Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-07 00:00:00

THE COURT, &c.

OsaoßNr, August Majesty arid the Prince
Consort, accompaniod by Prince Alfred and the Princess
Royal, went over to Patsmouth yesterday in the Roy'
yacht Fairy, and inspecaed the 31:h Re;itnent and the
42nd ll'ghlanders, under orders for immediate embarkation
for India. The Quota and Prince afterwards went over
the Lady Jocelyn and the James Baines transport ship,
which are fitted to receive the troops. Lady Churchill
has succeeded Lady Macdonald as Lady in Waiting.

Tha sojourn of the Court in Scotland will not exceed
six week. Her Majesty, the Princ, Consort, and the
royal family, will leave Buckingham Palace, for Balmoral'
on the 24-11 instant, and return to Windsor Castle on the
16th October.

A. matriaionial union is arranged to take place between
Colonel Hogg, Ist Life Guards, and Miss Donglas Pen-
nant, eldest daughter of Colonel and Lady Louie& Douglas
Pennant.

DEATH OF THE COUNTIPS (DOWAGER) OF STAIR.—
We regret to announle the demise of the Countess
(Dowager) of Stair, which melancholy event eccurred on
Sunday last at Ozenferd Castle, near Edinburgh. The
deceased conn'ess was third daughter of Adam, first
Viscount Duncan, the renowned admiral, by Henrietta,
second eaughter of the Right Her. Robert Dundas. Her
ladyship was 133 r, in 1783, and married in June, 1825,
the late Earl of Stair (then Sir John Hamilton Dalrymple),
who died in ABl3. By the decease of the countess the
families of th' Earl and Countess of Camperdown, the
Earl and Conntess of Stair, Viscount an] Viscountess
Dntein, Wght Hon. E. Harsmln, M.P., &e., are
placed in mourning.

ARRIVAL OF THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF

THE FBENCH.

SOUTH kMPTON, Thursday.—The South Western Steam
Packet Co.'s steamer Alliance has just arrived here from
Havre. She left Havre at half-past eleven last night. She
brings news that the Emperor and Empress of the French
were received with the greatest enthusiasm in Havre Their
Imperial Majesties left that place for Osborne at nine
o'clock last night, in the steamer Reine Hortense. Two
other steamers accompanied the Reine Hortense. The
pilot of the Alliance was employed to pilot the Imperial
flee►t. Upwards of eighty detective French and English
policemen passed through S,uthampton on their way to
East Cowes yesterday.

PoßTsxourn, Thursday,—The Emperor and Empress
of the French arrived off the port this morning, at 7-35.
Their Imperial Majesties were saluted by the squadron at
Bpithea3, the ships dressing colours. At nine the French
yacht arrived at Osborne, and was saluted by the Pylades,
21. Two French war steamers are in company.

THE ITRE R )YAL —Mr. Mathews appeared last night
before a crowded house in " Serve Him Right " and
" Trying It 0o," the latter an exceedingly comic little 6 3E-
travagar zl, as pleasant as absurd, and admirably calculated
to develope Mr. Mathews' peculiar vein of humour. To-
night Mr. Mathews' benefit Vices place. He will appear
in "A Bachelor of Artsrand "Taking by Storm," A
very crowded house may ho expected upon such an Qccasign
as the bend!, of so faTourito an ac tor,

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.—TktuaspAy.

The house met at five o'clock.'
The Newry and Enniskillen Railway Bill was read a
third time and passed.
Lord Campbell presented a petition from the Queen of
Oude, her eldest son, and the brother to the King, all
resident in this country, expressing deep pain and regret
at the news from India of mutiny of the Sepoy troops,
and surprise that the King of Oude should be supposed to
have been concerned in it. They prayed that they might
have an opportunity of proving the innocence of their
relative.

Lord St. Lelnards thought the petition might be looked
upon as an expression of opinion of the innocence of the
King of (ludo, and regretted, therefore, that it had been
presented.
Lord Campbell said he had guarded himself against
expressing an opinion upon the subject.
Lord Redesdale said the petition could not be received,
as the petitioners did not humbly pray.
Lord Campbell withdrew the petition.
Lord Panmure moved the second reading of the Militia
Bill.

The Marquis of Salisbury recommended that every
possible facility should be afforded to militiamen to join
regiments of the line.
The Duke of Richmond made a similar suggestion, and
proposed that commanding officers of militia regiments
should have the power of entering iato an arrangement
with their men to secure their reattestation a few months
before the expiration of their period of service.
Lord Panmure said that arrangements had been made
for facilitating the entrance of miliamen into the line, and
it was conceived that it would be desirable to give orders
to the permanent staff of the militia to assist the Govern-
ment in raising the number of men required.
The Duke of Cambridge looked upon the militia as one
of the most effective means of recruiting the line.
The Duke of Buccleugh suggested that Lord Panmure
should, with as little delay as possible, send circulars to
the commanding officers, stating that advantages would
be conferred upon militiamen joining the line.

The bill was then read a second time.
The Fraudulent Trustees Bill, and the Trustees Relief
Bill went through committee.
The Reformatory Schools Bill and the Industrial
Schools Bill were read a third time and passed.
On the order for the second reading of the Superannua-
tion Act Amendment Bill,

Lo:d Monteagle explained its object. and referred to
the majorities by which it had been adopted in the
Commons•

Lord Belper, one of the Civil Service Commissioners,
complained that though the Government had hastened
the report of the commission for legi4lation they had so
long delayed that a private member had taken up the
question. lie hoped that this bill would pass, and that
the Government would, next session, bring in a bill to
carry out the other recommendations of the commission.
The bill was read a second time.
Their lordships rose at eight o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-THURSDAY.

The Speaker took the chair at 12 o'cloAt.

The LOrds' Amendment to the Dorset Central Railway,
the; Rbyraney Railway, and the Watchet Harbour bills
were considered and agreed to.

The Eastern Bengal Railway Company's bill and. the
Scinde Railway Company's bill were read a third time and
passed.