Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-18 00:00:00

Monday, July 18, 1859.

THE COURT.

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OSBORNE, JULY 15.
The Queen an the Prince Consort,. with the:l'ring°
Helena, rode out'on horseback yesterday afternoon.
The Hon. Caroline Cavendish has succeeded the 11°11'
Lucy Kerr as Maid of Honour in Waiting to her Ma t 1•
The, Prince of Wales, attended by Colonel the on. ns;
Bruce and Captain Keppel, left Buckingham Palace at hall'
past eight o'clock yesterday morning, for Holyrood react
His Boyar Highness the Prince of Wales arrived ul
Edinburgh about nine o'clock last night. Large crowds
had assembled to greet him at the railway station.
royal highness' has taken. up his residence at. Holyrood
lace, where he will remain till the Queen pays her adopt
visit to Balmoral

The Chancellor of the. Exchequer will bring- forward bgle
budget on Monday.

Earl. Fortescue and:Viscount Ebringtow are still in Lor
don—martyrs to, the' heat, like many others. The noble
viscount, though all. the better for his sojourn in, Madeira+
has not
.yet, we regret. to hear, recovened the full stnength Of
his eyeslght.
Galignani " says,:—" Count Aresei wholes suoceedea
Count Cavour as prime minister at Piedmont, is said.to,
a Milanese by birth... If so. the ministerial modification
would. serve to draw closer the union just effected. between
Piedmont and Loinbardy."'

Sir .W. G. Armstrong, C.R, having-understood that the
cost of the new lecture-room for the Literary and Philo-
sophical Society, Sunderland, complete,.would,be (inclusive
of' the architect's fee) £1,443 16s. &L, has. handsomely
handed the committee a: cheque fOr £1,450.. His original
donation, it Will be remembered, was £1,200, or £1,250..
The Duke of Leeds has appointed the Rev. Vernon Slake,.
M.A.,. of Wadham College, Oxford, curate of. Stonehouse,
. . .
Gloucestershire, to be, his-domestic chaplain...
The. Rev. John Reny- Robertson Sumner,. M.A., has
been collated to the rectDry of Bishopsbetu'n,:in:the county
of Kent, and diocese of Canterbury, vacant by -the death of
the Rev. William Eden. ''''

Lieutenant-Colonel Mason 'about to retire from the
command of the East Norfolk Militia, and will be suo—
ceeded by Major Sir E.•Lacori,. M.P.

ATTEMPT TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC• IN.

BALLOON

Anattempt of this kind; has just besn,madein ther-United
States.. " On. Friday afternoon," says the " New, Your
linnA.Lias"' of the 3rd instant, "At forty minutes past six
o'alook, Messrs. Wise, Lamountain and Gager, started son a
trial trip from St. Louis.forthe Atlantis seaboard, in thank--
-ship.Atlasatie, designed to oeross the ocean. An adventurous
reporter, namedilyde, started with them, but was tobothrown
out-vas .ballast in case his weight wastee,,,Yreat...lt appears in
twelve hours after starting they readied Sandusky,- which,
in a straight line as a bird, would fly,; is 425 miles from St.
Louis: By a later despatch we learn, that, it had been seen
at. Fairport,. nearly 90: miles north-east of Sandusky; at
half-past 9..&e10ck, which:gives velaeity-35 miles an,hour,
and . the same north-tast direction which it took from the.
beginning- It was proceeding along the southern. shore of
Lake Faue „- and if the balloon. continues in the same.
line of flight, and alt the same rate of speed,. it, would.
reach Passamaquoddzi, in Maine which is inst.l,2oft
miles from St. Louis, mom than. thirty-sin,. hours,. or allay
and *half from the thnef of starting. It ought to be. at its
destination; therefore;, early this morning. But, that. de-
pends on.. the currents. of air- If a current should settiii
from the•west, it would bring the balloon much-sooner •on
the seaboard, somewhere on the, coast oflilasstiebusetts;. if,
on the contrary, the- current should blow from the, east-
, ward, it would prolong• the flight over Canada, perhaps, to
tNewfounslland or ether parts of the- British Possessions.
'At the. rate of speed indicated, the balloon would- orals
the Atlantic from, Newfoundland to. Ireland, ilk less
.than two, days, and from. New York in. about, three
days. Wonderfully adventurous, however, must. be. the
man, who after all. the catastrophes which have happen.ed
with balloons, and the uncertainty of the winds at whose
mertyt.hey are, will undertake to navigate the, air ocean
between the two, continents. The fate of Icarus, who, in
attempting to flyi, had the. wax which fastened, his wings
melted by the- sun, and fell into the- Icarian sea,
seems to have afforded no warning to the • long lime of
ambitious terminate who have succeeded him., We trust that
no disaster will, happen the brave men who , now meditate a •
voyage to the. Old W,orl.cL The Atlantic. has never been
crossed by a balloon before, and it they should succeed they:.
will add fresh. laurels . for daring to the American: people."
;So, far as to what was expected. But wevlearnfrora a later:
eacount that- the balloon did not reach the searboord. It .
descended at Troy,,in the State of New York, or.-150
at least, from the Sea..

LATEST rASHIONS,.—Some Of the costumes; worn auring
the present week irk, the fashionable drives- and. promenades
are worthymf mention. A much-admired dress, consisted-of
a white and brown, chequered silk. On the skirt there .was
no trimming.. The• eorsage had a basque, which, as weans
the sleeves, was ornamented with a fluted milling of brown
ribbon... A- pointer.or halt shawl', of. beautiful black laces
trimmed with. deep, frills, was worn with this dress, ahonpot,
of white crape. trimmed with brown, chequered ribbon .and,
a fanehonof black lace, completed the• costume. A- 'dress.
of organdy, figured with white and. mauve-colour stripes,.
had, two skirts, trimmed with plisses, of the same. material..
That. mentald was also of the same- material as the.dieSs,
and edged, round with ?lasses. At dress of Albert.blite silk,.
with, two; skirts, had on the. lower one a double,. row
of ruches, of ribbon,, set on ins waved line. The Itppar
skirt was.vandyked at the edge,. and trimmed with one•ruche
of ribbon,. For out-door dress: of a superior style, bow to
,of crape. or French chip are, usually adapted, hey are
tTiminedi on the outside either. with blonde and fiewas or
with ostrich or marabout feathers, and they, have frausder-
trimmings consisting of • bandeaux of flowers, toreadrs of
crape or ribbon, or tufts ofd flowers intermingled with, black
lace, . White tarletane is, a favourite, material: far ball
dresses. Several, just. completed, are made with double
skirts, prettily- ornamented with montants of ribbon.. Balt'
dresses of tulle bouilloone are usually:trimmed. with mou-_
'tarts of flowers. The corsages are In folds„ and a berthe-
is sometimes worn. Among the wreaths of flowers po)--
pared for the balls, of summer, we have observed some
formed of a combination of roses, pansies, and, raignionette.
Others. consist of a °combination of blue bells and wheat-
ears, covelicotsolaisies, and grass, lilac white and coloured,.
jasmines Parma violets, &c. Atany dresses of a novel, ands
tasteful description have been prepared for soirees at the sea,
side: Some eonsist of white tarletane, embroidered_ with;
coloured worsted in light patterns of wreaths anti, sprigs,
One of these has a double, skirt, and is' ornamented with
wreaths of blue bells embroidered with blue. worsted.
.Another is trimmed with flounces, and, sprigged with =nave-
coloured. daisies, embroidered in worsted of thatthue. We
may mention, a third dress. of white. tarlatane, vary. prettily
ornamented with boucpaets of carnations in red worsted.
The fashion prevails of wearing in out-doar• costume a
mantelet, scarf„ or shawl of the same material, as the dress.
—" LADIES'NEWSPAPER."

LEWIS AND COMPANY'S NEW ESTAMISIUMNT FOtif
131Oefit CLoxixino..,--Number of boys clothed for the week,
ending Saturday, July 9th,. 4025 ; corresponding week hist
year, 989.—Increase, 36 boys,
EXTRAORDINARY AND USEFUL INWENTIQX.—There
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nothing that housewives complain of with greater truthful-
ness than the breaking of some favourite piece of glass,
valuable china, or earthenware. In hundreds of cases such
things cannot be matched, and of course cannot be mended.
The latter want has been obviated by an extraordinary and
effective invention, by Mr. Adshead, of .Derby Pottery, near
Derby. It is a cement that may be said to heal in a per,.
feet manner all cracks and breal in, the articles spoken, of,,
and not only in, these., but in marble, alabaster &c. The
benefit of this article need not be dwelt on. Vie have seen,
some of its effects at Mr. Rag's, our neighbour, and the
glass that has beeb cemented by it is stronger in that part
than in any other. The article is very cheap, and no. house
can be long without it. Mr. Hall is the agent for its, sale
in Liverpool, and all interested can judge for themselves by
looing. In at his establishment. Agent for Liverpool, E..
T. Hall,, 23, South John-street. Sold in bottles, is. each,
or sent free on receipt of sixteen postage stamps. NM.—
None are genuine skcept bearing the signature, E. T. Hall."

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AMUSEMENTS IN Livenroce...—Open from ten in the
morning until ten, at night. Allsop's Wax-Work exhibition.
All the kings and queens, from and including William 'the
Conqueror down to Queen 'Victoria ; also princes mat
princesses, dukes, duchesses, lords, eminent statesmen,
warriors, poets, divines ; also all the most noted personages
of the past and present ages, &e., Allsop's sculpture galleries,
containing upwards of 3,000 statues, selected from all parts
of the world, varying. from five to twenty feet in height.
Allsop,s, dioramic, panoramio, eosmoranue, and stereose,opie
views of intense interest, Allsopp's musical promenade.
The above attractions aro now combined, forming one large
establishment, in the immense and magnificent building,
known as the Teutonie-hall, next door but one to the
County Court, Lime-street, Liverpool, and nearly opposite
the Adelphi Hotel, and is open to the public at 6d each ;
children under ten years of age, 3d each. Mr. Allsop's
exhibition has been pronounced by 'the press of Liverpool,
London, and elsewhere, to be the most perfect, superbly-
magnificent, and largest establishment in the world; a fact
that cannot possibly be contradicted, Be sure to observe
the name, "Allsop," at the entrances Sole proprietor, Mr.
Wm. Allsop.