The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-07 00:00:00

Lady of the Bedehamber.to the Queen Dowager.

Lady in attendance upon the Duchess of Gloucester.
Captain of the Gold Stick - Captain of the
Yeomen of the in Waiting. Gentlemen at
Guard. Arms.
Lord of the Bedchamber to Lord in Waiting to the
H. R. H. Prince Albert. Queen.
Groom of the Bedchamber Groom in Waiting to the
to H. R. H. Prince Albert. Queen.
Equerry _ in Waiting to Equerry in Waiting to the
H. R. H. Prince Albert. Queen.

Master of the Buck-houdds.
The Lord Chamberlain to the Queen Dowager.
Gentlemen in attendance upon his Royal Highness the
Prince of Prussia.
Gentlemen in attendance uponthe Duchess of Gloucester.
Officer Commanding the Officer Commanding the
Battalion of Royal Horse Guards
Guards at Windsor. at Windsor.
Silver Stick in Waiting.
Her Majesty the Queen, the Prince Albert, the
Queen Dowager, and the other royal personages
having taken their seats, the Ladies in Waiting, the
Great Officers of the Household, the Groom of the
Stole to Prince Albert, the Lord and Groom in
Waiting to the Queen, the Lord and Groom in Wait-,
ing to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the
Equerries to the Queen and Prince Albert, took their
places near the Queen and his Royal Highness.
The altar of the chapel was covered with crimson
velvet and gold, and contained a number of hand-
some pieces of gold communion plate, lighted by
large wax tapers in gold candlesticks, and also by
lamps on each side, placed on pedestals richly covered
and gilt.

The Archbishop of Canterbury stood in front of
the altar, the Bishops of Norwich and Oxford, and
the other clergymen present, standing at the sides.
In front of his Grace was the font of silver gilt used
at the christening of his Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales.

The illustrious sponsors on one side, and the royal
and august guests on the other, formed two rows from
the altar.

On the right were the Prince of Prussia, the Queen,
Prince Albert, the Queen Dowager, the Duchess of
Gloucester, the Duchess of Cambridge, the Grand
Duchess of Macklenburgh Strelitz, the Grand Duke of
Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and Prince Edward of Saxe
Weimar.

The Prince of Prussia was habited in a dark foreign
uniform, with the ribbon of a Prussian order of knight-
hood.

The Queen wore a rich white satin dress, trimmed
with broad lioniton lace, the body and sleeves likewise
trimmed with the same.

Her Majesty had on her head the splendid diamond
circlet, and wore the ribbon and star of the most noble
Order of the Garter.
The Queen also wore as an armlet the motto of the
Garter, " Honi soit qui mal y pease," set in brilliants.
Prince Albert was habited in a military uniform, and
wore the ribbon of the same Prussian order of knight-
hood as the Prince of Prussia.

The Hereditary Grand Duke of Meeklenburgh Stre-
lita wore the insignia of the Guelphic order.
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar appeared in the uni-
form of his regiment, the Grenadier Guards, and wore
the riband of the order of Saxe Meiningen.
The juvenile Royal Family were dressed in white
satin, richly trimmed with lace of British manufacture.

On the left, or opposite side, stood his Royal Highness
the Duke of Cambridge, the Duchess of Kent, and the
Duke of Wellington.
The Duke of Cambridge was in a field marshal's uni-
form, with the ribbon, badge, and star of the order of
the Garter, and the stars of the Bath and Guelphic
orders.

The Duke of Wellington also appeared in a field mar-
shal's uniform, with the insignia of the Garter.
The Treasurer and Vice-Chamberlain of the House-
hold took their places behind the sponsors.
Behind the Queen and the Prince of Prussia were the
Belgian, Portuguese, Prussian, and Saxon Ministers,
wearing their respective costumes; and also the follow-
ing Cabinet Ministers:—The Lord Chancellor, Lord
Wharncliffe, the Duke of Buccleuch, Sir Robert Peel,
the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Hadding-
ton, Lord Granville Somerset, and Sir Edward Knatch-
bull, all of whom wore the full-dress official costume,
with the exception of the Duke of Buccleuch and the
Earl of Haddington, the former appearing in his uniform
as Captain of the Royal Scottish Archers, and the latter
wearing the uniform of a Lord-Lieutenant.
Viscount Combermere, Gold Stick in Waiting, the
Hon. Colonel Cavendish, and others of the visitors, with
the attendants, forming the suites of the Royal Family,
were arranged on either side of the Chapel by Sir Charles
Young, Garter, and Sir William Martins, Gentleman
Usher to the Sword of State.

The service then commenced with the performance of
" 0 be joyful"—Palestrina.
When the music ceased, the Lord Chamberlain, ae-
companied by the Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert,
conducted the infant Prince from the White-room into
the Chapel. His Royal Highness, being carried by the
bead nurse, attended by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton.
At the conclusion of each prayer the Amens were sung
in full choir to the organ.
The Dowager Lady Lyttelton handed the infant Prince
to the Archbishop of Canterbury, who solemnised the
rite of baptism, the Duke of Cambridgenaming his Royal
Highness—
ALFRED ERNEST ALBERT.
The young Prince was then given back by the Arch-
bishop to the Dowager Lady Lyttelton.
At the conclusion of the-tia-pftsmal service, his Royal
Highness Prince Alfred was conveyed from the Chapel.
His Royal Ilighness was dressed in a robe and cap of
Honiton point lace, over rich white satin. The choir
accompanied by the organ, sung Ilandel's Hallelujah
chorus from " Judas 31accabeus.'
The Archbishop of Canterbury then pronounced the
benediction.
The gentlemen of St. George's Choir, assisting on
this occasion were—Messrs. French, Mitchell, Bridge-
water, Mudge, Harris, Foster, and Winterbottom, and
four young gentlemen of the choir, Dr. Elvey presiding
at the organ.
The ceremony was concluded at seven o'clock. The
Queen and Prince Albert, the Queen Dowager, the
'Prince of Prussia, and the other ro;;a1 personages, re-