The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-23 00:00:00

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The Prince of Wales, attended by his Gentlemen
in Waiting, arrived at the Palace from Marlborough
House, about too o'clock, and was received by the
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His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge ar-
rived, attended by Col. 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 Erten in Waiting.
The Prince of Wales entered the Throne-room,
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 Pray, 'M.P., Comptroller of the
Queen's Household ; Viscount Castlerobe,th;: Vice-
Chamberlain ; Lieuto-Garoral Knollys, Comptroller
akd Treasurer of thu 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 Stales,
on behalf of her Majesty, took place in the diplo-
matic circle :

By his Excellency the Russian Ambassador—
M. de Daurassow
A
Gentleman of the Chamber to his
the Emperor of Russia.
By his Excellency the French Ambassador—M.
Chas. de Fratqucville,
Auditeur au Conseil d'Etat
en mission.

By tho Portuguese Envoy—Signor Thom= do
Moms Sarmento, son
of the late Viscount Man-
corvo.

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

ROYAL ENTERT,AINMEItT AT CAMBRIDGE HOUSE.
—Their Royal Righnesse.s 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 end Colonel Koppel,
arrived a little after 8 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 and
Duchess of Wellington,
,
the Earl and Countess of Shaftes-
bury and Lady Victoria Ashley
of St Germans. the Countess S' Earl Granville the Earl
pencer, Viscount and Vis-
countess Royston, Viscount laanailton, Viscountess Jocelyn
and Hon. Alice Jocelyn, Lord and Lady Dufferin, Lord and
Lady Proby, the Right
--ITen. W. F. Cowper and Hon.
Faelyn Ashley. The Prince sat on the right of the noble
hostess, and the Princess on the right of the noble Premier.
Shortly alter 10 o'clock the company began to assemble for
the dancing party. 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 111acdonald arrived shortly after
11 o'clock, a large number of other , distinguished persons
being present. Dancing
commenced at 18 o'clock, the ball
and the Princess with the Earl Cowper.
At 1 o'clock supper was szryk...l up in. the dining room.
Five circular tables were appropriated for the supper, the
royal table, laid for apiirty of
18, being in the centre of
the room.
The festivities were prolonged to an early hour
this morning, the Prince and Princess returning to the ball
room after supper.
being
Jocelyn, opened
b ythe Prince of Wales dancing with Vis-
countess Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales intend honouring the Duke and Duchess of
Manchester with their company at Kimbolton Castle,
Huntington, early in August.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Helena
and Louise have announced their intention of honouring
the Bozaar at the Royal Horticultural Gardens, South
Kensington, in aid of the Building Fund of the Female
School of Art, with a visit to morrow.
The Duchess of Wellington Will have an assembly
this evening at APsleY House.
The Baroness Biome has arrived at the Hano-
verian Legation, in Grosvenor-place, from Holstein.

The Earl and Countess Craven, the Ladies
Abbey, near Coventry.
Blanche and Beatrice Craven, and
Viscount Ufangton
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Lord and Lady 13€1per entertained a select
circle at dinner last evening at their residence in Eaton-
square.
Tl:e Earl ard Countess Russell left town yester-
day for Pembroke Ledge, Richmond Park.

DEATII OF THE. EARL POULETT.—We have to
announce the demise
placo on Monday afternoon, at the family seat, Hinton
St. George, of the above nobleman, which
took
Somixsetshire. The deceased John Poulett,
son of the fourth earl, was born in 1783, and married in
1820 Charlotte Fanny, daughter of the late Henry Berkeley
Portman (uncle to the first Lord Portman). His lordship
succeeded his father in 1819, and was colonel of the Somer-
set Militia from.lBl9 to 1852. The deceased nobleman is
succeeded by his nephew, William Henry, son of the late
Vice Admiral the Hon. G-eorrzf3 roulett, born in 1327,
entered the army in 1815, and became captain of the 22d
Foot in 1851.

MR. SPOONER, K.P.—We have much pleasure in
informing the friends of Mr. Spooner, M.P., that the report
of his berdth 'MIS much more favourable yeslercThy, Cm:
that the symptoms which created alarm have is a great
iueasure Pally Gazale.