The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-17 00:00:00

THE COURT

THE LEVEE—The Queen held a levee on Tuesday
afternoon in St. James's Palace. Her Majesty and the
Prince Consort arrived from Buckingham Palace soon
after two o'clock, escorted by a detachment of Life
Guards, and were received at St. James's Palace by the
Great Officers of State. The Duke of Cambridge and
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar attended the levee. The
Duke of Norfolk had an audience of the Queen, and
delivered to her Majesty the Ensigns of the Most Noble
Order of the Garter, worn by his father the late Duke. The
Queen and Prince Albert entered the Throne Room
attended by the Duchess of Sutherland. Mistress of the
Robes, the Countess of Desart, Lady in Waiting, and the
Great Officers of the Household. Her Majesty's train
was of pink satin, covered with English lace, and
trimmed with bows of pink and white satin. The petti-
coat was of white satin, covered with English lace, and
trimmed with bows of white satin. The Queen had on
her head a diamond circlet. The Foreign Ministers,
including Mr. Dallas, the newly-arrived American Am-
bassador, were introduced, when the following presenta-
tions to her Majesty took place in the diplomatic circle:—
By the United States Minlster—Mr. John M. Bixby, Mr.
Frederick M. Kelly, S. H. St. George, Esq., a gentleman
of Baltimore. The diplomatic and general circles were
numerously attended.

In the evening, her Majesty, accompanied by Prince
Albert, honoured with her presence the performances at the
Lyceum Theatre, which opened in its new capacity of the
Royal Italian Opera House. The theatre w,:s well filled,
but not crow led. The Queen and Prince Albert occupied
the Royal Box. The Royal suite consisted of the Countess
of Desart, the Hon. Miss Stanley, the Hon. Miss Kerr
Lord de Tabley, Lord Alfred Paget, and Colonel Francis
Seymour. The Duke of Cambridge also honoured the
performances with his presence.

VISIT OF HER MAJESTY TO CHATHAM HOSPITALS.—
Yesterday afternoon her Majesty and his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Princess Royal,
attended by the Countess of Desart, Lord de Tabley,
Lord Alfred Paget, Colonel Francis Hugh Seymour, the
Hon. Mortimer Sackville West, Major-General Wyld,
&c,, left Buckingham Palace shortly after two o'clock,
and proceeded to the Bricklayers' Arms Station, Old
Kent-road, in two of her Majesty's carriages and pairs.
The illustrious party travelled by special train, arriving
at the Strood terminus of the North Kent Railway at
half-past three o'clock. At Strood Statior. a guard of
honour of the royal marine light infantry received her
Majesty. On the arrival of the royal party at Strood,
they entered two of her Majesty's carriages, drawn
by four horses, and outriders in scarlet liveries,
which had been sent from London for that purpose,
and proceeded to the supplemental hospital at Bromp-
ton barracks, when on their arrival at the drawbridge
a royal salute was tired from the Spur Battery,
and the royal standard hoisted at Fort Amherst. On
her Majesty, Prince Albert, and suite arriving at Chat-
ham garrison, they were received by Colonel Eden and
other military authorities, who attended her Majesty in
her visit to the Crimean wounded heroes. The directors
and other officials received her Majesty and the Prince
on their arrival at the various railway stations.