Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-14

estates no sort Of sttentions have been
paid TO him, and he has not even been
met at the station by the inevitable aid
de-csmp, without whom G.rmsn
quasi.roya'ty cannot move on' blu ,dfea
yards.
Great interest has been eyincsd by
the Queen and Princess Beatrice in the
work Of mercy engaged in by Miss
Stewart in Bulgaria, and that lady was
cordially welcomed to Osborne recently
and entreated to freely relate her exp'-
riences on the battle-fields ard with the
sick and wounded.
After most urgent solicitation for
some time past, Queen Victoria has
consented to allow the private apart
men,s in IIclyrood Palace to be opened
to the public. This will be great boon
for visitors to Edinburgh, as the rooms
and galleries in this portion OF the grand
old palace have recently been enriched
by numerous pictures and by guam
tity Of fine tapestry, sent from Windsor
Castle, Buckingham Palace, and Hamp-
ton Court. Pictures belonging to 1.-The
Crown" las distinguished from those
which are her Majesty's private proper
ty) which treat of Scotch subjects are
in the right place at Hollywood.
The governing body of Merton COL
lege, Oxford, has just submitted for
royal sanction a new statute enabling
the wardens and fellows, under certain
special circumstances, to make the
postmastership in the gift Of their coll
lege tenable for five years. Two years
is the period for which the postmaster
is first elected, and at the end OF that
time he may be continued in his office
for another similar period if his indus
try and good conduct justify such an
extension. Then, for special reasons,
another year may be added to his
tenure, but only on condition that the
regular recurrence Of vacancies is not
thereby interiered with.
A very interesting sale of autograph
letters will come off this month IN Eng
land. when a selection from the volumi-
nous correspondence left behind him by
Sir William Hamilton, so long the Eng
lisb Minister at Naples, will be brought
to the hammer. The fact that the let
tiers will include many hitherto unpub-
lished ones from that famous and fash
ionahle beauty Emma, Lady Hamilton,
and the great Lord Nelson, will alone
suffice TO invest the sale with eXcep-
tional interest. Sir William Hamilton
also kept up a correspondence with
many of the best-knOwn people in Lon
don while he was automatically eXlled
at the Neapolitan court and conSe-
ouently there will be autograph letters
from the chief politicians, diplomats
and social celebrities of that eyentfu
time. IfNr. c. f. Greyillc gossiped ii
in his letters as freely as he did in hl'
diaries. the epistles in his handwriting
of which several will he offered for
sale, ought also to fetch high prices.
As the Queen-Regent Of Spain y
unable to abandon the performance OF
her official duties, she desires at least
to preserve the outward mark OF hei
sorrow. Hence she has changed tn,
traditional etiquette Of the Spani'i
court. which prescribos mourniug.ap
parel for all those acts which the PER
son exercising supreme power perform
in his or her quality Of sovereign. Her
Majesty has decided to wear blaci
woollen garments on all occasions
For all grand ceremonies she Ia
adopted the toilet which she wOr'
on the day she took the oat'
in presence Of the Cortes. over he
robe Of mourning was large veil o
, Fir gish Grape. which. starting from tn
f ROYAL diadem, fell back over her shoul
/ ders and ended in long train torminl
a court manteau. The dadem, place
6 on the middle of tho head and eXpOslu
! the front Of the couture, is compose
of black velvet crowned with dull
, black wooden beads. The only jewel
worn by the Queen are two gold brace
lets, one of which was given her B.
the King on the day Of her marriage
and the other on the day of his death