The Sun.
London, England, 1836-06-13 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The King held an investiture of the most Honourable Mili-
tary Order of the Bath on Saturday at Windsor Castle.
The Knights Grand Crosses of the Order began to assemble
at six o'clock in the Guard Chamber, where they were robed
by Mr. Hunter and Mr. Edo in their mantles and collars.
The officers of the Order wearing their mantles, chains, and
badges.
The Knights having been called over entered St. George's
Hall, and passed in procession between two lines formed by
the royal regiment of Horse Guards, and the Foot Guards.
His Majesty received the Knights at the end of the hall, in
front of the chair of state. The Sovereign wns attended by
the great officers of state and the principal officers of his
household; near the King were the Queen, the Landgravine
of Hesse Homberg, the Duke of Brunswick, the hereditary
Prince of Orange, Prince Alexander of the Netherlands, and
Prince Charles of Solms-Braunfels.

The following were the Knights Grand Crosses present:—
The Duke of Cumberland, General the Prince of Orange,
Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal, the Duke of Wellington,
General Viscount Combermere, the Marquis of Londonderry,
Lieutenant-General the Right Honourable Sir James Kempt,
General the Earl of Rosslyn, Admiral Sir George Martin,
the Right Honourable Sir Stratford Canning, Admiral Sir
James Hawkins Whitshed, Admiral Sir William Hargood,
Viscount Palmerston, Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert Taylor,
Viscount Strangford, Viscount Beresford, Lord Hill, the
Honourable Sir E. Paget, Lord Stuart de Rothsay, the Hon.
Sir G. Lowry Cole, Sir W. H. Clinton, the Honourable Sir
Charles Colville, the Right Honourable Sir George Cock-
burn, Lord Heytesbury, Lord Howard of Effingham, Lord
Farnborough, the Right Ilonourable Sir Edward Thornton,
Sir Harry Neale, Bart. ; the Right Honourable Lord Cowley,
Sir T. Byam Martin, Lord Strafford, the Honourable Sir R.
Stopford, the Right Honourable Sir Robert Adair, the Ho-
nourable Sir W. Lumley, Sir J. Willoughby Gordon, Bart.,
Sir T. Masterman Hardy, Bart., Sir Davidge Gould, Sir
Pulteney Malcolm, Sir J. 0. Vandeleur, Sir John Wells,
Lord R. E. H. Somerset, Sir NV. Henry Pringle, the
Honourable Sir E. Stopford, Sir Graham Moore, Sir G.
Drummond, and Sir J. T. Walker.
The Officers of the order present were—NV. A. Blount,
Esq., Genealogist ; A. Greville, Esq., Bath King of Arms ;
Captain M. Seymour, R. N., Registrar and Secretary ; Sir W.
Woods, K. 11., Clarenceux King of Arms, Deputy- Secretary ;
and G. P. Beltz, Esq., K. H., Gentleman Usher.
General his Serene Highness the Landgrave of Hesse-Hom-
berg was introduced between General the Earl of Rosslyn and
Admiral Sir J. Whitshed, Bart, preceded by Bath King of
Arms, bearing the riband, badge, and star of the order upon a
crimson velvet cushion, and by the Gentleman Usher of the
Order.

His Majesty was graciously pleased to put the riband, with the
badge attached, over the right shoulder of his Serene Highness.
The Knights afterwards retired to the guard chamber to
un robe.

A state dinner was given by his Majesty, in the Waterloo
Chamber, to the several foreign Princes, the Knights Grand
Crosses of the Order of tde Bath, the Offioers of the Order,
and a party of nobility and gentry.
Dinner having been served on the splendid service of gold
plate, his Majesty, preceded by the Lord Steward, and fol-
lowed by his illustrious visitors, passed from St. George's
Hall to the Waterloo Chamber, the Knights Grand Crosses
of the order appearing in their respective uniforms, and
wearing the collar and star of the Order, the other visitors ap-
pearing in full court dress.
At the King's table were Field Marshals his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Cumberland, his Royal Highness the
Prince of Orange, his Royal Highness Prince George of
Cambridge, the Duke of Brunswick, the Landgrave of
Hesse Holmberg, the Hereditary Prince and Prince Alexander
of the Netherlands, Prince Earnest of Hesse Philippsthal,
Prince Charles of . Solms, M. Dedel the Netherlands Mi-
nister, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Groom
of the Stole, the Treasurer of the Household, and the Knights
Grand Crosses of the Order of the Bath.
The other guests dined at two tables, at one of which the
Master of the Horse presided, and at the other the Lord

in Waiting.
The band of the Royal Horse Guards was in attendance in
ante-room, and performed favourite selections during the

evening.
After some toasts had been drunk, that of the new Knight
of the Bath, the Landgrave of Hesse Homberg, was given,
with the Prince of Orange, and Prince Ernest of Hesse
Philippsthal. Salutes were fired after some of the toasts,
from the terrace of the Castle.
His Majesty and his illustrious party subsequently returned
to St. George's Hall, where the Queen received the distin-
guished visitors.
In addition to their Royal and Serene Highnesses, and the
Knights and officers of the Order of the Bath, the following
had the honour to receive invitations to dinner :--The Duke
of Argyll (Lord Steward), the Marquis of Conyngham
( Lord Chamberlain, the Marquis of Winchester (Groom
of the Stole), Earl of Albermarle (Master of the Horse), Earl
Howe (Lord Chamberlain to the Queen), Earl of Denbigh,
(Master of Horse to the Queen) Viscount Ashbrook,
Lord Charles Fitzroy (Vice Chamberlain), Lords Frederick
Fitzelarence, Adolphus Fitzclarence, De Lisle, Elphinstone,
and Maryborough ; Colonel Count Limburg Stirum, and
'Count Frederic Stirum (in the suite of the Prince of Orange),
Right Hon. Sir Wm. Fremantle (Treasurer of the House-
hold), Hon. Mr. Ashley (Vice-Chamberlain to the Queen),
Hon. Mr. G. Byng (Comptroller of the Household), Hon.
Captain George Campbell, R.N. (Groom of the Bedchamber),
Sir Hussey Vivian (Master-General of the Ordnance), Sir
Henry Wheatley (Keeper of his Majesty's Privy Purse), Sir
George Seymour (Master of the Robes), Sir Andrew Bar-
nard (Clerk Marshal), Sir Edward Owen, Sir John Elley,
the Dean of Windsor, the Rev. J. R. Wood, General Bele-
gaar (in the suite of the Prince of Orange), Majors Bans° and
de Lubeck (in the suite of the Duke of Brunswick), Mr.
Shiffner (Paymaster of the Household), Captain Seymour
(Groom of the Robes), the Field Officers of the Guards and
of the 7th Hussars, and the Officers of the Castle Guards.
The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, and their
Royal Highness's Household, attended divine service yester-
day. The Dean of Chester officiated.
The Duke of Cumberland, accompanied by Prince Charles
of Solms-Braunfels, left town on Saturday morning, for Wind-
sor Castle, on a visit to their Majesties.
Mr. Poulett Thomson and Mr. Philips, the Members for
Mancheiter, with the Boroughreeve of that town, had an in-
terview with the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria,
on Saturday, to request, in the name of the inhabitants, that
their Royal Highnessei would be present at the Musical Fes-
tival to take place there.
A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office on Satur-
day afternoon. The Council sat two hours.

Sir John Dalrymple, -Sir H. Meredith, nod Mr. Hawkins,
had interviews with Viscount Melbourne, on Saturday, in
Downing-street.

WINDSOR SUNDAY.

The Guards marched to the Grand Quadrangle of the Cas-
tle this morning, and were inspected by his Majesty, accompa-
nied by the Prince of Orange, Prince Ernest of Hesse Phi-
lippstbal, Prince George of Cambridge, and other illustrious
visitors.
The Queen attended divine service at the parish church this
morning, accompanied by some of the Royal visitors. In the
evening her Majesty attended the service in St.
.George's chapel.
The Rev. Mr. Gossett performed divine service in the chapel
of the castle this morning.

Earl Grey was for a short time on Thursday night
under the gallery, and Lord Lansdowne and Lord Minto
beard a considerable part of the debate of that evening in the
House of Commons.
Mrs. Butler (late Miss Fanny Kemble) and Mr.
Butler, defer their intended visit to England until next year.
Family occurrences would render it inconvenient for them to
leave America until that period.
It is to be hoped that among the projected reforms
in the Post-office, the situation of the Twopenny-post letter-
carriers will not be overlooked, whn are at present the worst-
paid, and in outward appearance the most ill conditioned of
any class of public servants.
The duty of one sou per pack on French playing
cards, intended for exportation, has just keen taken off.