The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-28 00:00:00

THE COURT

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Friday.—Her Majesty and the
Prince Consort, accompanied by the Princess Royal and
the Princess Alice, went this afternoon to pay a visit of
congratulation to the Duchess of Gloucester upon her
birthday. Her Majesty gave a juvenile ball this evening.
Invitations were issued to a party of 276. The general
company began to arrive about a quarter to nine
o'clock; and were ushered into the picture gallery-
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with all the royal
family, entered the throne room soon after nine o'clock,
and were followed by the nobility an I gentry. The
Princess Royal wore a dress of white tarlatan over
white silk, with four flounces, trimmed with three rows of
black velvet ribbon, with straw and bunches of pink roses
and black volvot ribbon ootf£uro, ruao an.a volvot
ribbon. The Princess Alice wore a dress of pink tulle
over a white silk double skirt, and looped up with wreaths
of violet—coiffure, wreath Of violet. Tlse Princess Helena
and Louisa wore dresses similar to that of Princess Alice.
The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred appeared in the
Highland dress. The Lords Albert and Ronald Leveson
Gower (sons of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland), and
the sons of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, Viscount and
Viscountess Emlyn, and Mr. and Mrs. Farquharson, of
Invercauld, also appeared in the Highland dress. Directly
after the entrance of the Queen and Prince and the royal
family into the throne saloon, the juveniles were forxned
into sets for dancing, and the ball commenced. Refresh-
ments were served during the e•:ening in the green draw-
ing-romn, and. when the ball had concluded supper was
served in the dinner-room.

SATURD .y.—The Queen rode out on horseback in the
parks this morning, accompanied by his IL R. H. Prince
Albert, and attended by the two equerries in waiting,
Lord A. Paget and Colonel Seymour. After the return of
the royal party, the Earl of Derby, Lord Overstone; Lord
Stanley, of Alderley, and other commissioners of the Ex-
hibition of 1851, arrived at the palace, for the purpose of
attending a meeting in conjunction with H. R. H. Prince
Albert, the President of that Royal Commission. The
Queen and Prince went this evening to honour the -per-
formance of. Donizetti's opera, " L'Elisir D'Amore," at
the Lyceum Theatre, with their presence. Another
Levee and another Drawing-Room are expected to be
held in' the month of June. • -

THE EAST INDIA DIRECTION --Major-general Robert
John Hussey Vivian, who held at Madras the office of
Adjutant-general of the Army, and has since been in com-
mand of the Turkish contingent force, has been appointed
by the Queen to the vacancy among the Directors of the
East India Company, caused by the death of the Hon. Wm.
Leslie. Melville.

SUIPOSED REMAINS OF THE PACIFIC.—On Friday, ad-
vices were received at Lloyd's, under date New York,
April the 12th, that on the Bth instant the Alliance, Capt.
Cole, when in lat. 37, long. 72, fell in with some floating
pieces of wreck, amongst which was the top part of a
steam-vessel's paddle-box of large size, similar to the
Pacific's. It was painted black, except in one part, where
a new board had been put in; and, it is suspected, that
this is part of what remains of the missing vessel. A strong
gale prevented Capt. Cole from securing the paddle-box.