The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-18 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.
Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty R ill hold draw-
ing-rooms, at St. James's Palace, on the following days, at
2 o'clock :

Thursday, 2d June next.
Tuesday, 14th June next.
Thursday, 23d June next.

REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED AT THE QUEEN'S DRAW-
ING-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 Chamber-
lain, who will annokince the name to her Majesty.
Those ladies Who are to be presented are hereby in-
formed, that it is absolutely necessary that their names,
with the names of the ladies who are to present them,
should be delivered 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 Tuesday, the 21st of June, for the third drawing-
room, on each day before twelve o'clock, in order that
they may be submitted 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 into 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 Chamberlain, in order that there may be no
difficulty in announcing them.
coming to Court until half-past ono o'clock.
The state apartments will not bo open for the reception
of company

FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 3.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Henry
Francis Howard, Esq., now Secretary to her Majesty's
Legation at Berlin, to be. her Majesty's Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of
Brazil.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAT 16.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. J. C.
Pinkerton as Consul at Belfast for his Majesty the King
of Hanover.

The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Na-
thaniel Solomon as Consul at St. Helena for the Free Han-
seatic City of Lubeck.
DOWNING-STREET, MAY 14.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Gardiner
Austin, Esq., to be Immigration Agent-General for the
colony of British Guiana.
WAR-OFFICE, MAY 17.

76th Regiment of Foot—Major-General William Jervois,
to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Ar-
buthnot, K.C.8., deceased, May 10.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.
Artillery Corps of the Royal Lancashire Militia—Wil-
liam Campbell, Gent., late Serjeant-Major in the Royal
Artillery, to be Adjutant, April 13.
Hampshire Militia Artillery—James Chadwick, Gent.,
to be Adjutant, April 28.
Royal North Lincoln Militia—Quartermaster John Mel-
hall, late of the 17th Regiment of Foot, to be Adjutant,
vice Kennedy, retired, May 2.
King's Own 3d Regiment of Staffordshire Militia—Ben-
jamin Midgley, Esq., Captain Unattached, to be Adjutant,
April 16.