The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-22 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The King- held a Court—an Investiture of the most Honour-
able Military Order of tbo Bath—a Chapter of the Most
Noble Order of the Garter, and a Privy Council, on Saturday
afternoon, at St. James's Palace.
At the Court the following Foreign Ministers had audiences
of the King to deliver letters from their respective Sovereigns :
Chevalier W. G. Dedel, Minister Plenipotentiary from the
King of the Netherlands ; Baron de Biome, Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of Denmark ;
and Mons. Ribeiro, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
potentiary from the Emperor of Brazil. Their Excellencies
were severally introduced by the Duke of Wellington, his Ma-
jesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and
conducted by Sir R. Chester, the Master of the Ceremonies.
A very full Chapter of the Order of the Bath was held.
The Knights Grand Crosses assembled in the entree Room, in

their crimson satin mantles and collars of the Order. The
Knights, having been called over by Beth King of Arms, were
ushered into the Throne Room to the presence of the Sove-
reign in the following order :—The Duke of Wellington, Vis-
count Strangford, Lord Hill, Lord Cowley, Sir Edward Paget,
Sir G. L. Cole, Sir G. Murray, Sir W. H. Clinton, Sir C.
Colville, Sir J. Kempt, Sir G. Walker, Sir T. Hislop, Earl
of Rosslyn, Lord Farnborough, Sir C. Bagot, Sir G. Martin,
Sir S. Canning, Sir R. Gordon, Sir J. H. Whitshed, Bart.,
Si- E. Barnes, Sir R. Stopford, Sir W. Lumley, Sir T.
Hardy, Sir P. Malcolm, Sir G. Anson, Sir F. Dallas, Sir C.
M. Sutton, Sir H. Taylor, Sir J. Wells, and Lord R. Somer-
set. They were attended by the following Officers of the Order
in their mantles, chains, and badges :—The Genealogist, W.
A. Blount, Esq. ; the Dean, Dr. Ireland ; Bath King of Arms,
A. Greville, Esq. ; and Officer of Arms, Sir W. Woods.
The Earl of Minto was introduced between the two junior
Knights, Sir John Wells and Lord Robert Edward Somerset,
preceded by Bath King of Arms, carrying the ensigns on a
cushion, and Sir William Woods, acting for the Gentleman
Usher of the Order, bearing the Scarlet Rod. Having ap-
proached with the usual reverences, the Earl of Minto, kneel-
ing before the King, was Knighted with the Sword of State,
whhf.b was handed to bis Majesty by the Duke of Wellington.
His LortLhiP was then invested by his Majesty with the Riband
and Badge: The Earl rising had the honour to kiss the
Sovereign's hand, al. J. having received from his Majesty the
Star of a Civil Knight Grt,...4Cross of the Order, retired.
Lieut.-General Sir William Henry Pringle was introduced
and was invested by his Majesty ,the Riband and Jewel,
and received from the Sovereign the Star pf a Military Knight
Grand Cross of the Order.

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His Majesty was then pleased to command an In7estiture to
take place of a Knight Commander of the Bath. Siv, Alex-
ander Woodford (nominated in 1831), was conducted to Lis
Majesty, preceded by Sir William Woods (Clarenceux King
of Arms), the Officer of Arms attendant upon the Knights
Commanders, bearing upon a crimson velvet cushion the Star,
Riband, and Badge of the Second Class of the Order. The
Sword of State was delivered to his Majesty, and Sir Alexander
was_Knighted ; after which he had the honour to kiss the
King's hand. The Officer of Arms on his knee presented to
the Sovereign the Riband and Badge of a Knight Commander,
with which the King was graciously pleased to invest Sir
Alexander, who afterwards received from his Majesty the Star
of the Order.

The Knights Grand Crosses were then called over, and, with
the Officers of the Order, retired from the presence of the
Sovereign with the usual reverences.
A Chapter of the Most Noble Order of the Garter having
been summoned for this day, the Knights Companions, in their
rich purple velvet robes, assembled in the entree room ; the
Knights on this occasion wore their red velvet hoods. The
names of the Knights were called over by Sir William Woods,
Deputy Garter Principal King of Arms, and the Knights hav-
ing answered to their names, passed forward to the presence
of the Sovereign, who appeared in the full costume 'of the
Order. The following were the Knights present.;—His Royal
Highness the Duke of Sussex, the Marquis of Camden, Earl ot
Lonsdale, the Duke of Wellington, Duke of Dorset, Duke of
Devonshire, Marquis of Exeter, and the Duke of Norfolk.
The Officers of the Order present were,—the Prelate, the
Bishop of Winchester; the Registrar, the Dean of `Windsor;
Deputy Garter Principal King of Arms, Sir William Woods ;
and Usher of the Black Rod, Sir Augustus
The Registrar then signified to the Chapter the Sovereign's
Royal will and pleasure that the vacant stall in 'the Royal
Chapel of St. George, at Windsor, •be filled; and, 'as by the
Statutes none but a Knight can be elected, his Grace the Duke
of Grafton was introduced, and was knighted by his Majesty
with the Sword of State.

The Knights proceeded to the election ; and the suffrages
having been collected by the Registrar were presented by bins
to the Sovereign, who was pleased to command him to declare,
and he accordingly declared, that the Most Noble the Duke
of Grafton had been duly elected a Knight of the Most Noble
Order of the Garter.

Then, by the Sovereign's command, his Grace was received
at the door of the Chapter-room by the Marquis of Exeter and
the Duke of Norfolk, the two junior Knights present, preceded
by Deputy Garter (bearing the ensign of the Order on a crim-
son velvet cushion), and the Usher of the Black Rod.

The Duke of Grafton kneeling near the Sovereign, and
Deputy Garter presenting on his knee the Garter, his Ma-
jesty, assisted by his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex and
the Marquis of Camden, the two senior Knights present,
buckled it on his Grace's left leg, the Prelate pronouncimr
the usual admonition.

Deputy Garter next presented, in like manner, the Riband
with the St. George, and the King, assisted by the two
senior Knights, put the same over the Duke's left shoulder,
the Prelate pronouncing another admonition ; after which his
Grace had again the honour to kiss the Sovereign's hand, and,
having received the congratulations of each of the Knights,
withdrew.

The Chapter being ended, Deputy Garter, by command of
the Sovereign, again called over the names of the Knights.
Her Majesty, attended by the Lady in Waiting and the
Lord Chamberlain and Master of the Horse of her Household,
witnessed the investiture of both Orders.

His Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
were on duty in the Throne-room.
The Court was attended by the Lord Chamberlain, the
Groom of the Stole, Lord Hill, Gold Stick in Waiting, the
Keeper of the Privy Purse, the Master of the Robes ' • Lord
Byron and the lion. Captain George Campbell, R. N, the
Lord and Groom in Waiting ; the Rev. T. F. Foord Bowes,
Deputy Clerk of the Closet in Waiting ; Master Graves,
Page of Honour ; and Sir William Gown, Field Officer in
Waiting.
Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Colville kisses hands on
his appointment to the command of the 14th regiment:-
The Rev. T. F. Foord Bowes kissed hands on hit b,;'-
pointment as Deputy Clerk of the Closet.
The King held a Privy Council, which was attended by the
Lord Chancellor, the Lord President, the Lord Privy Seal,
the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for
the Home and Foreign Departments, the President of the
Beard of controul, the Master-General of the Ordnance, the
Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount Lowther, and the Judge Advocate
General.

Lord Granville Charles Henry Somerset, Mr. William
Yates Peel, and Mr. Joseph Planta, were by command of his
Majesty, sworn of the King's Most Honourable Privy Council,
and took their respective places at the Board.
His Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Right
-"e the Earl of Aberdeen to be one of hig Majesty's
'^,les of State (for the Colonial Departnzent),
•he King, sworn in accordingly, and
"q Cachet, the Signet, and the