The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-11-12 00:00:00

THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS AT

YR &UPTON 00IIRT.

Dorset has bees highly favoared of Isie with lie
visits of Royal The Pdaes of WSW with
the Duke of bridge for several days daring the
reseal estrum nesoos Imes stayed at Criehel Haase, the
residence of Kr. Gerard Stara K.P.; the Heir Appersst
Moo visited Weymouth oo the sompletios of Portland
Breakwater, itscommined by Priam Arthur; we ham
the placing mticipatiou before this year is out of
having both the Prime and Primer of Wales at
Crtehel Some; and now we record Desist being honoured
by the presence of another Royal lady—tam Qum of
the Netherlands. Her Majesty hes twee on • visit to
Frampton Court, the mat of It Mailer
lisg. The Quest arrived on Friday evening,
by the °onetime Umber' Stirrer sad Baron de Gemerts
(K•reeshal de la Cow), We fixselleaoy the Vintager of
Vie Nmheriands, sad •as mons mite. Tbe °asepsis,
at the hoses ineladed the Duke and Dachau if
Somerset, Lord sad Lady Pohlman, Kr. Motley (lige
the Dodged &atm Minister to Great Brits* who is
writiog • history of the Nethesiaade, and bee bees
staying at The Hagm), Kra. Wolk, and Kim Kotler,
Mn. less, Kr. Swum (from the United State.), Mr.
Aigernoa Sheridan, Mn. Algernon Sheridaa lets Klas
Kotely), Kr. Thome Slearklan, Kies Sheridan, ha, Oa
Wanly Her Majesty and smite acomemined by Bk.
Sheridan went to Weymouth and Portlead. end
leapested the training ship Boseamin. On Sunday the
Qama attended morning 'metes at the perish ohnreh
of Frampton—a handsome, eddies which her from time
to time belt' ealerged and botutilled by the Sheridan
family. In Me aftereon took plea the orowning
event of the visit Her Majesty become
godmother to the emond &Richter of Kr.
sag Kra A Igor:wet Sheridan. The smut &Wasted
large number* to the °burgh from all the district round
sad the money town of Dorchester. and every seal
was tiled. About half-past them Her Majesty with
her attendants sad the other Tidier, at Frampton
Court strived at the Mardi emitted by Kr. Sheriden,
who showed primal, acorteey and deference to Hee
Majesty. The Dateli national authem was played by Me
organist (Kim Doweleswell) oath. lormating of Ow Hoye/
party. The Queen displayed maoh royal gram end
dignity,asd bowed with the utmost affebility to the me-
mos around in acknowledgment of the general uprising
on her entrains. Her Majesty was very plainly attired,
In a lavender milk dress, darkleolouriel shawl, sod
bleak lam bonnet trimmed with • few Sowers. The
south alele,wbere Meads the fout,tead been carpeted with
orimsoa sloth, and here • chair of Mama velvet and
gilt was planed for her woommodeedon.w We the aneuri-
sms and the net of the party gathered mooed. The
lost had been obtately deemeted by Kim Sheridan and
Kiss Motley. The bowl is aa ootagos oa • deeoratied
pedestal. Four of the panels metal& emblems of the
Evangelista, arid the others are SUM with fonage.
Around the base was pissed a wreathing of farm, box,
and lanrietinue, studded with peak ahrysanthemems,
I. the niches formed in the pedestal by slight zombie
eclairs set • mall distance apart with canopies over
was laid mom piked alit with yellow Pompom
chrysanthemums • and Immediately underneath thebowl
...bother gariied of evergreens with their blossom
Figures of angels form the melte/ of the zombie shafts.
and Mere were wreathed with mitigated box set oil
with white Sowers. Over the font was formed a regal
moire, eight mobile of variegated box springing from
the eagles of the font, and terminating in • foliated
ernes of white sentellies sel ohrymatheenuras. The
wreath that formed the base of the mown was oomposed
of senators*, elermenthenizens, sanellime, Intim
petunias, and Mine Mealy Somers, intermixed with
Lam end fern leaves. Altogether the deeoratim was
eedingly pretty. The dim tor the publle bap
of lofeaM was performed by the Rev. Rieltard ttimee,
the Vicar assisted by his eon Kr. Charles Tudor.
&gore prcieeeding with the setirtrie, the hymn oeginning
as follows was sung—

o Intakes that thou shalt not tear
Christ crannied to own,
W. print the =moue this her,,
And stamp thee Rh alma."
In the meantime the infant with its enne arrived M
the Muth, and from time to time nude kaown
puissoos by Mae baby cries. After the opening prayers
and exhortation, Her blejedy took the infant, gad
reepondassr to the questions by the priest in a vows
plainly audible sod musiod, renouneed 00 the Mild'.
behalf the world. the flesh, and the devil, expressed thee
"muted belief in the eardinal doctrines of Christianity,
iTd M er. Mated hdeein to be baptised in this; faith, aeoord.
g to the t.rma of the Mau. The child waa named
Sophie riorense Lothrop—the int after her Royal
godmother, the mooed sitar her sent La,dy Poltimora,
and the third oat of the Quietism 010201 of her mother.
After the infant had been baptised, the priest returned her to her godmother, and the nurse went forward to
take her °barge, bin the Qines would not give np the
baby, but fondled sad hushed it to the most kindly
momooly way, winning the hearts of all the ladles Egmont and whim the admiratioa of everyb.dy else.
Her Majesty so nursed the child till Moues the sled of
the stenos. At the oceelmiou of the ceremosy the
argon "The church's oast foundation" wu sang ; and
then the Dutch anthem wai agsiu played en
Her N.jesty and the party left the church. Several ladies in the chorea gratified themselves by adminag It. infant, smothering it Mum ad agreeing it wee a most oh.rming baby. Immediately after the cere-
mony the Queen planted two oak sultan in Pomp-
ton park in front of Mr. Sherilart's mansion, in sew numeration of the day.
AA everybody knows it is the &vial custom for god-
parette to make preeenta to the infante for whom they
become spume, but Her 11.joity improved upee our
Practice, by presseting to the happy mother Mrs.
Algernon Sheridan a beautiful ornament, oonuceed of
amethysts, diamonds, sad pearl&
tbsExllperfoeormaosistit &maimed
the
...avate were ;rut the thursh
sen akits
crowd, and the marina el the was meet
al and demist. fitrangers were admitted by
if
the tellowlee smarms very eserteeasty
soidestsd Ws is their appoialel pissee74k. Thews

COX ono of the ohorehorazdooo, gr. ilbcrid". "mild
hei4 the other, Mr. Watts, Mr. Johacce. Mr. Groom
(prinoind tenants ea the estate) Mr. Dowdeswell
o.eirard), and Mr. Champion (o'crlt of thm works).
Is laity not h. loapproprut in thts °policeman to
mention that the tratith Melo of am church where the
ceremony took ohm° bee letely been rebels. Is for.
merly hod • fiat irdled roof. whmh has now glyen place to
, •handeriese open traceried ecof of pitch °4n, the pf4/101
pale :Mills aupoorted by corbels of HaNnhill stone
' mused into apish° Cares It imita.fari of an old ono
oovored up to the original roof thirties the lath end
plaster period, whirls wu revealed when the ceiling
was stripped. An important feataro in tha rcotoratida
Is the stained glass windows, which have takers the
pleas of the old lights. Two of them me of
foliated embossed glass, sad of the other two
one is the rift of the Hon. Mrs. Norton (the
'Hquire's meter), In memory of her eon, and was
nted by • oolebrated Munich artist It repreeente
moose in the life of Baal and David, and is a most
elegant work of art. The other window was eubseribed
for by the parishioners in grateful aelinowledgment of
Mr. liberldeo's Undue'. in the restoration of the church.
The soil este of the two oompartaients are the bootie=
of (Anis', sod our Bsviour blocsing little children.
Underueetb it is a handsome tablet of Genera marble,
insoribeci es follows
On Christmas-day, MI, ibls window wan creosoted be the
Vicar and Parisi:dopers, st a memorial of their gratitude for
Um restoration end beantlfyiog of 1.01. church, and Is humbly
dedicated to the Glory of Gad
"Neither will I offer unto the Lord my God of that •Inch
doth caet me notbl.g—ll Samuel islr, Se.
The exterior el ties new aisle bee m parapet of open
*semi with served pinnaelee ow the tops of the
bettreeme. Underneath lam heavy *proles moulding
with foliated corbels end figures of lieriptural Per.
nonage,. The windows externally have moulded labs&
tormioating alternately with heads of esiots and
foliage. AU Om carrion was done by Mr. B. Orresby,
sculptor, of Dorchester, whose skidol handiwork is
fated in so many of our Dorset motored and new
chamber.

Nem the church is as handsome row of almshouses,
4rMifying to the rare of the 'squire for the decayed poor
of lb* lowish, es the ecoollwei cottages throughon t the
pleas show It. gonerof regard for the co.cfort of the
labouring clam. The *habeas's wen designed by Mr.
B. Terry. the well-known arohltast. On the frost of
the hostas le • tablet bearing the it.,. of
Mr. sod Mr.. Sheridan, and oleo • marble
brinscribed with this motto somposed by Mr.
erlidan—" Wont is Mir only wee that God gives man
power to host." At th• oast end Is Mrs. aborkiao's
Unsay arms, and of tha east oed Mr. aborklea's.
lixoeUent imbeds are how provided in Ora village, sod
Mrs. Shettion sloths, the eels alike In dreamt sad
°leaks distragalebed saint by 'eoasfert and good Ude.
Throw/boat tho village they,* aro nemberlese tokens of
the Idodly oar, of the 'Squire. We may note that them
I, no ratio-house or bootstrap in the trarleh, end oil*
constrioence le that Frampton Is 'comely over board of
in say wonnestion le mu polies orarta
It Is said Mr. Sheridan sontempleras bsildiag a now
Porch to the church and restoring lb. north elsie 'bleb
is new • flit rolled roof, and Is • dlesight to tra other-
wise beendful ettureh. Tho whole of ths restoration
work, it to worthy of note, boo born done, erospt the
orating, under the superinrandsooe of Mr. Champion,
Mark of the works, estittod by tut son, by tho men ow
the estate..

—ife—r—i;jesty the Quwa ef the Netherlands left
Frampton oourt ow Monday seeming, and proceeded by
the Great Wafters railway from Cl' Isnatooe at 9.22 LIM
to Leedom We believe we are right ia myths that
the Quell has mach enjoyed her brief vieft to Dorset.
ElaperioModeat Ram aid • eptesial staff of the Dorset
emeeteMelary have beim on daty at Frampton daring
the Royal Malt.

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