The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-11 00:00:00

PRINCE ALBERT.

CANTERBURY, RIDAI MORNING.—The intelligence of
the landing of his Serene Highness the Prince Albert of
Saxe Coburg at Dover, yesterday afternoon, reached this
city shortly. after 10 last night. .This morning, the City, pre
sents a most unusual scene of bustle,
.as the Prince and .-,his.
illustrious relatives, the Duke of Saxe.Cohurg and the here-
ditary Prince, are expected to pass through about , half-past
one o'clock this afternoon en route to the metropolis. The
Earl of Cardigan, at the head of his fine regiment,. the 11th
light dragoons, proceeded yesterday morning to Dover, and
that splendid corps will form a guard of honour to Prince Al-.
bert in his Serene Highness's progress to this, city. The
yeomanry cavalry, under the command of Sir Brook Bridges,
Bart. will also meet the cavalcade, and accompany the Prince
and royal sdite some distance.
The mayor and members of the Town Council have pre-
pared the following address, which will be presented by the
civic body immediately on the arrival of the royal visitors :
" TO HIS SERENE HIGHNESS THE PRINCE ALBERT OF

SAXE COBURG AND GOTHA

" May it please your Serene Highness,—We, the mayor,
aldermen, and burgesses of the city and borough of Canter-
bury, beg leave to approach your serene highness to express
our joy and respectful congratulations at your serene high-
ness's safe arrival in England, and particularly in our ancient
and loyal city of Canterbury.
..".in welcoming your serene highness to the British
shores, we take the opportunity of expressing to your serene
highness the deep interest we feel in your serene highness's
future welfare, being fully persuaded that the exalted station
which your serene highness is destined to fill in these realms,
will ensure domestic happiness to our beloved Sovereign Queen
Victoria, and eminently contribute to the interest and well-
being of her Majesty's faithful and beloved subjects.
" We fervently pray that Divine Providence will grant to
your serene highness health, long life, and every other bles-
sing.

" Given under the seal, &c."
To save the coach I have only to add, although the Queen's
Marriage is so near at hand, not the slightest notice is taken
to celebrate the royal nuptials, as would become her Majesty's
faithful and beloved subjects.
Some thousands of persons have assembled to witness,the
passage of the prince through the city.

•
FROM FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
LORD 'CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE? FE 4. 4, 1840.---Notice
is hereby giver', 'that the solernnisatiOri of her ,Majesty's
marriage will take place on Monday next, the 10th instant.
Wurrg.E.ALL, FEE, G.—The Queen has been pleased to
&dare and ordain that'his Serene.Highne.ss'—PrancisAlbert
AU,gristtiS Charles Emanuel Duke of 'Saxe-, Prince of Saxe
Cobourg and Gotha, Knight 'of, the most noble Order of the
Garter, shall henceforth, upori all occasions Whatsoever, be
styled and called '" His Royal. Highness," before itis.name
and siich`titles as now do, or hereafter may, belong to him.
' And to command, that the said royal concession and de-
claration bc registered in her Majestys College of Arms.
COLLEGE OF Altus, FEB. 7.—The (Aileen has been pleased
,to declare and ordain, that his Royal Highness Francis Albert
Augustus Charles Emantiel Duke of
,Siixe. Prince of Saxe
Cobburg and Gotha, Knight of the most noble Order of the.
Garter, shall, for the future, use and" bear the royal arms,
differenced with a label of three points -argolt, the centre
lidint charged with the cross of St. George, quarterly, with
the arms of his illustrious house, the royal arms in the first
and fourth clitarters.
And also to command; that the said royal concession and
declaration be registered in this college.

PRINCE ALBERT. "
BRUSSELS, FEB. 2.—We announced yesterday the arrival
of Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg at the palaCe at 3 a!e.lock
in the afternoon, accompanied by father, the reigning
duke, and by the prince his brother. Four of the royal car-
riages were ready at the station at half-pabt one, to..re.e,eiyvt
the princes, who arrived at half-paSt two, under a salute of
21 guns. General Giblet; his Majesty's aide7de-Camp, Ge-
neral Buzin, governor of the capital, and Sir Henry Sey-
mour, were at the station, where their highnesses were re-
ceived by several detachments of troops. Though there was
a heavy shower of rain a great number of persons had assem-
bled to witness their arrival.
BnossELs, Fun. 3.—Yesterday their. Highnesses the
reigning Duke and Prince Ernest of Saxe Coburg attended
divine worship in the chapel of the 'palace." Prince. Alberti
accompanied by Viscount Torrington, attended divine war-.
ship in the English chapel. Yesterday thoir'higlinesses were
present at the representation of the ballet Le Comaire. The.
Princes of Saxe Coburg , will ►Set out to-mcirrow for,Calais,
where they will embark for Dover. Their equipages have.

been sent on board the Soho, frora.Antwerp for London,

ARRIVAL OF PRINCE ALI3ERT AT DOVER

DOVEII. FEB. 6

• I have to announce •to yon the. safe arrival here of his
Serene Highness the Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha,
accompanied by the duke his father, his elder brother, and
suite, and attend edhv Lord Torrington and the Hon- Colonel
Grey. •."' •

I am informed that they arrived from Brussels at Ostend,
yesterday, at 11.o'clOck;.:by the railway; and reached Calais
last evening. They embarked at noon, today, on hoard her
Majesty's steam-packet Ariel, Commander John Hamilton,
and Commander .Luke Bmithett,- extra; conveyed by her Ma-
jesty'a,meamer Firebrand, Lord Clarence Paget, and entered
this port at half past four o'clock. this afternoon.
The piers mere thronged with people, and as the Ariel en-
tered the harbour there was most ebthuSiastic cheering; with
loud cries of God save. the Queen,"—" Huzza for the
Prince," On landing, the party was received by a guard of
honour from the Qothregiment, and a salute from the western
h;LiiklYtost" ,!Ort`hrlittendairee,* with Cafitiiik-Britt
ler,' 'Lieut. -Col., Thomson; :royal -engine.et; Major
Slade, 90th regiment., "and the officers of the garrison ; and
the Prince and his party
_proceeded in an open carriage and
four to Payne's York Hotel, where the Mayor of Dover and
a large assemblage. of the inhabitants were in waiting to give
him a hearty reception:

• The PrinCe hatlnsulfered from sea-sickness, and has, there-
fore, postponed receiving the address from the town until
tornorrow niorning, at ten'o'clock, when the Mayor, magis-
trate.% and town council will present it. He will afterwards
receive the officers of the garrison, who are to be respectively
presented to his serene highness. I understand that Lord
Clarence Paget, and Captains Hamilton and Smithett have
been honoured with an invitation to dire with the Prince, at
the York Hotel, at seven o'clock, where the landlord. appears
to haVe spared no expense. in furnishing and fitting apart-
ments in a style worthy of his illustrious guests, and highly
creditable to himself.

It is understood that the 'Prince and his party will leave
the York Hotel about noon to-morrow; and as an address
will he presented at Canterbury, as they pass through that
city, they will probably remain to-morrow night at Roches.;
ter, and reach the Clarendon Hotel on Saturday. Two troops
of the 11th light dragoons are expected froni:Canterbury this
•evening,- under. the -command, of the. Earl -of.-Cardigan, to
serve as an escort of the Party to Cariteibtiry. -..

(From the Morning Herald. of Saturdayd

ROYAL MA.RRIA,GE-STATE Chi' THE
, .

In the course of yesterday afternoon the Qiieen visited the
Chapel :Royal. Her Majesty was attended by the Duchess
of Sotherland,, lady • Charlemont, the Lord Chamberlain,
and Lord Alfred Paget. After an attentive survey of the
alterations. which hate been made, and the decorations in
progress, her Majesty was understood graciously to hate ex-•
pressed her approbation. The preparations are not yet corn,
pleted. The banqueting hall is a noble and lofty apartment.,
As many as 300 guests have often been invited here to par-.
take of his late Majesty's hospitality. The walls are covered.
with velvet paper .of imperial purple and gold. From the
ceiling are . suspended - three gilt candelabra- of exquisite
workmanship. The. banquet which is to be held here by. the
members of the royal household on the evening'of the 'Queen's
bridal day will he of the most sumptucus charaCter. The
whole of the royal plate is ordered from Winilsor. This is
-of the: most costly description, and consists'!l.flieir-looins of
the Royal Family, and presents from, many_.of the greatest
potentates of India and Europe to the -Scfirereigns. of Britain.
A sPlendid sideboard is in course of prejSaration for- jts ,recep-
tion: :- The .display will be costly ansiknagnifiCent m the-ex-
The Lord Steward (LordiErroll) will fireside. At
present ho more:than-150 invitations have been issued. The
publication,of the naines of the 4istinguished individuals in-
vited is considered as yet to be•twemature.
,

, .
The greatest preparations off, making throughout the me-
tropolis and the provinces, in ovtler that Monday next should
be kept as :a day of general rejoking. Thetpvernment and
other:public offices, 4t is understopd, will all bkclosed ; most
of the proprietors of the matious:ohops in the Nading tho-
roughfares of the cit4nd the west end have exprOsell their
intention of not transd.ting any busihiss on that day;-'to that
their .servants may havo(an opportakty
.of enjoying thibn-
selves on this festive occasion. All th'B theatres, it is said;'
will be open to. the public gfatuitously..7Pom the arrange-
ments in progress, no doubt is entertained b'tic the illumina-
tions in the evening will be updrFa grand and e_itrisive scale,
little if at all inferior to those exhibited upon heiliMcijesty's
coronation. Many private gentlemetTiAtend to give.ifilentlid
parties to their friends in celebration'Ofle event ; whilesinci
some country towns public balls are to aid and close the-]
pleasures of the day. The parochial officers'Mpearly every '
district are using their most unremitting exertltiOs with
an
..unsparingliberality, in order. that the children in th4,va—
rious schools, and the poor in their different dwellings, Midi-)
be provided -all' extra fare to enable them to participate in
-the general-festivity. . '

The following 'notice ,was issued by the Lord Mayor this
morning :. _
~
"MARSHALL, MAYOR. • • ,
' ' - ."Mansion House,Feb.F7
. _, 1840.
. _ _

"Whereas, Monday,. the 10th day of February instant, is
appointed for the solemnization of the marriage of her Mot
Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, the Lord Mayor con-
siders it will be desirable on the part of his fellow-citizens,
as a mark. of dutiful respect to her Majesty, that all business
which can possiblrbe avoided should be suspended on that
jciyfid occasion :
" The Lord Mayor doth hereby give notice, that the Guild-
hall of the City of London will be closed on that day, and
doth recommend to the loyalty of his fellow-citizens the re-
spectful observance of the same.
" By Order of the Lord Mayor,
" FRANCIS HOBLER."
•

Yesterday orders were sent to the royal horse gnards, (blue)
at their barraCks, in Regent's Park, also to the lite guards at
Knightsbridge barracks, that their services would be dispensed
with; having been ordered to forrn.the escort to Prince Albert
and his suite, from 'Woolwich, this day, to the Clarendon
Hotel, Bond jatrCet, but in their place the.l4th light dragOons,
fi'otri Hounslow barraCks, will be the. escort, for which pur-
pose they will proceed at seven o'clock this morning for
Woolwich.

COR THE.:CELEBRA.TION nF
THE QUEEN'S MARRIAC F
The
,preparations for a general illumination in honour of
the queen's Marriage on Mondayi, are very.generat thxonglit•
out the metropolis. At_all,the,public buildings.i,r,ilhe city
and east end, operations hue commenced ;. the worlirtien'
throughout yesterday being employed at the India House,
the Banlq the Alansion-house, Guildhall, and the Post“iffme,
in affixing boarding to form a groimd for the devices. These
preparatory;yorks are on 4. 010$ .extensive scale, and
said that the splendour of.the ensuing illdiniriationgWill'have
•
been' unequalled by anYthing that has preceded'it;
The preparations at the Horse-guards and the Admiralty,,
are on a most extensive and magnificent scale, as also are
moat -of the principal public buildings and theatres. 9 The
whole of her. Majesty's tradespeople are also preparing for
the occasion, the devices of which are partietilarly elegant ;
numerous splendid transparencies are being got ready for the
occasion. The Clarendon 'Hotel, in Bond-street, (where
Prince Albert will arrive this day) will be superbly
.
rated ; over the entrance, a magnificent transparency is being
affixed.

From the immense number of orders, given to those en-
gagedin supplying:articles for illumination, it is evident that ,1
the number of private.houses that will be decorated on Mon-
day evening, will he very great. Lampi, device's,: Sze: have
• goneup greatly in price within the last fortnight, and a
dealer in the neighbourhood of the City-road has received
orders in these articles to the amount of several thousand
pOunds. All the club-houses, theatres, and public offices,
as well as all ,the newspaper offices, have made the necessary
arrangements, andthe west end of the town will, no ddiibt,-
present- one universal blaze of light, delighting the,eYes of
the spectator in various hues and forms. The firework
makers are also extremely_busy ,to' bring their- art to the aid,
• ofAhn public enjoyment, and several beautiful displays of
this kind are to take place in the various public gardens
round London, meanwhile every shop puts forth some articles
of ornament or utility, newly christened with the names. of
the royal pair,, end the confectioner invites attention to the
wedding Cake he has made for those whose ambition is to
join their destinies upon the day that unites thOse of -iTieto
ria,and Albert. , . • , .
At Kensington, a subscription has been entered into by the
inhabitants, by the means of which the children of the Paro-
chial Charity, the. National, and the Church Sunday Schools
will have, a dinner provided for them of roast beef, plum
pudding, and ale. The dinner will take place in the large
National School Rooms, in the High-street, at two o'clock.
Another subscription has also been collected, to which his
Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex has contributed, towards
towards the expenses attendant upon the erection of trium-
phal arches of- evergreens, the scaffolding for which will be
erected this day. Already devices for illuminations have
been affixed againSt most of the houses her Majesty and
her illustrious consort will pass in their progress to Windsor,
and there is no doubt the other inhabitants will follow the
loyal example thus set to them, and that Kensington will far
exceed in brilliancy and effect any other portion of the
metropolis and its environs. All down the road similar
preparations are in progress.

THE QUEEN'S MARRIAGE.
(From the Morning Herald of Yesterday.)

In anticipation of this happy event, we copy the following
programme of the various arrangements during the day, from
" the journal under the especial patronage of her Majesty
and the court:—

" To-morrow morning a select party, comprising the mem-
bers of her Majesty's family and officers of state, with Prince
Albert, his illustrious father, brother, and suite, will assem-
ble at Buckingham Palace. hile the whole line from thence
to the garden entrance of St. James's Palace will be lined
with horse guards. Nine full dress royal carriages will be in
readiness to convey those parties who do not accompany her
Majesty in the procession to their destination at St. James's.
These carriages will again return, and at about a quarter of
an hour before her Majesty's departure (twelve o'clock,)
Prince Albert, his father the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha,
his brother Prince Ernest, and suites, will, in like manner,
be conveyed to the palace, after which her Majesty's cortege,
attended by a full 'guard of honour, will proceed to the like
destination in the following order :
FIRST CARRIgGE.-Twu Gentlemen Exon of the
Yeoman of the Guard, Groom of the RobeS.

SECOND CARRIAGE.—Equerry in Waiting, Two Pages of
Honour, Groom in Waiting. •
THIRD CARRIAGE.—CIerk Marshall, Vice-Chamberlain,
Keeper of the Privy Purse, Comptroller of the Household.
F'ounTll CARRlAGE.—Bedchamber, Woman in Waiting,
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, Master of the Buck-
hounds, Treasurer orthe Household.

CARRIAGE.--Maid of Honour in Waiting, Duchess
,of, Kent's Lady in Waiting, Cold Stick, Lord in Waiting.
SIXTH CARRIAGE.—Lady of the Bedchamber in Waiting,
Master of. the Horse, Lord Steard, Lord Chamberlain.
SEVENTH- CARRIAGE.—The Queen, The Duchess of
Kent, Mistress of the Robes.

On arriving at the palace her Majesty will be immediately
conducted to her closet behind the throne-room, where she
remain attended by her maids of, honour and train-
bearers, till summoned by the Lord Chamberlain to take her
place in the procession described in the official Ceremonial
(the details of which we have already published).
All being concluded within the palace of St. James's, the
procession. to Buckingham Palace will be re-formed pretty
much in the same order in which it moved in the morning.
Prince Albert now taking his place in the same carriage with
her Majesty; the Duchess of Sutherland taking her place
with the Earl of Albeniarle, who, on this occasion alone
waives his official right to be in the same carriage with her
AT:ije,:ty. Her Majesty will occupy the back seat alone, and
1), ince Albert and the Duchess of Kent will be opposite.
At Buck-inghatn Palace there will be a wedding repast, at
whieli several of the illustrious participators in the previous
ceremony, and the officers of the Household and Ministers
Mate, will be present. It is needless to say that the taste
and ingenuity of the confectioners and table-deckers will be
prominently displayed at the festival, a splendid wedding-
cake forming a prominent object of attraction.
The following is the list of guests invited :
H. It. H. the Duchess of Kent, H. S. H. the Duke of
Coburg, their R. H. the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,
H. R. H. the Duke of Sussex, H. R. H. the Duchess of
Gloucester, H. R. H. Prince Geo. of Cambridge, H. R. H.
Princess Augusta of Cambridge, H. R, H. the Princess Sophia
Matilda, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of
;London, the Viscount Melbourne, the Lord Chancellor, the
Lord President of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the
Marquis of Normanhy, the Viscount Palmerston, the Lord
John Russell, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the
Vaster of. the 1491'§e, the ,Mistress Qf the Rohm the Lady

trt Waiting, Maids of Honour—Hon, Miss Cocks and Miss
Cavendish, the Viscount Torrington, the Hon, Major Kep.
pel, the Lord Alfred Paget, Mrs. Brand, the Lady in Wait-
ing on H, R. H. the Duchess of Kent, Gentlemen of the
Duke of Coburg's suit, the Lady. in Waiting on H.R. H. the
Duchess of Gloucester, the Lady in Waiting on H. R. H.
She Duchess of Cambridge, the Lady in Waiting on H. R. H.
the Princess:Sophia Matilda;
At the Conclusion of the breakfast, her M•ajesty will retire
to prepare for her departure for Wiudsor, whither she will
be accompanied by Prince Albert, and a very limited suit,
including only, we believe, the Lord and Lady in Waiting,
Groom of the Chamber, Equerry, two ,Maids, of Honour,
and two or three other attendants on the irciyal person. The
domestic servants will haVe preViouslY:.ket: out for the.eastle,
to be in readiness to receive her Majesty and her consort.

. _
- Along the whole line of road from London to Windsor pre-
parations have been made to give a joyous welcome to the
royal pair, as.they pass, by the erection of triumphal'arches;
the display of appropriate emblems, and the asseMblage of
various processions which will line the way. At Windsor
the preparations will be of arebaracter equally loyal and gra-
tifying; and thus, to the threshhold of her castle, will her
Majesty bear with her an assurance of the deep affection and
loyalty. of her subjects. address, has, beep' prepared by
the corporation of Windsor,but
• •
presented till a future period. •
In the evening a grand banquet will be given, by command
of her Majesty, in the banquet-room. Of St.' James's palace,
built by' George 'IV.; al which. the:Earl 'of Errol, as Lord
Steward of her Majesty's. Household,'willpreside. The room
will be gorgeously decorated, and-illumined by 'five magnifi-
cent lustres, and table candelabras.' - There will be three ta-
bles—one across at the upper end, and two tables running
down from thence, capable of reeeivinel3o guests. Behind
the chairnian will be displayed,, undefrich -crimson drapery,
with a crown at the top, all the costly gold plate from Wind-
sor Castle ; 'while the tables ,Und serving: tables at the sides
will evince all the Well-knowntaste of Mt'. Elliott, her Ma-
jesty's table-decker. The banquet :will; of course, embrace
all the luxuries which art or natureuan produce ; and a band
of music will be in attendance throughout the evening, the
company being waited upon by the servants in royal liveries.
We subjoin a list of the guests'i-- •
'Her R. H. the Duchess. of Kent; His S. H. the Duke of
Coburg, His S. H. the Prince Ernest, the Duke of Norfolk,
the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the. Duke.and Duchess of
Sutherland, the.MarquiS oflleadfort; the Marchioness of
Normanby, the CounteSS of E'rrol, the Earl and Countess of
Dxbridge, the Earl and Countess of Albemarle, the Earl
and Countess of Surre, 'theiEarl of Belfast, the Earl and
Countess of Sandwich; the Earl and Countess of Charlemont,
the Earl and Countess of Burlington, the Earl and Countess
of Fingal, the Earl of. Ilchester, the Lady C. Lennox, the
Lady Paget; the: Lady Elisabeth HOWitrd, the Lady S.
Villiers, the Lady Ida Hay, the Lady Fanny Cowper, the
Lady W. Stanhope, the Lady Jane Bouverie, the Lady E.
\Vest, the Lady M. Grimstorw, the Lady Ellen Paget, the
Lady Mary Howard, the ,Lord and Lady Byron, the Lord
Gardner, Vigeonnt and Viseountes Torrington, the Lord and
Lady Lilford, the Lord. Alfred Paget, the Lord Foley, the
Lord and Lady Kinnaird, the 'Lord and Lady Barham, the
Lord and. Lady Portman, the Lord Howden, the Viscountess
Forbes, sand Mr. Vaughan, the Lady Fanny Howard, the
Dowager Lady Lyttleton, -the Lady Constance Paget,
the Right Honourable. ' George S. and Lady Agnes
Byng; Sir J. and Lady C. Copley, Mr. and Lady H. Clive,
Mr. and Lady Theresa Digby, Colonel and Lady J. Wemyss,
Colonel and lady K. Buckley, Lady Caroline Barrington,
the Hon.- -Major and Mrs_ Keppel, the Hon. Colonel and
Mrs. Grey, the Hon. Captain and Mrs. Campbell, the. Hon.
Colonel and Mrs. Cavendish, the Hon. W. Cowper, the
Hon. C. A. Murray, Colonel Sir Robertand Lady Gardiner,
Admiral Sir R. and Lady Otway, Sir William and Lady
Lumley, Sir Henry and Lady Wheatley, the Hon. Harriet
Pitt, the Hon. Miss Cocl:s, the lion. Miss Spring Rice, the
Hon. Matilda Paget, the Hon. Miss Anson, the Hon. Miss
Cavendish, the Hon. Miss Luster, the Hon, Miss Murray,
MiSs 'Davys, Mr. and Mrs. Brand, Sir F. Stovin, Colonel
Armstrong, Mr. Rich, General Sir F. Wetherall, Colonel
Cooper, General Upton, Master Cavendish, Master Cowell,
the Hon. A. Chichester,, Master Wemyss, Master Byng,
five Gentlemen of the• Duke of Cobourg's suite, four Gentle-
men of Prince Albert's household.
All will be in fall dress, and dinner will be served at eight
o'clock.

.The company will assemble in the suite of state drawing-
WArns, which will be brilliantly illuminated for the occasion,.
previous to the dinner ; and, on being summoned, will pro-
ceed through the portrait gallery to the banquet-room. At
the conclusion &the festival, all will return to the drawing-
room, and from theife6-go‘to a full dress party, to be given
by the Duchess of Sutherlaildthe_same night.
paving thus given a general outhate-of- the various cere-
iiicinies, and festivities which are to attend th'elVitional fes-
tival ort6--_Morrow, we feel
,it due to the Earl of Erroll, and"
the Earl of Ifitii4o, to say, that in their respective depart-
ments they have beetilikilafatigable in carrying out the various
dtti:ies'imposed upon theibratitichy all the 'means in their
power PeWeeting those arrangements by'Vhittlithefull wishes
of her Majesty-thiglit, be accomplished, both as regards her
own feelings and the conVenitirice.and happiness of her sub-
jects, of whose desires her • Majesty has been. far from un-
mindful &dm the commencement of the preparations.
Her Majesty has repeatedly personally inspected the works
in the palace and the chapel, and has expressed the utmost
solicitude that as much accommodation as possible should
be afforded to the spectators. Up to Friday a vast number
of persons were admitted to see the preparations, and were
not checked, till the crowd became so great as inconveni-
ently to interfere with-the workmen. Yesterday none were
admitted but by an order from Lord Duncannon or the Lord
Chamberlain, by which privilege a great number of the no-
bility had an opportunity of judging of the effect of the pre-
parations almost in a state of completion.
From the department of Lord Errol clear and distinct di-
rections have been issued for the admiSsiOn of those persons
provided with tickets, so classed as to prevent confusion ; and
every facility will he secured to afford the free egress and in-
gres's of carriages, as well as to screen the company from the
-Vicissitudes of climate at this uncertain season.
The Master of the Horse has not been less mindful of his
duties ; and under his orders the dress 'carriages and other
appliances connected with the out-door procession will be so
marshalled as to secure regularity and becoming magnificence.
At the raiment the happy bridegroom places the ring on
the Ilneer of • the bride, a signal will be given, which will be
,respoinled to by royal salutes, fired from a train of artillery
in the Park, and from the guns at the Tower, which will, no
doubt, receive additionaVeffect from the spontaneous cheers
of the assemhled multitude, , •
HER MKJEgTV'S COSTUME.--For the gratification of our
fi4V.,nafileMtN,vl_tUty state that her Majesty's dress will be of
righ white satin, rimmed With-orange dower blossoms. • Head
'Arbss,-eiiistiattilbrifrange flower blossoms, and over this a
:beautiful Veil of Honiton lace, which will be worn down.
The bridesmaids or train-bearers will also be attired in white.
TVClii&ii 'Dowager will wear a dress of violet-coloured vel-
+FA, 201-k-,toinrto,c4ympond. .
The royal bridesmaids. are each to receive a brooch, the
gift of her'Majesty: presentto each of the fair train-
bearers at the late coronation was a ring, which we then des-
cribed. We have seen one of the Brooches, which is in the
shape of a bird, the body being formed entirely of turquoises:
the eyes are of rubies, and, the beak. a.-diamond ; the claws
are of pure gold, and rest on pearls of great size and value.
The Whole workmanship is very superior, and exactly in ac-
cordance with the directions of the royal bride.

COURT CIRCULAR,

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St. James's Palace, Feb. G

The Lord Chamberlain has received so'inany more appli-
cations for admission to St. James's Palace on Monday next,
than he has tickets to dispose of, that 'he' is obliged to take
this mode of expressing- his. regret, to those persons•whose
wishes he is unable to comply with, and to whoth the Lord
Chamberlain is prevented addressing answers individually."
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager visited the Queen, yes-
terday, at BuckinghaM Palace.- The Duke of Sussex also
Visited her Majesty yesterday.
The Earl of Albemarle, Master of the Horse, presented
Master,Byng, yesterday, 'at an audience of the Queen,
kiss hands On being appointed one- of her Majesty's pages of
honour, in the room of Mr. Cavendish, promoted.
- The Earl of Errol, the Earl of Uxbridge, Viscount Mel-
bourne, and Lord Hill had audiences, yesterday, of her Ma •
jesty.
The Right Hon. Henry Labouchere joined the royal circle
at dinner, last evening, at Buckingham Palace. •
The. Duke of Sussex visited her Majesty the Queen Dow-
ager, yesterday, at Marlborough House.

SATURDAY .—The Duchess of Cambridge presented Lady
Augusta Somerset to the Queen yesterday, at Buckingham
Palace, on being :appointed Lady in Waiting on her Royal
Highness.
Madame Dedel, the Lady of the Netherlands Minister,
had an audience of her Majesty, on Thursday, at Buckingham
Palace.

The Princess Augusta visited her Majesty yesterday.
Viscount Melbourne had an audience of the Queen.
The royal dinner party at the palace, last evening, included
the Earl of Errol and Viscount Melbourne.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing, yesterday,
in a carriage.
The Princess Augusta visited the Duchess of Gloucester,
yesterday, at Gloucester House.
The Duke of Sussex visited the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge, yesterday, at Cambridge House.
The Duke of Cambridge visited the Princess Augusta, 'yes-
terday, at Clarence House, St. James's.
Lord Lismore and Lord Hill had interviews with Viscount
Melbourne, yesterday, in Downing street. .

MONDAY .—We are authorised to announce that persons
will be admitted to St. James's Palace on Wednesday and
Thursday next, to view the State Apartments and the Chapel
Royal, with tickets from the Royal Chamberlain, from ten
till one o'clock on each of those days; and also from Vis-
count Duncannon, from one to four o'clock on the same
days.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and
Gotha arrived at Buckingham Castle at half-past four o'clock
on Saturday afternoon, in one of the Queen's carriages and
four, with out-riders in scarlet liveries, escorted by a nume-
rous party of light dragoons. His Royal Highness entered
by the marble arch, and was extremely well received by the
spectators assembled in front of • the palace. The Prince
was accompanied by their Serene Highnesses the Duke and
Prince Ernest of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, and was attended
by"Viseount •Toi-iington.- In th' earriage4 that followed
were the Hon. Col. Grey, Count Kolowrath, Baron Ahrens-
leben, Baron Lowenfels, Mon. de Gruben, Captain Pcelnitz,
and Mr. Seymour. •
Her Majesty, accompanied, by her august mother, received
his Royal Highness and his illustrious relatives, attended by
the great officers of state of her household, the Lord Stew-
ward, the Lord Chamberlain, and the Master of the Horse ;
and also by Lord Byron, -Lord in Waiting ; the Right Hon.
George Stevens Byng, Comptroller of the Household; the
Hon. Charles A. Murray, Master of the Household • the
Hon. Major Keppel, Groom in Waiting; and Lord Alfred
Paget, Equerry in Waiting:
The Hon. Colonel Cavendish, the Clerk Marshal, received
the Prince on alighting from his carriage.
The Lord Chancellor came to the Palace at five o'clock,
attended by the clerk of the crown, his secretary, purse and
mace bearer ; and having formed a Court, his lordship ad-
ministered to Prince Albert the oaths of allegiance and
supremacy directed to be taken by the act naturalizing the
.Prince.

After his Royal Highness had taken. the oaths, the Lord
Chancellor directed them to be enrolled in the High Court of
Chancery.

The Queen held a Court on Saturday afternoon.
Count Sebastiani, Ambassador Extraordinary-and Plenipo-
tentiary from the King of the French, had an audience. of her
Majesty to deliver his re-credentials. His Excellency was
introduced by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.B.' her Majesty's
principal Secretary .of State for Foreign Affairs, and .con-
ducted by Sir Robert Chester, Master of the Ceremonies.
The Countess Sebastiani had an audience of the Queen, on
taking leave. Her Excellency was conducted by Sir Robert,
Chester, Master of the Ceremonies. . .

The Court was attended by Lord Byron, Lord in Waiting,
and the Hon. Major Keppel, Groom in Waiting. '
Viscount Melbourne had an audience of her Majesty.

Her Majesty had a dinner party on Saturday evening. The
company consisted of their Royal Highnesses the Duchess
of Kent, and Prince Albert of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha,
their Serene Highnesses the Duke of Saxe Cobourg and
Prince Ernest of Saxe Cobourg, the Duchess of Sutherland,
the Earls of Errol, Uxbridge, and Albemarle, Viscount
Melbourne, Lord Byron, Right Hon. George Stevens Byng,
Count Kolowratb, Baron Alvensleben, Baron Lowenteis,
Hon. Colonel Grey, Baron Stockmar, Mons. de Gruben,
Captain Pcelnitz, Mr. Seymour, Mr. T. Brand, the Coun-
tess of Sandwich, Lady. Fanny Howard, Hon. Miss Cocks,
Hon. Miss Cavendish, Mrs. Brand, Baroness Lehzen, Vis-

count Torrington, Ron, Charles A, Murray,. Iron: Major
Keppel, and Lord Alfred Paget.
The band of the royal regiment of Horse Guards attended
at the palace during the evening.
Her MajestY and her august mother, Prince Albert, the
Duke of Saxe Coburg and, Gotha, and Prince Ernest, and
the ladies and gentlemen of the royal household in waiting,
at the palace, attended Divine Service, yesterday morning,

suckinghain Palace. The Bishop of London officiated.
'he Rev. Mr. Vane, Deputy Clerk of the Closet, was in

waiting. . .
His Royal Highness .Prince Albert of Saxe,.Coburg and
Gotha went, yesterday afternoon, to pay visits to the mem-
bers of the royal family. His royal highness was accompa-
nied by his father and brother, the' Duke and Prince Ernest
of Saxe CobUrg and Gotha, and was attended by Viscount
Torrington, :one .of• the Lords °M. Waiting• _on her Majesty..
The illustrious party went, from the palace to Marlborough
House, the residence of her Majesty the Queen.. Dowager;:
froni Marlborough HouSeto Clarence House, St. James's,
the residence of the Princess Augusta ; and from ClatenCe...
House tg;C.ambridge,House, tl residence of the_ Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge. The route froni Enckingham. Pa-
lace to Marlborough House was densely lined with specta-
tors, whO greeted the prince with frequent cheering, which
his royal highness very courteously and repeatedly acknow-
ledged. • .
The Duchess of Kent has been much indisposed for the
last fortnight, from an attaik-of cold and rheumatism, which
has frequently prevented her royal highness from dining at
the royal table.
By the Duchess of Kent's commands, the print from Mr.
Fowler's .purtrait of her Majesty was submitted to her royal
highness; who was pleased to express her approbation of it.
The engraving was also presented to the Queen.
The Duke of Cambridge and Prince George visited her
Majesty the Queen Dowager on Saturday.
' The Duke and Duchess of .Cambridge, Prince George and
the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, attended Divine Service
yesterday morning, in Grosvenor chapel. Misls Kerr, Baron
Knesebeck, and Colonel Cornwall were in waiting on their

royal highnesses.
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar arrived at Marlborough
House on Saturday night from the Royal Military College
-at Sandhurst. - His serene highness visited the Princess
Augusta yesterday. -
The Princess Augusta visited the Duchess of Gloucester
yesterday. • • • •!, •
A cabinet council .was held on Saturday.afternoon at the
Foreign-office. It was attended by all the Ministers, and
sat two hours.

DUCROW'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS.

An Entii-e Change of the Whole Spectacle !
THIS present TUESDAY, Feb. 11th, and DURING THE
WEEK, will be presented, for the first time, a Grand
NUPTIAL AND NATIONAL FETE, on the Celebration
of her Majesty's Marriage-. The performances commence at
7 o'clock, with, for the second time in Liverpool, an Entire
New Equestrian and Dramatic Spectacle of Horses, combin-
ing to embody the historical events of the Emperor in 1799.
Arranged and produced by Mr. Ducrow, under the title,
BUONAPARTE'S PASSAGE of the DESERTS,
Or THE FRENCH IN EGYPT and SIEGE OF-ACRE.
Ducrow's new and splendid
SCENES IN THE CIRCLE,
Commencing with a Grand Equestrian Pageant, introducing
the whole of the Stud, Male and Female Equestrians in rich
attire, and in which the beautifulteed Pegasus will appear,
will a ppear, under the title of the Equestrian MASKED
BALL !
LE PETIT DUCROW and the Infant .Actors, will .be
introduced in the new Equestrian Pastime, called HOLI-
DAY ROMPS.
To be followed by the extraordinary Exercises of the beau-
tiful Horse ALFRED, instructed by Signor Hillier.
Madame DUCROW will appear as DIANA on her rapid
Courser. -

Mr. HICKEN'S pleasing Extravaganza, with many
Changes and Delineations from thc COMIC .ANNUAL.
To he &glowed by the Wonders of THE TWO OLYM-
PIANS, Sig. Hillier and Sig. Cinicelli, whose extraordinary
performances have astonished every beholder.
The whole of the performances will terminate with the in-
teresting Afterpiece of the
VINE-PRESSER OF NORMANBY ;
OR THE FARM OF BROTONNE.

Places fur the Boxes can be secured from Eleven to Three

LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH-STREET.

Last Week, at this Theatre;.of the celebrEttect arid popular

• • MR. T. D. RICE:
Lis FAREWELL ENGAGEMENT in England, previous to his

departure for America.
ADDITIONAL ATTRACTION !

Mrs. RAYMOND WILL APPEAR DURING THE WEEE.
THE .IYHOLE STRENGTH OF THE COMPANY !
Three New Dramas •

rrilllS.present TUESDAY EVENING;-the-11th instant,
also WEDNESDAY, and THURSDAY, the Enter-
tainments will commence with a new Drama, entitled
THE FOREIGN PRINCE!
Ebetnetzer,.Mr. Tilbury ; Jim Crow, Mr. T. D. Rice, in
which. Character he will sing his highly popular Song,
4,Sich a Gittin up Stairs 1"
After which Mrs. Thornassin and tidia will appear in their
ADMIRED BOLERO, from the Opera Masaniello.
Maddle. Chevallier her Dance from Rob Roy.
To which will be added, a new laughable interlude, never

acted here, called
MY,.SISTER KATE!
Mrs. Kate Moreton Mrs. Raymond. •
Mr. F.' Gardner will Sing a popular Song.
Misses Thomassin and Lidia will Dance a popular Pas de Dal% •
Mademoiselle Chemllier her admired Dance of cupid.
Mr. Mungall, his Scotch-Medley Dance.
To conclude with the laughable Negro Farce, entitled
JIM CROW IN LONDON.
Skinflint, Mr. Tilbury t • Jim Croiv, Mr: T. D. Rice, in
which character he will sing an entirely New Version of WI;
celebrated Song, called " JIM CROW."
On FRIDAY next, the 14th instant, a Variety of Entertain-
tneitts, fOr the BENEFIT of Mr. T. 1). RICE, and his
Last. Appearance but one.
Tickets and places for the Boxes may be had of Mr. •
BuF.zE,-at the Box-office,. from Eleven, till Three'o'Clock.
Boxes, 35.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, 6d. Second Price at tfali-Past
Eight: BoxeS, 2s, ; Pit ls. ; no Second Price to the Gallery•
Doors to, be open at Half-past Six o'Clock, perfortionace
commence at. Seven precisely.

shall give insertion on Friday, when we hope to have ' such men as Sturge should meet with any countenance
more space at our command. from the manufacturers of Birmingham. It is incom-
After Mr. Holmes had read the documents adverted prehensible to us that they should lend their assistance
to above, be proceeded to address the meeting in the in ruining the West India interest. Such conduct
following words:— is neither more nor less than an act of commercial
" From these statements, gentlemen, I think we may safely suicide. As we have stated on previous occasions, the
draw the conclusion, that if suitable arrangements are made, full development of the resources of British Guiana
emigrants can be immediately brought here in numbers. alone would furnish the manufacturers of Great Bri-
"lt has beeh suggested to me that a memorial to the Court fain with ,
of Policy should be drawn up, praying that court for assist-
anee in the matter, hut lam of opinon that it is vain to look of !the European states put together. Is it not worth
for it from our locatgovernment, and that none of tbebublic while to foster and encourage such a market ? is it
money will be granted for the purpose of immigration. ' not positively mischievous to cramp the energies and
" This point being decidtd, we must, of necessity, cousi- to frustrate the efforts of those who are labouring to
der whence we can draw thefunds necessary to carry through open up such interminable sources of prosperity to
this scheme ; and it is evident that no plan will answer, but British trade and commerce ?
voluntary contribution.
" The liberality of this colony is too well known, to doubt, We have dwelt thus tong upon this subject, because
that a sum of money can be readily raised for any foreign we see a Colony capable of sustaining a population of
Purpose of charity, in which the sympathies of the colonists SIXTY-FOUR millions, and of furnishing employment
have been called for. It is not, therefore, too much to ex- to all the manufacturing industry of Great Britain,
pest that we could raise amongst ourselves, as much money, absolutely thrown away, and consigned to ruin, by the
as will, at least, start the projeet ; and with permission of the perverse policy of the Government of this country,
meeting, I propose-7
and that merely to gratify the whims of a set of short-
" I.—That the meeting do now resolve itself into a society •
sighted visionary enthusiasts. To see such a Colony
to be called ' The Voluntary Subscription Emigration Society
of British Guiana,' to which may be added the names of any lost to Great Britain—as lost it eventually must be, if
other gentlemen, planters, merchants, and others, who may the planters are allowed to cry for help in vain—is a
L from time to time be willing to join it. source of deep and poignant regret to every true friend
L " 2.—That the meeting do now nominate a committee of to his country.
• : i 12, including the chairman, as directors to act, as may appear
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best in a consideration of the important matters contained in The documents which appear in our present publi-
L • :
the letters now read. cation afford some insight to the vast resources of
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i ~. " 3.—The a treasurer and secretary shall be appointed, to British Guiana and the West Indies generally. It is
which offices.a suitable allowance shall be appended, if this not too much to say that these Colonies are capable of
, ..,
r , , • scheme of immigration succeeds, who shall be under the di- furnishing this country and the whole of Europe be-
section of the chairman and directors of the society. . sides, not only with sugar, coffee, rum, &c., their
s . s
I 7 " 4.—That the society does nominate, constitute, and ap- present staples, but also with tea, rice, tobacco, indigo,
point Edward Carberry, Esq. to be their sole agent, in the
• United States, to receive his instructions from the board of cochineal, cotton, &c. It has also been proved that
,:'', directors through their secretary. wheat may be cultivated with advantage in the West
ss..
"That a subscription list be now opened, and that such of Indies. Of this grain,
.as well as of rice and Indian
the gentlemen present, who are willing to do so, shall at once corn, two or three crops per year may he raised—
E
a - subscribe their names for such amounts as they may think such is the extraordinary fertility of the soil. If we
s proper; and that lists be 4 kept at some of the principal count- must have supplies of grain imported into this country,
ins houses in Georgetown and New Auasterdam,—our neigh- ,
e : ' why should we not procure them froth our own Colo-
hours in BerbiCe being invited to join the society.' "
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niesS from which, be it remembered, these supplies will
s -, Mr. Holmes having concluded, it was moved b
Abraham Garnett,Y be sent in exchange for our manzffactured commodities,
• • Esq., and seconded by Lawrence and ,not, as from the Continent, in exchanye for our
:. 4- Fitzgerald, " that the best thanks of this meeting be gold.
now given to our fellow-colonist, Edward Carberry,
We might dilate upon the mineral resources of the
Is ig Esq. .for the ability with which he has draWn up the West Indies. These, with few exceptions, have scarcely
~document now read, and for his meritorious exertions been thought of by British settlers. It is well known,
r. . ,
D to promote so important an object for British Guiana. however, that the Spaniards realised immense wealth
Carried by acclamation. from these sources. Recent experiments in Jamaica,
as
I- , "It was moved and carried that a Provisional 6"—om- carried on on a very inadequate scale, have proved that
1-
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nuttee should now be formed of, the following gentle- copper, of far greater purity than any produced by the
men :----J. A. Holmes, Esq. chairman. John Jones, 'mines in Great Britain, is found in that island in great
id !.
Esq. A. Garnett, Esq., L. Fitzgerald, Esq., R. G. Butts, abundance.
or , Esq., W. Sandbach, Esq., J. J. Gilgeous, Esq., E. J. We hope to see the question of emigration to the
1- Troughton, Esq., C. Revers, Esq., John Christie, Esq., West Indies brought shortly before the House of Corn-
-1 A. Pearson, Esq., S. H. H. Van Nooten, Esq., and mom, with a view to the introduction of some legis-
that Thomas C. Bagot, Esq. he appointed Provisional lative enactment on the subject. In the mean time we
Secretary." venture to hint the expediency of forming at home, an
Emigration Society," after the plan of that justlt was then agreed, after a vote of thanks to Mr.
Holmes, for his conduct in the chair, that another pub- established in Demerara. Such a society, with side.. -
ee lic meeting should be held on the 19th of December, quate means at its command, and countenanced in its
for the full consideration of the subject of emigration. operations by Government, would be of incalculable
In pursuance of the last resolution, another public service.
.......—,
ar . '
meeting was held at the Colony House, on the 19th of
li, • December, when Mr. Holmes again occupied the chair. The nuptials of her Majesty and her illustrious con-
sort have been celebrated in Liverpool in a manner 1
At this meeting it Was agreed that an Immigration
, •-• ''worthy of the loyal character of the " good old town." i
g. 's Society should be formed for the supply of agricultural All parties seemed to have entered into a sort of rivalry
s'•::. and other labourers, under the title of "The Voluntary
to mark their devotion and loyalty to the wedded Mo-
s
itae .. Subscription Immigration Society of British Guiana."
s
narch of Great Britain. Such, we have no doubt, has
a-- - In aid of the funds of this society, TWO THOUSAND been the prevalent display of feeling throughout the
AND EIGHTY-FIFE FOUNDS STERLING were sub- •
kingdom. Long may our gracious Queen and her 1
scribed in the course of one day. A veSsel was to
in
Royal husband live to enjoy the felicity which must be I
ig, leave Georgetown for Baltimore on the following day,
eir the wish of every loyal subject. May the auspicious i
arrive in the cour
and the first supse.ply of immigranof two months ts was expected to
event which took place yesterday be the prelude to an I
;er uninterrupted continuance of domestic felicity to the :
So far so good : but why should British Guiana be Royal Pair. May the future years of our Queen be
~
dependent for supplies of labourers on the United marked by the same peace and tranquillity which yes- i
States ?
.Are there- not, in countries dependent upon terday prevailed throughout her dominions.
Great Britain itself, hundreds of thousands, nay milli- We have only to conclde our felicitations by ex-
!us
oils, who would gladly avail themselves of an 0 por- pressing a fervent wish that tie union of the Regnant E
tunity of removing to that magnificent Colony, ifP the
means were afforded them ? Look at the famishing ,Queen with Prince Albert may rove a source of strength •
• i,
in
in . millions of India to N hotsuch . to the Protestant Religion, as established by law with
iliki
boon
opportunity
value. Why* should they he faith constitutes her title the throne of Great in- ) deprived of the tans
his the best market ? of taking their labour into Britain. May she never forfeit that title; but transmit
From a conversation which took lit untarnished to generations yet 0 come. I
R. •
C•k•in the
•-.. of 1 Commons, on Thursday night,P nee
House
,as
it would appea ry• that Lord John Russell still persists in his refusal to We have received our files of the Jamaica Royal Ga- 1
!to ,
zette and Standard, to the 4th
rtance. The island was ult. inclusive. They do
grant to British Guiana the advantages enjoyed 1Y the I
Mauritius. This refusal we consider unreason-boih not contain much news of im
po
able in- itself,- and inconsistent with the principles of perfecAtly tranquil ; and the greatest unanimity coo- t
justice. It appears to us a.._. monstrous piece of injus- tome. to exist between the Gorernorand the planters. . i
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tice• that one'Colony should be so much more high]' In Jamaica, as well as in nritish Guiana, the general
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complaint is, that there is not a sufficient:number of la- 1
favoured than another. It would be equally
,to t deny just to hooters to carry on the cultivation.
to one part of Great Britain itself advantages . Illallililaila .14iiiiiiiiriiMil.SINIAMIlliallii are enjoyed by another part. It is clearly impossible that •
f
ide
t
the West India planters can compete with those of the RAILW t
AY INTELLIGENCE.
ng' MaurithiS as long as such a difference is made. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY H ALF-
IaY, The Colonial Secretary has admitted that the immi- YEARLY MEETING.
-el gration of the Hill CoolieS into the Mauritius has been The half-yearly general meeting of this company was held
uric
on Friday, the 7th hist:, at Dee's Royal Hotel,. Birmingham attended with success. There is no earthly reason why
;rat:
sac- . the experiment should not be equally successful in
the
er-
and. we have again to. congratulate our friends. upon
tering prospects which the experience of this great und
or's reference to British Guiana. In point of climate there
and is very little difference between the two Colonies. The taking holds out to those interested in railway property.
From the report read by the secretary it appears that the s
eat- . constitution of the Hill Cooly is just as well adapted nett profit of the half year ending 31st December (always f
the to the Nest Indies as it is to the Mauritius. Expert- the most unfavourable for traffic on railways) is £145,555 1
nil' ' ence has fully proved this. Both at Demerara and
rid'
of 8 per cent. upon the capital, or
is 4 er
ncetnhe.fuo
ss. 9d., out of which the directors have declartedfa dtiivmeidhealndf ve
Berbice the Coolies have answered remarkably well.
full amount
tees year. This dividend, be it observed, upon
Lord John Russell has ample documentary evidence
dof of the shares, although of the £lOO shares only £9O has been v
• in support of this assertion. The despatches which called up, and of the £25 only £5 per share ;so that in re- t
!onY ' 1
lie has received from British Guiana are sufficient to ality the dividend upon the amount paid up is considerably
.oll'
prove that the experiment has fully succeeded. As to more than 8 per cent. C
ope
the question of distance, about which so much has in 1
been said we would merely remark, that we feel as-
We may refer to some points in the reporta future i
the - publication. This week we are much pressed for space.
,
lid cured, that the West India planters would readily enter a
I be MANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM EXTENSION
into an engagement to convey such of the immigrants
loot RAILWAY. c
as might desire it back to their native country, after This undertaking, after the unparalleled expenses incurred c
the expiration of a certain period of servitude. It in parliament for three sessions, has at last been suffered to irdi- would he the obvious interesti
,as we are convinced it is drop through ; no notice of a bill for the present session t
all
the desire, of the planters to treat the immigrants well. having been given up to the last day for receiving petitions.
cate No extended scheme of immigration could possibly
PROGRESS OP THE WORKS ON THE CHESTER v
'gilt succeed unless the labourers were kindly treated. The AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY. able a
Planters are quite Willing to abide by the most stringent
irate The most important and expensive works required in the .
regulations which the British Parliament may impose formation of this line of railway are fast approaching towards
the
"Pon them, if they only succeed in obtaining the boon 'completion. The earthwork is far advanced, and had it not II
forfreewhich
labourers.
are now seeking—a plentiful supply of
spi" been for the unparelled wetness of the last six months, the D
excavations and embankments would have been already
tillr finished ; but, although this cause has retarded the earth- 1'
nut it is of no use to seek for any improvement in
work, the weather has been highly favourable for prosecuting
d 1° the iiiospects of the West Indies as !wg as Messrs.
the the brickwork and masonry, and little is now left undone in
Bturge, Stale, and Company are allowed to prejudice. that department, except a few oempation bridges for the use a • the the public mind in mind by their calumnious. tatements respect- of the landowners. s
kelt
The principal structure on the line is the viaduct over the
lug the planters. These men seem determined that
yof Chester Canal at Moston which consists of Ellesmere and . , , L
the West Indies shall not prosper. No scheme for the
?reg. improvement of that vast Colonial empire will please eleven arches. The centre one is what is called a skew arch, '
jer them, as long as such scheme has the sanction of the being built .at an angle of 48 degrees with the line of the d
100 Planters, The plans now in operation for procurin canal. The crown of the arch is 36 feet above the surface of b
il t°, increased supplies of labourers for British Guiana,
g the water in the canal, and measures 52 feet in span. The
other ten land arches are 20 feet span, and the highest is 44 ti
'Y °I Trinidad, and Jamaica, have been denounced by them feet above the level of the ground.
d it;
The foundation for this erection was very bad, being what
ti
fol' as fraudulent and dishonest. That is to say, it is, ac-
siii"
is commonly called quicksand, and subject to be floodedk. by
_i.
cording to these pretended friends of the Negro, an act
fol' of dishonesty to procurefree labour for our own Colo- the "Hundred Brook." It therefore required
invertm mg good ew
. 50 flies, in order to compete with the slave labour of Fo-
gra' reign Colonies. Here is consistency with a vengeance ! by Piling, planking, cTohyeersiengpiweritshacroencnroewte
aanildbuili,a taxidethhees cti
between n •
gieg How is it that these worthies never think of inqui • n
arches turned, and the parapet walls are all that are required a
ring to complete the structure. v
what has become of the immense number of Negroes The centreings of the smaller arches were removed as, fast h
Pc' who have been captured by British cruisers since the as the arches were closed, and that of the large arch, after
i_
tbe
Slave Trade was suppressed by this country ) Do they remaining a few Weeks, was struck ten days ago. It must
ti
00 know that these captured slaveS instead of being set at be gratifying to the proprietors, and equally creditable to the fl
, builder, to learn that in a work of such magnitude, not the ti
.. liberty, are now pining in hopeless bondage in Cuba, least appreciable subsidence has taken lace a
b
lac in the Brazils, and in other Foreign Colonies ? Do The next step we. understand will. Pbe to commence the a,
e' .
. they not know that the Slave Trade, notwithstanding erection of booking offices and coach sheds at the terminus.
helil
a It is probable that these may be completed simultaneous with
hthe immense sums of money which the Government of
))' this country has expended in the fruitless endeavour to the opening of the line. In the mean time, however, the
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suppress it, is still flourishing with business of the company may proceed with temporary sta- s
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CELEBRATION OF THE QUEEN'S MARRIAGE

IN LIVERPOOL,

Notwithstanding the unexpected appointment of the nup-
tials of our gracious Queen and his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, to take place a day sooner than was anticipated, and.
the consequent want of time for preparations on an extensive
scale, this town exhibited an extraordinary degree of loyalty
and good feeling on the occasion, all classes, so far as their
means were available, participating in the joyous, and we
may add, the blameless festivities of the day, which was un-
usually propitious for the season. Between eight and nine
o'clock there was a smart shower of rain, but soon after-
wards the sun shone out from a cloudless sky, with auspicious
warmth and splendour ; the streets, washed by the rains, were
clean and dry, and the whole town, from the multiplicity of
flags, banners., and streamers that were every where displayed,
and the general turn-out of the inhabitants, young and old,
presented a very gay and animated appearance.
Long before dawn, school-boys, and other youths, elated
with the coming joys of a holiday, brought out their little
cannons, pistols, and other explosive engines, which, by day-
break, they began to fire off in continuous succession, in all
quarters of the town, much to the amusement of themselves
and the enthusiastic in the cause, and 'no less to the annoy-
ance of thousands of the lukewarm and the lazy, who were
startled from their slumbers by the unwonted and ceaseless
concussion and vibration of windows and even of walls. The
bells of the several churches filled up each pause between by
" chiming" and " pealing," at a most inveterate rate, which
was kept up at intervals throughout the whole of the day.
Several vessels in the river also fired off their " great guns"
at intervals. At at early hour, too, workmen were seen
busily employed with ladders and tools in fixing, in the prin-
cipal shopiorg streets, the apparatus for splendid illuminations
by gas, in various devices, which we shall hereafter notice.
Not the least interesting feature of the day was the avidity
with which loving couples, following the august and honoura-
ble example of our youthful Queen and her royal consort,
thronged to the several churches as simultaneous votaries of
Hymen. The general feeling was, in the sympathy with
royalty, to renounce all single blessedness, for connubial fe-
licity. Many a long-married couple resolved to have a sort
of second wedding; and many a prolonged courtship, that
might not otherwise have terminated for years to come, was
brought to an amicable compromise, to the infinite satisfac-
tion and delight of hundreds of before disconsolate spinsters,
youthful and aged. The general feeling, indeed, appeared.
to be—

Let those now married, wedded be again ;

And single youths and damsels now be twain

Tile doors of the parish churches were, about ten o'clock,
:hronged with spectators to witness the entrance or exit of
he numerous couples who flocked to the altar in holiday

attire.

Divine worship took place in the several churches and dis-
senting places of worship in the morning, and high mass was
performed at the Catholic chapels, where also " God save
the Queen" was sung, as arranged by Sir G. Stevenson.
The principal streets were decorated with flags, and the
footwalks thronged by continuous streams of individuals of
all ranks, promenading, or viewing the preparations for the
illuminations in the evening. The principal shops were

closed throughout the town, in respect for the occasion, as
well as to afford a holiday to those who would otherwise be
confined behind the counter. In this respect the masters,
with very few exceptions, evinced at once their loyalty and
their liberality. Of the shops opened, or partially so, the
p►incipal were those of the confectioners, the print-sellers
(with portraits of the royal couple), and the dealers in fancy
wares, including white favours, artificial roses, ribbons, and
nuptial medals, of which a considerable number were worn
on the breasts of the loyal. Flags were displayed at all the
public buildings, churches, and institutions. The inns also
showed their colours on this occasion.

Owing to the shortness of the notice of the royal marriage,
the benefit societies of the town found it impossible to make

the necessary preparations for a procession, in which they
would otherwise gladly have joined. One society, however,
made a resolute and effective endeavour to show their good-
will on the occasion—" The Church of England Total Al?..
stinence Society." At about ten o'clock in the morning a
number of the junior and senior members assembled in
Queen's-square, and afterwards walked in procession through
the principal streets in the town. They were headed by the
royal standard, and a band of music in uniform attire. Ano-

ther military brass band brought up the.rear. Almost every
member had either a small white flag, with a St. George's
cross, trimmed with Mac, or a flag emblematic of the society,
with a suitable inscription. Each member wore a white fa-
vour (a rose or a rosette of white ribbon), and many displayed
handsome " temperance" and " nuptial" medals. The pro-
cession was followed by a lithographic printing press, on a

spring cart, from the establishment of Mr. Doyle, of South
John-street, by which many thousand bills were printed, as
it moved along, and distributed—to the following effect :
" Liverpool, February 10th, 1840.

" Issued during the procession from the Lithographic
Printing Press of Mr. Doyle, 20, Clarendon-rooms, South
John-street.. In commemoration of the Royal Nuptials, this
day, the bearer will be entitled to a Lithographic Portrait
of Prince Albert, by application on Monday, the 2d of March
next, at the Lithographic PriWing Office, as above."
The crushing and scrambling to obtain these " promissory
notes," was exceedingly amusing ; and we should think Mr.
Doyle will have (as the Yankees would say) pretty considera-
ble hard work to honour the whole of them by the appointed
time. The procession, though of but one society, occupied
the whole length of Castle-street, and the appearance of the
whole was highly-respectable and interesting.
The following is a list of the displays in sonic of the most
public thoroughfares :