The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-20 00:00:00

tlje Court.

WINDSOR, JAW. 19.
The Queen held a Chapter of the Most Noble
Order of the Garter this afternoon, in the Castle.
Her Majesty, wearing the mantle and collar of the Order
(her robe borne bylllemirs. Crofton and Cameron, the Pages
of Honour in Waiting), and Prince Albert also wearing the
insignia of the order, were conducted nt half past two
o'clock, by the Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Steward,
from the Drawing Room, through the north corridor, to
the Throne Room,

The Prince of Leiningen, who wore the mantle, hood,
and collar of the Garter, accompanied the Queen.

The Knights Companiew, robed in their mantles sad
collars, had been called over by Garter King of Arms, in
St. George's Hall, when there answered—The Manittigof
Exeter, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Duko of Cleveland,
the Marquis Camden, the Duke of Bedford, the Earl of
Clarendon, and the Earl Eitzwilliam.

The officers of the order present in their robes, chains.
and badges, were the Prelate, the Bishop of Winchester
the Chancellor, the Bishop of Orford; Garter King 'of
Arms, Sir Charles Young, Knt. ; Gentleman Usher of the
Black Rod, Sir Augustus Clifford, Burt.
The Knights Companions and officers of the Order, by
command of the Queen, entered the Chapter Room, and
the Sovereign and Knights Companions being seated, bee
Majesty's royal will and pleasure—that the vacant stalls in
the Royal Chapel of St. George, at Windsor, should be
filled—was signified by the Chancellor, and as none but a
knight can be elected, the Most Noble Algernon Duke of
Northumberland was introduced to the Sovereign by Garter
King of Arms and Black Rod, and was knighted by the
Queen with the Sword of State. His Grace kissed her
Majesty's hand and retired.
The Knights Companions, proceeded to the election and
the suffrages were collected by the Chancellor, and by him
presented to her Majesty, who commanded him to declare
that the Most Noble Algernon Duke of Northumberland
had been duly elected a Knight of the Most Noble Order of
the Garter.

BT the Sovereign's commands his Grace was received by
the Earl of Clarendon and the Earl Fitzwilliam, the two
beniorKnights Companions present. and w conducted
tween them to her Majesty, preceded by Garter (bear-
ing the ensigns of the order upon a crimson velvet cushion)
and by Black Red. The Duke of Northumberland knelt
near the Queen, and Garter King of Arms, on his knee,
presented the Garter, and the Queen, assisted by his Royal
Highness Prince Alpert, buckled it on his Grace's left leg,
the Chancellor pronouncing the usual admonition.

Garter in like manner presented the Ribbon and George,
and her Majesty, assisted by Prince Albert, put the Rib-
bon over the noble Duke's left shoulder, the Chancellor
pronouncing the admonition. His Grace again kissed her
Majesty's hand, and having received the congratulations of
each of the Knights Companions retired.
The Chapter then proceeded to a second election, and the
Chancellor having collected the suffrages presented them to
the Queen, who commanded him to declare that the Most
Hon. Charles William Marquis of Londonderry, G.C.B ,
had been duly elected a Knight of the Most Noble Order
of the Garter. His lordship was introduced between the
Earls of Clarendon and Fitzwilliam, and was invested by
the Sovereign with the Garter, Ribbon, and George, with
the like ceremonies. The noble marquis having also re-
ceived the congratulations of the Knights Companions,
retired from the Throne-room.
The Chapter being ended, Garter King-of-Arms, by het
Majesty's command, again called over the Knights Com-
panions, who, with the officers of the order, retired from
the presence of the Sovereign with the usual reverence.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princesses Alice and
Helena, and her Serene Highness the Princess Adelaide of
Hohenlohe, witnessed the ceremony of the investiture.
The court was attended by the Duchess of Sutherland,
Mistress of the Robes; the Viscountess Canning, Lady-in-
Waiting; the Duke of Norfolk. K.G., Lord Steward; the
Marquis of Breadalbane, K.T., Lord Chamberlain; the
Earl of Jersey, G.C.H., Master of the Horse : Viscount
Sydney, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard ; the Earl
of Mu rave, Treasurer of the Household ; Lord Ernest
Bruce, Vice-Chamberlain, Lord Elphinstnne, G.C.H.,
Lord in Waiting; Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Nelson Hood,
Groom in Waiting; Lord Charles Fitzroy, Equerry in
Waiting to the Queen; Lieut.-Colonel F. H. Seymour,
Groom of the Robes; Sir William Martins, Gentleman
Usher of the Sword of State; Sir George Lee, Lieutenant
of the Yeomen of the Guard; Colonel Parker (lot Idle
Guards), Silver Stick in Waiting; Colonel Bentinck (Cold-
stream Guards), Field Officer in Brigade Waiting; Colo-
nel Fizmaurice, Adjutant of the Yeomen of the Guard ;
and the Hon. Alfred Crofton and Mr. George G. Cameron,
Pages of Honour in Waiting.
Her Majesty's Yeomen of the Guard were on duty under
the command of Captain Sir John Kincaid, the Exon in
Waiting.
A Guard of Honour of the 3rd Battalion Grenathr
Guards was on duty, with the Band of the Regiment, in
the Grand Quadrangle of the Castle.
Luncheon was served to tke whole of the noblemen and
gentlemen assisting at the ceremony.
The Queen entertained at dinner, in the Waterloo Gal-
lery, this evening, the following illustrious circle :—The
Duchess of Kent, the Prince of Leiningen, the Princess
Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the Duchess of Sutherland, the
Duke of Norfolk, the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the
Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, the Duke of Cleve-
land, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Marquis of Salis-
bury, the Marquis of Exeter, the Marquis Camden, the
Marquis of Londonderry, the lady in waiting to the Duchess
of Kent, Baroness de Speth, Earl Fitzwilliam, Earl of Cla-
rendon, Lady Caroline and Miss Barrington, Lady Emily
Seymour, the Bishop of Winchester, the Bishop of Oxford,
the Hon. Mrs. Grey, Colonel the lion. C. B. and Mrs.
Phipps, Viscount Torrington, and Sir Augustus Clifford.
Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Leiningen,
went out shooting this morning, attended by Colonel the
Hon. A. N. Hood and Lieut.-Col. F. H. Seymour.
The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, the Duke
and Duchess of Bedford, the Dukes of Norfolk and Cleve-
land, the Marquises of Londonderry, Breadalbane, Salle-
bury, Camden, and Exeter, Earls Clarendon and Fitt-
william, the Bishops of Winchester and Oxford, Viscount
Torrington, and Sir A. Clifford, arrived at the Castle tffr
day on a visit to the Queen.
The following had the honour of dining with her Majesty
yesterday:—The Duchess of Kent, the Prince of Lembo-
gen, the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlolse, the Lady-ft-
Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Speth,
and Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps.
Her Majesty's private band attended in the evening, and
performed the following compositions :
Sinfonia (No. 7) Beethoven—Pow sosteouto, Vlrbee, Allegretto,
Presto, aid Finale Allegro coo brio
Jallocto stanch

Prandas. •

The lion. John Ross, Solicitor-General of Canada, and
Mr. W. Jackson, M.P., had an interview with the Dubs
of Newcastle yesterday at the Colonial.office.
A deputation from the Paving and Lighting Committee
of St. Clement Danes, consisting of Mr. Jacquet, Chairman
of the Paving Committee; Mr. Beachem, Churchwarden;
and Mr. Leon, Clerk to the Paving Committee, had an in.
terview with Si, William Molesworth yesterday at the
office of Works and Public Buildings in Whitehall-place.
Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-offita
to the Governors of Hong Kong, Ceylon, the Mauritine,
Malta, and the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian
Islands. Despatches were received yesterday from tti
Governors of the West Indian Islands, and from the Go-
vernor of New Zealand.

OXFORD

ELECtION.

FOURTIIIINTR DAT.
OXFORD, WILDNDIMAT.
The result of the day's polling has reduced Mr.
Gladatone's majority from 124 to 119. The number of vote
recorded was 39, of which 17 were fur Mr. Gladstone, and
22 for Mr. Perceval. •

ITILTI CO! POLL.--7117 o'cs.o4z.
Gladstone lOO4
Percival
Majority for Mr. Gladstone
Amongst the supporters of Mr. Gladstone to-day were,
Sir Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley, Bart., Christ Church;
Rev. Edward Graham Moon, Magdalen College; Res.
Frederick Faashawe, Exeter • Rev. Henry G. Liddell,
Brasenosa College; Rev. T. W. Nowell, Brasenows
College.

THE METROPOLITAN DISPENSARY AND CUAIRD.
TABU! FUND.—The triennial dinner of this institution took
place yesterday evening et the London Tavern, Bishoi
gate-street. The chair was taken by the Right Hon.
Lord Mayor, who was supported by Sheriff Croll, Mr.
Dillon, Mr. C. Pearson, the Venerable Archdeacon Hales
the Rev. T. Jackson, and other active friends of the cha-
rity. After the preliminary toasts, including that of the
Sherifli of London and Middlesex, the chairman proposed
" Prosperity to the institution." In doing so, he took ma-
lion to observe that indiscriminate charity was, in hie
' opinion, more likely to injure than to benefit the commtmq
' at large, but that on the other hand no country was safe
! where the masons were neglected and their misfortunes tut-
, relieved. This institution brought under their notice not
the idle and the profligate but the industrious and the de-
serving—those who, before requiring aid, had gained the
esteem and confidence of their employers by their truthful-
ness and integrity. Here the sick and the diseased pro-
cured all the assistance that science could bestow, and the
limited funds of the society were applied on their
behalf iu the most useful and beneficial manner.
During .the past year more than seven thousand cases
had been cured or relieved, and upwards of four thousand
visits had been paid to patients at their own habitations;
yet the ordinary income from all sources scarcely exceeded
3501. There was an idea abroad that the benefits of the
charity were confined to the City. That was not the fact ;
the whole metropolis might participate in the advantages
which it held out, and all that was needed to ensure ex-
tended usefulness was an augmentation of funds. A cor-
dial response was given to the toast, which was succeeded
by several others, including the health of the Lord Ma ox.
Among the subscriptions announced in the course of the
evening were the following: The Lord Mayor, ten gui-
neas; Sheriff Croll, live guineas; Messrs. Morrison, Dollen,
and Co., five guineas; Mr. J. Dillon, five guineas ; Mr. C.
Pearson, three guineas; Baron Rothschild, ten guineas
Mr. Herbert Lloyd, ten guineas ; Mr. If. Smith, fin gal
;nese; Messrs. Whitbread and Co., twenty pints, Ma.
R. Chapman, ten guineas ; Mies Waller, ten guineas; Mn
Beaumont, five guineas; the Rev. F. J. Blomfield. two
guineas. The total amount subscribed was nosey 3001.