The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-08 00:00:00

TB. E S U lit,,LO NDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1850.

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty the Queen held an Investiture of the Moss
Ancient Order of the Thistle yesterday afternoon at Buck• . _ _

ingham Palace.

The Queen, wearing the Mantle of the Order of green
velvet, together with the Collar, was conducted by the Lord
Chamberlain to the Throne- room, in which the Chapter was
held. Her Majesty was accompanied by the Prince Consort
(who wore the Mantle and Collar of the Thistle), and was
attended by the ladies and gentlemen of her court.
The band of the Foot Guards, on duty with the Guard of
Honour in front of the Palace, played the National Anthem
as her Majesty passed to her seat.
The Knights of the Thistle were called over by the Secre-

tary, and entered the Throne-room wearing the Mantleand

Collar of the Order. There were present the Marquis ol
Tweeddale, the Earl of Rosebery, the Duke of Montrose,
and the Duke of Atholl.
The officers of the Order in attendance were the Secretary,
Sir John Stewart Richardson, Bart., and the Gentleman
Usher of the Green Rod, Frederic Peel Round, Esq.
The Knights, by the Queen's command, took their seats
at the Chapter table, and her Majesty's pleasure was sig-
nified touching the election of a Knight into the Order.
The Knights proceeded to the election, the Suffrages
were collected by the Secretary, and by him, kneeling, were
presented to the Sovereign.
The Queeu declared " the most Honourable Archibald
Marquis of Ailsa had been duly elected a Knight of the most
ancient and most noble Order of the Thistle."
The Marquis of Ailsa was received at the door of the
Chapter -room by the two Junior Knights, and, supported
on the right by the Duke of Montrose and on the left by
the Duke of Atholl, was conducted to her Majesty, preceded
by the Secretary (bearing the ensigns of the Order on a
cushion) and by the Usher of the Green Rod.
The Sword of State was presented by the Prince Consort
to the Queen, the Marquis of Ailsa knelt down, and had the
honour of Knighthood conferred upon him by her Majesty.
His lordship kissed the Sovereign's hand.
The Marquis rising, the Secretary administered the oath
to him. Lord Ailsa again knelt ; the Secretary then pre-
sented the Ribandand Jewelof the Order, which the Queen,
assisted by his Royal Highness the Senior Knight, placed
over the left shoulder of the noble marquis. His lordship
again kissed hands, and afterwards received the congratu-
lations of the Prince Consort and the other Knights of the
Order.

The Chapter being ended the Rnights Brethren were
again called over, and withdrew from the royal presence.

Albert W. Woods, Esq. (Lancaster Herald), the deputy,
secretary, was present.

The Queen and Prince Consort honoured the performance
at the Haymarket Theatre with theirxresence last evening.
The royal suite consisted of the Countess of Caledon, Hon.
Lucy Kerr, Viscount Strathallan, Col. Biddulph, and Col.
the Hon. A. Harding°.

The Prince Consort, attended by Col. the Hon. A. Har-
dingo, rode on horseback yesterday morning, and visited
the British Institution.

STRAND THEATRE.

"Matrimonial Prospectuses" has been revived at this
house for the purpose of affording Miss Charlotte Saunders
an opportunity for the display of a talent which is as pecu-

liar as it is original. From a mere shadow she creates a
living picture, and the elaboration with which she works
out the character is remarkably striking from its truth to
nature. Giggles, the uncouth, shrewd servant girl is before
the audience, and not the actress. Every motion and every
gesticulation are suggestive of a peculiar idiosyncracy, and
the broad grin, the continual rubbing of the arms, the
angular movement, and the entire deportment, are veritable
photographs from life. Yet no vulgarity is infused into
the character, and the audience can only admire the con-
summate tact of an artist who can impart a reality and an
intention to the most commonplace and conventional farce
personage. A song, something after the style of " Villikins
and his Dinah," elicited an unanimous encore, and indeed
Miss Saunders' talent rendered amusing a piece for which
the author had done little either by ingenuity of construc-
tion or smartness of dialogue.

At an interview, on Friday last, with the Prince
Regent of Prussia, Lord Raglan' presented to his royal
highness autograph letters from her Britannic Majesty and
the Prince Consort on the occasion of the baptism of their
grandchild.

His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, who is
a vice-patron of the society, has forwarded a donation of
£5O to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
d'Aumale bad a dinner party, followed by a juvenile ball,
last evening, at Orleans House, Twickenham. The youth-
ful members of the families of their Royal Highnesses the
Duke de Nemours and the Prince de Joinville, from Clare-
mont, were present. The Princess Mary of Cambridge
accompanied by Lady Augusta Cadogan, and a select circle
of the members of the aristocracy, were also present.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
entertained her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
and a select party at dinner, last evening, at his residence
at St. James's Palace.
Viscount Palmerston returned to town, early
yesterday morning from Brockot Hall. Her ladyship is
expected in town to-morrow.
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_lir. Hughes, her _Majesty's Consul at Erzeromn,
the last remaining Oriental attacb.6, has been promoted to
the post of Oriental Secretary at the embassy at Constan-
tinople. Mr. Robert Dalyell, Acting-Consul at Belgrade
during Mr. Fonblanque's absence, is to take the post at
Erzeroum.