The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-06-02 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.-FRIDAY.

The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing in the park,
yesterday afternoon, in an open carriage and four.
Viscount Melbourne and the Judge Advocate-General had
audiences, yesterday, of her Majesty.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Leiningen, and attended by the Countess of Sand-
wich, Hon. Miss Cavendish, Marquis of Headfort, Sir Wil-
liam Lumley, Hon. Colonel Grey, Colonel Wylde, and Mr.
Francis Seymour, honoured the German Opera with their
presence last evening.
Mr. Buxton, chairman, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Lord Ash-
ley, Viscount Sandon, Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, and Sir
Robert H. Inglis, a deputation to request his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert to accept the office of President of the
Society for the Extinction of the Slave Trade, and for the
Civilisation of Africa, had an audience of his Royal Highness,
yesterday, at Buckingham Palace.
The Lord Chamberlain gave a splendid dinner on Monday,
at his residence in Bruton-street, to celebrate her Majesty's
birth-day. The invitations included the Vice Chamberlain,
the lords and grooms in waiting, the gentlemen ushers, &c.
Among the company present were the Marquis of Head-
fort, the Earls of Fingall, Listowell, and Belfast ; Lords
Gardner, Lilford, Byron, and Sudeley ' • the Hons. Sir
William Lumley, Heneage Legge, and Frederick Byng,
Sir Frederick Stovin, Sir Augustus Clifford, Sir Frederick
Smith, &c.

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, the Duchess Ida of
Saxe Weimar, the Princes and Princesses of Saxe Weimar,
and her Majesty's suite, left Marlborough House at two
o'clock yesterday afternoon in three carriages and four for
Bushy Park.

The Duchess of Kent took an airing, yesterday, in an open
carriage. The Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of
Cambridge paid visits to her Royal Highness at Ingestre
House, yesterday.
Prince George of Cambridge left town, on Wednesday
evening, for Brighton.

The-Princess-Augusta took a carriage-drive, yesterday
The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness at Cla
rence House, St. James's.

SATURDAY.
The Queen held a court, yesterday afternoon, at Bucking
ham Palace.

Noory Effendi, the Turkish ambassador, on a special mis.
sion, had an audience of her Majesty, to take leave.
Shekib Effendi, ambassador from the Ottoman Porte, ac-
companied by Mr. Salame, her Majesty's Oriental inter•
preter, had an audience of the Queen, to deliver his creden•

Mr. Stevenson, the American minister, had an audience
of the Queen, to deliver a letter from the President of the
United States, of congratulation upon her Majesty's mar-
riage..
__

Their excellencies were respectively introduced by Viscount
Palmerston, G.C.8., her Majesty's principal secretary of
state for foreign affairs, and conducted by Sir Robert Ches-
ter, master of the ceremonies.
Sir Edward Disbrowe, her Majesty's envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary at the Hague, was presented to
the Queen, at an audience, by Viscount Palmerston, upon
coining home.

Her Majesty was attended by the Marquis of Headfort,
lord in waiting, and Gen. the Hon. Sir William Lumley,
groom in waiting.
After the court Sir Edward Disbrowe, her Majesty's mi-
nister plenipotentiary to the King of the Netherlands, was
presented to his Royal Highness Prince Albert by Viscount
Palmerston.

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, the Duchess Ida with
the Princes and the Princesses of Saxe Weimar, returned to
Marlborough House, on Thursday night, from Bushy Park.
Her Majesty, attended by her suite, rode out on horseback
yesterday. The Duchess Ida took an airing, yesterday, in a
carriage. _ _

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent took an airing,
yesterday, in a carriage.
The Duke of Sussex and the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar
visited the Princess Augusta, yesterday, at Clarence House,
St. James's.

Wednesday was the birth-day of the Crown Prince of Han-
over, when his royal highness attained his majority. The
event was celebrated by the King of Hanover's household
in this country, both in town and at Kew.
The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing, yesterday
afternoon, in an open carriage and four.
Viscount Melbourne had an audience, yesterday, of her
Majesty. _
_.

The royal dinner party at the palace, last evening, included
her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Kent, his Serene High-
ness the Prince of Leiningen, the Earl of Erroll, Earl of
Uxbridge, Earl of Albemarle, Earl of Surrey, Earl of Mor-
ley, Viscount Melbourne, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, and
Hon. Colonel Cavendish.

The Queen gave a concert, last evening, at Buckingham
Palace. The suite of state-rooms, with the exception of the
throne-roone, were all opened on the occasion, and were
brilliantly illuminated. The company began to arrive shortly
before ten o'clock, and were ushered into the picture gallery.
The Duchess of Gloucester arrived at ten o'clock. Her
royal highness was attended by Lady Georgiana Bathurst.
The Princess Sophia Matilda, attended by Lady Alicia Gor-
don, arrived at the same time.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by the
Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar, arrived soon after ten o'clock.
Her Majesty was attended by Viscountess Barrington, Hon.
Miss Anne Gore, Earl Howe, Earl of Denbigh, and the
Hon. William Ashley. His Royal Highness Prince Albert
received her Majesty.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess
Augusta of Cambridge came, attended by Lady Augusta
Somerset and Baron Knesebeck.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex was also present.
The Queen Dowager and the royal family were received in
the grand hall by the Hon. Miss Cocks and the Hon. Miss
Cavendish, maids of honour in waiting ; the Hon. Colonel
Cavendish, clerk Marshall ; and the Hon. Colonel Grey,
equerry in waiting ; and were conducted into the yellow
drawing-room, where the Queen received her illustrious
visitors.

MONDAY.
The Queen and Prince Albert and the Queen Dowager
attended divine service yesterday morning in the Chapel
Royal, St. James's.

The Queen visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday after-
noon at Ingestrie-house, Belerave square.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert took an airing yesterday
in an open carriage.
Viscount Melbourne and Lord Hill had audiences of her
Majesty on Saturday.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Leiningen, honoured the Italian Opera with their
presence on Saturday evening.
The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing on Saturday
in an open carriage.
The Queen Dowager attended divine service yesterday
afternoon in the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
The Duchess and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge
attended divine service yesterday afternoon in St. James's
Church.
The Duke of Cambridge attended divine service yesterday
morning in Grosvenor Chapel.
The Duchess Ida and the Princesses of Saxe Weimar at-
tended divine service yesterday morning in the Royal German
Chapel.
The Prince of Leiningen visited the Duchess of Kent`on
Saturday.
The Queen Dowager and the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weitnar
took an airing on Saturday in a pony phaeton. Her Majesty
paid a visit to the Princess Augusta at Clarence-house, St.
James's.
The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Glou-
cester yesterday.
A Cabinet Council was held ou Saturday afternoon at the
Foreign-office. It was attended by all the ministers. The
council sat three hours.

have had aneecoittnen--0-f-
WEATHER AND CROPS IN THE FYLDE. S'
being within
our
ratiatesrt
report of the crops and weather, we
our fickle climate, the thermometer last week
a few degrees of the freezing point, viz. 34 degm.
end of last month it stood upwards of 70 deg.,making
dif-
ference of nearly 40 deg. ; we are now enjoying a gen'igzl
sea-
son,and corn (except some backward wheat) is lookingremaably well. Grass also, and all the productions Utile
earth look luxuriant and beautiful.—Preston Chronicle.
An unfortunate married man was very ill-used by his Xan-
tippe ; he was evert treated with an occasional thrashing. His
friend rallied him upon this, and at last spurred him on to
declare that he would make an effort to be " master." One
day not long after, his better half was so furious that he found
himself compelled to seek shelter under his table. Just at this
moment, the voice of his friend was heard in the passage.
" Come out, come out ! " cried the wife, fearful of an ex-
posure. " No, no" cried the husband in triumph, " come
out indeed, not I—l'll show for once that I am master."