The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-04 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

THE QUEEN DOWAGER.—Her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Gloucester, and other members of the Royal Family, sent
yesterday to Marlborough House, to learn the state of their
august relative. Many of the Nobility and Gentry also.
called yesterday at Marlborough House, to make inquiry
after the health of her Irtjesty. The following was the
bulletin issued :

" The Queen Dowager still suffers pain in the hand and
arm, but her Majesty is altogether going on very favourably.
" Marlborough HolLie, "DAVID DAVIES, M.D.
" May 3, 1844. " R. MOTH."
TILE DUCHESS OF GLOUCI:STER.—The answer given yes-
terday at Gloucester House to the numerous inquiries after
the state of her Royal Highness, made by the Diplomatic
Corps, and also by the Nobility and Gentry, were, " Her
Royal Highness is going on very favourably."

The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the exhibition of
the Royal Academy, in Trafalgar-square with a visit yester-
day. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness arrived at the
Academy from Buckingham Palace, shortly before 1 o'clock,
attended by the Duchess of Buccleuch, Mistress of the Robes,
and the Marchioness of Douro, Lady in Waiting. The Ho-
nourable Miss Hamilton and the Honourable Miss Stanley,
Maids of Honour in Waiting, and the Earl of Hardwicke,
Lord in Waiting, followed in a second royal carriage; and
the Equerries in Waiting, Colonels Buckley and Wylde, oc-
cupied another royal carriage.
Sir Martin Archer Shee, President of the Royal Academy,
received the Illustrious 'Visitors on their arrival and conducted
her Majesty and his Royal Highness through the different
schools.

The Lord Chamberlain, the Master the Horge, and the
Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert, were in attendance at
the Academy, and attended her Majesty and the Prince
through the exhibition.

At two o'clock the Queen and Prince Albert, attended by
the Royal suite, left the Academy, and returned to Bucking-
ham Palace.

Ins 'loyal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday after-
noon, at a meeting of the Commission for promoting and en-
couraging the Fine Arts in the re-building the Palace of
Westminster. His Royal Highness, attended by Colonel
Wylde' arrived at Gwydyr House, at three o'clock.
The Commissioners present were the Duke of Sutherland,
the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Palmerston, Lord Col--
borne, Sir Robert Peel, Sir James Graham, Sir Robert Harry
Inglis, Mr. 11. Gaily Knight, M.P., Mr. Benjamin Hawes,
M.P., Mr. Henry Hallam, Mr. George Vivian, and Mr.
Thomas Wvse.
The meeting broke up at a quarter before six o'clock, when
Prince Albert, attended by Col. \Vylde, returned to Bucking-,
ham Palace.
The Royal Family were taken carriage airings yesterday in
the Royal Gardens of Buckingham Palace.
His hovthe D k of Cambridge left town yes-
. a Highness u e
terday morning for his residence at Kew.
The Governor of the Bank of England, and the Deputy-
g s
with
Governor, had an interview with the Chancellor •f. the. Ex-
chequercaptaiy;iesstierrdraL,nalast residence
had
Douglas, M.P , had
Lord Sandon, M.P., and Sir Howard
Lord Stanley yesterday, at the Colonial-otlice.
na
nD interviewv nmThe mess of her Majesty's honourable corps of an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequeryesterday.
Gentlemen-
at-Arms dined together yesterday evening.
'
Mr. John Wood,Chairman of the Excise had an interview
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday.
with the
Sir Edward and Lady Kerrison have arrived at their reei-
deuce. in Great Stanhope-street.
Lord Portman has left nuance's Hotel, Belgrave• street,
for Brighton.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial-office, for Sir Charles 11Ietcalfe, Governor of Canada'
and the Governors of the other North American colonial.

IN
SPOROTIII:sNTEGR
TRACEs3EII4'I4IiuIRGspEAsyI.%I CE.
The Cup settling commenced this morning at the Roval.
Hotel, and, with occasional interruptions from the
ligbt-
fingered gentry, who were numerous, active, and successful,
was brought to a partial termination about two o'clock. The
accounts were heavy, and, owing to the alAsence of several
persons interested, either as winners or losers, t6hannot be finally
adjusted before the next Newmarket meeting. Tho Red
Deer party are said to have netted, in the aggregate, about,
10,0001., a large sum to take out of the ring previous to the"
Derby, and not at all calculated to facilitate the settling on
the Tuesday after Epsom, if either of the favourites should.
happen to win.
The racing this afternoon commenced about the usual time,
and, thanks to the heats, was spun out until eight o'clock!
—one more heat, and there would not have been lighti to "
_
distinguish the colours. The principal event was
the Derby.
y.
Stakes; it brought out several horses engaged in vrl-11)
Oaks, and St. Leger ; amongst them The Cure, a good public -
i
winner last year, and Ithuriel, a dark horse in
Scotts stable
both strongly fancied; the result proved how
ti their
ccuratel
avin
pretensions had been weighed. _ Lancet did.. the stable; the not
run, g
ng
h
wet with an accident on Tuesday, in
prevent his
and not likely to
injury be received is slight,
running for the Derby.

Mr. George Robins is again waving his wand in
our advertising columns, and its flourishes clothe at once our
fields and homesteads in all the gorgeousness of pastern dra-
pery. - Wherever he plants his foot crops spring up ripe and
ready for the sickle, and we almost hear tke tenants groan
beneath the 'weight of their money bags. The very scent of
" the little host of dunghills" is "quite refreshing" when . -
turned over by his pen; here " an army of thorns contrasted
with an infinity of evergreen oaks, are seen contending for ,
the ascendancy"—or rather we should say for the first notice
in the advertisement, but this Mr. Robins's modesty forbade
him to add ; there we behold " hill and dale, and dells and -
precipices, without termination ;" flowers (of rhetoric) spring . . .
up everywhere as if indigenous to the soil; and if we do not s
actually see fairies" dancing on the green sward, it is because
they are rather old fashioned folk, and 'night frighten afar
timid purchasers if found lurking about the premises. Verify
Mr: Robins is one of the first landscape painters of the day.
Pity his sketches are not struck out on canvass to adorn dm
walls of the new Houses of Parliament. How they would
make the Members' hearts yearn to protect the rural die.
tricts.—Essex Herald.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
OPEN EVERY EVENING.

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COMMITTEE.
Le Marechal Comte SEBASTLINI, Depute, Chairman.
IN ENGLAND.
WILLIAM CHAPLIN, Esq., London.
CHARLES DEVALTX, Esq., London.
JOHN MOSS, Esq., Liverpool.
JOHN 3LiSTERMAN. jun., Esq., London.
MATTHEW LZIELLI, Esq., London.
IN FRANCE.
Le Marquis D'ARAtMON, Pair de France.
Le Marquis de CHABRILLANT, Pair de France.
Monsieur VIENNET, Pair de France.
Monsieur 3IEYNARD, Depute.
Monsieur DEMEUFVE, Depute.
With power to add to their number.
BANKEHS.
I.ONDON.—Me;srs. Masterman and CO.
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Scl.iczro3 IN LONDON.—Frauds T. Itirchant, Esq., 13, Bedford-row.
Is LIVEIIPOOL.—Mci,rs. Clay and Swift.
Notice is hereby given, that NO fulatiElt APPLICATIONS
for MARES can he received after Wctas:Es.n.lY, the Bth inst.
62, King William-street.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
The first arpearance this Se3SOll of Nldile. Cerito.
THIS EVENING, MAY 4,
Will be performed Be Opera,
I.A SONNA 3111111, A.
Amina, Madame Persiani ; Madame Belliol : E:viuo, Sig
Mario.
To co:h.:hide with the Grand Ballet of ONDINE.
• Principal Characters by Mdlie,. Cerito, Schafer, Plunket, Ferdi.
nand, Barville, and Frasii, and Me.rs. Perrot, Montassu, and
S. Lean.
Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and "rickets to be made at the Box-
office, Oi,era-colonnade.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Signor FORNA:,ARI has the holour to intorm the Nobility, Sub-
scribers to the Opera, hi Friends, and the Public, that HIS
BENEFIT will take place OR THURSDAY NEXT, May 9, when
will be performed Herold's Chet' d'ceuvre,
ZAMPA.

Catania, Madame Periani; Rita, Madame Bellini ; Zampa, Sig-
nor Fornasari
.(his fir t appearance in this character) ; Alfonso,
Signor Corelli • Daniel Capuzzi, Signor F. Lahlache ; and Dan-
dola, Signer Eablache this first appearance in this character).
Wth other Entertainments, in which Madame Grist, Mdlle.
yaranti, Signor Lablache, and Signor Mario will appear.
"foeanclude with the Grand Ballot, in Six Thule:tux, by M.
Perrot, entitled

ONDINE, LA NAIADE.
The Scecery by Mr. %V Grieve. The music composed by Signor
Pogn;_
Principal eiaracters by Mdlle. Cerito, %Icille. Scheffer, SidPe. Fer.
dinand, Mdlie. Plunket, Mdlle. Barville, and Mdlle. Adelaide
Ftassi; M. Perrot, M. Mentaisu, and W. St. Leon.
Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box
Moo, Opera Colonpade. Doors rpen at Seven. The Opera will
commence at Half-past Seven

ROYAL, DitURY-LANL.
THIS EVENING, MAY 4,
Will be !malformed the opera of the BOHEMIAN GIRL. Count
Arnheim' Mr. Wrrani; lhaddeua, Mr. W. Harrison ; Devilshoof,
Mr. Stret on ; Arline, Miss Raiuforth ; Oueen of the tiipties„ Mite
'Betts.
• After which will be repeated a New Ballet, entitled L ADYH EN-
RIE TTA or, The Statute k air. Lyonn-I, tt. Silvain ; Walter,
Mr. Howell; Sir Tristrant, Mr. D'ldryan ; Queen Acne. Miss
O'Bryan ; Lady Henri. tta, Mae. .Lu, ile Grahn; Nancy, Miss C.
Webster ; Mina Miss Carson.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKEJ.
MS. BENJAMIN WEBSTER. LESSEE.
• • THIS EVENING, MAY 4,
Will be performed GRANDFATHER WHITEHEAD. Grand.
father Whitehead, Mr. W. Farren ; Driver, Mr. Strickland; Bab
Lincoln, Mr. Webster; Louisa Drayton, Mrs. Edwin Yarnold. •
Ater which, a New Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Sir
Charles Coldstream, Bart., Mr. Charles Mathews; Sir Adonis
• Leech, Mr Tilbury; Wurzle, Jaincs Bland; Mary, Miss Julia
Sennett ; Lady Clutterbuck, Mrs. Hamby.
Tek be followed by a New, Original, Occasional, and Local Extra-
.eaganza, founded on Fact, entitled THE DSIA.MA AT HOME; or,
An Evening with Puff. Principal Characters by Mr. C. Mathews,
An- J. Bland, Mr:. Caulfield, Mrs. Glover, Miss P. Horton, and
• Ms Lee,
To conclude with a. New Farce. entitled LOVE IN A SACK.

PtLINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD.STREka.
LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX.
THIS EVENING, MAY 4,
Will to repeated a New Comic Opera, entitled CROWN
DIAMONDS Count de Campo Mayor, Mr. Weiss; 13, n Hen-
riques de Sandoval, Mr. Allen; Rebollelo, Mr. Paul Ledford ; La
Caterina, Madame Anna 'Milton; Diana, Miss Grant.
To conclude with a new Fairy Burlesque Ev ravaganza, cal'cd FAIR
STAR; or THE SINGING APPLE, AND THE DANCING
WATERS. The principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul
- Bedford, Oxbarry, Mrs. H. P. Grattan, and Miss Fortescue.
And other Entertainments.

THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OrEttA..
HOUSE.
Under the Management of Mrs. KEELEY.
" Open Fesame; or, .a Night with the Forty Thieves," continues to
be nightly received with perfect enthusiasm by crowded and
fashionable audiences.
THIS EVENING, MAY 4,
, Will be repeated a t Original Comic Drama, entit'ci THE
. THREE WIVES OF 'MADRID. Principal Characters by Messrs.
Keeley,, Diddear, F. Matthews, Emery, Wigan. Craven, Turner,
Yarnold, Miss•Woolgar, Miss Fairbrother, Miss Grove, Miss Turner,
Mrs. Wigan, sud. Mrs. Keeley.
To be followed by an Apropos Bagatelle. called FOLK AMANIA
- Characters by Mr. F. Matthews, Mr. Wigan, Mr. Keeley, Miss
Wooigar. and Mrs Keeley.
- To conclude with a Grand Burle-que Fairy Extravaganza, called
OPEN ISESAME; or, a. Night with the Forty Thieves. Cha-
racters by Miss Wuolgar, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss
,Turner, Miss Grove, Mrs. Wigan, Miss James, Miss Fairbrother,
--and Mrs. Keeley, Messrs. F. Blatbews, -Turner, Younge, %igen,
Yarnold, and Chaplin.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. BATTY.
• Tr iv:Thant Succeed of the Grand National Spectacle.
THIS EVENING, MAY 4,
Will be repeated the Hi4torical Spectacle of the INVASION OF
ENGLAND BY WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR; sr, the Battle
of 11:•stings. With all the effects of the Norman Conquest, Death
of Harold, &c.
M. Plege on the light Rope. New Scenes in the Circle.
To coneude with a laughable Farce.

ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE.'
THIS EVENING, MAY 4,
' Will be performed, CAESAR, THE WATCH.DOG OF THE
• CASTLE! or the sword of my Father. Cesar, (the Watch-dog)
Miss Vincent.
After which )he Pop..lar Drama, in 'Duce Acts, entitled THE
OLD MAN'S BRIDE; or, the Murder at Norwood Vill.t. Sup-
totted by Messrs. Freer, as Grantly ; Nantz, as Tony Smooth ;
Dale, Seaman? C. J. Bird, Gardner, Paul, Coreno, James, Miss
- Arden, and Miss Vincent,
To be followed by the celebrated .‘ Polka Dance" every evening.
To conclude with the Melo-Drama, .1f TOM C R INGLE ; or Mat
of the Iron Hand. Tom Cringle, Mr. Freer • Mat, Mr. N,.ntz ;
Oypsey Jack Mr. Corene ; Elizabeth Stanton, Mrs U. Lee ; Fanny
Foxglove, Miss Arden.
• ' Private Boa es,.£l. Is. and £l. Ils. ad.

LPA.i WOWS ROY Al: BUHKEY
THIS EVENING MAY 4,
Will be produced a New Tragedy, entitled OCTAVIA BRA.
GALDI ; or, The Confession. Su ported by the Entire Company,
sad Miss Charlotte Barnes, from New York.
• .After which, THE SCAPEGRACE OF PARIS. R .bin, the
Sea wegrace, Mrs. R. Honner.
To condole with an entirely New Drama, embracing all the
strong effects of the celebrated work, entitled WHITEPRIARS,
in which the entire Company will perform.
To conclude with a Domestic Drama, entitled BROKEN HOME,

The GREAT WIZARD of the NORTH is getting more
and more mysterious. He nightly introduces new wanders.
His Mystic Temple is thronged with most brilliant audiences,
who proclaim hint to be the only legitimate Profeb-sor of
Modern Magic, the very " ne plus ultra" of Cabalistic
Phenomena. f e performs more wonders in one night, than all
other Professors could accomplish in a month. The " Great Wizard
•of the North" has no rival, no equal in Europe or the world. He
will be fouhd nightly " at Home," Plucking from h:s Mystic Caul-
dron NEW MAGICCOPICAL EXt- ERIMENTS of Natural Phi-
-1 sophy bringing from any Gentleman's Hat a Feather Bed and the
:Gifts of Flora.

Between the parts of the Wizard's Performances, Mr. SMITH
w.ll perform on his pew instrument, the CRYSTALOPHION;
• Mr. P 3ILIPS, the Banjoist, will nightly appear. The THREE
INFANT ARABS, Seven, Nino, and lwelve years of Age, go
through a new and original Performance.
• Dress Circle, is.; Pit. is. ; Gallery, ed. Reserved Seats, and.
Private Boxes can be secured at the lheatre, and of all the Agents.
'Second Price at Nine o'clock.
DJors open at Half-past Seven—the Wizard appears at Fight. ,

' EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
ONE MILLING Admission to THE NAPOLEON MU-'
,SEUM, the most magnificent' and extensive Collection of Nieto-.
.steal Curiosities and Works of Art ever known to have been formed
;by One Person, during Twenty-five years of elaborate research, at a
east of 60,000 guineas, and to completely illustrate, in the most in-
-atfuetive- and interesting manner, the most important part of Euro-
Peen history, viz.—CHARLES 1., OLIVER CROMWELL, and,
•LOULS XLV., to the deaths of GEORGE 111., and the EMPEROR
.NAPOLEON, in 1821. This unique Museum has been visited often,
during the lost and present year, by the Royal Family, the Duke of
'Wellington, the Foreign Princes, Ambassadors, and their Ladies,
also many thousands of the Nobility and Public ; and the Pro-
prictor has recently been able to increase, by several very tine
pictures, &e., his previous almost incredible number and variety of
.MSS-,- Works of Art, and a multitude of valuable Relics, and other
curiosities, in this most instructive and, as hundreds have said it
_ought to be, a National Museum. Many thousand have Inspected it,
and THIRTY PRINCIPAL EDITORS of the PUBLIC PRESS
'have stated ttrit It ought to be seen by every one. The price of admls•
sion is reduced to ONE SHILLING.

The NAPOLEON MUSEUM is be seen ealy at the "Egyptian
awl," Piccadilly, dally from Ten till Dusk.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MAE 4.
Tn.mmoltETEn, Lowest, 46 ; Highest, 62 ; Noon, 55.
BAROMETER, 30.2.—W1ND, N N.P.

NcrrE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the
1.-eezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is
nsnally placed opposite 30, and rain at 29.

FIGH WATER AT LONDON"-BRIDGE TIES TItY.
• morning 39 minutes after 2 1 Evening... 2 minutes after 3.

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