The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-06 00:00:00

SWITZERLAND.

The National Council of Switzerland met at
B?rne on the Ist. After certain preliminary pro-
ceedings, Dr. Kern was elected President by 59 votes
to 19.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE
OF FRIDAY.
LORD. CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, JULY 2, 1850.
Notice is hereby given that her Majesty will hold
s.Drawing•roo® at St. James's Palace, on Tuesday, the
9th of J (Ay next, at two o'clock.
REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED AT THE QUEEN'S

DRAWING ROOM.
The Ladies, who purpose to attend her Majesty's
Drawing-rooms, are requested to bring with them two
large cards, with their names legibly written thereon,
one to be left with the Queen's Page in Attendance in
the Pretence-chamber, cud the other to be delivered to
the Lord Chamberlain, who will announce the name to
bee Majesty.
And those Ladies who are to be presented, are hereby
informed that it is absolutely necessary that their names,
together with the names of the Ladies who are to pre-
sent them, should be sent in to the Lord Chamberlain's
Office, on the Saturday previous to the Drawing-room on
the 9th of July, before 12 o'clock, in order that they may be
submitted for the Queen's approbation; it being her
Majesty's command, that no presentation shall take place
unless the name of the Lady presenting, together with
that of the Lady to be presented, shall appear on the card
to be delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, which names
shall, correspond with those preeiously sent in to the
Lord Chamberlain's Office.
It is particularly requested, that in every case written
cards only be delivered.
BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH, ST. JAMES'S
PALACE, JULY 2.
Notice is hereby given, that the carriages proceeding
to her Majesty's Drawing room, on Tuesday, the 9th of
July, are to fall into line and come down the left-hand
side of St. James's-street, enter at the iron gate nearest
the Palace, set down at the Arcade, turn round, and go
out by the iron gate new' st Marlborough House, to
wait in Sr. James's-squaist. _Wh.en called, they are to
pass from the square thrbitgli Charles-street, iato Re-
gent street and Jertnyn-street, come down St. James's-
street as before, take up, and,go away through Pell-mall.
No hackney carriages will be admitted within the
gates. For all persons having the privilege of
the entree, tickets will be delivered at the Board of
Green Cloth, on Friday next, from eleven till three
o'clock; their carriages are to pass through Constitution-
hill-gate, into St. James's-park ; those belonging to the
Ambassadors and Foreign Ministers are to set down at
the Ambasador's-entrance in Marlborough-court, at
the east end of St. James's Palace, and wait there
till called; those belonging to the Cabinet Ministers
and Great Officers of State are to set down in the Middle-
court, and wait there: the carriages of all other persons
having the entree are likewise to set down in the Middle-
court, and wait in Stable-yard, or St. James's-park, tiU
called: they are then to take up in the same order as
they had set down, and pass away up St. James's-street.
No carriage will be admitted with company a second
time with the same ticket; to prevent which, it must be
produced at Constitution-hill-gate, end Stable-yard- ate
also, where a corner of it will be torn off by the Mer-
sbalmen in attendance; and no person can be allowed
the privilege of the entree by any other approach to the
Palace than as above directed.
WESTMIVBTR, Lord Steward.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 2, 1850.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. James
WDoviell as Consul at Dundee for the United State* of
America.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of hfr. George
Young as Vice-Consul at Glasgow for the Argentiue
Confederation.
WHITEHALL JULY 5 .

The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend
William Mackay, Master of Arts, to the church and
vaunt by the rennetiou of the
parish of Little Dunkeld, in the presbytery of Dunkeld,
Robert Allan, late minister thereof.
ooiobfn by the Lord-Lieutenant of Alrshire.
Ranedvcecoromeunnindtiyßss

Ayrshire Yeomanry Cavalry--Charles Vereker
milton, Gent., to be Cornet, VIVA Lord Fergits Kennedy,
resigned, June 21.
Commission by the Lord-lieutenant of Pembrokeshire.
Royal Pembrokeshire Rifle Corps Militia—Andrew
Frederick Dunsterville, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant,
June 15.