The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-12-02 00:00:00

THZ ROYAL viur TO DORSET.

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This week Dorset has mire the honour of a Royal
Visit, the prlneely seat of Sir Ivor Guest, Bart., at
Cenford, being paced by thii presence of their Royal
Highnesses the Prices and Priam. Christian, and •
select party of guests who are invited to rout Ow Royal
party. Her Royal Highness is the third daughter of
(Jaeger Victoria-the ?Metes Helena Augusta Victoria,
who was married in 1866 to Prices Fredmiok Chrietien
Charles Augustus, of Snbleurig-_Hoistein.Sondetburg.
Auguateobarg, K 0., and • Illajor•Generel In the
British army. Although the visit partekes °Melly of a
private character, the event hes smelled a good deal of
Interest In the county, and particularly In Poole aid
the neighbourhood. and measures were token to give
their Royal Highnesses such • geol•I welcome es
the ets•recter of the visit and the brevity of the time
would allow. There have hymn various mintier's in Poole
(eibloh are elsewhere reported) to make ansegements
for orlebratirg the ocessioe, and • loyal desire booboo.
manifested to chow all honour to the Royal visitors.
Tbe erellaneeked °everts at Csoford will 'Ford the
Prince sod party good sport, and we understand the
arruporents Mated. a °orient at Canford on Tuesday
enticing, there is to be a meet of lord Wolverton's
hoands on Wednesday at Kineton Leon which their
Royal Highoseees sr • expeeted to *Head, on Thursday
• bell will take plus, to which a large number of the
oristoorery and gentry of the aonoty have been invited,
and on Friday the Royal party return home.
The platform and °Mess at Wimtione station wore
there used hominess-like moot, but at the outer gates
the rood was spanned by a massive single arch °nitride°
• great height, sompresd of laurel boughs, with a deg
on either side, which was constrained by the railway
etiolate ; and there wee one of similar sham:dor in
trout of the railway hotel. At • short Matinee Is the
entrant* to Clanford, and the ornamental iron gates at
the lodge hare been newly-decorated otiosiol•te eolour
poked out with gilt, and have • very smart •ppearance,
'the drive to the mansion is very pretty, passing through
an avneue of trees, with • Wok undergrowth of kneel,
holly, rhododendrons, and otter shrub,. The railway
groom the road, and the archway is a massive stogie
stiltedly* handsome in design, and deoorated with the
arms and monograms of the owner of Canford, sad
Lady Omaha, while the embankment is made quite
pleasant to the eight, being studded with dwarf laurels,
Intermixed with taus of larger growth. In the home
perk by the side of the gravelled road time are
some oak true of remarkable growth, and an avenue
of stately elms towering teen Immense height. The teen
of the parish church was surmounted by • Dales Jack
gleeraiog brightly amid the surrounding foliage. In all
parts of the Mate there are abundant evidences of the
ears sod taste of the noble owners, and the lore w.th whisk
they are regarded was shown on Monday by numerous
bite of bunting in front of the cottages rigged up on
greeserroovered poles. There is a spacious school.
room in the midst of the village, and oottages 'Web
seem to be little relsoes of comfort, having large rooms,
plenty of light, and dainty Indio porches, that give a
piotoreeque lippearsoce to the plan. These are num-
bered, and run up to 54, which, it wu said, Indians
how teeny new oottagee have been emoted by Sir lvor
and Lady Cornelia Guest. At Oanford House the most
°couplet' astonsetneuts were made for the reception of
the Royal Orators, the apartments usually occupied by
Lady Cornelia Gout been trepared for therm All the
household have been hus,ly engaged the past week I.
making the necessary arrangements, and Mr. J. W.
Luff, the steward, has been indefetigeble in the general
su pe tin ten den cc
The Wimborne rifle eoroe to the number of 40 under
Capt. and Adji. Barrett, Surgeon Rowe, and Chaplain
Heath, and about 40 of the Poole corps, with Lieut.
Stone and Hon Ass. Surgeon Ellie. came out in fell
dress, u • guard of honour at the railway statioo.
The company now 'laying at Gaoford inclocie-Tbedr
Royal H shames the Prince and Prince.. Christian,
the Marquis of Hertford, Lirly Ann Taylor, Lady
Raessuond Taylor, Lord and Lady Rendrillarim. the
Doke and Duchess of Athol, Loci, Huotly, Lady Grass
Gordon Lord and Lady Porterlington, Mr. and Lady
Ctuiriot4 Schreiber, Miss Van DJ Weyer Lady
liersitbineM, Lord (Moreton*, Lord Coke :Cohere'
Maiipay, Captain Pouter. Mr. and Mee A. IL Guest,
Caplela and We. Doti, Mr. and Mrs. limbos, Mr.
H. Guest ilimilOne,‘
Their Guest,
Highoessu were expected it 5.15 p.m,
but they did not arrive at Winiborne till 7 o'clock.
Asoand the station yard were erected a amber of
mute from which fluttered ray nosioni.ed due At
sled there was a large re:Rated nor plead at the heck
of the platform facing the road, which flashed with
sparkling brilliancy, and ever the entrance porch to
the hotel was a large crown, moat seoseedulfy
iltuml-
sated. The railway officials were most undrapes, the
amalgamate being under the dinettes of Mr. Mean,
Saperietendent of the district.
The band of the 4t11.60tb, 30 Urals. under Mr.
Light, arrived from Portend about 6, and proceeded to
Guiford. Ryeres Blandford band, and Coots sad
Maury's-the Letter for the boll-are also argued.
Loa( before the time of the arrival of their Royal
Illabsessee, the neighbourhood of the station was
throaged with people from Wisaborso and the neigh.
honchoed, anxious to see the Royal visitors, and
"mist " at their reception. And the two hours' waiting
was endured as oheei fully as possible, though the
weather was cold and gloomy.
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TIN arrival platform was oovered with soarlet o'oth,
sal largo party consisting chiefly of luiles gathered
there to *Mao }he alighting of the Royal visitors.
These spectators wens kept treat erowling the
platform by a harrier of soar.et ropes Sled to pm total.
sraadarda.

Obial Cleanable listomoad, of Witcheries,
and a staff of the musty police moldered iffic,out
servim at the railway it .tion.
With conunenclable punctuality the train sabered
the station shortly before saves o'oloct, the Royal
patty oesupying • velem carriage al the end of the
traiL Blr Ivor Guest was on the platform to resolve
*liar Royal Highnesers and they at ono' alighted.
All the party were In thalr travelling wrappers,
and mould not well be distinguished. Sir Ivor
woosirled the Primers, and H.R. Highness gam his arm
S. one of the other ladles, the ladles and geatlemen of
their "Vs following, and they Issiedlateiy preseeded
to the curriages la waiting for them. The Royal party
emulated ef six. They were greeted with • hearty
British °beer, mid • salvo of mlutatare artillery •as
fired. Outside the station the volunteers iodated Mem.
The party than drove off to Hanford, the (rimming
Wag renewed m they peeled through the assembled
mew&

it °agora they were rooelved is the great hall by
Mr Ivor sad Lady Conte& Gaut, sod prootedrd
between ham of a lorge retinae of eerraato to the
oriartammits ose soul for them the Mamas kraals, to
whisk wee ii,astdully deo:stated with tuns and 'rata.
basso phwits. Al a later hoar they met a brillisat
mimpsay at &maw la the elosantly-adented Midas-
roma of the mimeloa. 8o concluded the first day's visit
it thair Royal illatmeorm.