The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-04 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCE OF WALKS.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales arrived
at Dover yesterday afternoon in the government yacht
Vivid, Commander Allen, which left Calais shortly after
one o'clock, and reached the Admiralty Pier at Dover soon
after three. A gun' of honour of the Royal Artillery
was drawn up along the Admiralty Pier, which was lined '
with townsfolk and visitors, who had flocked to the place of
disembarkation as soon as it became known that his Royal
Highness was expected to land at Dover. This was not
made public till a few hours before the Prince's actual ar-
rival, in order to avoid the formalities of a public reception.
it being well understood that his Royal Highness desired to
land in as private a manner as passible. On the steam.
packet turning the angle of the Admiralty Pier—
the landing being most conveniently effected on
the western side—the Prince was observed standing
on the quarterdeck, General Kuollys and Colonel Teesdale
being near to him. His Royal Highness graciously ac-
knowledged
the salutations of the crowd which thronged
the landing stairs, and on the vessel being moored Captain
Triscott, R.N., the naval superintendent of the port,
General Stotherd, lt.E., Brigadier-General Garvock, the
commandant of the garrison, the Honourable Captain
Chetwynd, aide-de-ramp, Colonel Fisher, R.A., and other
officers, proceeded on board, and paid their respects to the
Prince, who received them very graciously. It was ob-
served that his Royal Highness was looking remarkably
well. On the Prince ascending the landingetatni a royal
salute was fired from the Castle batteries, the band of the
Artillery struck up the National Anthem, and a succession of
cheers attended his peonage from the !anding•place to Bir-
mingham's Lord Warden Hotel, where his Royal Highness
remained a short time and partook of refreshment before
proceeding for Loudon. Arrangements were made for the
continuation of the journey by the South Eastern line of
railway, by which a special train, conveying Lis Royal
Highness and suite, left at 4.10, under the charge of Mr.
Knight, the traffic superintendent of the line, and
attended also by Mr. C. V. Walker, telegraphic engineer.
A guard of honour of the 59th Regiment was in attendance
at the railway station, where a large number of the more
fashionable of the inhabitants obtained admittance, the beat
possible arrangements for their accommodation, as well as the
despatch of the train, being made by the obliging station
superintendent, Mr. E. J. Way. His Royal Highness left
amid the waving of handkerchiefs, the raising of hats, and
the hearty cheers of his fayro subject', and as the royal
train moved out of the station he repeatedly acknowledged
these demonstrations from the window of the state carriage. '
During the process of mooring one of the seamen of the
Vivid accidentally fell overboard, but regained the deck
without difficulty. On stepping on board, although stream-
ing from the effects of his sudden and unexpected plunge,
he merely shook himself, like a thorough old salt, and went
OD with his work. The episode was the musical of much
merriment, but it also had another aspect, as exemplifying
the stuff which makes the British sailor.

The Guardian says :—" We are informed, on the
best authority, that the marriage of the Prince of Wales is
to take plane in March, not April, as has been stated. It
will therefore be in Lent. We understand that the Queen
regrets very much, and is desirous that her people should be
aware that she regrets, that it should be so ; but we hear
that there are reasons of state which make it most undesir-
able that it should be longer delayed. The Queen will take
Cale, however, that it is not during the more solemn part of
. that season."

The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury are
about to receive a ouccessioa of visitors at Tottoultam Park,

The Earl of Derby is entertaining a select shoot-
ing party at Knowsley Park, Lsncaahire.
The Earl and Countess of Ashburnham, Viscount
St. Aseph, and the Hon. Mr. Ashburnham, have left town
for Ashburnbarn.place, Sussex, in order to be present at
the funeral of the Countess Dowager of Ashburnhant,
which takes place today at Ashburnham-place.

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The Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol and Mrs.
Thomson have arrived in town front Wales. His lordship
has taken a residence in Estomplace, Belgrave.equare, for
a few months•

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The remains of the Dowager Countess Granville
were interred in the family vault at Stone Park, Stafford-
shire, on Tuesday last.
Lord and Lady Colchester come to town to-day
from Brighton, where they have been staying for some
weeks past.
Lord Rivers left town yesterday for his seat,
Rushmore Lodge, Dorset.
The marriage of Frances Countess Waldegravo
with Mr. Chichester Fortescoe is fixed to take place early
in January.
Sir Henry and Lady Rawlinson have arrived in
Hill-street from a tour in Italy.
Sir George Russell Clerk and Major Clerk have
arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from Scotland.
Sir Mitten Sykes has (says the Eastern Cottitties
Herald) for some days been seriously ill at Sledmere Castle,
East Riding. He has attained hi 91st year.