The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-21 00:00:00

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THE BIRTH-DAY DRAWING-ROOM.
The Quiegft held a drawing-room in celebration of
her Majesty's lath day, ea Saturday afternoon, is St.
James's Pekoe. The court was attended by about sixteen
hundred ladles sad gi attunes.
Her Majesty and Primes Albert, with the Princess
arrived from &raises= Palau, attended by the ladies
and gentlemen in waiting, and escorted by • detachment of
the Life Gaud., soon after two o'clock. The great
ornate of state received the Queen sad the Pluses, and
attended her Majesty to the royal closet.
The Dushus of Cambridge, the Hereditary Otani pashas
of Mecklenburg Stuffitz, the Primus Mary, and the Duke
of Cambridge, were present, and were received by the Vita-
Chamberlain.
The Princess of Hohenlobs Langenburg, the Princess
Adelaide of Hobenlohe, and the Prince Ernest of Leinin-
gee, were present.
The Maharajah Daleep Singh attended, and was received
in the royal clout.
The Lord Chancellor arrived in state at 2 o'clock, wear-
ing his gold robe, and attended by his Sergeant-avenue,
and the Purse and Train Bearers. The other equity judges
Present, viz , the Muter of the Rolls, Vice-Chancellor
Kindersley, sad Vice-Chancellor Page Wood, also appeared
in their gold robes.
The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons
arrived in state wearing his gold robe, and attended by
Lord Charles Russell, Sergeant•at-Arms; Rev. Thomas
ffiernier, Chaplain • and Mr. Lefroy, Secretary.
The day was observed as a collar day. The Marquis of
Lansdowne, the Marquis of Exeter, the Earl of Aberdeen,
and Earl Spencer, wore the Garter and the Collar and Star
el that most noble order. The Earl of Aberdeen also wets
Ye Collar of the Thistle.
The Duke of Athol', the Marquis of Breadalbans, the
I Earl of Elgin, and Lord Panmure wore the Color and Star
of the most ancient Order of the Thistle.
The Earl of Listowel, and other Knights, wore the Collar
and Star of the Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick.
Viscount Palmentos, Viscount Harding., Viseount Com. I
bermere, Viscount Gough, Sir George Grey, Sir John Bar.
goyne, and a number of other Knights Grand Cross wore
the Collar and Star of the Most Honourable Order of the
Bath.
Viscount Falkland and Lord Adolphus Fitzelarence wore
the Collar and Star of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order.
M. Vat as Weyer, the Minister of Belgium, and the
Count de Lavradio, the Minister of Portugal, wore the
Collars of Foreign Orders of Knighthood.
L rd Campbell, the Lord Cnief Justice of England, wore
his Official Gold Collar of S S.
The ministers and gentlemen in office wore the full dress
official costume, and all the officers of the Household of tte
Queen and the Prince appeared in the full dress household
uniform.
Her Majesty's Guard of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at.
Arms was on duty in the state ea cons, under the command
of the Lieutenant. Lieut. Colonels Nevill and Cooke, the
sukiofficen, were on duty with the corps,
The Yeomen of the Guard were on duty under the com-
mand of Captain Sir John Kincaid, the Rion in Waiting.
Soon after the Queen's arrival, the following Archbishops
and Bishops were introduced to the royal closet, vie.: the
Archbishops of Canterbury, York, Armagh, and Dublin ;
the Bishops of London, Winchester, Oxford, Worcester,
Chichester, Llandaff, Chester, St. Maim, Rip n, Lichfield,
Numbest< r St. David., Bath and Wells, Gloucester and
Bristol, Rochester, Sm and Mann, Tuam, Meath, and
Kamm.
His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury delivered an
address of congratulation to her Majesty on the auspicious
return of her birthday.
After the reception of the Most Reverend and Right
Re d Prelates, the Queen and the Prince entered the
Throne roorn, accompanied by the Princes. It. pal, the
Duchess of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Dachau of
Mecklenburg Strelitz, the Princess Mary, and the Duke cf '
Cambridge, the Pileups of Hohenlohe Leogenburg, the
Princess Adelaide of liohenlohe, sad Prince Ernest of

Leiningan.
The Duchess of Sutherland, Mistress of the Robes ; the
Marquis of Breadalbane, Lord Chamberlain ; Earl Spencer,
Lord Steward; the Duke of Wellington, Master of the
Horse; Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice-Chamberlain; the Earl of
Mulgrave, Treasurer of the Household; and Vueaunt
Drumlanrig, Comptroller of the Household, took their usual
stations near the Sovereign; and on either side of the
Throne stood the following ladies and officers of the
Royal Household, viz.: the Countess of Osinsborough
on Waiting), the Duchess of Weliiugton, the
Duchess of Atholl, the Marchioness of Ely, the
Viscounters Canning cad Lady Churchill, Ladies
.of the
Bedchamber ; the lion. Eleanor Stanley (in Waiting), the
Hon. Beatrice Byng On Waiting); the Hon. Matilda
Paget, the Hon. Caroline Cavendish, Hon. Flora Macdonald,
Hon. Mary Seymour, Hon. Mary Bulteel, and the lion.
Lucy Kerr, Maids of Honour ; Lady Charlotte Copley, the
lion. Mrs. Assoc, the Hon. Mrs. George Campbell, Lady
Caroline Barrington, and Lady T. Digby, Women of the
Bedchamber ; the Marquis of Abercorn. K G., Groom of
the Stole to the Prince; Lord Camoys, Lord in Waiting ;
Viscount Torrington, Lord is Waiting to his Royal High-
ness; Colonel the Hog. Charles Phipps, Keeper of her Ma-
jesty's Privy Puree ; Major. General the Hon. Charles Grey,
Private Secretary to his Royal Highness ; Major.Genaral
Berkeley Drummond, Groom in Waiting ; Major-Genus'
Wylde Grom in Waiting to his Royal Highness ; Major-
General Barkley, Equerry in Waiting; Captain Du Plat,
Equerry in Waiting to his Royal Highness; Messrs. George
C moron and Henry Farquharson, Pages of Honour in
Waiting.
The Qum wore a train of glace, noise and white ground
lames argent, brocaded in bouquets of green leaves and gold
and red berries, trimmed with bouquets of heartsease and
red geranium, with silver blonde and white tulle. The
petticoat was white satin and tulle, trimmed with bouquets
of heartsease and red geranium, to correspond with the
train. Her Majesty wore a diamond diadem and feathen.
The Princess Royal wore • blue pun dress over rich
glace silk of the same colour, with three Retinas, each
terminating with • band of fold and edged with gold blonde.
Her Royal Highness wore blue and gold riband and wheat
ears at the back of her bead.
The Dictum of Cambridge wore a white glack silk train,
brocaued with gold trimmed with bunk:eine of tulle, and
gold riband. The petticoat was white glace silk, trimmed
with point lace and feather fringe. The stomacher will
adorned with diamonds. The necklace was diamonds. Her
Royal Highness wore • pearl tiara, ostrich feathers, and lace

lappet.
The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelits
wore a train of white silk trimmed with whits Brussels lace,
white satin nband, and bouquets of pink roses. The
petticoat was whits silk covered with tulle, flounced with
Brussels l.ce, looped up with pink roses and grapes' each
flounce being edged with white silk fringe. Her Royal
Highness wore a diadem of diamonds and sapphires, lsoe
lappets, and ostrich feathers.
The Princess Mary if Cambridge wore a white poplin
train embroidered with gold in palms, richly trimmed with
gold blonde and bouquets of grape' and green and gold
leases. The cortege was ornamented with emeralds sad
diamonds. The petticoat was buffons of tube over rich
glen silk, looped up with bunches, of grapes and green
and gold crape leaves. Her Royal Highness wore a tiara •
of diamond stars in front, ornaments of emeralds and dia-
monds at the side of the head, ostrich bathers, and hoe

laymen:
The Princess of Hobanlobe Langenburg wore a train of
light blue and white brocaded silk. The petticoat was
white saris trimmed with gold lace. Her Serene Highness
wore white flowers and ostrich feathers in her hair
The Primes/a Adelaide of Hohenloke wore a train of pink
moire. The petticoat was white silk covered with tulle,
looped up with bouquets of white flowers. Her Serene
Highness wore ostrich feathers and a white lam veil pendant
from the back of her head.
The beige Ministers were ushered to the Throne-room,
when the following presentations to her Majesty took plain
Mike Diplomatic Obeli :
By the Countess Clareudon—Mn. Wadsworth sad Miss
Wader/or* (of the United States.)
By Madame d'Osliolme—Conotess Reventlow Criminil,
wife oleo Seeman of his Danish Mejesty's Legation.
By the Minister from the United States—lion. Job R.
Tyne, member in Cowen for the city of Philadelphia;
James S. Wadsworth, Bag., a distinguished citizen of th
United States.
By the Franck Chargd d'Affaires—Prince Ladidas Curt..
ryski.
The Earl Spencer, E.G., Lord Steward of her Majesty's
Household, gave a State dinner on Saturday creel: g, at
Spencer House, in celebration of her Majesty's birthday.
The company consisted of the Earl of Motive,' and Vis-
count Drumlanrig. Treasurer and CoMptroller of the
Household ; Captain Lord Frederick Gordon Hallyburton,
It N. Lord George Quin Rear Admiral Lord Adolphus
Firseisrenes, G.C.H., Lord Lvttelton ; the Hon. Spencer
Lyttelton, Menhir of the Ceremonies: capt. the lion.
Joseph Deaman, R N., Rear Admiral Sir Augustus Clif-
ford, Bart., Lieut.-General Sir Frederick Stria, K.C.B
Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, R.N , H.C.B. ; Vice-Admiral
Sty Thomas Cochrane, K C. 8., Commander in Clint at
Portsmouth ; Gen. Sir R. Bowater, K C.H., Rear Admiral
Sir W. Owen Pell; Capt. Sir T. Hastings, R N., Director.
General; Sir John Liddell, RN. Vice. Admiral Jas. W.
Deans Pandas, C. 8., Mai m-Genera Berkeley Drummond.
Rear Admiral Fremantle, Rear Admiral Henry Beam Mar-
tin Captain Courtney Boyle, MN , Captain Frederick
Beauchamp Seymour, RN , Lteat..Colonel Buidulpla,
Captain Cavendish Boyle, Mr. Edwd. Stowell, Secretary
to the Board of Green Cloth, and Mr. William Hampshire,
Paymaster of her bisjesty's Household.
The Marquis of Breadalbane, K.T.,' Lord Chamberlain,
gave a grand banquet in honour of the Royal birtbdly, at
hie tesideoos, in Park-lane.- The company consisted of the
Vice-Chamberlain, Lord Foley, Earl Somers, Earl of La.
towel', Lord Carson, Lord Waterpork, Lora Byron, Lord
Dufferia, Mr. J. R. Ormsby Gore, Captain the Hon. Mor-
timer Seekeille West, Hon. Fred. Stag, Mr. C. lioneane,
Colonel Sir John M: F. Snit', Sri William Martins,
Mr. Thome* Rameden, Me. Henry W. din Von': My.
Arthur Blaekerood,'Slr Noel Harris, Mr. Rear, Grivillk
O.pt. Gram, Colonel Diggn, Mr. Alfred Montgomery, lit
Wilbraham Taliiie, Lietreatint-Coloael a Stephens, Major
I George iliewaro Tye*, Mr. Norman Macdonald, Colonel
Wood (Field OBcer in Brigade Waiting), Sir Alexander
Campbell, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Nimbi!, • of
posegal, Sir George Bowles, Sir R denck idurchbies,
Major-General Campbell, and the Itariltas Of Conynghena:
Lord Faunae, Secretary of State for ebb War Depart-
meat, gm a State dialer at his resieleatb is Belgtute-‘
Irile, tie celebrate the day. The company wasated of the
of Cambridge, Viemant Eardings, the Earl et