The Sun. — London, England, 1817-11-20 00:00:00

TUE LtVIE Pfil:•CEt,s CULARLOYFE, Bce. THE PLACFN OF DIVINE woßsurp, &c. To the hoooor of the:Metropolis he it rectiriled, 'that alt - theChoteltes eoerypeestta .s-ioo, were yesterday crowded to an overfloiv. .All liblie JUSPendedt he I,oi,s.clu'elY `shut ti!y, and eery perci►i) in deep n►hi►rning ; the great bell of St. l',o(l's'Ca'lledril, mid the btres of a►il the Cluirchei, .6 1 .1 . 014 ;it intervnls. The .►►itliers at the Tower, and the G arifs in St. - it Imes's Palk, inutinted guard "bawl, life, ►►r drum. in short, there was Heel► Inel4ncholy ilepicte;l on every countenance. 'UNPLEASAIIT OCCURREN'CE. ST. PAUL'S CVTFICDRAL.—Yrsiertlay, in conic linenre of the lamented death of the Princess Cl►.rhote. a m eet wonerons eontzregation, all in full imafirtiing, attended at the Cathedral, Which was CI ()Mkt! to an °vet flow, to hear Divine Ser vice. The folding. doOrs were closed when the body of the Cathedral was tilled, which was a great disappointment to those waiting at the out side, as they could not gain . adthittance. At the time ftppointed for the . commencement of the ser vice, those on the outside, in a numerous body, made a rush in, to the imminent danger of those in t'te inside ; they injured the doors and win dows, but happily no accident occurred. This caused gteat confusion And Marti) throughout the Cathedral, and the stalls appointed in general for o,e choristers were completely filled: The congregation waited a considerable time in sus pen•e for the ser, ice to begin. At length one o'clock arrived; no service was likely to com mence, and N report was current over the place that the service was to be suspended, which re port spread a visible gloom on all the congrega tion, who were highly respectable, and who ap pea.ed to he deeply sensible of the great loss the nation had sustained. In conseptence of the great tu,nr►lt, and tearing some danger might accrue, the City Officers were sent for, who after some time arrived, and 'they were direct ed to keep the place (Het, and if possible, to clear the body of the Cathedral. The report of the suspending the service being spread, it was thought prudent to send for the Lord Aj arr , who was at the time, iii company with Sir William Curtis, at another Chinch. He came int= mediately, and paid the strictest attention to the comforts of the ct►ngregation' ; but as he was go ing throng!) the Cathedral, he was grossly insult ed by a y►►ung man, for simply bidding him take off his hat while in the house of God ; he then lett the Cathedral. The Cathedral was appro priately fitted in black, the Altar anti Pulpit be ing covered, and . the Coat of Arms of the Prince of Saxe Cobourg on the front of the latter. Here Nlr.At trod appeared in the gallery by the organ, and announced, that ill consetpience of the stalls be ing so very fell, the service most inevitably be sus pentfed, as they could not hear it with any plea sure. Tile Lord Mayor again appeared, who, we suppo-e, not bearing the former announcement, ex pressed his c rat:h.' ation at w itnessing so numerous a congregation, anti said that the service should commence as soon as possible. They waited in sus pense till some time after the appointed time lot the service to commence, but in vain. Here the of ficers attempted to clear the body of the Cathe dral, but to no purpose. The Lord Mayor then addressed the congregation, and said, that the Clergyman had left the Cathedral, and likewise thf Choir, and although he kit:tented it as mite!) 4, any' one present, the service must necessarily be suspended, as there was no Clergyman.pee, en t to celebrate it; and be hoped they would, retire in a peaceable manner. Here a burst of indigna tion, mingled with a degree of feeling, burst forth from the disappointed multitude, with a cry of " the Service." A Gentleman from one of the stalls said, " My Lord, if the service will com mence when the stalls are cleared, let somebody unlock rite door, and I am sure it will be complied with, if that was' what prevented the service from commencing." The doors being open, they ail l e f t t h e 5t,41,;, but the service did not begin, and the Officers proceeded to clear the body of the Cathedral ; some persons they turned out, but others were more obstinate, and kept their station; at the sight of the officers the congregation seem ed enraged.. Some cried out for the Clergyman to apologize, others for the Lord Mayor, and' others in the seats in the gallery, why have we paid our- money. A Gentleman in the body of the Cathedral Jose, on. the nl•}icers offering to turn out Itim and his company front their seats : he said be was surprised that so numerous nu assemblage of persons, collected together to solemnize so me- ianclioly an evqnt, after waiting so long a film., should have it announced they could not hear Di- tine Service : it was degrading to the feelings of all present, he was sure. He did not see what right the Lord Mayor had to use his interference in the Case. The Lordlltay(ir‘Ucl toll titi.:tr, it t , r.ts great pleasure he witnessed so (numerous au as sembly on the becAsiott, and the service Wouhl commence as'soon as possible; and tie (lid not see for %. hat it should nut begin, as many persons, perhaps, were prevented from attending other places, in carder to attend there. They ban come there—he hoped all present had,—wi!li an intention to pay that respect to the memory of the departed Proice , .s—( Here the Gentleman was quite overcom.! by hk feelings) instead of iniltdging. them with what they expected; they were rubbed of that entitled respect which was due to their country, thi.ir Prince, and their deparied Princess. lie thought the Lord Mayor; insiead of preventing the service tak ing place, on:ziit to be the very person who should cause its co► mencement. in his opinion, every plate of svorship throughout the United Kingdom should unite in deploring the loss which they had at this time unfortunately sustained, even the humblest of them, and it would be no ticed if they - did not ; what must it then be for the head of all Churches to abstain from it, that of the Metropolitan Church ? He would advise th it the service should begin immediately, and said, for God's sake do not send people borne to their dinner without satisfying that feeling of af fection due on the occasion. At this time. Alderman Sir W. Curtis entered the Cathedral, and addrt;ssed the congregation. He had just left a place of ‘Vor,hip where the Lord Mayor had been sent for ; he inquired kvbat caused the confusion ; on being' told he made a long speech to them, and in tears exhorted them to act like Christian people, null leave the place as the Clergy had done, in a quiet and peaceable manner. Here many cries were heard against the Lord Mayor, and for the Service. He said, nei ther him nor the Lord Mayor had any power there; it all lay with the ['leads of the Church. &c. and implored them to act like people ;hat loved their God, and retire peaceably. Another Gentleman rose and said, he hoped their feelings would not be a ggravate d to gree, to send them home after waiting so long ; he thought it wrong in the Clergyman to lea%e in the manner lie did. Sir W. Curtis assured them the Lord Mayor had done every thing a good mall ought - to do ; and he hoped they would leave the Church. .The latter Gentleman he had heen mis guided ; he was now convinced he had accused the Lord Ma . bor without just grounds ; and w as conscious his Lordship had dune every thing that Was• right. The bunter Gentleman rose, and req u e s t e d t h e Lord Mayor, as the regular Cle►gyman %vas 1101 there, to be s6 . (thliging as to send his own Chai►- lain to satisfy the congregation, for which pur pose they left, and not finding hin► or the Cletiq mau, they returned and informed them, that if they would have patience till three o'clock, ser vice would continence wit bout fail , and they left the Cathedral. The service commenced accordingly at three o'clock, till which time all kept their places. A selection from lianders Authem (composed tor the funeral of Queen Caroline) was pet formed, — (tor which, see our Paptir of yesterday.) lit the execution of the vocal parts, Messrs, Clarke, I-Liwes, Neal, and a young Gentleman he• hinging to the Choir, were particularly distin guished. The Cathedral was not cleared until a late hour, and a vast multitude continued iu St. Paul's Church-yard until twelve o'clock. WESTMINSTF!I ABBEY.—The Pulpit, &c. coveted with black velvet, and an overflon lug con gregation, to w 1.0,111 Divine Service was perform ed by the Very Reverend the Dean of West minster. ST. MARGARET'S was numerously and respect ably attended, m id a must excellent discourse de livered on the ►melancholy occasion, by the Hey Mr. Groves, C►►rate. The church was hung wit! black. ST. JotIN'S, WESTMINsTER, was very nmel Crowded, it 11(I a most excellent sermon preached, ST. JAMES'S as , iembled tiiulti tilde entirely filled the church-yard from the over flow. Long before the service commenced every nook was filled. Persons who had pews within Could not gain access to them. The Rev. Mr. Repro!) delivered a most affecting and eloquent discourse trout Matthew, chapter 9, verse 24 " Ile said unto them, give place, for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth." There was not a dry eye. • T. GEORGE'S, HANOVER-SWIARE.—Dr. Ma cauley preached. The text was taken front ,Ire 2011 f chapter of Samuel, and - part of the 3d verse " There is but one step bet Wcen us and death." . The - Psalms selected were the 16(h, 39;11, and 143 d. The Psalms for the organ--I verses of"the DOth, beginning at the 3 , 1 verse; and the Volutt wry' the .Dtilld March in Saul. 'lnc ROYAL MILITARY CHAPEL, WHITEHALL.— r rlire was a Company of the Guards at the door to keep a clear passage to the enttance, the crowd being very great ; the Chapel was tilled with No bility and Gentry; the altar, pulpit, desk, and the royal box, a ete covered with the 6tiest black velvet. A most impiessive sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Howlett, one of the Readers, who took his text lion! the 90 hi Psalm, 12(11 verse " So teach us to number our days that we may apply our heart unto thee." ANNE's, Sono, was very fell at an early hour ; 'be Rev. Dr. M'Leod delivered a most ex cellent discourse, suitable to the occasion ; his text was, "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away." ST PAUL'S, COVENT GARDEN, was well attend ed, and an excellent sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Rodbey,:pue of the Readers. ST. ANDREW UNDNINSHAFT.—A most excellent sermim was preached 4Y the Rev. Wm. Autrobus, Rector, from the 23d chapter of St. Luke, 42d verse, Saying, Father, if thou be willing, re move this cup from me ; nevertheless, not my will; but thine, be done." The discourse was 30 pathetic, that many of the congregation were be dewed with tears: ST. lIELEN's CHtracx made a melancholy and awful appearance, being all hung. with black ; after the service, a most excellent discourse was adivercii by ner. ..tle4,a . rrie, M. A . • . , Stoilltr'Y An e'xcellent 'set. mon was preached •by the itev. 2. H. Alapieton ltrctor. REV, UOWLAND HILL'S cHA I PE ' L tv:IS hiing with black, am:l a most Pathetic discour - se 'delivered by the Rev. Rowland Hill. • :tiT. MARTIN'S IN THE FIEL6S.—The inttrior of this Church made a most melancholy. appearance, the fronts of the gallery being covered with black cloth, as were tht columns Supporting the root ; the window catrtaini were of black serge. The altar, the pulpit, and the desk, were covered with superfine black cloth. The canopy of the pulpit wri t s painted black, surnionuted with a black crown. :All the charity boy's and girls of the pa rish wore black crapes and ribbons. the church %vas crowded :o an overflow, who could not gain admission. ( 2 1 - lARLOTTE-STREET CHAPEL.---A tinlypion and energetic sermon was preached on the mournful occasion to a very numerous and respectable con- gregation. ST. GILL S'r: CHURCH."TiIiS Church made a most solemn and awful appearance, being coin pletely hung in every part %vith - black cloth, and the whole congregation exhibiting the most sable appearance, to whom the Hew. Mr. M'Carthy neiivered a sermon, which was impressive and most ingeniously adapted for the. occasion. The Church was crowded to excess. ST. CLEMENT'S IN THE STRAND —The acknow ledged, talents and exemplary character of the Rev. Win. Gurney, hector, attracted a very nu merous -congregation. to whoa] the Reverend Divine delivered a most excelint and pathetic discourse. THE PORTUGUESE AMBASSADoIt'S CHAPRL was attended by several of the English and Foreign Nobility, for whom High Miss was celebrated ict a most solemn and inaguiticent manuer.• The sin.iiog and music were excellent. THE S 4 }WI NIAN CATHOLIC CHAPEL, ill Duke. street, Lincoln's lull-fields.—Tbis Chapel was crowded at an early hour, the ipilpit w,,s covered • with black cloth, and High Mass perfounzd in a solemn manner. SAINT NIARY-LE-STRAND Was well attended, and a most excellent sermon preached by the Rev. Mr. , SAINT DUNSTAN'S- IN-TIfE-WEsT.--TIIC Altar and Pulpit were covered with black cloth, and the congregation was numerous and respectable ; the Reverend Richard Lloyd, A. M. Vicar, preached a most feeling and pathe;ic sermon that drew tears from the principal part of the•cottgregation. . SAINT 8R1D1.;',! , , FLEET STREET.-- , -THiS Church, owing to Saint Sepulchre's being out of repair, was intrderably crowded ; some hundreds wore. necessitated to ret wit trom want of room ; an excellent sermon was delivered by the Rev.Thonias Clare, Vicar, the substance of which came home to tie feelings of all. SAINT AND•MEW'SCHUIICH,ITOLTIORM,EIOII SAINT JAMES'S, CLERKENNVELL—were each so crowded, that tve could not gain admission it, learn wl.o it was that preached. CHRIST CHLNWH o "N7,IvGA,TP-STREFT.--TIIIS Church teas !mug with black ; the parish chiloren and bus's of Christ's Hospital were in the galktries, having brick ribbons and crapes. The congrega tion WAS nninerous and respect,able. The sermon was preached by the Reverend Samuel Crowther, Vicar. At CFIRLSEA CHURCH, of which the Hon. and Rev. Gerrard IVellesley is the Recfor,• the Rev. 11 r. Rush preached from the 4%r ii chapter fit Ge nesis, and the 9th verse—" Few and evil ure the days of my life that are past." ST. MARYLEBONE CHURCH, ST. MARTINS, and the ASYLUM, were equally well attended. — Purity and integrity of heart were conspicuous thron, , ,Aliont. There was a solemn service in the Roman Ca tholic Chapels of ‘Varwick-street, Gfddeu-sqnare ; Snuth-street, l'a4k-lane; and in Spanish-place, ;Manchester -square. TnE GERNIAN LUTHERAN CHURCH, IN TflE SAVOY pulpit Was placed near the altar, and covered with blaex, as well as the canopy over ii ; on one of the side walls were the es cutcheons of the arms of the ever-to-be-lamented Princess Chat lotte and her Consort, th , . Prince of Saxe Cohourg. The discourse was 'delivered iu the German language. THE PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY, the ASY(..UM for FEMALE ORPHANS, and the MAGDALEN, had their Chapels hung will black, and were well attended by the Nobility. 'CHARTER HOUSE.-The day was observed here with all possible solemnity and decorum. Indeed, Ili death of our beloved Princess has not (like the decease of many persons of high rank) been productive only of outward pomp and modish for- Malities ; but it has stricken those who are tinae- (painted with grief with a silent and unspeakable awe, and those ‘vhohave " waxed old" in atilic tious, with a consciousness of the uncertainty Of life, and the certainty of a final dissolution. As there is. here a community both of tbe young :toil old, the above observatiou is particularly appli cable to the scene of to-day. Inexpressible ghel was pictured io the countenance of every on e , as the solemn procession moved towards their ancient and venerable Chapel. A considerable moldier of I , toe aged pensioners attended, whose hoary locks . and benign aspect added great interest 'to the spectacle. The Morning Service was read in a very impressive manner, by the Rev. It. Watkin son, B. 1.). Second Master ; and a Sermon was preached by the Rev J. Currey, Preacher to the Charter House, and Chaplain to the Duke of Glon cesier. tic took his text from I Cur., 15!b chap. 55th verse ; and from it delivered a discourse, which was. felt by eve: y auditor, - and Which dis played every- where the research of the scholar;l and the piety of tbepreacher. Mostot the youag , Gentlemen of the tipper School evinced their re spect• by putting on mourning. GENBRAL. PENITENTIARY, MILBANK .---117c5tCr day all the .Convicts. attended. Divine Service in the Chapel, and On approp►iate Serinon was preached, on the death of her Royal Highness file Princess Charlotte of IVales, by the Rr%erend . S. Bennett, the Chaplain of that excellent itititu-• Lion. Several Psalms, on the solemn 'Occasion, were-snug-by the Convict's, and their decent be- haviour was truly gratitying. The dash, pulpit, and Chalie% sre covered cloth. The 'folloi-..it)gal o dcjirercci s►iitable discouri,e s "il'a i lie occasion :--- Rev. Mr..Reflavß, ; Rev. Mr. Wood , at Fulham ('hutch; Rev. Mr. Clathe, at. Park Chapel, Ch el ' .;ea ; Rev. 'l'. Atwood, at H3IIitIIVESIII b' Hamlet; Rev. R. Sari' • dila ads, j.un.. at Pullicy Chute! ) ; Rev. Mr. Houghton, 6'. Bromptou Chapel ; Rev, Butler, at Charlotte stree t Chapel, 191111 co; Rev. M. Shei . , herd, at Rant:high Chapel' Chelsea ; Rev. Kiciiiird- Sourlilorlds, serh. at Elm ry Chapel/ in FiVc Fields ; Philip S. nuild, at Berkeley Chapel. ' In tl:t evening the principal Churches were are chief objectS of attraction, and these ‘vere crowd . cd toexcess : the tantS particidatly of St. Martin's' St. Clernent'S, and St. Dunstan's in the West.--"*. Mind' edit endeavotned unsuccessfully to. cro wd into the but were compelled to return utt' satisfied into 111. c Ntteels. Afier the eveuing requiems to the manes of .Sainted Charlotte were finished, the ulfetior ob' jest of myriads was to hear the deep •toned solemn notes of the great bell in the Metropolitan Ca' thedra% At eight o'clock either side of St. Paul's Church-yard was nearly ithpaSSable. At that 1,u14 being the 1110111Clit at which it was arranged the sad btit magnificent funeral procession should set out from the Lower Lodge for the place of royal inlerment, the Great Bell began its solemn tol6 and its notes vibrated to the hearts, as smell as on the ears, of the mournful and attentke andiron; It was not, however, muffled, and the intervals of the strokes were less than minutely. The mode of producing the SOUT! Was not through the ordinary process of rotatory motion, but by means of a rope attached to the clapper to strike therewith the Side of the bell,-which mode has long hen prac tised, with the largest bell in existence, viz. t h at in the Patriarchal Church of Moscow, which ja. called " St. Anne," being a present' from. the Entpress of that name to the great Church of tbe . ancient capital of Russia. Next to this in solema and imposing tones vibrated the great bell in the Church of St. Mary-le-low, familiarly known by the appellation of " Bow Bell." Its tones, are sonorous, and not much, infer ior in strengtlt, though not so striking a- bass, attracted numbers ; and.we 'vent ire to. say, that never on any former occasion, at such an hour of the night; were such myriads assembled as last night choked up the progress from the bottom of Ludgate-bill to tfit, eastern extremity of Ch ea p s id e , c l a d i n t h e sa hla garb of woe, and mourniz4g within, as Well as i 4 external show. SALISBI7RY, Nov. 19.—The day appointed for the Funeral of her late Royal IliOness the Princess Charlotte was observed in this City w itii due solemnity. Front the arrival of the melan choly intelligence of her death the utmost gloom had prevailed among all tanks of people. The festivities usual upon the Mayor's admission hut* office were wholly omitted. All public amuse-• mews and private entertainntellt3 were disc:on tinned.• The i‘layor and Justices, with the ClergY VIM! Churchwardens, had recommended that ever!! one should join in the due observauce of this day, on \which all business was suspended ; the bells Were continually! tolled at the several Churches*,' and all classes united itt theoic '.O ions which. • were priformed at the• Cathedral and the other' Churches and Places of Public Worship: fly: Mayor amt,Corp , u-ation, iu full procession and in deep 'mourning, proceeded to St. Ednitind'; Church, which was unusually crooded. Ever' one felt this great calamity ot the nation as hii own domestic sorrow, and heartily concurred its the appropriate religions services which were Se' lected tot the Mournful occasion. EDINBURGH, Nov. 17.—An oficial notice hag been issued by the Magistrat'es, recommendin4 that all business should be suspended from one o'dock on ‘Veditestlay, being the day appointvki. forthe funeral of the Princess Chatlotte. It wag announced yesterday it the Episcopal Churches, that they wottld be opened for dkine service tats the same (lay.—Yesterday the inourniug fir the much-lamented Pt incess Charlotte commenced 111 this city, and was very general. The pulpits and. desks ot all the churches were hung with black. The Lord PI OVOSt and Magistrates, the Lards of Session, the Commander of the 'troops, and the Norli .British Staff, Rear-Admiral sir wiLiao Johnstone llope, Comnaander on the Leith st-a- Iron; "and a crowded audience, attended the 1-li4t) Church. In the forenoon the Rev. Pridcip,is Baird preached an eloquent, beautiful, and pathe tic discourse, from Psalm xlvi. .‘ Ic Mill, mid know that I ant God," which he delivered its his usual feeling manner ; his numerous audience were so deeply affected, that the sympathetic tear started from Almost every eye. In all the churches. sermons suitable to the melancholy occasion were delivered. Yesterday all the vessels in Leith har bour hoisted their colours hall-toast high. ROBBERY OF THE BELFAST MAIL. 11EA1 POLICE OFFICP, DUBLIN.—Mr. Farrell and his detachment of police arrived in town be tween one and two o'clock on Monday morning, bringing whit them several. prisoners. The en tire of the accused parties underwent a solemn in vestigation before the Magistrates, when all hut four of them were discharged, namely, a publici:is. of the name of John HarfOrd and his wife, INLio!. Flartord, residing at Rathhone, within a m;le and tt ball of Swords, in whose house a great part of the property taken from the ll:ltast Coati! 11%15: fonnd also two pistols, that were t a k en , a fee: weeks since, out of the house of Crotten FitZgc ,, raid, 'Esti. at Nissen Hall, near Swords. 'rho gang hail met in the house of Harfor'd, previous to the robbery, and retircii there afterwards, for tr,i, di vision of the booty. it has Preen ascer- , tained, that a plan had been deeply laid, to plan-• der the entire•of the houses in the neighliourboott Sword•, during the winter season . , ‘vhich has. been happily prevented, in a great measure, byl• the tictive interposition Of the Police. One of the persons in custody has turned approver, a nti kt n.n44)ed Peter Angser, of Dlill mucky, has bee!l lodge.! at Kilmainbatn, together with Liarford his-wite, for trial 'at die Commission,. which %%Al take place on. the 29th inst LON,I)ON: - Pri z nted by J. B. CA IZSTAIRS, of Nu.''.29, Gre) , c Ormond -street, Queen-square; and publishvil I)y SCRIPPS, of No.. 7, .South Motton-street, at 'lip; Su: 4 Otlice,•Nu. It 2. Strand; where Ate tisements, Letters, &e. (post-paid) must be addressed. ify gv th Ja ) lily th ha th