The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-06 00:00:00

LONDON, TH U RSDI

THE KING OF SARDINIA.

(From the Court Czreular.)

WINDSOR, DEC. 5.
His Majesty the King of Sardinia left Windsor
Castle at 25 minutes past •7 o'clock this morning,
attended by the Marquis d'Aieglio, Count kocca;,
Chevalier Carderina, Chevalier Ciaala, Count de
Persano, Count de Barone," Chevalier Nigra, and
Count de Robilant. His Majesty travelled to Lon-
don by a special train on the Great Western Rail-
way, and returned by the same route to the Castle
at half•past 1 o'clock.
The Queen held a Chapter of the Most Noble
Order of the Garter at 3 o'clock this afternoon at
the Castle, for the purpose of investing his Majesty
the King of Sardinia with the Order.
The Knights Companions of the Garter were
summoned to attend, and were robed in the Guard
Chamber in their mantles of purple velvet, and
wearing the hoods of crimson velvet and the Gold
Collar of the Order.

The officers were robed in their respective man-
tles—the Prelate and Chancellor of purple velvet ;
the -Registrar, Garter King of Arms, and Black
Rod of crimson satin.

The Knights Companions were called over by
Garter in the Music Gallery, when the following
answered :—The Marquis of Exeter, the Duke of
Richmond, the Marqois of Lansdowne, the Duke
of Cleveland, Earl de Grey, the Marquis of Aber-
corn, the Marquis Camden, the Earl of Clarendon,
Earl Spencer, Earl Fitzwilliam, the Duke of Nor-
thumberland, the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl of El-
lesmere, and the Earl of Aberdeen.

The officers of the. Order present were—the Pre.
late, the Bishop of Winchester ; the Chancellor,
the Bishop of Oxford ; the Registrar, the Dean of
Windsor ;. Garter Principal -King of Arms, Sir
Charles George Young ; and Gentleman Usher of '
the Black Rod, Sir Augustus Clifford, Bart.
' Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by his
Royal Highness Prince Albert and his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Cambridge, was conducted by the
Lord Chamberlain, the Treasurer of the House-
hold, the Vice-Chamberlain, and the Controller of
the Household, from her apartments to the Throne
Room. Her Majesty wore the Kirtle, Mantle,
Hood, and gold-enamelled Collar of the Garter,
and also wore a magnificent diadem of diamonds.
The long mantle of the Queen was borne by the
Pages of Honour in Waiting. Prince Albert and
the Duke of Cambridge both appeared in the
Mantle and Hood of the Garter, and also wore the
Collar of the Order.
The Queen was conducted to a Chair of State of
imperial purple velvet, richly carved and gilt,
placed at the head of the table, a little in advance
of the throne, which is canopied with crimson vel-
vet, having the national badges of the three king-
doms embroidered in gold.
The Knights of the Garter, with the officers of
the Order, entered the Throne Room and took their
seats at the table, the senior Knights nearer the
Queen. The table was covered with purple velvet,
w;th a deep border of gold lace and bullion fringe.
The Prelate of the Order stood on the right
hand of the Queen, the Chancellor on the left, and
the Registrar, Garter, and Black Rod at the bottom
of the table.

The Bishop of Oxford, Chancellor of the Order,
read a new statute dispensing with existing statutes
in as far as may be required for the especial pur-
pose therein mentioned, and ordaining and declar-
ing that his Majesty Victor Emmanuel, King of
Sardinia, be declared a Knight of the most noble
Order of the Garter, any statute, rule, or usage to
the contrary notwithstanding.
His Majesty, by command of the Queen, was
conducted from his apartments to the Chapter, or
Throne Room, between their Royal Highnesses
Prince Albert and the Duke of Cambridge, the
two Senior Knights Companions, prceeded by
Garter (hearing the ensigns of the Order upon a
velvet cushion) and by Black Rod.
The King wore the uniform of a Sardinian Ge-
neral—dark blue, with silver appointments, and
was attended by the Ministers and officers of his
Court.

Her Majesty the Queen and the Knights of the
Garter received the King standing, and his Ma-
jesty was conducted to a seat in a chair of state
placed on the right hand of the Sovereign.
The Queen announced to the King of Sardinia
that his Majesty had been elected a Knight of the
Most Noble Order of the Garter.

Garter King of Arms kneeling presented the
"Garter" to the Queen, and her Majesty, assisted
by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, buckled it
on the left leg of his Majesty, the Chancellor pro-
nounced the following admonition :
"To the honour of God Omnipotent, and in memorial
of the blessed Martyr St. George, tie about thy leg, for
thy renown, this noble Garter, wear it as the symbol cf
the most illustrious order, never to be fergetten or laid
aside, that thereby thou may'st be admonished to be
courageous, and having undertaken a just war, in which
thou shalt be engaged, t'iou may'st stand firm, valiantly
fight, and mines-dully conquer."
Garter King of Arms presented in like manner
the Riband having the George suspended, and the
Queen, assisted by his Royal Highness the Prince,
placed the same over the left shoulder of his Ma-
jesty, the Chancellor pronouncing the usual admo-
nition.

Her Majesty the Queen then gave the Accolade
to the King of Sardinia, and his Majesty received
the congratulations of Prince Albert and the Duke
of Cambridge, and also of each of the Knights of
the Garter present.
The Chapter being ended, the Knights Com-
panions were again called over by Garter, and,
with the officers of the Order, retired from the pre-
sence of the Queen with the usual reverences.
The Queen accompanied the King to his apart-
ments, followed by Prince Albert, the Duke of
Cambridge, and the Gentlemen of the Sardinian
Court.

The Queen's Court was attended by the Duchess
of Sutherland, Mistress of the Robes; the Duchess
of Wellington and Lady Macdonald, Ladies in
Waiting ; Viscount Sydney, Captain of the Yeo-
men of the Guard ; Lord Datierin Lord in Wait-
ing ; Mr. F. Cavendish, Groom in Waiting; Major-
General Wylie, Groom in Waiting to the Prince;
Sir George P. Lee, Lieutenant of the Yeomen of
the Gnarl ;Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps,
Keeper
of her Maje4ty's Privy Purse; Sir William Martins,
Gentleman Usher of the Sword of Sta. e ; Colonel
Upton, Field Officer in Waiting ; Lieut.-Colonel
Hogg Silver Stick in Waiting ; Major Harmar,
Standard Bearer of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen
at Arms ; Colonel Seymour, Groom of the Robes ;
Mr. Joseph Skip Lloyd, the Clerk of the Check
and Adjutant of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at
Arms ; Colonel Fitzmaurice, Adjutant of the Yeo-
men of the Guard ; and Colonel Wilson, the
Queen's Harbinger.
Lord Byron, Lord in Waiting to the Queen, and
Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood, Groom in Waiting
to her Majesty, were in attendance on the King of
Sardinia during the Chapter of the Garter.
A guard of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms
was in attendance on her Majesty the Queen at the
Chapter Room, under the command of the Right
Hon. the Captain.
A special guard of honour of the Hon. Corps,
under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Topham, the
Lieutenant, was in attendance upon his Majesty
the King of Sardinia at his apartments and at the
Chapter-room.

Yeomen of the Guard were on duty in the
Music-gallery, and on the Grand Staircase, under
the command of Captain Macdonald.
A guard of honour of the Grenadiers, with the
band of the regiment, was on duty within the Castle
quadrangle during the ceremony.
Her Majesty's footmen in state liveries lined the
vestiblue.

At 5 o'clock the Corporation of Windsor arrived
at the Castle to present a congratulatory address
to the King of Sardinia.
The Corporation was headed by the Mayor, Mr.
James Brown. There were present—the Recorder,
Mr. A. M. Skinner ; Aldermen Blunt, Twinch,
Berridge, and Adams ; Councillors Clode, HOUR-
den, Phillips, Holderness, Layton, Cantrell, Bed-
borough, Cleave, Oliver, Harris, Driver, Nixon,
and Finch ; the Town-Clerk, Mr. Henry Darvill ;
and the Chaplain, the Rev. H. P. Ellison.
The Corporation was conducted to the Music-
gallery, and was afterwards ushered into the Re-
ception-room, in which the King received the
deputation.

His Majesty was attended by the Marquis
d'Azeglio, his Minister at this Court, Lord Byron,
and Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood.
Tilt) Recorder read the address to the King, and
the Mayor presented it to his Majesty.
The King was graciously pleased to return the
following answer :

" I am extremely touched at the mark of sympathy
which you have been pleased to present to me from the
Corp ration of Windsor on my visit to her Majesty your
gracietia Queen.
"The flattering sentiments and eulogiums which you
have conveyed on behalf of your fellow-townsmen for the
par, which my troops have taken in the deeds of arm-
which have already rendered so illustrious the allied flags
are (fear to my heart.
"The cause which is being decided at this moment on