The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-11 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen, attended by t;ie Lady in Waiting, Vis-
countess Jocelyn, and the Equerry in Waiting, Lord
Alfred P.get, visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager
yesterday at Marlborough House. Her Majesty also
took an airing in an open carriage and four.
We have authority to state that the two Royal
Pictures b}• Winterhalter, will be removed from St.
James's Palace on the Ist of July next.
His !toyed Highness Prince Albert, attended by L'eu-
tenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps and Colonfl Bou-
verie, presided yesterday at a meeting of the Society for
the Encouragement of Arts.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal, rode on ponies yesterday in the gardens
of the Palace.

Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, the Princess
Alice, and the Princess Helena, accompanied by the
Dowager Lady Lyttelton, took an airing yesterday in an
open carriage and four.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back yesterday, attended by Colonel Bouverie.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Vis-
countess Jocelyn, Lady Caroline Cocks, Hon. Miss
Pag,t, Lord Camoys, Lord Alfred Paget, and Colonel
Bouverie, honoured the performance at her Majesty's
Theatre with their presence yest•rday evening.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge,
attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan and Baron Knese-
beck, honoured Mrs. Lawrence with a visit yesterday at
her residence, Ealing Park. Her Royal Highness par-
took of a dejeuner.
Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke
and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, attended by their
suite, visited and inspected the British Museum yester-
day.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
honoured the Earl Cadogan with her company at dinner
last evening, at his residence in Piccadilly.
The Commissioners of Metropolitan Improvements,
had a meeting yesterday at the office of her Majesty's
Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in Whitehall-
place. There were present Viscount Morpeth, Lord
Lyttelton, Lord Colborne, Sir Robert H. Inglis, Sir
Char!es Lemon, the Right Hon. J. C. Herries, ana
Mr. Hope.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had
a general meeting yesterday, at the office in Whitehall-
place..

Major Udny had an interview with the Earl of Cla.
reMdon yesterday.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonia'
Office from the Governor of the West India Colonies.

HAMPTON RACES.
THURSDAY.
The second day at Hampton, out of compliment either
to her Majesty or to her Majesty's "guineas," is pre-
scriptively the " grand" day, albeit, inferior in sporting
interest to the first. Such, however, is the public will;
and as the weather yesterday, unpromising enouuh in
the early part of the morning, turned out favourable,
there was the usual throng on the rail, the road, and
the water, and the usual mob on the Hurst ; every
stand was crammed, and the carriage inclosures
were blocked up from the top of the course to
the bottom. In brief there were all the out 4ard
and visible signs of a " grand" day, and the lessees
must have reaped a rich harvest at a very small outlay
The late hour to which the racing was spun out must be
our excuse for not entering so fully into details of the
sport, as it may appear to deserve. It commenced shortly
after two o'clock, and progressed with such utter disre-
gard of time, that the dead heat for the Queen's Plate
was not run until after five o'clock, and it was
seven o'clock before the Innkeepers' Race was con-
cluded. This ought to have been prevented, and we
think the stewards are to blame for having suffered it.
It will be seen that the dead heat for the Queen's Plate
was run under very suspicious circumstances as regarded
Blind Hookey. The rider, as we have stated, admits he
" pulled" his horse, but denies he did so from dishonest
motives. We trust it may have been so, but it is our
duty to state, that the public opinion was very strong
against him, and that it was not altered by the final re-
sult of the Plate. Business Comm. need with the Clare-
mont Stakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 25 added, fer
two year olds, colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 41b. T.Y.C.
(5 Subs.) _ _

Sir. T. flussey's Embrace, Bst 41b (J. Sharpe) 1
Sir G. Heathcote's Brother to Khorassan, Bst 41b ... 2
Lord Strathmore's Sweet Sauce, 84 41b .
6 to 4 on Sweet Sauce (t), and 3 to 1 agst the others.
Brother to Khorassan jumped off with the lead, and
cut out the work to the distance, where Embrace went
in front, had it all her own way, and won by three
lengths. The favourite was disappointed at starting, and
never reached her horses. Run in 1 min. 1 sec.

The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas ; for three yrs old,
7st 51b ; four, 9st llb ; five, 9st 111 b ; six and aged,
lOst 21b. The winner to be sold for 5001., &c. Heats,
two miles.
Mr. 011iver's Blind Hookey, aged (Owner) 0 1 0 1
Lord Warwick's Aliwal, 3 yrs 1 2 0 2
Mr. Payne's Marquis of Conyngham
Mr. Smith's c. by Muley Moloch, out of
the Chelsea Lass, 4 yrs
Mr. Clarke's Miles's Boy, 3 yrs dis
Mr. Drew's Cameo, 3 yrs

First heat.—Betting-5 to 2 agst Aliwal. 3 to 1 ag&
Marquis of Conyngham, and 4 to 1 agst Miles's Thy.
Miles's Boy made the running to the up turn, but taking
the wronr! side of the two posts, gave up his place, and
shortly after rendered an objection needless by bolting.
The Muley Moloch colt went on with the
running to the distance, where Aliwal took
it up, and won by three lengths. Cameo was restive at
the post, and did not get off. Run in 4 min. 2 secs.
Second heat.-2 to lon Aliwal. Blind Hookey made
all the running, and, after a close race with Aliwal from
the stand, won 133 a neck. Run in 4 min. 2 sec 4. Third
heat.—The betting began at 2 to 1 on Blind Hookey,
but underwent a sudden change, and left off at 2 and 3
to lon Aliwal. This movement led to a suspicion of
foul play, that the manner in which the heat terminated
served to strengthen. The old horse made slow
running all the way, and long before he got to the
distance, had the young one dead beat ; 011iver
then pulled his horse, not, he alleges, for the
purpose of losing the race, but that he might not ex-
pose his horse by winning too easy—he merely intended
to win by a neck. The result was, that Aliwal got up
at the last and made it a dead heat. The general feel-
ing was very strong, and the rider of Blind Hookey, on
returning to scale, was openly charged by several gen-
tlemen, with baying run to lose the race. This heat was
run in 4 min. 27 secs. Fourth Heat-5 to 4on Blind
Hookey, who made good running from end to end, and
after a fine race up the distance, won by a neck. Run
in 4 min. 1 sec.

The Innkeeper's Plate of 25 sous., added to a Sweep-
stake of 5 sous. each; for three-yrs-old, 7st 51b; tour,
Bst 51b; five and upwards, Bst 121 b. The winner to be
sold for 100 soya. Heats, one mile and a quarter.
(14 Subs).
Duke of Beaufort's b f, by Assassin, out of
Esmeralda, 3 yrs .... (J. Sharp) 1 0 1
Mr. Nichols's Rowland, aged 0 1 2
Mr. Obbaldeston's f, by Lanercost, out of
Mountain Sylph's dam, 3 yrs 0 2 0
Captain Thompson's Etona, 5 yrs 0 3 0
Mr. Drew's Sylph, aged 2 0 0
Mr. Death's Cameltord, 3 yrs 0 0 dr.
Mr. Hope's Bletsoe Lass, 6 yrs 0 0 dr.
Mr. Sack's Chevy Chase, 5 yrs 0 dis.
Mr. Smith's Primrose, 4 yrs
Mr. Woodward's The Slot, 4 yrs
Mr. Gritfith's Leporella, 3 yrs
The let heat was won by four lengths, the 2d by a
neck, and the 3d by a length.