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I I i , . HR, PITT* INERA L. Saturday being the day appointed for t't.e burial . of Mr. Pitt. a considerable number of people began to assenolde about Palace-vard, and the neighbour hood of Westminster Hill, and the Abbey, at an eally hour. Br fot• nine o'clock, all the windows of the houses were occupied, from Palace-yard to the front avenue of Westminster Abbey. by females of every r.snk and age. At nine r.'cicck, the whole re•inisLot of Foot Guards were marched down, and too k their station within this railing, in single files. on each side, as close as they could stand, and from that moment no persons were suit . - rz-d to coss this line, except they were to take a part in the proseSsion, or had admission tickets for the Ab bey. Several detachments of the Horse Guards were also stationed at the different carriage-ways all round the leading streets of tVestminster Hall and the Abbey, iii order to prevent any carriages from obstrueting the passaae, except those which were to attend the funeral ; in some of those avenues, a quantity of carts and waggons were placed to block tip the passage. About ten o'clock, the carriages belonging to the procession began to come down in great numbers,. particularly those of Officers of the Army, Clergy, Standard Bearers, Heralds at Aims, ice. 'eke. &c. The Officers of the first and second battalions of Cinque Ports Volur teers, about 60 in number, in full uniform, with their memo and chaplain, assembled at the West minster Coffee-line se, Parliament- street, from whence they were marched, in files, to the rear of !lie House of Lords. These gentlemen had come from a distancs: of about i 0 miles, at a considerable expellee, to pay This last sad mark of respeet to their late beloved, and much lamented Colonel. Each man wore a crape round his sword, left arm, and cap. They made a very soldier-like and handsome appearareo. At half past 10, His Royal Highness the Duke of Susie: arrived. Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes ct York and Cambridge arrived, in about an hour after, in the carriage cf the Duke of York. The Duke of Cambridge's carriage followed imme diately after, with snipe of his attendants. These carriages had scarcely left the door of the Hoax of Lords, when his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent drove up, and joined his Royal Brothers, on the head of the stairs of the new door to the House of Lords. The Naval charaifters were few ; they consisted -of Lard Hoed, Lord Garlic, Admiral Gambier, • captain Hatley. and two Liatttenants. At eleven o'clock, the Lord Mayor. attended by the Aldermen, Sheriffs, and all the City Officers.' • arrived; the servants and at:ad:anis all wore black silk acarwea and het-bands. The servants of the other - carriages :ago wore black silk or crape hat-bands. All the persima. except Officers of the Army and Navy, who aced officially in the Procession, wore fall-dress black, with black sword:, scarves, hat bands, ace. As the carriages set down their com pany, they p-oceeded in teenier succession through Abington-street and College -street, into College square, where they were closely arranged until the ceremony was concluded ; a troop of Horse Guards patroiecl this quarter, to preserve regularity. A strong detachment of the Font Gusrds were sta tioned at the front entrance of Westminster-Hall and the Abbey. where no persons whatever were pet trotted to enter. A great number of conwaliles were at attendance, and most judiciously dispersed in ail qnarters, so as to prevent any irregularity or equritsion. The shop; in the few streets through vitselo the piocession passed, and even those where the ebehtest view of it could he obtained, had labels for setae to be let from one shilling to one guinea. • About twelve o'clock the crowd became immerse, sail as half pant twelve, the whole procession having been completely arranged, began to move from the hails in the following order Derniarle of Wear:nosier ; Messenger of the College 41111 AM.; six Connuaors ; fotty•teven po.ir Inert, two g oon two, in Welt serge casks, with b.rdges of the crest of ehe •eyess .0 • i stiould,r, black caps en their brads, and leog Mk* et yes In their bands —Drisos :rod Fifes, Drum Maw, Trom•enti, Snirrant Trumpeter —Rouge Croix and L.,.• usaiii.e, en summits of Antis, in close mourning, with their I...ardireser turn cloaks. The Moulted, borne by Lein:Geo. Lennox, supported by the Ri g ht Hen. Thomas Steele, and the Right Hon C Loug. Tron.tw/t—Ro,tge Dragon. and P. 0., tillis, Pursuivant of Arms, hustled as trig ratter Offieers of Arms. The tsuidon, borne be the I lon. Brigadier Gen flo , e, and au 'ported by the H 0.% K. Rider, hl P. avid the lion. R. ft.-ev.nts of the Relations of the cased, ton and two; Se:, tor of the .lecsooq, in the same manner ; Officers of the Wahltsdae ; Gentlemen; Esquires; Phylietans. rbisisrou at v. 5 ce.v.d, Sir W. Fa:qoliar ; Ditines, in clereal "tints; Se. ' , tory of the decanted, W. Msishall, Esq .—frurnpets ; R.crtinund Herald, trehried es the other Officers en Aims. fhe Banner of the Crest of Pitt. borne by the Right Hon. C. I % .1: yrs, and supported by T Cito!rn•tideley and W.Wir tierrorce, E —URcers olio attsnilid the body while it lay iu state. ' &refills of Londnn, Aldermen, Masters in Chancery, So. heath-(.eneral. Atuuney-t4neral, Judge el the Admiralty. A G.:intern .n U.hcr tenth own Assistants) tarn ing a salt carpet and a bLek velvet cushion, whereon tlw Trophies were to he deposited in the Church —Cntriptroller, J. Smith, Esq. Tsineurer, W. I), Adana, Ent.; Steward of the Household, W. Inlisoces, Joslyn—lied Chief Rama of the I'xrhenuer—l.r..ll Chief Justice of the Common Pleas—Master of the Rolls—Lord Chief Justice td the King's Rench......Land Masnr—A sittinber of Rouissets, linights, and Prise Couusellrirs, alas rank above uires, an dare riot Members of Parliament. The Dikes of York, Kert. Siiesex, and Cambridge—Lord "'residua of the Courisal—Archbidiop of York—Lind Chan term. Yook I feralJ, Isab,l4 i. the nth.nofr.-e.e' Arm,. Gana Ilaneter, Myrtle by the Finn. H La- • :es, M. and repeasete4 by It. W. Caetweight, Esti. 14 P. aletl E. W. Beadle, Etet P lllean ante 1..7-eat, Seoul seal Taege,' Siere , et, bone by So etetset, Laniew-r, &Let Chester, A I; sneleint.il„l4. et, / Clestrne:enaXi,.g I A Gent.rnian Veber, with a Halt Staff of Argus. with a Hale Staff. Siteirteertew of Sir,tiiertet of tete Pali. Vie roe. ;I The 11401)Y. envered w it!t a Mail. Vcl • a a .c. vet C. I. atlottle,!.ith .lt r•.• •; v.. 6 , 3 •Q ti. S•i-pn•tee of p _lSooririer of I „„7: tiw.P.ll , the Pall. Four Llaneardlit i-aned. two on each side NN coin, I y the Maitar of Ow Roils, Sir W. Stoll, the Right lion. W. Hondas, and the Right Hon. Sir E. Nepean. A Croitleman Ustier, ?oar', r.oncipas/ A GentMina', U.h.r, Wllll • 11411St:ff f Ruiz of A•ins oidi a Halt Staff . Su .porter ~r the ? Chief Mourner, Supporter ..1 the Chief Muunier„ Karl Chatham, f Chief Mourner, Fan! of West- his Train-bearer, r 'Earl , myeland ) SoW Itellingham,lit Camden. Six Assistant M0M..., •Nfat4,ll4 0 , Almon', m.irriei4 of Wellalrv, Fail of Euston, Earl 'Whirr t, Viscount Livettur, and Lort4,.leenville A Gentleman Usher, ? Norte, King of c A Gentleman Usher, with a Malt Staff. Arms. ? with a Half maff. • Dancer of E.nbletn.. boron by the lion. S.PCICI•111, and sup poitad by the Right Ilan G. Canning, M. P. and the Right Hon. George Roar, M. P. Heidi's.' of the Dcexased.—Lord Rivets, Mehl, of Lin coln (Executor), f:.,rl of Jersey, Lord Viscount Mahon, Lord Dvnevor, Lori Enat, Wm M. Pitt, Est C. Chtilroon deley, L. I.Tekell, F4ll. J Taylor Ma , quis of Ruck ingham, Right Hon. I'. Grenville, Earl of Caryafner, Lord liraybruoke, Lord Glastonbury, Eu I letm,le, Hon. Sir. Ne- Lori Ve , count Ebrington ' Sir W. IV . Wynne, Bart. C. W. Wpiac, E.g. and Gene ral Grenville. After the Relatives of the Deceased, His Majesty's late Ministers followed the body as mourners ; the late Lord Chancellor and Lord Hawkesbury, walked together. The Mcmhsrs of both Homes of Parliament, who attended on the melancholy oc casion, were very numerous. Exclusive of those who followed a. mourners, or who performed p:Ir• Ocular duties in the ceremonial, we noticed among the commoners, Mr. ) 11. Addington; 11tessrs Alexander, C. Adam., R. Archall, Bl.k.kburne, Broderick, J H. Browne, Dent, G. and C. R. Ellis, T. Grosvenor, Carroty, Huski•non Johnstone, S. Bourne, M. Laughed, Mellish, Ormiby, W. Raker, Phipps, G. H. Row, Sand, J Smith, buncombe, R. Steele, H. Pierrepoint ' S.nyth, J. M. Strum.; Sirs W. Curti4, J. W. A adeeon, R. Boston, R. ?tele, V. Gibbs, T. Metcalf.; Lords De Blaquiere, Stnpford, and G. Thynne ; and the Right HON the Speaker, who walked singly; Mr. Garruw and Sir V. C . :dike walked together. Among the Peers— Lout, Amherst, Arden, Auckland, C.:antrum Viscount, flood, Bulkeley E.ul, Brldgewater, Aylevord. Dartmouth, Essex, Gm:reign', Pernltroke, Romney, Scarborough and Spencer. Manion of Bath. Dukes of Cambridge, Cumberland and Turk. The first and last of these Royal Dukes, in their rezone/ire uniforms, the second in deep mourning. Lor.l Mayor walked, singly, in his place in the procession. He was dressed in deep mourning, hag and sword. and wore his gold civic collar of S. S Several Reverend Prelates, a number of Cleri cal Gentlemen, and a numerous assemblage of Mili tary Officers, attended. Arnorg these, the veteran General Sir U. Dundas, and Sir f.Trigge, appear ed as Knights / of the Bath. Mr. Baron Sutton at as one of the Learned Judges. Ihe proces sion was closed by a very numerous and respecta ble assemblage, including the Officers of the Cinque Port Volunteers. Several officers of the Bank and other City Corps also attended. It was about half an hour after the Procession began to move, before the body came out of Westminster. ball, the part of the Proce-sion which preceded the corpse having consumed that time in coining out, at hi;f-past one, the body entered W. stuntroter Abbey. and about two, the last part of the Proces sion entered the Abbey also. While the Procession passed, the roof of the House of Commons, the spires of the Abbey, and the tops of the neighbouring houses, were crowd-d with speditors. AU the windows and balconies were also filled with spec tato**, principally females. elegantly dressed. Most of the rpolace took off their hats as the body passed. The greatest order and regularity pre vailed, and the %thole had a very solemn and ass ful appearance. • Arrived at the Abbey, the six Conduflors, and 47 Poor Men, divided and ranged themselves on each side, without the Church door, as did the rest of the Procession within the Church. At the en trance of the Abbey (within the door), the Deans and Prebendaries, with the Choir, f. 5.11 into the Pro cession immediately after the Great Banner, and before the Heralds who bore the Trophies; the Choir singing till the body arrived at the Grave, in the North Transept; and those persons who nad nn particular station allotted to them near the grave, ranged themselves on each side, under the chretlion of the Officers of Arms, as the Procession pissed through the body of the Church, and up the North ai. le. The Earl of Chatham, the Chief Mourner, was seated on a chair at the head of the body, his sup porters on stools on each side, and the six Assistant Mourners, and four Supporters of the Pall, on stools near them,while the Relations stood round the grave. The carpet and cushion were laid on a tAhle, covered with black cloth at the back of the Chief Mourn"r. During Divine Service, the Banner°lls were held ever the body ; and, at the grave, the Banners and Trophies were arranged round the body. About half past two, the body was lowered into the vault. As soon as the Burial service was ended, Sir Isaac I 'card, Garter rtincipal King of Arms, ad vanced near the grave, on the right hand of the Earl of Chatham, Chid Mostner, and with a clear and solemn accent, proclaimed the style of the de. ceased, as follows: " Thiiis it hath pleased Almighte God to last out of rhos trausihne life unto his DitillP Meny, the late Hight H.satror. able Pitt, one of His Stne.. , ty's Most Honourable Privy Conned, First Lord Corn nuatoner of the Treasury, Chance: lot aid tinder-Treasurer of the Exvlusquer„ Admiral and Lad Maul a of the Csoque Ports, and Govern o r of Myer Caine; one of. the Representatives to Parisemesst ter the Um vanity of Camb.idge, and high Stewatd for that Unlve.sity one of the Lords of Tiede and P:aistaf , a Coreaniosiouer tor the Alan , of ladle; awl the China:Jet to whose Memory itoscreoed-Vat chi ved Pat, is Visit." • • the sp:Satnrs appeared to sympathise. The grntest order. and tra•lMllity prevailed durirg the whole ceremony, and no disagreeable accident occurred. F e w persons, besides those composing the exten sive cavalcade, were witnekses to the solemn cere. mony af inhtiming the deceased, as the gates of the Abbey were ordered, by Townshend, tha Police Officer, to he closed, as soon as those ranke4 in the Procession, had entered. Some little confuiim was the result of this, and a few persons obtained for cible entrance, ere the constables could succeed in fastening the gates; that once eTe&eti, until Ow ceremony was over, they were not re-opened ; and everi those who had tickets of admission, signed by the Kings at Arms, knocked in vain at any of the doors for entrance: However, soon after the procession had kit the Abbey, as the concourse was rot very great, almost indiscriminate admission was allowed to those whose curiosity prompted them to look into the grave of the great Chatham and his son. The vault is in the North aisle, whither the Procession moved as soon as it entered the Abbey, without proeeeding to t!.e tnclosed nave of the church. The aisle was cover ed with matting, and the opening of the vault surrounded by a railing, covered with Mark cloth, as well as the floor of the quadrangular Mel-sure which the railing formed. Within this the spenatots were admitted, and walls. 4 round the mouth of vault, immediately under which the remains of Mr. Pitt %vete deposited, on the left side of his father, the great Earl cif Chatham, whose coffin was also exposed. A ledge on either side of the vault seemed to support t}..se two coffins, whilst under them were discovered the coffins of the late Countess of Chatham, and Lady H. Eliot, her youngest daughter, and others, con taining the ashes of members of this noble family, who had before become tenants of the grave. 'The coffin ni the Earl of Chatham did not appear to be otherwise impaired, by having laid near twenty eight years in this dt eiry mansion, thin that the black velvet with which it was covereJ, was some what affeaed with mildew. The coffin is about two incites shorter than Mr. Pitts, but appears to have been the prototype by which the latter was or namented. Many persons indulged in lingering ever the grave, until the sold ers, who were glazed in the aisle, were obliged to hasten t'ieir departure. Some, with glistening eye-iids, then snac!ted a last look, and qnitted the sacred spot wiih the ejacuLtion, that it contained all that remained of two of the o w•reatest mttn that ever adorned this island. It was late in the afternoon before the Abbey could be cleared of strangers. None of the Volunteer Corps were under arms, which would have been the case, bad the funeral, as at one timl intended, been a military one. The morning was lowering, and threatened rain, but tovrarirs twelve o'clock, the sun shone nut with great brilliancy, the weather was mild, and it be came a charming day._ This was a very to:tun-ate change. as-the Procession moved on toot, as.d a bad day must have destroyed the ere& THE BRITISH PRESS. On which the Comptroller, Treasurer, and Stew ard of the deceased, breaking their staves, gave the pieces to Garter, who threw them into the grave.— Nearly the whole of the gre..t aisle, and the North transept were filled by the numerous attendants of the funeral. No seats, except a few, within view of the vault, were ereded. The interment thus ended, the Standard, Ban ners, Banner°lls. and Trophies were deposited on the table behind the Chief Mourner I and the pro cession, arranged by the Ofßeets of Arms, returned to the Painted Chamber, in the same order, about three o'clock. Ft urn the great length of the procession. the van must have entered the Abbey some time b-f ore the rear had left the Hall. Bath in going and return ing, the Chief Mourner. Lord Chatham, anpeered, as well migl.t be imagined. deeply affected at the very great and irrzparable loss he has suffered. It was obvious he was impressed with [Lit " COtiCh passeth &hew," aad. with his !Minh a number of LONDON, MONDAY, F Aa Y 521 A Naval Officer arrived yesterday at the Ad; niiralty Office, with dispatches horn Sir Hour POPHAM The Officer came home in the Alcrctiry sloop of war, and i► said to have brought an ac count of the expedition having arrived at the Braziis, and suffered considerably. Admiral CoirsscaLus has arrived at Portsmouth in the Veile de Paris, to strike his flag. being suc ceeded in the command of the Channel Fleet. by the Earl of Sr. VINCSNT.! Sir 101iN NMPORT has taken posses.ion of the official house at %%1146411, belonging to the Ex chequer for Ireland. It is matter of doubt, how ever, whether the arpcintment of the worthy Ba ronet, or the other Irish appointments, will be °fn. daily communicated until the arrival of the Duke of BCDFORD in Ireland. This event is exported early in March. A letter has been received from Sir Evet Coorr, dated the 2J January. at Bathadoes. It states, that the frigate of which he was on board, had been chased by a French squadron, which took seventeen sail of the convoy. It is supposed, that the whole, or nearly the whole of the Brest Fleet, are cut is separate divisions. A report has prevailed, for some days, that it is the intention of the Minister to get through the bu s'ness of Parliament with all possible dispatch, so as tube able to dissolve the Parliament in May, and have the Central EleCtion over before the com mencement of the halves:. We do not know the precise origin of this report ; but, we perceive, that it is mcst indostririudy propagated by the en:mies of the present Government. Their ohjeCt is very obvious. The idea of a dissolution, if actually en tertained by the Minister, would imply that he dreads a formidable opposition in the House of Commons ; and that he must base recourse to one formed under his own influence, and more likely to support him. It is not to be prcsiimcl, that ar.y Minister would base recourse to such A measure, until he had first tried his strength ; bu: in the Case of Mr. For, it would not on be pre mature, but absolutely unnecessary. We have reason to believe, that he thir.ks the House of Commons as favourable to him as any that could be poi.ita:y co:3tituted isks.in a new El:dlian. The • . . old Opposition, the new Opposition, the Amore.. Ton Party, and the Court Party, ere all co leagued in ate irm phalanr, , nt his side. 1, fa 1, the unanimity it to grew and eaten‘ive, terials are scarcely left for even lln oplos;tm i , could rival the cele'arated triumvirate of Rue NICHOLLS, and JON LS. in thy A irni,iisariln of Mr. ADDINGTON. The Country ettseas ELlc y from the present Ministry, and must, theiefnre, is rnont any obstration thtown in the way of et k i, operations; but. as jealous lavers o.* .he Cot: SOM. tiON we are almost . afralil of so much unanimity, Mere should always be t little opposition to wiry :he Constitution of the Country. Hopes are ente r . tined, that Viscount Cainalia•oll, Mr. Ross and a few others, will come forward as a 14; chosen band to occupy , this ground. Of as op. position, however, competent, ei:her from talents, or its numbers, to ha-tass or embar:aa:`,el Minister, there is not, at prise:::, is the H ji Commons, the sr;:hte.t'sy,nptom ; and, tkerLf..a., if we bad no other retools, we mit;t presume that 4 dissolution of Partial ent is not in the iniates!iae coutompiatio* of Government. Letters have been received from Gibraltar, the date bf the 31 st nit. They mention the A- ival of the with the mails from Lisbon, to the December, and state that the garrison conthik. in excellen: health. The communicati o n Spa:n, it an - lea:s, is nearly as open ac in t,n't ce peace. British officets are allowed to go r n shooting parties into Spain, for several days t ,- r-ttor. and Spanish officers freqsently join the assemblia in the garrison. The following shipc c.t war had arrived :n, and sailed from the Bay between the 17th and 241!1 Mnriin and F-roent, from a assize ; f,,ra Lird COLLINGWOOD ift,,a, from a ertae ; and Itiazls and-Lay/mew, from the eastevarB77l.l:76,l on the 19th, Tide ferry, Ajar, MinoemrsDn'Sdnr'Zito‘ and PiarAte, to the Westward. The Me/ponene parted from Lord Cot MOOD% fleet on the Sth December, in cr;m; , any wios the Orion, and the other shii-s which have reached Gibraltar, and which were sent in quest of Jt20311 BONCPARTE, who WAS cruizing about Cenca ; bet on the 15th, she separated from the squadron, and the next Jay encountered a most tremendous:we+, accompanied by water-spouts and whirlwinds, which beat away her rudder, stove in all the stern and quarter-gallery, and rendered her quite a wreck. At length, after beating about for tour days, per leafy unmanageable, they got up jury -masts; and on the 2:oh, had the good fortune to reach %dz., wi.ere the frigate now lies. The crew wets ail ufe. Admiral Sir S v oiler Sum. has returned to P:r mouth, in cans-yur'u; MI alarmirg fever eh c:. has broken out in his s:..p. The infected part of th crew ha been sent to the hospital. and every pos.' ble means have been taken to prevent a f etilVl the distemper. He will proceed with the Mes!ite:- ranean convoy, as soon as be completes his compie mert of men. The Ot&rts of the first anJ second battalions of the Cinque Ports Volunteers, who attended Mr. Pores tumoral on Saturday, were introduced alter the ceremoiiy, by Lord NI AMOK, to their new Colo. nel, Lord Hawal saver, who appeared much atfeaed on the occasion. The Captains were ir vile(' to dinner by Lord Cams3ros, the Culaml of the second t.attalinn. Earl Sr. VI iscestr, on taking the cummaxcl of the Channel Fleet, w:11 have t his reside...a the choice ot the Government Hots •e, at Plymouth, or 'For Abbey, the seat of Capt. C A ; the latter of which, it is said, his Lordship prefers. Two Dutch frigates. ot 40 guns steels. are dai:y expected to mil tram Ilelvor ; in con.vgitence 14 which the ships lying in the Downs arc in rca.hre-s to foili w them. Le-ides the teenips landed at Ramsgate a7d the 14 h, t!id, and 28th regiments of the hoe Nen: disembarked os Friday at Yarmouth, an.l have initiated for Woodbridge Barracks. The brigade of Guards landed from the Conti nent, it is expeeted, will be stationed at Deal: Nlajor.Gen. HI L's brigade, at Cant-rbiiry ; Major- Gen. Fs A ZEN'S, at Faversham and ()spring' ; and blajor-Cen. StikelßOlNC. and Sir Aciava Wit :Aster's brigade, in Sussex. Lerd G. CAVi.NDISH and I.ord down Towss nests, left town yesterday for FS earesliefrough- Lord Jouw expelts to be ai,a'n teturicd for that botorgh. Eat] Sr. Vincttir attended. on Ftiday. at the Admiralty, and. slier a long intsrv.cw wit:: Gore. received his Commi,siun as Comni.liaer-o-- Chief of the Channel 1• feet. Captain BLitt:UW(l'i is apoimet.l to the Tosisimel, rf g 1 • guns, in the room Of Cape. 1 v t.Ca. who, we L. meut to find, is not yet recovered of the woun-'i which lie received in the bath ofirrafalg:or. Intelligence has been rec,ived at the India Haase, from Mr. BA aces, the Corn;aay's Reseirn: at Bagdat, cot:taming an accoiir.t of tae capture of Medina, by the Wahatsees, whose army, having beer. reintoraid from the Desert, Las overwhelmed thf adjacent country. and taken tha urn h assault, Wit infinite bloodshed and devastation. Ti.cy set fire h , Medina. in various places, destroy's' the mosgu . e'• after having' ransacked nem of their v.illable and treasures, and completely densoiished the ton of the Prvpiwt. Some thousands of females of t!.: ti:st sere carried off lay the h-!sirgers into Di*crt, With a member of tine principal ITIWit lARti A troop of camels WA: n:so sent away wni• • peels and other trea.une ti.to :InlnPnie ammo. I