The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-28 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO DRURY-LANE
THEATRE.

(From the Morning Herald of yesterday.)
Last night her Majesty the ,Queen, with his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert, visited this theatre, in state. Her Ma-
jesty and the Prince arrived a few minutes after seven, and
were greeted with the enthusiastic cheers of one of the most
crowded audiences that we ever remember to have seen on
any former royal visit. The pieces selected were Barnett's
opera of the Mountain Sylph, and Kenney's farce of Raising
the Wind. Previous to the opera, " God save the Queen"
was sung by the company ; her Majesty graciously acknow-
ledging the applause bestowed on certain points of the an-
them. Two verses—more distinguished for their compli-
mentary spirit than their poetry—were added. They were
as follow :

" Welcome to Albion's Isle
Prince, whom Victoria's smile
Lit o'er the wave ;
Writ in the school of fame,
Albert, long shall thy name
Kindred and country claim
With England's brave.
Oh Lord ! her consort bless,
Grant him in happiness
With her to reign ;
In virtues great and strong,
May Albert's name be long
The the of Britain's song,
GodTave the Queen."

The Prince bowed frequently to the audience as they greeted
several lines of the above with their cheers and applause, nor
did her Majesty seem less gratified with the poetic tribute.
After the anthem, the opera was immediately commenced,
and apparently afforded the fullest satisfaction to the royal
visiters. Phillips, in his execution of " Farewell to the
Mountain," was honoured with especial approbation. After
the opera, " Rule Britannia" was called for, and somewhat
scurvily executed. Raising the Wind followed, and both
her Majesty and the Prince seemed very highly to enjoy the
borrowing propensities of Diddler (Vining), and the ludi-
crous self-important imbecility of Fainwould (Oxberry).
Indeed, altogether, the farce was played with much comic
spirit. The farce concluded, " God save the Queen" was
again called for, and performed, when her Majesty and the
Prince retired amidst the reiterated cheers of the audience.
The Queen—who looked unusually pale—was in court
mourning, and wore a profusion of .diamonds. Prince Al-
bert—who, at first, appeared a little embarrassed at the cor-
dial greeting of the audience, but who soon regained his
self-composure—wore the uniform of a field-marshal. Her
Majesty and the Prince were lighted to the royal box by
Mr. Hammond, Lord Glengal, and several members of the
committee.

CAMBRIDGE ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN, WITH
HER MAJESTY'S ANSWER.

"TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
THE HUMBLE ADDRESS OF THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS
AND SCHOLARS, OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMARIDGE.

" Most gracious Soverign,—We, your Majeity's most du-
tiful and loyal subjects, the Chancellor, Masters, and Scho-
lars of the University of Cambridge, beg leave to offer to
your Majesty our sincere and cordial congratulations upon
your marriage with his Royal Highness the Prince Albert of
Saxe Coburg and Gotha. Amidst the universal joy diffused
by an event so deeply interesting to your Majesty and your
pe?ple, it would be unpardonable in us, distinguished as the
University of Cambridge has ever been by the protection and
support of the crown, and especially by the favor and muni-
ficence of your Majesty's royal house, to be wanting in a
prompt and zealous expression• of our duty and attachment
to your Majesty. We approach, then, your royal presence,
humbly tendering the assurance that we hail with the
liveliest satisfaction an alliance, which, founded no less on
affection than a nrovident attention to the common weal,
opens me rawest' prospect, uuuet- yr ILL-
creasing happiness to your Majesty, and of additional secu-
rity to the best and dearest interests of the empire.
His Royal Highness, the Prince Albert, independently
of the virtues and high qualities which have obtained for him
the splendid distinction that he now enjoys, has other pecu-
liar and powerful claims upon the regard of the British
nation. In this exalted personage we behold a descendant
of that ancient Saxon race to whose wisdom and valour we
justly ascribe the origin of our envied constitution and
national greatness; in him, also, we recognise a Prince, who
numbers amongst his ancestors those illustrious ornaments
of the House of Saxony, through whose effectual aid and
generous devotedness to the cause of pure religion, the great
champion of the Reformation, was mainly enabled, under
Divine Providence, to triumph over his adversaries, and to
establish the protestant faith upon a firm, and, as we humbly
trust, upon an immoveable foundation. Animated by a
grateful sense of the many privileges and benefits which we
have so long enjoyed under the parental sway of the house
of Brunswick, we pray your Majesty to believe, that, as it is
our bounden duty, so it will be our earnest and constant en-
deavour, to promote within the walls of our venerable
university the cause of religion and learning, and to instil
into the minds of the youth intrusted to our care sound
principles of loyalty, a warm and steady attachment to the
constitution in church and state, and sentiments of the most
profound devotion to your Majesty's Royal person and
and government.
" May Almighty God vouchsafe to bless the auspicious
union upon which we now offer our humble congratulations,
and may your Majesty long continue in the possession of
every earthly good, to reign over a dutiful, loyal, and united
people."