The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-04-20 00:00:00

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Hen MAMMY'S LV7ll.—Her Majesty the Queen
held a Levee on Wednesday afternoon at St. James's
Palace. Her Majesty and the Prince Consort arrived
from Buckingham Palace, attended by the Ladies and
Gentlemen in Waiting, and were received by the Great
Officers of State. The Queen wore • train of cerise silk,
brocaded in silver, trimmed with silver blonde and bows
of cerise ribbon. The petticoat of white satin, trimmed
with bouillionnes of tulle and silver blonde. Her
Majesty's headdress was composed of diamonds and
Bowers._

Tee guess's VISIT To BIIMINGHAW.—The Corpora-
tion of Birmingham are already taking active steps to
, celebrate the visit of Her Majesty to that town, in the
summer, for the purpose of opening the People's Park
' there. On Thursday, • deputation, composed of the
Mayor (John liateliffe, Esq.), Aldermen Palmer and
Cutler, and the Town Clerk, visited Manchester. their
object, we believe, being to Inquire ea to the arrange-
ments made by the Corporation of that city, upon the
oomaion of the Queen's first visit. The deputation
waited upon the Mayor (Ivie Mackie, Esq.) and the
Town Clerk, with whom they had a lengthened inter-
view. Subsequently they inspected the various depart-
ment,' connected with the management of the Corpora-
tion badness, and in the evening they dined by invite,

tion with the Mayor. tier Majesty hu grulousli fixed
the period of her state visit to Birmingham, which will
take place in the middle of June. It Is anticipated, al-
though this is as yet somewhat uncertain, that Her
Majesty, who will probably be aocompanied by the
Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, and the Duke of
Cambridge, will honour Lord Leigh's mansion with her
presence. His Lordship, as Lord-Lieutenant of the
county, has placed Btoneleigh Abbey at Her Majesty's
disposal, and the probability is that the Royal party will
remain there during the night, and proceed to Birming-
ham on the morning of the visit. The route to be taken
is not se yet decided upon ; but the general plan may
even now be indicated. Whether Her Majesty arrive°
at the Great Western or North-Western terminus, the
order and line of procesaion will be towards the Town'
ball, There only one address—that from the Mayor and
corporation—will be presented, and after the premed-
inp in the hall, embracing some musical performance,
the Royal party will proceed to Aston-park. In the old
hall there another address—namely, from the Aston'
park Committee—will be presented to the Queen, and the
formal act of inaugurating "the People's Park" con-
summated. It is understood that the Royal Tillit‘4l will
be entertained at lunch in the hall by the Mayor.
The birth-day of her Royal Highness the Princess
Beatrice Mary was observed at Windsor on Wednesday,
with the customary honours paid to the members of the
royal family. A royal salute was fired in the Long.walk
at Fort Belvidere, and from the Royal Adelaide frigate
on Virginia Water, and merry peals were rang through-
out the dry from the bells of the Chapel Royal of St.
George and St. John's Church.
THC 8111118 Z PRISENTI3.—The Queen has been
pleased to send the presents of the King of Siam for
public exhibition at the South Remington Museum, and
Lord Palmerston has added to them the Siamese
sword of state which was presented to himself.
His Excellency the Duke of Malakoff arrived in town
at live o'clock Thursday afternoon, and immediately Pro-
ceeded to the residemy of the French Embassy, Albert-
gate House.
Sir Edward and Lady Caroline Kerrison have returned
to town, from Broom Hall, Norfolk, for the season.
Mr. Smith, the foreman of the Woolwich Arsenal
who went to Paris with the field piece lately presented
to the Emperor, has received as a present from his Ma-
jesty, a handsome gold watch with the imperial cipher
engraved on it, and a gold chain.