The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

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The baptism of the infant daughter of the Duke Xtid
Duchess of Sutherland took place yesterday morning, in
the private chapel of Buckingham Palace, in the presence
,f the Queen and Prince Albert, the Lady Caroline
Somers Cocks and the Hon. Matilda Paget (the Maids
of Honour in Waiting), the Duke and Duchess of
Sutherland, the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the
Duke and Duchess of Argyll, Lady Rivers, Lady Dover,
and Viscount Morpeth.
The Hon. and Rev. Charles Leslie Courtenay, her
Majesty's domestic chaplain, officiated at the ceremony.
The sponsors were the Queen, Lady Rivers, and the
Duke of Bedford.
The Queen named the infant " Alexandrine." -
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took airings yes-
terday in the pleasure grounds of Buckingham Palace.
' Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, the Princess
Helena, and the Princess Louisa, accompanied by the
Dowager Lady Lyttelton, were taken an airing yesterday
dinner,and n
in an open carriage and four.
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(Lady in Waiting), Lord Byron
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office.

The Bishop of St. David's, the Bishop of St. Asaph,
and Sir Thomas Phillips, had an interview with the Lord
Lord President of the Council, on Friday, respecting
education in the Principality of Wales.
The Right Rev. Dr. Davis had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday, at the Colonial•office.
Her Rod al Highness the Duchess Bernhard of Sara
Weimar, visited her Reyal Highness the Duchess of
Kent yesterday, at her residence. Clarence House, St.
James's.

The Hon. Edward Curzon had an interview widi Earl
Granville yesterday. at the office of the Board of Trade.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.-YESTERDAY.

The Derby betting, quoted in our last, excited no little
astonishment, Surplice and Nil Desperandum, who had
previously been respectively at 13 and 18 to I, figuring
5 and 6 to 1, and at the head of the list of favourites.
They were till the rage yesterday, the Danebury nag
advancing to 11 to 2, and Surplice—after a large outlay
at lo to 3 and 3to I—to sto 2. With regard to the
hatter, we were publicly requested by Lord (3/lichen to
make it known that, "as he stud to win a large stake
by one—oehis horses (evidently meaning Loac/stone),
and nothing by the other, he should entirely consult his
own convenience as to which he should start, or which he
should oeclare to win with." This announcement had no
influence on the betting. Surplice remaining in immense
force to the close. The rise of these new favourites
almost paralysed the market, and made it so difficult to
get at the prices of the other favourites, that we cannot
pledge ourselves for the perfect accuracy of our quota-
tions; we believe, however, that they are very near the
mark:—