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

State Concert.

By command of the Queen, a State Concert wag
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 Wales'
escorted by a detachment of the 2d Life Guards, and
attended by the Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe, Lieut.-
Colonel Keppel, and Mr. C. L. Wood, arrived at
the garden entrance of the Palace, from Merl"
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 th°
Guard was on duty in the Palace, under the our
mand of Lieut.-Colonel Patterson, the Exen in
waiting. Lieut.-Colonel Cook, the Ensign, 1°
also present with the Corps.
A guard of honour of the Grenadier Guards OS
mounted in the court of the Palace.
The Prince of Wales, withtheir Royal Highnesses
Princess Helena, Princess Louise, and the Duke °f
Cambridge, conducted by Viscount Sydney (the
Lord Chamberlain), and attended by their ladies
and gentlemen inwaiting, entered the saloon shortlY
after ten o'clock.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Helena wore a,
dress of crimson and white silk, handsomely triranleu
with rich white lace ; headdress, diadem of tur-
quoise and diamonds ; necklace and earrings to cor-
respond ; and the Victoria Order.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise wore a
similar dress ; on the head a wreath of sweet PO
and diamonds ; ornaments, diamonds ; and tbe
Victoria and Albert Order.
As soon as their Royal Highnesses entered this
saloon the concert commenced.

The performers, exceeding 160 in number, con'
sisted of her Majesty's private band, aided by sele'
ral instrumentalists of the Philharmonic Society►
Her Majesty's Theatre, and the Royal Italian Opera '
the chorus being selected from the operas and the
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 Reppel, and theirßoyal Highnesses the Prince
Helena and the Princess 'Louise, attended by Lady Car°-
line Barrington and Colonel De Ros, honoured the
Exhi-
bition of the Society of Painters in Water Colours, 5,
Pall Mall East, with a visit this day.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Waterford will
give a grand entertainment at Curraghmore, the familf
seat, in the county Waterford, in August, to celebrate the
coming of age of the Earl of Tyrone.
The Earl Brownlow and Lady Marian Alf°ra
will hayo a large party at Ashridge Park, Herts, on Satur-
day next.
The Earl and Countess Grey leave town ab°tl
tho 10th proximo for Alnwick Castle, Northumberland.
Lord and Lady Londesborough will give „14.
grand entertainment at Londesborough, near Scarboroug'"
towards the and of the ensuing month.
The Bishop of London gave his annual dinner t°
the archbishops and bishops on Tuesday evening at tb!
Palace at Fulham, as customary, in celebration of tlwf
Queen's accession. There were present the Archbisb°P °f
Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, the Archbishop.°
Armagh, the Archbishop of Dublin, the Bishop of )Irl,°-
chester, the Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Bishop of
the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, the Bishop of Lich
field, the Bishop of Oxford, the Bishop of Peterboroug''
the Bishop of St. David's, the Bishop of Grahamstoli;
the Bishop (elect) of .Rupertstown (Dr. Machray), t,,
Bishop of Moray and Ross, the Dean of Westminster, t'
Archdeacon of London, the Archdeacon of Middlose%,