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

The Qneen held a Drawing-room in celebration of her
Majesty's birthday, on Saturday afternoon, in St.
James's Palace. The Court was attended by about
1600 ladies and gentlemen.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince
Albert, with the Princess Royal, arrived from Bucking
ham Palace, attended by the L idles and Gentlemen in
.Waiting, and escorted by a detachment of the Life
Guar's, soon after two o'clock. The Great Officers of
State received the Queen and 'the Prince, and attended
her Majesty to the Royal Closet.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge,
the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz,
the Princess Mary, and the Duke of Cambridge, were
present, and were received by the Vice-Chamber'aine
Their Serene Highnes;es the Princess of Hohenlohe
Langenburg, the Princess Adelaide of Hoheillobie, and
the Prince Ernest of Leiningen were present.
His Highness the Maharajah Duleep Singh attended,
and was received in the Royal Closet. •
The Lord Chancellor arrived in state at two o'clock,
wearing his gold robe, and attended by his Sergeant at
Arms and the Purse and Train Bearers: The other
equity judger; present—viz., the Master of the Rolls,
Vice-Chancellor Kindersley, and Vice-Chancellor Petg,
Wood, also appeared in their gold robes. '
The Right How the Speaker of the House of Com-
mons arrived in state, wearing his gold robe,'and at-
tended by Lord Charles Russell, Serjeant at Arms; Rev.
Tteinias Gamier, chaplain ; and Mr. Lefroy, s. oretary.
'The day was observed as a Collar-day. The Mai quis
of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Exeter, the Eir! of Aber-
deen, and Earl Spencer, wore the Garter and the Collar
and Star of that Most Noble Order. The Earl of Aber-
deen also wore the Collar of the Thistle •
The Duke of Athol, the Marquis of Breadalbane. the
Earlpf Elgin and Lord Panmure, wore the Collar and
Star of the Most 'Ancient Order of the Thistle. •
The Earl of Listowel and other Knights wore the Col-
lar and Star of the Most Illustrious Oder of St. Patrick,
Viscount Paanerston, Viscount Hardiege, Viscount
Combermere, Viscount Gough, Sir George Grey, Sir
John Burgoyne, 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 Cellar and Star of the _Hanoverian Guelphie
Order,
M. Van de Weyer, the Minister of Belgium, and the
Count de Lavradio, the Minister of Portugal, wore the
Collars of Foreign Orders of Knighthood.
Lord Campbell, the Lord Chief Justice of England,
wore his official Gold Cellar of. SS.
The Ministers and Gentlemen in OffiCe wore the full
dress official costume, and all the Officers of the House-
hold, of the 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 Saloon, under the
command of the Lieutenant. Lieut •Cols. Nevill and
Cooke, the Sub-officers, were on duty with the Corps.
The Yeomen of the Guard were on duty, under the
c meiand of Captain Sir John Kincaid, the Exon in
Waiting.
Soon after the Queen arrived the following Arch-
bishops and Bishops were introduced to the Royal closet,
viz., the Archbishops of Canterbury,. York, Armagh,
and Dublin ; the Bishops of London, Winchester, Ox
ford, Worcester, Chichester, Llandaff, Chester, St.
Asaph, Ripon, Lichfield, Manchester, St. David's, Bath
and Wells, Glouce;ter and Bristol, Rochester, Sodor and
Man, Tuam, Meath, and Kilmore.
His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury delivered an
address of congratulation to her Majesty on the aus-'
picieus return of her birth-day,
After the reception of toe Most_ Rev, and Right Rev.
Prelates the Queen and his Royal Higheese the Prince
entered the Throne-room, accompanied by her Royal
Hie.hoess the Princess Royal, their Royal Highnesses
the Duchess of Cambridge, the Hereditary Gra, d Duchess
of Mecklenburg Strelitz, the* Princess Mary, and the
Duke of Cambridge, their Serene Highnesses time Princess
of Hohenlohe Langenburg, the Princess Adelaide of
Hoheblolie. and Prince Ernest of Leiningen.
The Duchess of Sutherland, Mistress of the Robes •
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the Marquis of Breasiarbane, Lord Chamberlain ; Earl
Spencer, Lord Steward ; the Duke of Wellington, Mas-
ter of the Horse ; Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice Chamber-
; the Eiirl of Mulgrave, Treasurer of the Household ;
and Visceuet Drumlanrig, 'Comptroller of the Houses
testi', took their usual stations near the Sovereign ; and
on either side of the Throne stood the following ladie•
and &dicers of the Royal household, viz., the Countess
of Gainsborough (in uniting), the Duchess of Welling-
ton, the Duchess of Athol', the Marchioness of Ely, the
Viscountess Canning and Lady Churchill, Ladies of the
Bedchamber ;, the Hon. Eleanor Stanley (in waiting),
the Hon. 13,a,rice Byng (in waiting), t!,e Hon. Matilda
Paget, the Hon. Caroline Cavendish, Hon. Flora Mac
tionald, Hun_ Mary Seymour, Hon. Mary Bu keel,
and the Hon. Lucy Ke,r, Mails of Honour ; Lady
Char! tie Copley, the Hon. Mrs. Anson, the lion.
Mrs. George Campbell, Lady Car Aine B.trringtoo,
and Lady T. Digby, Women of the Bedchamber ; the
Marquis of Abercorn, K.G , Groom of tne Stole to the
Prince ; Lord Catnoys, Lord in Waiting ; Viscount
Torrington, Lord in Waiting to his Royal Highness ;
Colonel the Hoo. Charles Plopps, Keeper of her Majes-
ty's Privy Purse ; Maj:tr-Gener d the Hon. Charier]
Grey, Private Secretary to his Royal Highness ; Major-
General Berkeley Drummond, Groom in Waiting ; Ma-
jor-General Wylde, Groom in Waiting to his Royal
Highness ; Major-General Buckley, Equerry in Wa t-
ing ; Captain Do Plat, Equerry in Waiting to his
Ito, al Highness; Messrs. George Cameron and Henry
Farquhar-on, Pages of Honour in Waiting.
The Queen wore a traiu of glace, maize and white
ground, bailee argent, brocaded in bouquets of green
leaves and gold and red berries, trimmed with bouquets
of heart' -ease and red geraniums, with silver blonde and
v,hile tulle. The petticoat was wbite satin and tulle,
trimmed with bouquets of heart's-ease and red geranium
to correspond with train.
Her Majesty wore a diamond diadem and feathers.
The Princess Royal wore a blue gauze dress over rich
glace silk of the same col kur, with three flounces, each
terminated with a band of gold, and edged with gold
blonde. Her Royal Highness wore blue and gold ribbon
and wheat-ears at the back of hey bead.
The Duchess of Cambridge wore a white glace silk
train, brocaled with gold, trimmed with bulionne of
tulle and gold ribbon. The petticoat was white glace
silk, trimmed with point lace and feather fringe. The
stomacher was adorned with diamonds. The necklace
was diamonds.
Her Royal Highness wore a pearl tiara, ostrich fea-
thers, and lace lappets.
The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Stre-
litz wore a train of white silk, trimmed with white
Brussels lace, with satin ribbon, and bouquets of pink
roses. The petticoat was white silk, covered with tulle,
flounced with Brussels lace, looped up with pink roses
and grapes, each flounce being edged with white silk
fringe.
Her Royal Higness wore a diadem of diamonds and
sapphires, lace lappets, and ostrich feathers.
The Princess Mary of Cambridge,wore a white poplin
train, embroidered with' gold in palms, richly trimmed
with gold blonde and bouquets of grapes and green and
gold leaves. The corsage was ornamented with emeralds
and diamonds. The petticoat was buffons of tulle, over
rich glacO silk, looped up with bunches of grapes and
green and gold crape leaves.
Her Royal Highness wore a tiara of diamond stars in
front ; ornament, of emeralds and diamonds at the side
of the head, ostrich feathers, and lace lappets.
The Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg wore a train
of liget blue and white brocaded silk ; the petticoat was
white satin trimmed with gold lace. Her Serene High-
ness wore white flowers and ostrich feathers in her hair.
The Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe 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 lace
veil pendant from the back of her head.
The Foreign Ministers were ,ushered to the Throne-
rooei, when the following presentations to her Majesty
took place in the diplomatic circle : •
By the Countess of Clarendon.—Mrs. Wadsworth and
Miss Wadsworth (of the United State+)
By Ma.'ailie d'Oxholme.—Countess Reventlow Cri-
minil, wife of the Secretary of his Danish Majesty's
Legation.
By the Minister from the United States.--Hon. Job
R. Tyson, Member in Congress for the city of Phila-
delphia ; James S. Wed-worth, Esq., a distinguished
citizen of the United States.
By the French Charge d'Affaires.—Prince Ladislas
Czai toriski.
The Diplomatil Circle was attended by the Belgian
Minis' er and Madame Van de Weyer, Baron de Cetto,
Bavarian Minister ; the Hanoverian Minister
am! Countess Helene Kielniansegge ; the Marquis
d'Azeglio, Sardinian Minister ; Count Corti, Sec-
retary of Legation ; M. Gianotti, Attache ; the Duke
of Vallarnbrosa, and the Marquis Calabrini, the
Greek Minister and Madame Tricoupi, and
Mademoiselle Tricoupi, the Turkish Minister and
Madame Musurns, Prince A. Vogorides, Conseiller de
Legetion, and Essad Bey, First Secretary ; Baron Ben.
tinck, Netherlands Mirdster, and the Chevalier M.
Helaewier, Secretary of Legation ; the Portuguese
Minister and the Countess'de Lavradio ; the Chevalier
Pinto de Soveral, Secretary of Legation, and Madame
Pinto de Soveral ; the Brazilian Minister and Madile.
de Macedo ; the Chevalier Louriero, Secretary of Le-
gation; the Chevalier Carneiro Leao and le Cora-
matideur Carvalho, Attaches ; the Sicilian Minister and
Princess di Carini ; le Commandeur Martino, Ctinseil-
ler de Legation, and Madame de Martino ; the Austrian
Minister and Countess Celloredo ; Major T. G. Wardle
(Austrian army) and Count Possenti ; Senor Joaquii.
M. de Ca,stillo'y Lanzaa, Mexican Minister ; and Senor
Jose M. Gonzales de Is Lees, first Secretary of Legation :
Mr. James Buchanan, United States Minister and Miss
Lane ; Mr. Appleton, Secretary of Legation; Col. Law.
ranee, Attache, and Mrs. T. B. Lawrence, the Danish
Minister and Madame d'Oxholme, and Count It,
ventlow Criminil, Secretary of Legation ; Count Bern-
storff, the Prussian Minister ;
,Mr. and Madame de
imedorn ; Baron de Hochschila, the Swedish and Nor•
wegiae Minister ; Count de Vitzthum, the Saxon Mi-
nister ; Mr. I. T. Comyn, Spanish Charge d'Affaires ;