The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-12 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Que&l and Prince, Albert. the s and gentle
men oldie Court, and the domestic household, attended
Divine service yesterday morning in the private chapel
in Buckingham Palace. The sermon was preached by
the Rev. Mr. Stanley ; the prayers were read by the
Hon. ant R, v C. Losi C,ln• -0' Ply
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etete tee) at Hignioi,,es the e o: i'gni.
Alfred, the Princess Royal, th, Princess Alice, and the
Princess Helena, took their accustomed airings yester-
day.
His Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duke of
Saxe Weimar visited his Royal Highness Prince Aihert
on Saturday morning to take leave of his Royal Highness.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went on ti.ourday
forenoon to witness tee c tr:ec a..ion by tit.- Bt,hop
of
L .1,6• n, of the 114ri-ers' Chtir,h, Do,:k str*.et. His
Retya Highness wts wiewit,d Vi,c“unt Clifton, Lieu-
ten dit-Colon,l the Hon. C B. Phipp', and Lieutenant
Colonel Seymour.
Her eleiesty the Queen Dowager, attended by her
Lady in Waiting. d the Queen and Prince Alpert
on Saturday, at leuckinghern Palace.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, the Princes
Alice, and the Princess Heir na, accompanied by the
Dowager Lady Lyttelton, took an airing in an open
carriage and four on Saturday.
The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the perform-
ance at her Majesty's Theatre with their presence on
Saturday evening. The royal suite consisted of the
Countess of Desert, Hon. Misses Macdonald, Baroness
Speth, Earl Ducie, Colonel Buckley, and Lieutenant-
Colonel Seymour. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta
Cadogan, Baron Kneseheck, and Mr. Edmond Mildmay,
also honoured the performance with their presence on
Saturday evening.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and their Royal
Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand
Duchess of Saxe Weimar, honoured the performance of
the French Plays with their presence on Friday evening.
Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke
and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, attended by the
Countess of Assenburg, the Earl of Denbigh and Count
de Beust, left Marlborough House, the residence of the
Queen Dowager, at half-past twelve o'clock on Satur-
day, to embark at Woolwich, en route to the Hague.
His -Royal Highness Prince Peter of Oldenburgh
visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager on Saturday at
Marlborough House.
Her Majesty the Queen Deteager, attended by the
Countess of Sheffield and tie Alias Eden, left town
in a carriage-and-four at a attarter before five o'clock on
Saturday • afternoon, for her residence, Bushy House,
Bushy Park.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge attended Divine service yesterday morning
in Grosvenor Chapel.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at-
tended by Lady Georgiana Bathurst, honoured Lord
Adolphus Fitaclarence with her company at dinner on
Saturday, at his residence in St. James's Palace. The
Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Earl and Countess of
Wilton, the Earl and Countess cf Chesterfield, and the
Hon. Captain Macdonald, were present to meet her Royal
Highness.
The Committee on Education of her Majesty's Most
Honourable Privy Council held a meeting on Saturday,
which was attended by the Lord President, Lord John
Russell, the Earl of Minto, the Earl of Auckland, the
Viscount Morpeth, the Right Hon. Sir George Grey,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Right Hon.
Thomas B. Macaulay. Mr. Kay Shuttleworth was in
attendance.
The British Museum Commission held a meeting on
Saturday at Gwydyr House, the Bishop of Norwich, in
the chair. The Commissioners present were Lord Wrot-
tesley, Sir P. de M. Grey Egerton, Bart., Sir Charles
Lemon, Bart., the Right Hon. the Lord Advocate, Mr.
Hume, M.P., Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Milnes, M.P.
A number of Members of the House of Commons,
holding office in the Administration, had a meeting with
Lord John Rnssell on Saturday at his official residence
in Downing-street. The Secretary at War, the Master
of the Mint, the Judge Advocate-General, the Under
Secretaries of State, the Lords of the Treasury, the
Lords of the Admiralty, the Commissioners of the
Board of Controul, the Members of th Board of Ord-
nance, and the Secretaries of the Treasury, attended the
meeting.
The Duke of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of
St. Albans, the Martluis of Anglesey, and Sir F. Trench,
attended the early service yesterday in the Chapel Royal.
St. James's. The sermon was preached by the Hon. and
Rev. IV. Capel. At the daily service the prayers were
read by the Rev. T. Hehnore, the Lessons by the Rev.
Dr. Vivian, and the Communion Service by the Rev.
Dr. Wesley. The Anthem was "Save, Lord, and hear
us" (Hayes). Mr. Turle presided at the organ. The
Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Marquis of Granby.
Ladies Wilton, St. Germans, and Somerset, were among
,he nobility present.

SPO RTING INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FILIDAY.
LIYERPOOL CEP.-9 to 1 agst The Conjuror-12 ti 1
agst Cossack-12 to 1 agst Inheritress (taken)-12 to I
agst Lightning-100 to 7 agst Pic Nic-100 to 7 agst Lads•
Wildair (taken)-100 to 7 agst Gwalior (taken)-100 to
5 agst Queen Mary (taken)-100 to 5 agst Inglewood (taken).
LIVERPOOL ST. LEGER.—Even on Van Tromp.
Goonwoon Cur.-7 to 2 agst The Hero (offers to take)
—5 to 1 agst Eryx-8 to 1 agst Fitz-Emilius-12 to 1 agst
Halo (offers to take).
GOODWOOD STAKES.-8 to 1 agst Stultz (offers to take)
—8 to 1 agst The Questionable-13 to 1 agst Milliner— 14
to 1 agst Miss Elis-100 to 6 agst Kimblesworth.
DONCASTER ST. LEGER.-5 to 2 agst Cossack-10 to 1
agst Red Hart-11 to 1 agst Mr. Martin-13 to 1 agst Fore-
closure-20 to 1 agst Black Dwarf-25 to 1 agst Limestone.
Business very flat—not above a dozen bets laid.

MARYLEBONE ELECTION.
REFUSAL OF SIR BENJAMIN HALL TO GO

TO THE BALLOT.
The contest for the representation of the borough of
Marylebone, so far as the Liberal candidates are con-
cerned, is, it appears, likely to be brought to an amicable
termination. A communication was forwarded on
Thursday last to Sir Benjamin Hall, from the joint com-
mittee appointed by the candidates to arrange the pre-
liminaries for the monster ballot, stating that, at a
meeting of the Marylebone Reform Association, a reso-
lution had been passed unanimously, that a ballot should
be taken with respect to the Liberal candidates, D. W.
Harvey, Esq., Lord Dudley Stuart, and Mr. Serjean,
Shee ; and that a resolution had also been passed by a
majority of seven votes, that the name of Sir B. Hall
should be placed in the same position, and that he should
be respectfully requested to allow such a proceeding.
To this communication the Hon. Baronet yesterday
forwarded to the committee the following reply:—
" St. James's-place, July 9, 1847.
" Sir,— I have the honour to receive your letter of thi,
date, enclosing copies of two resolutions passed at a
meeting of your association last ui4ht. The first o'
these resolutions was, as you state, pasted unanimously,
but the other was carried by a majority of only sever:
votes ! In 1841, when a vacancy occurred, no desire
was expressed that I should take such a step as that now
proposed. The new candidates were alone required to
do so, and Sir Charles Napier having on that 1/4.ccasion
the majority of votes, was associated with me in the con-
test, and was returned. In the present instance Sir C.
Napier retires, and three candidates come forward to fin
the vacancy so created, and I have yet to learn that
either Lord Dudley Stuart, Mr. Sergeant Shee, or Mr.
Harvey has any desire to oppose me.
"In 1837 I was returned at the head of the poll by a
majority of 660 votes. In 1841 I maintained the stun,
position, and the majority was nearly doubled, and
amounted to 1,278, and nearly 5,000 electors polled fur
me. A short time since your associatton, at a fall meet
ing, p cased a vote of confidence in me almost unani-
mously, which vote was confirmed on a subsequent day.
Within the last few days two public meetings of elector-,
the former numbering nearly 2,000, and the latter 700,
declared that they place continued confidence in me as
their representative, and would use their utmost endea-
vours to secure my reelection. At the first of these
meetings only twelve hands were held up against me, and
at the second the resolution in my favour was passed
unanimously. Under these circumstances I feel confi-
dent that the association will, upon further considera-
tion, agree with me that it is my bounden ciuty to pre-
sent myself to the electors on the day of nomination, and
I have no doubt the constituency will believe that in
so doing I shall act with deference to my objections to
them, and that I shall receive, as heretofore, the almost
unanimous support of the Liberal electors of the bo-
rough, which I have the honour of representing for
tell years.
" I have the honour to be, sir,
" Your obedient servant,
" B. HALL

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" To Mr. Brotherton, Lisson-grove."
The Committee again met yesterday, and I pledge
was signed by the three first-mentioned candidates to
retire from the contest of the borough in case the bal..
lot of the electors should be against either of them. It
was then resolved that the ballot should take place on
Monday, the 18th instant, to open at nine in the morn-
ing and close at eight in the evening, and that no per-
son should be admitted without signing a declaration
in the event of a poll being demanded, not to vote for
any but the reform candidates. The popular feeling
with respect to the candidates is still supposed to be
in
favour of Mr. D. W. Harvey. It is generally consi-
dered that Sir B. Hall has acted perfectly right in not
submitting to the ballot.

TUE CBors._We hear from correspondents who
have taken journies, which include that valuable part of
Devonshire from Bovey Tracey to Exeter—and thence
westward including the South-coast, and the South
Hams to Plymouth, that the yeomanry speak most
highly of the prosperity of the future harvest. In most
parts the wheat and barley are strong in the ear, the
former generally in blossom in the South, and if the
weather continues fine and warm, the kerning will be
most prolific. There is a larger breadth of land now in
wheat and barley than last year, in consequence of the
failure of the potato c-op. The farmers this year, to
provide against su h a contingency again occurring,
a e provided in many inst s other vegetat.les for the
...rit.r—rea<, carrots, and parsnips. But it has yet to
be seen whether the s nail !Mag.- of p a in the
ground will be a failure. At present in all parts of this
division of the county, they are looking most healthy,
and those that have already been produced at family
tables are really moss excellent. The hay harvest is
now general, being well saved, with heavy crops. The
plough, harrow, tormentor. and roller, have been most
activdy employee during the last month for the turnip
cr ‘p, and there is every prospect or good abundance of
his winter food for cattle. Apples are also in atrun•
dance with the greatest certaqii) ef cider being sold at
a very low price.—Plyniopth Journal.