The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—Her Majesty and Prince Al-
bert, and the Royal Suite, arrived at the Castle at ten
minutes past six o'clock this afternoon, from town, escorted
by a party of the 2d Life Guards, commanded by Lieu-
tenant Naylor. The Roval Party occupied four carriages
and four. His Serene 'Highness the Hereditary Prince
of Saxe Cobourg Gotha accompanied the Queen and
Prince Albert.

The Earl and Countess of Errol, and Lady Ida HO,
and the Baroness Lela en, had arrived at the Castle be-
fore her Majesty.

The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Hereditary Prince of Saxe Cobourg Gotha, left town at
ten minutes past four o'clock yesterday afternoon, in an
open carriage and four, with outriders in scarlet liveries,
for Windsor Castle. A chariot and four followed, con-
taining the Hon. Colonel Grey and Colonel Bouverie, the
Equerries to her Majesty and Prince Albert. Two open
carriages and four also folldwed the first, containing the
Countess of Charlemont, Lady in Waiting, the Hon. Miss
Paget, and the Hon. Miss Anson, Maids of Honour in
Waiting, and Lord Byron, Lord in Waiting; and the
last containing Baron de Gruben, Vice-Admiral Sir Robert
Otway, Groom in Waiting, and Mr. Francis Seymour,
Groom of the Bedchamber to Prince Albert. The Queen
was handed to her carriage by the Hon. Colonel Caven-
dish, the Clerk Marshal, and left Buckingham Palace
escorted by a party of Light Dragoons. The Royal Stan-
dard was lowered from the marble arch immediately on
her Majesty's departure.
The Hon. Colonel Grey will attend the Queen for the
Hon. Colonel Cavendish (Clerk Marshal) as the Equerry
in Waiting during her Majesty's stay at Windsor.
Viscount Melbourne had an audience of her Majesty
yesterday morning at Buckingham Palace.
The Royal dinner party at Windsor Castle last evening
was expected to include the Earl and Countess of Errol
and Lady Ida Hay, the Earl of Uxbridge, Baron de Gra-
ben, and Lord Rotart Grosvenor.

The Duchess of Kent left Buckingham Palace yester-
day afternoon for her new residence in Bclgrave-square•
Her Royal Highness left the Palace attended by Lady
Anne Maria Dawson, in an open carriage and four, and
was conducted by his Royal Highness Prince Albert to
her carriage, into which she was handed by the Hoa Co-
lonel Cavendish.

The Hereditary Prince of Saxe Cobourg Gotha took a
drive yesterday morning in a pony phaeton.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager attended Divine Ser-
vice, yesterday morning, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
In the afternoon her Majesty, attended by her suite,
rode
on horseback in the vicinity of Fulham, her Serene High-
ness the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar and family occolg-
ing a pony phaeton and Eur.
The Duchess of Gloucester took an airing yesterday In
a carriage. The Princess Augusta and the Duchess Ida
of Saxe Weimar, visited her Royal Highness yesterday at
Gloucester House.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the
Foreign Office. The Ministers sat an hour and a half.
His Excellency Andrew Stevenson, the American Mini-
ster, transacted business at the Foreign Office, on Tuesday
i
A Deputation from the Metropolitan Anti-bridge Toll
Association for throwing open the Metropolitan Bridges,
consisting of Mr. John Pattison, M.P., Colonel Thomas
Wood, M, P., Messrs. A. Kendall, J. W. Spears, H.
Pheasant, Thomas Pocock, Thomas Bish, and A. Gallo-
way, had an interview yesterday with Viscount Melbourne,
in Downing-street.
Mr. Baring Wall had an interview with Mr. Labouchere
yesterday, at the Board of Trade.
Baron de Rothschild and Lord Ingestrie had interviews
with Viscount Melbourne yesterday, in Downing-street.

A DRUNKEN BISHOP !-Safe is he whose
enemy tipples ; yet truth leaks out, not more in wine than in
any other kind of inebriety. The acutest reformer is less use-
ful, to his party than such an involuntary coadjutor as Dr. Phil'
potts, habitually intoxicated with pride and bigotry. He can-
not contrive to keep sober on the most momentous occasions ;
not all the prudence and solicitude of his friends can induce hial
to pay a common regard to appearances. Thus, on moving his
string of questions to the judges, respecting the Clergy Rese' yes
Bill, on Tuesday, he was so far transported as to imagine be
could treat the entire Scottish Church with as much arrogant
contempt as he once treated Mr. Head.—Glasgow Argus.
SINGULAR CIRCUNISTANCE.--Some time ago
a hen belonging to dr. Isaac Gunson, of Calder Hall, coo
menced sitting upon duck's eggs, among which was a hen's
egg. As a matter of course the hen's egg was hatched awe
before the ducklings were brought forth. The chicken was
taken into the house by Mrs. Gunson, for the purpose of rear
ing it, when a cat voluntarily took upon itself the duties of a,
foster parent. The cat takes the chicken in her mouth, and
carries it to all parts of the house, where they rest together,
and the little charge is watched and nursed by it anxious 11". t
tector with the utmost care. As soon as the chicken is fed
runs to the cat, and nestles in its bosom, and whenever the cat.
goes to any part of the house it takes chick along with it in
mouth, and will not suffer any one to touch its downy charge'
Carlisle Patriot.

Sir William Fremantle, at Englefield-green;
Lord Ashbrook, at Beaumont Lodge; Lord Kinnaird, at Ferfl
ill ; Sir William Clayton, at Harleyford House; and mt.,.
Veers Williams, at Temple House, near Marlow, will enterta
large parties during the approaching holidays.
A LNrACK's.—The circulars for these aristocratic
re-unions have been issued, and are dated the 29th post., and
the first ball will be on the second Wednesday after Easter.
Lord Fleadly died at his estate in Kerry last
week,__. he is succeeded in his title and estate by his neptterf,
Mr. Winn.
Before I quit Geoige 1., I will relate a story verf
expressive of his good. humoured presence of mind. On one of i
his journeys to Hanover, his coach broke. At a distance n
view was a chateau of a considerable German nobleman. The
King sent to borrow assistance ; accordingly the possessor cameo
conveyed the King to his house, and begged the honour of his
Majesty's accepting a dinner while his carriage was repairing;
and, while the dinner was preparing, begged leave to amuses
his Majesty with a collection of pictures, which he had forme.
in several tours to Italy. But what did the King see ia one
of the rooms, but an unknown portrait of a person in the robes
and with the regalia of the sovereign of Great Britain. George
asked whom it represented. The nobleman replied, with nine_
diffidence but decent respect, that in various journeys to Ronle
he had been acquainted with the Chevalier de St. George, whn°
had done him the honour of sending him that picture. " V11)03
to ts _
my word," said the King, instantly, " it is very like
family." It was impossible to remove the embarassment oft ile
proprietor with more good breeding. IValpole's Lrs
(Bentley's Edition).
EQUINE TIMEKEEPER.—There is at the pre:
sent time, in the possession of Messrs. Pearson and Horsefaho
the contractors for the reservoir at Holm-Styes, near 1101%.
firth, a horse at work there drawing the waggon laden with
soil, &a., along the trains, which for the last two months, has,
without the slightest irregularity, daily given notice to the
workmen of their dinner-hour at noon, and closing-time in tff
evenings, by neighing loudly ! The men invariably leave Or
work on hearing this novel signal, their trusty regulator nee
having misled them.—Leeds Intelligencer.
ALLEGED MURDER AT THE CHELTE/sqlArd
STEEPLE CHASE.—On Friday week, Robert Smith, a
aged 28, attended the Cheltenham Steeple Chase, and e
He
brought home with a severe concussion on the brain. "„
stated to his wife that it was caused by the kick of a ite;rf'sj,
He was afterwards removed to the Cheltenham fiesP
where, notwithstanding every attention was paid to him, -hh
expired at about three o'clock on Wednesday morning, the Bt.
of April. On the same day an inquest was held at the host
tal on the body, and the Jury found that he had died from in-
flammation in the membrane of the brain, occasioned by t".°
wounds. From some information which reached the Coroner;
he suspected that the unfortunate man had come by his deat t
by unfair means. He accordingly held another inquest at about
six o'clock on Thursday, and at half -past ten o'clock
~
ad-
journed. On Friday morning, at half-past ten o'clock, the Jur'
again sat, and adjourned at five o'clock for one hour to din Leif
They then resumed and sat till a quarter to two o'clock "I'
morning, when Thomas Cooke was committed to Gloucester
gaol on the Coroner's warrant, on a charge of wilful murder;
All the examinations have been taken with closed doors. murder;
gates of the hospital have been thronged from morning fri
night, and the greatest excitement prevails.—Free Press.
SUPERSTITION.—A FAIRY. —A man of tne
name of James Mahony, who lives on the demesne of lieYweef'
the property of Mr. Charles Riall, had a son of the age ttc. ;ft
or seven, a most delicate child. It appears the boy hat! "-ci
confined to bed for two years with an affection of the spines gild;
being a very intellectual child, and accustomed to make
most shrewd remarks about every thing he saw and heard Paahso
ing around him' his parents and the neighbours were led to
conclusion that he was not the son of his father, but that he t
a fairy !!! Under this impression, a consultation took placesfear
Was
the house of Mahony, • and the result was that the intrust
from the " good people" should be frightened away ;
C hild and' Wass
cordingly, on Tuesday night last, the poor dying if
threatened with a red hot shovel and a ducking under a Pun': .0
n
he did not disclose where the real John Mahony was ; a ea-
successful were the actors in their scheme devised for the __r
pulsion of the fairy, that the feeble child, after being held nen,
the het shosel, and also having been taken a part of the wl
to the pump, told them he was a fairy, and that he would send
that night's lodging. This occurred on Tuesday
back the real John Mahony the next evening if they gee and
the child was dead the next morning.— Tipperary Paper-
THE LATE EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF J 5
RidleY
ELLERY AT LORD COLCHESTER'S. 00 Tuesday Henrye
and James Lermard th who ss rd , e .wo chimney sweepers
manded on the charge of having plundered the mansion of LO
f
Colchester, 8, Great Cumberland-place, of a large quantitYlo,.
jewellery, &c., were brought up from the New Prison, Cleir.n
enwell, and placed at the Marylebone bar, before Mr. Rarra-
son, for further examination. The particulars of what Pre-
viously transpired have already appeared in The Soo.
LAMENTABLE OCCURRENCE.--A small ferry
d
boat was seen to capsize and go down between D011°°" fond
night last, an
Kilmun, on Saturday last, and all on board, supposed to be
can
men, perished. Boats were sent out, but as far as 'Ye
or
learn, not a vestige has been recovered of either the craft
her. unfortunate crew. It is supp who
had that the sufferers were,_he
_
, ferryman named Adam Weir, and his brother-in-law, sm.
had left Kilmun in the morning with several passengers%ad
the opposite side of the Bay, and so far as known, these,uluun
been safely landed, and the boat was on her return to Kl
with other passengers when the accident occurred. Gictsg°
Chronicle.
LORD STANLEY'S BILL.—In all parts 0f the,
country—north, south, east, and west,
to petition against the monstrous Bill of Lord Stanley.
Tories
is everywhere regarded as a desperate attempt of the Toill'enei
annihilate the electoral rights of the Irish people'
Gore has, as it was expected, refused to convene his bailiwick
ionists
to consider the provisions of this Bill ; but the requis_ceeh.
have determined to call a meeting during the present s
tures
signa
The Ctrk petition against the Bill had received 7,000
meetings are in progress
to
up to Saturday.
STABBING.—On Monday a butcher °all/in t
Richardson was charged with assaulting P. C. Crane "e
.eude
execution of his duty, and stabbing him with his steel. Th
ruffian, in company with a woman called Mary Barnes,
was
creating a riot on the Sunday night previous, in New-stleeis
and, on the interference of the police, he became extremely
violent, and attacked the officers with great ferocity. Cr the
the constable, was overpowered; and, when on the ground, out
prisoner struck at him several times with his steel, crying
that he would murder him. After having inflicted a wound, he
was ultimately carried to the station-house. He was conimittta:
for trial at the Sessions. The woman Barnes was imprison
en
for one month, she having attempted to rescue Richardson.--
Cambridge Advertiser.
itic'
HoPs.---On Saturday sc'nnight, at a me—et 0
of hop growers held at Burwash a meniorial to the Treasury
for postponing the payment of the duty from May till Aug's";
was adopted, and a petition to Parliament signed praying °
the repeal of the new, or, as it is called, the war duty on bops.