The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-05-08 00:00:00

Court Naos.

The Queen and the Prince Consort went at 12 o'clock
on Thursday to the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, in
Trafalgar-square. Her Majesty soil his Royal highness
were accompanied by the Princess Alice. Prince Alfred,
Prince Arthur, and the Princesses Helena and Louisa.
Sir Charles L. Eastlake. President of the Royal
Academy, received the Queen, and conducted her
Majesty through the Exhibition. The Royal party
returned in seven carriages, from the Academy to
Buckingham Palace, at ten minutes past 2 o'clock.
Prince Albert has presented to the Lancashire and
Cheshire Institutional Assonation a box of books on
cottage economy, domestic and sanitary regulations,
rural architecture, agriculture, &c.
Profesoor Owen delivered, on Thursday last, at
Buckingham Palace, his fourth lecture on " Natural
History," before the Prince Consort, Prince Alfred, the
Princess Alice, and other members of the royal family,
and the ladies and gentlemen in attendance.
Prince Alfred, attended by Major Cowell, left Bock.
ingham Palace on Thursday afternoon for Portsmouth, to
rejoin the &trysails, which proceeds immediately to the
Cape of Good Hope.
The Nottingham Jottesal Faye :—" The petition to
the Queen respecting the lace trade has been presented,
and the Duke of Newcastle has desired that specimens
of the best productions of the trade should be forth-
with sent up fm r her Majesty's inspection, previous to
the next drawing-room. The matter having been
transferred from the original promoter sof the petition
to the Chamber of Commerce, a meeting has been held
by that body this week, to take the matter into con-
snleration. It was decided that the nitter should be
left to a special committee, cionsisting of Mews. Vickers,
Birkin, Bradbury, Heytuann, and Mallett, who met on
Tuesday morning last, and decided to invite about a
dozen of the principal makers of the trade."
VISIT OF PRINCE A 1.11611.7 TO WOOLIFICH.—Hie
Royal Highness the Prince Consort, accompanied by
the young Prince Arthur, and attended by Lieutenant-
Colonel Ponsonby, as Aide-de-Carp, and Major Elphin•
stone, Governor to Prince Arthur, drove down to Wool-
wich on Friday eve .. i,, g, and visited the gun factories
and stores. The honour of receiving the Prince
devolved on Colonel Tulloh, Superintendent of the
Carriage Department and Inspector of Artillery. as
senior officer of the establishment. His Royal High.
peas having alighted in the Dial-16,0*re, proceeded on
foot, accompanied by the young Prince and attended
by the above-named officers, towards the Armstrong
depository, through the avenue fronting the Royal car-
riage department, and inspected the macaws area, brist-
ling with piles and pyramids of shut and *bell, anil
layers of guns and mortars, in perfect readiness for
service. Arrived at the depository, the Prince was
received by Captain Gordon. Principal Military Store-
keeper. and Mr. Anderson. Superintendent of the Royal
Gun Factory. The entire party were then admitted,
the principal object of the Prince's visit being to iimpect
the new Armstrong battery of 12-pounder guns about
to be issued to the troop* ht garrison. Having accom-
plished his inspection, his Royal Highness paid a hurrid
visit to the factory. The Prince left the Arsenal
about half past ti o'clock for London.