The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-28 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited the
Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by
Lady Fanny Howard and Sir George Couper, arrived in town
at half-past two o'clack yesterday afternoon, from her resi-
dence, Frogmore House, near Windsor. Her Royal Highness
went to Buckingham Palace, and remained to luncheon with
her Majesty and Prince Albert, and afterwards went to Cla-
rence House, St. James's.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Prince
Alfred were taken an airing yesterday in the royal gardens
of Buckingham Palace.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Royal and the Prin-
cess Alice, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton,
were taken a drive in an open carriage and four yesterday.
The Queen had a dinner party yesterday. The company
included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his
Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklen-
burgh Strelitz, his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe
Weimar, Lady Fanny Howard, the Marquis of Granby, the
Earl and Countess of Jersey, and the Ladies Clementine and
Adele Villiers, the Countess Wratislaw, the Honourable
Francis and Lady Anne Charteris, Mr. George Edward and
the Hon. Mrs. Anson, and Captain Francis Seymour.
A military band was in attendance during dinner at the
Palace.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured the
French Ambassador with his company last evening, at his
Excellency's residence in Manchester-square.
THE GRAND DUCHESS (STEPHANIE) OF BADEN..—Sir Geo.
Couper, Bart., first Equerry to the Duchess of Kent, arrived
at the residence of the Duke of Hamilton in Portman-square
yesterday morning, to make inquiry after the health of the
Grand Duchess, on the part of the Duchess of Kent.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel
Wylde, Equerry in Waiting, visited her Royal Highness
yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh
Strelitz, visited the Grand Duchess yesterday.
The Duchess of Buccleuch (Mistress of the Robes), the
Earl of Morton (Lord in Waiting to the Queen), Colonel
Buckley (Equerry to the Queen), and Colonel Wylde
(Equerry to Prince Albert), the French Ambassador, and
many of the principal nobility, called yesterday to pay their
respects to her Royal Highness.
The Honourable Charles Augustus Murray, her Majesty's
Secretary of Legation to the Court of Naples, left town yes.
terday to embark in the " Montrose" steam-packet for the
Mediterranean.

A meeting of Members of the House of Commons was
held yesterday at twelve o'clock, at the official residence of
Sir. Robert Peel, in Downing street. About eighty Mem-
bers (principally for counties) attended. Sir Robert Peel
was accompanied by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the
Earl of Lincoln.

The meeting broke up at one o'clock.
A deputation of Members of Parliament, representing the
silk-throwing districts, and consisting of Mr. Mastennan,
Mr. Repton, Mr. Tatton Egerton, Mr. Evans, General Lygon,
Mr. Brocklehurst, Lord Duncannon, Sir Philip Egerton,
Bart., Mr. Colville, Lord Grimston, Mr. Miles, Mr. Miller
Mundy, Mr. Cornwall Legh, Mr. Gisborne, Mr,. Baßkes, Mr.
Wollehouse, Mr. Dickinson, and Mr. Sturt, had an interview
with the President andVice-President of the Board of Trade and
the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at the office of thi
Board of Trade, to represent the necessity of the retention of
the Is. duty on thrown silk. The Members were accompa-
nied by the following :—Mr. Ambrose Moore (of London),
Mr. Rowbottham fof Macclesfield), Mr. Ward (of Deverill),
Mr. Wilmot (of Sherborne), Mr. Shute (of Watford), Mr.
Jupe (of Meu), Mr. Woollam (of St. Alban's), Mr. Baker (of
Derby), Mr. Percival (of Sandbach), Mr. Tidswell (of Lon-
don and Norwich), Mr. Clarke (of Congleton), and Mr.
Brace, the agent anill solicitor.
Bishop Griffith had an interview with Lord Stanley yes-
terday, at the Colonial- office. Mr. J. H. Bailey had also an
interview with his Lordship.
Lord Sandon, M.P., Sir Howard Douglas, M.P., and a
deputation respecting sugar, had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Mr. Wickham,
Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes had also an interview
with the Right Hon. Gentleman.
Dispatches from the Governors of Ceylon and the Mau-
ritius were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. Dis-
patches were sent off for the Governor of Van Diemen's Land.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TArrERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
The limited amount of business transacted on the
Chester Cup gave Cataract a decided call of Mr. Jaques's
mare, thereby confirming the demonstration made on Mon-
day last. Beyond this, and an improvement in Yheomun-ac-
Knuck, it was destitute of interest. The Derby betting was
equally flat and unimportant, requiring nothing from us
more than a return of the average prices :
CHESTER CUP.
7 to 1 agst the Irish lot
10 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's Cataract
13 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Semisera—taken
15 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnson's The Era
16 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnson's Obscurity—taken
22 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Winesour
25 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's St. Lawrence—taken
30 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Pug
33 to 1 agst Mr. Davies's Yheomun-ac-Knuck
35 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Pride of Kildare
40 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Ould Ireland
66 to 1 agst Mr. Plummer's Alice Hawthorn—t. Sr off.
66 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Seaport
1000 to 15 agst Mr. J. Dav's Portrait—taken
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Standish's Susan—taken and aft. off.
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Irwin's Mickey Free—t and aft, off.
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Ongley's Mystery—taken and aft. off.
1000 to 10 agst Mr. Standish's Little Hampton—t. & off.
1000 to 10 agst Mr. Irwin's Polish
DERBY.
11 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm—taken
15 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Idas—taken
15 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Cobweb colt—tak and aft offered
15 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Kedger
22 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Newsmonger
28 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip colt
30 to 1 agst A. W. Hill's Ironmaster (all in)
33 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's Mentor—taken
33 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Pantasa—taken
33 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Clear-the-way—taken •
35 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old England
40 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnson's Annandale—taken
500 even between Idas and the Cobweb colt.
ASHDOWN PARK COURSING MEETING.
WEDNESDAY.
TUE Cur.—Mr. Parkinson's Sandlark beat Mr. Lawrence's
Laudanum ; Mr. Bowles's Brocade beat Mr. Archdale's May-
fly ; Mr. Wyndham's Wivanhoe beat Mr. Gordon's Crasse ;
Mr. Lawrence's Laura beat Mr. Archdale's Mischief ; Mr.
Wyndham's Walburgha beat Mr. Gordon's Gammon ; Mr.
Parkinson's Sarah Bates beat Mr. Bowles's Blessington.
First Ties.—Brocade beat Sandlark ; Laura beat Wivanhoe ;
Walburgha beat Sarah Bates.
TILE CLARET STAKES.—Mr. Parkinson's Steam beat Mr.
Wyndham's Whim ; Mr. Bowles's Brai de-Fer beat Mr. Law-
rence's Lothario.
Ties.—Bras de Fer beat Steam and won the stakes.