The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-06-01 00:00:00

Court Netus.

The Queen and Court are at Osborne. It is expected
that this year another member will be added to the
Royal Family.
The Marquis of Dalhousie, who arrived from Malta,
at Southampton, by the Indus, on Thursday week, is
still very ill, and continues to walk on crutches.
His Royal Highness the Prince Consort left Osborne
Friday on a visit to the Princess Frederick William of
Prussia . _

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PRINCE ALBERT'S DEPARTURE FROM OSTEND.—Her
Majesty, the Prince Consort. and the Royal family
steamed up from Osborne to Portsmouth, on Thursday
evening, and entered the harbour at half-past 5, under
the usual salutes and ceremonies, naval and military.
The Fairy ranged off the dock-yard, where the Prince
alighted, and where the naval Commander-in-Chief and
the dock-yard staff and guard of honour were in attend-
once. The Prince entered Sir George Seymour's car-
riage, attended by Colonel Ponsonby and one other offi-
cer, and was driven to the Landport station of the Lon-
don and South-Western, and London, Brighton, and
South-Coast Railway, where a special train had been
prepared by Mr. Alfred Mountain, the joint superinten-
dent, to convey the Prince Consort to Dover cid Hast-
ings and Ashford, on the South-Coast and South-Eastern
lines. This train, in charge of Mr. Craven and Mr.
Hawkins, officers of the Brighton Company, left the
terminus for its destination at four minutes past 6. The
Royal yacht Fairy returned to Osborne immediately on
the departure of the Prince from the dockyard. The
salutes, &a., were repeated.
DEPARTURE OP PRINCE ALBERT FOR THE CONTI-
NENT.—Dover, Thursday night.—His Royal Highness
the Prince Consort arrived at Dover at 9.25 p.m per
special train of the South-Eastern Railway, and em-
barked on board the Admiralty yacht Vivid, Commander
Allen, which was lying in the harbour with her steam
up ready for immediate departure for Ostend. The
Prince and Princess Frederick-William will meet
his Royal Highness at Gotha. It is not yet set-
tled whether the Prince will stay a day or two in Ber-
lin in going or returning, but that he will pay • visit to
Prince Frederick-William's father,in certain.
VISIT OF Till QUEEN TO BIRMINGHAM.—The visit
of her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and the Prime of
Wales to Birmingham, for the purpose of opening the
ancient park of Aston as a public promenade and recre-
ation ground, is now definitely fixed for the 15th that •
and preparations are in progress for giving the role
y a magnifiunt and enthusiastic reception. e
party
will arive by the London and North-Western
Railway at Coventry on the afternoon of Monday, the
14th, when an address of welcome will be presented by
the Mayor and corporation of that town at the station.
Theme her Majesty will proceed by road to Stoneleigh
Abbey, the seat of Lord Leigh, the Lord Lieutenant of
Warwickshire, where she well spend the night. The
following morning the royal party will travel by railway
to Birmingham, where they will arrive at the New-street
station about eleven o'clock. Here they will be met by
the Mayor, Mr. Ratcliffe, and Town Clerk, and be con.
ducted by them in procession to the Town hall. This
splendid edifice will be taatefuily decorated, exterior and
Interior, for the occasion, the corporation having voted
£3,000 to clefry the necessary outlay.
WINDSOR, 25th Hay.—The twelfth anniversary of the
birthday of Her Royal Highness the Princess Helena
was celebrated here with the customary honours paid to
the members of the royal family. Early in the morning
the belle of the Chapel Royal, of St. George, and St.
John's Church rang out merry peals, which were con-
tinued during the day. At noon the Queen's bombar-
dier fired • royal salute in the Batchelor's acre, and
Royal salutes were also fired from Fort Belvidere and
the Royal Adelaide frigate at Virginia Water. In the
evening the royal tradespeople illuminated their houses.
The Earl of Derby left London Thursday, for Osborne,
ens visit to her Majesty, and returned to town next
day.
The Bishop of Exeter and Mrs. and Mils Phillpotte
have let the Clarendon for the Palace, Exeter.