The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-06 00:00:00

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It is understood that the removal of the-Court from Buck-
ingham Palace to 'Windsor Castle has been postponed until
Wednesday or Thursday next; at the 'latest.' Her Majesty
will'have a- large dinner party on 'Monday next at the
Palace, which, it is expected; will close'the Royal banquets ih
town for the present season. • • •
The Duke and Duchessof Montrose have taken a residence
at Cowes for the.autumn. The Duke came to town on Tues-
day from Cowes. The Duchess and family remain there for.
the present. - , -
The Earl of Haddington held a levee on Thurday at the
Admiralty, at which several naval officers of distinction had
the honour of paying their respects to his Lordship. The
next levee will take place on Thursday, the 11th inst.
The Earl and. Countess of Wilton gave a dinner at their
mansion; in Grosvenor-square, to the Duke of Montrose,
Viscount and Visconntesa Newport, Viscount Ossulston,
Viscount Cantilupe, Lord. and Lady Seyrnour; Viscount
and Lady 'Marianne Alford; Lord Foley and Hon: Miss A.
Hon. Francis Villiers, Lady Alice Peel, &c.
The Nike and Duchess of St: Alban's and • the youthful
Earl' of Burford, and Lady Diana Bealiclerk, 'are expected to
remain at' Holly Grove until' the close of the ensuing month,
when they proceed to Redbourne'Hidl, near Brigg, for the
season.

On Thursday afternoon the Duchess of Buccleuch gave a
grand fete.at: Montagu House. In the earlier part of the day,
the weather pitniised to be unpropitious for anything like, a
fete al fresco, but notwithstanding the threatening appear-
ances of rain, at least one thousand of the leading nobility
congregated at Montagu House, the carriages continuing,
without intermission, for three hours to 'set down visitors.
The garden in the rear of the mansion fronting the Thames
was suitably laid out with costly furniture for the accommo-
dation of the brilliant assemblage.

nusemzzairsorrs.
The annual general-meeting of the London Coachmakers'
Benevolent Institution was held at the Red Lion, King street.
Golden-square, for the purpose of receiving the report of the
past year, and for the election of president and-other officers
for the ensuing year, Mr. William Savage,, pre.sident, in the
chair. From the report it appeared that Although the Insti-
tution was bat in its infancy, upwards of 80 members of the
trade had enrolled their names on the books, and, from dona-
tions and subscriptions, the funded stock of • the' Society
amounted to 360/.1 Is.' 9d., with a steady prospect of increase.
Dalmas has received a reprieve during her Majesty's plea-
sure, .and, will probably be confined in Bedlam for life. ~ .
Covent-garden and the Borough markets have not for many
years past been so well and extensively supplied with fruitas
at the present season, large quantities of cherries and currants
being daily imported from France and Belgium.
Ott Wednesday two works at the sale of the library of the
Duke of Sussex brought the enormous prices of 190/. and
170/. ! The former was for a Latin Bible printed byGuten-
berg and Fust, being the first edition of the. Holy Scriptures,
and the first book ever executed by the inventors of printing
with moveable types. This edition is generally. known by
the name of the Mazarine Bible. It was printed between
1450 and 1455. The second work (that sold at 1701.) was a
copy of the first edition of the Latin Bible with a date, 1462,
and which was printed by Fast and Schoeffer.

OPENING LETTERS AT THE • POST-OFFICE.—A
gentleman posted a letter at Cowes, addressed to a gen-
tleman at Reading. It bears the Cowes post-mark of
the 27th of June, and the Reading, of the 28th. The
seal bearS his initials as if it had never been opened,
but that it had been there. annot be the shadow of a
doubt, as 'the party in sealing it up put in the wrong
corners of -the envelope, by which means the Cowes
postmark was sealed within ;the Reading one only being
outside on that part of the envelope- ! This was imme-
diately seen, and the cover was returned to the writer.
DEATH OF MR. SCHOLEFIELD, MEMBER FOR 131/1-
MLNOTIAM.—We regret to announce the'death of this gentle-
man, which took place at his residence in Manchester-
buildings, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was attacked
by paralysis on this day se'ninght, and his recovery was at
once pronounced 'to be hopeless. Few men were more
esteemed in private life than the deceased Member for Bir-
mingham, and he has left a widow- and several children to
lament his loss.—Times.

Tim MACKEREL FISRERY.--BRIGHTON, JULY 4.—
This morning our mackerel boats returned with a large
quantity of flnemackerel, which Were retailed in the streets
at eight for a shilling;