The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-23 00:00:00

COURT CI.ROULAIC.

The Queen held an Investitire of the Most Sonoura'
ble Order of the Bath at three o'clock yesterday after
noon, at Buckingham Palace.
The Knights Grand Cross of the Order having been
robed in their mantles by Messrs. Hunter and Ede, 511_
wearing their collars, passed from the Garter-room
through the Picture Gallery into the Green Drawinga
room, where they were called over by Bath King
Arms, when the following answered
Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe.
The Earl of Clarendon.

Lieutenant-General Sir James Law Lushington.
Lieutenant-General Sir Willoughby Cotton.
General Sir Howard Douglas, Bart.
Lieutenant-General Sir George Pollock.
General Lord Viscount Hardingi;

The Earl of Ellenborough. -
Major-General Sir Henry George Smith, Bart.

Lieutenant-General Lora Raglan.
The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart.
General Sir Peregrine Maitland.
Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Woodford.
The officers of the order present, wearing their
ties, chains, and badges, were—

Walter Aston Blond, Esq., Genealogist.
Algernon F. Greville, Esq., Bath King of Arms.
Albert William Woods, Esq. (Lancaster. Herald), t'd
tleman Usher,
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Her Majesty wore the crimson satin mantle an,,
collar of the Bath ; his Royal Highness Prince 1i1y.% a
Great Master of the Order, alSo wore the mantle
collar. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were OA
ducted by the Lord Chamberlain, and the Lord Stevia4;
into the Throne-room, and the Queen being seated ia a
chair of state, the Knights Grand Cross, by Ware s°
of the Sovereign, were summoned to the Throne-roet
attended by the officers of the Order. en
The Knights and officers having entered and
their usual stations, the Right Hon. Henry BiaP7.l.
Charles Lord Cowley, her Majesty's Ambassador Eittlie
ordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of ,e
French, was introduced between General Sir peregrfa,
Maitland and Lieutenant General Sir Alexander N 1741,,
ford, the two junior Knights Grand Cross present, Il;
ceded by Bath King of Arm sand the Gentleman. In
and was conducted to her Majesty; his lordship 0.,13:4$
' and the Queen, assisted by his Royal. Highness the uri;ft
Master of the Order, was graciously pleased te.,,,ill!ight
the noble lord with the ribbon and badge of a -D-u.„„. g
Grand Cross (Civil Division) of the Order, and ha of
delivered to him the star, his lordship had the honouttbe
kissing her Majesty's hand, and, rising, retired from
presence of the Sovereign. •
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William Gore Ouieley, Esq., was introduced be the
Bath King of Arms and the Gentleman Usher of
Order, had the honour of- Knighthood conferred ler
him 13Y, the Queen, and was afterwards invested' by
Majesty, assisted' by his Royal Highness the ~'ontr
Master of the Order, with the insignia of a KeieD—
mander of the Bath (Civil Division.)
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Lientenant-General 'Charles Macleod, of the erf
India Company's Service, was introduced in like rOaliota
received the honour of Knighthood from the Queell'with
was invested by her Majesty (assisted as before) pi,
the Insignia of a Knight Commander (Military
vision). Aid
Belford Hinton -Wilson; Esq., was conducted
similar ceremony to the Sovereign, and, kneeling; 10.4
the honour of knighthood conferred upon him, and
invested as a Knight Comniander (Civil Division). .ng
The Investiture of the Most Honourable Order hei ,0
concluded, the Knights Grand Cross, by her Meigril
command, were again called over, and, with the °—
of the Order, retired from the presence of the Sovere-
with the usual reverences. -abbe*
The Court was attended by the Mistress of the --tot
the Countess of Desart, lady-in-waiting ; the
of Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master the
Horse, the Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard', the
Marquis of Anglesey, G.C.8., gold-stick-in-waiting 'the
Treasurer of the Household, the Vice-Chamberlain' ,
Comptroller of the Household, Lord Elphinstone,a.v.log
vral
lord-in-waiting ; Lordi George Lennox, lord-in- %it.
to Prince Albert ; Sir Edward Bowater, groom-ill;7;rt
ing ; Col. Wylde, groom-in-waiting to Prince AwLee,
Col. Bouverie, silver-stick-in-waiting ; Sir Georga,Ale,
lieutenant of the Yeomen of the Guard ; Col. C°o
or
field-officer-in-waiting ; Lord Alfred Paget (clerk goo,
shal), equerry-in-waiting ; Lieutenant-Colonel the ibest;
Alexander Gordon, equerry-in-waiting to Prince ~,-enri
Captain Phibbs, exon-in-waiting ; and Messrs- -11,4 of
Farquharson and George Gordon Macpherson, Par"
honour-in-waiting. dull
The Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arras was en the
during the investiture in the throne-room, under
command of the Right Hon. the Captain. The lie
ant, Sir James Tyler ; the standard-bearer, Major W:0
mar ; and Mr. Joseph Skip Lloyd, clerk of the ohorl
and adjutant, attended; the suh.officers;
Lieut.-Color
Nevill and Major Cooke, were also present.
Her Majesty's body-guard of the Yeomen of the GOOl
was on duty in the Palace as usual.
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A guard of honour of the Foot Guards, with the
of the regiment, was on duty during the ceremony "
quadrangle of the Palace. toel
The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by
Alfred Paget and Lieut.-Col. the Hon. A. 61),--ter:
visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent Y- sl'
day forenoon, at her residence, Clarence lionee
James's.
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The Royal dinner circle at Buckingham pet`".- ceiS
evening included her Serene Highness the tY
Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the Duke of Nevrea"Vi
Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer'
Fanny Howard, Viscount Drumlanrig, the g°°'
Alexander Gordon, Lord and Lady Wodehouset
Lord Cowley, G.C.B. Adie;
The band of the Grenadier Guards attended, c
s:/
dinner in the Palace, and played the following
i 3 Pie-deli'
il
Overture—" La Dame Blanche" Ta beer,
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Romanza con Coro—" Catrina Cornaro" rate'
Bolero—" Del Rea"
Quarfett—" Der Wild Schulze"
Fantasia

A deputation from Manchester and Bradford n-
subject of the soap duties, had an intervievrWicfn
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at h,Js.stecl,4°
residence in Downing-street. The deputation 02„,T,,
Mr. Alderman Neild, Mr. Edmund Potter, on Yr;
Schwabe, Mr. Titus Salt, Mr. S. C. Lister, and b;
bh;
William Walker. The deputation were accoml&leo"
Mr. Milner Gibson, M.P., Mr. Bright, rel;bof
den, M.P., Mr. Milligan, M.P., and Mr. 1"1
M.P. WA of
A deputation from the Burslem Local Board Board
had an interview, yesterday with the General n;,
Health, at their office, Whitehall. • The depil,,4tbi", 15,
sisted of Mr. John Maddock (chairman 0' " Aff'
board), Mr. James Vernon (a member of that f.,;00",
Mr. Ralph Hales (surteyor), and Mr. Joseph P„-tsti°„'
(clerk to the Burslem local boar The de,3;ll°"'
were introduced by Mr. Ricardo, M.P., and
F. Leveson Gower, M.P. sd
The Duke of Montrose had an interview w-ttio
count Palmerston yesterday. Mr. F. 0. 313rijoP'
also an interview with the noble Viscount at tlio
fd office. ;ote a • co,
Mr. E. Wodehouse, M.P., and Mr. Lally .13 0
views yesterday with the Duke of Newcastle atth
f Stir
lonial-office. o
Mr. Caesar Hawkins, President of the Collego ti
geons, and Mr. James Luke, had an interview Ni
count Palmerston yesterday at the Home-office: on tbs
nin
• The Finance Committee of the Royal Cot-v0t„0
the Exhibition of 1851 had a meeting yesterv„"7l
Privy Council-office, Whitehall. Presenter Sr.„o,
ville (chairman), Lord Overstone, Sir Alexanly, Pr‘
man, Bart., Sir William Cubitt, Mr. Baring, 1%)-1301frw
Coulson, Q.C., Mr. Gibion, and Mr. Edgar
(secretary). Captain Owen, R.E., attended.

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COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.—Yesterday 7,,c,tte,%0
held for the dispatch of business, the prineiP'Tht v"ii;
consideration being the report of the Improvin;;e-the "„";
mittee on the Railway Terminus Company'shilic,reciets"
cussion on which had been adjourned at then roitil°l
court. Mr. Obbard, the deputy of Farringd°streto
ward, presented a petition from the inhabitants strop
urging the court to negative the report of tl4. e °°„itelf!,llf
and to support the bill as calculated to be nu.'" peeled
viceable to the trade of the citizens of Londonttive_'ii,
to the extensive district which the terminus siyids
to occupy. Considerable discussion took place "
mately was adjourned to Monday.
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DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF SYDNEY.-"The eer
Dr. Wm. Grant Broughton, Bishop of Sydneln4th
politan ofAustralia, died on Sunday last, !'efeVi di
of his age. His lordship arrived in Englanu,n 13rosver
since by the steam-ship La Plata. While -I.ihe I°.tho
ton held, many years since, the chaplain°Y hiln ted,
of London, the Duke of Wellington °fere- O'er- o'
Archdeaconry of New South Wales, which he 3 be co
Seventeen years ago he returned to England' t°
6' kti
secrated Bishop of Sydney, 5
GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPA'",' .a 00,84
half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in tuhal'ea.stPibe
was held yesterday at their offices, 71, 14°....111,,014 °coot
John Wilkin, Esq., in the , chair. The the Joet'
directors, and a statement of the accounts Or the el'-fev
ending the 31st of December last were read t° oas
ing. The report, which was very satisfactorPeter.
bdnoii
vmniudoseunsoldfy2areceived a andte or
la.cl
pope
rtecde
nty
pt he
re Pa ful, irvoirta
sl
the 00 f
Gd per share was declared, 3ni7airnien t o
thanks of the proprietors voted to the e' aeinesepsr
directors for their zealous services in them a.neapir,
the company's affairs, after which the we
es At.
rated.
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of
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A HOARD IN A IVO "HOUSE.—One
tached to St Giles's Infirmaryukthe ON 6
died rather sh 01113°
few days since, and on searching her clothei) 4gyr
13 pounds ten shillings, in gold, was fours
as %tea
accumulated a sum so large is a raysterly oele the
is attached to the situation, the nurses hnnissfrooi
for their cleanliness and other qualification Dan _5
wag .t VP
inmates of the workhouse, The trio by
..1„,0011
over to Mr. Bennett, house surgeon, by losra
paid to the directors of the poor, at the -7°
gecre'
Broad-street, Bloomsbury. -p B,oneY, t_b,er'ec°ll,.l.
CANADIAN RAILWAYS.—Mr. • 0,1 ifitve
tart' of the Dublin Industrial Exhibition, app.)
,to
has b.fcee and
mend.ation of the Colonialloffine,
general superintendent of the St.
Lawren.
tic Railrotid.