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-
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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,
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-
thorities ; after which, she proceeded in a carriage and
four to the Admiralty yard, where the Princess Alice
steamer, Captain Smithett, was in waiting to receive her.
The castle, the heights, the vessels in harbour, &c. dis-
played their gayest colours, and the inhabitants greeted
the illustrious visitor with hearty cheers, as she passed
along. Exactly at twelve o'clock all was ready, and the
vessel glided out of the harbour on her way to Calais, un-
der a parting salute, amid reiterated cheering and waving
of hats and handkerchiefs.

THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.—We noticed in our last
the arrival in this country of his Imperial Highness the
Emperor of Russia, and the round of visits paid by his
Majesty up to Sunday night. On Monday morning the
Emperor rose at seven, and, after breakfasting,
Bond-street.proceeded
where he made large purchases. He then proceeded to
the unexpected.
to Storr and Mortimer's, the jewellers, in e
the Zoological Gardens, where be was
The Emperoro hld: d Clanricarde,
Pembroke, Sir Robert and Lady Peel,t.Lea y
uished persons.
He afterwards visited Lady Heytesbur
the Marquis of Anglesea, and other dis g
'of Devonshire, at
At three o'clock he received the Duke
Guards was sent on as
luncheon. A detachment of Life
edto avoid parade, and
escort, but the Emperor wished
attendance. At six, he
dis-
pensed altogether with militarytation, on his route to Windsor.
proceeded to the railwayt esen
h unjustly termed " the hand-
no° e t, and on every occasion was well
he attended AscYgo'utti33l-tleeeeat°hu
somest man infEnurelo'dlially cheered, by crowds of spec-
in-Chief, and other royal and distinguished
received, andTouet
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and on -NN ednat Park, attended y Field Marshalp '
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Windsor e
Commander-
personag •attended Ascot Races. Queen, again
turned to London, from Windsor, on Friday morning.
At eleven o'clock, the Queen and Prince Albert, accompa-
nied by the Emperor of Russia and the King of Saxony.
es. On Thruevrsiedwa
left the Castle, the suit following in four carriages, and,
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travelling from Slough to Paddington, by the Great
Western Railway, arrived at Buckingham 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

June 11, 1841.

hundred guests, including the diplomatic corps, who were'
alt 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 was'
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 Kiac
of Saxony, and Prince Albert visited the new Houses ot
Parliament shortly after eleven o'clock. As the visit was
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 el
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-