The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-27 00:00:00

Ti FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTL

Sir Charles Wood, First Lord of the Admiralty,
gave a State dinner to celebrate the day at the
Admiralty. The company consisted of Admirals
Sir C. Ogle and Sir J. Gordon ; Vice-Admirals Sir
T. Cochrane, Sir G. Sartorius, and Sir Maurice
Berkeley ; Rear-Admirals Sir W. Carroll, A. Fan-
shawe, Sir G. Pechell, H. Eden, and P. Richards;
Captains Austin, Sir B. Walker. Milne, C. Eden,
Washington; Commodores Shepherd, Hon. James
Drummond, and Lord J. Hay ; Colonels Wesley
and Tatton Brown ; Messrs. J. Tierney, B. Os-
borne, Romayne, Atherton, Robson, the Account-
ant-General, the Storekeeper-General of the Navy,
and the Comptroller-General.
THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer gave a State
dinner at his residence, Kent House, Knights-
bridge, in honour of the day. The company con-
sisted of Lord Monteagle, Lord Monck, Lord Dun-
can, Hon. W. B. W. Brand, Mr. Wilson, the
Right Hon. W. G. Hay ter, Sir C. E. Trevelyan,
Right Hon. Sir B. Hall, Hon. C. Gore, Hon. J.
Howard, Duke of Argyll, Mr. R. Hill, Right Hon.
Sir T. Fremantle, Hou. J. E. Spring Rice, Right
Hon. Sir E. Ryan, Sir J. S. Lefevre, Mr. Pressley,
Mr. Reales, Mr. E. Romilly, Mr. Graham, Sir
A. Spearman, the Queen's Remembrancer, Right
Hon. R. Lowe, Mr. Weguelin, Mr. J. G. Hub-
bard, Mr. J. L. Ricardo, Mr. Maurice Drummond,
and Mr. Villiers Lister.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF CONTROL.

The Right II(;n. R. V. Smith, M.P., President
of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of
India, entertained the following noblemen and gen-
tlemen at dinner yesterday, in celebration of her
Majesty's birthday, at his house iniSavile-row :
The Lord Privy Seal, the Eat:l of Gifford, M.P.,
Viscount Falkland, G. C.H. Mr. R. D. Mangles,
M.P. (Chairman of the Court of Directors of the
East India Company), Sir F. Currie (Deputy Chair-
man), Sir G. Clarke, K. C. 8., Sir H. Rawlinson,
K.C. 8., Major-Gen. Sir S. Steel, K. C. 8., Major-
Gen. Sir R. Vivian K.C. 8., Col. Tait, C. 8., Sir
J. Weir Hogg, Bart., Sir R. Hamilton, Bart., Sir
E. Colebrooke, Bart., M.P., Right Hon. Sir Law-
rence Peel, Mr. M. Smith, M.P., Colonel Sykes,
M.P., F. R.S., Mr. D. Seymour, M.P., (Secretary
to the India Board), Mr. H. Astell, Mr. J. P.
Willoughby, M.P., Mr. A. Ayrton, M.P., and Mr.
F. Vernon (Private Secretary).
THE MASTER OF THE HORSE.
The Duke of Wellington, as Master of the Horse
gave a magnificent banquet in honour of the day
at Apsley House. The guests of his Grace included
the Marchioness of Tweeddale and Lady Julia Hay,
the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, the
Earl and Countess of Clanwilliam, the Earl and
Countess of Bessborough, Viscount Combermere,
Lord and Lady Raglan, Lady Bloomfield, Lady S.
Ramsay, Lord C. Fitzroy, Baron Lionel de Roths-
child, Lord and Lady Foley, Lord A. Paget, Capt.
the Hon. Dudley De Ros and Lady E. De Ros,
Sir R. and Lady E. Peel, Count Streliski, Baron
Knesebeck, Major H. Purves, Mr. Greville, and
Col. F. Seymour. The exterior of Apsley-house
was brilliantly lighted with gas, a colossal inscrip-
tion bearing the words " Long live the Queen,"
extending across the whole facade of the mansion.
During the evening there was a grand musical per-
formance by the members of the Cologne Choral

THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN.
The Marquis of Breadalbane, K.T., Lord Cham-
berlain of the Queen's Household, gave a te
state
dinner at his residence in Park-lane, in celebration
of her Majesty's birthday. The comp anynsie
of the Vice-Chamberlain (Lord E. Bruce), the Cap-
tain of the Yeomen of the Guard (Viscount Syd-
ney), Lord Camoys, Lord Rivers, Lord Waterpark,
Lord de Tabley, Lord Byron, Earl of Caithness,
Hon. F. Byng,
the Hon. M. S. West, Col. Master,
Mr. C. Heneage, Major-General Sir F. Smith, Sir
W. Martins, Mr. N. Macdonald, Mr. A. Black-
wood, Captain Greeo, Major-General Diggle, Mr.
A. Montgomery, Mr. W. Taylor, Lieut.-Colonel
H. S. Stephens, Colonel C. Bacot (the field officer
in brigade waiting) ; Colonel Ridley, the Duke of
Roxburgbe, the Marquis of Londonderry, the Mar-
quis of Donegal, Sir James Clarke, Major-General
the lion. A. Spencer, Sir Roderick Murchison,
Mr. Panizzi, Capt. Baillie and. Admiral M'Dougall.