The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-09 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing yesterday
afternoon, in a pony phaeton.
Viscount Melbouriw, had an audience yesterday of her
Majesty,
The Royal dinner party at the Palace, last evening, in-
cluded her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Anne Maria Dawson, Viscount Melbourne, Baron
Stockmaar, Baron de Lowenfels, Right Hon. George
Stevens Byng, and Mr. George Edward Anson.
The band of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards
attended at the Palace during the evening.
The Hereditary Prince of Saxe Cobourg Gotha, at-
tended by Baron de Lowenfels, visited the Queen Dowager
and the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar yesterday, at Marl-
borough House, to take leave of her Majesty and her Se-
lene Highness, previous to his departure (this morning)
for the Continent. The Hereditary Prince also paid visits
yesterday to the Duchess of Kent, at Ingestrie House,
Belgrave-square ; to the Princess Augusta, at Clarence
House, St. James's ; the Duchess of Gloucester, at
Gloucester House; and the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge, at Cambridge House. The Duke of Cambridge
and Prince George visited his Serene Highness yesterday,
at Buckingham Palau.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, the Duchess Ida of
Saxe Weimar, and the Princesses of Saxe Weimar, drove
in the Parks yesterday afternoon in pony barouches and
four. Her Majesty. on her return to Marlborough House,
paid a visit to the Princess Augusta at Clarence House,
St. James's.

The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Duchess o
Gloucester yesterday at Gloucester House.

The Duke of Cambridge visited the Princess Augusta
yesterday.
A deputation from the Metropolitcn Anti-Bridge Toll
Association for securing the means of throwing open Wa-
tcrloc, Southwark, and Vauxhall bridges free of toll,
consisting of Sir M. Wood, Bart., M. P., Mr. G. Bynv,-,
M. p., Right Hon. Tennyson D'Evncourt, M. P., Mr.
B Hawes, jun., M. P., and the follos-ving merchants, &c.
—Messrs. J. Quince), Harris, JaMes Shears, Thomas
Green, Thomas Saunders, H. Byron, Thomas Pocock,
Thomas Bish, Thomas A. Hankcy, and Apsley Pellatt,
and Mr. Henry Cope, jun., lion. Secretary to the Asso-
ciation, had an interview with the Marquis of Normanby
yesterday, at the Home-office.
A deputation, conisting of Sir M. Wood, Mr. Jones,
Mr. Johnson, the City Remernbrancer, and the City Soli-
citor, bad an interview with Mr. Labouchero yesterday, at
the Board of Trade.
Lord Hill, Mr. Dawson, Mr. Nichol], and Mr. Wl-
braham, had interviews with the Marquis of Normanby,
yesterday at the Home-office.

NEW TORY CLUB.—The Conservative Journal of
this day expresses great delight that " a new Conserva-
tive Club is about to he called into existence" (Can-
ning's magniloquent phrase). It calls it an off-shoot from
the Carlton, and adduces it as a proof of the " spread
of Conservatism." Wo should call it a proof rather of
a " split," judging from the names on the Committee of
Management. " All Conservative agriculturists," adds
this Journal, " will rejoice to learn that the Duke of
Buc!cingham and Chandos has consented to act as
Chairman of the Committee; and that the names of
Lord Normanton, Canterbury, De Lisle, &c.,—et
Messrs. Neeld, M.P., Blackstone, M.P., Fitzroy,
M.P., Mathew, M.P., and of other Conservatives not
less influential, will be found enrolled in the Committee
list."

DIED.—At Mazagon, Bombay, WmaleCallum,
Esq., merchant, proprietor and editor of the Bombay Gazette.
His death was awfully sudden. He had but recently married
Miss AD-J=44lle youngest sister of the lady of Mr.
Northhouse, Faniamentary agent, who had been shortly before
his death prematurely confined, and being weak, it was proposed
to take a drive in their carriage, when Mr. McCallum was
seized with sickness, and from a state of perfect health, in the
bloom of life, he was a corpse in three hours.
This gentleman
was greatly respected from the variety and depth of his learn-
ing, the soundness of his views, and the kindness of his dis-
position—
gentle—with affection mild,
i
He had peculiar claims on the sympathy of the people of
InWw7iittharnmaanLerssimplcity a child."
Bombay. Having inserted a letter in his Journal on certain
practices in the navy, which were thought to reflect upon Sir
John Malcolm, ho was tried for libel ; arid though it. was proved
that he had struck out the offensive expretsions before inser-
tion, a stratagem was used to see the letter in its original state
by a pretended' friend, who had accepted an invitation to dine
with him, and from this Judas-like treachery he was found
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guilty and sentenced to a very large tine and imprisonment,
having been tried by y
a Specia/ Jury. The people of Bombay
were so indignant at the circumstances, that the prosecu or t -s
and their friends were publicly pelted. To such an extent does
arbitrary power prevail in India, that the very Counsel who de •
fended him was deprived of a situation he held for having dared
to do so. Such is the independence of the Oriental bar.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.—A
young
gentleman, about 21 years of age, of the middle stature, rather
good-looking, with a florid complexion, dark eyes, a slight obli_
quity of vision, and a very perceptible scar on the right cheek-
bone, has suddenly disappeared from his home within the last
few days. He was last seen at the top of Portland-road, Mary-
lebone, on Saturday evening, the 2d inst., and appeared in ex-
cellent spirits. He was dressed in an invisible green frock
coat, rather worn, black satin long stock, and dark trousers.
His hat has probably the word Golgotha written within.
Any information respecting him will be most thankfully re-
ceived by his anxious relations, addressed to Mrs. Tapster, Si,
Dean-street, Soho.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager will give a
grand fete at Marlborough House, on Tuesday afternoon, to her
Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge. It is a
juvenile party, but the cards issued invite a large circle
of the nobility, with their families from three to fourteen
years of age. The entertainment is from three to eight o'clock,
The Earl and Countess of Jersey's dinner par-
ties and soirees are given up for a few weeki, in consequence of
the lamentable death of Lord William Russell.