prtra't of his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
engraved by Mr. Wagstaff, was yesterday submitted to the
: Queen. by Mr. Graves, when her Majesty was graciously
pleased to express her approval. His Royal Highness
Prince Albert was also pleased to express his satisfaction
of the engraving from Mr. Patten's picture.
Her Majesty was pleased to inspect on Monday an en-
graved portrait of Sir Thomas Phillips, the Mayor of New-
port, from a painting by Mr. Francis Williams.
The Prince of Leiningen visited the Duchess of Kent
yesterday.
The Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Cambridge
paid visits to the Princess Augusta yesterday.
The Lord Advocate of Scotland had an interview with
Viscount Melbourne yesterday, in Downing-street.
"'I The Lord Mayor, Mr. Jephron, and Mr. Scholcfield had
" interviews yesterday with the Marquis of Normanby, at the
1. Home Office.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

W. Worrell, Esq.. at Long•ii Hotel ; the 12,:r.
Tuffnell, at ditto ; Sir Montague Cholmondeley, at the
Burlington Hotel ; the Hon. Mr. Jocelyn, at ditto ; Lady
14; Berkeley, from Coyn • Lord and Lady Corry, in Clif-
-14, ford-street; Sir Clifford and Lady Constable, and Miss
'oe Chichester, in Cumberland-place ; Sir George and Lady
lit, Tyler, from the West Indies ; Sir Joshua and Lady Rowe,
,Aud suite, from Jamaica ; Lord Lynedoch, and Mr. Robert
k Graham, in Clifford-street ; Mr. Tomline, M.P., on
At, Carlton-terrace; Mr. Lyne Stephens, in Portman-squa:e,
• from the Continent.
DEPARTURES.
The Earl of Newburgh, from the Burlington Hotel, for
Hass3p Hall, Derbyshire ; Lord Seaham, for Oxford ;
Lord and Lady Clonbrock, for Wychwood Park ; lion.
• Capt. Spencer, for ditto; lion. Miss Spencer, for Bien-
. he!m ; French, Esq., from the Burlington Hotel,
for Chapel House, Hants ; Mrs. Sheppard, from ditto, for
• the Continent, Lady Caroline and Misa Hamilton, for
`lames Park ; Lady Courtown and Lord Stafford, on a
Continental tour; the Hon. Captain and Lady Emmeline
Stuart Wortley, from Whalncliffc House, for Germany;
Lord Ashtown, from the Burlington Hotel. for Dublin ;
Sir Charles and Lady Aldisloft, Old Burlington-street,
Ifor Belgium and France.

M. Gaetan Murat, nephew of the ex-'4ing o
il‘ilaPles. and who is residing in the department of the Loi,
as sent a letter to the Cuurrier Francais, with a subscrip-
tion of 500 fr. towards the fund which it was intended to raise
for the translation of the remains of Napoleon.— Galignani:
" The sword," says the Courricr Francais,
"which General Bertrand has presented to the King, was laid
nnon the bed of Napoleon during his last illness, and after his
death the English intended to seize and retain it ; but the Ge-
neral, with pious fraud, substituted his own for it. Napoleon's
sword has engraved upon it, in letters of gold, Austerlitz 2
Decembre 1805.' The hilt is of solid gold, simple in form, but
• inlaid with three antique medals, bearing the effigies of Han-
nibal, Cmsar, and Alexander."— Galignani.
MANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM RAlL-
wAy.—The traffic on the Manchester and Birmingham Rail-
:way since the opening of the line to Stockport,, on Thursday
tut, has been very great, (far surpassing the most sanguine
anticipations) ; each day, except Friday, the number of passen-
gers has exceeded 2,000, and yesterday about 3,400 were eon-
' xeyed by the Company.
It is in contemplation to open the railway betwixt
Glaezow and Paisley in the first week of July.—Scotsman.
i,It..4.NSMISSION OF THN MAILS TO NORTH
AMPRICA.,—The contract entered into about a twelvemonth
since with 3lr. Samuel Cunard, for the conveyance of the
mails by steam-packets ot'3oo-horse power, and upwards, from
England to NoTtlt America, will come into operation imme-
diately, the Britannia steam-ship having arrived at Liverpool
.• to carry out the first mail, and she is to be followed by the Arca-
, dia, Caledonia, and Columbia, all large powerful vessels.
. The terms of the contract are, that the mails shall be conveyed
twice in every month from Liverpool to Halifax, and from
Halifax to Boston ; and, while the St. Lawrence is navigable
_ in smaller steam-vessels, from Picton in Nova Scotia to Quebec.
The mails to return by the saute route twice a month to Liver-
al• The contract is for seven years certain, and the contr-c-
-tor is to be paid for performing the service at the rate of
6.0,000/, per annum.
WEYOUTII, JUNE B.—A sturgeon was for-
wardet! on Saturday last, by Mr. John Allen, fishmonger of
Weymouth, In G. W. Hope, Esq., M.P., for presentation to
bey Majesty, m`asuring 6 feet 6 inches long, and weighing
160Ibs. It was co:7lklered one of the finest fish that had
Le
caught for many years. !t was packed alive, dcedd Lon-
en
lion in excellent condition.
• THEANTARCTICEXPgDITION.—Mr. Enderby
lax itted out an expedition for the purpose of exploring the
antarctic regions. France and the United States have recently
sent out ships of discovery to the same latitudes ; and it is be-
lieved that Captain d'Urville, the commander of the French
expedition, has discovered an island to the southward of Van
rhemen's Land. The expedition, of which Mr. Enderby is
the promoter, will entail ne expense on the English Govern-
tnenr, while it will carry out all the views which Government
entertained when Captain Ross wns sent net. The officer to
whom Mr. Enderbr s expedition has been entrusted, is car-
tain Mapleton, a fel ow-voyager with Captain Robs.
.Hyde Park, ye'..tetday afternoon, from five to
seven, the fashionable time, was crowded with splendid equi-
l'agPs and gay equestrians. The Duke of St. Alban's drove The his
buchess a low-bodied phaeton, drawn by grays.
Queen of Beauty, Lady Seymour, and her sister, were a
"'oval, accompanied by Lord Seymour and Mr. C. Sheridan,
Her Majesty and Pr-Mee Albert drove through the park at
sit o'clock in an open carriage and four. with out-riders.
Among the numerous fan' rquestrizas we observed the Mar-
chioness of Douro and bee sister, . Lady Louisa Hay. ac•
companied by the Marquis ;
Orimston, Lady Georgiana Greir
Ladies Campbell, Lady Mary
who rode with Earl Orel ;
• I..ady W. Stanhope, Hon. Miss "LaleYr the Barones!, Ln-.
'Tenzer, accompanied by Lord Falmouth, &c. A considerable_
number of fashionables drew up their iroe4s, oPl'n'ite Ken-
sington-gardens to hear the band of the Ufa Guards 'lay mar-
tial music.
THE EARL OF DURHAM.--WC are happy to
ablel to inform our readers that his Lora ship continued gra-
to improve in health when the last account reached the
ly
.Tnetnbers of the family, which was up to last evening. The
Noble Earl's intended visit to Carlsbad is given up, at the re-
quest of his Lordship's medical advisers, and gra soon as his
-.1:
enrdship can bear the fatigue of travelling he will go t 4 Cones,
of Wight, accompanied by th,• Countess of Durham tw,.
Viscount and Ladies Lambton. Shoald the change of air have
It. beneficial effect on the health of the Noble Earl, he will re-
!ate there some time; if not, he will go, in all probability, to
Lambton Castle.
Sit Robert Peel, Bart., M.P., and Lad,: and
Miss Peel, are expected to leave Drayton Manor, this morning,
ort their return to Whitehall-gardens.