The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-04 00:00:00

MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.

Lord John Russell had interviews yesterday morning with
the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Clarendon, and Vis-
count Palmerston.

Earl Grey called on Lord John Russell yesterday.
At four o'clock a very numerous meeting of the leaders of
ie Whig party took place at the residence of Lord John

Among those present were, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the
Earl of Clarendon, the Earl of Auckland, Earl Grey, the
Earl of Besborough, Lord Cottenham, Sir John Cain Hob-
house, Sir George Grey, the Right Hon. E. Ellice, the Right
Hon. T. B. Macaulay, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Sir
Denis Le Marchant, Mr. C. Wood, Mr. Tufnell, &c.
Lord Edward Fitzalan Howard, who was formerly pri-
vate secretary to Lord John Russell when in office, was is
attendance.

The meeting sat for two hours.
At half-past six o'clock Lord John Russell left Chesham-
place for Buckingham Palace, to have au audience of her
Majesty.
The Noble Lord returned to Chesham-place from Buck-
ingham Palace at a quarter past eight o'clock.
At ten o'clock there was another numerous meeting of
the heads of the Liberal party at Lord John Russell's privatb
residence. _ _

Lord Lyndhurst does not relinquish the Great Seal until
Monday next. A communication on the subject passed
yesterday between Lord Cottenham and the Noble and
Learned Lord. _ _ _

The Duke of Devonshire had an interview with Lord John
Russell on Wednesday.

The Duke of Bedford dined last evening with Earl Spencer,
in St. James's-place.—Times of yesterday.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(mom OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
JULY 2.—Her Majesty left Osborne Palace for London
this day, steaming out of the harbour in the Fairy yacht,
and through the mercantile fleet (about twenty sail, princi-
pally large American ships loaded with sugar). The absence
of the Court is expected to be short, as the whole of the
horses have been left behind, and all the carriages with the
exception of her Majesty's and the two dressers' vans. On
former occasions the horses and carriages have also been .
taken.
When Sir Robert Peel left Osborne Palace the whole of
the Royal Family went to the beach to see him off.
The sons and daughters of the Emerald Isle ought to L.
proud of her Majesty's having chosen a wet-nume for the
young Princess from amongst the daughters of Erin.
The following fashionables have taken houses at Cowes :
Lord Faversham, Lord Sandwich, Sir Bellingham Graham,
Thcmas Halifax, Esq., Sir Edmund Lacon, Lady Farnham,
Sir Edward Paget, Mr. Marshain, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Powell.
Captain Lyon, and Mr. Ackers. Applications for houses have
been made by the Marquis of Blandford, the Earl of Wilton,
the Marquis of Ayleabury, the Duke of Beaufort, Mr. Hope,
Mr. Kennard, and several other fashionable&
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.
JtiNu 26.—Medina cutter, Sir B. R. Graham, Bart., from
London, and proceeded for Lymington.
27. Fairf.Queen schooner, Hon. W. Hare, from Lynting-
ton ; Resolution schooner, Duke of Rutland, from South•
ampton ; Heroine cutter, Sir J. Rivett Carnac, Bart., from
London.
30. Whim cutter, Charles Brett, Esq., from Dartmouth;
Stormfinch cutter, Lieut.-Col. Bowers, from Poole, and pro-
ceeded to the eastward ; Peterel cutter, Earl of Ilehester, from
Weymouth.
JULY 1. Gitana schooner, J. Dighy Murray, Esq., from
Southampton.
2. Frisk cutter, Richard Frankland, Esq., from Waterford;
Brilliant schooner, G. H. Ackers, Esq., from Southampton.
SAILINGS.
Jurix 27. Albatross yawl, Sir Wm. Gallney, Bart., for
Topsham.
28. Wyrern schooner, Duke of Marlborough, for Leith and
Inverness.
YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION.
Schooners—Fairy Queen, Camilla, Maud, Resolution,
Magic, Gem, Gitana, Brilliant:
Cutters—Sparrowhawk, Apsara, Peterel, Whim, Snake,
Witch, Osprey, St. Margaret, Ganymede, Turquoise, Duchess,
Noran, Eudora, Heroine, Frisk.

On the occasion of the Thames Regatta Mr. Lumley
had a dejeuner at Fulham. Amongst the company were,
the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Earl and Countess of
Bective, the Countess de St. Aulaire, the Duke of Cleveland,
the Earl of Delawarr, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Marquis of
Clanricarde, Mr. and Lady Caroline Sandford, and the Hon.
Miss Vivian ; their Excellencies the Ministers of Sweden,
Denmark, Sardinia, Wirtemburg, and Saxony; Sir William
Abdy, Mr. and Mrs. Grote, Mr. Hubert de Burgh, the
Countess Han-Han, Dwarkananth Tagore, Duke de Melt."
Sir John Lowther, M.P., Mr. Broadwood, M.P., Mr. Bald-
win, M.P., Mr. Mackinnon, M.P., and Miss Mackinnon,
Mr., Mrs., and Miss Prinsep, Captain and Mrs. Ogle, Mr.
Parnther, M. de Berg, Baron de Barth, Baron Oscar
Bjornestenea, Mr. and Misses Mitchell, Viscount Ranelagh,
Mr. Hodgson, M.P., and Mrs. Hodgson, Mr. Dodd, M.P., and
Mrs. Dodd, Lord Harry Vane, Marquis of Granby, Earl of
Munster, Colonel Dawson Darner, Viscount Canter-
bury, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Twiss, &c.
ENORMOUS INCREASE OF GENERAL AND DISTRICT
POST-LETTERS.—Within one hour of the afternoon of Thurs-
day, not less than 753 letters, exclusive of newspapers, were
posted at the receiving• house in Moorgate-street, and during
the last quarter of an hour at the close of the duty in Lom-
bard-street Office, 3,000 circulars were posted.
Mr. Sergeant Talfourd was sworn in on Thursday se
Queen's Sergeant, before Lord Lyndhurst. This honour
was unsolicited, we believe; and the last act (certainly not
the least creditable) of the retiring Chancellor's judicial hie.