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pany with a speech. At last he, too, sat down, and - The immense chandelier, which is suspended from-the
the wine proceeded, the band playing the Prussian centre of this noble apartment, is ornamented by the
national anthem, " Vaterlancl." stars of the various British Orders of Knighthood, beau-
The Lord Steward gave, as the next toast, " Her tifully executed in ground glass. The carpet, which is
Majesty the Queen." Again all stood, her Majesty of a dark crimson colour, has for its pattern the star and
among the number, returning her thanks by the most motto of the Order of the Bath.
graceful and animated bows. The band playing " God At half-past eleven o'clock, the Foreign Ministers,
save the Queen." the Ladies, the. Knights of the Garter, the Cabinet Mi-
The next toast was, "His Royal Highness Prince 'Asters, and the other visitors, left the Castle in Royal
Albert," when the same ceremony was repeated by all carriages for Woliey-. Hall, followed by the Archbishops
present. The band playing the " Coburg March in of Canterbury and, York, and the Bishops of London,
the most exquisite style : the bugle notes being most Winchester, Oxford, and Norwich.
skilfully and exquisitely introduced. The Queen and Prince Albert, with his Royal High-
At a quarter to ten o'clock her Majesty rose from ness the Prince of Wales, left the Castle for the Chapel,
table, and this was a signal for the ladies of her corn- accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Duke of
pany to do the same. Her Majesty waited till they , Sussex and Prince George of Cambridge.
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were grouped around her, and then returned to the His Majesty the King of Prussia, having passed from
grand Reception-room. His Royal Highness the Prince his apartments, joined the other sponsors. The King
Albert then took the chair which her Majesty had was habited in a scarlet uniform, edged with black vel-
vacated, between the King ,of Prussia and the Duke of vet, the appointments of silver, and wore the collar of the
Sussex, and the wine circulated freely for a short period. Black Eagle (founded by Frederick the First, King of
The King of Prussia, the Princes, the Ambassadors, and Prussia), and only worn by his Majesty -on State oc,ca-
other guests, then joined her Majesty,' and this termi- lions, together with the star of the Order. His Serene
nated the banquet which, vvhether.we consider the high 'Highness Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Cobourg, appeared
rank and station of those who attended it, the splendour in a very rich hussar uniform of scarlet and gold, the
of their dresses (civil and-military), the magnificence of loose jacket of which was richly trimmed with gold.
the tables, beaufets, and the whole apartments, has per- His Majesty the King of Prussia descended the Grand
haps never before been equalled. The gallery was filled Staircase with her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
with the domestics of the. Royal Household, and many followed by the other Sponsors, and preceded by the
ladies from the neighbourhood. The heat was so exces- Vice-Chamberlain, the Treasurer of the Household, the
sive as to distress all, and even to cause one lady to be Comptroller of the Household, and the Clerk Marshal.
carried out fainting. • The Illustrious party was conveyed to the Chapel.in
THE CHRISTENING CAKE. the Queen's carriages ; that in which the King of Prussia
The doors of the Waterloo Gallery were now thrown rode being preceded by the Queen's Marshalmen, four
open for the reception of the company. A grand musi- and fonr.
cal performance then took place ; and it was in this About one o'clock the Queen and Prince Albert en-
room, among the refreshments offered to the guests, that tered the choir from the north side, and at the same time
the Christening Cake was publicly exhibited. It is on the King of Prussia entered from the south side. Her
a scale of magnitude and magnificence quite unrivalled, Majesty was accompanied by the Duke of Sussex, the
stands on a silver plateau of 30 inches in diameter, and two young Princes of Cobourg, and the Prince of Saxe
is, with its figured ornaments, about four feet high. Weimar ; the Duke of Wellington bearing the sword of
Without its ornaments it would appear like a Colosseum State, preceded by the Lord Steward, the Lord Cham-
of sugar. The base is ornamented with the rose, sham- berlain, and the other officers of the Household. The
rock, and thistle. Immediately above are medallions in King of Prussia was accompanied by the Duchess of
silver of the Queen and Prince, all around alternating Kent, the Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Augusta
with the Prince of Wales's plume. Over the medallions of Cambridge, and the Duke Ferdinand of Saxe-Cobourg.
are placed the Royal arms, while above the feathers ap- The Baptismal Service then commenced. The Arch-
pear the arms and emblems (the harp and leek) bishop of Canterbury received, the names for the young
of Wales. The upper edge of the cake is cor- Prince (Albert Edward) from the King of Prussia. The
niced with an ornamental scroll. Above this are venerable Primate was assisted in the performance of the
six pediments, with three pedestals on the up- sacred rite by the Bishop of London. At the conclusion
permost, on which are placed female figures re- of the ceremony the Hallelujah Chorus was sung by the
presenting Ceres, Justice, and Plenty, and on yet choir. Her Majesty and the King of Prussia then bow-
loftier pedestals appear Britannia bearing the infant ing to the assembled Prelates, left the Chapel in the
Prince, Clio with her historic pencil in hand, and St. same order as they had entered it.
David with his harp invoking a blessing on the child. In the Chapel, chairs of state, of purple velvet and
Between these three last figures is the baptismal font, gold, had been placed on a raised dais, in front of the
the whole being executed in a style of exquisite art by altar, for the use of the illustrious persons about to
the Chief Yeoman of her Majesty's Confectionary, Mr. assemble there : these chairs were ornamented with the
Mawditt. Besides this chef d'ceuvre of contrivance and Star of the Order of the Garter, and in front of each was
skill there were on different parts of the table upwards placed a crimson velvet footstool. The Naval and Mili-
of 50 figures, and other emblematic devices, executed in tary Knights of Windsor in their uniforms occupied the
the same style, though not of the same magnitude. All sides of the aisle. The Knights of the Order of the
of them appeared as bright as the purest alabaster. Garter proceeded on their entrance to their respective
THE FRUITS AND CHINA. • stalls. The Prelate of the Order of the Garter, with the
The fruits were of every description—oranges in Dean and Clergy of the Chapel, took their station within
slices, peaches with all the freshness of natural bloom, the railings of the altar. The Archbishops of Canter-
strawberries, raspberries, and every description of cur- bury and York, and the Bishop of London, stood in front
rant, all modelled in sugar, and so admirably executed as of the font. The font was placed upon a purple velvet
all but to defy the possibility of detecting their compo- cushion fringed with gold, and is of a very different
sition. form from that which was used at the Christening of the
The Rockingham China ordered by William IV., ma- Princess Royal. It is divided into three compartments ;
nufactured by British artists, and valued at between the lowest, or base, consisting of a large salver formed of
4,0001. and 5,0001. was brought from Buckingham Palace the lotus leaf, slightly falling over at the edge; from
expressly for the occasion. The service had never been this rises a column supporting a basin slightly embossed,
used before at the Castle. There are pictures on each and from this again springs a handsome pedestal, sup-
of the plates remarkable alike for their elegance of de- ported by three cherubs, which is crowned by a
sign and for their beauty of execution. Some of the shallow vase, edged with the lotus leaf, containing the
centre pieces, of considerable height, were tastefully water with which the infant Prince was christened.
ornamented by Mr. Mawditt with bonbons and every Mr. Hayter was present, by command of her Majesty,
species of fruits in crystallized sugar. The Royal party for the purpose of taking a sketch of the Baptismal
broke up delighted with the admirable style in which all Ceremony ; and Mr. Baxter, the artist, was present by
the proceedings had been conducted. . her Majesty's permission, for the same purpose.
We have been informed that the King of Prussia, ac- On the return of her Majesty and Prince Albert, the
companied by his suite, after attending Divine service King of Prussia, the Royal Family, and the distinguished
on Sunday next at St. Paul's, intends to honour the guests, to the Castle, a Chapter of the Most Noble Order
Lord Mayor with his company at the Mansion-house to of the Garter was held in the Throne-room. Nearly all
luncheon. the visitors assembled in the 'Waterloo Gallery. The
-;e:hts -re robed by Mr. Hunter in the Guard Chem-

STATE APARTMENTS OF THE KING OF
PRUSSIA.
In addition to the extensive embellishments and deco-
rations which have been carried into execution in the
whole of the State Rooms, opened yesterday, some of
the adjoining apartments (forming part of the suite) ap-
propriated for the occupation of his Prussian Majesty,
have been refitted with equal splendour.
His Majesty the King of Prussia's reception-room,
ante-room, and sitting-room, are all furnished in the
same colours, crimson and sold. In the reception-room
the draperies and furniture are of silk damask, new for
this occasion, as is also the carpet, which on its crimson
ground has medallions enclosing the Queen's cypher.
In addition to the ordinary furniture of a State apart-
ment, this room contained some very beautiful Cabi-
net clocks and vases, two small statuettes of the Lao-
coon and the Prometheus, and seven fine gallery pic-
tures by Rubens, namely, the Battle of Nordlingen,
St. Martin dividing his Cloak, portrait of Rubens, a Holy
Family, and Equestrian Portrait of the Archduke Al-
bert, Governor of the Netherlands, and two landscapes
of Winter and Summer. This room is illuminated by
one large cut glass chandelier. It is generally known as
the King's drawing-room, and looks on the North terrace.
The ante-room corresponds in its furniture to the re-
ception-room, the hangings and draperies are of the
same materials, and finished with gold trimmings. The,
furniture is carved, and very richly gilt. The cabinets
which adorn it are more antique in their character,
and articles of vertm are distributed in all appropriate
places throughout this apartment. The ceiling is of
stucco, in elegant devices, with the mouldings gilt. In
the cove of the ceiling are shields, with the Royal Arms
emblazoned on them. It is lighted by a cut glass lustre.
The pictures which decorate this room are a Portrait of
Charles 11., by Sir Peter Lely ; a Landscape, by Poussin;
a St. John, by Correggio ; Jonas thrown into the Sea,
by Nicolas Poussin ; Cleopatra, by Guido ; Interior of a
Farm-house, by Tethers ; two Landscapes, by Claude ;
St. Agnes, by Dominichino ; and a Figure of Silence, by
Annibal Carracci.
The sitting-room of his Prussian Majesty is the same
in decoration as the ante-room, the hangings and drape-
ries of crimson silk damask and gold, and the furniture
richly carved or gilt. The pictures in this room are very
numerous, and with the exception of a Holy Family, by
Tintoretto, and one or two others, are of the cabinet size.
Among them is the celebrated picture of the Misers, by
Quintin Matsys; an Ecce Homo, and a Madonna, a com-
panion picture, by Carlo Dolce ; a St. Catherine, by
Guido ; an Encampment, by Wouvernaans ' • a St. Cathe-
rine, by Dominichino; and an Officer of the Papal Guard,
by Parmegeano.
The bed-room of the King forms a strong contrast in
appearance to his other apartments. The hangings and
furniture are of pale blue silk, very tastefully embroidered
with flowers. The couch itself resembles somewhat a
large tent. It is surmounted by an oblong dome, which
is crowned by a waving plume of ostrich feathers. This
dome rests upon a cornice richly gilt, from which depend
the hangings. The colour of the bed is also blue, and
trimmed with gold. The ornaments about the frame of
the couch also tend to give it a military character. The
carpet is light, and wrought in very brilliant colours
from a very elegant pattern. The mirrors, which are
very large, are framed in silver, and the pictures which
decorate this apartment, comprising specimens of almost
every school of art, are framed with the same material,
slightly relieved with bosses of gold. Among them aro
a Holy Family, by Vandyke ; two Italian Seaports by
Carlo Varis ; a portrait, by Rembrandt; two landscapes,
by Claude ; miniature portraits of Henry VIII., Ed-
ward VI., and the Duke of Norfolk, by Holbein ; a por-
trait, by Leonardi da, Vinci ; an Infant Christ, by Carlo
Marratti : the Nativity, by Baroccio ; the Bishop of
Antwerp, by Rubens ; a portrait, by Gerard Dow ; and
a Holy Family, by Sebastian del Piombo.

Knights we_ 7 An.r.
ber in their, splendid mantles and collars, and the officers
in their respective mantles, chains; and badges. Her
Majesty being seated on a Chair of State, and the
Knights and officers having been introduced and
taken their places, the Sovereign's pleasure that a lineal
descendant of his Majesty King George the First should
be elected into the Order, in pursuance of a statute to
that effect, was notified by the Bishop of Oxford.
The election was then proceeded with, and his Ma-
jesty Frederick William the Fourth, King of Prussia,
was declared elected a Knight of the Most Noble Order
of the Garter.
• Their Royal Highnesses Prince Albert and the Duke
of Sussex left the Chapter Room, and returned with his
Majesty the King of Prussia between them, preceded by
Deputy Garter, bearing the Ensigns of the Order, and
by the Ushers of the Black Rod, and followed by the
Noblemen and Gentlemen of his Majesty's Suite.
His Majesty was received by the Queen and the
Knights Companions standing, and was placed in a
Chair of State exactly similar to that. of her Majesty, on
the right of the Sovereign.
The Garter was then buckled on the King's left leg,
and her Majesty, assisted by Prince Albert and the
Duke of Sussex, afterwards passed the Ribband and
George over his left shoulder.
Her Majesty gave the Accolade to the King of Prussia,
who received the congratulations of the Knights Com-
panions present.
The Chapter being ended the Knights and Officers
of the Order retired.
His Majesty wore at the ceremony the uniform of the
First Regiment of the Prussian Horse Guards.
The Throne-room had been fitted up expressly for the
occasion in a very splendid manner. Within the alcove,
at the west end, is the Throne, placed .on a raised dais,
having a magnificent canopy. and draperies of crimson
velvet, most richly decorated with gold, and having the
Royal Arms embroidered in bullion at the back. The
Chair of State is carved and richly gilt ; the cushion of
purple velvet, embossed with the Star of the Order
of the Garter. The alcove contains a paint-
ing, by West, of the first installation of the
Garter. Some mirrors of the largest size, reaching
to the ceiling, line the . east, and also fill up the
spaces between the.piers. In the centre of the room is a
large chandelier of very elegant form, and lustres are
suspended at the sides of the Throne. Portraits of
George 111., by Gainsborough ; of George IV., by
Lawrence ; and of William IV., by Sir M. A. Shee, all
of them, in the Robes of the Garter, adorn the south side.
The walls are covered with purple velvet, with the
Star and Badge of the Garter embossed. The chairs of
State and the seats of the Knights, are carved, and
covered with purple velvet, embossed with the Star of
the Garter. 'The table used at the election was covered
with purple velvet, trimmed with gold, and edged with
bullion fringe.
The carpet, which was new for this occasion, is of
Garter blue, and is patterned with the Star and Badge of
the Garter, encircled with the motto. The border is
novel and ingenious. It represents the Collar of the
Order of the Garter, very beautifully executed in differ-
ent brilliant colours, in imitation of enamel, and has, al-
together, a most elegant and tasteful appearance. The
effect of the whole is peculiar and beautiful, and, more-
over, particularly adapted to carry out the intention
which appears to be manifested, of connecting this room
especially with that Illustrious Order, a representation
of the foundation of which decorates its walls.
The ceiling is highly ornamented, and is richly gilt.
St. George and the Dragon, and other insignia of the
order of the Garter, are introduced among the different
devices.
The Knight Companions of the Garter present at the
Chapter of the Order were—His Royal Highness Prince
Albert, his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, his Royal
Highness Prince George of Cambridge, the Duke of
Rutland, the Duke of Newcastle, the Duke of Welling-
ton, the Marquis of Anglesey, the Marquis of Exeter,
the Duke of Richmond, the Duke of Buccleuch, the
Duke of Hamilton, the Marquis of Lansdowne, and the
Duke of Sutherland.
The officers of the Order present were the Prelate,
the Bishop of Winchester, the Chancellor, the Bishop
of Oxford, the Registrar, the Dean of Windsor. Charles
George Young, Esq.,York Herald (acting for Sir William
Woods, Garter King of Arms), and the Gentleman
Usher of the Black Rod, Sir Augustus Clifford, Baronet.
Albert William Wood, Esq., Lancaster; Herald, was
also present. --
At the Investiture, the Honourable Corps of Gentle-
men-at-Arms lined the White Drawing-room through
which her Majesty, Prince Albert, the King of Prussia,
and the Knights of the Garter passed to the Chapter-
room of the Order. The Honourable Corps also were the
Guard of Honour to the State Apartments of the King
Of Prussia, and in St. George's Chapel lined the South
Aisle.
The following is the State Banquet List, in honour of
his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in St. George's
Hall :
The QUEEN.
11. R. H. the Prince Albert, K.Q.
His Majesty the King of Prussia.
' H. R. If. the Duke of Sussex, K.G.
H. R. H. the Duchess of Kent.
11. R. H. the Duke of Cambridge, K.G.
11. R. H. the Duchess of -Cambridge.
H. R. 11. Prince George of Cambridge, K.G.
H. R. H. Princess Augusta of Cambridge.
H. S. IT. Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Cobourg.
H. S. H. Prince Augustus of Saxe-Cobourg.
11. S. H. Prince Leopold of Saxe-Cobourg.
H. S. H. Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar.
THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD.
The Mistress of the Robes, Duchess of Buccleuch ;
Lady in Waiting on her Majesty, Dowager Lady Lyt-
telton ; Maid of Honour in Waiting, Hon, Miss Paget ;
Woman of the Bedchamber, Hon. Mrs. Brand ;
/y Baro-
nessE
Lehzen ; the Lord Ste ward, arl of Liverpool ;
the Lord Chamberlain, Earl De La Warr • the
Master of the Horse, the Earl of jersey,
G.C.H ; the Vice-Chamberlain, Lord Ernest Bruce ;
the Master of the Buck-hounds, the Earl of Rosslyn ; the
Privy. Purse, Major-General Sir H. Wheatley, G.C.H. ;
the Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms, Lord Forester;
the Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, the Earl of
Beverley ; the Lord in Waiting, the Marquis of Or-
monde ; the Groom in Waiting, Colonel Nelson Hood ;
the Clerk Marshal, Lord Charles Wellesley (Equerry in
Waiting) ; the Treasurer of the Household, the Earl
• Jermyn ; the Comptroller of the Household, Colonel the
Right Hon. George Dawson Dallier ; the Master of the
Household, Hon. Charles Augustus Murray; the Master
. of the Ceremonies, Sir Robert Chester; First Page of
• Honour; Charles Thomas Wemyss, Esq. ; Second Page
of Honour, Henry William John Byng, Esq.; the Groom
of the Robes, Captain Francis Hugh Seymour • First
Gentleman Usher of the Sword of State, Sir William
Martins ; Second, the Senior Gentleman Usher Quer
Hon. TT -
terly Waiter,
.....eneage Legge ;
Cr, Quentin.

PRINCE ALBERT'S HOUSEHOLD.-

The Groom of the Stole, the Marquis of Exeter, K.G.;
the Lord in Waiting, Admiral Lord Colville • the Trea-
surer, Mr. George Edward Anson ; the Clerk-Marshal,
Major-General Wemyss; the Groom in Waiting, Captain
Francis Seymour ; the Equerry in Waiting, Lieut.-Col.
Bouverie ; Dr. Prmtorius.
TILE KING OF PRUSSIA'S ATTENDANTS.
M. le' General Natzmer, Baron de Humboldt, Count de
Stolberg, M. le General de Neumann, . M. Muller, M. de
Meyerinck, M. de Beauchitsch, the Earl of Hardwicke,
Colonel Arbuthnot, Capt. Meynell.
The Gentlemen in Waiting on his Royal HighneSs the
Duke of Sussex :—Sir Archibald Macdonald and Sir Wm.
Henry Dillon.
The Lady in Waiting on her Royal Highness the Du-
chess of Kent :—Lady Fanny Howard.
The Gentleman in Waiting on her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent:—Sir Geo. Couper, Bart., C.B.
The Equerry in Waiting on his Royal Highness the
Duke of, Cambridge :—Lieut.-Colonel Jones.

The Lady in Waiting on her Royal Highness the Du-
chess of Cambridge :—Lady Augusta Somerset.
The two Ambassadors at the Court of St. James's
the Austrian, Prince Esterhazy ; and the French,
Count St. Aulaire ; and the following Foreign Ministers :
—The Prussian, the Chevalier Bunsen ; the Belgian,
M. Van de Weyer ; the Hanoverian, Count Kiel-
mansegge ; tho Saxon, Baron Gersdorff ; the Portu-
guese, the Baron de Moncorvo.
THE CHURCH DIGNITARIES.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of
York, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Winchester,
the Bishop of Norwich, the Bishop of Oxford, the Very
Reverend the Dean of Windsor, and the Provost of Eton.

_ _ _
THE CABINET. •
The Lord President of the Council, Lord Wham-
cliffe ; the Lord Chancellor, Lord Lyndhurst ; Field
Marshal the Duke of Wellington, K.G. ; the Lord
Privy Seal, the Duke of Buckingham, • the
First Lord of the Treasury, Right Hon. Sir G.C.H.iobert
Peel, Bart. ; the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Earl
of Haddington ; the Secretary of State for the Home
Department, Right Hon. Sir James Graham ; the Secre-
tary of State for the Foreign Department, the Earl of
Aberdeen, K.T. ; the Secretary of State for the Colo-
nial Department, Lord Stanley ; the President of the
Board of Control, Lord Fitzgerald and Vesci ; the Pre-
sident of the Board of Trade, the Earl of Ripon; the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Right Hon. H. Goulburn;
the Secretary at War, Right Hon. Sir Ilenry Hardinge,
G.C.B. ; the Paymaster-General of the Forces, Right
Hon. Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bart.