The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-04 00:00:00

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Her Majesty returned to the ball-room after supper
at the State ball and danced in a quadrille.
At 2 o'clock on Saturday morning the Queen and
Prince Albert left the State rooms, the King and Queen
of Hanover taking leave of her Majesty and his Royal
Highness. The other members of the Royal circle also
took leave at the same time.
Dancing ceased immediately on the departure of the
Queen, and the general company quitted the Palace.
The Queen, accompanied by the Princess of Prussia
and the Duchess of Saxe Cobourg Gotha, took a drive
in an open landau and four on Saturday afternoon,
Lord Alfred Paget and Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey
attending on horseback.
Prince Albert rode out on horseback at the same
time, in company with the Prince of Prussia, and the
Duke of Saxe Cobourg Gotha. Their Royal Highnesses
wero attended by Lieutenant Colonel the Hon. A. Gor-
don, Count Goltz, and Baron Treskow.
The Princess of Prussia, with the Princess Louisa,
attended by the Countess Oriolla and Count Boos, went
on Saturday morning to Claremont to visit the Countess
de Neuilly. Her Royal Highness, after her return to
Buckingham Palace, attended by the Countess Oriolla,
went to the Royal Academy and inspected the exhibi-
tion, also visited the British Institution.
The Duke and Duchess of Saxe Cobourg Gotha went
on Saturday afternoon to the Royal Academy in Tra-
falgar-square and inspected the exhibition.
The Queen had a dinner party on Saturday at Buck-
ingham Palace. The company included their Majesties
the King and Queen of Hanover, their Royal Highnesses
the Piince and Princess of Prussia, his Royal Highness
the Duke of Cambridge, their Royal Highnesses the
Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, his Serene
Highness the Prince of Hohenlohe Langenburg, the
Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, Count Kielnaansegge,
the Hanoverian Minister; the Earl of Aberdeen, the
Earl and Countess of Clarendon, Baroness Decken and
Countess Bernstorff, Ladies in Waiting to the Queen of
Hanover ; the Countess Von Hulce and the Countess
Oriolla, Ladies in 'Waiting to the Princess. of Prussia ; the Baroness Wangenhieinh_Ladi in :Waiting -to the- '
Duchess of SaXe Coburg Gotha ; Baron Malortie, Gene-
ral Count Decken and Baron Issendorff, Gentlemen in
Waiting to the King' of, Hanover ; Lord Elphinstone
and Major-General Buckley; in attendance on the King
of Hanover ; Count Puckler, Count Boos, and Count Goltz, Gentlemen in Waiting to the Prince of Prussia ;
Lord W. Paulet, Gentlemen in Waiting to the Duke of
Cambridge ' • and Baron Treskow, Gentleman in Waiting
to the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha.
The band of the Coldstream Guards was in attendance
in the 'Palace, and performed during the dinner the fat-
lowing compositions :

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Hymn—"Das Hunovrische Volkslied" His Majesty the
Kingo
Grand Selection_" Le Propheta" ...... -Meyer fHanover.
beer.
Marsch—"Franz Josef" Muller.
Fantasia--" Rigoletto" Verdi.
ifynan—" Preussische"—Ustational).
Polka -" Valerie" D. Godfrey
Her Majesty had afterwards an evening party. .
• Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glocester arrived
at the Palace at 20 minutes before 10 o'clock attended
by Lady Caroline Murray and Colonel the Hon. A.
Liddell.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent was ac-
companied by her Serene Highness the Princess Ade-
laide of Hohenlohe Langenburg, and attended by Lady
Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness de Speth, and Lord
James Murray.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Princess Mary were attended by Lady Suffield
and Baron Knesebeck.
Their Royal Hignesses the Hereditary Grand Dukk
and Grand Duchess and the Duchess Caroline of
Mecklenburg Strelitz arrived at the Palace, attended
by Lady Caroline Cust, Baroness Wenkstern, and Baron
Lithe.
The following company were also honoured with invi-
tations :—Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar and the
Countess of Dornburg, the Duchess of Sutherland, the
Duke of Wellington, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Breadalbane, the Duke of Newcastle, Chevalier and
Madame Bunsen, Count Vitzthum, the Marquis of
Abercorn, Lord and Lady John Russell, the Earl and
Lady Constance Grosvenor, Viscount Torrington, Lord
and Lady Seaton, Mademoiselle Gabelenz, BaronHede-
mann, Baron de Boddien and Baron de Reitzenstein,
Aide-doCanips to the King of Hanover : Baron de
Wense, Dr. Kaufmann, Dr. Lex, the Hon. R. Somer-
set, and Mademoiselle von Sternberg.
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
King and Queen of Hanover, the Prince and Princess
of Prussia, the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Glou-
cester, the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess
Mary, the Duke of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand
Duke and Grand Duchess and the Duchess Caroline of
Mealenburg Strelit7, and the Prince of Hohenlohe
Langenburg entered the Grand Saloon, which was fitted
up for music, when the following concert was per-
formed :

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