The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-27 00:00:00

MORNING SUN

llle wine proceeded, the band playing the Prussian
national anthem, " Vaterland."
rl he Lord Steward gave, as the next toast, " Her
Majesty the given." Again all stood, her Majesty
among the number, returning her thanks by.the most
graceful and animated bows. The band playing " God
ea' a the Queen."
Aloee next toast was, " His Royal Highness Prince
!r rt," when the same ceremony was repeated by all
sent• The band playing the " Coburg March , ' in
most exquisite style : the bugle notes being most
skilfully and exquisitely introduced.
table a quarter to ten o'clock her Majesty rose from
and this was a signal for the ladies of her cot:n-
nerYte do the same. Her Majesty waited till they
grouped around her, and then returned to the
grand Reception'-room. His Royal Highness the Prince
illbert then took the chair which her Majesty had
~acated, between the King of Prussia and the Duke of
Tlssex, and the wine circulated freely for a short period.
oth, R.ing of Prussia, the Princes, the Ambassadors, and
cr net guests; then joined her Majesty, and this termi-
ed the banquet which, whether we consider the high
I.4Pk and station of those who attended it, the splendour
101 their dresses (civil and military), the magnificence of
h tables, beaufets, and the whole apartments, has per-
µ' never before been equalled. The gallery was filled
j'Ali the domestics of the Royal Household, and many
ca'reriaeds
871 es from the neighbourhood. The heat was so exces-
ot°utdifastirnetsinsga.n, and even to cause one lady to be
THE CHRISTENING CAKE.
c'lThe doors of the 'Waterloo Gallery were now thrown
3p for the reception of the company. A grand musi-
-41,41 Performance then took place ; and it was in this
111' among the refreshments offered to the guests, that
4 Christening Cake was publicly exhibited. It is on
stasneldtle of magnitude and magnificence quite unrivalled,
is, -8 On a aver plateau of 30 inches in diameter, and
,wt,'th its figured ornaments, about four feet high.
ofs"neat its ornaments it would appear like a Colosseum
roottigar• The base is ornamented with the rose, sham-
sill and thistle. Immediately above are medallions in
•. uf the Q dP • all around alternating
with t ueen an rince,
4r he Prince of Wales's plume. Over the medallions
peeaPlaced the Royal arms, while above the•feathers ap-
wthe arms and emblems (the harp and leek)
ilk," ales. The upper edge of the cake is cor-
six an ornamental 'scroll. Above this are
permPeditnents, with three pedestals on the up-
res„ on which are placed female figures re-
10'1i-tiling Ceres, Justice, and Plenty, and on yet
prince er pedestals appear Britannia bearing the infant
ba, Clio with her historic pencil in hand, and St.
e‘ld with his harp invoking a blessing on the child.
thetireell these three last figures is the baptismal font,
the whole being executed in a style of exquisite art by
kat„,e,h,ie Yeoman of her Maesty's Confectionary, Mr.
81(4'4'4. Besides this chef d'truvre of contrivance and
there •ofso „, ere ondifferent
in
the
sariuures, and other emblematic devices, executed
of style, though not of the same magnitude. All
ern appeared as bright as the purest alabaster.
1,, THE FRUITS AND CHINA.
slice u•
its were of every description—oranges in
st
_Be f'''its
Peaches with all the freshness of natural bloom,
rarawberries, raspberries, and every description of cur-
alj modelled in sugar, and so admirably executed as
sition.
out to defy the possibility of detecting their compo-
4„The Rockingham China ordered by William IV., ma-
aetured by British artists, and valued at between
expressly
and 5,000/. was brought from Buckingham Palace
for the occasion. The service had never been
used before at the Castle. There are pictures on each
of
lhe Plates remarkable alike for their elegance of de-
and for their beauty of execution. Some of the
0 titre pieces, of considerable height, were tastefully
ornamented by Mr. Mawditt with bonbons and every
bPree,_ies of fruits in crystallized sugar. The Royal party
the
up delighted with the admirable style in which all
e proceedings had been conducted.
eoe have been informed that the King of Prussia, ac-
e2uPanied by his suite, after attending Divine service
Sunday next at St. Paul's, intends to honour the
lu
rd
on or with his company at the Mansion-house to
eneon.

STATE APARTMENTS OF THE KING OF
PRUSSIA.
Iu addition to the extensive embellishments and deco-
rations which have been carried into execution in the
thole of the State Rooms, opened on Tuesday, some of
adjoining apartments (forming part of the suite) ap-
trupriated for the occupation of his Prussian Majesty,
ave been refitted with equal splendour.
Ills Majesty the King of Prussia's reception-room,
ante-room, and sitting-room, are all furnished in the
tone colours, crimson and sold. In the reception-room
tile 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.
111 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-
,e°ou and the Prometheus, and seven fine gallery. pic-
` sutres by Rubens, namely, the Battle of Nordlingen,
i-m dividing' his Cloak, portrait. of Rubens, a Holy
hprintilY, and Equestrian Portrait of the Archduke Al-
of-o°Yernor of the Netherlands, and two landscapes
onQ
linter
a, and Summer. This room is illuminated by
the %-ng: e,4t Mass chandelier. It is generally known as
The uralving-room, and looks on the North terrace.
coptinn7c-roora corresponds in its furniture to the re-
%tie 111, the hangings and draperies are of the
it:4itute.aadteorri:lsi,t and finished with gold trimmings. The
which re is carved, and very richly gilt. The cabinets
are more antique in their character,
~, 'ie:noes
titlußee
throuof vertu are distributed in all appropriate
ghout this apartment. The ceiling is of
the c°"11 elegant devices, with the moulding' gilt. In
trete" °f the ceiling are shields, with the Royal Arms
The az; °fled on them. It is lighted by a cut glass lustre.,
Charl)'et.rures which decorate this room are a Portrait. of
a St, " lt., by Sir Peter Lely ; a Landscape, by Poussin;
by „John, by
Correggio ; Jonas thrown into the Sea,
ar Poussin ; Cleopatra. by Guido ; Interior of a
St. tZhonse, by Teniers ; two Landscapes, by Claude ;
Arraign S, by Dominichino ; and a Figure of Silence, by
Carracei.
d e sitting-room of his Prussian Majesty is the same
rieseeoration as the ante-room, the hangings and drape-
rich?! crimson silk damask and gold, and the furniture
tire" carved or gilt. The pictures in this room are very
11,,ern..
gin and with the exception of a Holy Family, by
4410—rev
'O, and one or two others,, are of the cabinet size.
quiii-c,g them is the celebrated picture of the Misers, by
11,4ti0r,11 .latsys; an Ecce Homo, and a Madonna, a corn-
Inctnre, by Carlo Dolce ; a St. Catherine, by
riat -k; an Encampment, by Wouvermans ; a St. Cathe-
bY iftll)°lnirliChiLl-n0; and an Officer of the Papal Guard,
Thi:eleano.
41)pea eu-rnom of the King forms a strong contrast. in
faN;rance to his other apartments. The hangings and
with 4lnre are of pale blue silk, very tastefully embroidered
hugm°wers. The couch itself resembles somewhat a
lg els- tent.
It is surmounted by an oblong dome, which
,(I,olace7.ned hY a waving plume of ostrich feathers. This
the ha-„es,ts upon a cornice richly gilt, from which depend
trharng`ngs• The colour of the bed is also blue, and
~-cd with gold. The ornaments. about the frame of
etierpe°tlleh also tend to give it a military character... The
frore is light, and wrought in very brilliant
.colours
l'ery la *verY elegant pattern. The mirrors, which Fe
dec-e;,,,rge, are framed in silver, and the pictures which
Nrc`Le this apartment, comprising specimens of almost
thoirtisehool of art, are framed with the same material,
e
a 401'7 relieved with bosses of gold. Among them a
1,e41217- by Vandyke ; two Italian Seaports by
aaris ; a portrait, by Rembrandt; two landhcap_es_,
ard :V",.`te ; miniature portraits of Henry VIII., Ed
and the Duke of Norfolk, by Holbein. ; a polr-
kary Leonardi da Vinci • an Infant Christ,by
Bishop
Atitwretti the Nativity, by' Baroccio ; theD
.ndf
1.), by Rubens ; a portrait, by Gerard ow , a
Y 1'4414, by Sebastian del Piombo.

)BURY-LANE THEATRE.
1: , Ilertid: disappointment was experienced at this house on
4CY 'light in consequence of the sudden indisposition
to itio;,,4 Ilelen Faucit, who was announced in the bills
the tr as Bertha, in the Point of Honour. From
t,,tirtair'etnent of Mr. Serle, who appeared before the
11 to communicate the fact, it appeared that
to
Perfeir-,wass actually on her way. to the theatre
the When she was seized with illness, andret_hat
after been compelled to return home. The play,
vvirh:t.,quarter of an hour's delay,. was then proceeded
kis 0 part of Bertha having been undertaken by
Btlll:''i,unis• At the conclusion, the National Anthem was
4gre-e --bY, tile vocalists connected with the theatre. An
ther, le trifle, in-one act, entitled the Windmill, was
torlitPtaYed for the first time. It afforded a fine oppord-
krsY for a display of the excellent acting of Mr. an.
Litt th,,!iee,leY• The story is soon told. The period is
re'gn of Charles 11. Sampson Low (Mr.fK eue.ey.).
1a0,,a a foundling, in the service of the miller of icn
, the grandfather of Marian (Mrs. Keeley), who.
is
to Zrself an orphan, is earnestly recommended by him
to her grandchild to manage the mill, which he performs
kouvrr prok and satisfaction. Both parties are ena-
deel ed teach other, but Sampson cannot find courage to
lit are, his passion. This gives rise to some most emus •
anti
and by-play, which kept the house in a roar.
the Mariall's reputation for beauty does not escape
the n.otice of an old Marqais living in the en*irons,-7
44Marquis de Roueville (Mr. Morris Barnett), but his
14es are frustrated, and, indeed, urge Sampson to
e a formal declaration. But, Just as the union is
tio,iutl to take.place, poor Sampson, who in a fit of vexa-
to ~_rad previously enlisted into the army, was directed
viirt hto head-quarters. The Marchioness de Roue-
(Mrs. Selby), who had discovered the attempted
qua•gue nte of her husband, and who had been made ac-
with dby Marian that Sampson had enlisted, enters
is no °, Is dis Charge, by direction of the King, and there
the longer any impediment to the union. At the fall of
Tio_eurtam 111 r. and Mrs. Keeley .app,,ared, and he trounced the the farce for repetition on Friday and Saturday.

of the evening a respectable young woman,
\i niame of Martha Tickney, a servant in the employ
r. tedbourne, picture frame-maker, of the Vaux
th hall-14"4d, committed self-destruction. It appears that e unfortunate young woman had formed an attachment
tjil. a Yung man who had paid his addresses to her, and.
the
Were to have been married about five weeks since, L's'c banns had been published, the consent of her parents
kuobtained, and she was to have left her situation for the
rpose of being married, when all of a sudden her
Ilvaithless lover left her without assigning any cause, and
eat to settle in Birmingham ; from that period' a de-
eilcie
cd 'change had been observed in her manners. About
she was
'c o'clock on Tuesday night she told her mistress that
determined to think no more about her cruel
a 'William," and requested, about an hour after, leave for
nta,,f.echw moments to go and purchase a pair of boots,
was granted, and she left home. She proceeded
t 9 threw
water side, and, when nearly facing the gas works,
herself in, and was instantly carried out by the
tide and perisked.

A RO YAL CHRISTENING IN
SCOTLAND.

CHRISTENING OF PRINCE FREDERIC HENRY,
ELDEST SON OF KING JAMES VI., AT STIR-

LING.—,(From Beattie's Illustrated Scotland.)
The Castle of Stirling acquired most of its artificial
embellishment from the taste and munificence of James
V. who, as well as his daughter, was crowned here, and
built the royal palace—a:square building of hewn stone,
withinuch statuary and sculpture, surrounding a small
court where the King's lions are said to have been kept,
still familiarly known as the " Lion's Den." The Palace
comprised many large and elegant apartments, of which
those on the lower story are converted into barrack-
rooms, and the upper into lodgings for the officers of the
garrison. Opposite the Palace on the north stands the
chapel, built, as already mentioned, by James VI., for
the christening of his eldest son, Prince Henry. Of this
pageant, one of the most extraordinary on record, a few
particulars may here be not unacceptable as characteristic
of the monarch and the times, when " spectacle" was em-
ployed for state purposes as well as for pleasure. The
despatches to foreign Courts, announcing the birth of a
son and heir to the throne, on the 19th of February, had
been so well received, that Ambassadors Extraordinary
arrived from the King of Denmark, the Queen's father—
from Brunswick, Magdeburg, Holland. France, and Eng-
land. The latter was represented by the Earl of Sussex ;
and with presents and congratulations, all had met at Stir-
ling by the end of August. In the meantime the prepa •
rations were going on under the personal superintend-
ence of his Majesty, while the Ambassadors were enter-
tained at Court in the most sumptuous manner. The
chase, and other field sports, or amusements within the
Palace—were the business of the day. The evenings
were spent in balls, masks, and banquets. Tournaments
and tilting were practised in the " valley," which was
lined with guards in splendid new uniforms. On one side,
a scaffolding was erected for the Queen, her Ladies, and
the Foreign Ambassadors ; and to this constellation every
performer on entering the arena made a profound obeis-
ance.

On the 30th of August, the ceremony of baptism was
performed with a splendour and pomp never before wit-
nessed in Scotland. The new Chapel Royal was hung
with the richest andmost costly tapestries, with every
attendant embellishment of costume and ceremony which
could heighten the effect. When all the necessary pre-
parations were completed, his Majesty, 'attended by the
Nobility;and Privy Councillors, entered-the chapel, and
took his place on the throne. The Foreign Ambassa-
dors then repaired to the Prince's chamber, where they
found the Royal infant laid upon a bed of state, the fur-
niture of which was embroidered with the " Labours of
Hercules." The ascent to the platform on which the bed
stood was by steps covered with tapestry wrought in
gold. A large cloth of lawn covered both bed and steps,
and reached a good way over the floor. As soon as the
Ambassadors and other officers had assembled, the
Dowager Countess of Marr approached the bed, and mak-
ing a low obeisance, took up the Prince, and delivered
him into the hands of the Duke of Lennox, who imme-
diately presented him to the English Ambassador, whose
office was to carry him into the chapel. After a va-
riety of minute ceremonies, too tedious to recapitulate in
this place, the procession set out in magnificent order,
preceded by the Lyon-King-at-Arms, and the other He-
ralds in their State uniforms, all the Nobility and foreign
Ambassadors, and was received in the Chapel Royal,
when a sermon was delivered by his Majesty's Chaplain,
and followed by an appropriate address in Latin, spoken
by the Bishop of Aberdeen. The King, leaving his seat,
and followed by the Ambassadors, advanced towards the
pulpit, while the Duke of Lennox, again receiving the
Prince from the Lady Marr, delivered him to the English
Ambassador, who held him in his arms during the per-
formance of the sacred ceremony. The child was chris-
tened by the names of Frederic Henry, which were no
sooner pronounced than they were thrice repeated aloud
by the Lyon-King-at-Arms, and confirmed by the infe-
rior Heralds with a flourish of trumpets. Various other
ceremonies being duly performed, the Royal family, at-
.tended by the same gorgeous retinue, retired to the great
hall, or " Parliament House," already named, under con-
tinued salvos of artillery from the Castle, answered by
volleys of small arms from the troops lining the ram-
parts. When the procession halted, the Duke of Lennox,
again receiving the Prince from the English Ambassador,
presented him to the King, who dubbed him a Knight,
the Earl of Marr touching him with the spur. He was
next created a Duke, with various other ancient titles
attached, all of which were proclaimed by Heralds at an
open window of the hall, and followed with the same
flourish of trumpets. The Prince was then carried by the
English Ambassador to his Chamber in the Palace,
where all the guests of distinction now approached with
their baptismal offerings, styled propines. The ceremony
concluded with that of knighting a great number of gentle-
men present, and was succeeded by a sumptuous banquet
at eight o'clock, at which their Majesties presided. Here,
however, we must omit many curious particulars. When
the first course had been removed, the company was sur-
prised by the whimsical spectacle of a Moor, harnessed
by numerous gold chains to a triumphal car, with which
he advanced to the sound of trumpets and hautboys.
The chariot bore a table richly covered with fruits and
confectionary, and attended by six damsels, three of
whom were robed in white satin, three in crimson satin,
covered with gold and silver spangles, a. garland on the
head, the hair flowing luxuriantly over the shoulders,
and bedecked with feathers, pearls, and jewels. In front
stood Ceres. holding a sickle in one hand, and a bunch of
corn in the other, and surrounded by numerous emble-
matical and allegorical figures, each with classic costume
and well selected devices. The precious desert which
freighted the celestial wain was distributed by the dam-
sels in silence to the great Nobility in immediate at-
tendance.

After this a second spectacle, equally original, entered
the hall, consisting of a ship full rigm d, placed upon
wheels, moved by invisible springs, and having a length
of 18 feet in the keel, with a breadth of deck or 8 feet.
The highest flag, which was lowered on passing through
the door of the hall, was 40 feet ; the masts were rut! ;
the tackle and cordage silk of the same colour ; and the
pulleys of gold. Her brass ordnance consisted of 36
pieces, elegantly mounted. The sails were of white taf-
fety, and the anchors tipped with silver. In the foresail
was a compass, with this device—quouscunque per undas.
On the mainsail were painted the joint arms of Scotland
and Denmark. All the sails, flags, and streamers, were
embroidered with gold and jewels. The mariners, six in
number, were clad in variegated Spanish taffety. The
pilot, dressed in cloth of gold, moved the ship at will ;
and 14 musicians, with Anion and his harp, performed
their dulcet office on board. Upon the forecastle stood
Neptune, clad in Indian silk embroidered with silver,
holding his trident, and wearing a crown. Next stood
Thetis, with her mace ; and at her right hand, Triton,
with his shell and the scroll— Velis votes ventis. Around
the vessel wero three Syrens, accommodating their ges-
tures to the music, and repeating classic verses. The
vessel was decked with pearls, corals, shells, and other
marine productions. At sound of trumpet, the ship
moved majestically forward into the hall, making sail at
the blast of Triton's shell and the pilot's whistle, and
discharging her ordnance, till she had reached the table.
Certain officers of the Court received the cargo of sweet-
meats in crystal vessels, curiously painted with gold and
azure, and representing various fishes. While the mimic
ship was unlading, Anion, sitting upon the prow, shaped
like the fabled dolphin, struck his harp, at which haut-
boys, violins, and flutes continued to join, till the music
deepened into a full concert. When the banquet had
ended, thanksgiving was pronounced by the Bishop or
Chaplain; then the 139th Psalm was sung, in seven
parts, by fourteen voices ; and finally, at the sound of
Triton's shell and the pilot's whistle, the ship weighed
anchor, and made sail, till she had got outside the hall.
Such was the concluding scene of this brilliant, but
strange mixture of Christian devotion and Pagan panto-
mime. The hull of the vessel is still preserved in the
chapel, now the armoury of the fortress. It is impossi-
ble, on perusal of this gorgeous but whimsical ceremony,
not to observe the painful contrast it offers•to that which
accompanied the monarch himself, when his ill-fated mo-
ther presented him at the same altar.

TORY FALSEHOODS.
The following letter has been sent to the Editors of
the West of England Conservative and Devonport Inde-
pendent, from the latter of whom we have received an
early copy :
TO THE EDITOR OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND CONSERVATIVE.
SlR—Your Paper of Wednesday, the 12th inst., has
been sent me, with a paragraph marked, in order that
it may attract my attention. In the paragraph to which
I refer, it is stated that " just previous to the over-
throw of the Whig-Radical Government, a large batch
of youngsters, mostly from Cornwall, were placed in the
Royal Military Academy by the Master-General of the
Ordnance ;" and " that in consequence of the Master
having complained of the inconveniently crowded state
of the School, the higher authorities had ordered the
dismisFal of several of the new corners." Upon this pa-
ragraph, I shall merely observe that it is as unjust to the
present as it is to the late Master-General. Even if the
Academy were too crowded (which is not the case), Sir
George Murray is much too just, and too good a man, to
dismiss any cadets for the purpose of making more room
only, or without having good reason for so doing ; and
as to. the imputation meant to be conveyed against
me, by the assertion that the " last batch were mostly
from . Cornwall," the fact is, that of the twenty-
seven ordered for re-examination (I have the list now
before me) I really do not believe there is one having
any connection whatever with the county. That I
thought it necessary to augment the number of cadets
at the Academy, I am quite ready to admit, and if any
one doubts the existence of such necessity, I would refer
him to the number of vacatit commissions, both in the
Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers. The supply,
under the former establishment of the Academy, was not,
in fact, equal to the demand.* But that I ever, in any
way, unworthily used the patronage for political pur-
poses, as you, Mr. Editor, would have your readers be-
lieve, I utterly and positively deny.
Bodininl a 7 jma,n. Sir, yours,
1542 .&c., VIVIAN.
• I should state that I had begun increasing the establish-
ment at the Academy very long before I went out of office.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,
BETTING AT MANCHESTER-TUESDAY.

CHESTER CUP.--14 V) 1 agst ianercost (t.)-15 to 1
agst the Squire-15 to 1 agst Rory O'More-17 to 1
agst Beßona. (t.)-26 to 1 agst Jolly Tar (t.)-23 to 1
agst Alice Hawthorne (t.)-25 to 1 agst Marshal Soult
(0-25 to 1 agst Rhodanthe (t.)-27 to 1 agst Re-
triever-27 to 1 apt Una-27 to 1 agst Cruiskeen-
-200 to 6 agst Satirist-1,000 to 50 agst Marquis of
Westminster's two, with an acceptance with both (t.)-
4 to 1 agst Scott's lot-500 to 30 agst Lord G. Ben-
tinck's lot (t.)
DERBY.-7i to 1 agst Attila-10 to 1 agst Chatham-
-23 to 1 agst Wiseacre— 28 to 1 agst Joanna.c. (t. freely)
—2B to 1 agst Robert de Gorham-45 to 1 agst ,Meteor
—45 to 1 ayst Espartero (0-50 to 1 agst Moss-trooper
—offers to take 3 to 1 about Scott's lot.
OAKS.—Nothing done.