The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-21 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.—TvzsDay.

Lord John Russell. had an audience, yesterday, of the
Queen, at Buckingham Palace, to receive her Majesty's com-
mands relative to the reception of the congratulatory address
from the House of Commons on the auspicious occasion of
her Majesty's marriage.
Viscount Melbourne had an audience of her Majesty, yes-
terday.
Prince Ernest of Saxe Coburg, attended by Lord Alfred
Paget, left town, yesterday morning, in order to be present
at the turn out of her Majesty's buck hounds. His Serene
Highness, attended by Lord Alfred, returned to Buckingham
Palace shortly before seven o'clock last evening.
The royal dinner party at the palace, last evening, included
the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, the Marquis
of Anglesey, Lady Adelaide Paget, and the Right Hon. G.
S. Byng.
The Coldstream band attended at Buckingham Palace
during the evening.
The Duke of Cambridge visited the Princess Augusta, yes-
terday, at Craven House, St. James's.
The Duke of Cambridge had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.
The Commander of the "Forces and Lord Arundel had in-
terviews with Viscount Melbourne,. yesterday, in Downing-
street.
Lord Fitzroy Soniersef and Sir Charles Douglas had in-
terviews with the Marquis- of Normanby, yesterday, at the
Home-office.
The Brazilian Charge d'Affaires transacted business, yes-
terday, at the Foreign-office.

• COURT CIRCULAR.—WEDSTESDAY.
The Queen:will hold a Privy Council to-morrow afternoon
at Buckingham Palace. , • ,
We have authority to state that the report of his Royal
Highneis Prince Albert having composed the music of an
opera to be brought out at Drury-lane Theatre is not cor-
rect.
The Queen held a .court, yesterday afternoon at Bucking-
ham Palace, for the reception of the congratulatory addresses
from the houses of Parliament on the auspicious occasion of
her Majesty' marriage.
Both addresses were very numerously attended by members
of either house ; that from the House of Lords.was presented
by upwards of sixty peers. • Their lordships arrived in pro-
cession at the palace shortly after two o'clock, and allappear-
ed either in uniforms or court dresses. The Lord Chancellor
came in his state coach, attended by his secretary and purse
His Lordship woreia
hearer, and preceded
came in state. His Lb's,
by a sergeant g arms bearing the mace.
' form as colonel of the Coldstreaml. Lobes. The Duke of Cambridge
),Highneßssegwimasehnatboi tfe of in
Footin
and wore the riband and star of the most noble orde'Ghrivuosafurtndhsie:
Garter; the Duke of S
stars
came in state, and wore a mili-
tary uniform, with the
the Thistle, and the Bath, with the orders of the Garter,
with the riband of the order of
the -Gartfer
the Hon. Edward Butler,(stkeactrs were conducted on their arrival up the gratin
ed by their
sAulthheertiwas on the left of the
Tre7trandtrawing-r_oona, and as soon as all were
sidHesisoßf tohyealroHoimgh.ne•ss
Prince
ef
Queen, and the Duchess
robes, and the DuChess of Bedfordr
y. The Early
Sutherland, . mistress of the
lining the
inz,•aiting, stood
T. of xbridge, lord
lordsteward; the
on the right of her Majest
chamberlain ; the Earl of Erroll, K.
Lord President, the 'Lorde
Earl of Albemarle, .G. C. H. master of the horse • th
althSeecretaries of State f'
or
Pricyir s First Lord
Seal,
tohfe
ditherele'reParsinucrYip' tor the
Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the Chief Com-
missioner of the Woods and Forests, and the principal
officers of the household stood on either side of the throne.
The peera advanced near the throne, when the Lord
Chancellor read the Address of Congratulation, to which
her Majesty was pleased to return a most-gracious answer.
The members of the House of Commons arrived at twenty
minutes past two o'clock at the palace, the. Speaker in his
state coach, and wearing his state official robes, and attended
by his chaplain and other officers. The right hon. gentle-
man the numerous body of members by whom he was
accompanied were ushered into the library in the lower suite
of rooms.
On the retirement of the
ers of
the members the
House of Commons were immediately
introduced with
Queen on the throsinmeilar ceremony to the presence of the
The Speaker read the congratulatory address to the Queen
Majesty returned a event of her Majesty's marriage. Her
most •
and the deputation then retgracious answer to the address,
His Royal Highness Prince Albert
noon, at nuckin ham Palace, lbert received yesterday after-
matique, who were severally n there whole of the corps diplo•
by Viscount Palmerston, GC..13 7trited to his royal highness
cretary of state for foreign anith.sh,e Queen's principal se-
Robert Chester, master of the ceremonies.a conducted by Sir
The message of congratulation to Prince Prince Albert from the
Majesty, was also presented to his royal hlialige with her
peers deputed by the house—viz., the Marquis & Lansdowne, bY the
K.O _ ,
_. lord president of the council, the Marquis. .sdowne,
scy, K.G:, G.C.8., and the Earl of Ripon. °r Azigle.
His royal highness was attended by General Sir George
;Anson, G.C.8., Captain Seymour, and Mr. George Edward
qAnson, the gentlemen of his household.
:a,The message from the House of Lords to her Royal High--
'*' the Duchess of Kent -congratulating her royal highness
15911 tie auspicious '
occasion of her Majesty's marriage, was
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EXPORTS. Foreign.—Barley. 9 qrs.; Oats, 28 qrs. ; Beans, 15
qrs. ; Pease, 2 qrs. ; Oatmeal, 5 loads ; Flour, 209 brls. Ireland.
—Wheat, 553 qrs. Coastwise.—Wheat, 141 qrs. ; Barley, 132 qrs. ;
Malt, 150 qrs.; Beans, 2g qrs.; Pease, 3 qrs.; Flour, 120 sacks,
25 brls.

Average prices of Grain, for the week ending Feb. 14, 1840.
Wheat.. 655. 3d. I Barley.. 38s. 3d. I Oats.. 245.2 d. I Rye.. 365. sd.
Beans.. 395. 7d. I Pease, 40s. 4d.
Aggregate average of the six weeks.
Wheat.. 655. sdt I Barley.. 395. gd. I Oats.. 235. 11. I Rye.. 375. gd.
Beans .. 40s. 3d. Pease.. 408. 2d.
Duty on Foreign Grain, &c. this week.
Wheat2ls. Bd. Barley as. 4d. Oats . .. 12s. 3d. I Rye .. I 4s. Od
I I
Beans, gs. 6d. Pease. gs. 6d. Indian Corn, 3s. 4d. Flour, 13s. of
Liverpool Averages, week ending 18th February, 1840.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Pease.
Qr 5..... 1105 628 733 115 0
Prices.. 765. 7d. 455. Id. 265. od. 48s. Rd. Os. Od.

SHIPPING INTELLIGLr4,—
ARRlVgD—Lavinia, Leask, from Marans—Janvrin, Talle, from
Leghorn and Jersey
OFF THE PORT—President, (steamer) from London and Plymouth

William Russell, —, hence to Pernambuco, was spoken in
lat. 47. long. 10
Hector, Johnson, from Ceylon at Helena
Mischief,
Perseverance,
Emilie, Rnnulius, hence at Genoa
Pne from
henceGaet
ndoastfeonrciSicily on the 11th Feb.
llosnairlleitd,
Margaret, Kerr, hence for Savannah, at Kingston
Boconnoe, Rowe, from St. Michael's for this port, at Waterford
Charles Jones, 111• Fie, sailed from Plymouth for New South Wales
on the 13th instant
ORAN, Feh. 17.--The Marchioness, •, from Liverpool to
Shields struck on a rock, but got off, and is now riding In Loch
Don, with loss of anchor
COVE, Feb. 19.—The Abercrombie on shore yesterday at Copper
Point, was towed off last evening without damage
Wszvortn, Feb. 10.—The Margaretta, Davies, from Bangor to
New Ross, sunk. yesterday. inside the Salters. Some of the mate-
rials were saved
MESSIVA. Jan. 26.—Several vessels have been wrecked on the
coast, one of which is an English brig, name unknown

WOODEN
substitu-
tionPAVEMENTS.—TheZ
of timber for atone, for the purpose of paving streets,
interest
01;1invented
mhaesrohanra awakened
anda strong
manufacturerstheh north. The timber-
eiTtl
counties of Ross and
Inverness deprecate the admissionte into this country of
Norway timber at an ad valorem and almost nominal duty,
to the detriment of the home trade, as well as that of the
revenue and the humbler classes of iheareocple.niTehheayrilrovres
and directed the
usingt o co
hism -
naccordinglyaccordingly r e
havepassed
concurredresolutions
withto this
them,
att.
county member (Mr. Mackenzie, of Ai lec'
muniate on the subject with the Treasury,P besides!
best endeavours to prevent the anticipated injury to the home
trade.—lnverness Pap Pr.
"A MARTYR FOR FIVE SHILLINGS !—Step up, ladies
and gemmen—step up, ere his to be seen, hall halive, caged
and imprisoned for hupwards of 12 months, a sufferer in hall
kinds of tortur, a-taken from his work and bawl, this ere
conscienshous shoemaker—a wictim to the merseenary
tyranny of the tyrannical church! Walk in, ladies and
gemmen, and.honly see !" Such was the vociferous cry of
Mr. Thomas Duncombe, of Finsbury, partner of Mr. Thomas
Waklev, of aforesaid, whilst officiating as showman to Mr.
John Thorogood, cobler, on Tuesday last. But it turned out
p
marvellous bad speculation for the showman; although
ee. can be little doubt that Mr. John Thorogood makes
a n
and l
thing of it. He gets his living by doing nothing--
Llle l*Pstone'a not worn out the while.—John Bull.