The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-03-27 00:00:00

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COURT CIRCULAR..-TUESDAY.

The Queen had a dinner
*party yesterday, at Buckingham
Palace. The company consisted of their itoyal Highnesses
the Duchess of Kent, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,
Prince George and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, the
Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, Marquis of Douglas, Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, Earl of Erroll, Earl of
Uxbridge, Viscount Melbourne, Viscountess Palmerston,
Lady Frances Cowper, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Miss Kerr,
Baron Knesbeck, Dowager Lady Lyttelton, Lady Fanny
Howard, Hon. Miss Anson, Hon. Miss Paget, Baroness
Lehzen, Earl of Fingal!, Hon. Charles A. Murray, Hon.
William Cowper, Col. Wemyss, Col. Wylde, Baron Gruben,
and Mr. Francis Seymour.
The band of the royal regiment of horse guards was in at-
tendance during dinner.
Her Majesty had afterwards an evening party. Among
the company were Baron Gersdorff, the Saxon Minister,
Baron de Bourquency, the Duke and Duchess of Buceleucla,
Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh, DukCand Duchess of
Somerset, Marquis of Anglesey and Lady Adelaide Paget,
Lord Clarence Paget, Earl and Countess of Roseberrv, and
the Ladies Primrose, Earl and Countess of Wilton, Earl
and Countess of Jersey, and Lady S. Villiers, the Countess
of Uxbridge, the Ladies Elenora and Constance Paget, Hon.
Mr. Berkeley Paget, the Countess of Erroll and Lady Ida
Hay, Earl and Countess of Verulam, and Lady M. Grim-
ston, Earl and Countess Delawarr and Lady M. West and
Viscount Cantilupe. Earl and Countess of Carlisle and the
Ladies Howard, Lord Morpeth, the Hon. Charles Howard,
Earl of March, Lord Foley, Lord and Lady Kinnaird, Lord
Leveson, Lord Alfred Paget, Hon. C. C. Cavendish, M.P.,
and Lady Catherine and Miss Cavenuish, Hon. Col. and
Hon. Miss Cavendish, Hon. Sir E. and Lady Cust, Captain
and Hon. Miss Pitt, Sir R. and Lady Gardiner and Miss
Gardiner, Sir George Anson, and Mr. G. E. Anson.
Viscount Melbourne had an audience yesterday of the
Queen.

The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Queen Dowager,
yesterday.
The Hereditary Prince of Saxe Coburg Gotha returned to
Buckingham Palace on Sunday evening, attended by Lord
Alfred Paget, Baron de Lowenfels and Graben.
The Duke of Cambridge visited the Princess Augusta,
yesterday.
Prince George of Cambridge arrived in town, at 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, from Brighton.

WEDNESDAY.
The Duke of Wellington had an audience of Prince Albert,
yesterday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace, to present to his
Royal Highness the diploma of a doctor in civil law, confer-
red upon his Royal Highness by the University of Oxford.
Viscount Melbourne had an audience, yesterday, of her
Majesty.
The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the performance
of Mr. Charles Kemble, in The Wonder, at Covent-garden
Theatre, last evening, with their presence. The royal suite
included the Dowager Lady Lyttleton, Earl of Fiugall, Col.
WemysS, Col. Wylde. and Mr. Francis Seymour.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by several
ladies and gentlemen of her suite, rode out on horseback in
the parks, yesterday morning. The Duke of Cambridge and
Prince George visited her Majesty, yesterday.
Lady Anna Maria Dawson has succeeded Lady Fanny
Howard as the Lady in Waiting on her Royal highness the
Duchess of Kent.

Prince George of Cambridge visited the Princess Augusta,
yesterday, at Clarence House, St. James's.

THURSDAY.

The Marquis of Normanby and Viscount Melbourne had
audiences yesterday of her Majesty. ,
The royal dinner party at the palace last evening included
the Earl of Uxbridge, the Earl of Surrey,Viscount Melbourne,
Lady F. Howard, Lord R. Grosvenor, and the Hon. Charles
Howard.

The band of the lst life guards was in attendance during
the evening.
The Archbishop of York, director for the evening of the
concert of ancient music, gave a grand dinner yesterday at
his residence in Grosvenor-square, to the Queen Dowager,
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke of Welling-
ton, and the directors. Her majesty was attended by the
Viscountess Barrington and Earl Howe, and their royal high-
nesses by Miss Kerr and Baron Knesebeck.
His grace and his illustrious guests afterwards went to the
performance of the concert at the Hanover-square-rooms.
His royal highness Prince Albert honored the concert of
ancient music with his presence last night. His royal high-
ness arrived at 20 minutes to 10 o'clock, attended by Lord R.
Grosvenor, Col. Wylde, and Mr. Francis Seymour.
Her majesty the Queen Dowager, the Princess Augusta,
and the Duchess of Cambridge, visited the Duchess of Glo-
cester yesterday, at Grosvener-house.
Prince George of Cambridge dined with the Duke of Sus-
sex last evening at Kensington Palace.

GLASGOW, PAISLEY, & GREENOCK RAILWAY.

(From the Greenock Advertiser.)
Upwards of five weeks of uninterrupted tine weather hare
caused an extraordinary advance in every part of the works.
The number and strength of the gangs have been increased,
whilst in most places the operations are carried on by reliefs
through the night. The permanent road is driven on briskly,
and from present appearances we should expect to see nearly
the whole of it completed in a couple of months. We
have heard it stated that the first of June is named for
opening the portions from Glasgow to Paisley, and from
Greenock to Port-Glasgow, and the intervening distance
from Paisley to Port-Glasgow may be expected to be ready
in eight weeks after ; indeed, with the exception of the tun-
nel and West Ferry embankment, these 12 miles will be out
of band at about the same time as the lengths above alluded
to. We have thus reason to hope that by even the end of
May, 21 out of 22j miles will be finished. From the import-
ance of the tunnels we have made careful inquiries respecting
them, and can state from authority that their progress is daily
becoming more gratifying, and that there is every reason to
hope for their completion in July.
• The various station-buildings are in preparation, and most
of the engines. and carriages for the traffic are ready to be
forwarded when required. Another locomotive has been set
to work this week, and on reviewing the whole line, which
we have done with attention, we can bear our testimony to
the admirable arrangements and the untiring energy dis-
played by all connected with the work—qualities which were
more than ordinarily required to redeem the delay caused by
the inclemency of the last summer and autumn. We are
tullyalive to the inestimable benefits that will flow from this
splendid work, and now that hope is rapidly giving place to
possession, we view its progress with more than ordinary
interest. We may assuredly expect'that in amount of traffic
no railway in the kingdoin will exceed it, and the vigilance
that has been exercised has prevented any extravagance of
outlay in its construction. Thus, all the elements of success
are secured, and a very.short time will bring them into action.
The new bill is now, .H
ouse
of Observe, committed in the
of Commons. It embraces
some most important and useful
clauses, and in consequence of the proposed branch and ferry,
which will add Dumbarton to the nest of towns already on the
line, it is very popular. Various improvements and additions
to the branches to the harbours, here and at Glasgow, are
also included, and the bill involves all the additional powers
usually applied for in supplementary bills for new works,
except the raising of fresh capital. On this head the di-
rectors have deviated faom the established rule, and we do
not apprehend that the omission will at all detract from its
merits in t.:e eyes of the proprietors.