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

WEDNESDAY

The Lord Chamberlain having been informed of the an-
nouncement that increased prices of admission were required
at Drury Lane and Covent Garden Theatres on the evenings
of her Majesty's intended visit to those houses, expressed to
the managers his desire that the increase alluded to should
not take place, and, in consequence of this communication,
the demand for the higher prices is withdrawn.
The Queen held a court yesterday afternoon, at Bucking-
ham Palace, for the reception of addresses on the throne.
At half-past one o'clock a deputation from the London
clergy arrived at the palace, and were conducted to the green
drawing room. There were present the Lord Bishop of
London, the Lord Bishop of Llandaff, Dean of St. Paul's,
the Rev. James Tate, Canon Residentiary of St. Paul's ; the
Archdeacon of London, the Archdeacon of Middlesex, the
Archdeacon of St. Alban's, the President of Sion College,
the Rev. Henry N. Milman, Prebendary of Westminster ;
the Rev. John Jennings, Prebendary of Westminster ; the
Dean of Carlisle, the Rev. Archdeacon Hollingworth. Rector
of St. Margaret's, Lothbury ; the Rev. Dr. Shepherd, Rec-
tor of St. Bartholomew ; the Rev. Dr. Vivian, Rector of St.
Augustine ; the Rev. Dr. Arkland, Rector of St. Mildred ;
the Rev. Dr. Russell, Rector of St. Botolph, Bishopsgate ;
and the Rev. Dr. Burnet, Rector of St. James. The depu-
tation were ushered to the presence of her Majesty in the
throne room, when the Bishop of London read an address of
congratulation to the Queen, on the auspicious occasion of
her Majesty's marriage, to which her Majesty returned a
most gracious answer.
All the above-named members of the deputation were then
severally presented to the Queen, and had the honour to kiss
hands. The deputation then retired.
The procession of the university of Cambridge had in the
meantime arrived at the palace, and were conducted by Sir
William Martins, the gentleman usher in waiting, from the
library, where they had assembled, up to the grand staircase,
through the state rooms to the presence of the Queen on the
throne. Among the deputation were the Vice-Chancellor,
accompanied by the re istrar, the Rev. Mr. Romilly, the
commissary, His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex. No-
blemen, among whom were the Earl of Brecknock, the
Bishop of Ely, and the Bishop of Lichfield. Privy Coun-
cillors, among whom were Sir John Beckett, Mr. Baron
Parke. Heads of colleges, including the Master of Clare
Hall, the Master of Jesus, the Master of Corpus Christi,
the Master of Downing, the Master of Magdalene, the Mas-
ter of Caius, the Master of Christ's, the Master of Peter
House, and the Master of Emmanuel ; the Members for the
university, the Right Hon. Henry Goulburn and the Hon.
Charles Law ; Members of the Caput, Public Orator, Proc-
tors, Doctors in Divinity, including Doctors Butler, William-
son, Stoddart, and D'Oyly ; Doctors in civil law, among
whom were Doctor Watson and Doctor Aldis' and a very
numerous body of upwards of 400 members of the univer-
sity, consisting of the Assessor to the Vice-Chancellor, Pro-
fessors, Scrutators, Taxors, Librarian, Bachelors of Divi-
nity, Masters of Arts, Non-Regents, Regents, Bachelors of
Law, Bachelors of Medicine, and Bachelors of Arts, among
whom were the Hon. Mr. Clive, the Rev. William Whewell,
the Rev. Dr. Birch, the Rev. Mr. Perry, the Rev. Dr.
Turton, the Rev. William Parker, the Rev. J. Vane, the
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swer, and the deputation then retired from the royal presence.
The members of the Society of Friends also left yesterday
at Buckingham Palace an address of congratulation to the
Duchess of Kent, for presentation to her royal highness.
The royal dinner party at the Palace last evening included.
the Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, the Earl and Coun-
tess of Clarendon, the Eatl and Countess of Albemarle, the
Earl of Surrey, Baron Brunuow, and Viscount Melbourne.
The band of the Ist Life Guards was in attendance at the
Palace during the evening.
Her Majesty had an evening party on Monday at Buck-
ingham Palace. Among the company were the Saxon mi-
nister, the Baron de Heeringen, Chamberlain of the reigning
Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, the Countess of Erroll
and Lady Ida Hay, the Countess of Uxbridge, and the La-
dies Eleanora and Constance Paget, the Earl of March,
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, and Lady Frances
Cowper, Viscount 'Boringdon, Lord and Lady Seymour,
Lord Ossulston, Lord and Lady Ashley, Lord Cantalupe,
Sir George and the Hon. Miss Anson, Hon. Colonel end the

Hon. Miss Cavendish, Mr. George E. and the Hon. Mrs.
Anson, Hon. Miss Pitt, Hon. William Cowper, and the
Hon. Charles Howard.

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager visited the Princess
Augusta, yesterday, at Clarence House, St. James's ; and
the Duchess of Gloucester at Gloucester House.
Prince George of Cambridge, attended by Col. Cornwall,
left town at twelve o'clock yesterday for Brighton.
The Duke of Cambridge dined last evening with the Noble-
men's and Gentlemen's Catch Club, at the Thatched House.