The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-08-07 00:00:00

COURT AND FASHION.

THE COURT still remains at Osborne. Prince Albert has
visited the camp at Aldershott. General Sir George Brown
has been on a visit to Her Majesty.

TIIE ex-Queen of the French, family, and suite, have left
Claremont for the Bullieley Arms Hotel, Beaumaris.

THE Ministerial whitebait dinner is fixed to take place to-
morrow, at the Trafalgar Tavern, Greenwich.
Mr. BAINES, M.P., has resigned the Presidency of the Poor-
law Board, on account of ill health.

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Tim marriage of the Grand Duke Nicholas, brother of the
Emperor of Russia, to filo Princess of Oldenburgh, daughter
of Prince Peter of Oldenburgh, will take place very shortly.
LADY RAGLAN.—His Excellency Count de Persigny has,
within the last few days, waited on Lady Raglan, to convey
to her ladyship, personally, the deep condolence of the Emperor
and Empress of the French.
THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL or INDIA.— On Wednesday, a
court of directors was held at the East India House, when the
Right Hon. Viscount Canning was :sworn in as Governor-
General of India. His lordship afterwards dined with the
directors of the London Tavern, when they were honoured
with the company of Her Majesty's ministers, and other dis-
inom;calic.l ,arcinroorpcba

LORD Mixon, of LONDON.—At the approaching civic elec-
tions, David Solemons, Esq., alderman of the cordwainers'
ward, being the senior alderman below the chair, will, accord-
ing to the practice of the Court of Aldermen, be called to fill
the office of chief magistrate for the year, commencing the 9th
of Nov. He will be the first Jew Lord Mayor of London. No
opposition is anticipated.—Morning Herald.
Loss OF OFFICERS DURING THE WAR.—From a parlia-
mentary return, it appears that since the commencement of the
war the following is the number of officers in the cavalry,
guards, and infant ry, who have lost their lives on active service :
In the cavalry 1 lieut.-colonel, 7 captains, 5 lieuts., and 2 cor-
nets. In the guards, 10 captains, and lieut.-colonels, 9 limits.
and captains, and 4 ensigns and Heats. In the line-14 lieut.-
colonels, 21 majors, 50 captains, 64 lieuts., and 10 ensigns.

THE SELECT COMMITTEE have recommended that Captain
111`Clure, R.N., should receive £5,000, and the officers and
crews under his command £5,060, as rewards for the discovery
of the north-west passage. The government have concurred
in the recommendation, and an estimate has been submitted to
parliament.

TICE QUEEN has sent a number of silk pocket and neck-ker-
chiefs and neckties, hemmed by herself and the ladies of the
court, together with arm-slings, &c., to be distributed by the
commandant to the Crimeam invalids at Portsmouth. Six
handkerchiefs hemmed by the Queen were presented to Ser-
geants Aldridge, Gilbert, Whettam, Herbert, Armstrong, and
Tatham ; the other recipients were all selected good-conduct
men.

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO FRANCE.—The Queen and Prince
Albert will leave Osborne House on 'Thursday, next week, far
the purpose of visiting the Emperor and Empress of the
French. They will be accompanied by the Princess Royal and
the Prince of Wales. They are expected to arrive at Paris on
the 18th instant. Their absence from England will extend to
about ten days. Her Majesty will be attended by her full
Court, including the Marquis c f Breadalbane (Lord Chamber-
lain,) the Duke of Wellington, (Master of the Horse,) the
Earl Spencer, (Master of the Household,) and by the usual
number of lords and ladies in waiting, maids of honour, &c.
The Ministers in attendance on the Queen will be the Earl of
Clarendon, K.G. (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,) and
the Earl of Granville, (Lord President of the Council.)
LAUNCH OF THE MARLEOBOUGH.—The long looked-for
launch of the splendid vessel, Marlborough, on Tuesday, re-
sulted in "a pretty fix." The Queen and Court, the Lords of
the Admiralty, members of Parliament, and thousands of spec-
tators, went down to Portsmouth, and every preparation was
made for rendering the spectacle as splendid as could be. It
rained in torrents, but nevertheless some 50,000 persons were
present. On ascending to the platform at the stem Mr. Abe-
thell, the Master-Shipwright of Portsmouth Dockyard, was
presented to Her Majesty, and gave into her hands the gar-
landed bottle of wine which hung suspended, and which, pre-
cisely at twelve o'clock, Her Majesty dashed against the cut-
water, pronouncing simultaneously, "Success to the Marlbo-
rough." Shouts arose on all sides, the bands of the Guard of
Honour and of the Dockyard Brigade played the National
Anthem and "Rule Britannia," and the Court returned to
the Royal pavilion to see the ship emerge from the shed. Mr.
Abethell then gave the order to the artificers below to knock
away the blocks, which occupied an ominously long time ; at
length, at twenty-five minutes past twelve, she moved. A gene-
ral salvo from the lungs of the countless thousands proclaimed
the fact, and never did ship appear likely to take the water
more satisfactorily, until she got two-thirds out of the shed,
when, to the astonishment of everybody, she slowly brought
up, as if checked by some mighty influence, and remained
immoveable on the ways, the bows remaining under the shed
and the after-body in the harbour ! So unlooked-for a casu-
alty took every one by surprise, while the enthusiasm which
greeted her start from the slip subsided into silence ; mean-
while, the ship hung fast, and there we were obliged to leave
her. The Queen and the Prince remained some moments
contemplating the Marlborough in her unexpected " fix," but,
finding there appeared no prospect of her moving further, left
the scene, accompanied by the Court, for the Admiralty-house,
to the dejeliner, Through the united and energetic exertions
of 2,000 men, she was safely got off, amid the enthusiastic
cheers of those engaged, about midnight, and now lies afloat
and safely secured in the harbour.'