The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-28 00:00:00

MAJMSTY'S.LEV_EE.

(Front the Court Newsman)

The Queen held a Levee (the second this season) yes-
terday afternoon in St. James's Palace. Her Majesty
and his Royal Highness Prince Albert arrived aeon after
two o'clock, Irom Buclengbarn Palace, escorted by a
detachment of the Royal Horse Guards, and were re-
ceived at St. James's by the Lord Chamberlain, the
Vice-Chamberlain, and the Clerk Marshal.
Viscount Palmerston had an auaience of the Queen
before the Levee.
Viscount Barrington had an andience' and delivered
to her Majesty the RiLbon and Badge of .the Order of
the B:ith, worn by the late Sir Robert Adair.
Her Majesty',. Guard of the Hun. Corps of Gentlemen-
a!-Arms Was on duty in thu state saloons, under the com-
mand of the Liewenant ; Lieut.-Colonels Nevill and
Cooke, the Sub.ollic..ers, %ere on duty with the Corps.
The Yeomen of the Guard were under the command
of Major Phibbs, the Eson in Waitin,g.
His Highness the Maharajah Du!eep Singh attended
the levee.

Htr 112aesty and his Royal Highness the Prince en-
ter,d the Throne Room, attended by the Duchess of
Sutherland, Mistress of the Robes ; Lady Churchill,
Lady in W..itin4. ; the Marquis of Breadalbane,
Lord Chamberlain ; the Duke of Wedington, Master of
the Horse ; the Marquis of Abetcorn, K.G., "Groom of
the Stole to his Ro:,-al Highness ; the Earl of Mulgrave,
Treasurer of the HousehoA ; Lord E. Bruce, Vice-
Chamberlain ; Viscount Druinlanrig, Comptroller of the
Household ; Lord Watt rpark, L.,rd in Waiting ; Lord
G. Lennox, Lord in Waling to. his Royal Highness ;
Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, IC.eeper of her Majesty's
Privy Purse ; Major• General the Hon. Charles Grey,
Private S ieretsry to his Royal llglmest;
General Berk.lev Drumnnoftd-rar iom in Waiting ;
Major-CLneral Wylde, Groom irr Waiting to his Royal
Higime,s ; Major-Genfral B •tivtrie, Equerry in Wait-
ing ; Captain Du Plat. Equerry In Waiting. tft-ifts
Royal flighrie,s ; and Messr Phipps and Macpherson,
Pages of .ti,nour in Waiting.
The queei wore a train of white poplin, embrsidered
in gold and cohured flo,vers, and triminiii with fringe to
correspond. The petticoat was white satin, trimmed
with white satin ribbon.

Her Majesty's head-dress was formed of emeralds and
diamonds
TIA Foreign Miniiters were introduced, when the fol.
lowing presentations to the Queen took place in the
diplomatic circle :
By his Excellency the French Ambassador—M. le
General Prince de la bloscovva, Beaupotv de Son Excel-
lence.
By i 1 a Ottoman Charge d'Affaires—Capt. Hussein,
Capt. Mahmoud Effendi, of the Turkish Imperial Guard.
Toe following pre eiitations took place, the name-s
having b-en previoudy left at the Lord Chamberlain's
office, and submitted for her Majsty's app oval :
Mr. Weston Amcatts (late Cracroft), on change of name,
by Col. Toinline,.U.l)._

-Captain Hon. A. Amherst, on promotion, by Field-Mar-
shal the Earl of Strafford.
Cornet G. Anthony, by Lieut.-General Sir R. Harvey.
Lord A.sl.lNy, R.N by the Earl of Shaftesbury.
Major Ashton, by the Right Hon. Sir G. Lewin.
Colonel C. Baget, on appointment as her Majesty's As-
sistant Master of the Ceremonies, by the Lord Chamber-
lain.
Sir D. Baird, Bart., on appointment as aide-de-camp to
Sir Colin Campbell, by Major General Peel.
Capt do 0. S. Baker, by Colonel G. Biker.
Mr. John 8411, on appointment ai Under Secretary of
State for the Colonies, by Mr. Labouche-re.
Colonel B akcr, C. 8., on promotion, return from the
Crimea, and appointment to the Older of the Bath, by
Field-Mai shal Viscount Harding°.
Ensign J. B Barker, by Lord Hatherton.
Mr. Charles Barnett, by ,Major-General Buckley.
Major W. Barry, on promotion and return from the
Crimea, by Field-Marshal Viscount Hardinge.
Cornet E. P. Baumgarten, on being transferred to the
4th Dragoon Guards, by C oieral Pigot.
Lieut. C. Beanelerk, by Lori Sydney.
Major-General Sir H. Beutinck, on appointment as
K.C.8., and return foreign service, by Field-Marshal
Viscount Harding°.
Capt. G. De la Poer Beresford, on appointment to the
Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, by Lord Foley.
Mr. Blackburn, M.P., by the Duke of Montrose.
Mr. Bond, M.P., by the Earl of Gosford.
Mr. Lewin Bowring, by the Chairman of the East India
Company.

Major-Browne, C B on return from the Crimea, and
nomination to a C. 8., by tha Inspector• General of -Fora-
fie ktions.

Dr. Berke. on appointment to the South Mayo Rifles, by
Major-General Robin-ion.
l'ilajor•Oi-ni•ral Butterworth, C. 8., late Governor of
Prince of W des Island, Singapore, and Malacca, on return
to England, by the Chairman of the East India Company.
Ensign F. W. Carden, on appointment to the 31st Regi-
ment, ow his father, Sir It W. Carden.

The Dean of Christ Church, on appoiutment by Viscount
Palmerston.
Lieut.-General Sir R. H. Clarges, on bis advancement
from Companion to Knight Commandor of the Bath, by
L Ord Huiding
. .

Captain th; Wm. J. Colborne, on promotion, by Major.
Goneral Sir C. Wathcrall.

Major-General Sir W. Colebrooke, C. 8., on return from
the government of Barbadoes and the Windward Islands,
by Mr. Sce-etary
Mr. A. Cowell, by his father, Lieut.-Colonel S. Cowell.
Major D'Aguillar, on receiving the Order of the Bath,
by General Sir H. Boss.
Mr. L. Davies, M.P., by Earl Cawdor.
Lieut.-Col. Dawson, on receiving the decoration of a
C. 8., by the Chancellor of ,he Exchequer.
Baron de Lorentz. by Mr. Secretary Labouchere.
Commander De Horsey, R.N., oo appointment to oom-
mend H.M.S. Victor, by Sir C. Wood.
Captain C. S. Diekius, ou return from the Crimea, by
Mr. S. Dickins.
Captaia Dickinson, by the Chairman of the East India
Company.
Lieut.-C.donel C eorge Dixon, on promotion and nomina-
tion to C. 8., by Sir C. Egerton.
Rear-Almiral Hon. Sir R. S. Drinda.s, on appointment
to be Commander in-Chief of her Majesty's ships and ves-
sels on a particular service, by Sir Wood.
Dr. D. Dumbreck, on appointment as C. 8., by Lord
Panmure.
Hon. George Edwardes, on appointment as Governor of
Labuan, by Mr. Secretary Labouchere.
Rev. H. J. Ellison, on appointment as Reader at Wind-
sor Castle to her Majesty, by the Marquis of Breadalbane.
C spt. Ewart, on appointment to the Grenadier Guards,
by Colonel T. Wood.
Lieut.-General Fane, on promotion, ret am from India,
and appointment to the Colonelcy of the 96th Regiment,
by Field-Marshal Viscennt Hardinge.
Mr. 11. Fonwick, M.P., by Lord Palmerston.
Lieutenant N. Fe/gluon, on return from tke Crimea, by
General Sir H. Douglas.

Col. Fitzmayer, C. 8., on promotion, Order of the Bath,
and return from the Crimea, by Lieut.-General Sir De
Lacy Evans.
Right Hon. J. W. Fitzpatrick, by Sir Cr. Grey.
Mr. J. Fostfq-, by Lord Hatherton.
Lieut J. J. P. b'ox. on promotion and return from In-
dia, by Major-General Paterson.

Leiit.-ColonPl Freese, on return frem the Crimea, by
Field-Marshal Viscount Hardi►zge.
major Fvers, on return from the Crimea, by Major-
General Wclde.
Staff Surgeon Fyffe, by the Director General of the Army
Medic 11 DeFirth:tent.

—Major D. Freeman, on promotion, by Lieut.-Colonel M.
Prior.
Ensign E. P. Gambier, by Lieut.-Colonel G. Gambier.
Fnsign F. C. Gordon, by Lord G. Lennox.
-Major E. Gordon, on appointment as Brigade Major,
Chatham, by the Adjutant-General.
Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, on his return from the
Crimea, and appointment to be Deputy Quartermaster-
General at Head-Quarters, by Field-Marshal Viscount
Hardinge.
Captain Graham, by his father, Sir B. Graham.
Major Graham, Military Agent for the Turkish Contin-
gent. by fiord P mmnre.
Maj,,r-General C. Hamilton. C. 8., on promotion, by
Viscount Hardinge.
Lieutenant C. H. Harrison, by the Chairman of the
East India Company.

—,Colonel E. Harvey, on appointment to the Staff of
Great Britain, by Field-Marshal Viscount Hardinge.
Lieutenant Hill, by Major-General Sim.
Ensign S. G. Huskisson, by Major-General Robinson.
Major A. Huyshe, by Mtjor-General Huyshe.
Lieutenant Jackson, by Viscount Sydney.
Lieutenant F. Jones, on promotion, by Lieut.-General
Sir H. D. Jones.
Lieutenant C. Jones, by Viscount Gough.
Ensign T. S. G. Jones, by Colonel Eden.
Ensign P. Kirk, by the Duke of Richmond.
Mr. W. Kirk, M.P., by Colonel A!lair, M.P.
Major Kirkland, on promotion and return from the
Crimea, by the Adjutant-General.
Capt. Kirkpatrick, on promotion, by Lord Sydney.
Ensign G. W. W. Knapp, by Lord Wynford.
Ensign H. J. Lane, by Col. Blagtave.
Capt. W. Lawrence, by the Marquis of Clanricarde.
Li:ut.-Col. Lefroy, on promotion, by Lord Panmure.
Lieut.-Col. Hon. C. H. Lindsay, on his return from the
Crimea, by General Sir E. Elakeney.
Lieut. Sussex Lennox, by the Duke of Richmond.
Lieut.• Col. Carr-Lloyd, on being allowed to bear the
additional surname of Lloyd, by the Duke of Richmond.
Lieut.-Col. the Master of Lovat, on appointment to com-
mand
the Inverness Militia, by Lord Patin:lure.
Major-General Sir F. Love, on being made a K.C.8.,
by Field-Marshal Viscount Hardinge.
Lieut. Francis Lukis, by Lord Ernest Bruce.
Lieut. G. M'Andrew, by the Chairman of the East India
Company.
Lieut.-General Sir J. M`Donald, on promotion is the
Order of the Bath, by Field-Marshal Viscount Hardinge.
Commander Macdougall, R.S., on promotion, by Sir
Charles Wood.
Lieut.-Colonel M`Gee' on return from service on promo-
tion, by the Marquis of Donegal].
Lieut. D. M'Gill, by Major-General the Hon. Charles
Grey.
liajor Mackenzie, on promotion and return from the
Crimea, by Field-Marshal Viscount Hardinge.
Lieut. J. R. Magratb. by General W. C. Fraser.
Capi. G. Man, by Major-General Sir G. Wetherall.
Lieut. F. P. Matthews, by Colonel the Duke of Rich-
mond.

Ensign P. W. Matthews, by Lieut.-General Sir De
Lacy Evans.
Lieut.-Colonel F. F. Maude, on promotion and return
from the Crimea, by Viscount Hawarden.
Captain Mayne, on return from India, by Field-Marshal
Viscount Harding°.
Mr. Hall Maxwell, on being appointed a C. 8., by Lord
Panmuro.
M, . W. J. Blackburne Maze, on receiving her Majesty's
pt rrnission to add the name of Moe, and on his marriage,
by Mr, Maze.