The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-21 00:00:00

The Drawing-Room.

By command of the Queen, a Drawing-room was
held yesterday, at St. James's Palace, by her Royal
Highness the Princess Helena, on behalf of her
Maj esty.
Presentations at this court are, by the Queen's
pleasure, considered as equivalent to presentations
to her Majesty.

Her Royal Highness Princess Helena, accom-
panied by her Royal Highness Princess Louise,
attended by the ladies and gentlemen in waiting,
and escorted by a detachment of the Life Guards,
arrived at St. James's from Buckingham Palace
about 2 o'clock, and was received by the Mistress
of the Robes and the great officers of State of her
Majesty's household.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, escorted
by a detachment of the Royal Horse Guards, and
attended by the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, Mr. C.
L. Woods, and Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel, arrived
at the Palace from Marlborough-house shortly be-
fore 2 o'clock.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge ar-
rived, attended by Colonel Tyrwhitt.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
de Brabant arrived, attended by Countess Grunnel
Count de Lannoy, and Monsieur Brewer. _

His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe
Weimar was present at the drawing-room.
Her Majesty's 'body guard of the Hon. Corps of
Gentlemen-at-Arms was on duty in the state saloonB
under the command of the lieutenant.

The royal body guard of the Yeoman of the
Guard was on duty under the command of Lieut.-
Colonel C. Patterson, the exon in waiting.
Her Royal Highness Princess Helena took her
station in front of the throne, accompanied by the
Prince of Wales, Princess Louise, and the other
members of the royal family.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Helena wore a
train of rich white silk, trimmed with bouillons of
tulle, bouquet of narcissus, petticoat of white glace,
covered with- tulle, and festooned with wreaths of
narcissus ; headdress, diadem of emeralds and,
diamonds, plume and veil ; ornaments, emeralds and
diamonds, Victoria and Albert Order, and Order of
St. Isabella.

Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise wore
train of rich blue silk, trimmed with ruches of tulle
and silver cord ; petticoat of white glace, with a
tunic of silver tulle, trimmed with strawberry
blossoms; headdress, wreath of strawberry blossoms)
plume and veil ; ornaments, rubies and diamonds/
and Victoria and Albert Order.

THE COUNTESS OF DERBY.—Their Royal High-
nesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale honoured
the Earl and Countess of Derby by their company at dinner
last evening at their mansion in St. James's-square. Their
Royal highnesses arrived shortly after eight o'clock, by
which time the distinguished company invited to meet the
Royal guests had assembled. The Earl of Derby and Lord
Stanley received the illustrious visitors on their arrival.
Covers were laid for 20 persons, and there were present
their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess Edward
of Saxe Weimar, the Duke of St. Albans, the Duke of Marl-
barough and Lady Cornelia Churchill, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Bath, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon,
the Earl and Countess of Dalkeith, Viscount Hamilton,
Lady Constance Stanley, Lord Stanley, and the Countess
Coiffier and M. Laugal, in attendance on the Duke slid,
Duchess d'Aumale. The Countess after dinner had a small
and early party expressly to meet the Royal Duke and
Duchess.

.ed sip

The Duke and Duchess de Chartres honour
Thomas and Lady Cochrane with their company at dinner
yesterday evening. The company invited to meet their
royal highnesses were the Duke and Duchess of A.thole,
his Excellency the Danish Minister, Lord Waterpoir,
Prince Ysenberg, Count Strzelecki, Mr. and Lady Mar/
Egerton, Sir Frederick Grey, Sir Augustus Clifford, )11.'
Lenox, Mr. Harris, and Major Farquharson.
The Duke and Duchess of Newcastle arrived in
town yesterday from Clumber Park, Notts, and in a de/ l°
two will leave to pass several months on the Continent.
The Duchess of Roxburghe has left the Claren-
don Hotel for Windsor Castle.
The Duchess (Dow.) of Sutherland entertained 5
select circle of friends at Chiswick House yesterday, entertains
the band of the Queen's (Westminster) Rifle Volunteers,
under the direction of Mr. James Truelove, bandmaster'
performed a selection of music on the lawn.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Hastings 1'5111,1e
left London for Lowes, to make a trial of his lordships°
yacht the Ladybird.
'The Marquis Townshend's ball, which -was 311.1-1
nounced for the 21st inst. and postponed to the 29th,
take place on Friday next, the 23d.
The Countess of Home has issued invitations f°r
an assembly on Thursday, the 29th inst., at the family re'

sidence in Grosvenor-square.
The Countess Fitzwilliam will have a danol3 b
party to-morrow night, at her residence in Gros-011°r
square.
Viscount and Viscountess Stratford de Iteacliff!r
entertained a select party at dinner last evening at their
residence in St. James's-square.
Viscount and Viscountess Hill have left the
Clarendon Hotel for Hawkstone.

THE COMMISSIONAIRES IN THE ClTY.—Sillee die 4
recent jewel robberies in the city, 15 of the prineiP'
51
firms in Cornhill, including jewellers and watchnialter
have joined together in availing themselves of the sorlic:°.
of members of the Corps of Commissionaires for the P' 0,
tection of their shops and houses at nights and on Stindiff, t
and a number of picked men have been assigned t°
ofy
particular duty. Two go upon duty at seven o'clock el;ea
evening, and remain until midnight, when they are reliel'
by two fresh men, who keep watch and ward until silt .3,0
the morning. At uncertain times in the night a sullrlhei
officer goes the round assigned to the men to see that "i..
are wide awake ; and, as an additional guarantee for
lance, tell-tale clocks similar to those in use in the lelibdito
of the Houses of Parliament are about to be ad°Ptedtiti
show that the commissionaires appointed to this ;d;lt,
patrol their beat a given number of times during the ti''der
or any lapse in that respect. The district as Yet Grace'li')
their supervision extends only from Birchin-lanes t°,
church-street, but it comprehends an immense 9.13:_.„ varied
mass of movable property of great value. Theo ttrw"io
others who subscribe among themselves for this 1:013°,04111;:
the directors of the Metropolitan and Provincial -vii„,"
Messrs. Walker, watchmakers and jewellers : Mr. Alt1:011 myth'
Carter, Carter, chronometer maker and jeweller ; Barberand 'l[v/el-
and Sarl and Sons, silversmiths; Dodd, Brother°, Jekors;
lers ; Barraud and Lund, and Mr. Webster, watch'll3-etit
Mr. Steward, optician ; Mr. Lund and Mr. peace, 04
lers,• Ste. ; Mr. Phillips, of the Virginia Tavern ;t
Mr. rurssell, cafe proprietor. So far the experin'en„ d-;
given great satisfaction to those immediately cenc'eA"-eeooe
the watchmen are exemplary for their vigilance an 701 `o,o‘l
conduct, a sense of security is thereby engendee ar°
their services, when once it becomes known that troy
hecosie
available for this particular purpose, will probablY he
in great request in the city and elsewhere. It_,%rieSt
mentioned, as a result of the recent extensive r"3o3e
that the shop of Mr. Walker, in Cornhill,
greatest of them was committed, is now all throllP ci
o
night regularly lighted with gas in the inerifat, iro
exposed to the full gaze of persons passing.,in ,1,00
grating encloses the whole front of the
shoP
of the ordinary shutters, and an iron safe (riet,
the one the thieves broke into, which, by the wenii`that
re 4
to be made a subject of litigation), containing tt,. fiete
most costly on the premises, instead of being fl?' of
mirror in a back shop, as its predecessor was at
.laue
the robbery, is placed in a conspicuous positiocZight
front shop, where it is to be seen through the scity
ott
by any one passing. The same arrangement o'l'
day
Sundays throughout the day, and the extreme
iS
thus given to the contents of the shop night an_a
supposed to be the greatest safeguard agaiiist rolPeu