Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-20 00:00:00

HER MAJ.

for the eelebr

obs,erved as a general heti

of layr. Early in the nnrninz the roy
hoisted at the Tower, the India lou
Somerset
parish churches of St
Martin's-in-the7fields,
Westmilif,ter. The bell ring

metropolitan a
the day, and

church

Tower, and Park
shipping in the river and docks was dressed out in the fla
of all nations. The annual inspection of the Guards by I
Royal 'Highness the Prince Consort and the Duke of Can
bridge, Commander-in-Chief, took place at half-past nil
o'clock on the parade ground of St. James's-park. Prim
George of Saxony and the Duke of Oporto were present a
the ceremony. The royal party were attended by the Earl
of Cardigan, Lord Rokeby, Colonel F. Seymour, Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Ponsonby, Lord Raglan, and a numerous
staff of general officers. The four state bands played
" God Save the Queen," and the troops presented
arms on the arrival of the illustrious personages.
At the also of the inspection the royal party, who
were much cheered, returned to Buckingham -Palace,
and the regiments to their respective barracks, headed by
their bands and colours. The juvenile members of the royal '
family witnessed the scene from one of the windows of the
Horse Guards. The morning being fine, the park was
. crowded.. The Greenwich and Chelsea Pensioners were
inspected by the governors and lieutenant-governers of the
two hospitals ; and the Royal City Artilldy, of which the
Prince Consort is the colonel,. assembled in force in their
parade-ground, Bunhill-row, St. Luke's. In the evening
the theatres, club-houses, and establishments of the royal
tradespeople were illuminated, and the Ministers and Great
Officers of State gave grand banquets in honour of the
occasion, while the more affluent of her Majesty's tradesmen
dined together at the Ship, at Greenwich.
Tins D HAWING-ROOM (YESTERDA.y.)—Irer Majesty held
the third and most brilliant Drawing-room of the season
yesterday afternoon at St. James's Palace. It was attended by
the Prince Consort, the Princess Alice, the Prince and
Princess of Saxony, the Duke of. Oporto, And nearly the
whole of the corps -diplom atique. The knights of the several
orders appeared in their collars, and the Lord Chancellor
and Judges in their robes. There were no presentations,
as the Drawing-room was held specially to celebrate het
Majesty's birthday-
To an address presented to him on the 10th, by the
Chamber of Commerce, at Gibraltar, his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales returned the following reply : " Gentle-
men,—l very sincerely thank you for this cordial address of
welcome. The interest and gratification that I have derived
from my visit to Gibraltar, so justly celebrated for its mili-
tary strength and picturesque beauty, have been greatly
enhanced by the hearty reception I have net with from all
classes of its inhabitants, of which I shall always retaiu a
most pleasing remembrance. I shall take the earliest oppor-
tunity of conveying to the Queen, my mother, the gratifying
assurances which you give of your well-known loyalty, and
patriotism, and of your devoted attachment to her Majesty
and the Prince Consort, and to all the members of the royal
family."

TAXING A SHOWER-BATH. —Doctor : " Well, how did
your wife manage her shower-bath, Deacon ?" Deacon
" She has had real ()Tod luck. Madame Moody told her
how she managed. • She said she had a large oil-skin cap,
with a cape to it, like a &wan's, that came all over her
shoulders and Doctor :: " She is a fool for her

not the way

pains ; that
thought." Dattor

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