The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-23 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Keat dined with the
Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace. '
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Viscount
Clilden, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Captain Francis
Seymour, and Colonel Bouverie, honoured the Highland
Society of London with his company at dinner yesterday, at
the Freemason's Tavern His Royal Ilighnesi the Duke or
Cta►bridge, attended by Baron iincsebeek, also honoured
the Highland Society with his company at dinner last,
evening.

Her Majesty and her Ruval Highness the Duchess of Kent
honoured the perfurmance of the French Plays with their
presence yesterday evening. her %;aj,sty was attended by
the Countess of Desart, Earl of Morley, and Colonel the lion.
Charles Grey. Lady Augusta Bruce was in waiting on the
Duchess of Kent.

The band of the Grenadier Guards, under the direction of
Mr. Sehott, attended during Ginner at ii::eltioghatu e
on Saturday. and performed the following pieces:—
Grand I,.atitasia fr. m I Lotohardi"—Verdi..
" tiemuthiicllen"—M, z at t. -
Selection from " The Bundinan"—Ealie.
Poll“-mania—Kuliner.

Her Royal Iligta,ss he Duchess of G!oue,q,?r visited her
Maje.ty the Queen Dowager yesterday at Niarlhorougi.
House.

Sir Robert Ferguson had an interview with Lord John
Russell yesterday at his official residence in Downing street
Sir Robert had also an interview with the Right Hon. Ed-
ward Strutt yesterday at the office of the l:olutitibsioners of
Railways, iu Great George-street.
Count Schinunelpenntuck, the Netherlands Minister, tran-
sacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
The Earl of Devon had an interview with Sir George Grey
yesterday, at the Home-office.
Messrs. George, Lteey, and Ifoxwerih, with a tleputation
of the Willow Trade how the -Lower Hamlets, had inter-
view with the-Earl of Clarendon yesterday, at the Office of
the Board of Trade.

The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a com-
mittee meeting ye,sterday.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Coion:al-office
from the Governors of the West India Coionies.

Dispatches Were sent off last eventigg from the Colonia
offieetor the Governors ut Sierra Leone dud St. Helena.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCH U LLY HUNT HAS
MONDAY.

The Trial Stakes of IQ sovs. uaoh, and 40 added. One
mile and a quarter.
Mr. Mcstyn's King of Morven, 3 yts, 6st...,..(Kitchener) 1
Mr. W,ilcs's Infringe,3 yrs. 6st
Mr. Smith's Master Downes, 5 yrs, 9st
Mr. G. 04:ley's Maid of Athens, 3 yrs, 6 e:t 4
Even, and 6 t., 5 on King of tiloreen, who made most or
thy: running, and won by a couple of I,ngths. Run iu two
minutes 30 seconds.
Sweepstakes of 5U sovs. each, h ft, for two years old. Last.
half mile.
Mr. Payne's Glendower, Sat 41b (Nat) 1
Mr. Watson's The Siieritf, Bst 41b
Duke of Richmond's Nectar, Bst 41b
Even on Nectar, 6to 4 egg Glendower, and 2 to 1 agst
The Sheriff: Glendower made all the running, and won by
half a length. Time, 46 seconds.
The Great Northamptonshire Stakes of 100 sovs. added, to a
handicap of 25 sovs. each, 15 it, and 5 only it declared, the
_ second to receive 25 sows. Two miles.

Lord Waterford's WoHog, 5 yrs, Bat . (F. Butler) 1
Mr. Gregory's ch cby Euclid, d by Taurus, 3 yrs, 4st 7th 2
Duke of Richmond's Halo, 3 yrs, 4st 10th 3
The following also ran :—Mr. Gratwicke's Doleful—Mr.
Pemberton's Best Bower—Mr. Ongley's
John Cook nd The Magnet—Mr. H. Baker ud Hydrometer—
Mr. H..Nethercole nd Princess Royal—Lord W. Powlett's
Fort William—Count Bathyany's Tragical—Sir W. Don nd
Fugitive—Mr. F. Villiers nd Chanute it taut—L)rd Chtster-
field's Bro. to Stitch—Mr. Greville's H.
Hughes nd Moonlight—and Mr. Drinkald's Mistress Jean.
Betting-5 to. 2 agst the Euclid colt (taken), 9
to 2 agst Wolhlog (taken freely). 8 to 1 agst
Doleftil-100 to 7 agst Fugitive-16 to 1 agst Magnet—and
20 to agst Hydrometer. The Duke of Richmond declared to
win with. A very fast run race from end to end,
Wolidug, by the must admirable riding, reaching the Euclid
colt a few strides from home, and winning by halt a length,
Halo, being as far from the favourite; Magnet,' who carries
4lbs over-weight, was fourth, beaten a letigtal from Halo, and
Hydrometer and Mirmillo filth and sixth. Run iu 3
and 44 sec.
the Farmers' and Tradesmens' Cup of 50 soya.
3

About

Mr. G. Cowley's, The Hackney, aged, 12st
Mr. I. R. Cuwiey's Britannia, 5 yr 6, 1 lot 411,_. ...... —...........2
Won easy. bey ral others ran.
The Open. Stakes, of 10 suvs. and 25 added. Once

round, and a distance.
.[r. Parr's Icicle, 4 yrs, ldst 51b (1. Parr) 1
Ur. Ekins's Saiopian, 121 b

:11r. W. 'tidier's Fugitive, 4 yrs, iOst 51b
6io 5 on icicle. 1.1. on oy a length. Run 1., 2 ono. 21 sec.
The Queen's Plate, of 100 guineas. Iwo wiles.
Mr. Moore's Wolfa. g. 5 yrs, 9st 1210......... (r'. butler) 1
Sir C. Cuckerilt's Dose ot Richmond. 4 yrs, 9st 210... 2
Mr. Fowler's Ranttius, 3 yrs, 6st 1011,...
Mr. Wreforet's IV itsend, 4 yrs, 9st 210
,Ur. Pewter's c by Epn.us, 3 yrs, 6st Mu... 5
sto 2 anu 3to lon Wonuog. ti on by three lengths.
Run in 2 loin. 44 sec.

Glendower is declared not to start for the Altborp Stakes.
lime will not permit us to do more tl:an congratulate the
promoters and managers of the meeting on its brilliantly
successful cornmencemea'. The weather could not possibly
have been more inviting, and those wno lett the (tours:,
dissatisfied whh the sport, or with the manner in which it.
I was conducted, must have been very hard to please.
• The company we. not only the largest, but the most fashion-
able we ever saw at Northampton, and it is with Some regret
that we confine our list of visiLors to the tellowing brief selec-
tion :—The Uuke of Richmond and the Ladies Caroline and
Georgiana Lennox; Marquis of Exeter; Earls of Euston,
spencer, March, and Southampton; Lords E. Russel, Dun-
c:innon, W. Powlett, Maidstone, A. Lennox, W. Lennox, G.
Lennox, F. Fitzroy, C. Fitzroy; Count listhvany ; Sits
George Armitage. C. Cockerel!, -Captain Rous, H. Pitt, W.
Forester, G. Cagle),; Messrs. Greville, H. Blair, Mostyn,
Gregory, Payne, &e. &c.
LEAMINGTON GRAAD ANNUAL STEEPLE CHASES.