The Sun.
London, England, 1837-03-18 00:00:00

WINDSOR.-FRIDAY.

Yesterday, after luncheon, the King, accompanied by Lady
Mayo, drove for some time in the Park.
This morning his Majesty, attended by Sir Herbert Taylor,
left the Castle for St. James's Palace. His Majesty will re-
turn to Windsor this evening.
The Queen has not left the Castle since Wednesday, in
consequence of the unsettled state of 'ale weather.
The Royal dinner party of yesterday included the following
personages:—
Lord and Lady Denbigh, Lord and Lady Falkland, Lord
Howe, Lady G. and Mr. H. Cumon, Sir Herbert and Lady
Taylor, Miss Desbrowe, Gen. Tdowater, Miss Gore, Captain
Curzon, Admiral Praed, Colo-ael Sir Charles Thornton, Mr.
Davies, Mrs. Smith, (sister to Lady Mayo), the Provost and
Vice-Provost of Eton, Rev., Dr. Hawtrey, Rev. Dr. Keate,
Rev. Mr. Musgrave, Rev., Mr. Musgrave, Rev. Mr. Cole-
ridge, Rev. Mr. Wilder, Rev. Mr. Okes, Rev. Mr. Dupuis,
and Col. Greenwood.

This morning Lorrj Denbigh took his departure.
Mrs. Smith and, Admiral Praed arrived at the Castle on
Wednesday last.

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Ki'ig, attended by Sir Herbert Taylor, arrived in town
soon after one o'clock yesterday afternoon from Windsor Castle.
His ~4ajesty held Investitures of the Most Noble Order of
the Garter, and of the Most Honourable Military Order of the
Bath.

rhe principal knights of the several Orders of Knighthood
present at the Court, wore their respective Collars, it being
3t. Patrick's Day.
The following Knights Companions of the Order of the
Garter, in their mantles and collars, assembled, viz. :—the
Marquis Camden, the Duke of Dorset, Marquis of Exeter,
Duke of Rutland, Duke of Wellington, Duke of Richmond,
Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl Grey, Duke of Norfolk, Duke of
Buccleuch, and the Duke of Grafton.
The Officers of the Order present, were the Bishop of Win-
chester, Prelate of the Order ; the Hon. and Rev. the Deans
of Windsor, Registrars of the Order; Sir William Woods
(Clarenceaux King of Arms,) Deputy Garter principal King
of Arms ; and Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman Usher of the
Black Rod.

The Knights were called over in the Entree-room by the
Deputy Garter, and attended by the Officers of the Order,
entered the Throne-room in procession.
The King being seated in the chair of state, the Knights
Companions took their respective seats at the table according
to their seniority ; the Prelate stood on the right hand of the
King, and the Registrar, Deputy Garter, and Black Rod at
the bottom of the table.

The Bishop of Oxford was introduced, and was sworn into
office as Chancellor of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
His Lordship was invested by the Sovereign with the ensigns
of his office.

The Prelate of the Order signified to the Chapter the King's
pleasure that a vacant Stall in the Royal Chapel of St. George,
at Windsor, should be tilled ; and, as by the statutes none but
a Knight can be elected, the Earl of Carlisle was introduced
by Deputy Garter and the Usher of the Black Rod, and was
knighted by his Majesty with the Sword of State.
The Knights suffrages' having been collected by the Prelate,
were presented to the Sovereign, who was pleased to command
him to declare that the Earl of Carlisle had been duly elected
a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
His Lordship was received at the door of the Throne-room
by the Duke of Buceleuch and the Marquis of Lansdowne,
the two Junior Knights present, preceded by Deputy Garter
(bearing the ensigns of the Order on a crimson velvet cushion),
and by the Usher of the Black Rod.
The Earl of Carlisle, kneeling near the Sovereign, and
Garter, presenting en his knee the Garter, his Niajesty, as-
sisted by the Marquis of Camden, the Senior Knight pre-
sent, buckled it on the Noble Earl's left leg, the Prelate pro-
nouncing the usual admonition.
Deputy-Garter presented the Riband with the George,
and his Majesty put the Riband over his Lordship's left
shoulder, the Prelate reading the admonition.

The Noble Earl kissed the King's hand, and received the
congratulations of each of the Knights Companions.
The Knights then withdrew.
A very foil Chapter of the Most Honourable Military Order
cc' the Bath was afterwards held.
The Knights Grand Crosses were robed in the Portra:t
Gallery by Mr. Hunter and Mr. Ede, in their splendid Man-
tles and Collars of the Order.

The Officers of the Order wore their Mantles, Chains, and
Bad4es.

The ►inights having assembled were called over in George
the Third's room, and attended by the Officers, proceeded to
the presence of the Sovereign in the Throne Room; his
Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms forming an
avenue to the Throne.

The Knights Grand Crosses present were—the Duke of
Wellington, Lord Hill, Sir E. Paget, Lord Cowley, Viscount
Strangford, Viscount Beresford, Sir G. Murray, Sir H. Clin-
ton, Sir J. Kempt, Sir G. Cockburn, Sir C. Colville, Lord
W. Bentinck. Sir G. Walker, Sir H. Taylor, Sir H. Neale,
Viscount Canterbury, Sir C. Bagot, Sir G. Anson, Admiral
Sir G. Martin, Sir R. Gordon. Sir J. Wells, Sir E. Barnes,
Sir R. Adair, Sir W. Houston, Lord Strafford, Sir T. Hardy,
W. Lumley, Sir W. Gordon, Sir T. Dallas, Admiral Sir
J. Whitsbed, Bart., Sir P. Malcolm, Sir W. Pringle, the Earl
of pinto, and Sir G. Moore.

The Officers of the Order present were—Bath, King of
Arms; A. Greville,'Esq., Registrar and Secretary ; Captain
M. Seymour, Deputy Registrar and Secretary ; Sir W. Woods,
Clarence u x King of Arms ; Gentleman Usher, O. F. Bel tz, Esq.
By his Majesty's command Lietit.- General Lord Aylmer was
introduced to the Royal presence between the two junior Knigl t.
Grand Crosses present, preceded by Bath King of Arms,
bearing the riband, badge, and star of the Order upon a crim-
son velvet cushion. His Majesty was graciously pleased to put
the riband and badge over his Lordship's right shoulder. His
Lordship kissed hands, and having received from the King the
star of the Order withdrew.
Admiral Sir Lawrence W. Halsted was then introduced,
and was also invested by his Mt,jesty with the ensigns of a
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.
His Majesty was then pleased to command an investiture to
take place of the Knights Commanders of the Order. Sir
Charles Broke Vere, Sir George Scovell, Rear-Admiral
Sir James A. Gordon, Sir W. M. Gomm, and Sir Alexander
Dickson, who were made Knights Commanders of the Order
some years ago, and having recently received regimental pro-
motion, were severally presented to the King, and received
from his Majesty the Star of the Order.

Sir William Thornton, Sir George Mundy, Sir Ross Don-
nelly, Sir Francis Austen, Sir Alexander Caldwell, Sir J. L.
Lushington, Sir Chas. Deacon, and Sir Joseph O'Halloran,
were severally introduced by Sir William Woods, Officer of
kilns attendant on the Knights Commanders (who carried
stars and badges of the second class of the Order), and were
knighted by his Majesty, and invested with the In-ignia of
Knights Commanders of the Bath. The Knights then retired.
The great Officers of State, and the Officers of the House-
hold present were—the Lord Steward • the Lord Chamberlain ;
the Master of the Horse ; Lord hill, Stick in Waiting ;
the Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentleman at Arms ; the
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard ; the Earl of Errol ;
the Master of the King's Buck Hounds ; the Treasurer of
the Household ; the Comptroller of the Household ; the
Master of the Robes ; Sir H. Wyatt, Silver Stick in Wait-
ing ; Sir Edward Bowater, and Colonel Cavendish, Equerries
to the King ; Mr. Thomas Reeve, Standard-bearer ; and
Mr. Albert Beetham, Clerk of the Cheque of the Honourable
Corps of Gentlemen at Arms; Mr. Samuel Hancock, Exon
in Waiting ; Mr. Martins, Gentlemen Usher to the Sword of
State - Mr. Blackwood, Gentleman Usher in Waiting ' • Cap-
tain T. Brown, R.N., Aid-de-Camp in Waiting; and Master
Ellice, Page of Honour.
The King gave audiences to the Duke of Richmond, the
Earl of :Tinto, Sir William Fremantle, Lord Hill, the Mar-
quis Conyngham, and Sir William Woods.
Viscount Ashbrook and the Hon. Captain George Campbell
were the Lord and Groom in Waiting.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the Prin-
cess Victoria, and his Serene Highness the Prince of Leinin-
gen, were present at the performance at the Theatre Royal,
Drury-lane, on Thursday evening.
His Majesty gave audiences yesterday to the Bishop of
London, Lord Duncannon, and Colonel Colebrooke.

At a meeting of Baronets held yesterday,- at Sir Robert
Fitzwygram's, Connaught-place, it was unanimously agreed to
present the petition, signed by nearly four hundred Baronets
and fifty-three Peers, members of the Order of the Ulster
Badge, to his Majesty, at any Levee previous to the Queen's
Birth-day, that Lord J. Russell may appoint.
The Earl and Countess of Lichfield gave a dinner party
on Thursday. Amongst the company present were, Prince
Esterhazy, the Austrian Ambassador; Lord and Lady Stanley,
Lord Burghersh, the Countess of Jersey, and Colonel and
Mrs. Anson. The Earl entertained Viscount Melbourne,
Viscount Duncannon, the Duke of Richmond, Viscount
Howick, and Mr. C. Greville, at dinner on Wednesday.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

The Duke of Grafton, at Grafton House, from the Hunting
Lodge, near Stoney Stratford ; the Duke of Richmond, in
Cavendish-square, from his seat, Goodwood, near Petworth,
Sussex; Lord Forrester, from the Duke of Rutland's seat,
Belvoir Castle ; Lord and Lady Manners, in Upper Brook.
street, from The Grove, Suffolk; the Rev. Charles Fryer,
in Dover-street, from Brussels ; Colonel Sir Archibald and
Lady Maclaine, in Gloucester-place, Portman-square ; Sir
John and Lady Maria Stanley, in Audley-square, from their
seat in Cheshire ; F. Campbell, Esq., at Raggett's Hotel,
from the Continent ; Captain Evans, at ditto, from Chatham ;
Sir John Murray, at the Carlton Hotel, from Cambridge
College ; Colonel and Mrs. White, at ditto, from Paris ; the
Rev. Mr. and Mrs., and Miss Lane, at ditto, from a tour ; J.
Alexander, Esq., M.P., from his seat, Somerhill ; Mr. and
Lady Elizabeth Bulteel and family, at the St. George's Ho-
tel ; Sir Charles and Lady Grey, and family, at ditto, from
The Oakes.