The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-12-10 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR-WEDNESDAY

This morning his Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended
by General Sir Edward Bowater and Mr. George Edward
Anson, enjoyed several hours' shooting in the preserves,
near Sandpit Gate.
In the afternoon, her Majesty rode out in a pony phaeton,
driven by his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The Countess
of Gainsborough, the Earl of Warwick, Lady Caroline
Cocks, and the lion. Sarah Mary Cavendish followed in a
pony carriage and four ; and General Sir Edward Bowater,
Col. Arbuthnot, and General Sir William Lumley, attended
on horseback. The royal party entered the park by Spittal-
road, and returned to the castle by Sheet-street.
Her lioyal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by
Lady Fanny Howard, walked on the Terrace this afternoon.
Mr. George Edward Anson and the lion. Mrs. Anson
will have the honour of dining at the castle this evening.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, had a
dinner party on Tuesday evening, at her residence, Glouces-
ter House. The company included their Royal Highnesses
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and
the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, and their Serene High-
nesses the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar, the Duke of Saxe
Meiningen, Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal, and Prince
Edward of Saxe Weimar. Lady Augusta Somerset was in
waiting on the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Baron de
Spesshardt (chamberlain to the Duke of Saxe Meiningenl
was in waiting on his serene highness.
Her Serene Highness the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar
left Marlborough House at a quarter past four o'clock yes-
terday morning, to embark at the Custom House, for the
Continent.
His royal highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by
Col. Jones, left town yesterday morning, for his residence at
Kew.
His serene highness the Duke of Saxe Meiningen, attended
by his chamberlain, Colonel the Baron de Spesshardt, took
his departure from Marlborough-house, shortly before twelve
o' clock, yesterday, for the continent.
Mr. George Nicholls had an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his official residence in Down-
ing-street.
Despatches from the governor of the Mauritius were re-
ceived, yesterday, at the Colonial-office.

THE EXCHEQUER BILL AFFAIR-MR. RAPALLO

(From yesterday's Morning Herald.)

" MR. RAPALLo.—The Recorder was obliged to discharge
Mr. Rapallo at the close of the session last night, but he had
not left Newgate half an hour ere an inspector of police went
there with a warrant to intercept his egress, or lodge a de-
tainer upon another charge connected with the Exchequer ,
Bill forgeries, but the bird had flown. A good deal of sur-
prise was expressed that the bill was not submitted to the in-
vestigation of the grand jury, as forty-nine witnesses were in
attendance to give evidence."
[\Ve were scarcely prepared for so early, and so emphatic
a commentary, as the above paragraph supplies, on the view
we yesterday took, (exclusively we believe,) of the singular
doubts and difficulties in which the trial and condemnation of
Mr. Beaumont Smith had involved all the aspects of the Ex-
chequer Bills forgery affair. Mr. Phillips, as we observed,
was very earnest in pressing Rapallo's immediate liberation ;
and the learned gentlemen only discharged the duty he owed
to his client in that appeal. But with what view Rapallo
could have been admitted approver for the Crown, if no use
was to be made of his evidence, (and it was known that Smith
would plead " guilty ;")—or of what use his evidence could
be, if it was not wanted for the purposes of the Crown,—that
should entitle him to avoid the " dock ;" we were, it seems,
justified in declaring ourselves unable to comprehend, if the
prosecution of Smith did not leave other delinquents, and
other disclosures, yet to be produced. Has accident or ne-
cessity compelled the new proceeding against Rapallo? We
shall watch the denownent of this affair with great curiosity.
Up to a late hour last night no account had reached us of his
capture.]