The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-22 00:00:00

State Concert.

By command of the Queen, a State Concert VI
given last evening at Buckingham Palace, to which
a party of nearly 750 was invited.
Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and
Princess Louise arrrived at the Palace from Wind-
sor Castle in the afternoon, attended by Lady Bar-
rington and Colonel the Hon. D. de Ros.
His Royal Highness the Princess of liraleB',
escorted by a detachment of the 2d Life Guards, an'
attended by the Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe,
Colonel Keppel, and Mr. C. L. Wood, arrived at
the garden entrance of the Palace, from Marl-
borough-house, at ten o'clock.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
arrived, attended by Colonel Tyrwhitt.
The Royal Body Guard of the Yeoman of the
Guard was on duty in the Palace, under the cow'
mand of Lieut.-Colonel Patterson, the Exon 111
waiting. Lieut.-Colonel Cook, the Ensign, wag

also present with the Corps.
A guard of honour of the Grenadier Guards I°
mounted in the court of the Palace.
The Prince of Wales, withtheir Royal Highnesses,
Princess Helena, Princess Louise, and the Duke e:
Cambridge, conducted by Viscount Sydney Oh
Lord Chamberlain), and attended by their 130
and gentlemen in waiting, entered the saloon shordY
after ten o'clock.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Helena Wore 3
dress of crimson andwlaite silk, handsomely trianne
with rich white lace ; headdress, diadem of tur-
quoise and diamonds ; necklace and earrings to c°l.-
respond ; and the Victoria Order.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise wore ,6
similar dress; on the head a wreath of sweet peas
and diamonds ; ornaments, diamonds ; and the
Victoria and Albert Order.
As soon as their Royal Highnesses entered 01°
saloon the concert commenced.
The performers, exceeding 160 in number, Ow
sisted of her Majesty's private band, aided by Be/e'
ral instrumentalists of the Philharmonic Society!
Her Majesty's Theatre, and the Royal Italian Opal;
the chorus being selected from the operas and
Sacred Harmonic Society, Exeter Hall.
The performance was conducted by Mr. Ander'
son, director of her Majesty's private band.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended
by Colonel Keppel, and theirßoyal Highnessesthe Prince°
Helena and the Princess Louise, attended by Lady Car°
line Barrington and Colonel De Bos, honoured the El
bition of the Society of Painters in Water Colours, vi
Pall Mall East, with a visit this day.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Waterford will
give a grand entertainment at Curraghmore, the /see
seat, in the county Waterford, in August, to celebrate

coming of age of the Earl of Tyrone. fiord
The Earl Brownlow and Lady Marian
will have a large party at Ashridge Park, Herts, on St‘t"^-
day next. h out
The Earl and Countess Grey leave town am°
the 10th proximo for Alnwick Castle, Northumberland.
Lord and Lady Londesborough will give,b,
grand entertainment at Londesborough, near Searboroilo
towards the end of the ensuing month. Or tO
The Bishop of London gave his annual dinil7 110
the archbishops and bishops on Tuesday evening a" ,tlio
Palace at Fulham, as customary, in celebrations of f
Queen's accession. There were present the Archbh°P °of
Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, the Archblir
Armagh, the Archbishop of Dublin, the Bishop of
cheater, the Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Bishop °if:or
the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, the Bishop a ,b,
field, the Bishop of Oxford, the Bishop of Peterboronvio,
the Bishop of St. David's, the Bishop of Grahaulat° the
the Bishop (elect) of Rupertstown (Dr. Machro
Bishop of Moray and Ross, the Dean of Westminster,
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Archdeacon of London, the Archdeacon of Middleselq