The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-03 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S LEVEE.

His Royal Highness the Prince Albert held a levee
le first this season), by desire of her Majesty, yester-
day afternoon in St. James's Palace.
His Royal Highness arrived from Buckingham Palace
shortly before two o'clock, escorted by a detachment of
the Royal Horse Guards, and *as received by the Great
Officers of State.
Before the levee, Commander John J. Robinson,R.N.,
had an audience of his_ Royal Highness, and delivered up
the Insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of
the Bath, worn by the late Admiral Sir Edward W. C.
R. Owen, G.C.B. and G.C.H.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge (attended
by Lord Wm. Paulet) and his Serene Highness Prince
Edward of Saxe Weimar attended the levee.
Prince Albert was attended by the Lord Steward, the
Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Trea-
surer of the Household, the Vice• Chamberlain, the
Comptroller of the Household, the Marquis of Ormonde
(Lord in Waiting to the Queen), Viscount Torrington
(Lord in Waiting to his Royal Highness), Colonel the
Hon. C. B. Phipps (Keeper of her Majesty's Privy
Purse), Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey (Private Secre-
tary to his Royal Highness), Mr. R. Ormsby Gore
(Groom in Waiting to the Queen), Lieutenant-Colonel
Francis Seymours(Groom in Waiting to his Royal High-
ness), Colonel Bouverie (Equerry in Waiting to the
Queen), and Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros (Equerry
in Waiting to his Royal Highness).
The Hon. Corps of Gentleman-at-Arms were on duty,
under the command of the Right Hon. the Captain.
The Lieutenant (Sir James Tyler), the Standardbearer
(Major Harmar), and Mr. Joseph Skip Lloyd (Clerk of
the Check and Adjutant) attended. The Sub-officers,
Lieutenant-Colonel Nevill and Major Cooke, were also
present.
Her Majesty's body guard of the Yeomen of the
Guard was on duty in the Palace under the command of
Captain Bickford, Exon-in-Waiting.
The foreign Ministers were first introduced to Prince
Albert, when the following presentations to, His Royal
Highness took place in the Diplomatic Circle:—
By the French Ambassador—M. le Colonel Fleury,
Colonel des Guides, First Equerry to the Emperor; M.
Piquemal, Captain of the Staff' in the Army.
By the Prussian Minister—Count Fleming, Councillor
and First Secretary to the Legation.
By the Swedish and Norwegian Minister—Baron G.
De Geer, Major in the Royal Swedish Engineers.
By the Spanish Minister—Don Mariano de Potestad,
Attache to the Legation ; Don Juan Crooke, Attache to
the Legation.
By the Sardinian Minister—His Excellency the Che-
valier Massimo d'Azeglio, Aide-de-Camp to his Majesty
the King.
By the Turkish Minister—Essed Bey, First Secretary
of the Ottoman Legation.
By the Netherlands Minister—Le Compte de Zuylen
de Nyevelt, Conseiller de Legation de S. M. le Roi des
Pays Bas.
By the Brazilian Minister—Captains Lamare and
Possolo, of the Imperial Brazilian Navy ; M. de Monte-
zuma, Attache to the Legation.
By the Austrian Minister—Count de Karolyi, Secre-
tary to the Imperial Legation.
By the United States' Minister—Mr. William Henry
Trescot, American Secretary of Legation.
By the Peruvian Minister—Don Jose A. Rodulfo,
Secretary of Legation ; Don Julian Sandoval (Surgeon
in the Army), Attache to the Legation ; Don Mariano
de la Fuente, Attache to the Legation.
The Diplomatic Circle was attended by Count
Walewski, French Ambassador ; M. C. Baudin and M.
Jules Saux, Secretaries of the Embassy ; M. Van de
Weyer, the Belgian Minister, and the Chevalier Drouet,
Councillor of Legation ; Baron de Cetto, the Bavarian
Minister ; Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister,
and M. de Berg, Councillor of Legation ; Count de
Kielmansegge, the Hanoverian Minister; the Chevalier
Bunsen, the Prussian Minister ; Baron de Rehausen,
the Swedish and Norwegian Minister, Baron de Geer,
Secretary of Legation ; Senor X. Isturitz, Spanish
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Minister,
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M. C. F. Gianotti. Attache -to the Legation ; M.
tAiloion i;s ttehre,
Turkish
of the Letion ; Baron Bentinck, the Nether-
terpreter
Count de Lavradio, the Portuguese
Conseil-
ler de Legation, and Dilaver Effendi, Secretary In-
lands Minister ;
Tricoupi,
Mitnhiseter
; Prince de Can Sicilian
n', the Minister ;
Brazilian Minister ; M. de Bille, the
Minister and the Chevalier Pinto de Several,. Secretary
of Legation ;
M. Macedo, the
d the Austrian Minister
Legation ; Count Collore o
States' Minister; Gene-
ral; Mr. J. R. Ingersoll, the United
m.
Danish Minister, and Count Reventlow, Secretary of
Don Manuel de Mendiburu, the Peruvian Minister ;
Foreign Affairs ; and the Queen's Principal
sTehoereEtaaryrl
ooff Cstlarateendfoonr, K.G.,
Major-
General the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Ma-
jesty's Master of the Ceremonies.
In the general circle the following presentations took
place :
The following noblemen and gentlemen had the honour
of being presented :
Mr. Adeane, byAdams, 49th Regiment, -by Mr. Serjoant Adams.
Lord Stanley, of Alderley.
Ensign
Colonel Richard Alrey, on appointment as Military Se-
cretary, by General Viscount Harding()' G.C.B.
Lieutenant D. G. Anderson, by Lieutenant-General Do
Barr.
The Attorney-General, on his appointment„ by the
Lord Chancellor.
Sir Joseph Bailey, by Sir John Pakington.
Alfred Balliston, Master, R.N., on promotion and re-
appointment to "Her Majesty's yacht," by Commodore
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence.
Mr. Bethell, on his appointment as Solicitor-General, by
the Lord Chancellor.
Mr. Grenville Berkeley, M.P., on his appointment as
Secretary to the Poor Law Board, by Lord John Russell.
Lieutenant Batty, on obtaining his commission, Royal
Artillery, by the Hon. Captain Clemeats.
Cornet Betty, on obtaining his commission in the Car-
foroinfi Blaekidis, ton.
on return from, Corfu Car-
bineers, by the Hon. Captain Clements.
Mr. Blackett, by Sir George Grey.
Er sign L. Blakiston, on appointment to the 62d Regi-
ment,tlohenr,el Major
Lieubternhianst