The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-25 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen, attended by Lady Portman, visited the Queen
Dowager yesterday at Marlborough House. Her Ma:estyafteT-
wards took a carriage drive. The Equerry in Waiting, the
Hon. Colonel Grey, was in attendance on horseback.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Lieut.-
Colonel Seymour, visted the National Gallery yesterday, and
was received by the keeper, Mr. Eastlake. The Prince
honoured the Gallery of the Society of Painters in Water
Colours with a visit in Pall-mall East, and also honoured the
exhibition of the New Society of Painters it. Water Colours
in Pall-mall, with a visit.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princess of Wales, Prince Ali
fred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took an
airing in an open carriage and four, yesterday, acccmparded
by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by Lady Port-
man, Hon. Miss Napier, Lord livron. Hon. Colonel Gray,
and Lieutenaut-Colonel Seymour, honoured the performance
of the French Plays with their presence yesterday evening.
His Royal ligoness the Duke of Cambridge visited her
Ma:esty the Queen Dowager yesterday at Marlborough
House.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge and tile Princess Marv, honoured with a v•sit yes-
terday foe Exhibition of the New Society of Pal Jters in
Water Cob urs in Pall. mall.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge v:sled her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday at Gloucester
House.

A deputation, consisting of Mr. Barclay, M.P. ; Mr.
Hunter, from the Mauritius ; Mr. Blythe, Mr. Gurney.
Barclay, Mr. A. L. Gower, and Sir J. R. Reid, bad an in-
terview with Mr. Secretary Gladstone on Thursday at the
Colonial-office,

A Committee of the Commission for promoting and encou-
raging the Fine Arts in the rebuilding the Palace at West-
minster had a meeting yesterday, at Gwvdyr House. White-
hall. There were present, Viscount 'Canning, Viscount
Mahon, Sir Robert H. Inglis, and Mr. Hallam. Mr. East-
lake, the Secretary, was in attendance.
A deputation from the Dublin Royal Exchange Stock and
Sharebroken' Association had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a spe-
cial general meeting yesterday. There were present, the
Archbishop of Canterbury, thu Bishops of Bangor, Carlisle,
Hereford, Rochester, and Worcester.
The Bishop of London and Earl Derawarr had interviews
yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Dispatches from the Governor of Van Diemen's Land.
were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. Dispaches
were also received yesterday from the Governor of New
Zealand.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BURTON CONSTABLE RACES.—WEDNXSDAY.
The Gold Cup Stakes of 7 soya each, 2 ft; the second to save
his stake; four yrs old, 10st 91b; five, list 71b; six, 12st ;
and aged, 12st 21b; mares and geldings allowed albs;
winners once 51b, twice 71b extra. Gentlemen riders.
Two miles and a half.

Mr. W. Baxter's b g by Contest, out of sister to Hamlet,
4 yrs (Captain Broadley) 1
Sir C. Constable na Donna Anna, 6 yrs— a

Colonel Thompson's Hamlet, aged 3
Mr. J. D. Robson's Cataract, 6 yrq ... 4
Won very easy.
The Farmers' Purse by Subs. of 5 sous. each and 10 added,
once round and a distance, was won in two heats by Mr. L.
Wright's Erebus, 5 yrs (➢lr. 11. Baxter), beating Aggravator
and Father Mathuw.

The Drawing Room Stakes of 5 Povs. each, with 30 adde4/
by the town of Hull. One mile and three quarters.
Mr. Harland's The Cossack Maid, 3 yrs...(Wintringham) 11.
Sir J. Gerard's Quebec, 6 yrs
Mr. L. Fox's Little John, 5 yrs
The Holderness Handicap of 10 soya. each, with 20 added by
the town of Hedon. One mile and three-quarters.
Mr. L. Fox's Little John, 5 yrs, Bst (VT. Oates) 1
Sir J. Gerald's Quebec, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b .... 2
Mr. Raworth'a Kilgram, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b

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DURHAM R ACES.—Tnu RSDAY.
The Craven Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 20 added; three,
yrs, 63t 101 b ; four, Bst 3113; five, Bst 11Ib ; six, 9st ; mares-
and geldings allowed 3lbs ; winners of 1001. 51bs. extra.•
One mile and a half. 5 Subs.
Mr. Arrowsinith's Tractarian, 3 yrs .
Mr. Cook's Shadow, aged
Mr. G. Salvin's Marian Ramsay, 4 yrs 3;
Mr. White'ock's Fair Rosamond, 5 yrs
6 to 4 agst Marian Ramsay, 2 to 1 agst Shadow, and 2 to It
against Tractarian. Wo❑ cleverly by half a length.
The Maiden Plate of 50/., for three-yrs-old, 7st 51b ; Thu r,
Bst SA); five, Bst 101 b ; mares, &c., allowed 31bs. Hea
two miles.
Mr. Haworth's Robin Burns, 4 yrs
Mr. Andrew's Duke of Kent, 4 yrs
Mr. Benson's Eleanor, 6 yrs 0 0 0 0
Mr. R. Johnson's br cby Jerry, doy Eboe, 4 yrs 0 0 0 0
Mr. J. Oates' ti cby Giraffe—Thrapston's (1,4 yrs 0 0 0 0
Mr. Willie's Golden Bee, 3 yrs ..... 0 0 0 sdr
Mr. Dawson's Fair, Fat, and Forty, 4 yrs
Mr. Meiklam's The Parson's Clerk, 4 yrs
The first, we presume, was a dead heat, the others we :e
well contested.
Match-40 sovs., lOst 71b each, two miles, Mr. R. F,toc'
dale's Ariel, agst Mr. %Vest's Queen of Hearts, agen. A /lel
came in first, but being short of weight the race was gi yen
to Queen of Hearts; it is doubtless, however, if a'ne can
claim the stake, because she did not pass the post.