The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-23 00:00:00

ITALY.

TURIN, FEB. 17.
An 'investiture of the Order of the Bath was
held by Sir James Hudson, K.C.8., at the British
Legation here to-day, in virtue of powers delegated
to him by her Majesty, to confer the order and In•
signia on the following officers, lately belonging to
the Sardinian Crimean Expedition : Generals
John Durand() and Trotti, with that of Knight
Commander ; and Colonel Petitti, Lieut. Colonel
de la Rovere, Major Govone, and Captain di Negro,
R.N., with that of Knight Companion. The cera•
mony took place at half past five in the afternoon,
in the Hall of the Legation, and was attended by.
the Sardinian Ministers of State, the French Min-
ister at this Court, the Due de Grammont; Count
Nigra, Minister of the Royal House (Privy Purse) ;
Count Salasco, Prefect of the Palace ; the Hon.
Edward Erskine, Secretary of Legation ; and Lord
Hubert de Burgh, Attache. Previous to the inves-
titure Sir James Hudson addressed the officers in
Italian to this effect :
Gentlemen,—My Sovereign, being desirous of marking
the sense she entertains for the brilliant qualities which
you showed in the field. in conjunction with her troops
and those of her ally, the Emperor of the French, has ask. 24
the permission of the King, your Sovereign, to bestow upon
you the insignia of the Order of the Bath, and his Majesty
Kin..' Victor Emmanuel having granted that permission,
and her Majesty the Queen, being prevented from having
the satisfaction of giving you these insignia herself, has
caused a Royal warrant to be addressed to me, her
-A the Court of thi Kir

Minister ak _ ~,urt of le in your Sovereign in , Captain Purvis,
with al honour
order that the investiture may be performed wil 'the ste& troop ship .egrera
, , 'bent mils in Hamoaze on Thursday, and steamed
and dignity.
into PlYmouth Sound yesterday.
The ceremony of investiture then took place
with all due formality, after WhiCh Sir James The following appointments have been made at
continued to address the newly' 'Made knights, the Admiralty:--T he, lion. J. .M. Yorke, mate to
cont
saying :-- : the Brilliant; 14 if. i'lLeaolson, mate to the Excel-
lent.; G. T. Medd, midshipman to the Victory for
-Gentlemen,-1 beg to be permitted to,expreis to yon m -
sincere hope that you may live long to enjoy your Wy
ell disposal; H. N. S. Hood, naval cadet to the Royal
,Albert, for disposal; G. B. Henage, H. V. Smith,
earned honours—honours which could not shine On more
,
gallant breasts,, and which are the proof of that happy 1 and C. G. Whitelock, naval cadets to the Castor,
alliance and friendship between our countries that I feel for disposal.
assured it is our sincere wish to preserve unimpaired,
To this speech General Della Marmora, Minister
of War, who wore the decoration. of G.O 8., replied
on the part of his officers, expressing their sense
of the honour conferred on them, and concluding
by a hope that the friendship commenced on the
field of battle might be cultivated and matured
in times of peace. After the ceremony was con-
cluded Sir James Hudson entertained all

A HAIR OLD GENTLEMAN.—Mr. Blacktnore, living near
Piedmont, in Fauquier county, Va., and now ninety-four
years of age, recently had an unbroken colt caught and
saddled, and mounting him, rode off to see a neighbour.
The vigorous young steed executed the usual cavortings
with which horseflesh resigns its Liberty, hut found that it
was merely giving itself useless trouble. Mr. Blackmore
has voted for every Democratic President since the days of
Thomas Jefferson, and is still young enough to break colts.