The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-03 00:00:00

THE LEVEE,

By command of the Queen, a levee was hold yes-
terday, in St. James's Palace, by the Prince of
Wales, on behalf of her Majt sty. Presentations to
his Royal Highness at this Court are considerbd,
by the Queen's pleasure, as equivalent to presenta-
tions to her Majesty. The Prince of Wales, attended
by his gentlemen in waiting, arrived from Marl-
borough House about two o'clock, and was received
by the Great Officers of State of the Queen's house-
hold. The Duke of Cambridge (attended by his
equerry), Prince Edward of Saxo Weimar, and
Prince Gustav of Saxe Weimar, were present at the
levee.
Her Majesty's Guard of the Hon. Corps of Gentle-
men-at-Arms was on duty in the state saloons,
under the command of tho Lieutenant, Captain
Philips, the sub-officer on duty with the corps.
The Yeomen of the Guard on duty were under the
command of Lieutenant-Colonel Sutton, adjutant
of the corps.
The Prince of Wales entered the Throne room,
accompanied by the Duke of Cambridge, their
Serene Highnesses Prince Edward end Prince
Gustav of Saxe Weimar, and the officers of State.
The Pages of Honour in waiting were Mr. H. J.
Loftus and Mr. Paget.

The Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers were
introduced, when the following presentations to the
Prince of Wales on the part of the Queen took place
in the Diplomatic circle.
By the Austrian Ernblasador, Count Alexander
Apponyi, eldest son of his Excellency and attacte
to the Imperial Embassy.
By the Russian Ambassador, M. Sabonroff, Con-
sealer d'Ambassade. Le Prince Michel Gortscha-
koff, Premier Secretairo d'Ambassade. Le Baron
de Freedericksz, Seeretaire d'Ambassade. Le Capi-
tame de Cavalerie Kontsirrsky.
By the French Ambassador, M. Le Vicomte de
Courval, Attache a l'Ambassade ; M. Le Comte de
Nlontinarin, Attache 1. l'Ambassade.
By the Earl Russell, Secretary of State for Fo-
reign Affairs, Baron Blotno, Chargé d'Affaires of
Hanover; M. Charelaus Tricoupi, Plenipotentiary
from Greece.
The Diplomatic Circle was attended by M.
Musurus, Turkish Ambassador; Khalil Effendy,
First Secretary of the Embassy ; Etienne Musurus
Bey, Secretary; Paul Musurus Bey, First Attache;
Count Apponyi, Austrian Ambassador; Count
t
Wimpfen, Counsellor to the Embassy ; Baron do
Brunnow, Russian Ambassador ; M. Sabouroff, Con-
seiner d'Ambassador ; Frederick de Katie, First
Secretary; Count de Bernstorff, the Prussian Am-
bassador ; Prince Latur d'Auvergne, the French
Ambassador ; the Vicomte Contades, Secretary to
the Embaasy ; the Marquis do Caumont La Force,
Secretary ; Count de Montmarin, Attache ; the Baron
de Cette, Bavarian Minister; Count Paumgarten,
Secretary of Legation; the Marquis d'Azeglio,
Count
Minister; M.
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;Jamitni, Attache;
Mazel, Councillor of the Legation ; Baron Mackay,
Gentleman of the Chamber to his Majesty the King
of the Netherlands; Count de Lavradio, the Portu-
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Minister from the United States of America ; Mr.
Charles L. Wilson, Secretary of Legation ; Mr.
Benjamin Moran, Second Secretary; M. J. Sans,
Peruvian Minister; M. J. B. Valdivia, Secretary of
Logation ; M. G. Eateries, Attache ; Mahmoud Khan,
the Persian Minister; Le General AtuaniOullah
Khan, Councillor of the Legation ; Murza Aly
Akber, First Dragoman of the Legation ; M. Comyn,
the Spanish Minister, 8:c.
The Belgian Envoy was unable to pay his respects
to the Prince of Wales from being under the
obligation to go to Dover to receive his Majesty
the King of the Belgians ; and the Envoy from
Sweden and Norway was unable to wait upon his
Royal Highness from indisposition.
The general circle was well attended, and in-
eluded most of her Majesty's Ministers.

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The following presentations to the Prince of
Wales, on behalf of the Queen, took place :
Dr Armstrong, R.N., Deputy Inspector-General, by
Lieut-Gen Rnollye
The Rev Adney Allen, by the Lord Harris
Mr William B. Armstrong (of Bal Ever), by Viseouat
Falkland