The Sun.
London, England, 1840-11-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the RoyL:
Houiehold, arended divine service yesterday morning,
in Buckingham Palace. The Rev. Dr. Short, Deputy-
Clerk of the Closet in waiting, officiated.
The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace, on
Saturday eveding, included her Royal Highness the
Duchess .of Kent, Lady Charlotte Dandas, Earl of
Erroll, Earl of Belfast, Viscount Melbourne, Lord
John Russell, Colonel the Hon.-Henry Cavendish, and
Mr. George Edward Anson.

The band of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot
Guards attended at the Palace during the evening.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked for some time
yesterday, and on Saturday, in the gardens of Buck-
ingham Palace.

Viscount Melbourne bad an audience of the Queen
on Saturday.

His Roial Highness Prince Alhert, attended by Co,
'cool Wylde, rode out on horseback.

The Duke of Cambridge visited Prince Albert on
Saturday. at Buckingham Palace.

Tt“? Duchess of Kent attended Divine Service yes-
terday morning in the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
The Sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Stead),
and the Service was read by the Rev. Messrs. Barham
and Parkrria. Lady Charlotte Duodas was in wait-
ing on her Royal ILghness.

Baron Muncliausn. the Hanoverian Minister, had
an audience of the Duchess of Kent, on Saturday, at
Ingestrie House, Thlgrave-square, to take leave.
The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of
Gloucester, on Saturday, at Gloucester House.
Bonjarnin Rush, Rig , Uaited States' S:!crotary of
Legation at this Court, arrived in town on Saturday
from Paris.

llopatches from the Governor of Malta, and from the
Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Hands, were
received yesterday at the Colonial Otlice.
Mr. and Lady Jane L3wrance Peel have returned to
Farrance's Hotel, Belgrave•street, from Canterbury.

Much anxiety having been expressed by the
holders of the notes of the Guildford Bank sincethe sui-
cide of Mr. William Sparkes, the principal partner in
that establishment, it was at length determined to call a
pubic meeting of the creditors, which was done by ad.
vertisement, and held on Wednesday, at the Angel Inn,
Guildford, Mr. Hitch in the chair. The business corn_
maneed by a discussion as to the necessity for the attend-
ance of Mr. Lee, the remaining partner in the firm ; that
gentleman, however, declined being present, but deputed
a Mr. Blackmore to represent him, and he, in reply tc,
questions as to the estate of the deceased, stated that
there was a deficit to the bank creditors of 34,000/.; but
from the present state of the books, it could not be ascer-
tained whether or not the bank was solvent, particularly
as the deceased had destroyed all the documents relative
to the sale of stock. It was then moved and seconded,
that a fiat of bankruptcy should issue against Mr.
Anthony Lee, and that such other steps should be
taken as Counsel might advise. This resolution
was conveyed to Mr. Lee, who replied that he would
cheerfully acquiesce in the wic.hos of the creditors. Per-
sons were then appointed to issue the proposed fiat, and a
committee of the creditors to assist them. From a state-
ment made by Mr. Hitch, it appeared that the total
amount of the state of the deceased eras 82,3721 :19s,
an'l the Feeuri`ies, cash, &c due to the bank, was
125,4001, making a total of 207,7721. 193., while the
liabilit.ea, as f,r as they could be ascot tamed, were about
184,600/. The general opinion at Guildford is, that the
liabilities far exceed that amount, and this is strengthened
by a belief, that on the morning of the day on which de-
ceased destroyed himself he sent to Messrs. Masterman
securities to the amount of 40,000/., and that they required
further security before they would take the notes of the
deceased. Many of the holders of the notes have ofLred
to take five shillings in the pound for them. It is ex-
appear in the Gazette of
peeled that the bankruptcy. will
Tuesday. It was stated at the meeting that a bill had
been filed in Chancery on behalf of the legatees or the
late R. Sparkes, Esq., uncle to the deceased.—observer.
Mr. J. S. Buckingham, the Oriental traveller,
has arrived at New York from his tour through Canada
and the British Provinces, and has taken passaga for him-
self and family, in the steamship President, which will
leave on Monday next for Liverpoul.--aßoston Transcript,
Oct. 31,

TEETOT.ALLEJIS r►nd CHARTISTS

TO THE EDITOE: OF THE SUN.
Sift—ln your Paper of this day, Saturday, there is a
paragraph, in which I am. introduced, and which pur-
ports to be from " The London Correspondent of the
Northern Star." All that is worth my notice in it here
is, that the same charge which was urged against me as
to what passed at a public. debate between Teetotall ers
and Anti-teetotallers at the Mechanics' Institution,Circ us-
street, New-road, on Frietay, Nov. 6, by a Correspond ent
in your Paper, is there again advanced, but without irny
notice of my contradiction and answer to it at length,
which appeared in year paper of Thursday, Nov. 12.
I shall send my reply to the Correspondent of the
Northern Star, to the Editor of that Paper, for inser-
tion next week.—l ;Ani, Sir, your most obedient servan 6,
THOMAS MACCONNELL..
Saturday eveninc,-, Nov. 14, 1840.
[ln justice to our Correspondent, who gave act ac-
count of the meeting at Circus-street, we state that on
referring him to Mr. Macconnell's Letter, complaining
of the report, he returned for answer that lie adaered to
the report, and also gave the names and addres' ;es of nine
dersons, who were present at the meeting, and who
vouched for the correctness of his suitement.Since the
above was in type we have received anothr.r letter from
Mr. Macconnell, con';aining a Certificate. signed by
eleven persons who were present during the whole of
the meeting, who lil;ewise give their 'James and ad-
dresses, and who declare that Mr. Mac,aonnell made no
such proposition, and gave no such recommendation as
that imputed to him. This must end the correspon;
deuce, as it is evident the Teetotallers and the Anti-
Tee•tota!lcrs cannot agree.]

"THE CONSPIRATORS," A NEW ROMANCE
OF MILITARY LIFE BY EDWARD QUILLINE.N, ESQ.-The
writer of this very interesting work will no doubt be re-
cognised by many as the bold officer vi dragoons who
years since wrote a satirical poem, which made a great
sensation at Canterbury, called " Ball Room Votaries,"
and who, in conjunction with certain other unruly spirits
of the same corps, thought of nothirig so much as making
love and fighting duels. Since th'a period above alluded
to, however, the gallant Captain bas founded other and
more solid claims to attention, Connected by marriage
with the family of an rid English Baronet—the intimate
friend of Southey, Wordsworth, and other eminent poets
of the day__a poet himself, and one of our best Spanish
and Portuguese scholars—these and other qualifications
entitle his new work to a most favourable reeeption. But,
truly "The Conspirators" need no adventitious aid to po-
pularity. It presents us with some nf the most stirring
pictures of military adventure that have for a long time
been placed on record, and will no doubt take its place
among the best of those sterling literbry productions for
which we have to thank the gallant officers of the British
army.

Lady Lyndhurst and Miss Copley left Paris
on Thursday morning for Boulogne, They are expected to
arrive in town to-day.