The Express.
London, England, 1852-05-20 00:00:00

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THE STATE BALL.
The Queen gave a state ball last evening at Reek-
Ingham Palace. The attendance was unusually BNIMMOIIII,
the invitations haying exceeded two thousand, and elm-
prising the Royal -Family, the diplomatic corps Med
Rreers of distinction, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the
oyalHousehold, all the principal members of tbe admi-
nistration, with their wives and daughters, and a large
party of the nobility and gentry.
The Royal Family alighted at the private 'ahem* the
'lariat company at the garden entrance, and the general
company at the grand hall.
The grand hall, containing forty columns of white Car-
rani marble, of the Corinthian order, with gilt Genitals, war
brilliantly illuminated. The oarpeliag was crimson, nu-
blazoned with the royal arms. The hail was decorated
with a great quantity of flowering plants of every species,
tastefully grumped, to fill up the recesses and angle.. A
party of the Royal Body Guard, carrying their partisans.
occupied the ball and grand staircase, under the command
of Captain Kincaid, the Elton in Waiting. Lieut.-Colonel
Fitzmauriee, the Adjutant, and Captain I'hibbs, Exon of
the Corpe, were also present.
Adjoining the Grand Hall is the Sculpture Gallery,
which was adapted on this occasion for the accommodation
of visitors. The gallery contains, among other works,
busts in bronze of Socrates, Archimedes, Aristides, DU:i-
ncites, Seneca, Brutus, Homer, Solo*, Epicurus, Zeno, and
Euripides. At each end of the gallery are statues in whit*
marble of boys emblematical of the four seasons.
The Garter Room, which forms an ante-room to the se-
ries of state apartments, was fitted up as • refreshment
room during the evening. This room contains a fins
whole-length portrait of the Duke of Brunswick by Sir
Thomas Lawrence, and Three l'rincesses of the Royal Fa-
mily by Gainsborough.
The afprosehes to the state rooms were hung with whole
length portraits of the late Duke of Sussex, as Earl of In-
verness, by Wilkie; the King of the Belgians, by Dawe ;
the Princess Charlotte, the Duke and Duchess of Kent,
George the Third and Queen Charlotte, William the Fourth
and Queen Adelaide, and a portrait of Prince George of
Cumberland (now King of Hanover), by Lawrence.
The state rooms presented their usual magnificent ap-
pearance, and were, like the grand hall and staircase, pro-
fusely and with great taste decorated with rare plants and
beautiful flowers. The yellow drawing room was set apart
for the reception of the royal family, the general company
assembling in the picture gallery.
The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary ar-
rived at half-past nine o'clock, attended by Lady Suffield
and Maier Baron Kneecheek. Their royal highnesses were
rceeivid by the lion. Matilda Paget and the lion. Mary
Seymour, Maids of Honour in Waiting; lion. W. S.Knoz,
I Groom in Waiting; Lieut.-Coloael Francis Seymour,
Groom in Waiting to Prince Albert; Lord Charles Fitzroy,
Equerry In Waiting ; and Colonel Bouverie, Equerry m
Waiting to Prince Albert.
The Duke of Cambridge was attended by his Equerry is
Waiting.
Prince Veerajunder arrived, attended by Major Drum-
' mond. His Highness wore an oriental costume of great
magnificence, enriched with gold bullion and embroidery,
the body of the dress being wholly formed of a gold fabric.
The Queen and Prince Albert catered the staterooms at
• quarter before ten o'clock, accompanied by the Duchess
'of Cambridge, the Princess May, and the Duke of
I Cambridge.
Her Majesty wove a dress of Indian muslin embroidered
in silver from Dacca, over a petticoat of watered apple-
green sink, ornamented with green and silver ribbons and
silver blonde. Her Majesty's head-dress was formed of dia-
monds and feathers. _
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The Duchess of Cambridge wore a whits silk dress trim-
med with point lam, the stomacher adorned with diamand•
Her Royal Highness's heed-dress was composed of a tiara
of diamonds and white feathers. The necklace was of dia-
monds.

The Princess Miry wore a double skirt of white tulle
over white ulsei silk, trimmed with bugles and blue eon-
voivuluses with silver leaves. Her Itoyal Highness wore
round her head a wreath of blue convolvaluses with silver
leaves and stems, and diamond ornaments. The neckline
war of pearls.
Her Mejesty; was attended by the Mistress of the Robes,
the Viscountess Jocelyn, Ludy in Waiting; lion. Matilda
Paget and Hos. Mary Seymour, Maids of honour in
Waiting; the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Steward, the
Vice Chamberlain, and Lord Polwarth, Lord in Waiting.
The Queen and Prince Albert were conducted by the
Lord Chamberlain through the grand saloon into the
ball-
room, followed by the royal circle and the ladies and
gentlemen in waiting. The general company also followed
from the picture gallery and the saloon into the ball-room.
A quadrille was formed, the Prince Rupert" (Juliano),
and her Majesty opened the bell with the Duke of Cam-
bridge, the opposite couple being Prince Albert and the
Princess Mary.
Mr. Bowie quadrille band attended is this roost, and
played the following denim during the night :

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At the wend hour her Majesty and Prince Albert were
conducted eat trapper in the state dining room by the Lord
Steward, aseempmded by the Royal Circle. The tables on
white tide mot was ems' dmplayed some of the must
oboist epeoleggee ad gold plate from the Royal Treseury,
god the while t presented its usual appearance of
117.014 tit Homes; of the Coldstream Guards, with the
band elm veglmestizeass date the night on the
lam la ham of the . The gaud was oom-
The &neer of receiving invitatieas:—.
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ssamil Ma Diploma& ' end the
ise=and Mehme Van de Weyer, the Diplo-
, and Meilimee Msdaele de renskert,
Madam ad Mdlle. Delepierre ; the Deverisa Miaistar
and &germ de Cetto ; tie_ Azgastlaa Mishear and the
Diplome& Ileamary ; the Mesas Waken end Imam
do Brunnow, and the Diplomatic Seareeeeles ; the Haas.
verian Minister • the Premium Minister mid Mamas Bun-
sen, Millie., and Mdlle. Theodora BiYs., and the Diplo-
matk Secretaries and Attaches ; the BwMieb and Norwe-
gian Minister and the Diplomatic Plementry,_
_• the United
States Minister and Mrs. Abbott La Mhe Abbott
Lawrence, and the Gentlemen Attachie; the djaaitXlsia.
ter and the Diplomatic Secretaries sad Mashie and Madams
do Coma; the Sardinian Minister and the Ditic
Secretaries and Attaches; the Greek Mieletra gad
Tricoupi, and the Diplomatic Seareteryi the Tashi& Mi-
nister and Madame Musurns, sad the Diploma's Sem&
rim and Attachés; the Netherlands Minister end the Dip-
lomatic Secretaries • the P Minister mid the
Countess de Lavracio, Male. gsemento the Difirmaatti
Secretaries and Attachisra and Madams Piste de Several,
Viscountess d'Alte, ad Misdoing do ls Figealero ; the
Brazilian Minister aced Madam de Meade, Mdlle. de
Macedo, and the Diplomatic Secretaries and Attaches; the
Sicilian Minister and Princess de Carini, the Diplomatic
Secretary and Madame de Martino; the Danish Minister
and Madame de Bille, and the Diplomatic Secretary ; the
Persian Charge d'Affaires, and the Secretary and Interpre-
ter to the Minion ; the Austrian Chargé d'Affaires and the
Diplomatic Secretaries and Attaches; the Mexican Chargé
d'Affaires and Madame Faciu, Mdll. Facie, and the Diplo-
matic Secretaries and Attache.; the Peruvian Charo
d'Affaires and the Diplomatic Secretary Count Bentivoglio
d'Aragon ; Lieut. Flies., Colonel and Mrs. Fremont, Mr.
and Mrs. Ingersoll, N. L. M. Montezuma, M. Jean Musu-
pas,le Conseiller de Cour de Peterson, Lieut.-Col. Schwabe,
le Commandeer and Madame Pereira da Silva, M. T. L.
Vander Straeten, Chevalier Ritter de Wallamare, Countess
11a/daubers, Countess Ella llardenberg, Mr. Isaac Law-
rence. Mr. W. Beach Lawrence, Count de Mmqietella,
lion. Francis limas (from Canada), Mr. E. B. Chaneller
(from New Brunswick), the Gold Stick in Waiting, the
Admiral Superinta adept at Portsmouth (Admiral 11. Pres-
cott), the Silver Stick in Waiting, the Field Officer in Bri-
gade Waiting, the Adjutant In Brigade Waiting, the
Pages of Honour in Waiting, the record Lieutenant of the
royal yacht (Victoria and Albert) ; the Commanding OM-