The Sun.
London, England, 1833-08-22 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The anniversary of the King's natal day was celebrated
yesterday at Windsor Castle.
A Royal salute was fired from Fort Belvedere at one
o'cloek, and one also from the frigate on Virginia Water.
Shortly before 3 o'clock their Majesties entered an open
carriage and four, accompanied by the Duke of Cumber-
land and the Duchess of Gloucester, and drove through
the town of Windsor to the Long Walk, followed by the
Duke of Gloucester, the Duke of Dorset, Earl of Mount-
Edgcunabe, Lerd Hill, Sir James Ketript, Countess of
Brownlow and Miss Hope Johnstone (Lady and Maid of
Honour waiting on the Queen), Sir Wathen Waller, Lady
Sophia Cust, Colonel Wood, Rev. Dr. Kuper, Lord
Elphinstone, the Earl of Brownlow, the Dean of Hereford,
Miss d'Este, Miss Begot, Miss Boyle, Sir H. Wheatley,
Sir Andrew Barnard, Lords Frederick and Adolphus
Fitzclarence, in seven carriages and four. Prince George
of Cambridge, Colonel Horace Seymour, and others of the
Royal party were on horseback.
The Royal cortege proceeded down the Long Walk to
Virginia Water, and afterwards returned to the Castle.

The Swedish Minister and Countess Bjornstjern4, and
many of the Nobility and Gentry of the neighbourhood,
left their names at the Castle during the day.
A grand dinner was given in the evening in St. George's
Hall to the members of the Royal Family, Prince Alex-
ander and Prince Charles of Solms. the whole of the
Cabinet Ministers, the Commander-in• Chief and the officers
of his staff, the Master. General of the Ordnance, the
Speaker of the House of Commons, the Secretary at War,
the Hanoverian Minister and his son, Baron Otho
d'Ompteda, the Field Officers of the 2d Life Guards and
the Grenadier Guards, the Nobility of the neighbourhood,
and the Household of their Majesties—forming altogether
a party of 120.
St. George's Hall presented a very imposing appear-
ance. A table extended nearly the entire length, which
was covered with the magnificent service of gilt plate. In
the middle was placed the centre-piece executed last year
by Messrs. Rundell and Bridge for the birthday of the
Queen ; it is the largest centre-piece in the Royal col-
lection ; it is ornamented with various groups, the principal
of which is formed by the Combat of St. George and the
Dragon. The regimental colours of the Grenadier Regi-
ment of ,Foot Guards were displayed at the sides of the
middle window of the Hall, and on the opposite side were
grouped the silver drums presented by his present Majesty
to the 2d Regiment of Life Guards, together with the
colours of the regiment.

At the end olthe Hall was a beaufet of choice articles
of gold plate, the back ground formed by crimson dra-
peties. At the top was placed Flaxman's Shield of
Achilles; beneath this was an ancient tankard, carved in
ivory, with figures of gold. At the bottom, upon a
semi circular projection, stood the celebrated unique spe-
cimen by Cellini. Massy salvers, tankards, and cups,
elaborately embellished, were arranged on the beaufet,
interspersed with silver sconces, containing wax lights.
These sconces were of the date of Charles I.: they are
surmounted by a crown, beneath which is a star of the
Order of the Garter, encircled with the motto.

The tout ensemble laarl a very elegant effect ; when seen
from some diitance, the beaufet appeared as if suspended
by ►he drapery from the points of lances, which crossed
each other.

On his Majesty's health being drunk after dinner, a
royal salute was fired from the north terrace of the Castle.
Another salute was fired when the Queen's health was
drunk.

Their Majesties had afterwards an evening party. The
three drawing rooms, the corridor, and the refreshment
room, were brilliantly illuminated on the occasion. The
company amounted to nearly 200, in addition to the party
at the dinner.

All the superb household furniture, paintings,
gold and silver plate, blood horse•, horned cattle, and
sheep, the property of Lord CLANMORRIS, were sold under
various executions this week at Newbrook,
Ltmerick Chronicle, of Aug. 17.
A most destructive fire broke out at Mr.
HORNER'S, of Chilton, near Sudbury, on Tuesday mt,rn-
ing, about one o'clock. Several of the stacks, &c., were
still burning when the intelligence of the fire was dis-
patched.

At St. Sebastian, in Spain, at a recent bull-
fight, a three-year old bull, after having killed no fewer
than 17 horses, was mortally wounded by a Piccadore.
In the agonies of death he leaped over the barrier amongst
the spectators, killed one man, and injured many others
by trampling them under foot. A second combat was
then given for the benefit of the sufferers.— Galiynani's
Messenger.

At Britford fair, last week, about 40,000
sheep and lambs were penned, being full 8,000 more than
last year, and were all sold at prices averaging 3s. a head
above those of last year.
THE MOORS. The accounts from the
moors are very favourable. In some places the birds are
strong on the wing, and bard to come at; but we hear
that an immense quantity of game has been shot on the
Saddleworth, Marsden, and Meltham moors. Game
sold in Leeds, on Monday and Tuesday, as high as 10s.
a brace; but has since declined in price.—Leeds Intel-
ligencer.
FOOLS AND THEIR MONEY, &C.—HORACE
WALPOLE says that Lord ROCKINGHAM and Lord OR-
FORD once laid a bet of 5001., between five turkeys and
five geese, to run from Norwich to London.
Mr. DONOVAN, an Irish chymist, is said to
have found out that that noxious weed, couch-grass, will,
by distillation, furnish excellent whisky--an acre of it
yielding 120 gallons of genuine potheen!
We have just been informed that the French
Government has directed M. DE LEUSE, who is now at
Oporto, to proceed to Lisbon, where he will act as Charge
d'Affaires, until the Government as'u mes a settled form.
The brother of the Empress, son of BEauttaateols, and a
Prince of Bavaria, is to accompany the Empress and the
QUEEN, who will not go in a French frigate, as was at
first talked of. It is rumoured at Paris, that Don PEDRO
wishes his daughter to marry the brother of the Empress,
who is to accompany them to Lisbon—but this may be
merely the rumour of the hour.—Morning Paper.
TITHES IN WESTMEATIL—We have re-
ceived a letter from a farmer in the neighbourhood of
Mull agar, who states that on last Thursday he was ar-
rested on a tithe decree as he was returnin; from chapel.
He states that he was dragged as if he were a common
robber through the country, and into the town where the
market was full. The p rson who had him in eustody
would not even permit him to stop on the road to take a
drink of water to assuage his thirs. ! There is no church
in the parish in which this tithe defaulter lived !! !
Dublin Moining Register, Tuesday.
Ott Monday, the sth inst., Mr. SMYTH, of
Rosspark, Lower Ormond, county of Tipperary, accom-
panied by RICHARD PHILIPS, Esq., of Oakh trnpton, at-
tended at his farm, the Inches, to let over 175 acres of
meadowing to such persons as were in the habit of taking
them, as well as others, when, alter setting a good part of
them at the time, surrounded by over 100 persons, three
armed men burst through the crowd, two of wham put
cocked pistols to Mr. SMYTH'S head, where they conti-
need them for several minutes, at the same time handing
him a notice, swearing they would blow his brains out if
he (Mr. SMYTH) did not comply with what it stated.
The third man kept his pistol to Mr. Plumes in the same
way. After so doing, they passed on withuu molestation.
—Tipperary Free Press.
PARLIAMENTARY REGISTER FOR EDIN-
BURGH.—The Sheriff Depute opened the Court of Claims
fur the City on Wednesday, and except 17 cases standing
over, we are enabled to state the correct result :—New
claims lodged 602—in the liberal interest 433, conserva-
tive 188, politics unknown 31. To the liberal voters
15 objections were given in, 7 sustained, 5 withdrawn,
and 3 delayed. To the Conservative voters 58 objections
were given, 18 sustained, 34 withdrawn, and 6 delayed.
In all 67 have been repelled—in the liberal interest 40,
Tory IS, and 9 politics unknown. The result stands
thus: Total claims 602—Admitted in liberal interest
384, Tory 112, unknown 22; altogether admitted 518.
Rejected in Liberal interest 40, Tory IS, unknown 9,
claims delayed 17, total 602. 68 objections had been
given in to voters standing on the old roll in the liberal
interest almost entirely confined to parties who had left
their premises, of which 64 were sustained, but many of
whom have reclaimed, altos lett the eity...—Scotsman.
REGAL FR I ENDSHlP.—Mordecal, a very
rich Jew, resided in Prussia, in the time of Frederick the
Great, and was in high favour with his Majesty, and a
very us.tful person to him. Certain apprehensions, how-
ever, arising in the Jew's mind, that a very wealthy sub-
ject was not in the most safe situation while under an
arbitrary sovereign, he resolved within himself to get out
of the Prussian dominions, together with his property, as
soon as he could accomplish it. But this he saw was not
possible to be done till he had procured the king's consent.
He, therefore, in the humblest and most cunning manner,
wrote to Fredetick to obtain his permission, alleging that
both his health and affairs required his departure. But
the more crafty king, Who probably saw through his
design, returned this short but affectionate answer..." My
dear Mordecai, nothing but death shall part us. Frt.
(Wick,"