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New Zealander, Volume 9, Issue 793, 19 November 1853, Page 3

The CoiJttT, —Since (lie recovery of the Royal family from (heir bile illness, the Court has resumed its accustomed gaiety. The Queen accompanied hy a brilliant circle of visitors, has been present two or three limes lately at reviews and sham-lights of the military at the camp at Chohham. These military demonstrations or spectacles drew amazing crowds of persons of all ranks to witness them. On Saturday the operations of the troops, consisting of about 8000 infantry and cavalry, were thought to have been more important and imposing than upon any previous occasion. To give effect to a sham-fight, find ill cations and redoubts had been thrown up hy the “enemy,” and were attacked, defended, and ultimately blown up, with a success.which surprised and delighted 200,000 civilians who are said to he present. A military writer thus speaks of this operation :—“ The blowing up of (lie redoubt was a splendid exhibition of the destructive grandeur of warfare, and as immense columns of earth with conical peaks ascended into the air, and then dropped to earth a shapeless mass, the imagination was lost in conjecture as to how men could run (lie risk of being served like mother earth.” Her Majesty, v.ilh Prince Albert and the royal children, witnessed Hie evolutions of (lie military from a lent prepared for her reception. Lpon former occasions the Queen lias re\ iewed (he troops mounted upon a splendid charger in true military fashion and costume. Her .Majesty was received, as she always is in public, \\ilh Hie deafening plaudits of Hie people. —London Correspondent of Sydney Herald, August 11, Tim Quern's Visit to Ireland. —lt is expected that his Grace the Duke of Newcastle will be the Secretary in attendance upon Hie Queen during the royal visit to Ireland, and that his “rJiuver,” to use Sir Thomas Ficton’s term, will, on arrival in Scotland, be Lord Palmerston.

Arrival of tub Princess of Russia. —Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Olga of’ Russia, accompanied by her royal consort, the Crown Prince of AVnrtemburg, arrived off’Woolwich, on Thursday, in Her Majesty’s steam-packet Vivid from Ostend. —Liverpool Standard, August 9. Tun Princess of Russia. —Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess of Wurteniburgh and sidle will leave the Nine FI ms Station of the South Western Railway at 81 a.iu., to-morrow, by special train for Portsmouth, to witness the naval review at Spithead. It is expected that the Princess will be accompanied by some members of the Royal Family. —London Paper , August 10. Roy ai. (Marriage —lt is rumoured in continental diplomatic circles, that at no distant period the preliminaries of a matrimonial alliance will be arranged between the royal families of Great Britain and Prussia.— Herald. The Liverpool election has issued in the return of Messrs. Horsfall and Liddell, the conservative candidates, by 1 rge majorities—the poll at its close standing thus:—Horsfall, G0I8; Liddell, 5671 ; Perry, (liberal) 4495; Bramley Moore, (Peclite,) 1502. Air. AL Williams, (liberal,) has been unopposed for the AVest Cornwall seat, vacant by the demise of Mr. Pendarves. The vacancy in North Derbyshire caused by the retirement of Air A¥. Evans, has been filled by the election of Air. Thornhill, (liberal,) by a large majority over Air. T. AV’. Evans, the late member’s son. Air. Aspiuwall, (conservative,) has lost his seat for Clitheroe, his agents having been proved guilty of treating, and Captain Vernon, (conservative,) recently returned for Chatham, has declined to defendhisseat against an adverse petition. A third vacancy has been created by the appointment of Mr. Sergeant Murphy, M.P. for Cork city to the Ci iff Commissionership in the London Insolvent Court. The House of Lords, says the Spectator, August G, sitting as a Committee for privileges, lias rejected the claim of the Earl of Crawford to the Dukedom of Alontrose; holding that the original title had been “extinguished,” and could not be claimed, even virtually, by succession.. Testimonial to. Alas. Chisholm. —Yesterday a public meeting, numerously attended, to further the above object, was held at the Loudon Tavern,. Bishop-gate-street, under the presidency of the Right Honourable Yemen Smith, supported by the Right Honourable Sidney Herbert; Robert Lo.vvcv Esq.,. M.P. ; John Alasterman, Esq., ALP. Sir Tames, Duke,. Ban, ALP.;. Sir Isaac Leyon G;old3tu.ii3.Cßiu:L;:R,aike.s-Curri.e v Es(i. v ALP. Count J. CL Hub-