The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-03 00:00:00

THE COURT; &c.

OSBORNE, June I.—Her Majesty, Prince Albert, the
Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred,- the Princess Alice,
Princess Helena, and the Duke of ;Cambridge, attended
Divine service at Whippingham Church yesterday morn-
ing. The Rev. G. Prothero performed the service. In
the afternoon the Queen and Prince, with the Grand
Duke Constantine and the royal party, attended by the
Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, went on b33rd the
royal yacht Victoria and Albert, and steamed past the
ships of war at Spitheld towards tha east, and returned
at 7 o'clock.

THE PRINCESS ROYAL'S BETROTNER. - Prince Frederick
William has commenced a tour in Upper Silesia, in order
to obtain exact information of the state of that province, in
which he has established his provisional residence. It is
an ,ancient custom for Prussian princes destined to the
throne to study one province with particular attention.
The Prince has frequently attended in Breslau the delibera-
tions of the Council of Regency. —B&lfn Leter.

DEATIT. OF LORD LlSXORlL—Vibeotint Lismore ex-
pired on Sunday morning, at Shanbtlly Castle, in the
county of Tipperary. He had been f,r a long time in
extremely bad health. The deceased is succeeded in his
title and estates by his son, the Hon Georg) Ponsonby
0' Callaghan.

THE 'DUKE- OF CAMBRIDGE AT BIRMINGTI4.III

In our paper of yesterday, we give an outline of the
proceedings in Birmingham on Monday, consequent upon
the visit of the Duke of Cambridge to that town. We

have new a fall report of the speeches delivered at
the banquet in the evening. The toast of the health of

Was. received with vociferous cheering, and
His Royal Highness the Duke of Csmbridga, on rising
to respond, was greeted with enthusiastic cheers. He said,
Mr. Mayor, my lords and gentlemen, I rise with feelings
of the deepest emotion to return you my sincere thanks for

the honour you have done me in. drinking my heatth.
G-entlemant the mayor has been good eulugh to say that he
did not exactly know how to bring this toast before you ;

bat I confess that he has done so in terms more flattering
than in my opinion I deserve. If he had not said a word,
it needed no more than what I have seen this morning.
(Loud cheer%) The mayor will permit me to say Bir-
mingham has spoken. (Protracted' applause.) So, as an

individual, I appreciate the compliment, as every man would
do who was in my position. (Hear, hear.) To find one's
self respected and honoured in the manner that I have found
in this great and enlightened town, is an honour any man
would be proud of (applause). Bat, gentlemen, lam not
vain enough to suppose that such honour is only due to
myself. You, gentlemen, and all, the men of Birmingham,
have wished to show in my person a respect to the institu-
tions—tho great institutions of this country (great cheer-
ing), and it is on that account that I deeply appreciate the
compliment and honour paid to me (cheers). Gentlemen,
it may in some respects appear strange that I, a soldier,
should come among you on such an occasion as that we
havo this day witnessed. I venture to think there is nothing
very extraordinary in that feet (Hear.) When my worthy
friend, the Mayor, and a deputation from yourselves,
waited upon me, andi invited me to attend at so interesting
a ceremony, I did not for one moment hesitate (cheers).
Why did I not hesitate? %cause I conceived that you,
gentlemen, and my noble friend on my right (Lord Cal-
thorpe) to whose liberality I know you are much indebted,
(Loud cheers) were engaged in a good wo)k, and I wanted,
in my humble capacity, or in any capacity I could, to bear
my testimony, and the testimony of the many noble friends
I am happy to see around me this day, to so useful, advan-
tageous, tied excellent an undertaking. (Loud cheers.)
We live, thank (Sod, in the greatest commercial country of
the world. (Cheers.) To you it is owing that this coun-
try is the respected, and glorious, and great country
which England ix at this moment. (Cheers.) But to
whom gentlemen do you look for assistance in carrying
out the great projects you have constantly, hourly and
daily in hand, but to those artisans, those men we saw in
the streets to-day—(great applause) -- without whose assist-
ance you would be unable to carry your great undertaking
(renewed applause). At the same time they could not
live in the comfort and enjoyment we could wish to see
them in without the reciprocal assistance aed mutual sup-
port they receive from you. (Cheers.) A great nation, a
great empire based on such principles, founded on the
mutual support of all classes of the oomeaunity in their
proper sphere, a country so circumstanced cannot but thrive.
(Continued cheering) It is therefore a feeling of great
graeifieation ani pleasure to myielf, as it, is to my honou-
rable friends around me, that hush undertakings as that
to-day inaugurated are becoming more and mo e general.
(Cheers.) I trust that in every past of this country we
shill see equal efforts and equal undertakings. (Hear,
hear.) I think it reflects the greatest ceedit and honour
upon all of you to have encouraged aed fostered such a
laudable movement. (Hear, hear.) I have received great
pleasure from coming amongst you, more especially
as I have not hitherto had the advantage, of seeing your
important and interesting town. To-day I have seen your
streets crowded with idlers, happy idlers, because you
have given them the means.. of being so, To-morrow,
thanks to the care and advice cf , my worthy friend,
the Mayor, I shall be very happy,. to enjoy the advantage
of seeing those men employed in, their various avoca-
tions, so far as time will permit. (Loud cheers.)
Whether it be from the public and happy festival which
I have witnessed to-day, or whethee it will be from the
interesting visits which I shall be 'enable to pay
to-morrow, I shall ever look back with pleasure and
satisfaction to the two deg, which through year kindness,
I have been permitted to share amongst you. (Load
cheers.) Gentlemen, before I sit. down I perhaps may
digress for one moment from ,a. peaceful to what may
appear a warlike subject—(hear, hear.) I venture to
think, so far from being warlikceit is of all subjects one of
the most peaceful—(hear, hear.)l It is a mistaken notion c,
to suppose a man who, like myself, am a soldier at heart
and in feeling, is disposed to war—(hear, hear, and
cheers.) Id) not suppose.that in this room there is any
man more happy to see peace. permanently established in
the worlds or at least in Europe, than the person who now
addresses you—(applause),, Let me assure you, as far as
my humble judgment goes, that to be at peace and in order
to contiane at peace you =lst not forget that such a thing
as war is possible— (great cheering). This is far more a civil
and commercial question than a military one - (hear, hear).
We military men have nothing more to dc:than to carry out
to the b est of our abilities the interests, the important interests
entrusted to us by out scarereign and by the country.; but
it is for you, gentlemen, to consider whether you can be a
great commercial country unless you are prepared to carry
your commerce into every part of the:world ; and in doing
so feel that that commons is secure, (Cheers.) The great-
ness of commerce is, its security,. and that security rests
upon the means of beeking up your commercial interests
wherever and whenever circumstances require. (Continued
applause.) For that purpose you have an army and navy,
and for no other. (Cheers.) We want our commercial inter-
ests carried and gua dad alloys .. the world. Gentlemen, I am
persuaded that 'that is an important, and, if I may say so, a
proper view of this great question (hear, hear). No ex-
travagance, no, absurdities; but keep the great institutions
of the 'country upon such a footing that England will
alway a retain the proud position which I am proud to
think: sho. at this 'moment occupies (protracted applause).
I hope you will forgive me for having made this digression
(hear, hear), I again thank you for the honour you have
,dona me, which I never can forget, and 1 beg to return
you, my most hearty gratitude. Hie Royal Highness
resumed his seat amid immense cheging, the whole com-
pany rising to do him honour.—lii:rmingliant Deily
Mercury..