The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-05 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen held yesterday afternoon at Buckingham
' Palace a Chapter of the Order of the Garter, which was
the fullest that has been held for a number of years.
The Knights Companions of this most noble order
were robed by Mr. Hunter and Mr. Ede, in their rich
mantles of purple velvet, with crimson velvet hoods, and
also wore the splendid collars of the order. •
By command of the Queen the Knights were called
over by Garter, when there appeared—lns Royal High-
ness Prince Albert, the Duke of Wellington, the Mar-'
quis of Anglesey, the Mai-gals of Exeter, the Duke of
Bucelruch, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Duke of Beau
fort, Duke of Cleveland, Marquis of Salisbury, Marquis
of Abercorn, Earl cl.e Grey, Earl Talbot, Marquis Cam-
den, Marquis of Hertford, and the Duke of Bedford.
The officers of the order present were, the Prelate, the
Bishop of Winchester; the Chancellor, the Bishop of
Oxford; the Registrar, the Dean of IViudsor; Garter I
Principal King of Arms, Sir Charles Young; and the
Usher of the Black Rod, Sir Augustus Clifford, Bart. I
The Knights Companions and officers entered the pre-
sence
of the Sovereign in the Throne or Chapter-room.
The Sovereign, and Knights Companions, having
taken their seats, the Chancellor signified to the Chapter
her Majesty's Royal will and pleasure, that the vacant
stall in the Royal Chapel of St. George, at Windsor, be
filled; and as by the statutes none but a Knight can be
elected, the Most Noble Henry Charles, Duke of Nor-
folk, was introduced by Garter and Black Rod. The
sword of state, borne by Sir William Martins, Gentleman
Usher, having been presented to the Queen by the Lord
Chamberlain, her Majesty was graciously pleased to
confer the honour upon the Noble Duke therewith, his
Grace rising kissed the Sovereign's hand and retired.
The Knights Companions proceeded to the election,
and the suffrages having been collected by the Chan-
cellor, were by him presented to her Majesty, who
commanded him to declare that the Most•• Noble Henry
Charles, Duke of Norfolk, had been duly elected a Knight
of the most noble Order of the Garter.
By the Sovereign's command, his Grace was received
at the door of the Chapter room by the Marquis of
Hertford and the Duke of Bedford, the two Junier
Knights Companions present, and was conducted between
them to her Majesty, preceded by Garter (bearing the
Ensigns of the Order upon a crimson velvet cushion),
and by the Black Rod. The Duke of Norfolk knelt
near the Sovereign, and Garter on his knees presenting
Senior Knights theri garter, her Majesty, assisted by his Royal Highness
Grace's..
.feft leg, the Chancellor
eilbert and the Duke of Wellington, the two
Companions present, buckled it on his
George,
presented in like pronouncingmanner
and her Majesty, admonition.
same over the Noble Dust
Garter the
it i
b thearidu usual
pronouncing the admonition.:i
receivedl)uk e agtahi
en
ckissedyearssisted as before, put the
ke's left shoulder, the Chancellor
grace then retired.
after-
Cords
gratulations of each of the Knights
hapernbetsinG
Companions.
The cMajesty's hand, and after-
calledended, Garter, by her Majesty's
,tahgeaoinfacers of toliveerorder retired from thethe Knights Companions,
command, mwith
d
the usual reverence.
and Hood, and
pre-
sence of the SOvereign with
also the
Mistress_ar of the Robes;
The Queen wore the Mantle
hioness of Douro,
Collar of the Order.
The Court was attended by the
Lord Chain-
Lord Byron,
the Duchess of Norfolk and tshetewManT
nifdGeun's,lt.:Lllo;eroduin Waiting
Household, the
Ladies in Waiting; the Lord
bLeorrl
Lord
i n
in, the
Waiting, Captain
and
do f
Viscountthe Yeomcal
' to Prince Albert; the Treasurer of ;the
i Vice-Chamberlain, Sir George P. Lee, Lieu.tenosearhioit of the
Yeoman Guard; Mr. R. Ormsby Gore
Waiting; Colonel Williams, Silver Stick in Waiting;
Colonel Colonel Berkeley Drummond, Field Officer in Brigadel;
Waiting; the. Groom of the Robes; Colonel Hon.
Charles Grey, Equerry in Waiting; Captain Hon.
Alexander Gordon, Equerry in Waiting to Prince Al-
, bert, and Messrs. Gordon and Crofton, Pages of Honour
in Waiting.
The Yeoman Guard were on duty in the Grand Hall
and Staircase, and the Queen's Guard of the Foot
Guards, with the baud off their regiment, was stationed
on the Palace lawn.

The Queen, accompanied by Prince Alfred and the
Princess Alice, and attended by Ludy Caroline Cocks,
took an airing yesterday in a carriage and four. Colonel
the Hon. Charles Grey, Equerry in Waiting, attended
on horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Albert was
on horseback, attended by his Equerry in Waiting,Capt.
the Hon. A. H Gordon.

The Royal Children took their usual airings yester-
day.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the
Marchioness of Douro, Lord Byron, Colonel the Hon.
Charles Grey, and Captain the Hon. Alexander Gor-
don, honoured the performance at her Majesty's
Theatre with their presence last evening. The Queen
Dowager, the Duchess of Kent (attended by Lady
Augusta Bruce), and the Duke and Duchess Bernhard
of Saxe Weimar, also honoured the performance with
their presence.

The Queen Dowager, the Duchess Ida, and the two
Princesses of Saxe Weimar, visited her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Rent yesterday, at Clarence House,
St. James's. tier :Majesty and her illustrious relatives
Idso took an airing yesterday, in an open carriage and
four.

Der Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent vi,itod the
Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester bus..
The Hon. and Rev. H. Montagu Villiers and the Rev.
J. Endell Tyler had nn interview with Sir George Grey
yesterday at the Home-odiee, on presenting a loyal
addres, to her Majesty from the special constables and
other inhabitants of St. Gdesin-the•Fields ar.d St.
Geo,rge's, Bloomsbury.

A deputation on 610 Health of Towns, consisting of
Sir Thomas Birch, liar'., M.P.; Mr. Cardwell, M.P.;
Mr. Law, the Town Clerk,' Liverpool ; and Mes,rs.
New lands and Duffield, of Liverpool, had an interview
with Viscount Morpeth yesterday, at the office of her
Mnjesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in
Whitehall- place.
A deputation consisting of the Lord Mayor, Mr.
John Wood, and the City Remembrancer, had an in-
terview yesterday with Lord John Russell,' who was ac-
companied by the Earl of Auckland and Viscount
Morpeth.

Etirl Talbot and the Earl of Harrow by had inter-
views yesterday with Sir George Grey.
Mr. Muntz, M.P., and Mr. Schclefield, and the Mayor
of Birmingham, accompanied by a deputation, consisting
of Aldermen Martineau and Phillips, Councillor W alker,
and the Town Clerk, had an interview yesterday with
Viscount Morpeth, respecting the Health of Towns.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a
general meeting yesterday.
Mr. Freshfield had an inter view yesterday with Lord
John Russell, at his official residence in Downing-
street.

Dispatches were received yesterday, et the Colonial-
office, from the Governors of the North American
Colonies.

A deputation from St. John's, Southwark, consisting
of the Rev. James Ralph, Mr. Ledger, Mr. Landell, Mr.
Nash, Mr. Edward Whitby, Mr. Robert Slee, Mr. Henry
Tayler, and Mr. Weir, had an interview yesterday with
Sir George Grey.
Mr. Spooner, M.P., Mr. Scholefield, M.P., Mr. C.
Newdegate, M.P., Mr. Muntz, M.P., Mr. Frederick J.
Welch, High Bailiff of Birmingham; Messrs. David
Malins, James James, Thomas Lane, William James,
Fry derick Welch, jun., and George Whateley, a depu-
tation from the Commissioners of the Birmingham Street
Act, had an interview yesterday with Viscount Mor-
peth, on the subject of the Public Health Bill.

VAUXHALL-BRIDGE COMPANY.
Yesterday the annual general meeting of this company
was held at the George and Vulture, Cornhill ; Mr.
Parnell in the chair. There was an unusually nume-
rous attendance or proprietors, owing to the difference s
existing between the company and the Citizen and Iron
Steam-boat Companies, arising out of the pier-dues
exacted by the former, and which had led to a discon-
tinuance of the traffic.

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The SECRETARY read the report, by which it appeared
thtnaetuntltieedtotollsor6e6cl.eisvs. received daring
whilst durinpthe last six months
a
the sum received in
the corresponding period of the
Iprevious year was
5,8931. 9s. 3d., being a decrease of ,0071. 35. 9d.
be accounted for by
rgerfeearteenrc e part
to last
t thisy year
adre,: decrease
accounts,
s
was from which it appeared
The
ne
nsteefir
t-i b r
gi dpg
the
closed against carriages
to
et ofv sixa months of 1846, thus
dtmhuaarttienrleal materially considerable
bi
re-
ceipts on account of the steam-boatuxhall-bridge. The
months were 2781. 10s. 6d, pier in the last six
2d., showing a profit . and the expenditure 781. 35.
com-
mittee regretted to t of 2001. 6s. 10d. The cora-
last the Citizen and
ate that from the 7th of February
thought fit to Iron Steam-boat Companies had
from that period discontinue
until
l calling at the bridge pier, and
unproductive. That from the opening of the pier to
it yielded a profit of 11f per cent
on its cost, and from
that time to the 31st October, 1847.
the profit was 34 per cent. The report then went on to,
explain the reason of this discontinuance of the steam-
boat traffic, and stated that in consequence
of an appli-
cation to the committee from the Citizen Steam boat
c otnpauy in December, 1846, they had reduced the dues
f
rom the Ist of June, 1847, from 4s. to 3s. 6d. per 100
passengers; and on the 2d of February following a
further reduction was made from 3s. 6d. to 35., on the
distinct understanding that if the steam-boat companies
advanced their fares at any time, the Bridge Company
should advance their dues in proportion. This continued
until the 7th of February, 1848, when the Iron Steam
their
boat Company and the Citizen Company united
Under
ted
interests, and raised the fares from 2,1. to, 3_
these circumstances the committee enueavoured to
advance the interests of the proprietors, and gave notice
of their intention to raise Were informed dues tos 4.
by On the
Ifrom st of
February the committee letr
Citizen Steam-beet Cotnpany,
the secretary of the C
that they would not consent to pay more than 25.,
and at the same time intimated that if this proposition
was ilot acceded to, the boats of both companies would
discontinue calling at the pier. The committee, on re-
consideration, re3olvad that the rate of 3-,> . should be
eau
continued in order that the matter might be fully
ea‘sed and considered, when on the Bth of F .
February
the boats were altogether withdrawn,
I), after only three
days' notice. The committee then advert; .
only proposals they received for lauding; Ised; but the
were from the Citizen Company, and passengers
Company, but the latter was made n from a Bathing
stances that it could not be entertained.
having thus failed in obtaining The committee
assented to the proposition. The more than 2s. finally
re-
port referred to a claim of 9 remainder of the
com-
pany by the a made •
new commission
of against the
claim for land-tax, both of sewers, and also to a
which were quite new to

them ; and•concluded by declaring- a dividend of 15s.
per share.
A long and somewhat stormy discus-ion ensued rela-
tive to the production of the correspimdence between
the directors and other companies, and also the terms bf
the agreement, which it. was admitted hid been reduced
to writing.
Mr. OIiALMERS and Mr. FEARON contended for the
production of the written agreement.; but it was op-
posed bx the Chairman, who considered it a mere waste
of timeToing into a discussionof this•point.
After: good deal of discussion the report was received
and adopted.
It was next agreed that the directors should make the
hest amicable arrangement they could regnrtlin7 the
sewers-rate and land-tax without going to law, silSough
Sir Fitzroy Kelly's opinion was in decided opposition to
the legality of the impost.
ttcliehir
preu-teihn.eit,e,:tnl
directors, Mr_ Fearon }
Mr. Prendergrast, the Bev. Bill, and Mr... Parnell
(7.ltiaiiittb °en-.
given. by Mr. Box of his intention to do so.
Thanks were then voted to .111,. Chairman, ttiiti 'the
meeting, separated.

- • -• .
• SPORTING ETELLIGENCE. -
CHESTER RACES.
THE CUP.—We subjoin x tew particulars of this wee,
which time would not pert tit us to forward in our last
parcel. In cantering up the course, preparatory to the
start, Lsdy Hylda broke aunty with her jockey, and, Tan
once round and to the back -.of the course in the sf•eond,
before she was stopped; this effectually disposed of her
chance of winning. The start was very creditable to
Mr. 'Popham, the ranks tieing well kept, and all getting
off on fair terms Sheraton took the lead at u ovod
pace, followed by Blackball, Gamester, Alagnet, ifus,
and a bevy of light weights, amongst whom we noticed
Blaze and Keleshe, War Eagle, and Peep o'Day Boy,
lying in the centre. Such was the order, or nearly
to the Ship: yard turn in the second round; Keleshe,
Blaze, Patriot, and Bantam then showed in advance,
following Sharston to the T.Y.C. post, where he was"
beaten, and Keleshe and Blaze went ahead, and with
Bantani and Mrs. Taft laid up, carried the running en
to the Bridge Turn; here War Eagle went in •-fronti •
followed by Bantath, Mrs. Taft, and Montpensier, ?eep
o'Day Boy lying close up on the inside; Bantam and
Mrs. Taft were beaten at the Castle Pole; and Peep'
o'Day Boy went up to War Eagle, from whom he took
the lead half way up the distance, and ran home an easy
winner by a length. Montpensier finished a good third,
beating Mrs. Taft by a length, Inheritress fifth, and
Glen Saddel sixth. Run in 4 min. 12 secs. lonia end
Intrepid broke down.

THURSDAY'S RACES. •
The Dee Stand Cup of 50/., added to a Sweepstakes of
10 soya. each. Once round, and a distance.. (8 Subs,)
Mr. Rolt's Collingwood, 5 yrs, Sat 121 b ... (Nat) 1
Mr. Meiklam's Spaniard, 3 yrs, Est ... ..• ... 2
Mr. E. Parr's North Star, 3 yrs, sst 91b .„„ 3
5 to 4 agst Collingwood, and 6 to 4 agst Spaniard.
Won by half a length. North Star a bad third. Run
in 2 min. 6 secs.
The Marquis of Westminster's Plate of 100 sovs., added
to a Handicap of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft. Grosvenor
Course. (19 Subs., 10 of whom paid.)
C I don's Wanota, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Crouch) 1
Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair, 6 yrs, Bst 71b ... 2
Lordae
Mr. Irwin's Patriot, aged, Bst 2lb ,„ „, 3
Mr. Barker's Chemisette, 5 yrs, Est 6lb ... 4
7 to 4 on Lady Wildair, 2 to 1 agst Patriot, and 7 to
2 agst Wanota. Won by a head, Patriot a bad third.
Run in 2 min. is secs.
The Dee Stakes of 25 sovs. each, and 200 added; for
three yrs olds. Derby weights. Grosvenor Course.
.e
(27 Subs.)
(Nat) 11
Mr. B. Green's Flatcatcher
••• "
—• '
Lord Caledon's Shylock ,
The following also started :—Mr. .
pcney,B
Mr. Dawson's Fitz•Charles—Lord Eglinton's De Witt,
and Mr. Meiklam's Darlington.
t o halfy'F distance;ieLea e
all
t• 3
the Iva 1 on Flatcatcher. Shylock made strong running.
hseec o
thennd,
dbut
lengths,
wlytiti:ghisoffbosrosmese,
got up in the last stride, and
won
head, De Witt a bad third. Runthe post by a short
in 2 min. 16 secs.
After the race Shylcck
1,000 to 35. was backed for the Derby at
The Cheshire Welter Cup of 100 sous.,
by Subs. of 20
says. each, 10 ft, &c. Twice
round
and a dis. (20
Subs., 4 of whom declared.)
Mr. Hargreare's No-go, I Ost 81b
Mr. Meiklam's Godfrey, aged, list 21b *
• (Mr Beville)
Mr. Irwin's Connaught Ranger, 6 y
s, ost
rs, losClolb 2
Shelforth, lOst 61b—Valiant, 6 yr I •••
91b, and
Grimston, list 121 b, also ran. Won easily.
The Selling Stakes of 5 soy, each, and 20 added.
Heats, once round and a distance. (7 Sub) •
Mr. Merry's Abigail, 4 yrs ... (Prince) 1 0 1
Mr. Johnstone's Spectator, aged
••• 3 1 2
Mr. Dawson's Johnny, 3 yrs ... ..• ••• 00 3
Mr. Stagg's Minuet, 5 yrs ... ••• c) ••• 04-
Mr. Drinkald's lapis. 3 yrs
••• 0 2 dr
Mr. Flintoff's The Rhine, aged ... 03 dr
The first two heats were won by half a length, and the
third by a head.

BETTING UP TO NINE O'CLOCK.
DERBY.

6to 1 agst GlenflowPr 18 to 1 agst 'Eagle's Plume
9to 1 agst Springy Jack 30 to 1 ngst Nil Desperaii•
10 t,) 1 agst Swiss Boy dutn—tuken
10 to 1 a.ust Loadstone 30 to 1 agst The Stinger
14 to 1 most Surplice 33 to 1 asst Sponge
17 t,)
I st
S-il) lock 40 to 1 agst Sheriff
18 to 1 B:4st,,,l34,hborough
L ird Caledou has sold zihylock to Mr. Green. for
3,010 gllitiuns.

he settling this morning was only partial, several
parties, two or three with heavy seconnts, buying ar.
ranged to po, and receive in town; it is too early, there.
for., to say w hether it win be good or bad. Lord Howth
and two or three gentlemen connected with the Dane•
bury stable are large winners; the round betters, gene-
ra!ly have the b4lances on the wrong side.
fhe, weather continues remarkably tine, hut blister.
ingly hot, offering an ay.revabbe and extraordinary eon-
tra,t to the wintry temperature of the recent Spring
Meetings. The attendance this afternoon was namerousr
and the racing lull of interest.

PLYMOUTH AND DEVON PORT SPRING
IEETING.—WEDNESDAT.
1 be Lynch N3l Stakes of 5 sort,. each, once round and -a
distance, were won easily in two heats by Captain Croftor'i
The Baronet 12st 51b (Mr. Newcombe), beating Bout..
ton, I3st 81b, and Bohtinian, 12:A.
The Handicap 501, once round, was won in two well-
contested heats by Mr. Scobell's Tim Whiffler, 9st 131 b
(Kingsland), b,ating Passionate, Bst 61b, and Headley,
ist 121 b.
The Hurdle race was won in three beats by Mr.
Foster's Queen of the Chase, lOst, beating Brunette,
list 31b, Tavistock, list 10Ib, and three others. The
winner is objected to and the stake withheld.