The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-04-19 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY'S Da.twiNc-Boon.—Her Majesty the
QUCCII held her tiNt Drawing-room this season on
Thuisday afternoon in tit. James's Palace. The Quern
and Prince Consort arrived from Buckingham Palace,
attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting.
The Queen ~ore a train of lilac satin, trimmed with
handsome old point, and bouquet,' of walldowers an .
mignonette. The petticoat of white satin, covered with
white tulle, trimmed to cotrespond to the train. Her
Illajesty'a !mut-dress wa. formed of a wreath of wall-
flowers and mignotatte, ornamented with diamonds.
THE PRINCE Or WALES.—A lefter from Rome of
the 2nd says :—" The Prince of Wales made an excep-
tion this week to his general rule of not going out in
the evening. His royal highness went on Tuesday
evening to visit the Austrian Ambassadress, C teas
Colloredo, and then proceeded to the French Embassy,
where the Countess de Grammunt had a very full
assembly, enlivened by the comic strains of M. Lanai-
nor, of Petals Royal celebrity. In the course of the
evening the Count de Grammont presented his 11104
di6tinguisbed visitors to the Prince of Wales. His
royal highness has during this week descended to the
, catacombs of St. Calixtus, ander the guidance of Clic-
, valier De Rossi, and visited the Haspigliosi and Quirinal
Palaces. Yesterday lie made an excursion into
Albano, with the somewhat unpleasant aocouipaninient
of a keen tramositann wind, which is not to be trifled
with on the lofty summit of the Alban Mount."

According to present arrangements, and if war does
not break out, the Prince of Wales leavcs How about
the end of this month, and visit:, several Oa., in the
north of Italy. He inxices • ',hurt ',toy in Florence,
after that the route home to England is not settled on, but
he will nut come to Paris.

Her Royal Highness the Princess Alice will be con-
firmed during the en.ming Pa.sion Week. at St. George's
Chapel, IVitidsor, The Archbishop of Canterbury will
officiate.

Tim NEW PEERS ANN BAIOINEIN.—The dignity of
Baron is conferred upon the under mentioned gentle-
men :—Colonel George Wyndham, by the title of Itsroes
Leconfield, of Lecontield, in tie E4at Riiliog of the
county of York ; William Tattoo Egerton, Esq., by the
title of Baron Egerton, of Tstton. 11l the county of
Chester ; Sir Charles Morgan Robinson Morgan, Bart.,
by the title of Baron Tredegar, of Tredegar, in the
county of Monmouth. The new Bsronets are : —Mr.
William Miles, M.P., Mr. John Neeld, M.P., Mr.
Edward Grogan, M.P., Mr. John Henry Greville
8111)-th, Mr. George Stucley, and Mr. Phillip l'aunce•
fort Duncombe.
THE NEAPOLITAN EXILEA.—The Duke and Duchess
of Sutherland received Baron Prierio and • party of the
leading Neapolitan exiles at Stafford House, St. James's,
on Tuesday afternoon. There were present to inert the
Italian gentlemen at luncheon the Earl and Countess of
Shaftesbury, the Earl of C,arliide, the Dukeand Duchess
of Argyll, the Hanoi' and Marchioness of Stafford, the
Duchene (Dowager) of Norfolk. Hon. Charles Howard,
Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, the Dean of Westminster, the
Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Sir Roderick I. Murchison
the Right Hon. W. F. and Mrs. Cowper. Mr. IL M. and
Mn. Milne!, Mrs. Lacaita, Lord Ronald Lerestin Gower,
the Misses Lasoelles, kc.