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

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King of Prussia, at twelve o'clock, to attend his Majesty
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to the carriage and to the Chapei. the At
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, and j
Bishops of London, Winchester, Oxfoill, and Norwich 0 . 1004
were in the Waterloo Gallery at twelve o'clock. .''
The sponsors were in the, State Drawing," at a : k.,..:,;
, ~,;(4/
Tarter past, twelve. g-r
Their respective attendants Ivere -
In Waiting in the Waterloo Chamber. -' - ,--x:6
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THE CHAPEL. ""-
The only addition made to St. George's Chapel I.iz
which the ceremony of the baptism actually took pldget 3,501
was the erection of a raised platform in front of the shag. .
upon which the ancient font used in the christening or
former Princes of Wales was placed. This font, which •
was removed from the Tower to the Chapel a few days
since, has been re-gilt for the present occasion.
Upon the King of Prussia proceeding from his apart'
ments, the sponsors and their attendants joined his
Majesty at the head of the grand staircase, and accom-
ponied him to the Chapel. •
The Ambassadors and Foreign Ministers, the Knights;
of the Garter, the Cabinet Ministers, the ladies, and
others invited, were conveyed to the Wolsey Hall, WIC' ;,,‘
as they respectively arrived, proceeded to the choir,
conducted to their seats by the two Gentlemen -Ushers,
.;
the Heralds being present and co-operating.
Cardinal Wolsey's Hall, which is built in hallway' 91(4)1
with the general architecture of the Chapel, was floored,ls
carpeted,:and furnished for the accommodation of partit.' 191;
forming part of the procession, who were set dovvn,at,t 07,
portico erected at the entrance of the cloisters behiniee%
the altar of the Chapel, and were from thence conductS
to the aisles, from whence gates lead to the platfoiu- .
Her Majesty shortly after her arrival proceeded to th(V.,- *1
Chapter House, and remained there with the info ~:4
Prince until nearly the commencement of the service.:
The Dean arid Chapter of Windsor took their pI
within the altar rails.
The military and naval knights formed a line on each'
side at the lower end of the choir. i•
The Queen and his Royal. Highness Prince Alher''
with his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and theiri4
suites, accompanied by his Royal Highness the Duke ° mos
Sussex, his Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridr'
end the other Royal personages present, not spbris,°rs. '„t 11.1
113 left the Castle and proceeded to St. George's ChaPe-rx.,
half-past twelve o'clock. -s • a
,ra
The Sing of Prussia and suite, with the other sPo'""-,1
and attendants, were after• a short interval conveyed to
the Chapel,
The King of Prussia, preceded by the -Vice-Cha3l;l
berlain, the Treasurer and Comptroller, and follewe%;::,,
by the Equerry in Waiting, and his Majesty's own at- .P'l,
tendants in their usual order, with the other spells°rst
entered the chair on the south side, and took their places
on the heat pas, opposite to the Queen on the south aitlt'rti
.3!i;
of the altar, viz.,
The ..
Ning of Prussia. fttgl6l'
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, proxy le
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Saxe Cobourg.
His Royal Highness the Duko of Cambridge. :'3101(
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge; PrOn"
for her Royal Highness the Duchess of Saxe Goi:t4a• 4011
Her Royal Highness the' Princess Augusta of • CILI toff
bridge, proxy for her Royal highness the Priud'7)
Sophia.
His Serene Highness Prince Ferdinand of Saxe Cobsril.A4°).ll4
The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince AlbeMo
and other Royal personages not being sponsors, -vti
their respective attendants, in the following order,
ceeded from the Chapter-room, and entered the c1:00,,,,,r-„I.
the door on the north side, and took their places on "'""
haut pas on the north side of the altar :
The Senior Gentleman Usher Quarterly Waiting.
_Gentlemen Usher Gentleman Usher of th
to the Sword of State. Black Rod.
Garter King of Arms. „d.a
Groom in Waiting Groom of the Groom in Virajwl7'•
on H. R. H. Stole to on ett
Prince Albert. H. R. H. the Queen- 'I
•,alg%
Prince Albert.
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The Sword of Sergeant-a£-i
State The Lord'.
borne by Chamberlain.ll.4 to
The Duke of Wellington.
Lord in Waiting The QUEEN Lord in
on H. R. H. and H. R. H. on ,the „i- D 0
Prince Albert. Prince ALBERT. Queen.
Serjeant-at-Arm F. Serjettut-at-Arsie,i,
Master of the Horse. Mistress of the Robea.',,'
Lady of the Bedchamber. •
3rl
Two Maids of Honour. lOl
Bedchamber Woman.

Serjeant-at-Arms.
The Lord
Steward.

The Lord Chamberlain, accompanied by tho,-,,t,
of the Stole to his Royal, Highness the Prince Alll{6,
then prOceeded to the Chapter-room, and conductedt. ' be.
,Royal 'Highness the infant Prince of Wales into
Chapel, attended by the Lord and Groom in Waiting-, a
When the"Qtieen entered the choir, short voluntarlet
selections of "sacred music, were performed, and CO
until' the cottmencement of the baptismal sertite
The whole, of the members of her Majesty's
‘band, and- several of the state ;band, led by Mr• xsThe
cis' Cramer, occupiedi the newly-erected gallery °n.„,i.e.
south side of the organ, At which Dr. G. I. Y.ll,o3,Y.tcree
sided. The 'instrumental performers consisted ,01.0 nets,
trombones; three trumpets, two flutes, two el:a o,olies
4 two hautboys, t.vo bassoons, one serpent, six Ist on&
six second violins, two violas, ove double bass v ioLtite•
violoncello, drums. &c., including the following . .
guished professors:—
Violins—Mr. F. Cramer, master; Mr. Blagrov
G. Anderson. Mr. J. Loder, Mr. T. :::Ooke, and gr•
Cramer.
Viola—Mr. A. Morale .„
Trombones—Mr. Smithie-and Mr. Smilhie, jun,.
Trumpets—Mr. Harper and Mr. Irvin.
On the entrance of the procession into t tl`e
march of "Judas Maccabeus " was perforof7:,:t.ceni;
conclusion of which the Archbishop of Canter skog..by"
menced reading the Service, the Amens beirti
the full choir, among whom we noticed Mr.'
I\l r. KnAvett, Mr. Hobbs, and several other gen V iutitio
the Chapel Royal, and of the. choir at Westminsti haFfel.
l.
dition to the gentlemen of the choir of St. George's 4:4
The Sponsors were the King of Prussia and th v far
of Cambridge, the Duchess of Cambridge, as prt otts
the Princess of Saxe-Cobourg, and the Princess A IA 01
of Cambridge, as proxy for the Princess Sophia ;
when the Infant Prince was brought in and give,
the hands of the Archbishop, they named him
ALBERT EDWARD,
by which names he was accordingly christened by eie
Grace. The Infant Prince who remained perfectly q ,recl
during the whole of the ceremony, was then deliYC
by the Archbishop into the hands of the Lady who I tea
'' brought his Royal Highness to the fount, and who earl: 60
hil'e to the door of the Chapter-room, where his nurse.",.,
to receive him. Her Majesty and .I.Yl't';
in wiNng.
Albert st,-,!4naed to watch the Royal infant with 01,3
and affection during the whole of
greatest anxi...`tY
ceremony. Th'e As,chbishop then proceeded to fi ;g;
At
tthe Prussia appeared
conclusion
of the eremon
reading the service, to- which his Majesty tho .11-"
paythep 0 b,
y the Hallelal most marked attention:
of
chorus was chaunted by the full Othr, and the overtu%
to Handel's sacred oratorio of Esaer was perfornic%
The effect produced by the pet-font-Mace of
sub
various pieces of sacred music was most
the rich tones of the splendid organ bleriallitl.;
with and softening the instrumen and voices, SO
produce one grand ti,nd harmonious whole. ,ted
The whole of the music we understood was selleo
by rrinee Albert, and the selection reflects the big Abe
credit on his Royal Highness's taste and judgment- is
whole of the music was rehearsed yesi`erdstrieo
St. George's Chapel, in the,presence of his Royal .1-I.ii
At the conclusion of the Laptismal service, On". 11)0
vious to the commencement of ;he hallelujah chortrs,o,o3
Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Waie,'l,er
reconducted to the Chapter-room the Lord (,
•
berlain, accompanied as before. s ar
The gallery on the north side of the organ Ira 00
propriated to the friends of the Lord Chamberlain,. tiol'
were admitted by tickets as usual. The accommoda
in the gallery, however,- is so limited, that :tot more 11C
fifty persons could. be accommodated thei`e, the iA le
of tickets was consequently extremely limiqed..
Lord Chamberlain, the Earl of Delawarr, could O.OIY, I.
one ticket to his eldest son, his second son being eaaN.,.,'
want of accommodation. The brother'ce
Afl
sh-!e and several other distinguished personages, ni
likevi)se refused tickets, from the circumstance of ,
on in the gallery being So exeoedinglY
accorninotial:
curescribtsl,
ceased, the Queen and, his ill°
iovsert retired from the-. eh oPe.,
When the
Highness Prince
ve.e.
their attendants same order as they are,
,
They set down at the no&
returned to the Castle, .
pr,D„eeded to their . rape?.
east' door, and thence
apartments.
Her Majesty, who looked exh:emely well, ILO: icy
. peered in excellent spirits, wore a ric.l.. shawl of I'sl°'
manufacture, es did the Duchess of Kent.
The Ladies invited were set down at the same, d0t).'509
The King of rrussia and suite retired to -the 17
Hall, and returned to the Castle, and were set do or ,o;05
the grand north entrance, from which his Majest) r
conducted to his own apartments. rlc
11l t
of the Garter, the Cabinet Ministers, and others in
The Ambassadors and Foreign Ministers, the
then returned to the Waterloo (allery. rCoe
o'clock, when her Majesty left the el.-lapel, attendt..,4l-
The whole ceremony was concluded shortly afte. Lin

the same manner as on her entrance.

FURTHER PARTICULAFLO, - he
The weather, - which during the early i•art 0,01 P
morning had been exceedingly unfavourable, c Car : '
about eleven o'clock, and the rays of the su n 7 ,„.„'''
brightly through the windows or the choir, pour 't. i.
flood of light upon the banners of the Knights. 0r.,. '0
Garter, bringing out all the exquisite tie!, 11',
cork of the beautifully ornamented stalls, and, P. • !°'
ing in one full tide upon the altar, which was cov-C7',i . c
with blue velvet, it was brilliantly reflected from ./14::- e::
massive, and highly ornamented gold communion pL
there displayed. A more beautifully picturesque earl
than that thus produced can scarcely be conceived, ast.
-w"
Toaster-piece of florid Gothic, the choir of e.
that, - quipel,.Was never seen to greater advantle
George's_ • --e so fortunate as to possess tickets for v.?,
Those writ; - ~.`ctel at 11. o'clock. - Shortly before ~,s,
choir, were aclm... -
Lord Lyndhurst entb_ - ~4 took his scat in 01 by
as Lord Chancellor, a._ .
-.4 the Chapel in his full rcu'of
9,s speedily follewenu ake
itberLand, - tbue "ithe
the Knight's stalls, and vv.. -,
of . Buckingham, the Du ,
0„ noi er
Earl of Ripon, Lord Fitio•erald, the Alarqnls 1,-`3-ourbur •
the Duke and Duchess ofkeb...ol
the Earl of Cardigan, the Right Hon. Heng
_7l iv lisr,irr
Sir R. Peel, the Marqiig of Lansdowe, -,1,-1711,011d,
ci,
cliffe, the Earl of Haddingtoif, tie Duke °I i'
Duke of 11"iall
.Duccleueuf
E. Knatchbull, the Earl of Abertit'en,
4„0., Lor
~, ,eve
Sir James Graham, Sir Henry Men- 'tq*
the
.o stoleY:
' stle, the &
Sir Augustus Clifford, the Duke of i:en)•cato6l,.. the s- -:.
rt a other Noblemen and Gentlemen, wh, -- es,:, ;':- ,; oil
:.. - _.;tivt;iv :. :,- •,:,,,-.. :,..,.„. EA,. -crlli... ,„ cog ;
R.A., who Ives in the Choir, iyiAS " Si4u,
ir 1. nip%
in sketching the greater pot of t'''!. oh
table,- which,' during the early ;pot of 0, ; -