The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-18 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen held an Investiture of the Most Honehrabli
Military Order of the Bath yesterday after:loOn, at Buck--
ingham Palace.
The Knights Grand Crosses of the Order Inr!vcd soon
after two o'clock at the Palace, and baying been robed in
their mantles by Mr. Hunter and Mr. Ede, and wearing
their collars, passed into the Green Drawing-room. The
Knights presettt, were, his Royal Highness the Duke of
Suss;,, Acting Grand Master of the Order, his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Marquis of
Anglesey; Lord Hill, Viscount Beresfo rd, Viscount Com,
Vet-mere, Viscount Strangford, Sir George Murray, Sir
Hussey Vivian, sir William Lumley, Sir Robert Gordon,
Sir Willoughby Gordon, Sir Charles 13agot, Viscount
Palmerston, Earl of Minto, Sir George Walker, Sir
William Clinton, and Sir Byam Martin.
The Knights having been called over, were ushered to
the presence of her Majesty in the Throne-roort, the
Queen wore the Mantle of the Order, and his Royal
Highness Prince Albert ;also wore the Mantle and Collar:
Lieutenant-General Lord Keane was introduced be,
tvreen the Earl of Minto and Sir Hussey Vivian, Bart.,
the two Junior Knights present, and was invested by her
Majesty with the ensigns of a Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of the Bath.
Admiral Sir William Hotbam was introduced in like
manner, and was also invested by the Queen with the en.
signs of a Knight Grand Cross.
The officers of the Order assisting at the ceremony were
Mr. Algernon Greville, path King of Arms ; Mr. W.
A. Blount, Genealogist ; Mr. Betty, Gentleman Usher of
the Order t and Mr. Albert Woods, Deputy Secretary
and Registrar. The officers wore their mantles and
ehaira, and carried their badges.
M,jor-General Sir Neil Douglas *as introduced by Sir
William Woods (Garter King of Arms), Officer of Arms
attendant MI the Knights Commanders of the Order, and
was invested by the Queen with the ensigns of a Knight
Commander of the Order of the Bath:
Vice- Admiral Sir John W est *as conducted to the
Queen by Sir William Woods, and her Majesty having re-
ceived the Sword of State from Sir William Martins,
Gentleman Usher, was pleased to confer upon him the ho-
nour of Knighthood, and afterwards to invest him with
the ensigns of a Knight Commander.
Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Dashwood, Rear-Admiral
Sir John Wentworth Loring, Rear-Admiral Sir Robert
Barrie, and Rear-Admiral Sir James Adlyar, were also
introduced to the Queen by Sir W. Woods, and had the
honottr of being invested by her Majesty with the ensigns
of knights Commanders of the Bath.

Her- Majesty's Honourable- Corps of amtlemen-at-
Arms attended in the Throne Room during the ceremony
commanded by their Lieutenant the Hon. Sir Edward
Butler.

At the Court Lieutenant- General Baii•on. do. Luck, on
a Special Mission from the King of Prussia, had an
audience of the Queen to take leave. His Excelimicy
was introduced by Viscount Palmerstob, G. C. 8., her
Majesty's Principal o.ccretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
and to nAtteted by Sir Robert Chester, Master of the
Ceremonies.

The Court Ras attended by Lady Barham, Lady in
Waiting, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the
Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Mister of the
Horse, the Captain of the Honourable Corps of. Gentle-
men-at= firms; the Vice- Chamberlain, the Captain of the
Yeomen Guard, the Treasurer of the Hottsehold, the lion.
Colonel Cavendish, Clerk Marshal, Colonel Buckley,
Equerry in Waiting, Colonel gouverie, Equerry to Prince
Albert, Mr. Janes Bunco Curling, Clerk of the Cheque
to the Hon. UorpS of Oebtleinen-at-Arms, the Groom of
the Robes, Sir enjamin Smith, Captain Seymour Sadler,
Equerry in Waiting, Master Chichester, and Master Byng,
Pages of Honour in Waiting.
Viscount Palmerston and the Lord Chamberlain had
audiences of her Majesty.
The Earl of Listowel and Mr. Rich were the Lord and
Groom in 'Waiting.
The Yeoiinch of the Guard lined the Grand Hall.
TIA., Queen's Guard of the First Foot Guards, with
the Band of that Regiment, was on duty on the Palace
Lawn.

Her Majesty and the Duchess de Nemours took an
airing yesterday afternoon is an open carriage and four.
Viscount Melbourne had an audience of the Queen
yesterday.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Duke and Duchess de Nemours honoured the German
Opera with their presence last evening. The Royal Suite
included the Hon. Miss Paget, Countess d'Oraison, Earl
of Listowcl, Mr. Rich, General Colbert, and Colonel
Bouveric.

The Duke of Sussex visited the Duke de Nemours yes-
terday afternoon.

Hi; Royal Highness the Duke de Nemours gave
audience yesterday at Buckingham Palace to the following
Foreign Ministers :—Baron Bulow, the Prussian Minister,
Count Bjornstjcrna, the Swedish Minister (attended by
Count Morner, Secretary, and Baron Bjornstjerna), Count
Mandelsloh, the Wurtcmberg Minister, M. Van de Weyer,
the Belgian Minister, Baron de Cetto, the Bavarian
Minister, M. Dedel, the Netherlands Minister, Count
Pollen, the Sardinian Minister, Baron Munchausen, the
Hanoverian Minister, Baron de Moncorvo, the Portuguese
Minister, Prince Mavrocordato, the Grecian Minister,
Baron Brunow, the Russian Minister, Baron Gersdorff,
the Saxon Minister, the Austrian and Sicilian Ministers
on Special Missions, M. de Hummelauer, Austrian
Charge d'Affaires, Commandeur Marques Lisboa, Brazi-
lian Charge d'Affaires, Mr. Murphy, Mexican Charge
d'Affaires, G. Capece Galesta Dci Duchi di Regina,
Neapolitan Charge d'Affaires, and Count Bille Brahe,
Danish Charge d'Affaires.

His Exellency Mons. Guizot, the French Ambassador,
attended by the Secretaries of his Embassy, attended his
Royal Highness, at the reception of the Corps Diplo-
matique. _ .

Lieut.-General Baron de Luck, on a special mission
from the King of Prussia, and Aide-de-Camp-General to
his Majesty, was presented to Prince Albert yesterday, by
Viscount Palmerston, to take leave.
The Princess Augusta received visits yesterday from
the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester, the
Dukes of Sussex and Cambridge. The answers given
yesterday at Clarence House to the Nobility and Gentry
was, " The Princess Augusta has not passed a very good
night, but her Royal Highness is not worse than yesterday."
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had a dinner
party last evening at Cambridge House. Among the
company were the Princess Lieven, the French Ambas-
sador, Duke of Rutland, Marchioness of Londonderry,
Countess of Jersey, Viscountess Palmerston, Lord
Emlyn, Count Nesselrode, M. de Vandeul, and Count
Nostitz.

Lord Foley, Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gen-
tlemen.at- Arms, inspected the Corps on Wednesday, in
St. James's Palace. The mess of the Corps afterwards
together at Richmond for the last time this season.
Colonel Buckley, Equerry to her Majesty, we regret to
state, met with an accidi nt yesterday afternoon, by a fall
from his horse.

Miss Burdett Coutts gave her first grand assem
bly, on Wednesday evening, when the whole of the interior of
the mansion in Stratton-street was thrown open. The five
saloons were illuminated in a style of extraordinary brilliancy,
with wax tapers placed in costly chandeliers, &c. The in.
terior hall, the staircase, the corridor, &c., were decorated with
flowering shrubs. The concert commenced at eleven o'clock.
There were present, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge, Princesses Augusta and Mary, and
many illustrious personages, both English and Foreign.
APOTHECARIES' HALL.—Narnes of gentle-
men to whom the Court of Examiners granted Certificates of
Qualification on Thursday :—Rich. James Pye Steele ; Charles
Patton K cele, Southampton ; William Charles Walker; John
Good, Lymington, Hants ; George Goodivin, Ashbourne,
Derbyshire; John Davies, Coleshill ; John William Edmonds.
AWFUL STATE OF WATERFORD.—CITY
CA LENDA it.—Prisoners for trial, 0 ! ! ! Waterford Chronicle.
SOUTH-EASTERN (LONDON AND DOVER)
RAILWAY.—A special general meeting of the proprietors of
this railway was held on Thursday, at the Company's offices,
in Coleman-street, for the purpose of confirming the forfeiture
of some shares, the calls upon which had not been paid up.
The Chair was taken by T. W. Tyndale, Esq. The for-
feiture of the shares in question having been unanimously con-
firmed, and power given to the Directors to dispose of them, a
very interesting conversation took place, front which it ap-
peared that, since the late general meeting, the whole of the
line from Godstone to Redstone-hill, where it joins the Brigh-
ton line, has been put under contract at prices varying from 14-
to 16 per cent. under the Parliamentary estimates, and that,
exclusive of this portion of the line, there are 760 men em-
ployed on the works between Folkestone and Dover, and 580
in the Tunbridge district. It was stated that Mr. Stephenson,
the eminent engineer, has recently become a large holder of
shares in the Company, and that, having closely inspected the
works, that gentleman's opinion of them is most favourable.
There was, it was also stated, reason to believe that the pro-
jected railway from Paris to Lille and Calais would speedily be
carried into effect, which would, of course, contribute greatly-
to the prosperity of the London and Dover line. A special
vote of thanks having been unanimously'passed to the Chair-
man and board of Directors, the meeting separated, the pro-
ceedings having apparently given very general satisfaction.
STATE OF GALICIA.—" The permission de-
manded by the States of Hungary," says a letter from Vienna,
in the Suabian Mercury," to be allowed to employ the na•
t ional language in all official reports, has also been asked for by
the States of Galicia. The reply was, that the Polish language
might be used in all their internal relations, but that for official
documents they must continue to place a German or Latin
ranslation by the side of the Polish text."
THE WEATHER AND MARKETS..--ThiS iS
St. Swithin's Day, a day remarkable in story for its portentous
effects on the harvest. It commenced raining about twelve,
accompanied by a cold and very high wind. The rain con-
tinues at this hour (five o'clock) to come down heavily, and
with every appearance of continuing. At our Corn Exchange
yesterday there was a moderate show of farmers' wheat, and a
good deal offering by the merchants, particularly from but,
North of Ireland. The latter sorts brought 28s. a barrel, the
there was more offering than was bought—as the millers are
rather fearful of the expected largo supply of new potatoes
which will certainly pull down the price of inferior flour. The
article is yet in good demand, and may continue so for four or
five weeks.—Dublin Pilot.

ROBBERY.—About eight o'clock on Friday
evening two respectably dressed min went to the shop of Mr.
Toilet, in the Strand, and looked at sonic rings ; after some
time a third person came to make some enquiry, who no doubt
was connected with them, and when they acre gone, his
daughter missed three gold rings, one a large plain gold ring,
and other articles of jewellery. One of the men was dressed
in black, with crape on his hat, very much marked with the
small-pox, the forefinger of his right hand much flattened,
and shorter than the others; the other in brown surtout,
and rather stout.

IHE EXPEDITION TO ST. HELENA.— —A
letter from Toulon states that a young literary man of Paris,
who was desirous of publishing a volume upon the expedition to
St. Helena, engaged himself as a musician to sail on board the
frigate, under the name of George Daniel. The officer second
in command, having, however, suspected from his manner that
he was in a superior station of life to that to which he professed
to belong, and after some conversation with him, broke off the
engagement. AL Wyle, a marine painter, was also compelled
to leave the ship, Genera IGourgaud, his relation, not being
able to allow him to remain ; and it was not until he had re-
ceived orders from Paris by telegraphic despatch, that the son
of General Bertrand was allon ed to go en board.
A mob has paraded the streets of Mallow, for
some days past, headed by a man with a loaf of bread, steeped
in blood, on a pole.—Tipperary Constitution.