The Sun. — 1845-02-20 (London, England)

COURT—WASECIONAIME. The Lord Chancellor gave a grand banquet on Tuesday at his mansion in George-street. The following formed the dinner circle :—The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, his Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and the Countess Dietrichatein, the Earl and Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementine Villiers, the Earl of Ellenborough, Lady Peel, Lord Brougham, Lord Forrester, Lord and Lady Beauvale, Lord Macdonald, Lord Lovaine, and Baron Ro-ller. After the banquet Lady Lyndhurst held a reception, which was numerously and fashionably attended. The Duke of Hamilton arrived in Portman-square on Monday evening, from Hamilton Palace, Lanarkshire. His Grace is improved in health. The Earl of Cardigan has left town for Deene Park, Northamptonshire. The Noble Earl's last grand hunting party for the season at Deene Park is not expected to take place untilb le elnoieuamxnr tqteeumms Countess enoortfsth A,oGfoi rtdwahbineonbrgi ut,eogiLthlredhi iree recent Hunt, teat sadtdr,eee, rsm,he asppkdoc grandmother. ft me.tdhatneoyybeeonf etrhaie leading The present on that occasion.  The Right Hon. the Earl of Stradbmke has left the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn street, to attend the Lent Newmarket meeting...  The Earl of Ellenborough entertained a select circle at dinner on Monday evening, at his residence in Charlesstreet, Berkeley-square. His Lordship has issued cards for a grand dinner party on Saturday next. The Earl and Countess of Albemarle have arrived in Berkeley-square from Newmarket, where the Noble Earl and Countess passed a few days. Her Serene Highness the Dowager Grand Duchess Stephanie, of Baden, and suite are expected to arrive at the Duke of Hamilton's, Portman-square, on Friday, from Manheim. The Grand Duchess intended to have left Germany in the early part of last month, but her departure was delayed on account of the severity of the weather. The Earl of Munster has arrived in town from a visit to Lord Frederick and Lady Augusta Fitzclarence, at Etal House, near Coldstream, Berwickshire.  By the death or thieSECarialLoEf EarnaghtilmSa.vacancy has been occasioned in the borough of Shaftesbury, which Lord Howard (now Earl of Effingham) represented in Parliament since the general election of 1841. The present Earl is a supporter of Whig principles, but voted against the abolition of the corn-laws. He is now in his 39th year. At the Repeal Association on Monday Mr. O'Connell said he had been told he ought to oppose the additional grant to Maynooth College, according to his own principle of allowing each persuasion to support its own clergy. He would do so if all parties agreed to do the same ; but while the Catholics continued to lie taxed for the support of the Established Church he would take all he could get. The rent for the week was 7511. Government has granted 100/. a year pension to the widow of Captain J. M'Leod, stipendiary magistrate, who was murdered at Ballinamore, Leitrim ; and at the demise of that lady 50/. a year will devolve on her daughter, Miss M‘Leod. The Norwich Musical Festival Committee have made an engagement with Staudigl, as principal bass for the ensuing festival. On Tuesday a two hundred yards running match was decided in the Copenhagen-fields, Maiden-lane, between Reed and Marsden ; the men were matched for 31. aside, and after a well-contested race Marsden came off the winner. Mr. Henry Russell was employed on Tuesday by the managers of the Mechanics' Institution, to give a vocal entertain. ment in aid of the library funds. The theatre was crowded to excess, and the clever vocalist, who sang a series of his most popular pieces, was loudly applauded.  MONEY MARKET and