Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-23 00:00:00

COURT AND OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

WIXDSOR CASTLE, Saturday, Jan. 21.—Her Majesty
was prevented by the unfavourable state of the weather
during the forenoon from taking her usual walk.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent came from
Frogm'ore to the castle in the afternoon to pay a visit to
the Queen.
On Monday morning her Majesty, and his Royal.
Highness the Prince Concert will, it is expected, leave
the castle for London. The Queen will hold a Privy
Council at Buckingham Palace on Monday afternoon for
giving the royal sanction to her Majesty's Speech on
opening the session of Parliament.
Her Majesty is expected to open Parliament in person
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Lewis, and Sir George Grey were present. In the
evening nearly the whole of the abave =Med Minisfirs
assembledat Lord Granville's residence in Burton-street,
the noble earl, as Lord President of the_Privy Council,
giving the "sheriffs' dinner," at which the roll of high
sheriffs for England and Wales was settled, preparatory
to its being submitted to her Majesty in Council. The
great officers of the Queen's household were invited to
meet the Ministers at the dinner.
On Friday his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales,
accompanied by Major-General the Hon. R. Bruce and
Captain Grey, waited on the Vice-Chancellor at Petn-
broke College, to pay his respects, and afterwards called
on the Dean of Christ Church. On Monday (this day)
the Bishop of Oxford will entertain his royal highness at
Cuddesdon Palace, when the Duke of Marlborough and
other distinguished personages are invited to meet the
royal visitor.

DEATH OF THE HON. MoNTGOMERIE STEWART.—
We (Ayr Obserrer) have to record the decease of the
lion. Montgomerie John Stewart, of Castramount, near
near Gatehouse, in his 80th year. The deceased gentle-
man was the fourth but last surviving son of the seventh
Earl of Galloway, and uncle of the present peer. He,:
was a magistrate and deputy-lieutenant for the stewartry
of Kircudbright, and also for Wigtonshire. 'He was
born in 1760, and became a widower in 1833, having.
married, soon after he came of age, Catherine, daughter
of the late Mr. Honeyman, by whom he had a large
family. Six daughters and a son survive.
THE BUILDERS' STRIKE.—At the weekly meeting of
the trades delegates, on Tuesday last, in support of
the building artisans Who still keep out against the
declaration (aboat 3,000 skilled operatives, indepen-
dent of the labourers), the delegate from the Lon-
don Compositors' Society in the chair, the Secretary
announced the receipt of large subscriptions from the
country in aid of the "lock-outs," as also £lOO
from the Moulders' Union, as a first instalment, and
another £l,OOO from the Amalgamated Society of Engin-
eers—making £3,000 contributed by that body to the
" LOck,outs'' within the last, three months. The men
now sat feel confident of going into work without the
declaration at the beginning pf the spring season, when
several heavy works are to be commenced.