The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-09 00:00:00

COURT AND FASHION.

A DONATION or £lOO has been forwarded to the-Elx-
eterdiocesan training school, in the names of His Royal'
Highness the Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall.
THE MINISTERIAL WfurnnArr dinner—the invariable
forerunner of the close of the Parliamentary session—is,
fixed for the 13th instant.
THE MARQUIS. OF WESTMINSTER has for several days:
been confined to his bed, at Grosvenor-house, by illness,
which has been the cause of his lord Ship's absence fromthe.
recent debates and 'divisions in the House of Lords.
HER IMPERIAL HIGHNESS the Grand Duchess Olga of
Russia, accompanied by Her Royal Consort, the Crown,
prince of Wurtemberg, arrived off Woolwich, on Thursday,
in l3er Majesty's steam-packet Vivid, from Ostend.

ROYAL -MAILItIAGE.-:-1•It is rumoured in continental
diplomatic circles, that at no distant period the prelimi-
naries of a matrimonial alliance will be arranged between
the royal families of Great Britain and Prussia.—Herald.
MAIIIIIAGE IN HIGIa LIFE.—The marriage of Lord
Hobart, eldest son of the Earl of Buckinghamshire, with
Ansa Carr, daughter of Bishop Carr, of Bombay, was cele-
braked on Thursday, at All Sou Church, Alarylebone, in
the presence of large circle of friends.

Tits QUEEN'S VaIT TO IRELAND!—It is expected .that
his Grace the Dulee of Newcastle will be the Secretary in
attendance upon the Queen during the royal visit to Ire-
rand, and that his.:" reliever," to use Sir Thomas Picton's
term, will,, on arrival in Scotland, be Lord Palmerston.
THE EARL OF EtLESMEIZE AND SUITE, it is not impro-
bable, will come to England in Medea, 6, steam-sloop,
Commander Bailey. The Medea took Mr. Crampton, the
British minister, to Boston from Halifax, and by the last
accounts was to•proceed again. from Halifax to Boston, to
fetch the Earl of Ellesmere.
MISS LOUISA PYNE.—This, celebrated vocalist has re-
turned to England from the Continent, (whither she went
at the suggestion of her medical adviser,) in renewed
health, and with voice unimpaired, having entirely reco-
vered from a temporary hoarseness, caused by a severe
cold, caught at the Oxford installation.
Miss Giik.psroils, who has for some time been a Ro-
manist, entertained Dr. Wiseman at luncheon# on Sunday,
after mass, at her house inlMount-street, Berkeley-square.
We believe,that the temporarily-famous Mr. Gawthorn,
who was Mr. Gladstone's secretary, is now secretary to the
Cardinal.

Two IL STRIDES PHINCES of the Royal family of
Prussia, are expected shortly to visit England, namely,—
Prince Frederick William, heir-apparent toithe throne, and.
Prince Adelbert, lord high admiral of the Prussian navy,
who wilLvisit Portsmoath, to inspect a small squadron,, of
that nation about to re6t at that port.
THE RON. HENRY, GEORGE ELLIOT, brother of Lady
John PAssell, has beem accredited as cliargi d'affairea at
the Hague, during the absence of they Hon., Ralph Aber-
cromby, who is on the eve of leaving London on a visit to
his venerable parentl, Lord Dunfermline, at Colinton-house,
New Birtmswick.,

TiTAB QuxEx and,Prince Albert, with their Royal. High-
nesses the Prince, of Wales, Prince Alfred, the. Princess
Helena, and the .Princess Louisa, arrived at Buckingham
Puttee on Tuesday, from Osborne* Isle of Wight; The
Princess Royal and the Princess Alice remain at Osborne,
attended by Cot Wylde. •
11.-GEwv.A.A. JACKSON in to be commander-in-chief of the
Qape,viceM.-Generalithe Hon. George Cathcart, )those time
has expired. M.-General Stavoley, from Bombay, is to suc-
ceed Lieut.-General Sir Richard Armstrong at Madras.
M.-General Anson is to be appointed to the staff in the P-gst
Indies.
• CHRIBTaNING.—Her Majesty was pleased to stand spon-
sor to the. infant son of the Earl and Lady Constance
Grosvenor, on Wednesday,. in the private chapel in Buck-
ingham Pa/ace. There were present the Duchess of Suth-
erland, the Duke and Duchess. of Argyll, the Marchioness
of Westminster, Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor, Lady
Agnes. Grosvenor, and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Wait-
ing on; the Queen. Her .Majesty namßd,the infant " Victor
Alexander.'

.ROYAL NAVAL RA-yiEw.—lt has,been officially notified
that a review of the fleet at Spitliead by Her Majesty has
been decided upon, and that it will take•place on Thursday
next. There are now twenty-three men-of-war at anchor-
age, and other ships are expected.. Her Majesty will re-.
turn to Osborne on Tuesday, aid• on Wednesday the Lords
of the Admiralty will, it is understood, arrive at Ports-
mouth to take part in the naval review. The fleet will
proceed to the. back of .tho,lsle of Wight, and perform a
variety of evolutions of a most imposing character. The
review of the fleet is to be• on a scale of magnitude and,
splendour never before witnessed. As at present arranged,
the different vessels composing the fleet will move into
action at eleven. It is stated that the Admiralty will
place steam-vessels at the disposal of the members of both
Houses of Parliament, and other eminent peysons ; and
from Gosport an ample supply of boats for the general
public will be provided, to enable them to view the
manoeuvres to advantage. Every facility, in the shape of
early express trains between the metropolis and Gosport
and other parts of the line, will be provided by the South-
western Railway, so that the immense mass who will con-
gregate to see this unparalleled spectacle may do so with
every convenience to themselves.

AMERICAN MAILS.—The British and North American
mail steam-ship America, Captain Leitch, took her de-
parture hence for Boston on Saturday morning, with a
large number of passengers, a full cargo, and the usual,
mails. The pressure at the docks, arising from the brisk,
ness of the American trade, still continues.
PANIC IN THE METROTOLIS.—There was a panic in the
city on Friday, arising from two causes, one was the re-
ceipt of a telegraphic communication from Vienna, stating
that the negotiations with the view of obtaining a peaceful
settlement of the Eastern difficulty were not progressing
favourably. The other cause alleged was an expectation
being generally entertained that the Bank of England
would be compelled to raise their minimum rate of interest
at their next meeting to £4 per cent. Some apprehensions
are also felt about the Chancellor of the Exchequer's
ability, in the present state of the money market, to pay
off the dissentient holders of South Sea Stock.
POST-OFFICE DELIVERY EXTRAORDINARY.—The clerk
of a mercantile establishment in town, when getting his
letters the other day, received among the rest rather a
bulky parcel wrapped in a piece of newspaper, and without
either address or postage labels, Acting on the principle
of " take all you can get," he brought the suspicious parcel
along with him, and delivered it, in the absence of the
masters, to the senior clerk, who generally opened the
letters of the company. The sight of this one, however,
rather dismayed him ; and, accordingly, a consultation was
held as to what should be done with it, when it was sug-
gested that as it was only tied with string and not sealed,
it should be opened, and if private could easily be tied
again. This was accordingly done, and the contents being
exposed to view presented, not a file of East India news-
papers, nor a bundle of prices-current, but a veritable
slice of bread and butter ! The laughter occasioned by its
appearance could only be exceeded by the dismay of the
unfortunate Wight who had placed his lunch in such
d§ngerous grouud.--Olasgyw Citizen,