Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-15 00:00:00

THE QUEEN AT SPENCER HOUSE.

The Queen honoured the Earl and Countess Spencer
with her presence at a ball given at Spencer House on
Monday evening. . _

Her Majesty, who arrived at twenty minutes after ten
o'clock, entered resting on the arm of the King of the
Belgians, the Earl Spencer conducting the Frincess Char-
lotte of Belgium, and the Prince Consort leading the
Countess Spencer. The Princess Royal followed with
Prince Frederick William of Prussia.
After the lapse of a few moments the Queen ascended
to the ball-raom, the band playing the National Anthem•
The foreign Ambassadors and Ministers awaited her Ma.
jeaty's arrival in brilliantly-decorated uniforms opposite
the dais, and were graciously acknowledged by the Bove-

reign.
The Queen having taken her seat upon the chair of state,
the other royal personages present assumed places on either
Bide of her Majesty, who for some moments engaged in an
animated conversation with Countess Spencer, the Prince
Consort meantime passing round the room, and graciously
stinting the principal ladies present .
At a given intimation from the Lord Chamberlain, the
first quadrille was formed, her Majesty leading off with the
Earl Spencer, and the Prince Consort dancing with the
Countess Spencer. The following danced in the same set
—Prince Frederick William of Prussia and the Princess
Charlotte of Belgium, Count of Flanders and the Princess
Royal, Lord Althorp and the Princess Mary, Prince
Edward of Saxe-Weimar and the Duchess of Manchester,
the French Ambassador and Madame Van de Weyer'
Connt Chotek and the Countess Persigny, Duke of Man-
chester and Lady Louisa Hamilton, Mr. Thynne an .1 the
Marchioness of SLfford, Viscount Castlerosse and Lady
Clementina Villiers, Captain Seymour and Lady Cecilia

Molyneux
Another quadrille having intervened, her M ajesty
commanded a third set, and this time gave her hand to
the Prince Frederick William of Prussia, the Prince
Consort dancing with the Duchess of Wellington, the
Earl Spencer with the Princess Charlotte of Belgium,
Lord Althorp with the Princes 3 Edward of Saxe Weimar,
the Duke of Manchester with the Countess Persiiny, and
Captain Seymour with the Duchess of Manchester.
The ball now became general, her Majesty remaining
seated on the dais, and occasionally joining iu the dance.
At midnight the Queen was nini'.u3ted by the Earl and
Countess Spencer t 3 the banqueting-room, where a grdnd
supper was served on gold plate.
Her Maj sty retired shortly before one o'clock, attended,
as on her arrival, by the Earl and Countess Spencer, who,
before the royal departure, received the Queen's gracious
acknowledgments for the magnificent fete provided for the
entertainment of her Majesty and her illustrious relati';eP.
The festivities of the evening were kept up same time
after the Queen had taken her departure.

VISIT OF PRINCE NAPOLEON TO MANCHESTER.

At half-past twelve o'clonk on Monday, the Mayor of
Manchester, Sir James Watts, lint, the Town-clerk,
Joseph Heron, Esq., and Rdward Tootal, Egg., were in
attendance at the station to receive his highness, and v;el.
come him to Manchester. General Sir Harry Smith and
two aides-de-camp, in uniform, arrived at the station abou t
the same time, and were aftewards join' by Colonel
Wilbraham, also in full uniform. A mall body of police
under the direction of paptAia rP;lin, and two sugar-