The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-12-03 00:00:00

THE COURT 1' FASHIONABLE WORLD.

It is rumoured that ber Majesty and Prince Albert,
accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg
and Gotha, Uill proceed to the Pavilion at Brighton, pre-
viously to the departure for the Continent of her Majesty's
illustrious relatives.

Thursday was the birthday of the Princess Mary.
The Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha and the
Duke Ernest of Wirtemberg, are likely to prolong their
visit to her Majesty until the 16th instant.

Her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia Matilda
expired at her residence on Blackheath on Friday morning
after a short illness. She had been unwell at intervals
some time past. The lamented lady was in the 72d year
of her age, having been born on the 23d May, 1773, and
was sister to the late Duke of Gloucester. She had resided
many years in the parish of Greenwich, and was the Ranger
of Greenwich Park.

The Earl of Ellenborongh and Sir Arthur Aston last
week had the honour of knighthood of the order of the
Bath conferred upon thtm.

The Queen has presented T. T. Grant, Esq., of Gos-
port, (at whose house her Majesty, the King of the French,
and Prince Albert, took refuge from a storm, when about
to embark at Gosport,) with an elegant vase or tazza,
mounted on a high stem and, foot, enriched with musks
and open scroll work, portions of which are in silver, the
rest in gold, perhaps best known by the term of parcel
gilding.

THE QUEEN DOWAGER.—On Sunday, her Majesty
and his Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Hesse Phillips-
thal, attended divine service at Whitley Church, the Earl
and Countess of Brownlow and Ladies Cust, &c., being
present. On Monday, Captain Chandler's hounds met at
Witley Court, when there was a numerous field, perhaps
the largest ever mustered in that part of the country. The
Queen Dowager graced the meet with her presence, the
weather having been remarkably fine. Prince Ernest of
Hesse Phillipsthal was among the equestrians.

Mer Majesty's income is 3id. per second more than the
income of his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Her Ma-
jesty's income produces 31d for every second of time, and
that of his Royal Highness only id. So much difference
is there between the income of £500,000 a-year, and
£30,000 a-year.

FASHIONS FOR DECEMBER.

(From the " London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of

Fashion.")
Much simplicity is ob.ervable in the make of dresses;
the ornaments, however, are various in gimp, passemen-
terie, byrinths ; but the most elegant is the d ntelle de
velours, which possesses the advantage of matching the
colour of the dress. Embroidery is also used on silk,
cloth, cashemire, and the finer merinos, and 'often inter-
mixed with velvet. Black lace, though no longer a no-
velty, is as much in fashion as ever for every variety of
toilette. There is some diminution in the width of
dresses, and for walking they are also made shorter ; but
for dress. on the contrary, they are still longer, approach-
ing almost to a train. Berthes continue to be worn
either the same as the dress or of lace, and the short
sleeves are with trimmings extending below them. Spen-
cers of black velvet are very fashionable, with jackets, to
be worn with skirts of satin, trammed with bands of vel-
vet. Cloth is much used for walking-dresses of the
demi-d4mazone form ; they are embroidered or richly or-
namented with gimp. The manteaus under the various
names of pelisse, purdessus, paletots, carnails, crespin,
are now seen in all variety : the materials are equally va-
rious, from velvet, satin, silk, to the plaids in flannel ;
they are all with sleeves, very few are full at the top, but
very wide at the bottom ; the pelisses of black satin are
frequently embroidered in soulache, braid, or silk ; and
more simple ones are with numerous rows of narrow vel-
vet. The pelerines Russes are the great novelty of this
season ; they are very deep behind, and form scarfs in
front, and are either of ermine lined with blue, or marten
with violet or crimson.

Feathers are very generally used for velvet capotes:
sautes marabouts, in blending shades, from pink to cerise,
deep blue sky, orange to citron, &c. ; the flat feathers are
either spiral or placed flat on the capotes of velvet,
matching either the velvet or ribbon that forms the trim-
ming. The horizontal coiffure, forming the intermediate
between the high and low, is the style now preferred ; the
little caps, fanchons of lace and muslin caps, should all
be adapted to the coiffure. A style of coiffure, suitable
to young ladies, is composed of several rows of very nar-
row velvet, which unite round the plat, and terminate
with a mewl of broader velvet, with ends. The Druid
wreaths of oak•leaves, and leaves of gold, encircling the
head twice, will be worn this winter.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER.

FRIDAY EVENING.—The business transacted during
the week has been of a lukewarm character. A few bets
were made on the Derby upon Thursday last, correspond-
ing in a great degree wiih the London figures of the pre-
vious afternoon.

THE CHESTER CUP prices on the field, Foig-a.Ballagh
having the call.

THE DERBY.-10 to 1 offered agst Alarm, 20 to 1 agst
Kedger, (t.) 25 to 1 agst Idas.

TATTERSA LL'S. —THURSDAY.
DERBY.
12 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm (t. to .£100.)
18 1 Colonel Peel's Cobweb colt (20 to I t.)
20 1 Lord Chesterfield's Pam (take 21 to 1.)
22 1 Lord Stradbroke's Idas (rake 25 to 1.)
25 1 —Mr. Coleman's Young Ecipse (1000 to 35
taken twice.)
30 1— Mr. Jaques's Anti-Repealer (t.)
35 1— Mr. Gully's Old England.
2000-30—Lord Eglihtoure Lycurgus (t.)
2500-50—Mr. Lintctt's Cabin Boy (taken and after-

wards offered.) _
1000-10—Mr. Wortley's John Davis (t.)
The above list contains all the bets that were laid, and
renders comment superfluous.
CHESTER CuP.—(Enter or not.)
400 to 10 each agst the following horses in one bet :
Ratan, Alice Hawthorn, Motpeth, Croton Oil, Foig-a-
Ballagh, and colt by Gladiator dam by Capsicum.

Liverpool Grand National Steeple Chase is fixed for
Wednesday, the sth of March ; there will also be a race
on the flat the same day, as a key to the Chester Cup and
other forthcoming events.

THE ASCOT Curs.—The Emperor of Russia having
expressed a desire that a piece of plate given by him to be
run for at Ascot should be a weight for age race, for the
best horses, it has been determined that this prize shall
take the place of the old Ascot Cup, which will be discon-
tinued, and the money hitherto added to it Iron. the fund
will be appropriated to other races. Her Majesty's Vase
will be run for on the first day, and the Emperor of Rus-
sia's Cup on the third.
PERKIN WA RBECK (LATE BLOODSTONE.) -- The
stewards of the Jockey Club have decided that this horse
can run in 1815 as a maiden four-year old.

DONCASTER RACES, 1845.—Since the last Doncaster
meeting the corporation of that town have requested the
members of the racing club to adopt the alteration first
proposed, viz. : that the races should commence on Tues-
day, and finish on Friday. It is presumed that the plan
now proposed will be generally acceptable, and the stakes
are therefof e advertised, with the sanction of the stewards,
for a meeting of four days. The cup and usual public
money, amounting in all to £l,OOO or upwards, will be
given.

COURSING AT SOUTH PORT, Nov. 27 AND 28.

SOUTH LANCASHIRE CLUB.

THE SCARISERICK CUP.—(AII aged dogs.)
Mr. Petifjoan's Chairman (late Birdeatcher) beat Bird-
lime, belongitig to the same gentleman, and won.

THE CHURCHTOWN STAKES.
Mr. Bake's Director beat Mr. Robinson's Empress,
and won.
THE FLEETWOOD CUP.—(For puppies.)
Mr. Reade's Hogue-me-no-more beat Mr. Robinson's
Stella, and won.

THE BLOWICK STAKES.
Mr. Bake's Butterfly beat Mr. Peacock's Alarm, and
won.

THE PORT STAKES
Were won by Mr. Slater's Scrutator ; Mr. Coupe's
Young Mat run up.
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THE CHASE.
The CHESHIRE HOUNDS meet on

Wednesday, Dec. 4, at
Thursday, 5, at
Saturday, 7, at
Monday, 9, at Norton Priory
Wednesday, 11, at Taporley
Thursday, 12, at... Stamford Bridge
Saturday, 14, at W.;rnaingham Mill
Each day at half past ten o'clock.
Sir W. W. WYNN'S HOUNDS will meet on
Wednesday, Dec. 4, at .. .
Friday, 5, at
Saturday, 7, at Wynnstay
Each day at half-past ten.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY BOAT RACES.—The annual
four-oared races on the Isis, for a Siver Cup and Medals,
given by the University Boat Club, was decided on Wed-
nesday. The trial beets came off on the two days pre-
vious, when St. John's heat Exeter, Baliol beat Trinity,
St. John's beat Baliol, and University beat St. John's.
The final heat between the University crew and the Oriel
crew, the holders of the cuu and medals, caused consider-
able interest. The University crew were the favourites,
although the Oriel bad procured a fine new boat to row
in, differently constructed from the Oxford boats, being
made after the fashion of the Newcastle boats. The dis-
tance was from (Miley to Oxford. rather more than a mile.
The University crew went off at a slashing pace, and
although much pressed by the Oriel crew, who were close
upon their stern, maintained the lead throughout, and
won gal'antly by two boats' lenghths. This is the third
time within four years that the cup has been won by the
University crew. The crew on the present occasion con-
sisted of Messrs. A. K. Dawson (bow); Follet, 2; A.
Gray, 3; F. C. Walsh (stroke) ; C. H. Shebbeare (cox-
swain.