The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-03-31 00:00:00

Coast an fassbionablc Enteligtnce.

IT la stated that areangements are now being made
fora tour by Prinoe Arthur, which will Mewl, most
plates d interest in Itsly and the East.
COLORIL NAPIER SPURT, M. P. for Dorchester, was
one of the cossets at the Speaker's sitth parliamentary
fall-dram dinner on Wednesday evening.
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Toe SPDAILR'S levee on Wednesday evening was
numerously attended, and the company included Mr. G.
G. Glyn, Mr. M. IL Marsh, Colonel N. Sturt, ko.
Tits Countess De Grey had an sesentbly on Wednes-
day evening at her residence in Carlton-gardens, London.
Amongst the company present were Lord and Lads
Dufferin, Sir John and Lady Johnstone, Hon. Mrs.
Nortam, Hon. Henry Cowper, Mr. Hodpon. end Miss
Hodgson, Mr. and Mrs. Glyn and Miss Glyn, Mrs.
Hambro, Colonel Sturt, ke.
Moan Pitinm—A list of further new peers is still in
existence. There is, however, little Ilkehlicod of these
distinctions being conferred for the present on the
varione gentlemen who are destined for the honour,
inept in the very imerobable event of Mr. Disraeli
sleeting to Tanya if defeated in the Have. of Commons.
—The Ow&
Mi, AND Mac. DIARAELT'S RICIPTION.—The recep-
tion of the Premier sod lire. Disraeli. on Wednesday
night, at the New Foreign Office, was • brilliant affair.
At ten o'cloek the Prime Minister and his trite arrived,
and soon after the company began to flow in. The
reoeption-rooths being not yet otimpleted as to their
decorations, iS became unavoidable that this assembly
should be held in apartments not intended for other
then purely official uses, but which were fitted for
the occasion with great succor. The flowers grouped
in mossy banks at the entrance from the quadrangle,
and in every corner in which they could be seen with-
out being in the way; the brilliant light of gas end
wax tapers; the handsome dresses of the ladies, and
"wenn.i uniforms, of both scarlet and blue—military,
naval, and civil—relieving the sombre attire which
does duty for evening dress; the gorgeous, and yet
tasteful and artistic, decorations of the oorridors, the
grand staircase, an d the reoeption rooms. oombined to form
a pleasing picture. The minutes pawed rapidly until 11
and wood upstairs with the test of the company to the
o'clock, at which timeneerly &lithe Ministershad arrived
largest reception-loom, where the Premier and Kra
Disraeli did the honours of the evening with oonrteous
and oondderate grace. At five minutes to eleven o'clock
the Coldstream band, which bad for some half -hoer
been discoursing the sweetest mode, commenced the
National Anthem, and Mr. and Mra. Disraeli went to
meet his Royal Highness the Commander in Chief and
Prince Tack, who, resting on the staircase. remained in
ooneereation for some time with their friends. A few
minutes later the National Anthem anaounced the
presence of the Prime and Princess Christian. The
Prime Minister eondeeted the Princess to the reception.
room, while the Prises offered Ills arm to Kra Disraeli,
who bag as yet hardly recovered from the strain of her
severe illness. Almost at the same moment came Mr.
Gladstone, who wore his Windsor uniform, and Lord
Halifax; but it was with some difficulty that they
reached the upper corridor, and they engaged in mover.
cation for some minutes on the staircase, at the top of
which Mr. Gladstone was received by the Premier and
Mrs. Disraeli. At half-past eleven Mr. Disraeli went
to the entrance from the quadrangle to receive the
Prince and Princess of Wales, and Mrs. Disraeli was
conducted to the first landing of the grand staircase by
the Sari of Shrewsbury and TalboL The National
Anthem was playing se the Prince and Princess ap-
proached, the former wearing hie Garter ribbon, and the
latter looking ae she used to look before her sad illoes".
The Princess wore white silk, looped op with bunches
of violet*, and trimmed with black velvet and black
leee. A dozen rows of large pearls hung on her neck,
tied with anima ribbon ,• and a tiara of large diamonds
was her simple bead-dress. Shaking hands eordially
with Mn. Disraeli, the Princess paused for • moment
to enter into eonversation, and then, teking the arm
of the Premier, she moved towards the large
reeeptionroom, returning with that charming smile
that is so well known, the warm trestle's of those
grouped on the aide' of the staircase and the
corridors. Mn. Disraeli took the arm of the Prince of
Wales, and then came a suite not undistingniebed,
inasmuch as it included five peat or present Cabinet
Ministers, and many of the belles of the present season.
When the Prince and Princess of Wales bad rested for
• time in the large retention-room, and had engaged in
conversatim with many of the noble gueste who
formed the inner circle, the host's party 'oaten
to make • tour of the rooms and the corridors ; but the
throng was an mat that at each step the crowd
Inca-env:id in density, and within five minutes the Royal
guests were compelled to retrace their steps. At
midnight supper was announced, and the procession vu
formed as follows :—The Fits, Lord of the Treasury con-
ducted the Princess of Wales ; and Mrs. Disraeli leant
on the arrn of the Prince. The Duke of Cambridge
and the Prince's Christian led the remainder of the
Royal party, which consisted of the Prince Christian,
Prince Tech, the Duke of Buckingham, and several
other gentlemen, each leading a. lady. As soon ari the

• Two Sermons preoehed In the parish church of Broadway,
In Advent, lee, by Edward Headland, HA., Hamm of
Bineombe-Mth-Bytadway, tate Fellow of Gonrllle and CIOUJI
College, Cambridge. LOOdOO : Hunt and Company,
22, Holies-Aron, Oaviodiab-square. Donbuta : J. Foster.
Mos ISIPInws•

Royal party bad mitered the sopper-ro-m. the other
gnects betook themaelves to—or tried t reach —the
refreshmenkroov.a ; but there was a °minter current at
the corner of the corridor, and for some Mile time there
was difficulty in moving either forward or bask ; hut in
time this was oonquerwi, not without rending of trains
land squeezing of elbows into basks, but on the whole
with perfect good bamnur. Conversation continued
over the nipper table., for soother hoar, when a con-
. siderable stream of the goads began to dow towsrds tie
lower corridorP. At one o'clock the Prince and
Princess took leave of their host end bo.teu,
returned to Marlborough House, and the remainder of
the Royal family anon sties set the example for the
departure of the remsiadcr of the guests. Among
those present were— The Connie,. Gowp r and Ladies
Cownnr (2). the Right Hon. W. S. Gladstone. M. P , and
Mrs. and the Miss. s Gladstone (21. Sir Thomm and
Lndv Fremantle and Miss Fremantle, rho Right Ron.
W. F. Cowper, M.P., Mrs. Cowper, Fir Ivor (Inert, Sir
li. and Lady Drummond Wolff and Miss Fooblusque,
Admiral Sir Sidney and Loiy Dames and Mins Decree,
Mr. and Lany Augusta F•eausntle, Mrs. Moyer, Mr.
M. Guest, Mr. Nugent Hanka., Mr. Henry FA wards.
M.P., Mr. Schrieber, M.P., and Lady Charlotte
Schrieher and Mos tilanohe Guest. Mr. Treeby, M.P.,
sad Misses Treeby (2), Colonel Vandeleur, !co.
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