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

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The Chapter being ended, Garter King-of-Arms, by
her Majesty's command, again called over the Knights
Companions, who, with the officers of the order, retired ;
from the presence of the Sovereign with the usual revs• ,
rence.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince '
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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.
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ie court was attended by the Duchess of Suther
land, 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 Mulgrave, Treasurer of the
Household ; Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice-Chamberlain,
Lord Elphinstone, 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
Wm. Martins, Gentleman Usher of the Sword of State,'
Sir George Lee, Lieutenant of the Yeomen of the Guard;
Colonel Parker (Ist Life Guards), Silver Stick-in-Wait•
ing; Colonel Bentinck (Coldstream Guards), Field Of&
cer in Brigade-Waiting; Colonel Fitzmaurice, 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 Grenadier
Guards was on duty, with the Band of the Regiment, in
the Grand Quadrangle of the Castle.
Luncheon was served to the whole of the nohleruell
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
Cleveland, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Marquis of
Salisbury, the Marquis of Exeter, the Marquis Camden;
the Marquis of Londonderry, the lady in waiting to the
Duchess of Kent, Baroness de Speth, Earl Fitzwillianit
Earl of Clarendon, Lady Caroline and Miss Barrington,
Lady Emily Seymour, the Bishop of Winchester, the
Bishop of Oxford, the Hon. Mrs. Grey, Colonel the Son-
C. B. and Mrs. Phipps, Viscount Torrington, and Sir
Augustus Cliffurd.
Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Leinin.•
gen, went out shooting this morning, attended by C°lr
nel the Hon. A. N. Hood and Lieutenant-Colonel
H. Seymour.
The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, the Dui°.
and Duchess of Bedford, the Dukes of Norfolk and Cleve-
land, the Marquises of Londonderry Breadalbane,
bury, Camden, and Exeter, Earls
Clarendon and Fitz' william, the Bishops of Winchester and Oxford, Viscount
Torrington, and Sir A. Clifford, arrived at the C 0.5- to-day on a visit to the Queen.
The following had the honour of dining with her IVl3i'
jesty yesterday :—The Duchess of Kent, the Prince of
Leiningen, the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the
Lady-in-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—Poco sostenuto, Vivace'
Allegretto, Presto, and Finale Allegro con brio.
Jallacia March
Prandau.
The H

..ne on. John Ross, Solicitor-General of Canaa'''
and Mr. W. Jackson, M.P , had an interview with the
Duke of Newcastle yesterday. at the Colonial-office.
A deputation from the Paving and Lighting Cl-
mittee of St. Clement Danes consisting of Mr. Jacque
Chairman of the Paving Committee ; Mr. Beacheel,
Churchwarden ; and Mr. Leon, Clerk to the Paving Committee, had an interview with Sir William Moles'
worth yesterday, at the office of Works and puboe
Buildings in Whitehall-place.
Dispatches were sent yesterday from the Coloni3,l;
office to the Governors of Hong Kong, Ceylon, stuot-
Mauritius, Malta, and the Lord High Commissioner., ,
the lonian Islands. Dispatches were received yesterday
from the :Governors of the West Indian Islands/
from the Governor of New Zealand.