The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-10-14 00:00:00

n of dinner, and on her Majesty'

turn to the drawing-room, the party vi
the addition of from twenty to thirty guests, among
whom were the Earl Talbot and Lady Henrietta Fermor,
Mrs. Wilbraham, and the Misses Wilbraham, &c.
In the afternoon, about 250 of the leading residents in
the neighbourhood were entertained in a marquee, which
had been erected by Mr.
_Benjamin Edgington, on the

'as increased by

be delicaci

season, with th,

ion of the choicest wines. Amongst
he company present were Mr. J. I. Blackburn and the
Misses Blackburn; Mr. C. Towneley, M.P. ; Mr. J.
Towneley, M.P. ; Viscount Anson ; Colonel Barnard ;
Captain Molyneux and lady ; Sir T. D. Hesketh and
Lady Henrietta Hesketh ; Mr. W. Brown, M.P. ; several
of the Officers of the Garrison of --
Officers of

le 46th Regiment ; several of the Officers of
Artillery ; the Bishop of Chester and party ; Sir T. B.
Birch, Bart., M.P. ; Mr. S. Thompson •, Mr. D. Neilson ;
Mr. R. Neilson ; Mr. J. Neilson ' • Mr. E. Littledale ; Mr.
M`Kenzie; Mr. Laneton ; Mr. Hope; Mr. Elias Arnaud;
Mr. J. Aikin ; Rev. H. Hampton ; Rector Campbell ; Mr.
J. H. Parr : Mr. J. Ric hv • T I 7 M.. _ r__ TT

Hornb3
Dr. Dr

; Rev. Mr. Hesketh ; Mr. G. -Holt and party
sdale and lady ; Mr. Moss ; Mr. Worrell ; Mr

Idcgregor, &c

DEPARTURE FROM CROXTETII.
On Thursday morning, at five minutes past ten, the
Queen left Croxteth in a carriage drawn by four horses,
attended by Lord Sefton ; the Royal children were in the
second carriage, att

I by Lord Canning ; the High
Sheriff, in hi;splendid carriage, came next; another car.
. _

Uolonel Phipps, and Captain
s escorted by a detachment of

the Lancers and

he 23d Fusilier!

The drenching morning destroyed the gaiety which the
preparations to greet her Majesty as she passed along the
route to Liverpol would undoubtedly have produced
under more favourable circumstances. But the loyalty
of the people was in no degree affected by this circum-
stance. The road for some distance was thronged with
spectators, many of whom preferred to remain exposed to
the rain for hours rather than risk the possibility of not
n" • • .

inina a view of Ler Majesty and her royal consort.
The village of West Derby, through which her
Majesty passed to Liverpool, is the most ancient place in

castle her

which was granted, after the Norman 6;n7
quest, to Earl Roger, of Poictou, along with all the lands
between the rivers Ribble and Mersey. These lands, in-
cluding the sites on which Liverpool, Manchester, and
all the other great towns of South Lancashire stand, were
then of the value of only £2,175 a-year of present money.
They are now of the value of upwards of £4,000,000 a-year.
The manor of Sefton, and other portions of the estates of
the ancient family of Molyneux, were granted to an ances-
tor of the Earl of Sefton, by Roger of Poictou, imme-
diately atter the Conquest.

At West Derby the greatest excitement and bustle pre-
vailed. Several handsome triumphal arches had been
erected, and the whole place was as gay as flags, and
streamers, and bands of music could make it. All the
children attending the national school of the village were
accommodated upon a stage, which had been expressly
erected for them, while the children from the Aintree,
Walton, Knotty Ash, and St. Ann's schools were simi-
larly provided for. The children belonging to the West
Derby Workhouse were placed on a stage near Tue Brook.
One of the most characteristic and beautiful arches was
that erected opposite the residence of Mr. T. B. Horsfall.
It was about fifty-four feet in height. Four pillars on
supports were thrown up, meeting at an angle at the top.
The pillars were decorated with evergreens, interspersed
with roses ; and in the centre, where the pillars joined,
were the Royal arms in gold ; above were the feathers of
the Prince of Wales, and from the summit floated the
Royal standard. Mr. Bright also erected a triumphal
arch, which was decorated with evergreens and flowers.
Near Mr. Toulmin's was an arch of a totally different
character. It was in the turreted style, having a coach-
way in the centre., and two small arches for foot passen•