The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-11 00:00:00

CHRISTENING of THE PRINCESS

ROYAL.

The ceremony of christening her Royal Highness
the Process Royal took place )edterday, in Bucking-
ham Palau., with every state and solemnity belittingthe

emulsion.
Half-past six o'clock was the hour fixed upon for
the ceremony to take place, and the illustrious and
distinguished guests who were honoured with invita-
tions for the State banquet. given in honour of the
event, were invited for half-vast six precisely.
Among the earlier arrivals at the Palace were his
Grace the Duke of Wellington, who was received by
the band of the Coldstream Guards, who attended in
the Grand Hall, with "See, the conquering hero
comes !" Prince Esterhazy (who wore a very rich
Hungarian costume, with the Stars of several Orders
of Knighthood, and the Easigns of the Golden
Fleece) ; the Duchess of Sutherland, the Archbishops
of Canterbury and York, the Bishop of London, the
Duke of Norfolk (carrying his baton as Earl Mar-
shal) ; the Belgian and Saxon Ministers, Viscount.
Melbourne, Lord Hill, Lord John Russell, Earl of
Clarendon, Marquis of Normatiby, Viscount Palmer-
ston, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Earl of
Minto.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Pi ince
George of Cambridge, attended by Baron Knesebeck,
arrived at 25 minutes past six o'clock; the Duke cf
Sissex attended by Colonel Wildman, the Duchess of
Gloucester, attended by Lady Caroline Legge, and the
Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard
and Colonel Cowper, followed close afterwards.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager came in State with
three carriages, accompanied by his Serene Highness
Prince Edward of Sixe Weimar, and attended by the
Countess of Sheffield, Hon, Miss Mitchell, Earl Howe,
Earl of DenVgli, and the Hon. William Ashley. Her
Majesty was received at the foot of the Grand Stair-
case by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, who con-
ducted her Majesty to the State Rooms. Her Ma-
jesty and the Royal family were received on alighting
from their carriages by the Hon. Miss Murray and
Hon. Miss Lister, Maids of Honour in Waiting, Lady
Gardiner, Woman of the Bedchamber in Waiting,
Colonel Wemyss, Equerry in Waiting, Lord George
Lennox, Gentleman in Waiting on Prince Albert, and
Co!onel Wylde, Equerry to his Royal Highness.
All the company appeared in full Court dress.
The Queen and Prince Albert entered to the Green
Drawing-room at an early hour, attended by the Mis-
tress of the Robes, the Lady in Waiting, the Lord
Chamberlain, the Lord Steward, tha Master of the
Horse, the Groom of the Stole to his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, the Treasurer of her Majesty's House-
hold, and the Comptroller of the Household. In this
apartment her Majesty and his Royal Highness received
their visitors.

A few minutes after the arrival of the Queen Dow-
ager, her Majesty and the entire party parsed into the
Throne Room. This saloon, the most magnificent of
the State apartments, was prepared with great splendour
for the Christening. The throne had been removed,
and an altar erected in its place within the throne
alcove, the front and sides hung with crimson vel-
vet, very richly and elegantly ornamented with
broad gold lace. The back of the altar was fitted
in the same splendid style, bearing the initials I HS,
in the centre, embroidered in gold, and enriched with
deep rays. The back was finished with a curved gilt
border, forming an elliptic arch at the top. The gold
communion plate, from the Chapel Royal St. James's,
was arranged on the altar, a large gold salver being
placed in the middle, containing a fine representation in
alto relievo of " The Last Supper."
In front of, and a short distance from, the altar was
the Font, new for the occasion, very elegant in its form,
and exquisitely finished. The bane is divided into three
compartments, one bearing the Arms of her Royal
Highness the Princess Royal, on a lozenge, with sup-
porters, and surmounted by her Royal H-ighness's Co-
ronet, the others having the Arms of her Majesty and
Prince Albert embossed, over the Coats of Arms are
cherubs executed in full relief. The body of the Font
takes the form of the water lily, and supports a large
shell, the rim of which on the inside has small water
lilies floating on the edge.
The Font which was executed by Messrs. E. and
W. Smith is of silver gilt, and the water which it con-
tained, and which was used for the ceremony,was brought
from the river Jordan. The Font was placed on a
handsome circular table of marble, having the Royal
Arms executed in Mosaic at the top. The table itself
stood on a small raised platform placed on a large car-
pet of crimson velvet, extending to the seats reserved
for the illustrious sponsors and visitors. The carpet
was embroidered with gold at the angles, and bad
also a deep gold border. Candelabra on gilt pedestal
were on either side of the altar, and within the alcove
were two cut chandeliers ; another chandelier of the
largest size was hung in the middle of the room, and
candelabra, on pedestals richly carved and gilt, lined
the sides of the apartments. The seats for the com-
pany were of crimson satin damask and gold.
His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury performed
the ceremony of christening the Princess Royal, assisted
by the Archbishop of York, the Bishop of London, the
Bishop of Norwich, and the Dean of Carlisle.
The Queen and Prince Albert were on the left of
his Grace. Her Majesty wore a spleudid diadem of
brilliants, diamond earrings and necklace. Her Ma-
jesty also wore the ribaad and jewel of the Most Noble
Order of the Garter. His Royal Highness Prince
Albert was habited in a Field Marshal's uniform, and
wore brilliant Stars of the Orders of the Garter and the
Bath, and the -Riband of the Order of the Garter.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex appeared in
military uniform, with the Ensigns of the Order of the
Garter, and also of the Most Ancient Order of' the
Thistle. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
was habited in a Field-Marshal's uniform, wearing stars
set in diamonds of the Orders of the Garter and the
Bath. His Royal Highness Prince George of Cam-
bridge wore the uniform of his Regiment, and his Se-
rene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar that of
a Cadet of the Royal Military College.
Opposite to her Majesty was the Duke of Wel-
lington, his Grace officiating as Sponsor on the part
of his Serene Highness the Duke of Saxe Coburg
and Gotha. The other Sponsors were—Her Ma-
jesty the Queen Dowager; her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Gloucester ; her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent ; his Majesty the King of the Bel-
gians, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex.
The Illustrious Party were ranged round the altar, and
the Duke and Prince George of Cambridge, and
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar also occupied places
in the front. The Mistress of the Robes, and the
Great Officers of State, were behind her Majesty and
Prince Albert.
When the Archbishop of Canterbury came to that
part of the ceremony for naming the Princess, her
Royal Highness was given into his hands by her nurse,
her Majesty the Queen Dowager then named her
Royal Highness
VICTORIA ADELAIDE MARY LOUISA.
After the baptism the Princess was returned to her
nurse.

The service being concluded, the party retired, and
shortly afterwards the whole of the company who had
witnessed or officiated at the ceremony, went to dinner,
which was served in the Picture Gallery, the band of

the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, who were there
in attendance, playing " God save the Queen" as the
different members of the Royal Family entered the
Gallery.

The Gallery, as fitted up for the Royal Banquet,
presented a very elegant and splendid appearance. It
was shortened by the erection of a temporary partition
at each end, and at each was displayed a beaufet of
plate, containing a very numerous assortment of arti-
cles of the most costly and magnificent description.
The Shield of Achilles occupied the centre of one of
them, surrounded by large gold salvers, vases, sconces,
and candelabra ; the interstices between the more
massive articles being filled up with cups of crystal and
gold, lapis lazuli vases, tankards of ivory, most beauti-
fully carved, and mounted in gold, and articles of a
similar light and elegant description, many of them be-
ing enriched with precious stones, the whole being
brilliantly illuminated with wax-lights. The tables
was decorated with the Plateau, known as the" Prince
of Wales's," having been made by order of George the
Fourth, when Prince. On it were placed a
series of epergnes, containing artificial flowers,
candelabra, and vases, aq of silver gilt. In the
centre of the table was an immense cake, decorated
with flowers, aim surewunted with the elr of Neptune
bearing Britannia, with the Princess Royal in her arms.
From the ceiling were suspended three chandeliers, and

kti ifere
on the table the candelabra bearing wax-light
verynailuT were some of th
numerous. Amongthe finestepictu res
which
the wspecimens
of
his
brandt, including the " Burgomaster Pancras roo
Wife ," " A Shiptaright and his Wife ;" and sod
at the Tomb of Christ ;" the " Death of Didet,D.
" Iphigenia," by Reynold, ;
Assumption of the Virgin," by Rubeng ; Allsn 554
making," by Teniere ; the " Oriaban," bY st•
f. Merrl 3
("
the " Healing the Sick," and the
Catherine," by Vandyke. 014
a very brilliant studocieor
!The same illustrious and distinguished Ocbais
who assisted at and witnessed the ceremony Of, /vet
tening her Royal Highness the Princess Royals
also present at the State Banquet. efite
The following had the honour of receiving 4.1,,,ef
tions :—Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, his N.; :be
the King of the Bilgians, her Royal. Higbee:o'oof
Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the D„Lgesi
Gloucester, his Royal Highness the Duke 011061
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, hela„ras
I-Ugliness Prince George of Cambridge, his as
HieLeess the Prince Edward of Saxe WeiTerj;faid;
Mistress of the Robes, the Duchess of Sutuer,.ool
the Lady in Waiting on her Majesty. the C°l2°'' tbr
Mount Edgecumbe ; the Lady in Waiting IA
Queen Dowager, the Countess of Sheffield ; theaca
in Waitirg on her Roy el Highness the Due.utio-goe
Kent, Lady Fanny Howal d ; the Lady in Wel Le.
her Royal Highness the Ducloess of Gloucester,oge
Caroline Legge ; Two Maids of Honour, Hon 'n f the
Murray and Hon. Harriet Lister ; the "renisa.-nOtnill
Bedchamber, Lady Gardiner ; the Maid of A,•,°--t DP.
Waiting on the Queen Dowager, Hoe. ilaa,rrie,,aasi;
chell ; Baroness Lelizan ; his Highness Prince ~.,.r47a-celler'
the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord tihp-of :be
the Archbishop of York, the Lord Presidentd pri
Council, the Marquis of Lansdowne; the leer cser
Seal, the Earl of Clarendon ; the Lord Greverol
berlain, Lord Willoughby d'Eresby ; the " Leo,
shal, Duke of Norfolk ; the Duke of Viellinj 400'
Van de Weyer, Baron Geeseerff, 13aroe Pt°o4 11°
the Lord Steward of her IViajeety's 1100 et r
.Earl of Erroll ; the Lord Cu amberlain of berms
jesty's Household, the Earl of Cabaidge ; rbegealdhl:
nt, th! Aryl'
tary of State for the Home Depart'ato
of Normanhy ; the First Lord of Cie Adm:r--sei %It;
Earl of Minto ; the F;rat Lord of the ICre:a-: fere'f'e
count Melbourne ; the Secretary of State' '-eStateer.
Affairs, Viscount Palmerston ; the Secretary <f Car..
the Colonies, Lord John Russell ; the Chit''
sioner of the Woods and Forests, Viscount Dnal?':Pras i'd
the Chief Secretary for Ireland, Viscount
the Gold Stick it; Waiting, Lord Hill ; the .91
London,
the Bishop of Norwich, the Dean stick
Isle, the Rev. Dr. Iledgson ; the Silver Stle ibe
Board of
_orfretshiedeEotxochf
Control,Colone
s 111: ell li;obkt!i,eusel';retsbidecennth:erif:ellboe
Riga.t Hee' rf.Y'
bouchere ; the Secretary at War, Righ= 11°:stalbtri
Macaulay : the Master of the Horse, 13a"1
etrihueerß,oaßrdighotf
THroardi.e:k. T. Barieefi Jar
made ; the Captain of the Yeomen of the tier':
of I:cheater ; the Captain of the Gentlemen hoar
Lord Foley ; the Master of' the Buck
Stale da
Lord Kinnaird ; the Groom of the
Prince Albert, Lord Robert Grosvenor ;01
sTeca,urer of her Msjesty's Household, thif shel!
Surrey ; the Comptroller of her Majestia ne"Cbri
the Right Hon. George Stevens Byng ; the Irie
bkrlaie, the Earl of Belfast ; the Keeper of t"ae"p.
to
Purse, Sir Henry Wheatley ; the Treanor wile'
Royal Highness Prince Albert Mr. George,' se
Anson ; the Lord Chambeilain to the Queer' 91C1aer1
Howe ; the Master of the Horse to the be-deili
Dowager, the Earl of Denbigh ; the Vice-0,131v: tbr
to the Queen Dowager, Hon. William AshatielliiO4
hs
Gentleman in. Waiting on the King of the ve'
G.:neral Goblet ; the Gentleman in Waiting lose
ling of the Belgians, M. Van Pratt ; the pet Cele/
a Waiting on- the Thachess of Kent, Cohlie,ate
peree the Gentleman in Waiting on the ra-VO'f,
Striae; Collette.' Wildman ; the Gentleman
ing on the Duke of Cambridge, Baron Ketze:-
the Lord in Waiting. Earl of Aboyne ; tbo
Waiting, Hon. William Cowper ; the -c',,r4";11•1",
Waiting, Col. Wemyss ; the Gentleman in "'„%t0100.,'
his Royal Highness Prince Albert, Lord G• •"::1)
the Equerry in Waiting on his Royal HighEles"
Albert, Col. Wyldo ; the Groom in Wai&jeg °9lll
Royal Highness Prince Albert, Captain Seril'ut ;10.1
Master of the Hcusehold, Hon. Charles Asiloa
Murray the Field Officer in Waiting, Col- Wil.eooo6,
The Lord Chancellor, the Oarquis of Lee: egbh
Lord President of the Council, Lord Wilffelef'
d'Eresby, Lord Great Chamberlain, end L°rue•°l(l
Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen'adili the
ll
preventedf e by indisposition from attending. WI
A ter dinner the followin toasts were give': astio
Earl of Erroll, K. T., Lord Steward of her 11---a"
Household :—" Her Royal Highness the Princess7o;
" her Majesty the Queen Adelaide," " his Majesteje
of the Belgians,"" her Majesty the Queen,"illte
Highness Prince Albert." a, 0.,,
In the evening the entire suite of State roculleri
opened, and were brilliantly illuminated. Her
O, o°2
performedty' a numbersChamberBand
of favouriteoccupie
occupied the Grand Sa;ii- roe
Is
ri
pieces in the
the night. ,
The Yeomen of the Guard lined the GraeatailislP
commanded by Capt. Seymour Sadler, Exon in the
Mr. Samuel Hancock, Exon of the Yeotnee
Guar
The d, was al idance.
Bandso ofn theatten Coldstreana Guards atter°
the'Grand Hail du • 401
the Queen's ring the evening.
Guard of the Foot Guards visf
on the Palace lawn. A
Although a geloLerLaUl
iliallulal nyjoNlnOhNaSibeen
spots;
the principal devices exhibited last night were 1
lowing : ;
The Italian Opera House—A superb innagebre
consisting of tsphuse,ppieonariettiheadl letters of her ROYal
the Princess Royal,
colouredwhite
larepl
lamps, briecihogseerooelli-rveclner.di
rbrip.ibiler;.o
wreaths of laurel, beau • tifully gemmed with •
aeletta
loured lamps,
immense I • mperial crown of variegated lOW'
surmounted. the whole. OP. 11
. Covent-garden Theatre—A ma nificerit I,V
large size, the whoPll
opfroajecting crown, supported by the initialg letter-
,14‘
'The Haymarket Theatre—The e
coloured lamps. get
the
eAGdelphi Theatre—A splendid star of the
_rafter of peculiar radiance, in brilliant 0%, 9
c A.I . Collins, purveyor of meat to Malest''
her , ,„a ‘,O
adilly—A magnificent star • in variegated
.16;ieb,..,.
ported by a
lozenge in gold-colcured joior„
each '
side the initial letters V.A. in amber-colour:re lid"-
Messrs. Brecknell and Turner, t ebae".-ra!°l-
- her Majesty. 14
--arnarket A aillttele
gorgeously
Brunswick star, in variegated— lamps. bolrir
Covent-garden, en, under the portico—A late ji
crown, supported by the initials P. B. Pra")
,0
played in jets of gas.
Majesty—P. R. and a splendid va to P
C. Dill, Oxford-street, baker by p WO'
tyrtießen—ra.
brilliant
iet aaair
_tagi
praogol
sse. r 5
of- 1 °IjAl

FASHIONABLE INTELLIuI--
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ARRftALS. g tf
Earl Powis, in Berkeley-square, from his V:
Castle, near Welchpool ; the Marquis of DI-lielcsi iS
Hanover-square, from Eastbampstead Park, v`hede"
Excellency the Dutch Minister and Madame tioclieff
Bryanston-square, from a visit to the Duke of giju,, 0,0)100
Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire ; Viscount and P•e,.3;
Sydney, in Cleveland-square, from Frognal L°"-frels4ifl,
Mr. Talbot Patterson, in Somerset-street, frrA bf oP
the Earl and Countess of Mayo, accompanot;doevtitt
Smith, in Norfolk-street, Park-lane, from ',4"„rte.'
House, their seat in Ireland ; the Hon. Mrs, 13)cir
Bolton-street, from Brighton ; Sir J. Mordseljr'so $
M. P., and Lady Mordaunt, in Eaton-place, Inlpeo°,s,
to the Dowager Lady Mordaunt, at Hastings; theta 14°‘,00
Marchioness of Northampton, in Piccadilly, '',"; e
amptonshire; Sir Archibald and Lady 111scla.ilin'ihaer'
Weymouth ; Sir A. Dalrymple, Bart., M. P., f PtotS
street, from Brighton ; the Duke and Duchess,. tioe,Pcy
land, Marquis of Stafford and family, at Stafforcinsdi no;
Lilleshall, Salop ; the Earl of Brownlow, and Dec" v
rolinc Cust, in Belgrave.square, from Torquay'jarssil,
Colonel Ferguson, M. P., at Fenton's Hate],
street, from Scotland; Captain Eden, at ditto; 0, ,fo,
bert Stirling, at ditto, from Cheltenham • Mr. jfi IP !ire;
nent, at ditto, from Ireland ; Captain and the —°,•ltiP"
Ramsden, at Mivart's Hotel, from- Bawtry Hail' Tro°ol fifr°o°
Sir Charles Coote, Bart., in Connaught-place,,acerm'
ings ; Lord and Lady Marcus Hill,
at our • Lord Cranstoun, from a tour; the Earl a Norlaest
tens of' Mayo, accompanied by M s. iPocir
riS
street, Park-lane, from Palmerston House' t ,i),urpr
in Eaton-r od tro,,
in Ireland • Mr. and Lady Sophia Do Vo3tlX,'„,ll i'dittcs
Hotel, Bon'd•street, from their scat, Drake'"lc'st -13"
shire; Major Graham and Mr. Waddilovet,. AP
from Brighton ; Thomas Farr, Esq., at ditto, '1:10 f3f"
cies ; Capt. Fowlar, at ditto, from Barks; Ge°r°
Esq., Bth Hussars, from Surrey, at ditto. sgei
DEPARTURES. cro
Colonel and Lady Katharine Harcourt, frcrtilbisilecr
nor-square, for Newnham, the seat of the Ar..nej3lo,irt,,boll
York, in Oxfordshire; Earl Fitzwilliatn, fr°"-the v't•ros'
House, for Milton House, Northamptonshire was, est
of Salisbury, for Wilts; Lord and Lady P°te.tlgir
the Earl of Harewood's, in Hanover-square,
in Dorsetshire ; Mr. and Mrs. Brodie, from
the 130°'
tel, St. James's-street, for Lucknam, Wilts;of Salisbury, for Wilts ; Captain and the no"' vord voci.f
grave, from Long's Hotel, Bond-street, for 'lOO3
brock's, Oxfordshire ; Thomas Newland
Sheriff of Bucks, from (lir°, for the V^cl'e;;,lit• P,OOO
Ogilby, Esq., from ditto, for Charleston; i,,
'lr o 0
from uitto, for Surrey ; Captain Teesdale. 'lice, p
Guards, from ditto, for Bognor; M,ijor Pen ditto'
ditto, for Yarmouth ; Captain Mildmay, fr°—
Dogmerzfi, Id Park.

S!r
CHANGES. ~, die; „it
Earl O'Neil, at Kingstown, from Slant's iron'
Roger and Lady Palmer, at Leamington SP°, 13e1,-.A;
seat in Wales; Lady Lucy Pus(-y, at Posey
from Brighton; Loid Carberry, at 1,210.0 n
Wansford, from a tow; Mr. and Lady Lo,„, t
Woodstock, from a visit to Lord Ind Lady
tlcrnartyr ;
Castle; Sir Roger and Lady Pdimer, at
Spa, from their sea t in Wales.