The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-02-17 00:00:00

Court ant) IMO Lift.

Her Majesty the Queen arrived at Windsor Castle an
Wednesday at • quarter past aig o'clock from Osborne.
accompanied oy their Royal Highneuee the Prin.. of
Wales, Prince Louis of Hesse, Prince Helena, Princes,
Louise, Primus. Beatricw, and Prince Leopold. In
attendance were the Marchiones of Ely, the Baroness
Von Schenck, the Bernal:wee Von Grancy, the lion.
Mrs. Bruce, Lientenant-General Hon. C. Grey, Colonel
the Hon. Sir Charles Phipps, Lord Alfred Paget,
Equerry in Waiting, and Major Teesdale. His Royal
Highness Prins, Louis of Hesse arrived at the Castle
soon after her Majesty, attended by Captain Weeter•
welter. Lieutenant-Colonel du Plat, and Dr. Becker.
The Hon. Beatrice Benz and the Hon. Emily Cathcart
are the Maids of Honour. Lord Riven and Lieutenant-
General Sir. H. Dentin& are the Lord and Groom in
Waiting to her Majesty.
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The preparations for the reception of the bride elect
of tbe Prince of Wales, on her arrival in England, and
for the marriage at Windsor. are proceeding with due
despatch. There has been a hitch, it is true, at the
latter place, for the carpenters employed in the coo-
Ann:Sion of the temporary asloons at the west end of
George', Chapel. have--Oh, proeaie carpenters !
aet,y drunk for wages! The Idaa of a %trille in con-
nection with Its arrangement. for • marriage between
• young Prinoess and a young Prince ! Ought not the
carpenters to have been proud of the work they were
envied upon. although they had received no pay for
it 'Think of the oonseitienoes, or rather of the
porible consequence., of the postponement of the event,
bemuse of the obstinacy of these carpenter.! But
what ears they for consequences, national or perionel
Mors pay they answer to every remonstrant* of this
hind; and after all the labourer is worthy of his hit,.
The contractor, however. has agreed to the txrms of
his handy, and the auxiliary are being pro-
ceeded with, and will be ready by the 10th proxossifor
the reception of those who are to we. them.
The Biome Secretary has officially communicated the
fact to the Lord Wayor that the IPrinons Alexandre
will arrive in England on the 7th of Ruch, and that
she will be met by her future husband. From thence
the Royal party, including the parent. of the Princess,
will proeeed by rail to the Bricklayers' Arms station of
of the South Eastern Railway, when their Royal High-
nesses and suite will pans along London Brings and
through the (Sty on their way to the Paddington
station of the Great Western Railway. The route
through the City will, it is supposed, be from London
bridge by King William-street, and the Hannon House,
thence along Cheeps:lde, round St. Paul's Churchyard,
sad onward by Ladembaldill, sad Fliet-saset Tad*

Her. The debt authorities are making great prePars"
Aims to give e clat to tbe reception and the City progreo-
Justice jibo sheathe her sword and lay aside her scales
for that day. The lOth proximo was appointed for the
opening of the Sessions for the county of Essex, and
Lord Chief Justice Cockburn ha, g yen directions for the
poistponeinent of the opening till the 11th.
Birmingham has decided on being brilliantly festive
on the occasion. A general illumination boa been
derided upon, • universal decoration of the houses and
streets with lairs, arid no leas univerial wearing of
rosettes of Coventry ribbon by the inhabitants. It was
proposed that 0,000 should be voted from the public
fends to defray the expenses, but ultimately it was
resolved that these should be met by voluntary subscrip-
tion.

The Town Council of Liverpool have decided upon a
rmsgrammc• which Ins given dissatisfaction to all
classes of community on account of its baldness.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wale, was on
Thursday made what the Prince of Denmark contenip-
tuoindy called PC/1011i014, nautely, • fishmonger, that
iv, he was pre•ented, with the freedom of the
Fishmongers' Guild, one of the most ancient and
distinguished in London. Mr. Dubin, )1.P., delivered
the addrecs, and, having occasion to •peak of the
future wife of the Prince, he discovered that his
memory hail the ungallanto not to retain her name.
A friend in hie need happened to be near him, who
rernigded the hon. gentleman of • name which just
now is on everybody's lips, but the truantry of his
memory afforded capital fun to the ladin present.
Ilsitittsne or Tug rttIACT Or WALLS. P
TIONS AT WI NDBo)l.—The works which hare to be go;
through in preparation for the ceremony at Windsor
are progressing with great rapidity, though not, it is
stated, so fast but that the artificers and decorators
will eventually have to work day and night to get all
readfby the appointed time. Even with such incomant
labour, so much, it is said, Ins to be done that the
race against time can only be gained by the sacrifice
of ornamental details in the interior of the temporary
buildings which, on this occasion, are to supplement
the narrow dimensions of St. George's Chapel. The
hall beyond the west door has grown up daring the
week with all the rapidity of colonial enterprise, and
as far as the woodwork is concerned, will be colnpleted
in about ten days more. All the tiers of benches in the
nave of the chapel are finished. The magnificient oak
carvings which filled the spaces hetween the knights'
stalls and the eoinmunion table have been removed with
core, and laid by the side of the stiff effigies of the old
knights in the chapel, facing Sir Reginald Bray'c. In
plaee of these carvings, and attetching back into the
•ialo. iteats have been erected for the anibessadors on
the right of the dais, and on the opposite side for the
more distinguished guests who have not places in the
choir. A• we anticipated, all the Knights of the
Garter will be present at the ceremony, wearing their
mantles and the inaignia of the Order. They will
occupy their own stalls, the cats in the front being
filled by the Minister. and great officers of State who
are hot Knights of the Garter. Her Majesty will be
present at the ceremony privately, and will take DO
part in moo- of the processions tolls.. building. A covered
way is being erected from the Dean's boon to the
extrance at the foot of the stairs which give access to
the quaint old Royal pew, built by Henry VII., situate
high up in the wall, on the left of the Communion
table. In this curious old oaken balcony, the windows
of which are glazed in, Her Majesty can witness the
ceremony almost without being seen. ulnae we last
noticed the preparation% arrangements have been made
by which • smell addition.' number can see the
ceremony in the choir. This is to be effected by 1
erecting seats in the aisles at so high an elevation as to
enable the occupant:. to see over and between tha 'Anna.
dee of the knights' stalls, and thus gain semi-occasional
glimpse of what is doing on the opposite aids of the
chapel, but very little more. But there is sure to be •
keen contest of interest even for the possession of
these, for as we have maid there will not be •
thousand persons in the nave and choir, and for every
seat that can he given away, and then are not many,there
are at least 10 properly qualified cl•iinants,•ll of whom
expect to get one. According to present arrangements,
it is not intended that any portion of the bridal pro-
cession shell quit the precincts of the castle, neither
will any admission he given to the gem rat publin with-
in the castle grounds on that day. We presume, how-
ever, that • certain number of tickets will he issued,
entitling the holden to stand along the line of route
which the curteue will take inside the wells.