The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-27 00:00:00

THE ROYAL CHRISTENING.

The christeninc, of her Royal Highness the infant
Princess, third daughter of her Majesty and his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, took place on Saturday evening
in the chapel, Buckingham Palace.
The repreTeiiiatives of the foreign powers connected
by marriage with the Royal Family of England, the Cabi-
net Ministers, and officers of the royal household invited
to the solemnity, assembled at Buckingham Palace soon
after six o'clock. The Royal Family arrived at half-past
six o'clock,rand,were received by the Vice-Chamberlain,
the Maids of Honour, and the Grooms and Equerries in
waiting. The band of the Coldstream Guards and the
Queen's Guard, commanded by Colonel Pringle, paying
the usual honours.

The company were ushered into the lower suite of
rooms, through the grand hall, which was lined by
yeomen of the guard, the Royal Family passing to the
small drawing-room, where her Majesty and her Royal
Consort received their illustrious relatives and the rest
of the company, proceeding to the old dining-room and
from thence to the chapel.
The visitors took their seats in the chapel. In the
front row on the south aide were the following foreign
ministers :—M. Van de Weyer, Baron de Moncorvo,
Count de Kielmansegge, Baron de Beust, and Count de
Jarnac. Their Excellencies wore their full diplomatic
costumes and the ensigns of their respective orders of
knighthood. In the second row were the following
members of the administration :—the Earl of Clarendon
the Earl of Besborough, Earl Grey, Earl of Auckland,
Viscount Palmerston, and Viscount Morpeth. On the
north side of the chapel the following occupied the front
row:—the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne,
the Duke of Wellington, and the Marquis of Clanricarde.
Behind them sat Lord Campbell, Sir John Hobhouse,
Sir George Grey, the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, the
Right Hon. H. Labouchere, and the Chancellor of the
Exchequer.
The Duke of Wellington was habited in a field-
marshal's uniform, and the Ministers generally in the
full dress official costume. The illustrious Duke and
Lord Lansdoe ne wore the collar of the most noble order
of the Garter. The Earl of Besborough and the
Marquis of Clanricarde the collar of the most illustrious
order of St. Patrick ; Lords Clarendon, Auckland, and
Palmerston the collars of the most honourable military
order of the Bath.
The chapel was brilliantly lighted by gas, which has
been lately fitted up on Professor Faraday's principle of
perfect ventilation of the lights, effected by enclosing
them in large cut glass globes, ornamented with radiat-
ing stars, encircling the initials "I. li. 5.," the foul air
and noxious products of combustion being drawn down
the interior of ten handsome ormolu candelabra, which
are fixed in front of the pews. The same principle has
been also applied to eight large burners, which are
fixed near the ceiling, and which throw a flood of light
upon the scene bmeath.
The altar was covered with crimson velvet, richly
trimmed with gold, and in its front stood the font of
silver gilt, placed on a fluted pedestal of white and gold.
Chairs of crimson, satin, and gold, were placed on
each side of the font for the accommodation of the
Royal Family and Sponsors. There were purple velvet
cushions at the foot of those appropriated to the use of
her Majesty and Prince Albert.
At ten minutes to seven o'clock the Archbishop of
Canterbury, the Bishop of London,the Bishop of Nor-
wich, the Rev. Mr. Courtenay, and he Rev. Mr. Howarth
took their stations at the altar.

The sponsors for her Royal Highness the Infant
Princess then entered the chapel in the following order:—
Robert Laurie, Esq., Albert William Woods, Esq.
Windsor Herald. Lancaster Herald.
Lord Marcus Hill, Earl Jerniyn,
Comptroller of the Household, Treasurer of the Household.
The Sponsors, viz.,
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
Proxy for
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Orleans,
His Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklen-
burgh Strelitz.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge.
Followed by the Ladies and Gentlemen of their suite.
Her Majesty's procession followed—
Two Heralds.

•
James Pulman, Esq., Walter Aston Blount, Esq.,
Norroy. Chester.
Equerry in Waiting Clerk Marshal, Equerry in Waiting
to his Royal High- Lord Alfred to the Queen,
ness Prince Albert, Paget. Colonel Arbuth-
Lieut.-Col. F. H. not.

Seymour.
Gentleman Usher, Garter, Sir C. J. Gentleman Usher
Col. Diggle. Young. Sir W. Martins.
Groom of the Bed- The Vice-Chain- Groom in Waiting
chamber to His berlain, Lord to the Queen, Col.
Royal Highness E. Howard. Berkeley Drum-
Prince Albert, mond.
Captain Francis

Seymour.
Lord of the Bed- Groom of the Lord in Waiting to
chamber, to his Stole to his the Queen, Lord
loyal Highness Royal High- Byron.
Prince Albert, ness Prince
Lord G. Lennox. Albert, Mar-
quis of Aber-
corn.

The Lard Steward,
Earl Fortescue.
His Royal Highness Prince
Albert, leading his Royal
Highness the Prince of
Wales.
Her Royal highness His Royal highness
he Duchess of Gloucester.. the Duke of Cambridge
leading her Royal Highness
Princess Alice.
Her Royal Highness
the Hereditary Grand
Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz
llis Serene Highness the Prince of
Leiningen leading her Royal Highness Princess Mary.
Master of the Horse Mistress of the Robes
to the Queen, to the Queen,
the Duke of Norfolk. the Duchess of Sutherland.
Lady of the Bedchamber in Waiting,
Countess of Desart.
Maids of Honour,
La,ly Caroline Cocks, Hon. Frances Devereux.
Bedchamber Woman,
Lady Caroline Barrington.
Ladies in attendance upon the Royal Family.
Gold Stick, Captain of the Gentlemen-at. Arms,
Marquis of Anglesey. Lord Foley.
Master of the Household,. Master of the Buckhounds,
Colonel Bowles. Earl Granville
Silver Stick, Field Officer in Brigade Waiting,
Colonel Macdowall Colonel Knollys.
Gentlemen in attendance upon the Royal Family.
The royal sponsors sat near the altar, on the north
side of the chapel, and behind them were the Treasurer
of the Household (Earl Jermyn) and the Comptroller
(Lord Marcus Hill).
The Queen, Prince Albert, the Duchess of Gloucester,
the Duke of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duchess
of Mecklenburg Strelitz, Prince George, the Princess
Mary, and the Prince of Lieningen sat opposite the
royal sponsors. The Mistress of the Robes (the
Duchess of Sutherland) and the Lady in Waiting (the
Countess of Desart) were behind the Queen; the Lord
Steward, the Master of the Horse, the Vice Chamber-
lain, the Lord and Groom in Waiting to the Queen, and
the Lord and Groom in Waiting to Prince Albert stood
near her Majesty and his Royal Highnesp.
The whole of the costumes of both ladies and gentle-
men were very elegant and magnificent—those of the
former were uniformly white, of valuable lace, and the
richest satins or silks, the gentlemen were either in
uniform or full Court dress.
The Queen's dress was of rich white satin, of Spital-
fields manufacture, striped with silver, and richly
trimmed with Honiton lace. Her Majesty wore
wreath of white roses, studded with diamonds, in her
hair. Her Majesty also wore the rihand of the order
of the Garter, and a splendid diamond George sup-
peaded.
The Princess Royal and the Princess Alice had white
net dresses, trimmed with Nottingham lace over white

The Lord Chamber-

lain, Earl Spencer.
The Queen, leading her
Royal Highness the
Princess Royal.

His Royal Highness
Prince George.

satin.
The Prince of Wales wore a white cashmere pelouse.
bordered with silver.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent wore a
dress of white brocaded satin of Spitalfields manufacture,
trimmed with valuable point lace, bouquets of ame-
thysts and diamonds in front, reaching to the bottom,
a stomacher of amethysts and diamonds, and the head-
dress of white point lace, with feathers adorned with
brilliants and amethysts.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambrillge wore
a dress of rich white silk, htiving.r, a deep border of very
beautiful Brussels lace, reaching half way up the dress,
corsage of diamonds and pearls, and a splendid tiara of
brilliants and pearls.