The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-25 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.
The Queen held a Court et two o'clock yesterday after. ' (From the Morning Chronicle.)
noon at Buckingham Palace, to receive Addresses on the Nothing shows more clearly the desperate condition in
throne, from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, which the Tories find themselves in regard to all hopes of
congratulating her Majesty on her happy escape. regaining office, than the miserable and ludicrous retie-
Shortly before two o'clock the deputation from the Uni- representations to which their organs are from time to
versity of Oxford arrived in procession at the Palace, his time driven to have recourse, in order to keep up the
Grace the Duke of Wellington arriving in his carriage at drooping spirits of their party under the severe infliction
the same time. The Noble Duke, who wore his robes as of a hopeless and apparently endless exclusion from
Chancellor of the University, placed himself at the head of the sweets of place and pension. Not a week
the members, and was conducted to the Green Drawing- is suffered to elapse without some grand flourish
room. of trumpets on the part of the Times and
The deputation was composed of the following delegates : Post about Conservative triumphs and Ministerial
—The Rv. Dr. Gilbert, the Vice-Chancellor; Rev. Dr. defeats, setting forth in glowing language the
Jenkyns, Master of 8.1.i0l College ; Rev. Dr. Bridges, brightening prospects and increasing strength of the Tory
President of Corpus College; Rev. Dr. Piumptre, Master party, the weakness, the imbecility, and decaying popu-
of University College; Rev. Dr. Stocker, of St. John's larity of Government, and proving, to the great satisfac-
College ; J. D. Maebridere, Esq., D. C.L., Principal of tion, no doubt of those who are determined to believe,
Magdalen Hall ; Rev. P. Bliss, D. C L., Registrar of the that according to all the rules of war Lord Melbourne is
University; W. Page, El., Christ Church, M 1). ; Seth fairly beaten, and has nothing for it but to resign. Un-
B. Watson, Esq , St. John's College, M.D. ; Mr. Dilly_ happily, however, Lord Melbourne happens to be as
man, Senior Proctor; Mr. Crouch, Junior Proctor; Mr wrongheaded and obstinate as the French Revolutionary
Hussey, Christ Church ; Mr. Norris, C. C. C. ; Mr. Cor_ Generals who, greatly to the annoyance of the veteran
ni.,h, Exeter ; Mr. Balston, C C. C. tact itioners cf Germany, persisted in gaining victories, cap-
The deputation was accompanied by many Members of taring fortresses, and overrunning provinces, long after it
the University, alt wsei nig their respective academic co-- had been demonstrated, according to every rule of military
tutees, in the following order .—Nehiernen ; Doctors of theory, that they ought to have taken to their heels.
Divinity; Doctors of Law and Medicine ; Masters of (From the Times.)
Arts; Bachelors of Civil Law. Among those present The Hanoverian question—i. e., the question as to
were the Earl of Doyen, High Steward • Bishop of Exe- whether the. King is to govern his heriditary dominions in
ter; Lord Bexley, Christchurch ; Mr.i Estcourt and conforrnny with the spirit of the ancient laws and usages
Sir Robert H. Inglis, Members of the Universi;y ; thoein existing for ages, or according to the whims of a
Earl of Eldon; Right Hon. Sturges Bourne, Christ venal and every way contemptible class of clamorous at-
Church; Hon. C. L. Courtenay, Hon. Reginald West, tornies corresponding to the hungry Whig-Radicals of
Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. G. Rice Trevor, D. C. L. ; Sir England—now seems to be drawing to a conclusion ; and
Henry Halford, Sir Robert Fitz wYgram, Mr. John Round, as we, from the first, were frank enough to assert the jus-
tice and sincerity of King Ernest's views and inten-
M. P., D. C. L. Baliol ; Rev. Dr. Short, Mr. Sotberon,
Mr. W. Way, Rev. R. Allen, Rev. A. 11. Leehmere, tem as regards the people over whom he has been ap-
Rev. Kenneth Turpey, Rev. B. Porte, Rev. S. C. Wilks, pointed by Providence to rule, we beg now to recall to
Mr. :Middleton Berry, Mr. Blaauw, Mr. E. J. Bevil, Mr. the recollection of' our readers the statements we made
N. Goidsinid, M. A., Exeter ; Mr. Twemlow, Christ shortly after his Majesty's accession to the Hanoverian
Church ; Mr. Pole, Christ Church ; Mr. ntlackmere, throne. We then stated that the so-called constitution of
Exeter College; Rev. R. Rawlins, M A., Magdalen 1833, the abrogation of which was made the ground of the
Halt ;R v. Rebert Irvine, M. A., St. John's, Waterloo. most self-degrading abuse on the part of the O'Connell-
Her Majesty being seated on the Throne, his Royal Melbourne press against the King of Hanover, was a per.
Highness Prince Albert standing by her side, the Depute- feet farce--that the people of Hanover, properly so called,
Lion and Mernbms were ushered into the Throne Room, knew nothing about it, cared nothing about it-Lin short,
The Duke of Wellington reed the Address from the Uni- hated the very name of it, as a sort of apple of discord,
versity cf Oxford. to which her Majesty returned a most disturbing the even ter,our of that peaceable way of life in
gracious answer. The Members of the Deputation were the beaten path of their forefathers, which is the chief
all presented and kissed hands. The Deputation and the good in their estimation. Not a man in twenty, if you
Members then retired from the Royal presence. travel thiough the country, can tell you what the constitu-
The Deputation of the University of Cambridge, ac- tion of 1833 is; and if you meet any man who has consi-
comivanied by a very numerous body of Members, arrived dered the question, and does not belong to the factious and
at two o'clock at the Palace, and were received in the hungry attornies above alluded to, he will tell you that the
iibrary, and from thence were conducted by Sir William , said constitution was a hasty, ill- considered, and pesitively
Marne?, Gentleman Usher in Waiting, on the retirement mise,ievous innovation. In fact, it originated in a panic,
of the Oxford Address, to the presence of her Majesty in and proved worthy of its origin.
the Throne Room. ( From the Morning Advertiser.)
The Deputation and Members of the University ad- Lord John Russell's interesting observations on the ex-
vanced, when the Vice-Chancellor read the Address of pedition to the Niger, on Tuesday night, are rendered
Cotigatulatien from the University of Cambridge. The more interesting and important by the tenour of all the
Queen returned a most gracious Answer to the Address. opinions expressed at the great me; ting at Exeter Hall
All the Members of the Deputation were then presented yesterday—(illustrated at once by the Presidency of the
to her Majesty to kiss hands. Duke of Sussex and the presence of the great patriarch
The Deputation wes composed of the following Gen- of abolition Mr. T. Clarkson),—viz., that there is no hope
tlemen :—The Rev. Dr. Tatham, the Vice-Chancellor; of entire abolition but in the Christianizing and corn-
the Hon. Neville Grenville, Master of Magdalen ; Rev. mercial civilization of Africa. This is the subject ef the
Dr. Webb, Master of Clare Hall ; Rev. Dr. French, Governments commercial expedition to the Niger. Some
Master of Jesus ; Ray. Thomas Worsly, M. A., Master of Particulars of the project have been communicated to Par-
Downing; Rev. Joseph Romilly, the Registrar; the Rev. Lament, from which we learn that it is intended to sear_
William Bates, and the Rev. Thomas Gaskin, the ['roe- blish commercial relations with those African chiefs within
tors ; Rev. William Cookson, and Rev. Richard Jcffryes, whose dominions the internal slave trade is carried on, by
Rev. Dr. Geldaro Queen's Professor of Cis it Law, The which the external trade is suppin d with its victims ; and
Delegates were attended by Messrs. Henry Gunr.ing and to enter into treaties with them; the basis of which is to
William Hopkins, the Esquire Bedells. be the admission into this country, of the produce of
their several territories on favourable terms, on eon-
The Deputation was accompanied by a very numerous
body of Members of the University, among whom wore the dition of the abandonment and absolute prohibition
Earl of Brecknock, Earl of Bandon, Bishop of Durham, of the slave-trade. The proposed expedition is to ascend
Bishop of Chichester, Bishop of Lichfield, Viscount Pal- the Niger to the -point at which several large tributory
merston, Right Hon. Henry Goulburn, M.P., Sir Edwin streams fall into it from the Eestward, and there and else-
Pearson, Lieut.-Colonel Sir John Rowland Eustace, Sir where to establish factories
Alexander Grant, Rev. Mr. Vane, Rev. John F. Coils, (From the Morning Post.)
B. D. ; Rev. James Breeden, Rev. J. D. Simpson, We do not agree with those members of the Conserve-
M. A., Sidney Sussex College ; Rev. J. B. Atkinson, tive party who think that the question of the minuet grant
Minister of Cowes; Rev. Dr. Wade, Rev. P. Gilbert, of public money to the Roman Catholic College of May-
Minister of St. Mary, Haggerstoe ; Dr. Aldis, Rcv. Ed- nooth stands upon the same ground now that it has stood
ward Pizey, Clapham; Mr. W. Rowe, M.A. ; Mr. Wo- upon for the last thirty t ears. We are happy to think
that the Conseremite Members of the House of Commons
ronzow Greig, Mr. Protheroe, Mr. William Walker, Mr.
George Blake, Mr. C. J. Shebbeare. who hold this opinion are trot many, for, though no more
than forty-two Members supported Mr. Plumptre's motion
Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
lined the Throne Room, commanded by their Lieutenant on Tueeday night, there were but two or three Conserve.
the Hon. Sir Edward flutter. . tives in the majority against him. There are no honester
The Court was attended by Lady Barham, Lady in men in the House than they who voted with him. We re.
Waiting; the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord at the seat to this subject because the principles which we think
Treasury, the Secretary of State for the Home Depart- applicable to it are also applicable to other matters not yet
ment, the Chief Commissioner of the Woods and Fo- decided upon. We really do not see where is the common
rests, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the sense or the commolt justice of dealing with the Roman
Master of the Horse, the Captain of the Hon. Corps Catholics of Ireland just as if the experience cf the last
of Gentlemen at-Arms, the Vice Chamberlain, the Cap- ten years were not worthy of a moment's consideration.
tain of the Yeomen Guard, Viscount Combermere, Gold We submit that it is but hare justice—bare justice to the
Stick in Waiting; the Groom of the Stole to Prince cause of truth, and to the British nation—to take into ac-
Albert, the Treasurer of the Household, Lord George count the palpable evidence of Roman Catholic unworthi-
Lennox, Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Prince Al- ness which the events of the last ten years: have unfolded.
bert ; Mr. Robinson, Standard Bearer to thg lion. (From the Morning Herald.)
Corps of Gentler :en-at-Arms; Hon. Colonel Cavendish, The persecution of the Jews at Damascus was very pro-
the Clerk Marshal ; Lord Alfred Paget, Equerry in perly brought under the notice of Parlia;ucut by Sir R.
Waiting ; Sir Edward Bowater, Equerry to Prince Al- I Peel. The object of the Right Hen. ihronet was not,
bert ; Mr. Francis Seymour, Gioom in Waiting on Prince we presume, to afford to the Noble Secretary cr Foreign
Albert ; Mr. James Bunco Custing, Clerk of the Cheque Affairs, that " eflicial infcrmation "of a public event wt. e'i
to the lion. Corps of Gentlemen-at- Arms ; Sir Benjamin he so often wants. It was to make known to the whole
Smith, Mr. Chichester, Page of Honour in Waiting; world, through the medium of the House of Commons,
Hon. F. Bong. Sir William Mar:ins, Captain Courtenay that England holds in abhorrence such monstrous atroci-
Boyle, R. N. ; Captain Green and Mr. Randall, Gentle. ties as have been committed in the territories of one of
men Ushers in Waiting. , our "allies," upon the dercendants of an ancient people,
The Earl of Fingall and Mr. Rich were the Lord and l formerly masters of the soil in which they ire
Groom in Waiting. now treated as the wcrst of slaves. It may he
Tee Hon. Mr. Abercrombie was presented to the said that tho persecution is now at au end, and
Queen at an audience by Viscount Palmerston, her • Ma- that the lives of the Jews of Damascus arc
jcsty's Principal Secretary of State fcr Foreign Affairs. no longer in jeopardy from the barbarous violence to which
Her Majesty gave audiences to the Lord Chamberlain, several of that nation have fallen victims. It is, we believe,
Viscount Melbourne, and Viscount Palmerston. true that the persecution has ceased for the present—but
The Yeomen of tile Guard lined the Marble Hall, corn- when such wild and demoniacal passions as those from
mended by Captain Seymour Sadler, tho Exert in which the hapless Israelites have so severely suffered are
Waiting. once let loose upon a powerless race of men, it is impos-
The Queen's Guard of the Foot Guards, with the Band sibli.‘ to say how soon similar scenes of persecution tray
of the Regiment, was on duty on the Palace lawn. not occur, more especially if the thirst of spoil and plunder
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Hon. be mixed up with the rage of fanaticism. Unless, then,
nliss Murray, Hon, Me Lister, Earl of Fingall, Mr. Rich, all respect for the power and character and opinion of
Lord Alfred Paget, Sir Edward Bowater, and Mr. Francis England has perished in foreign countries, the indignant
Seymour, honoured the German Opera with their presence notice taken of the horrible persecution of the Jews at
last evening. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Damascus must have some influence in inducing the
Anne Maria Dawson, also honoured the German Opera Egyptian governors of that Ottoman dependency to take
with her presence last evening. such seeps as may prevent a repetition of the crimes which
Prince Albert, attended by Sir E. Bowater, Colonel have made the civilised world shudder.
Bouverie, ; nd Mr. Francis Seymour, rode to Wimbledon
yesterday morning, The Hon. Mr. Abercrombie was pre-
sented to his Royal Highness yesterday by Viscount Pal-
merston at Buckingham Palace.
The Doehess cf Kent took a carriage airing yesterday.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Lady
A. Somerset and Baron Knesebeck, honoured the Arclibi-
ahop of Armagh with their company at dinner last evening
in Charles-street, St. James's.

SPOUTING INTELLIGENCE.

Al A NCH ESTER, TUESDAY Er Nixa.—Notwithstaneing
the extremely heavy rain at the hour of noon, the room was
well attended, and some rather interesting et gagaments and
offers were made. Au influential gentleman came forward and
backed Deception for the July Cup with considerable spirit; 20
to I was the price obtained at the commencement, terminating
at 100 to 6as long as layers could be found. She was backed
for full four-score pounds. Amelia and Retriever have each
strong parties ; and considerable sums have been laid of t on
them and one or two others, since we observed on Friday that
this event 'was likely to be " a very sporting race." The Dey
of Algiers is not quite so good a favourite ; we have just heard
11 to 1 offered against him in ponies.
THE MANOR Cur.—• For this event, to be decided to-mttr•
row at Newton, Bellona was backed to-day at 7to 2 very
freely ; 3 to 1 was tnen the tp offer ; 4 to I was King Cole's
price, accepted. We noticed nothing else backed, and should
say 7to 1 would be laid v. any other. Offers were made.to
take 6 to 4 two bets the field, or evens, the field v. two.
For the St. Leger Stakes on Thursday, Mr. Clayton's colt
by Mulatto would be backed at 2 to 1.

The Duchesi of Gloucester visited the Princes:: Augusta
yesterday.

Lord Seaton and Sir Augustus D'Este had interviews
with Viscount Melbourne yesterday in Downing-street.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

The Hon. Mrs. Cutler Ferguson and Miss Ferguson,
at tbo Berner Hotel, Berner-street, from Paris ; D. Day,
14.15 q . and Mrs. Day, at ditto, from Rochester ; J. Ni-
chAls, Esq., Mrs. Nicholls, and family, at ditto, from
Bewdley ; R. Pote, Esq • Mrs. Pete, and family, at ditto,
from Wisbeach ; L. E. Foote, Esq., at ditto; the Rev.
J. Moore, at ditto; Sir Charles Lamb. Bart., at the Cla-
rendon Hotel; the Duchess of Leedi, at ditto; Mr. and
Lady Julia Langston and family, in Piccadilly; Mr. and
Mrs. Attonaire, at Long's Hotel ; Captain Whitaker, at
ditto ; Lord an i Lady Essex, Bir Francis and Lady
Lumley, Lord James O'B yen, at Symmons's Hotel;
Lord and Lady Crofton ; the Bishop of Barbadocs, &c.

•
THE GOLDEOURNE STAKES.-5 to 4 offered on Tory-boy.
Offers just made to take 30 to 20 three times over. 3i to I
azainst Portrait (t.) 5 and then 5 to 1 against brother to
Ilarpurhey,
7'llE SHRIGLEY CUP, FRIDAY.-6 to 1 was freely
offered to-day on the field; yesterday, Bolus was backed at
that figure ; La Sage Femme, at one part of this morning,
was offered to be backed against any other.
JULY Cur.-11 to 1 on the field (offered), 100 to 7 offered
against any other, bar the Dey, 100 to 6 against Retriever
(offered), 100 to 5 against the Doctor, 100 to 4 against
Amelia (taken freely), 25 to 1 against Charles the Twelfth
(offered), 40 to 1 against Bolus (taken), 50 to 1 against Samp-
son (taken), 50 to 1 against Lightfoot (taken), the field
against 1I (offered).

DEPAtITURgS.
Major-General and Mrs. Monckton, for Staffordshire;
Colonel Cameron, hr Dover • the Hon. Coloucl and Mrs.
Howard, for Surrey; Sir Dover;
Howard, for Wicklow ;
Lord and Lady Talbot, from Long's Hotel, for Malahide
Castle; Lord Raj leigh, for Essex ; Lat.oche, Esq ,
from Fenton's Hotel, for the Continept ; Lord Western,
for Es:ex ; Colonel Wyndham, for Birmingham; Harry
Groves, Esq., from Long's Hotel, for Wilts; Sir Hugh
Palliser, Bart., and Mrs. Lockhart, for the north ; W.
0. Campbell, Esq., of Islay, from the. Brunisvick Hotel,
for Edinburgh.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

From the Brighton Gazette.)
Poirrsmourit, JrNR 21.—Rear-Admiral Sir James Alex-
ander Gordon, and a Commission of Inquiry (which have
been sitting here several days), bare closed their labours.
The result is, of course, unknown; butLthe probability is
that Southampton will be-preferred for the arrival and de-
parture of the West India steam packets, from having a
railroad and other natural advantages.
At rived on Sunday from Plymouth, and came into har-
bour the next day, the troop-frigate Apollo, Mr. Katie'',
master, last from Quebec, with the service companies of
the 1 1 th Regiment, having left that port on the 24th May.
The troop.shipa Athol and Sapphire were left there, all
well, preparing to follow the Apollo with detachments of
the 15th Rgtin(it. At the above date tranquillity reigned
in Canada, and the Governor-Gezerai's health was much
improved.

The Thunditir. 84, Capt. M. Berkeley, reached the
Tagus on the 2d June. from Ply mouth, on her w<l to
Gibraltar and Malta, and ryas to leave Li-bon on the 10,h
for her destination. It. is understood that she is to relieve
the Asia, 84, ordered home.
The Vanguard, 84 Capt. S!r David Dunn, will be ready
to depart to the Mediterranean in about three weeks, but
is to make some stay at Lisbon previously to joining the
fleet. Hee crew is nearly completed.
The steamer Vesuvius, Lieut..Blount, is hourly expected
from Liverpool, to convey the depot of tbo bBth Reg talent
from this garriso.) to Glasgow.
The Pique, 36, Captain Boxer, is refitting at Sheer-
ness, and, when ready, will proceed to Spithead to await
orders. There is a rumour that the Hon. Ralph Aber-
eromby will proceed in her to Genoa, being appointed to
the Embassy at Turin.
The Cambridge, 78, Captain. Barnard, was still in Ply-
month Sound,. on Sunday, awaiting a draft of teen to
complete her crew, before proceeding to Lisbon and tho
Mediterranean. The Rodney, 92, and Nautilus, 10, the
latter for the cosst of Africa, were the only ships fitting
out in the harbour.

The Pantaloon, 10, Lieutenant Tryon, has gone to the
eastward to resume her station for the protection of
fishery.

The Carysfort, 26, Captain Martin, was, on the 4th
June, under orders to —proceed to the north coast of
Spain, and did not expect to reach England until October.
AT SFITHEAO —No vcFR,:I ar.
IN ca-13ritahnia and

ry fiv-ships, Ro}A
Apollo, ECI:D

bteikillef, and flag tcud,rs.