Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-05 00:00:00

THE COURT, &c.

OSBORNF, JULY 31,—The Queen and Prince Consort,
accompanied by Prince Napoleon, Prince Alfred, the
Princess Royal and Princess Alice, drove to Binstead and
Ryde yesterday. The dinner party in the evening included
the Princess Royal, Prince Napoleon, the Prince of
Leininger, Colonel the Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps,
Captain the Hon. J. Denman, Mr. Cowell, Baron de la
Ronclere le Nowry, and M. Fevre Pisani, in attendance
on Prince Napoleon. His Imperial Highness took leave
of her Majesty after dinner, and embarked on board the
Reins Hortense for Havre at 11 o'clock. The Prince
Consort accotnpanied Prince Napoleon on board. A salute
of 21 guns was fired when the Reine Hortense got under
way.

AUGUST I.—The Queen and Prince Consort, accam-
panied by Prince Alfred, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold,
Princess Alice, and Princess Helena, embarked in the
Fairy yesterday afternoon, at half-past five o'cicck, and
returned to Osborne at half-past seven. The Ladies and
Gentlemen in Waiting were in attendance.
AUGUST 2.—The Queen and Prince, with Princess Alice,
rode out on laoreeback yesterday afternoon. Sir Benjamin
Hall arrived on a visit to her Majesty. Colonel and Lady
V. Harcourt were invited to dinner. Captain Du Plat
has succeeded Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros as Equery
in Waiting to the Prince Consort.
THE QUEEN OP THE NETHERLA.NDS IN MANCIIESTER.—
Her Majesty the Q.aeen of the Netherlands, who is the
guest of Mr. Sandbach, of Aigburth, reached the Exhibi-
tion station, Old Trafford, at 50 minutes past eleven o'clock,
on Monday, on an unexpected visit to the Art Treasures
Exhibition. Her Majesty travels under the assumed name
of the Countess de Buren. Her Majesty was accompanied
by her son, Prince Alexander ; and her suite comprised
Baroness de Pebst, Mdlle. Heldeweir, maid of honour,.
Count de Randwyk, Baron Tindal, and M. de Weekherlin,
secretary to Her Majesty. She was also attended by Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Sandbach, and Mr. Geo. Sandbach. Mr-
J. C. Deane accompanied Her Majesty and suite through
the Exhibitioa. After viewing the ancient masters, the
Hertford collection, the water colours,, the oriental collec-
tion, and the works of the modern masters, Her Majesty
entered the transcept galleries by the south staircase, and
examined the collection of minatures which she pronounced
to be the most magnificent collection she had ever beheld•
She then examined the engravings, photographs, and other
objee:s of art in the galleries, an I proceeded at two o'clock
iu the state reception room, where she was introduced to
Mr, Pairbairn, chairman of the executive; Mr. Ashton, and
Mr. Potter. Her Majesty dined with her suite in this room
and Mr. Fairbairn had the honour of joining the party,
Mr. Fairbairn took his seat to tha right of Her Majesty.
The dinner, which was provided by Mr. Donald, was of a
rcc.lerclse description. After dinner the Queen entered her
autograph in the book containing the autographs of the
other royal visitors. The entry is as follows :—" Sophia
Matilda, Queen of the Netherlands, August 3, 1857." Her
Ntrjectr th.n visited and inonapt.,l the Rnnl.gaa nnllPetioll,
with which she expressed her unqualified approbation, and

then examined tho general museum of art. Her Majesty
expressed a strong desire to seethe paintings of the Young
Pretender and his- wife, the property of Earl Howe, of
Gapsall, and they were pointed out to the Queen by Mr.
Fairbairn and Mr. Deane. The chairman of the executive
committee presented to the Queen a copy of Mr. Dela-
mode's photographic work, " Recollections. of the Art
Treasures Exhibition," which Her Majesty graciously
accepted; and having expressed the delight she had expe-
rienced from. her visit, the Queen drove-off to Victoria
station about four o'clock, and returned to,Ahe residence of
Mr. Sandbach, near Liverpool. We believe it is her

intention to visit Scotland before her return to the conti-
nent. During her stay in the building, Her Majesty
received freuent recognitions of respect, which she grace-
fully acknowledged.

THE DEATIS OF PRINCE CHARLES- BONAPARTE.—Prince
Charles Bonparte, Prince of Canino, eldest son of Prince
Lucien, brother of the first Napoleon, died on Thursday, at
his residence in the Rue de Lille, in-Paris, at the age of 54,
having been born in 1803. He-had married the Princess
Z .naide, only daughter of Joseph Bonaparte, 'Kin of
Spain. The deceased Prince has been a widower since
18.54 He leaves eight ehildren, of whom the eldest, Prince
Joseph Lucien Charles Bonaparte, serves in the army, and
the second, Prince Lucien Louis Joseph, has embraced the
clerical profession. lie is, one of the Pope's Ch4tmberlains,
and is expected to be soon promoted to the purple. The
deceased Prince Charles was attended by his children on
his death-bed, and received the sacraments of the Church
front the hands of the cure of his parish. The news of his
death, caused by dropsy of tae chest,, from which he has
loag suffered, was at once sent by telegraph to the
Emperor at the camp of Chalons-sur-Marne. M. Fouldf
Minister of the Imperial Household, was present at the last
moments of the Prince, and, in the Absence of the Emperor,
caused seal; to be placed on all his papers and personal
effects. The Prince of Canino was a distinguished savant.
He was corresponding member of most of the learned
academics of Europe and America, and his works on natural
history, and particularly ornithology, are spoken of as some
of the most valuable contributions to science.