The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-10 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The cerelmny of the lying in state of the remlins
of th,F: late Princess S Iphiq Mathilda took place yester-
dly at bar Ilis.hness's residence, the Thinger's
House, Blackheath.
A guard of honour of the Coldstream Guards was
on duty at the principal entrance, the colours of the
regiment covered with crape, the officers wearing
black silk scarfs with crape fittings, and the drums
muffled. The troops lined the corridor leading to
the hall, which was entirely covered with black
cloth.

The Earl Delawarr, Lord Chamberlain of her
Majesty's l-louteht-ld, arrived in the forenoon at the
hanger's House, from town.
The dining-room was appropriated for the mournful
oletnnity. At twelve o'clock the Lady Alicia Gor-
don, Lady in Waiting on her late Royal Highness,
entered the apartment, conducted by the Lord Cham-
berlain. Her Ladyship, who was attired in the
deepest mourning, took her seat, as chief mourner, at
the head r f the royal corpse, supported by Miss
Cotes and the Hon. Mrs. Gust, Bedchamber Women
bto the late Princess, also attired in deep mourning
'agtts of her Royal Highness stood at the feet of the
corpse.

The ceiling, sides, and floor of the room, were com-
pletely covered with black cloth. Over the royal
"'Pie was a large canopy, the interior fluted, and
Fathered to the centre, formed by a white rosette.
The nprniche of the canopy was silvered, and the
ilraGery black, with white fringe.
The body was covered with a very large pall of
black velvet, having a deep border of white satin,
each side of the pall having three escutcheons, con-
taining the arms of the Princess in a lozenge, and her
."°)ral Highness's coronet above. The pall was removed
at the feet of the body displaying the coffin of crimson
velvet, with silver ornaments.
The following was the inscription on the coffin :
Depositum
Illustrissimm Principissm
Sophie Mathildm
Felice Illustrhsimi Principis
Guliehni Henrici
De Brunswick Lunenburgh
Ducis Glocestrice et Edinburgi
Comitio Connacim
Et Nobilissimi Ordinis Periscelidis
Equitis defuncti
Obiit vicesimo nono die Novembris
Anno Domini MDCCCXLIV
2Etatis sum LXXII.
011 the coffin rested the coronet of her Royal
having Highness, as a junior Princess of the Royal Family,
a ross pate with strawberry leaves instead of
the fleur-de-lis.
Above the chief mourner, at the back, was a large
and handsome escutcheon of the Royal Arms, with
supporters, accompanied by a number of silver
sconces with wax tapers.
On each side of the coffin were massive silver
candlesticks, with large wax burners, placed on cir-
cling' pedestals, covered with black cloth.
The room was lighted by silver sconces, each
isentice containing two wax candles, and at the sides
cf the room, between the rows of sconces, were in-
;red small escutcheons of the arms of her late Royal
ighness, in a lozenge, surmounted by a coronet.
The chief mourner and her supporters being seated,
the
Public were admitted to witness the ceremony
13' the grand entrance, passing thence into the hall,
coe ceiling, sides, and floor of which were entirely
.yered with black cloth, sconces with wax tapers
mg the apartment. From the hall the public
entered the dining-room, and after viewing the lying
Li,/ State, quitted the mansion by a different entrance,
d rough an ante-room, which was covered with black
'Very.
iiAt two o'clock the Hon. Mrs. Legge relieved the
wo°
. Mrs. Cult. The Pages of the late Princess
ere relieved every hour.
tA succession of spectators continued to pass through
e room-3 ,
without any intermission, from the coin-
-1-
throughout
of the ceremony until its close, preserving
grcinghout the greatest order and regularity.
The fitting up of the different rooms and arrange-
11.itents for the ceremony were executed by Mr. Bunt-
within a very limited period, under the direction
the Lord Chamberlain.
ci4l-.., Party of the metropolitan police was on duty
wringend
the day, under the command of Mr. Malalieu,
nci emaintained the greatest facility for ingress and :
egress.
~rfe domestic household of her late Royal Highness
rased through the rooms a short time previous to the
Public being admitted to the ceremony.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
A TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
ktetiteOre than average amount of business was trans-
Youn°llthe Derby, showing a further improvement in
tionldas, and Anti-Repealer, but no littera-
to Nu' Eclipse,‘ll3l grea timportance. We ought not, however,
"e some heavy transactions on the leading and
and I,t °l-Itside favouritesinstance, 12 to 1 to 100/,
the quoted
1 to at least 600/, were taken about Alarm ;
and quoted odds agst the Cobweb colt, hedger, Pam,
that tebeeca colt, to amounts sufficiently large to prove
they had not lost ground in the estimation of their
l'ulpnrters. 1,000 to 25 each was taken about Pantasa
"d Miss Whip colt, 1,000 to 20 several times about the
Lt
iput
of Sp Cal • so's dam, and 1,000 to 15 each about
e4b,
Cabin Boy an Seaman. The appearance of Ironmaster,
Z.fermidable pubic runner, and generally supposed to
eve been disqualified by the death of Mr. Marshall,
."11(ie a bit of a sensation. It is now asserted that he was
Ined by Mr. Marshall, jun., and that there is every
prospect of the nomination being pronounced valid—on
A6trength of it, 5,000 to 1,000, and 1,000 to 15 re-
ttedly were taken :theta him, all in," and 3,000 to 60,
ttd 8,000 to 200. with a proviso that the bets shall be
at'id, should he be disqualified. The Chester Cup was
Pin touched upon, and seems likely to be " a standing
1.1.4 h" throughout the winter. The following were the
'Rest market prices :
CHESTER CUP (NAME OR NOT NAME).
'o°o to 25 was laid against Porto Bello ; 1,000 to 20
Itgt
Is gain °main; 1,000 to 15 against Cabin Boy; 1,000 to
follgainst The Dean; and 500 to 10 against each of the
~,,_()Wing in one bet :—Ratan, Porto Bello, Extempore,
)3:tract, and Pastoral ;1,000 to 5 was laid against Cabin
winning this and the Derby.

DERBY.
11
15 to 1 agst Forth's lot
to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm
,1,7 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Cobweb eolt—taken
48 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Kedger
2‘,0 to 1 agst Mr. Coleman's Young Eclipse—taken
40 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Idas—taken
22 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Anti-Repealer—taken
32 to I agst Lord Chesterfield's Pam—taken
3 to I agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Rebecca colt—taken
• 42 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Pantasa—taken
to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip colt
~'t) to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Collier
'0 to I agst Duke of Richmond's Laird o'Cockpen—t
~
:0 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Lady Berners colt—taken
° to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Ironmaster
ion'o to 1 agst Mr St. Paul's colt—Calypso's dam—t.
10(1,1 te 15 agst Mr. Lintott's Cabin Boy—taken
to 15 agst General Yates's Seaman—taken
t° 30 agst Collier and Winchester—taken
even between Ides and Young Eclipse
even between John Davis and Devil's Dust.
• OAKS.
9011 t° 1
to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's As ou Like It—taken.
THE LATE MR. CROCKFORD'S ACCOUNT.
the the following is a copy of the guarantee received by
the "Per of the match-book, and posted yesterday in
Übseription-room :
" Dingley Park, Dec. 6, 1844.
Note th e undersigned IL H. Hungerford, hereby gua-
the that the bets due from the late Mr. Crockford on
last Derby and Oaks, shall be paid in full.
‘• Witness my hand, this 6th of Dec., 1844,
" H. H. HUNGERFORD.
pro
A the Stewards of the Jockey Club."
ps notification add, d that the debtors will be expected
en Monday, the : 6tb.

NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING.
11i Allington-hill Stakes were won by Mr. Meyrick's
tricrili by
a. and not Captain Daintrve sK. Flora, as
"rleously stated in our paper yesterday.

• QuAL
TFYING FOR COUNTY.—For
C 'TY —For the southern
i„:3)11 the process of qualifying goes on rapidly,dshowu.)
tvt, a determination en the part of the free tra
rdtheir majority To irerease the number of inde-
ent voters northern division, meetings base
ienellikeld, or are arranged to be held, in Blackburn,
Tijr"l"Y, Colne Accrington, Clitheroe, and Charley
The
Preston Committee met as usual on Wednesday. Many
tPAlications for qualifications were received, and property
to
registered. To facilitate the work, an office is
• 'Alt to be
opened here as a central point for North
t}:r4oea.ahire.—Preston Guardian.
sei'lll,e Whole of the rcd deer, the property of the
d`rn. Charles Stuart Wortley, have been valued and
Pulpnt week, by Earl Fitzwilliam's gamekeeper, to an
Baronet, for stag hunting.
th:v twit WA:Frs.—lt may not be uninteresting to
par
r ue tnglish reader if we describe the peculiar system
,„ by the Welsh waits. During the past week three
Car'dro musicians have perambulated the streets of
at .loarth en, very early in the morning, playing tunes
ft4,YerY door to commemorate the approach of the high
of Christmas. After the musicians have played
e, t
• errY t
Pune before the house, the owner of which they
r'intiate, and to persuade him to make them
oti:• 'esent at Christmas, the " leader of the band" calls
gnoel stentorian voice, " Good morning, Mr. Jones,
goad morning Mrs. Jonrs, good morning Master Jones,
rest morning Miss Jones, and good morning to all the
Itor of
the family. Half-past five o'clock, and a frosty
radon..ot" The tune is then proceeded with, and varied
lly as the name of the occupier of the house
hj„e, which it is played differs from that of his or her
zfluour. Por instance, " Rousseau's Dream" is played
relr.e the house of Miss II , a maiden lady, of a
POITis turn of mind, while Drops of Brandy" is
opposite the Boar's, Head Inn.—Welshman.
tiOIII:27TER 9YBTERS, OR CARRICK "NATIVES."—
fro m,;) the largest oysters that we have ever seen, even
etenire far-famed Carrickfergus beds, were, yesterday
ah,ttc:g, left at our
()ince, for inspection, from Kean 's
eaiii It Will not he said that we have misnamed them
of th„ them " monsters," when we state that several
411 Weighed from 21bs. to *La.—Northern Whig.

LITERATURE.

GVEST.I.IIA STET REVIEW. No.. LXXXIII.
ke, London, 1844.

The opening article in the present number of this
Review is devoted to a consideration of the character
of Lord Stanley in his public capacity as an orator
and statesman. The Reviewer appears to entertain no
very favourable opinion of his Lordship in either of
these two capacities, and in reference to his political
tergiversation, observes :—" The spirit of his politics
has undergone little change during the twenty years
of his Parliamentary career, further than what might
have been expected to take place in the mind of a
proud young Whig Lord; by way of re-action against
the new powers evolved by the Reform agitation.
And on that point, in particular, which was tee turn-
ing point of his secession from the political associates
of his youth, he may fairly challenge comparison
with the most doggedly consistent public man of the
age." The Reviewer then goes on to speak of the cha-
racter of Lord Stanley's Irish legislation, and satis-
factorily shows that it was-an arrant failure, remark-
able chiefly for the bitter animosity it exhibited towards
O'Connell. In the notice of the " Life and Corre-
spondence of Doctor Arnold" justice is done to one of
the most manly, unaffected, patriotic spirits that
England has produced for many a year. Doctor
Arnold has the rare merit—rare, indeed, among pub-
lic men—of being thoroughly and heartily in earnest
in everything he wrote and did. Earnestness, indeed,
as the Reviewer justly remarks;was the predominant
characteristic of his merit, and ensured him the respect
and admiration all vvho knew him. He died too soon
for his own fame, for, had his life been protracted but
ten years longer, there is no question that he would
have raised himselfto the proud and enviable rank of the
first historian of his age. " Poems by Miss Barrett"
is a just, but rather too cold criticism, and the Re-
viewer passes without notice the most beautiful poem
she ever penned, " Bertha in the Lane," which no one
can peruse without being deeply affected by the
touching pathos that pervades every stanza. The
" Influence of Aristocracies" is an interesting and
important subject, wholly spoiled by the dry, heavy
business-like style in which it is treated. Of the few
remaining articles, the best is the notice of " Horace
Twiss's Life of Lord Eldon." We subjoin, from the
article on " Lord Stanley," a pungent sketch of his
Lordship's character :
" Of Lord Stanley's more especially personal qualities
of character, as exhibited in his Parliamentary life, we
need say little. They may be summed up in a word
scheolboyish. He is the clever, passionate, self-willed,
tyrannical schoolboy of that debating club, the House of
Commons. His highest idea of public life seems to be,
making telling speeches, and gaining parliamentary
triumphs over personal and party opponents. A showy,
unscrupulous rhetoric is his highest intellectual gift. His
ideas are uniformly poor and mean, as his elocution is
vigorous and imposing. He has a fine talent for making
himself disagreeable. It is observable of him that he
never jokes, except ill. naturedly ; all his humour is ill-
humour. Lord Stanley is a proud man, too ; but his
pride is without moral dignity. He throws about his
words with a recklessness incompatible with a high, true
self-respect. He parts from the political associates and
friends of his youth (June, 1834) with feelings of the
deepest regret,' with no feeling of unkindnes-, or want
of affectionate regard ;' a month afterwards, he assails
those friends with a speech full of plunder,' spolia-
tion," flagrant dishonesty,' petty larceny,' highway
robbery," shop-lifting,' thimble-rigging,'—and all this,
from no motives of hostility towards his right honour-
able and noble friends, his late colleagues'—and whom
he perseveres in ' honourable-friending' for years after-
wards, as if nothing had happened. His tastes in ho-
nourable friendship' are, certainly, none of the most de-
licate. At present, his chosen right honourable friend
and political chief is one whom he has insultingly com-
plimented for the ingenuity and art with which he
knows so well how to dress up a statement for the House'
a description which no man who. respected himself
would apply to the most insignificant of his friends.' lie
has as little of the true pride of intellect, as of the pride
r'f character. He adopts the Peel policy. speaks the
Peel opinions, eats the Peel pledges, and wears the Peel
livery, as obediently (if not as patiently) as any of the
regular Treasury hacks. The ascendancy which the in-
genious and artful Premier seems to have acquired over
this fiery spirit, shows that, with all his impetuosity of
temper, his aristocratic hauteur, and his rhetorical dog-
matism, Lord Stanley is not at bottom a man of an inde-
pendent mind. Lord Stanley's success in public life has,
on the whole, been commensurate with his ambition. He
has been a Szcretary of State in two cabinets, and a Par-
liamentary reader, formidable alike to friend and foe, in
the front ranks of two parties. Of his statesmanship,
history will, however, have little to record, except that
all the countries with whose affairs he has been allowed
to meddle—lreland, Canada, the West India Islands, and
New Zealand—have successively had reason to rue the
day that gave this uncommonly clever man power over
the rights and happiness of his fellow-creatures." " P."

ALMANACS.

THE FARMER'S ALMANAC AND CALEN-

DAR FOR 1845.

This annual, so well adapted for its purposes, is still
conducted by 111 r. C. W. Johnson, editor of the Far-
mer's EneyeloNedia, and Mr. Wm. Shaw, editor of
the Farmer's Magazine. The general monthly no-
tice., will be found very useful, Loth to gardeners and
farmers. The descriptions of newly-invented or im-
proved agricultural instruments are this year copious,
and the wood-cuts, which are very numerous, are ge-
nerally well executed.

THE POSTAL MAGAZINE ALMANAC. AND
COURT AND PARLIAMENTARY REGIS-
TER FOR 1845.

This is the cheapest almanac published, the price
being only sixpence, while it extends to 96 octavo
pages, and contains all the general information
usually found in such publications. The lists of the
Members of both Houses of Parliament will be found
useful. They give the town residences of each, and
some particulars respecting the Bishops—such as
their age, date of consecration, number of livings in
their gift, and their yearly income.

The Bishop of Durham, with his wonted liberality
has given fifteen guineas towards the restoration and en-
largement of Norham Church.
CAPTAIN REID.—We are happy to state that Cap-
tain Launcelot Reid. master of the ship Sir Charles Na-
pier, who was so seriously stabbed, in various parts of the
body, by one of his crew, on the homeward voyage, is in
a fair way of recovery. Though he has not yet been
able to leave his room, it is hoped he will have sufficient
strength to appear before the grand jury and Court, at
the Special Commission, this week, to give evidence.
Since he was brought on shore he has been confined to
his bed at his mother's house, No. 38, Charters-street.--
Livegiool Albion.
ALLOTMENTS OF LAND.—The effect of the late
very failing harvest begins to be severely felt in many
parishes in this county, among the agricultural labourers,
many of whom are without employment. Nothing,
therefore, could be more seasonable than the encourage-
ment so widely extending, in al!otting to the labouring
poor small portions of land. Among other instances of
,irnilar benevolent consideration, we ate informed that
the Earl of Harrowby has lately allotted, at a moderate
rent, a large piece of land to fifty poor householders of
the parish of Bidford.— IVarwich Advertiser.
REPEAL OF THE DUTY ON COTTON WOOL.—We
are glad to announce that the agitation for the repeal of
the import duty on cotton wool is still progressing. In
Liverpool, Stockport, and ether places, meetings have
been held, and memorials to the Lords of the Treasury
adopted, soliciting investigation into the effects of this
tax upon the staple manufacture of the country, with a
view to its immediate removal. We stated in our last
that Preston was about to send up a second memorial on
this important subject, and we have now the pleasure of
submitting that document to our readers.—Preston
Guardian.
PUBLIC SALE or GUANO.—Mr. Jamieson's cargo
of guano, per Sportsman, was offered for sale on Friday
in the Corn Market. As we anticipated, the novelty, in
this quarter, of selling guano in this way drew together
a very large sasemblage of our leading agriculturists and
citizens, among whom we observed Capt. Barclay, of
Urv, J. I. Boswell, Esq., of Kincausie; A. Gordon, Esq.,
of 'Peterculter ; Provost Blaikie ; A. Jopp, Esq.; A.
Muir, Esq. , of Loirston ; I. Nind, Esq. Grandhome House;
Dr. Ewing. Tartowie, &c. At first, the sale went on
rather briskly, and the first few ,lots, of one ton each,
were taken out at 61. 165., 6/. 155., and 61. 138. After-
wards, however, the prices did not range so high, and we
observed that Captain Barclay, the purchaser of twelve
tons, in three different lots, paid fer the first 61. 1 ls.,
:ire: 61. Bs. for the last two. About a dozen of lots, of
one, two, and three tons, were taken out at 6! Bs. and
6/. Ws.—Aberdeen Herald.
Aaron Chorley, of Bradford, aged 10 years, was
summoned by William Collard Pyne, Esq., surgeon, re-
siding at Wellineton, for a malicious and wilful injury ,
to his horse on the 10th Sept. last. Mr. Davie appeared
on behalf of Mr. Pyne, and Mr. Bartlett defended Chor-
ley. From the evidence which was elicited from Mr.W.
C. Pyne, the son of the complainant, it appeared that he
had been in the habit, for some time previously to the
10th Sept., of visiting two patients at the house of the boy's
father. The boy had repeatedly taken the horse on these
occasions, and had led it about to prevent its catching cold,
and it was given in evidence for the defence, that Mr.
Pyne had several times taken the horse from the boy,
and had seen him riding it without making any com-
plaint, thereby sanctioning his so doing. On the day
in question Mr. Pyne had fastened his horse up to the
gate, where he again found it on his coming out
of the house. On his return home he discovered
that the knees of the horse had been broken, and a
boy named Chorley soon after happening to come into
the surgery for medicine, Mr. Pyne accused him
of letting the horse fall, and threatened that unless
he confessed at once he would send for a constable
and take him to gaol. This was the case for the pro-
secution, and the only evidence offered. For the de-
fence it was urged that, to bring the case under the
' statute, it must be shown that the injury done was
wilful, and although it was not strictly necessary
to prove any malice, still it was necessary that,
from the circumstances of the case, malice might be in-
ferred ; that under the statement made by Mr. Pyne
it was confidently asserted no malice or intent to injure
the animal had been proved, and-that consequently the
case must be dismissed. The Bench, after some conside •
ration, came to the conclusion, that as a warning to
other boys not to be guilty of riding a doctor's horse,
they would fine :he child tee shillings, which was imme-
diately paid.—Soniereet County Gazette.