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 by the Queen's pleasure to be considered as
equivalent to presentations made to her Majesty.
The Prince of Wales, attended by his Gentlemen
in Waiting, arrived at the Palace from Marlborough
House, about t rvo o'clock, and was received by the
Great Ogic,rs of State of the Queen's Household.
His Royal Highness Prince Alfred arrived, at-
tended by Major Cowell and Lieutenant Haig.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge ar-
rived, attended by Cul. the Hon. James Macdonald.
His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe
Weimar and the Count Gleichen were present at
the Levee.

Her Majesty's Body Guard of the Hon. Corps of
Gentlemen at Arms, was on duty in the State Saloons
under the command of the Lieutenant.

The Royal Body Guard of the Yeomen of the
Guard was on duty under the command of Colonel
Patterson, the Egon in Waiting.

The Prince of Wales entered the Throne.roem,
accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Alfred
and:his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and
attended by the Earl of St. Germans, Lord Steward
Viscount Sydney, Lord Chamberlain; the Marquis
of Ailesbury, Master of the Horse; Lord De 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 the 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 Castlerosse, the Vice-
Chamberlain ; Lieut.-General Knollys, Comptroller
acid 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 Ambassadors 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. do Doarassow
Gentleman of the Chamber to his
Majesty the Emperor of Russia.
By his Excellency the French Ambassador—M.
Chas. de Franquevine
Auditenr au Conseil d'Etat
en mission.

By tho Portuguese Envoy—Signor Thomaz de
Morses Sarmento,
80n of the late Viscount Mon-
corvo.

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

ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT AT CAMBRIDGE HOUSE.
—Their Royal Righnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales honoured Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston
by 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 Koppel,
arrived a little after S 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 awl
Duchess of Wellington, the Earl and Countess of Shaftes-
bury and Lady Victoria Ashle3', Earl Granville, the Earl
Spencer, Viscount and Vis-
countess Royston, Viscount Hamilton, Viscountess Jocelyn
and Hon. Alice Jocelyn, Lord and Lady Dufferin, Lord and
of St Germans. the Countess
Lady Proby, the Rtht Hon. W.
F. Cowper and Hon.
Evelyn Ashley. The Prince sat on the right of the noble
hostess, and the Princess on the right
Shortly after 10 o'clock the company began to assemble for
the dancing party.
of the noble Premier.
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 Macdonald, arrived shortly after
11 o'clock, a large number of other distinguished persons
being present. Dancing commen3ed at 18 o'clock, the ball
being opened by the Prince Of Wales dancing with Vis-
countess and the Princess with the Earl Cowper.
supper was served up in the dining room.
Five
royal table, laid for a party of 18, being in the centre of
Atl
o'cicircularjo°eck ei
tablesY we re appropriated
il
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 Princs and Princess
of Wales intend honouring de Duke and Duchess of
Mcnchester with their company
Huntington, early in August.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Helena
at Kin:lb()lton Castle,
and Louise have announced their intention of honouring
the B z.tar at the Royal Hortimoltural Gardens, South
Kensington, in aid of the Building Fund of the Female
School of Art, with a visit to morrow.

The Bache" of 'Wellington will have an assembly
this evening at Apsicy House..

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The Baroness Biome has arrived at the Hano-
verian L';gatiOtt, in Grosvenor-place, from holstein.

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The Earl and Countess Craven, the Ladies
Blanche and Beatrice Craven, Ind viscount Uffington
have left town for Combe Abbey, near Coventry.
I he Earl of St. Germans received a select circle
at dinner last evening at his residence in Dover-street.
Lord and Lady Belper entertained a select
circle at dinner lot evening. at their residence in Eaton-
equare.
The Earl and Countess Russell left town yester-
day for Pembroke L:dge, Eichtnewl Fark,