The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-02 00:00:00

HEIR MAJESTY'S DRAWING-ROOM.

The Queen's birthday was 'celebrated on Saturday at
Court by a Drawing-room, held at St. James's Palace,
which was very numerously attended.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Al-
bert arrived from Buckingham Palace at two o'clock,
escorted by a detachment of the Life Guards, and were
received by the great officers of State.
Soon after the Queen's arrival at St. James's Palace
the Archbishops and Bishops of the Established Church
were admitted to an audience, when the Archbishop of
Canterbury delivered an address of congratulation to the
Queen on the auspicious return of her natal day. His
Grace waiitbeortspanied by the Archbishops of York and
Armagh, and by the following Bishops, viz.:—London,
Winchester, Durham, Oxford, Bangor, Salisbury, Peter-
borough, Norwich, St. David's, Ripon, Manchester,
St. Asaph, Chichester, Llandaff, Lichfield, and Nova
Scotia.
Her Majesty's Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms,
under the command of Sir James Tyler, the Lieutenant,
was on duty in the State Saloons. The officers present
were Ldrd Foley, the captain; Major Harmer, the stan-
dard bearer; and Capt. Curling, the adjutant. The sub-
officers, Major J. H. Cooke and Major Neville, were also
on duty.
The Yeomen of the Body Guard were under the com-
mand of Captain Kincaid, the Exon in Waiting.
The Marquis of Donegal, Captain, and Captain Phibbs,
Captain Bellaire, and Captain Parker Bickford, Exons
of her Majesty's• Body Guard, attended.
The Lord Chancellor arrived in State, attended by his
officers; His Lordship and 'the other Equity Judges
wore their gold robes. The chief judges of common law
present wore gold collars of SS., with the Portcullis.
The Ri4ht Hon. the Speaker, of the House of Com-
mons arrived in State, attended by his chaplin (the
Rev. T;Garnier), his secretary (Mr. Lefroy). and the
Macebearer. The Right Hon. Gentleman wore his gold
robe of 'office.
The principal knights of the British orders of knight-
hood wore their collars, the day being observed as a col-
lar day.
The Queen was attended by the Mistress of the Robes,
the Viscountess Jocelyn (in Waiting), the Duchess of
Norfolk,: the COutatesisof.GEsinsborough, the Countess of
Charlemont, the Countess. of Desert, the Marchioness of
Douro, abd the Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, Ladies of
the 13ed4hainber ;• the Hon. Matilda Paget (in Wetting),
the Hotit Mary Seymour (in Waiting), Hon. Amelia
Murray;' Hen. Eleanor Stanley, Hon. Lucy Kerr, Hon.
Caroline Cavendish, -Hon. Flora Macdonald, and the
lion. Be‘trice Byng: Maids of Honour; the Viscountess
Forbes, the Hon. -*lrv: Trelkir, and the Hoe: Mrs.
George itampbelle • Women of the -Bedchatriber,• the
Lord Sthwaild, Lord Chumberlit)n, the Master of the
Horse, Ate Treiisaverof the Hepeeheld, the Vioe-Cham-
berlain,veateeensecelosiet the Hon. C. -B, Phipps,
Keeper of lier•Mtijeary'a Privy Purse; lord Dufferin,
Lord
gin Waitink; Fr,-derick Scovin, Groom in Wait.
lW.n__; Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Eqaerry-
ait-
u;
ti;el/0„. W. Forbei and Mr. George G. Gordon,G
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H-Fag= sof ,n` W eur in aiting.
His Te(aal Highness the Prince Albert wag attended
by the Groom or th'e Stots,, Lord George Lennox, Lerd
in waiting ; Lieutenan--C.lond Francis Seymour;
Groom in Weitiee; end bentenant-Colonel Francis
Thigh Seymour, Equerry in Witiiiog -
H:s Royal iligithea Prince Hi-ury .of the Netherlands
was attended by the Clevalier Van Raepsrd, Aide-de-
Camp; the oh
Casembruot (Uflisiier WOrdon-
Dance of the King), • Attaché to his Royal Hight:fess;
and Captfzin May, of the Netherlands Royal Navy.
I-Icr Royal Highness the Duchess of Saxe Coburg
Gotha was:, attended by the Baroness de Wangenheim,
Lady in"Waitiog.
His Inyal Highness the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha
was attended by M: B. de Treskow, Adjutant Prussian.
Ilia Royal Highness the • Duke of Cambridge, his
Royal Highness the Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, his
Selene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, and his Serene
Highnese Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar were also
present at the Drawing-room.
The Queen wore a train of white silk, richly em-
broidered with silver and trimmed with silver blonde and
-blue corn flowers, and also ornamented with diamonds.
The pett:coet was of white satin, with tulle and white
satin ribpds. Diemonde and feathers and a wreath of
blue corn flowers formed the headdress.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Saxe Coburg
Gotha l'ore a train of blue silver moire, trimmed with
silver lace. The petticoat was of white satin, having
the front trimmed with two rows of blue and silver riband.
The stomacher was covered with silver lace, with
diamond ornaments.
Her Royal Highness wore as a headdress a diadem of
diamonds, with feathers and blonde lappets.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Royal
party and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, having
entered the Throne-room, the Diplomatic Circle was in-
troduced, when the following presentations to her Ma-
jesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Al-
bert took place:—
By Madame -Van de Weyer—Madame Edouard de
Biolley, Madame AdolpheaSinionis.
By the Viscountess Palmerston—Madame Pinto de
Soveral,-Madame de la Figaniare, Baroness de Vershuer,
of Amsterdam.
By the Danish Minister—M. Fr. Feddersen, Governor-
General of the Danish possessions in the West Indies.
By the Sardinian Mieister— Mr. Arthur White. Con-
sul de S:11 le Rbi do Sardaigne l'Empire de Hayti.
By thii Turkish Minister —Nubar Bey, Secretaire de
Son Altesse to Pasha il'E.uipte.
By the Saxon Minister—M.Vidolphe Keil, Attach i I
la I.6.4atien do Saxe.

By the French Charge' d'Affaires—Le Colonel Morin,
Membrede l'lnstiint et Jure poor l'Eposition; M. Ed-
mond Vernier, Ospitsine au 5 Hussars.
By tLe NetharLnds Charge'cl'Affalres—General Baron
d'Ornphal, Aide do Camp to thee King of the Nether-
lands; Major 13aron do Vernhuer, Chamberlain to the
King of the Netherlands.

After the Drawing-room her Majesty and his Royal
flightless Prince _Alhkr!, attended by the Royal suite.,
returant to Buckingham Palsce, escorted by a detach-
ment of Life Go:arch,.