The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-04-19 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

Mr. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from York complain in
of the non-residence of the Magistrates of that city.—itelerre,
to the Committee on Corporations.
Adjourned.

DOMESTIC.
COURT AND FASHIONABLE WORLD.

Their Majesties arrived at St. James's Palace at 20 minutes
past two o'clock, on Tuesday afternoon, from the Palace at
Windsor.

The King gave a grand dinner in the evening to the Knights
Grand Crosses of the Order of the Bath.

The Knights appeared in full Court dress, and wore the
Collar and Star of the order; they were ushered into the State
Rooms, which were brilliantly illuminated.
Dinner havin,, been served, his Majesty, preceded by the
Treasurer and Comptroller of the Household, led the way
through the Portrait Gallery (which was lined by a party of
the Yeoman of the Guard, under the command of Mr. Pearson,
the Exon in Waiting), to the Banquetting-room. The King
wore an Admiral's uniform, with the Insignia of the Order;
the Duke of Cumberland, the Duke of Gloucester, the Duke
of Wellington, and the other Knights, according to seniority,
followed. The band of the First Regiment of Foot Guards,
stationed in an ante-room, adjoining the Banquetting-robin,
playing God save the King as his Majesty and his distinguished
guests passed into the room. The dinner was served at a long.
table in the middle of the Banquetting-room, with a cross table
at one end. Epergnes richly guilt, embellished with different
allegorical subjects, were arranged with candelabras containing
wax lights, in the middle of both tables. Among the plate was
an ancient vase of very curious workmanship. This was the
first entertainment that has been given in the Banquetting-
room since its renovation. The band of the Guards played
several pieces in the course of the evening. The following
were the Knights present :—The Duke of Cumberland, the
Duke of Gloucester, Lord de Saumarez, Lord Bowden, the
Duke of Wellington, Sir George H. Barlow, Bart., Viscount
Strangford, Sir R. G. Keats, 'Viscount Bereiford, Lord Lyne-
doch, Sir E. Paget, Lord Stuart de Rothsay, Sir G. Nugent,
Bart, Sir John Doyle. Bart., the Marquess of Londonderry,
Sir Alexander Hope, Sir George Murray, Sir W. Clinton, Sir
James Kenipt, Sir Robert Liston, Sir J. Drummond, Sir Geo.
Townsend Walker, Lord Heytesburv, Sir John Malcolm, Lord
Howard of Effingham, the Earl of Itosslyn, the Duke of Gor-
don, Lord Farnborough, Sir Charles Bagot, Sir Geo. Martin,
Sir Edward Thornton, Sir Harry Neale, Bart, Sir John
Oswald, Sir Edward Thornbrough, Sir Henry Vane, Sir E.
Codrington, Sir T. B. Martin, Sir James Hawkins Whitshed,
Sir R. Stopford, Sir llenry Geo. Grey, Sir R. Ferguson, Sir
Henry. Warde, Sir Thos. Williams, Sir Wm. Hargood, Sir
Wm. Lumley, Sir D. Gould.
The Duchess of Kent's grand dinner party, appointed for
Wednesday, was postponed in consequence of the sudden and
serious illness of Sir John Conroy, with an attack, as we are
informed, of the prevailing epidemic. We are happy to add,
that her Royal Highness the Princess Victoria continues in
perfect health.

The Marquess and Marchioness of Winchester and Lady
Cecilia Paulet arrived on Tuesday, at their town residence in
Cavendish-square.
Lady Howard de Walden proceeds next week to join her
Lord at Stockholm. Her Ladyship has arrived at Harcourt
House, Cavendish-square, from the seat of her father, the
Duke of Portland, at Welbeck Abbey, to make preparations
for her departure for Sweden. The return of Lord Bloomfield,
our late Minister at the Conrt of King Charles John, is daily
expected. His Lordship has remained abroad since he ceased
to be Private Secretary to George IV. It is worthy of remark
that his Lordship, in addition to his emoluments as a diplomatic
Minister, has retained his pay as a Colonel Commandant of
the Artillery, during his residence in Sweden.
The late Viscount Mountmorres, who died last week at his
residence in Merrion-street, Dublin, derives with the ancestry
in the direct male line from Beaumont, Barons of Montmo-
rency, in France, from an elder son of which house the Dukes
of Montmorency, of Luxembourg, of Beaumont, and of Laval,
deduce their origin. His Lordship is succeeded in his honours
by his only son, the hon. and rev. Hervey de Montmorency.
He has also left three daughters by his marriage with Miss
Reade, of the family of Reade, of Castle Hoyle. Lord Mount-
morres was in his 77th year.
Died, on Tuesday morning; at his residence in Bruton-street,
Lord Foley, one of the Lords in Waiting to his Majesty, and
a Captain of the Band of Gentlemen at Arms. His Lordship,
who was in the 53d year of his age, died of inflammation of the
lungs; he succeeded-to his title on the demise of his father, in
1793, and married in 1806, Cecilia Olivia, fifth daughter of the
second Duke of Leinster ; and is succeeded in his title by his
eldest son Thomas, now Lord Foley. His Lordship has left
several other children.

By the demise of the Dowager Lady Lopez,_ we hear the al-
ready immense wealth of Sir Ralph Lopez, Bart., M. P. for
Westbury-, is considerably augmented.---Sherbarne Mercury.
A letter from Italy states that the accomplished and beauti-
ful daughter of Lady Strachan is about to be married to Count
Sandon, a Hungarian Noble, of immense fortune.
The marriage of Sir John Brooke Pechell, Bart., one of the
Lords Comti.issioners of the Admiralty, to the Hon. Julia Pe-
tre, will take place in London on the 15th of April. It is ex-
pected that the bride will be given away by the Duke of Nor-
folk or the Hon. Edward Petre. Immediately after the cere-
mony the bride and bridegroom will leave town for Castle
Goring, in this county.—Briyhttnt Herald.

Sir James Langham, who died on Sunday at. his residence in
Langham-place—so named, we believe, in honour of the worthy
Baronet—married a sister of Sir Francis Burdett, by whom he
has left a son, now Sir James Hay Langham, and other chil-
dren. Sir James succeeded to the Baronetcy of Langhain of
Collisbrooke (creation June 7, 1660) on the death of his ne-
phew, Sir William Henry, in 1812. The present Baronet
formed an alliance in 1828 with the Hon. Emma Margaret Ken-
von, eldest daughter of Lord Kenyon, a most amiable and
highly-accomplished young lady, who survived her nuptials
only a few months.
The Hon. Henry Wellesley, Secretary. of Legation at Stud-
gardt, arrived in town on gaturday. Mr. Wellesley made a
short stay at the Hague on his way to England.
Mr. Ellice assured his constituents at Coventry, that hi
holding office did not at all of necessity imply his always voting
with Government. But will Mr. Ellice give us any instance of
a Secretary at War voting against Government, and continuing
to hold his place ? Sir Henry Parnell furnishes a case in point,
and so does the Duke of Wellington's celebrated "no mis-
take."

GREAT STEEPLE CHASE.—The match for 500 guineas aside,
between Colonel Charitie's Napoleon and Mr. Osbaldeston's
Grimaldi, which has excited such intense interest in the sport-
ing circles in this neighbourhood, came off on Satuiday last,
and, by many thorough-bred sportsmen present, was declared
to be one of the finest affairs of the kind ever witnessed. Gri-
maldi carried twelve stone, allowing Napoleon two. The place
of 'rendezvous was Birbury Wharf, where at one o'clock a most
numerous and respectable field had assembled. There was a
line of white flags at appropriate distances for the first two
miles, at the end of which was placed a scarlet flag, round
which the combatants turned to the left in a direction for Dun-
church windmill, in the immediate neighbourhod of which the
winning-post was fixed. The first three miles was a flat, dead
tract of country, heavy ana uninteresting in the extreme to all
parties; but in the three last miles there was some tremendous
fencing. Captain Beecher, who rode Napoleon throughout
with consummate skill, fell at the first fence, Grimaldi clearing
it in fine style. The first brook which presented itself both
horses surmounted with little or no difficulty ; some rasping
fences then ensued; and on coming to the river Learn, about
three parts of a mile from home, a gallant charge was made;
both plunged into the stream, which at that point could not be
less than twelve-or thirteen feet deep, and both horses and ri-
ders disappeared for some seconds. Captain Beecher, on ex-
tricating himself from the watery element, remounted his horse
and took the lead; Mr. Osbaldeston soon followed, rapidly
gained ground, and ultimately carne in first at the winning-
post, beating his antagonist by about a length and a half. The
stakes having been claimed on the part of Mr. Osbaldeston, au
objection was taken to their being given up to that gentleman,
on the ground that, contrary to the conditions, he had gone on
the left hand side of two blue flags placed about two hundred
yards apart, near the first brook, instead of between them ; and
that, consequently, Colonel Charitie was entitled to them. The
question in dispute was then submitted to Mr. Kench, jun., of
Duuchurch, the umpire for Mr. Osbaldeston, and Cromme-
line, Esq., umpire for the owner of Napoleon, who, not agree-
ing, submitted it to the consideration of the referee, Mr.
Henry Robbins, (of the Asps), who decided that Colonel Cha-
ritie was entitled to the stakes, Mr. Osbaldeston, in the ardour
of the chase, having unintentionally departed front the strict
letter of the articles of the agreement. A. warm altercation en-
sued, which ended in Colonel Charitie very handsomely coin-
ing forward, and saying that he felt great dislike to: being en-
gaged in disputes of that kind, and would be very willing to
relinquish all claim to the stakes, and that each party should
withdraA the .500 they had deposited. The distance, upwards
'Of-six miles, was accomplished in twenty-ono Aninutes twenty
secouds.—Leamington Spa Courier,