The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-04-07 00:00:00

court anb litigry Lift. •

A story is afloat of the honour paid by Prince Alfred's
brother middies to their Royal teammate, apropos of his
election as King of Greece. Hearing a great row in the
young gentlemen's berth, on board the Royal George.
the captain, on inquiring the cause, found the mess had
determined to crown the Prince. So they had got the
ship's carpenter, or armourer, to make a tin crown with
which the Prime was solemnly invested. • purser's dip
being first claw* on each point of the circlet and
betted.
NMI! FOR COUNTRY RRADRIf4.— If report speaks
truly, and it is to be feared that its this instance it does.
the reason for the unusually short "honeymoon" which
the PrilICR and Princess of Wales have peeled, alxeit
which a great dad of surprise has been and is ex-premed,
is now known- -Osborne is hung with black; and not-
withstanding strong opposition on the pert of the
Prime, bet Majesty objected to have it removed. If
this be true, no wonder that one week spent amidst the
"emblems of mortality and of the tomb" was sufilaient
for the newly-married pair.— A Lomitra Correspendev.
The Prince and Princess of Wales met with a grand
reception at Lynn on Saturday, on their way to Sand-
ringham. The Corporation presented an deletes, and
the entire town was ea feta The reception of the illas-
triona cos* at Sandringham was squally euthusiastia.
On Sunday their Royal Highnesses the Prince and
PrilloB2o of WAIN attended Divine marries at the parish
church of Sandriegbain. The Rev. G. Ileum officiated.
A lame number of persons front Lynn mid other plaice
round Samdringlisun went to that church to gratify
their curiosity; and the Aura was not only tilled to
it. unman capacity, but as way Re SOO were left
standing onkside, and through times their royal
highnesses and their attendants; had to teaks their way.
ARRIVAL OF PRIMO' ALFRIM.-011 Tonga, after-
noon at four o'clock an unexpected telegraphic oom-
mtinicatioe was received at Windsor railway station, to
=re for the reseptioe of his Royal Highness the
Alfred at seven o'clock in the evening. Shortly
before that hoer her Majesty the flames. accompanied
by the Prince of Heels, Premiss Helena, and the junior
"'ben of th. 11•761 family, proceeded to the station
by the private drive through the Home Park, and
, awaited the arrival of the Prima in the Royal mica°.
which has been magoilleelLy fitted up for the special
aoconsmodatMe of the Royal family. Precisely at ten
minutes past seven o'clock the Priam with his suite,
arrived by special train, under the charge of Mr.
Godson, tram* manager, sad were received by W.
Hanson, lisq., (mayor.) Mr. C. Phillips (alderman,) and
Mr. Handy; and as his Royal Highness stepped from
the carriage, her Majesty come on the platform and
most affectionately embraced bias. A number of most
respectable inhabitants were kindly admitted on the
station by the South-Western authorities, to welcome
the Prima on his arrival. The Prince, although he
appeared thin, was in ezaellent spirits, and in much
better health than could have been expected after his
reared illness. He appears to have grown Dearly as tell
as the Prises of Wales.

0. W.ds.slay he—r
!Weft the Qum,. ItasomPonied
by the Princess of Wake, visited HortoLa village about
foss miles distant from Windsor, where Milieu mum
resided. This ha. become a favourite ride with her
Ilialeety,a. Wag Me last village the late Prism Con•
sort drove her to previous to his illness. Her Ifalesty
visits the Ilissolento daily.
A tour in Instead is said to be contemplated by their
Royal Highness the Prince and Princessof Wales, who,
in the smut of their vieiting that country, will remain
some time at the romantic and secludad seat of the
the Earl of Meath, DOW Bray, visited by the Priam on
Ile occasion of his last Marin Ireland.
The London Corporatine have voted 250 guises. for
the gold casket In whieh the freedom of the Chty is sins
to be presented to his Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales. Out of 13 competing desigus for this casket,
cote in the Ginqnseento style, sect is by Mr. Benson,
was salected os ilatarday, sod the work ordered to be
eompleted forthwith. The Gasket is not to be, as here-
tofore. • mere lump of precious metal, but will be an
exquisite speolises of meal and jewelled work,
minister* COlOlll4ll of the Prises and Primer carefully
jewelled. in ported imitations of the originals, rer•
mounting the top of this mostly 11111. coffer.