The Sun.
London, England, 1835-08-31 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The ceremony of an investiture of the Most Hon. Military
Order of the Bath was held by His Majesty, as Sovereign of
the Order, at Windsor Castle, on Saturday afternoon, at
which his Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Hesse Philipps-
thal was invested with the ensigns of Honorary Knight Grand
Cross of the Order, and Lord Auckland with those of a Civil
Knight Grand Cross.
The Knights Grand Crosses began to arrive at half-past
ri o'clock at the Royal entrance, and was robed in their (trim-
_ mantles, *by Messrs. Hunter and Ede, in the Guard
--S of the order over the mantles. The
7-h'ale' 0,6 f? " - the officers of the order in their
eiMotle4 by
mantles, chains, zi:.'d

names of the

Bath King of Arms hai-7i1,,41 t.'43144 nye? .-_ George's-
Knights, they proceeded to the Royal' pft4e.46l in ht. -n_
hall, in the following order :—George F. ikitA, F. 441, t.,-
tleman Usher of the Order, their Royal flighria§c4 the
Dukes of Cumberland and Cambridge, the Duke of Welling-
ton, Viscount Strangford, Viscount Beresford, Lord Hill,
Lord Cowley, Sir Edward Paget, Viscount Combermere,
Marquis of Londonderry, Sir William Clinton, Sir George
Murray, Sir Charles Colville, Sir James Kempt, Sir George
Walker, Sir Thomas Lord Howard of Effingham,
Earl of Rosslyn, Lord Farnborough, Sir Charles Bagot, Sir
George Martin, Sir Harry Neale, Sir B. Martin, Sir Edward
Barnes, Lord Stratfoad, 'Sir William Houston, Sir Stratford
Canning, Sir Robert Stopford, Sir William Lumley, Sir
Willoughby Gordon, Sir Thomas Hardy, Viscount Palmer-
ston, Sir Thomas Dallas, Viscount Canterbury, Sir Herbert
Taylor, Sir George Anson, the Earl of Minto, Sir J. Wells,
Lord Edward Somerset, Sir Edward Stopford, and Lord
Amelius Beauclerk ; Algernon Greville, Esq., Bath King of
Arms; Sir William Woods (Clarenceux King of Arms),
Deputy Register and Secretary.
The procession advanced up the hall, one side of which was
lined by Sergeants of the Foot Guards, and the other by Ser-
geants of the Life Guards, and of the Royal Regiment of
Horse Guards. His Majesty received the Knights in front
of the Throne of purple and gold at the end of the Hall, sur-
rounded by the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse,
the Master of the King's Buck Hounds, the Vice-Chamber-
lain, the Master of the Robes, the Treasurer, and the Comp-
troller, and other Officers of the Household, in their official
costumes, and carrying their wands of office.
Then, by his Majesty's command, Prince Ernest of Hesse
Philippsthal was introduced, preceded by the Gentleman
Usher and Bath King of Arms, and was conducted to the
right hand of the Sovereign. His Serene Highness knelt,
and the Sword of State, borne by Mr. Mash, the Gentleman
Usher in Waiting, having been delivered to the King by the
Senior Knight Grand Cross, his Majesty conferred on the
Prince the honour of Knighthood, after which his Serene
Highness had the honour to kiss the Sovereign's hand and
retired.
By his Majesty's command Prince Ernest was received at
the entrance to the Hall by Sir Edward Stopford and Lord
Amelius Beauclerk, the two junior Knights Grand Crosses,
and was conducted between them, preceded by the Gentleman
Usher of the Order and by Bath King of Arms (bearing the
Ensign* of the Order upon a crimson velvet cushion), to the
Sovereign,
ri -ce Ernest then knelt, and the senior Knight Grand
L..
Cmg hav;„t: received from Bath King of Arms the riband
and badge, rrefieh:ed them to the Sovereign, who placed the
same over the' fight sh,:ulder of the new Knight Cross, who
11!!yinF received from the ;.5.:-_ereign the star of a Military
Knigtit Grand Cross of the Order, gain kissed his Majesty's
hand.
Lord Auckland was introduced, and teceive..! the honour
and se of
Knighthood from the King with the Sword of stat:-
afterivartia invested with the ensigns of a Civil lityigilt "`T
Cross of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bagli3 with
the like ceremonies.

At the conclusion the Knights Grand Crosses were again
called over, and with the officers of the Order retired from the
presence of the Sovereign with the usual reverences.
A magnificent banquet was afterwards served in the Painted
Chamber, where the Knights and Officers of the Order, the
principal Officers of the Household, &c., had the honour to
dine with the King. The chamber was illuminated with a
number of splendid candelabra and ormolu chandeliers, and
at the sides of the room were placed the regimental colours of
the Foot Guards, and of the Royal Regiment of Horse
Guards.