The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-30 00:00:00

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The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the "loyal Academy
.vith a visit y.sterday afternoon, attended : he Duchess of
sluceleuch, Mistress of the Robes ; the Countess of Dalhousie,
Lady in Waiting; Hon. Miss Murray. and Hon. Miss
Lister, Maids of Honour in Waiting ; the Earl of Liverpool,
Lord Steward ; Earl Delawarr, Lord Chamberlain ; Earl.
of Jer;ey, Master of the Horse ; Lord Byron, Lord in Wait-
ing ; Hon. Captain Hood, Groom in Waiting; Major-
General Wemyss, Equerry in Waiting ; and Colonel Bouverie,
Equerry in Waiting on Prince Albert.
The Royal Party arrived in Trafalgar-square in three of
the Royal carriages, at one o'clock, anti were received by Sir
ilartin Archer Shee, the President of the Academy, who
conducted her Majesty and
,the Prince through the diffortint
schools. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, at-
tended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Sir George Couper,
Bart., arrived at the Royal Academy directly after her Majesty.
The Royal Dinner Party at Buckingham Palace, on Thurs-
day evening, included her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, Lady Anna
Maria Dawson, Earl of Dalhousie, Lord and Lady Lilford,
Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Peel, Hon. John Duncan
Bligh, and Sir George Couper, Bart.
The band of the Grenadier Guards attended during dinner,
and per:ormed in the evening the following pieces :—Prussian
March, with a Trio, by It. Sibold. Overture, " Norma"
( Raper). Quadrille, " Irish" (Jullien). Chorus, " Das
Nach.lager in Grenada" (K. Kreutzer). Introduction and
Polonaise (Berr). Romance horn " Das Nachtlager in Gre-
nada" (K. Kreutzer). False, "La Arroganes de la Jotta
(M. S.) Galop, M.litaire (Muller).
Prince Albert at:ended a meeting of the Committee for En-
couraging the Fine Arts at the rebuilding of the Houses of Par-
liament, yesterday afternoon.
'T he Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal were taken an
airing in a carriage .aurl-four yesterday afternoon. _ -
The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday. •
Her Majesty and Prince Albert took an airing yesterday af-
ternoon in an open barnuche and four.
The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Countess
of Dalhousie, Lord Byron, Major-General Wemyss, and
Colonel Bouverie, honoured Covent Garden Theatre with their
presence last evening. •
• Her Majesty the Queen Dowager visited the Duke of Cam-
bridge, on Thursday, at Cambridge House. Their Royal
Highnesses Prince Atbert and the Duke of Sussex visited the
Duke of Cambridge yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and. Duchess of Cam-
bridge had a dinner party last evening, at Cambridge House.
The company consisted of the French Ambassador, and the
Countess St. Aulaire, the Bavarian Minister and Baroness de
Cette; Count Reventlow, the Danish Minister ; Baron Gers-
dorff, the Saxon Minister ; Duke and Duchess of Buceleuch,
Earl of Aberdeen, Earl and Countess of Haddington, Earl and
Countess De Grey, Earl and Countess of Lincoln, Lord and
Lady Wharneliffe, Lord and Lady Stanley, Count de Vau-
dreuitt, and Baron de Brockdorff,

A,Deputation of the Seed Crushers, consisting of Mr. Gas-
ford Mr. Saunders, and Mr. F. Gasford, had an interview
with the Earl of Ripon on Thursday, at the office of the
Board of Trade.

Sir William Gomm had an interview yesterday with Lord
Stanley, at the Colonial-office.
A Depteion, including the Earl of Zetland, Mr. Loch,
and Mr. F. nuncias, had an interview on Thursday with the
Earl of Ripon, at the Board of Trade.
Despatches from South Australia, the Cape of G3od Hope,
and St. Helena, were received yesterday at the Colonial-office.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING.
THURSDAY.

Oars.---In the morning Dil-bar was backed at 4 to 1 ; the
Yorkshire La's at 10 to 1 ; Eliza, at 14 to 1 ; Passion, at 20
to 1, and the Amima filly at 25 to 1. Nothing was done in
the evening. _ • _ _

At Messrs. Tattersall's sale; in the morning, Vain, by Var-
nish, fetched 44 guineas; Bettina, by Sultan, 37 guineas
Darling, by Plenipo, 10 guineas, and Mont Eagle, by Plenipo
10 guineas.