The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-19 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen held a Court and Privy Council yesterday
afternoon at Buckingham Palace.
The Council was attended by his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, the Lord President, the Lord Privy Seal,
the Commander-in-Chicf, the First Lord of the Trea-
sury, the Secretaries of State for the Foreign and Colo-
nial Departments, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the
First Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the
Duchy of Lancaster, the President of the Board of Trade,
the Postmaster General, the Chief Secretary for Ireland,
the Lord Ste mard, the Lord Chamberlain, and the Groom
of the Stole to Prince Albert.

The Right Hon. Charles Viscount Canning, Chief
Commissioner of her Majesty's Woods and Forests, was,
by command of the Queen, sworn of her Majesty's Most
Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the
Board.

The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the
Council in Waiting.
At the C.,urt, the Right Hon. Sir Robert Gordon,
G.C.8., her Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary to the
Court of Austria, was presented to the Queen at an
audience, by the Earl of Aberdeen, K.T., her Majesty's
principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
Lord Granville Somerset, Chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster, had an audience of the Queen.
The Bishop of Calcutta had an audience of the Queen,
to submit to her Majesty the ground plan and the per-
spective view of the Cathedral of St. Paul's, Calcutta,
erecting by Colonel Forbes, of the Engineers.
The Duke of Buccleuch and Sir Robert Peel bad en
audience of the Queen.
The Court was attended by the Marquis of London.
derry, Gold Stick in Waiting, the Vice-Chamberlain,
the Treasurer of the Household, and the Lord and Groom
in Waiting.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back yesterday, attended by Sir Edward Bowater.
file Royal Family were taken their usual exercise yes-
terday in the royal garden.
The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace in-
cluded her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his
Excellency the Bavarian Minister and the Baroness de
Cetto, his Excellency the Netherlands' Minister and
Mademoiselle Dedel, the Duchess of Buccleuch, the
Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, Lady Fanny
Howard, Baroness de Speth, Viscount and Viscountess
Palmerston, Lady Charles Wellesley, the Hon. and Rev.
C. Leslie Courtenay, and Captain the Hon. James P.
Murray.
The band of the First Life Guard; was in attendance
during dinner at the palace, and performed the following

pieces :
Medley Overture
Pot pourri
Walzer —Themis Fest mango., Labitzky.
Cori—La Oarita Rossini.
Polka—Norfolk Labitaky.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent took an
airing in a carriage yesterday.
A deputation, consisting of the Marquis of Bread-
alban, the Earl of Eglintoun, Lord Kinnaird, Mr. W.
Forbes, M.P., Mr. R. Dennistoun, M.P., Captain Dal-
rymple,
Anderson, of the Glas-
gow Mr. A. Smollett,
Union Bank ; Mr. Smith, of the Western Bank ;
Mr. Brock, of the Clydesdale Bank ; Mr. Salmond, of
the City
; theCityof
LGolrtdsgporwovßoasntkof Glasgow, Messrs. Bain and; Mr. Milne, of the Dundeo
B
Brown, of Glasgow, and Messrs. Smith and M'Neil, of
Edinburgh, had an interview with Sir Robert Peel yes-
terday, at his official residence in Downing-street.
The Governor of the Bank of England and the
Deputy-Governor had an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer yesterday.
A deputation from the North American Colonial As-
sociation had an interview with Sir Robert Peel yester-
day. The deputation consiskd of Mr. Dowie (Chair-
man), Mr. Gillespie, Mr. Carter, Mr. John Masterman,
M.P. and Mr. David Barclay, M.P.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a
general meeting yesterday. There were present the
Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops of London,
Bangor, Carlisle, Chester, Ely, Hereford, Llandaff,
Norwich, Oxford, and Rochester, the Judge of the Pre-
rogative Court, the Earl of Bessborough, the Right Hon.
H. Hobhouse, and the Dean of Westminster.
The Duke of Wellington gave a dinner to the Cabinet
Ministers yesterday at Apsley-house.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. G. Wilbraham, Mr.
Jervis, M P., Mr. Tolemache, M.P., Mr. P. Davies
Cooke, Mr. Wilson Patten, M.P., Mr. Brittain, and Mr.
Hicklin, had an interview yesterday with Sir R. Peel.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

WARWICK RACES-rWEDNEUDAY.

Match ; 100 sous. One mile and a half, over four hurdles.
Mr. Lambden's Chance, llst 121 b (olliver) 1
Mr. Clifton's Pedlar, 12st 21b

_
5t04 on Chance. Won easy.
The Debdal Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 25 added by the
Stewards ; for hunters, 12st each. Two miles. (6 Subs.)
Mr. E. Hyde Clarke's Leo, aged, 1 Ist 71b (Capt. Brooks) 1
Mr. Mylton's b g, by Volney, out of Saturnia 2
Mr. 11. de Rode's Pullaway, list 71b 3
Mr. Clifton's Puff-and-Dart, aged, list 71b 0
Mr. Sanders's Princess, Ilst 71b, came to the post, but
would not start. GIA agst Leo. Won cleverly by half a
length.
Match ; 1,000 sous. Three-quarters of a mile.
Mr. O'Brien's Needful, Gst 21b (Wintringhane) 1
Mr. Clifton's Nottingham, Bst 71b
6t04 on Needful. WOI in a trot. Nottingham broke
down. _ _

The Warwick Handicap of 15 sovs. each ; 10 ft, and 5 only
if declared :40 added. Two miles. (Ten Subs., two of

whom paid.)
Mr. Meiklam's Godfrey, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (Templeman) 1
Mr. Ravrorth's Kilgram, 5 yrs, ist 51b
Lord Brookes Roebuck, 4 yrs, 7st 3
Mr. Scott's Mosque, aged, Bst
Mr. Death's Subduer' 6 yrs, 7st 81b, Mr. E. Peel's Jack
Sheppard, aged, 7st, and Mr. Foster's Isabella, 3 yrs, sst, also
ran.

Betting-2 to lon the field, 3to 1 agst Subduer (t), 4to
1 agst Godfrey (taken freely), 4 to 1 agst Mosque (t), 4 to 1
agst Isabella, and 5 to 1 agst Jack Sheppard. Godfrey
challenged Kilgram at the distance, defeated him without an
effort, and won easily by half a length ; Roebuck, who made
nearly all the running, was a bad third.
The Trial Stakes of 10 SOTS. each, with 50 added, for 3 yrs
old, 7st ; and 4 yrs, 9st ; winner of Derby, Oaks, or
St. Leger, 101bs extra; those that never won allowed 21b5.
One mile. 9 Subs.
Mr. A. W. Hill's Burlesque, 3 yrs .............. (Crouch) 1
Mr. Marigham's Cherry Bounce, 3 prs ....
Mr. Meiklara's bc by Touchstone, out of Laura, 3 yrs
Sir R. Pigott's c by Colwick, out of Peeress, 3 yrs 4
Mr. W. Scott's Highfield, 3 yrs 5
7 to 4 on Burlesque; 5 to 2 agst Highfield; and 4 to 1 agst
CLerry Bounce. Burlesque made all the running, and woo
in a canter.
Handicap Hurdle Race for a cup of 501. Two miles over fire
hurdles. Gentlemen riders.
Lord Glamis' Belshazzar, aged, list 81b (Owner) I
Mr. J. Wilson's Mantrap, list 61b 2
The following also started :—Lord Guernsey's na Eagle,
I lat 51b—Mr. E. Welch's Slasher, lOst 41b—Mr. R. Clifton's
Pedlar, list 111b—Mr. Lambden's Chance, and Mr. Rolt's
Argus, list.
The other match was off by consent, and the Farmers' race
not run when our acccount left.

The town full, aad the meeting a good one.
BETTING AT THE BEDFORD HOTEL,
TUESDAY NIGHT.

NORTITAMPTOYSIIIRE STAMM-800 to 25 agat Needful ( t),
300 to 25 and 900 to 100 aget hie winning this race and his
match for 1,0001.

-61BSTSIt evr.-17 to 1 agst Sweetmeat (16 to 1 was taken
on the course, and after the Trial Stakes, 10 to I was taken
freely), 600 to 20 agst Arthur (t), 35 to 1 agst Whinstone
(t). On the course, 25 to I was taken about Hope, 1,000 to
30 about Mermaid, 1,000 to 25 agst Billy Purvis, and 40 to
1 apt Arthur.

CITY OF LONDON PENSION
SOCIETY.
The anniversary festival of this Institution was held
last evening at the London Tavern, Bishopsgete-street,
the most noble the Marquis of Bresda!bane, K.T. is the
chair.
At six o'clock about 170 gentlemen sat down to an
excellent dinner, which was placed upon the table in
that admirable style for which Messrs. Bathe and
Breathe are so celebrated.
The gallery was filled by ladies, and the champagne,
which circulated briskly at the dinner-table, was not
confined to the body of the room, for the fair auditors
in the gallery had likewise an opportunity of judging
of the excellency of the champagne furnished at the
London Tavern. The band of the Fusileer guards
was in attendance, and performed several popular
airs during the course of the evening. The vocal
arrangements were under the direction of Mr. J. Bru-
ton, who wee; assisted by Messrs. Genge, Turner, Sporle,
and Farquharson Smith. The veteran Toole officiated
as toast-master.
The cloth having. been withdrawn, the usual loyal
toasts were drank with all the honours. In proposing
the toast of " The Navy and Army,"
The Noble CHAIRMAN took occasion to allude to the
bloody wartare in which our troops were now engaged
in India, and in the course of which they had, as usual,
covered themselves with glory. He further said, that it
must be a source of great satisfaction to know that the
purely defensive
our sive
troops
on
the
war in which we were at present engaged in that coun-
nature.—[This allu-
banks of
the Sutlej was received with enthusiastic applause.)—
The toast having been drank with all the honours,
The CHAIRMAN rose to propose the toast of the even-
trr:oyn was
to the one
gallant u apdu
in g, " Prusperity. to the City of London Pen on
Society, and may it flourish for ever."—(Loud cheers.)
The Chal ity which they were there met to support was
characterised by that which was the peculiar character-
istic of charity properly so called__it was universal.—
(Cheers.) It was only limited by the extent of its
means or doing good. All who were in distress were
eligible to receive its benefits without distinction of sect
or country. It was,
. however, more especially appro-
priated to the relief of distressed artisans, manufac-
turers, and tradesmen, who hud preserved good char-
acter through life, by allowing them in their old age,
pensions, the amount of which was settled by the
board of directors ; and also by allowing pensions to the
deserving widows of such persons. None were admitted
to the benefits of the society who were under the age of
60, unless they were labouring under a total incapacity
of earning a livelihood. The funds of the society were
devoted to the relief of persons who had become dis-
tressed, not from their own imprudence, but
from causes over which they could have had
no control ; and the strictest inquiry was in-
stituted into the merits of each particular case. T'
pensions were conferred only on persons who had been
reduced to distress by the decay of their natural
powers, or by the vicissitudes of trade. At the present
time, when such great changes were going on in trade,
such a society was particularly deserving of support ;
for however much those changes might benefit the com-
munity at large, yet it was not possible to introduce
any changes in trade without this being townie
pained by cases of individual distress which
could not but open a wide geld for the exertions