The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-09 00:00:00

tion—but that we shall have an inquisition

to enquire into the whole

of the circum-
stances connected with the recommendation of the
Finance Committee, before a jury of " twelve in-
"different," and the land valued by persons wholly
unconnected with either the Corporation or the
Railway Company.

The Burgesses have some protection in the
Municipal Reform Act, and to that act we would
direct the especial attention of Mr. ROBERTSON
GLADSTONE, and all those opposed to him, The
Council have no right to sanction the leasing of
land in perpetuity, and right well they must know
it. But then, Mr. WOODRUFF tells the
public, whose interest it is to look
closely into the whole of this transaction, that

" less than one-half of the members of the Finance
" Committee were present when the recommenda-
" was adopted." The Lords of the Treasury will
know how to appreciate such an allegation. If it
be a fact capable of proof, we question if the land
negociators will venture to face an opposition in
Whitehall, based on such a strange occurrence.
The prodigal side of the Council have been defeated
within the last two years, on matters in which the
common-sense course and equity of the case was

not so manifestly in favour of the Burgesses'
'pockets. And if Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE, Mr.
EARLE, Mr. SFIEIL, Mr. HODSON, Mr. WOODRUFF,
and those gentlemen who voted with them against
this undisguised job, will follow up their defeat in
the Council Chamber, by a memorial to the Treasury,
their labour will not be thrown away on their
townsmen, even if it should fail to frustrate the
designs of their opponents.

THE COURT

THE LEVEL—The Queen held a levee on Wednesday
afternoon in St. James's Palace. The court was fully
attended, the presentations of gentlemen exceeding three
hundred.

The Queen and Prince Albert entered the Throne Room,
attended by the Duchess of Sutherland, Mistress of the
Robes; the Countess of Gaiusborough, Lady in Waiting;
Earl Spencer, Lord Steward ; the Marquis of Breadalbane
Lord Chamberlain ; the Duke of Wellington, Master of
the Horse ; Earl of Mulgrave, Treasurer of the Household ;
Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice-chamberlain; Viscount Drum-
lanrig, Comptroller of the Household ; Earl of Caithness,
Lord in Waiting ; Viscount Torrington, Lord in Waiting
to his Royal Higness ; Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps
Keeper of her Majesty's Privy Purse; Mr. R. Ormsby
Gore, Groom in Waiting; Colonel Francis Seymour
(Scots Fusilier Guards), Groom in Waiting to his Royal
Major-general the Hon. Charles Grey, Equerry in Wait-
ing; Captain du Plat, Equerry in Waiting to his Royal
Highness ; and Messrs. G. Cameron and Henry Farqu-
harson, Pages of Honour in Waiting.
The Queen wore a train of maize and white glace
ground, lamee silver and brocaded with bouquets of green
leaves and red and gold berries, trimmed with silver
blonde. The petticoat of white tulle, worked with three
flounces in straw over white satin. Her Majesty wore a
diadem of diamonds and opals. The Foreign Ambassa-
dors and Ministers were introduced, when the presenta-
tions to the Queen took place in the diplomatic circle.
At the general circle the presentations were, as already
stated, exceedingly numerous. The following gentlemen
presented addresses to the Queen:
Mr. Stephen Heelis (Mayor of Salford), Mr. Charles
Gibson (town clerk), and Alderman Ross, a deputation,
presented an addrers of congratulation on the restoration
of peace, from the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the
borough of Salford. Mr. Heelis and Mr. Gibson were
presented by Lord Palmerston.
Mr. Joseph Orme (Mayor of Stockport), Dr. William
Raynor (magistrate), Mr. John Vaughan (town clerk),
Mr. Henry Coppock (clerk to magistrates), presented an
address of congratulation from the mayor, aldermen, and
burgesses of Stockport on the ratification of the treaty of
peace, which has so honourably terminated the severe
struggle in which her Majesty's forces have been engaged.
Mr. James Watts (Mayor of Manchester), Mr. Alder_
man Nicholls. Mr. Alderman Neild, and Mr. Heron (the
town clerk of Manchester), a deputation, presented an
address of congratulation from the mayor, aldermen, and
citizens of the city of Manchester on the re-establishment
of peace. Mr. Watts was presented by Viscount Palmers-
ton.

The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the ladies
and gentlemen in waiting, returned to Buckingham Palace
after the levee, escorted by a detachment of Life Guards.

Her Majesty had a dinner party in the evening, which
included the Duchess of Kent, the Duke awl Duchess of
Buccleugh, the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, Lady Anna
Maria Dawson, Lord Cowley, Lord Raglan, Sir George
Cooper. Colonel Francis Seymour,(Scots Fusilier Guards),
and Lieutenant Cowell, of the Royal Engineers.

The baud of the Coldstream Guards played during

dinner

March of the Israelites ("Eli ") Costa
Grand Selection—"Setnirainide" Rossini
Polka—" The Gazelle " (cornet obligato) D. Godfrey,
The Queen's private baud attended after dinner.

";THE CRI➢IEAN ENQUIRY.—This Board met yesterday,
but in consequence of the continued severe indisposition
of Colonel Tulloch, was unable to proceed with evidence,
and was adjourned till Wednesday next.

THE MURDER OF MILI. KELLY.—DUBLIN, THURSDAY.—
On application to the Court of Queen's Bench this day,
Mr. Streven's (in custody on a charge of being concerned
in the murder of Mrs. Kelly,) has been admitted to bail
on two securities of £lOOO each.

FRENen. Snips of Wm.—Yesterday, at eleven o'clock,
the French ships of war Artimese and Agile got under
weigh in Kingstown harbour, and put to sea for the
coast of Scotland. By special appointment, Captain
John Byrne, of the Ariel steamer, plying between
Dublin and Glasgow, took charge of those vessels to
navigate them on their passage through the channc>l.

LCS3 OF THE E

ANT SHIP RAC

—Yesterday. a tele

graphic despatch was received from Dublin announcin

that the splendi

merican ship Race

belonging. to

Messrs. A. Taylor and Co.'s line, Which sailed ftonac'tliis

port on

mday last for

New Yo

rk with a full number

night

of passengers, had struck on a slow bank oa the

of the 6th, where she still remained at the last accounts,
with very little prospect of her being got off. The
Arklow smacks had safely landed about 500 passengers.