The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-27 00:00:00

THE LEVEE.

The Queen held a levee on Wednesday afternoon in St.
James's Palace. Her Majesty and the Prince Conant
arrived from Buckingham Palace soon after two o'clock,
escorted by a party of the Life Guards. Prince Oscar of
Sweden, Prince Frederick William_ of Prussia, the Duke of
Cambridge, and Prince Elward of Saxe Weimar, were
present, and were conducted to the Queen by the Vice
Chamberlain. Major-General Sir William M. G. Cole-
brooke, C. 8., had an audience, and returned to her Majesty
the Riband and Badge of a Knight Grand Cross of the
most Honourable Order of the Bath worn by the late
Lieutenant-General Sir John Hunter Littler. The Queen
and Prince Albert entered the Throne-roam, accompanied
by Prince Oscar, Prince Frederick William, and the Duke
of Cambridge, and attended by the Duchess of Sutherland,
Mistress of the Robes; the Duchess of A tholl, Lady in
Waiting, and the usual officers of the State. The Queen
wore a train of pink satin, covered with English lace, and
trimmed with bows of pink and white satin ribbon. The
pettiuuut was white satin, covered with lace, and trimmed
with white satin bows. Her Majesty's head-dress was com-
posed of diamonds. The Foreign Ministers were introduced,
when *many presentations to the Queen took place.
We observe that the name of Mr. Dallas, the American

minister, is not amongst those present in the diplomatic
circle. Among the addresses of congratulation presented
to the Queen, on the restoration of peace, wera the follow-
ing :—Mr. Perry, mayor of Wolverhampton, Mr. Gatis,
alderman ; Mr. Wright, town councillor ; Mr. Walker,
town clerk ; and the Right Hon. Charles Villiers, from the
corporation of Wolverhampton. Messrs. Perry, Gatis,
Wright, and Walker were presented by Sir G. Grey. Mr.
Buckley, mayor of Ashton-under-Lyne, and Mr. Alderman
Higinbottom, from the corporation of Ashton-under-Lyne.
The Mayor and Mr. Higinbottom were presented by Sir G.
Grey. The following were among the presentations which
took place, the names having been previously left at the
Lord Chamberlain's office, and submitted for her Majesty's
approval :—Mr. Alderman Barnes, of Manchester, presented
by the Earl of Ellesmere, on his appointment as a deputy-
lieutenant of Lancashire; Mr. W. L. Drinkwater, on ap-
pointment as first Deemster of the Isle of Man, by Sir Geo.
Grey ; and Mr. H, Fleetwood, by Sir Hesketh Fleetwood,
bart. The Queen and Prince Albert returned to Buckingham
Palace after the levee. Prince Albert presided on Wed-
nesday at a meeting of the Council of Cornwall. The
Prince Consort, accompanied by Prince Frederick William
of Prussia, rode out on horseback, attended by Baron
Moltke and Captain the Hon. D. De Ros. In the evening
her Majesty had a dinner party, which • comprised the
Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Oscar
of Sweden, Prince Frederick William of Prussia, the
Princess Mary of Cambridge and the Duke of Cambridge,
the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, the Marquis of Aber-
corn, Earl Spencer, Viscount Palmerston, Admiral Lord
Lyons, Admiral the Hon. Sir R. S. Dundas, and Mr. Arthur
C. Magenis, her Majesty's Minister at the Court of
Sweden.