The Sun. — London, England, 1806-01-10 00:00:00

r LORD NELSORS FUNERAL, Mourn You for him ; let Mtn be regarded As the most noble Cork tha: ever Herald Did follow to his urn. The idea of this grand National t olemnity has so long engrossed the public mind, that long before day-light yesterday morning the whole Metropolis Might be fairly said to have bccn in motion. Car- riages were seen driving in all dire&ions, With the families of persons of the first distinEtion, going to the most eligible situations to see the last honours paid by the State to the manes of the greatest. NaVal Officer our Country has produced.—Groupes of men, women, and children, in a more humble situa tion of life, went . to places where there was a more friendly or less costly accommodation to be found ; and even the poorest classes of the people felt then- `selves so much interested in the scene, that they flocked together from every quarter endeavouring to get a place where they might have good standing room in the street, and hoping that they might have even, a glance of the Procession as it passed. Al- Most all the Volunteers within the Bills of Morta lity, and several Regiments of, the Line, were also on the alert. before daylight. . A Pavior in Milibank, of the name of JOHNSON, had contra&ed to clean the streets, and gravel them all over, in the space ofitwenty-four hours ; a vast Number of labourers were set to work on Wednes day night, and the business was so extremely well conducted, that the whole of the Herculean task was completely accomplished before nine o'clock in the morning. In the mean time the carriages of Such personS as were to join in the Procession were Marshalled in Hyde Park, and drawn up in the order already described. At half past ten the Procession began to move fronithe front of the Admiralty in a dire& line tbwards St. Paul's., All the streets were completely lined tw_o deep on both sides of the way, close up to the Cathedral; They were supposed, however, to form two distill& lines, as the Corps belonging to Westminster and to Middlesex, within the Bills, drew up in different positions, ac...-ording to the or ders from the War-office ;on the outside of Temple ar, as .it is termed, the St. James's being on the right, and the , Royal Westminster on the left,— Their centre was at.l'emple _Bar, and was composed of the Custom-house,,Whitechapel, and some other Corps, whose partiollar district - did not fall im mediately within the line by, which the proee”ion was to be condtialed. The City Line, had the East London Militia for its right, the :West-London for its left, the other, Corps following as close a s they could possibly stand, the East India Regiments Ling the first of Volunteers, up to St. The business of the day was so extremely Well 'arranged, that every Corps , ! yas able, without dif ficulty, to station itself at the point allotted to it, and left no vacancy on its right or left. The musters were in general particularly strong, as it Was felt that the duty of the day was meant to' be an expression of regret at the loss of a most valiant brother in arms ; the Royal York MaryyAe-bone Volunteers were computed to have mustered near one thousand men.; the Bloomsbury was also re-' marked for its numerous attendance on the occasion. his Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX was at the h ead of his fine regiment the 'Loyal North Britons, stationed near Bedford-street, in the Strand. The Duke- of YORK rode with his Staff from the Admi ralty to - Temple-bar. In—shoit there was not a *)gle Corps that did not- appear to feel itself in terested in the solemn scene that wa4lo pass before Meru. Almost all the tops of houses, and every Window from the Admiralty to St. Paul's, were cr owded with spelators, and behind the Volunteers th e people pressed ,in such numbers, that it was next to an impossibility to obtain -a passage from one s pot to another ; 1 every where near the great streets t hrough which the Procession . had to pass, the c rowd was so immense that it was past all calcula tl°n, and a person might readily suppose that the c ountry for a great many miles round had crowded into London. Pcitir fine Regiments of Infantry, the 2 1 st, 3 t st, 7 9th, and 92d, (the former two called Buffs, and the latter two being Highland Regiments), preceded the teneral order -of the Procession.- The 10th (or P rince of Wales's), the 14th, and the 17th Begi , I llents of Light Dragoons followed them. The -itifantry marched in the most solemn and steady zbanner. On one of their Standards was ,inscribed the 4 "Ord EGYPT, to commemorate the gallant exploits the Regiment had achieved on those Shores ; 411otiler of the Colours bore honourable testimony °I the service it had been in, by the many shot l• 'ci , es that were to be seen, through it. .The Prince's R egiment and the Grey's are known to be a; fine R egiments as nay under the Crown ; and h was tll 'served that the Military was as grand a sight as 44 1 part of the regular Procession. The order of ti 't Civil State has been already mist accurately descited—the eleg:int ProduCiions of - tie arts upon 'the Coffin have been . also mentioned—and, as far as words can convey an idea of .the of solemnity; taste, and inagnificenee in the Fune- , ra]aT, it has been attempted :to he described:=- There is,, therefore, no room to say any thing fur; ther on the - se points. But it must be observed that, as far as it was in the power of the tradesmen, every thing that was possible was done towards heighten ing the splendid. and dignified appearance of the spe6tacle ; at the same time, however, it must be confessed, on the Other band, that, notwithstand ing the grandeur of the appearance of the spe&acle I f on the whole, it would have looked considerably more splendid, and have been much more gratifying to the feeling's of the people, had the greater part of the state not been buried, as it was, hi coaches. Notwithstanding the Cavalcade was so long that it was upwards of four hours .from the time of its' first motion, until the last coach stopped at the Gate of St. Paul's, and though there was such an immense number of people in the streets, we did not hear of any serious accident having occurred amongst the crowd. The people appeared to takeSo great a share - in the solemnity that was before the view, that a greater degree of decorum was observed than was ever befOre noticed in a multitude. consisting of so great a number of people. The idea of having four Lieutenants Of the' Royal Navy motrning ; one at each corner of the Coffin, appears to have been abandoned.; the Sailors beL longing to the riacrry did not appear to move the car forward as was at first intended also. Perhaps it was thought that this was rather an overstretch of fancy, which was - rather too light fdr the solemnity of the occasion. The Coffin was quite uncovered, and the great elevation of the pillars of the car waS so favourable to, the admirers of public spe&acle, that the Public were most' unanimous in expressing their high approbation of the taste and splendour of both. , . Some of the R6Yal Dukes' Carriages were filled twith Equerries or Officers belOnging to the House hold, others were" empty ; the Prince of WALES had two Carriages in his • place in the ProcessiOn ; the first Carried Mr. SHERIDAN and some other Gentle men belonging to the Establishmentof the PRINCE ; in the last the PRINCE= himself was seated on the right with the Duke Ot CLAtiNCE on his left, the Earl of MotnA and another of .the "PRINCE'S friends ; in the front.- Before the. Princes of the Blood were seen the following persons:-- The Lord President of the Council. Dukes—Norfolk, Earl Marshal; ~ l levonshire, St. Alban's, and Montrose. Marquis of Douglas. Eiids—bartmouth, Li:iird Chamberlain of His Majesty's Household ; Bristol, Buckinghamshire, Scarborough, Leices ter, Cowper, Suffolk, Poitsmoutli,Winclielsea, K, G. Moira, Westmeath, Fite, Besborougli; Clancarty, and Darnley. Lord Archibald Hamilton, youngest'sOn of the Duke of Hamilton. IPiscoUnts—Sithnouth, Cosford, Chetwynd, and Hawarden. Eldest Sons of Earls—Lord Ossulston, Viscount Castle ' reagh, Viscount Kirkwall, and Lord Dclvin. Younger Ssnr of ALirquisses—Lord Henry Petty, Lord Henry Moore, and the Bishop of. Exeter. Barons—Lord Hawlcesbury, one of His Majesty's Principa Secretaries of• State ; Lords Mu!grave, Hutchinson, K.B. Holland, De Blaquiere, and Aston. Eldest Sons of Viscounts—Hon. Henry Hood, and Hon. Ti:onus Knox. Younger Sens of Earls—Hon. Bennett, Hon. Col. Fer mor, and Hon. Alexander Murray. , .Eldest Sons of Baron4—Horl.Augustus Cavendish Bradshaw. Privy Councillors Right Hon.. William Windham, Sir William Scott, Knt. and George Tierney. YOunger Sons of Baron.f. , -Hon. Charles fames Fox, M.- P. Richard Ryder, M.P. and Christopher Hely Hutchinson, M. P. Baronets Knights of the Bath Law Officers Masters in Chancery and Serjeants at Law Knights Bachelors Officers of the Household of the Deceased Divines - Esquires, about Naval Officers, &c.—Admirals Captains and Commanders Lieutenants . .. 17 2 • 2 .. 2 - - 20 - - 5 7 - - - Zoo - . - 30 - • - 97 164 - - ' 37 ) RELATIONS.OF TEE DECEASED. Earl Nelson George. Matcham, jun. 'Esq. Viscount Nlerton Thomas French Berney, Esq. Thomas Holton. Esq. Rev. Robert Rolfe George Matckam, Esq. Hon. George Walpole, M. I'. Thomas Bolton, jun. Esq. Hon. Horatio Walpole, M. P. THE'FOLLOW/NO IS A GENERAL VIEW OF THEIR NUMBERS : Peers, Peers' Sons, &- Privy-, Officers of the Household Councillors - St of the deceased, &c. Boronets - - 17 Divines -- - - Knights of the Bath -- 2• E squires about - 200 57 Law Officers -- - 2 Naval Officers 164 Serjeants at Law - - 2 Knights Bachelors - 5 On the Procession reaching Temple-bar it was joined by the LORD MAYOR and Corporation, who fell in immediately after the PRINCE of WALES ; and on its arrival at St. Paul's, the regular troops who formed part of it, together with the City Militia, Light Horse, and Infantry Volunteers, were sta tioned to preserve - the necessary order. 'The whole reached the Cathedral shortly after three o'clock. The diffirent bands, fifes, &c. relieved each other in playing the most solemn funeral dirges during the whole of the time that the Procession was in motion , excepting- that they. played, God Sate the King whilst His Royal HighnesS the • PRINCE of WALES and the State of the other Princes of the blood passed thern by. • The weather was remarkable serene, and the-Na , tioa might be -said to feel itself highly gratified at .. • • • ' '` i ,• ~ i are.ssitig,the solemn honours paid most - darling • doo r , n 9rder to'. join the Processionwhen the corpse Son. The Prince o f CoNbE, and seyeralother il- 'should arrive. ,TnthiS quarter His.loyal Hig • hnesS . • lUstrious Foreignet•s; DatcheSS of 1.01 - ,vo?:: - /-111tE and t l ernainii ba t e-h e aded f or neatly - hair ail a party of Ladies . , besides some other people of the the 'corpse entered the Chureh aboht a quartet'. past first distinaion ,were seen at Kei - nslie&s Dublinl three, and 'the kroces'sion advanced • SIoWIY- 'td tiie Hotel, Charing-cross they mead) , approved of the I 'Choir. • . . . . dignified solemnity o f th e spe tt ab l e. • It Ava§ lialf past foUr 'before the burial se; Vice com- Several Ships in the Riv.ei Continued' to Wear their . menced. &othing could be more Sublim;Ay . coloUis half.;-tiiast doWn till the final ceremony was • ;tor , more .solenu - ily affeeting, 'than the diversity of cloSed, and the minute-guns Were constantly fired objets; persons; and eharaelers, presented by thi4 at the Tower the whole of the d a y. " very inteiesting Spe6.laCie. The first Princes of the • Blood,: the most distinguished charaders in the na tion, the knost opposite political partiSans; all associ- .. • • ating With the brigheSt Ornaments of that profession of which the deceased Hero was.deservedly the Pride, and the boast, in consecrating„the memory of merit that has seldOt 4 ii been ei;tialled, and ilever•S‘urpassed: The grand concourse of military men that aitendod, constituted. no _small portion of the splendor and in- PAUL'S. The impatience, agitation, and bUselc, that Were visible in every part of the route from the Admiralty to St. Paul's, at an early hour in the Morning, were no less, prominent at this Cathedral. The dawn had scarcely appeared, when every, avenue: to it was crowded with those who had tickets of admission to. the interior of the Ch urc h, as well rs `with those who were only curious to see them on their way. thither. Though- the, number of both descriptions Nyasimmense, the excellence of the arrangements that had been made prevented either confusion or inconvenience. 'With the exCeption of such *una voidable obstructions as the presence of a large as semblage of persons, pursuing different direaions, uniformly creates, no impediment was encountered ; and it might generally be said 'of all the public exhi bitions connected with a 'manifestation' of the Na tion's gratitude for the services, and to the'memory of the immortal NELSON, that less of riot, disorder, or tumult, has occurred thereon, than upon any former, occasion that had ever drawn together So vast a concourse tif all classes; of all ages, and sexes. • It was near eleven o'clock before the whole of this capacious amphitheatre was completely filled, and its temporary inhabitants were disposed *of in .their proper. places. Then if was, when the busy bustle for places had subsided, that the interior - of this vast pile presented. an imposing, a grand, and a magni ficent speaacle. The astonishment and interest ex cited by such an assemblage of persons was -greatly heightened by refleaion.on. the nature of the ho nourable and, exalted chity that had called them toge thet'.. Amazement engrossed the senses, whilst the mind was pervaded by the most lively ernotiong of patriotism, and by the mildest influence of sublime sentiment; Teeming with the feelings of regret for the tiores' loss, and of respea and gratitude to the Me mory of the gallant and viciorOus NE L S o . lc the tow . piny assembled in St. Paul's conduced theinselVes, whilst waiting for the arrival of his highly venerated remains, with the most eiemplary:propyjety• and decorum. The employment of the workmen in fitting up a kind of machine for lighting the dome, if the ceremony should Continue till that would be necessary, afforded some relief to the tediousness of expeftation deferred,. This machine was an o6tago- 7 nal hollow Cylinder, about ten feet long, and ter minating beneath in a 'conical shape. It was sus pended by a rope from the centre of the dome, and hung round with patent lampS, about 160 in num ber. The contrivance was ingenious, and answered its purpose when- the lamps came afterwards to be lighted up. About a quarter past one the Grenadiers of the Highlanders arrived, and marching for Ward to .the choir, formed in a single line on each side ofthe plat form, and extending from the choir so as to line both sides of the passage from the great western . door.‘The appearance of this fine body of men had a very pi&u resque effect, and greatly relieved . the sameness that had before pervaded the whole 'scene, from the'pre valence- of mourning, in every instance, with Out single exception. Expeaation was now high : every moment was counted, and every sound attended to; under an impression thdt the Procession could not be distant. At length the bands of the military, playing tho 104th psalm, announced the arrival of the van of the Procession. The great western gate was opened, and the winds that were thereby admitted, gently .waved: the French and Spanish ensigns captured at Trafalgar, compelling them to a reluelanttribute to the memory of their immortal captor. Every gust wafted in the soft and deeply affeaing.melody of the martial instruments. .At one time the swelling note floated in triumph on the quickened breeze; at ano dim, the soft harmony died away upon the ear, and left the imagination and the senses in a species of chastened ccstacy and pure delight. , • terest of the scene. • About an hour *as occupied in that Part of tile service that Was performed in the Choir, and in - the interval the lamps were lighted,- and produced an ad= mirable effeel. The temporary desk Was now re moved to its place at the head of the grave; and . a frame protruded from the grave by Machinery in the vault, upon which ,the coffin Was to rest whilSt the remaining part of the Burial Service should be per= forming. The, corpse Was then - brought back to -the platform in procession, Whilst d grand and solemn • Dirge ; the composition of Mr. AtrWooti, was played by that-Gentleman upon the organ. The. PRINCE of WALES, and his Royal Brothers, assisted also in this procession. His Royal Highness, with the Dt'RE of CLARENCE on his right hand, and theDuKE Of KENT on his left; took his place on the platforni on the right of the desk, and, with his Royal Brdthers and . attendants, stood (hiring the whole Serv' ice. Here commenced the most impressive part 'of the speEtacle, if not the most awful and affeelitig - part of the whole ceremony : the coffin was uncovered, and the coronet placed on it; the moment was fast ap= preaching that was to consign to his last home the mortal remains of a consummate hero ; the whole space of the platform was filled with those who had moved in the. Procession, as well as the pas Sages sur roundina the platform ;. the' degree of light was suf . - \ z, ficient to giVeerfea to the splendour and magnificence Of the scene; but not to . afford a distinct View of its aelual limits, so that the. mind insensibly was with that image of Stiblithity which belono - . 5 to infinity. The diVersified dresseiofthe professional Gentlemen that - attended, rendered the perspeaive highly pleasing, whilst the waverino , of thodiffercnt . banners rendered it more beautiful and majestic. alt thirty-three minutes and an half past five Pre cisely, the coffin was lowered into the grave, whither iOvas followed by the regrets of all that Witnessed the' affeaing scene. Every bosom heaved with unfeigned emotions of sorrowand gratitude ; and if tliat were to be the last, every soul Of the 10,_000, that in all probability were present, be willing and sincere witnesses to the merits ,of the departed Hei - o Oh ! immortal NELSON ! If it were possible for thy spirit to hover over the place where thy remains are deposited, "what bliss ecstatic must those not helve ' enjoyed in' the contemplation of the, tribute of feel- - ing. and respea' paid ,to thy memory by all-descrip tions of thy fellow4ubjeas. ; The staves were then broken by the King atlt-rms ; and the whole assembly gradually withdrew from the scene, deeply penetrated with the feelings which the awful ceremony was calctlated to give rise to. 'Several persons belonging to the Church, and their friends, placed themselves on the cornices- in the interior of the edifice, during a great part of the ceremony, to the great apprehension of many speaatots. After a short interval, the PEINot of WALES, accompanied by the DUkES of CLARENCE, KENT, Lord MOIRA, 8:c. arrived, mid proceeded directly, attended by the Bishops of Lincoln and Chester, and the other Dignitaries of St. Paul's, to the Choir.-- , - The Lord Mayor next arrived, accompanied by the Court of Aldermen, the Recorder, and the Deputa tion from the Commoti Council. The PRINCE and his Attendants passed dire& through the central CoR EXCHANGE, JAN. lo.—Tie 'arrivals of Wheat to-day are few ; higher 'Aces are asked for fine samples; -and few sales are effected ; Rye this week is dearer ; Barley at rather better price ; good malt supports the currency; White Pease continue to come in great quantities, and are lower ; Beans of both sorts are dull sale; Oats are in niid dling supply, z.fid this trade is heavy sale at rather' less prices ; no alteration in the (rice of Flour. . Wheat • "sos a 64s a 7os ed I Beans sos a' 56i.- of Fine ditto - 72$ a 76s cid Tick Beans 40s a 45s od Rye - -36 s a 4 n s o d Oats 23s a 2:BS a3is od Barley - 325 a 37s od Poland ditto 3zs a 33§ 6cl Malt - -66 s a 7zs od !tape Seed - 401 - 421. White Pease 36s a 43 5 Oct Fi ne Fl ou t 6es a 65S 0.1 G rey ditto 3zs a 36s od SecondS gss. a 6os od - • SMITHFIELD MARKET, lAir. To. This day's market afforded ?good supply of Beasts, Ond the show of Caftle it general was tolerably fair ; Beef, Mutton; and Veal, sold at last prices,; Pork is rather cheaper, and the trade, for the greater part was pretty brisk. The sales in the Haymarket were dull ; Hay and Straw continue at last prices; Clover does not fetch price.--.Thefollownig is a correct statement of the prices - an:l numbers : • To sink the Offal per stone of 81b. Beef 4s. od. to Ss od.—,Mutton 4s, fxl. - to ss. od.—Nrcal ss. 6d.. to 7s ..od.—Porl: 4s.'isd. toss. rod. Beasts 670. —Stwep 3750.—Calyes 240.—Pigs 417. • SMITHFIELD HAYMARMET. platform—the Lord Mayor and his followers, along . the. space oh the newth (eft, The; PRINCE remarried - - Hay 31. os. to 41. 4s.—Clover 31. 16s. to 41. ros.-- Straw los. to II . 18s, in the Choir about halt an hour, and then returned attended as befvre, proixeding towards the est,...rn A few days since, at Borrowash,. near Derby, a poor woman, acted 78 years, actidentally set tire to her clothes, and was burned so dreadfully as• to cau.e her death in a few hours afterwards, 520 Tsi