The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-09 00:00:00

LEVEE AT ST. JAMES'S PALACE.

By command of the Queen, a levee was held yes-
terday afternoon in St. James's Palace, by his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales, on behalf of her
Majesty. Presentations to his Royal Highness at
this Court are considered by the Queen's p easure as
equivalent to presentations to her Majesty.
The Prince of Wales, attended by his Gentlemen
in Waiting, arrived from Marlborough House about
two o'clock, and was received by the great officers
of State of the Queen's Household.

His Royal Highness Prince Alfred (attended by
Major Cowell), his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge (attended by Col. Tyrwhiti), his Serene
Highness Prince Edward of Saze Weimar, his
Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Reuss.
Scbleiz (attended by Deut.-Col. du Plat and Capt.
Hilidorff), his Serene Highness Prince Frederick
of Holstein, and Count Gleichen, were present at the
levee.

The Royal Body Guard of her Mojesty's Hon.
Corps of Gentlemen at Arms was on duty in the
state saloons, under the command of the Lieutenant.
Captain Philips, the sub-officer, was on duty with
the corps.
The Yemen of the Guard were commanded by
Capt. Parker Rickford, the Ruin in Waiting.

The Prince of Wales entered the Throne Room
accompanied by Prince Alfred. the Duke of Cam-
bridge, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the
Hereditary Prince of Reuss•Schleiz, Prince Frede-
rick of Holstein, and Count Gleichen. His Royal
Highness was attended by the Earl of St. Ger-
mans, G.C.8., Lord Steward; Viscount Sydney,
G.C.B , Lord Chamberlain ; Marquis of Ailesbury,
Master of the Horse; Viscount Bury, Treasurer of
the Household; Viscount Castlerosse, Vice-Cham-
berlain; Lord Methuen, the Lord in Waiting to
the Queen ; the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (in wait-
ing), and Lord Alfred Hervey, Lords of the Bed-
chamber to his Royal Highness; Colonel the Hon.
Sir Charles Phipps, K.C.8., Keeper of her Majesty
Privy Purse ; Lieut.-General Knollys, Comptroller
and Treasurer of his Royal Highness; Captain Sir
William Hoste, Royal Navy, Groom in Waiting to
the Queen; Han. Robert H. Meade, Groom in
Waiting to his Royal Highness; Lord Charles Fitz•
roy, Equerry to the Queen ; Lieut.-ColonelKep-
pel, in waiting ; Major Teesdale and Captain Grey,
Grenadier Guards, Equerries to his Royal High.
ness ; and Messrs. Lyttelton and Jocelyn, Pages of
Honour in Waiting.
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 Turkish Ambassador—Major Said Effendi,
of the Imperial Admiralty. By the Austrian Am-
bassador—Count Mansfeldt, First Lieutenant in the
Austrian army. By the Russian Ambassador—Le
Comte do Nesselrode, Maitre de la Cour Imperial
de Russie; Baron B. de Vietinghoff Scheel, attache
to the Russian embassy, London. By the French
Ambassador—M. le Viscomte de Contades, Second
Secretary of the Embassy ; M. le Viscomte de
Beaumont, Third Secretary of the Embassy.
By the Hanoverian Envoy—Baron Werner von
Arnsvaldt, from Hanover. By the Italian Envoy
—M. le Comte de St. Daminno, de Turin. By the
Spanish Envoy—Don Manuel Alvartz, Attache a
Is Legation Espagnole; Don Manuel de Zulueta,
Gentilhomme de la Chambre de S. M. Catholique.
Monsieur Antonio Pradille, was presented by
Earl Russell, Foreign Secretary of State, as Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from
the United States of Columbia, at her Majesty's
Court.

The diplomatic and general circles were nume-
rously attended.

The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood was prevented
attending the levee, and the gentlemen who were to
have been presented by the Secretary of State for
India were presented by Earl de Grey and Ripon,
one of her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State.
Colonel Bingham was prevented by indisposition
from attending the Levee, and the officers of the
Royal Artillery who were to have been present.. d
by him were presented by Col. C. Wodehouse, C.B.

THE NEW KING OF GREECE.—According to a
correspondent of La France, King George of Greece will
remain for another year in Denmark to complete his stu-
dies. At the end of next May his marriage will be cele-
brated with the third daughter of Queen Victoria, and on
the Ist of June, 1864, he will set out for the country he is
to govern. Un.il his arrival there the affairs of the nation
will be entrusted to a regency council.

The Earl Grosvenor, M.P., leaves town to-day
to do duty with his regiment, the Cheshire Yeomanry
Cavalry, ordered to assemble at Chester,

The Countess Dowager of Jersey received a dis-
tinguished circle at dinner last evening, at her residence in
Berkeley-square.

Viscount and Viscountess Mount-Garrett received
a select party at dinner last evening, at their residence in
South Audley-street, and later in the evening her ladyship
gave a concert, which was numerously attended.
_

Mr. and Lady Elizabeth St. Aubyn entertained
at dinner last evening, at their residence in South
Audley-street, Lord Frederick Cavendish, Lord and Lady
Vivian and the Hon. Misses Vivian, Lady Rolle and the
Hon. Misses Trefusis, Mr. Beaumont, AI P., and Lady
Margaret Beaumont, Hon. F. Leveson Gower, Hon. Mr.
Ashley, Mrs. Lane Fox, &c.

Lady Frankland Lewis received a select party at
dinner last evening at her residence in Grafton•street.
The remains of the late Captain the Hon. L.
Liddell were interred yesterday in the family vault at
Ravensworth Castle, Durham.

DEATH OF GENERAL SIR JOHN HANBURY,
K.C.H.—We have to record the death of General
Sir John Hanbury, K.C.H., Colonel of the 99th Regi-
ment of Foot, who expired on Sunday night, at his house
in Charles. street, Berkeley-square, after a protract ed ill
ness, in the 81st year of his age. The venerable officer
entered the army in 1799, and had in his early career seen
much active .ervice.

DEATH OF LADY SOPHIA HOARE. —The above
lady died on the 4th inst. Lady Sophia Hoare was the
eldest daughter of Charles, second Earl of R omney, by his
first marriage with Sophia, daughter of Sir Wm. Murton
Pitt, of Kingston, county Dorset, and was born July 13,
1807. She married, April 17, 1837, Mr. Peter Richard
Hoare, of Clayton Hall, Lancashire.
DEATH OF LADY LOUISA PAKENHAM.—We regret
to announce the premature demise of Lady Louisa Paken-
ham, youngest daughter of Thomas, second Earl of Long-
ford and the countess dowager, who died at the family resi-
dence in Bruton-street, yesterday morning, from consump•
Lion. The deceased lady was born in February, 1830. She
was sister of the present Earl of Longford, Lady Burghley,
and Lady Katharine Evans Freke.

Mr. John Henry Parker, the well•known pub-
lisher, has just retired from businessin favour of his son.
Mr. Parket has for some time past been the editor, or one
of the editors, of the Gentleman's .Magazine.
AMATEUR DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE—An ama-
teur dramatic performance, which is likely to prove
exceedingly attractive, is to come off on the 15th inst., at
the Queen's Concert•room, Haymarket. This performance
is given for the Ladies' Polish Relief Committee, to aid the
fund which is being raised for the sick and wounded Poles.
Among the distinguished amateurs who take part are Lady
Ann Sherson, Mrs. Milner Gibson, Lord Raynham, Miss
Barker, Mrs. Palgrave Simpson, Mrs. Fraser BaddesleY,
and Sir Charles Young.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY, Mon-
day, June S.—Admission on payment, 2,257 ; do. by season
tickets, 651; total visitors, 2,908.

LITERATURE.

London Scenes and London People. By Aleph.
1 vol. pp. 362. Cotlingridge. City Press.

A very delightful series of gossipping papers, full
of anecdote and information, with which Aleph has
from time to time favoured the good citizens of
London, have here been collected in a goodly
volume, and placed within reach of the general
public on either side of Temple Bar. This
is one of those pleasant books which may be
taken up at any moment and opened at any page.
The sketches are short, the subjects various, ant
the sty le and manner of the narration very easy and
delightful. Many curious facts and incidents, but
little known to the generality of persons, are ex-
plained and commented on, as they are suggested in
our wanderings round the city. Here, for instance,
is a glimpse of