The Sun. — London, England, 1820-02-17 00:00:00

•ice ,; ~'" ~s~~+ ,;:~~~. ON ER AL OF KING GEORGE 11-IE THIRD. WINDSOR, WCONLSDAY The d.sy yet apart for rendering the last nolre to depared MAJESTY was !narked by sl 7 gl . • isallx 01 compaoy into ‘Vindsor, before tall, tomost so an overflow. All were anxions to he hold the solemn and sitpel) .pectock, which we ri, de's c ril,,,..:l vesterd4y, and which co'litinnerl open to -,s , the publieg.ze till t'4ee o'clock in the 'afternoon. i, , , the . tnuiti.urie +vas 50 immense, and. the pressor.. '', I- I •the . 1 1 N o vi ent, t,Fa.• niiirtary were .requent.y oth `' liltedi..,, fr) rvpics4 the auxi:ous throng', and to eeel( r l riie g'ateA'ay hy mutt ~ force, in order to prevent 4 e l rlie iivotio? frozn )eiri p i-!, conipktely tilo ked up. 1 fi.tl to T he morning was uslicr •in by the tolling 01 1 1t . k.' , 1, - c,t...woet,i s , and the tiling Of ;ors in the • Lung Walk4l Li, : , i k7,` at inlet vials of mhoto five In nott , ,, which coin- - ; ,..itteoced at siffirite, And a3a coutitsurd htoug!) slit ....;rlay. The shops in `Fitt ware ;iii clostd,b‘n•i fi ..-1 c,i, .ies4 was snspendcA, and solemn derorton was thr 7order of the , lay. The carriages stmt arrived in ::::,, the curse of the moritin w,,e nwurro,:s ; and' f [ - ;,4 it i,IP ' pers , ros ca(ne.on , fo ot fr ont pla t es so dis i:;',.' 1,..it. that in all r:r•lin a ry ra s es the lati,Ate of -:- I 14ts•,elt r ntlrch wolf be considered intolcr ible. I r..... , , I .. t.j:', :Elie L , rd‘ in writing, the &al of Deiaw ,t- and ~`.!: Lard Graves, con , inned to =it by the remains ofi a, their departed Sovereign all night, each relieving) .' 4- the other in the suourufnl duly at the end of every! ' ", :two hours. At a quarter hafore ten o'clock in' the moriii , tg, the large candles by the side of the Hed Ow those who were to foil into the proses- Vi sion were to p3SS to and from the outer gate, and Eget ton's G.oe. Five were placed on each side.! Shor ly lifter the public bad been-admitted to !the riiorits, the-Coldstream•Guards were allowed tc - , see their .late Nionarchlying in state. Thevl , were , I matched though Egerton's Gate by tne kvly that was open to the public, and thence pro .the least possible derangement ot heir ranks, through the suite of apartments ap- ospriated to the soleron exhibition. The Standard was hoisted on the Round . ..rower half-staff high. IThe utmost c.ivity prevailed though the fore noon in and about every part of the Castle. A 'mintier of Aditionil lights were order:d by the Duke of York to be pot up in the Choir of St. Gcorge's Chapel. To fix these, and to complete ,! , he other reparations by the appointed time, i;.t was necessary tor the workmen to continue heir labours without intermission through the lksitles the soldiers of the Coldstream Regi ment, most of the military in the neighbourhood, (wearing their side armi,) were permitted to view Hie lying in state. The gre,it bell in the Belftey of the Castle, and the bells of Windsor Chord) and lEton Chapel continued tolling, at intervals, , „through the day. I n t h e course o f th e mo r n i ng the Chapel was privately inspected by the Earl Wincheisea and_otirer persons of distinction. Till Tuesday it was not known that the Eton Scholars were to be admitted itito the body of the Chapel c, - leofliu, which had been burning ail night, wereV orc ti c k e ts were given away than would other s,'9 removed, and fresh o n e s supplied. The stuallerlwise nav e b e en issued, and in consequence , t h e % kt :, ,candles, which illuminated the apartment, were he a rer s of them found it impossible to obtain the L A. replaced. The State Attendants of the Corpse, ~Opected accommodation. The anxiety to obtain '.• • ltlit'n resumed their places, and Captain Cipiriani, tickets in the course of the day became extreme, t?; v.. tbe Oxon in close attendance, oi d ere d an d ,uper- 'nd fifty guineas were stated to have been offered ,„W.', : , intended all the necessary arrangements for the .in more instances than one, for admission to the i ci , - . acrommodation of the Public. It was expected:Chapel. The Organ Loft, which is capable 01 4 . ;• that the Duke of, York, who, accompanied bygcontaining 94 individuals, was appropriated t, 16 . !:,Colonel Stevenson, bad visited the Drawing- persons of the first distinction. The small erec ••room, would pass through the State apartments l before the doors were opened, and those admitted , by special favour before the rooms *erelopened, ; tions which ‘ve yesterday noticed on each side of the altar were prepared for the repption of ti►e Foreign Ministers who might attend. The Stalk 0 were in consequence formed in two lines in (helot) the right and left of the Choir were reserved tiKing's Guard Chamber, so as to leave a passage for the Peers and Great Officers of State, to whom c i for his Royal highness to pass. Alter tvaiting, they are considered to belong. 4. 3for some minutes, it was announced by Mr. Mash,, A selrm was preached in the morning at I . that the Royal Duke would not then visit the Au-kVintlior Choral by the Rev. Mr. Grah a m. Th e dience Chamber, and Captain Cipiriani having an-''llSlayor, and other Members of the Corp ora ti on , : 7 ' flounced that all was ready within, an d th e Gen-. a-trentled in their s carl e t gowns, and th e t r ib u t * R. - !lernen Pensioners baying taken theirseveral sta-L'Avntlered to the virtues of our departed Monarch )thins as on the preceding d a y, the doors were was listened to with the deepest attention, mingled ;Aordered to he opened. The workmen employed irlwith the most affectionate regrets, for the irre -01 : I I ~, the C;stle were among the first to gain admittance, 1 para ) e loss which Windsor, in common with the after the visitors privately introduced had passed . whole empire, has sustained from his death. The , turou g h the apartments. Some of these were in ajority of the congregation were in deep mourn i - mourning, but the greater number were in their : ng, and the pulpit and organ were rs usual on. working dresses, and the meanest attire : the dis ,, 1 play of aprons, &c. did not operate to exclude any !uch melancholy occasions hung with black. A 'Royal escutcheon appeared in front of the pulpit. of them from taking a last sad view of the funeral' As the ,day advanced, the crowd that pressed ihonours of their good old. King. for admission at Egerton's Gate continued to in-1 The moment the gate opposite the Queen.'s . Lodge and Queen Elizabeth's Gate were thrown open, an immense crowd rushed in, and immedi-• dtely directed their steps across the. lawn in the upper Court-yard, towards Egerton's Gate. Here he pressure became very great, and the military were more. than once obliged to clear the gateH way with the stocks of their muskets, to keep' the avenue open at all, and to prevent accidents. The solemn scene in the King's Guard, Pre sence and Audience Chambers, differed in no re sneer from the imposing spectacle which we yes-i .terday described. The. same Lords were in wait ing (the Earl of Delawar and Lord Graves) at 'ended by the same supporters as on the preced- 1 ing day. They were relieved every two hours) Colonel Dance was Silrerstick in Waiting. !crease. Malty, appalled at the sight of the for ,midable mass which opposed their progress, gave up all idea of getting in, and at once retired. of `those tvho persevered some were seriously injured the he pressure of the crowd, and several were 'carried out in a state of insensibility. IThe gate of the Castle was closed at three O'clock. 1 i [ After the public were excluded from the State Apartments, considerable time elapsed before th e l Castle-yards were cleared. At four o'clock the Duke of Wellingtan-arrived! at the Castle Inn. Mr. 11 7 . Pole and Mr. Arbuth not accompanied his Grace, and they were rapidly 'followed by the other Noble and distinguished, !persons who were to assist at the solemnity. The Eton Boys, at dusk, were formed under the Originally, it had been intended to construct al platform across the Lawn, from the outer gate, l opposite the Queen's Lodge, to that entrance called Egerton's Gate. This was intended to be l l covered in, and it was projlosed that those who , were to follow ( in the procession should set down' at the outer gate, and proceed on foot to that byl which the public have been admitted to see the lying in state. Afterwards, 'a notice was ;4 ivepi by the Mayor of Windsor, directitfg the carriages! to proceed through the. first gaze, set down at. Egerton's Gate, and retu r n across t h e G reen , andl 7 ,4 'directions of Dr. Keats and the Masters of thei l cSehool, and walked through the town to the hunfi Idred steps, the door leading to which was opened for them by cofnmand of his Mditsty ; and as„ cending them, they proceeded through the cloist ers, to the North aide. At six o'clock the gate of the Lower Court-' yard was opened ; to this none could be admitted I biit by ticket. A' small party of Horse Guards ;were drawn np in front of the gateway, and be,. !tween their ranks the public were admitted, not more than 'six or eight being Antlered to pass at 'once. The platform, covered with black, was lined with double rows of Foot Guards, and 'closed by Horse Guards. Fr o m s un-set minute' Iziots were fired. The flashes of .these continued' through the evening to be seen over the tops of l the houses for several seconds before their teports pgain pass through the first gate, set down at Et!erton's Gate, and return across the Green, and ,again pass throi)gh the former. Ti►is arrange, nient was deemed objectionable. It wag feared that the outer gate would not afford sufficient room for cnrriagrK goinu sod coming to pass each other without great risk of serious accident, and were beard, and Contributed' to the mourtifta it was proposed again to revett •to the first ar- grandeur of the.spectacle. ranger/ t ent, dispensing with the pltAform and co . - . At seven o'clock the Duke of York . took Ills tiered way. " seat at the head of th e coffin, and tow innt'd in .; Early in 0:c i,renoon workmen were e mpl o y e d 'close attendance by the remains of hi% drpotrted4 1 .ixing strong pttst a across the oprr Court-yard, Father and Sovereign„ till the hohr al liveff al .rit side of the wly, by which . it 11719 propos- :m:ltieh the procession was ,to move. At about ~~ '+ ~s {. Ni~~~` .Me~~ ' i half-past eight, those who were to follow, having !previously passed from the Outer Gate to the ~Egerton Gate, were formed in the Presence, [King's Guard Chamber, and St. George's Hall. It wanted about a quarter to nine, when Mr. •I Banting and his Assistants conveyed the cof fi n from the Audience Chamber through the King's l iDrawing-room, down the Grand Staircase to the y ll Platform. At the same time the trumpeters of Ithe Royal Household played the " Dead March ir in Saul." The sound of the muffled drums was ;hen heard, and these were responded to by drums l arid trumpets stationed at a remote part of the f)latform. The first then resumed the solemn train,; and the procession slowly Advanced through the ranks of Foot Guards, which lined the way from the Palace Gate to the entrance of the Chaptk, resting on their arms reversed. Every fourth man bore a torch, which, however, served but to • make the congenial gloom of the night more per ceptible. The effect of the whole scene was int 'posing in the highest degree, and immense as were the multitudes assembled to witness it, • the vast ! assembly did not for a moment deviate from 111E1 decornm proper to be observed on such an occa sion, but surveyed the advance of the funeral trail in profound silence. On reaching the platform, ;he coffin was placed on the car or bier, first use,: at the funeral of the Queen. It passed at a slow pace, trequenily interrupted by pauses of consi-1 derable length, in the order previously arraeged4 A! a quarter past nine o'clock, the bier illived atl the p o r c h o f S t . Ge,. , rge's Chapel. 'l'l,e -body wtv , : ireceik•ed by the Dean and rrebendariei, attended !by t he united Choirs of the Chapel Royal Sr. James's, and St. George's Ch Td . , preceding' ':Blanc Coursier King at. Arms, who carri,d the ,Crown of Hanover. The procession then ad. ' ,- anced; t he Choristers, among whom were Messrs.. i ii'. Kityvett, Vaughan, J, B Sale, and Master . Al . .rshall, leading the way, singing Croft's nine- • 11,11 Service, " I am the Resurrec ion and the Life, aith the Lord." This solemn strain cotrinued till the whole of the Royal Dukes, the Nobility,, and other persons of distinction forming the pro .t7.ssion were seared, Mr. Knyvett presided at the !organ. - The Duke of York, as Chief Mourner, took; ' , is seat at the head of the coffin. The Marquis of ,Hertfotd (the Lord Chamberlain) sat at the foot: The Princes of the Blood found their places near, the Chief Mourner, and the Stipporters of the Canopy and the Pall Bearers seated themselves nw each side of their lifeless Sovereign. The Chief Mourner, though he advanced with a firm and dignified step, was evidently much affected by thel awful business of the night, and deeply afflicted by the severe inflictions of Providence which hisl august family have within so brief a space been] destined to deplore. The other Members of the! Royal Family proved, by their deportment and. unaffected solemnity, that they largely participat ed in the grief of their Illutrious Relative. The solemn splendour of the last interesting,, spectacle we want language to describe: Even were time and space at our command, (both of which are at the present moment exhausted,) we should feel ourselves wholly unequal to the task. The stalls on each side of the Choir lined with iblack cloth—the floor covered in the same,' tiegiy—the splendid canopy of mazatine, or Royal blue velvet, raised over the open sepulchre, sustained by the frame work surmoun'ed by a Royal Crown, and adorned with Escut cheons and all that the pomp of Heraldry could upply, furnished a picture of surpassing magni ficence. Had this been all, the effect would have been most striking ; but when, in addition to this; the superb blaze thrown from three new large chandeliers, and the French candlesticks fixed all around the walls of the sacred edifice, in addition o what were formerly used on funeral occasions, -were seen throwing their rays on the Cold remains of a Monarch about to descend into the yawning grave, it will easily be conceived that nothing was wanted to give the mournful parting scene all possible grandeur, that nothing could be added tro i heighten the effect of • "The last words that dust to dust convey'J." The service was read by the Dean of rin his usual impressive manner. -An awfully !brit-, ling sensation ran through the whole asieMbli when the moment arrived in which the remains cif, his late Majesty were to be lowered into the vault destined to receive them, and when the coffin was ;seen slowly descending, every eye, though di, `with sorrow, was strained to catch a last glimpse' of this most interesting part of the awful solcmH It was at a quarter after ten that all that was mortal of the revered George the Third sunk trr ' 1 , its last resting place. In the course of the cere - 1 loony, Kent's '' Hear my praypr" was performo, .-ind immediately before the. last collect and the 1 blesi ng , fl dnc l e l' s Funeral Anthem, composed Ica !he occasion of the dean' o i l : Queen Caroli ne , eras H. ~.~" ;,{ At a quarter before nine the coffin was sting. The Service terminated with the and the Chief Mourner, and the other R Noble personages lett the Choir, a soli luntary being performed on the organ as tired. The grave remained open for so and many who were previously excluded Chapel, eagerly embraced this last opporl gazing on the coffin of their late Soverl [which the Crowns of England and Hano lad. The soldiers were dismissed, and t' ,business concluded shortly after mitlnigh, It is not possible for us to do justice to Ings ofsorrow and of fond affectionite rev marked every part of the progress of this ling scene. Among all classes it was .fet i national event of such high importance, tit `one was anxious to he able to tell that ,seen the last honours rendered to the lANOTHER ACCOUNT, wITFT FURTFIER P LAtis.l WINDSOR, FE8.16. Daring the whole of last nieht the cer which we have already described were (.1 The same Lords were in waiting, and the Officers relieved each other at the stated At nine o'clock this morning several privart of his late Majesty's Household were adn see the Body lie in State ; shortly after w Royal Highness the Duke of York, attei Colonel Stephenson, inspected the prep Making for the Royal Interment. At ten the gates were opened to the public gc iThe crowd of persons who pressed forw irrork. , i .itts. So great was the anxiety ma !to witness the last honours paid to his i , rjesty, that persons of both sexes and of Ipresed (Too each other so closely as to e the lives of many. The soldiery and tin tsrvioned at the gates used their utmos 1 . 'yours to preserve order, but in vain. The 01 females and of children were hard in al tiots. S,veral ladies fainted; anti were w Ificulty saved front being trodden under fo, -:' A detachment of Ar illery, under the co ( of Col one l C at h cart, stat i oned i n the L ou ' leommencA firing at daylight', and contine toittitte guns up to eight o'clock in the e ;when they commenced tiring minute guns I . The great bell of the Chapel, as wel 'bells of Windsor and Eton, tolled during th of the day. From tine moment thy-light appeared er !carriages were seen approaching the tov all directions; indeed we never Witnessed a concourse of people assembled on any prey' casion. I -In the course of the clay several thous jr , ersons were admitted into the apartment ;the body lay i n s t a t e , h u t th e g a t es closed at three o'clock, newly .an equal :were excluded front witnessi.g tins truly • and imposing scene. lAt seven o'clock, his Royal Highness th of York ent ere d t h e Ch am b er o f Mourni [took his seat at the head of the coffin, aw l 'sat as Chiet Mourner until the body was re ff At eight o'Flock, the different parties w: ;to join in the procession assu;r:Y:!(!ri S t . G I Hall, and were marshalled by Sir G. NI There was, some difficulty in the outset of rangement, in consegoence of a greater dance of persons than had been anticipates !procession was, however, ultitnately array ;regtilar order, by the able exertions of Nayler. F - The Peers entered through Elizabeth ;passed over to the Gate of the King's they then passed across to Kitchen Gate, feted the Castle at the eastern end of tl Apartments. • Tickets of admission to the Chapel were bitted, as were also tickets of admission Lower Yard, through one part of which t' cessiop was to pass. through the different rooms, upon the bier the funeral of her late Majesty, of which w already given a•deserOion. The Chapel was decorated in a style o, dour unexampled on any previous oc There was a raised platform, which . e. through the south aisle up the naive to thi It was covered With black cloth. Upon ea were ranged soldiers of the Foot Guards second man holding a wax light ; behin , :were stationed the Eton Scholars, to the of 500 at least, all of whom were•admitted special order of his present Majesty. In tit aisle seats, elevated above each other, w ranged for the accornyodation of those I tvho had received tickets of admission ; tickets were ioadmissible.after sever, o'clol choir was also fitted up for the accornmod 'persons of distinction—it was calculated 794 persons. The Chapel was hung tvith black, as . _ [the Knights' Stalls. The Gothic image were left uncovered. The Altar also wir with black, and near it were erected tern ;seats for the Foreign Ministers and other !gers of distinction' who attendea the. prof, !Among those Ministers were observed the D r r San Carlos, Count Lieven, Baron Lining The Cfimmunion Table was covered sive gold plate, from the Chapel• Royal, L 'as well as from the Chapel Royal, at Wind Over the Royal nausoleum was a Cat; 'rich bin.e velvei; on the tcp was a Gold upon a cushion ; upon the border was a scroll, wilt' festoons beneath, upon each o ;the Royal Arms were embliaoned, This Its not, we understand, to be removed fa ' F itne, and the Chapel is to rentals in. its 'state fur -several days, in order to gratify. riosity of the public. There was an impressive solemnity helou, this grand Ceremonial, such as we !lave nev messed at any Royal Funeral; Such, indeed [understand has 'never been equalled on any 'occasion. Theappearance ofthefroCeSsion ltanners, &c., on descending the great s';aircosz: 4; ! file. Castle; was peCuliarly sulking. Those were admitted to the Lower Court•yard; w' l : l 'were exceedingly numerous, a full view of 111 ( !Procvssion. Upon the Procession reachltrgtire gi'e° ~: ~~. Cf: : ill la lon ) 1 ' 0; tpi, 1 ',20 t C oui tp, ...;.1! If. at the other Royal and A, e •g ; t hoir, a solemn V 0. • thri • 1" le organ as they re- i.•• "ei ) 11re open for some time, I° , • p re y excluded from the 'Kn . + ; last opportunity ."; . late Sovereign, and Hanover - sed, and the whole• - • , :c-• erruirinight, 10 justice to the feel- • APot" jI tionate regiet ress of this interest - -'A 5 it was felt to be 8' portance, that every : to tell that be 13144;4 1 ell to the good oid • • : FURTFIER ' ,!V!' '• . 16. ;3 1 5 • e ;Zia the ceremonies tf eilt bed were obqerved; Mas t Ig, and the different ';`,‘ v •-• sill ,• v t e h r e a I s p t r a i t v e t d i )ferriie)ndlll; liar ti were admitted to ;4 `/-„, Irtly after which his' ..6 f 'Abe Vi York, attended by:A,: i cl the preparations nt. At ten 0'c10ck ..44 `: , .. 4 .4 ie public generally. -essed forward was . 11;4 . 1, anxiety manifested 5 ,;• ' /4 ' C ( 41, 1 lid to his late Ma-?;;; - . : 1 ( ..1 :1;"" sel xes and of all ' res• . ”'" ;' - ter s , , rely as to endangerT His cry and the police - 1 1._ heir utmost endea - .'; '11; ° 1 % 1t 11 vain• The shrieks % Y I ,, ard in all dirrc- a' : and were with •n under foot. t i t i i ‘ d t e i r te t e o command lg‘‘r,tik, 0 4; • ilndinC the r in v e c d I V ) . ninute guns. Lpel, as well as the V - ed during the wilt& • = appeared crowds of ng the lowa from'. ' : witnessed a greati'r.'.::! ftc: on any previous oc- veral thousands of 2,;;;; . , :f•,, • apartments gates lito.iug been • -an equal number ; tins truly sole''''' Highness the Duke 1 / 4 1 e of Mourni g , and lie coffin, where he ' body was removed' Lti. Cir o() it parties who wer e t() )1 ." (1, St. G eo roe'S iv rile ' P Sir G. Nayler.-- -- k . !: - ' Le outset of the ar- The I f a greater atten- .); anticipated. Thu nately arranged xertions of Sir 6 - • Elizabeth 'Gate , . 4%'• p the g Lotige , l USt' Chen Gate, and eo-:;7'. . end of the State '• 111 6 P d 0 llHil 'Thane! were distri - :• - .:" admission to tbli) of which the Pro' . The rjl " Coffin was brought :4? •;°rd I . Br on the bier tised at • ". of which we have I , 2 . ent lish n a style of splea', , ,,? uevious occa siorw:).. Cor er ,, which extended' : ::! , ado naive to the choir., , ,; 1. Upon each side''. if. • e oot Guards, eVerT.:',. ' ght ; behind theSc;,!;; `tA‘. ars, to the tiumbe! t ere admitted by t ll4 . esty. In the Nort 1 11:`:' ch other, were al; in of those perso-of 4 /. ,r,fl72r•• - ='• Omission ;—t11654, . .4 seven accommodatioo.° , I fa - 5 : calculated to black, as well ,-*" ithic images on l .l l f; ' ar also , was h00t4;,.. erected temporal 'E , and other strata";'. i , •1 aol the. pro r esioo .4 4 • z •served the Doke 3lc1; on Lin.dogen, covered with Al Royal, Loodotw , ;.; R. UFir.t 'al. at IVindsor• sherd was a Canopy( )t Ili as a Gold Crooti i der was a Gotlii6).i .siPPott tatfur Ton each of wbic led. This Caool4io removed for . sorti e 4 N Si aiti in its presefit to gratify. the CU' 4 l on unity belonging f° we have never •§' ,44 u l° " itch, indeed, as s'e :° Iltd on any 8410 1 ; 11 14j . Procession wit h I tue 4:; o , ; a ion •