The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-21 00:00:00

: JUNE 21, 1850,

HER MAJESTY'S DE,A'WING-
• • • ROOM.

The Drawing-room held by the Queen yesterday, in
St. James's Palace, was one of the must brilliant Courts
ever held by her Majesty. The suite of state saloono,
Iplr
egthaante-romes, were all filled with nobility and
soon after the time (two o'clock) ,sappOieted for
g the Court. Being the anniversary of: her Ma-
11i.. .y's eceessiOn'to the thrane, the principal knights of
the dtff-reet orders. of kniglp.hood w('.r.? their &Olen;
the Lord Cleif f Justice of England ' and the Lord Chiet
Baron of the Exchequer wore their gold collars of KS.,
with the portcullis; the Fqnity Judges and he Hon:
Beton Rolfe wote their 'gold rohrs; the Envoy letm the
Sovereign of Neihaul,ntsd also the officers of the mission,
arpeared in magnificent Eastern costumes, nearly covered
with the richest gild embroidery, the costume of the
Envoy being of green velvet. The turban of his Excel-
lency; and also those cf his two brothers, were adorned
with a profusion of diamonds, pearls' and emeraldi, and
the Envoy al,O wore, a Cellar-of emeralds of 1 irge size.
The Queen'e Hon. Corps of Gontrernee at Arms was
on duty in' fhb S:hte'saloono under the command of
Major Harmer, the'Staudard Bearbr.
Her Majesty'a"Body-Guard was on duty in the Palace
as usual, under the command of Captzin Kincaid, the
Even in Waiting. ' -
The Queen and Prince :Albert arrived at St. James's
'glace at two o'clock,' from Buckingham Palace, and.
were receiver/ .by the Lord Steward, the. Lord chamber-
lain, the Master of the Horse, and the Groom of the
Stole to Prince Albert. :
Her Majesty and the Prince were attended by the
Mistress of the Robes, the Viscountess Jocelyn (in
waiting), the Duchess of Norfolk, the Countess Desert,
the Countess of Charlemont, and the Marchioness of
Douro (Ladieltef the Bedchamber); the Hon. Eleanor
411r1OJSM wailjeg),,, tte How. Elizsbith Lennox (in
-vs a din g), and th'si le. LiraY Kerr- ( Maid sof 111,nont); -
the Hon. Mrs. G. Campbell. Mrs. Brand, Lady Theresa
Digby, and the Viscountess Forbes (Women of the Bed-
chamber); the Vice-Chamberlain, the Treasurer of the
Household, the Controller of the Household, Lord
Waterpark, Lord in Waiting; Lord George Lennox,
Lord in Waiting to Prince Alert; Sir Edward Bowa-
ter, Groom in Waiting ; Colonel Wylde, Groom in
Waiting to his Royal Highness; Lieutenatit Colonel the
Hon. Charles Phipps, Keeper of her Majesty's Privy
Purse; Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Equerry in
Waiting; Colonel Bouverie' Equerry in Waiting to his
Royal Highness; and the Pages of Honour in Waiting.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge (at-
tended by her Lady in Waiting and Major Baron Knese-
beck), his Royal Highness Prince George, his Serene
Highness the Prince of Leiningen, and his Serene High-
ness Prince Edward of Saxe•Weimar were present at
the Drawing-room.
The Queen wore a train of pink silk with silver (made
at Spitattields) over a petticoat of white satin. The
train was trimmed with pink and silver ribbon and white
tulle. The petticoat was trimmed with white ribbon
and tulle, and also with bunches of white lilies and green
leaves. _ _ _

The stomacher cf the dress was ornamented with
diamonds. Her Majesty's bead-dress was termed of
feathers and white Miss set with diamonds. _ _ _

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge wore
a train of blue moire antique over a crape petticoat of
the same colour. The train was richly trimmed wits
point lace and blue rosettes. The petticoat was nearly
covered with point lace, and was ornamented with blue
satin. _ _

Her Royal Highness wore a tiara of large pearls and
diamonds. The head-dress was also composed of feathers
and lace lappets.
The stomacher of the dress was ornamentcd with large
brilliants and sapphires, and the neck!ace and olrrings
were en suite.

Before the Drawing-room her Majesty, according to
annual custom, received a deputation from Christ's
Hospital in the Throne-r,om. The deputation, which
was ushered to the royal presence by Sir William
Martins, Gentleman I.Lher in Waiting, consisted of Mr.
William Gilpin, the treasurer; Mr. Thomas Poynd,r
and Mr. James Bentley, two of the governors of the in-
stitution; accompanied by the Rev. William Webster,
M.A., the mathematical master; Mr. William H. Back,
the drawing master; and the forty boys of the Royal
Mathematical School founded by King Charles IL—and
was most graciously receive/.
The Queen condescended to inspect the charts and
drawings of the boys, and was pleased to express lit r
approbation cf the great improvement in the drawing of
the scholars.

Mr. Alderman Thompsor, M.P., the Pieddent, was
prevented attending with the deputation by a recent
domestic ta`amity.
The Diplomatic Circle was then introduced, when the
following prevntations to the Qven and Prince Albeit
took pin?.
By the Viscountes4 ds Moncorvo—MPdernoiselle de
MoraeaSarlueuto, dsnvhtor. of Viscount de Moncorvo,
Portuguese Minister.
By Madame Bunsen—Mademoiselle Theodore Bunsen,
daughter of the Prussian Minister.
By the Viscountess Palmerston—Miss Philippine
Schimmelpenninck, daughter of tLe Dutch Minister.
By the Baroness de Rehausen—Miss Chamier, her
niece.

By Mrs. Abbott Lawrence—Miss Abbott Lawrence,
daughter of the Minister from t',e United States.
By the Viscountess Palmerston—The Duchess of
Rignano, a Roman lady.
By the Turkish Ambassador—Mr. Agop D:ritz'an,
intlrpreter to the Embassy, and Delayer Etraidi, At-
tn.'. to the Embassy.
By the Russian MiniAer—The Prince George Gegarin,
AT. do Obrescoff, Conseirer prise et Charnbeltau de
b.M 1., Le Comte Wielhorski, Ee netaire a'Ambassade
Imierialc A Berlin, M. Biulowski.
By the Netherlands Minister—Colonel Sicb3l3, of the
Royal Netherlands Indian Army; Baron Charles de
Brienen, Baron Ilenry de Brienen, Lieutenant Gerard
behimmelpenninsk, son of the Netherlands Minister.
By the Minister from the United btites—Mr. Wil-
firm H. Ptescott, of the Ucit:sd States. _ _

By the Chief of the Mission from Nepaul—Major
Captain Romance Adelcaree, KQZ^O Mandel Thappa,
Kez-e Kurbeer Kutree, li.zeo Dideo Sing, Lieutenant
La!' Sing. Lieutenant Kurteer Kutree, all officers in the
State of Nepaul.
By Baron Koller—Major Wirdle, Lieutenant TaLot
Harvey, Imperial Austrian Service; Le Comte Possenti,
Count Charles Kielmansegge, brother to the Hanoverian
Minister.
By the Marquis d'Azrglio—Le Marquis Centurione,
Attael e t, the Sardinian Legation; Lo Chevalier L.
Seyssel d'Aix, Capitaine d'Artillerie Piedmontaise.
By M. Marescalchi—The Duke f Rignano.
The Diplomatic Circle was attended by the Turkish
Ambassador, Cabouly Eff3ndi, First Secretary, and
Salik Bey, Second Secretary of the Embassy; the Bel-
gian Minister and Madame Van do Weyer, the Cheva-
lier Drouet, First Secretary, and M. Deli pierre, At-
taché to the Legation; the Bavarian Minister and Baroness
de Cetto ; the Buenos Ayrean Minister; the Portuguese
Minister and Viscountess de Moncorvo, to Chevalier
Pinto de Soveral, Secretary, Baron do Moncorvo, At-
tael..6; le Chevalier and Madame de Harts; the Russian
Minister and Baroness de Brunnew and Mdlle. Olga de
Lechner, M. A. de Berg, First Secretary ; General
Prince Castelcicals, the Neapolitan Minister, and M.
Canofari, Secretary of Legation; the Prussian Minister;
the Danish Minister and Countess de Reventlow,
Countess Hilda de Reventlow, and Count de Moltke, Se-
cretary; the Netherlands Minister and Baron Stratenus,
Councillor to the Legation; M. Joseph M. Mendozo, Se-
cretary to the Mexican Legation; the Swedish and Nor-
wegian Minister, and Baroness do Rehausen and le Comte
de Rosen; the American Minister and Mrs. Lawrence,
and Mr. J. Davis, Secretary of Legation; Senor Isturiz,
the Spanish Minister, le Chevalier Diaz. second Secre-
tary, aad M. J. L. Urbiztondo. Ailed* the French
Chargé d'Affaires, Mr. Breuil, Secretary, and M. Sam-
pay°, Attache; the Austrian Charge d'Affaires (Baron
Koller), Baron Wydenbruek Loe, and the Count Bat-
thyany ; the Sardinian Charge d'Affaires (Le Marquis
d'Azlglio); Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8., the Queen's
principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Via-
cow:doss Palmerston; and Colonel the Hon. Sir Edward
Cost, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies.
The Mexican Minister was prevented by indisposition
from attending.
The followince ladies had the honour of being pre7
seated to her Ace' t •
Y

Miss Akers, by Lady Anson.
Mts. Alexander Adair and Miss Cimilla Adair, by Mre.
Adair.
Miss Ainsworth and Miss Blanche Ainsworth, by Lady
Charlotte Heard.
Mrs. Aldridge, by her sister, Lady Vane.
Miss Alison, by her mother, Mrs. Alison.
Mrs. Allen, by Lady Grey.
Lady Alvanley, on coming to the title, by the Duchess
of Cleveland.
Mrs. Anderson, by Lady Daveton.
Miss Anson, by her mother, Hon. Niss. Anson.
Hon. Mrs. Arbuthnot, by her mother, Yiscounteta
Gough.
Lady Armytage, by Lady Lovat.
Miss Harriette Armytage, by Mrs. Colonel Brandling.
Lady Ashburton, by Countess Grey.
Miss Madeline Auldjo, by Mrs. Robert Holt, nd.
Mrs. Althorpe, by Lady de Bathe.
Miss Althorpil, by her mother, Mrs. Althorpc'.
Mils Cecilia Bering, by her mother, Mrs. Henry Baring.
The Countess of 134auchamp, on her marriage, by the
Countess of St. Germans.
Miss Beaumont, by her nun', the Hon. Mrs. Richard

Beaamont,
Miss Berrie, by Lady Napier.

_ . „
The Countess of Best:borough, on bor mirriar, by Ike
Duchess of Richmond.
Miss Biddulph, by he tw,ther, Mrs. Robert Biddulph.
Miss Louisa Bishop and Thcroda Bishop, by the
Dov..aga Countess of Cat-hwatb.
Biackett, by the Duchess cf Roxburghe.
L:uly Blount, by the Countess of Lihrewsbury.
Miss Blount, by Lady Blount.
Agnf%; Boileau, by her mothc,r, Lady Catherine
Builmzu.
Miss Henrietta Bvuveries, by the Hon. Mrs. Edward
Howard.
The Countess of Bradford, on her marriage, by the
Duchess of Bucctouch.
Miss Anna Maria Brkon, by her sister, Mrs. Holloway.
Mrs. Bsliol Brett, on her marriage, by Viscountess
L Ilardinge.