The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-06-07 00:00:00

Court Neb3o.

Her Maject7 the Queen held • Court Tuesday after-
noon at Buckingham Palace.

Viscount Sirs- Hord de Radcliffe, G.C.8., had an
audience of the Queen on Inc return from Constanti-
nople; and was presented by the Earl of Maluiesbury.
The Earl of Elgin, K.T., had an audience of Her Ma-
jesty upon his return from China. The noble earl was
presented by the Earl of ilahnesbury, Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs.

The Prince of Wales has returned to Gibraltar from
Granada. It was said that his royal highness proposed
to visit Tangiers, and afterwards to return home, touch-
ing at Cadiz and Seville.

I) . Or 11111 PRINCE/IX FR 6DCSICIC WILLI AU.—
On Thursday, for the second time, the Princess Frederick
William embarked from the Terrace-pier. Gravesend,
for Prussia, and again was welcomed with the same
demonstrations of respect and affection which marked
her first memorable reception and departure from the
same spot after her marriage. The visit of the Princess
to this country, which has just terminated, has been
throughout of the most strictly private character, and
one during which all public display, which the people
would have been but too ready to accord her, been
carefully avoided. From the day of her arrival at
Osborne till Thursday her Royal Highness may be said
indeed, to have not once quitted her family. Though
there was no combined effort at decoration yet the
spontaneous enthusiasm of each householder effected
quite as much in the end, and all the streets along
which the Royal carriage passed were bright with
hundreds of flap and banners of every hue and shape,
sonic of them, too, charged with euiblasonmenta which
would have made the Heralds' College stare. All down
Harmer-street to the Terrace-pier was eaceedingly well
decorated, and showed with good effect from the point
of embarcation. The interior of the pier was decorated,
as on previous occasions, with taste and effect. The
roof and walls were dressed with flags and banners, each
side f its entire length being occupied with rows of
seats for a numerous assemblage of ladies. The Royal
yacht was moored at about the middle of the river, the
barge being in readiness off the pier to convey the
Royal party on board. Her Majesty, the Primes
Frederick, the Prince Consort, and the Princess Alice,
attended by a numerous suite, arrived at the private
station at the Bricklayers' Arun a few minutes before
1 o'clock. An immense crowd had collected outside the
terminus, who welcomed Her Majesty and Princess with
one of those astounding cheers which is as peculiar to
England as London porter, and as rarely to be met
with genuine elsewhere. The Royal party were received
on alighting by the Hon. J. Byng, the chairman of the
company, Mr. Eborall. the secretary, and a party of the
directors, by whom they were at once ushered to the
State carriage. The train quitted London precisely at
1 o'clock, arriving at the Gravesend station at • quarter
before 2. Viscount Sidney, the Lord-Lieutenant of
Kent, and Major-General Eyre, Commandant at
Chatham, were in attendance to receive the Royal
party, and • troop of the West Kent Yeomanry,
under the command of Colonel the Earl of Darnley
formed the escort and guard of honour. Along
the whole line the balconies and footways were crowded
with spectators, who gave a most enthusiastic reception
to Her Majesty and her daughter. Her Majesty seemed
especially gratified at the warmth of the greeting. and
WWI continually occupied in bowing her acknowledg-
ments. As the rortlyr approached the pier a Royal
salute was fired from Tilbury Fort, and the Mayor of
Gravesend (Mr. Gregory), with the town clerk, Mr.
Shetland, and the chief members of the corporation ad-
vanced to receive the Royal visitors; Captain the lion.
Joseph Demean, of the Royal Yacht, Captain the Hon.
J. Drummond, Colonel Kelley, ConnuaLdant of Tilbury,
were also in attenilcnce. There was no ceremony of re'
caption or formality of any kind attempted. Her Ma-
jesty, with the Princess, and followed by the Prince
Consort and the Princes. Alice, walked down the tiler,
and at once embsrked in the Royal barge and went out
to the yacht. The river was covered with boats of all
kinds, whose occupants, as a matter of course, gave vent
to the most unrestrained outbur-ta of cheering, which
were heard across the river far and wide. At the yacht
the Royal party were received with the customary
salutes, after which they at once went below to the
state saloon. Here the Royal family remained for about
three-quarters of an hour, when the Queen, the Prince
Consort, and the Princess Alice agsin descended to the
barge and returned to the pier, while preparations were
made on board the yacht for swinging round and
proceeding down the river. Her Majesty, however,
did not wait to witness its departure, but at once pro.
ceeded to her carriage, and, amid the DRUM cheering
which had marked her arrival, returned to the station.
The Royal train, still in charge of Mr. Eborall, left
Gravesend at • quarter past 3, hut long before it reached
the Bricklayers' Arms the yacht was under weigh, and
the Princess Frederick, aiiiid the cheers and good wishes
of the spectators, had outumenced her voyage. Her Ma-
jeady, escorted by a detachment of Light Dragoons, re-
turned to Buckingham Palace at half-past 4.