The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-07 00:00:00

THE COURT

Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince Consort, accom-
panied by the King of the Belgians, the Princess Charlotte
of Belgium and the,Count de Flandres, visited the Duchess
of Gloucester on Friday evening, at Gloucester-house, to
honour with their presence a grand ball given by the
venerable and illustrious aunt of the Sovereign. The
Queen led off with the Duke of Cambridge, Prince Albert
dancing with the Princess Charlotte of Belgium, and the
Count de Flandres with the Princess Mary of Cambridge
In a subsequent quadrille the Queen danced with the
Count de Flandres. His Royal Highness Prince Oscar of
Sweden arrived at Gloucester-house at eleven o'clock, and
the royal party. At midnight a superb supper was
Joined
served served to her Majesty and the royal visitors in the prin-
cipal drawing-room. The Queen afterwards returned to
the ball-room, and it was nearly one o'clock when her
Majesty took her departure.
SATURDAY.—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent
arrived early at the palace to-day, to pay a visit to the
Queen and his Majesty the King of the Belgians. The
King walked with the Queen and the Princess Royal in
the gardens of the palace. His Royal Highness Prince
Albert took a ride on horseback about one o'clock this
afternoon, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, and
attended by his Equerry in Waiting. His Majesty the

King of the Belgians went to-day to inspect the Crystal
Palace, at Sydenham. His Majesty was accompanied by
his son, the Count de Flandres, and his daughter, the
Princess Charlotte. The Queen and his Royal Highness
Prince Albert left the palace this afternoon, at a quarter
before five o'clock, and proceeded to Claremont, and
visited the Countess de Neuilly, the Duke and Duchess
de Nemours, and the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale. Her
Majesty and Prince Albert returned by the same route to
London. His Royal Highness Prince Oscar of Sweden,
attended by the officers of his suite, left Claridge's Hotel,
Brook-street, soon after twelve o'clock to-day, for Wind-
sor, for the purpose of inspecting the castle and park.
The Queen, with her royal uncle, the King of the Belgians,
together with his Royal Highness Prince Albert and his
Royal Highness the Count of Flandres, went this evening
to Her Majesty's Theatre, to witness the performance of
Mademoiselle Wagner.
It is probable that his Majesty the King of the Bel-
gians will take his departure about Wednesday next.
Her Majesty will leave London to-day at twelve o'clock
for the Camp, where she will remain the night, and on
Tuesday will review the whole of the troops, and return
on Tuesday evening. ICH is, therefore, probable that the
Guards will enter London on Wednesday, but due notice
will be given. The three batallions now in barracks
will leave London to make room for those from the
Crimea.

The Earl of Shelburne hail accepted the Chiltern Hun—
dreds, and vacated his seat in the House of Commons for
Caine, which borough he has represented for twenty years.
The necessity for this step has arisen from the state of the
law, which permits only three Secretaries of State, or
three Under Secretaries. to sit in the House of Commons.
It used to be only two ; but when the fourth Secretary of
State was constructed last year, the power of sitting in
the House of Commons was increased from two to three.
There are three Under Secretaries in the House of Com-
mons—Mr. Ball, Mr. Peel, and Mr. Massey. The Earl Of
Shelburne is therefore disqualified to sit in the Lower
House, and he will be called by writ to the Upper House,
in his father's lifetime, as Baron Shelburne. General
Sir William Williams of Kars will succeed him as
representative for Caine, for which a new writ was
moved on Friday night by Mr. Hayter.

The Queen has conferred the title and dignity of
Baronet of the United Kingdom on Sir Allan M'Nab, late
Prime Minister in Canada.

CABINET CouNom—lithe council held on Saturday
afternoon, was attended by all the members of the
cabinet at present in town. The time appointed was two
o'clock, but it was three o'clock before the majority of the
ministers reached the Foreign Office. Previous to the
assembling of the council, Mr. Dallas, the American
Minister, had an interview with the Eirl of Clarendon.
The ministers did not remain a long time in deliberation,
the council separating at the unusually early hour of five
o'clock.