The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-09-14 00:00:00

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Majesty and the court return from Scotland this week:
The Duchess of Kent arrived at Frogmore Lodge from
the Continent on Wednesday.
The Queen Dowager arrived at Bushy Park on Tues-
day, from the Isle of Wight.

Yrince Waldemar of firussia left London on Thursdsy,
on his return to Germany.

Several letters addressed to her Majesty from Osborne
have been opened on their way to Scotland, and a strict
investigation is going on as to who has been prying into
royal secrets.

Sir Robert Peel has returned to Drayton Manor, Staf-
fordshire, from visiting in the north. Lady Peel and
Miss Peel have also returned to the family seat from a
visit to Mrs. H. Baring at Cromer Hall, Norfolk.
The Duchess of Hamilton has purchased the beautiful
tower and land, the property of the late Mr. Beckford, and
presented it as a cemetery to Walcot parish. The extent
of land, with two acres added, by Major Blathwayt, will
be about five acres.
The Infante Don Juan left London on Tuesday for
Hamburgh. His Royal Highness will go to Marienbad,
where he is to meet his august consort. The Conde de
Montemolin accompanied his Royal Highness on board
the steamer, until the moment the vessel got under
weigh, when the two princes took an affectionate leave of
each other, expressing a hope that Divine Providence
might so ordain it that their next meeting should take
place speedily and under more prosperous circumstances.

GENERAL ESPARTERO.—The Duke of Victory has at
length determined on quitting England for the continent.
The gallant duke has taken preliminary measures to break
up his establishment at Abbey Lodge, Regent's Park, and
has made arrangements to leave for Brussels on or about
the 28th inst., accompanied by the Duchess of Victory
and Mdlle. Espartero. his niece. It is four years since
General Espartero, with General Van Halen and fifteen
companions in exile, arrived in England ; and we are as-
sured that the distinguished general leaves London enter-
taining the liveliest recollections of the sympathy he has
experienced from a large and influential circle of friends
in this country. _ _

CHRISTENING IN EXETER HALL.—Last Sunday morn-
ing, the infant son of the Earl and Countess of Ducie
was baptized by the Rev. Dr. Cumming, in the large
room, Exeter-hall. The noble lord with his countess
stood up before the vast auditory which overflows Exeter-
hall every Sunday, and the minister put to him the vow
and obligations that belong to this sacrament. Lord
Ducie then presented his child in his arms at the baptis-
mal font, according to the usage of the Established
Church of Scotland, and the minister poured water on its
brow after the usual manner. The severe simplicity of
the ceremony gave it, in the circumstances, an impressive
character.
A PRINCE TRAVELLING IN A CART.—The Prince Wal-
demar of Prussia recently paid a visit to Earl Fitzwilliam
at Wentworth House, Yorkshire, and on arrival at the
Wortley station, found that he could not obtain post
horses to attach to his travelling carriage ; and the officials
at the station, not knowing the rank of the passengers,
said that the only means of conveyance available was a
spring cart belonging to a neighbouring farmer. His
royal highness and suite availed themselves of this vehicle,
in which they arrived safely at Wentworth House. The
adventure did not end here. A carriage and four, with
out-riders, had been despatched to meet his royal high-
ness, who was not expected to arrive by so early a train as
that by which he came. The two vehicles passed each
other on the road without any recognition taking place, no
one in his royal highness's suite knowing the carriage of
Earl Fitzwilliam, and his lordship's servants not expect-
ing to meet a prince and his suite travelling in a farmer's
market-cart. _

The celebration of the coming to age of the Hon. Ed-
ward Henry Stanley, eldest son of Lord Stanley, and
grandson of the Earl of Derby, who attained his majority
on the 21st July last, will take place during the present
month, at Knowsley. We believe, that on Tuesday and
Wednesday, the 21st and 22d instant, grand dinner par-
ties will be given to a large number of guests assembled at
Knowsley-hall, to whom invitations have been dispatched
through the surrounding neighbourhood. The morning
of Tuesday will, we hear, be enlivened by a cricket match,
appointed to come off on that day ; and the morning of
Wednesday will be occupied by a feast to be given to all
the labourers in the employment of the noble earl. On
Thursday, a grand dress ball will be given to members of
all the principal families in every part of this extensive
county (including many, of course, residing in and near
this town,) to whom, and to many in Cheshire, also, in-
vitations have been sent. For this entertainment a very
handsome and spacious temporary room has been built
and decorated. On Friday, a very large number of his
lordship's tenants, residing within reach of Knowsley,
will meet at a dinner, at which, it is rumoured, the Earl
of Derby will himself preside, and at which many of his
family will attend. In the evening a display of fireworks
will take place, for the amusement of the wives and fami-
lies of the numerous tenants ; and the day, as well as the
festivities of the week, will close with a ball on a large
scale, to be given to the tenants and.9then connected with
domain.the princely