The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-01 00:00:00

HATTER,

THE COURT

HOLTROOD, Saturday, August 30.—About a quarter to
nine o'clock this morning her Majesty and his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by Prince Alfred,
the Princess Royal, and the junior princesses, left the
palace for Balmoral, attended by the suite, and where
the Royal party were expected to arrive about seven
o'clock this evening. Yesterday afternoon the Queen
and his Royal Highness, accompanied by the Princess
Royal and the Princess Alice, took a long drive in an open
carriage and four, and visited several of the most impor-
tant objects of interest in the neighbourhood. inoluding
Hawthorne Den and Rosslin Castle, not returning to
Holyrood until the evening was considerably advanced.
Her Majesty and the Prince, with the princesses,
alighted at Rosslin Castle, and spent a considerable time
in the grounds, over which they were conducted by Mr.
Drummond, the Earl of Clarendon, and the ladies in
waiting accompanied the Queen in another carriage and
four. Prince Alfred, and the two younger princesses,
spent the afternoon in the city itself, and went over all
the most interesting portions of the town. The Queen
and the Prince, with the Royal family, and attended by
the whole suite, drove through the town and round the
Queen's drive, in the morning. The royal cortege con-
sisted of three carriages and four, and the equerries in
waiting on horseback. Lieut. Cowell was in attendance
on Prince Alfred in his visit through the city in the after-
noon. The Duke of Buccleuch, and the Right Hon. Sir
Benjamin Hall, have had the honour of dining with her
Majesty.

INAUGURATIO N OF THE WELLINGTON
STATUE AT MANCHESTER.

The Wellington Statue was inaugurated on Saturday
afternoon, in the presence of twenty thousand spectators.
The statue is a companion to the Peel statue, and both are
placed in front of the Manchester Infirmary, which is
erected on the finest site in Manchester. The Mayor of
Manchester, th Bishop of Manchester, Lieut. General Sir
Harry Smith, the Executive Committee, the 7th Regiment
of Dragoon , the 25th Regiment, or Queen's own Bor-
derers assisted at the ceremony. For a wonder, in
Manchester, the weather was favourable. Previous to the
ceremony, luncheon was partaken of at the Town Hall,
King-street, and the procession having been joined, wended
its way up Cross-street and along Market-street, and
thence into the Infirmary gates up to the veiled statue,
Mr. Alderman Barnes, having addressed those assembled to
witness the ceremony, the Mayor of Manchester commanded
that the statue be unveiled, in order that the vast multitude
might see it. The band of the 25th Regiment then played
the national anthem. The fountains in front of the infir-
mary sent up their refreshing columns of the limped stream,
and amidst the plaudits of the assemblage the Wellington
statue was unveiled. The Bishop of Manchester and Sir
Harry Smith having made a few remarks appropriate to
the occasion, the ceremony was brought to a close
by three cheers for her Majesty, and three for the Mayor.

RBTURN OF LORD PALIVIERsTON TO TOWN. - Viscount
Palmerston returned to town on Saturday from attending
the funeral of his late brother the Hon. Sir William
Temple, who was interred in the family vault at Romsey,
roadlands.