The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-16 00:00:00

Court
Orataat

HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, May 15.
Earl Russell arrived at the Castle yesterday, and
had the honour of dining with her Majesty.
The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High-
nesses Princess Helena and Princess Louise, left the
castle to-day for Buckingham Palace, attended by
the Dowager Duchess of Athole, the Hon. Mrs.
Bruce, Major General F. H. Seymour, and Colonel
H. Ponsonby.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Den-
mark visited her Majesty at Buckingham Palace.
The Queen left Buckingham Palace at a quarter-
past six o'clock for Windsor Castle.
Her Majesty drove through Hyde-park to the
Paddington Station of the Great Western Railway
in an open carriage and four, attended by the
Equerries on horseback.
Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and
Princess Louise remained in London to honour the
Philharmonic concert with their presence this even-
ing.

The Queen's Court.

The Queen held a Fifth Court at Buckingham

Palace yesterday afternoon.
Her Majesty, accompanied by their Royal High-
nesses Princess Helena and Princess Louise, left
Windsor Castle at ten minutes before twelve and
arrived at Buckingham Palace shortly before one
o'clock.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, at-
tended by Earl Spencer, Lieut.-General Knollys,
Major Teesdale, and the Hon. R. Meade, and
escorted by a detachment of the Royal Horse
Guards, arrived at the garden entrance of the
Palace, from Marlborough House, at a few minutes
before three o'clock.

Her Royal Highness Princess Mary of Cam-
bridge arrived, attended by Lady Geraldine
Somelset and Colonel Home Purves.
Her Majesty's Body Guard of the Hon. Corps of
Gentlemen at Arms was on duty at the Court,
under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir
William Topham, the Lieutenant, The follow-bag
officers were also present with the corps :—Major
Harmar, the Standard Bearer; Lieutenant-Colonel
W. M'Call, Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant;
and Captain N. G. Philips, the Sub-Officer.
The Royal Body Guard of the Yeomen of the
Guard was on duty, under the command of Captain
Parker Rickford, the Egon in Waiting. Lieut.-
Colonel Cooke, the Ensign, was also present with
the corps.
A Guard of Honour of the Grenadier Guards
was mounted in the court of the Palace.

The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High-
nesses the Prince of Wales, Princess Helena, Princess
Louise, and Princeis Mary of Cambridge, entered
the Throne Room at 3 o'clock.

In attendance upon her Majesty were the Duchess
of Wellington, Mistress of the Robes ; Viscount
Sydney, Lord Chamberlain; the Earl of St. Ger-
mans, Lord Steward ; Marquis of Ailesbury, Mas-
ter of the Horse ; Earl Spencer, Groom of the Stoic
to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ; Vs-
countess Jocelyn, the Lady of the Bedchamber in
Waiting ; Lady C. Barrington, Lady •Superinten-
deht ; Hon. Mrs. G. Campbell and the Hon. Mrs.
Bruce, the Bedchamber Women in Waiting; the
Hon. H. Phipps and the, Hon. E. Lascelles, the
Maids of Honour in Waiting ; Viscount Castlerosset
Vice-Chamberlain; Viscount Bury, Treasurer of the

Household ; Lord Proby, Comptroller of the House-
hold; Colonel Sir Thomas Biddulph, Master of the
Household ; Lord de Tabley, the Lord in Waiting ;
the Hon. Mortimer West, the Groom in Waiting;
Major-General Seymour and Colonel H. F. Pon-
sonby, the Equerries in Waiting ; the Marquis of
Tweeddale, the Gold Stick in Waiting ; the Earl of
Ducie, Captain of the Yeoman of the Guard ; Lord
Foley, Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms ; Lieut.-
General Hon. Charles Grey, the Field Officer in
Brigade Waiting ; and the Hon. Spencer Ponsonbh
Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain's Depart-
ment.

The Queen wore a black silk dreSs, with train,
trimmed with crape and jet ; a Mary Queen Of
Scots cap, with long veil, the cap ornamented with
large pearls. Her Majesty wore four rows of large
pearls round her neck and pearl brooches, the rib'
bon and the star of the Order of the Garter, the
Victoria and Albert Order, and the Order of Louise
of Prussia.

The Prince and Princess of Wales.
The Prince of Wales went to the House of Lords
yesterday.
The Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Crow
Prince of ipenmark, rode on horseback, attended
by Major Teesdale and Captain Lund.
The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive tit"
tended by the Hon. Mrs. E. Coke.

ADELPIII THEATRE.—Their Royal Highnesses
the Prince and Princess of Wales and suite honoured the
performances at the Adelphi Theatre with their presence
last evening.

ACCIDENT TO THE COUNTESS OF DALKEITIL".
Yesterday afternoon, between five and six o'clock,
as the Countess of Dalkeith was about to be driven to the
Marquis of Abercorn's residence at Chesterfield House, the
pole of the carriage snapped. The horses started off, 3'l'
took their courso towards Stanhope-gate. There thei
came into collision with an obstacle, and the coacholau
and attendants were thrown from the carriage. 1:11°1,
Countess of Dalkeith was riding in the carriage with 11°
two children, and, together with the coachman and fo°t-
man, has escaped all injury. One of the horses was i,6°o
much hurt that it died soon after the accident, andt-,A
other sustained such injuries as to be entirely useless. ,
Duchess of Sutherland, the Duchess of Manchester, ancl,o
host of friends afterwards sent to inquire whether t"

Countess of Dalkeith had sustained any accident.

The Duke of Buccleuch (Lord-Lieutenant of Oa:
Lothian), the Earl of Dalkeith, M.P., Mr. Adam 1315'c'7,
M.P., Mr. Wm. Miller, Sir Graham Montgomer.”
M.P., the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., Mr. J es Falsllavici
(one of the magistrates of the city of Edinburgh), j'l,,
Mr. Sheriff Jameson had an interview with the Right 11°-;
Sir George Grey at the Home-office yesterday, to pre8011"
a memorial from the senior sheriffs-substitute of
burgh.
REPRESENTATION OF CLARE COUNTY.—There le
likely to be a sharp contest for the county Clare at the
next election. A new candidate has appeared in the Peci
son of Captain Augustine Butler, of Ballyline, who iS
11
to be highly esteemed and deservedly popular witile.
classes. He professes independent principles, owning 5 tis
giance to no political leader but him "whose policy toll
Ireland shall be signalised by sound, just, and egilitAD
measures."
THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER AO I‘;r!,..
MILL.—" 11, Downing-street, Whitehall, May 6.--tige
The Chancellor of the Exchequer desires me to acknow'',lo-
the favour of your communication relative to the candid,u
ship of Mr. J. Mill for Westminster ; in reply to willi,,Gooo
am to say that Mr. Mill's claims appear to Mr. 013 u, s-1. of
to be of the highest order; but that, as being a woul.
the Government, Mr. Gladstone does not intend to J°
any committee, or take part beyond giving his yotels"-r.
am, sir, your obedient servant, W. H. GLADSTONE.
James Beal."
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY.—The annual rdo'
port on this ill-lodged collection acknowledgcS es
nations from the Earl of Malmesbury of a portrait of Jtr,?,
Harris, author of "Hermes ;" from Mr. Watson, Ilir`filaor
of his brother's (Sir Watson Gordon) portraits of y
Wilson, the first Marquis of Dalhousie, and Do a'11,11)r.
from Mr. J. Yates of drawings of Washington 813:i
Priestley, both by Mrs. Sharpies from the life; and 9" -,-°9•2).
tion from Mr. Boulton of a portrait of James watt (I_l ot
The purchases of the past year have been 15. by
among them is the portrait of Admiral Viscount I,ePl)° AV)
Sir Joshua Reynolds, purchased for £4OO. There art° folio
Shakspere, the engraving by Droeshout, from the ilr!,obert
edition of Shakspere's plays ; Queen Elizabeth ; '
tio
Devereux, Earl of Essex ; Law (Mississippi scheal:33,;cepo
first Earl of Charlemont ; Richard Wilson, the 15
Awicn
painter, painted by himself ; the fourth Earl of Sef:ieridge
Watt (1802) ; Coleridge (1814), by W. Allston ; van"
and Southey, painted for Cottle in 1795-6, r
„ jsop
dyke ; Keats ; the late Marquis of Lansdowne, 1, ,celr
ner ; and a marble bust of Lord' Chancellor Bid
the
tured by F. Tatham. The number of visitors to
coo in
lery in 1864 increased to 14,885. 1,917
oe persoust Pot
the first three days of Easter week, for the PTsaoa, 50ii
longing to the working classes, all woll-be."- 'al
surprising the secretary by their amount a ready
ledge.