The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-03 00:00:00

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Albert took eque3:liaii exercise in the riding school
for an hour yesterday evening, attended by Major'
General Wemyss and Colonel B•ouverie.
Her And Consort 'walked
for souk. ,-ar)rning in tLe Home Park. Soon
after the return of the royal party Prince Albert left
the Castle, attended by Mr. G. E. Anson and Colonel
pn.itqc,ll, and • ibur, tor Mr. Mason's
Sificefili•,,a, to hoot with his harriers. • ,
(11.,wc, out in g potty r hae..on, atteNdeu
by the; U-unte of ebarleniont. The Equerry in
Aljor-General IVemyss, attending 00
herseback.

iiis Exe,llency the French Ambassador and the
Countess St. Au!Aire left the Castle to-day. The
Countess of Gainsborough also tok,k her departure.
Their Ito 3al Highnesses . the Prince of Welsh
the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken
for a walk in the pleasure•grounds this M)rniug.
Prince _Alfred and the Prince of Woks went out °a
a pony.

The Duke of Cam')ridi_e visited her Rt yea FLP
ness the Duchess of GloLc ester yester lay, d Glob
cater Holm.
The French A mbasa(lor transacted buaireo. rid
berday at the Foregn-office.
Dispatches for the Governors of Hong-Kong so,a
Ceylon were sent off last evening from the Colonilw
office. Dispatches were also sent off for the Govergot
of Malta.

DISTRIBUTION OF THE ROYAL
BOUNT YAT WINDSOR. _

WINDSOR, WEINESDAY.—The distribution of
jesty's and Prince Albert's New-year's gifts to the vic
and needy families residing within the borough of PelB
Windsor, took place this morning in the new riding'
school, at the royal mews. The Queen and her iller
trious Consort were present. The number of families'
recipients of this seasonable bounty, amounted to 618
hundred and ten. In the centre of the immense build'
ing was a table, upwards of fifty feet in length, uPe!,
which were piled mountains of beef of the prialtw
joints, weighing nearly a ton, and tastefully decorate'
with laurel. Two other tables, one at each end, were
appropriated to plum puddings and quartern loaves'
Along the walls, at the north and south sides of tile
riding-school, tables were also placed, upon which viersf
displayed the blankets for distribution. The whole o
the recipients, who were admitted at the western en"
trance, by tickets, were ranged at the end of the build'
in;;, where they remained until the arrival of her Sy
iesty and the Prince, who entered the Queen's galled(
at half-past nine o'clock. Amongst those members. c't.
the royal household whom we observed in the body!
die building, were the Countess of Charlemont, Lad
Caroline Cocks, the Earl of Warwick, Sir Frederic
Stovin, the Rev. Lord Wriothesley Russell, Maior.
General Sir Edward Bowater, Mr. G. E. and the BO'
Sirs. Anson. the Hon. and Rev. C. L. -Courteaay,
Glover •&c. • - - • -

The distribution of the royal gifts commenced imPie:
diately upon the arrival of the Queen and Prince Albe'
under the superintendence of the mayor and magistrate°
of the borough, the Rev. Isaac Gossett (vicar), the Bel'
W. Canning (canon in residence), the Rev. Stepite!
Hawtrey, the Rev. Measrs. Gould and Bentley, moat;
of New Windsor ; and Mr. John Clode, jun., Mr.
Adams and Mr. Ingalston, churchwardens. No peragl
were permitted to be present except thole whose office
services were required.
The following is a list of the articles given away r°,
One hundred and eighty families each received an exec'.
:ent, pair of 10-quarter blankets.
The provisions, as under, were divided amongst g°
i'amilies, including those who were supplied with blee
kets :-1,819 pounds of meat, 1,395 pounds of bread, Pfk,
.iounds of pudding, 584 gallons of potatoes, 1,032 pis'
of ale, 3,330 cwt. coals.
The quantity of meat given to each applicant was re',
gulated according to the number in the family, each taw
adult receiving three pounds, each female adult tie°
pounds, and one pound t.) each child. The distributi°
of the other gifts was similarly regulated.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness remained u'rl_Atil
the proceedings, which lasted upwards of an hour, be':
terminated, and proceeded on foot, across- the 110133°
Park, to the Castle, attended by the royal suite.
Two splendid banners, one containing the royal arlo
and the other the arms of the Prince Consort, were dig'
played from the Queen's closet, which was tastefully or
'lamented with laurel and other evergreens.

FASHIONS FOR JANUARY.

From the London and Paris Ladice Magazine of Fashia.,"
Velvet is the universally favourite material th1
winter. Morning dresses, carriage dresses, and evil'
ing dresses, are made of it, the style being adapted to
the use required ; some high, with buttons, abet/
with revers, and others with pointed bodies gin'
berthers of lace, jet, or chenille ; it is equally used fat
pelisses, mantalets, scarfs, as also for trimming dresses
of satin and other materials.
Lace and gimp form almost indispensable sector
paniments for every article of dress. Point d'Angle'
terre is used for satin and damas Pompadour;
and point d'Alencon for velvet. Tunic dresses sr°
very fashionable ; made of crape, gauze, organd.)'
with the latter several rows of gold or silver cord,
intermixed with silk cord, are often introduced With
good effect. The redingote form is also advantage'
ously used for evening toilettes in satin or pelti°'
trimmed with gimp. Black preserves its favour;
dresses of black tulle are trimmed with satin fringe°
ribbons, forming what used to be termed volants
la Ninan. Robes, redingotes of serget de sole at
cloth, are made with the corsage casaque ; that is
tight demi-busque in the waist, with jacket all round,
rather deep. The Amazon form is much adapted fat
walking dresses, and admits of various modifications'
As double skirts will be much worn, besides the
ornaments of flowers hitherto in use to raise them,
new style is introduced ; very small flowers, forming
a chain, made narrow, and terminating in large
flowers, are placed on each side, and the body and
sleeves corresponding.
Furs are much in favour : sable manteletsi9alatine,
and pelerines echarpes of ermine and marten fur, with
long square ends, and rounded behind, are used fat
the prunenade. Velvet manteaux are edged with
marten or ermine, and have collars forming pelerine
to match. The bonnets are now all velvet
or satin, ornamented with biais and lace!.
iome are made of velvet, with crowns 0'
satin fulled under a biais ; those of velours epingle
are finished at the edge with biais of satin, and an'
other round the crown ; others are ornamented
with a plait of satin ribbon. Capote a coulisses art
ornamented with lace laid at the edge of the first
:.unner, and another on the crown. The petits bordi
Regeace, the turbans Rosalie, the Druid coiffure,
coiffures a la Vierge, Ondine or Cerito are all fashion'
able. Little caps of silk tulle are trimmed with two
biais of tulle, and a wreath of blue flowers. Muslin
caps are deep at the sides, and trimmed with severs'
rows of narrow lace very little full, and separated hi
small toques of red velvet, each side being finished
a ith a chou and ends of velvet. Caps are still worn
small, but the crowns are more ornamented than they
were.

For evening parties little caps, toques, or turbans,
are very much worn, placed more or less backwera
on the head, but always very short at the ears, with
long ribbon-ends drooping on pompons, or branches,
which spring from flowers tailing on the neck. These
coiffures are made of velvet of every colour, inter
mixed with lappets of lace or wreaths in feuillaget
placed on foundations of point lace • of gold resilles,
with bunches of beads falling at the side, or with
fringes of bugles, black, green, or v bite, terminating
the scarf which encircles the face.

• SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
A very thin.room, and business too insignificant ill
amount and importance to require any introductory
observations to the prices of the few horses betted
against.

CHESTER CCP.
1 agst Pug—taken I 50 to 1 agst Foig-a-bal-
I agst Clumsy—taken 1 lagh—taken
1 agst Barricade— t. 50 to 1 agst Agriculturist
1 agst Maceabeus—t. 50 to 1 agit The Ara.
1 apt Celeste—t.

DERBY.
16 to I agst Lord Stradbroke's Idas—t. and aft. nir.
18 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Pam—taken
35 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's c out of Calypso's dso
—l,OOO to 25 taken
35 to 1 agst Mr. Stanley's Minikin colt-1,000 t°
25 taken
35 to 1 agst Mr. Mostytes Pantasa-1,000 to 21
taken
1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Wigram's Elchee—taken
1,500 to 50 agst Idas for Two Thousand Guineas Stakes
and Derby—taken
1,000 to 10 agst Idas winning his four Spring engage"
iq••nts at Nk.wmarket—taken.
CHESTER Cur.—Me nominations have not yet Well
made public, but they arc said to be considerably above
one hundred.