The Sun.
London, England, 1833-04-24 00:00:00

THEIR MAJESTIES.

The Kners and Qtrixer arrived in town about two
o'clock yesterday afternoon in a carriage and four, escorted
by a party of Lancers, from the Palace at Windsor.
His Maavery gave a Grend Dinner yesterday (St.
George's Day) to the Knights of the Most Not,le Order
of St. George, or the Garter. The Knights came in full
Court Dreor, wearing the Collar and other insignia of the
Order. The stars of some of the Knights were set in
brilliants.
Toe banquet was served in the Banquetting Room. In
the middle of the table was a large epergne, the upper part
containing a representation of St. George combatting the
Dragon ; beneath this were four figures bearing shields,
with the national crests of England, Ireland, Scotland, and
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beauty, the cover rortnonnted with the Jupiter tenana ; on
t-ither hide were two valuable cops enriched with previews
stones. Salvers, with representations of different elle-
eorical and historical subjects, tankards, many of them
elaborately carved in ivory, and other articles of plate,
were displayed to great advantage, having; a back groan
of crimson draperies.
The State Rooms were opened for the reception of 0,12
party; the Portrait Gallery, through which the company
p towed, wig lined by the Yeomen of the Guard, under th
command of Mr. PEALSON, the Exon in Waiting.
The hand of the Scots Fuhilcer Guards, ist new uniforms,
were stationed in an ante-room, and played " God save the
King," as hi• MAJESTY and the Knights primed down the
Portrait Gallery to the Banquetting Room Ott dinner
being served, his MAJESTY, preceded by the Comptroller
and Treasurer of the Household, the Vice Chamberlain,
the Lord Steward, and the Lord Chamb rlain, led the
way, followed by the Dukes of CUSIZERLAND. Sussex,
and GLOUCESTER, the Earl of WESTMORELAND. 4nd the
other Knights, accnrdine to their seniority. The KING
took his seat in the middle of the table.

The dinner !wry eionithred of the followitvz

The Dukes of Cumberland, Sussex, and Gloucester; the
Earl of Westmoreland, the Marquis Camden, the Duke of Rut..
land, the Duke of Beaufort, the Earl of Lonsdale, Marquis
Wellesley, the Duke of Newcastle, the Marquis of Bath, the
Duke of Dorset, the Duke of Devonshire, the Marquis of
Exeter, the Duke of Richmond, the Duke of Bedford, Earl
Grey, the Great Officers of State, the Master of the Horse, the
Groom of the Stole, the Officers of their Majesties' Household,
the Captain of the Yeomen Guard, the Lord Chamberlain to
the Queen, the Vice.Charriberlain to the King, the Colonel of
the Royal Horse Guards ; Earl Amherst, Lord in Waiting ; the
Treasurer of the Household, the Comptroller of the Household,
the Master of the Household, the Keeper of the Privy Purse,
the Master of the Robes, the Clerk Marshal, the Officers of the
Order of the Prelate ; Sir William Woods (Ciarenceux), King
at Arms, in the absence of Sir Ralph Bigland (Garter), King
at Arms; Sir A. Clifford, Usher of the Bts'k Rod.