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

PRINCE ALBERT.

CANTERBURY, FRIDAY 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 Coburg 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 suite 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 arrivid 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, lourlife, 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.
LOBD CHAMBERLAIN'S .OFFICE, FEB. 4, 1840.—Notiee
is hereby given, that the solemnisation of her Majesty's
marriage will take plaCe on Monday nett, the 10th instant.
WitITERALL, FEB.-6.—The Queen has been pleased to
'declare, and ordain that his -Serene' - Highness Francis Albert
Augustus Charles Emanuel Duke ,'of Saxe, Prince of Saxe
Cobourg and Gotha, Knight of the most noble Order of the
Garter, -shall henceforth,. upon- all occasions' whatsoever, be.
-styled-and called " His • Royal Highness," before his name
'and such titles as now do, or 'hereafter may, belong to him.
And to command, that the said royal COneession and de-
claration bf.registered in her Majesty a College of Arms.
COLLEGE OF AILNIS, 14:n. Queenhas been pleased'
to declare and:ordain, that his Royal Highness Francis Albert
Augustus Charles Emanuel Duke of Saxe. Prince of Saxe
Cobourg 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 polnts' argent, the centre
-point charged with the cross of St. George, quarterly with
the arms of his illustrious house, the royal arms in the first
and fourth quarters. •
And also to command, that the said royal concession and
declaration be registered in this college.

PRINCE ALBERT. -
linussELs, FEB. 2.—We announced yesterday the arrival
of Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg at the palace at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon, accompanied by his father, the reigning
duke, and by the prince his brother. Four of the royal car-
riages were Teady at the station at half-past one, to receive
the princes, who arrived at half-past two, under a salute of
21 guns. General Giblet, his Majesty's aide=clc-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: •
BRUSSELS, FEB. 3.—Yesterday their Highnesses the
reigning Duke and Prince Ernest of Saxe Coburg attended
divine worship in the chapel of the palace. Prince Albert,
accompanied by Viscount Torrington, attended divine. wor-
ship in the English chapel. Yesterday their highnesses were
present at the representation of the ballet Le Coreaire. The
Princes of Saxe Coburc, will set Out to-morrow for Calais
• where they will etabark*foi• Dover. Their eq4iP4es live

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

ARRIVAL OF PRINCE ALBERT AT DOVER,

DOVER. FED. 6

have to announce to you 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, andlittended by 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, to-day, on board her
'Majesty's steam-packet Ariel, Commander John Hamilton,
and Commander Luke Smithett, extra, conveyed by her Ma-
jestyls steamer Firebrand, Lord Clarence Paget, and entered
this port at half past four o'clock, this afternoon.
The piers were thronged with people, and as the Ariel en-
tered the harbour there was most enthusiastic 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 900,regitneut,, and a salute from the w estern
heights. Col: Mithro was in attendance, with Captain Bote-
ler, R.N. ; Lieut. Col. Thomson, royal engineer; 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 had suffered from sea-sickness, and has, there-
fore, .postponed receiving the address from the town until
to-morrow morning, at ten o'clock, when the mayor, magis-
trates, 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 dine 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 be 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 from Canterbury this
evening, under the command of_the Earl of /Cardigan, to
serve as an escort of the party to Canterbury. .

(Prom the Morning Herald of Saturday.)
ROYAL MARRIAGE—STATE OF THE PREPARA-
TIONS.

In the course of yesterday afternoon the Queen visited the
Chapel Royal. Her Majesty was attended by the Duchess
of Sutherland, Lady Charlemont, the Lord Chamberlain,
and Lord Alfred Paget. After an attentive survey of the
alterations which have been made, and the decorations in
progress, her Majesty was tirplerstood graciously to have ex-
pressed her approbation. The preparations are not yet com-
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 be of the most sumptuous character. The
whole of the royal plate is ordered from Windsor. This is
of the most costly description, and consists of heir-looms of
the Royal Family, and presents from many of the greatest
potentates of India and Europe to the Sovereigns of Britain.
A splendid sideboard is in course of preparation for its recep-
tion. The display will be costly and magnificent in the ex-
treme. The Lord Steward (Lord Erroll) will preside. At
present no more than 150 invitations have been issued. The
publication of the names of the distinguished individuals in-
vited is. considered as yet to be premature.

The greatest preparations are making throughout the me-
tropolis and the provinces, in order that Monday next should
be kept as a day of general rejoicing. The government and
other public offices, it is understood, will all be closed ; most
of the proprietors of the various shops in the leading tho-
roughfares of the city and the west end have expressed their
intention of not transacting any business on that day, so that
their servants may have an opportunity of enjoying them-
selves on this festive occasion. All the theatres, it is said,
will be open to the public gratuitously. From the arrange-
ments in progress, no doubt is entertained but the illumina-
tions in the evening will be upon a grand and extensive scale,
little if at all inferior to those exhibited upon her Majesty's
coronation. -.Many private gentlemen intend to give splendid
parties to their friends in celebration of the event ; while in
some country towns public balls are to aid and close the
pleasures of the day. The parochial officers in nearly every
district are using their most unremitting exertions with
an unsparing liberality, in order that the children in the va-
rious schools, and the poor in their different dwellings, shall
be provided wth 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. 7, 1840.
" Whereas, Monday, the 10th day of February instant; is
appointed for the solemnization of the marriage of her Most
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 possibly he avoided should be suspended on that
joyful 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 guards, (blue)
at their barracks, in Regent's Park, also to the life'guards' at
Knightsbridge barracks, that their services would he dispensed
with, having been ordered to form the escort to Prince Albert
and his suite, from Woolwich, this day, to the Clarendon.
Hotel, Bond-street, but in their place the 14th lightdragoon4,
from Hounslow barracks, will be the .escort,..for Which pur-,
they will proceed at seven o'clock this morning for
Woolwich. . .