The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-31 00:00:00

?WE RINGS COURT.

Yesterday his-Majesty convmseeled a Court for various
public procsdurin to be holden at his Royal Castle at
Windsor.
At a quarter past two o'clock the King suited. Ott the
Castle to state, from the Royal Lodge, with his attendants
in waiting, and two carriages, the servants wearittg'their
state liveries, escorted by a numerous detachment• of the
Life Guards, the Officers riding at the door of the King's
carriage.. The trumpeter attending the escort notifying
the fung's arrival at the Castle by the sounding of his
trumpet, as is usual on the approach of -the King) which
being a very novel occurrence at %Vineisor, attracted a
number of spectators, the price ssion being similar to when
his Majesty goes to the Theatres, or any other public vc-
casion, except to the houses of Parliament....

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Arrangements having been made for holding a Chapter
of the Order of- the Garter. a procession was formed in a
private room to confer die Ribanal vacant by the ti, cease
of .the Bari of Carlisle, Knight Companion of the Order.
The Knights Companions present on this occasam were
their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of York and Clarence,
the Earl of Westmorland, the Duke of Moiarti.e, the
Duke of 'Wellington, the Earl of 'Liverpool, anal Earl
Bathurst. The Officers of the Order were the Prelate
of the Ordur (the Bishop of Winchester). the Dean of
Windsor (Registrar of the Order), Garter Principal King
of Arms (Sir Geo. Nayler).
After the Knights Companions and Officers had pro.
ceeded from the private apartment into the chapter loom
with the usual ceremonies, and hail taken their respective
places, according to their ranks, at a table prepared for that
purpose, the Officer of the Order signified his Maksty's
commandlor filling the vacant Stall. ' His Grace the Duke
of Dorset, the King'e Master of the Horse, was then in-
troduced into the presence of the Chapter, and received
the honour of Knighthood from the King; his Grace
'then retired.

The suffrages were then collected from the different
knights forming the Chapter, when his Grace Me Duke of
Dorset waadeclared dilly elected. His Grace was then re-
ceived at the door of the Chapter room by ttt two junior
Knights present, attended by Garter Principal King of
Arms bearing the Ensign of the Order; his Grace was
then introduced to the King, who was graciously pleased
to invest the Duke therewith. The Officer of the Order
pronounced the usual admonition to the newly elected
Member of this Order, who received the congratulations of
all the Members present.
The Chapter being ended, Garter King of •Arms calicd
over the Knights Companions, and the procession returned
in the order in which it had been made in the Chapter-
room.

The King was dressed in the Windsor uniform under
Lis robes.

Mr. Secretary Canning had a long audience of his Ma-
jesty, which occupied near an hour; after which the Right
Hon. Gentleman introduced the Brazilian Minister, Lord
Ponsonby, and Mr. Alexander Cockburn, the Portuguese
Anibarsador,to an audience, and Count Lieven the Russian
Ambassador, who, it was understood, delivered to the
King the notification of the decease of the late Emperor
Alexander, and his credentials of appointment by the
new Emperor.
The King held a Privy Council, which was attended by
the Lord President, Lord Privy Seal, First Lord of the
treasury, the Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment, the Secretary of State for Foreign AHeira, the Secre-
tary of State for the Colonial Department, the Lord Cham-
berlain, the Lord Steward, the Master of the Horse, tke.
Mr. Buller attended as Clerk of the Council.

His Majesty's Speech, as arranged by the Cabinet
Council on Friday, for the opening of the Session of Par-
liament on Thursday, was submitted to the King and ap-
proved of.
The King proceeded to prick the list of sheriff's for the
present year, as nominated by the Judges and others on the
morrow of St. Martin, in the Court of Exchequer, before
the Lords of the Council. A proclamation was agreed upon
to be issued respecting the copper coinage.
The King gave audiences to the Earl of Harrowby and
the Earl of Liverpool.
Lord Graves and Sir William Koppel were the Lord
and Groom in waiting.
The Court broke up a little before five o'clock, when
his Majesty and suite returned to the Royal Lodge to
dinner.

Refreshments were provided for the whole of the persons
who attended his Majesty's. Court from the Royal Lodge.
The Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of Itiestmorland, Earl
Bathurst, and Mr. Canning, went to dine with die King
at the Royal Lodge, and arrangements were made for the
whole of the distinguished party to s:cep there, except the
Earl of Liverpool.
On Sunday, about one o'clock, Count :Munster arrived
at the Royal Lodge, aiftl had an audience of the King, and
after partaking of some refreshment returned to London.