The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-09-23 00:00:00

THE COURT, AND F4S.HION.

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ercise, and in sketching the neighbourine scene'. f
the beginning of the week the Princess Royal met 0,4
fall from her pony, but was not hurt, with the except
of the shock from the fall. On Tuesday Prince 4.5-71;
went out deer-stalking in the Balloch-Bhuie. 14%41
jesty and the Prince of Wales accompanied his
to the forest.
Earl Grey has proceeded to Balmoral as the Sc' set
of State in attendance upon her Majesty. His 1 Q
rd
is to remain with the Queen until her return to the so°
and will accompany her part of the journey. a!
RUMOURED ROYAL VISIT TO ORKNEY.—It iS rer-
that her Majesty is to take a run down to Orkney' of
the rumour has gained strength from the circumstions,
the Victoria and Albert having been coaling at Potio
mouth. The report is probably one of the maul
usually arise in connection with her Majesty's au,
icy
but a few days at furthest will decide.---° ic

Ensign. Tye
THE QUEEN AND THE CATHEDRAL OF COLOOO.-*pe
society for the completion of the Cathedral of Coiti,
intend petitioning the Queen of England to Cal Ate
her presence some concerts to be given in Londoncyor
Cologne vocalists, to gather funds for the Cologne
dral. Should her Majesty graciously assent, thesis
will set out for London as soon as the season COmmie"
and thence journey to Paris to give concerts there.
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On Tuesday, Lord Brougham was in the Ho able
Lords, when he appeared in better health. Then
lord was on his way to the south of France. .roillo
SHOCKING DEATH.—The Dowager Duchess de p.._Ar
has just been burnt to death at the chateau of La
guyon, where she was on a visit with her friend, thnero
chess de Larocbefoucald. She was standing in 111: els
near a waxlight, when a current of air sent the 01001
the direction of her dress, which caught fire ;in a niuol
she was enveloped in a flame. She was so dren_j its
burnt that all the aid of medical art could not snow--
savin her le.
state
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As g certainif rumours have during the last few dal,g sta
in circulation on the subject, we think it advisableeep
that a contract of marriage has been concluded be';
Don Miguel de Braganca and her Serene Higili.hnes-pol"
Princess Adelaide Sophie Amelie Louise Jeanne neit
dine de Loewenstein Wertheim de Rochefort et Rostoe,
sister of the present, and only daughter of the i5te2....10h.
by the Princess Marie Agnes Henrietta de Hobert
Langenbourg. The marriage ceremony will take P.
a few days.—Morning Post.
Thirteen Dukes of Norfolk had up to this time .4heell
petr.
to the Church of Rome ; many of them through mug
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secution; some of them even unto death all o.
may be said, more through evil report than good ITO
Nearly four centuries have elapsed since the ti_t_ed it!
created, during all which long time Rome has cle,rt ti
holders as her sons, and boasted of doing so.
they have always been dutiful sons, or at least subseir'her,
But not one of them before, we believe, has forsaknetfori
and incurred her denunciation as a heretic."'
Herald.
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ACCIDENT TO MADAME SONTAG.—At her lul
Theatre, London, on Friday night, in the third "oce
" Otello," in which Madame Sontag sang the rl,Ol
with exquisite feeling, a somewhat awkward coeire • tb.
occurred. The dagger furnished to Signor pardielbse
impersonator of Otello, turned out to be a Inclre,
and dangerous instrument than is usually etera°,l,ol'
mimic representations. In the heat of his drafealyr,
thusiasm, Signor Pardini dealt so violent a blow 0 0
demona that the blood flowed copiously from the-arid
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poor Madame Sontag, and the consternation viresge,riosi
among those who were near enough to witness it. surf;;
aid, however, was happily at hand, and Dr. Gluck, on
staunched the wound and bandaged the arm, Pr°lllo
that there was nothing sufficiently grave to prevett....oo
dame Sontag from resuming her professional dutw'
the following evening.

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.
M ;ESDAY.—The sum of £3,008 9s. was taken -u.st.
Hugs at tne doors, and £1 for the sale of a season '1"--

TWEDNESDAY visitors was 62,622. - lg.'
.—The receipts amounted to
The number of visitors being 52,757. in is 6e'
THURSDAY.—The receipts amounted to £2,BA"
The number of visitors being 56,600. There were"-
than 15 schools in the building during the 4vry
day e '
.
FRIDAY.—TotaI number of visitors to-day, 21'
cash taken, £2,227' 2s. /7 366;
SATURDAY.—The police return of visitors was
receipts at thc doors, £1,639 19s. 6d. ;00116
The Observer of Sunday states that nearly four nliidialf,
and a half of persons have already visited the Vl,' Ito
and the amount received for admission is little 014
£400,000.
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THE HOSIERY DEPARTMENT.—ThiS branch 0. -a 3.%.
is an exceedingly important and extensive one'. ,
annual value of the cotton hosiery is about £8c300;01.:Dio
worsted, £870,000 ; and of silk, £241,000-00100
total yearly amount of £1,941,000. In the manwa wool
of this class of goods 4,584,000 lbs. of raw
are used, 6,318,000 lbs. of English wool, and 140,0, fro,"
nuTfohcetunruemisbearboouft p7e3r,sooonos
and deriving
aboutsu PxlV6?-00 ,
tObu';
othfissilmk;
of floating capital is calculated to be employeedijspeci'
various branches of the trade. Various beautiltdpope
mens of British hosiery are shown, manufactured bL'n'sn"
and Plante, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. The c°.,14.7;01°;
silk are exquisitely fine—the latter so clear and 'i0,1311
rent as to allow writing to be distinctly read turTh' 0111
Some of the woollen are made from beaver-fur 375.1%
one scarf, woven on the hosiery-frame from this 1106
material, is remarkable for its softness and lustre'
black Ethiopian cotton hose are excellent in allbtert
Balbriggan hosiery, and articles made of Scotch ticitl,
are superior as regards clearness of the fabric,,
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and strength. The exhibitors also show spec;Ats
reel'.., new manufacture introduced by them, which c°lls
working an extremely fine thread of caoutchoecy;wor;
ously covered with silk or cotton, into opentiebie
elastic stockings, socks, and knee-cbps, sPPlicaort';
surgical cases where uniform pressure and SUP,PojOS 4
required, particularly in the support of distended olof'fit
thus saving the tedious operation of lacing in the 0 `votelace-stockings. Their abdominal belts, exhibitedaeioel
this arrangement, appear well adapted for giving 308113.0
support, with extreme lightness ; a point little! foll
to in the comparatively clumsy contrivances find
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hitherto employed.—Morning Chronicle.
The Observer says, " It seems, from the statteniPletliii.:
published concerning the subscriptions to.the Ow
bition of Industry in Hyde-park, that of the 0,11"--
scribed an amount of £lO,OOO remains unpaid.'

AND NAVY.
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WAR OFFICE, Sept. 16.-4th Regt. Dragoon Gna'rd
ce ItsistoPs
J. Biggs, from the Bth Foot, to be Paymaster, vi old
who retires on half-pay. Lice' ce
6th Dragoon Guards.—Major H. R. Jones to be ,ustan bel
by purchase, vice Hay, who retires; Capt. W. N•`' catniFor
be Major, by purchase, vice Jones • Lieut. A. A. 1%,f; ft. -
to be Capt., by purchase, vice Cuslance; Cornet &"'
ston to be Lieut., by purchase, vice Campbell. ,
7th Light Dragoons.—Lieut. W. R. C. Cooke to bed
purchase, vice Lord Garvagh, who retires ; Cornet ite
master D. P. Brown to be Lieut., by purchase,. proil4tl
M. D. Brisco. gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, S"1
9th Light Dragoons.— F. R. C. Grant, gent., te„," avoor
purchase, vice Ross, appointed to the 17th LightLte
10th Light Dragoons.—Cornet F. Marshall to be cot'
purchase, vice Meason, who retires. W be
11th Light Dragoons.—The Hon. P. J. AnnesleY cot'
net, by purchase, vice Lowe, promoted. to De
17th Light Dragoons.—J
W. C. Hartopp, gent., Or;
net, by purchase, vice Knight, promoted. bY is'
r tte
Ist Regt. Foot—Ensign C. J. Phillipps to be , to
chase, vice Chrystie, whose promotion, by purcluntrent•Ltoot.,o
of August, 1851, has been cancelled ; F. H. H0Pe,,,„'53d40h '
Ensign, by purchase, vice Clarke, appointed to e
7th Foot.—Ensign M. H. Dowbiggin, from the
cbss
be Lieut., by purchase, vice Payne, who retires. „par eats,
11th Foot.—Lieut. J. A. Hunter to be Capt., to be,pstr
vice Thornton, who retires ; Ensign G. T. Osborn.° ye Y
by purchase, vice Hunter; J. H. Cooper, gent., `ot,
by purchase, vice Davies, appointed to the 33d Fo „
par
17th Foot.—C. M'Ph,erson, gent., to be Ensign, "
vice Williams, promoted.
by firs!
19th Foot.—P. Godfrey, gent., to be Ensign, De „ste.
vice Bennett, who retires. le t°tert"
21st Foot.—Second Lieut. the Hon. W. O. BOatisr-
Lieut., by,/purchase, vice Arthure, who retires ; se,
T. Cassidy, from half-pay 45th Foot, to be Rues" 4090,
Mahood, wh retirs on half-a.
25th Foot.—o Capt.e pS. Wells toy be Major, witUoend
atilt
Doso
vice Griffiths, who retires upon full pay; Lien' rc
T. Walker to be Capt., vice Wells. by flee
31st Foot.--Ensign J. S. Smyth to be Lieut.,
ose, or
vice
324 Foot . Elmslie,
Lieut. who re
J.tir h
Moore to be Capt., -
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be TO
be .011 i
Hough, who retires; Ensign W. J. Anderson no tlo se,
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purchase, vice Moore; Ensign W. M. CrowdY,
Foot, to be Ensign, vice Anderson. by P
36th Foot. —LM. Hugo, gent., to be Ensign' DY
vice Rice, promoted. Ensign' le,
„oils'
44th Foot.—The Hon. H. Handcock to
be
chase, vice Mooe who retires. - P-
-524 Foot.—W.rJ. Stopford, gent., to be Dos'' „arc ger
vice the Hon. D. J. Monson, promoted. by vtb
55th Foot.—G. A. Morgan, gent., to be Ens'' envie
vl5
Barnston, promoted!
56th Foot.—Gent. Cadet H. S. St. Vincent
Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without
Faithful], appointed to the 75th Foot.
58th Foot. —J. C. Lake, gent., to be Ens'"
vice Palmer promoted.slg7lst Foot.- F. W. Lambton, gent" to ;
7th Ennt' 56th
chase, vice Dowbiggin, promoted in thew
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75th Foot.—Ensign G. C. N. Faithful!, fro p
to be Ensign, vice Amos, who resigns. °sign, bY „if°.
85th Foot.—J. Athorpe, gent., to be E cho.
vice Sitwell, promoted.
Bo9r7rtohwFsr Foot.—oH.tiCruesr.rie, gent., to be Ensigenn't.7A:ll.l,e :0;
to beitlCle'
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purchase
India
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Waddington,ANie.vßdi
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promgg enot
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oetits.;
by purchase, vice Murphy, promoted.
Patterso the Go- rev'
24 West India Regt.—Ensign C. J.
promoted .4 .t,
without purchase, vice M'Court, pi-gnu! withouyieCops;
E. J. Laughlin, gent., to be Ensign,
•cliase./.. 160°
vice Jones, promoted. ou& e•-i• t.
thech Gicl;d
rCroaoemnas
West
tt,ltCorps.—Toinfedr2oiadm ,eßegt.st Iclineedy
iLlaoi
nenuetngs
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ADMIRALTY, Sept. 4.—Corps of ori. • Weari p.
J. W. A. Kennedy to be Adjutant, vice
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THE INDIAN m 14°11C Pe o'
on a Sunda
AII —POST-OFFICD ,ii .n fil
..100 a
overlani mail for India " via 1%1 i.. illes Win,l,ell',,t 1,110
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made up and despatche'dfromaLsoendon on t''' jog ",. for
the Bth of each month, instead o• on the i/enootufrilii.
7th, as at present, except when the Bth of 0,60,0 IP'
patched on the evening of the following dor'
Y. and on those occasions the rea