The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-06-11 00:00:00

THE COURT.

THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD.--For some time past a series
of reports have been circulated respecting certain changes
that have recently taken place in the royal household, and
in anticipation of further alterations which it is alleged
are about to take place. It has been studiously repre-
sented, that the persons dismissed from the royal house-
hold have been discharged without sufficient reason • that
the saving produced by their removal is to be applied un-
fairly to purposes unconnected with the royal household ;
and that the pensions to which these discharged servants
are entitled are not only of lower amount than they ought
to be, but that they are derived from a fund which will
increase the burdens of the people. These reports have
been circulated with so much industry and apparent can-
dour, that, we regret to say, we were in one instance de-
ceived by them. We have since ascertained, that they are
all, without exception, destitute of any foundation.
Amongst the number of attendants that it has been found
necessary to place upon the retired list, there are some
whose conduct, so far from entitling them to complain of
the amount of pension awarded to them, has not entitled
them to any retiring allowance. There are others still
retained in the royal service whose conduct has not been
satisfactory, and from those sources may be traced those
misrepresentations which have been forced into public
notice.—Times.
THE QUEEN DOWAGER'S DEPARTURE FOR THE CON-
TINENT.—At half-past eleven o'clock, on Monday, her
Majesty the Queen Dowager, with a numerous suite,
1 etnneapil proceeded
among whom were Lords Howe and Denbigh, arrived at
Dover in the state carriage of the South Eastern Rail-
way, by special train, on her way to the continent. Her
majesty halted a few minutes in the waiting room, and
affably acknowledged the attentions paid her by the au-
thoritiesshe proceeded in a carriage and
ahnids ;
four to the Admiralty yard, where the Princess Alice
steamer, Captain Smithett, was in waiting to receive her.
after which,
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The castle, the heights, the vessels in harbour, &c. dis
played their gayest colours, and the inhabitants greetede
the illustrious visitor with hearty cheers, as she passed
along. along. Exactly at twelve o'clock all wa.saircHaiidognynh'dlnoa.e-u
vessel glided out of the harbour on her way t,c,i
aC:dawl
waving
of a parting salute, amid reiteraetweideilelcenhrteshgte,ueircnii
of hats and handkerchiefs.
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THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.—We - CI
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Majesty up to
,Sunday. night. after breakfasting, proceeded
Emperor rose at seven, and,
to Storr and Mortimer's, the jewellers,
where he made large purchases.
where he was unexpected.
the Zoological Gardensi_y
d Heytesbur 7 I,the Countess of
He afterwards visited L
Sir Robert and Lady Peel, Lady Clanricarde,
Pembroke,
the Marquis of Anglesea, lesea, and other distinguished persons.
At three o'clock
he
eof Life received the Duke of Devonshire, at
luncheon. A detachment
Eo Guards was sent on as
escort, but*the I eror wished .
....to avoid parade, and dis-
- d altogether with military attendance. At six, he pense
the railway st f
proceeded to - a ion, on his route to Windsor.
The Emperor has not been unjustly termed " the hand-
.soniest man in Europe," and on every occasion was well
received, and often cordially cheered .by crowds of spec-
tators. On Tuesday he attended '
Ascot Heath Races ;
and on 'Wednesday reviewed
a large body of troops in
• Windsor Great Park, attended by Field Marshal the
• Commander-in-Chief, and • • •
other royal and distinguished
personages. On Thursday
Queen, again attended Ascot Races. All the visitors re-
turned to London, from Windsor, on ' •
Incisor, on Friday morning.
At eleven o'clock, the Queen and Prince Albert, accompa-
nied by the Emperor of Russia and the King of Saxony.
left the Castle, the suit following in four carriages, and,
travelling from Slough to Paddington, by the Great
\Western Railway, arrived at 13uckingliam Palace about
noon. In the'afternoon the emperor went out to pay a
round of visits, beginning-, with Lady Londonderry; and,
after calling at the Embassy, returned to the palace.
The King of Saxony also issued forth to see Stafford-
house, the Parliament Palace, and other public buildings.
The Queen gave a state dinner and evening party to two

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hundred guests, including the diplomatic corps, who were
all introduced to their Russian and Saxon Majesties.
Soon after ten o'clock, on Saturday morning, the Empe•
ror, attended by Baron Brunow, the Russian Ambassa.-
dor, passed along Pall-mall in an open carriage and pair,
and was not recognized by the people. The Baron
.wat
busily occupied in pointing out to the Emperor the various
club-houses, &c. At half-past ten the royal party arrived
at the Senior United Service Club, and were received,bY
a select party of general officers. The Emperor, the King
of Saxony, and Prince Albert visited the new Houses of
Parliament shortly after eleven o'clock. As the visit wt!B
unexpected, there was no crowd. The Emperor, on his
return to Buckingham Palace, paid a visit to the Duchess
of Buccleuch. The two monarchs were, in the afternoon,
entertained by the Duke of Devonshire at his villa at
Chiswick. Her Majesty the Queen, the Emperor of
Russia, the King of Saxony, Prince Albert, and a large
and distinguished party were to attend the opera in the
evening, when a most brilliant auditory would be assem-
bled. The Emperor of Russia was to take his departure
yesterday, from Woolwich, in the Black Eagle steamer.