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SoeiVtg (From The World.) The Queen is to stay at Osborne, according -to!, present arrangements, until Friday, August 22nd, when her Majesty intends to proceed direct to Bal-j moral, for a residence of nearly three months. The Queen is going to Scotland this year a week earlier than usual, because she wishes to be at Balmoral ou the anniversary of the Prince Consoit's birth- i day. The Invincible having been ordered to join the mobilised Fleat, her place as guardship in Cowes, Roads during the residence of the Queen at Osbomoj has been taken by the Volage, which belongs to the! Training Squadron. Tho Royal Yacht Victoria audj Albert is to proceed to East Cowes as soon as she returns from Gibraltar, and will remain there until the Queen goes to Scotland. The Prince and Pi incogs of Wales are to leaver Marlborough House for the toisou next Monday afternoon, when they will proceed to Goodwood, accompanied by the Princesses Victoria and Maud, traveling by npecial train from Victoria to Drayloll.: The wedding of Princoss Victoria of Prussia and Prince Adolphe of Schauuiburg-Lippe will takei place either the day before or t.he day after the Empress Frederick's birthday (November 21st), not im the birthday itself, as some of the papers have I isserted., that being tho auuivereary of the death of the Prince's grandfather. The Prince and Priuceas will go in the Osborne for some distauco to the eastward of the Isle of Wight on Monday afternoon, August 4th, to meet the Emperor William, who is expected to arrive in Clowes Roads from Wilhelmshafen, iu his yacht the loLoiizollern, about live o'clock, and tnere will be family at Osborne in the evening to welcome him. .he Emperor is to stay for four days. The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are already ettled at Osborne Cottage and, of the other resi- euces within the Royal domesue, one is to be oCJU- ied during the ue::t month by the Duke and Duchess f Conuaught and thuir children, aad another by ^riucess Louise and Lord Lome. Tne Queen looked very well at Marlborough House, and was in high good-humour and. spirits. In spite of tho damp, she Bat for some time at tho en- uranco of the tent, talking to those she sent for and wished to see. She walked better, but still used her stick, but what struck those who had not neen her Majesty for some mouths was that she seemed to have grown entailer and more shrunken in appear- since. this is the result of the contraction of tbo muscles of her leg, which makes her stoop when she walks. The Prince of Wales attended her with lhe uffedionute care whish is always so touching and which he always bestows on his mother. The Emperor William is very anxious that there *hail be a great naval function at Heligoland when the island is formally transferred to Germany. It is proposed that a British squadron shall meet thate, with the Dukes of Edinburgh and C mnaught as representatives of our Royal Family. The Em- peror desires that, in right of his position as Admiral of the British Navy,he shall be in supreme command of tho combined squadrons during the review. (From Truth.) It is now doubtful whether the Emperor William will go to Edinburgh, although he is most anxious to inspect the Forth Bridge. Lord Salisbury \8 to be the Queen's guest at Oaborne during the Emperor's visit, and tho Duke and Duchess of Counaught are to be there also, and Prince aud Princess Christian. Empress Frederick would beoome a powerful I factor at Court if she remained long in England. During the last three weeks her influence has been successfully exerted with the Queen to induce her Majesty to allow the Guards' band to play on the East Terrace at Windsor Castle on Sunday after- noons, and she has also obtained the Queen's per- mission for Princess Beatrice to make a lengthy tour abroad. And some people now predict that if the Empress should happen to come over next year about Whitsuntide,she will be able to get the Queen to patronise Ascot races. According to present arrangements, the Queen is) to stay at Osborne until Friday, August 22nd, when' the Court is to proceed direct to Balmoral, there to I remain until the middle of November. The Queen's decision not to visit Edinburgh next month has caused no surprise to those who have become aware of all the Iracasseries which have arisen in connection with the Exhibition. The Duke of Edinburgh visited Devonport last week, aud gave orders for extensive structural alterations in tho Admiralty House, Mount Wise, including the building of some new rooms and offices. The house is already mote than sufficiently spacious for the requirements of any ordinary Com- mander-iu-Chief, and I do not see why the country should be mado to pay for the gratification of the Duko's cap' icea, as the additions which he proposes to mnko (a* tho public expense) will render it too r.o",tly a residence for auy Admiral who does not possess considerable private means. Sit: Francis Seymour had been in a hopeless state for several days boforo his death. The Queen weut to see him on Tuesday, and took him a beautiful bouquet, but he could not rise from the armchair in which he was seated to reoeive her Majesty, and he was hardly able to speak. The Queen, who was 'very muoh affected, gave him her hand, which he raised to his lips, and then held for a minute. Sir ii'inncis suffered very much after Tuesday evening uutil within a short time of his death, but he passed |ttway with easo and tranquility. It is probable that the set of apartment ia Ken- sington Palace which has become vacant by the death of Sir I rancis Soyiuour will bo offered by the Queeu to Lady Elphiustout, the widow of Sir Howard Elphiustone. I hear that that, the marriage of the greatest Royal par Li in Europe has just been privately arraoged.! The Archduke Franoia Ferdinand, who is tho heir to] the Austro-Hungarian Throne, is engaged to the Piincoss Elizabeth of Bavaria. (From St. Stephen''s Review.) Her Majesty has given permission to Mr. Maobeth Raeburn to etch her portrait of Stanley, by Von Augeli, for the Fine Art Society. This portrait, which was painted expressly for the Queen, is the only one for which Stanley has given sittings since his return from Africa. Her Majesty telegraphed especially, through Sir Henry Ponsonby, to inquire after Stanley's health on Mouday laet. The Queen has the iutensest admiration for courage and pluck and the great African explorer'a heroism interests her exceedingly. The Queen will entertain several members of the ROJ 1\1 Flll-nily during the stay of the Court at Osborne. Her Majesty ha* placed Osborne Cottage at the dis- posal of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, and has i'.ssigued Albert Cottage to the Duke and Duchess ot Counaught, while the Princess Louise will be lodged at Kent House. The Prinee aud Princess of W ales will also reside in the Isle ot Wight during the visit of the Emperor William. 1 rioed and Princess Henry of Batienberg will not be at O.tborue dui iug the visit of the Emperor of ueni'.any. TLtfic Royal Highnesses have gone abroad, and will remain on the Continent for sLc weeks at leant. They will not rejoin her Majesty uutil the Court has removed to Balmoral for the autumn. 1. have just heard that a marriage has been arranged between Julia, only daughter of the late Charlea Ballour, of Newton Don, and Viscount Folkestone, eldest son of the Earl of Radnor. The betrothal is announced of Mdlle. Canrobert, daughter of the distinguished Marshal, to M. Fabre Roustand do Navailles, who is the nephew of Mou-ier Facre, the ancient Procureur-General of the Court of Cassation. His grandmother was a sister of d Odillou Berrt. Mdlle. Canrobert's Jiance is a distinguished officer in the French Navy, and is now at Cochin China. The Duke and Duchess of Connaught have now takeu(up their residence permanently at Bagehot Park with their children. The house has been entirely redecorated aud fitted throughout with electric light. The Duke's Iudian presents and collections have been properly set up and arranged, aud the house is now in every respect most comfortable and home-like. Her Royal Highness has a great love for home and family life, and :s extremely glad to be abla to have all her children round her once again. To many the garden party at Marlborough House is the ouo great important event of the London season. That past, the visiting book is closed for the yoar, the social battle has beeu fought and victors and fallen retire for another six months, the former resting tranquilly on their laurels, and the latter scheming for future success. The fact is, the last three or four hundrednames on the list are more or less shifting quantities. One year a pretty woman figures in it or a temporarily celebrated man, aud the next they are missing, never, perhaps, to occur again.

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