The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-19 00:00:00

COURT AND FASHION

THE QUEEN has presented to the Duke of Brabant,
the eldest son of King Leopold, a magnificent silver dress-
ing-case, on occasion of his Royal Highness coming of age.

PRINCE ALBERT, by desire of the Queen, will hold a
levee to-morrow, the third this season, in St. James's
Palace.

SIR GEORGE RUSSELL CLERIC, the newly-appointed
Queen's Commissioner for settling the boundaries of the
Cape, and suite, embarked at Plymouth for his destina-
tion on Saturday.

KING GEORGE OF HANOVER, after an absence of many
years, having left this country when Prince George of
Cumberland, is expected to visit his illustrious relatives
in London before the close of the present season.
RETIREMENT OF MR. JUSTICE MAULE.—A report
extensively prevailed in the courts of law on Saturday,
that the Hon. Mr. Justice Maule, who is so severely
afflicted that he can never again hope to sit on the judicial
bench, is about giving in his resignation as one of her
Majesty's puisne judges. The learned judge's successor
has not been named, but amongst the names freely men-
tioned are Mr. Crowder, Q.C., M.P. for Liskeard ; Mr.
Watson, Q.C. ; and Mr. Edwin James, Q.C.
THE COURT.—The progress of Her Majesty towards
convalescence has been so favourable, that the usual ar-
rangements have already been made for the departure of
Her Majesty for the Isle of Wight about the 30th instant,
accompanied by the whole of the royal family. The Queen
will probably remain at the Royal Marine Villa about a
fortnight, and then return to Buckingham Palace until
the end of the season. Lord Mglinton's installation as a
knight of the Thistle will take place on the return of the
court to London.
THE OPPOSITION.—A meeting of Conservative mem-
bers, amounting to more than two hundred, assembled
on Saturday, at the house of Lord Derby, in St. James's-
square, to consult on the present state of political affairs.
Lord Derby addressed the meeting in a most able speech,
which was loudly cheered ; but which we abstain from
publishing, lest a knowledge of the course to be pursued
might prove advantageous to our political opponents.
Suffice it to say, that Lord Derby's suggestions gave great
satisfaction, and the meeting broke up without a dissen-
tient opinion.—Morning Herald.
EASTER TERM.—Friday being the first day of Easter
Term, the Lord Chancellor entertained the Master of the
Rolls, the Lord Chief Justice of England, the Lords Jus-
tices, the Vice-Chancellors, and the judges of the several
courts of Queen's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer,
to breakfast, at his mansion in Upper Brook-street,
Grosvenor-square. His lordship also held a general levee
of the bar, which was attended by the Master of the Rolls,
the Lords Justice Sir J. L. Knight Bruce and Sir George
Turner, Lord Campbell, the Vice-Chancellors Sir R.
Kindersley, Sir J. Stuart, and Sir W. P. Wood, the Lord
Chief Baron Sir F. Pollock, the Lord Chief Justice of the
Common Pleas, Sir John Dodson, the Dean of Arches,
the judges of the several courts of Westminster, the
Attorney and Solicitor-General, the Queen's Advocate,
and all the principal members of the bar holding the rank
of Queen's counsel and sergeants-at-law, &c.