The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-04-17 00:00:00

NOTES OF THE WEEK.

1.-Mr. PEABODY has replied in a becoming
and appropriate manner to the sentiment, of
Her Majesty the Queen. His letter will be
found in another part of our impression.
The Queen, after a few weeks residence at
Osborne, whither she went on Tuesday last,
will return for her spring trip to Balmoral.
The accouchement of the Princess Royal is
again announced. The Crown Princess of
Prussia gave birth to a daughter at Potadam
on Thursday at six a.m., having only arrived
from Berlin a few hours previously. The
Prince de Tack has come over to wed the
Princess Mary of Cambridge, and the 01121-
bridge party, including the Prince, have been
on a visit to the Prince of Wales at Sand-
ringham, planting trees in the grounds. It
is explained, however, that the Prince of
Tech, like the bridegroom of the Princess
Helena, is not altogether of royal birth. As
respects the latter, it is well known that
Prince Christian of Schleswig. Holstein is the
son of the Duke of Augustenburg by his
marriage with a Danish lady, the Countess
Danneskiold Samsoe ; but in his case, the
marriage being fully recognised by the laws
of Denmark, the issue of it have always borne
the titles of Princes and Princesses of
Augustenburg. The Prince of Tech, however
is the son of the Duke of Wurtemburg, by
his marriage with the Countess Hobenstein
—a German lady--consrquently by the law
of Germany, the marriage is only what is
called a morganatic one. The son and two
daughters of this marriage up to 1863, there-
fore, only bore the maternal title of Count
and Countesses of Hohenstein ; but at that
time the King of Wurtemburg, by royal
decree, conferred upon them the titles of
Prince and Princesses of Tack. The Prince of
Tech is in his 29th year; the Princess Mary in
her 88rd. Her elder sister is married to the
reigning Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
Strelitz ; and her mother, the Duchess of
Cambridge, is daughter of the late Landgrave
of Hesse Cassel.

If.-AN ADJOURNED DEBATE was in the
nature and ordinary course of things neces-
sary to test the question of "bit by bit"
eform ; but the symptoms exhibited by that
now in progress have been strange enough,
and scarcely explicable. It was thought that
the Ministry came up from the Easter recess
with their position rather improved than
otherwise; but it was found that if circum-
stances had improvecilistiirelioaition, they bad
at the same time their tempers.
Both Mr. Gladstone an Sir George Grey
have been most unlike themselves in the tone
and temper in which they have addressed the
House; and, as Fun says, many a hesitating
member, when asked whether he will vote
for Reform, has stuttered out "he'll be
Bob'-Lowed if he do." The rinses asserts
that bir George Grey on Friday night, in
place of his calm collected manner, which is
equal to getting through the longest and ,
most complicated sentence with placidity, was
angry and enraged, and abrupt and confused
in his utterances. Our London Corres-
pondent, who is like ourselves, perfectly
neutral, indeed remarks that the speakers on
Thursday and Friday were all unusually
earnest. The speech of Sir Edward Bulwer
Lytton, perhaps, excited more attention than
any other; and the whole of his speech
consisted of sharp pungent allusions that
were received by .the House with deafen-
ing cheers. Perhaps the House had
not forgotten bow frequently the
Bulwers advocated the other side dieing
the first Reform discussion. The division is
expected to-night (Tuesday), for it is deemed
'aim* possible for the impatience of the
liouse to brook more than a fourth night's
discussion. Opinions are evenly balanced as
to the result. Should Government be
defeated, it is said to be determined to refer
the question to the hustings.
roixovricso SUKYARIT Of Walt
Colonial Intelligence is to be found in Mews.
SW. Silver and Company's Monthly Oircialar,
of which we have by anticipation been
favoured with a proof

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