The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-25 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

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WINDSOR, MONDAY.—His Royal Highness Prince
Albert attended the rehearsal this morning in St.
George's Chapel.
His Majesty the King of Prussia left for town in the
morning.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Sussex, the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George of Cam-
bridge, their Serene Highnesses Prince Ferdinand of
Saxe Cobourg, Prince Augustus of Saxe Cobourg, Prince
'Leopold of Saxe Cobourg, and Prince Edward of Saxe
Weimar, and his Grace the Archbishop of York, arrived
at the Castle either last evening or in the course of
to-day.
His Majesty the King of Prussia, attended
suite, returned to the Castle from town at half-past five
o'clock.

His Majesty the King of Prussia, attended by the
Earl of IJardwicke, Lord in Waiting; Captain Meynell,
Groom in Waiting; Colonel Arbuthnot, Equerry in
Waiting; the Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minister ; M.
le General Natzmar, Le Baron de Humboldt, and other
Gentlemen of his Suite, arrived at the terminus of the
Great Western Railway at Paddington at a quarter be-
fore eleven yesterday morning, by a special train from
the Slough station. His Majesty and Suite immediately
entered three of the Queen Dowager's carriages, and
drove to Westminster Abbey. His Majesty passed some
time in viewing this sacred edifice, and then crossed to
the House of Peers, and after inspecting both Houses of
Parliament, entered Westminster Hall, and from thence
proceeded to Buckingham Palace.
His Majesty and Suite left Buckingham Palace soon
after one o'clock, to pay a visit to her Majesty the Queen
Dowager at Marlborough House. An elegant dejeune
was served to the Illustrious party.
Before leaving town his Majesty paid a visit to the
Senior United Service Club in Pall-mall. His Majesty's
route on his return was through Pall-mall. Waterloo-
place, Regent-street, Portland-place, and the new road
to the Railway terminus at Paddington, which his Ma-
jesty quitted with his Suite, by a special train, at half-past
four o'clock, on his return to Windsor Castle.
Sir Horace Seymour, Equerry in Waiting on the Queen
Dowager, received his Majesty on his arrival from Wind-
sor, and attended his Majesty to the Railway station on
his return.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex left Kensing-
ton Palace yesterday on a visit to her Blajesty at Wind-
sor Castle.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, at-
tended by Lady Augusta Somerset, left their residence
at Kew yesterday, for Windsor, on a visit to her Majesty.
His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge,left
town yesterday. on a visit to the Queen, atWindsor Castle.
A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock yester-
day afternoon, at the Foreign-office. It was attended by
all the Ministers. The Council sat two hours.

Lord Eliot had an interview with Sir Robert Peel yes
,erday at his official residence in Downing-street.

POST OFFICE.

WEEKLY STATEMENT OF LONDON LETTERS.

THROUGH THE GENERAL POST.
Four Weeks, ending Jan. 22, 1842
5,266,339
Corresponding period of 1841
4,663,353
Ditto, as nearly as can be given, of 1839 1,543,375
Increase since 1841, on the Four Weeks' Letters 602,986
Ditto, 1839, ditto
THROUGH THE DISTRICT POST.
Four Weeks, ending Jan. 22, 1842 1,890,898
Corresponding period of 1841 1,789,184
Ditto, as nearly as can be given, of 1839
Increase since 1841, on the Four Weeks' Letters 1
03,744
Ditto, 1839, ditto 823,540

On Thursday morning, in removing some earth
for the embankment of the Derby and Birmingham
Railway', in a field near Washwood Heath, the workmen
found the skeletons of two men, encircled with gibbet
chains. It seems the bodies of two soldiers, who were
convicted of murdering a butcher, in 1788, were hung in
chains near the spot, and remained suspended for some
five years. When the bones dropped they were buried
beneath the gibbet, where they remained till again
brought to light, as our correspondent describes.—Bir-
mingham Journal.
COINCIDENCES.—There is at present living at
Tockholes, near this town, a woman named Agnes
Brindle, to whom the following extraordinary incidents
have happened during her progress through life. She
has been the mother of twenty children—ten sons and
ten daughters—of whom two were born in one day ; two
were christened in one day • two were married in one
day ; and two were buried in one day. Shortly after
marriage this female planted in her garden an apple
pippin, which grew into a tree, from the wood of which
-.she svplied herself with a wooden leg, having had the
misfortune to lose one gf those given her by 'nataree
Volon Fres Press,

MORNING- SUN

CEREMONY TO BE OBSERVED
AT THE BAPTISM OF HIS ROYAL HIGH-
NESS THE PRINCE OF WALES.

The Ambassadors and Foreign Ministers, the Knights
of the Garter, the Cabinet Ministers, the ladies and
others invited, will assemble in full dress in the Water-
loo Gallery, in Windsor. Castle, at eleven o'clock. The
Knights of the Garter will appear in their mantles and,
collars, and the Knights of other orders will wear their

collars.
The Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master
of the Horse, the Mistress of the Robes, the Lady of the
Bedchamber, two Maids of Honour, Bedchamber Woman,
the Lord in Waiting, the Master of the Household, the
Groom in Waiting, will be in the corridor at .twelve
o'clock, to attend the Queen.
The Officers of the Household of his Royal Highness
the Prince Albert will be in the corridor at twelve
o'clock.
The Vice-Chamberlain, the Treasurer of the House-
hold, the Comptroller of the Household, Equerry inVVait-
ing, will be in the ante-room of the apartments of the
King of Prussia, at twelve o'clock, to attend his Majesty
to the carriage and to the Chapel.
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, and the'
Bishops of London, Winchester, Oxford, and Norwich,
will be in the Waterloo Gallery at twelve o'clock.
The sponsors will be in the State Drawing room at
quarter past twelve. Their respective attendants will be
in Waiting in the Waterloo Chamber.
Upon the King of Prussia proceeding &Qin his apart?
ments, the sponsors and their attendants will join his
Majesty at the head of the grand staircase, and accom-
pany him to the chapel.
The Ambassadors and Foreign Ministers, the Knights,
of the Garter, the Cabinet Ministers, the ladies, and
others invited, will be conveyed to the Wolsey Hall, nue,
as they respectively arrive, will proceed to the choir,
and be conducted to their seats by the two Gentlemen
Ushers, the Heralds being present and co-operating.
The Dean and Chapter of Windsor will take their
places within the altar rails.
The military and naval knights will form a line en
each side at the lower end of the choir.
The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
with his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and their
suites, accompanied by his Royal Highness the Duke of
Sussex, his Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge
and any other Royal personage present, not a sponsor,
will leave the Castle and proceed to St. George's Chapel
at half-past twelve o'clock.
The King of Prussia and suite, with the other sponsors
and attendants, will after a short interval be conveyed to
the Chapel.
The King of Prussia, preceded by the Vice-Cham-
berlain, the Treasurer, and Comptroller, and followed
by the Equerry. in Waiting, and his Majesty's own at-
tendants in their usual order, will, with the other spon-
sors, enter the choir on the south side, and will take
their places on the haut pas, opposite to the Queen on
the south side of the altar, viz.,
The King of Prussia.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, proxy for
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Saxe Cobourg.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, preq
for her Royal Highness the Duchess of,Saxe Gotha.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta of Cain'
bridge, proxy for her Royal Highness the Princess.
Sophia.
His Serene Highness Prince Ferdinand of Saxe Coburg. •
The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
and other Royal personages not being sponsors,
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their respective attendants, in the following order,
proceed from the Chapter-room, and enter the choir at
the door on the north side, and will take their places on
the haut pas on the north side of the altar :
The Senior Gentleman Usher Quarterly Waiting.
Gentlemen Usher
to the Sword of State. Gentleman Usher of the
Black Rod.
Garter King of Arms.
Groom in Waiting Groom of the Groom in Waiting
on H. R. H. Stole to on
Prince Albert, H. R. H. the Queen.
Prince Albert.
The Sword of Sergeant-at-Aryls'
State The Lord
borne by Chamberlain.
The Duke of Wellington.
Lord in Waiting. The QUEEN Lord in Waiting
on H. R. H. and H. R H. on the
Prince Albert. Prince ALBERT.
Queen.-t-rt°
Serjeant-at- Arms. Serjeaiia
Master of the Horse. Mistress of the Robes.
Lady of the Bedchamber.
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Two Maids of Honour.
Bedchamber Woman.
The Lord Chamberlain, accompanied by the Groin
of the Stole to his Royal Highness the Prince Alher;
will then proceed to the Chapter-room, and conduct
Royal Highness the infant Prince of Wales into the
Chapel, attended by the Lord and Groom in Waiting.
When the Queen enters the choir, short voluntare' ,
selections of sacred music, 'will be performed, and con,
tinue until the commencement of the baptismal servie,4,
Upon the conclusion of the baptismal service, P"',
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will be re-011
ducted to the Chapter-room by the Lord Chamberlain'
accompanied as before.
The Hallelujah chorus will then be chanted by the
full choir.
When the music has ceased, tha Queen and his ROI!
Highness Prince Albert will retire from the chapel with
their attendants, in the same order as they arrived, 011-
will return to the Castle and be set down at the south'
east door, and thence will proceed to their respective
apartments.
The ladies invited will be set down at the
The King of Prussia and suite will retire to the n
sey Hall, and return to the Castle, and be set dow
the grand north entrance, from which his MajestY
be conducted to his own apartments.
The Ambassadors and Foreign Ministers, the IC-nigh..,its
of the Garter, the Cabinet Ministers, and others 9 in
will return to the Waterloo Gallery,
Preparatory to the Chapter of the Garter, the JNI+ b,
same door.
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and officers of the order will robe in the Guard-charauern,
and when the Queen is about to enter the Throne-r°°A
the Knights will pass from the Guard-chamber, throe
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the Waterloo Gallery, into the Grand Reception- and
and there be arranged and wait until the Sovereign
his Royal Highness the Prince Albert are in the Toro
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room.
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When the Sovereign is seated, the Knights nd
her Majesty's command, be called over by. Garter, „,„
with the officers of the order will proceed into tbe P'
sence of the Sovereign. A tbe
The Queen, being seated on a chair of state, and ,C 5
Knights Companions having taken their respective ius,-,er
at the table, the Chancellor of the order will, by her
Majesty's command, signify to the Chapter the 64:7`:„t
reign's Royal will and pleasure that a lineal deseenof
of his Majesty King George I. shall, in pursuance
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the statute in that behalf made, be elected into the
noble order.
The Knights Companions 'will then proceed to
election, and the suffrages, having been collected 'if:,
the Chancellor, will be, by his Lordship, presentea,o
the Sovereign, who will command him to declare of
his Majesty Frederick William the Fourth, gingbie
Prussia, has been elected a Knight of the most a°
order oKing f the Garter. fro°
The of Prussia will thereupon be conducted
the Rubens' Drawieg-roomigh into the Chapter-row:0,1;
tween the two senior Knts Co mpani ons, preceded
Garter (bearing the ensigns of the order upon a erinist,°i
be
velvet cushion) and by Black Rod. On entering 0,
Chapter-room his Majesty the King of Prussia win..oo
received by the Sovereign and the Knights ComPar%ut
standing, and be placed in a chair of state, on the 11
hand of the Sovereign. _. of
Her Majesty will then announce to the Iting:At
Prussia that his Majesty has been duly elected a
of the most noble order of the Garter. rter
Garter, upon his knee, will then present the gs,,fe_
to her Majesty. The Sovereign, assisted by the 'id
senior Knight companions, will buckle it on the left
of his Majesty, the Chancellor pronouncing the
admonition. -'bsne
Garter will next present, in like manner, the t
and George, and her Majesty, assisted as before, v 441140.
the same over the left shoulder of his Majesty, the ,
cellor pronouncing the admonition. and
A collation will be provided for the Ambassader. 'bi-
Foreign Ministers, the Knights of the Garter, the "lery,
net Ministers, and others invited, in the Vandyke-gs
and adjoining rooms. b 6
At half-past seven o'clock a grand banquet wl Aft
served up in St. George's Hall ; previous to whichwitb
Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and
the King of Prussia and other royal personitge'' 000
their suite, will assemble in the Grand Reception-r
adjoining George's Hall.
The Ambassadors and. Foreign Ministers, the -0-111-04
of the Garter, the Cabinet Ministers, the ladies, GO'
others invited, having assembled in the Waterloo
lery, the doors will be thrown open and imine°loo,
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afterwards, the banquet being announced, the opt
conducted by his Majesty the King of Prussia, Ivithore:
the hall, the band playing. The Sovereign
upon give the accolade to the King of Prussia,
also receive the congratulations of each of the .15.1"
Companions present. 11(0.1
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The chapter being ended, Garter will, by her►
command, again call over the Knights Companions ~re•
with the officers of the orders, will retire from the r
sence of the Sovereign with the usual reverences. ~bert
The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Al
will retire to their apartments.
Prussia will retire to his apertmen,tsibe' rt,
The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince
with the King of Prussia and other Royal perso7o,
will be served with luncheon in the White Breakfast-ortho
Luncheon for the Ladies visitors, and Ladies
Household, in the Oak •room. p 3fs'
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Band playing " God save the Queen, and tole,
jesty will take her seat on the north side of the
opposite the centre buffet. to 6t‘
The doors leading from the Waterloo Gallery 4, ea-
George's Hall will also be thrown open ; the gt!e',;glit•
tering through them will pass to their seats on tneri qhe
The guests entering St. George's Hall thronWe left.
Grand Reception-room will pass to their seats on °Lod
During the banquet Yeomen of the Guard will bfifi'd her.
in the hall at the following stations :—Two beh_an pt
Majesty's chair ; two corresponding opposite ;
each flank of the buffets at the east and west ex
tr
of the hall. her gte
When. the Queen leaves St. George's Hall, ,her Ls"
jesty, accompanied by the Princesses and the ?L_.,,ropel,
dies present, will return to the Grand Receptio,.% hits
where she will shortly afterwards be joined by Lies
of Prussi a , the Princes, the Ambassadors, and othergoico
The doors of the Waterloo Gallery will then be dlO
open for the reception of the company, and a
sical performance will terminate the evening- otls, e
A guard of honour of the Royal Horse Ganitt it' tilt
another of the Grenadier Guardq,, are to inevpgiuo(
Quadrangle. A guard of honour of the 72a naer
is to be posted opposite to the chapel. The rola"'

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