The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-05 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen held a Privy Council at half-past two o'clock
yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace. It was attended
by his Royal Highness Prince Albert; the Lord President, the
Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Privy Seal, the First
Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for Home and
Foreign Departments, the President of the Board of Trade, the
Chief Secretary for Ireland, the Secretary at War, the Lord
Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, and the Master of the Horse.
At the Council a new five pound gold piece was submitted to
her Majesty and was approved of.
Some Church orders were submitted to the Queen in Coun-
cil and were passed. The Hon. William Bathurst was the
Clerk of the Council in Waiting.
Her 3lajesty gave audience to the Marquis of Lansdowne,
the Marquis of Normanby, and Viscount Melbourne.
The Court was attended by the Vice-Chamberlain, the
Treasurer of the Household ; Viscount Combermere, Gold
S:ick in Waiting ; and Lord Alfred Paget, Equerry in
Waiting.
The Earl of Aboyne and Major the Hon. George Keppel
were the Lord and Groom in Waiting,
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Sussex and the Duchess
of Gloucester took their departure from her Majesty's State
Ball on Thursday night soon after twelve o'clock.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia Matilda also took
her departure soon afterwards.
After supper her Majesty and Prince Albert returned to the
Ball-room, and dancing was resumed. Her Majesty and his
Royal Highness afterwards passed to the Throne-room, where
dancing was continued.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left soon after
one o'clock, and at half-past two o'clock the Queen and Prince
Albert retired from the State-room. Their Royal Highnesses
the Duchess and the Princess Augusta of:Canabridge left Buck-
ingham Palace at the same time. Dancing then ceased.
Lord Hill had an audience of her Majesty yesterday.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal was taken an airing
yesterday, in an open landau and four.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Marchio-
ness of Nurmanby, Hon. Miss Murray, Hon. Miss Lister,
Earl of Aboyne, Hon. Major Keppel, Lord Alfred Paget, and
Sir Edward Bowater, honoured the performance of Madlle.
Rachel at her Majesty's Theatre with their presence last
'evening.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager rode out on horseback
yesterday, attended by the Hon. Miss Gore, Hon. Miss Hud-
son, Earl Howe, and Sir Andrew Barnard.

The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Queen Dowager yes-
terday at Marlborough Hou•e.

The Duchcss of Cambridge, accompanied by the Princess
Augusta and Mary of Cambridge, and attended by Lady
Augusta Somerset, took a drive to Kew yesterday, in an open
carriage.

Mr: Gillon, M.P., Mr. Gibson Craig, M.P., Mr. Wallace,
M.P., Mr. Dennison, 111r.Oswald,M.P., Messrs. Kerr,
Croall, Wyllie, Chancellor, Newman, Laing, Gray (Chairman
of the Postmaster Society), Nelson, Gray, Mountain, and
Dixon, a Deputation of Coach and Postmasters, relative to
the assessed taxes on carriages kept to be let for hire, and a
per centage on the gross earnings, had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official residence
in Downing-street.
Mr. Haw•k•ley had an interview with Viscount Melbourne
yesterday in Downing-street.
The Earl of Listowel had an interview with the Marquis of
Normanby yesterday at the Home-office.
Mr. Henry Waite, Surveyor of New South Wales, left town
J esterday to embark at pravesend in the Florentia for New
South Wales.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
HIPPODROME. RACES.—CoNcLunen.
FitinAY.—.ll the races of this day were not so numerously
attended as on Wednesday, it was not im lack of sport, for it
is ill be seen that the contests were not only sufficient to gratify
the niost ravenous appeti,es for such amusements, but were in
all respects excellent. The company was select, and from the
satistaction universally expressed, the proprietor is justified in
anticipating ultimate success in his undertaking, a result to
which the admirable manner in which everything was managed,
and the liberality displayed, honestly entitle him. Among those
present, we noticed the Marquis of Titchfield, Lords Veru!am,
Maidstone, Ahltown, Chesterfield, E. Russell and Bruce ; Hons.
G. Anson, C. Forester, H. Forester, and A. Villiers ; Sir F.
Collier; Messrs. Brand, Etwall, W. Etwall, Payne, Greville,
Gregory, Gardnor, Codrington, Shelley, Pettat, Hawker,
Portman, Newton, jun., Ponsonby, E. Fox, Cockerill, Houldsh
worth, &c.

Sweepstakes of 8 Sots. each, with 25 added ; for throo
' yrs old,
7st 51b • four yrs, ast Mb ; five yrs and upward.. "
.., 9st. Mares,
T&.cY.,. Cal.low7edSu3blsb.'''. The winner 4 N.
sold for 801., &c.
Mr. Greville's Pickwick, aged
Mr. Balchin's Clematis, d • (Nat) 1
Mr. F. Wood's Too,- yrs
Mr. Smith's Ji,.. .iiament, 3 yrs
Sir. Wai” ' ..I Crow, aged
F... .e's Kate Nickleby, 4 yrs
..eti on Pickwick, who won in a canter by at least three
lengths.

The Tradesmen's Free Plate of 50 Sovs. (Handicap) for all
ages. Mile heats.
Mr. Goodrnan's Mungo Park, 4 yrs, 7st 61b ..(Butler) 1 1
Mr. Balehin's Dromedary, 4 yrs, 7st 61b , 2 '2
Mr. Booth's ch b Benjamin, 4 yrs, Bst 21b
Capt. Erskine's b f Amelia, li yrs, 7st
Lord Huntingtower's ch fby Langar, 3 yrs, sst 81b
. .

- Both heats won easy.
Match for 50/. ; Bst 41b each. Three quarters of a mile.
Mr. Booth's b c St. Jean D'Acre (Sly) I
Mr. Connop's ch c Little Johnny...
Won in a canter.

•
Sweepstakes of 10 soy. each, with 100 added by the Proprie-
tor for two-years old cults, Bst 71b, and 21b the Bst ,
winner of the Hippodrome Paddock Stakes 71bs extra.
About three-quartos of a mile. (12 Subscribers. )
Mr. Sad!er's Mule
Col. Anson's Elopement
'2
Lord Bentinck's Balcony
The following also started but were not placed :—Mr. Ap-
lin's ch f by Ishmael, out of Dewdrop; Mr. Houldsvrorth's Dar-
ling ; Mr. Goodman's Banish ; Mr. Connop's May Day ; and
Mr. Coleman's Gazelle.
Betting-5 to 2ou Mule(taken), and sto 1 agst Elopement.
Mule went off w ith the lead at a good pace, made all the 'run-
ning and won very asy by a length ; a capital race for second
ended in favour of Elopement by a neck ; the others were tailed
off. After the r.:ce Mule was backed for the Derby at 1,000;030.
The We,stminster Handicap of 20 sovs each, It ft, with a sub-
scription of 3001. from the City of Westminster. The second
saves his stake. About one-mile-and-a-half. 23 subs.
Duke of Richmond's the Currier, 4 yrs, Bst Mb ( Rogers) 1
Mr. Morris's Fat Jack, aged, Bst Sib ........... 2
Captain Gardner's 10, 5 yrs, Bst 81b
The following also started, but were not placed:—Mr. ' at-
son's humility, 3 yrs, sst 51b ; Mr. Rush's c bi- The Exquisite,
out of Alarestield's dam, 3 yrs, bat 71b ; Lord Chesterfield's
La Gitana, 3 yrs, sst 10lb ; Air. J. Day's Mulciber, 4rs, ist ;
Lord Alihy
own's Zulima, 4 yrs. 7st 91b ; and Mr. Lichtwald's
and 5
The Plover, 4 yrs, ist 41b. Betting-6 to 4 agst Mulciber,
to 2 ast the Currier. Like the two ears old stake this
race may beg described in a few words. The Currier made all
the running, followed nearly the whole of the distance by Fat
Jack, and won cleverly by a length. Io and Plover made a
waiting job of it, and finished third and fourth.
Sweepstakes of 5 sows. each, with 25 added by the Propric
tor, for 3 yrs, 7st 41b ; 4 yrs, Bst 91b ; 5 yrs and upwards,
9st 21b; mares, Bce., allowed 31bs. Winners this year 41b,
extra. The winner to be sold for 1201., &c. One mile.
(7 Subs. )
Mr. Greville's Pickwick, aged (Nat) 1
Duke of Richmond's Bracelet, 6 yrs 2
Lord Huntingtower's eh fby Langer, 3 yrs _
The following al'o started but were not placed Ili 's
Wood's 'tournament, 3 yrs; Lord Miltown's Zu on 4 ye;
and Mr. Tidinarsh's Lincoln, aged.
13etting-5 and b
pa sad,
Bracelet p Zuliina cut out the work to the turn, where
kthen up' to 4 on Pickwick, and 2
Pickwick
went u
and Crade running to the distance ;
and won in a canter.
to 1 agst Bracelet.,

MANCHESTER RA CES.—Tn UUSDAY.
Sweepstakes of Sovs. each, with 40 added. About three-
quarters of a mile.
Mr. Dawson's Terai tation, 2 yrs ...( Lye) 1
Mr. ‘Worthington's bc by Physician, Y. Joanna Southcutr 2
The following; also started, but were not placed :—Mr.
Buckley's David, and Sir R. Bulkeley's Wideawake.
sto 2 agst Temptation. Won on the post by a hca 1.
The St. Leger Stakes of 25 Sov.. each, with 50 added. Mile
and three. quarters.
Mr. Vansittart's Galaor, 3 yrs
Mr. M. Jones's Portrait 3 yr. 9
Me. Wormald's Millepede, 3yrs
7t04 on Galaor. Won cleverly by a length.
1001., added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each. Two miles
and a distance.

111 r. Murray's Lady Paramount (Hutchinson) 1
Mr. Heywood's gr cby The &idler, darn by Velocipede... 2
Mr. Graydon's Itoseins, 5 yrs
The following horses started, but were not placed :—Mr.

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EVENING
Nebuchadnezzar. and lira
'sß:llie,,ls,:,:int.pes
Nrctrb,
Plate cf 60/. ;10 sot's. fur the t.ccund. Ilea two. iniioN4:iill 7:.'''- ft a distance. - J s
I.ONI 17:glint n's Amulet, 4 yrs s
0-- '7
Mr. I:rust's Inurre, 3 yrs - _ ----.'
Mr. Ilih's I.aily 'Flora, 3 yrs ......... .. ...... ... .....!... , 0 2 dr.. ~‘ •.,/ ‘
Mr. Mclyneux's Frank, 5x rs ................... 2 dr '• '
La: tington, Maria Monk, and Playfellow were not paced.
FRIDAY.
The Brough'on Stakes of 15 save. each, and 5 added. St.
L'gtr Course.
Mr. W. ratalti's Millepede, 3 yi.a (Francis) 1
Mr. Critchley's Durts.an. 4 yrs.- ................................ 2..
Mr. Murray's Lady Paramount, 3 yrs..
... . 3
The Trade.. Cup of 100 soya., added to 60 sous., and a Handi-
cap cf 21t soya each, h. ft.. &c. Two miles and a dis.
Alr. Vaneittart's Oslaor, 3 yrs (Cartwright) 1
hlr. Wortnald's Bolus, 5 yrs
Ihe following sere not placed :—llumphrey, Wee Willie,
llodanthe, Kingston' Rain, Margaret, Ilantboy, Clinker, .
Northenden, and the Maid.
Plate of GU, 1.1 stirs. to the second. Heats, tno 'Tides and .
a dis.

, . .
Lord Qtan'ey's Cornuto, 4 yrs. ...(M. Jones) 1 0
Mr. Meikhin's Wee Willie, 6 yrs .... .. 2 0
Mr. % it •1 el.'s Lady Liverpool, 4y s .. 0 0
Lord Eplintoi's Amulet, 4 yrs ... ...... 0 0
'1 he race was not run when our ar•count left.

spnuT of the I-CU 13 EIC JOURNALS.

mom mu MORNING PAPERS or Trus DAY.
CIIIZONICLE.—The vote on Sir Robert Peel's mo-
tion was only interesting as a step in the progre!,s to-
wards dissolution. Ministers knew, and of course were
from the first prepared for the defection of several of
their usual supporters the moment they should announce
an alteratiou m the Corn-law. The hopes and fears of
men are now turned to the new Parlianient. lloweger
unwilling Sir Robert Peel may be to state explicitly the
nature of his policy, enough is known to enable the peo-
ple to choose their side with perfect certainty. They
have to decide between monopoly and free trade—be-
tween sacrificing the industry of the country to a nar-
row and selfish polity, and relieving the finances of the
country by means which shall give food to the poor,
while it extends the market for the produce of our indus-
try. The issue is in the hands of the people. The cause
is their own. Ministers are entitled to their gratitude
for the opportunity which they have afforded them of
fighting their own battle. Should they fail to do their
duty, Ministers will have the satisfaction of knowing
that they have done theirs. But what would be thought
of a people capable of neglecting the golden • opportu-
nity ? Appearances forbid us to entertain the belief that
exertions on the part of the people, commensurate with
the demands of the crisis, will not be made.
POST.—In the course of the debate, of which we
have given the result above the two speeches that
will naturally be looked to with the greatest intense-
ness of interest were those of Sir R. Peel. and 'Loral
Stanley. All we can do is to urge a careful perusal
of the two speeches upon every man who has an honest
desire to know on which side he should vote when the
dissolution shall have taken place, to which Ministers
have at length declared their determination to resort.
Lord Stanley first, and Sir Robert Peel in his reply, gave
so accurate an historical account of the conduct of the
two great political parties, that there can no longer, be
room for any mistake. The Conservative chiefs de-
monstrated, as the House of Commons afterwards de-
clared, that the Queen's present Ministers have acted at
variance with the spirit of the Constitution.

ADVERTISER:— The Tories have triumphed
the " no-confidence " question has been carried by
a majority of one—but not with an effectual majority;
many Liberal Members having been loCked out, and their
names not appearing in the division Lord John Rus-
sell, however, is as he ought to be—firm and unflinching.
He yields not—he dares the enemy .again to the fight,
and will on Monday state to the House the course which
he is determined to pursue in behalf.of the people. We
regret to state that Lord John Russell is exceedingly ill,
and that he was literally dragged from a • sick coLch to
reply to the stupid declamation of his opponents. We
hope that his Lordship will continue long to preside at
the helm of aftliirs, and that every professing Liberal
who deserted him upon the division will be rejected br
their present constituents upon the coming
There are two classes of persons, whatever may be their
politics, whom all honest men detest—cowards mud
dr-
serters—and for whom they have no mercy, and ought
not.

MONEY MARK-ETil CITY NEWS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS Or THIS PAY.
TIMES.—The arrival of the letters from India, this
morning by the overland mail has given. peculiar satis-
factionin the City, as the merchants are enable.l at once
to answer their letters instead of waiting three weeks or
more, as has always been the case. On a former occa-
sion the arrival of the letters has been as near as, two
days to the post-day, but this is the first time that the
post-day and day of delivery have exactly coincided,
The Post-office has acted very judiciously, anti, to allow
the merchants the full advantage of this very fortunate
coincidence, have deferred the post-day till to-morrow,
conceiving that one day would hardly be sufficient to
read the ccrrespondenee, give orders, execute commis-
sions, and write answers. A wish has been generally
expressed in the City to-day that a repetition of the same
convenience, which is now occasioned by a fortunate ac-
cident, may be secured by an, alteration in the Post-otiltY3
arrangements, so as to allow the„letters from India be,
always answered within a few days after their 'receipt
Excepting in the monsoon season, the UV'
age time
which is occupied in the.- transfer of lette.; is from 35
•
to 40 days, and the'cOnvenience 41e6fred might be ob-
tained either by making the vostklas'" live days later, or
sending the letters from ‘.lndia.
:ie days earlicr than at
present.

11EIULD.—The 11:..ak notice referred to yesterday
has had a favottrejte influence on
,the Stock Market.
Consuls are *shat of course. previous to Making up the
books for the half year's dividend payable next month ;
but the quotations for the opening were 89 to 89e ex
dividend, which are equal with the dividend to. 90,
to 904.
SUN. --The Stock Mat ket to-day was rather buoyant, and tt ith
a fair extra of business doing, better prices were realised, the
advance being about 3-16 per cent, the payment of the Lids
foiling due to-day haring eased the Money Market. At the
close of business, prices did not look quite so firm as about.
mid-day.

Consols ranged from 891 to 90A with, and from 886 tq, Ito}
ex dividend. Exchequer Bill% were Ba. to 10s. pr.,,,,him
Bank Stock improved from 16Si to 169 and 1694 -, the it,_
duced Three per Cent. Annuities were at 881 t, Is and the
%
Thiee-and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced at 971 to I,
The Foreign Securities have been heavy rigein to-day. Spa.
Five per
Five nish Active Bonds atPortuguswe New
and Mexi-
Cents. at 34 to :337; i Russian Bonds 11t° 0 113,
can at 28. French per Ceuta, were
at a slight rally, viz. 114 f. 25e. ; and Dutch Tw&-autt-a :Half per Cents, wet.
steady at 52i.
For Railway Shares thtre NN3', rather a bette- market, and
quoted 2Fti to 30,
prices showed some tmpror.enteut. Great Western were
Birmingham 1-10,, ti'.e New 141, the Fifths 71, the Loudon and
The Brie. the Thirds 19L and the New 24 premium.
)-..ton were 31, and the Rlackwall 51/2, the North
Midi.nd 34, and the Smelt Eastern 18 discount.
'the Foreign Exchanges were rather flat. this afternoon.
The rates for three months' bills were thee : —Paris 25f. 60e.
to 65c. ; liamburgh 1391; Amsterdam 12 3 ; Antwerp 12 31
to 1 ; Frankfort 1491, and Trieste 9 56 to bB. At tiara.
burgh, on Tuesday last, the Exchange receded to 13 51, and
the price of gold was 429.4.

THE WEATHER.-NOON, JUNE 5.

ROYAL GALLERY OP SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREE?.
Barometer
Thermometer... 64 Highest 69 1 Lowest ... ...... 49
Wind N.W.—Freezing Point 32 Dog.

CURIOUS INSTANCES OF LON-

GEVITy.
(From the Polytechnic Journal.)
In the "Philosophical Transactions" the singular es's*
of Henry Jenkins is recorded. This man died at the
very advanced age of IG9. - A few veurs before his deatii
he appeared in a Court of Justice. and gave evideuce is
a cause. The celebrated ease of Thomas Parr, of Wen-
nington, Shropshire, is also detailed in the same publi-
cation. He died in the year 1638, at the age of 152.
Dr. Harvey, who opened the body after death, states
that he found it to be in a most perfict state. Ills death
was caused by plethora, brought On by more luxurious
living in London than he had been accustomed to in his
native
Parr lived during the reign): of. ten kings and Queens,
and was verV.plakand homely.
and r(as buried in Westminster: ,Abbey. He marrried
widow after he was 120 years of age. Reis said toa
in
lU
a man of a very different *stamina
general. When he was 151
I he web
carried to
to London by Thomas Earl of Artrintit
You el'ive lii Tonger
Court. The King said
than other men, t() him'
"11 .
more thin other
a I did penance when :" "Ile when I was lOU
men ?" Parr replied,
were well
years old." Ilis chief rules for longevity
temperance ; ,
. our
known :—"Keep your head cool by
a.
a g o soon to bed ;
feet warm by exercise ; rise early
keepa your eyes open
and if you are inclined to get fat,
%%.cis, „
be
modq
and your mouth shut ;" or. in other or
rate in your sleep and diet."
who wrote a history (it•
MafThus, a Portuguese author,
the name of Nuintka-
the East Indies, mentions a man of
died in the •
Bengal, who year 1364-,
de Cugna, a native of f three hundred acid •
ail ofintnts
at the almost incredible age o
years. .
him to have been a persou,of great
MatTcus represents. . ,
butof so . --'
d quite illiterate ; retentive it'
simplicity an
was a kind of living chronicle; relatinir
memory that he
what
had _ .
hin
and e'actly,
I l d v.e in the compass of his very long life,. .:now e ..., tck.othOr
with all circumstances attending it. • Ile- hind'
four
what have IY-eat's °f
agf.l:6ir mankind:'W brought
new sets of teeth ; and the colour of his hair cad bid
hadfrequently changed from black to grey, and from
grey to very
died, and others he had put away. The first eentury of
his life was passed in idolatry, from which he was con-
verted to Mahoinetanism, which he continued to profess
until his death.

J. Jacobs, a peasant on the estate of the Prince de
Ileautremont, lived to the age of 120. He travelled' at
that age from the Jura mountains to Versailles, to thank
the National Assembly fur having released him-from the
f.qulal yoke. He was received by all the Members wutd7'
ing,and uncovered, was allowed a chair, and to Lit witiß,
his hat on. A collection was made fur him among th
Members, which amounted to 5001.

The tables of longevity published for the ycar 1817, in
the Russian empire, give the fiaming results:—Amougat
828,561 persons who died, all belonging to the Gruek
church, there appear to have been as follows :-1 above
140 years of age, 1 above 135, 7 above 130, 21 above 125,
51 above 120, 83 above 115, and 783 above 100.

On the subject of longevity'. and mortality in Vrtamia,
Dr. Hoffman btattS ZVitUng, NO. IV.,
the 18 years, comnte►king. Ist or
31st of
67319in,gbeing the average populatiou
Deeember, 1837, 44
JlBa:l9u)a,rytl: that tot
and ending
mortality in
of Prussia during that period, amounted .to 6,653,161 ;
of this number, 149,058..attained1he age of from 80 to
years ; 67,754 that of Troin 85 to 90 years cid
31,516 attained the age beyond 90. Thus 248,398'44;
viduuls, or 3,7$ per Cent. (.f the population, attained 01
age beyond 80.

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