The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-03-03 00:00:00

MONDAY.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the Queen Dowager,
attended Divine service yesterday morning in the Chapel
Royal, St. James's. The sermon was preached by the Rev.
J. R. Wood, from the first epistle general of John, chap. 2,
verses 15, 16, and 17. The lessons were read by the Rev.
Mr. Pack man, the prayers by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the
Communion service by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the Rev.
Mr. Packman. The musical service was Boyce in •A, the
Sanctus and Commandments Ebden's, and the Anthem " 0
Lord give ear unto my prayer," (Green), was sung by Messrs.
Wyld and Horncastle. Mr. J. B. Sale presided at the
organ.
The Rev. J. Vane was the Deputy Clerk of the Court in
Waiting. In the-suite of the Queen and Prince Albert were
Lady Barham, Lady Fanny Howard, Hon. Miss Lister, Hon.
Miss Murray, Marquis of Headfort, Lord Robert Grosvenor
General the Hon. Sir William Lumley, Lord Alfred Paget,
Colonel Wylde, and Lieutenant Seymour.
The Queen Dowager was attended by the Countess of
Mayo, Hon. Miss Eden, and Earl Howe.
Iler Majesty and Prince Albert and suite returned in four
carriages, after the service, to Buckingham Palace.
The Queen held a Court, on Saturday afternoon, at Buck-
ingham Palace.
The Marquis of Normanby had an interview of her
Majesty on Saturday.
The royal dinner party, on Saturday evening, included the
Earl of Errol, Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Morpeth, Lord
Holland, Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor, and the Right
Hon. Thomas B. Macauley.
The band of the royal regiment of horse guards attended
at the palace during the evening, and performed for the first
time several new pieces of music : among others, introducing
a set of quadrilles from the opera Torquato Tasso, by Childe.
The Duke of Cambridge visited her Majesty yesterday.
His Royal Highness also visited the Duchess of Kent.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager attended Divine service,
yesterday afternoon, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's
His Royal Highness Prince Albert visited her Majesty the
Queen Dowager, yesterday, at Marlborough House.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess
Augusta of. Cambridge attended Divine service, yesterday
morning, in Grosvenor Chapel. Miss Kerr and Major
Stephens were in waiting on their royal highnesses.

THE QUEEN'S VISIT`TO COVENT GARDEN

THEATRE.

(From the Morning Herald of Saturday.)
Last night her Majesty paid her promised visit to this
theatre, and, as far as regarded a display of public interest
on the occasion, under circumstances similar to those which
we had to notice on the extension of the same favour to
Drury-lane, on Wednesday night. The streets, in the im-
mediate neighbourhood of the house, and by which it was
anticipated that the royal cortege would pass, became exces-
sively crowded, as the hour of seven approached. The pit
and box doors were closely beseiged at a much earlier hour
by a multitude of the true sons and daughters of patient
curiosity. The house was densely crowded, but by judicious
management; without any inconvenient overflow having been
permitted—except, perhaps, in the galleries, where, at the
commencement of the night's entertainment, considerable
discontent at the rubs, which suffering parties inflicted on
each other, was indicated by some unseemly noise and tumult.
This, however, soon subsided, and the course of the auspi-
cious festivity ran most smoothly to its close. The royal box
was, as usual, the first in the dress circle on the left, as one
looks toward the stage, and its ornament, as seen by the
audience, was, we believe, much like that of last year. It pro-
jected but little from the line of the circle, and presented a dra-
pery of rich crimson silk and velvet, trimmed and looped up
with broad gold-like silk lace, rope-work and tassels. A
crown imperial topped the light half canopy above, while
below, where the pannels were covered with the velvet folds,
the royal arms were raised in relievo, with a knightly star at
each side. Two ormolu chandeliers were suspended, one at
each end of the box. Its interior newly fitted up, and with
great tastefulness and elegance. Its walls were covered
with a delicate calico, of alternate white and marital orange
tint, laid on in graceful fluting, and offering a most pleasing
effect to the eye. A room for the reception of her Majesty
and Prince 'Albert had been also prepared in the same style,
behind the box. It was brilliantly lit up, and with its em-
bellishments of large looking-glass, choice flowers—and, let
us add, excellent fires, reflected great credit upon the spirit
and savoir faire of the management of the theatre. Shortly
after seven o'clock the royal party arrived at the house, and
and as her Majesty and Prince Albert entered their box
cheering of the most ardent kind from all sides welcomed
them. The chief members of the royal suite, in the richest
household dresses, followed, and the maids of honour took
possession of the box next that of her Majesty, and which
had been ornamented with drapery of light blue silk. With
the first shout of the audience the curtain rose, and presented
the stage nearly filled with persons in full dress, in front of
whom the members of the company were drawn up. The
band immediately gave forth the national anthem, which was
well sung by Harrison, Miss Rainforth, and Madame Vestris,
and a chorus of the whole house. The following lines were
given in addition to the usual words of the anthem :
`• Oh LORD ! thy blessings shed
On Royal Albert's head !
GOD save the Prince.?
Hear, Loup! a nation's voice !
Long in their Sovereign's choice
May England's sons rejoice.
GOD save the Prince !"

Theselines were greatly applauded, and the prince, in acknow-
ledgment, frequently bowed to the house. His royal high-
ness wore the field-marshal's uniform, with the riband and
star of the Garter. On his left arm was the military token
of mourning. Her Majesty wore a white satin dress, trim-
med with black lace, for the court mourning. Her Majesty
also wore the riband of the Garter, and displayed a magnifi-
cent suit of diamonds. The entertainment opened with
Knowles's*drama of Love, whi I was performed with its ac-
customed spirit. Her Majesty and Prince Albert appeared
to take full interest in this excellent play, and it seemed to
win from the whole court party much admiration, tinctured
with almost something-of surprise. It is much to be hoped
that they may be still more familiarised with such workings
of the native muse.

At the conclusion of the play the stage was again occupied
en mane. and " Rule Britannia" was sung and ardently en-
cored. The burletta of Patter v. Clatter closed the night's
bill of fare, and, through the thoroughly cordial natural hu-
mour of Mr. C. Mathews, kept the whole house in a half-
hour's sustained mirth, wherein her Majesty and the Prince
most unaffectedly joined. When this reached its termination
a repetition of 'GOD save, the Queen" was given with the
same zeal as it had been previously, and her Majesty with his
Royal Highness, and their attendants, retired from the house
amidst very great cheering. On the opposite sideof the the-
atre from that where the royal box is placed, the Duke of
Saxe Gotha and Prince Ernest occupied the stage box.
There were seven carriages in the royal cortege, and it was
accompanied by a considerable body of the blues.

A matrimonial alliance is said to be in contemplation be-
tween Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte and his beautiful
cousin, the Princess Matilda de Montfort, daughter of
Jerome Bonaparte, now on a visit to this country. The
princess is now sojourning at Florence.
CHURCH EXTENSION.—A. public meeting, over which
Mr. Thomas Blackburn will preside, is convened for Thurs.
• day next, at the Music-hall, Bold-street, when petitions
against church-rates, taxation .for church-extension, and for
the liberation of Mr. Thorogood will be submitted for ap-
proval.—[All the eloquence of Mr. Thomas Blackburn, who
according to the thinking man of the Albion, " monopolizes
too much of the talk of the council," cannot stop the move-
ment for church extension. The present ministry, through
Lord John Russell, have declared they have no intention to
abolish church-rates ; and, as to the liberation of Mr. Shoe-
maker Thorogootl from the prison into which he has volun-
tarily thrown himself, he has told Mr. Baines he will not
accept his liberty, being determined to have the reputation
of a spurious martyrdom. Under these circumstances Mr.
Blackburn's meeting and speeches will have about as much
effect as the explosion of a pop-gun.]
MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY.—Oa Friday last, between the
hours of three in the afternoon and ten in the evening, a
robbery was committed at No. 5, Brougham-terrace, West
Derby-road, the residence of the Misses Barton, and money
taken to the amount of upwards of £5O in gold, together
with a very valuable large gold seal, which, it is hoped, may
lead to the discovery of the thief. The family were at home
'during the whole day; and it is a remarkable circumstance,
that not the slightest appearance of a robbery could be traced,
as the three drawers which contained the money (in two
different bed-rooms on the second and third stories) were
re-locked, and, had not a niece of Miss Barton's wished to
replace some article of dress in one of the drawers, it might
not have been discovered for some time.
PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE.-011 Saturday last, as Mr.
Wilderspin, of Warrington, (the founder of Infant schools,)
and family, were crossing the wooden bridge over the canal
at Sankey, upon a car drawn by a spirited young horse, the
animal, having at first refused to go over, on being urged,
bounded violently nearly to the centre, and, shying at some-
thing in the water, sprang over the parapet, and then, with
amazing strength, threw itself back upon the car—in the
effort breaking the harness asunder, and shivering the vehicle
to pieces. The animal struggled off the bridge, and, getting
entangled with the broken harness, came down on the paved
causeway with a tremendous crash ' nut, getting again up_
right,
made for the adjacent toll-house, dragging the frag-
ments of the car with it. Here it was stopped ; and, won-
derful to say, the four individuals composing the party, one
of whom was a little child,
escaped without any material
injury.-- Correspondent.