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

rence.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
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.

The court was attended by the Thichess 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., Lora
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 ofs,
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, ill
the Grand Quadrangle of the Castle.

Luncheon was servod to the whole of the noblemen
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 Princeso
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 Fitzwilliara,
Earl of Clarendon, Lady Caroline and Miss Barringt°ll°
Lady Emily Seymour, the Bishop of Winchester, the
Bishop of Oxford, the Hon. Mrs. Grey, Colonel the n°11"
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 Coif
nel the Hon. A. N. Hood and Lieutenant-Colonel -v •
H. Seymour.

The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, the Po!
and Duchess of Bedford, the Dukeitof Norfolk and Cleve
land, the Marquises of Londonderry, Breadalbane,Saks'
bury, Camden, and Exeter, Earls Clarendon and Fit 't
William, the Bishops of Winchester and Oxford Viscol
Torrington, and Sir A. Clifford,
arrived at,the Csßwe
to-day on a visit to the Queen.
The following had the honour of dining with her Mai
jesty yesterday :—The Duchess of Kent, the Princ°,s o,
Leiningen, the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, t'a
Lady-in-Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the BaNne-
de Speth, and Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps. • i
Her Majesty's private band attended in the evenll"g,
and performed the following compositions :
Sinfonia (No. 7), Beethoven—Poco sostenuto, Viv3ce'
Allegretto, Presto, and Finale Allegro con brio.
Jallacia March Praudau.

The Hon. John Ross, Solicitor-General of Coot
and Mr. W. Jackson, M.P , had an interview with
Duke of Newcastle yesterday. at the Colonial-office.
lir
A deputation from the Paving and Lighting C°ot,
mittee of St. Clement Danes consisting of Mr. Jacq, ,
Chairman of the Paving Committee ; Mr. Bea"liilig
Churchwarden ; and Mr. Leon, Clerk to the IL.s.vies,
Committee, had an interview with Sir William Mole
worth yesterday, at the office of Works and P° 1
Buildings in Whitehall-place. I vol-
Dispatches were sent yesterday from the Co-° the
office to the Governors of Hong Kong, Ceylon, of
Mauritius, Malta, and the Lord High Commissionerm
the lonian Islands. Dispatches were received yeste ri
from the 'Governors of the West Indian Islands)
from the Governor of New' Zealand.