The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-11 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.

THE COURT

Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by the King o
the Belgians, and the Duchess of Kent, the Princess
Charlotte of Belgium, the Duchess of Cambridge, and
the Princess Mary, Prince Oscar of Sweden, and the
Count of Flanders, and all the royal children, reviewed,
on Wednesday morning, the Crimean Battalions of the
Foot Guards, from the balcony of Buckingham palace, as
the troops marched through the enclosed space in front
of the palace, on their route to Hyde park. The Prince
Consort went from the palace to join his regiment, the
Grenadier Guards, in Hyde park, and to receive the
Queen upon her arrival• Her Majesty left Buckingham
palace with a numerous party in procession for Hyde
park, about ten minutes past one o'clock. Her Majesty
and the illustrious party returned to Buckingham palace
at half past two o'clock. The King of the Belgians took
leave of the Queen on Wednesday afternoon, on his return
to the continent. The King was accompanied by the
Princess Charlotte and the Count of Flanders. The
Queen, with the royal family, accompanied her royal
uncle to the grand entrance, and there took leave of the
King, the Princess, and the Count of Flanders. Prince
Albert went with the King in his carriage to the Brick-
layers' Arms station of the South Eastern Railway, and,
after the departure of his Majesty for Dover, returned to
Buckingham palace.

The Prince and Princess of Prussia have just arrived at
Buckingham Palace on a visit to her Majesty.

THE AidearcAN MAIL.—The Persia sails for New York
to-morrow afternoon. Letters will be received at the Post-
office until one o'clock, with late fees until two, and at the
Landing-stage, with extra fees, until three o'clock.

A company has been formed at Constantinople, with
Messrs. Cunard and Mac!vet' at its head, for the construc-
tion of a dock, with patent slips, on the Bosphorus. At
present there is not a single dock where the slightest
repairs can be made.
STRANG& AFFAIR.—The following notice was posted in
the Underwriters'-rooms, yesterday :—" Iffracombe, Bth
July. A writing desk, containing a freight list of the
Alberta Bunsen, from Bombay to Liverpool, in 1851, has,
this day, been picked up at Earl of Bute Point."
THE GUARDS.—Yesterday m.Nrning, at an early hour, the
Guards arriv d, per special train, from London, at the
Lime-street station. They immediately proceeded to the
Landing-stage, vs hen they went 0? board the Indus, and,
immediately after their embarkation, steamed off for Dublin,
at half-past six o'clock.
THE BROAD AND NARROW GUAGES.—The bill of the
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Com-
pany, by which this company is rt-lievei for four years
from the obligation of laying down the broad guage, has
just passed the House of Lords, notwithstanding the
opposition of the Great Western Railway Company.

\VE,,LEVAN ASSOCIATION SUNDAY AND DAILY SCIrOnLS

—Yesterday, according to usual custom, the children,
teachers, and friends of the above school., numbering
nearly nine hundred, assembled for a day's rural recrea-
tion. They met at Lime-street station at noon, and left
by a special train for Broad Green. On their arrival
there, having formed themselves into a goodly procession,
and with flags and banners flying, proceeded along the
road to 6:,z:rt fley, the seat of Robertson Gladstone,
E.“l. Drawn up on the UT.-
atitiful lawn in front of the
mansion, and with one of nature's fairest prospects of
woody slope and fertile meadow before them, they sang the
fine old hymn commencing "Praise ye the Lord, 'tis good
to raise ;" never, perhaps, sung under circumstances more
favourable for its due appreciation. It was truly refresh-
ing to see the happy smiling faces of the children. upturned
to the clear blue sky, and to hear their youthful voices
raised in praise to the Great Creator. Upon leaving the
lawn the children were regaled with an ample supply of
buns, provided by the committee of the schools, and were
refreshed by a large quantity of milk, generously given by
Mr. Gladstone. They then dispersed themselves over the
newly mown fields, where they entered on a variety of
exhilarating games and sports, with all the vigour and
enthusiasm of youth. At six o'clock they re-assembled
on the lawn where, by singing the national anthem, they
evinced their loyalty to the Queen, and by three hepty
cheers they testified their gratitude to the gentleman who
had so liberally thrown open his grounds for their
recreation and enjoyment. Again forming themselves
into a procession, they returned to Broad Green, and
thence by train to Limeltreet, where the tpnititude of
little travellers arrived without any mishap 7or accident
Occurring to mar the days pleasure. The kindness and
attention of all connected with Mr. Gladstone 's estab-
lishment was mph as to elicit the thanks of all who had
the conduct of this festival-