The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-26 00:00:00

THE COURT,

BALMORAL, Sept. 23.—The Queen and the Prince
Consort walked out yesterday in the neighbourhood
of the Castle. The Earl of Aberdeen arrived upon a
visit to her Majesty. The Duchess of Kent, the Princess
Amalie of Hohenlohe Schillingfurst, Lady Augusta
Bruce, and Lord James Murray, were included in the
dinner party yesterday. In the evening her Majesty
gave a dance. Amongst the ladies and gentlemen present
were—the Earl of Southesk, Viscount and Viscountess
Carnpden; Major-General Viscount Melville, Visconnt
Stormont, Mr. and Mrs. Farquharson of Invercauld,
three Misses Farquharson, Mr. G. Farquharson, Mr. J.
A. Farquharson, Mr. and Miss Suttie, Mr. and Miss
Nightingale, Mr. Peel, Mr. Stirling (Coldstream Guards),
Mr. and Lady Agnes Duff, Mr. and Mrs. Broke, the
Hon. Mrs. Hope Johnstone, the Hon. C. C. Boyle,
the Hon. G. Fitzclarence, the Hon. H. H. Duncan, Col.
Bertie Gordon (91st), Sir James and Lady Clark, Mr.
Clark, Mr. Mayne, Dr. and Mrs. Robertson, Mr. Robert.
son and Capt. Wyatt, Lieut. Alleyne and Ensign Camp-
bell, 79th Highlanders.

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PRESENTATION OF THE BERKELEY TESTIMONIAL.—The
public presentation of a testimon al (consisting of a salver
and casket, filled with sovereigns,) to the Hon. H.
Berkeley, in acknowledgement of his conduct in the House
of Commons in opposing the Sunday Beer Act, and sub-
sequently procuring the Committee of Enquiry which led
to its repeal, was made on Wednesday, at the Athenaeum,
Bristol, in the presence of about 100 members of the com-
mittee and leading citizens. The room was appropriately
decorated for the occasion with shields exhibiting the
armorial bearings of the hon. member, and those of the
chairman, Sir J. Kerle Flaberfield, and the other member
for Bristol, W. H. G. Langton, Esq ,and also with banners
belonging to various trades and other societies established
in the city.

THE PEOPLE'S SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS.—We are
glad to be able to announce that arrangements have been
perfected for fixing a series of cheap Saturday Evening
Concerts at St.:George's Hall. The prices of admission
are to be 3d., 6d., and Is., and nothing but the first talent
of the day will be employed. The conductor is a gentle-
man who has had much experience in the line, and who has
given every satisfaction in that capacity. The first
Concert is fixed for Saturday, the 4th of October. Mean.
time, a programme of the evening's entertainment will be
issued, and we doubt not that the spirited enterprise of
Mr. Reynolds, who has thus thrown open St. George's
Hall to the million, will be duly appreciated and liberally
rewarded.

THE GRAND IMPERIAL BALL AT Moscow.—ln reference
to this event, a Paris journal contains the following :
" The grand ball given on the 14th by the Emperor Alex
ander was remarkable in this respect, that the ball taking
place on a Sunday, the English ladies were not present,
with the exception of Lady Granville, who is a Catholic.
After the polonaise de rigueur, with which the ball corn
mencel, the Imperial family having passed into the saloon
of Saint Alexander, a country dance was immediately
formed there. The reigning Empress danced with the
Count de Morny After this, country dances, waltzes,
and polkas, succeeded each other uninterruptedly. This
time it was a real ball, and every one danced vigorously ;

the Imperial family, and especially the Grand Dukes
Michael and Nicholas, setting the example."

BANQUET AT THE TOWN HALL.—Last evening, the
Mayor, J. Stewart, Esq., entertained a select party of
friends at the Town Hall, composed of the aristocracy of
our county, Crimean heroes, and gentlemen connected
with the trade and commerce of the port. Amongst the
guests were Lord Sefton, Col. Lake, Rev. Mr. Fielding,
Colonel and Captain Fielding, Rev. J. Howson, Captain
Littledale, T. Bold, Esq., J. Aiken, &c., numbering to
about forty. The toasts comprised " The Queen," " The
Royal.gamily," "Prince Albert," " Lord Sefton," "The
Lord Lieutenant of the County," " The Mayor," "The
Army and Navy," " The Bishop and Clergy of the
Diocese," "The Railway Directors," " The Town and
Trade of Liverpool," &c. The musical arrangements
were under the direction of Mr. Holden, assisted by Mrs.
Holden, Mrs. Morgan, Mr. Wilson, Mr. D. Jones. and
Mr. H. Roberts. The pleasures of the evening appeared
to give the most unalloyed pleasure to the noble guests,
and passed with all that eclat so usual to the gatherings of
our worthy and hospitable chief magistrate.

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFE.—Yesterday morning being
appointed for the celebration of the nuptials of Lord
Raglan, only son of the Dowager Lady Raglan, with the
lovely and accomplished Lady Georgiana Lygon, daughter
of the Earl of Beauchamp, the doors of St. Paul's Church,
Knightsbridge, were besieged by a large number of ladies,
many of them members of aristocratic families. When
the doors were opened, there was a general rush, and the
body of the spacious church was soon filled with eager
spectators of both sexes. At eleven o'clock Lord Raglan
arrived, accompanied by his bridesman, Lieut.-Col. Lord
Burghersh, C. 8., followed immediately afterwards by
Earl Beauchamp and Lady Georgiana Lygon. The organ
Pealed forth a voluntary, while the noble families were
arranging themselves round the altar. The Hon. and Rev.
Mr. Ponsonby officiated on the occasion, in the presence
of a distinguished circle of the nobility, including Lord
Robert Grosvenor, M.P., Dowager Lady Raglan, the Hon.
Miss Somerset, the Hon. Miss Grosvenor, the Hon. Lady
Louisa Pakenham, the Countess of Bathurst, the Earl and
Countess of Westmoreland, the Countess of Beauchamp,
and many others. After the ceremonial the grand dejeuner
was given at the Earl of Beauchamp's, residing in Gros-
venor-place. Lord and Lady Raglan left town in the
afternoon for Motecomb House, the seat of the Earl of
March, Chichester, to pass the honeymoon.