The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-20 00:00:00

THE COURT,

Her Majesty will hold a Privy Council on Friday next,
at Buckingham Palace.
Tuesday was the birthday of the Princess Louisa. The
Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess Amalie of
Hoherilolie Schillingfurst, arrived at two o'clock in the
afternoon, to pay a visit of congratulation to the Queen.
At three o'clock, the Brousil Family attended, and in the
presence of her Majesty, the Duchess of Kent, and the
royal family, had the honour of performing the following
compositions :
No. 1. Fantasia, " Masaniello
Violin solo Mdlle. Bertha, 14 years of age.
Piano
Violin, second
Violin, first
Viola ele Gamba „ Adolphe, 11 years.'
Violoncello
No. Reverie, violin solo
3. " The Bird on the Tree," Sestetto Hauser.
4. Duo arranged by Bertha Brousil,
for Aloys, 7 years, and C.2cilie,
6 years.
5. Carnival Bohemian Quintetto Mildner.

BODY OF A CHILD FouND.—Yesterday, the body of a full
grown female child was found in a box in St. Martin's
church yard.
FIRE IN HAMILTON STREET.—Yesterday morning, about
9 o'clock, a fire was discovered in the stable of Mr. Wynne,
who is a large poul*ry and fish salesman in the Birkenhead
market. The early discovery of the fire by the police
prevented much damage being done. _ _

PAPER MILLs.—A return -to the House of Commons,
moved for by Mr. M. Gibson, shows that during the
eighteen years between 1838 and 1856, the number of
paper mills at work i❑ England had diminished from 416
in the former year to 314 in the latter. In Scotland there
were 49 in 1838, and 51 in 1856 ; and Ireland, which
possessed 68 paper mills at work eighteen pars ago,. has
only 28 now. The diminution in the number of these
mills in the United Kingdom, during the years named, is,
therefore, 138—there being 525 in 1838, and only 393 in
1856.

SUDDEN DEATH OF Mn. GEORGE WALKER, OF STAFFORD
STREET.—Mr. George Walker, of 6, Stafford street, died
suddenly at his residence, on Wednesday night. Dr.
Hayward, of Pembroke place, was called in about twelve
o'clock yesterday morning, when be found Mr. Walker in
articulo mortis, and he died shortly after. Mr. Hayward,
in his report of the case to the coroner, states that Mr.
Walker " had taken some pills prescribed by a non-
professional, which contained a large quantity of opium
and camphor," and added, " the remainder of which are in
my possession." An inquest will be held on the body this
day.

THE FRENCH LANGUAGE —We are frequently asked,
which is the best method of learning French ? —and here-
tofore this question has been most difficult to answer, from
the numerous systems that we have to wade through to
even get an insight, and that a very meagre one, into the
construction of this most faQhionable language. We have
been led into these remarks by the publication of a new
work, entitled, "The Symbolic Arglo-French Vocabulary,"
by M. Raganot of Paris, at present residing in Liverpool.
The method of M. Raganot, besides being thoroughly
practical and successful, its simplicity renders it both easy
and attractive, while it is suitable for all persons alike,
without distinction as to age, or capacity, and fuifils every
necessity of the learner ; moreover, it possesses that
particularly advantageous and attractive characteristic
when taught in a class, the number and variety of the
students, so far from causing confusio❑ or loss of time, or
suggesting unpleasant comparisons, as is fropently the
case with other methoth, only conduces to promote
harmony, and the progress of all. The principles on which
M. Raganot bases his theory of teaching, are simply those
of nature. The foundation of his principle is self evidently
philosophical, and we know it to be eminently practical.
The treatise to which we refer discusses intelligently, and
without any pretence, the principle set out, and its
application ; and to that little work we direct the attention
of all interested in the French language.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

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