The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-04-28 00:00:00

WINDSOR—TuunqDAY.

This afternoon, at three o'clock, her Majesty left the castle
in a pony phaeton, driven by Prince Albert. Prince Ernest
foliowed in another phaeton, with her royal highness the
Duchess of Kent. The Earl of Uxbridge rode on horseback,
and the Ladies Kinnaird and Charlemont, Viscount Mel-
bourne, Lord Byron, and the remainder of the suite, were in
open carriages. The royal party proceeded in the direction
of the new lodge, through Winkfield, and by Ascot race-
course.
The royal dinner party this evening will be composed of the
same personages as yesterday.
There have been no arrivals or departures to-day.

(From the correspondent of the Morning Herald.)
WINDSOR, THURSDAY EVENING.—Her Majesty and the
Prince, accompanied by the visitors at the castle and the usual
suite, took a longer carriage airing this afternoon than usual.
The Queen proceeded round by Winktield to Ascot, and
thence returned to the castle.
When the Sovereign has been at Windsor on Saint
George's-day. (England's patron saint), it has hitherto (at
least during the last three reigns) been usual for some-
thing like a gala, or festival, to be given at the castle ;
it was expected, when it was known that the court would
not return to Buckingham palace until the 23d, that the
Queen would give a party, this evening, which would not
merely comprise the premier, and the lords, ladies, and gentle-
men of her Majesty's household, but that the invitations
would be extended to some of the neighbouring clergy and
gentry. Her Majesty, however, with that strict regard, per-
haps, to economy, which will, no doubt, be considered by
some as highly praiseworthy, gives no gala or festival this
evening—the dinner party being confined strictly to the visit-
ors at the castle and the members of the household. _

There was a rumour, some six weeks or two months ago,
that on this day a public installation of Prince Albert, as
Knight of the Garter, would take place in the quadrangle, no
ceremony of that imposing description having taken place at
Windsor, since 1805 ; but an installation is a very expensive
affair (especially if " managed " according to the statutes of
the order), and therefore, it is presumed, the idea has been
abandoned.
Her Majesty and the court sailed, yesterday afternoon, for
some time in one cf the Lilliputian men-of-war, in Virginia
Water. The Queen had resolved upon a water excursion so
short a tithe before she left the castle, that journeymen car-
penters, from Mr. Tebbott's, were despatched, post haste,
to the lake, to put the vessel in proper trim for the reception
of her Majesty and suite.
A new election for Provost of Eton will take place in a few
days, a notice to that effect, emanating from the provost and
fellows, having been affixed to the college yesterday. The
Rev. Mr. Hodgson, who either has taken or will, previous to
the election, take up his degree in divinity at Cambridge,
will then he, as I have more than once or twice stated, the
new provost of Eton, in the room of the late Dr. Goodall.

WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—This afternoon her Majesty, ac-
companied by nearly the whole of her distinguished visitors
and suite, drove to Dropmore, the seat of Lady Grenville.
Prince Albert drove her Majesty in a pony phaeton ; the
Duchess of Kent rode with Prince Ernest, and the following
personages were in open carriages :.—Lord Byron, Viscount
Melbourne, Lady Charlemont, Lady Anna Maria Dewson,
Mrs. Anson, Ladies Elenora and Constance Paget, Sir
Robert Otway, the Hon. Misses Anson, Pitt, Paget, and
Spring Rice, and Baron Gruben.
The rest of the royal suite, which included the Earl and
Countess of Uxbridge, Lord and Lady Kinnaird, and Mr.
G. E. Anson, took an airing in the park.
TO-MORROW, (Saturday,) the court will leave the Castle
for Buckingham Palace.
Baron deStockmar left the Castle this morning for town.
The following personages will be included in the royal din-
ner party, this evening :—Duchess of Kent, Prince Ernest,
Earl of Erroll, Viscount Melbourne, Earl and Countess of
Uxbridge, and the Ladies Elenora and Constance Paget,
Lady Charlemont, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lord Byron,
Mr. G. E. Anson, Hon. A. Murray, Hon. Misses Spring
Rice, Paget, Pitt, and Anson ; Colonel Bouverie, Colonel
Grey, Sir Robert Otwav, Mr. Seymour, and Baroness
Lehzen.
(From the Correspondent of the Morning Herald.)
WINDSOR, FRIDAY EVENING.—Prince Albert, this after-
noon, drove her Majesty (who was accompanied by the dis-
tinguished visitors of the Castle and a numerous suite) in a
pony phaeton, to the sent of the Right Honourable Lady
Grenville, at Dropmore; the royal party returned to the
Castle about six o'clock. _ _ _ _

Her Majesty has at length finally determined not to pro-
long her stay at Windsor beyond to-morrow. Grisi makes
her first appearance this season, at the Italian Opera House
to-morrow evening, in " II Puritani ; and it is her Majesty's
intention, should she not be too much fatigued from the
effects of the ride from the Castle to Buckingham Palace, to
be present.
The Queen's carriages are ordered to be in attendance at
the Castle at half-past two. A carriage-and-four is likewise
ordered (three hours before the departure of the Queen, as
usual,) for the Baroness Lehzen, who will leave Windsor at
half-past ten o'clock in the morning, in charge of her Ma-
jesty's valuables, as usual.
The Easter Ball, at the Town-hall, last evening, was very
fashionably attended, and the company numerous, amongst
whom were the Earl of Erroll, Earl of Orkney, Lord and
Lady Francis Gordon, Lord and Lady Bridport, Lord Beres-
ford, Lord St. Maur, Sir Watkins Williams Wynn, Bart.,
Lady Clayton East and family, Lord Langford. the Hon:—G.
Liddell, Hon. Henry Ashley, M.P. and lady; G. S. Har-
court, Esq. M.P., Colonel Bouverie, Hon. Mr. Seymour,
Capt. Bulkeley, Colonel Bisse Challoner, Colonel Brown,
and the officers of the second battalion of the rifle brigade ;
John Mitchell, Esq., several of the officers of the second
regiment of Life Guards, John Mitchell, Esq. and lady, of
Cowper's Hall, &c. Dancing, to Adams's band, was pro-
longed until past four o'clock this morning. Upwards of
130 fashionable were present.
Many erroneous statements have gone abroad on the sub-
ject of the income or emoluments of the 'Provost of Eton.
No one can tell the precise income of the provost. There
are seven Fellows, including the Vice-Provost. The income
from whence their salaries (if I may use the term) are de-
rived, are divided into nine shares, of which the provost are
entitled to two. Thus the provostship is in fact of the value,
in a pecuniary point of view, of two fellowships ; but there
are certain livings in his gift, or generally under his cOntrout,
which render this appointment one not to be despised by
" a family man."
The Rev. Mr. Hodgson, tho nominee of the Sovereign,
who is destined to be the new provost, was, some years
since, one of the assistant-masters at Eton,a situation, which
I am informed, he did not hold for more than a few months.
Probably something more advaßtageous offered, which in-
duced the rev. gentleman to retire from the somewhat ardu-
ous duties which then devolved upon him.