The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-16 00:00:00

MORNING, APRIL 16, 1847.

THE QUEEN'S DRAWING ROOM.
The Queen held a Drawing Room (the second this
season), yesterday, in St. Jamea's Palace.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Royal
Suite, arrived from Buckingham Palace at two o'clock,
escorted by a party of the Household Troops. Her Ma-
jesty and his Royal Highness were received at St. James's
Palace by the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, and
the Master of the Horse.
Tee Ladies and Gentlemen of the Royal Suite in at-
tendance were—the Mistress of the Robes, the Duchrss
of Sutherland; the Ladies of the Bed Chamber, the
Countess of Mount EAgecumbe (in waiting), the Mar-
chioness of Douro, the Countess of Gainsborough, the
Countess of Charlemont, and the Countess of Dysart ;
the Maids of Honour, Hon. Miss Kerr (in waiting), Hen.
Miss Cayendi-h (in waiting) Lady Caroline Cocks, Hon.
Miss Murray, Hen. Miss Paget, Hon. Miss Starhee,
the Hon. Miss Dawson ; The ‘Vomen of the Bed (11),In -
her, Lady Caroline Barrington. Hon. Mrs. Anson. Heti.
Mrs. G. Campbell, Lady Gardiner, Viscountess F- Harts,
and Ledy Theresa Digby; the Lord in Waiting, Lord
Byron ; the Keeper of her Majesty's Privy Purse,
Mr. George Ed e aril Anson ; the Lord in Waiting to
Prince Albert, Lord George Lennox ; the Private Sec-
retary to Prince Albert., Lieut.-Colonel the Hite. C. B.
Phipps ; the Groom in Wahing.Cotonel Berkeley Drum •
mend ; the Greorn in Waiting to Prince Albert, Cap-
tan Francis Seymour ; 'he Equerry in Waiting, Maj •r
General Wemyss ; the Equerry in Waiting to Prince
Albert, Captain the Hen. A. 11. Gordon ; the Pages of
Honour, Messrs Gordon and Forbes.
The Queen wore a very apt-Amid costume. Her Ma-
jesty's train was of blue ribbed silk, trimmed with pint
lace. The pettioeat was of white satin, trimmed with
pint lace and diamonds.
Her Nlejestfs headdress was composed of feathers,
and a wreath of roses studded with diamonds.
Her Majesty and Pi ince Albert, attended by the
great officers of State and the ladies and gentlemen of the
Court, having entered the Thritne-room, the diplomatic
corps were introduced, when the followine presentations
to her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince
Albert took place.
By Prince Callirnaki, Ottoman Minister—O-man Thy.
Monsieur Johrab, First A mid to the Imperial Legation
By Senor Vora, Mexican Minister—General Joie
Maria Mendoza, attached to the Mexican Legation, anti
late Charge d'Atfairii; Mr. Jose J. de Lizardi, attached
to the Mexican Legation.
The Foreign Diplomatic circle was attended by M.
Van de Weyer, the Be:gian Minister, and Madame Van
de Weyer; Baron de Moncorvo, Portuguese Minister,
and the Baroness de Moncervo; Baron de Brunnow,
Russian Minister, and the Baron de Nicolay, Secretary
of Legation; General Prince Castelcicala, Neapolitan
Minister, and M. G. Canotari, Secretary of Legation;
Baron de Hugel, Wurtemherg Minister; Madame Mar-
ques Lisboa, the Lady of the Brazilian Minister; Count
de Reventlow, the Danish Minister; Prince Callimaki,
the Ottoman Porte Minister, and Princess Callimaki;
Mrs. Bancroft, wife of the Amurican Minister, and Mr.
John R. Brodhead, Charg d'Affaires of the United States
of America; Senor Isteriz, the Spanish Minister, the Che-
valier do Tacon, First Secretary, and the Chevalier
de Padrorena, Secretary of Legation de S. M. Catho-
hque ; Senor Jose Maria Luis Mora, Mexican Minister;
Baron de Beust, Saxon Minister, and the Baroness
I3eust; Count de Jarnac. French Charge d'Affaires, and
Countess de Jarnac; Baron de Rehausen, Count Adrien
de Revel, Sardinian Chargé d'Affaires; Mr. Stratenus,
Netherlands Charge d' Affaires ; Baron Keller, First
Secretary to the Austrian Embassy; the Viscountess
Palmerston, wife of her Majesty's Principal Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs; and Colonel Cornwall, her
Majesty's Assistant Master of the Ceremonies.
The general circle was attended by the Lord Chan-
cellor, the Archbishop of Dublin, the Lord Steward,
the Lnrd Chamberlain, the Master of the Hort,e, the
Lord Justice General of Scotland; the Captain of the
Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms; the Marquis
of Anglesey, Gold Stick in Waiting; the Treasurer of
the Household, the Vice-Chamberlain, the Vice• Cha-
ncellor of England; Sir George Lee, Lieuteeaut ot the
Yeomen Guard; Mr. R Ormsby Gore, Groom in Wait
ing to her Majesty; Mr. M. Wyatt, Standard Bearer of
the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at- Arms ; Sir George
Houlton. Ensign of the Yeomen Guard; Captain Levi
James Murray, Scots Fusilier Guards, Equerry to her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent; Rev. John Byte
Wood, Chaplain to her Majesty Queen Adelaide; Rev
J. Vane, the Deputy Clerk of the Closet in waiting;
Colonel Smith, Silver Stick in Waiting; honourable
Spencer L) ttelton, Marshal or the Ceremonies; Mr. Jas.
Bunco Curling, Adjutant of the Hon. Corps ot Gentle-
men at Arms; Captaie Kincaid, Exon in Waiting;
Benjamin Smith, C.S.; Sir Noel Harris, Groom et the
Privy Chamber in Waitirie ; Colenel Master, Gel-alma.
Usher ot the Privy Chamber in Waiting; Captain the
Hon. Mortim r Saukville W, st, Gentlem in Usher to
her Majesty in Waiting; Mr. Alfred Montgomery, Gen-
tleman Usher to the Queen; Major General Godwit:,
Gentleman Usher to his Royal Highness the Prince
Albert; Colonel IL Bentinck (Coidstrearn Guards), Field
• Officer in Wait;lig.
A number of presentations took place.

The Qtuen and Prince rt, attended by the Royal
suite, returned to Buckingham Palace after tt.e Drawing
Room.

llpr Ropd Highness the Duchess of Kent was pre•
vented by a sew re cold from attending the Drawiug
Room.

Their Excellencies the Count and Countess Dietrich-
stein, the Countess ]t.-ventlow, and Mr. Bancroft were
prevented having the honour of attending her Majesty's
Drawing Room yesterday. L.- Commandeur Marques
Lisboa (Brazilian Minister) was prevented by inchiposi
non from attending the Drawing Room.
A deputation from the directors of the Metropolitan
Sewage Manure Company, accompanied by their solici-
tor and acting secretary, had an interview with Viscount
Morpeth yesterday, at the office of her Majesty's Com-
missioners of Woods aid Forests, in Whitehall-place.
The Deputation consisted of Dr. Guy, Mr. T. William
Floyd, Mr. Edward Willikrn Cox, Mr. J. C. Blair Warrer,,
Dr. Hodgkin, Captain ‘Nrrren, Mr. Henry Peter Fuller,
Hr. Wiltiam Thomas Mine, and Mr. W. C. Mylne
(engineer).
Mr. Hawes, treasurer, and Mr. Charlier, secretary to
the Royal Humane Society, had an interview yesterday
with Vi-count Morpeth.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a
general meeting yesterday, at their office, in Whitehall-
place.
The Mess of her Majesty's lics.nourable Corps of
Gentlemen at Arms dined together yesterday evening
at the Thatched House.

A deputation from the Liverpool and Harrington
Waterworks, consibting of Messrs. Banner, Gladstone,
and Stainsted, had an interview with Viscount Morpeth
yesterday.
Mr. Brushfield and Mr. Solomons, two Directors of
the Commercial Gas Company (London ani Tower
Hamlets), and Mr. Thomas, the Solicitor to the Com-
pany, had an interview yesterday with Viscount Myr-
peth, at the office of the Wu( ds and Forests.