The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-19 00:00:00

CORN-LAWS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR, —A petition was got up in our town, signed by
all parties, indeed by all the leading Conservatives, as
well as others in favour of the Ministerial plan of com-
mercial reform, and was presented by R. T. Parker, Esq.,
one of our Members. Judge of the surprise felt by the
Preston people at the reports of the Daily Papers that
this petition was against, instead of being for, the reduc-
tion of the duties of Corn, Timber, and Sugar.
By allowing this a corner of your Paper, you will
oblige A PRESTONIAN.
Preston, May 15.
P.S. Another petition for the total repeal of the Corn-
laws is despatched this evening, containing 16,050 signa-
tures, and a female petition, in red ink, containing 5,070
signatures.

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen, accompanied by the Princess of Leiningen, took
an airing yesterday aft-moon in an open carriage and four.
Lord Alfred Paget, Equerry in Waiting, was in attendance on
horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, and his Serene
Highness the Prince of Leiningen, rode out on horseback at
the same time, attended by Colonel Wylde and Captain Francis
Seymour. The Princes paid a visit to the Duchess of Cam-
bridge at Cambridge House.
The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty and Prince Albert
yesterday.
Viscount Melbourne had an audience yesterday of the Queen.
The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Prince and
Princess of Leiningen, and attended by Lady Portman, Lord
Poltimore, Hon. W. Cowper, Lord Alfred Paget, and Colonel
Wylde, honoured the Italian Opera with their presence last
evening. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny
Howard and Sir George Cowper, also honoured the Opera with
their presence last evening.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the Hon.
Sophia Wheatley, drove out in a carriage yesterday.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal was taken an airing
yesterday in a carriage and four.
The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester yes-
terday at Gloucester House.
The Prince of Leiningen visited the Duchess of Kent yeiter-
day at Clarence House.
The Duke of Cambridge left town at nine o'clock yesterday
morning for the Royal Military College at ,Sandhurst.
A Deputation, consisting of the Rev. Dr. Fletcher, Rev. T.
Atkins, Mr. Greig, Mr. Joseph Hume, M. P., Mr. Thomas
Easthope, M P., Rev. John Burnet, Rev. T. Binney, Rev. J.
P. Marsell, Rev. Dr. Thomas Price, Rev. Dr. Leifehild, and
the Rev. J. H. Hinton, had an interview with Lord John
Russell yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Mr. Burge, Agent for Jamaica, and Mr. Saintsburg, Se-
cretary of the West India Body, transacted business at the Co-
lonial-office yesterday.
Mr. Hindley and Mr. Tulk had interviews with the Marquis
of Normauy yesterday at the Home-office.
Ihe Marquis of Normanby will give a full-dress dinner to a
large party at his residence in Hill-street, on Friday, in cele-
bration of her Majesty's birth-day.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday
and resumed the hearing of the Appeal relative to the Will of
the late Mr. Wood, of Gloucester.
The Attorney-General was heard by their Lordships unti
the rising of the Court at four o'clock.
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ROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
WHITEHALL, MAY 18, 1841.
The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be
passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, nominating, presenting, and appointing
the Rev. Thomas Vowler Short, D.D., to the Bishopric of
the Isle of Man and Sodor, void by the translation of the
Right Rev, Father in God Dr. Henry Pepys to the see of
Worcester.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 15.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Niven
Moore, Esq., sometime her Majesty's Consul at Beyrout, to be
her Majesty's Consul at Aleppo. The Queen has also been
graciously pleased to appoint Nathaniel William Werry, Esq.,
sometime her Majesty's Consul at Damascus, to be her Ma-
jesty's Consul at Beyrout. The Queen has also been graci
ously pleased to appoint Richard Wood, Esq. to be her Ma-
jesty's Consul at Damascus.

DOWNING-STREET, MAY 14.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Sealy, Esq.,
to be Solicitor-General in the Island of Barbadoes.
The Queen has also been pleased to appoint Stephen Bourne,
Esq., to be Registrar of the District of Berbice, in the Colony
of British Guiana.