The Sun.
London, England, 1834-08-14 00:00:00

HIS MAJESTY'S LEVEE.

His Majesty arrived in town yesterday afternoon from Windsor
Castle, and held a Chapter of the Most Noble Order of St. George,
or the Garter, at St. James's Palace, for the purpose of filling up
the vacancy in the order occasioned by the decease of Earl Bathurst.
Earl Bathurst had an audience of the King, and delivered the
ribbon of the order worn by his late father.
The Knights of the Order were robed in the Portrait Gallery
by Me srs. Hunter and Ede in their superb purple velvet robes,
with the star embroidered on the breast, and wearing also the
splendid collar of the order. The officers of the order appeared in
their crimson satin robes, with their chains and badges. The
Knights present were their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Sussex
and Gloucester, the Earl of Westmoreland, the Duke of Beaufort,
the Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Richmond, and Earl Grey.
The officers who assisted at the ceremony were—Registrar, the
Dean of Windsor • Garter Principal King of Arms, Sir Ralph
Bigland; Usher of the Black Rod, Sir Augustus Clifford; Cla-
rencieux King of Arms.
The Earl of Gosford, the Lord in Waiting, notified to the Garter
King of Arms that his Majesty was ready to hold a Chapter ; and
the Knights having been previously arranged, according to their
seniority, were ushered into the throne room, where the King, who
appeared in the robes of the Order, received them. The Knights,
having made their obeisances to the Sovereign, took their seats at
a table covered with purple velvet.
Sir Ralph Bigland.was introduced, and took the oath of office of
Garter Principal King of Arms.
Sir Augustus Clifford was introduced, and had the oath admi-
nistered to him of Usher of the Black Rod.

The Registrar (who officiated for the Chancellor) of the Order
read the Statute under which the Chapter was held, and afterwards
informed the Knights that it was the command of the Sovereign
that a vacant stall, caused by the death of Earl Bathurst, should be
filled up. The King of Arms, carrying his staff of office, retired,
and on his return introduced the Duke of Norfolk to the Sovereign;
his Grace kneeled upon a crimson velvet cushion ; the sword of
state, borne by Mr. :Mash, the Gentleman Usher in Waiting, was
then handed to his Majesty, who waved it over the head of the
Noble Duke, thus conferring the honour of Knighthood. His
Grace, on rising, kissed the King's hand and retired.
The Knights then proceeded with the election, each of them
writing the names of several Noblemen on a sheet of paper ; the
Registrar collected these lists, and delivered them to the Sovereign,
who, atter inspecting them, instructed the Registrar to declare the
Duke of Norfolk duly elected a member of the Most Noble Order
of the Garter.

The Duke of Richmond and Earl Grey, the two junior Knights,
with Garter Principal King of Arms, then retired, and returned
accompanied by the Duke of Norfolk ; Garter King of Arms carry-
ing the garter, ribbon, and jewel of the Order upon a crimson vel-
vet cushion. Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Sussex and
Gloucester presented his Grace to the Sovereign; his Grace kneel-
ing upon his right knee, his Majesty, assisted by the two Royal
Dukes, was graciously pleased to place the Garter of the Order
round his left knee. The Duke then rose, and the Registrar pro-
nounced the following admonitions.—
" To the honour of God Omnipotent, and in memorial of the
blessed Martyr St. George, tie about thy leg for thy renown this
Noble Garter ; wear as the symbol of the most illustrious Order,
never to be forgotten or laid aside ; that therefore thou mayest be
admonished to be courageous, and having undertaken a just war,
in which thou shalt be engaged, thou mayst stand firm, valiantly
fight, and successfully conquer."
The Noble Duke again knelt upon his right knee, when the So-
vereign was pleased to place the blue ribbon upon his left shoulder.
.On rising, the Registrar pronounced the customary admonition.
Each Knight then shook hands with his Grace, and congratulated
him upon his election. The Chapter then broke up.
The King afterwards held a Levee. In the Entree circle the
Prince Frederick de Schwartzenberg, Chevalier of Malta, and
Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of his Majesty the Emperor of
Austria, was presented to his Majesty by M. Hummelauer, the
Austrian Charge d'Affaires.
M. de Merzini, Conseiller d'Etat in the service of the Emperor
of Russia, was presented by the Count de Medem, the Russian
Chargé d'Affaires.
His Majesty gave audiences to Viscount Melbourne, Lord Auck-
land, Viscount Palmerston, Sir J. Hobhouse, Sir J. Kempt, Lord
Hill, and the Duke of Argyll.
Mr. Spry, M.P., Lieutenant of the Honourable Corps of Gen-
tlemen at Arms, was introduced to an audience of the King in the
Royal Closet by Lord Foley, when his Majesty was graciously
pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon him.
The Earl of Gosford and General Finch were the Lord and
Groom in Waiting.
At the Entree Levee there were present the Neapolitan, Prus-
sian, Belgic, Netherlands, Danish, Bavarian, Portuguese, Brazi-
lian, Greek, and Spanish Ministers ; the Austrian, Russian, and
Swedish Charges d'Affaires ; the Privy Councillor of the Hanovo-
rian Legation, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor,
the Lord President, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the
Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Co-
lonial Departments; the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the First
Lord of the Admiralty, the Chief Commissioner of Woods and Fo-
rests. the Lord Steward, the Master of the Horse ; Lord Hill, Gold
Stick in Waiting ; the Master- General of the Ordnance, the Cap-
tain of his Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentleman at Arms, the
Comptroller of the Household ; Sir Wathen Waller, extra Groom
in Waiting ; the Master of the Ceremonies, the Master of the Robes,
the Rev. T. F. Foord Bowes, Deputy Clerk of the Closet ; Lord
Radstock, Naval Aide-de-Camp in Waiting; Colonel Smelt, Aide-
de-Camp to his Majesty; Colonel Hill, Silver Stick in Waiting;
Master Graves, Page of Honour; Lieut.-Colonel Sir F. Smith,
Gentleman Usher in Waiting.
At the general Levee were—
Duke of Norfolk.
Ea ims—Delawarr, Rosslyn, Beauchamp, Orkney.
Loans—Forester, Ducie, Burghersh, Mulgrave.
Bishop of Rochester.
Right Hon. E. J. Littleton—Hon. Capt. G. Elliot, R.N., M.P.
Sias—Wathen Waller, William Ingilby.
MasstEnas--2.J. Knight, Brackenbury, Edmunds, Clarke, Tubbs.
AD3IIRALS—Sir T. Hardy, Sir H. Rigby, Oliver, Dundas, Sir
T. Rodd.

GENERALS-Sir P. Maitland, Sir A. Brooke, Cuming, Sir H.
Lowe.

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CA rrAINs (Royal Navy)—Sir W. A. 'Montagu, C. Crowdy,
Buchan, W. Symonds.

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CoLoNELs—Smith, Thomas, Cadell, Sir S. Blane, Graydon,
Sir J. Woodford, Hon. H. Murray, Birch.
COMMANDERS (Royal Navy)—Kirby, Farber Downes.
LIEUTENANTS (Royal Navy)—W. Bishop, Ackerley.
CArrAlNs—Deverill, Hon. W. H. Beresford, S. Burt, Macan.
Lieut. Kettlewell--Ensign G. C. Clarke.
The following were presented to the King :
The Duke of Norfolk, E.M., on being invested with the ensigns of
the Order of the Garter.
Lieut.-Colonel Sir Seymour Blane, Scotch Fusileer Guards, on
succeeding to the Baronetcy.
Captain Hon. W. H. Beresford, on appointment to the Grenadier
Guards, by Colonel Woodford.
Mr. Brackenbury, his Majesty's Consul at Cad;z, on his arrival
from Spain, by Viscount Palmerston.
Mr. Edmunds, Private Secretary to the Lord Chancellor, by the
Lord Chancellor.
Ensign George Calvert Clarke, on his appointment to the 89th
Regiment, by Mr. Calvert Clarke.
Lieut.-Colonel Cadell, on promotion, by Lord Hill:
Captain Macan, by General Sir M. Brooke.
Captain Seymour Bart, on his promotion and return from India,
by Major-General Sir Howard Douglas.
Captain Deverill, on his return from India, by Lieut.-General
Sir E. Barnes.
Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas, on his return from India, by Sir E.
Barnes.
Lieutenant-Colonel Smith, on his return from Ceylon, by Colonel
Sir Alexander Dickson, K.C.8., and K.C.H.
Captain Buchan, R.N, High Sheriff of Newfoundland, on his re-
turn to England, by Lord Auckland.
Captain Charles Crowdy, R.N., on his promotion.
Captain Sir W. A. Montagu, on his appointment to his Majesty's
ship Malabar, by Lord Auckland.
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The followin resented addresses and petitions to the King :
The Archbisho f CANTERBURY.—From the Bishop, Archdea-
con, Preben vies, and other Clergy of the Cathedral Church
and diocese of Peterborough, expressive of their feelings of gra-
titude for his Majesty's determination to support the United
Church of England and Ireland.
The Bishop of 110CHESTEIL—From the Clergy of the diocese of
Rochester, gratefully thanking his Majesty for the gracious de-
claration f his Majesty's determination to support and maintain
the Protestant Church, as established in these kingdoms.
Lord FORESTA.—From Ashby-de-la-Zouch, signed by 285 per-
sons ; Breedon-on-the-Hill, signed by 108 persons ; Norman-
ton and Swepstone, in the county of Leicester, humbly thank-
ing his Majesty for his gracious declaration to the Bishops, in
favour of the Established Church.
Earl Delaware—From certain inhabitants of the town and resi-
dents in the vicinity of Stratford-on-Avon,Warwickshire,ex-

pressing their gratitude for his Majesty's Declaration to the Pre-
lates of the Established Church, and praying his Majesty not to
consent to the separation of Church and State ; from the parish
of St Andrew the Great, in the town of Cambridge, praying
his Majesty to support the integrity of the Constitution in Church
and State; from 284 persons, including Clergy, Magistrates,
Gentry, and inhabitants of the town of Wisbeach, Cambridge-
shire, expressing their thanks to his Majesty for his Declaration
to the Prelates of the Established Church, and their determina-
tion, as far as in them lies, to uphold the Constitution in Church
and State. _

The Earl of Rosslyn—From the Noblemen, Proprietors, and Com-
missioners of Supply, of the county of Berwick, thanking his
Majesty for his declared determination to support the Established
Church.
The Earl of Beauchamp—From the Minister, Churchwardens, and
inhabitants of the parish of Inkberrow, Worcestershire, thanking
his Majesty for his recent and most gracious Declaration that he
would preserve inviolate the rights of the Established Church.
Addresses were also presented from, Mayor, Bailiffs, and Com-
monalty of the city of Winchest*, expressing their loyalty, and
attachment to his Majesty's person, and to the Church of Eng.
land; highly appreciating the advantages which all his Majesty's
subjects have derived from the benign influence of the Christian
religion; entreating his Majesty to preserve the same to them
unimpaired ; relying on his Majesty's determination to preserve

the National Church in all its rights and privileges, and its union
with the State, and declaring their resolution to support, by every
means in their power, the efficacy of the Establishment; entreating
his Majesty to protect the Church from the attempt of those desi-
rous to subvert it, from wilful hostility or error ; praying the
Great Disposer of human events that his Majesty may be enabled
to afford that firm support to the Church for which his Majesty's
family have been so eminently distinguished. From the Minister,
Churchwardens, and Inhabitants of Hallon in Lancashire, ex-
pressing gratitude to his Majesty for his late most seasonable de-
claration of his determination to preserve to his people the bless-
ings of true religion, sensible that the interests of true Christianity
are extensively involved in the maintenance of the National
Church, as well as the spiritual welfare of millions, the blessings
of religious peace, and the security of the Throne itsslf, repre-
senting that they consider the conservation of the State by the
maintenance of true religion is the paramount duty of a Christian
King and people. Also an address from the Protestant inhabi-
tants of Sligo
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cumberland, the Duchess
of Gloucester, and the Princess Sophia, visited his Majesty yester-
day afternoon at St. James's Palace.

SECOND EDITION.
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

THIS EVENING.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Their Lordships sat to-day in a Committee of Privilege:
at half-past two o'clock.
NETTERVILLE PEERAGE.

Counsel were heard, and witnesses examined on this peer.
age, and the Committee decided that James Netterville, Esq.
had made out his claim to the noble title of Viscount Netter.
ville, and to vote at the election of the Representative Peers o
Ireland.

The LORD-CHANCELLOR gave judgment in Bray and
Malkin, and Newdigate and Newdigate, affirming the decision
of the Court below in both cases.

The Bishop of HEREFORD presented petitions from Wy-
combe and several other places in support of the Established
Church.

The Church Temporalities (Ireland) Bill, the South Aus-
tralian Colonization Bill, the Sale of Beer Bill, the Appropri-
ation Bill, the Royal Burghs ( Scotland) Bill, the Registra-
tion of Votes ( Scaland) Bill, were severally read a third time
and passed.