The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-12 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen held an Investiture of the most Honour-
able Order of the Bath yesterday afternoon at three
o'clock.

The Knights Grand Crosses having been robed in their
mantles, and wearing their collars, passed through the
Picture-gallery into the Green Drawing-room, where
they were called over by Bath King of Arms.
The Queen, accompanied by Field• Marshal his Royer
Highness the Prince Albert, was conducted to a Chair of
State, in the Throne-room, where the Chapter was held.
Her Majesty as Sovereign, and Prince Albert as Great
Master of the Order, both wore the mantle and collar of
the Bath. The Queen having been conducted to her
seat by the Lord Steward, and the Lord Chamberlain,
the Knights Grand Crosses, attended by the officers of
the Order, were ushered to the royal presence.
The ceremony of the Investiture then commenced by
the introduction of the Right Honourable Sir Georgo
Grey, Bart., her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State
for the Home Department, who was received at the door
of the Chapter-room by Lieutenant-General Sir John
Macdonald, and Lieutenant-General Sir James Caldwell,
the two Junior Knights Grand Crosses present, and ad.
voiced between them, preceded by the King of Arms
and the Gentleman Usher of the Order (the former bear-
ing the sign of the Bath on a velvet cushion). When
near the Queen, Sir George knelt, and the Sword of State,
borne by Sir William Martins, Gentleman Usher, haling
been delivered to her Majesty by the Lord Chamberlain,
the Queen was graciously pleased to confer the honcur
of tinighthood upon the Right Hon. Baronet therewith.
Her Majesty assisted by his Royal Highness Prince Al-
bert, Great Master of the Order, then invested Sir George
Grey with the Ribband and Badge of a Civil Knight
Grand Cross of the Bath. Sir George, rising, had-the
honour of kissing the Sovereign's hand, and having re-
ceived from her Majesty the Star of the Order, retired.
Lieutenant General the Right lion. Sir Ed card
Blakeney, Commander of her Majesty's Forces in Ire-
land, was introduced supported by Sir John Macdonald
and Sir James Caldwell. Sir Edward kneeling near the
Sovereign, her Majesty, assisted by his Royal Ilighneis
Prince Albert, put the Ribband and Badge of a Military
Knight Grand Cross of the Bath over the Lieutenant-
General's shoulder. Sir Edward, rising, h the honour
to kiss the Queen's hand, and having received from her
Majesty the S.ar of the Order, withdrew.
Captain Sir Charles liotham, Royal Navy, was intro-
duced, between Bath King of Arms, and the Gentleman
Usher, of the Order, and kneeling, received the honour of
Knighthood from his Sovereign, was afterwards invested
by the Queen with the Ensign of a Military Knight Com-
mander of the Bath. Sir Charles having kissed hands,
retired.

The Investiture being concluded, the Knights Grand
Crosses retired from the presence of the Sovereign.
The Queen gave audience at the Court to the Marquis
of Anglesey. The Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-
Arms lined the Throne-room during the Investiture.
The Queen and Prince Albert went early yesterday
morning to the Zoological Gardens in the Regent's-park.
Her Majesty and bis Royal Highness were accompanied
by the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Princess
Alice, and the Princess Helena. In attendance on the
Royal party were Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C B. Phipps,
Colonel Bouverie, and Mr. Birch. •
His Royal Highness the Prince Albert went:yesterday
evening to dine at the Merchant Tailors. The Prince
was attended by the Marquis of Abercorn, Lord George
Lennox, Colonel Wylde, and Colonel Bouverie.
The Queen honoured the French Plays with her pre-
sence last evening. Her Majesty was rttended by the
Countess of Desart, Hon. Lucy Kerr, the Earl of Lia-
towel, and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the Foreign-
office. It was attended by Lord John Russell, the Mar-
quis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey,
Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the
Ex,hequer, Sir Francis Baring, the Right Hon. H.
Labouchere, Lord Campbell, and the Earl of Carlisle.
Tho Council sat two hours.

The Earl and Countess Grey had a dinner party on
Saturday at thf it residence in Belgrave-square. The
company consisted of the Earl and Countess St. Ger-
mans, the Lord Advocate, Mr. Curzon, the Dowager
Lady Morley, Lord and Lady Seymour, Lord Howden,
Lord and Lady Wharncliffe, and the lion. H. Grey.

HERE WILHELM KURE.—This well-known pianist
gave his annual concert yesterday in the Hanover-
square Rooms. The programme presented many attrac-
tions, and the attendance was unusually numerous.
Herr Rube performed the " Concert-Stuck" of Weber,
a serenade of his own composition, Thalberg's popular
" Tarantella," and a fantasia, in all of which he was much
applauded. The great feature of the concert was Ernst,
whose performance on the violin created the utmost en-
thusiasm. In his beautiful " Elegie" he displayed that
impassioned expression for which he is unsurpassed, and
in the " Carnaval de Venise " exhibited the mechanical
wonders of the modern school. He was encored in
both pieces, and substituted for the former one of the
" Peni63s Fugitives," composed by himself and Stephen
Heller. In the repetition-of-the " Carnaval" Ernst in-
troduced a new series of variations, in one of which ho
produced quite an original effect by a pizzicato accom-
paniment of tenths to the melody, andin another played
harmonica of double notes with extraordinary facility.
.The vocal music was supported by Mademoiselle Jetty
Treffz, who sang the volkslied of Kucken, and a French
romance, in the most attractive style ; Mademoiselle
Graumanr, who introduced a pretty ballad by Molique,
known in English as "Fair Annie;" Miss Wallace, who
sang the "Nacqui all' affano," freim Cenerentola, very
effectively ; Miss Bassano, Herr Schonoff, and Herr
Pischek. The last named gentleman sang his popular
national song, " My heart's in the Rhine," with his ac-
customed spirit. Miss Bassano gave an Italian aria and
the ballad of " Auld Robin Gray," and Herr Schonoff
introduced two clever and pleasing songs by Thalberg,
" Sprache der Liebe" and " Mitgafuhl, which he sang
very pleasingly. In place of Mr. Sims Reeves, for
whose absence an excuse was proffered by Mr. Olivier,
Herr Brandt and Herr Stigelli sang some German bal..
lads; both were favourably received, and the last was
honoured by an encore. Herr Strauss and his band at-
tended, and performed in brilliant style the overture to
Meyerbeer's Camp of Silesia, and two marches, the
composition of Herr Strauss, which were loudly ap-
plauded. Messrs. W. V. Wallace and Wehle presided
as accompanists at the pianororte.
MR. CHARLES lIAAS.—This gentleman, a professor
of some litth repute in the metropolis, gave a concert
yesterday morning at the concert rooms of the Princess'e
Theatre. The programme was chi( fly made up of com-
positions by the beueficiare, vocal and instrumental, in
which were exhibited considerable variety of fancy and
musician-like ability in setting it forth. The singers
and players were not remarkable, belonging chiefly to
the class of second-rate foreigners who come periodically
to this country and "make no sign." In the course of
the morning a new adaptation of the musical glasses was
tried under the name of the " Mattanphon," producing
a very pleasing effect. The inventor, Herr Mattau, was
hiS own exponent. Deloffre and Pillet were among the
solo instrumentalists. The rooms were full.
Mr. Thomas Binney has forwarded this week, per
Seagull, to Rotterdam, a fine bull of the short-horn
breed, from the celebrated herd of Sir William Cooke,
Bart., Wheatley Hall, near Doncaster.—Hull Packet.

T,iE WEATHECL—SUN OFFICE, JUNE 12.
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