The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-05-11 00:00:00

COURT AND FASHION

THE BIRTHDAY DRAINING-ROOM on Thursday next,
at Sr. James's Palace, will be the crowning state cere—
mony of the season.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.--Her Majesty the Queen and
his Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured the per-
formances at the Royal Italian Opera with their presenca
on Saturday evening. The Queen and the Prince were
accompanied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent.
ITErt MAJESTY'S STATE BALL.—TIIO Queen gave a
state ball, on 'Wednesday evening, at Buckingham-palace.
which was most numerously attended by the nobility and
gentry, nearly two thousand invitations having been
issued. The Grand Hall was decorated with beautiful
flowers. This hall, composed of white marble, supported
by marble columns, has two recesses or alcoves at the foot
of the grand staircase; these were filled with the choicest
plants, grouped with excellent taste, springing from a
border of mosses and mignionette. The Throne-room
was appropriated as a second Ball-room ' • the orchestra
was formed in the deep alcove in which the Throne is
situate : it was but slightly raised above the floor, and
the front was hung with draperies of crimson velvet
embroidered with gold. The Ball-room, which has a
massive arched roof of great magnificence, being deeply
panelled in architectural compartments profusely enriched
with gilding, is supported by columns of scagliola of the
Corinthian order, with gilt capitals. The Haul pas, on
which the seats of state were placed for her Majesty and
Prince Albert, was covered with crimson. The draperies
inclosing it were of amber-coloured satin and white lace,
and at the back, forming a background to the seas, was
a most brilliant assortment of beautiful flowers, rising to
a considerable height above the seats. Adjoining the
Ball-room is the Supper-room, having a deep recess at
the end, within which a buffet was arranged, on which the
most exquisite specimens of jewelled and ornaments/
gold plate were most effectively displayed, with the aid of
a background of dark crimson and numerous lights from
golden candelabra. The company began to arrive at the
Palace at nine o'clock. Soon after ten o'clock, the
Queen and Prince Albert were conducted by the Lord
Chamberlain from the Yellow Drawing-room, through
the Saloon, into the Ball-room. Her Majesty and his
Royal Highness were accompanied by their Royal High-
nesses the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Mary.
The Queen wore a dress of white tarlatan over white
watered silk, trimmed with black and white flowers and
diamonds. Her Majesty's head dress was composed of a
wreath of black and white flowers and diamonds. Her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge wore a dress
of black net over black glace silk, embroidered with black
bugles ; the stomacher ornamented with pearls and dia-
monds. Her Royal Highness's head dress was formed of
a magnificent tiara of large pearls and' diamonds, with
black lace lappets. Her Royal Highness the Princess
Mary wore a dress of white net over white glace silk,
elegantly trimmed with white bugles and white roses,
with ornaments of pearls and diamonds on the stomacher.
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Mary. Refreshments were served during the evening to
egnuedadr the quadrille
the numerous assembly in the Green Drawing-room
and in the Garter-room ; and between 12 and 1 o'clock
supper was served to her Majesty and her illustrious
guests in the State Dining-room. The service was entirely
of gold plate, and some of the most beautiful specimens
of artistic skill in the precious metals were displayed on
the long range of tables on which the repast was laid.
Singlo flowers of great beauty, and groups of plants in
full blossom relieved occasionally the gorgeous magnifi-
cence of the golden service, the whole being brilliantly lit
with gold candelabra. The Queen re-entered the ball-
room, with his Royal Highness Prince Albert. after sup-
per, at twenty minutes past twelve o'clock, and remained
until 2 o'clock, joining occasionally in some of the dances.
THE EARL AND COUNTESS OF DERBY gave a magnifi-
cent entertainment on Tuesday evening, at their mansion
in St. James's-square, to their royal highnesses the.
Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary.

A CABINET COUNCIL was held on Saturday afternoon,
at the Foreign-office, Downing-street, which was attended
by the following ministers :—The Earl of Derby, the Lord.
Chancellor, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Marquis of Salis-
bury, Mr. Secretary Walpole, the Earl of Malmesbury,
Sir John Pakington, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the
Duke of Northumberland, the Right Hon. J. W. Henley,
the Right Hon. J. C. Herries, and Lord John Manners.
The council sat two hours.

BANQUETAT THE MANSION-ROUSE TO HERMAJESIT'S
MINISTERS.--OR Saturday, the Lord Mayor gave a grand
entertainment at the Mansion-house to the Earl of Darby,
his colleagues in the ministry, and a numerous and dis-
tinguished company. The guests, who were all attired in
official costume, uniforms, or full dress, were received by
their host in the drawing-room. His Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge, attended by Lord W. Powlett, ar-
rived about a quarter to seven o'clock. The banquet took
place in the Egyptian-hall, and was of the most costly
and splendid description.

THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON Completed his 83rd year
on Saturday week.
RUMOURED MARRIAGE OF LORD WARD.—The follow-
ing paragraph has appeared in the Birmingham papers :
"The second marriage of a noble widower, of ample
estates in the county of Worcester (the premature death
of whose first lady excited considerable sympathy through-
out the country some few months ago), is confidently
rumoured in the neighbourhood of Dudley."
A MARRIAGE is on the lapis, and will shortly be
solemnised between the eldest son of Sir John Lister Kay,
Bart., of Denby Grange, Yorkshire, and the Lady Caroline
Pepys, third daughter to the late and sister to the present
Earl of Cottenham.

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HARWICH ELECTION.—RETURN OF MR. BUTT.-Mr.
Isaac Butt, Queen's counsel, was on Saturday returned,
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tipposition, as member for Harwich, in
f Sir F. Kelly, who lately vacated his seat for the
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