The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-11-12 00:00:00

stance that. the Prin.lo of es enjoys no Irish title, All
the junior branches of the Royal Family are Earls of Irelsud,
the heir apparent being the only one of his house who does
not derive some title from the sister island.
The Prince of Wales is born Duke of Cornwall, and is im-
mediately entitled to all the revenues attached to that duchy.
The last Prince of Wales was the son of George 111. He
was born on the 12th of August, 1762. The Queen was
brought to bed at twenty-four minutes after seven o'clock,
having been in labour somewhat above two hours. Agreeably
to state etiquette the great officers of state were in attendance
in the anti-room of the royal chamber. Those present were
the Princess Dowager of Wales, the Archbishop of Canter-
bury, the Duke of Devonshire, the Duke of Rutland, the
Lords Hardwicke, Huntingdon, Talbot, Halifax, Bute, Mar-
sham, and Cantilupe, and all the ladies of the bedchamber and
the maids of honour. The Queen was delivered by Mrs.
Draper; Dr. Hunter was, however, in an adjoining room
ready to render ally assistance, should such be required.
The person who waited on his majesty to communicate the
agreeable intelligence of the birth of a prince received a present
from the King of a bank bill of the value of £5OO.
Soon after her majesty was confined the waggons contain-
ing the treasure of the Hermoine, a Spanish galleon, cap-
tured off St. Vincent by three English frigates, entered St.
James-street, escorting by, cavalry and infantry with trum-
pets sounding, the enemy s flags waving over the waggons,
and the whole surrounded by an immense multitude of spec-
tators. The sudden appearance of the cavalcade, and the
cheering of the multitude, led the ;King and the nobility to
the palace window, and when It was known that a Prince of
Wales was born, the large concourse of persons manifested
their delight by loud and long-continued acclamations. On
the fifth day after the Prince of Wales's birth his royal high-
ness was created Prince of Wales by letters patent. The mode
of conferring the rank of Prince of Wales is by investiture,
with a cap coronet, gold verge, and ring, and by issue of let-
ters patent under the great seal.
The young prince soon became the object of general soli-
citude, and for the gratification of the public it was announced
before he was twelve days old, that his royal highness was
to be seen at St. James's from one o'clock to three on the
drawing-room days. The crowd of ladies whom this offer
tempted to flock to court to see the royal infant, and taste
her majesty's candle, soon became immense ; the daily ex-
pense for cake alone was estimated at £4O, and the consump-
tion of wine was greater than could have been expected. All
persons of fashion were admitted to see the prince under the
following restrictions, viz., that in passing through the apart-
ment they stepped with the greatest caution, and did not offer
i to touch his royal highness. For the greater security in this
• respect a part of the apartment was latticed off in the Chi-
nese manner, to prevent curious persons from approaching
too closely.