The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-08-28 00:00:00

POLITICAL MISCELLANY.

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The friends of the late Mr. Buller intend to erect a
monument. in Westminster Abbey, to the memory of the
deceased.

THE RUMOURS OF WAR IN INDIA.—We are glad to
have it in our power to state, on good authority, that the
rumours of a " third war in the Punjaub" are entirely
groundless.
The Times says it is rumoured, and with good grounds,
that the pageantry of an Irish Court is ddomed to aboli-
tion, and that the viceroyalty of Ireland will terminate at
the expiration of Lord Clarendon's tenure of office.
CORRUPT VOTERS.—The Daily News says of the pre-
sent state of parties in Rochester :—" There are about
thirty vagabonds, notoriously open to bribes, who can
turn the scale at any election when the Whig and Tory
parties in the city are fairly at an issue. The cost of
these men has been as high as ZIS ; but thirty guineas
is about the average price per head."
FINANCE AND FRANCIIISE.—The doubling up Or roll-
ing together of these two subjects of grievance, has an-
noyed the friends of the former; for the two questions
" progress,"
" Like ill-matched hounds, lugging on one another."
The clubbed amateur Chancellors of the Exchequer wish
the suffragists to wait in abeyance on the reform as ren-
dered " complete" by Sturge, or " universal," as advo-
cated by Feargus O'Connor. But the suffragists will not
pull in the finance team, unless the financiers will put on
the harness and work with Feargus. While the Times
calls the aggregated group a mob of chaotic differences,
the London correspondents of the provincial radical Press
tell us that the reformers were never so beautifully har-
monised !

COURT AND FASHION.
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Her Majesty and the Court still remain at Balmoral,
and Prince Albert has been enjoying the sport of deer
stalking. We are haypy to add that the whole of the
royal family continue to enjoy excellent health.
Prince Albert completed his thirtieth year on Sunday.
Her Majesty is expected to return to London about the
20th of September, travelling homeward, as last year, by
the Caledonian Railway.

THE QUEEN AT CRATHIE CHURCH.—The royal family
pursue here the life of a country squire's household, with
this distinction, that they create apparently less stir and
commotion in the neighbourhood of their abode Her
Majesty's excursions have been confined within the limits
of the pleasure grounds attached to the mansion. Since
her arrival she has gone but twice beyond them. On
Saturday she visited Birkhall, where Sir James Clark is
now residing with his family. On Sunday last her Ma-
jesty, accompanied by Prince Albert, attended divine ser-
vice in the church of Crathie. As proprietors in the parish
of course a pew in the church has been allotted to them.
It is in the front of the gallery, and tastefully trimmed
with scarlet cloth. The whole edifice has undergone a
beneficial purification, in anticipation of their presence.
The building, which is by no means large, was filled, but
not to excess. Precisely at twelve o'clock the royal car-
riage drove up along a new pathway that had been made
for the purpose, to the western door, by which her Ma-
jesty was to enter. Those assembled drew aside respect-
fully, and made way for it ; and as the Queen passed all
bowed to her. She seemed much delighted, smiled, and
bowed her acknowledgments, as did also his royal high-
ness. On entering her seat, her Majesty and the Prince—
in accordance with the English form—spent a few minutes
in silent devotion. The incumbent of the parish officiated.
The whole service was soon concluded, the sermon being
very short. Before the benediction was pronounced, the
collection was made through the congregation, and the
elder who had that part of the church—a grave, intelligent
looking man—with all formality of demeanour, shoved his
"ladle" before the royal party—a phenomenon, however,
with which they last year made acquaintance, so that their
wonder was now abated. The like propriety marked the
departure of the Queen as was displayed on her arrival.—
Glasgow Mail.
BALMORAL.—BaImoraI has been much improved since
her Majesty's last visit. The pleasure grounds about the
house have been laid out anew in an exceedingly tasteful
style, and are now in complete order and luxuriance. A
large addition has also been made to the castle itself—an
entire wing having been joined to the north side. The
effect has been to give it in an increased degree, an
" Abbotsfordian" appearance. Almost immediately on
alighting, the Prince and the royal children entered the
house. Not so with her Mrjesty. She remained a mo-
ment, apparently to survey the altered appearance of the
mansion, and then skipped lightly away to a particular
flower pot, perchance to discover how some favourite rose
had thriven in Eer absence, or to ascertain if the seed she
had last year deposited there had germinated. In a very
short while after the Queen was walking about with her
children, and welcoming those members of her suite who
had not made equal speed with her own carriage, as they
successively arrived. In reply to some remark from a
spectator, an old man who is employed in some capacity
about the grounds, and who wears a peculiarly " knowing'
expression on his face, said, " 0, man, she's an active
cratur ; it would be naething wonderful though she went
to the tap o' Craig Gowan the night yet."
Lord John Russell has been on a visit to the Archbishop
of York. His lordship arrived at Balmoral on Thursday,
on a visit to the Queen.
Sir Charles Taylor and Mr. Roebuck, M.P., and lady,
are at present on a visit to Lord and Lady Brougham, at
Brougham Hall.