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(which is 98 feet long and 47 feet broad) has been appro-
ted for the music-room after the banquet. The two
nsgalleries, at either end, will be filled with instrumental
a 'formers. The portraits in this room (37 in number)
bite ose of the Sovereigns who reigned, the most cele-
eee ftnunanders who fought, and the statesmen who
cit the head of affairs, at the period of the battle of
tiviaterloo. " This alone," observes Mr. Jesse, " will
je,aYs occasion this gallery to be viewed with feel-
Wiii.of no common interest." Here his late Majesty
battliarli IV.
gave his dinners in commemoration of that
hied e2_ surrounded by the warriors who had fought and
that for their country. It was in this apartment. thit
05e Yereign lay in state. Amongst the portraits ,
a. of Frederick 111., of Prussia, the father of her k
, jesty's illustrious visitor. The carpet, which is al
tuL4l-1(.-laorone, is panelled and figured with the stars of
4_Urder of the Bath, encircled by the motto of the
lie" Trig, juncta in uno." The five massive chande-
pr ormulu have been embellished and enriched ex-
e-s'Y for the occasion. This room contains some of
onrst beautifully executed carvings by the celebrated
in G.°n•
,The panelling, doors, and chimney-pieces are
also
on s first style. The galleries are formed of oak,
lish len-1Y carved. The various mouldings are embel-
hit ed with lions, masks, grotesque heads, &c. The fur-
piastle, which is of oak, is covered with rich crimson
4, .„.* In various panels, at each end of the chamber,
rora- stars, with the initials "W. R.," surrounded with the
ivit_sll,a.turock, and thistle. The whole of the portraits
watch the walls are dedorated, with only five excep-
-4".8, are painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence.
The Throne Ante-room.—The furniture of this
sliel).,art'nent is of crimson damask, and the carpet of crim.
Plush. It contains a splendid cabinet of exquisite
crkatans h.
ip.
5. The Throne Room.—The chair of State has been
eatirel
tai re-gilt and embellished, and is placed on a
nth
dais at the west end of the apartment. The back
rith Cushion, edged round with deep gold lace, are of
th- Purple velvet, upon which is embossed the star of
efe„order of the Garter. Upon the drapery and canopy
and throne are borne, -in gold, the rose, shamrock,
give,thistle •; the tassels and fringe are extremely mas-
k The carpet, which has been manufactured ex-
pb,esSlY for the occasion of the royal christening, is of
ketlu, vvith a deep purple ground,. covered over with
the aill°ns of a yellow colour, of the collar and star of
order of the Garter, surrounded with the motto,
Asali°4iBoit qui mal y 'muse." Four splendidly • carved
eo gilt candelabra, upwards of feur feet high, have been
eiainPleted for this room. The base is supported by lions
,thWa, and each column-by three lions beautifully carved.
by
e walls are chiefly of highly-polished oak, relieved
coneta,rvingß of fruit flowers, &c., by Gibbon. 'The room
11,--."attls a minting 'by West .of the installation of the
Ge!grlits of the Garter, and portraits of George 111.,
Thu ge IV., and William IV., by Gainsborough, Sir
A 111,a,6 Lawrence, and Sir M. A. Shee.
f The Ball Room.—Magnificent French doors open
4°eora, this apartment into. the Waterloo Gallery, S!.
ef tiriges Hall, and the Throneltoom. The furniture is
hei,, 6 most splendid description; the chair; and couches
Till solidly gilt, and covered with rich crimson damask.
or I,t'°°4l will be used for the assembling of the Knights
iiifue Garter upon. the day of the installation of the
giattag °f -Prussia. A magnificent gothic window of plate
n 2; occupies nearly the whole of the north end. This
Be`•,-;.;.°11s apartment is. 90 feet in length and 34 feet in
Wll4l. The room is in .the style of Louis XIV. The
Walls are hung with Gobelin tapestry, representing the
b of Jason and the Golden Fleece. This is said to
tita e same tapestry which Louis XVI. sent to decorate
e Twill occupied by his unfortunate Queen, Marie
af toinette, when she first arrived in France. It was
eht°rlvards presented to George IV.. Four splendid
andeliers are suspended from the celing, of ormolu,
Interspersed with cut glass branches and pendants. The
ceiling is enriched with ornamented scroll-work of the
rat beautiful description, consisting of birds, the royal
411'484 ~,,and over the two replaces and the doors the let-
b R." Other portions of the room are occupied
Y splendid looking-glasses and costly carved work.
The North Corridor is occupied by eleven cabinets of
hclent armour, which have been fitted up with great
3eteril3•Y Mr. Stacey, from the Ordnance Department in
These cabinets contain a most valuable and
iticlue collection. of swords, guns, -battle-axes, match-
rvv4s, helmets, &c. Amongst this collection are the fol-
ing :---a large quantity of Asiatic swords, with mas-
sive silver handles of immense value, received as pre-
sents by George IV. ; Asiatic guns with curiously-
finished matchlocks, a sword, which belonged to Henry
Prince of Wales, in 1716 ; three beautiful swords, worn
by George 111. ; the sword presented by the Emperor
Charles VI. to the great Duke of Marlborough ; the
dress
R_ sword worn by the Chevalier de St. George, in
'-'°otland, in the year 1715, and also by his son the Pre-
tpider, in 1746,—presented to the Prince Regent by
'John Ewen, Esq., Feb..l7, 1811. The only portion of
the
armour, &c., with which several of the apartments
1441 vestibules of the Castle have been embellished,
Which have been sent from the Tower, are merely a few
dears, a small portion of the ancient armour, and the
ags and banners. This corridor is the communication
between the private and state apartments. Her Majesty
will proceed through the corridor to the Ball-room,
where the Queen will receive the Royal and illustrious
Personages before entering St. George's Hall, to the
grand banquet on Tuesday evening..
thThe King's Drawing Room has been appropriated for
troVe,eeption of his Majesty the King of Prussia. A
srieuel,Carpet Itas been expressly manufactured ; it has
are th:r.''s°sl ground, covered with medallions, in which
°1 superti„tiala V. R. The hangings and furniture are
apart aniis-'"uson damask. It contains some beautiful
George alibi cabinets, which were the property of
tertm„P- • A. large oriel window, of beautiful tracery,
ornaitt`uated the north end of the room. The sides are
Silk hnerned with four magnificent pier glasses. The
-116ings, it should have been observed, are elegantly
eon▪ raented with the arms of England, encircled by the
Place °I the order of the Garter. In this apartment is
seot,:il the exquisitely-executed vase, which was. pret;
Geol. by the father of the present King of Prussia__.
.ge IV. It was in this room that George IV
ritanitsState. whole of
veYll, There are ten paintings, the _
Plea are by Rubens, and comprise. the celebrated
kof himself and of his first wife:
eliutig's Council Room has also been appropriated
of the King of Prussia, and a new carpet ex-
the:v.Bl manufactured of the same pattern as the one in
drawing-room. The furniture and hangings
se;• °L crimson silk," ornamented with the crown and
pre
; the rose, shamrockd i anwith nurne-
With" acorns and oak leaves., an
Theth ceistle;ling is embellished
shiejti'e arms of Charles 11., which are on a circular
the (7,, encpmpassed with the Garter and the motto of
cabi-':`Ler—the whole encircled with a palm wreath. Five
this' of exquisite Forkmanship have been placed in
Le( aPartment, which contains 35 paintings by Corregio,
ilardo daVinci, Guercino, and other esteemed masters.
the ,119(ing's Closet.—This room is designated to be
petrlvate cabinet of the Prussian Sovereign. The car-
W,hieh is new, -is crimson, as arealso the silk hang-
, Into which are beautifully interwoven the initials
which are entwined with the rose, shamrock, and
side' s% Forty paintings by the old masters occupy three
oft °' the room. In the centre of the ceiling is the star
. George, with oak branches, surrounded by a cable.
of oeballchor and trident, and other devices emblematical
went naval superiority, form the most conspicuous orna-
are ose of the ceiling. Three cabinets in this apartment
rearqueterie, and one India japanned.
(the he Queen's Closet.—This room, which is oblong
are lan&ings of which are of light blue silk, upon which
the sPlayed, in damask silk, the initials A. R., and
111°"), has been selected as the sleeping apartment
tie4's Majesty. The bed and hangings formed a por-
hat v°f the splendid furniture at Carlton House. The
tleerngs are of blue silk damask, splendidly embroi-
tatif,'. and brocaded. The elegant and magnificent
ehit:PY is surmounted by a plume of feathers. The
4,11:,4 are covered with blue silk, elaborately embroi-
witiei`i• The carpet is new, and of colours in harmony
by t„,the other furniture. This apartment is distinguished
Th,"°tnitnense-sized•glasses, with massive silver frames.
othe-"°orn contains 25 exquisitely-executed cabinet and
se sP_aintings by the old masters.
he Queen's Drawing (or Zuccarelli) Room has been
the Part for the exclusive use of the personages forming
trims of of the King of Prussia. The hangings are of
f7,_son silk damask, upon which are wrought the arms
eartue late King and the Queen Dowager. The new
raft is also of the same colour. This room is deco-
-11);;' With various shields, scrolls of foliage, wreaths of'
beniels all richly etched with gold. The walls are era-
-2 -shed with seven landscapes of Italian scenery by
necarelli and three scriptural: subjects. The ceiling
3 oaf stucco, richly embellished with margins of oak
Palm entwined.
-r
tia,t he State Anteoom, communicating with the King's
of'thPleen's drawing-rooms.—The principal decorations
the
apartment are several pieces of beautiful tapestry,
dic" subjects taken from heathen mythology, some splen-
-Bc, carvings, by Gibbon, of fish, game, flowers, fruit,
toL; and on the ceiling a painting of the banquet of the
There is a recess over the chimney-piece, in which
ro2ltepainting on glass of George 111., in his coronation
„,u, after Sir Joshua Reynolds.
biele Guard Chamber.—ln this apartment will assem-
ba,,,ltue -Knights of the Garter, and also the honourable
6„.,7 Of gentlemen pensioners. The four whole-length
braerLes, clothed in armour, with their lances, standing on.
KetB) are worthy of particular notice. The coats of
earil which they are clothed, are amongst the
Th. est al.id farm perfect _specimens in this country.
ane
des luiour with which this chamber is
w orated includes that worn by Charles Prince of
of S' in 1620 ; Lord Howard, in 1588 ; Duke
rrunswick, in /530 ; Lord Essex, in 1596 ; and
pi, 'flee Rupert, in 1635. At the south end, on a
ation of the mast of the Victory, stands a splendid
'ssal bust of Lord Nelson, executed by the late Sir
b. Chantrey. There are also busts of the Duke of Marl-
bci,magh and the Duke of Wellington, with the tributary
• . s'ilitiers, over the head of each, from Blenheim and
.rathfieldsaye. In a glass .cabinet, over the mantel-
,P„le+ee2 is the beautiful silver shield, inlaid with gold, exe-
ins.'" by Cellini, and presented by Francis the French
-Tillirch, on the. Field of the Cloth of Gold, to Henry
The gentlemen pensioners, after first assembling
this chamber, will then proceed to the grand vestibule.
W„St. George's Hall.—ln this magnificent apartment,
t„ inch is 200 feet in length and 34 in width, the grand
"%Vet 'Win take place on the evening of Tuesday. The
IlerY at the west end will be eccupied by the bands of
R°Y4l Horse Guards and the. 72d Highlanders..
In entirely new carpet, of velvet pile, has been
la!tlilifactured expressly for the occasion, which will be
of!'"own to-morrow. The covering of the seats are
is crimson plush and damask. The new ceiling is
the Gothic style—viz., a flat Gothic arch, the ribs,
91' Inoeldings, which divide its compartments, spring.:
trig from corbels on the walls. he entire. ceil-
Vs divided into thirteen bays, each of which is sub-
Coluttde.4 into twe. pityrfour smaller ones. Each o. f theSe
_ contains two shields, emblazoned witkthe armorial bear-
t'!lgs of all the Knights of the Garter, from the institu-
-11(°1' of the order. On each of the corbels are two
!tights represented in a complete suit of armour. The
iwo at the east end represent the founder, Edward ILL,

and his son, the Black Prince. On the north side are
full-length portraits of the last eleven Sovereigns of
England, from James I. to George IV. In panels along
the sides of the hall are numerous shields, upon which
the arms of the late and present Knights are emblazoned.
In the spaces between the portraits there are large brass
shields, with the cross of St. George, encircled by the
garter and motto of the order. Beaufets, upwards of
15 feet in height, 36 feet long, and 18 feet wide, have
been constructed at each en of the hall, upon which
will be exhibited the most magnificent collection of plate
ever perhaps witnessed in this or any other country at
one time. It is expected that 120 guests will dine in the
hall on Tuesday.
The dejeuner, after the ceremony of the christening,
will take place in the three following rooms:—
, The Vandyke Room, containing some of the most
finished productions of the artist whose name it bears.
The ceiling is of stucco, formed into lozenge-shaped pan-
nels, the margins composed of the shamrock. The royal
arms, surrounded with palm branches, are in the centre.
The chairs are of crimson damask. •

The Queen's Audience Chamber.—On the ceiling of

this apartment, Queen Catharine, personified as Britan-
nia, is represented sitting in a triumphal car drawn by
swans, and attended by Flora, Ceres, Pomona, and other
goddesses. This room contains several curious cabinets
and richly-ornamented sideboards.
The Queen's Presence Chamber.—The walls of this
room are decorated with four large and splendid speci-
mens of Gobelin tapestry, the subject from Queen Esther,
viz., the " Banquet," " The Intercession for the Jews,"
" Alordecars Obstinacy," and 44 Haman's Downfal."
The hangings and furniture of this room are of crimson
damask silk.

This list includes the whole of the state apartments
which will be used by the distinguished guests of her
Majesty.
The two regiments whose attendance was counter-
manded, in consequence of the anticipated review having
been postponed, as stated yesterday, were the 13th light
dragoons and the 11th (or Prince Albert's) hussars.
'1 he rocket brigade, under the command of Major
T. F. Strangways (who was in charge of that brigade
at the battle of Leipsic on the 16th, 18th, and 19th of
October, 1813, and who, for his eminent services, had
conferred upon him the Swedish order of the Sword),
will accompany the horse artillery from Woolwich. The
rocket brigade and artillery are to form part of the arma-
ment at Windsor which will be here during the visit of
the King of Prussia to her Majesty. They will be quar-
tered at Staines, Colnbrook, and their environs.
The display of these rockets will take place before the
King of Prussia and her Majesty's illustrious visitors in
the Great Park.
It has not yet been determined upon what day the
presentation of colours to the 72d Highlanders will take
place. The day will not be known until after the arrival
of the King of Prussia.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, SIINDAY.—His Royal Highness Prince Al-
bert, attended by Colonel Bouverie, lett the Castle at
half-past eleven o'clock yesterday morning for the
Royal Hospital at Greenwich, and returned to the Castle
with his Majesty the King of Prussia at half-past five
o'clock, escorted by a party of the Royal Horse Guards,
under the command of Capt. Forester.
The King was received by her Majesty and the Duchess
of Kent, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the
Master of the Horse, the Lord in Waiting, the Master of
the Household, and the Groom and Equerry in Waiting,
and was conducted to the Grand Drawing-room.
His Majesty's Suite consist of Baron Bunsen, the
Prussian Minister, M. le General Natzmar, Le Baron de
Humboldt, Le Comte de Stolberg, M. le General de
Neumann, M. Muller, M. de Meyerinch, and M. de
Brauchitsch. The Earl of Hardwicke, Captain Meynell,
and Colonel Arbuthnot, are the Lord, Groom, and
Equerry in Waiting upon the King during his stay.
In addition to the above-named, the Royal Dinner
Party included the Duchess of Buccleuch, the Marquis
of Exeter, and the Earl of Aberdeen, Her Majesty's
private band, and the band of the 72d Highlanders
were in attendance.
This morning early the Queen and Prince Albert, and
the King of Prussia, walked through the Quadrangle to
the North-terrace, and thence to the East-terrace and
Home-park.
Divine Service was performed this morning in the pri-
vate Chapel of the Castle by the Rev. Mr. Gossett, and
the Bishop of London preached the Sermon from part of
the sth verse of the 3d chapter of St. John's Gospel,
" Except ye be born of water and the Spirit, ye cannot
enter into the kingdom of God."
The Queen and Prince Albert, the King of Prussia,
the Duchess of Kent, and the whole of the Court were
present.
Yesterday morning the Chief of the Micmac Indians,
and his two companions, arrived at the Castle, were
conducted through the State-rooms, and afterwards par-
took of refreshments.

To-morrow (Monday) morning his Majesty the King
of Prussia will leave the Castle for the metropolis, but
return to dinner.

We are gratified to learn that her Majesty and her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent will wear shawls,
the manufacture of Paisley, at the christening of the
Prince of Wales, with a view to encourage the trade of
that place, and to alleviate the distress which unhappily
prevails in it and in the vicinity.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went from Windsor
Castle to Greenwich, on Saturday, to receive his Ma•
jes ty the King of Prussia, on his landing from the Con-
tinent. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe
Weimar, accompanied by the Earl Howe, Lord Cham-
berlain to the Queen Dowager, and the Earl of Den-
bigh, Master of the Horse to her Majesty, went from
town to the Royal Hospital, to pay his respects to his
Majesty, on his arrival. The Earl of Haddington also
left the Admiralty for Greenwich. Prince Albert re-
turned to Windsor Castle with the King of Prussia on
Saturday afternoon. Prince Edward of Saze Weimar,
Earl Howe, and the Earl of Denbigh returned to Marl-
borough House,i Pall-mall, after his Majesty's arrival.
The Duke Ferdinand of Saxe Cobourg, accompanied
by Prince Augustus and 'Prince Leopold of Saxe Co-
bourg, landed at Woolwich yesterday afternoon, from
the Continent. His Serene Highness with the Princes
and suite arrived at the Rod al Mews, at Pimlico, at five
o'clock, in two of the Royal carriages and four, and
after changing horses, immediately proceeded to Wind-
sor Castle on a visit to her Majesty.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and
Prince George, attended by Colonel Jones, arrived in
town on Saturday from Dean Park, Northamptonshire.
The Duke of Cambridge attended Divine Service yester-
day morning in the chapel in South Audley-street. His
Royal Highness afterwards left town for Windsor Castle,
to pay a visit to his Majesty the King of. Prussia, and
in the evening proceeded to his residence at Kew.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Prmcess Augusta of Cambridge, attended by
Lady Augusta Somerset, arrived in town on Saturday
from Kew. Their Royal Highnesses returned to Kew

in the evening.
The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Gloucester on Saturday, at Gloucester
House.
The Earl of Denbigh left town at four o'clock on
Saturday afternoon, for his residence, Upper Lodge,
Bushy.