The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-10 00:00:00

Rio MAJESTY'S LEVEE.

The Queen held, yesterday afternoon, a levee which was
numerously attended.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert arrived at St. James's
Palace at ten minutes past two o'clock, and were received
by the officers of state.
The Earl of Aberdeen and Lord John Russell had audi-
ences of her Majesty.
Mr. Reginald Talbot had an audience of the Queen and
delivered to her Majesty the Insignia of the Grand Cross of
the Bath worn by his father, the late Admiral the Hon.
Sir John Talbot.
Her Majesty's Guard of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-
at-Arms was on duty in the state saloon, under the COM.
mand of the Right Hon. the Captain. The Sub-officers,
Lieutenant-Colonel Neville and Major Cooke, were on duty
with the corps. 6
The Yeomen of the Guard were under the command of
Major Phibbs, the Exon in Waiting.
The Guard of Honour of the Life Guards, with the Band
of the Regiment in state uniforms, was on duty in the large
court of the Palace.
His Majesty the King of Portugal, and the Duke of
Oporto, were present at the levee, attended by the gentle-
men of their suite.
The King of Portugal, in addition to the gentlemen of
his suite, was also attended by a Lord in Waiting to the
Queen, Lord de Tabley, and a Groom in Waiting to Prince
Albert, Colonel Wylde.
The Queen wore a train of blue and silver brocaded silk,
trimmed with blue and silver riband, white tulle, and sil-
ver blonde. The petticoat was white satin, trimmed with
blue and silver riband, and white tulle.
Her Majesty wore an opal and diamond diadem on her
bead. Prince Albert wore the Riband and Jewel of the
Order of the Garter and the Stars of three Orders of
Knighthood.
The King of Portugal and his brother stood on the left
of Prince Albert during the reception. His Majesty was
habited in a (Portuguese) Marshal General's uniform, and
wore the Collar of the Order of the Tower and Sword, and
the Stars of three Military Orders. The Duke of Oporto
appeared in the uniform of a Lieutenant in the (Portu-
guese) Royal Navy, and wore the Stars of three Military
Orders of Knighthood.
Vee Raj inder Wudair, Rajah of Coorg, attended the levee
dressed in a very splendid Oriental costume. Round his
neck were two gold collars, the one supporting a jewel en-
tirely composed of large diamonds, the other a jewel formed
of a large emerald encircled with diamonds. The Rajah
also wore in front of his turban a magnificent diamond or-
nament.
The Foreign Ministers were first introduced, when the
following presentations to the Queen took place :
By the French Ambassador—Le Comte de Lesseps,
Ministre Plenipotentiare et Membre de la Deputation
Envoyee pour assistes au Palais de Cristal.
By the Hanoverian Minister—Lieutenant de Schlutter,
of the Duke of Cambridge's Royal Hanoverian Dragoons.
By the Netherlands Minister—Mr. Maurice Heldeweir,
Attache to the Netherlands Legation at this court.
By the Portuguese Minister—Lieutenant-General Count
de Villa Real, Rear-Admiral Baron de Lazarim, Captain
Cecilia Kol, Lieutenants Count de Linhares, Fonseca Fer-
reira, Magnio de Castilho, and Victor d'Andrade, of the
Portuguese Royal Navy.
By the Brazilian Minister- Captain Aranjo Amazonas,
Lieutenant Leitas da Cunha, Lieutenant J. de Lima,
Lieutenant A. Netto, Lieutenant E. Barbosa.
By the Sicilian Minister—Signor Edwards dei Marchesi
Pandola.
By the Austrian Minister—Captain Schuberg, Le Compte
A. de Wiropffen, Secretaire de Legation de S M. I. et R.
A. a. Londres.
By the Minister of the "United States—Lientenaut-
Colonel Diekeson' Aide-de-Camp to his Excellency the
Governor of New York.
By the Swedish and Norwegian Minister—Chevalier
Habicht.

The Earl of Harrowby presented an address to the
Queen, in the general circle, from 42,003 of the wives and
daughters of the labouring classes, of small tradesmen, do-
mestic women servants, from various parts of the -United.
Kingdom, praying for a revision of the laws which regu-
late the sale of spirituous liquors.
The following noblemen and gentlemen had the honour
of being presented to her Majesty :
Lieutenant-Culonel F. Abbott, C. 8., by Sir C. Wood,
and received the honour of knighthood
Mr. Abney, by the Duke of At gyll
Lieutenant G. Al‘Leod Andrews, by the Earl of Wilton
Mr. Anstruther, by Mr. Newdegate, M.P.
Lieutenant C. V. Arbuckle, by Colonel Wylde
Rear-Admiral Arbuthnot, on promotion, by Sir J.
Graham
Colonel Armstrong, on return from India, by Lieutenant-
General Sir G. Berkeley
Lieutenant-Colonel Armstrong, on return from service
at the Cape and promotion, by Lord Hardinge
Captain F. Armstrong, by Lieut.-General Sir J. Grey

Captain Atherley, on promotion, by Lord Mark Kerr
Captain F. L. Austen, on appointment to 3d Royal
Surrey Militia, by Lieutenant-Colonel Bisse Challoner
Lieutenant Bawtree, by Viscount Jocelyn
Captain Baynes, by Viscount Chelsea
Mr. H. Behrend, by Sir D. McDougall
Mr. W. H. Bellot, by Col. the Hon. H. Cholmondeley
Lieutenant W. Bent, by Colonel Challoner
Captain Best, by General Sir T. M. Brisbane
Lieutenant-Colonel Ireland Blackburn, on appointment,
4th Royal Lancashire Militia, by the Earl of Sefton
Mr. St. J. T. Blacker, by Mr. H. A. Herbert, M.P.
Dr. Blair, by Viscount Jocelyn
Lieutenant G. F. Brake, by Colonel Freestun, M.P.
Lieutenant C. H. Blunt, by Sir C. Wood
Mr. J. Blyth, by the Duke of Richmond
Mr. Boileau, by Lord J. Russell
Cornet T. Bott, by Lieutenant-General Sir T. Hawker
Captain T. Browne, by the Earl of Sefton
Lieutenant Branfill, by the Earl of Beauchamp
Lieutenant and Adjutant W. L. Braybrooke, by Lieu-
tenant-General Sir J. Wilson
Ensign F. A. Brett, by Sir R. Campbell
Lieutenant J. R. Bridge, by Major-General Sir J. Thack-
well

Ensign O. Bridges, on appointment, Bengal Artillery,
by the Hon. Major Dalzell
The Mayor of Bristol, by the Duke of Beaufort
Captain C. C. Brooke' by Sir A. B. Brooke
Dr. W. P. Brookes, by Colonel Earl Fitzhardinge
Lieutenant E. J. Bruce, by Lieut.-General Sir H. Ross
Rev, J. Buckley, by the Duke of Beaufort
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Major-General -Bunbury, on promotion and returning
from the command of the troops in Jamaica, by Viscount
Hardinge
Lieutenant A. Burgess, by the Earl of Wilton
Mr. P. Burnell, by the Duke of New,:astle
Mr. F. J. Butler, by the Marquis of Winchester
Major-General Byam, by Viscount Harding°
Mr. R. Campbell, by Lord Monteaglo
Lieutenant A. C. Campbell, by Colonel Lord Rokeby
Ensign J. M. Campbell, by Colonel H. D. Jones
Mr. E. Calvert, by the Earl of Yarborough
Lieutenant H. J. Cannon, by Viscount Combermere
Lieutenant C. Carter, on return from India, by the Earl
of Mulzrave
Ensign W. H. Carter, by his father, Rear-Admiral
Carter
Captain Castle, by Colonel Earl Fitzhardinge
Captain Chads, R.N., on return from foreign service, by
Sir J. Graham
Lieutenant A. R. Chamberlin, on appointment to East
Norfolk Regiment of Militia, by the Earl of Leicester
Lieutenant Chandler, by Colonel Earl Fitzhardinge
The Mayor of Great Yarmouth (Mr. James Clerry) to
present a loyal and dutiful address on the war with Russia,
by Lord Sondes

Mr. Chatteris, by Lieutenant-General Sir G. Berkeley
Mr. W. S. Clarke, by Sir G. Pollock
Lieutenant A. N. Clay, by Colonel the Marquis of Win.
chester
Colonel Josias Cloete, by the Duke of Newcastle, and
received the honour of knighthood
Lord S. Compton, on his return from India, by the
Marquis of Northampton.
Ensign R. A. Cooper, by Earl de Grey
Captain R. Coote, R.N., on return from foreign service
and promotion, by Sir C. H. Coote, M.P.
Mr. Coote, by Major-General R. Egerton
Major Coyney, on appointment King's Own Stafford
Rifles, by Colonel J. Wilson Patten, M.P.
Colonel W. Cox, on promotion, by General Sir A. Bar-
nard
Lieutenant J. Creagh, on appointment to the sth Fusi-
liers, by Lieutenant-General Sir J. Grey
Major W. Cross, on return from India, by Sir C. Wood
Mr. E. M. Curties, of the United States, by the Ameri-
can Minister
Major-General Daly, on promotion, by Viscount Hs.r-
dingo
The Earl of Dartmouth, by the Marquis of Salisbury
Captain Davenport, by Lieutenant-General Sir A. Clifton
Mr. Davenport, by the Earl of Harrowby
Lieutenant-General Davison, by Sir C. Wood
Mr. C. Eastland de Michele, her Majesty's Consul, on
his return from St. Petersburg, by the Earl of Clarendon
Mr. W. B. Denison, by Earl de Grey
Mr. W. de Normann, by the Marquis of Northampton
Captain Cholmeley Dering, on being appointed Deputy-
Lieutenant of the county of Kent, by Earl Cowper.
Lieutenant F. W. de Winton, on receiving his commis.
sion, by the Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance
Captain J. A. Digby, by Sir J. Walsh
Captain W. H. Digweed, by the Marquis of Winchester
Mr. W. F. Dobson (Mayor of Gravesend), by the Earl
of Darnley
Sir J. M. Doyle, on being appointed one of her Majesty's
Sergeants-at-Arms the Lord Chamberlain
Rev. D. J. Drakeford, by Lord M. Hill
Mr. F. Dugdale (Mayor of Blackburn), by Lord Palmer-
ston
Commander Sir 3- Dunbar, on promotion, by Sir J.
Graham
Colonel Du Plat, on return to England from Poland, by
the Earl of Clarendon

Captain E. J. Dyson, on promotion, by Colonel Wood
Lutenant-Colonel C.
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Mr. William Edwards, on return from India, by Lord
Glenelg
Captain 3LT. Emmett, by Lord Caringtou
Lieutenant Esmonde, on his return from Burmah and
promotion, by Mr. Esmonde, M.P.
Major G. P. Evelyn, by Colonel W. Holme Sumner
Mr. E. Eyre, on his return from the Lieutenant-G°
norship of New Zealand, by the Duke of Newcastle
Viscount Falkland, on return from India, by Sir C.

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Mr. R. Fetherstonhaugh,
Lieutenant T. K. Fitzgerald, by
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Cornet M. L. Formby, by Lieutenant-General Sir T.
Hawker
Lieutenant Forrest, by Colonel Earl Fitzhardinge
Mr. C. Fraser, on return from India, by Lord Glenelg
Lieutenant J. M. Fraser, by Lieutenant General Sir G.
Pollock
Mr. F. G. Fraser, of Findrack, by the Earl oflA.be
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Rear-Admiral Fremantle, on promotion, by Sir
Graham
Ensign Granville Fnllarton, by Earl Granville
Mr. Fletcher, jun., of Salton, by Lord Elcho
Captain Galton, on appointment, 2d Warwick Militia,
by Sir T. G. Skipwith
Mr. P. Galton, by the Earl of Ellesmere
Lioutenant F. E. Gammell, by Lieutenant-General Sir
G. Pollock
Commander A. Gardner, R.N., by his father, Lieut.-
General the lion. W. Gardner
Dr. Hector Gavin, on return from colonial service, by
the Marquis of Breadalbane
Major Glassfurd, on return from India, by Lieutenant.
General D. M`Leod
Captain F. M. Godden, by Colonel Sir T. M. Wilson
The Rev. F. Godfrey, by the Earl of Limerick
The Rev. W. Gooch, by Sir E. Gooch, M.P.
Lieutenant T. Gooch, R.N., by Sir E. Gooch
Ensign P. F. Gooch, on appointment, 92d Highlanders,
by the Earl of Denbigh
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