The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-26 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen will hold a Privy Council to-morrow (Satur-
day afternoon, at three o'clock, at Buckingham Palace.
The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace on Wed-
nesday evening, included her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent, the Duchess of Sutnerland, their Excellencies Prince
and Princess Callimaki, their Excellencies Mons. and Ma-
dame Van de Weyer, Lord John Russell, the Earl Spencer,
Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, Lord and Lady
Charles Wellesley, Lord Marcus Hill, and the Right Hon.
Sidney and Mrs. Herbert.
The Band of the Coldstream Guards attended during
dinner, and performed the following pieces :
Overture, " Joseph in Egypt."—Mehul.
Fantasia sur la Favourite.—Donizetti.
Valse, " The Bridal."---Jullien.

Glee, " Blow gentle Gales."—Sir H. R. Bishop.
Morris dance from Fair Rosamond.—J. Barnet.
Yesterday morning her Majesty and her Royal Consort
took their usual early walk.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited the
Queen and Prince Albert yesterday.
The Duke of Northumterland had an audience of her Ma-
jesty yesterday at Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback
yesterday, attended by the Equerry in W aiting the Hon. A.
H. Gordon. .
Their Royal Highnesies the Prince of Wales, Prince Al-
fred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took their
accustomed walks and rides yesterday.
The name of Mr. El% art. M.l'., was accidentally omitted
in the list, of company present at her Majesty's Levee on
Wednesday.

The Queen and Prince Albert honoured with their pre-
sence, last evening, the performance at her Majesty's
Theatre for the benefit of the fund for the &Stressed Irish
and Scotch. The royal suite consisted of the Marchioness
of Douro, Lady Caroline Cocks, the Honourable Miss Paget,
Earl of Listowel, Colonel the Honourable Charles Grey, and
Captain the Hon. A. H. Gordon. Their Royal Highnesses
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and his rene
ness Prince Frederick of Hesse, attended by L Augustus
Cadogan and Mr. Edmond Mildmay, also hono ed thelidt-
formances with their presence.
Wednesday was the birthday of the Duke of CambOe
His Royal Highness Prince Albert paid a visit to the hike
at Cambridge House. Many of the nobility and -geritty
called during the day and left their names for his Royal
Highness. In the evening the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge, accompanied by Prince Frederick of Hesse, dined
with her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at
Gloucester House.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Duchess of Cambridge yesterday.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lord John Russell,
accompanied by the Lords of the Treasury, the Secretary of
the Treasury, and also by Mr. J. B. Heath, the Governor of
the Bank of England, and the Deputy-Governor, received a
number of capitalists of the city of London yesterday morn-
ing, at the Treasury, on the subject of the terms and condi-
tions of the new loan of eight millions.
A deputation of the Committee of the Spanish Bond-
holders' Association, consisting of the Chairman, Mr.
Dempster Heming, and Mr. Henry Chard, had an interview
with the Earl of Clarendon yesterday, at the office of the
Board of Trade.

The Commissioners of Railways, the Right Hon. Edward
Strutt, Earl Granville, Sir Edward Ryan, and Major Brand-
reth, accompanied by the Inspector of Railways, Captain
Coddington, visited the Great Western Railway yesterday.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a
meeting yesterday.
The Marquis of Lansdowne and Earl Grey left town yester-
day for Cambridge.
Major H. L. Play fair had an interview yesterday with the
Earl of Clarendon.

A deputation from a meeting of the railway interest, con-
sisting of Mr. Hudson, M.P., Mr. Russel!, M.P., Mr. Glyn,
Mr. Mac Gregor, Mr. Saunders, Mr. Swift, Mr. Ellice, and
Mr. Mangles, had an interview, on Wednesday, with the
Right Hon. E. Strutt.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—THURSDAY.
Business was so languid that on some of the principal
events we are spared the trouble of making a quotation.
The chief betting, in fact, was on the Liverpool Steeple
Chase, for which Brunette and Roarer were backed freely,
no one offering more than 5 to 1 on the field at the close.
The few bets laid on the other events noticed led to no
change in the prices.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CIIASE.
sto 1 agst Mr. Preston's Brunette-6 to 1 taken freely
8 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's The Roarer—taken freely
10 to 1 agst Mr. Watts' St. Leger—taken
13 to 1 agst Mr. Courteney's Matthew—taken
14 to 1 agst Mr. D'Arcy's Culverthorpe—taken
15 to 1 agst Mr. 0. Higgins's Pioneer—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. R. J. Moore's St. Ruth—taken
NORTHAM TTON HANDICAP.
9 to 1 agst Lord Orford's Footstool
15 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Lynceus—taken
16 to 1 agst Sir C. Monck's Vanish—taken
20 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Disc( ntent—taken
20 to 1 was betted agst Vanish to upwards of 1001.
CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Mendicant—taken 22 to 1
30 to I agst Mr. Wilson's Punch—taken to 501.
4(0 to 10 agst Mr. Minor's Duke of Richmond—taken
500 to 10 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tattoo Sykes—taken
No others mentioned.
DERBY.
The only bets to our knowledge were 1,000 to 50 agst
Glentilt, whose backer would have gone on ; 1,000 to 35 agst.
the Horn of Chase, 500 to 15 agst Allertonian, 330 to 10 agst
Wanota, 500 to 10 agst Christopher, 500 to 10 agst Bedlam,
600 to 10 agst Montpensier, and 1,000 to 15, five times, agst
Black Dwarf. 200 to 10 was laid agst Kent's lot winning
the 2,000 Guineas Stakes, Derby and Oaks.
OAKS.
15 to 1 agst Slander, laid to 201., was theonly bet. Offers
to take 15 to 1 about Miami, and 16 to l about Nerissa.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
The Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Albert ha•
noured the performances at her Majesty's Theatre yesterday
evening with their presence. The royal suite consisted of
the Marchioness of Douro, Lady Caroline Cox, the Hon. Miss
, Pat, the Earl of Listowel, Colonel Grey, and Captain Gor-
I done their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge, accompanied by his Serene Highness the Prince Fre-
derick of Hesse, and attended by the Baron Knesebeck, Mr.
Edmund ;Mildmay, and Major Stephens, also honoured the
theatre with their presence. Amongst the company were—
the Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marchioness of Clanricarde,
and the Viscountess Palmerston, the Prince Louis Napoleoii,
the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duchess of Hamilton, the
Marquis of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Donegal, the Marquis
of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Londonderry, the Marquis of Douro, the Mar-
quis of Sligo, his Excellency the Russian Ambassador, the
Baroness Brunnow and Mademoiselle Olga de Lechna, the
Prince Castelcicala, the Earl of Monster, the Earl and Coun-
tess of Cadogan, the Earl of March, the Earl and Countess
of Clarendon, the Countess of Blessington and the Misses
Powell, the Earl of Morpeth, the Esrl of Cardigan, the Earl
and Countess Grenville, the Countess Grey, the Countess of
Lincoln, the Count de St. Aulaire, the Count de Noailles,
his Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and the Countess
Dietrichstein, his Excellency the Belgian Minister, his Ex-
cellency the American Minister, the Count Reventlow, the
Count Koudriaffsky, the Viscount Cantalupe, Lord Mont-
eagle, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lady Brougham,- Lady Murray,
' Lady Emily de Burgh, the Ladies Elliott, Lady Woodford,
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lord Harry Vane, Lord Foley,
Lord Carrington, Lord and Ladr:Beaumont, Lady Jane
Stewart, Lads, Mildmay, Lady Monson, Lady Gordon, Sir
Robert Peel, Bart., and Lady Peel; Sir George
Wombwell, Bart., the Hon. Miss Foley, Mr. Hubert and
Miss De Burgh, the Hon. Sidney and Mrs. Herbert, Hon.
Captain Duncombe, Hon. Mrs. Norton, the Count de Revel,
Sir Ralph Foley, Sir Henry Webb, Sir John and Lady Clay,
Sir A. Forster, Sir Fitzroy and Lady Kelly, Lady Macfar-
lane, Lady Mentefiore, Mr. rake Redding, Mr. C. W.
Packe, M.P., Mr. H. Baring, Colonel Lindsay, Colonel and
Mrs. R. Trevor, Mr. Moncton Mills, &c. &c.

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY.

By the packet-ship Washington Irving, Captain Caldwell,
we have advises from Boston to the sth instant inclusive.
In consequence of the prevalence of easterly winds the
Washington Irving was detained off Holyhead for two days.
The political intelligence by this arrival is without in-
terest.