The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-20 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty took an airing in an open carriage and four yester-
day afternoon. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by
Col. Bouverie, rode out on horseback at the same time.
Sir Robert Peel had anaudience yesterday of the Queen.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Col. Bouverie,
was present yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the Commissioners
for Promoting the Fine Arts in the Re-building of the Houses of
Parliament. The Earl of Lincoln and other Commissioners attended,

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princees
Royal were taken an airing yesterday in the Royal gardens of
Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Viscountess
Jocelyn, lion. Miss Murray, Viscount Sydney, Major-General
Wemyss, and Col. Bouverie, honoured the Italian Opera House
with their presence yesterday evening.
The Duchess of Kent took an airing in a carriage yesterday.
Her Royal Highness, attended by L..cly Anna Maria Dawenn,
visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester at Gloucester
House, on Monday evening.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by
the Princesses Augusta and Mary of Cambridge, arrived in town
yesterday afternoon from Kew.
The Duke of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Gloucester at
Gloucester House.

Mr. Mayers, Agent for Barbadoes, and Admiral Sir John Talbot
had interviews with Lord Stanley yesterday, at the Colonial-office

SNORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BATH AND BRISTOL RACES.—TUESDAY.
The Lansdown Trial Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, with 20
added; 3 yrs, 6st 1•4113 ; 4 yrs, Bst 1016; 5 yrs, 9st 21b; 6
yrs and aged, 9st 711) ; mares, B;c., allowed 31b.
a Qua' ter. (Five Subs. )
Mr. G. Blathwaite nd Warden, 5 yrs. Walked over.
The Produce Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft; for 3 yrs old colts,
Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. One mile. (Eleven Subs. )
Mr. Gi egory's Barrier, by Defence (Treen) I
Mr. Br,stovv's b-f by Elis, out of Languid, allowed 31bs ... 2
20 to lon Barrier. Won easy by two lengths.
The Somersetshire Stakes of 25 suits. each, 15 ft, and only 5 f.
if declared, with 50 added. (Forty-sesen Subs., thirty-three
of whom declared. )
Lord G. Eentinck's Tripoli, 3 yrs, a feather ( Sharp) 1
Mr.. Maley's Belissitaa, aged, 7st 13113....
Mr. Treen's Fitzroy, 5 yrs, Bst, 131 b
Mr. Isaac Day's Tamburini 6 yrs, Bst 6113
Mr. E. Hobson's Piccotee b), 5 yrs,Bs‘
Mr. W. Blathwaite nd Ermengarc:is, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b
Gen. Gilbert's Stork, 6 yrs, 7st 51b 0
Mr. Collett's Moonbean, 4 yrs, tiNt 101 b
Mr. .1. Day's m by Nimrod, out ,of Busk, 5 yrs, 6st llb
Mr. W. C. Cedrington nd Bugle, 4 yrs, 6st 0
Betting-6 to 4 agst Tripoli, and 7to 2 agst Belissima.
Fitzroy made nearly all the running to the distance, where
Belissima and the grey singled themselves out; a fine race
home between these two was won by the latter by half a
beating the rt st by six lengths.
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The—weather was fine, but the attendance thin.
The Jockey Club Meeting, originally appointed for Tuesday
in the Newmarket Craven Meeting, and postponed for a week
in consequence of the absence of several of the members, was
held yesterday at Willis's Rooms. It was very numerously at-
tended, and lasted from one o'clock until four. The press hav-
ing been excluded, all that we were able to ascertain was that
the discussion closed satisfactorily, and that the resolutions
passed will appear in the Calender.

ERRATUM.—In our Parliamentary Report of yes-
terday, it was erroneously stated that Mr. P. Pryse had not been
duly elected, and that Mr. J. Hartford was declared the sitting
Member. We give the correct account in the report of the
proceedings at the close of the Committee. Mr. Pryse
is the Member for Cardigan.
STATE or TRADE.—There was a most active de-
mand for cotton last week, with a sale of 39,030 bags, which is
nearly double the average of the weekly sales of the present
year. Of this large quantity, 12,000 bales were taken on spe-
culation, a circumstance which furnishes strong evidence of an
improved feeling amongst capitalists with regard to the cotton
trade. The sales on Saturday amounted to 8,000, and yester-
day to 7,000 bales. In the Corn Market there is no great
change. Prices are tending upwards, although a fair quantity
of foreign wheat continues to arrive from the South of Europe.
The general belief is that wheat will be very high before harvest,
owi..g to the shortness of the supply in the country; and that
the duty will sink very low; some think even down to a shilling.
The cheapness and abundance of money is favourable to spe-
culation in cotton, corn, and all great staple articles, and
it is also steadily pushing up the prices of the better descrip-
tions of shares, and of all Government securities. From the
last return, it will be seen that the Bank of England has again
got upwards of seven millions of bullion in its coffers.—Li-
verpool Times.
DEATH OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR LIONEL
SMlTlC.—Advices from the Mauritius to the 9th of January
were received on Saturday at the. North and South American
Coffee-house, by which we regret to learn the death of his
Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir Lionel Smith, Governor
of that Island. His Excellency was taken ill on the 31st of
December, at his country-house, at Rtdnit, and expired sud-
denly on the 3d of January, of hydruthorax, or effusion of
water on the chest. His Excellency was in the 64th year of
his age; he arrived here in July, 1840, so that the term of his
administration of the affairs of this island was limited to a
period of little more than sever teen months. He is replaced
temporarily in the government of this island ny Colonel W.
Staveley, C. 8., the senior officer next in command, and late
Commandant of the garrison. In the Baronetcy, Sir Lionel is
succeeded by his only son, Lionel Smith, a youth of only
nine years of age.
A few days ago there died in service, as a cook, in
the Rue de Bondy, a female who was grand-niece of Corneille
and niece of Fontenelle. Her uncle Fontenelle, who lived to
the age of 99, was rich, but, instead of leaving his fortune to his
relatives, hebequeathed it to twoiemales, and to servants, who
had, in his extreme old age, induced him to make a will in their
favour.—Galignani.