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

THE COURT.

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MAJESTY'S LEVEE.—Her
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before two o'clock, the time appointed for the levee.
The space between the gates of St. James's palleecta.
Buckingham palace was thronged with most reePe.ni.,.
bly dressed persons, and the greatest interest was
fested to obtain a view of her majesty and her illustm
foreignns
consort.
ambassadors Shortly aft earn
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state and the household, and those having the privilege
of the entree, began to arrive in quick succession. la
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all came in full state ; the splendour of the equipages' an'
• gorgeous liveries of the servants, created universal an'S'if.,
ration and presented a most brilliant spectacle. Theta e+
ferent members of the royal family came in fulls e
ne
shortly before two o'clock. Sir R. Peel and most it-t
the other cabinet ministers also arrived at the palacean°.
the same time. The speaker of the house of commons
t,
arrived in state a few minutes before two. Her meieev
accompanied by Prince Albert, and attended by the court,
left Buckinghm palace a few minutes after two o'clock, :If
three of the royal carriages, escorted by a detachments.
the Royal Horse Guards Blue. On arriving at ea
James's Palace, the band stationed in the gardens P,85,4
the national anthem. As the royal cortege procee
through the park, her majest) and the prince consortoe7
loudly and enthusiastically cheered, which the soverelg,
and his royal highness garciously acknowledged by rePThte
ed bows to the assembled crowd. Her majesty and d.
prince appeared in excellent health and spirits.—,Stanear
RATHER AWKWARD. —At her Majesty's levee Or
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Wednesday, several gentlemen were disappointed in tb
presentation to the Queen, in consequence of not havin,l
borne in mind that the court was in mourning for t7e
demise of Prince Albert's father. The difficulty was Os'?
obviated by the officers of the army and navy, the 1101;
hold, deputy-lieutenants, &c., by placing crape round t,..
left arm • but not so with those who were dresseklu
claret-coloured coats, with steel buttons, white silk stock"
ings, &c.
KEW PALACE.—It is understood that the Royal aPnct:f
ments in this ancient palace, once the favorite abode:::
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: temporary sojourn of the Prince of Wales, and tuet
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in town, for the advantage of the country air.—Standard'
THE QUEEN'S NEW SUMMER HOUSE. Six Of ?
frescoes, which have been some time in progress, to de-
corate the new summer temple in Buckingham' Pelt
gardens, are completed. The poem illustrated is to"
Masque of Cornus. The eight artists charged with their
execution are, Messrs. Eastlake, Leslie, Stanfield, Etti'
Maclise, Uwins, and Sir William Ross. The building is
a rustic octagon, standing on the top of an artificial bill.
LIBERALITY OF HER MAJESTY.—It iS stated tbst
" Lady Augusta Fitzclarence, sister of the Earl of Mon"
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 pro en and des"
cendants of his late Majesty William IV. by Mrs. Jordan)
are now in the receipt of £25,000 a year (some say on!!
£lO,OOO per annum,butwe think the sum we have namedijs.
nearer the mark), which is liberally divided amongst
them, to support their state and dignity, by Her Majesty
the Queen. We may observe that the Queen has, in tS.,
most handsome and liberal manner, contributed to b""
Fitzclarence family, ever since her accession to the throne!
the same amount yearly which was allowed to the severe,
members by her illustrious uncle.—Times.
THE LATE DUKE OF SAXE-COBURG GOTHA.---t
have to record, with feelings of deep regret, the result
a careless accident which has deprived the world of a fine
work of art, and his Royal Highness Prince Albert of one
of those solaces under his heavy parental loss which only
mtheonste.can
The apphruesctiantfe
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lateoha lveasmuffenetreedd afastihmeirl,acrornberpretvees
at Windsor Castle by Mr. Francis, under the immediate
superintendence of the Prince himself, has been utterly
annihilated and destroyed through the negligence of ,
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 b:
trust, but informed of the great care that was requisite
for its conveyance to the studio of the sculptor. Judge
that sculptor's surprise when, on being called up early on
Saturday morning to receive the results of his ansious
labours, to find them a heap of ruins. The case in sail
the bust was contained had been thrown from end to el._
and side to side till the plastic modeller's clay had lost toe
living form it possessed at Windsor, and become a abliPe
less mass of gray mould.