The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-11-05 00:00:00

Court Nt33o.

MARRIAGE 07 THI Panics OF WALKS.—TbiA Is an
event which, in the natural order of things, may be
looked for shortly. Madame Rumour has, indeed,
already sonferred upon his Royal Highness • daughter
of Primes Christian of Denmark, in whom, and whose
male heirs, the succession to the throne is vested
according to the treaty of London, of 1852. Tlie
Princess is in her 17th year, and said to be exceedingly
beautiful, and in every respect • suitable match for the
heir apparent to the throne of England. The only
objection to it is the possibility that such • matri.
amnia' alliance between the crowns of England and
Denmark may entangle this country in disputes, or
even wars respecting the Danish succession, as similar
alliances have done in times of old. But whenever and
whomsoever his Royal Highness does marry, we take
it for granted that there will be no extraordinary pull
upon the public purse on the occasion, beeause the
bridegroom either is, or ought to be, provided for by the
revenues of the Duchy of Cornwall, which, only
diminished by the coat of his maintenance and edu-
cation, have been aceumalating for his benefit from
the day of his birth, some twenty years ago. From
the Parliamentary return No. 13, seri. 1860, the
latest we have seen on the subject, it appears that
the gross receipts' of the Duchy in the year ending 31st
December, 1859, were £63,704 12s. 100. ; that the
disbursements under various beads amounted to
£12,927 10s. 3d. ; and that the sum of 240,785 was
paid over to the trustees and treasurer of his Royal
Highness, to his Royal Highness's use, leaving a balance
of 29.992 2s. 71d. at the banker's. Now, an income of
say £40,000 a-year for twenty years amounts to geoq,ooo
and supposing that the maintenance and education of
the Prince Duke, from the time when he was a baby in
arms down to the presentday has cost his Royal parents
—who are the trustees-2100,000, there ought to be
something Jike £700,000 invested for his benefit some-
where. If what ought to be is, the loyal and liberal
people of Ei.gland may rejoice, therefore, in the prospect
of the approaching happiness of their future monarch,
without any apprehension of a demand for dowry or
appanage, such as is, it would appear. indispensable in
the cue of other niembers of the royal family.
The Prince of Wales visited the Temple on Thursday,
and the proceedings mused off with great icia4. Then
was • taro and very fashionable attendance of specta-
ton ; the bar, of course, mustered in great numbers;
and • great deal of public interest and excitement was
, manifested in the neighbourhood. The Prince having
been first admitted to the bar was then elected abencher.
' A procession was next formed, which proceeded to the
new library, where an address was presented to the
Prince, who delivered a brief reply ; whereupon Mr.
, (soon to be Sir James) Andersen declared that his
Royal Highness had opened the building. A choral
service in the church followed, which, in its turn, was
succeeded by an elegant &joiner in the Great Hall.
The Prince, after wishing success to the profession,
proposed " Domes" —a tout which was greeted with
hearty applause. A conversagione took place ii the
evening, and was attended by a numerous and brilliant
company.

Flowers have their language, why not Owl: religion
Of course ii would be Etuddhisan.—Pillir