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

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
Somerset 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 following
officers were also present with the corps :--Major
Harmar, the Standard Bearer ; Lieutenant-Colonel
W. A/Mall, 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 Rickfords the Exon in Waiting. Lieut.-
Colonel Cooke, the Ensign, was also present wits'
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 Princess 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 Stole
to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ; Vis-
countess Jocelyn, the Lady of the Bedchamber in
Waiting ; Lady C. Barrington, Lady Superinten-
dent ; Hon. Mrs. G. Campbell and the Hon. Mr's•
Bruce, the Bedchamber Women in Waiting; the
Hon. H. Phipps and the Hon. E. Lascelles, the
Maids of Honour in Waiting ; Viscount Castlerossel
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 ; Lora
Foley, Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms ; Lieut.-
General Hon. Charles Grey, the Field Officer in
Brigade Waiting ; and the Hon. Spencer Ponsonbirt
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 Crown
Prince of Denmark, rode on horseback, attended
by Major Teesdale and Captain Lund.
The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive at-
tended by the Hon. Mrs. E. Coke.

ADELPHI THEATRE.—Their Royal Highnesses
the Prince and Princess of Wales and suite honoured tl'
performances at the Adelphi Theatre with their preseue°
last evening.

ACCIDENT TO THE COUNTESS OF DALICEITII.'
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, and
took their course towards Stanhope-gate. There they
came into collision with an obstacle, and the coachman
and attendants were thrown from the carriage. Ole
Countess of Dalkeith was riding in the carriage with beh,.
two children, and, together with the coachman and Wt-
man, has escaped all injury. One of the horses Was
much hurt that it died soon after the accident, and t'
other sustained such injuries as to be entirely useless. 0°
Duchess of Sutherland, the Duchess of Manchester, and
host of friends afterwards sent to inquire whether the
Countess of Dalkeith had sustained any accident.

The Duke of Buccleuch (Lord-Lieutenant of Mid"
Lothian), the Earl of Dalkeith, M.P., Mr. Adam 3319'ej
M.P., Mr. Win. Miller, M.P., Sir Graham MontgoraerY'
M.P., the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., Mr. James FalSbil‘WA
(one of the magistrates of the city of Edinburgh), I'll-
Mr. Sheriff Jameson had an interview with the Right 0°11;
Sir George Grey at the Home-office yesterday, to preser"
a memorial from the senior sheriffs-substitute of
burgh.
REPRESENTATION OF CLARE C 0 UNTY.—There i'4
likely to be a sharp contest for the county Clare at the
next election. A new candidate has appeared in the per
son of Captain Augustine Butler, of Ballyline, who is 0511
to be highly esteemed and deservedly popular
classes. He professes independent principles, owning 11:A0
giance to no political leader but him "whose policy toy'gi7,o
Ireland shall be signalised by sound, just, and equityb'
measures." •
THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER ANA r~i
MILL.—" 11, Downing-street, Whitehall, May 6.—tge
The Chancellor of the Exchequer desires me to acknovfle.-..
;date-
the favour of your communication relative to the owl" u
ship of Mr. J. Mill for Westminster ; in reply to wbf
am to say that Mr. Mill's claims appear to Mr. Gla° f
to be of the highest order; but that, as being a Elleruber °
ill
the Government, Mr. Gladstone does not intend to 1°
any committee, or take part beyond giving his vetejg;
am, sir, your obedient servant, W. H. GLADSTONE. '-
James Beal."
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NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY.—The anutio- jo,
port on this ill-lodged collection acknowledges yea
nations from the Earl of Malmesbury of a portrait of Jelnii,
Harris, author of "Hermes ;" from Mr. Watson, Ediubur,tor
of his brother's (Sir Watson Gordon) portraits of Proi.ePvy ;
Wilson, the first Marquis of Dalhousie, and Do CPlAlllcpr.
from Mr. J. Yates of drawings of Washington 'do
Priestley, both by Mrs. Sharpies from the life; and 9i70).
tion from Mr. Boulton of a portrait of James Watt
The purchases of the past year have been 15. F°re by
among them is the portrait of Admiral Viscount lePPe 050
Sir Joshua Reynolds, purchased for £4OO. There art folio
Shakspere, the engraving by Droeshout, from the fir.t.,,s
obert
edition of Shakspere's plays ; Queen Elizabeth ; tijo
Devereux, Earl of Essex ; Law (Mississippi Etcher:atop°
first Earl of Charlemont ; Richard Wilson, the lenn,wch ;
painter, painted by himself ; the fourth Earl of Be:,
_uloriageo
Watt (1802) ; Coleridge (1814), by W. Allston ; I;sur. -van-
and Southey, painted for Cottle in 1795-6, by isopr
dyke ; Keats ; the late Marquis of Lansdowne, hsolr
ner ; and a marble bust of Lord Chancellor Elden?„
' '
tured by F. Tatham. The number of visitors to
0-ra 04 0
lery in 1864 increased to 14,885. 1,917 Person S be
the first three days of Easter week, for the mooPati7ol
longing to the working classes, all Nvell-be,_
' surprising the secretary by their amount a resaz
ledge.