The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-07 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S DRAWING-ROOM.

The Queen held a Drawing-room (the second this season)
yesterday afternoon at St. James's Palace. Her Majesty and
his Royal Highness Prince Albert arrived at two o'clock from
Buckingham Palace, attended by the royal suite and escorted
by the Life Guards.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia
and Prince Frederick William of Prussia were present, at-
tended by the Countess A. de Harke, the Countess Louise
Oriolla Count Puckler, Major on Bayen, Count Goltz, Co-
lonel Fischer, and Lieutenant von Heinz. _ _ _

His Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands was
present at the Drawing-room, attended by the Chevalier van
Rappard, Aide de Camp, and Chevalier de Casembroot, ()M-
-eier d'Ordonnance of the King of the Netherlands, and At-
taché to his Royal Highness.
His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar also
attended the reception.
Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms,
with their sub-officers, Major Cooke and Major Neville, were
on duty in the State Saloons. Lord Foley, Captain of the
Corps; Mr. James Tyler, Lieutenant; Major Harmer, Stan-
dard Bearer; and Captain Curling, Adjutant of the Corps,
were present at the Drawing-room.
Her Majesty's Body Guard, under the command of Sir
Seymour Sadler, the Exon in Waiting, was on duty in the
Palace as usual—the Marquis of Donegal, captain ; Lieute-
nant-Colonel Fitzmaurice, adjutant; Captain Bellairs, and
Captain Phibbs, Exons of the Corps, attended.
—The Queen and Prince Albert were attended by the Mis-
tress of the Robes, the Countess of Gainsborough (in wait-
ing), the Duchess of Norfolk, the Marchioness of Douro, the
Countess of Charlemont, the Viscountess Canning, and the
Viscountess Jocelyn, Ladies of the Bedchamber; the Hon.
Eleanor Stanley (in waiting), the Hon. Beatrice Byng (in
waiting), the Hon. Amelia Murray, the Hon. Matilda Paget,
the Hon. Lucy Kerr, the Hon. Flora Macdonithl, and the
Hon. Mary Seymour, Maids of Honour ; g the Hon. Mrs.
Trevor and the Countess Forbes, Women of the I l;edchamber ;
the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the„Blaster of the
Horse,. the Groom of the St la to.bis Royal Highness, the
Treasurer of the Household,the Vice-Chamberlain, Lord
Waterpark, Lord in Waiting; Lord George Lem Lox, Lord in
Waiting to bis Royal Highness; Lieutenant-C olonel Hon.
C. B. Phipps, Keeper of her Majesty's Privy Pu rse ; Colonel
Berkeley Drummond, Groom in Waiting; Colon el the Hon.
Charles Grey, Equerry in Waiting; Lieutenant-Colonel
Francis Hugh Seymour, Equerry in Waiting to his Royal
Highness; and the Pages of Honour in Waiting.
The Queen wore a train of buff watered silk, haling flowers
of white and yellow broeaded on it. The train was trimmed
with tulle, yellow ribbon, and bunches of lilac, trrnamented
with diamonds. The petticoat was of white satin, with an
upper skirt of blonde, trimmed with bunches of lilac and
tulle, and ornamented with diamonds to correspot id with the
train. The head-dress was formed of diamonds tnd feathers
and a wreath of lilac.
The Princess of Prussia wore a train of blu e silk, bro-
caded with silver, and trimmed with boqaets of fl owers, with
diamond ornaments. ,The stomacher was also, decorated
with brilliants. The petticoat; was of white w. ttered silk,
trimmed with flowers to corresiond with the t rain. The
head-dress was composed of diam6ndi and feathers, with
flowers. e:
The diplomatic circle was introduced, when the following
presentations to her Majesty the:queen and his Royal High.
ness the Prince Albert took place
By Baroness de Brannow—Madame Gabriel KemenskY,
nee Borosdine.
By Mrs. Abbott Lawrence-11ra. Haddock, To ife of the
United States Chargé d'Affaires to Portugal ; Miss Kim-
ball.

By the Bavarian Minister—Baron de Hunoldstei tl, Lieut.-
Colonel in the Bavarian service.
By the Russian Minister—Prince Victor Batriatinsky,
Officier de la Marine Imperiale.,
By the Sicilian Minister—Prince Pignatelli, Gemtilhomme
de la Chambre de S. M. S.
By the Prussian Minister—M. de Viebahn, Privy Coun ;
cillor in the Department of Finaaceei M. Stein, Councillor
of Regency for the Department of Architecture; Dir. Geo.
Bunsen, son to Chevalier Bunsen.
By. the United States Minister —Hon. Charles 'B. Had-
dock, Chargé d'Affaires of the United States for ll'ortugal ;
Captain Joshua R. Sands, ITnited States frigate tst. Law-
rence; Lieut. L. B. Avery, United States frigate, St. Law-
rence ; Lieut. John K. Duer, 'United States fri gate St.
Lawrence ; Lieut. George H. Preble, United Staten frigate
St. Lawrence.
By the Spanish Minister—Don Lamon de la Sagryi, Hono-
rary Attaché to her Catholic Majesty's Legation :;Lt Paris,
and Spanish Commissioner to the Industrial Exhibition.
By the Sardinian Minister—Le Chevalier Lencisa, Special
Commissioner from the King of Sardinia to the Eli hibition
of 1851.
By the Turkish Minister—Le Lieutenant General; Djema-
leddin Yacha, Membre du Conseil d'Amiraute oWomane ;
l'Amiral Moustapha Pacha, Hussein Effendi, Had au
Ministere du Commerce; le
Prince A. Vogorides, Clonseiller
d'Ambassade de Turquie; Zia Be?, Secretaire de la L.egation
de Turquie
By Baron Koller, Austrian Chargé d'Affaires-Lillie Count
Harrach.
taire de

Decaaes,

By M. Marescalcbi- seer
l'Ambassade a Londres.
The diplomatic circle was attended by the Belgian Minis-
ter and Madame Van de Weyer, -M. Octave Delepier re Sec-
retary of Legation and Consul-General, and M. 13artthOleyns
de Fosselaort, Attache; Baron de Cetto, Bavarian Minister,
and Baroness de Cetto; the Russian Minister and 131aroness
de Brunnow, M. Alexandre de Berg, First Secretary of Le-
gation ; M. Gabriel Kamensky, Conseilier du Ministi ire des
Vinances de Russie, and Count Michel Wielhorski ; General
Prince Castelcicala,
Neapolitan Minister, and M. CI tnofari,
Secretary of Legation; the Prussian Minister and Madame
Bunsen, Mdlle. Theodora Bunsen, Mr. and Madamei Ernest
Bunsen, Count Perponcher, Councillor of Legation, B aron de
Langen, Attache, and M. de Bethmann Hollweg, Attache ;
Count de Reventlow, Danish Minister, and Count Relrentlow
Crirainil, Secretary of Legation; the Netherlands Minister
and Mdlle. Schimmelpenniuck, Mdlle. T. Schimmelpe) sninck,
Baronstnus Conseiller de Legation, and General. Baron
Nahuy Van Burgst ; Baron clb Rehausen, Swedish anti Nor-
wegian Minister, and Baron de Geer, Secretary of Legation;
the United States Minister and Mrs. Abbott Lawrenoe, Mr.
Bancroft Davis. Secretary of Legation, Colonel T. B. Law-
rence, Attache, and Colonel Vatalen ; Senor Isturitz, Spanish
Minister, Mr. J. T. Comyn, First Secretary of Legation, and
Mr. J. L. de Urbiztondo, Attache ;
le Marquis d'A:seglio,
Sardinian Minister, and le Marquis Oldoine, Secretary of
Legation; the Greek Minister and Madame TricouP t; M.
Musurus, Turkish Minister, and Dilaver Effendi, Attache
to the Legation le Baron de Koller, Austrian Chargé
d'Affaires, M. blarescalchi, French Chargé d'Affaires,
and M. Sampayo, Attach 6 to the Embassy ;
M, ran-
cisco d'Rivero Peruiian Charge d'Affaires, M. Emilio de
Althaus, Attache to the Mission, and M. Fabricio Caceres,
Attache ; le. omte P-ossenti, M. W. Fliess, Lieutenant des
Ussars ;•Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8., the Queen's Principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the. Viscountess Pal-
merston, and Col. the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.LL,, her
Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies.
After the reception of the foreign circle, the general circle
was introduced.
The following ladies had the honour of being presented to
her Majesty:—
Lady Abercromby, by the Duchess of Sutherland.
Miss Abercromby and Miss Constance Abercromby, by their
mother, Lady Abercromby.
The Countess of Albemarle, by ther he Countess of Charlemont.
Miss Georgiana Baillie, by mother, Lady Georgiana
Baillie.
Miss Octavia Bankes, by her mother, Mrs. George Bankes.
Hon. Mrs. Henry Boyle Bernard, by Lady Coote.
Lady Augusta Bingham, by her mother, the Countess of
Lucan.
Miss Bishop, by the Dowager Countess of Carnwath.
Mrs. A. Henry Boileau, by Viscountess Combermere.
Mrs. James Booth, by Lady Romilly.
Miss Emily Browne, by the Dowager Lady Talbot de
Malahide.
Mrs. Carrick Buchanan, ea her Marriage, by her mother, the
Aire. Letroy.