The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-08-25 00:00:00

Court anb Nigh Lift.

The Duke and Dachas of Itichomed are entertaining
a select party at Gordon Castle, N. 8., for the grouse
shooting. Prima and Princess Edward of Saxe
Weimar arrived at Gordon Castle early in the past week,
and on Tuesday several other guests arrived at the
cart's.
The marriage of Lady Violet Graham, second
deaghter of the Duke and Duchess of Montrone, with
11r. Greville, son of Colonel and Lady Brae Grimaldi,
will, we understand, not take plses until November.
The wedding is to be solemnised in London.
On Monday, as Lord and Lady Gilbert Kennedy were
riding in the vicicity of the village of Everaley, her
ledyship's horse took fright at a cart laden high with
peas After rearing violently, the animal backed into
• ditch, throwing her ladyship, and causing some
severe injuries to the bead, which rendered her insen-
sible, in which state she was conveyed home. We
bear that her ladyship, who Is much beloved in the
neighbourhood, is progreulng favourably.
The Prince and Princes. of Wales are paring a quit
happy life in Scotland. The Edissburpt Courant says:
—" Since the 12th his royal highness has been grouse
shooting every day with great smarm Her royal
highness devotes a good deed of time to angling —a sport
of whieh she seems to have • thorough appreelation—esd
has met, we believe, with much 1111COMII, considering the
advanced period of the you-. As usual on Sunday their
royal hignemes and suite attended service at Cratbie
Church. The Rev. A. Anderson preached an exoellent
practical sermon from Jamas, let chapter and 25th
valve. The church was well filled, and the perks from
which • good view of the royal party could he obtained
were crowded to moms.
A man of the mum of Farquharson, • pearl fisher,
having celled at the Castle • few days before, his box
of pearls was presented to the prime and princess for
inspection, and they selected two from the lot, and
greatly admired the whole. These pearls have all been
takes out of the Strathmore river. One, for white
the owner has been offered 00, is, indeed, • "perfect
pearl"
The Princess Louisa will remain at Osborne until the
lint week in September, when she will proceed to
Windsor Castle, to meet her Majesty on her return from
Germany, which will be on the 10th of September. The
Queen will then sleep one night only at the Csetle, and
on the following day take her departure for Scotland,
accompanied by the Prisons Louisa anti other members
of the royal family. Her Majesty will return to Windsor
at the usual time in October.
Having received several communications relative to
the exit privacy observed by railway officials on the
Queen's arrival or departure at the various railway.
Mations, Inquiring if it is still her Majesty's with to
maintain that 'Tenses observed at the time of the
demise of the late Prince Consort, _we are ambled to
state, for the satiefction of the public in this matter,
that, on the Queen's arrival at the Windsor station on
Monday from Osborn*, her Majesty asked the canes
of the absence of the inhabitants from the platform
the had been in the habit of seeing. On being told that
the officials considered they were consulting the wishes
of her Majesty by shutting out the pubik, the Queen
replied. " Not now, not now. "—Court Journal.
Tba lete visit of his Royal Highness Prime Arthur to
Dolgelley is likely to be of permanent benefit to the
town. The prinse, follewirj the example of the Queen,
ordered • aplesdid diem of linserwoolem for his sister
this Princes" Beatrice, a Welsh hat, shoes ka, with
strict imputations that the whole must be of Welsh
material sod snake. The order has been completed, and
the artieles forwarded to the young prince's, after
haring been on view a day or two at
The Marquis of Loiter ia gradnallyinellasatisfactorily
Improving in health. His lordship has been in • very
precarious Mae, but happily all danger is over.
Bishop Colmao has been staying during the last few
dam at the Lion Hotel. Dolgelley, Merionethshire.
Noughts stay be twiesarosed Ceder Idris. He let
Saturday for South Wales. The Bishop of Glossed:
and Bristol, with hi family, are also eta all the
Lion Hotel, Dolgelley. There is no Boglisi. service in
Doigalley, so that the bishop offieisted on Sunday the
164 in the coffee-room of the hotel. He appeen to be
in very debate health.
The Bishop at British Columbia has been visiting his
old parishioners at Yarmouth. On Monday he delivered
to them an address on the position and prospects of the
colony which forms his episcopal sea. His statements
are worthy of the closest perasaL They sufficiently
indicate the trials which await those who go out to seek
their fortunes in British Columbia, and the Muncie' of
success.