The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-24 00:00:00

State Concert,

By command of the Queen, a State Concert was
given last evening at Buckingham Palace, to which
a party of nearly 800 was invited.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales, attended by the Countess of Morton, the
Hon. Mrs. E. Coke, the Marquis of Abercorn, Lord
Harris, Lord Alfred Hervey, the Hon. R. H.
Meade, and Major Teesdale, arrived at the Palace
from Marlborough House shortly before ten o'clock.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and Princess Mary, arrived from St. James's
Palace, attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset and
Colonel Home Purvis.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
arrived from Gloucester House, attended by Colonel
Tyrwhitt.
His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Mech•
lenburg-Strelitz, arrived from St. James's Palace,
attended by Baron von Plesson.
Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Meek-
lenburg-Streli,z, and their Royal Highnesses the
Duke and Duchess of Montpeneier, and the Prin-
cess Marie Isabella, were prevented by indisposition
from being present.
His Serene Highness the Prince of Leining en,
and her Royal Highness the Princess of Leiningou,
were also prevented from attending the concert.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, uccompaniect
by their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and Princess Mary, the Duke of Cambridge,
and the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Streli:z, cun-
ducted by the Lord Chamberlain and the other chief
offi,2ers of the Household, and attended by the Ladioi
and Gentlemen in Waiting, entered the concert
I room soon after ten o'clock.

'The Marchioness of Ely officiated as Mistress of
the Robes for the Duchess of Wellington, who was
too unwell to attend.
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales wore
a black tulle dress, with flounces of tulle and jet
ornaments, and a tunic trimmed with lace and jet.
Head dress, a tiara of jet, with jet ornaments. Her
Royal Highness also wore the Victoria and Albert.
badge and the Portuguese Order of Isabella.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
wore a black silk dress trimmed with flounces of
tulle, and covered with a deep lace tunic. Head

dress, a tiara of diamonds and pearls, with white
feathers; stomacher, necklace, and ear-rings, pearls
and diamonds.

Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary wora
white satin dress, trimmed with tulle and satin.
ribbon, covered with a tunic of Brussels lace. Head
dress, a diadem of diamonds and water-liliep.•
Stomacher, necklace, and ear-rings of pearls and.

diamonds.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales wore,
the uniform of a general officer, with the insignia.,
of the Order of the Garter and of the Star of India.,
The Royal Body Guard of the Yeomen of the,
Guard, with their officers, Lieut.-Colonel Cooke, the.
Ensign, and Colonel Bourke, the Egon
were on duty at the Palace.
As soon ES their Royal Highnesses the Princ
and Princess of ►"ales entered the saloon the COD
cart commenced.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cam brie.ge, as
Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, held s► levee
yesterday at the Horse Guards. About 120 c fficers
attended.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of CiEl bridge
and Princess Maly arrived yesterday at their resi-
dence at St. James's Palace, Item Cambridge Cot-

,age, Kew.
The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort have lirriied
in town from Badminton, Gloucestershire.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Ai lesburl
arrived at their residence in Pall-mall yerg.terdels
from Tottenham Pork, near Marlborough.
The Earl and Countess Russell, accompar) ied by
Lady Georgiana Russell and family, arrived rat tneir
residence in Chesham-place yesterday from fern'
broke Lodge, Richmond.
Tee Earl and Countess of Winchilsea have
arrived at the St. George's Hotel.
Toe Earl of Carnarvon has returned to town ii•
visiting the Earl and Countess of Portsmouth.
Toe Countess M. de Pruchoff has arrived. at
Long's Hotel.
Lord and Lady Londesborough entertained 119
following company at dinner yesterday evening at
their residence in Urcsvenor-place :—The Duke wind
Duchess of Beaufort, Earl Annersley, Viscount and VS'
countess Grey de Wilton, Sir Henry and Lady Sophia IRS
Voeux, Colonel Hon. James and Mrs. Macdonald, Colonel
and Mrs Charles Baring, Hon. F. Calthorpe.
A ROYAL PRESENT FROM AUSTRALIA.—The Cl2s'
toms' authorities at the port of Southampton received all
order from the Lords Commissioners of Her MajestY't
Treasury on Saturday sanctioning the delivery duty ireeol
a magnificent gold casket, bearing an inscription to the
effect that it is a bridal gift from Lady Young and the
ladies of New South Wales to her Royal Highness the
Princess of Wales. It measures about Bin. in width by
about 4in. in depth and across, and is lined with rich velvet'
The casket is ornamented with wreaths of flowers, and thoi
key represents an opossum on a tree, the whole being °
solid gold. The workmanship is most beautiful, and lb°
chasing very elaborate, the casket being altogether ono ora
surpassing richness and beauty. It is valued at £7OO, 110
the duty upon it at 17s. per ounce, would amount to VII
£lOO. This elegant present from the antipodes was brougb
to Southampton ty the Peninsular and Oriental CompauY":
steamship Delhi, which arrived ther3 in the early part P'"
last week with the Australian mails.

TUE TIIAIIIES POLICE BOAT.—Owing to the
rapid progress which is being made by Mr. Ritso
contractor for the Thames Embankment between Wottri°°
bridge and the eastern end of the Temple-gardens, 171
Royalist, the Thames Police boat, which has been aaell°,l3.
real
for some years past at the end of Norfolk-street, 1:0
yesterday to shift her quarters lower down the river. 3-.),0
Royalist is one of the vessels which went out to

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SJloThsn F(lrBan6k4l.i)n—. A
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" of the Amount invested in the Public Funds, ElecliecP,t-
Bills, and Cash, to the Account of the Accountant-Ge:
ral, as Deposits on the Railway Bills presented to 1741,0%;
ment during the present Session," states that the an)°,—,,s,
of cash deposited was £667,335 15s 8d; Exchequer 13`.).
£578.800, and stock transferred, £5,076,754 is 7d ; Wu.
£6,322,889 17s 3d. t Of
SPREAD OF SPECULATION.—A corresponfle"he
a Boston paper gives the following account 01 tra
ladies of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York :—" They' the
all talking stocks. A parcel of young brokers live
house, and every evening they were sent over to the'
hole' to execute the commissions of the di,d 1131114
ask any of their husbands what they thought 01,1070
arrangement. A lady took me in tow, and we sailcd
the orawing-room, looking and listening to chats` 'l5 to
done and said. Jenny,' said a very pretty wevj3 It's
another, You'd IJeTter Luy soma Michigan Southern.
pi
.eva,
sure to go up to 140." Now, Lizzy,' replied her
It's no use for you to he bulling the market' I (I"totea
lieve any such a thing.' Oh, you horrid bear, your "too
L,zzy, you've been selling short, you lzn.w You t 000
So we passed along, hearing conversation of this 50r-ly
women who held stock-lists in their hands, and eager &n,,a
quired if their brokers had returned from the coalhole:aiii
what they had done." If this be true, what are we cc oa
? Are we about to turn into a nation of amblers, o
make a second Baden-Baden of New York ? If
and matrons indulge in this dangerous game of begg',l3`ough
neighbour, the next generation will come hooestlYti:(l,,ubt-
by a wholesale mania for throwing dice, add will 'iestead
edly erect statues to Fortune or to Secretary Clig6e'
of to the heroes of the war,—.Ntv York Pa. Per•