The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-14 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S BIRTHDAY.

The Queen held, yesterday afternoon, a Drawing-
room, in St. James's Palace, in celebration of her Ma-
jesty's birthday, which was most numerously and bril-
liantly attended.

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
arrived from Buckingham Palace at two o'clock,
escorted by a detachment of the Royal Horse Guards,
and were received by the Great Officers of State.
The Queen's Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms was
on duty in the State apartments.

The Yeomen of the Guard were on duty in the Pa-
taco, under the command of Captain Kincaid, the Egon
in Waiting.
A Guard of Honour of the Royal Horse Guards was
on duty in the large court of the Palace, with the band
of the Regiment in State regimentals.

Soon after her Majesty's arrival the Archbishop of
Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, the Bishop of
Ox!ord (Lord High Almoner), the Bishop of Chester
(Clerk of the Closet), the Bishops of Gloucester and
Bristol, Worcester, Bangor, Norwich, Hereford, Peter-
borough, Chicester, Rochester, St. Asaph, Salisbury,
Ripon, and Cape Town, were ushered to the presence of
her ajesty in the Royal Closet, where the Archbishop
of Canterbury delivered an address of congratulation to
the Queen on the auspicious return of her Majesty's
natal day.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent was present
at the Drawing-room, attended by Lady• Fanny Howard
and Colonel Sir George Couper.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Princess Mary were attended by Lady Suffield
and Baron Knesebeck. _ _

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was at-
tended by Lord W. Paulet.
The Queen and Prince Albert were attended by the
Mistress of the Robes, the Viscountess Jocelyn (in
Waiting), the Marchioness of Douro, the Viscountess
Canning, the Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, the Mar-
chioness of Dy, and the Countess of Desart, Ladies of
the Bedchamber; Hon. Matilda Paget (in Waiting),

Hon. Mary Seymour (in Waiting), lion. DemiOr
Stanley, Hon. Lucy Kerr, Hon. Caroline Cavendish,
Hon. Flora Macdonald, Hon. Amelia Murray, and the
Hon. Beatrice Byng, Maids of Honour; the Hon. Mrs.
Trevor, Han.—lSfrsa—G,-E.,-Anson Hen. Attrs. George
Cdmpbell, and Lady Theresa Digby, Women of the
Bedchamber; the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamber-
lain, the daster of the Horse, the Groom of the
Stole to the Prince, the Treasurer of the
Household, the Vice-Chamberlain, the Comptroller
of the Household ; Lord Polwarth, Lord in Wait-
ing ; Viscount Mandeville, Lord in Waiting
to his Royal Highness; Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps,
Keeper of her Majesty's Privy Purse; Colonel the Hon.
Charles Grey, Private Secretary. to his Royal Higness;
lion. W. Knox, Groom in Waiting; Lieutenant-Colonel
Francis Seymour, Groom in Waiting to his Royal
Highness; Lord Charles Fitzroy, Equerry in Waiting;
Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Alexander Gordon, Equerry
al Highness; the Hon. Alfred
in Waiting to his Roy
Crofton and Mr. George Cameron, Pages of Honour in
Waiting.
The Queen wore a train of cloth of gold, trimmed
with bunches of wild daisies and blue corn flowers and
tulle. The petticoat was of white satin, covered with
white tulle, and trimmed with bunches of wild daisies
and blue corn flowers, to cot respond to the train.
Her Majesty's head-dress was composed of a wreath
of wild daisies and blue corn flowers, ornamented with
diamonds.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent wore a train
of Indian gold with a flower pattern, trimmed with gold
lace. The petticoat was of rich white satin of English
mannfieture, with flounces of point lace. The stoma-
cher was brilliantly ornamented with diamonds.
Her Royal Highness's headdress was formed of white
terry velvet and gold, with white feathers, diamonds, and
point lace lappets.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge wore
a train of white satin, trimmed with point lace., The
petticoat was of white satin, with a diamond stomacher,
and was trimmed with point lace to correspond to the
train.

Her Royal Highness's headdress was composed of
white feathers, diamonds, and point lace lappets.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary wore a train
of blue moii6 antique, trimmed with blue ribands. The
petticoat was of blue satin, with a double crape skirt,
and trimmed with blue ribands.
Her Royal Highness wore in her hair white feathers, ,
and diamond ornaments, with point lace lappets.
The Chief Judges of Common Law—The Lord Chief
Justice of England (Lord Campbell). the Lord Chief
Justice Jervis, and the Lord Chief Beron—apperd in
their splendid gold collars of SS, with the
ranwortb, Vice-
port.= lis.
Vice-
The Master of the Rolle, Lord C
Chancellor Turner, Vice-Chancellor Kindersley, Vice-
Chancellor Parker, and the Chancellor of his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales, all wore their gold robes.
The Right Hon. the Speaker arrived in state to at-
tend the Drawing-room, wearing his gold robe. The
Right Hon. Gentleman was attended by M. Lefroy, his
secretary, and the Rev. Thomas Gar Mer, Chaplain
to
the House of Commons.
The principal Knights of the different orders of
knighthood wore the collars of their respective orders in
boneur:of the day.
The atteedance of the nobility and gentry eia
numerous, that not only were the suite of state reception
rooms rooms filled, but the throng of company extended
the grand staircase and entrance lobbies,
down
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
accompanied by their Royal Highnesses
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and the Duke of Cambridge, entered the
when the Drawing-room commenced bythe
of the Foreign Ministers.
The following presentations to the Queen and Prince c
Albert took place in the Diplomatic
Tihreclec;atolls Har-
denberg, By the Countess of Malmesbu
sister to the Hanoverian
—ian Minister, and the
Countess Ella Hardenberg, her daughter.
By the Hanoverian Minister—Count Albert Arden-
berg, nephew to the Minister.
By the Minister of the United States—Mr. Isaac Law-
rence and Mr. William Beach Lawrence,
By the Portuguese Minister Le —Comte de M tells, Grand Glacier de la Mats' on de S. M. la Reins de
By the Persian Envoy—M. Anthoine B. Issaverdees,
Attact 6 to the Persian Mission at the Court of St.
James's.
The Diplomatic Circle and the General Circle were
numerously attended.

LADIES' DRESSES.
HER lIAJESTY.
A train of cloth of gold, trimmed with bunches of wild
daisies and-blue corn flowers and tulle; petticoat of white
satin,"covered with white tulle,
and trimmed with bun°l
of wild daisies and blue corn flowers, to correspond with
the train. Head-dress, a wreath of wild daisies and bias
corn flowers, ornamented with diamonds.
11. R. U. THE DUCHESS OF
KENTirimmed
A train of Indian gold with a flower pettern2f English
with gold lace; petticoat of rich white satin, u
stomacher bri
manufacture, with flounces of point lace; 7d-dress, terry
liontly ornamented with diamonds.
velvet and gold, with white feather's',
point lace lappets, ediamonds, end
'
H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF CAhlktpoßinßtllDiseGe
pet-
ticoat train of white satin, trimmed with
stomacher, and
of white satin, with
trimmed with point lace to corrdesiapornonndds, and t
Head dress, white feathers, di"'
lappets.
mARY OF CAMBRIDGE.
THE PRINCES"' • trimmed with blue
A train- of-blue moire antique,
with a double craps
ribbons; Petticoat of blue cadet