The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-30 00:00:00

THE ROYAL FETE AT GLOUCESTER

HOUSE.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gioneetrer
gave a grand fete to the Que,n yesterday evening, at (ilea
cester-bonne. The distinguished circle honoured with invi-
tations to meet her Majesty were invited at nine o'clock, and
had nearly all arrived previous to the Queen, Prince Albert,
and the Royal suite.
At twenty minutes before ten o'clock her Majesty and his
Royal Highness Prince Albert arrived, attended by the
Counties of Mount Etscumbe, lady in w. Hug, the Hun.
Eleanor Stanley, end the Hon. Elisabeth Frederica Lennox
maids of honour in waiting ; L od Weterpark, lord in wait-
ing; Lieut.. Col. the Hon R ibert Boyle, groom in waiting ;
Lieut.-Colonel the lion. C. B l'hipps, a corny in waiting ;
end Col. Bauverie, equerry in waiting to his Royal Hug; Inds
U. H. H. the Duke of Cambridge received the Queen on
alighting from her carriage, the Master of the Horse and the
Lard Cnamberlain also attending at the entrance. Her
Majesty took the arm of her royal uncle, and in the entrance
hall was received by Lady Georgina Bathurst, lady in wait
log to the Duchess of Gloucester, and by Lieut.-Colonel the
Hon. Augustus Liddell, comptnlier of the household of her
royal highness, who conducted the Queen and the Prince to
the state drawing room, where her Royal Highness the
Duchene of Gloucester received her Majesty.
Their Roal Highnerres the Duchess of Cambridge, the
Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenbaurg &rebut, and
the Princess Mary, were attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan•
lady in waiting, and Mr. Edmond Mildmay, equerry in
waiting, and were also conducted to the stets drawing room.
The Duke of Wellington arrived early. Lord end Lady John
Russell and Sir Robert and Miss Peel were also among toe
viaitore.

The Mato drawing room in which the reception took place
was covered with a very magnificent cardet worked in
needlewoek, and presented to the royal Duchess by eighiy-
four ladle', every lady having worked a compartment.
This room and the other saloons wars brilliantly lit with
Maisano chandeliers and branches, and were most tastefully
decorated with rare and beautiful shrubs and plants in
flower.
Soon after the Queen's arrival, her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Gloucester, woo:spewed by her Majesty and
rrinee Albert, the Duke and Dueness Albert, of Cambridge, the Here-
ditary_Grand Duchem Mteklenburg• Strelitz, sad the Prin-
cess Mary, descended the grand staircase and entered the Dalt-
MEL Simnel qaadrille band wee in attenttance is • tem pray
tent at one end of the apartment, the lower part of the tent
having a screen formed of fi twering plants. The band, on
the snivel of her Mejefty, played " God save the Queen,"
and on the entrance of the august party repeated the na-
tinned anthem. A quadrille was formed, and the ball was
opened shortly before ten o'clock, her Illajeaty honouring the
Marquis of Granby with her band ; the opposite couple
being his Itlyal Highness the Prince Albert and her Royal
Highness the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgli
Strtli,z. Other quadrilles and waltzes followed.
Rtfnehments were served in en ante•room during the
evening. At twelve o'eleek supper was served in the m• .
nocAorche style of depose and splendour in the banquet-
room.

KINGS COLLEGE, LONDON.-DISTRIBUTION

OF PRIZES.

Yesterday the annual ceremony of distributing
prize to the meet successful students at this collage, was
performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, in presence of
the Duke of Cambridge, the Bishop of London, the Bishop
of Lichfield, Lord ltsdsteck, Lord WaMegrim, Mr. Ban-
croft, the American Minister, M. Otaizot, and a large mem-
Wigs of ladies and gentlentes.
The Archbishop of C•NT11113IIIPX, having been con
ducted to the chair by Dr. Jeff, the principal of the college,
stved that they were assembled on this occasion for the
agreeable purpose of rewarding merit, of giving praise where
praise was due. The acquisition of learning was • neces-
sary task, and the ditties of the student were sometimes of se
arduous a nature that It was advisable to afford him some
stimulus and encouragement. A nougat the at-tires for
exertion which actuated the scholar in the pursuit of learn
leg there wad none more important than the love of praise
and a desire of distinction.
Dr. JELF then announced the names of the students to
whom divinity prizes had beets awarded. In making this
he statement said he should be ungrateful if he did not take
the earliest opportunity of acknowledging the high honour
which had been conferred upon them by the presence of so
many distinguished persons.
The professors of the va:rians departments of literature and
science then announced the names et the different pr zemen
in each class, and the prises were delivered by the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury in the following order: