The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-31 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—The Queen was prevented from
taking her usual walk, owing to the squally state of the
weather this morning.
Prince Albert lull the Castle at five minutes past five
o'clock for the Slough station, en route per Great Western
Railway for Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness
was attended by Mr. G. E. Anson, Major-General Sir
Edward Bowater, and Colonel Bowles. His Royal
Highness and suite returned to the Castle at twenty
minutes past two o'clock.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken their
early morning airings.
The Earl of Lincoln, Sir Robert and Lady Peel, anti
the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, arrived at the Castle
to day, on a visit to her Majesty.
The Viscountess Jocelyn has succeeded the Countess
Desart as the Lady in Wating to the Queen. Lord
Rivers has arrived at the Castle, and has succeeded the
Earl of Warwick as the Lord in Waiting to her Majesty;
and Colonel Berkeley Drummond has succeeded Mr. R.
Ormsby Gore as the Groom in Waiting to her Majesty.
Her Majesty and her Royal Consort walked in the
pleasure-grounds in the afternoon.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady
Fanny Howard, and the Baroness de Speth, will join the
royal circle at dinner this evening.
The band of the 2d Regiment of Life Guards will
attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private band will
afterwards attend at the Castle.

Sir Robert and Lady Peel arrived in town yesterday
from their seat, Drayton Manor, Staffordshire. The
Earl of Aberdeen visited the Right Hon. Baronet after
his arrival. In the afternoon Sir Robert and Lady Peel
left their residence in Whitehall-gardens, for Windsor
Castle.
Mr. Henry Smith (Highfield House), Mayor of
Birmingham, had an interview with the Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official re-
sidence in Downing-street, and presented a memorial
addressed to her Majesty's Ministers, praying for the
free admission of grain and provisions into the king-
dom, and for the abolition of all protective duties.
Mr. Sidney Herbert arrived in town yesterday morn-
ing. The Right Honourable Gentleman left town in the
afternoon for Windsor Castle.
Sir James Graham arrived in town yesterday evening.

SPORTING INTELLIGENC

BETTING AT MAN C HESTER.--.TUESDAY.

CIIESTER CUP.
500 to 10 on the field.

DERBY.
6 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting
15 to 1 apt Gen. Shubrick's Brocardo
30 to 1 agst Mr. RamsAy's Malcolm
30 to 1 agA Mr. Meiklain'. Fancy Boy
to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's The Traverser.
Quotations merely nominal.

PRICE or GOLD.—The premium on gold at Paris
is iii per milk, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17e.
no. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25
43, amt the exchange at Paris on London at short being
23 57i, it follows that gold is 0.57 per cent. dearer in London
in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh the price of
4.
per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3!.
1 . i
per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange et
than{, 1
is
os
:d3.3
13 9; and the exchange at Hamburgh ou London at short
being 13 10, it fo!lows that gold is 0.46 per cent. dearer
in London than in Hamburgh. The course of exchange
at New York on London is 1081 per cent.; and the par 0,-i--
exchange between England and America being 109 23-
per cent., it follows that the exchange is 1.08
_per ceitet._.;
against England. But the quoted exchange at New YoTIF :'
being for bills at sixty days' sight, the interest must 4)ei:::'.,
deducted from the above difference. ---t ,
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We hear that Lord Howard de Walden, who has`,,
been for many years our Minister at the Court of Lisbon:Oa
likely to resign his diplomatic post, and return to this saw.
try, having succeeded to the title and estates of his fatlii
the late. Lord Seaford.
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DISGRACEFUL STATE OF THE
GLASGOW POST OFFICE.—FACTS.
Mark what follows, ye merchants and manufacturers of
Glasgow. and see how your most important interests are
treated from the utter want of management—from the
total inefficiency—the absolute inadequacy of the Go-
vernment staff connected with the Postmaster-General's
department within it.
The Edinburgh moil arrives at the Glasgow station at
10 A.M. The poor clerks, who have got to bed about
four o'clock in the morning, after arranging the London
mail, having to return to do this work with the Edin-
burgh mail. It takes them about two hours. If they
had efficient assistance it could be done in half an hoar.
_ _

The Ayrshire mail, which reaches the Glasgow office
at one o'clock, lies unopened till two ; and the letters by
it are, in no instance, delivered through Glasgow till
about four o'clock in the afternoon, and, consequently,
parties in Glasgow are positively deprived of the oppor-
tunity of sending answers by the afternoon mail for that
district, which leaves Glasgow at half-past four, the
letter-box closing three-quarters of an hour previous.
Is not this disgraceful ? Will it be really tolerated
much longer ?
But the same thing takes place with the Greenock
letters, which are brought hither by the half-past twelve
train from Greenock. Persons in business cannot get
an answer transmitted through the Glasgow Post-office
to that important town till the following morning, in
consequence of the late delivery
The great and serious evil, however, consists in the
arrival and arrangements of the important London day
mail. It is altogether most irregular of late. But
although it should arrive here at one, in place of two or
three o'clock, there are actually do letter-carriers at
hand to do the duty with it. The poor men are, on its
arrival, say even at one o'clock, toiling themselves out
of doors with their other deliveries ; and the consequence
is, that a most unnatural and disgraceful delay takes
place with the London letters and papers, arising from
the stinted and niggardly supply of hands within the
postmaster's department.
How long is this to continue ? How long will it be
endured by the merchants, and manufacturers, and citi-
zens of Glasgow ? It is everybody's business, and yet
it seems to be nobody's. We hear growling and grum-
bling, yet our magistrates are quiescent ; or, if they say
anything, it is done in honied tones. Why is this ? Let
Sir Hobert Peel himself hear of it ; and if a deputation
goes direct to him from Glasgow, we predict that it
will he reformed, and that right speedily.—Scotch Re-
yomers' Gazitie.

THE CASE OF THE TORY AND

THE DEAL MAGISTRATES.

It will be recollected that the crew of the Tory were
put into irons at Deal, about the 13th or 14th of last
month, and the ship was navigated from the Downs to
London by a number of men hired for the purpose, and
brought into the Thames under charge of the coast-
guard service. Tho crew were given into the custody of
the Thames police on the arrival of the ship in the West
India Dock, and were subsequently remanded by Mr.
elerip on a charge of mutiny pr. ferred by Captain
Johnstone. The unfounded nature of that charge was
soon discovered, and before the seamen were again
brought before the magistrates, their accuser was in cus-
tody on three charges of wilful murder and several cases
of cutting and wounding. Before discharging the men,
Mr. Bro lerip expressed his surprise that they should
have been put in irons at Deal, and asked by whose au-
thority that had been done ? He was informed that it
was done by order of the magistrates at Deal; and, the
proceedings having obtained extensive publicity, the
mayor and other magistrates of Deal have been blamed
for the course they were supposed to have pursued upon
the occasion, in ordering a number of innocent and ill-
used men into irons without just cause. It has since
transpired that the magistrates at Deal were never con-
sulted on the subject, and that when the coast-guard
took possession of the ship Captain Johnstone caused the
men to be put in irons, without asking the authority of
any persons on shore. The magistrates at Deal are very
anxious to relieve themselves of the odium attached to
them, and on Monday a letter was received by Mr.
Broderip, at the Thames Police-court, from the late
mayor of Deal, which he handed to the reporter, with
a view to its publication. The letter was to the follow-
ing eflect

" Deal, Dec. 27, 1845.
" Sir.—By the papers some time since, I find it had been
m-ntioned to you in your official capacity that several
of the men bel.,nging to the ship Tory had been placed
in inns by the magistrates of this borough, and being
aware that this report is generally believed, it having
been repeatedly mentioned to me during my late stay in
town, I am induced, Sir, to state to you that neither the
captain or any of his men were ever seen by the magis-
trates. You will, I trust, should an opportunity occur,
have the kindness to contradict the statement, and you
-will oblige, your very obedient servant,
" C. KINGSMILL, ex-Mayor of Deal.
" Addressed W. J. Broderip, Esq ,
Thames Police-court, London."