The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-13 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

A very full chapter of the Honourable Military Orde
of the Bath was held at three o'clock yesterday afternoon
in Buckingham Palace. The Knights Grand Crosses
were robed in their splendid mantles of the order by Mr.
Hunter and Mr. Ede. Each of the Knights wore the
Collar of the Order. There were present his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, his Royal Highness
Prince Waldemar, of Prussia, the Duke of Wellington,
Viscount Strangford, Viscount Combermere, Sir Edward
Codrington, the Right Hon. Sir Robert Gordon, Sir
James Hawkins W hitshed, Lord Strafford, Right Hon.
Sir Robert Adair, Sir J. Willoughby Gordon, Viscount
Palm( rston, Sir George Anson, the Earl of Minto the
Earl of Auckland, Lord Aylmer, Sir Thomas Bradford,
Sir Andrew Barnard, the Earl of Ellenborough, and Sir
Harry Smith.

The officers of the Order present were the Dean, the
Dean of Westminster ; the Genealogist, Walter Aston
Blount, Esq. ; Bath King of Arms, Algernon Greville,
Esq. ; and the Gentleman Usher, Albert W. Woods, Esq.
After having been robed, the Knights Grand Crosses,
attended by the officers of the Order, assembled in the
Green Drawing-room, where they were called over by
Bath King of Arms.
Her Majesty's pleasure having been signified, the
Knights and officers entered the presence of the Sove-
reign in the Chapter (Throne) room. Her Majesty was
seated in a chair of state, and wore the mantle and
collar of the Order. His Royal Highness Prince Albert,
acting Great Master of the Order, stood by her side,
and also wore the mantle and collar. The Lord Steward
and the Lord Chamberlain stood on either side of the
Queen. The Chapter-room was lined by her Majesty's
Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms.
By command of the Sovereign, the Earl of Dun-
donald was conducted to the Royal presence by the
Earl of Ellenborough and Sir Harry Smith, the two
Junior Knights Grand Crosses present. The Noble
Earl knelt near the right hand of the Queen, his Royal
Highness Prince Albert received from Bath King of
Arms the Ribband and Badge of a Knight Grand Cross
of the Order of the Bath, and her Majesty was gra-
ciously pleased to put the same over his Lordship's right
shoulder. Lord Dundonald rising had the honour to
kiss the Queen's hand, and having received from her
Majesty the Star of the Order, withdrew.
Sir Charles William I'asley was introduced between
Bath King of Arms and the Gentleman Usher of the
Order, the former bearing upon a crimson velvet cushion
the star, ribband, and badge of a Knight Commander of
the Bath ; Sir Charles, kneeling, had the honour of
Knighthood conferred upon him by the Queen, and was
afterwards invested by her Majesty with the ensigns of a
Knight Commander of the Bath.
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I6ar-Admiral Sir Hugh Pigot was introduced, and
was invested by the Queen with tho ensigns of a Knight
Commander of the Bath.

The Knights Grand Crosses were again called over,
and with the Officers of the Order retired from the pre-
sence of the Queen.

The Court was attended by the Countess of Deaart,
Lady in Waiting, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamber-
lain, the Master of the Horse, the Groom of the Stole to
Prince Albert, the Captain of the Honourable Corps of
Gentlemen at Arms, the Captain of the Yeomen Guard.
The Yeomen of the Guard lined the grand hall and
staircase, commanded by the Exon in Waiting, Captain
Kincaid.

His Royal Highness Prince Waldemar of Prussia was
attended by Baron de Laner, Count Oriola, and Couct
Groe ben.

The Queen's Guard, of the Coldstream Regiment of
Foot Guards was on duty with the band of the regiment
during the investiture on the palace lawn.
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, took an airing
yesterday in an open carriage and four. The Equerries
in Waiting, Colonel Buckley and Lie utenant-Colonel
Seymour, attended on horseback.
Prince Alfred, the Princess Alice, and the Princess
llelena, took their usual airings yesterday.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the per-
formances of the French Plays with their presence
yesterday evening. The Royal suite consisted of the
Countess of Desart, Hon. Miss Murray, Hon. Miss Mac-
donald, the Earl of Ducie, Colonel Buckley, and Lieut.-
Colonel Seymour.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert inspected yesterday
the magnificent diamond and pink pearl suite which
Messrs. Hunt and Roskell have just completed for her
Majesty the Queen of Spain.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge gave a grand dinner last evening at Cam-
bridge House to his Royal Highness Prince Waldemar
of Prussia, the Prussian Minister and Madame Bunsen,
the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis and Mai chil ness
of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Granby, the Earl and
Countess of Wilton, the Earl and Countess Bruce, the
Earl of Auckland, Viscount and Viscountess Comber-
mere, Viscount and Viscountess Falkland, Viscount
Morpeth, Lord and Lady John Russell, Lord Foley,
Baron de Laner, Count Oriole, Count Groeben, and
Colonel Ashburnnam.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—Mosui.
THE LIVERPOOL CUP.
4 to 1 apt Dawson's lot
6 to 1 agst Sir William Stanley's Pic Nic—taken
7 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's The Conjuror
10 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Plaudit
10 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress
12 to 1 agst Mr. Wormald's Quadruped
15 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Camera Obscure
20 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair
20 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Queen Mary.
Of the horses quoted, Pic Nic, Plaudit, Inheritress,
Quadruped, Camera Obacura alone were really backed :
a few small sums were laid out on Lightning and Lady
Wildair, but their starting appears to be doubtful. The
Cossack, after being backed for several hundred pounds,
was scratched at half-past nine o'clock in the morning.
Geraldine is also struck out.
LIVERPOOL. ST. LESER.
6 to 4 offered on Van Tromp.
GOODWOOD STAKES.
7 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Stultz.
10 to 1 agst Mr. Sainsbury's The Questionable
13 to 1 agst Mr. Isaac Day's Milliner
15 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Vampyre
15 to 1 agst Mr. Elwes's Miss Elis
20 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Lothario—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Sandford's Kimblesworth—taken
Very little doing on this event ; the prices are nearly
the same as last week.

GOODWOOD CUP.
2to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's The Hero—t 9to 4
5 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Eryx—taken and aft. offd.
10 to 1 agst Mons. Aumont's Fitz-Emilius
16 to 1 agst Mr. Isaac Day's Sir Tatton Sykes
We understand that 20 to 1 was laid agst Fitz Emilius
at one of the club houses on Saturday, Ile does not
look very " healthy." Asch Asch is declared not to start.
ST. LEGER.
9 to 4 agst Mr. Pedley'a Cossack
13 to 2 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp—taken to 1001.
10 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Hart—do. do.
16 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Foreclosure
2800 to 2000 on Cossack, Van Tromp, Red Hart, and
Mr. Martin agst the field.

DERBY.
25 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Flatcatcher—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Surplice—taken
33 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Sesostris—taken freely
40 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Beverlac—taken
45 to 1 agst Mr. John Scott's The Stinger—taken
Even on Mr. Green's, John Day's, and John Scott's
Lots agst the field.

THE EBOR HANDICAP.
The acceptances for this event are reduced to thirty-
two. The following horses having also been struck
out: Rough and Ready, Fair Helen Little
Jack, Mirmillo, and Catamaran. Lady Tightleg re-
mains in.