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London, England, 1852-04-10 00:00:00

APRIL 10, 1852.

THE LONDON GAZETTE, April 9.

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 7, 1852.

Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a
Levee at St. James's Palace, on Wednesday, the 21st
April instant, at two o'clock.
REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED AT THE QUEEN'S
LEVEE, AT ST. JAMES'S PALACE.
The Noblemen and Gentlemen who purpose to attend
her Majesty's Levee, at St. James's Palace, are requested
to bring with them two large cards, with their names
clearly written thereon, one to be left with the Queen's
Page in Attendance in the Presence-chamber, and the
other to be delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, who will
announce the name to her Majesty.
Those Gentlemen who are to bo presented are hereby
informed, it is absolutely necessary that their names,
with the name of the Nobleman or Gentleman who is
to present them, should be sent into the Lord Chamber-
lain's-office, on the Monday previous to the Levee
on the 21st of April instant, before twelve o'clock, in order
that they may be submitted for the Queen's approbation;
it being her Majesty's command, that no presentation
shall be made at the Levees but in conformity with the
above regulations.
It is particularly requested, that in every case the
names be very distinctly written upon the cards to be
delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, in order that there
may be no difficulty in announcing them to the Queen.
The state apartments will not be open for the reception
of company coming to Court until half-past one o'clock.
Notice is hereby given, that all persons having peti-
tions or addresses to present to her Majesty at the
Levee, are to send a card (having on it their names, a
statement of the object of such petitions or addresses,
and the names of the persons from whom they come) to
the Lord Chamberlain's Office, before twelve o'clock,
on the Monday previous to the Levee on the
21st of April instant ; and that two other cards,
having on them precisely what is written upon that sent
to the Lord Chamberlain's office, are to be taken to the
Levee; one of the two cards to be delivered to the Page
in the Ante-Room, and the other to the Lord Cham-
berlain, who will read its contents to her Majesty; and,
on these occasions, no other statement is to be addressed
to her Majesty.
A deputation to present an address is not to exceed
four persons.
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 7.
Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold
drawing-rooms, at St. James's Palace, on the following
days, at two o'clock:—Thursday, 29th April inst.; and
on Thursday, 13th May next, to celebrate her Majesty's
birth-day. N.B. The Knights of the several orders are
to appear in their collars at the drawing-room on the
13th of May next.
REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED AT THE QUEEN'S
DRAWING-ROOMS.

The Ladies who purpose to attend her Majesty's draw-
ing-rooms are requested to bring with them two largo
cards, with their names legibly written thereon, one to
be left with the Queen's Page in attendance in the
Presence-chamber, and the other to be delivered to the
Lord Chamberlain, who will announce the name to her
Majesty. And those Ladies who are to be presented
at the Drawing-room on the 29th of April instant are
hereby informed, that it is absolutely necessary that their
names, together with the names of the Ladies who are to
present them, should be sent in to the Lord Chamber-
lain's office on Tuesday, the 27th of April instant, before
12 o'clock, in order that they may be submitted for the
Queen's approbation; it being her Majesty's command,
that no presentation shall tak place unless the name of
the Lady presenting, together with that of the Lady to
be presented, shall appear on the card to be delivered to
the Lord Chamberlain, which name shell correspond
with those previously sent in to the Lord Chamberlain's
Office. It is particularly requested that in every case
written cards only be delivered.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, APRIL 9.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint
Lord Napier, now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation
at Naples, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at
St. Petersburg)).
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to ap-
point the Hon. Richard Bingham, now Secretary to her
Majesty's Legation at Lisbon, to be Secretary to her
Msjesty's Legation at Naples.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
William Robert Ward, Esq., lately appointed Secretary
to her Majesty's Legation at Florence, to be Secretary
to her Majesty's Legation at Lisbon.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to ap-
point William Taylor Thomson, Esq., now First Paid
Attae6 to her Majesty's Legation at the Court of Per-
sia, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at that
Court.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, APRIL 1.

The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint
Horace Hamond, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul al
Cherbourg.
ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, APRIL 6.

The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of
the Earl of Sandwich, to appoint Captain William Dom-
vile, late of the Queen's Royal Regiment, one of her Ma-
jesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, vice
Thomas George Wright, retired.