Star. — London, England, 1817-11-20 00:00:00

4 - ;. j . 4•~ . 0.4 . . • I 1 ! :` A THEE' _ LONDON. • THE LATE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE. %~L~_ . • , .7 7 7 " a,. loomist • ~ .~~ NEXT' TUESDAY HE LOTTERY SEGINS DRAWING, /SY ORDER OF THE LORDS OF THE TREASURY. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1817. The day nf prayer and lamentation is passed : play it also have prnved one of Heavenly mercies. On earth it has been kept with the most ,becoming so lemnity. Never, in ancient ages, when the virgins of Israel wept in sackcloth and ashes, and the beauty of Jeruss!ern was in the dust, have the fads and hu miliations If the Chosen Peopl: been observed with more heartfelt sorrow and unaffected devotion. — Though this great metropolis did not rend her clothes , and send the roar of her lamentations through all her gates, she was desolate in spirit, and breathed forth her afflictions in silence and in tears. The spectacle was awful, and at the same time consolatory ; for it was gratifying, even in woe, to behold the religions feelings with which a great and reflecting nation acknowledged the chastising PROVIDENCE of the ALMIGHTY, and, bowing, in libmble resignation to his behests, implored a relaxation of his wrath. —lf this Empire has prospered amidst the calamities of the world.--if it has risen unbroken, nay, trium phant, from every conflict—if it has no bounds set to its glory and its power—it mainly owes these dear. these exclusive blessings, to the deep sense of faith :And gratitude which it has generally preserved to wards the Given of life and all victory. This was the shield that covered it in the day of battle—the spear that overthrew the multitude of its foes. When this sense seemed blunted by long prosperity, and confidence and pride succeeded humbleness and reli gion, a warning blow was struck, but still more in mercy than hi anger. Had vengeance alone been , consulted, the wound wonld have been inflicted by a mortal band. Our enemies might have been al lowed to prevail against us; and disgrace would have been added to calamity. But, in our present affliction. the Az.sliosry himself was our adversary, more to recall than to punish ; and thanks to His mercy, we trust his benevolent intention: have been fulfilled, and that this nation Las returned to its former fidelity'and its former love. Whoever beheld the crowds which fille . d our Churches yesterdsy ; the deep attebtion with which they hung on the Divine word the devout fervency of t •i• r prayers, and the arc with which they em balmed the memory of our beloved Putecess, must have been convinced, that sincere and ardent Religi gio i !•ad resumed its empire over their hearts. By an impulse of feeliug as spontaneous as it was Gni eersai, all business was suspended throughout this vast metropolis. Every shop was shut as during the joleranity of the Sabbath; the shutters of most pri• vate houses were also closed, and while the deep tol ling of bells sounded mournfully above, anal afilictrd countenances and the black vestments of woe passed , Silently along, funeral processions seemed to move every . street, and the whole land to weep in deso lation? At an early hour the bells throughout the entire extent 01 this great metropolis tolled the tune. ral knell, which was resumed at intervals during the Iy, and continued until twelve o'clock at night.— moragthem,the deep and melancholy tone of St. Paul 'trunk upon the cur with a force and effect t g ekceeding all its melancholy associates. The •: • on tbei'ower was huisted at day break, it -spat high ; and the example was followed by Arm vessel in the River that had an Entign or a lain Sick to display. In the different seaports ms •*isuSe guni'were tai be fired at night; and every ship every nation was to hoist their colours half-mast all the parishes the parochial children were partly dressed in mourning —black collars and cuffs, instead . of red or blueor green. and black bindings T oun4 their caps and badge a the females with black Abloom on their gowns and cap. •The scene around us was one of naives:al mourning. All the upper elatun were in full suits of black, and the persons Oen In humblest life :were net without some Mark or 'esblem of arose,. ,pivine Service was performed • 'afi the Churches .and Chapels of. every religious and persuasion. Eleven o'clock was the general hour of its commencement. • . 4 *INDSOR, THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. en. ` u se • The grave •h as -oveethat interesting'Prue. gess.so• Lately the hope of England, from whom we . posted a race of Sovereigns to spring destined to perpetuate, since nor wisdom nor valour can exalt del - glcirfof old' England. The calamity. is not one wlll soon Me away. The more we reflect upon. ..the more it is aggravated in all its citrumstahttelri i ms taseelory,iiiduT:ietrs tit Wound, to real , • • . !Went madents.of fior life, to compere tha vibt then konwri ,with the feelings growing out of d i nentsstroOf wsl 4eP 1 91, In heighten that univir• sal.afiliction caused by bee death. • - •.. t i o ng ifit . 4leepiag spectators of he, obsespaies, , ire2Bl r ,f 0 0 . 4 . ; 1 1, at the beginning eaf the sum. wor '4oo4- :Hien:hied on si ter/ afferent' • ilte" ieleir . ".ition of Des nuptial.. ass• tr i et i tto niknoirledge the viciasitass stf perused those who ibe i l 7 , • a , 79 ~4triPg, a** to gild at rz Ai, lit !S'..!wr 1 1 011: iimisediate Offspring of that otos. of boy $ and the grief manifested by all classes who beheld the mournful pageant, was as loud, yet as profound, as the shock was sudden and severe. ir In Windsor, the sad event has created the strongest imaginable sensations of sorrow. Through out the whole of the present week the most affecting 'anxiety has prevailed to be made acquainted with. and if possible, to witness every thing in the slightest degree connected with the last sacred duties that remained to be performed in honour of one so sin. cerely beloved. The entrance of the remains of the departed PRINGLSS CUARLOTTE into "Windsor, on the night before the funeral, was one of the most touch ing scenes ever beheld in any age or nation. Aikidos had gone abroad that the removal would take place on the evening preceding that actually Exed upon for conveying the bodies from the late residence of her Royal Highness to the destined place of interment. In consequence of this rumour, great numbers of persons went out to meet,them on the road, many of whom passed beyond Old Windsor, and consumed in melancholy unavailing watchfulness the greater part of the night. " On Tuesday evening, so early as eight o'clock, many hundrds of persbni were seen on the road leading from Windsor towards Egham, which route the procession was expected to take. These, in the course of the following two hours, were joined by an immense multitude, and from ten o'clock till long after midnight, a greater. assemblage of the inhabi tants of Windsor was seen extending from the town to the gardens of Frogmore, than has been called together at any time or under any circumstances since a very different object of attraction was pre sented in the splendid fete of 1809, given by her MAJWIT in honour of the Jubilee. then celebrated on the commencement of the fiftieth year of the present reign. 4. But it was not only the people of Windsor who were called from their homes on this occasion. Nu merous visitors from London swelled the ranks Of the multitude. as on Tuesday the influx was so very great, that wherever the stranger sought a, temporary home, he heard nothing but expressions of regret that the means of accommodation were exhausted. N At seven in the evening a detachment of the Blues were ordered from Windsor to meet the pro•, cession. At tn. o'clock several mourning coaches arrived, and these coming by Frogmore, pretty clearly indicated the route of the whole procession, but the crowd still doubting, continued walking backwards and forwards, never losing sight for more than a few minutes of the Long Row. " It was not till half an hour after midnight that the solemn cavalcade was seen entering Windsor.— Filly of the Blues cleared the way, and the prates *ion followed in the order which, on Tuesday, we announced to have been decideil upon. The demon strations of sorrow were as universal as they 'were strong, when they saw by the light of the moon the hearse wl.ich conveyed to the tomb the lifeless form of that endeared Fatness, whom sniffy of them bad so often seen on that very spot, in all the gaiety of youth, distinguished less by her high rank than by the condescending affability with which she 'chow.' ledged the spontaneous tokens of respect and love which her presence never failed to command. The coach and six bearing the urn which contained the heart of the Pumas% with the coffin of the Child, drawn by s►: hOrses, preceded the hearse, which was drawn by eight. Prince LEOPOLD, who had an nounced his 'determination to remain with the corpse all night, followed in a coach and six, and other Mourning coaches followed, precisely according to the arrangement previously made. Motes, attendants in mourning, and a small party of the Blues, closed the melancholy train. The procession had passed through Hensham, Walton, Sheppertoa, Lstkham, Staines, and Egham. At Staines it halted, and the detachment from the 10th Hussars, which had escorted it thus far, was relieved by the Oxford Blues, and the cavalcade ad. vanced in the same order in which it had set out, by Priesthill, Old Windsor, and Frosmore, to Windsor. It St. Alban's-street the procession again stopped, and a detachment of twenty of the Horse Guards escorted the body of the infant up Castle-hill to the porch of St. George's Chapel. Colonel Anurmittors, Sir 'ROBERT GARDINER, Mr. STBITENSON, and Mr. Maass, were in the carriage, and the coffin and the urn were conveyed to the altar, and both were depo. sited in the •ault. None but the necessary atten dants were admitted into the Chapel at this time. No funeral service was toad. Th i s part of the proceed ings finished at about half-past one. ..• The body of the Partrcuss had in the mean time been conveyed to the room prepared for it at the. Lower Lodge. Here- his Serene Highness Princes Lao*osti alighted, attended by Sir Chltot and the Officers of the Lord Chamberlain. The pales anti despairing elprissitin of his countenance told but too distinctly the desolation Of 4P4li. which the loss! of his beloved Canon fict cauteithbp t t o experience,) Mid iKebistrok !etre" his Pre peat .appeiranee and shat wilitih he wore bet' a fel t ' tricks 'ego, ' t ruc k awry observant eye, and awoke the fiarmitesisinipew ay jai gut unspeakable' anguish of which be to see the iateregllng . ii4tirs. Yeateidai blousing* the whole of the shops in Winds* wer e ogled, as were ibe.windosis if nearly all tjuweivate ivistisii. The dak was in wet, tespest . . I:.~u~w ,if s °tit*. 0 The rawness lay in State Wm the time of the rrivel of the body at the Lower Ledgeoilt late in the afternoon of yesterday. To the. apartment in which the coffin was placed no person &told be ad milted without a ticket ; and though it was intended that most of the respectable inhabitants of Windsor should have an opportunity of witnessing this last sad display of Royal grandeur, the numerous appli., cations preferred, made it impossible to comply with the solicitations of many who were desirous of gazing on this interesting spectacle. Daring the whole of the night Prince Laorow sat up with the remains of his beloved Consort, and refused all refreshment but a little water, sweetened with sugar. o The room in which the body lay in state was not large ; it was completely covered with black cloth, and the approach to it lay through another apartment not less completely hung with sables. The coffin was covered with a splendid pall, superbly decorated with all the pomp of heraldry. At the head, the escut cheon of the deceased appeared, and three immense candlesticks with lighted candles of corresponding magnitude were placed on each side of the body ; many smaller candles were kept burning throughout the day, which, with the larger lights, were elevated ,on platforms raised for the purpose. The crowd that pressed in to view this scene was great beyond con ception.; but the sincere respect universally cherished for the deceased, taught all who. approached the de parted Proems a proper regard for decorum, and no disorder worth ',motioning occurred. of All the places",tsf ,thorehip were opened, and at the Church an excellent Sermon was.preached by the Rev. Isaac Gonarrr, Vicar of Datchett, from the 7th chapter of Revelations and the 17th verse— " And GOD shall wipe away all tears." He observed in his discourse, that of all the monitors sent to cor, met the wanderings of an ignorant or corrupt world. death had proved the most effectual. He touched on the various ways In which death was seen to snatch' , his victim from the earth—some from a career of useful activity, others from one of culpable ambition or harJened guilt. The tomb could.not be prevailed upon to give up its prey, but the virtues of those con signed to it Agee al a clear sepulchral lamp on those left behind, to kindle them into laudable exer tions, and to animate them to aspire to excellence. Some from their situations be described to cause a greater chasm in society when 'thqy were called away than others. Some were known but to those nearly connected with themiTand the auras comequent upon their loss, though epmparatively small, was, perhaps, the more bitterly felt us.it was less diffused. Others, from the more tanked bicuation which they oc cupied, must cause a more extended chasm. If the heiress of a race of Kings, distinguished as the firm guardians of .civil and religious rights—a Pantoms, whom. while living they might peaise without incur ring censure for flattery, whom dead they might eulogise. without being accused of .partiality, whose well spent youth promised a maturity of virtue-tea PAINCDIS who, furnishing a pattern of conjugal virtue far from the glare and observation of a Court, in a happy retirethent, had not failed to obtain the on-, bought admiration of an approving people;—if such a being were early called away, the grief felt for her loss would be that of one family, but that family would include empires. Such he described that cala. mitt' to be which now suspended the cheerfulness of the most gay, and threw affliction into every countenance. He eloquently touched on the many virtues of her ROYAL HIOUNtSt o and especially on her charity, which bad ()ken snatched the perishing wretch from despair, and made the widow's bean sing for joy. Her piety bad been not leas distinguished than her benevolence; 'and he particularly dwelt on Iscr ob servance of the Sabbath D sy, and on the religious exercises which she encouraged and practised among her household. Such was that fair plant which had been untimely ic"ist, even while the morning dew glit tered on its leaves,:and, the stem promised to pot , forth the fairest Enver, ** The dower, alas! had been nipped—the plant mowed down, and the land which it had adorned should see it no more I While thus eulogizing the virtues of the debeased; and setting forth in the most moving terms thowthent of the calamity which the nation had sustained, he was fateful to throw in such appropriate topics of con solation as were called for by the nature of the case and We poignant feelings of his afflicted auditory._ He rephseoted her as lost only to us. not to herself, ' but to has been transplanted to a more genial soil, where, - sheltered from the storms of this life, it would be hest to flourish in the Paradise of Goo I and here, 'wheWraonuniental stone shotild fail, and the laboured epitaph should be erased by time, au eulogy on her . virtues would still survive, which no. 1 wealth could buy, and which no power cou ld coin mead ; for it would bd, read that the whole British. nation had wept over bet grave I In many parts of; \ this interesting discourse, a strong em o ti on was ex: II cited in the numerous congregation. At the.detail of the virtues of the departed Pitmans, sobs and tears, touched for the accuracy of the picture, and offered 1 the best tribute of applause to which sacred eloquence could aspire. doe After the .Sermon bad concluded, Kapr's An them, , i Wire Ms &taw team :UN new is kis ziere," was snag with adagirablee*ct by Messrs. Damara); EaLpicar. and Sautrusat. • «. Wismar conOnned crowded to aces! eltroajliJ • •• • • otst tise:di-y• and every. smog which offered molest chance of a view of any part o f t h e prepn dons for the solemnity of the evening was res oled with indescribable eagerness. At dusk, i t thought necessary to clear the Castle Yard, and were afterwards admitted without pass tickets. First, Second, and Third Regiments of Guards, t t p, a principal part of the duty, and when th ey „ I marching into the Castle Yard, such was the of the public to witness the rites which rein til e d be performed, that it was with the greatest they were restrained, even for a moment, and t ranks of the military were repeatedly broken iylj efforts made to pass the outer gate. A t t h e dxr St. George's Chapel the crowd assembled was fu r l less impatient. st By half past eight all was ready, and the f i q l ral cavalcade was put in motion. Proceeding a l half foot pace, it was nine o'clock when it RE* St. George's Chapel, in the following order Servants and Grooms of her late Royal Highness and cf Serene Highness, on foot, Jo deep Mourning. Servants and Grooms of the Royal Family, tltt Prince Per m and their Majesties, on foot, in full State Liveries, w. t h crape hat-bands and black gl,,ves, four and four, bearing flambeaux. The full Bind of the Royal Horse-Guard: Blue. el THE tiE.HISE, 4 Drawn by Eight of Ms Royal trighotit tlaa ? .6 s . Prince Regent's Bla c k lior.es, , fully caparisoned, 9. a 0 each Horse attended by a Gloom In full State Liver:- 1 !: His Maj-sty's Bey C arr i age a a pz (Drawn by a full Sat of his Majee , y's Horse., each Iforse 1 1 attended by a Groom in full State Livery) consc l ii,g : o oG his Serene Highness the Primo Leopold, Q • Chief Mourner, l aud their Royal Highnesses the Dukes o f Y or k an d Clartnce, f i 'd Supporters to she Chief Mou rner: 1 1 The carriages of the Prince Regent, th e R oya l Family,lrri 1 O tp the Prince Leopold. each drawn by six baits, closed the Procession . The whole procession front !I. Lower Lodge to St.Geor;ie Chapel, were Banked by the Military, every fourth man bearing a flambeau. Upon arrival at St. Gtotge's Chapel, the Stevan:l, G and Band, sled off without the south door. At the entrance the Dean and Prebendaries, attended h7th, Choir, received the 134,4; and the procession (haring previ , tsi been formed, and being flanked by the military, carry kw* man bearing a flambeau) moved down the Saadi aile aid cj tho nave, Into the choir, In the following order; Poor Knights of Windsor. Pages of the Prince Leopold. Pages of the Royal Family. Pages of the Prince Regent. Pages of their Majerdee. Solicitor to bet late Royal Higfinter. Comptroller of the Household et her late Royal ffigifer. Apothecaries Ent-germ of her late of ht•r fee Royal Higbee., Royal 1!1:.- r... Mr. WALZZI, ROseiT )(Ult. L.A. Mr. Bawitits. TuomAs HAILIJING, Esq. The Curates and Reason of the Parishes of Esber and Windsor. Physlchms who attended her late Royal flightless, (It. Lanus, Dr. Suss, Sir R. Coors.) • Chaplain. to his Serene HON% (ter. Dr. BrouT.) Equerry to her late Royal Highness, • (Colonel AtioeunioKs.) &planks of the Royal Family. Equerries of the Prince Regent. Querter?Master-Genenl, • Adjutant. General, (Maj.-Gen. Sir, I. W. GORDON..) '(ll.*Oftfl. Sir H. CALINIT4 Odlosersiof Maj./edgy ot Coriirsk (W. AlbAlL b ilki. Sir T. Tueersirr i Earl of Unroof:I) Chamberlain to dot Great Steward of Scotland, (Lord KlitTs4 • Moans of the Bed Chetah(' to the Prince Regan. Punulvants of Arms. Comptroller of the Prince Regent's Household. Mama of the Prince Regent's Household. Heralds of Arms. Treasurer Of the Prince Regret Household. Privy Pine aad Private Secretary to the Prince Itri < (Sir BINJAI4III BLOOMIPIELD.) Leeds of the Prince Regales Bed Chamber. yorroy Kim/ of Aram . _ . The Bilhop of E‘ter. The Bishop of Salistvy. The Bishop of London. Tike Ministers of Hanover and Saxony, (Count MUNSTER and Baron Dt 11.37.) The Deputy Earl Marshal, (Lord HENIT HOWARD) • Hie Majesty's Malawi, The Loan COANCELLOR, Earl of Lsvaarooc, Earl of West alotaLausi. Earl BATHURST, VWCIAIDS SIDSIOUTR, Lord , Mcattat.c, Earl of Ilaaaowar, Lord CasrisslAGE, kigii Non. Wasaits.ar POLE, Right Hon. N. V.austruar.) The Archbishop of Canterbury. Choir of Windsor. Prebaidarlas of Windsor. Dean of Windsor. Caplan of the Yeomen of the Guard, (Earl of MACCLESFIELD.) . The (Morn of the Stole, (The Earl of Ws IfeltaLlitA). The Lord Steward of bb Majesty's Household, (Marquis CROLKONDILIT). The King's Master of the Horn, (Duke of MONTROSE.) Clarendon:l[in( of Arms. Coronet of her, late Royal Highness, i Gentleman Usher borne upon a Black Gentleman toyer Velvet Cushion, by Coked Mestbruke. r G 4