The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-09 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR

WIN DiiOII.—MoNDA Y.—The Queen held a privy council at
two o'clock this afternoon. It was attended by Viscount Mel-
bourne, Viscount Palmerston, Lord Hill, Lord Alberinarle,
Lord Convngham, Duke of Argyll, and Mr. Spring Rice.
Lord Byron and Mr. Rich were the lord and groom in wait-
ing : Mr.-Bathurst, clerk of the council. The council broke
up at two o'clock.
Her Majesty rude in the Park at three o'clock, on horse-
back, and was attended by Lady Barham, Viscount Mel-
bourne, Viscount Palmerston, Baroness Lebzen, Lord Byron,
Lord Cdnyngham, Lord Surrey, Hon. Colonel Cavendish,
Mr. Digby, and Mr. Rich.
Lord and Lady Howard de Walden left this morning for

The following personages have arrived aticrwarhave Tee
honour of joining the royal dinner party this evening :—Lord
Conyngham, Lady Surrey, Lord Hill, Lord Albema►le, Mr.
Bathurst, and Mr. Spring Rice.

Her Majesty held a privy council at two o'clock on Tues-
day afternoon, at Windsor Castle. It was attended by the
first lord of the treasury, the secretary of state for foteign
affairs, the chancellor of the exchequer, the lord steward of
the household, the lord chamberlain, the master of the horse,
and the commander of the forces.

Some orders in council on colonial matters were submitted
to her Majesty in council, and were approved of.
Dr. Lushington, judge of the Admiralty Court, was, by
command of the Queen, sworn of her Majesty's most honour-
able privy council, and took his place at the board.
The Hon. William Bathurst was the clerk of the council in
waiting.
The court was attended by Lady Barham, ladv in waiting;
Lord Byron,• lord in waiting; the Earl of Surrey, treasurer
of the household; and Mr. Rich, M.P., groom in waiting.

WINDSOR.—TUES DA Y.—The Queen rode in the park on
horseback this afternoon, accompanied by her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent, and the following distinguished
personages:—Baroness Lehzen, Lady Teresa Digby, Hon.
Lord' Miss Cavendish, Miss Quentin, Surrey, Lord Byron,
Marquis of Conyngharn, Viscount Melbourne, Mr. itieh,
Hon. Col. Cavendish, Mr. Digby, and Sir George Quentin.
Lord Hill and Mr. Bathursttook their departure this morn-
ing, as did also Dr. Lushington.

No day has yet been named for her Majesty's departure
fur Brighton.

BnrGitzoN.—TUESDA Y.—Her Royal Highness the Prin-
cess Augusta drives out every day on the cliffs. Yesterday
her royal highness was accompani,d by Lady Chichester.
Her royal nighness entertained the llAwager Lady Lang,hain
to dinner yesterday. This morning her royal highness took
a carriage airing on the cliffs, and-afterwards joined the pro-
tnenaders on the pier.
"The following called this day to' pay their respects to the
princess:—Lady Hyde Parker (on leaviug,) the Earl and
Countess of Bosse, Mr. and Mrs. John Foley, Sir Ralph and
Lady Howard, Lady Hotham, and Miss Trafford.
No definite instructions have been received as to the pre-
cise period of the removal of the court from Windsor to
Brighton.

WINDSOR—WEDNESDAY.--Phis afternoon her Majesty
took her accustomed exercise in the park. The Queen rode
on horseback, attended by Lady T. Digby, Ludy Barham,
Hon. Miss Cavendish, Barroness Lehzen, Mr. Digby,
Viscount Melbourne. lion, Colonel Cavendish,. Mr. Rich,.
Lord Byron, Lord Surrey, and the Marquis Con yngham.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accompanied
by Lady Mary Stopford, rode out in theforenoon, in a pony-
phaeton.
Viscount Palmerston and Mr. Spring Rice took their de-
parture this morning, as did also General Maya, who arrived
last night, and had the honour of dining with her Majesty.

STEAM COMMUNICATION FROM IRELAND TO

AMERICA.

The voyage from England to America by steam not hav-
ing been accomplished when the railwaycommissioners were
appointed, they were specially instructed to inquire into the
subject of a steam communication between some Irish port
and America. They have accordingly reported at consider-
able length on the various points connected with this ques-
tion; but after the successful accomplishment of that voyage
which has now taken place from England, it is needless to
refer to more than one or two of the commissioners' obser-
vations. In considering the best port for steam communi-
cation with America, Tarbert, on the Shannon, is the only
port which the commissioners consider likely to compete
with Cork for that purpose; and as it would render neces-
sary an extension of 30 miles of railroad (from Limerick),
while it is only 46 miles to the west of Cork, they think the
latter would, upon the whole, be the most advantageous. If
the railway from Dublin to Cork were executed, the journey
from London to Cork would be performed iu 29 hours (al-
lowing 2) miles per hour for railway- travelling) ; which, as
it would save two or three days to the mails and passengers
from London to America, the commissioners imagine would
secure the conveyance of the London mails to be established
by that route. From Glasgow and Liverpool one or two days
might be saved in like manner, while the facility would be
still greater, and the expense proportionally less of joining
the vessels at Cork. The commissioners suppose the usual
course would be, that the steam-vessels making. this voyage
should take in the bulk of their cargo, fuel, &c., in Great
Britain, and then touch at Cork for the mails and the re-
mainder of their passengers, cargo, fuel, and other sea stores.
Bristol is the only British port which offers advantages nearly
balancing those of Cork. From London to Bristol by rail-
way, and thence by sea to Cork, would require about the same
tune, ora little more, than by the proposed railway to Cork,
but the former route would be more subject to occasional de-
lays from adverse wind and weather. Although, therefore,
passengers and letters from London and the South and West
of England might be conveyed to America nearly as quickly
and conveniently from Bristol as from Cork, yet, from Liver-
pool and all places north of it, the journey to Cork would he
as short and easy as to Bristol, while the former port is one or
two days' voyage nearer to America. And even the Bristol
vessels would probably find it their interest to touch at Cork
for passengers from the North, and to complete their fuel and
stores. If a line of packets were established for the convey-
ance of mails and passengers.alone, in which case the short-
est distance would be the great consideration, the commis-
sioners think that Tarbert, on the Shannon, might perhaps
be the most appropriate port for that purpose.— Limerick
Standard.