Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-25 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY BANQUETS.

Viscount Palmerston gave a full-dress Parliamentary
dinner on Monday evening, at the noble lord's mansion
in Piccadilly. Covets were laid for 40 persons. The fol-
lowing noblemen and gentlemen, members of the House
of Commons, constituted the party :—The Right Hon.
the Speaker ; Mr. St. Auhyn, the mover, and Lord
Henley, the seconder of the address ; Lord 'John
Russell, the Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, the Right
Hon. William Ewart Gladstone, the Right Hon.
Sidney Herbeiit, the Right Hon. Charles P Villiers,
the Right Hea. Edward Cardwell, the Right Hon.
T. Milner Gibson, the_ Right Hon. Robert Lowe, the
Right Hon. William F. Cowper, the Right Hon. Sir
George C. Lewis, Viscount Castlerosse, Viscount Bury,
Lord Alfred Paget, Lord Clarence Paget, the Attorney-
General, the Solicitor-General, Lord Proby, HOn. H. B.
W. Brand, the Lord-Advocate, the Attorney-General for
Ireland, the Solicitor-General for Ireland, Mr. George
Clive, Mr. Bagwell, Colonel Kingscote Mr. Charles
Clifford, Mr. Chichester Fortescue,Mr; Whitbread, Mr.
Massey, Sir William Dunbar, Mr. Headlam, Mr.
Hugesson, Mr. Laing, and the Hon. Evelyn Ashley and
Mr. Charles G. Barrington, private secretaries to the
Premier.

As cust9mary on such occasions, the noble lord at the
head of the government read to his political supporters
the Queen's speech, to be addressed by her Majesty at
the opening of the parliamentary session.
Earl Granville, the leader of the ministerial party in
the House of Lords, had a full-dress parliamentary
entertainment on Monday evening, at his residence in
Bruton-street, Berkeley-square. After the noble guests
of the Lord President had assembled, the Queen's
Speech, to be delivered at the opening of parliament
was read by the noble Lord President, of the Council.
Covers were laid for forty. The guests present were
the Duke of Somerst, the Duke of Argyll, the Duke
of Newcastle, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Mar-
quis of Aylesbury, the Marquis of Clanricard, the
Marquis of Brea&lban ,e the Marquis Townshend, the
Earl of Clarendon, the Earl of Rion, Earl Somers, the
Earl of Shelburne, the Earl of-Lichfield, Earl St. Ger-
mans, the Earl of Chichester, Earl Spencer, the Earl of
Sefton, the Earl of Shaftesbury, the Earl of Cork, the
Earl of Dude, the Earl of Albemarle, the Earl of Abing-
don, Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, Viscount Sydney,
Viscount Enfield, the Lord Chancellor, Loki Overstone,
Lord Monteagle, Lord Cranworth, Lord Camoys, Lord
Rivers, Lord Stanley of Alderley, Lord Hatherton, Lord
Wodehouse, Lord Foley, Lord de Tabley, and Lord
Llanover.
The Earl of Derby, as leader of the Opposition in the
House of Lords, gave a grand dinner, on Monday even-
ing, at his mansion, to adistinguished circle of political
friends in the Upper House, including the Duke of
Rutland, the Duke of Manchester, the Duke of Mont-
rose, the Marquis of Exeter, the Marquis of Bath, the
Earl of Malmesbury, the Earl of Carnarvon, the Earl
of Hardwicke, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl of Sand-
wich, Earl Beauchamp, the Earl of Lucan, Earl Delawarr,
the Earl' of Powis, ' the Earl of Wilton, Earl of Strad-
broke, Lord Redesdale,-- Lord Chelmsford, Lord Col-
chester, and Lord Colville.

The Marquis of Salisbury, owing to a recent family
bereavement, was prevented joining the dinner circle.
The Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, M.P., owing to
a domestic affliction (the death of a sister), was prevented
giving his customary parliamentary dinner to those
friends who co-operate with him in the House of
Commons.

APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—A mar-
riage is about to take place between Lady Mary Pley-
dell Bouverie, youngest daughter of the Earl of Radnor,
and the Hon. Thomas Wilde, Q.C., brother to Lord
Truro.—Post.
The two youthful princes, the children of the Grand
Duchess Marie, of Russia, are expected at Torquay in a
few days. Every preparation has been made for their
reception.
A piece of good fortune which rarely arrives to an
actress, says the Journal du Havre, has befallen Madlle.
Emilie Dubois, of the Theatre Francais. An old gentle-
man just deceased has bequeathed her 200,000 f., and he
declares in his will that the bequest is made for no other
reasons than admiration of her talent as an actress, and
of her exemplary conduct in private life.
INCREASE OF RAILWAY EMPLOYMENT.—The army of
"railway men" which, in 1848, numbered 52,638, in-
creased in ten years to 109,329. The guards and brakes-
men increased from 1,496 to 3,747,- and the station-
masters from about .1,150 to 2,679. The secretaries
and managers increased from 111 to 241. Of engineers
the increase was only from 95 to 145. Gatekeepers
,increased from 401 to 2,084. There was a falling off
in the number of watchmen and policemen from 2,475
to 2,214. Switchmen increased from 1,058 to 3,431.
The increase in the number of engine-drivers was from
1,752 to 3,501.
ROMANTIC UNION.—A marriage which has been
brought about in a very romantic manner was celebrated
at St. John's Episcopal Chapel on Thursday. Mr.
Thomas Pendred, of Dublin, a member of the orchestra
of the Theatre Royal, was on board the royal mail
steamer Persia last summer, on a voyage from New
York, when a lady passenger, Miss Marie Kohli, of
Berne, Switzerland, fell overboard, the ship being then
under full steam. Mr. Pendred leapt after her, and was
the means of saving her life, and this gallant action led
to the happy event which has taken place.—Greenock
Advertiser. ,
How SAILORS SPEND THEItt MONEY.—On Monday,
Mrs. Elizabeth Critehley, a foreigner, the wife of a man
of colour, appeared before Mr. Yardley, at the Thames
Police Court, to answer a summons which charged her
with detaining £l4 165., the monies of a seaman named
Charles Hilton.—Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, appeared for
the complainant; Mr. Fletcher for the defendant.—The
complainant said he came &line in the ship Inkermann,
from Calcutta, after a 17 months' voyage, and when he
was paid off on the 13th of December, he had a balance
of £57 to receive. He was induced by the prisoner's
husband, who like himself, was a man of colour,
to lodge in his house, No. 43, Church-road, Com-
mercial - road East. He had been living there
six weeks. He deposited with Mr. Chritchley £24,
and he had only received £5 back. The debt
due to Mrs. Critchley was £4 45., and there was a
balance due to him of £l4 165., which he had repeatedly
asked for, and it was refused. In answer to questions
by Mr. Yardley, the witness said he was ship's cook of
the Inkermann, that his wages were £4 10s. per month,
and that he sent home £lO of his wages to Rhode Island,
America. He did not receive £5 from Mrs. Critchley in
a lump, but in various small sums. In cross-examination
by Mr. Fletcher the witness said he had not been on a
spree with Kate and Ellen, Mary, Betsy, Poll, and other
ladies. If the solicitor wanted to know how many
sweethearts he had had since he came on shore he
would tell him. There was first Kate, and—Mr:Yardley
thought it would not be interesting to the court to
hear of all the amours in which the complainant had
been engaged since he had come on shore.—Mr. Fletcher
gave up the point, and said his answer t 9 the case was
that the complainant had received back his £24, and was
in debt to Mrs. Critehley.`--Mr. Yardley should like to
know how the complainant had spent the rest of his wages
since he was paid off, and he handed an aczount, which
the magistrates read aloud to the great amusement of the
court. The first item was, "paid Mrs. Critchley's
servant 'fez; a'nevi bonnet, 'AI ;".the second 44a feed for
'Mr. Critchley's horse, £2 4s."—Mr. Yardley.: £2 4ar. for
,a feed for the horse; Did the horse eat. gilt .oats ?
(Laughter.)--The Complainant: Mr. Critchley took me
out for. a ride, and he said a feed for the horse came to
to £2 4s.—Mr. Yardley : Why the poor horse must have
died of a surfeit. Mr. Stoddart : The same horse in a
cart run over a woman and kilted her, and Critehley
was brought to this court for manslaughter, and after-
wards committed by a 'coroner's- jury. He has since
teen taken in execution for a. debt, and •is
,Whitecross-street Prison.—Mr. Yardley T 4
item is "a goose for Christmas"—not the
nextgoOnldY goose,
I expect. 0 Paid to a shipmate 4."
fellow you are. What does this mean, "Mr. Waters,
10s. " ?—ComplainantHs_
went
me,—Mr. Yardley
°f :
taking to Tower-hill with
you gave him 10s.
for the honour_
taking a walk . with
_you.
"Sundries, 1-4 7s 6d."—The complainant : That
was grog and beerl. Yardley : Really it is a sad
thing;
a' sailor receives £57 wages, and- only saves
-xoef it to send home.—Mr. Fletcher asked for an
-adjournment, which was opposed by Mr. Stoddart, who
said the complainant wanted to go to sea immediately.
—Mrs. Critchley said she had plenty of Witnesses.—
Mr. Yardley : Yes, in all these cases there are plenty of
witnesses, but their evidence is bad in quality, and not
proportioned to the number. If you ask me to adjourn
the case to enable. the seaman to get back part of his
money, I will do so. It will be a small satisfaction to
this poor fellow if I send this woman to goal after her
lusband.—Mr. Fletcher pressed for au adjournment,
which was eventually agreed to, the magistrate remark-
ing that Mrs. Critehley had better compensate the sea-
man ; and he hoped he should not• hear of the ease
again.