The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-11 00:00:00

The Queen's First Court.

The Queen held a Court at Buckingham Palau
on Saturday afternoon.
Her Majesty, who had arrived at Buckinghata
Palace from Windsor Castle in the morning,
entered the White Drawing-room at three o'clock,
accompanied by his Majesty the King of the Bel-
gians, and by their Royal Highnesses the Princess
Helena, Princess Louise, and Prince Arthur.

In attendance upon her Majesty were Eirl Bus'
yell, her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, with the Countess Russell, and the
officers of the household.

The following members of the corps diploma-
tique having had the honour of being invited, at'
tended this reception:—M. Musurus (the Turkish
Ambassador), Madame Musurus, Mdlle. Musurus,
Khalil Effendi (First Secretary of Embassy) ; the
Count Apponyi (the Austrian Ambassador),
Countess Apponyi, and Count Wimpffen (Coun-
cillor of Embassy), with Prince Paul Esterhazi
and Count Alexander Apponyi,who had the honour
of being specially invited ; the Baron de Brun•
now (the Russian Ambassador), Baroness de
Brunnow, and M. Sabouroff, Councillor of Ea'
bassy); the Count de Bernstorff (the Prussian Am'
bassador), and M. de Katte (Councillor of Embassy);
the Prince de la Sour d'Auvergne (the French Am'
bas3ador), and the Viscomte and Viscomtesse de
Contades ; M. Van de Weyer (the Belgian Minister)
and Madame Van de Weyer ; the Baron de Cetto
(the Bavarian Minister) and Baroness de Cetto; the
Marquis d'Azeglio (the Italian Minister) ; the Barg,
Ben tinel (the Minister for the Netherlands); the
Count de Lavradio (the Portuguese Minister) ; the
Count Vitzthum (the Saxon Minister): M. Torben
de Bille (the Danish Minister) ; M. Gutierrez (Mi'
ninister Honduras and Charge d'Affairs for Salve"
dor); the Hon. Charles Francis Adams (the United
States Minister) and Mrs. Adams ; the Count
Wachtmeister (the Swedish and Norwegian Minis-
ter) and Countess Wachtmeister ; Don M. J. de S3'
(the Peruvian Minister); Mahmoud Khan (the Per-
sian Minister) ; M. Comyn (Spanish Minister) and
Madame Comyn ; M. Balcarce (Minister for the
A.rgeuilue 1-tpubitc); M. Dubois (Minister Resi-
dent for Hayti); M. Calvo (Charge d'Affaires for
Paraguay); Baron Blome (Hanoverian Charge
d'Affaires) and Baroness Blome; M. Tricoupi (the
Greek Plenipotentiary) ; the two Plenipotentiaries
for Madagascar.
The Countess de Bernstorff, Madame Palcarce,
Madame Calvo, Don Manuel Carvalho (the Chiliarl
Minister) and Madame Carvalho, Mons. Marcolate
(Minister for Nicaragua), and Mons. de Francisco
Martin (Minister for Guatemala) and Madame de
Francisco Martin, had the honour of being invited,
out were prevented by indisposition and other un-
avoidable causes from attending the reception.
Her Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable
Corps of Gentlemen at Arms was on duty at the
court, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Sir
William Topham, the Lieutenant. The following
officers were also present with the corps :—Major
D. Harmar, the Standard Bearer ; Lieut.-Colonsi
W. M'Call, the Adjutant, and the Sub-officer, Capt.
N. G. Phidps.
The Yeomen of the Guard, under the comma!)
of Colonel Oliver Paget Bourke, the Exon on
tng, were o❑ duty in the Grand Hall. Major'
General Fitzmaurice, the lieutenant, and Lieut.'
Colonel Cooke, the ensign, were present with the
corps.

A. guard of honour of the Grenadier Guards W
in attendance in the court of the palace.
The conrt being in mourning, the ladies Wh"
attended the reception were attired in full dress
mourning costume, without trains. The gentlemell
were in full dress, with crape on the left arm.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena, left
Buckingham Palace soon after five o'clock, and
returned to Wiudsor Castle.

His Majesty the King of the Belgians also acconr
panied the Queen to Windsor.
The Queen wore a black silk dress, covered with
deep black crape, and edged with jet gimp ; a eat' of
white crape lisse in the style of the cap of Marl
Queen of Scots, with opals and diamonds, and a loa
white crape lisse veil attached to it.
Her Majesty wore the Ribbon, Star, and Badge °f
the Garter, a diamond necklace, and large cross cell'
taining the Prince Consort's miniature, and a bi-oocb
composed of a large sapphire set in twelve large
diamonds.
The Princess Helena wore a dress of white sat
in
handsomely trimmed with rich lace. Head dreee
of white roses with black leaves and diamond orri3-
ments.
The Princess Louise wore a similar dress ofid
head-dress, but with pearl ornaments.

NEW ADELPHI THEATRE.—Their Royal VOA:
nesses Prince Arthur, Princess Louise, attended by
Caroline Barrington, Hon. Miss Lascelles, General areri
Major Elphinstone, and suite, honoured the performano°
Leah, by Miss Bateman, at the Adolphi theatre on Satyr'
day evening.
The Duchess of Buccleuch has arrived in J3'131
grave-square from Dalkeith Palace, near Edinburgh. .„
The Marquis and Marchioness of SalisbarJ
entertained the Earl of Clanwilliam, Viscount and Vit°l3:lol3:
teas Enfield, Viscountess Ingestre, Lord Stanley, "'Ai" it
Colonel the Hon. P.W. Talbot, Ron. Reginald Talbot, r
and Lady Elizabeth Adsane, and a select circle at dinlit'
on Saturday, at their family residence in Arlington „ere'
Piccadilly.
His Excellency the Earl of Carlisle will lea::
Dublin Castle in the course of the present week for Lon°t"
for a few weeks' absence from the seat of his governoten
It is doubtful if the noble earl will be in town by Wed,l6cl
day in time to dine at the banquet given by the Loake 610
Duchess of Sutherland at Stafford House, St. Jamey a'
compliment to their guest, General Garibaldi, to which
be
has been invited. the
The Earl and Countess of Gosford and
Edith and Katharine Acheson have arriied in Gros-
venor-square from the country.
The Countess of Ellesmere and the lion. Cap
tatii;
Egerton have arrived in Paris from Nice, and are sen°,,r_ri
expected at Bridgewater House for the season.
of Ellesmere will remain some time longer on the Con..
tinent.
The Duke Find Duchess of Manchester are etf;
petted to arrive iu town to-morrow from Kirnbolton Cas
Huntingdonshire.
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