The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-31 00:00:00

PRIMROSE HILL.

From an early hour in the evening persons of all ranks
were seen wending their way towards Primrose-hill by the
various roads leading to the Regent's Park, or the hill itself.
The peer's carriage jostled the costermonger's cart—the
crowded omnibus mingled with the van, hastily fitted for the
occasion, and all were filled with persons of both sexes, and
of all ages, equally goodhumoured, and equally agog for
such excitement and amusement as the scene might
furnish. The pedestrians had indeed, to our mind,
the best of it. For, the best point of view was
unquestionably from the more elevated portions of the
Regent's Park. The scene here was of a most brilliant
description. The Fmk was dotted over with gay groups. The
houses which surrounded it were nearly all illuminated.
From tha central position of this park the aerial fireworks
fom all the other parks were hero distinctly visible. And
in the intervals between the discharges from Piimrosa
those from the Green and Hyde Parks, and even from Vic-
toria Park, were distiletly visible, and had the most
pleasing effect possible, as they rose above the trees, and
scattered into showers of stars. The fireworks on the hill
commenced with exemplary punctuality, at half past nno
o'clock, by a brilliant illumination with white, green, and
yellow fire, and a continuous discharge of maroons. In every
division there was a flight of 200 rockets, and as a finale to

Ile whole there were successive 61M-I,i/erg, the last of which
uthhered 2,240. It may serve to show the scale on which
were conducted that in this last division

matters

done about 12,000 rockets were thrown up! It
Is difficult to imagine, and certainly impossible to
describe, the brilliant effect which they produced.
The fireworks on Primrose Hill terminated soon after eleven
o'clock, and the crowd which had collected to see them soon
dissolved, the greater part of them, as far as we could judge, to
ramble through the principal streets of the most elaborately and
brilliantly illuminated quarter of the town.
VICTORIA PARK,

Rounded immediately on the north by Hackney, Vic-
toria Park stretches over some four or five hundred acres
of grass land into the heart of Bethn 11-green, and is
within easy reach of Spitalfields, Mile-end, and all the
regions which are comps ised in the ranges of docks which
reach to Blackwall. The northern side of the enclo—
sure was chosen for the display of the fireworks,
and out of the 200 acres, of which it consists, about
twelve were boarded up and appropriated to the pyro-
technic machinery. It is said that when the band played
on the one Sunday on which it was permitted to do so,
between 80,000 and 90,000 persons assembled, and they
seemed to occupy only a small corner of that part of the
park. Last night every spot of ground was occupied by a
crowd which, though not pressed together and having
ample room for standing and moving, was yet dense, and
kept together. It was calculated that not less than
200,000 persons were present. This mass of people was
remarkably characteristic. It consisted wholly of one
class ; nothing could be more homogeneous. It
was the pure, simple working man, with his wife and
children, who were assembled in this people's park, and
there was in all a decent, in many cases a well-to-do look
about them which was most gratifying. There was a
sober and steady manuer of enjoying a holiday which was
peculiar. Every body seemed at home ; there was an air
of confidence in themselves and each other as they
wandered leisurely about at first, and finally set-
tled quietly and orderly in places to witness the fire-
works and so continued during the whole time of
the display. For a period of four hours we did not
observe a single drunken person, and we saw but one
policeman, who was stationed at the gates. In short
nothing could be more creditable to the inhabitants of
this district than their conduct on this occasion. Of
course, when the amusements were over, and the crowd
was dispersing, there was some confusion, but, as could
be ascertained up to a late hour, nothing which was more
disorderly than was inseparable from the breaking up of
such a multitude. On the whole the "Peace Rejoicings
in Victoria Park were a success, and deserve honourable
mention in the proceedings of the day.

Accounts have been received from Vienna of the death
of the daughter of Prince Nicholas Esterhazy, grand-
danhter of the Countess of Jersey.
Tag LATE FATALITY AT LONDON BRIDGE.—The body
of the young woman who was assisted to throw herself off
London-bridge by William Mayei, who stands remanded on
the charge from Guildhall police court, was found on Wed-
nesday on the south western side of the Thames.

FALSE BRANDY.—A manufactory of falsified brandy has
just been discovered at Poitiers. The liquid operated on
was spirit of wine sent front England, and on being mixed
with water, saturated with camomile and other ingredients,
and boiled for a certain time, it assumed the appearance of
good brandy. It was destined to be put into casks bearing
the Rochelle mark, and to be sent up to Paris.
The surveying vessel Pandora, Commander Drury,
arrived at Plymouth yesterday. She left New Zealand
Feb. 18th, rounded Cape Horn March 27th, cal'ed at
Falkland Islands March 31st, left April 4tb, and crossed
the line on the 30th. Col. Gore Brown, Governor of
New Zealand, having completed an official tour through
the southern provinces, returned to Auckland just before
the Pandora's departure. The general assembly was to
meet early in April. The colony is in a flourishing con-
dition. The Pandora has not lost one man during an
absence of five years and a half.
OXFORD, WORCESTBR, AND WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY.
—1 he election of the new board of directors of the
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway, as
recommended in the report of the late committee of
investigation, took place to-day (Friday), and excited a
good deal of interest, as on this election will no doubt
depend the future policy of the company. A meeting
of shareholders has just been held at Worcester—J. W.
Lea, Esq., in the chair—when it was resolved to support
the candidates mentioned in the list of the northern
shareholders, and proxies were recommended to be
placed in the hands of Messrs. Fenton and Parson, and
Sir M. Peto. .

NEWI:II;R.IAL ACTS BILL.—A bill prepared by Mr.
Massey and Sir G. Grey, transfers all the powers now
vested in the Secretary of State to the General Board of
Health, for the purpose of executing the Burial Acts.
Burial Boards are allowed to provide more thin one
burial ground, and the provisions of the acts will apply
to every graveyard so provided, save that the Burial
Boards may, where they see fit, provide separate and
distinct cemeteries for churchmen and dissenters, in
lieu of dividing them into "consecrated" and unconse-
crated" parts. Local Boards of Health may, by an
order in Council, be constituted Burial Boards.

THE COURT

THE QUEEN'S BERTH-DAY.

DRAWING-ROOM

Her Majesty, on Thursday, held a drawing-room in celebra-
tion of her birthday, in St. James's Palace. The court was
very numerously attended.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Princess Royal,
arrived from Buckingham Palace about two o'clock, escorted
by a detachment of the Royal Horse Guards.

Directly after the Queen's arrival the Archbishops of Cam
terhury and Armagh, the Bishops of Winchester, Oxford
(Lord High Almoner), Worcester, Bangor, Ripon, St. Asaph,
Lincoln, Chichester, Hereford, Lichfield, Chester (Clerk of
the Closet), Bath and Wells, Rochester, St. David's, Peter-
borough, and Cashel were ushered into the royal closet,
when the Archbishop of Canterbury delivered an address of
congratulation to her Majesty on the auspicious return of her
natal day.

The Queen and the Prince Consort afterwards entered the
Throne Room, accompanied by the Princess Royal, the Duchess
of Cambridge, and the Princess Mary, the Regent of Baden,
Prince Frederick William of Prussia, the Duke of Cambridge,
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and Count Alexander
Mensdortf.

The Queen wore a train of light blue silk embroidered all
over with a palm pattern in gold, silver, and red ; trimmed
with silver blonde, and bunches of orchidean flowers ; the petti-
coat white satin with a bouffant of white tulle, and bunches of
orchidean flowers, to correspond to the train. Her Majesty

wore a diadem of diamonds and opals.
The Princess Royal wore a train of rich pink glace silk,
trimmed with Newport lace and ribbon ; the dress of Newport
lace over a rich pink glace silk petticoat trimmed with
ribbon and bunches of lily of the valley. Her Royal High-
ness's head-dress was formed of feathers, lappets and lilies of
the valley.

The Duchess of Cambridge wore a train of white silk and
gold trimmed with gold lace and gold ribbon, interspersed
with heartsease and white roses. The petticoat white glace
silk trimmed with three flounces of point d'Alen9on. The
stomacher of diamonds and sapphires; the necklace diamonds.
Her Royal Highness wore a pearl tiara over her forehead,
and had a gold het) veil pendant from the back of the head.
The Princess Mary of Cambridge wore a rich white glace
silk train trimmed with tulle, interspersed with boquets of
corn flowers, field daisies, and wheat ears. The stomacher of
diamonds. The petticoat the same as the train, and trimmed
to correspond. The necklace pearls. The Princess wore
round her head a diamond circlert, surmounted in front by a
row of diamond stars.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert appeared in a field mar
shal's uniform.

The Regent of Badcn wore a general's uniform, dark blue,
with gold appointments. His Royal. Highness wore a watered
orange riband edged with silver.

The Duke of Cambridge wore the uniform of a lieutenant
general, with the stars of the Orders of the Garter, St. Patrick,
the Bath, and St. Michael and St. George, together with
the Sebastopol medal with clasps, and the French military
medal.

Prince Frederick 'William of Prussia was habited in a Prus-
sian uniform—dark blue, with silver appointments.

His Highness the Grand Vizier of Turkey, Aa
wore the insignia of the Older of Medjidie.
Count Appony, the new Austrian Minister, appeared in
the Hungarian dress, with the insignia of three Orders of
Knighthood.

Tile Marquis of Lansdowne, and the Earl of Clarendon,
both wore the " Garter," together with the magnificent gold
and enameled collar of that order.

The Duke of Montrose, the Duke of Athol!, the Duke of
Roxburghe, and the Duke of Argyll, wore the collar and stir
of the Thistle.

The Marquis of Clanricarde, and the Marquis of Heatlfort,
wore the collar of St. Patrick.

Viscount Palmerston, Sir George Pollock, Sir George
Grey, Sir Harry Smith, Earl of Westmoreland, Lord
Broughton, and Sir Hugh Ross wore the collar and star of the
Bath.

The Marquis of Donegal and the Etrl of Denbigh both
wore the gold collar of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order.
Field Marshal Vicount Counbermere (Gold Stick in Wait-
ing) wore the collars of three orders of knighthood—those
of the Bath, the Guelphic, and the Tower and Sword of Por-
tugal.

Lori Panmuro wore tht collars of the Thistle and the
Bah,

The Chief Judges of the Court of Common Law, the Lord
Chief Justice of England, the Lord Chief Justice Jervis, and
the Lord Chief Baron, wore their gold collars of S. S.. with
the portcullis.
The Lord Chancellor was attended by the Deputy Seijeant-
at-Arms and his Pursebearers His loreship and the other
equity judges present, viz. : —Lord Justice Turner, the Maser
of the Rolls, the Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stnar, the Vice-
Chancellor Sir W. Page Wood, and the Vice Chancellor
Kindersley, appeared in their gold robes.
The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons was
present, and wore his state robe. The right lion, gentleman
was attended by .ord Charles Russell, Sergeant-at-Arms, and
the Rev. Thomas Garnier, Chaplain to the House of Commons.
Meer Jafeer Alee, Khan Bahadoer of Stuart, and Syed
Mdoollah appeared in rich Oriental costumes.

laThe Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary were
attended by Lady G. Somerset and Major Home Purves.
The Duke of Cambridge was attended by Colonel Tyrwhitt
and Major Clifton.

The Foreign diplomatic circle was attended by the French
Ambassador and Countess de Persigny; the Turkish Amhassa-

dor and Madame Musurus : the Belgian Minister and Madame
Van de Weyer ; the Bavarian Minister and Baroness de Cetto,
Count 'de Kielrinansegp, Hanoverian minister; Marquis
d'Azeglio, Sardinian minister ; the Greek Minister and
Madame Tricoupi ; Baron Bentinck, the Netherlands
minister ; the Portuguese Minister and Countess de Lavralio ;
the Prince de Carini, Sicilian Minister; the Danish Minister
and Madame d'Oxholme ; the Prussian Minsster and Countess
Bet•n,torff ; Don Antonio Gonzales, Spanish minister; the
Swedish and Norwegian minister and Baroness de Hochschild ;
Count Appony, the Austrian minister; Count Vitzthum, the
Saxon minister ; M. de Reviro, Peruvian minister ; the Earl
of Clarendon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and
Major-General the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, the Queen's
Master of the Ceremonies.

The general circle was very numerously attended, the COT
pany comprising all the great officers of state, the jndges, the
law officers of the crown, and a brilliant mass of the nobility,
gentry, and the naval and military services.
After the Drawing Room, the Queen and Prince Albert,
acccompanied by the Princess Royal, and attended by the
Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, returned to Buckingham
Palace.

Etrl Spencer, K.G., Lord Steward of her Majesty's house-
hold, gave a state dinner at Spencer House, to celebrate her
Majesty's birth day. The company consisted of the Earl of
Mulgrave, Treasurer of her Maj.!sty's Household ; Viscount
Drumlanri,, Comptroller of her Majesty's Household ; Col.
the Hon. Alexander N. Hood, Major-General Berkeley
Drummond, General Sir Edward Bowater, Colonel H.
F. Cavendish, Grooms in Waiting to her Majesty;
Captain the Marquis Townshend, R.N., Admiral Sir Edmund
Lyons, G.C.8., Admiral Sir Thomas J. Cochrane, K.C.8.,
Vice-Admiral Sir George F. Seymour, K.O 8., Vice-Admiral
Sir Watkin Owen Pell, .Rear-Admiral Sir Henry Byam
Martin, K.C.8., Captain Lord• F. Gordon Hallyhurton, R.N.,
G.C.H., Captain Lord Clarence Paget, R N., Captain Quin,
R.N. , Captain Hon. Joseph Denman, R.N., Captain F.
Beauchamp Seymour, R.N., Director-General Sir John
Liddell, R.N., Lord Ge,,rge Quin, Lord Lyttleton, Captain
Cavendish Boyle ; Vice-Admiral Sir Augustus Clifford, Bart.,
Rear-Admiral Courtenay Edward W. Boyle, Commander
Robert T. Bedford, Gentlemen Ushers ; Hon. Spencer
Lyttleton, Marshal of the Ceremonies ; Mr. Hampshire, Pay-
master of the Household; and Mr. Edward Browell, Secretary
to the Board of Green Cloth.

The overland mail brings advices from Calcutta
to April 23rd ; Hong Kong, 15th ; Shaoghae,
6th. The Bombay news is to April 28th, and has
already been transmitted. At Calcutta there was but
little activity in the produce market. The indigo season
had closed; there was no improvement in the money
market ; the banks charge 16 per cent. At Canton
trade was thriving; piracy was on the increase in the
increase in the neighbourhood of Kulan. The total ex-
ports of tea from China have not fallen off.
THE CARBERRY PEERAGE.—We uhderstand that the
title of the present possessor of the Carberry peerage is
about to be disputed. The late Lord Carberry (John
Evans) having died without issue, the title passed from
the direct line to the collateral, and the lion George
Evans Freke took it up, no other claimant having
appeared at the time in the field. However, the attention
or Mr. George Evans Crowe, of Rose-park, county
Galway, having been directed to the fact that he derived
descent from an elder branch, through his grandfather,
Dean Crowe, of Clonfert, he has taken the preliminary
steps towards making his claim, and proving it in due
form —Limerick Obsfrrer.

OPENP:O OF THE FORTH AND CLYDE JUNCTION RAIL-
WAY.—This line of railway was opened for passenger
traffic on Monday, by a number of gentlemen, share-
holders and others, interested in the success of the line.
The train, which consisted of seven carriages, gaily
decorated with flags, left Stirling station at 9 a.tn., and
proceeded along the line to Balloch. The party returned
to Stirling at 1.45 p.m. Although the day was rather
inclement, the party were highly gratified with the fine
scenery on the line of route, and there can be no doubt
that the attractions which Balloch and the magnificent
scenery of Ben Lomond present, will cause vast num-
bers to avail themselves, during the summer, of this
line of railway.

POLICE
COURT.-YESTERDAY

(BEFORE MR. HEYWOOD

How MR. MAJOR WAS TREATED ON THE DAY OF RE.
JOICINGS.—A respectable-looking young man, named
William Major, charged a well-dressed female, named
Maria Moore, who was not previously known to the
police. with having stolen a purse containing £2l in
gold from him. The complainant said he belonged- to
Donaghadee, and that, being in Liverpool on the day of
rejoicing, oecourse he went to enjoy himself like every
one else. He had only partaken of one glass of ale
during the day, and he roved about the town looking at
the " nice things," until between eleven and twelve
o'clock at night, when he met the prisoner in Temple-
street. After discoursing for some time on the great
event of the day, the girl departed rather precipita ely,
and he at once missed his purse and money. He fol-
lowed her, but on her way she passed a man and held
out her hands to him, and then proceeded forward
rapidly. The complainant still kept up the pursuit,
and did not loose sight of her until he caught her. On
being secured, she dropped a sovereign, saying, "there
is all I have of it" Mr. Bluck for the prisoner, cross-
examined the complainant at some length, and then con-
tended that there was not sufficient evidence to convict
the prisoner. His Worship sent the woman to prison
for three months.

PICKING POCKETS.—Several fellows were committed
for various periods, for picking pockets on Thursdiy in
the crowded thoroughfares.
ROBBERY BY A Snormar4.—A respectably dressed
young man, named Peter Wordsworth was ch irged
'with robbing his employer, under the following eircum•
stances. He had been shopman in the empoy of Air.
William Griffin, grocer, of Byrom-street, for about two

months, and several small sofps of money havi

missed from the till from time to time, suspicion fell 011
him. Mr. Griffin consulted inspector Duggan on the
matter, and, acting on the officer's advice, marked several
half-crowns, and sent a little boy with them to the shop
for sugar. He himself returned to the shop immediately
-.fterwards, and, on examining the till, missed one of the
half-crowns. Tile prisoner was at once searched, and
the marked half-crown was found in his possession. Mr.
Chil'on, who appeared for him, said that his client was
in the habit of giving change out of his own pocket, and
then reimbursing himself from the till. The prisoner
was remanded for seven days.

(BEFORE MR RATHBONE AND MR. STITT.)

DEFRAUDING THE GAS COMPANY —A gr en-grocer,
named Dobson, residing in Fox-street, was convicted of
defrauding the Gas Company by surreptitiously inrro-
ducing a " jet" into one of the pipes. He was fined
£5 for the offence, and £2O for the use of the gas.
A car proprietor, named ➢iason, residing in Roscoe-
street, was convicted for a like offence, and fined £5.

CONDUCT OF THE PEOPLE DURING THE HOLIDAY.—
There were only 99 cases for hearing, of which 37 were
felonies. on the charge sheet of the police office yester-
day. There was no court on Thursday, so that this
number comprised the total arrests for every cause
within Wednesday and Thursday. This affords another
proof that drunkenness and disorder are not the inevit-
able results of the amusements of the people.