The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-20 00:00:00

THE COURT, &c.

OSBORNE, May 16.—Prince LAningen arrived on a visit
to her Majesty yesterday. Tho Queen and Prince, accom-
panied by the Duchess of Kent, Princess Louisa, Prince
Arthur, and Prince Leiningen, drove out in the afternoon.
MAY 17.—The Queen held a Council yesterday. The
Privy Councillors present were Prince Albert, Earl Gran-
ville, Lord President ; Sir George Grey, Secretary of State
for the Home Department ; Sir G. Cornewall Lewis,
Chancellor of the Exchequer ; the Right Hon. R. Vernon
Smith, President of the Board of Control; Lord Stanley
of Alderley, President of the Board of Trade ; the Right
Hon. M. T. Baines, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster .
and Earl Spencer, Lord Steward. The Hon. William'
Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council in waiting. Pre-
vious to the Council the Chancellor of the Exchequer and
Eat! Granville had audiences of her Majesty. The dinner
party yesterday inc'uded the Duchess of Kent the Princess
11.,)ya1, Prince Leiningen, Lady Augusta Bruce, Major-
General the Hon. C. and Mrs. Grey, and Sir James
Clark.

May 18.—The Queen and Prince, the Duche's of Kent,
the Princess Royal, Princess Alice, Princess Helena, and
Prince Leiningen, attended divine service at Osborne yes-
terday morning. The Rev. George Prothero performed the
service.

BETROTHAL OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL.—BERLIN, Sunday.
—The betrothal of Prince Frederick William of Prussia
with the Princess Royal of England, is published in the
official Gazette of to-day, as a piece of most gratifying
intelligence
THE INFANT PRINCESS.—The christening of the Infant
Princess will take place in the middle of next month, the
sponsors being the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Royal,
and Prince Frederick William of Prussia. The Princess
receive the names of Beatric 3, Mary, Victoria, Feodore.

ME GRAND DUKE CONSTANTINE.—The Admiralty yacht
Osborne will g) to Cherbourg to bring, or pilot over, the
Grand Duke, and Her Majeaty's state yacht Victoria and
Albert is also ordered to be ready for service by the 20th
instant.

GOSSlP.—Taking into consideration the state of trade in
the metropolis, it is understood that the Qaeen will give
one or two state balls towards the latter end of the month
of June. Her Majesty's yacht is under pressing orders to
be got ready for sea, as she will shortly make several marine
excursions. Lord Palmerston, Lord Clarendon, Kr. La-
bouchere, Sir Charles Wood, Lord Panmure, Sir G. Lewis,
the Duke of Wellington, Sir George Grey, the Marquis of
Breadalbane, and Earl Spencer have all issued invites for
state banquets on the 25th of the present month. Prince
Alfred and Prince Frederick William of Prussia are
expected to arrive at Osborne in the early part of next
week.— CO 24 re Journal.

Daring this summer there will be almost a daily steam
packet communication between England and the United
States. It is said that Commodore Vanderbilt intends to
offer to run his steamer Vanderbilt across the Atlantic
against the Persia, and that the owner of the one that
makes the passage quickest to win the slowest ship. Tbis
would be a race of three thousand miles for something
like £130,000.

The Times observes with regard to the specific grant
to the Princess Royal, on the occasion of her marriage,
that the wildest and most unfounded rumours have pre-
vailed as to the amount of what is expected, or what is
necessary. "If we say that in all probability the sum
which has been mentioned as revenue is not much less
than the capital sum which will be proposed, we shall not
be leading the public far astray. For every reason, we
trust that the plan of paying a good amount down once
for all may be adopted, in place of throwing a life charge
upon the public. This would be but to keep up heart-
burns in times of discontent and scarcity. It would be
irksome to the people of England—it would be a humilia-
tion to the crown of Prussia that it should be treated as
the pensioner of a foreign power. Let us pay the dowry
down. That is the proposition which will find most
favour in the eyes of the country."

COUNTY COURT.—ILLNES3 OF THE JUDGE.—In conse-
quence of the illness of the Judge of the County Court,
Mr. Joseph Pollock, the cases file 1 for yesterday, and those
for the remaining days of the week, were adjourned to
future days.
SUDDEN Derm—Yesterday morning, a man named
Griffith Evans, who lived in No. 9, Court Naylor street,
complained of a pain in his chest, and his wife went for a
surgeon to the Vauxhall dispensary, but the poor fellow
died before any medical man arrived.
VOUSDEN.—QUEBN'S HALL.—This beautiful ball lacks
nothing of its attraction, as Mr. Vousden (vvhomkthe
public will be glad to learn has quite recovered) still con-
tinues to draw crowded houses, whom he delights every
evening with his varied brilliant entertainment. An
evening at the Queee's is worth any money.
PUBLICATION OF THZ PARISH ACCOUNTS.--It Will be
remembered that, at the last general vestry, Mr. Sydney
moved that the annual statement of parochial accounts be
be published in the local newspapers. It was yesterday
reported to the vestry by the clerk that the auditor had
informed Mr. Sydney that the expense of this publication
could not be allowed by him
FZES OF ST. MARTIN'S CEMETERY.—TIIE RECENT SUR.
3'1,1E04-At the recent audit of the poor law accounts, the
auditor disallowed the payment of ~E 27 13s 6d, made to
the parish clerk in respect to interments in Sr. Martin's
cemetery, an surcharged Mr. Shaw, the churchwarden,
with the amount. At a recent meeting of the finance
committee, it was resolved that the vestry clerk be
instructed to submit the case to the poor law board, with
the view of removing the surcharge, and of obtaining an
opinion as to the law of the case for future guidance.
SUICIDE IN LlVlPPOCL.—Yesterday forenoon, a Witty',
able case of suicide took place in Whitechapel. It app, ars
that Samuel Willmot, a joiner, seventy years of age,
resided at 64, Whitechaptl with his son. Last week he
was engaged seeing off a friend to America; and the eta-
sequence was that tie was drinking for several days, up to
Sunday last,- when he stopped, but was very ill since,
Generally speaking his mind was quite unsettled. Y,s-
terday, about twelve o'clock, his nephew went up stairs to
enquire if he wanted anything, when he found him hang -
ing-by his handkerchief from the end of the bed, and quit()
dead.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(By British and Irish 117 v;t,c Telegraph.)

MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL.

The Ggzette, of last evening, contains an
announcement on this subject, in form as fol-
lows :—At the Court at Osborne-house, the 16th
day of May, present, the Queen's Most Excellent
Majesty in Council, her Majesty in Council was
this day pleased to declare her consent to a con-
tract of matrimony between her Royal Highness
the Princess Royal and his Royal Highness
Prince Frederick William of Prussia, which con-
sent her Majesty has also caused to be signified
under the Great Seal.

THE PERSIAN WAR.

LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED.

INDIA BOARD, MAY 19.

The following is a return of c%sualtieq sustained by the
undermentioned vessell of the Persian Gulf Squadron, at
the bombardment of the forts defending Mohumra, on the
26th March, 1857 :
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