The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-05-01 00:00:00

HOSTILITIES WITH NAPLES.

(From the Malta Times of the 15th of April.)
The Hydra war steamer returned from Naples and Palermo
(at which latter port she called to communicate with the
British Consul) on the Bth inst., after laying two days and
a half at Naples. By this arrival we learn that His Sicilian
Majesty persists in his refusal to break his contract with the
sulphur monopolists, insisting that it is not, as pretended, in
violation of the commercial treaty with Great Britain. Pre-
parations to resist any British naval force are making upon a
grand scale as far as regards the manning and fitting out of
gunboats, and a very large force of cavalry and infantry has
been marched through Calabria, and thence conveyed by
steamers to various parts of Sicily. In Messina alone, it is
said 16,000 men have been added to the garrison. It would
appear that France is understood with Great Britain in the
point at issue, for it is stated that the French Chargé
d'Affaires at Naples has pointed out to the King the irregularity
of his proceedings, and the consequences which may result
from a rupture with so.stron,,,* a naval power, whereupon His
Majesty observed, " That there had been one Napoleon in
in the world, and he saw no reason why another should not
start up."

On Saturday last the following notification was published
by the Government of Malta

"MINUTE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.
" The Governor is pleased to publish, for the information
of the merchants and otherS concerned in the trade between
this island and Naples and Sicily, the following communica-
tion made to him by his Excellency Admiral Sir Robert.
Stopford, G.C.B. G.C.M.G., Commander-in-Chief of Her
Majesty's Naval Forces in the Mediterranean :
" Princess Charlotte, Malta, April 10, 1840.
" Sir,—Having received directions from the Lords Com-
missioners of the Admiralty to place myself in communica-
tion with Her Majesty's Minister at the Court of Naples,
and, when called upon by that Minister to do so, to proceed
myself, or send some other officer to Naples with a sufficient
force, and cause all Neapolitan and Sicilian ships which may
be met with either in the Neapolitan or Sicilian waters to be
seized and detained until such time as notice shall be re-
ceived from Her Majesty's Minister at Naples that the just
demands of the British Government regarding the monopoly
of the sulphur mines in Sicily in violation of the treaty of
1816 between the two Governments have been complied
with ; and having received despatches from the Minister at
Naples, acquainting me that His Sicilian Majesty refused
compliance therewith, I have the honour to acquaint your
Excellency, that I shall proceed with all possible despatch
in prosecution of my orders, that your Excellency may make
the same known to all concerned, in such way as your Ex-
cellency may think proper.
" I have the honour to be your Excellency's most obedient
humble servant,
"4 ROBERT STOPFORD, Admiral.
" ' To his Excellency Lieut.-General Sir 11. F. Bouverie,
G.C.M.G., K.C.8., Governor of Malta, &c."
" By command of his Excellency,
H. GREIG, Chief Secretary to Government."
" Palace Valetta, April 10, 1840."

In the evening of the 10th instant the Hydra, towed out
the Bellerophon, which vessel in company with the Jasseur
immediately made sail for Messina. Palermo, and Naples.
The Hydra was suddenly deSpatched in the same direction
during the night. His Excellency the Admiral in the
Princess Charlotte with the Tyne and Phoenix will follow as
soon as the Prometheus arrives from Marseilles with the
London overland mail on the 4th instant, which arrived on
Monday night. •

THE QUEEN AND THE FOURTEENTH

DRAGOONS.

(From a Correspondent of the Times.)
On Saturday last, during the progress of her Majesty and
Prince Albert from Windsor Castle to Buckingham Palace,
the following laughable incident alarmed the town of New
and Old Brentford from its propriety, and for a minute or
two occasioned feelings of excitement amongst the inhabi-
tants. It appears that on the arrival of the Royal cortege
opposite the Coach and Horses Inn, nearly adjoining the seat
of his Grace the Duke of Northumberland, where a relay of
horses is customarily stationed, it was found that the fresh
escort of the 14th dragoons, which ought to have met them
there to conduct her Majesty to London, was not in attend-
ance. Colonel Cavendish, on observing the omission, im-
mediately acquainted her Majesty with the circumstance,
wbo directed that the escort which ought to have been re-
lieved should continue their attendance to town. After a
delay of about ten minutes, they accordingly proceeded on
their route, but had not advanced more than 500 yards
before the expected escort was observed in the rear, coming
at full gallop from Hounslow barracks, having mistaken the
time appointed, and been made aware of their error by see-
ing the Royal carriages pass along the road. Just as the
Royal carriage had crossed the bridge, and entered New
Brentford, her Majesty was made acqUainted with the ap-
proach of the relief escort, and she ordered her carriage to be
stopped, which was done opposite the church, where the first
escort drew up on each side of the road, with the exception of
the advanced guard, who kept posting on in the direction of
town. Inspector Marquard, of the T division, who was on
horseback in advance of the Royal carriage, instantly gal-
loped after them to fetch them back, closely followed by a
private of the Dragoons, the horses of both being at their
utmost speed. That portion of the road where the Royal
carriage had drawn up being by an angle hidden from the
view o the other parts of the town, the circumstance of see-
ing an advanced guard galloping with drawn swords along the
road, followed by a mounted inspector of police, who was
shouting after them, and he followed by another Dragoon at
a still greater speed, urging his steed and as it were trying to
ride over the inspector, brought all the inhabitants to their
doors and windows, numbers of whom followed in the wake
as far as the cage in the centre of Old Brentford, where the
single Dragoon having headed the advanced guard, opposed
their further progress until his comrades could be made to
understand that they were relieved. So rapid was the speed
at which the escort, on discovering the mistake, proceeded
from Hounslow; that on the arrival of the Royal cortege at
Turnham-green, one of the horses was found to be dead beat,
and was obliged to be left in the stables of the White Hart
Inn, and the horses of the remainder on their arrival in
London were covered with foam and scarcely able to stand.