The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-19 00:00:00

THE COURT, c.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Friday, Jan. 16.—The Queen will
hold an Investiture of the Order of the. Bath on the 24th
inst., at the castle. The Queen and Prince walked in the
Home Park this morning, accompanied by the Princess
Royal, the Duchess of Cambridge, and Princess Mary. The
Prince of Wales rode out on horseback. The Duchess of
Kent visited the Queen. The Earl and Countess of
Shaftesbury, and Vi,count and Viscountess Barrington, left
Windsor in the forenoon.

WINDSOR CASTLE, SATURDAY, JAN. 17,—Their Royal
Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess
Mary took leave this morning of the Queen, and quitted the
castle, attended by the Equerry and the Lady in Waiting
to the royal duchess. The Marquis of Lansdowne and his
son, Lord Shelburne, are staying at the castle on a visit to
her Majesty. This morning her Majesty, accompanied by
his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, went to Frogmore,
to pay a visit to her Royal Highness the Duche=s of Kent.
His Excellency the Count d' Lavradio, the Minister Pleni-
potentiary from Portugal, and the Countess de Lavradio,
arrived on a visit last evening. His Royal Highness
Prince Albart, his Royal Highness the Count of
Flanders, and his Serene Highness Prince Edward
of Leiningen, with' the Gentlemen in Waiting, went
out shooting today. The royal dinner party at the castle
this evening included his Excellency the Portuguese
Minister and Countess de Lavradio, the Marquis of
Lansdowne, Lord Shelburne, the Rev. Dr. Philpott, Lady
Desart, Lady-in-Waiting, the Hon. Misses Bulteel and
Kerr, Lord Waterpark, the Hon. Colonel Hood, General
Buckley, and Colonel Seymour. The band of the Ist
Regt. of Life Guards attended in the castle, and played a
number of favourite pieces. The Queen's private band
played in the evening. His Serene Highness Prince
Edward of Leiningen is expected to take leave of her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent, at Frogmore, in the early
part of next week, and return to the continent. The Knights
Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath will assemble on
Saturday next, the 24th inst., at the castle, having been
summoned to attend an invitation of the most honourable
order.

The marriage of Mr. Packeuham, son of the Very Rev.
the Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, to Miss Verner, daughter
of Sir William Verner, Bart., M.P. for the county of
Armagh, has been fixed for the 15th inst.

DEATH OF THE DOWAGER COUNTESS OF CLONAHD.—TIais
venerable lady died at the house of her daughter, near
Vendome, France, in her 81st year. The deceased countess
ci decant Miss Crosby, of BAllinagee, was a native of county
Wexford.

DEATH OF LADY STEEL.--Lady ,Elizabeth Steel, who
died on the Bth inst., was the eldest surviving daughter
of William, fifth Duke of Manchester, by Lady Susan
Gordon, daughter of Alexander, fourth Duke of Gordon.
The deceased lady, who was born September 11, 1795,
married, August 10, 1819, Lieut.-Col. Thomas Steele, by
whom she bad a numerous family. The Duke and
Duchess of Manchester, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Tweeddale, the Duchess of Wellington, and other families
of distinction, are placed in mourning by her ladyship's
death. _

Tins CAl:asst.—The Members of the Cabinet are
expected to arrive in London in the early part of next week.
The Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, the Lord Chancellor,
Lord Panmure, Mr Labouchere, and Lord Stanley of Alderly,
are already in London. Lord Palmerston, it is expected,
will arrive from Broadlands on Monday or Tuesday, his lord-
ship having nearly recovered from his recent attack of gout.
Lord Granville is expected is town on Monday, as is also
the Marquis of Lansdowne from Windsor Castle. Sir
George Lewis is expected in the beginning of the week from
his seat in Herefordshire.

THE TYNE STEAMER.—Three more slops have arrived
with part of the cargo from the Tyne, which appear to be
very slightly damaged. Greater part in good condition.
They have also brought a part of the ship's stores.

LoNom; Gossir.—The reports of the expected minis-
terial changes are fast dying out, and the only shifts likely
to take place at the opening of the session will be Mr.
William Cowper's appointment to the newly created office
of Minister of Education, and Mr. Moosell's to the Presi-
dency of the Board: of Health, which will involve new
elections for Hertford and for the county of Limerick.
Lord John is on his way home from Italy, and may be
expected here about this day week. He will, of course,
be present at the opening of the session, and, though he
and Lord Palmerston are personally on good terms, I be-
lieve his feelings towards the government generally are
anything but of a friendly character. Mr. Gladstone, it
is thought, will lead the opppsition upon foreign policy,
and, if I am not mistaken, the China business is regarded
with much apprehension 'by the government. It is also
said that Lord Grey will be in a strong opposition mood in
the upper house anent the foreign and the ticket-of-leave
questions. Nevertheless, the spirits of the partizans of
government are, on the whole, buoyant. The income tax
question is to be conceded, most of the foreign disputes are
settled after a manner, and the government will bring
forward no reform bill; so that if there be any rock
a-head. it is as yet hidden. I am inforrnel that Mr.
Spooner, whose zeal and perseverance aro assuredly
worthy of a better cause, is to " bring on Maynooth" at
the very commencement of the session, so as, if possible,
not to be beaten by time as he was last year. It is
a melancholy but undeniable fact, that he has a
majority of the Housse of Commons to back him
in his blind intolerance. If members were to vote accord-
ing to their own convictions, he would undoubtedly be
defeated with ignonimy ; but the English and Scotch con-
stituencies are in many instances quite rabid upon this
point, and, witha general election in view, their represen-
tatives must do their bidding, however it may grate upon
their own sense of what is fair and just. If we add to
them some of those gentle, but implacable, opponents of
" Popery," which Ireland is responsible for clothing with
legislative garments, I fear we shall find a majority
arrayed in opposition to Maynooth against which it will
require all the strength and steadfastness of the Isish
liberals to do battle.

A malevolent report was circulated a few weeks back in
a number of journals of the south of Europe, about an
English lady of title having refused the Dowager Empress
of Russia permission to walk over the grounds of the.
Villa Gastaud, which she occupies at Nice. Scl far from
having been refused admission to the Villa Gastaud, the
Empress remained for some time in the garden, and then
walked through the wood. The report was probably
occasioned (says a Berlin correspondent of the Times) by
her ladyship, who was not well, having given directions
that some of the hack carriages belonging to the suite
should leave the court ;yard in consequence of the noise
made by servants.] I