The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-06-15 00:00:00

Out Idebms.

Her Hajeety the Qteen held a Levee in St. Jamee'll
Palace on Friday afternoon. The Queen and Primus
Consort arrived from Buckingham Palace, and were
received by the Great °Moen of State. Her Majesty
wore a tram of black ilk trimmed with bouillonne of
black tulle and black Min bows; the pettioost of black
silk, with several skin' to correspond. The Queen wore
a diadem of emeralds and diamonds.

Her Majesty the Qwen held • Court Wednesday at
ternoon at Buokinghai Palace. The Queen and Prime
Consort, with the Pinoessea Alias and Helena, went
the same morning ti the Horticultural Exhibition. at
Chiswick. In attendnee were the Hon. Eleanor Stan-
ley, Hon. Horatio, ftopford, Major• General Bouverie,
and Colonel F. H. Sennour.

Hen IdAJEBTT'II *ATI HALL.—The Queen gave On
Wednesday evening • State Ball, to which • party of
about 1, 900 were in.ited. A. guard of honour of the
Foot Guards moulted in front of the Palace.
The general °empty alighted under the principal
portico of the Pelee, and those having the entree
alighted at the Equnries' entrance, in Pimlico. The
Earl De La Warr, lard Chamberlain, and the principal
officers of the Houehold conducted the Queen and
Prince Consort fromkhe White Drawing•room, through
the Saloon, Yellow Drawing-room, State Dinner-room,
and Aupmaell-gallery, into the Ball and Coneert-rooin.
The Royal Family sad the Ladies of the Queen's House.
hold followed Her Majesty. When the Queen had taken
her seat at the weetend on the haul pas, the door opening
from the Pro maned- gallery wee opened, and the Diplolll6.
tie Corps and the !Minter of the Crown were Introduced,
and having pans, before the Queen, took their usual
seats. The genera company entered the Bell and Con-
cert-room from th, A pprooeli-gallery. Her Alajeaty's
dress Vial a lane silk skirl, with two skirt* of white
net, and two of Ilse net, trimmed wills white blonde
and bouquets of wine 1111 n, ornamented with diamonds.
The heekdress we.. wreath of white lilies ornaiuented
W th diamonds,

The Prima Conerrt, attended by his Equery In Welt.
In visitod their brit Hlghneasto the boohoos of Cam.
bridge and the Ibreditory Grand boohoo' of blooklen.
bur4ll Streit* in Si.!laules's Pal. boo._
_ • •

The Prince of Vales arrived at Buckingham Palace
from the White Ledge Hie Royal Highness returned
to Richmond Park n the afternoon. Prinoe Alfred, at.
tended by Ideutenait Cowell, arrived from Alverbank,
Prinoe Arthur and ?rinse Leopold visited the Botanical
Gardens in the Pecent's Park. Her Royal Highness
the Duthesa of Kern dined with Her Majesty.
RITURN Or TRI VINCI CONSORT FROM GIORNANT,
—Dovca, Monday, idnight.—Hie Royal Highneu the
Prince Consort, soetinpenied by Col. Ponsonby, arrived
at Dover at 11 o'olok from Ostend, In the Admiralty
steam packet Vivid,Couimander Allen, on his return
from the visit he ha i Just paid to Coburg and Babies.
berg. At the liselerplace his Royal Highness has been
the guest, ;incognito, of the Prime and Prince's Meth*
VillMn of Prussia whom he quitted yesterday, and,
arriving at Osten this afternoon, embarked in the
Vivid, which was ply,: in command of Captain Sey-
mour, C. B, of the ictory, who wee speedily in attend.
ante. The Vivid the palters to Dover in four
hours and 50 minus. The landing was very SUNUP
fully accomplished, the Vivid being brought alongside
the pier in a few midites. Notwithstanding the lateness
of the hour, • greateumber of persons were congrepted
at the pier and at Ilse entranos to Birmingham's Lord
Warden Hotel; bit the strictest order was preserved
by a small staff of he Dover oonstabnlary, under Ser.
pant Geddes, clouds imponding confusion, owing to
the embarkation if passenprs in the Belgian mail
packet, which was out leaving the pier. Tonight his
Royal Highway; °apples the state apartmente at the
Lord Warden Hots; which have been specially prepared
for his reception, sal I here, per special train by
, the South Eastern Railway for -London So-morrow
morning at seven o'olook. Mr. Seymour iretilon will
be in attendance on the special train on Imhoff of the
directors of the South Eastern Railway Company, and
the train will proceed to town in Aerie of the miner
intendant of the station at this plum, Mr. E. J. Way.
Tueeday.—His Rnyil Highneu arrived this morning at
the Bricklayers' Air Station, where Her Majesty ;net
her illustrious Co rt.