The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-03 00:00:00

THE COURT, ,c.

WINDSOR, Thursday, Jan. I.—The band of the Ist Life
Guards assembled on the east terrace, at 7 o'clock this
morning (New Year's Day), and played a selection of
favourite airs. Her Majesty's annual gifts to the poor were
distributed in the Riding School. at Windsor Castle, this
na >ming. The recipients consisted of about 600 poor per-
Boas, residing in the parishes of Windsor and Clewer. At
10 o'clock the Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by
Vie whole of the Royal Family, the Prince of Leiningen,
Prince Edward of Leiningen, and Princess Anaelie of
Hohenlohe Schillinzfurst, attended by the Ladies and Gen-
tlemen in waiting, left the Castle and proceeded to the
gallery of the Riding School, to witness the distribution,
which took place under the superintendence of the Hon. and
very Rev, the Dean of Windsor, the clergy of Windsor and
Clewer, and the district visitors of the poor. The gifts
consisted of joints of meat proportioned to the various
families, and clothing divided amongst the members of the
Clothing Club, established under her Majesty's patronage,
all members receiving according to their contributions, with
the addition made by the Queen's bounty. Coals were also
distributed at the houses of the poor people. Prinoe Albert
afterwards went out shooting, accompanied by the Prince
and Prince Edward of Leiningen. The Duchess of Kent
visited her Majesty early this morning. Major General
Buckley and Colonel F. H. Seymour, have succeeded Major
General Benverie and Captain the Hon. D. Ros, as
Equerries in Waiting.

PENSION TO THE ROYAL FAMILY OF OUDE.—Ii; is NJ--
moored that despatches have recently been forwarded to
India, by which a pension is assigned to the royal fvnily
of Oude on a most liberal scale. If report be correct, the
grant amounts to 12 lakhs of rupees, or 120,0001 per annum,
and is in perpetuity: It is said that th(re is, further, a
proviso, permitting the commutation of 5 lakbs of the
stipend for jaggier, or territorial property, yielding that sum
annually. Tha grant is indeed most liberal ; but in such
cases liberality is undoubtedly the best policy. The Ws-
sulman p-pulation of India will view %with s itik factif n one
of their noble families secured in a position f ffluence
and dignity worthy its antecedents. Pow persons, we
imagine, would wish to see India altogether without an
aristocracy; and if there be an aristocracy ; LI that country,
it must be one of descent. stn aristocracy of wealth in NEI
is, at present, impossible. The wars irr which daring
adventurers, generally Mahommedan soldiers, creed out
fortunes for themselves, are over, and c iste keeps the
Hindoo shopkeeper or merchant a shopkeeper or merchant
to all time. The ex-King will henceforth be in the position

of a great English nobleman, with an ample revenue and
estate—a good exchange for a turbulent kingdom and a
doubtful future.—Smith LS Elder's Homeward Mail, Jan. 1.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

'RUSSIA. AND SWITZERLAND.

PARIS, FRIDAY EVEN/NG.
thAccounts from Berne dated yesterday state that
t• trial of the prisoners for Neuchatel insurrec-
lon has been fixed for the 19th inst.
1„fA; dePutation of Royalists from Neufchatel had
d. 'or Barlin for the purpose of endeavouring to
„,ar auade the Prussian Government from going to
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