The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-20 00:00:00

the face ofthe majesty of the law. In his present position it
would be viewed as an aggravation of his imputed offence.

PEDESTRIANISM.

DIXON AND RAwtmas' RAM—Fred. Dixon (of Pad-
dington) and R. Rawlings (of Kilburn) ran two miles, on
Monday, at Ealing, for 10/. ; the fixture was Acton Bottom,
but, as we anticipated, that ground was tabooed by the police.-
The parties therefore moved on to the first-named place.—
The ground was from the 6th to the 7th milestone, and re-
turn. Rawlings, who gave his man 50 yards' start, soon
lessened the interval between them to a considerable extent,
and at the turn for the second mile looked very like a winner ;
but at this point he seemed to think he had been going too
fast, for although Dixon's speed was by no means improved,
he fell shockingly in the rise, and gave up, almost 100 yards
behind, when some 200 to 300 yards from the winning
scratch. Dixon ran the distance in a trifle over eleven
minutes. A considerable number of bets were declared off
before the race, on the whispers of " the men in the street,"
who seemed to think there was some "ready-made luck"
intended in the affair.
THE BRECIENOCK NOVICES' TWENTY-MILE MATCH.—
This affair came off on Monday, at the Brecknock Arms, the
'Novice, backed by Mr. Beckett, doing 20 miles is 4 hours.
It will be seen by the subjoined statement, that it was corn-
'pleted within eleven minutes and a half of the time, exclusive
of a quarter of a mile which was walked in consequence of a
fear that some dispute might arise as to the measure of the
ground. The Novice did not appear distressed, and declared
that he was open to attempt to walk another mile in ten
minutes ; but a party who had previously offered the bet
declined. We subjoin the time ;—First mile, 103/ minutes;
slecond, 104 ; third, 11; fourth, ill>. ; fifth, 10% • sixth,
; seventh, 111 A ; eighth, 101/2 44; ninth, 104 ; tenth,
11% ; eleventh 1 1
, 4 ; twelfth, 114 • thirteenth, 11% •
fourteenth, 11%; fifteenth,. 1014 ; sixteenth, 13 ; seven:
teenth, 11 • eighteenth, 12 • npieteenth, 13 ; twentieth, 144—
Total, 228%. This last 'mile includes a quarter of a mile
over, to avoid disputes.

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen held a Court and Privy Council yesterday
afternoon, at Buckingham Palace.
The Privy Council was attended by his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert, the Lord President, the Lord Privy
Seal, the Commander-in-Chief, the First Lord of the.
Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home,
Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the First Lord of
the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the Ducy of Lancaster,
the President of the Board of Trade, the Secretary at
War, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the
Master of the Horse, and the Groom of the Stall to

Prince Albert.
The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the
Council in Waiting.
At the Court the Earl of Errol had an audience of
the' Queen, and delivered to her Majesty the Ribband
and Badge of the most ancient and noble Order of the
Thistle, worn by his father the late Earl of Erroll.
Her Majesty gave audiences to the Duke of Buc-
cleuch, the Earl Delawarr, and Sir Robeit Peel.
The Court was attended by the Marquis of London-
derry, Gold Stick in Waiting; the Vice-Chamberlain ;
Lord Byron, Lord in Waiting; and the Hon. Captain
Hog', Groom in Waiting.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty yesterday.
Her Majesty and her ttoyal Consort took an airing
yesterday in an open carriage and four. The Equerries
in Waiting attended on horseback.
The Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, accom-
panied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, took an airing
yesterday in an open carriage and four.
Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice took an airing
yesterday in the gardon of the Palace.
Royal Highness Prince Albert visited her Royal

Highness the Duchess of Kent, yesterday, at Clarence
House, St. James's.
The Royal dinner party yesterday at Buckingham
Palace included her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, the Prince and Princess Nicholas Est,erhazy, the
Earl and Countess Delawarr and Lady Mary Sackville
West, the Earl of Liverpool, Lady Augusta Bruce,
Baroness do Speth, Lady Catherine Buckley, and the
Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay.
The band of the Roal Regiment of Horse Guards was
in attendance at the Palace during dinner, nnder the
direction of Mr. J. R. Tut on, and performed the follow-
ing pieces :
Overture, "Crusaders"—Benedict.
Waltzer, " Rosen Dorneu"—Strauss...
Pot Pourri, (National)—Lanner.
Finale, Ist Act " Eryanthe"—Weber.
The Queen afterwards gave a concert. Her Majesty's
private band was in attendance at the Palace. The fol-
lowing was the programme of the performance :
Part I.
Overture, (Faniska)—Cherubini.
Romance, "Plaisir d'amour," Madame Anna Thillon—
Martini.
Cavatina, " Oh! mie Fideli," Mdlle. Rummel, (Beatrice
di Tenda)—Bellini.
Battle Prayer, " Vater ich rufe dich"—Hemmell.
Adagio grazioso du Second Concerto de B. Romberg,
et la Romanesca, air de Danse du commencement du
Seizieme Siecle—Violonesllo, Herr Kellermann.
Part IL
Cautata, " Non temer," Madame Anna Thillon, piano-
forte obligato—Mozart.
Arie, " Die drei Liehchen," Herr Pischek.
Air, "Je suis sauce?. enfin," Madame Anna Thillon
(Le Domino Noir)—Auber.
Duet, " Welch fuerig dug." Mdlle. Rummel and Herr
Pischek (Das Nactitlager in Granada.)—Conradine
Kreutzer.
Mrs. Anderson presided at the pianoforte.
The Countess of Gainsborough has succeeded the
Viscountess Canning, as the Lady in Waiting to the
Queen. Lord Byron has succeeded the Marquis of Or-
monde as the Lord in Waiting to her Majesty ; and the
Hon. Captain Hood has succeeded Sir Frederic Stovin,
as the Groom in Waiting to her Majesty.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager left town yesterday
morning, for Cassioberry-park, Herts, the seat of the
Earl of Essex. Her Majesty was attended by the Earl
and Countess Howe, lion. Mary Seymour, Hon. Char-
lotte Hudson, the Earl of Denbigh, and Capt. Somerset.
Her ,Majesty, attended by her suite, returned to Marl-
borough House shortly before six o'clock, yesterday
evening.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Duchess of Cambridge yesterday, at Cambridge House,
and the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House.
The Duke of Cambridge left town yesterday morning
for the Royal Military College at Sandhurst.
Dispatches from the Governor of Sierra Leotle. were
received yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Co-
lonial-office for the Governors of Hong-Kong, Ceylon,
and Malta, and for the Lord High Commissioner of the
lonian Islands.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Queensberry and
Lady Georgina Douglas left Farrance's Hotel yesterday,
for Leamington, Warwickshire.

MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.
For the last two or three days considerable excitement has
prevailed amongst the authorities of the London and Bir-
mingham Railway and parties resident in the immediate
vicinity of the Camden-town station, in consequence of the
discovery of three human bodies, under the following very
mysterious circumstances. It appears that about two years
ago Messrs. Chaplin and Home, the railway carriers, received
at their warehouse in Liverpool a large square packing. case,
addressed to a Dr. Hunter, residing in London. The car•
riage was duly paid, and the box in regular course brought
up to town. After repeated search, however, the owner could
not be found, and the package, after being advertised, was
removed back to the depot belonging to Messrs. Chaplin
and Horne, at the goods department of the Birmingham
Railway, Camden-town. At this place it has remained un-
disturbed until within the last few days, when, in conse-
quence of some alterations about to take place in the build-
ing, it became necessary to remove the various packages.
On coming to the large box in question, the date attracted
the attention of some of the workmen, who, by order of the
manager of the goods department, opened the box to ascer-
tain its contents. On doing so, a most unpleasant odour
was emitted, and, to the astonishment of all present, three
dead bodies were presented to their view: They consisteJ of
those of a grown male and female and a child, and in each
case the bodies are so shrivelled up that the flesh appears
to be converted to a horny substance, owing, it is suppo cod,
to the dryness of the place in which they have heeneende
sited for so long a period. Information having b
:hat
ththan the ere entry
of nothing further has been ascertained tn.
for-
warded to Liverpool, an investigation has taken place there,
been
npatleikeaghoexin. the
Informationookso the P
rreeisipeoendhiansg
forwarded to Mr. Wakley, and circumstances have trans.pired which have led that functionary to issue a warrant to
Mr. Erasmus Wilson, the anatomist, to make a minute ex-
amination of the remains, preparatory to holding an inquest
upon the bodies.
[The bodies in question are believed to have been brought
from South America, and have been preserved by some pro-
cess apparently unknown in this co tun ry.—En. Sun.)