The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-03-19 00:00:00

THE CO GIRT.

HER MAJESTY'S LEVEE.—Her majesty held herfirst
levee for the present season at St. James's place on
Wed-
nesday. The morning being rather fine, thousands of.Det
majesty's loyal subjects had assembled in the the levee.
before two o'clock, the time appointed for the ~
The space between the gates of St. James's Palace and,
Buckingham palace was thronged with most resPeeti!.,
bly dressed persons, and the greatest interest was maul"
fested to obtain a view of her majesty and her illustrious
consort. Shortly after one o'clock, the carriages of the,,
foreign ambassadors and ministers, the great officers
state and the household, and those having the ptivtie.g;
of the entree, began to arrive in quick succession.
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all came in full state ; the splendour of the equipages,
gorgeous liveries of the servants, created universal atdhPf.
ration and presented a most brilliant spectacle. The
ferent members of the royal family came in full statof
shortly before two o'clock. Sir R. Peel and 1130",
the other cabinet ministers also arrived at the palace about
the same time. The speaker of the house of commons
arrived in state a few minutes before two. Her inaiestP
accompanied by Prince Albert, and attended by the colltri
left Buckinghm palace a few minutes after two o'clock, is
three of the royal carriages, escorted by a detachment 0
the Royal Horse Guards Blue. On arriving et
play James's Palace, the band stationed in the gardens PlaYl,.
the national anthem. As the royal cortege proceed._
through the park, her majesty and the prince consort wel!
loudly and enthusiastically cheered, which the sovereie
and his royal highness garciously acknowledged by repeat:
ed bows to the assembled crowd. Her majesty and
prince appeared in excellent health and spirits.—Slander
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RATHER AWKWARD.— At her Majesty's levee 02:1-__
Wednesday, several gentlemen were disappointed in tbeit
presentation to the Queen, in consequence of not having
borne in mind that the court was in mourning for the
demise of Prince Albert's father. The difficulty was col.
obviated by the officers of the army and navy, the house"
hold, deputy-lieutenants, &c., by placing crape round the
left arm • but not so with those who were dressed in
claret-coloured coats, with steel buttons, white silk stock-
ings, &c.
KEW PALACE.—It is understood that the Royal apart-
ments in this ancient palace, once the favorite abode of
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noadfr eAtithi oceeb, edpfuroirirn tnchegwtioht h prepared for the
THE QUEEN'S NEW SUMMER HOUSE.—Six of thl
frescoes, which have been some time in progress, to de-
corate the new summer temple in Buckingham' Palms
gardens, are completed. The poem illustrated is the
Masque of Comus. The eight artists charged with their
execution are, Messrs. Eastlake, Leslie, Stanfield, Ettir
Maclise, Uwins, and Sir William Ross. The buildinVg
a rustic octagon, standing on the top of an artificial hill'
LIBERALITY OF HER MAJESTY.—It is stated that
" Lady Augusta Fitzclarence, sister of the Earl of Moo'
fes
atai rary.lios,
tihfsae andndi courtrhie
in town, for the advantage of the country ,
ster, is to be united to Count Boude, a Swedish noble'
man of large fortune and very ancient family." The
large family of the Fitzclarences (the progeny and des-
cendants of his late Majesty William IV. by Mrs. Jordan)
are now in the receipt of £25,000 a year (some say 00,V,
£lO,OOO per annum, butwe think the sum we have named':
nearer the mark), which is liberally divided wrongs'
them, to support their state and dignity, by Her Majestf
the Queen. We may observe that the Queen has, in the
most handsome and liberal manner, contributed to the
Fitzclarence family, ever since her accession to the throne,
the same amount yearly which was allowed to the sever"
members by her illustrious uncle.—Times.
THE LATE DUKE OF SAXE-COBURG GOTHA."-Ae
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have to record, with feelings of deep regret, the result
a careless accident which has deprived the world of a fib
work of art, and his Royal highness Prince Albert of of
of those solaces under his heavy parental loss which Oil
those can appreciate who have suffered a similar berean
ment. The bust of his late lamented father, coroget'
at Windsor Castle by Mr. Francis, under the immediate
superintendence of the Prince himself, has been utterly
annihilated and deetroyed through the negligence of the
person employed to convey the model to town, in order
to its execution in marble. The carrier who was to have
charge of this valuable parcel was called to Windsor Cast
on Friday week, and not only shown the nature of, te
trust, but informed of the great care that was requisi•f
for its conveyance to the studio of the sculptor. judge
that sculptor's surprise when, on being called up early
Saturday morning to receive the results of his anailh
labours, to find them a heap of ruins. The case in phi
the bust was contained had been thrown from end to en
and side to side till the plastic modeller's clay had lost tile,
living form it possessed at Windsor, and become a shad..
less mass of gray mould.