The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-18 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The christening of the infant daughter of the Duke and
Duchess of Buccleuch took place yesterday morning, in the
Chapel Royal, Buckingham Palace, the Queen being one of
the sponsors.
The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, accompanied by the
infant, and the juvenile members of their family, arrived at
the Palace shortly before twelve o'clock.
A select circle, including the Earl and Countess of Cawdor,
Mr. Archibald and Lady Mary Campbell, Lord and Lady
Evelyn, Lady Montagu and Miss Montague, Rev. Lord John
Thynne, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. George Hope, Mr. and Lady
Caroline Duncombe, Lord Stopford and Mr. Frederic Stop-
ford, Lieutenant-Colonel F. Clinton, Captain the Hon. Pere-
grine and Mrs. Cust, Miss and Miss Charlotte Cust, and Mr.
Francis Cust, also arrived at Buckingham Palace, and were
conducted to the Chapel Royal.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Duke
and Duchess of Buccleuch, and attended by the royal suite,
entered the chapel soon after twelve o'clock, when the Hon.
and Rev. Charles Leslie Courtenay commenced the baptismal
service.

The child was named Victoria Alexandrina.
The sponsors were the Queen, and also Lady Montague
and the Rev. Lord John Thynne.
The royal suite consisted of the Marchioness of. Douro,
Lady in Waiting; Lady Caroline Somers Cocks and the
Hon. Miss Devereux, Maids of Honour in Waiting ; the
Lord Chamberlain, Viscount Hawarden, Lord in Waiting;
Lord George Lennox, Lord in Waiting to Prince Albert ; Sir
Frederic Stovin, Groom..-in Waiting; Captain- Francis -Sey-
mour, Groom in Waiting to Prince Albert; and Colonel Ar-
buthnot, Equerry in Waiting.
After the ceremony the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch
and family returned to Montagu House, Whitehall Gardens,
and the other visitors also took their departure.
his Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel
Bouverie, rode out on horseback yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess
Royal, and the Princess Alice were taken an airing yesterday
in an open carriage and four, accompanied by the Dowager
Lady Lyttelton.
The Queen and Prince Albert inspected, on Wednesday,
the Royal Hunt Cup of Ascot Races, the subject, " Brace's
escape on the Retreat from Dairy." Her Majesty and his
Royal Highness were graciously pleased to express their ap-
probation. -
Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the Duke and
Duchess of Buccleuch with their company at dinner yester-
day evening, at Montagu House; 'Whitehall-gardens. The
royal suite included the MarchioneA' of Douro, Viscount
Hawarden, Lord George Lennox, Sir Frederick Stovin, Cap-
tain Francis Seymour, and Colonel Arbuthnot.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by
Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Countess .Wratislaw and Colonel
Sir George Couper, honoured the Duke and Duchess of Buc-
clench with her presence last evening. -
The Grand Duchess Stephanie of Bade* visited her Ma-
jesty the Queen •Dowager yesterday at Marlborough House.
The Duchess of Gloucester continues in a faVourable state.
The Duchess of Kent and the Duke of Cambridge visited
her Royal Highness yesterday.
ller Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden yesterday.
A Deputation on the subject of the Portendic Claims had
an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at the
Foreign-office. The deputation consisted of Mr. Somes.
M.P., Mr. Lyall, M.P., Mr. Foster, M.P., Mr. Redman, Mr.
Harrison, and Mr. G. F. Young.
The Marquis of Breadalbane and a deputation kad an in-
terview with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday, at the Board of
Trade.

A deputation, including -Mr. Hawes, M.P., and Mr. Turner,
had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
yesterday.
Mr. Spottiswoode and Sir John Rennie had an interview
yesterday with the Earl of Dalhousie.
The Chairmen of the Excise transacted business yesterday
at the Board of Trade.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.
THURSDAY'S RACES.
Subscription Plate of 50/., for three yrs old, 6st 121 b; four
yrs, Bst 71b; five yrs, 9st; six yrs and aged, 9st 31b. D.M.
Col. Peel's Little Finch, 3 yrs (carried 7st) (Chapple 1
Mr. Herbert's Ajax, aged (Sly 2
Mr. Newton's Ma Mie, 6 yrs (Stephenson 3
The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr.
Booth's Priscilla Tomboy, aged (Crouch)—Sir J. Hewley's
Vibration, 6 yrs (F. Butler)—Lord Albemarle's The Brewer,
5 yrs (Whitehouse)—Duke of Bedford's Glen Fishie, 4 yrs
(E. Edwards)—Mr. Rogers's St. Domingo, 3 yrs (Abdale—
and Lord Exeter's Deodara, 3 yrs (Pettit).
Betting-7 to 2 agst Glen Fishie (t), 4to 1 agst Little
Finch, 4 to 1 agst St. Domingo, and 5 to 1 agst Ma Mie.
St. Domingo, Ajax, and Little Finch laid in front to the
dip, where the running was taken up by Ajax, Little Finch
and Deodara waiting on ; they ran thus to the cords, where
Little Finch challenged, and won cleverly by a length; Ma
Mie an indifferent third, and The Brewer fourth.
Match, D.M., 100 sovs., h ft.—Duke of Bedford's Pro-
lo„que, Bst 101 b ( Robinson), beat Lord W. Powlett's Energy,
Bst 31b ; 7t04 on Prologue. Won by half a length.
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, haft ; colts, Set 71b ; fillies,
Bst 41b. D.M. (7 Subs.)
Lord Stradbroke's Idas (Nat) 1
Lord Exeter's Wood Pigeon
4tol on Idas. The non-favourite made running a good
pace until half up tlik„.cprAs, when Idas went up and defeated
him easily iv a let :tgW'' lifter the race, 6 to 1 was offered to
be taken about Idas,-for the Derby.
The Stanhope Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft, for 3 yrs old
colts Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 21b. R.M. (8 Subs.)
Lord G. Bentinck'a Cowl (allowed 31b) (Nat)
Mr. Bowes's Heather Bell ... 2
Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Chertsey
4 to 1 on Cowl, who took the lead, cut down his horses in
the first quarter of a mile, and cantered in, three lengths in
advance.

Sweepstakes of 100 sous. each, h ft, for 3 year old colts Bst
71b, and fillies Bst 31b. D. M. (3 Subs.)
Duke of Bedford's c by Cesar, out of Misnomer (all
31b5)... (Edwards) 1
Mr. Batson's Dr. Locock (late Homoeopathist)
5t04 on Misnomer colt. Won easy, by half a length
The Claret Stakes of 200 soya. each, hft ; for four yrs old
colts, Bst 7lb, and fillies, Bst 21b. D. I. (4 Subs.)
Mr. Salvin's The Cure ... (Nat) 1
Mr. Herbert's Antler

3 to 1 on Antler, who was beaten in a canter, by two lengths.
Produce Sweepstakes (reduced to a Match) of 200 sous. each,
ft ; Bst 71b each. 1.. M.
Lord Exeter's Lyons received 45 soya. from Mr. Greville's c
by Slane, out of Morella.
Produce Sweepstakes (reduced to a match) of 200sovs. each,
hft ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; three vrs olds. D.M.
Lord Exeter's Topaz received from Lord Albemarle's
Zadig (dead).
_ _

A remarkably fine day and a full fashionable company.
BETTING BEFORE THE RACES.
Two -THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES-6 to 4 agst Idas (t)
—5 to 2 agst Winchelsea.

CHEsrtir;t Ct'r —lO to I taken about Ould Ireland ; no
other change.
DERBY-7 to 1 taken about Idas.

(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
NEWMARKET, THUUDAY NIGHT.
So numerous were the departures after the races this after-
noon, that we can only transmit a short list of almost no-
minal prices.
Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.-11 to 8 agst Idas (t)
—3 to I agst Winchilsea-5 to 1 agst hedger.
CHESTER Cut..-7 to 1 each agst Cataract and Semiseria-
-10 to I agst Ould lreland-20 to 1 agst Truebov (t)-12 to i
agst Obscurity-20 to 1 agst Portrait—and 1,000 to 15 agst
the Cure (t).
bEraly-9 to 2 agst John Dav's lot-12 to 1 agst Forth's
lot-5 to 1 agst Idas-9 to 1 agst Alarm-16 to 1 agotr
Kedger-16 to 1 agst Pam-20 to 1 agst Newsmonger-2.1
to 1 agst Winchilsca (t)-40 to 1 agst Annandale (t)-1,000
to 10 agst Fitz- Allen.

FRIDAY'S RACES.
Handicap. T.Y.C.
All-round-my-hat. Bst 101b—Queen Mab, Bst 41b—c by
Rateatcher, out of Turquoise, Bst 21b—Hartshorn, 7st 101 b.--
Poor Soldier, ist 61b.
Pineapple pays 40 soya. forfeit to Minotaur.

RAILROAD TO NEWMARKET.—A deputation of the
inhabitants waited, this morning, on the Jockey Club, for
the purpose of soliciting its sanction and support of the Cam-
bridge and Bury line, rid Newmarket, in preference to the
branch from Wickliambrook, proposed by the Norwich Direct
Company, which branch the inhabitants conceive is not cal-
culated to be of the slightest benefit to the town. The Club
received the deputation courteously, and heard their state-
ments, but have not yet expressed any opinion on the matter.
MELODISTS.—There are four candidates for the
prize offered by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
for the best convivial duct, which will be awarded by his
Royal Highness, at the Melodists' Club, on the 24th inst.
WESTRUTHER.—A GOOD DAY'S Woßs.—Mr.
Win. Gibson having entered on a new lease of the farm of West.
ruther Mains, and having executed a drainage of upwards of 1,800
roods during winter, his farm labour from that operation and from
the spring frosts was retarded; his friends, accordingly, gave him
a day's ploughing on the 24th ult., when 17 ploughs started on a
lea field of 27 acres, and turned the whole over in not more than
eight hours. The turn-out was splendid, and the execution of the
work performed in superior style. Mr. Gibson afterwards enter•
tained a number of his friends, who had so kindly come
forward *te assist him, at dinner in the evening, when, over a
social glass, "Speed the plough," was got forgotteu...Berteick
rafter.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
SOUTH EASTERN LINE.
This Committee met yesterday at Twelve o'clock, in
Committee Sub-room No. 4, Sir W. Heathcote in the chair.
The first question argued before the Committee by the
petitioners against this line was, that the contracts were bad,
inasmuch as that the money subscribed had been borrowed
money, and not the money of the parties themselves.
The Committee decided that they had nothing whatever
to do with the question.
MAIDSTONE AND ROCHESTER LINE.
The Committee decided that the standing orders in this
line had been complied with.
TUNBRIDGE WELLS LINE.
In this line it was decided by the Committee that the
ASstanding oers had not been complied with.
ASHFORD AND HASTINGS LINE.
Standing orders not complied with.
DEAL EXTENSION LINE.
In this case the Committee declared that the standing
orders had been complied with.
LONDON AND GREENWICH LINE.

In this case the Committee found that the standing orders
had not been complied with.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.
FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.
GLOBE.—The Tory supporters of the Maynooth Bill (we
now speak only of those) chiefly patronise two lines of argu •
ment—one cheap and easy—the other in a very high degree
damaging and dangerous. It is cheap and easy. to deride
fanaticism, and condemn calling the Pope " Antichrist." These
may be fit answers to ignorant declaimers, but not to calm
critics. They may be answers to those who would deny all
large measures of justice to Roman Catholics ; but not
to those who think themselves at liberty to question the
structure or the source of this one small one. We should no
more adopt the Biblical Billingsgate of calling his Holiness
the Pope " Antichrist," than enlightened Roman Catholics
would approve the Tablet in almost calling Mr. Sheil "Anti-
christ," because he expresses some sort of esteem for the
Church of England. The other Tory line of argument—
the damaging one—is that which, as we have said, has been
most practised by those Members on the Ministerial side,
who have hazarded any wide range of argument at all.
What a damaging speech was Lord John Manners', to the
Ministerial party, as regards the consequences of the mea•
sure which he accepts and contemplates. It would be un-
fair to say that those consequences are contemplated by its
supporters generally ; but it is quite fair to say that such
anticipations, from that section of Anglican churchmen, who
have recently won themselves a " bad eminence" (as regards
public opinion in England) are enough to warrant alarm
in all who still call themselves Protestants ; and to demon-
strate (if the will of churchmen like Lord John Manners
were seconded by the power) how soon all that constitutes
Protestantism—all independent and private judgment—
would be crushed under the Juggernaut wheels of
Church idols—irresponsible clerical powers. It is these,
as we have said, that constitute Popery—we care not one
single button whether their future head-quarters should
be established at Rome or Lambeth—or rather, if we do
care, it is merely because Rome combines the dangerous
qualities of irresponsible spiritual dictatorship with the
subtlety, and foreign standing room, of an Italian Court.
To that extent, we maintain " No Popery" is a rational ral-
lying word—to that extent every vigorous prince in our history
inscribed it on his banners ; and it was left for a soft scion of
the " old nobility," misrepresented by him, to find out that
the way to manage Rome is to admit, and exaggerate, its
" tremendous power." That power is a power founded on
moral weakness in those who truckle to it. None of the great
States of Europe do • but if Lord John Mannerses fishify our
flesh, we shall. Ve repeat, that Protestants would have
a right to be alarmed (were the champions a shade
more vigorous) at the new-old notions of exclusive Catho-
licity (a contradiction, by the way, in terms) which these
Young Englanders would import from college cloisters
into political affairs. Catholicity is asserted by Rome of
herself solely—and by these young gentlemen of Rome and
England. tntil we force ourselves into Roman alliance (an
alliance which Rome disclaims, and knows of nothing teat re-
bellion or subjection to her authority)—until we do
this impossible, we " separate ourselves from the
whole of Catholic Christendom"—Catholic Christendom,
according to these fancy churchmen, not including
the Scotch, German, or American Churches of any
model but our own—and, according to Rome, just as
little including the Greek Church, and the English Church.
This will-o'-the-wisp if we pursue properly, in couples with
those who won't couple with us, Lord John Manners almost
engages " to render England again what she was once, the
queen of the nations, towering aloft amid the empires
of the world, striking her roots down deep and
wide into the richest memories of the past, and spreading
her fruitful branches to the measureless expanse of an un-
seen futurity." It is difficult to nail Young Englanders
(gentlemen who seem resolved never to get older) to any-
thing in the nature of facts, and dates. If we could hope to
do so, we should ask Lord John Manners which is the
happy era he refers to, when England was once " the
queen of nations ?" We, however, partly learn when
it was not. " Those who liked," said this young Old.
Noble, " might refer all the glory and renown of old
English monarchy back to the Dutch conquest of 1688,
which.subverted it, but he claimed a right to ascend higher,
and to consider it just as if William 111. had died Stadthol-
der of Holland." If William 111. had died Stadtdolder of
Holland, Louis XIV. bad very handsome prospects
of adding England to his European dependencies.
We are sorry to learn that Somers and Marlbo-
rough did nothing for England's greatness—but let that pass.
How far back are we to go for times truly imperial ? William
and Mary won't do. Will Philip and Mary do ? Cer-
tainly not Elizabeth, erroneously supposed to have done Eng-
land some credit. That heretical drubbing of the Invincible
Armada, doubtless aided by le diable, qui tuva les uutres—
separated us sadly from "the whole of the Catholic Chris-
tendom." Shame, shame on the son of England who reads
her annals through priests' spectacles ! England, to have
retained her greatness in Lord Manners' eyes—must have
lost it. She must have first tyrannised, then stagnated, like
Spain—must have lain in cold obstruction, and rotted, beneath
her Jesuits and her Inquisition. Truly, Austrian and Bourbon
Charleses and Philips, who preserved that monarchy, were
other guess people from Dutch William, who subverted this
one. There can be no doubt that the " monarchy" would
have flourished vastly under Kirke and his lambs, under
Jefferies and his juries, under the pupil of Father Petre, the
introducer of standing armies, the royal restorer of Oxford
hack to the bosom of" Catholicity." Why will these boys
provoke us to these remembrances? We will be provoked
no further by them.
STANDARD.—The debate on the Maynooth grant was
once more adjourned last night. The best speeches delivered
in last night's discussion were those of Mr. G. Hamil-
ton, Member for Dublin University, and Lord Ashley
against the Bill, that of the Chancellor of the Ex •
chequer in its support. Mr. Hamilton, who is, indeed,
a fine contrast to his colleague in talent, as in all
else, judiciously for his purpose seized upon the mis-
chievous arguments of Mr. Gladstone and Macaulay,
founded upon the duty of religious (indifference, and easily
disposed of them. But these are not the arguments upon
which the real friends of the Protestant faith found their
support of the Bill. We must ever approach Lord Ashley
as an opponent with the greatest diffidence, and we have
given, we trust, sufficient proof that no difference of
opinion can ever impair our veneration for his noble
character. On the question now before the public,
it is our misfortune to differ from Lord Ashley, but
as his Lordship has reminded fts, not for the first time,
though sixteen years have intervened. Lord Ashley was a
party to the granting of power to the Roman Catholic popu-
lation in Ireland. We trust that we need not say what part
we acted upon that occasion. Lord Ashley too, as he
stated last night, was not, like the Minister, an unwil-
ling giver in 1829, and he seems still to adhere to
Vie wisdom of that most unhappy gift, irrespective of
the temporary necessity, which is the real justi •
fication of the Duke of Wellington's Cabinet. His
Lordship says that in 1829 he assisted to give freedom of
action to the Roman Catholics; as if they had not, as a
body, far more freedom of action before the Emancipation
Act than they have had since. His Lordship, no doubt, did
give freedom of action to the Roman Catholic priests with
a vengeance, as hfis been proved by their power of driving
electors to the hustings and to monster meetings—
as has been proved by their extortion of hundreds
of thousands of pounds from the most miserable population
of Europe to bribe lay agitators, and millions upon millions
for themselves—the priests. Yes, ample freedom of action
was given to the priests, but to the Roman Catholic popu-
lation, such freedom of action as is enjoyed by the cattle
driven to Smithfield, and the sheep shorn to the quick.
Once mistaken, even if not still under a delusion
upon a matter so important, Lord Ashley may be mistaken
again ; and, indeed, even in the matter of fact his Lordship
is plainly misinformed. Generally in his speech the Noble
Member for Dorsetshire rates the Irish Protestants as below
one million ; and, in one calculation, actually rates
their number as less than half a million. The truth
being, that the Irish Protestants are in number
much nearer to three than to two millions. We rejoice to
cite these inaccuracies, because they prove that one who
always feels rightly and always reasons rightly when his
promises are sound, forms an erroneous judgment, solely be-
cause he is niiiinformed. Lord Ashley, again, says that if he
voted for the Bill before the House of Commons, he
must feel bound in honour to follow up the vote
by voting for the endowment of the Roman Catholic clergy ;
because he could not think of educating men to qualify them
for a certain rank without maintaining them in that rank.
What does Lord Ashley say to all our public schools, in all
gradations of rank ? Take a medium school—the
Blue-coat School, in Newgate-street. Are all the boys
educated in that noble establishment annuitants for
life upon its funds? Has any such principle as that asserted
by Lord Ashley ever been admitted as a condition upon the
gift of education ? And here let as parenthetically remark,
that in considering the Maynooth Bill as anything less
than a part of a general system of education, much
too narrow a view is taken of the religious as well as the po-
litical bearing of the subject. The religious grounds upon
which the question is opposed. carried to their legitimate ex-
tln, would withhold all education from all Roman Ca-
tholics, lest they should read the Breviary or the Cate-
chism of Trent. We are not, however, afraid to teach
Roman Catholics to read, even though the first use they will
it;roootb,lbym_ake ofethe power will be to read Roman Catholic
books, because know that with the power of reading these
Bible. Apart from
this
power also of reading the
may be perfectly at ease upon
Lord Ashley
upon the point of honour.
.There ie no danger of the Roman Catholic priests being edu-
cated above their means of
liv?nngtihnetahveevrearyge,theß cheapest-
p., single mienng,.
man Ctatholic
country of her Majesty s F.uropean dominions, have " in
Omxesfordthan the highly-
moneys rounbered" larger incomes
Cambridge,
educated English clergy from
far higher incomes than the clergy educatedana(tlTrinity Cele
the grant to
lege, Dublin. As to any other reason wl
of the
klaynooth must be followed by an endlY
Roman Catholic clergy, we are wholloywment
guess at it. We are quite persuaded, too,atthaat nloostionte
of twenty who support the Ministerial Bill acknow-
ledges the obligation in honour to which Lord Ashley
refers, and of course they who, upon principle, oppose
the grant to Maynooth of 17,000/., are not very likely to
approve of a grant of two millions or two millions and a half
to the Roman Catholic clergy ; and less would not compen-
sate to them their present revenue.

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Tu SEASON AND THE CROPS.—The weather
still continues very cold for the season of the year, but now that
the rain has begun to fall freely, the temperature is likely to be-
come milder. There has never been a better season for getting the
spring crops into the ground than the present, or one when the
ground was in finer order for receiving them. In some places the
wheat is said to have suffered, but that is not the case in this
neighbourhood. Daring the last fortnight It has rallied wonder.
fully, and with favourable weather for the rest of the season, will
prove a very good crop. The great Want at present is the want
of grass, the pastures being bare beyon I all example.—Liverpool
Times.
GLASS Gas PIPES.—We understand that James
Hartley, Esq., of the Bishopwearmouth glass-works, has
been engaged is determining the practicability of mak-
ing glass pipes suitable for the conveyance of gas or
w 4 ter ; and we are happy to learn that he has been en-
tiraly successful—that he has proved that pipes, stronger
flwri the ordinary metal pipes, and much cheaper, may
be made of glass.— Gateshead Observer.