The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-27 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen gave a juvenile party yesterday afternoon, al
Buckingham Palace, in celebration of the birthday of her
Royal Highness the Princess Alice.
her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the Vis-
countess Barrington, and her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce and Baroness de
Speth, arrived at four o'clock.
The nobility and gentry who had been honoured,with in-
vitations, arrived at four o'clock at the Palace. There were
present Madame Van de Weyer, the Duchess of Southerland,
the Marchioness of Ormond°, the Countess of Gainsboroughf
the Countess of Desert, the Countess of Arundel and Surrey,
the Countess Spencer, the Countess'of Morton, the Countess.
of Morley, the Viscountess Emlyp,,Lady Lyttelton, Lady
Robert Grosvenor and Lady Susan Murray, and the Earl of
Dunmore, accompanied by the juvenile members of their
respective families.
The Queen and Prince Albert, with their august visitors,
entered the library, where the juvenile guests had assembled,
accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice.
Mr. Spatt had the honour of exhibiting his marionettes;
and Mr. Henry Barnard had the honour of attending, and
performed appropriate music on the pianoforte.
The Hungarian instrumental vocalists, Messrs. Weiss,
Zorer, Schwartz, and Grunzwag, had also the honour of per-
forming for the gratification of the illustrious party.
Refreshments were afterwards served in an adjoin
saloon.
The band of the Grenadier Guards was in attendance on
the terrace in front of the library.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback
yesterday, attended by Colonel Bouverie.
Her Majesty' and Prince Alpert honoured the performance
of the Philharmonic Concert with _ their presence yesterday,
evening. The royal suite consisted of the Countess
the
ofCLhoarr
leraont, Hon. Miss Kerr, Hon.bliss Cavendish
Chamberlain, the Earl of Morton, Lord George Lennox,
Major the Hon. Robert Boyle, Captain Francis Seymour,
Lady
Major• General Wemyss, and Colonel
attlh'uverie. Her Roai
Highness the Duchess of Kent, e attended by Augusta
Bruce, Sir George Couper, anctLordMurray, James also
honoured the performance of the Philharmonic Concert, with

her presence.
Colonel Bouverie has relieved Captain the Hon. A. H.
Gordon, in the duties of Equerry in Waiting to his Royal
Highness Prince Albert.
Lord Ashley had an interview with Sir George Grey yes-
terday, at the Home-office.
Lord George Hill bad an interview with the Earl of Cla-
rendon yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade.
Mr. Montgomery Martin had an interview with Lord
John yesterday, at his official re:;idence in Downing-
s' reet..
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a Com-
mittee-meeting yesterday.
Sir
George Grey yesterday.
Baron de Goldsmid, Earl Bathurst, and Sir J. INPNeill had
intervieiiis with

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THE UNITED STATES.

FOUR DAYS LATER FROM
AMERICA.
LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.

By the packet-ship Margaret Evans, Captain
Pinker, we have received New York papers to the
7th inst., which bring the important intelligence of
the reported surrender of Vera Cruz, after a severe
struggle, and a great loss of life on both sides.

(From the .New York Sun of April 6).
REPORTED CAPTURE OF VERA CRUZ, WITH
A LOSS OF EIGHT HUNDRED AMERICANS.

WASHINGTON, APRIL 5, EIGHT O'CLOCK, P.M.

Passengers who came on this afternoon in the mail-
boat say, that *as they were leaving Charleston an agent
came running down to the boat and hallooed to them
that a vessel had just arrived, brit.ging intelligence that
Vera Cruz had_been taken, after a desperate resistance,
with a loss of 800 on our side.

New Orleans papers of the 29th have been received
by the southern mail of this evening. They are filled
with the details of the incidents alluded to yesterday,
but no later intelligenCe. _

They state that the reiolution against Gomez Farias
was making headway, and it is thought he will be put
down. The coalition new is between Santa Anna and
the clergy. _

R was also reported that the priests have sent him two
hundred thousand dollars, as an earnest of their deter-
mination to support him.

I FURTHER PARTICULARS FROM VERA CRUZ.
Sun-office, New York, April 6, 11 o'clock A.M.
The fine steam-ship Southerner, Captain Berry, ar-
rived at nine o'clock this morning, sixty hours from
Charleston, within an hour after the arrival of our ex-
press from Philadelphia. We have received files of the
Charleston Mercury, Patriot, Courier, and .News, to-
gether with New Orleans papers to the 30th ult.
We copy the following interesting particulars:—
(Correspondence of the Picayune.)
Camp near Vera Cruz, March 13, afternoon.
There was some slight skirmishing yesterday after-
noon and last evening, and before daylight this morning
a general alarm in camp, as the Mexicans opened their
different batteries, and commenced throwing shells from
the castle, yet it amounted to but little. The enemy
evidently expected a general attack, as they threw up
rockets, fire balls, &c., completely lighting up the saud
hills and chaparal around the walls.
During the night a reinforcement of eight hundred
Mexicans passed into the city, taking the beach north of
General Twigget's command, which had not at that
time fully completed the investment. Their safe arrival
within the walls was announced by loud shouts, the ring-
ing of bells, and other rejoicings. In a few hours longer
they would not have got in so easy.
Our loss in the affair of the 11th was seven slightly
wounded, as follows:—South Carolina Regiment:
Lieutenant-Colonel Dickinson, W. H. Ballad, Lewis
Conka, and J. E. Phillips—Georgia Regiment: B. F.
M'Donald (son of the ex-Governor), John G. Eubanks,
Thomas G. Scott, of Mississippi.
The wound of Lieutenant-Colonel Dickinson, of the
South Carolina Regiment, is improving. No other offi-
cers than those already mentioned have been killed or
wounded so far.
A fire, both of round shot and shell, has been kept up
on the command of Captain Vinton, stationed at the
lime kiln, near the south-eastern walls of the city, but
as yet with little effect. It is estimated that one of our
--mortar batteries will be placed at this point.
An 18-pounder belonging to the enemy bad been
found by Captain Backus, Ist Infantry. It was just op-
posite the spot where our troops landed. The Mexicans,
it seems, had not time to get it planted, when the boat
struck the shore.

Another brilliant victory over the Mexicans was re-
ported in New Mexico.
The packet ship Columbia had arrived at New York
on the morning of the 6th. The following is the state
of the New York markets:—

Flour and Meal—We note sales of 400 barrels of
Genesse at 7 dolls. 621 c. Sales to the trade at 7 dolls. 75c.;
1,500 barrels of Genessee to arrive from Troy, opening of
the river, at 7 dolls. 15c.

Rye Flour—Sules of 300 barrels at 4 dolls. 621 e. to
4 dulls. 87ic.; stiles of corn meal, delivered in May, at
4 dolls. 50c., and in June, at 4 dolls. 25c.

Grain—Corn continues V) meet a ready sale at ex-
reme prices, ranging from 88c. to 100 c., white and yel-

Oats Sales 4,000 bushels of river, deliverable in
May, at 42c.

Provisions—Pork is firmer. We quote old prime and
mess at 12 dolls.;soe. and 14 dolls. 50e. Saks new Virime
at 134- dolls.; new mess, 15 dolls. 50c. to 75c., and 16
dulls. asked.

The receipt of two days later news from England gave
some animation to the market, and additional firmness
to the prices of bread stuffs ; but there is so little
Here to operate upon that there was no perceptible
change in the high rates that have been obtained for
the last few days. The latest dates from London and
Liverpool are of the 6th of March.
Ashes—Steady at 4 dolls. 87c. to 94c. and 6 dolls. 25:-.
per pots and pearls, with moderate sales.
Cotton—Firm sales yesterday and to-day, 2,500 bales
Chiefly at our outside figures.
Upl. and Flor. Mob. and N. 0.
Inferior
Ordinary to good ordinary 10i to 10-2 ... 10i to 11
Middling to good middling 101 to 117-3- 114 to 12
Middling fair to fair lli to 12* ... 12* to 122
Fully fair to good fair
Fine none. none.

Freights are very unsettled. There are indications of
lower rates being established on account of the reduced
state of the market, but engagements were made for
flour from 6s. 6d. to 7s. 63., and grain 21d. to 25d.
The Stack-market was active, with slight fluctuations.
in prices. Six per Cent. Treasury Notes sold at 1 per
cent. prem.; the old issue (5 2.5 per cent.) at per
cent prem.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—The morning perform-
ance, next Thursday, for the purpose of affording the younger
branches of families the opportunity of witnessing The Desert,
with its oriental grandeur, and illustrated by the mammoth
establishment of Mr. Hughes, including the two elephants,
twelve camels, and a troop of horses, is exciting great inter-
est, which has been materially increased by the communica-
tion that this unprecedented representation will be attended
by the Royal Family. The second act of The Bohemian Girl
will precede the spectacle; and it has been so arranged that
the entire entertainment, beginning at two o'clock, will ter•
minate at half-past four.

FRENCH PLAYS.—These popular performances were
attended last evening by Prince Louis Napoleon, the
Duchess of Beaufort, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Douglas, the Countess Granville, the Baron and Baroness
Rehausen, his Excellency the Prussian Minister, the
Baroness Brunow and Mdlle. Olga de Lechner' M. C. de
Kouduafisky, Lady Charlotte Egerton, Lady Macdonald, the
Countess of Blessington and the Misses Power, Count
d'Orsay, M. Uzielli, Mr. Pulsford, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett,
Mr. Punsens, Lai,' Mew, Sir Henry Webb, Major Martyn,
Lady James Stewart, the Baron Koller, &c. _ _ _

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.—We have received Cape
papers to the 3d March inclusive, bnt they contain no news
of any political importance. The Thunderbolt has been
ascertained to be irreparably injured, and was to be aban-
doned.
A most barbarous outrage was perpetrated on
Wednesday se'nnight, at Trebersea, near Carmarthen. Two
rivals for (he favours of a servant at that farm engaged in a
contest which terminated in one of them receiving seven or
eight wounds in various parts of his body, by which his nose
and under lip were nearly severed. from his face ; and a
severe stab in the side perforated the right lung, so that in
breathing the air passed through the oritiCe. The weapon
used by his antagonist was a clasp knife. The uninjured
Duty has been taken into custodsy.t-Tenby Chronicle.
Bell Life in London, of May 2, will have the
fullest and most correct particulars of Chester Races. "
Life" will contain, on Sunday, May 9, a perfect chart of the
different race courses on Newmarket-heath, showing dis-
tinctly the positions and lengths of each, their rises and falls,
snrveved with great care by Mr. J. F. Clarke, of Newmar-
ket. The want of such a guide, with comprehensive expla-
nations, has long been wanting; and, as it will be a source of
continual reference, we would recommend those who desire

to possess it to order extra papers.-
Mr. Clement, jun., No. 170, Strand, will insure a copy of
Bell's Life at any time by return of post to any part of Eng-
land, Scotland, or Ireland. The Newmarket, Epsom, and
Bath Spring Meetings, with the French Steeple Chases, were

given in .1311's Life in Londou, of April 18, to the extent of
seven folio columns.

Ma. O'COWNall..—The Debuts says—" On the 22d
of April, at eleven in the morning, Mr. O'Connell and his
suite, consisting of his son Daniel O'Connell, his chaplain,
his physician, and one servant, embarked at Lyons on board
the steamer which runs from that city to Valence. It had
been arranged in Lyons that the illustrious invalid should
remain in some town in the south of France until his strength
should permit him to continue his journey to Rome." The
Gazette de Lyons says—" We saw O'Connell step out of the
carriage which brought him down to the steam-boat, and we
experienced an indefinable feeling of sadness. What !' said
we, is this the man who filled the world with his name, and
made England tremble?' (!) Life seems to have flown from
the Liberator's countenance. lie advanced slowly, resting
on his physician and his chaplain, heedless of the persons
who bowed to him as a mark of respect, and who had come
to take a last farewell of the persons of his suite. It seemed
to us as if we had before us Ireland still strong in her power-
ful Catholic organization, but sinking and dying. May
Heaven protect O'Connell and Ireland Drs. Bonnet and
Viricel, who have attended O'Connell during his stay here,
have recommended that he be accompanied by a physician
from Lyons, and Dr. Lacour has been selected. Thus it is
to a Lyons physician that the precious life is intrusted for
the future."
DEATH OF MR. THOMAS MARTIN, M P.—lntelli-
gence reached town yesterday afternoon, that Mr. Thomas
Martin, M.P., one of the representatives for the county Gal-
way, died on Friday last, at Ballinahiech Castle, Connemara,
from the effects of malignant fever, caught in the discharge
of his duty, as Poor-law Guardian of the Clifden Union.
We understand that it is probable thbartotther ca
to thebishopric of 4odor and Man will be conferred on the Hon.
vacant
and Rev. R. Eden, Vicar of Battersea, and brother
Earl of Auclaaaile4forxifigpaper.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons

MONDAY, APltl. 26.

WESTMINSTER AND LAMBETH BRIDGE BILL.

Motion' made, and Question proposed, " That the Bill be
now read a second time •"—Amendment proposed, to leave
out the word" now," and at the end of the question to add
the words " upon this dad• six months •"—question put,
" That the word now' stand part of the Question." The
House divided :

MINORITY- AYES, ' 26.
Aglionby, H. A. Grosvenor, Lord It. Philips, Mark
Antrobus, Edmund Harmer, Sir John Philpotts, John
itowring, Dr. Hastie, Archibald Stansfield,.W. It. C.
Brotherton, Joseph Hay, Sir A. L. Strutt, Edward
Clay, Sir W. Hodgson, K. Thoruely, T.
Collett, W. It. Macaulay, T. B. Williams, W.
Divett, Edward Mackinnon, W.
Duncan, George Maitland, Thomas
Duncombe, T. Martin, J.
Fielder :John Philips, G. It.

TELLERS.
Plumridge, Captain
Evans, Sir 1)e Lacy

;MAJORITY-NOES, 41.

Acland, T. D. Egerton, W. T. Lindsay, Colonel
Arkwright, G. Egerton, Sir P. Mackenzie, W. F.
Ltaillie, H. J. Fellowes, E. Mundy, E. Miller
Baillie, W. Fuller, A. E. Newdegate, C. N.
Barrington, Viscount Glynne, Sir S. Newport, Visct.
Bentinck, Lord G. Goulburn, Henry Nicholl, John
Bruce, Lord E. Greene, Thomas Round, C. G.
Christopher, 4. A. Grlmselitcli, Thomas • Round, John
Cripps, William Male, R. B. Sheppard, T.
Deedes, W. Heneage, G. H. W. Sotheron, T. H. S.
Denison, J. E. Hope, Sir .T. --- Trotter, John
Dick, Q. Hope, G. W. .
Douglas, Sir 11. Hutt, William TELLERS.
Drummond, H. Ingestrc, Viscount Inglis, Sir" R.
Duncombe, A. Jones, Captain Law, C. E.