The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-09 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR

The Queen and Prince Albert, the ladies and gentle-
men of the Court, and the domestic household attended
Divine service yesterday in the private chapel in Buck-
ingham Palace. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay
officiated.

Her Majesty and her Royal Consort took their ac-
customed walk yesterday in the gardens of Buckingham

Palace.

Their Royal Highnesses tae Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice were
taken their usual airings yesterday' and on Saturday in

the royal pleasure grounds.
Sir Robert Peel had an audience of the Queen on
Saturday.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Mr.
G. E. Anson, visited and inspected the new palace at
Westminstsr on Saturday.
The Queen had a dinner party on Saturday at
Buckingham Palace. The company included her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, his Rr Highness
Prince Gt orge, his Excellency Count Dietrichstein, and
the Countess Dietrichstein, his Excellency Baron de
Brunnow, and the Baroness de Brunnow, the Doke of
Wellington, the Marquis of l)uro, the F.Arl of. Lincoln,
the Earl of Auckland, and the Honourable Miss Eden.
the Earl Jermyn, Lady Caroline Murray, and Lord and

Lady DalinenY. -
The band of the Grenadier Guards was in attendance
during dinner. Her Maj.•sty'a private band afterwards
attended in the palace and performed during the

evening.
A deputation respecting a reduction of duty on tea
had an interview with Sir Robert Pcel on Saturday, at

his official residenee in Downing•street. The deputation
was headed by Lord Sandon, M.P., and Sir Howard
Douglas, M.P., and included a deputation from Liver
pool, consisting of Mr. Charles Turner, Chairman of
the East India and China Association; Mr. William
Nicol, Deputy Chairman ; Messrs. William Potter,
Wiltiam Peat Bushby, Christi'pher Rawson, and John
Scott, Members of the Association ; a deputation from
Manchester, consisting of Mr. Robert Gardiner, and
Mr. Robert James Farbridge ; and a deputation from
London, consisting of Sir George Larpent, Chairman of
the East India and China Association; and Mr. Samuel
Gregson, Deputy Chairman.
His Excellency Henry Wheaton, Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States,
at Berlin, arrived at the Brunswick-hotel, Jermyn-
atteet, on Friday evening.
.IColonel Dixon had an interview with the Right Hon.
W. E. Gladstone, on Saturday, at the Colonial-office.
Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Customs, had an interview
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at
his official residence, in Downing-street.
A deputation of. British brandy distillers had an in-
terview on Saturday, with Sir Robert Peel.
Dispatches from the Governors of the Cape of Good
Hope and the Mauritius were received on Saturday, at
the Colonial-office.
The Duke of Wellington and Sir Frederick Trench
attended the early service yesterday in the Chapel
Royal, St. James's. The Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated.
At the daily service in the Chapel Royal, the prayers
were read by the Rev. W. Hall, and the lessons by the
Rev. Dr. H. Dakins. The sermon was preached by the
Rev. Dr. Sleath. The anthem, " I will seek unto
God" (Greene), was sung by Messrs. Hawkins a..d
Bradbury. Sir George Smart presided at the organ.
The Marquises of Anglesea and Salisbury, Lord and
Lady Palmerston, Lords Talbot, Cawdor, Sheffield,
Powis, Hawarden, Clive, Ingestre, Vivian, and G.
Paget, and the Bishop of Ely, were among the nobility
present.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat on
Saturday. The Lords present were the Lord President,
Lord Brougham, the Vice. Chancellor Knight Bruce, and
Dr. Lushington.
An appeal was heard from the Prerogative Court,
Cooper v. Bockett. relative to the will of Robert Henry
Spencer Cooper, Esq.; Mr. Peacok, Mr. Turner, Queen's
Counsel, Mr. Wigram, Queen's Counsel, and Dr. Bay-
ford, appeared for the respective parties. At the con-
clusion of the case the Court rose.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-FRIDAY.

. CHESTER Cur.-18 to 1 agst Best Bower (t)-20 to
agst Whinstone (t)-25 to 1 agst The Baron (t)-25 to
agst Sweetmeat-30 to 1 aggt Miss Burns-30 to 1 ag..
Mickey Free-40 to 1 agst Fitzallen (t freely)-40 to 1 agst
Intrepid (t)-40 to 1 agst Cataract (t)--50 to 1 agst Rode-
rick (0-s') to 1 agst Roper's Daughter-35 to 1 agst Hope
(0-1,000 to 15 agst Vitula (t)-1,000 to 15 agst Weather-
bit (taken).
DERBY.-5 to 1 agst Sting-15 to 1 agst Brocardo-25
to 1 agst lago-30 to 1 ag.t Malcolm-40 to 1 agst Tra-
verser-40 to 1 agst Fancy Boy-40 to 1 agst Tibthorpe (t
freely)-40 to 1 agst Humdrum.
INTE L LIG ENCE EXTRA. •

LIVERPOOL GREAT NATIONAL STEEPLE
CHASE,

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4. WEIGHTS FOR THE HANDICAP.
Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, 10 It, and 5 only if declared
on or before Thursday next, the 12th irwant.
Firefly, 12st 81b - Coheiress, list 2ib
Cure-all, 12st 41b Ftaberry, list 2lb
Switcher, 12st 41b Ugly Peter, list 21b
St. Leger, 12st Boxlceeper, list
Lycurgus, list 121 b Lattitat, list
Pioneer, list 121 b flointhiarriho, list
Regalia, list 121 b Lancet, list
Eagle, list 121 b eh g by Belkhazzar, list
Crcesus, Ilst 121 b Eugene Sue, lOst 121 b
Golden Pippin, 1 Ist 121 b :Attie Tommy, lOst 121 b
Alice Gray, list 121 b \lameluke, 10st 121 b
Little John, list 101 b Wiverton, 10)t 12Ib
Condor, 1 lst 1011) Belshazzar, lOst 10lb
The Hawk, list 71b Anialt:amate, lOst 101 b
Major A., list 61b Pickwick, lOst lolb
Coiner, list 6lb Satan, lOst 10Ib
Troubadour, list 6d l'he Artist, lOst 81b
Tramp, 1 Ist 51b Perambulator, lOst 81b
Culverthorpe, list 41b Wilton, lOst 61b
Carlow, list 41b Veluti, lOst 61b
Brenda, list 41b br g by i diver Cromwell, d
Sacrifice, list 41b by Straphon, 10 41b
Single Peeper, llst 41b The Scavenger, lOst 21b
'Tinderbox, list 41b Lady Gray, lOst
Peter Simple, 11 st 21b
NEWMARKET FREE HAN:
these proposed Stakes close

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IDICAPS.—The acceptances to

to-morrow.

servant,
"A. P. JOHNSON, a Member of the Committee.

‘ Charles Cobbold, Edinburgh."

WIDOW.MACKENZIE OF RONA.
Our readers may recollect a paragraph in our paper
of November 26, 1845, describing the case of a " genu-
ine philanthropist," an aged widow living in the small
island of Rona, between Skye and the mainland of
Applecross, whose cottage served for a beacon-light to
mariners. The widow keeps a lamp burning in her
window at night, by which vessels are enabled to enter
the harbour with safety, and many a cold and shivering
seaman has been indebted to her for warmth and suste-
nance. The excellent person alluded to, Mrs. Mackenzie,
lost her husband by drowning about twenty years ago ;
yet, by industry and frugality, she has brought up
a family on a small farm, and has, as our Lochcarron
correspondent remarked, " saved more lives than Davy's
belt, besides thousands of pounds to the underwriters."
The case was accidentally discovered by a gentleman of
our acquaintance, and communicated to us without the
knowledge of Mrs. Mackenzie. Fortunately, the para-
graph attracted the notice of a benevolent gentleman in
Edinburgh—Charles Cobbold, Esq., Broughton I'ark—
who wrote to the Committee of Llyod's on the subject,
strongly recommending the case of the widow, now
seventy years of age. Nfr. Cobbold's application was at
first fruitless, but the following communication,' since
received, shows that it was not made in vain ;
Lloyds, Jan. 22, 1846.
_ _ _

" Sir,—l believe you were info;med that the Com-
mittee of Lloyd's, as a Board, were unable to meet your
appeal in behalf of the Widow Mackenzie. but that some
inquiry would be made in connexion therewith. - The
result has been most satisfactory,. and the printed pa,ta-
graph is confirmed by a local clergyman. Under these
circumstances, the Committee, as individuals, assisted by
some members of Lloyd's, have raised the sum of twenty
pounds for the benefit of the widow. I have written to
"this effect to Mr. C. Elder, Lloyd's agent at Isleornsay,
Skye, that he may carry out the views of the suo
scribers. I have given you this gentleman's address, in
case you or any equally benevolent person may feel
disposed to enlarge this sum. Thanking you most
cordially for having indirectly called my attention to ,o
deserving a case, I have the honour to be, your obedient

In transiniving to us the letter, —Mr. Cobbold justly
remarks—" The subscribers and gentlemen of the c,mn-
inittee, lam confident, will never have cause to regret
having (in thus giving 201. to a poor old widow, seventy
years of age) cast their bread upon the waters, for it will
amply repay them." But Mr. Cobbold does not confine
himself to words ; he has enclosed a one pound note in
his letter, which we have had much pleasure in trans-
mitting to the Rev. Mr. Murray, Shieldaig, for the
benefit of Mrs. Mackenzie. The case has also been ad-
verted to by the Messrs. Chambers, in their powerful
journal, and we trust something more may yet be done
to gladden the poor widow's lonely sea-beat cottage, and
reward her meritorious conduct.—lnverness Courier.

MILB )RNE ST. ANDREW.—We are sorry that two
acts of incendiarism have been perpetrated in this parish.
On the evening of Saturday last a stack of barley, on a farm
of Mr. Biles, was discovered to be on fire, and was entirely
consumed. A stack of wheat, standing on an adjoining farm,
was then seen blazing, and was likewise destroyed. These
outrages have caused the greatest alarm in the neighbour-
hood, and'we trust the incendiaries will speecily be brought
to justice.—Somerset County Gazette.
AVEBURY.-:-.MEETING OF LABOURERS.--On Monday
evening, the 2d, a meeting of labourers took place in the
Club-room of the Lion, at Avebury, for the purpose of pe-
titioning Parliament fit a total and immediate repeal of the
corn-laws, and though only a few hours' notice had been
given, and that a verbal one, at the time appointed full
three hundred labourers had crammed themselves into the
room, and considerably above a hundred stood on the out-
side. Wm. Edwards gave: the men a short address, which
was well received. One mind seemed to actuate the whole of
the company, and a determination to think and act for them-
selves was manifested by every one. What added to the
interest of the meeting, was the conduct of the chairman of
the Protection Society, George Brown, Esq., of Avebury,
who it appears had strained every nerve to get a petition
signed of an opposite character, but failing in his attempts
had adopted the Duke of Newcastle's line of conduct, and
dreaming he had a "right to do what he liked with his own,"
turned off from his services an honest, respectable wheel-
wright, because he would not sign hishand to a petition con-
trary to his conscience. But this line of conduct, so far from
intimidating the Avebury men, only had a directly contrary
effect. They rallied in the club-room, and being aware that
their proceedings were watched, and spies sent to the meet-
ing for the purpose of reporting their conduct, they first
hooted the spWs out of the room and then proceeded with the
business which had called them together. We need scarcely
add that the petition was numerously signed.— Wiltshire In-
dependent.