Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-22 00:00:00

THE COURT, &c.

Her Majesty, his Royal Highness the Prince Consort,
Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, Princess Alice, Princess
Helena, and Princess Louisa, arrived in Cherbourg
Harbour in the Royal Yacht soon after half-past 6 o'clock
on Monday evening. Admiral Count de Gourdon, Pcefet
Maratime, came on board shortly afterwards to pay his
respects to Her Mojesty, and had the honour of being
invited to dinner, and also Capitaine Auger, Commandant
du Port. In the evening the general officers and staff of
the garri-ion came on board. Oa Tuesday morning the
Queen and Prince, with the elder Royal children, atten-
ded by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, landed at
the dockyard under a salute, where Her Majesty was re-
ceived by the Adrefial and the general officers in com
mand, and conducted
.over :the whole of the new works.
In the afternoon the Queen and Prince drove into the
country. The dinner party on board the Royal Yacht
included her Royal Highness the Princess Royal,
his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen,
dmiral Count de Gourdon, General Herbillon, Inspecteur-
General d'lnfanterie ; General Marquis de la Place,
and General Borel de B-etiz-I ; C iptain the Hon. J.
Denman, and Mr. Horace Drummond, Her Majesty's
Consul at Cherbourg.
On Wednesday morning, at half-past 9 o'clock, Her
Majesty left Cherbourg under the customary salutes and
proceeded to Alderney, where Her Majesty remained till
half-past 1 p.m. A little before 7 p.m. the Royal Yacht
arrived off Osborne, and the Queen and Royal family
immediately disembarked.

Her Majesty's ships Curacoa, Osborne, Banshee, and
Fairy formed the escort during the cruise.
THE ROYAL VISIT TO is understood that
her Majesty will arrive at Balmoral on (probably) Saturday,
the 29th inst. The royal party will, this year, travel by
Spittal of Glens Lee—some of the roads in the upper part
of Decside being presently under repair. Besides, the
change of route will impart variety to the journey. The
16:h October is at present named as:the limit of the stay of
the royal party.—Aberdeen Journal.
THE QUEEN of THE NETHERLANDS AND THE OLD
WOMAN OF DUNBLANE —Her Majesty the a ueen of the
Netherlands passed through Danblane on her way to the
Trossachs. The villagers turned out in great numbers to
have a peep at the illustrious stranger and her suite—
royal y being a seldom visitor in this quarter, no (peen
having been here since the days of Qtieen Margaret, who
resided for some time in Douce Castle. An incident of a
ludicrous nature occurred while the royal cortege tarried
for a brief space at one of the village ions. An old woman,
anxious to have " a look at the Queen,'' was seen elbowing
her way through the crowd that surrounded the carriage,
and was heard bawling out, " Keep back, bodies, and let
me forrit to look at the Queen. I maun see the braw,
honest woman, for I ne'er saw a green a' my days. Keep
aff, and no crush my auld banes!" The attention of her
Majesty having been arrested by the movements of the old
woman, and being informed by the Duchess of Hamilton
of the request she was making to the crowd, immediately
arose and shook the old matron by the hand, amid the
applause of all present. The 'royal corteg 3 shortly after-
wards left the village amid the good wishes of all the in-
habitants.—Perth Constitutionnel.
FETE TO THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF NORFOLK.-011
Wednesday the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, and several
of their chil hen, were ent-rtained at a grand dejeuner
a la fourchette, in the Sheffield Botanical Gardens. In
front of the conservatories a magnificent marquee, 260
feet long, was erected. Those who took their places at
the chief table were the Mayor, supported oa his right by
the Duke of Norfolk, Lord George Manners, the Master
Cutler and his lady, Sir Arnold Knight, Lady Newport,
and the Rev. —Fisher (Rector of St. Marie's Roman
Catholic Church) ; on his left by her Grace the Duchess,
Colonel Hodge,. the Mayoress, Ladies Mina, 'Allen, and
Mary Howard, Wilson Overend, Esq., Lady Adeliza Man-
ners, &c. The toast of the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk,
and the youthful members of their family, was drunk with
enthusiasm. The speeches on the occasion were only
complimentary. After dinner the company walked in the
gardens for a short time, and then repaired to the ball-
room, where dancing was kep, up till dusk.

WHAT is COMING to LIVERPOOL on the
31st instant ?—Why,
BANKRUPTCY COURT (13 F,) Re MR. COMAII3SICPACR
THE GREATEST NOVELTY IN THE WOW)
SHEPHARD. —Mr. Thomas Fleming;` timber merchant, of
this towu, came up to pass his last exaniivatioh, but was WHERE IS IT TO BE SEEN?
adjourned ulitit the 13th of beptemberit THAI'S THE QUESTION,

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

_ FRANCE.

PARTS, THURSDAY EVENING.
The Emperor and Empress have arrived at
• isiarritz. The Emperor is expected on the 28th at
the camp of Chalons. The rumour is still kept
alive that Prince Albert and the Duke of Cambridge
will meet him there. Her Majesty Queen Victoria
and Prince Albert, shortly after the arrival' of the
'royal yacht on Tuesday morning at Cherbourg,
landed, and after visiting the arsenal made
an excursion by land to several places in
the surrounding neighbourhood of the town,
again going on board at eight o'clock in
the evening. The yacht remained during the night
at anchor in sight of Cherbourg, and left the next
tnorning about five ; she steered direct for Jersey,
• Which place her Majesty visited in the course of
the forenoon. This unexpected visit of the Bri-
tish sovereign to the soil of France has created
feelings of some satisfaction among the French
Public, who consider such a visit without previous
announcement, and without ceremony, as the
837tnntom of a good international understanding.
The meeting of the Emperor of the French and
the Emperor of Russia, it is now said, will take
place in the Prussian metropolis. The Prussian
newspapers, however, declare that hitherto nothing
is known of such a plan at Berlin, though they are
able to announce that the visit of the Emperor of
- Russia at least is certain.
. The question of the Principalities turns for the
moment on the determination of the Porte to keep
the Kaimakan Vogorides in his place. There is
evidently a weak point in the attack of the four
powers, for to insist on the removal of that func•
tionary, would be a glaring violation of interne,
tional law, it being an unmistakeable interference
with the sovereign rights of the Sultan. If the
Porte should prove obstinate, there is, in fact,
. nothing to be done ; but, on the other hand, it is
clear that not much will be affected by the late elec-
tions being annulled, if the man who has tampered
with them, by means of his discretionary adminis-
trative power, be left in his place, and allowed to
Play the same game over again. It may be that this
iS the ground on which the Austrian Govern-
dent is so confident in the result of the new elec-
tions as it appears to be. For, to say the truth,
the language of the Austrian journals, for from
being rendered tamer by the results of the con-
ference at Osborne, seems almost triumphant.
They treat the concession extorted by Louis
.Napoleon with sneers, and describe his move as
an honourable retreat, he receiving the honour
and Austria the loaves and fishes. Time only can
show who is the dupe. Everything depends on
the real state of feeling in the Principalities, and
particularly in Moldavie, from which, it must be
confessed, the reports have been hitherto ex-
tremely contradictory.