The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-30 00:00:00

BER MAJESTY'S BITITBDAY.

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THE DRAWING ROOM.
( Front the Court Newsman )
The Qaeen held a Drawing Rooin in colebrati,m of her
birthday, yesterday afternoon, in St. James's Palace.
Tne court was very nurni•rously attended.
Her Majesty and Princ4 Ahert, with the Princess
Royal, arrived fr Buckingham Palace about two
o'clock, escorted by a detachment of the Royal Horse
Guard', --and -wera received: by the Lord Steward, the,
Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the ilore', the Grooin
Of the Stole to *his Royal Highness, and Lord Alfred
Pare, Clerk Marshal.
The Regent of Baden, Prince Frederick William of
Prussia, the Dike of Cambridge Count Alexander
Mensdorff. the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess
Mary, Prince Edward of Sale-Weimar, and the Maha-
rajah Duleep Singh were received by the Lord Cham-
berlain.

➢erectly after the Qaeen's arrival, the Archbishops of
Canterbury and Arioagh, the Thelamps of Winchester,
Oxford (Lord High Almoner), Worcester, Bangor. Ripon,
St. Assph, Lincoln, Chichester, Hereford, Lich&l 1,
Chester (Clerk of the Close:), Bath and Wells, R3chester,
Sr. David's, Peterborou4h, and Cashel, were ti,hered
into the Royal closet, when the Archbishop of Canter-
bury delivered an address of congratulation to her Ma-

jeary on the nußpiciout return ()flier natal day. ,
The Queen and the Prince Consort afterwards entered
the Throne RJO,n, accompanied by the Princess. Royal,
the Duchess. of Cainnridge and the nine-Ise Mary, the
'Regent of Baden, Prince Frederick William of Prussia,
the Duke of Cainbridg-, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar,
and Count Alexander Mensiorff. _ _

The Queen wore a train of light blue silk, embroidered
all over with palm pattern iu gold, silver, and red ;
trimmed with silver blonde, and bunches of orchidean
flowers. The petticoat white satin, with a bouffant of
xvhite tulle and bunches of orchldtan flowers to corre-
spond to the train.
Her Majesty wore a diadem of diamonds and ()Pals.
Tne Princess Royal wore a train-of rich pink glace
silk trimmed with Newport lace ands ribbon. The dress
of Newport lace over a rich pink glace silk petticoat,
trimmed with-ribbon and bunches of lily of the valley.
Her Royal Highness's brad-dress was formed, of fea-

there, lap Pets, and lilies of the valley.
The Duchess of Cambridge wore a train of white silk
and gold, tritnme I with gold lace and gold ribbim, in-
terpersed with heartsease and white roses. The petticoat
white glace silk, trimmed with three flounces of point
d'Alencon. The stomacher of diammda and sapphires.
The necklace diamonds.

Her Royal Highness wore a pear! tiara over her fore.
bead, and had a gold lacy veil pendant frau* the back of
the head.

The Princess Mary of Cambridge wore a rieh white
glace oilk train, trimmed with tulle interspersed with bou-
quets of corn flowers, field daisies, and wheaters: The
stomacher of diamonds. The petticoat the same as the
train, and trimmed to correspond. The necklace, pearls.
The Princess wore round her heal a diamond circlet,
surmounted in front by a row of diamond stars.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert appeared in a field
marshal's uniform.
The Regent of Balen *ore a general's uniform,, dark
blue, with gold appointments.
His Royal Highness wore a watered orange riband,
edged with silver.
The Duke of 4Cambridge wore the uniform of a lieu-
tenant-general, with the dare of the Orders of the
.Garter, St. Patrick, the Bath, and St. Michael and St.
George ; together with the Sebastopol Medal with
clasps, and the French Military Medal.
Prince Frederick William of Prussia was habited in a
Prussian uniform —dark blue, with silver appointments.
His Royal Highness the • Grand Vizier of Turkey,
Aali Pacha, wore the insignia of the Order of Medjidie.
Count Appony, the new Austrian Minister, appeared in
the Hungarian dries, with the ensigns of three orders of
knighthood.
The. Marquis of Lansdowne and. the Earl of Clarendon
both wore the Garter, together with the magnificent
gold and enamelled Collar of that order.
The Duke of Montrose, the Duke of Athol], the Duke
of Roxburgh. and the Duke of Argyll, wore the Collar
and Star of the Thistle.
The Marquis of Clanricarde and the Marquis of lioad-
fort wore the C ollar of St. Patrick.
Viscount Palmerton, Sir George Pollock, Sir Geiorge
Grey, Sir Harry Smit:s, Earl of Westmorland, Lord
Broughinan, and Sir Hew Ross, wore the Cellah and
Star of the Bath.
The Marquis of Donegal and the Earl of Donbigh
both wore the Gold Collar of the Hanoverian Guelphic
Order. •
Field Marshal Viscount Combermere (Gold Stiek in
Waiting) wore the collars of three Orders of Knighthood
rthose of the B►tb, the Guelphic, and the To mei and

Sword of Portugal.
Lord Pentuare wore the Cellars of the Thistle and the
Bath.
The Chief Judges of the Courts of Common Law, the
Lord Chief Justice of England, the Lord Chief Justice
Jervis, and the Lord Chief Baron, wore their Gold Col-
lareof SS, with the portcullis.
The Lord Chancellor was attended by the Deputy
Sergeant at Arms and his Purse-bearers. His lordihip
and the other Equity Judges present- -viz., Lord Justice
Turner, the Master of the Rolls, the Vine-Chancellor Sir
John Stuart, the Vice-Chancellor Sir Wm. Page WOod,
and the Vice-Chancellor Kinderaley, appeared in their
Gold Robes.
The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Comnions
was present, and wore his State Robes. The Right Hon.
Gentleman was attended by Lord Cm'.lee Russell, Ser-
geant at Arms, and the Rev. Tnomas Gernier, Chaplain
to the ileum of Commune.
Mee" Jagur Allee, Khan Rahadoor of Surat, and Seed
Abdoolah, appeared in rich Oriental costumes.
Her Majesty's Guard of the Hon. Corps of Gentleman
at Arms was on duty in the State
.Saloons, under the
command of the Lieutenant.
Lieut.-Colonels Nevis awl Cook, the Sub-officers, were
on duty with the Corps.
The Yeomen of the Guard were under the command
of Capt. Sir J. Kincaid, the Exon in Waiting.
in attendance on the Queen and the Prince were the
Duchess of Sutherland, Mistress of the Ito!1.4 ; the
Duchess of Atholl (in Waiting), the Duchess of Welling-
ton. the Marchioness of Ely, Lady Churchill, Countess
of Desart, Lady Macdonald, and the Countess of G uins-
borough, Ladies of the Bedchamber ; Hen. Lucy Kerr
(in Waiting), Hon. Mary Bulteel (in Waiting), Han.
Eleanor Stanley, Hon. Caroline Cavendish, Hon. Fiera
Macdonald, Hon. Mary Seymour, Hon. B
Byng, and Hon. Emily Cathcart. Plaids of Honour ;
Lady Caroline Barrington, Lady C Ceplev, Hon. Mrs.
G. Campbell, and Viscluiitess Forbe., Women ;,f the
Bedchamber ; 'Earl Soenc,r, 14311 Seward ; Marquis of
Breadalbane, Lord C'iamherlain ; Duke of Wellington,
Master of the Sorge ; Mirquis of Abqcorn, Groom
of the Stole to his Royal, R:glines4 ; E int of Milgrave,
Treasurer of the Heu,.ehold ; Ler I Ernest Bruc-, VW,
Chamberlain ; Viscount C trailer of
the Heuseliold ; Earl Somers, Lord in Waitipg, ; Vis-
count Torriegton, Lord in Waiting to his Royal „High-
ness ; Colonel the Hon. C. fi. Phipps, Keeper of nor
Majesty's Privy Pur.te ; Sir Fred. Sovin, Groom in
Waiting; • Colonel Francis Seymour (Scots Fusilier
Gnarls). Groom in Waiting to his Royal frgline=s ;
Major-General Beuvei e, Equerry in Waiting ; Captain
Da Rat, Equerry in Waling to hie Reyal H ghness ;
and Messrs. Phipps and Macpherson, Pa.ies -of Honour
i i Waiting.
Mary
were Duchess of flainbridge and the PrincessMarY
were attended by Lady G. Somerset and Major Horne"
Purves.

The Duke of Canuhridgl was attended by Major Tyr-
wbitt and tiler Clifton.
Tee RAgent of %len waa attendel by Colonel IL.ron
Sputter, Baron de Gettmingen (,iii._,lte-eatUr), and Dr.

Prince Frederick William of Prmila waq attendel by
Limit -General Baron '.44;hr.,lelce/c,tc,in, Col. BAron
Moltke, Captain ileioz, Lieut. de a7“l
Dr. Wagner.
Among the presentations in the Diplomatic Cir(:`,
were—

Baroness de Vl.{ifz;n, by the Ihr v,. 4M de Ce.t
La Marquirie d- VtAutia, by th C t .44 ,te L vr.„%di,),
Le Marquis du Visuna, by r,h , P•• '114,1 ` CP.
Maciamf, LiAbla, wife of the. Be z .i.tu Alai..:`.ll( At
Peru, • by Madame. M9r9illl.

Mr. Howland Shaw, of flksi,on, Massachum,f4 by Mrs.
Dalian. •

Mr. Howland Shaw, by the United States Minister.
Mr..A.rthur Lyman, of B piton, by the United States
Minister.
''iron de Honneritz, by the Saxon Minister.
Baron Buitheek, Secretary of Legation, by the Swe-
dish and Norwegian Minis-er.
Malame de Ri..erto, wife of the Peruvian Minister, by
the Countess of Clarendon.
La Marchesa Calabriv i, by the Counte4s of Clarendo'l-
C. Prederix, d'Artillerie, Directeur de la Yin-
derie Rovale de Liege, by the Belgian Mini-ter.
The Commander Lisboa, E„voy
Minister Plenipotentiary of the Emperor of Brazil at the
Republic of Peru, by the Brazlian Minister.

Tax GREAT SCULLERS' RACE BETWREN IKELLY AND
duoaYl
IVIA.CICINNEY.—The great skill and power developed AND
in his late triumph over Mackieney have i
the publio to anticipate a challenge to the holder of
the championship of the Thames, and a meeting Wag to
have been held last night (Thursday) at Mr. Salter's'
the Feathers, Wandsworth, to give un the stakes in the
late match, at which it was expected Kelly would throw
down the gauntlet ; bntowing to the peace celebrations
the meeting is deferred until next Wednesday, when the
stakeholders will give up the 2001. Is is expected that
by that time Kelly will be provided with gentlemen to
back him for the championship to any amount.
NATIONAL REFORMATORY UNION.—A thinly-attended
special meeting of this society was held yesterday, at the
rooms of the Law Amendment Society, for the purpose
of receiving M. de Metz. The chairman (Lord Lovaine)
read an address to M. de Metz, expressing the sympathy
which the Union felt. with that gentleman's endeavours
to arrieli-)rate the condition of criminals, and its hope for
their ultimate success, which having been agreed to by
the 15 or 20 ladies and gentlemen nresent, was handed
to M. de Metz by the cha'rman. M. de Metz expressed
the gratification which he felt in a suitable reply ; and
hen, at the invitation of Lard Lovaine, detailed his
experiences upon the system of criminal reformatorie3,
explaining the manner in which, from what be bad seen
when associated with the correcConal police at Paris, be
had been induced to found the institution at Mettray.
M. de Metz 's statements were received by the society
with much applause.—(lt is to be hoped that more
common sense usually prevails nmong-t those in
whose bands the direction of the society's affairs rests
than was manifested on the occasion, when yesterday
!is chosen fur its special meeting.