The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
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T4l Journal of the 'Forking Classes

ACCOUCHEMESIII OF HER MAJESTY

Loridon

BIRTH OF A PRINCE OF WALES

(From the Court Circular.)
This is the first number of a weekly perkalical, exclusively m BtPALACE, Nov. 9.—This day, at ten mi-
ltended for the reading of the working classes. Its Ina- nutestctKoieNleuvlleAno'elock, the Queen was safely delivered of a
mediate objects are thus stated in page 4 : Prince.
To instruct the working Classes in their rights, duties, There were present on the occasion, as at the birth of the
mutual relations, and responsibilities, in a cheap, plain, and princess Royal, in Her Majesty's room, His Royal Highness
1 Pi ince Albert, Dr. Locock, and Mrs. Lilly, the monthly
popular manner. nurse. In the adjoining apartments, besides the other me-
To warn them of false teachers, new schemes, pretended I
dical attendants (Sir James Clark, Dr. Ferguson, and Mr.
friends, and dangerous enemies.
To console them, and sympathize with them, in their Blagden,) were 'Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
sorrows, privations, and sufferings, as well as to plead for the Lady in Waiting on the Queen, and the following Officers
them with the powerful and the wealthy, when the wealthy of State, and Lords of the Privy Council—viz.
the Lord
and the influential have it in their power to diminish those Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of ;he Horse,
sorrows, Privations, and sufferings, either by amending laws, the Duke of Wellington, the Bishop of London, Sir Robert
instituting enquiries, or affording pecuniary aid. Peel, the Duke of Buckingham, Earl of Aberdeen, Sir
James Graham, the Lord Chancellor, and the Marquis of
When we consider the vast number of cheap publications
Exeter,Aert Groom of the Stole to his Royal Highness Prince
which are incessantly occupied in diffusing among the working lb
population the most pernicious principles in morals and After Her Majesty's safe delivery of a Prince, the happy
politics, it is refreshing to find one like this, conducted by a intelligence was immediately communicated to the Duchess
of Gloucester, in town, to the Duchess of Cambridge, at
man of experience and integrity, with totally opposite views. Kew, and to the Princess Sophia Matilda, at Blackheath. A
The Journal of the Working Classes professes to be no party messenger was also despatched with the auspicious intelli-
publication, but to address itself to all the working classes as gence to Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, at Sudbury-
hall.
a united body. In speaking on this point, the editor, whilst Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and Prince
making Many judicious observations, gives his readers much George arrived in a short time at Buckingham Palace to make
wholesome advice : personal inquiry after the state of Her Majesty and the In-
fant Prince. Her Royal llighness the Duchess of Gloucester
" But," says he, "our journal is no partyp üblication, it
also arrived at the Palace.
has distinct objects in view, and a distinct course which it
will pursue. The working classes will neither be treated as His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Mar-
quis of Exeter and Colonel Wvlde, Equerry in Waiting,
the kings nor as the slaves of society, but as honest, good
left Buckingham Palace to attend a Privy Council, summoned
citizens. Their permanent welfare and happiness will never
to meet at the Council Chamber, Whitehall, at two o'clock,
be sacrificed for the purpose of gaining momentary applause
to consider of a Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving for the
and popularity. Society is not composed of one, but of
Queen's safe delivery of a Prince.
many materials; and like the great and wonderful move-
His Royal Highness was received at the Council-office by
ments of the universe, all are so mixed up and blended beau-
the Lord President. The following Privy Councillors were
tifully together, that if one part could be forced away, the
present :--
harmony of all would be destroyed. As labour is necessary
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, K.G., the Archbishop
to the prosperity of the employer, so wages are essential to
of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Wharncliffe, Lord
the existence of the working classes. As industry is indis-
President ; the Bishop of London, the Duke of Buckingham,
pensible to improvements, both national and local, so pro-
G.C.H., Lord Privy Seal; the Duke of Wellington, K.G. ;
perty and wealth are necessary to the carrying on of those
the Marquis of Exeter, K.G., Groom of the Stole to Prince
undertakings which are regarded with wonder and admira-
Albert ; Earl of Liverpool, Lord Steward • Earl Delawarr,
tion by all enlightened foreigners. Look at France. Why
Lord Chamberlain ; Earl of Jersey, G.C.if., Master of the
is France a hundred years in arrear of Great Britain in works
Horse ; Earl of Aberdeen, K.T., Secretary of State for Fo-
of great national industry ? Is it that science is not under-
reign Affairs ;Ear of Haddington, First Lord of the Admi-
stood in that country of great minds and great men ? No.
ralty ; Earl of Ripon, President of the Board of Trade •,
Is it that the French are indifferent to national wealth and
Lord Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonies ; Lord
reputation? No. But one of the great causes of their
Hill, G.C.8., Commander of the Forces; Lord Fitzgerald
national backwardness in steam, railroads, canals, and prat-
and Vesey, President of the Board of Control • Sir Robert
tical manufactures, is the want of large fortunes. and of
Peel, Bart., First Lord of the Treasury ; Mr. H. Goulburn,
commercial and farming upper classes. And then why is it in
Chancellor of the Exchequer; Sir H. Hardinge, G.C.8.,
other countries, where capital is abundant, and fortunes are
immense, that still they are yet more backward than France? Secretary at War ; Sir J. Graham, Bart., Secretary of State
Because those fortunes are not, as in Great Britain, brought for the Home Department ; and Sir E. Knatchbull, Bart.,
to bear, by their wealthy possessors, upon public under-
Paymaster of the Forces.
takings and national objects. There is not another country Prince Albert returned to Buckingham Palace after the
on the earth where such a work as the Thames Tunnel would, Council.
notwithstanding such innumerable obstacles and disasters, Her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia Matilda, attend-
have been brought to a successful termination. And yet a ed by Lady Alicia Gordon, arrived at the Palace from her
Frenchman was the engineer ! It is not, then, that science residence at Kew to learn the state of Her Majesty and the
or perseverance are foreign to the French character; but Royal Infant.
wealthy, as well as enlightened commercial and agricul- Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent remained with
tural upper classes do not exist. Wealth, without know- the Queen throughout the day until six o'clock in the after-
ledge and patriotism, is the mere accumulation of white and noon, when her Royal Highness returned to Clarence-house.
yellow sand : but wealth, when infused into our manufac- The nobility and gentry thronged during the afternoon to
.turing, agricultural, and commercial pursuits, is the life- Buckingham Palace, where the following bulletin was exhi-
blood of the heart. We are not, then, about to run down bited :
wealth ; nor are we likely to be tempted to decry industry. " The Queen was safely delivered of a Prince this morn-
We know well the worth of the poor man's sweat, and his ing at 48 minutes past 10 o'clock.
honest and meritorious toil. We never look at a brick field, " Her Majesty and the Infant Prince are perfectly well
or a stone quarry, without instantly carrying our mind's eye " JAMES CLARK, M.D.
to York minster, or London bridge, and without, at the " CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D.
same time, saying to ourselves, those splendid monuments " ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D
of art and science once laid buried in brick fields or stone " RICHARD BLAGDEN
quarries. The dirty clay, and the hard mass of stone or " Buckingham Palace, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1841,
granite, have been fashioned and modelled by our working " Half-past 11 o'clock a.m."
classes, till we see them as glorious and almost living stones
. in these imperishable proofs of the industry and skill of
man., Thus our whole task is one of union, and our work-
ing classes will see what a beautiful dependence there is of
labour on property, and property one labour, in a pacific,
• well-ordered, and united community.
Authentic communications from the working classes on all
subjects affecting their welfare are next invited, and if the
invitations are responded to, as we have no doubt they will
be in a proper spirit, an important body of information will
be accumulated. In recommending this periodical to public
attention, we feel that it will be conducted so as to be a bond
of union between the rich and poor, the employer and em-
ployed, the manufacturing and the agricultural interests, and
that on such an effort its conductors are justified in asking
for the blessing of God, and for the co-operation of all honest
and upright men

W. E. Painter

(From the Standard of Tuesday.)

Ireland, it: Scenery, Character, Bcc , by Mr. and Mrs.
S. C. Hall, iliustrated by distinguished Artists.
Part XIII. of this highly-interesting and popular work is
issued, and both as regards the narrative and the illustrations,
is calculated to add additional laurels to the brows of the
writers and the artists. It comprises the whole of the mari-
time County of Wexford. one of the first in interest in Ire-
land ; also Queen's County, and a portion of King's County.
The sea-coast is the most interesting portion of Wexford,
along its south and west borders, which are diversified by
creeks, bays, rocks, and islands. " The march of the Anglo-
Normans" (say our authors) may be traced with remarkable
distinctness ; even of the watch-fires the ashes still exist ;
and, as evidence of their power, as well as of their peril in the
midst of brave though unskilful enemies, we may count no
fewer than six score of their castles and towers, now in
ruins, in the four southern baronies alone—in Forth, thirty-
one—in Bargy, twenty-seven—in Shelburne, thirty-six—in
Shelmalier, twenty-five. There is a most interesting de-
scription of the very ancient town of " New" Ross, the
scene in early times of many sieges and battles, but still

Her Majesty was taken unwell about 7 o'clock this morn-
ing, and immediately afterwards information was sent to the
Home-office, and instructions given to summon the imme-
diate attendance of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop
of London, Sir Robert Peel, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke
of Wellington, Sir James Graham, and other great officers
of state, who lost no time in repairing to the Palace. The

more remarkable in its connection with the unhappy events
of the year 1791, then its siege and defence being the most
memorable incident. " The battle of Ross," with all its
sanguinary and abhorrent features, is admirably narrated.
li
The whole of the interesting objects along the coast, with the
reminiscences of feuds and forays with which they are asso-
ciated, are delineated in a masterly manner—including the
ruins of Dunbrody Abbey, Duncannon Fort, Water-
ford and Wexford and their harbours, the Saltees
Rocks, the Tuscar Rock, the fine old abbey of Tintern,
the ruins of the seven castles of Clonmiues, the castle
of Rathmainee, Bargy Castle, Johnston Castle, a modern
edifice, with the beautiful cottages, &c, on the estate
of H. Knox Grogan Morgan, Esq., Silsker Abbey, Wexford,
Carrick Castle, the first built by the Anglo-Normans in Ire-
land, the ruins of the once famous castle at Ferns, &c.,
all
of which are illustrated by beautiful wood-cuts, equal, if not
superior in boldness of outline and softness of shadow to
engravings. In the account of Queen's county is a highly
interesting description (with a view) of the Rock of Dun-a-
mane, on which are the ruins of an extensive fortress. " The
view hence (say our authors) is in the highest degree mag-
nificent. The spectator stands in the centre of an amphi-
theatre ; gazes over fine and fertile vaileys ; and notes how
bountifully nature has endowed the land. At his feet are

'abinet'Ministers were attired iii the Windsor uniform

It was not supposed at seven o'clock this morning that her
Majesty's accouchement was so near at hand ; but on the
first symptoms manifesting themselves, every preparation
and every arrangement for so interesting and important an
event, an event to which millions of her Majesty's loyal sub-
jects have been looking with the greatest anxiety, were made,
and not a moment was lost in sending notice to our beloved
Sovereign's mother, and the other branches of the royal
family.
The Duchess of Kent arrived at Buckingham Palace exactly
at nine o'clock, and immediately repaired to the room of her
Majesty, who was at that time attended by Sir James Clark,
Dr. Locock, and Mr. Blagden. Prince Albert was also in
attendance, and manifested the most intense interest on the
important event, which it was now evident was about to take
place.
In the room adjoining the great officers of state and cabinet
ministers were assembled, and immediately on the birth of a
Prince the Royal infant was carried by the nurse (Mrs. Lilly)
and shown to them, when a declaration was signed by those
present as to the birth of an heir to the British throne.

Sir R. Peel, the Earl of Aberdeen, Sir J. Graham, and the
other cabinet ministers, retired shortly after eleven o'clock,
when instructions were immediately given at the council-
office to summon a privy council, to be held without delay.
At the express desire of her Majesty (we understand) a
messenger belonging to the home-office was despatched to
Sudbury-hall to announce the happy event to her Majesty
the Queen Dowager.
The bells of the various metropolitan churches rang merry
peals as soon as the important event was known.
Shortly before one o'clock the following official bulletin,
announcing her Majesty's accouchement, and the birth of a
Prince. was published :
" The Queen was safely delivered of a Prince this morn-
ing at 48 minutes past 10 o'clock.
" Her Majesty and the infant Prince are going on well.
" JAMES CLARK, M.D.
" CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D.
" ROBERT FERGUSON, INI.D
" RICHARD BLAGDEN.
" Buckingham Palace, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1841.
Half-past 11 o'clock.
A copy of the above bulletin was forwarded to the Lord
Mayor during the morning. It is rather a remarkable cir-
cumstance that the infant Prince of Wales should have been
born on the morning of Lord Mayor's Day, only a few hours
after Mr. Alderman Pirie had been sworn into office, and
who is now in consequence entitled to a baronetcy. It is.
however, generally supposed that the honour will be con-
ferred on the present Lord Mayor and his predecessor, Mr
Alderman Johnson.

In the course of the day government messengers were de

large masses of masonry, scattered in picturesque confusion,
which form a strange contrast to the tranquil beauty of the
surrounding scene. The fortress seems to have been built
for eternity—yet it is—scarcely one stone upon another." In
the portion of King's county contained in this number are
descriptions of the famous Bog of Allen, of a variety of in-
teresting ruins of castles, &c. The engravings are—
" Powerscourt Waterfall, Wicklow," and " The Four
Courts, Dublin," both of which are genuine gems, executed
on steel, as vignettes, in the most beautiful and minute style
of the art.

spatched to foreign Court; with the important Lin.: gratifyin
intelligence of a birth of a heir to the throne of the Britisl
realms.

Edward Beaumont Smith, the individual who is charged
with being principal in the extensive frauds in Exchequer-
bills, is son of C. D. Smith, Esq., who was governor of
Prince Edward's Island from 1816 to 1823. On his removal
from the government of the island, Sir Robert Peel granted
him a pension of £3OO per annum, which he still enjoys.
LIFE IN THE WEST.—Wheat is brought to Chicago, Illi-
nois, more than 300 miles over the prairies, to the amount of
some 400,000 bushels yearly, and sent to Buffalo and Ro-
chester to be ground, and thence to New York and all over
the world. In Illinois the wheat is carried in large waggons,
called " prairie schooners." Each caravan—for, from the
various sections of the country, they go in numbers suffici-
ently large to be entitled to that appellation—hasits captain.
They camp out at nights, and each man carries food for him-
self and cattle, so that a fortnight's journey is made at little
or no expense save that of time. On arriving at the suburbs
of the town, the captain goes out with a sample of his grain.
A bargain is made for the whole brought by the caravan, and
the next day, with the money in his pockets, or in goods for
his family, each countryman is wending his way homeward.
At Michigan City and other principal towns on Lake Michi-
gan, the same scene is daily exhibited. An immense amount
of surplus produce is already accumulated at the ports on the
lake, but not a bushel comparatively will reach the eastern
market this season. Truly is the country bordering on Lake
Michigan the garden of the world. The best place for emi-
grants now is Wisconsin. It has as tine soil as can be de-
sired, a beautiful and healthy climate, and, so far, an excel-
lent population. We never saw such handsome babies any-
where as they raise in Wisconsin.—N. Y. Corn. Adv.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—HORRIBLE DEATH OF MR. BROWN,
THE VIOLINIST, AND HIS WIFE.—A dreadful accident oc-
curred on Saturday last in the neighbourhood of St. Law-
rence, Thanet. It appears that Mr. Brown, the organist of
Trinity Church, and whose proficiency as a violinist is pro-
verbial in this of Kent. was taking a drive, in company
with his wife, in a pony chaise. It is supposed that whilst
proceeding gently along the Sandwich road he drew up the
horse alongside a pond close by the turnpike road, between
flame and Ozengell Farm, for the purpose of washing his
chaise wheels, when it is supposed that, as the pond had a
sloping bank, the horse either slipped or shied, and drew the
chaiseinto 17 or 18 feet of water, and, melancholy to relate,
before assistance could be procured, Mr. and Mrs. Brown
and the horse were drowned. A female passing by the spot
first gave the alarm, and a number of persons from the farm
of Mr. Thomas Wootton, of Spratling-street, immediately
hastened, to rescue the unfortunate pair from their watery
grave. The apron of the gig was buttoned, which prevented
either of the deceased from jumping out. Mr. Brown per-
formed a beautiful solo on the violin at the Canterbury Catch
Club on Wednesday last, when he was most enthusiastically
welcomed. They had. been married only four months.

It is not expected that any further bulletin will be issued
to-day.
In consequence of her Majesty being so well, orders were
given at two o'clock for firing the Park guns.
At twelve o'clock a messenger was sent off from the Home-
office, by Sir James Graham, with despatches for Earl De
Grey, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, to Dublin, announcing
the happy event of her Majesty having given birth to a
Prince. The messenger travelled by special engine to Li-
verpool, and on his arrival there, would embark in a govern-
ment steamer, which was ordered to be in readiness to con.
vey him to Dublin. The enthusiasm at the west end of the
town on the auspicious event was very great.

(From the Times of yesterday.

In the hurry and bustle of this event, and the zeal and
anxiety to give every particular respecting it, it is not to be
wondered at that in the accounts published by several of our
contemporaries many statements were made which are alto-
gether erroneous. We have, therefore, taken every care to
obtain the exact information of an event in every respect so
interesting to the public.
It is not true, then, that there was any indisposition on
the previous evening. Her Majesty had walked on the
morning of Monday in the gardens of Buckingham Palace,
and in the afternoon she took an airing in a carriage. During
dinner and in the evening there was nothing more than an
extreme susceptibility of fatigue, but not exceeding that
manifested by her Majesty for the last fortnight or ten days.
Those who had the honour of dining with the Queen (two
noblemen of the Household, the Lady in Waiting, and the
Duchess of Kent) took their departure a little before eleven
o'clock, the Duchess of Kent leaving first.
Her Majesty, as has been her custom lately, retired at
half-past ten o'clock, with no indication whatever of her ap-
proaching accouchtnent other than what the public have
been familiar with for the last month—viz., that it must
happen in a very short time. The story, then, that there
were expresses sent to Sir Robert Peel and others on Mon-
day night, warning them of the coming event, is altogether a
mistake' . . . .

the largest
BREWSTER AND O'CONNOR.—Thuar;day nightrhoot in Glasgow, was
meeting which ever took place under
disputation
rMtheßrewster, of
held in the new hall of the Bazaar, to
between Feargus O'Connor and the Revea
,itwie,re literally
computed
Paisley, on the best means of obtaining .tiier.charter: The
hall, galleries, stair-heads, and stair-cases
the
the
packed to the extent of personal agony, and
that about 600 members of the lower orders Weer°rn
time present, to listen to this oratorical combat. Act, at
commencement of the proceedings, the railings of
staircase gave way with a fearful crash, from the pressure of
the crowd within : the wooden ballustrade were napped at
the head, and the iron support Mg stancheons
.torn away
carrying portions of the solid stone along with them from'
every step on the stair. Fortunately a few seconds of alarm
were given by the creaking, and while none of. those who fell
were seriously hurt, some escaped almost miraculous
poly,.
ce,
by
sliding down with the descending ballustrade. The li
after this, took the wise precaution of letting every one out
who liked, but none in. The disputation went on
ro to near
midnight, amidst alternate cheering, howling, and an
the most terrific- kind. Brewster charged O'Connor with
being a spy and a traitor to the cause; but the wild work
ended by the pasto of Paisley being himself beaten hy a tre-
udo 1 majority,r amidst howls of defiance from th.', majo-
rity.

The whole Palace remained in perfect repose until a little
after six o'clock on Tuesday morning, whe❑ the Queen ex-
perienced the first symptoms of indisposition, Dr. Locock
was immediately called, but the symptoms were not suffi-
ciently decided to induce the doctor to recommend any one
to be sent for, and things remained in this state for about an
hour. All the medical men were, however, summoned. At
half-past seven o'clock, as the indisposition seemed rather to
increase, the doctors made up their minds that the accouch-
ment would take place, and at eight o'clock the symptoms
became so decided that then, and not till then, were ex-
presseses sent off to the Duchess of Kent, Sir Robert Peel,
and the Great Officers of State, the Earl of Liverpool, Lord
Steward of the Household, was the first who arrived, closely
followed by Sir Robert Peel. They arrived at nine o'clock.
Then came Earl Delawarr, Lord Chamberlain, and the Earl
of Jersey, Master of the Horse.
The Duchess of Kent arrived at half-past nine. There
was then a lapse of more then half an hour, when Sir James
Graham, the Duke of Buckingham, the Marquis of Exeter,
the Lord Chancellor, the Bishop of London, and the Earl
of Aberdeen arrived, occupying the time till half-past ten
o'clock. Last of all came the Duke of Wellington, who ar-
rived a few minutes before the birth.
Dr. Locock and Prince Albert, with the nurse, were the
only persons in the Queen's chamber, situated in the north-
west angle of the Palace. The Duchess of Kent and the
Lady-in-Waiting were in an apartment immediately adjoin-
ing, and close to where Sir James Clark and his medical col-
leagues were assembled. The ministers, privy councillors,
and great officers of state occupied one of the state rooms.
It has been stated that all these wore the Windsor uniform ;
such is not the fact; not one of them did so. The Duke of
Wellington wore the dress of Constable of the Tower, Earl
Jersey the official dress of Master of the Horse, the Earl of
Liverpool, Earl Delawarr, and the Marquis of Exeter wore
their household uniforms, and the ministers their official
dresses. _ . . .

The birth took place at twelve minutes to eleven o'clock,
and was duly announced to the great functionaries of the
kingdom assembled, by Sir James Clark, and they were soon
afterwards gratified with a sight of the royal infant.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Wharnr.liffe, Lord
President of the Council, and Lord Stanley, Secretary of
State for the Colonies, were too late, arriving at the Palace a
few minutes after the birth had taken place. It is an error
in some of the accounts which have been published which
stated that the Archbishop of Canterbury was present at the
birth. The Bishop of London Was the only prelate present.
The Queen bore it remarkably well, and the young Prince
and his august mother have since boen going on as well as
possible.

(From the Court Circular of Wednesday.)
The Lord Mayor of London, accompanied by his chaplain,
the Rev. H. Thomas, and the City Remembrancer, together
with the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, Messrs. Magnay
and Rogers, and Mr. Under-Sheriff Pritchard, arrived at
Buckingham Palace soon after ten o'clock yesterday morning,
to make their dutiful inquiries after the health of her ma.
jesty and the infant prince.
Her royal highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen
yesterday morning, and remained to lunch :with his royal
highness Prince Albert.
Her royal highness the Duchess of Glocester arrived at
Buckingham Palace in the afternoon, and made inquiry after
the state of her majesty and the royal infant.
His serene highness Prince Ernest of Hesse Philipsthal
paid a visit to his royal highness Prince Albert yesterday af-
ternoon.

In the afternoon the nobility and gentry in great numbers