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either presented by hitiiself in person, or c
barge of the lady in waiting .
--,netted with literature, the fine arts, or science, art
accepted ; articles of personal atttire or
ornament generally become the perquisites of the Queen's
principal attendants, however costly the fabric or curi-
ous the workmanship may be. Any departure from this
rule must therefore be considered as a marked compliment.
Such a one has recently occurred. A case containing a pre-
sent of the latter descriptivn was received at the palace on
Monday, intended for the Princess Royal, should her Ma-
jesty be graciously pleased to sanction its acceptance. The
amiable donor, a venerable spinster, residing in the neigh-
bourhood of Huddersfield, seems, as the on dit goes, to
have taken especial care that the creation of her fairy fingers
should suffer no damage in transitu. Like the congruous
puzzle, there was case within case, one of curiously wrought
wicker-work, a second of Spanish mahogany, with the royal
arms, and the letters " P. R." in a lozenge, richly embla-
zoned on the lid. This was again enclosed in a strong tin
case, superscribed, " For the Queen's most excellent Ma-
jesty, Buckingham Palace, London." These mysterious
cases contained an infant's cap and robe, worthy of a princess.
They are described to be of the most chaste and fanciful de-

almost invariabl

sign. The cap is composed of that delicate but almost ex-
ploded fabric called cushion" lace, in the manufacture of
which dames of high degree formerly delighted to excel. On
the crown-piece, the royal arms of England are embroidered
in dead gold, the circular fillet exhibiting the national in-
signia of the rose, thistle, and shamrock, wrought in gold
and colours within an interminable scroll of raised needle-
work. The robe is equally unique. The material is of the
finest Cachemere, lined with eider down, the colour royal
purple ; the hood, which is quilted and padded, is lined with
rose-coloured satin, the loops of flock gold, with tassels of
small pearls ; the robe is edged all round by a broad stripe of
crimson Genoa velvet, having the royal arms and the insignia
of the three nations embroidered in dead and burnished gold,
and relieved with silver fretted work in points. The great
merit, however, of these elegant articles of infant apparel is
said to consist in the elaborate beauty, of the needlework.
Her Majesty, to whom the presents were exhibited immedi-
ately on arrival, expressed her warm admiration of the skill,
taste, and patience bestowed upon them, and commanded in-
timation of their acceptance to be transmitted to the accom-
plished artist, who, no doubt, requires no richer reward for
ber " labour of love and loyalty."

NAVAL COMMANDERS AT ACRE,

(From the Glasgow Courier.)
ADMIRAL STOPFORD.

Admiral the Hon. Sir Robert Stopford, G.C.8., third son
of James, second Earl of Courtown, by Mary, his wife,
daughter and co-heir of Richard Powys, Esq., of Hindlesham
Hall, in Suffolk, was born sth February, 1768, and entering
the navy at an early age, served for some time in the Prince
George, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Digby, on the
American station. In 1790, he obtained post rank, and in
that year commanded the Lowestoffe frigate, then employed
in the channel. His next appointment was to the Aquilon,
of 32 guns, stationed in the Mediterranean, which, in 1794,
acted with the fleet under Lord Howe, and repeated the
signals of the rear division on the memorable first of June.
lat the following autumn, Captain Stopford was removed to
the Phaeton, 38 ; and in 1795, joined the squadron destined
to escort the Princess Caroline of Brunswick to England.
Shortly after returning to the grand fleet, the Phaeton formed
part of Admiral Cornwallis's detachment, which fell in with
the French squadron, and, by a series of masterly manoeuvres,
effected a retreat as honourable to those concerned as the
achievement of a brilliant victory. Stopford subsequently
drove on shore L'Echoue, of 28 guns ; and, in company with
the Anson, captured La Daphne and La Fiore. In 1798, the
Phaeton cruised under Sir John Borlase Warren, off L'lsle de
Dieu, assisted at the capture of several vessels laden with naval
stores and provisions, and rendered much essential service by
the destruction of many armed ships and privateers. In 1799,
Capt. Stopford was appointed to the Excellent, of 74 guns, in
which ship he took L'Arethuse, a national cutter, and seve-
ral merchant vessels ; and after remaining for some time with
the western squadron, sailed to the Leeward Islands, whence
he returned with a broad pendant in the summer of 1802.. In
1803 he commissioned the Spencer, of 74 guns, at Plymouth;
in 1804, joined Lord Nelson's fleet in the Mediterranean ; in
1805, received the appointment of a colonelcy of marines;
and in 1806 acted a gallant part, and was wounded in Sir
John Duckworth's victory off St. Domingo. We next find
this enterprising seaman employed in the expedition against
Copenhagen ; and in 1808, having obtained the rank of rear-
admiral, appointed to a command in the Channel fleet. In
this distinguished position, his active exertions, his partici-
pation in the attempt to destroy the French shipping in the
Aix Roads, the attack on the enemy's fleet in the Basque
Roads, &c., elicited the unqualified commendation of the
commander-in-chief, Lord Gambier, and a vote of thanks
from parliament. In 1810, the rear-admiral was nominated
to the command of a squadron employed at the Cape of Good
Hope, and while on this station conducted the naval part of
the armament which subjugated Java, a service which ob-
tained for him, once again, the thanks of parliament. In
1812 he became vice-admiral ; in 1813 returned to England ;
in 1815 was created a Knight Commander of the Bath, and
has since been made Admiral of the White, and a G.C.B.
His admirable conduct of the operations on the Syrian coast
is too fresh in the public memory to require any notice here.
Sir Robert married, in 1809, Mary, daughter of Commis-
sioner Fanshaw, of the Plymouth Dock-yard, and has several
children.—London paper.