The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-23 00:00:00

The Levee,

By command of the Queen a Levee was held yes-
terday at St. James's Palace, by his Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales. Presentations at this Court
are Queen'spleasure to be considered as
equivalent
by
to presentations made to her Majesty.
The Prince of Wales, attended by his Gentlemen
in Waiting, arrived at the Palace from Marlborough
House, about two o'clock, and was received by the
Great Officers of State of the Queen's Household.
His Major
Royalliighnes Prince Alfred arrived, at-
tended Cowell3 and Lieutenant Haig.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge ar-
rived, attended by Col. the Hon. James Macdonald.
His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe
Weimar and the Count Gleichen were present at
the Levcc.

Her Majesty's Body Guard of the Hon. Corps of
Gentlemen at Arms, Vas on duty in the State Saloons
under the command )f the Lieutenant.
The Royal Body Guard of the Yeomen of the
Guard was on duty under the command of Colonel
Patterson, the Exoll in Waiting.
The Prince of Vales entered the Throne-room,
accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Alfred
and:his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and
attended by the Ea.' of St. Germans, Lord Steward;
Viscount Sydney, Lord Chamberlain; the Marquis
of Ailesbury, Master of the Horse; Lord Do Tabley,
Lord in Waiting to the Queen ; the Earl of Mount
Edgcumbe, Lord of the Bedchamber to his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales; Colonel tho Hon.
A. Liddell, Groom in Waiting to the Queen ; Lieut.-
Colonel Du Plat, Equerry to the Queen ; Viscount
Bury, M.P., the Treasurer of the Queen's House-
hold ; Lord Proby, M.P., Comptroller of the
Queen's Household ; Viscount C Astlerosse, the Vice-
Chamberlain ; Lieut.-General Kuollys, Comptroller
and Treasurer of the Household of the Prince of
Wales ; Mr. Charles L. Wood, Groom of the Bed-
chamber; and Lieut.'Colonel Keppel, Equerry in
Waiting to the Prince of Wales.
The Foreign Ambatsadors and Ministers were
introduced in the order of their precedence, when
the following presentations to the Prince of Wales,
on behalf of her Majesty, took place in the diplo-
matic circle :

By his Excellency
the Russian Ambassador—
M. de Dourassow,
Gentleman of the Chamber to his
Majesty the Emperor of Russia.
By his Excellency the French Ambassador—M.
Chas. de Franqueville,
Auditeur au Conaoil d'Etat
en mission.

By the Portuguese Bnvoy—Signor Thomsz de
Moraes Sarmento,
son of the late Viscount Mon-
Carve.

By the United States Envoy—The Hon. Charles
Hale, Agent of the United States in Egypt.

ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT AT CAI4IBRUDGE HOUSE.
—Their Royal Righnesaes the Prince and Princess
of Wales honoured Viscount and Viscountess Palmerstonby their company at dinner last evening, at Cambridge-
house. The banquet was followed by a dancing party.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales,
with the Marchioness of Carmarthen and Colonel Keppel,
arrived a little after 8 o'clock. Dinner was shortly after-
wards announced, when the following distinguished circle
had the honour to meet their royal highnesses :—The Duke
of St. Albans, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke and
Duchess of Wellington,
the Earl and Countess of Shaftes-
bury and Lady Victoria Ashley, Earl Granville, the Earl
of St Germans. the Countess Spencer, Viscount and Vis-
countess Royston, Viscount Idarnilton, Viscountess Jocelyn
and Hon. Alice Jocelyn, Lord and Lady Dufferin, Lord and
Lady Proby, ;the Right
}lon. W. F. Cowper and Hon.
Evelyn Ashley. The Prince sat on the right of the noble
hostess, and the Princess on the right of the noble Premier.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the company began to assemble for
the dancing party. The ball room was brilliantly illumi-
nated, and handsomely decorated by a profusion of flowers.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by
Colonel the Hon. James Macflonald arrived shortly after
11 o'clock, a largo number of other distinguished persons
being present. Dancing commenced at 18 o'clock, the ball
being opened by the Prince of Wales dancing with Via-
countess Jocelyn, and the Princess with the Earl Cowper.
At 1 o'clock supper was saved up in the dining room.
Five circular tables were appropriated for the supper, the
royal table, laid for a party of 13, being in the centre of
the room. The festivities were prolonged to an early hour
this morning, the Prince and Princess returning to the ball
room after supper,

Their Royal Highnesses the Princ3 End Princess
of Wales intend honouring the Duke and Duchess of
Manchester with their company at Kimbolton Castle,
Huntington, early in August.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Helens
and Louise have announced their intention of honouring
the Bazaar at the Royal Horticultural Gardens, South
Kensington, in aid of the Building Flak(' of the Female
School of Art, with a visit to inorrew.

The Duellers of Wellington will have an assembly
this evening at Apsley House,
The Baroness Blome has arrived at the Hano-
verian Legation, in Grosvenor-place, from Holstein.

The Earl and Countess Craven, the Ladies
Blanche and Beatrice Craven, and
Viscount UfUngton
have left town for Combo Abbey, near Coventry.
'the Earl of St. Germans received a select circle
at dinner last evening at his residence in povor-street.
Lord and Lady 13s1per entertained a select
circle at dinner last evening at their residence in. Eaton.
square.

The Earl and Countess Russell left town yester-
day for Pembroke Lsdge, Richmond Park.
DEATH OF THE EARL POULETTe:—We have to
announce the demise of the above nobleman, which
took place on Monday afternoon, at the family seat, Hinton
St. George, Smacrsetshire. Tho deceased John Poulett,
son of the fourth earl, was born in 1783, and married in
1820 Charlotte Fanny, daughter of the late Henry Berkeley
Portman (uncle to the first Lori Portman). His lordship
succeeded his father in 1819, and was colonel of the Somer.,
set Militia from 1819 to 18,52. Tho deceased nobleman is
succeeded by his nephew, William limry, son of the Into
Vice Admiral the Hon. George Poulett, born in 1327,
entered the army in 1845, and became captain of the 22d
Foot in 1851.

MR. SPOONER, M.P.—We have much pleasure in
informing the friends of Mr. Spooner, M.P., that the report
of his health was much more favourable yesterday, and
that the symptoms which created alarm have in a great
measure eulgided,---eirni?ngbaM Daily Qazette,