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
Cot. Bouverie, rode out on horseback at the same time.

Sir Robert Peel had an audience 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 Prince:s
Itoyal were taken an airing yesterday in the Royal gardens of
Buckingham Palace.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Viscountess
Jocelyn, Hon. Miss Murray, Viscount Sydney, Major-General
Wemyss, and Col. Bouveric, honoured the Italian Opera House
with their presence yesterday evening.

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The Duchess of Kent took an airing in a carriage yesterday.
Her Royal Highness, attended by Lady Anna Maria 'Dawson,
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 Barhadoes, and Admiral Sir John Talbot
bad interviews with Lord Stanley yesterday, at the Colonial-oilice.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BATH AND BRISTOL RACES.-TUESDAY.

The Lansdown Trial Stakes of 15 :ors. each, 10 ft, with 20
added; 3 yrs, fist ILlb ; 4 yrs, Sat 101 b ; 5 yrs, 9st 211,; 6

yrs and aged, 9st 711, ; mares, &e., allowed 31b. Mile-and-
a• Quarter. (Five Subs.)
Mr. G. Blaihwaite nd Warden, 5 yrs. Walked over.
The Produce Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft; for 3 yrs old colts,
Bst 71b ; fillies, est. 41b One mile. (Eleven Subs. )
Mr. Gregorrs Barrier, by Defence ... ('Preen) 1
Mr. Bristow sbf by Elis, out of Languid, allowed 31bs ... 2.
20 to lon Barrier. Won easy by two lengths.
The Somersetsbire Stakes of 25 sows. each, 15 ft, and only 5 1.
if declared, with 50 added. (Forty-seven Subs., thirty-three
of whom declared.)
Lord G. Bentinck's Tripoli, 3 yrs, a feather (Sharp) I
Mr. Maley's Belissima, aged, 7st 131 b. 2
Mr. Treen's Fitzroy, 5 yrs, Bst 131 b 0
Mr.lsaac Day's Tamburini, 6 yrs, hat 61b
Mr. E. Hobson's Piceotee (h b), 5 yrs, Bs4
Mr. W. Blatlivraite nd Eirnengan:is, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b 0
Gen. Gilbert's Stork, 6 yrs, 7st 51b ...
Mr. Collett's Moonhean, 4 yrs, list lulb
Mr. J. Day's in by Nimrod, out of Busk, 5 yrs, bst Ilb 0
Mr. W. C. Cedrington nd Bugle, 4 y rs, est
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 length,
beating the n st by six lengths.
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 NI eek
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 front 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.

ERR Arum.—ln 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. Pryso
is the Member for Cardigan.
STATE OF TRADE.—There was a most netive'de-
mand for cotton last week, with a sale of 39,030 bags, which isw
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 Letter descrip-
tions of shares, and of all Government securities. Froth 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 LIONEr4
Satrrn.—Advices from the Mauritius to the 9th of January
were received on Saturday at the North and South Americait
Coffee-house, by which we regret to learn the death of Ida
Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir Lionel Smith, Governor-
of that Island. Ilis Excellency was taken ill on the 31st
oZ
December, at his country-house, at Rednit, and expired sud-
denly on the 3d of January, of hvdrothorax, or effusion oilwater 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.
tpeemriporaodorfillyittle more than sevei:teen months. lie is replaced
in the government of this island by 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 sons Lionel Smith, a youth of only
nine years of age.;
A letter from Athens, March 28, in the Debate,
says " The Directors of the loyal Sugar Manufactory at
Kainottrio-Chorio, where, for some time past, beet-root sugar
has been made, have just concluded some experiments on tha
root of the asphodel, a liliaccous plaiit which grows naturally
throughout the whole of Greece in peat abundance. The:e
experiments have been crowned with success. Not only is th.s
sugar of admirable quality, but the quantity is six times
greater than that furnished by the beet-root. Samples of the,
new production have been submitted to the King, who was
pleased to testify his satisfaction, and to promise encourage.
ment to this new branch of industry."