The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-01 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR,
OSBORNE, MONDAY.
The Queen and thl Prince Albert, and the Royal
Family, took their usual walks this morning.
No addition is expected to the royal dinner party this
evening.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester arrived
in town yesterday from her residence in Richmond Park,
and paid a visit to their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge, at Cambridge House.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, accompanied by the Princess Mary, left town
yesterday, for their residence at Kew.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon, at
the Foreign-office. It was attended by Lord John
Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto,
Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir
John Hobhouse, Lord Campbell, the Right Hon. H. La-
bouchere, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and Viscount Mor-
peth. Thu Council sat two hours and a half.
Viscount Hardinge had an interview with Lord John
Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
street.

Sir John Pelly had an interview with Earl Grey yes-
terday, at the Col'mini-office.
The Primate of Ireland had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an in-
terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday,
at his official residence in Downing-street.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England bad a
committee meeting yesterday.
Dispatches were received yesterday at theColonial-
office from the Governors of Malta, the Gambia, the
Mauritius, and Hong-Kong.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governor of New South "Wales.
Prince and Princess Callimalti left town yesterday for
Worthing, where they intend staying a few days.
The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived in town yesterday,
from his residence at Richmond.

Earl Grey arrived in town yesterday, from his real.
dence at Datchet.

Lieut.-General Sir Edward and Lady Kerrison re-
turned to town on Saturday, from a tour to the Lakes
and the North, and leave Great Stanhope-street on Tues-
day morning for Oakley Park, Suffolk.

UNIVERSITY IN TELLIGEN CE.
CAMBRIDGE, JULY 30.-TRINITY COLLEGE.--The
Rev. J. S. Ilowson, M.A. (B.A. 1837) of Trinity Col-
lege, has been appointed to the Principalship of the Col-
legiate Institution, Liverpool. Mr. Howson was for-
merly Vice• Principal of the institution.
KING'S COLLEGE. —Mr. Charres Booth has been ad-
mitted a scholar of this society.
TEE CIIURCEL—The Rev. E. Sneyd, of Christ's Col-
lege, M.A. (8.A., 1826), has been ?resented to the
vicarage of St. Oswald, Durham. The Rev. G. J. Scyce,
B.A. (1840), Christ's College, has been presented to tho
perpetual curacy of Slapton, Devon. The Rev. S. V.
Bitching, B.A. (1846), of St. John's College, has been
presented to the curacy of Bruckley, Northamptonshire.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
The Goodwood settling, although very heavy, passed
off smoothly; we only heard of one absentee, whose de-
ficit, it is said, is not much over 1,0001. Scarcely any-
thing was done on future events until near six o'clock; a
little occupation was then found for the metallics, enabling
us to make up a tolerable list of prices:—
BRIGHTON STARES.
5 to 2 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair—t f
4 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Footstool
4 to 1 agst Mr. Rolt na The Cur
7 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Millwood—taken
Tarella and Remembrance were declared nut to start
o❑ Friday last.

EBOR HANDICAP.
5 to l apt Captain Harcourt's Ellerdale—taken
8 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Sir Martin
8 to 1 agst Mr. Shelley's Remembrance
ST. LEGER.
5 to 2 agst Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack—taken
7 to 2 agst Mr. B. Green's Flatcatcher
9 to 2 agst Duke of Bedford's Justice to Ireland-5
to 1 taken freely
6 to 1 agst Lord Clifden'b; Surplice
18 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Assault
500 even laid between Justice to Ireland and Flat-
catcher; the bucker of the Irish horse afterwards offered
6 to 5.

DERBY.
9 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Flying Dutchman—t
15 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Tadmor
20 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Osterly—taken
,000 to 20 agst Lord Clifden's Tiresome-1,000 to 15
taken several times

Lord Clifden's horses vill;lnfuture, be trained by R.
Stephenson, jun., at Newmarket; some of them have
already left Goodwood.

AQUATICS.
ST. JOHN'S REGATTA.
This regatta, for a purse of sovereigns given by the
inhabitants of St. John's, Lambeth, came off yesterday.
The distance was from the buoys off the Old Barge
House, round Hungerford-bridge, back round Cory's-
roads, up to Hungerford again, and down to Waterloo-
bridge.

First Heat.

Tisdell
Stevens

•• ... ... ..• ... (Green) 1
. • •• ••• •• • •• • (Blue) 2
This W•
tts a closely-contested heat.
Second Heat.

Pratt
Carter

(Red) 1
(Pink) 2
Pratt ...
Tisdell (Red) 1
Carter ••• ••• (.Green) 2
..• •.• ••• (Pink) 3
This was a splendid heat. The winner was behind
some boats' lengths until the rounding of the boat, when
he shot ahead, and won easily,
GREAT AQUATIC PERFORMANCE.
The match against time, in which Mr. Clayton under-
took for a large bet to row from Richmond-bridge to
Westminster-bridge, with tide, in one hour and fifty
minutes, took place yesterday evening. The match was
one creating the most lively interest, and considerable
sums depended upon the result, money being laid out at
5 and 6t04 on time. At about six o'clock last evcninr,
Mr. Clayton, who does not in appearance warrant thi
impression that he is a man of very considerable power,
made his appearance at the starting place in a funny
built by Wentzell, which had been out-rigged for the
occasion, ant was accompanied by several cutters ; R.
Coombcs, the champion of the Thames, being retained
in one of them, to direct Mr. Clayton's steerage. Ile
went to work with a fine spring tide under him, and a
very fair wind with him, ut a good pace, arrived at Kew-
bridge twenty-two minutes after the start, at Hammer-
smith-bridge fifty-one minutes past, at Putney in one
hour and five minutes, and finally accomplished his ex-
traordinary undertaking in one hour forty-three minutes
forty-five seconds, thus winning by six minutes and a
quarter. Mr. Clayton, who is only a few pounds over
eight stone in weight, exhibited throughout great pluck
and lasting power, and did not appear, on coming in, to
exhibit distress. The distance is fourteen miles three
furlongs.

Grand Beat.

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ELECTION OF SHRRlFFS.—Yesterclay, pursuant to
precept, the Lord Mayor held a common hall, at the
Guildhall, for the election of sheriffs for the ensuing
year, in the room of Mr. T. Chandler, excused, and Mr.
Benson, who has refused to perform the office, making
the third election of those functionaries since Mid-
summer. day. About 300 of the livery were in attend-
ance, and the names:of six individuals were successively
put for their approval. The Lord Mayor declared the
show of hands in favour of Alderman Finnis, Mr. Dyer,
and Mr. Goodhart, amidst strong marks of disapproba-
tion. His Lordship having retired with the civic officers
to the Council Chamber, shortly after returning to the
hustings the Town Clerk declared Alderman Finnis anrl
Mr. Dyer duly elected sheriffs. Alderman Sidney irA-
suecliately demanded a poll on behalf of Alderman Fir.nis
and Mr. Goodhart, _Proclamation for the poll was
made forthwith, and it opened pro forma from three
until four o'clock. It will be kept open for seven clear
days. ~,
SUSPECTED MURDER OF AN OLD LADY-AT latl6D.
DAR.—Considerable excitement has prevailed at Ched-
dar in consequence of the exhumation of the body of en
old lady, na:ned Sandell, who died in December last.
was a single lady, and at
one The
time d e ce as e d
carried,
Having acquired a considerable competence, she some
weonunadperrosfitatanbdle business as a staymaker.
time since gave up business and retired into private life.
Before her death she made a will in favour of two ne.
phews, and the
present inquiry has commenced at the
instigation of her brother, who had expected to inherit
her property. The body was exhumed in the presence
who subsequently
&c., were
taken of' the Coroner and jury, Mr. Lawrence, surgeon, five
other surgeons, and others, and opened in a barn ad.
joining viscera,h e
delivered them for analysation to Mr. Herepath, Chemist
enehtahrge of
eCheddbayr
Mr. Church.Lai%Te
of this city. The result of the analysation will not be
made known until the Coroner and jury assembles
again
on Wednesday next.—Bristol Paper.
EMBARKATION OF TROOPS.--GRAVESEND, JULY
31.—This morning draughts from the several depots at
Chattham arrived hero and embarked from the Custom.
house Quay, in boats, on board the ship Aboukir, Com-
mander Charles Scott, for Bengal, there
their
respective regiments serving in that presidency. The
troops consist of 8i men of the 18th
(Irish), four men of the 53d, seven regiment (Royal
men of the 98th, and ten menof men of the 50th, 134
total of 240 men. There are
alsothe 61st, making a
children. Captain L. L. 2O women and 15
Montgomery of the 80th in
command, with the followingbofficers :—Lieutenant Ab-
bott and Ensign Thomas G ;
adlafß ett, Gist ; Ensign Leckie
and Ensign Nunn, 80th Ensign Brown of the 98th
regiment. The ship, . and Ensign
to the troops embarking,
was inspected by the
military authorities from Chatham
Garrison.
BOILER P.
'EXPLOSION AT PRESTON.—One of the
boilers (the only one in use, the other being under •
ryp air)
nt one of the mills
belonging to Mr. John Coorier at
Lambert- bottoms, '
exploded on Monday (yesterday), b
which one man was killed on the spot, and several per-
sons -
sens so injured that their lives are despaired of. A man
named William Middleton, employed as a bricklayer in
repairing one of the flues, was so crushed by tbo bricks
thrown upon him that he was quite dead. One girl
threw herself from the door of the second story to the
ground, to save herself from the steam, on seeing it
issue, and hurt herself by the fall. Six girls at work as
reelers in the second story were also dangerously hurt,
land were at once removed to the House of Recovery. It
would be premature to hazard an opinion as to the cause
of the accident,. as an inquest will take place to-day or
tomorrow. It is not more than a month since a similar
accident
loccurred in the town at Mr. liollins'et tbe
Sovereign mill.
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