The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-04 00:00:00

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE of YESTERDAY.

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY 2.

Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty's birthday will
be celebrated on Tuesday the 24th instant.
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY 2.

Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty m2l hold.
Drawing•rooms, at S', James's Palace, on the following
days, at two o'clock : Thursday, 2d June neat; Tuesday,
14th June next ; Thursday, 23d. June next.

REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED AT THE QUEEN'S DRAWING-
ROOMS, AT ST. JAMES'S PALACE.

The Ladies, who purpose to attend her Majesty's Draw-
ing-rooms, are requested to bring with them two large
cards, with their names clearly written thereon—one to be
left with the Queen's page in attendance in the ante-room,
and the other to be delivered to the Lord Chamberlain,
who will announce the name to her Majesty.
Those Ladies who are to be presented are hereby informed
that it is absolutely necessary that their names, with the
names of the ladies who are to present them, should be de-
livered at the Lord Chamberlain's Office on Tuesday the
31st of May for the first drawing-room ; on Saturday the
11th of June for the second drawing-room ; and on Tues-
day the 21st of June for the third drawing-room, on each
day before twelve o'clock, in order that they may be sub-
mitted for the Queen's approbation ; it being her Majesty's
command that no presentation shall take place unless the
name of the lady presenting, together with that of the lady
to be presented, shall appear on the card to be delivered to
the Lord Chamberlain, which names shall correspond with
those previously sent in to the Lord Chamberlain's
Office.

It is particularly requested that in every case the names
be very distinctly written upon the cards to be delivered
to the Lord Chamberlainlin order that there may be no
difficulty in announcing them.
The state apartments will not be open for the reception
of company coming to Court until half-past one o'clock.

DOWNING-STREET, MAY 2.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Guthrie,
Esq., to be Sub-Collector of Customs and Landing Sur-
veyor at the port, of Geelong, in the colony of Victoria ;
and Richard Down, Esq., to be Landing Surveyor for that
colony.
ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, MAY 2.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Wardlaw,
Esq. (late Lieut. in the East India Company's Service),
Exon of her. Majesty's Royal Body Guard of the Yeomen
of the Guard, vice Captain W. L. Grant, resigned.
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Anglesey.

Richard Williams Prichard, Eaq., to be Deputy-Lieu.
tenant, April 28.
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Cardiganshire.
George Bowen Jordan Jordan, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieu.
tenant, April 28.
Commission bx_Fiejd-Marshal his Royal Highness the

Warden of the Staunarces.

Royal Cornwall and Devon Miners Regiment of Militia—
Nicholas Kendal, junior, Esq., to be Captain, April 26.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Cm-man
2nd Cornwall Rifle Regiment—John Sainsbury, Esq., to
be Ist Captain; William Price Michell, Gent., to be Sur-
geon, April 29.
Comnaissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Brecknockshire.
Royal Brecknock Rifle Regiment of Militia—Lieutenant
William Bridgwater to be Captain ; John Gregory, Gent.,
to be First Lieutenant ; Thomas Price Bligh, Gent., to be
Second Lieutenant, April 29.
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Monmouthshire.
Royal Monmouth Militia—Alexander Rolls, Esq., to bo
Major.

Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire.
Royal North Gloucester Regiment of Militia—George
Phipps Prevost, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Vaughan,
to be promoted, April 30.
2d Regiment of Royal Surrey Militia—Lieutenant
Joseph Dingwall, to be Captain, vice Parratt, appointed
to the Adjutantcy of the 3d Regiment ofithe Royal Surrey
Militia, April. 30 ; Henry Sharp Taylor, Gent., to be As-
sistant-Surgeon, with the rank of Lieutenant, Apia 23.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland.
Northumberland Regiment of Militia—Patrick Thorp
Dickson, Gent., to be Lieutenant, April 30.
Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Sussex.
Light Infantry Battalion of the Royal Sussex Militia—
James Henry, Esq. ; Charles F. B. Greville Dickenson,
Esq. ; Charles Spencer Scra-e Dickins, Esq. ; Edward
John Bunny, Esq., to be Captains, April 18. Ensign
James Dennis ; Ensign William Bryce Watson ; Ensign
Williams Adams Nash ; Anthony J. Wright Biddulph,
Gent., to be Lieutenants April 18 ; Frederick John
Freenland, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, April 18.
'Artillery Battalion of the Royal Sussex Militia—Major
Georged Kirwan Carr to be Lieutenant-Colonel, April 26 ;
Charles Montagu Chester, to be Major, April 18; Charles
Bayntun, Gent., and Henry Molineux, Gent., to be Lieu-
tenants, April 18 ; Surgeon's Mate George Weekes to be
Surgeon, April 25 ; Henry Moon, Gent., to be Assistant-
Surgeon, AprillB.