PANSHANGER. EARL COWPER'S COUNTRY SEAT  ABOUT a fortnight since their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales were guests at this elegant mansion, which is situated in Hertfordshire, a few miles from the county town, of which Earl Cowper is Lord High Steward. The Prince and some other gentlemen spent part of the time in shooting, and had excellent sport, bagging in one day no fewer than 760 pheasants, besides partridges, rabbits, and hares. The Princess planted a chestnut tree in the grounds in commemoration of the visit, and when their Royal Highnesses passed through the town of Hertford on their way home to Sandringham they were welcomed in a most cordial manner; the volunteers and yeomanry turning out as a guard of honour, and the townsfolk doing their best to make their loyalty apparent. Of course the Corporation had prepared an address, and this was to have been presented from a platform in front of the Corn Exchange, but the horses which drew the Royal carriage obstinately refused to stop at the proper spot, and so the Mayor and other officials had to gather up their robes, and hurry in a rather undignified fashion some fifteen yards or so after the vehicle in order to perform their duties. Two bouquets were presented to the Princess, one by the Mayoress, and the other by a little girl, the daughter of a prominent townsman. Our engravings of Earl Cowper's seat represent the library at Panshanger and the south view of the mansion. Our engravings are from photographs by Messrs. Elsden and Son, Hertford.