The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-27 00:00:00

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FIER MAJESTY'S STATE BALL.

Landliebs Sittliehs
The Rhine Land

The Queen gave a state bail (the first this season)
last evening at Buckingham Palace. The reception was
unusually brilliant, the invitations numbering nearly
2,000, and comprising the Royal Family, the foreign
Princes in this country, the whole of the Diplomatic
Corps, the Cabinet Ministers and principal members of
the Administration, with their wives and daughters, the
officers of State and the ladies and gentlemen of the
households of the Queen, Ile Princes, and the different
members of the Royal Family, all foreigners of distinc-
tion at present in town, several hundred Members of the
House of Lords end the House of Commons, and many
distinguished officers both in the naval and military
service.
The ladies appeared in new dresses of great beauty
and richness, exhibiting every variety of colour and de-
sign in the fabrics, which were of the most elegant and
costly materials. Jewelled ornaments of the greatest
brilliancy and value adorned most of the costumes. The
gentlemen were all in Court dress, officers of the army,
navy, and Ordnance, wearing their respective uniforms,
and members of the Administration the full dress official
costume; members of orders of Knighthocd all appeared
in their different ensigns.
Half-past nine o'clock was the time of invitation, and
shortly before that time the distinguished guests began
to arrive, those having the entrée alighting at a tempo-
rary entrance in the garden of the Palace, while the
genrral company:alighted at the Equerry's entrance in
Pimlico. The visitors all ascended the grand staircase,
and, passing throws"' the Green Drawing-room, were
ushered into the Picture-gallery. Among the earlier
arrivals were the Marquis of Anglesey, Baron de Bru-
now, Lord Stanley, Viscount Hardinge, the Duke of
Beaufort, the Earl of Shrewsbury, the American Minis-
ter with Mr. W. H. Prescott, Lord Gough, Sir Robert
Peel, the Earl of Aberdeen, and Sir James Graham.
Her Mejesty's body guard was on duty as usual, under
the command of the Exon in Waiting, Captain Phibbs.
Si: George Houlton, the Ensign, Sir Seymour Sadler,
the Exon, and Lieutenant-Colonel Fitzmaurice, the Ad-
jutant, were present.
The alcove in the Picture-gallery was filled with nu-
merous and beautiful flowering plants, which were also
tastefully inserted in the recesses within the state saloons
and the approaches.
At ten o'clock the Queen and Prince Albert, accom-
pauid by his Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia, left
the White Drawing-room, preceded by the Lord Cham-
berlain and the Lord Steward, and also by the Vice-
Chamberlain, the Treasurer of the Household, and the
Controller of the Hoesebeld.
Passing through the state saloon, her Majesty and the
Prince entered the ballroom, followed by the Mistress
of the Robes; the Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady in Wait-
ing; the Hon. Eleanor Stanley and the Hon. Elizabeth
Leaner, Maids of Honour in Waiting; the Master of
the Horse; Lord Dufferin, Lord in Waiting; Mr. R.
Ormsby Gore, Groom in Waiting; Colonel the Hon.
Charlss Grey, Equerry in Waiting; and Colonel Bou-
verie, Equerry in Waiting on the Prince. The assembled
company followed.
lier Majesty opened the ball with his Royal High-
nese the Prince of Prussia, the via-a-vin being his
Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Duchess of
Sutherland.
The Queen wore a blue silk dress trimmed with silver
blonde, end with wild roses (pink and white), and orna-
mented with diamonds.
Her Majesty's bead-dress was formed of a wreath of
pink and white wild roses, richly ornamented with dia-
monds. to correspond with the dress.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, his Royal High-
ness the Prince of Prussia, and the Duke of Wellington,
all wore the same Prussian Order of Knighthood (the
Black Eagle) ; and Prince Albert and the illustrious
Duke both wore the ensigns of the Golden Fleece. His
Royal Highness also wore the Stars of the four British
Orders of Knighthood. The Prince of Prussia was ha-
bited in a Prussian General's uniform.
The Baroness de Brunnow (wife of the Russian Mi-
nister) and the Baroness de Cetto (wife of the Bavarian
Minister) both wore the riband of a foreign order of
Knighthood.
A number of foreign noblemen and gentlemen, in-
clud:ng Prince Pcniatowaki, and Count Charles de
Goltz, appeared in military uniform. Some of the Scot-
tish nobility and gentry wore the high land dress.
After the quadrille by which the ball was
aopened,
wabzes, quadrilles, and polkas were danced, .na
g a
polka composed expressly for the occasion, and called
" Prince Patrick's Polka.'
In the ball-room Weippert's band, including .Messre.
Rich ard son, Msycock,
Prospere, Tattoo, Broadley, Grat-
tan Cooke, and Winterbotharn, was stationed, and per.
formed the following dances:—
QUADRILLES.

The Ferdinsard
Toe Prophe°

VA LS ES.

Strauss.
Mellon.

Amina ...
PrOOLeie
Grenada
Der Freyrebutz
Huguenots ...

Vernon ...
Fairest of the Fair ...
Alpenlieder
Albetta ...

The Humming Bird (firsttime) Wellington Guernsey.
The Henrietta ... T. Brown.
Tunnel Fest ... ... et§ J .Labitzky

Strauss.
... Wellington Guernsey.
POLKAS.

Vleur do Marie ... Wellington Guernsey.
The Lest Polka „, ... Bernard.
In the Throne-room the band of Messrs. Coate and
Tinney, of thirty performers, conducted by Mr. Coots,
was stationed, and performed the following dances:—

QUADRILLES.

WALTZES.•

POLKAS.

... Tinney.
... Coote.
... D'Albert.
... Tinney.
... Coote.

... Tinney.

• D'AlCert.
• Marschan.
▪ Tinney.

Tha Lily ... ••• ••. Coote.
Arundel . Coote.
Sturm Marcsh Galop, arranged by C. Coote.
Retreshroetti were served to the company during the
evenir.g in the Green Drawing-room.
A state supper was afterwards served in the principal
Dining.rdcm, the table Of which was decorated iri the
accustomed style of regal splendour and magnificence,
and, together with a bouflet of gold plate, was lit by
numerous candelebra and sconces of silver gilt filled
with wai&ghts.

COURT CIRCULAR.
Tho Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon at Buck-
ingham Palace.
Prince Poniatowski had an audience of the Queen to
deliver his credentials as Minister Plenipotentiary from
the Grand Duke of Tuscany. His Excellency was in-
troduced by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8., the Queen's
principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, snd
conducted by Colonel the Hon. Sir Edward Cast, K.C.H.,
her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. The Queen
was attended by Lord Dufferin, Lord in Waiting, and
Mr. R. Ormsby Gore. Groom in Waiting.
The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of
Prussia,. attended by the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, Colonel
the lob. Charles Grey, and Count Puckler, honoured
the Gallery of the Society of Painters in Water-colours,
in Pall mall East, with a visit yesterday morning. Her
Majesty and the Royal party also visited the new Gallery
of Painters in Water-colours, in Pall-mall.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Prince
Prussia, took a drive in an open landau and four yester-
day afternoon. The Equerries in waiting, Colonel the
Hon. Charles Grey and Colonel Bouverie, attended on
horseback.

The Prince of Waler, attended by Mr. Birch, took a
carriage drive yesterday.
The Princess Royal and the Princess Alice took an
airing in a carriage yesterday.
- A: dCptitatiiiirlYttntififfrosingheas had.an ititerVieSjeS7
terday with the General Board of Hata. -BCC
House, Whitehall, to urge upon the Board the impor-
tance of proceeding with the measure to bring the Pub-
lic Health Act, IS4B, into operation within the borough
during the present session. The deputation consisted
of Mr. Muntz, M.P., and Mr. Scholefield, M.P. (Mem-
bers for the borough), the Mayor, Mr. Alderman
Phillips, Mr. Alderman Martineau, Mr. Councillor Hol•
land, and Mr. Alderman Thornton, the town clerk (re-
presenting the Corporation of Birmingham); Messrs.
Cox. Thurnton, Tonks, Udall, J. W. Partridge, and
R. W. Webb (on behalf of the Commissioners of Deri-
tend at.d Baroeslcy in Birmingham); and Mr. Jcseph
Al:day, churchwarden, and vice-chairman of the Board
of Guardians; Mr. Joseph Stinton and Mr. Charles
Brookes, guardians of the poor (as a deputation from the.
Birmingham Ratepayers Protection Society).

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE RACES.-TUE6DAY.

The railways brought a vast multitude to th© town,
and seldom, it ever, was there so largo a number assem-
Wed on the moor; at a moderate estimate there could not
he fewer than from 60,000 to 70,000 persons present.
The stands were crowded, and bn each side of the course,
as far as the eye could see, were dense masses of human
beings. The great event of the day was fixed for four
o'clock, and n ithin a few minutes of that hour the horses
appeared at the post. The field was much smaller than
was at one time anticipated, owing in some degree to the
st•ste of the course, which was hard and dry.
The Tyro Stakes of 10 sons. each, p. p., and 50 added;
the second to save his stake; for two yrs old colts,
Bst 7;b; and fillies, Bit 41b. T.Y.C. (13 Subs.)
Mr. Ewbank's England's Glory (Wintringham) 1
Mr. Harrison's Trickstress (G. Simpson) 2
Mr. Merry's Maid of the Mountain .....(J. Marson) 3
Capt. Cookson's cby Emilius out of Hecate (Holmes) 4
Mr. R. Stephenson's Roman (Marlow) 5
Betting— 6 to 4 each aest England's Glory and Trick-
stress. England's Glory merle all the running, and won
cleverly by a length. Run in 1 min. 27 sec.
The Ladies' Plate of 201., added to a Sweepstake of 3
sous. each, for three yes old, 64t 31b; four, 7st 51b;
fire, 7st 121 b; six and aged, Bst 21b; mares and geldings
allowed 31b; the second to receive 5 sovs. T.Y.C. (6

Subs.)
Mr. Dawson's Potluck, 4 yrs (T. Lye) 1
Lord Cardross na Scarbrough, 3 yrs (J. Marson) 2
Mr. 11. Potts' Beggar-my-Neighbour, 6 yr 5........ 3
Mr. Robson's The Nun, 3 yrs (J. Osborne) 4

5 to 4 on Potluck, who took the lead, was never
lie.e.ded, won by a neck, and was sold by auction for 43
guineas.
The Northumberland Plate of iOO sovs., added to a Han-
dicap of 25 soya. each. 10 ft, and 5 only if declared;
the second to receive 50/., and the third to save his
stake. Two miles. (69 Subs.. 34 of whom declared.)
Lord Eglinton's Elthiron, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Cartwright) 1
Mr. Moiklam's Roland, 4 yrs, Est 21b.... ....(Arnold) 2
Mr. Payne's Glauca, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Nat) 3
Mr. A. Johnstone's Jenny Lind, 4 yrs, 6st 41b .„ 4
The following also started, but sere not placed:—
Mr. Merry's Miss Anu, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (Dockeray) 0
Sir C. Monck's Gulliver, 4 yrs, sst 81b (thett) 0
Mr. B. Green's Countess of Albemarle, 3 yrs, sst 61b
Betting-5 to 4 agst Elthiron, sto 2 agst Glauca,
5 to 1 agst Roland, 8 to 1 each agst Miss Ann, Jenny
Lind. and Countess, and 10 to 1 agst Gulliver. Countess
of Albemarle went off in front, followed by Jenny Lind,
Roland, Miss Ann, Gulliver, Glauca, and Elthiron, at
intervals of about a length, in the order named, to the
Newcastle turn, when the mare shut up, and Roland took
her place, with Elthiron and Glauca close up. After
passing the Morpeth turn, the race became interesting,
and was severely contested to the finish, Elthiron
winning in the last stride by a head, and Roland
beating Glanca for second piece by a neck, with only a
length between the third and fourth. Run in 3 mm.
43 secs.

tier Majeaty's Plate of 100 guineas. Three miles.
Mr. Robson's Sweep, 3 yrs, 7st •21b (Wakefield) 1
Lord Stanley's Legerdemain, 4 yrs, 9st 21b (Holmes) 2
6 to 1 nn Legerdemain. The Sweep headed the
favourite at the distance, and won cleverly by half a
length. Run in 5 min.
WEDNESDAY. •

The North Derby Stakes of 25 sore. each, p.p., and 100
added, the second to rcceive 501. Once round. (7 subs.)
Mr. B. Green's Michael Brunton. Bst 71b 1
Mr. Dawson nd bra, by St. Martin, out of Re-

Lena, Bst 21b 2
Won by a length.
The Free Handicap of 10 sous. eseb, and 50 added; the
second to save his stake. Three-quarters of a mile.
(12 Subs.)
Mr. Wrather's Maid of Masham, 5 yrs, Bst 71b
Mr. Davidson's Fleur de Seine, 5 yrs, sst Blb 2
Mr. G. Barton's Magician, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b 3
Mr. 141irlison's Eliza Middleton, 3 yrs, Bst 81b
Mr. Medley's Golden Ludy, 3 yrs, sst 41b 5
Won by half a length; a neck between second and
third.

The Second Triennial Produce Stakes of 10 soya. each,
5 it, the second to receive 10 per cent., and the third
5 per cent. out ot' the stakes ; for two years old.
Three-qusrters of a mild. (17 Subs.)
M 1.. Wentworth's Azeth, Bst 71b

Mr. J. Scott's Presto, Bst 71b
Won by a head.

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••• 2

The Corporation Plate of 60 Guineag, added to a Sweep.
stakes of 5 soya each. Heats, nearly a mile. (10 Subs.)
Mr. J. Osborne's Achyranthis, 3 yrs ... 1 1
Mr. T. Walt( rs's Mysticle, 4 yrs ... 2 2
Won easy.
The Aristocratic Welter Stakes of 5 sow.. each, and 10
added. Gentlemen riders. Heats. T.Y.C.
Miss Lottery ... 1 4 1
Littio Queen ... 3 1 3
Lt Malheureuse
••• ••• ••• ••• 4 2 2
The Nini ••• .•• .•• 2 3dr

Won by halia lengih.
No betting on thu Gold Cup, for which Belus and El-
thiron are eieelared not to start.
prodcoßul .--
BURY CLUB MEETINGWEDNESDAY.
Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, h ft, for three
yrs old; colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 31b. New tulle.
(8 Subs.)
Mr. Gaunon's Deicoon (J. Sharp) 1
Sir J. Mills's Wout-you•come-oat-to-night (J. Day) 2
Mr. Payne's Sergius (Mann) 3
6t04 on Deicoon. Won by half a length, Sergius a
bad third.
The Handicap Plate of 50/. One mile.
Mr. Robioson's Confidence, lOst 21b... (Capt. Pettat) 1
Mr. Scobell na Fugitive, aged, lOst 51b (Mr. Scobell) 2
Mr. El wes's Athelstane, 4 yrs. 1 lst 41b (Owner) 3
Mr. Carew's Eva, 4 yrs, list 41b... (Mr. P. Williams) 0
Mr. Dorrien's Self Defence, 5 yrs, lOst 111 b (Owner) o
Mr. Caldwell's Melford, 6 yrs, lOst 71b (Owner) 0
6t04 on Confidence. Won easy by a length and a
half.
The Champagne Stakes of 30 soya. each, h ft, for two
yrs old. Last three-quarters of new mile. (7 Subs.)
Duke of Richmond's Buckhound walked over.
The Bibury Stakes, of 25 soya. each, 10 ft, and 5 only
if declared, with 50 aided, the second to save his
stake. Two miles. (12 Subs., 5 of whom paid 5
soya. each.)
Lord Chtden s Wanota, 12st 41b ...(Mr. P. Willams) 1
Mr. Osbaldeston's Joe o'Sot, 6 yrs, 1 tst 21b (Owner) 2
Mr. Isaac Day's Counterfeit, aged, lOst 21b (Mr.Elwes) 0
Mr. Leigh's Miss West, aged, lOst ...... (Capt. Pettat) 0
Mr. Goddard's c by Ratcatcher, carried 9st( W. Batson) 0
2tol on Wanots. Won easy by two lengths. No-
thing near the first two.
Plate of 501. Three-quarters of a mile. Winner to be
cold far 150/.

Mr. H. Ilili'6 F,quiri3,3yrs. gat 121 b ...(Capt. Little) 1
Mr. Str verla's English Gentleman...(Capt. Pettat) 2
Mr. Ha7ter's Boxer, 3 yrs, 9st ln ...(Mr. Codwitio 3
Mr. E7.wall's b t by Thistle-whipper (Mr. S. Batson) 0
Mr. Dorrien's Clariclea, 3 yrs, 9it 1216 ......(Owner) 0
5-to 2on Equiria. \Von easy, by two lengths.

A young man lately died at Kirriemuir, from a
constant bleeding of the gums. Fever supervened upon the
weakness consequent upon the discharge, and the patient
died. No similar case has been known in the district.