The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-17 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, rode outyesterday fore-
noon in a pony carriage; his Royal Highness driving.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal were taken an airing yesterday morning
in a carriage and four.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty yesterday.
The Queen, attended by the Hon. Miss Paget, and the
Hon. Miss Liddell, took an airing yesterday afternoon°
an open carriage and four, in the Parks, Colonel Arbadv,
not, the Equerry in Waiting, attending on horsebneg,
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colono,
Wylde, rode out on horseback at the same time; Lou
visited the Duchess of Kent at her residence, Clarence.
House.
The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace iP
evening included her Majesty the Queen Dowager, her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Serene Sigfa
aesses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Weimar, 31'
Prince Edward of Saxe 'Weimar, the Duchess Of nue-
clench, the Duke of Devonshire, Viscountess Barring:
ton, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, the Earl of Liverpo°4
and the Earl Howe.
The band of the 2d Regiment of Life .Guards, attO
d.
during dinner.
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Her Majesty had afterwards an evening party. AOllO%
the company were the Duke of Buccleuch, the Mall'', -
and Marchioness of Exeter, Count and Countess Deiv
warr and the Ladies West, Earl and Countess of Den'
bigh and Lady Mary Fielding, Earl and Countess °f
Jersey and Lady Clementina Villiers, Viscount Eo,lll'
Lord Portman, Sir Henry and Miss Wheatley}',
George Couper, Bart, Hon. Miss Cavendish, Mr. 1100 L-
b and the Hon. Mrs. Anson.
Mrs. Anderson, Mr: Molique, Signor Cavallini,. 0111.
Herr Brandt, had the honour of performing. beforOj',el
Majesty. Mr. Parish Alvers played upon one of DIP'
gothic harps.
Her Majesty's private band attended in the saleoll'el
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left tO-61
at half-past Six o'clock yesterday morning, for the BPI
Military College at Sandhurst. the
The Duchess of Gloucester visited her Majesty -
Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marlborough House. e
The Duchess of Cambridge, aceompanied ti,`"e
Princesses Augusta and Mary of Cambridge, visited the
Duchess of Kent on Sunday, at her residence, Clarence
House.

the Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Enron 11:036r
beck, rode out on horseback yesterday morning. fat
Lord Stanley left town yesterday afternoon'
Brighton.
—Alto Despatches from the Governor of the North Ai.—
Colonies were received yesterday at the Colonial-office'

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. es
From three o'clock until nearly seven the room
thronged with spectators from all parts of the coeDiro
but business, except-against the:principal favourites,
less animated than is usual at this season. The Pa „r,
bury nag, Coldrenick, was in greater force than eytie
The first bets taken were 5 to 2 to 1,2001., and
course of the afternoon several hundreds were addl..;
the immense stake previously invested. ; he .left: °( of
offers of 9to 4, or takers at sto 2. The support P..Pilk
Scott's stable turned their attention chiefly to At
taking 7 to 2 eagerly, and offering to go on, up
last moment. Canadian and Auckland had good. park-et
at 11 to 1 each (takers), but Jack, after a few bet„sce,
11 and 12 to 1, gave way ; 1,400 to 100 was laid (7'o.
1,500 to 100 twice, and 13 to 1 afterwards offered.
rently. Lasso receded two or three points, and the l',°ere
.W of Holderness and Meteor, nominally at .20 to 1,-entf
quite friendless. Chatham, too, underwent an ma to
decline ; 3,000 to 100 was- betted twice, and ho, too,as
left. The only outsider backed to any amount was 100
Trooper, who is now on his road from the north ;
tbe
to 10 was taken repeatedly, with Some effect on
odds. The Oaks betting was not worth notic.
THE DERBY.
'5 to 2 agst Coldrenick—taken
7 to 2 agst Atilia—taken
10 to 1 agst Canadian—taken
• 1.1• to 1 agst Auckland—taken
13 to 1 agst Jack—taken
22 to 1 agst Lasso—taken •
30 to 1 agst Chatham
30 to 1 agst Lord of Holderness
30 to 1 agst Meteor
40 to 1 agst Agreeable colt
50 to 1 agst Barrier—taken - 1).1"
50 to 1 agst Fireaway—taken
66 to 1 Moss Trooper—taken
1000 to 15 agst Tiptoe—taken
100 to 1 agst Cheops—taken
100 to 1 agst The Oneida Chief—taken
100 to 1 agst Baronet—taken •
OAKS. •
7 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Adela filly-4,4100
7 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Dil-bar—Ltakea.r. ad,
9 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's S. to Yorkshire ."
13 to 1 agst Firebrand—taken
20 to 1 ast.Duke of Richmond's Baleine filly
We beg to repeat our hint as to the necessity of
.c° do
paring bets on the coming races ; those who. fail o
so must not be surprised if they have the worst 91
reference that may arise out of their neglect.
* KELSO RACES.—TTIOasDAY•
The Hunter's Stakes of 5 so' s., 19st Heats, -
(6 Sbs.)
Mr. Maitland's Clom-&-the- u I:.
Cleugh, 6 yrs •''''''''' 5
Mr. Barnet's The Laird'.s Brother aged ...• ••" 2••• $
Mr. J Elliot's Little Johnny. aged '
The Duke of Roxburgh's Plate of 50 guis."... "'et'
2 miles.
Mr. W.. -R. Ramsey's The Recorder, 6 yrs, 1 1
Bst 81b - (W. Noble) 0 .3
Mr. Crawford's Cantata, aged, Bst 81b 0 1
The Oats Stakes of 5 bolls each. . Mile and half beati.r
Lord Polwarth nd Sir Thomas, I.lst 21b wil4k(la °o

•
HOP DUTY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. re
SlR;—Lord Winchilsea is much alarmed at 4,11 e Pill.
posed reduction of duty on foreign hops, tthinking;it, 00/
reduce the value of his hop-pole
..woOdlands. I.
also woodlands in Kent, but have .no fear of any Vtbe
reduction in their value from the new tariff, becaliseaver
English hop must always maintain its superioritl
riii
the foreign. The following extract • from Dr. Pio'
" Pharmacolocria" on this subject, 'upon the ett'
nufacture of beer, may bp, deserving the alto,
tion of those who are interested in this (pie ? r
He 'says, " Quassia must, therefore, necessaril:l Pugh,
but a sorry substitute ; it will impart bitterness ,ell°
but it will be modified by agreeable aroma, atsd alpi.
contains no astringent principle, it will fail in pr once
rating the vegetable mucilage, or gluten, in cou4o-111;e'
of which the beer so manufactured. will be • in. a. ,1 It
tual state of fermentation, until it is entirely 1,010
The same reasoning will explain why Engli rh aiar
that contain more Gallic acid and Tannin than t )I°s,°r
ported from the Continent, are found to be su per'
preservatives of beer."—Your most obedient se; tvstiti),
A KENTISH LAND2j,,OP
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THE INCOME-TAX..
TO THE EDITOR OF THE S'O:;tiov)
SlR,—Amongst the numberless and violet'
jp
asked lately, respecting the forthcomin obncotioilstor
come-tax, may I beg to inquire of you ill tis tbe
tion of Sir Robert Peel to tax those persons ivil°o.oo
year may not possess 1501. by wity of incoaie
various causes,, such as insolvency, losing their 51
tion4,'S:c ?
Yours, respectfully, .C. 1/. •
[The tax is to be levied on the income of the Tr'
year, and any person, for instance, who had 1..5(31. °ttleta
the year endingthe sth of April, 1842, will 'be
it. whaLver income he may possess in the year e° (el3r
April 5, 1843. If his income during thia latter I.)
falls liort of 1.50/., he, of course, will be exempted
the tax for that year.]

DUBOURG'S_ MECHANICAL
MUSEUM. - -
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This Museum has just been re-opened by the sP;rlll6.
proprietor, in Great Windmill-street, Haymarket. j
Museum forms an extensive apartment, that, asa Pr° O-
nade or saloon will admit some hundred persons il), :01.10,,
evening's amusement, which the Splendid wax' /'011'.4
ranged round its sides, plentifully furaish. Those 01.0
sist of historical groups, the subjects of which" are u,r,01 4
from ancient history or events of the present day, icoie,3
of the latter being accurate likenesses and fac41.4,01
dresses. Correctness of art in this respect is again;lo
passed by the life-like identity of the figures, and )90
meats effected of portions of, their bodies by macbiflirqef
The grand tableau at the upper end of the saloon; r"' e
it 4
renting Coriolanus entreated by his mother and 9'u
when delivering himself up to the Volscians, has 0 ,4
dg Oi
nificent effect, and the head and eyes-of the 011e.70 ''
Roman avert themselves with an air haughty' 0.00.:
natural. Another bead in , the collection, sok
of Don Giovanni, assumes in the wax a tire'
dark caste, with very expressive eyes; and floe,
clining Circassian beauty, among a group of 5 Tligtan
dealers, has the same sun-glow on her features'. re'
lower end of the saloon contains, in two recesses, r''es',.
sentations of Androcles, the runaway Roman a/0%4 ti
tracting the thorn from the lion's paw ; and the gr?
otl'
the animal, produced by separate machinery, °ore' .
mirably managed. An adjoining department
Vii'
:
seats Marchant, Greenacre, Blakesley, Job vriiiiv
Good, Curvoisier, Bailey, and Oxford, the latest el ty,
nals of Newgate, grouped together in compaqi'lifir
likenesses of each being from casts. The Royal ~ itier:;
tening, the Mandarins in treaty with Sir Gordon n'reo,itl-)..
at Cousan, and other apposite subjects, connected 01er;
passing events, lend additional attraction to the " ierA;
which is characterized by excessive brilliancy and eP ieo',
dour of effect. Perhaps if some species of 01-!iite •
entertainment were introduced, it would thereat- ;00
attractions of the promenade. A gallery for refreshT or :
has been also constructed, and a spl.qnlid chauu .
lights the room from the ceiling's centre.

Il is Royal Highness Prince Albert visited toe
Sullblk-street Gallery last week, and purchased a e tbe
of Mr. J. W. Allen's. So judicious a partiality I°r or.
works of this truly English Landscape Painter is all
cellent compliment to British artists. ore
POTATOE LAWS.—In the Isle of Man, people
much alarmed at the intended reduction of the agye4
imported potatoes •; and are afraid of being intl", .;:11
with Dutch, German, and French potatoes. Itegi'ir 04d'
is saying very little for own own country. Sure ivi.sviYi
can grow them as cheap as they can, and we 1,2„,11 01064
market at home. Our land, labour, and skill are
to theirs, and if the difficulty lie in the rent, tax01:litlo,
tithes,-these must give way rather than have
tots made dear.—The Struggle.Vl* #ll
THE SCHOOLMASTER AGAIN.—The follow.;
ng le"
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seen, legibly painted in black and white, between 91,0,--
sea and Aberavon :—" A Cottich to Bee Let or so
Cambritn Our 1:17,71,00