The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-15 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S „DRAWING
.ROOM.

The Queen held a Drawing-room yesterday afternoon in St.
James's Palace. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince
'Albert arrived from Buckingham Palaee at 20 'minutes past
2 o'clock, escorted by a cletaohment of Life Guards.
Her Majesty's Guard of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-
Arms was on duty in the State Saloons, under the command
of the Captain. Lieutenant-Colonels Neville and Cooke, the
sub-officers, were on duty with the corps.
Her Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburg-Strelitz was present, attended by Lady Caroline
Gust and Baron Luhe, and was received by the Vice-Cham-
berlain.
The Yeomen of the Guard were under the command of
Major Phibbs, the Exon-in-Waiting.
The Queen and Prince Albert entered the Throne-room,
accompanied by the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Meek-
lenburg-Strelitz, and attended by the• following ladies and
gentlemen in waiting, viz. :—The Duchess of Wellington (in
waiting), Viseountess Canning, the Marchioness of Ely, the
Duchess of Atholl, and Lady Churchill, Laths of the Bed-
chamber ; the Honourable Matilda Paget (in waiting),
the Hon. Mary Seymour (in waiting), the Hon Caroline Ca-
vendish, the Hon. Lucy Kerr, the Hon. Flora Macdonald, the
Hon. Eleanor Stanley, and the Hon. Beatrice Byng, Maids of
Honour ; Lady Charlotte Copley (in waiting), the Hon. Mrs.
Anson, the Hon. Mrs. George Campbell, and Lady Theresa
Digby, Women of the Bedchamber ; the Marquis of Breadal-
bane, K.T., Lord Chamberlain ; Earl Spencer K.G., Lord
Steward ; the Duke of Wellington, Master of the Horse; the
Marquis of lbercorn, K.G., Groom of the Stole to his Royal
Highness; the Earl of Mulgrave, Treasurer of the Househo'd ;
Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice-Chamberlain • Lord de Tabley, Lord
in Waiting; Lord George Lennox, Lord in Waiting to his
Royal Highness ; Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Keeper of
her Majesty's Privy Purse; Sir Frederick Stavin, Groom in
Waiting; General Wyldu, Gl'OOTll in Waiting to his Royal
Highness ; Major-General the Hon. Charles Grey, Equerry in
Waiting ; Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros, Equerry iu
Waiting to his Royal Highness; and Messrs. George Gordon
Macpherson and Charles Edmund Phipps, Pages of Honour'in
Waiting.
The Queen wore a train of alternate stripes of light blue
moire antique and white satin, the whole embroidered in a
running pattern of blue sand white flowers trimmed with
white blonde and bouquets of red,' white,' and yellow carna-
tions. Tho petticoat was white satin trimmed with white
blonde, bows of white satin riband, and4onquets of carnations
to match the'train.
Her Majesty's headdress was composed of diamonds and
feathers.
The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz
wore a train of blue and white striped moire antique, trimmed
with point lace and bows'of white' satin '
riband. The petti-
coat, of blue silk, was entirely covered:with white point lace.
The stomacher of the dress was ornamented with diamonds
and pearls.
Her Royal Higbne'ss wore a pearl diadem, and also white
ostrich feathers and lace lappets.
The Foreign Ministers were introduced, when the follow-
ing presentation to the Queen took place in the Diplomatic
By the Princess of Carini--the Princess Doria Panfili and
;fin Marchioness do Bugnano. .
By the Countess de Colloredo—the Countess de Nako.
By the Countess of Clarendon—Mrs. Abbott Lawrence.'
By the French Ambassador—the Duke de Caderousse
Grammont, Attache to the Embassy.
By the Sicilian Minister—Prince Doris, Panfili de Melfi,
Marquis de Bugnano, Mons. Raffaelle Ulisse, Secretary of the
Legation.
By the Austrian Minister—Son Excellence M. le Comte de
Chotek, Chambellan et Conseiller Intime de sa Majeste l'Em-
pereur; M. le Comte de Nako, Chambellan de sa Majeste
l'Empereur; and M. Ic Comte Pelffy, Chambellan de sa Ma.
jeste l'Empereur.
By the United States' Minister—Abbott Lawrence, Esq.,
son of the late Minister to the Court ; and,Henry E. Davies,
Esq., Private Secretary to the Hon. Millard Fillmore.
The following presentation of ladies took place, the names
having been previously, left at the Lord Chamberlain's-office,
and submitted for herb ajesty's approval :
Lady Abercromby, Lady Mary Christopher.
Hon. Miss Abercromby, by Lady Abercromby.
The Hon. Mrs. Addington, by the Countess of Morley.
Lady Catherine Allen, by. Viscountess Ebrington.
Mrs. Thomas Anstruther, by her sister, Lady Vaux, of Har-
rowden.
Mrs. Frances Astley, on her marriage, by the Duchess of
Atholl.
Mrs. Atherton, by the Countess of Harrington.
The Hon. Augusta Barrington, by her mother, Viscountess
Barrington.
Miss Ina Barton, by her mother, Lady Barton.
Mrs. Bastard, on her marriage, by the Countess of Morley.
Hon. Mrs. Samuel Bateson, by Lady Bateson.
Mrs. Haynes Bayly, by Lady Harding.
Miss M. Haynes Bayly, by her mother, Mrs. Haynes Bayly.
Lady Bignold, by the Duchess of Wellington.
Miss Bignold, by her mother, Lady Bignold.
Miss Lucy Bignold, by her mother, Lady Big,noldß.
Mrs. Frederick Bird, on her marriage, by Lady arton.
Mrs. Alexander Boddam, by Countess Manvers.
Lady Borrowes, by Hon. Mrs. Campbell.
Miss Eleanor Borrowes, by her mother, Lady Borrowes.
Hon. Mrs. Boscawen, by the Marchioness of Ely.
Hou. Florence Boscawen, by the Hon. Mrs. Boscawen.
Hon. Lucy Boscawen, by the Hon. Mrs. Boseaweu.
Viscountess Bayne, on coming to the title, by Lady
Calthorpe,
Miss Eliza Breton, by the Duchess of Wellington.
Mrs: Burrolighes, on her marriage, by the Countess of
Powis.
Mrs. Butt, by the Countess of Glengall.
Mrs. Galley, on her marriage, by 'Lady Hailing.
Mrs. Browne Clayton, by Lady Clark.
Miss Browne Clayton, by her mother, Mrs. Browne Clayton.
Miss Annette Browne Clayton, by her mother, Mrs.
Brovine Clayton.
Mrs. Clark, by Lady Clark.
Mrs. George Cookes, by Lady Vassall.
Mrs. Octavius Coope, by Lady Bonham.
Mrs. Edwin Corbett, by Mrs. Morritt (of Rokeby).
Mrs. Croft, by Viscountess Palmerston.
Miss Croft, by Viscountess Palmerston.
Mrs. Arthur Cumming, by Lady Charlotte Copley.
Mrs. Alexander Cuninghame, by the Duchess of Argyll.
Lady Emma Cust, on her marriage, by Ron. Mrs.
Williau
Cust.
Miss Isabella Cust, by Hon. Mrs. William Oust.
IL2n. Mrs. Seymour Dawson Darner, on her marriage, by
Viscountess Ehrington.
Miss Mary Dutton, by Lady Ambella Baring.
Mrs. Edmonstono, by Lady Couper.
Miss Evans, by her aunt, Mrs. Lenigan.
MA. Fairfax, by Lady Parke.
Miss Fairfax, by her mother, Mrs. Fairfax.
Mrs. Fetherstonhaugh, on her marriage, by Lady Theresa
Digby.,
Hon. Mrs. Charles Wentworth Fitzwilliam, on her marriage,
by Lady Anne Mackenzie.
Miss Scrymsoure Fotheringha.m, by the Countess of Cam-
perdown.
Miss Fortescue, by Lady Louisa Fortescue.
Miss Harriet Fortescue, by Lady Louisa Fortescue.
Miss Fraser of Braelangwell, by Lady Anne Mackenzie.
Miss Grattan, by Mrs. Henry Grattan.
Miss Mary Grattan, by Mrs. Henry Grattan.
Mrs. George Griffiths, by Mrs. Macleod of Macleod.
Mrs. W. R. Grove, by the Countess of Lanesborough.
Hon. Louisa Harris, by Viscountess Canning.
Lady Hawke, by the Countess of Morley.
Hon. Mrs. Robert Herbeat, on her marriage, by the
Countess of Powis.
Miss Hill, by her mother Lady Marcus Hill.
Mrs. Hornby, by the Countess of Egmont.
Miss Adelaide Hanbury Tracy by the Countess of Yarbo-
rough.
Lady Jenkinson, by the Countess of Hardwicke.
Mrs. Henry Richmond Jones, by the Duchess of Atholl.
Miss Kelsall, by her sister, Lady Pete.
Lady Kenyon, by Lady Walsingham.
Lady Innabella King, by Lady Byron.
Mrs. Robert Lewes, on her marriage, by the Duchess of
Atholl.'
Lady Hester Lecke, by Viscountess Nevill.
Lady Cecilia Gordon Lennox, by the Duchess of Richmond
Miss Loftus, by her mother, Mrs. Ferrars Loftus.
Mrs. William Lowther, by Lady Parke.
Mrs. Thomas Lovett, by Mrs. Carteret Ellis.
Miss Fanny M'Curdy, by Mrs. Nash.
Mrs. William Mansfield, on her marriage, by the Countess
of Clarendon.
Miss Catherine May, by Lady Vaux, of Harrowden.
Miss Harriet Miles, by• her mother, Mrs. Miles.
Lady Mostyn, on succeeding to her title, by Lady Lilford.
Hon. Essex Mostyn, by her mother Lady Mostyn.
Miss Emily Nash, by Mrs. Mackinnon.
Miss Newcombe, by Lady Emma Cust.
Miss Parsons, by her mother the Hon. Mrs. Parsons.
Miss Phibbs, by her mother Mrs. Phibbs.
Mrs. George Prothero, by Lady Emily Foley.
Mrs. George Ramsdell, of Heir Island, by Lady Maclaine.
Miss Georgina Ramsay, by the Duchess of Wellington.
Miss Christiana Ramsay, by the Duchess of Wellington.
Mrs. Walpole Ravenscroft, on her marriage, by Mrs. Butler
Johnstone.
Mrs. Bendel, by the Countess of Morley.
Miss Rendel, by her mother, Mrs. Bendel.
Miss Roberts, by her mother, Mrs. A. G. Roberts.
Mrs. Robbins, by Viscountess Palmerston.
Miss Roberts, by Mrs. Charles Roberts.
Miss Robertson, by her mother, Mis. Robertson, of Lady.
kirk.

Miss Roddam, by Mrs. Roddam.
Miss Florence Rowley, by Lady Louisa Moncrieffe.
Mrs. Kirklinton Saud, by her aunt, Mrs. Goodman.
Mrs. John Shepherd, by Lady Couper.
Miss Shepherd, by Mrs. John Shepherd.
Miss Isabella Shepherd, by Mrs. John Shepherd.
Miss Slade, by her mother, Lady Slade.
Lady Smith, on her marriage, by the Hon. Mrs. Twisleton
Mrs. George Smith, by Mrs. Pemberton Gipps.
Miss Sparke, by Mrs. Francis Astley.
Hon. Mrs. Spencer, by Lady Churchill.
Miss Spencer, by her mother, Hon. Mrs. Spencer.
Miss Fannie Spencer, by her mother, Hon. Mrs. Spencer.
Miss Standish, by her mother, Mrs. Standish-Standish.
Mrs. Horatio Stewart, by the Marchioness of Ely.
Miss Caroline Stonor, by her mother, Lady Camoys.
Mrs. Stracey, of Rackheath, by Viscountess Hardingo.
Miss Stracey, by her mother, Mrs. Stracey, of Rackheath.
Miss Frances Stracey, by her mother, Mrs. Stracey, o
Rackheath.
Mrs. Francis Sutton, on her marriage, by Mrs.
Heathcote.
Lady Constance Talbot, by the Marchioness of Waterford
Mrs. Thornhill, by Lady Byron.
Mrs. Tomkinson, by the Duchess of Sutherland.
Miss Tomkinson, by her mother.
Miss Troubridge, by the Countess 'of Gainsborough.
Miss Char. Troubridge, by the Countess of Gainsborough
Miss Tndway, by her mother, Mrs. Miles.
Mrs. Verner, by the Hon. Lady Pakenham.
Miss Williams, by her mother, Mrs. Peers Williams.
Mrs. ll3nry Wilson, by the Duchess of Grafton.
Miss Wilson, by her mother, Mrs. Henry Wilson.
Miss Janet Maitland Wilson, by her mother, Mrs.
Wilson.
Wilson.
Lady Maitland Wilson, by her mother, Mrs. H
of enry
Lady Young, on her marriage. by the Countess
Car-
narvon,