The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-05 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WOTDSOR, THURSDAY.—The Queen held a Privy Council
this afternoon at the Castle. It was attended by his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord
President, Sir George Grey, Secretary of State for the flame
Department, Viscount Palmerston, Secretary of State fur
Foreign Affairs, Earl Grey, Secretary of State for the Colo-
nies, Lord Campbell, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
Viscount Morpeth, Chief Commi.sioner of the Woods and
Forests, the Earl of Clarendon, President of the Board of
Trade, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Chief Secretary for
Ireland, the Earl Fortescue, Lord Steward, and the Earl
Spencer, Lord Chamberlain.
At the Council her Majesty pricked the Roll of sheriffs
for the English and Welsh counties for the present year.
A proclamation was ordered to be issued for the election of
a Scotch Peer in the room of Lord Rollo.

Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint Lloyd
Vaughan Watkins, Esq., to be Lord-Lieutenant of the county
of Brecon, Mr. Watkins took the customary oaths.
The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council
in Waitin g.
The (itu, ten gave audience to the Marquis of Lansdowne.
Tier Majesty was attended by Lord Edward Howard, Vice-
Chamberla in.

The Marquis of Lansdowne, Earls Grey, Clarendon, Spen-
cer, and Fortescue, Viscounts Palmerston and Morpeth, Lords
Campbell and Edward Howard, Sir George Grey, the Right
Hon. 11. Labouchere, Hon. W. Bathurst. and Mr. L. V.
Watkins, travelled from town to attend the Council, by a
special tra in on the Great Western Railway. A dejeua was
was serve.l in the Castle to the illustrious visitors.

The Co incil broke up soon after three o'clock, and at half-
past three' o'clock the Ministers and Officers of State took
their departure from the Castle for the Slough station of the
Great Western Railway, and returned to town by a special
train.

Her Ma:esty and her Royal Consort walked this morning
in the Slot e 3.
His Ro:jral Highness the Prince of Wales also took walking
exercise.

Prince _Albert hunted this morning. His Royal Highness
was accompanied by Count Alexander Mensdorff, and was
attended. by Lord Camoys, Captain the Hon. Robert Boyle,
and the El on. Captain Gordon.
The Ro, /al dinner party at the Castle this evening will
include he r Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Count
Alexander • Mensdorff, and Mr. George Edward Anson.
The btu id of the Ist Life Guards attend during dinner.
Her Drlaje sty's private band afterwards attend.

A den talon of Scotch distillers, consisting of Messrs.
Adam )aawson (Linlithgow), Graham Menzies (Paisley).
William. _Harvey (Yoker), John Grant (Campbeltown),
Charles Garay (Glasgow), W. E. Fell (Edinburgh), Peter
Reid (C an ipbeltown), William Mutter (Islay and Jura), and
D. Colvi 11.‘1. (Campbeltown) had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of tl le Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing street. Mr. John Wood, chairman of the Excise,
was press en tat the conference. The deputation was accom-
panied by the following Members of Parliament :—Mr.
Oswald, 3 Ir. Dennistoun, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Forbes, Mr.
Demean, M r. Bain, Sir A. L. Hay, Sir John Hope, Mr. W. F.
Slacken: Hon. Admiral Gordon, Hon. Mr. Bouverie, Mr.
Hope Jo hi istone, Mr. William Lockhart, Mr. Hastie, and
General -buthnot.

The 14( )rds of the Committee on Education of her Majesty's
Most Ho, 3o urable Privy Council had a meeting on Wednes-
day, whi Bch . was attended by the Lord President of the
Council, tt te Earl of Clarendon, and Sir George Grey.
Mr. R. D lontgomery Martin had an interview with the
Right IL in . T. Milner Gibson yesterday at the office of the
Board of 1 'rade.

Mr. Ent, ,visle, M.P., had an interview with the Right Hon.
E. Strutt yesterday at the dike of the Commissioners of
Railways: Great George-street.
A dep ut ation of Irish distillers, accompanied by Mr.
O'Connell', MP., Mr. Callaghan, M.P., and Mr. O'Brien,
M.P., haul an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the
Excheqt Let The Chairman of the Excise was present at the
intervinr.

The Lin d.Advocate of Scotland had an interview yester•
day with. :the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson.

S PORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S--THu RSDAY.
NNW-MARKET HANDICAP.
12:1 1 agst Lord Orford's Footstool—taken
15 t o 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting—taken
20 t o 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Lynceus—taken
20 t 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Discontent—taken
20 b ) 1 agst Mr. Cuthbert's Queen of Tyne—taken
) 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair—taken
25 t, ) 1 agst Lord Stanley's Meeanee—taken.
The b3t a quoted were laid in small sums only. Book.
making o a this and the Metropolitan is at present a bad
trade.

METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
16 t(.l 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Pink Bonnet—taken
18 to, 1 agst ➢ir. Whitworth's Lady Sarah—taken

TWO THOUSAND GULN HAS-STAKES.
7ti 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Conyngham—takan
10 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Lunedale—taken
2000 to 15 agst Christopher winning this and the Derby
—taken.

cnisTart CUP.
20 tc' T 1 agst Mr. Gully's Mendicant.
Bedlam—taken
Lamb—takenn 25 to 1
2822t0
tc a
a
ke
28 to) 1 asst Mr. Mostyn's Camera Obscura—taken
r.
33 to 1 agst Mr. Wilson's Punch—taken.
, agst
gs t I%i‘ 80.,8Gr Green's
35 to agst Mr. W. Scott's Erin-go-bragh—taken
50 to • 1 agst Mr. Mangle's Golden Bee
1000 to. ' 20 agst Mr. J. Day's Bourton—taken
1000 to ' 20 agst Mr. Pedley's Pink Bonnet-..taken
1000 to. ' 20 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes—taken
2000 to. • 35 agst Sir R. Balkeley's Chertsey—taken
1000 to' 15 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Annandale
10,000 to 100 agst Mr. Waller's Regalia—taken.
As yet, . ' the monster acceptance for this great handicap has
done littl .0 towards stimulating the backers of favourites.
Very fel r were in request yesterday, and the only invest-
ments to • any extent were in Golden Bee, Pink Bonnet, Sir
Tatton F iyi kes, and Regalia—the first having been backed to
at least 30 01. at 1000 to 15, and in some instances at 1000 to
20; Pint c l Sonnet for 70/. at 50 to 1. Sir Tatton for about
1001. at 1( )013 to 15 and 20, and Regalia at 1000 to 10 to 1001.
—the ac ce .ptances amount to 108, Mr. H. Clay's Nomina-
tion "No L 45" remaining in, and Smuggler Bill being struck
out.

DERBY.
15 to 2 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp
10 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Epirote—nominal
13 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Planet-14 to 1 taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Glentab—taken
30 tro 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Cony ngham—taken
35 -r;s, 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Hart—taken
35 , to . 1 agst Mr. Payne's Sister to Cobweb c—taken and
afterwards offered
40 to I agst Lord Caledon's Wanota
50 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Projectile—taken
50 t;o 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Bedlam—taken and aft. off.
50 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Black Dwarf
An imj •ement in Planet, Glentilt, and Red Hart, and
an outlay of 5001. on Bedlam, at 50 to 1, were the only
" features ' i n the betting on the above race; business was
very slack.

OAKS.
9 tc p 1 Agit Mr. J. Day's Farmer's Daughter—taken

NEWMA RKET COURSING MEETING. WEDNESDAY.
EXNING FIELD.
THE DERBY.—FIRST TIES.
Valiant 1 at Agricola Rhadamanthus beat Fire-
B uonapal Et beat Farmer's Boy I away
TIIE CUP.—FIRST TIES.
Regina b vat Vampire Dowager Queen beat Spin-
Victor be at Fancy Boy ster
Mealey b eat Damask kose
THE OAKS.—FIRST WES.
Daisy. boa t :, Bashful I Silesia beat Viola
Revoke, bt at Ales
THE PORT STAKES.—FIRST CBS.
MaintnrAst Lei t Rhea I Brutus beat Mac
Destiny- beat f. ;hakespeare Foxhunter ran a bye
EXNING S.TAKIDS.
Mr. Artrbies I id Mentor beat Mr. Dobede's Dunkirk.
Mr. Fy sori'S 'atim a beat Mr. Dobede's Diana.
Mr. F",.soy airmaid beat Mr. B. Smyth's Knight Marshall.
Mr. Woo ay' s Rosetta beat Mr. Gillett's Glentilt.
THI /WOLVERHAMPTON STEEPLE CHASES.
TUESDAY.
Handicap of 20 soya. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with
100 witted. Four miles. 23 Subs, 7of whom declared.
Mr. Jo aes's bg by Glaucus, aged, lOst (Mr. Brotherton) 1
Mr. W Alters' Cavendish, aged,lost 21b
The following also ran :—Mr. Moseley's Jerry, llst ; Mr.
Clark rid Gipsey Queen, 9st 101 b ; Mr. Douglas's Avoca, lOst
81b, fc 11 Won by a head.
Th, A Hunt Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 25 added, were won
by M r. Davenport's Moonlight, aged, 12st (owner), beating
Mr. Nlytton's Richard First, 6 yrs, 12st; Conrad, 12st 101 b;
and. 4.unsidts, 12st, by a head.