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

turned to the corridor.in the same order as they entered
the Chapel. The other visitors proceeded to the grand
receptionroom.
A state banquet, in honour of the event, was after-
wards given by her Majesty in St. George's Hall, which
had a most splendid and magnificent appearance.
The service of costly gold plate was placed on a table,
reaching nearly the entire length of the hall, while at
each end were elevated sideboards, containing the most
choice and valuable articles in the royal treasury, bril-
liantly illuminated, and tastefully displayed on a back-
ground of crimson, enclosed in a carved Gothic frame-
work. The sideboard at the west end of the hall con-
tained, among other interesting articles, the celebrated
peacock, formed of precious stones and pearls, and the
large tiger's head, wrought in gold, captured at the
storming of Seringapatam, with two State standards of
Tippoo Saib. Also the shield of Achilles, the national
- cup, a number of jewelled tankards and cups, the nau-
tilus shell, and other shells, the mountings of which are
most elaborately. wrought in gold.
The sideboard at the opposite extremity of the hall
contained a curious Mexican gold dish, a large shield,
with a fine basso-relievo of the triumph of Bacchus and
Ariadne, and the Prince of Wales's Epergne.
Both sideboards were brilliantly illuminated with
sconces of silver gilt, with wax-lights, and also with
candelabra..
In the middle of the table opposite to the Queen's seat
was the superb. .‘ St. George candelabrum," of silver
gilt, exceeding in size any other centrepiece. This
magnificent specimen was placed between two circular
epergnes, filled with artificial flowers, and beyond the
epergnes were the two " Hesperides" candelabra, in
size only exceeded by the St. George candelabrum.
Numerous vases, candelabra, epergnes, and other ar-
ticles of gold plate (a number of them executed from the
designs of Flaxman), were arranged in succession the
whole length of the table, the candelabra being filled
• with wax lights.
The illustrious party entered the hall at half-past
seven o'clock, in the following order :
The Queen and the Prince of Prussia.
'Prince Albert and the Queen Dowager.
The Duke of Cambridge and the Duchess of Glou-
cester. •
The,Hereditary Grand Duke of Meckleuburgh Strelitz
and the Duchess of Kent.
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar and the Duchess of
Cambridge. •
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Grand Duchess
- of Mecklefiburgh Strelitz.
Her Majesty sat on the north side of the table, having
on bee right the Prince of Prussia, the Duchess of Glou-
cester, ta.,cl the Lord Chancellor ; and on her left the
Duke of, Cheibridge, the'Lady in Waiting, and the Duke
of Btu:edema:.
Opposite to her Majesty sat Prince Albert, having on
his right the Queen Dowager, the Grand Duke of Meek-
lenburgh Streiitz, the Duchess of Cambridge, and Lord
Wharncliffe ; and on his left the Duchess of Kent,
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimer, the Grand Duchess of
Mecklenbtirgh Strelitz, and the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The following had the honour of receiving invitations:
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge.
hiis Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia.
Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke
and Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
His Serene highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar.
The Lady-in Waiting on her Majesty. •
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The Lady in Waiting on the Queen Dowager. -
The Lady in Waiting on the Duchess of Kent.
The Lady in Waiting on the Duchess of Gloucester.
The Dowager Lady Lyttelton.
Two Maids of Honour. I The Portuguese Minister.
.Bedchamber Woman. The Hanoverian Minister.
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COuntese Wratislaw. The Prussian Minister.
Belgian. I Minister. The Saxon Minister.
e Archbishop of Canterbury.
The '.erd Chancellor.
The Lee rd President of the Council.
The Lord Priiy Seal.
The Earl Niersbal.
The Coheinaneier-in-
Chief.
The Firet the Treasury.
"'he Secretery tlir Foreign Affairs. oi.elleee for the Home Department.
The Secretary of Sta.,'
The Secretary of State fo,' the colonies.
The First Lord of the Admiralty'.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The President of the Board of Control.
The President 'of the Board of Trade.
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
The Paymaster-General.
The Lard Steward.
Tho Lord Chamberlain.
The Master of the Horse.
The Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert.
The Master-General of the Ordnance.
The Gold Stick in Waiting.
The Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms.
The Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard.
The Treasurer of the Household.
The Vice-Chainberlain.
The Controller of the Household.
Tne Master of the Buck Hounds.
The Keeper of the Privy Purse.
The Treasurer to Prince Albert.
The Lord in Waiting.
The Groom in Waiting.
The Equerry in Waiting.
The Bishop of Oxford.
The Bishop of Noraich.
The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor.
The Rev. Provost of Eton.
Archdeacon NVilberforce.
The Rev. Dr. Hawtrey.
The Rev. Lord Wriothesley Russell.
The Hon. and Rev. Chas. Leslie Courtenay.
The lion. and Rev. Richard Stopfurd.
Bar. in Stockman •
Sir Janes Clark.
The Lord Chamberlain to the Queen Dowager.
The Gentleman in Waiting on the Duchess of Kent.
The Gentleman inWaiting on the Duchess of Gloucester.
The Gentleman in Waiting on the Duke of Cambridge.
Count Koenigernark, in Waiting on the Prince of
Prussia.
Count Puckler, in Waiting on the Prince of Prussia.
Baron Schleinitz, in Waiting on the Prince of Prussia.
Baron de Berg, in Waiting on the Prince of Prussia.
Captain Meynell, in Waiting on the Prince of Prussia.
Major-General and Lady Isabella Wemyss.
La Marquise -d'Harcourt.
Mr. and MrS.Harcourt.
Lady Cowper.: . •
Right Hon. Sir William Fremantle and Miss Hervey.
Sir Edward Codrington and Miss Codrington.
Colonel Knolly.S.
Lieut.-Colonel Bouverie.
The Silver Stick, Hon. Colonel C. B. Phipps.
Sir William Martin.
Sir Charles Yoting.
Mr. Glover.
Sir Charles Rowley.
The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards were in attend-
ance- during dinner; and performed the following pieces :
Juba' Overture
KOffnung's (Strahler)
Selection (Freysehutz
Chatsworth Quadrilles.
Polka
The Earl of Liverpool (Lord Steward of her Majesty's
Household) gave the toasts, the band playing some fa-
vourite piece after each toast.
The following. were the toasts :
" His Royal Highness Prince Alfred."— (Rule Bri-
tannia.)
" The King of Prussia."—(Prussian National air,
Landesfath'er.)
" The Queen Dowager"—(The Queen Dowager'e
March),
" The Queen"—(God save the Queen).
" Prince Albert"—(The Coburg March).
After dinner her Majesty and the illustrious guests
proceeded into the Waterloo Chamber, where an instru-
mental concert was performed. Her Majesty's private
baad.etteeded, assisted by several of the first performers
from the metropolis, and also by several members of the
bands of the Scots Fusilier Guards, and of the Royal
Horse .- Guards
The following was the programme :
Overture (Egmont) Beethoven
Military Movement Haydn
Feetmarech,• zu dem Maskenspiel
" Das Hoffest, von Ferrara" Von G. Meyerbeer
Deeceiptive_ Symphony (MS.) for
two orchestras Spahr
- • FIRST PART.-INFANCY.
O'er, ebildhood's bright and blessed age
No dark or threatening tempest lowers ;
Nor anger's storm, nor passion's rage,
Distorb its pure and tranquil hours.
Even should temptation's arts assail,
They paes—like clouds before the gale.
SECOND PART.-AGE OF soaaows.
'Net in. the youth's impetuous mind,
Calm Pride_ assail'd, by passion test,
‘'lhn(iremoti is to rage resign'd,
in the whirl of passion lost :
In vain religion's mild control
Seeks to restrain his troubled soul.
THIRD
.PAII.T.---FINAL UMpli OF VIRTUE.
The tempest and the
strifeeand subside,
• The d
storms ofpassion cease,
'Within fhe_breast again
reside Devotion's calm mad virtue's
Wedding March (A:Midsummer . peace.
Night's Dream)
Mendelssohn Bartholdy.
Jubilee Overture-
C. M. Von Weber.
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The Festmarsch was performed by a double orchestra'
the principal orchestra being in the west gallery, and a
second orchestra in the east gallery—a distance of
.115
feet intervening.
Spohr's descriptive sinfoniawas performed in the same
way by eleven solo players standing in the east gallery
and the second orchestra in the west gallery.
"God save the Queen," at the end of Weber's Jubilee
Overture, was also performed with two orchestras,
amounting together to about seventy performers.
The whole was under the direction of Mr. Anderson.
The christeniug cake" was placed in the Waterloo
Chamber. The top was covered with a representation
of an: elegant fountain (designed by Mr. Mawditt, her
Majesty's confectioner), from the centre of which arose
a figure ef. Peace, bearing in her band a crown of laurel,
a cornucopia at her feet, and supported by a number of
eit.‘‘issepting_figures. The sides of the cake were tastefully
."--„eer.—eteeorlted with garlands of artificial flowers.
gallery-the magnificent wine cooler made in
eiee7"-free
r of-'his Majesty George IV. was also placed
illevW:_VthclAret negus, which was supplied during the
eeee rrleeethe oval and distinguished guests.
"lam ;and Prince Albert took their usual air-
r;; 4lking in the morning in the pleasure- :
;Fern „ taking tin" in an open carriage in the
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