The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-10 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex left his
residence in Kensington Palace yesterday morning
for Alton Towers, Staffordshire, to honour the Earl
of Shrewsbury with a visit.
His Excellency M. Dedel has returned to town
from a visit to Lord Montagu, at Beaulieu, • near
Southampton.
Baron de Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister,
transacted business yesterday at the JN oreign-office.
Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Customs, and the Hon.
Edward Stewart, Deputy-Chairman, had an inter-
view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday,
at his official residence in Downing-street.
Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Co.•
lonial• office, for the Governor of New Zealand.

Dispatches from the Governor of Ceylon, and also
from the Governor of Bermuda, were received yes-
terday at the Colonial-office.

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WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—Her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent visited the Royal infants at the
Castle yesterday.
Col. Wylde and Baron Stockmar had the honour of
dining with her Royal Highness at Frogmore Lodge
in the evening.
The Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal both
enjoy excellent health, and have been taken airings
daily except yesterday, when they were prevented by
the continuance of rain. The Princess Royal rides
upon her little Shetland pony in the Home Park, and
the Prince of Wales is taken out by his attendants at
the same time. Again in the afternoon their Royal
Highnesses are taken a carriage drive in the Great
Park, the Dowager Lady Lyttelton attending on all
occasions.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
WARWICK RACES—THURSDAY.
The Castle Park Stakes of 10 soya. each. One mile.
(5 Subs.)
Mr. Isaac Day's Morality, 3 yrs (Wakefield) 1
Mr. Bristow's f by Uncle Toby, 3 yrs
6 to 5 on Morality, who won in a canter.
The Stand Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 30 sovs.
added. Two miles.
Mr. Collett's Rory O'More, 6 yrs, Bst 51b (Whitehouse) 1
Mr. Griffith's Harroldstone, 3 yra, 6st 51b
Mr. Isaac Day's Tamburini, 6 yrs, Bst 111 b 3
Mr. G. Moore's Flask, 5 yrs, Bst 21b 4
2 to 1 each agst Rory, Harroldstone, and Tamburini.
Won by a length.
The Queen's Plate of 100 Guineas. Two mile heats.
Mr. Greville's 'Welfare, 5 yrs . (Nat) 1 4 1
Duke of Richmond's The Currier, 6 yrs 5 1 3
Mr. M. Jones's Portrait, 4 yrs 0 0 2
Mr. Owsley's Happy-go-Lucky, 3 yrs 4 2 dr
Mr. Goodman's The Shadow, aged 2 3 dr
Mr. Lovesey's The Corsair, 6 yrs - 3 dr
The Town Plate of 501. 'Heats, two miles.
Mr. Collins' Isaac, aged (S. Darling) 1 1
Mr. Lucas's The Traitor, 3 yrs . 3 2
Mr. Charltoa's Nix-my-Dolly, 3 yrs 2 dr
Won in a canter.
ST. LEGER BETTING.-3 to 1 agst Attila (offered)-
8 to 1 agst Cabrera-10 to 1 agst Seahorse-15 to 1 agst
Rosalind-30 to 1 agst Palladium. The others as before.
The general impression here is that Attilais " gone."
The parcels containing our Reporter's account of Tues-
day's and Thursday's races were detained in Warwick by
the coach proprietors until too late for the last train from
Birmingham. They ought to have been received the
same nights. The railway people at 'Coventry were not
to blame.

MORPETH RACES--..WEDNESDAY.
The Borough Members' Plate of 501. Heats, one mile
and a balf.
Mr. Lamb's Sambo Sutton, aged
Mr. Johnson's f by Voltaire, out of Proser-
pine, 4 yrs 1 3 3
Mr. Hutchinson's Maria Monk, 5 yrs 2 4 2
Mr. Crawford's Royal Charlie, 3 yrs 0 2 0
Won in a canter.
The Steward's Plate of 501., added to a Sweepstakes of
5 sous. each ; second saves his stakes. Heats, 2 miles.
Sir C. Monck's Flagsman, 3 yrs • 1 1
Mr. Orde's Queen Bee, 5 yrs
Mr. Crawford's Centurion, aged
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Mr. Hepple'a Lady Flora, 4 yrs
A good race.
YARMOITTH RACES.—TUESDAY.
The Gold Cup Stakes of 10 sovs. each. Heats 2 miles.
Mr. Button's Evasion, 3 yrs (A Lad) 0 1 1
Mr. Pettit's Espartero, 3 yrs

Woodcock's lEolian, 4 yrs
Tompson's Petition, 3 yrs 3 3 dr
Won easy.
The Members' Plate of 501. Heats; two miles and a dis.
Mr, Palmer's.Everilda, 3 yrs (Pettit) 1 1
Mt., Woodcock's /Eolian 4 yrs
3 2
Mr. Bigiwid's Camille, 6 yrs 2 dr
Won by half a length,
The Vauxhall Coronation Stakes were won, in two
heats, by Mr. Stracey's Pro-tempore, 6 yrs, beating Mr.
Theobald's Pauline, aged. Won in a canter.
WEDNESDAY.
The Gentlemen's Purse of 501. Heats, two miles and dis.
Mr. Pettit's Everilda, 3 yrs (Pettit, jun.) 1 1
Mr. Oswald's Evasion, 3 yrs 4 2
Mr. Rush's br cby Plenipo, Maresfield's d, 3 yrs 2 0
Mr. Woodcock's iEolian, 4 yrs 3 0
Won easy.
The Tradesmen's Purse was won in two heats, by Mr.
Bignold's Camille, beating Everilda, Petition, and Pro-
tempore.
PRESTON GUILD RACES.—THURSDAY.
The Stewards' Handicap Purse of 50Z One mile and
three quarters.
Mr. Ring's Atalanta, 3 yrs, ist 51b
Mr, Meiklam's Temptation, 3 yrs
Even betting. Won by a head.
The Guild Handicap of 25 sous. each, 15 ft, and 5 ft only
if declared, with 15 added. Mile and three quarters.
Mr. Bower's Collina, 4 yrs, Bst 61b
Mr, Farington's Little Philip, 5 yrs, 7st 21b 2
Hornby's Champaign, 5 yrs, Bst
The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr.
Meiklem's Wee Willie, aged, Bst 121 b, and Mr. Gray-
don's Helpmate, 6 yrs, 7st 101 b.
The favourite made all the running, and won by a
length and a half.
The Holm Plate of 50/., added to a Sweepstakes of 5
sot's. each. Heats, one mile and a half.
MAtalanta,
Mr, King's 3 yrs (Francis) 1
Mr, Meiklam's Wee Willie, aged
A good race.
WESTERN MEETING AT AYR.—WEDNESDAY.
The Produce Sweepstakes of 50 sot's. each, 20 ft ; colts,
Bst 31b; fillies, Bst; three yrs old. Two miles. (5 Subs.)
Mr. Alexander's f Niagara, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b
Mr. Meiklam's Florence, 3 yrs, Bst 2
Won easy.
The Ayr Gold Cup, by subscription of 10 guineas each ;
three yrs old, ist 31b; four yrs, Bst 51b; 5 yrs, Bst 12lb;
6 yrs and aged, 9st 21b ; those by untried stallions,
&c., allowed 21b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b.
Mr. Ramsay's, The Recorder, 6 yrs ...... (W. Noble) 1
Sir J. Boswell's Cable, 3 yrs
Mr. W. M. Alexander's Jock, 5 yrs 3
Mr. Alexander's Archer, 4 yrs
Won by a neck, after a good race between two.
Sweepstakes of 5 sous. eaachah, with 20 added. Mile and
lf.

Mr.
Mr.

Mr. J. Merry's Patriot, aged walked over.
Plate of 504 Two mile heats
Mr. Ramsay's Zoroaster, 6 yrs (W. Noble) 1 1
Mr. Campbell's Hullbank, 4 yrs
Lord Eglinton's Assagai, 4 yrs 2 dr
Won easy.
ROCHESTER AND CHATHAM RACES.
THURSDAY.
The Gold Cup intakes of 5 SOTS. each, with 40 added.
Heats, two miles. The winner to be sold for 200/., the
second to save his stake. (8 Subs.)
Mr. Mare's Argos, 5 yrs, 9st 21b 4 1 2 1
Mr. Skingsley's Hawk's-eye, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b 13 0 2
Mr. Shelley's lole, 3 yrs, 7st llb .... 0 0 1 3
Mr. Hornsby's Revoke, 6 yrs, 9st 21b 0 2 3 dr
Mr. Hodge's Dane John, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b 2 4 dr
Mr. Baker's Montezuma, 6 yrs, 9st 21b
The West Kent Stakes of 2 soy& each, and 25 added ;
5 sovs. for the second, Heat* one mile. (12 subs.)
Mr. Scott's Ellen, 3 yrs
Mr. Bacon's Fairplay, 4 yrs
Mr. Tollett's Fairy Oak, 5 yrs
Mr, Doekeray's Pickwick, aged 2 3 dr
Several others started.
The Hunter? Stakes, of 5 sovs. each, and 40 added ; the
second to save his stake of 6 says. Twice round and
a dis. (5 subs.)
Mr. Armstrong's Bonnet Rouge, 5 yrs
Mr. Simmond's Obelisk, 5 yrs 2 2
Mr. Langham's Factotum, 5 yrs 0 3

On Thursday night the housekeeper of Mr.
Kerner, the tobacconist of St. James'-street, put an end
to her existence by drowning herself in the water-butt.
It will be recollected that an examination took place be-
fore the Magistrates of Marlborough-street, respecting
the conduct of Mr. Kerner, who has suddenly absented
himself from this country on account of an alleged fraud
in some bill transactions ; and it is said that the poor
woman had been reduced to a state of despondency, oc-
casioned by her master having made away with her little
property.
Such is the competition in the coal trade at Mar-
gate, that several ships in the harbour are selling coals
of excellent quality at 21s. per ton.
On opening a vase lately discovered in the ruins of
Herculaneum, the learned Abbe Facciolati found an
orange preserved in vinegar. It appears the Romans
pickled oranges as we do gherkins.
The opera by Mr. Rooke, which was in prepara-
tion at Covent Garden last season, will be produced dur-
i:..g: v. et I'EG. is a IlluLtci t6r k:(..:_:grtttu-
lation to native composers, and we hope Mr. Kemble
will follow up his good design,-111usicaj Review.