The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-29 00:00:00

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CHAPTER OF 7'HE ORDER OF THE

THISTLE.

(FROM THE COURT NEWSMAN.)
WINDSOR, FRIDAY.

The Queen held a Chapter of the most ancient and
most noble order of the Thistle, at three o'clock this after-
noon in the Castle.

Her Majesty entered the Throne Room (where the
Chapter was held) accompanied by his Royal Highness
Prince Albert. Her Majesty wore the kirtle, mantle,
and collar of the Order ; and his Royal Highness the
mantle and collar.

The Queen being seated in a chair of state, the
Knights Brethern of the Thistle, in their mantles and
hoods of green velvet, wearing also the collar of the
Order, having been called over by the Secretary, passed
into the Throne Room, and by the gracious permission
of her Majesty took their seats at the table.
The knights present were the Earl of Aberdeen, the
Earl of Mansfield, and the Earl of Elgin.
The Sovereign signified her Royal pleasure touching
the election of a knight into the Order, and the Knights
Brethren proceeeed to the election, and the suffrages
having been collected by the Secretary and presented to
he Queen, 'her Majesty commanded him to declare
that the Right Hon. Thomas Earl of Haddington had
been duly elected a knight of the most ancient and most
noble Order of the Thistle.

The Earl of Haddington was received at the door cf
the chapter-room by the Earls of Mansfield and Elgin,
the two junior Knights Brethren present, and was con-
ducted between them to her Majesty, preceded by the
Secretary (bearing the ribbon and badge on a cushion),
and the Gentlemen Usher of the Green Rod.

The sword of state (borne by Sir William Martins,
Gentlemen Usher) was delivered to the Queen by his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Senior Knight
present, and the Earl of Haddington, kneeling, had the
honour of knighthood conferred upon him, and his lord-
ship having kissed her Majesty's hand, the customary
oath was administered to his lordship by the Secretary.

The noble earl again knelt near the Queen, and the
Secretary presenting her Majesty the ribbon and jewel
of the Order, the Queen placed the same over his lord-
ship's left shoulde7, after which his lordship had again
the honour of kissing her Majesty's hand, and having
received the congratulations of the Knights Brethren,
retired.

The Chapter proceeded to a second election, and the
suffrages having been collected, her Majesty was pleased
to declare that the Most Noble George Augustus Frede-
rick John Duke of Atholl had been duly elected a
knight of the most ancient and most noble Order of the
Thistle. His Grace was introduced between the two

junior Knights, was knighted by the Queen with the
sword of state, and the oath having been administered,
was invested by her Majesty with the ribbon and badge
of the Order.

The noble duke having received the congratulations
of the Knights Brethren, withdrew.
The Chapter proceeded to a third election, and the
suffrages having been presented to the Sovereign, the
Queen was pleased to declare that the Right Hon. Fox
Lord Panmure had been elected a Knight of the most
ancient and most noble Order of the Thistle.

His lordship was introduced between the Earls of
Mansfield and Elgin, and kneeling near the Queen re-
ceived the honour of knighthood with the sword of
state, and her Majesty then invested the noble lord with
the ribbon and jewel of the Order in the same manner and
with the like ceremonies as the preceding, and Lord
Panmure having received the congratulations of the
Knights Brethren, retired.

The Chapter being ended, the Secretary, by command
of the Sovereign, again called over the Knights, who,
with the officers of the Order, retired from the Royal
presence.

The officers of the Order present were—Sir John
Stewart Richardson, Bart., Secretary ; and Frederic
Peel Round, Esq., Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod.
Both gentlemen wore their mantles of green satin and
carried their respective badges.

Albert William Woods, Esq., deputy secretary, was
present and assisted at the ceremony.
The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Al-
fred, and the Princess Alice, and also the Duke and
Duchess of Brabant, the Princess Charlotte of Belgium,
and the Count of Flanders, were present in the Throne
Room during the investiture.
The Court was attended by the Countess of Desart,
Lady in Waiting ; the Marquis of Breadalbane, K.T.,
Lord Chamberlain ; the Duke of Wellington, Master of
the Horse ; the Marquis of Abercorn, Groom of the
Stole to Prince Albert ; Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice Cham-
berlain ; the Earl of Mulgrave, Treasurer of the House-
hold ; Viscount Sidney, Captain of the Yeomen of the
Guard ; Lord Camoys, Lord in Waiting ; Sir Frederick
Stovin, Groom in Waiting ; Colonel the Hon. Charles
Grey, Equerry in Waiting ; Colonel Wylde, Groom in
Waiting to Prince Albert ; Sir George Philip Lee,
Lieutenant of the Yeoman Guard ; Colonel the Hon.
Horace Pitt, Silver Stick in Waiting ; Colonel Hay,
Field Officer in Brigade Waiting ; Lieutenant Colonel
Fitzmanriee, Adjutant of the Yeomen Guard ; the Pages
of Honour in Waiting ; and Lord Drumlanrig, Comp-
troller of the Household.

Her Alajesty's Yeomen of the Guard lined the ar-
proach to the Throne Room, under the command of
Major Phibbs, the Exon in Waiting.

A Guard of Honour of the Fo-ot Guards, with 'tbe
band of the regiment, was ou duty in the Quadrangle of
the Castle during the chapter.
The Queen gave a dinner in the evening in the Wa-
terloo Chamber to the following illustrious circle, viz.:—
His Majesty the King of the Belgians, her Imperial
Highness the Duchess of Brabant, her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent, his Royal Highness the Duke of
Brabant, his Royal Highness the Count of Flanders, his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke and
Duchess of Atholl, the Belgian Minister, the Marquis
of Breadalbane, the Marquis of Abercorn, the Earl of
Aberdeen, the Earl of Haddington, the Earl of Elgin,
the Earl of Mansfield, the Earl of Mulgrave, the Lady
in Waiting to the Duchess of Brabant, the Lady in
Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, Lady Caroline Bar-
rington, the Hon. Mrs. Grey, 13aroness de Speth, the
Rev. Lord and Lady Wrlothesley Russell, Lord Pan-
Inure, Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. N. and Lady Mary
Hood, Sir George Couper, Colonel Dixon, commanding
officer 2d battalion Scots Fusilier Guards, Lieutenent
Colonel Parker, commanding officer Ist Life Guards,
Count Gustave de Lannoy, Colonel Moerkerke, Baron
Prisse, Monsieur Ricken, and Mrs. Glover.