The Sun. — London, England, 1817-11-17 00:00:00

U THE LATE PL INCESS CHARLOTTE, &c. The preva-ations for the Funeral of our be loved departed PtiiN CESS are at length completed. "I' he torm of the ceremonial was last night "(and not l , efore) definitively arranged. The following are authentic particulats :—The body was on-Sa turday nigh; .fleposited'in the State Coffin, and to morrow evening- it Wilfibe"Tertiovedfrom Clare mont in as private 1 tifartner 'as pOssink;under an escort of cavalry, to kVitutsor, where it will lie to' state HI Wedi:eday. At eight o'clock in the c.:ening of that day the mourtifur proceSssion from the Lower Lodge of St. George's 'Chapel k, ill commence. It t^ ill be fiAnked by the Royal horse Guards (Blue), every 'fourth horse bearing' a flambeau. Prince LEopoLpo %t ill be the thief Mourner, supported by their .Royal Highnesses the allies of Your and CLARENCE. Four Bitrouess .es will he the pall-bearers, and the canopy will be supported by eight Gentlemen Ushers. The fol lowing are some further particulars, derived from another source : Saturday evening the coffins and urn 'were re- moved in a hearse and four to Claremont, whither Mr. MARSH, of the Lard Chamberlain's Office, had previously gone. The object of Mr. MARsH's visit, it is said, was finally to take Prince LEO POLD'S instructions as to the course which it may be his wish to have observed in remov ing the remains of the PRINCESS and her infant ,to IVindsor, preparatory to interment. His Serene Highness has expressed the strongest wish that the procession from Claremont should be conducted in the most private manner 'possible. In deference to this desire, it is under stood a hearse, drawn by eight horses, %sill) appropriate decorations, and attended by six mourning coaches, each drawn by six beautiful black horses, is to proceed to Claremont on Tues day afternoon. There are-also to be in attendance about 40 mutes, pages, and bearers, on horseback, together with every other attendant necessary to give solemnity to the scene. Soon atter six, the bodies of the mother and fant, with the urn, will be placed in the hearse, and move on at a slow pace. A mourning coach, .contai,ing his Serene Highness as chief mourner, will immediately follow—his Serene Highness having expressed his desire to be as near the hods; as possible ; and this will be succeeded by the other mourning coaches, containing her Royal Highness's physicians, and the principal officers of her household, male and female. -• 'ri whole will proceed at a foot pace, and without nglit.s, across the - country, to Windsor, taking the road over Hampton bridge, through •Staines, to the main Hounslow road, the hells of every village church through which the mournful cavalcade passes, ringing for the departed. As there will be no stoppage, it is expected the pro cession will reach ‘Vindsor soon after twelve o'clock. ft will immediately advance to the Lower Lodge, where every preparation will be made for its reception. The bodies will be conveyed into a room prepared for their lying in state. The coffins will be placed on a bier under a rich canopy of black velvet, ornamented with a profusion of plumes, and will.there remain till removed to their last sad depository in St. George's Chapel. The room in question has been covered in every part—walls, ceiling, and floor, with black cloth. Escutcheons, bearing the arms of her Royal Highness, are suspended in various directions, and a pt'ofusion - ot wax lights will give a, melan choly splendor to the heart-rending scene. Apartments have been prepared for the conve- deuce of his Serene Highness Prince LEOPOLD, who, on alighting from his carriage, it is expect ed, will be received by kis Royal Highness the Duke of YoRK and one of his Royal Brothers, who are to accompany him as Chief Mourners. Adjoining the room in which the Royal Remains ate to lie in state, is an anti-chamber, also lined with black cloth and lighted with wax, an which the several persons who are to take part in the proceedings are w assemble. It• is not in .tended that the Public shall be admitted indisct i• winately to view the coffins. Everything is to be kept as quiet as possible. Beds will be prepared for all the persons who may accompany the pro cession as mourners front Claremont, at the Lodge and at the White Hart. Summonses have been sent to all those persons whose presence at the Funeral is considered ne cessary ; among whom are all the Ministers of Sate, an d th e various OffiCers of his Majesty's Household. All the Royal Dukes in England will also be present, by the two eldest of whom Prince LEOPOLD will be supported as Chief Mourner. The Pcocession is expected to commence its mo tions by eight o'clock. Previous to this hour, an avenue will be formed from the entrance of the Lower Ludge to the gates of the Chapel by the Third Regiment of Foot Guards, a great propor= tion of whom will heat flambeaux. An aveno, will also be formed within the Chapel, from the - entrance at the . so-tlth door to the -Choir, by the Horse Guards, likewise bearing fL.rin `beaux, and thus in uninterrupted passage will be preserved, and all confusion prevented. The space on eithir side of the avenue will be opened for the reception of the public. The*ChApel itself has been completely lined with StlperF.ne black cloth. The !Altar has been sepa rated from the rest of the choir, and seats erected for the reception of the Nobility and Gentry who do not take part in the l'uocession, bitt who have expressed an anxiety to be present ihning the ce remony. Tickets will also be granted, as far as prudence will permit, for the gratlfication of per sons within, the 'aisle of the Chapel, who may view the passing scene Irmn behind the soldiery. These persons will be admitted from a small door on the north side of the building. Yesterday the Churches and Chapels 'in the metropolis bad a truly sombre appearance, in con sequence of the public mourning, which was ne ver, we believe, nearly so great on any former occasion. The pulpits, reading-desks, altars, &c. were every where covered with black clash, and there was scarcely an individual who did not ap pear in deep .mourning. Discourses suitable to the late melancholy and 'lamentable occurrence were delivered. hi St. Paul's an impressive Ser mon . WAS delivered by the Rev. Mr. COLERIDGE ; and in Westminster Abbey an Anthem, expressly appointed for the solemn occasion, was-exqui sitely sung by the Gentlemen belonging to the Choir. Intimation was given that there would be Divine Service in the different Churches and Chapels in the forenoon of Wednesday next. In deed, there seemed but one feeling every where respecting that calamity which has 'saddened the whole empire. THE URN FOR THE HEART.—TiIiS is a simple ,sgitare case of LiOnduras mahtwany, covered, 'die the coffin, with rich Genoa crimson velvet, and the sides and top formed into pannels, with gilt nails. There are also corner plates, bearing a .crown, the initials of the Princess, and two palm branches. On the lid is a gilt plate bearing a crown, the letters P. C. A., and the date ot her Royal Highness's death, 6th Novembery- 1817. It is lined with white satin. THE COFFIN OF THE INFANT.—This, like that of the parent, is of mahogany coveted with crim son velvet, and tormed into pannels; with white plated nails. The lining...is of white satin. The handles are also of plated metal. On the lid is a plated sheet of metal, on which is'engravcd the . following' inscription : The still-horn male Infant of their Royal and Serene Highnesses The Princess Charlotte Augusta, . . . and of Prince Leopold Sue Cobouric. Pluveuther U, l sl7. CLAREMONT, Sunday, Four o'Ciock , r. st.-Last evenine vca, for ilit final en closure ot the body of the most exaltfu loved of Princesses in her State Coffin, &c. Mr. Marsh, of the Lord Chambet Otßee, arrived early to superintend the proceedings, which were arranged so to take place, that the feelings of Prince LEOPOLD might not be harassed by the sight or knowledge of any thing that was going on ; and at seven o'clock, when his Serene High ness retired to his private room, the Rev, Dr. Short and Dr. Stockmar, his resident Physician, accompanied him ; and it was so arranged that they were to remain constantly with him, to en gage his attention. Soon after the retirement of the Prince, the plumbers, attending for the pur pose, proceeded to solder the lead coffin. The 'removal of the State Coffin from London to this place had been very judiciously arranged ; it left the house of Messrs. France and Banting, in Pall- Mall, between five and six o'clock, in a hearse, drawn by four horses, followed by a mourning coach, in which was the outside urn, and the outside coffin for the infant ; another mourning coach followed, in which was Mr. Barging, one of the Royal Undertakers, and. his assis:ants. They proceeded on the road in a private manner, unnoticed, and only halted for a short time at Kingbton Bottom, to rest and feed the horses. They arrived a Hide before ten o'clock, and en tered the Park and house by the back entrance in the most solemn silence. The State Coffin was then conveyed to the bed-room, where the re mains of the Princess were deposited in the inner mahogany coffin, inclosed in a lead coffin, which have already been described they were. lifted into the State Coffin, which is of mahogany, covered with the richest crimson velvet, orna merited in the most splendid and elegant style, and far surpassing any thing of the kind that hos ever been executed. The handles, which have on former occasions been only resembling those of trunk handles, have been executed in a trlanner,to have the effect of very handiome ornaments, highly finished, and embossed with very sopet iur workmanship. The urn is ornamented in a si milar manner. The coffin of the infant is covered with 'crimson velvet, the ornaments otsilver ; those of the Princess's coffin and urn are' highly gilt. The plate on the Princess's ,coffin was engraved by Mr. Gilbert, the King's Goldsmith, in 'Cock :spur-street. The spectators of this mournful and heart-rending performance -were, the Baron Hardenbrooke, Sir It. Gardiner, Colonel Adden broke, Lady J. Thynne, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Papenbourg,&c. The great object in facilitating this solemn per formance, was to have the whole completed before eleven o'clock, being the hour . at which his Se rene Highness has nightly visited the remains of his beloved Princess since her decease, to we; f) over them, previous to his retiring to his bed. frappily, the whole was accomplished before the clock struck eleven, and the persons employed in •the operations retired from view, so that when the Prince entered the room, be would only be hold one coffin substituted for another. The re gular Bulletins respecting Prince Leopold were discontinued yesterday. The answer to the ntime row.; inquirers was, his Serene Highness has had sotn-2 sleep, an,: is 'Much the •smile as 'yeStcrjay, l'h*e rf-9 VAriatiop from Saturday. Ditrine Serrlce nits "pt: . :rortticil lo=da'y 'by P'r. ShOit - ; ,, as usual. The Dae of Yink P;id another 'visit to tlAt to the tYince. Visconkt h 3 lelville , tile:Chan cellor of the Exchequer, and Air. Canning,. paid visits Of condolence. It is a rental kable circum stance that Messrs. France and &tilting, Who conduct 'this funeral, are the same establi,hment which has con ducted the funerals of the 'loyal Family for upwards of 70 years piist, (luting which time there has been always tine of Mr. France's relatives in the 'firm of the house. FROM OUR CORRHSFONDENT. CLAREMONT, Monday Slanting, Nine 0' Clock.— Lord Melville, Mr.Vansittart, and Mr. Can►:ing's visits-yesterday were b►tt of short duration. The Duke of York remained between two and three 'hours. The pulpit and reading desk, and the 'pew of the late grievously lamented Princess; in which she and the Prince occasionally attended, in zhe parish church of Esher, have been covered with black cloth. The, Rev. Mr. Dagle, the Rector, preached a Funeral Sermon yesterday upon the occasion. The Reverend Gentleman took hiS text front the 146th Psalm, and 4th verse :—" His " breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth ; "in that very day his thoughts perish." He en larged upon the loss the whole parish would sus tain, as well as the Country at large, by the awful and dark visitation of Providence by the unex pected death of the Princess in the bloom of youth and apparent health. Her Royal Highness's vir tues he much enlarged upon, and forcibly de scribed her as the poor man's friend, and the protectress of the fatherless and widow, who must, with all the inhabitants of the Country, deplOre her •lamentalrie loss. The Reverend Gen tleman then, with mach' effect, turned the event of the sudden death of the amiable Princess to the edification of his hearers, urging them to prepare to meet death, as none of theni knew but' they might be as soddenly called from this.earth. • He concluded by urging all to repentance, to apply and seek for salvation at the Throne of Grace, before it was too late, as the Lord delighted not in the death of a sinner. I.''iNtisoß, Friday Evening, Nov. 14.—The time is fa,t approaching when the hour of irreparable grief will be mote acutely felt by the public, in the finieral of the Princess 'Charlotte of Wales. Every subserpient arrangement is finally sett led front this day ; anti it no longer remains a secret, that the. corpse will be removed how Claremont on Tuesday next, in funeral procession, moving through the retired villages of Walton, Stepper ton, Lalehani, the town of Staines, and pass the celcblated spot ut Runnymede. the arrival of the mournful procession, the bodies will be deposited in the apartment at the Lower Lodge, in St. Alban'S-street, Windsor, where the woi k of stilemn preparation com menced this zifternoon. The Royal Horse Guards (Obit) are likely to perform the sad office of escorting their departed and ever-to-be-regretted Princess, from Claremont to this destination. tjp ~.citing , nu orders were issued to the regi•,,Pot, further than the calling in of the different detachments from Newbury - and Maidenhead, to assemble here on Mon Jay next. The 3d Regiment of Guards will do the duty of flanking the procession on Wednesday evening, atid bearing the flambeaux. The remaining de tachment will march in here on MO:lday, forming a corps of more than 700 men They.will line the route from the Lower Lodge down St. Alban's street, along High-street, up Castle-hill, to the south entrance of St. George's Chapel. We be lieve the Horse Guards will, on this occasion, be dismounted, to .pt event the confasiOn of their horses warding off the spectators in the darkness of the night. This morning an order was given to the privates of the 3d Regiment of Guards, to dispense with their ~tearing bla'ck crape round their left arm, in order to prevent the invidiouS distiuction that would arise among tl►eir comrades who bad not furnished t hemseives with a corresponding emblem of mourning. But even this interdiction does not, in the remotest degree, deprive them of the coin plimenttiry return which their spontaneous feel ;ngs have merited from a generous public. It is well known that the disconsolate and heart-broken Prince LEQroLD will follow the corpse of i►is separated affectionate consort. -No thing but the failure of bodily health will coun teract the determination already formed of his following an adored companion to the verge of the tomb. Three state carriages, with the most re veredfriends of the Prince Regent, will likewise accompany this solemn cereu►ouy, besides the presence of the Royal Dtikes, the Cabinet Minis ters, the retinue of her Majesty, the Princesses, and the households of the great Officers of State.. It will be a subject of interesting record, if we allude to die silent tomb i❑ which will be depo sited the remains of the Princess Charlotte of %Stales. Tke Royal Dormitory adjoins to the east end of St. George's Chapel. Irmade a must ruinous a,..!,,aratice until the year 1800, when his Majesty or►lered the windows and other external parts to be repaired. In the year 1810, his Majesty was dete . tmined to construct within its walls a Royal Dormitory; An excavation was formed of the whole leogilv and width of the building, to the depth of 15 leer front the surface. In this the sepulchre is con structed. The dimensions of the tomb are 70 feet in length, 28 in width, and 14 in depth. The re ceptacles for bodies on the sides of the tomb are formed by massive Gothic columns, of an octagon shape, supporting a range of four s! , el yes, each af which, in the space between the c , la nos, will contain two bodies, the whole range of -arch side admitting thirty-two bodies. At tin east , 2nd arc five nitches for the reception of as I; any c In tile middle, t welve low tombs arc crecr.H for the Sovereigns. The sepulchre will ti e 's con ::10 eighty-one bodies. The columns are of ne 3ath stone, anti the shelves of tine Yorkshire scone. A sulitet c raneous passage is formed horn the vaultH tinder the choir of St. G.:rage's Chapel, in which s-g~ ~. ~;. _!~ an a`ftitu►c sn.tdt., neat . the ascent h, 11. e a.1:41 fot• t'.22 bodies to descend. the colunn smiinf,, , ,s xtinitod Emit ,:vcr llt'e't nth. In this illart,..oleom are thlositctl the hodies the Princes Amelia, who was 'interred Nov. 13 1810; and the Duchess of Brunswick, iht er ie March 31, 1813. To c(ArilEspoNt)ENTs. The excellent Letter on l'ouLay, signed GonwiN, To-mot' row.—We 'rejoice. in finding that our firm support of t 11( ESTABLIStIED 'acts has procured to us abundant praise , ' from PaOTESTA of ' various descriptions, but particty laxly front the appointed Ministers of that Church. Theyt and all Paol'EsraNrs, may be assured 'that no personal cow siderations shall warp us from *hat, in this respect, vve deeM an object of vital importance; nna we have little doubt, front the powerful assistance Which has been pro mised to us, that Me SUN will spread lig•ht - , warmth, and fertility, through every part of the Empire. The Letter front 0, on Royal Funerals, To-morrow. Several other Favours we are obliged to postpone. For COLOSUAL JOURNAL S , see the Last Page. MAILS. ARRIVED-1 fraiße, I Malta; 1 HaillmFgh; I Flanders, 1 Brazils, I 'Gtieriiseyambicrsey, 2 1)ul liu. UL-1 Lis bon, 1 6ottentiurgli, I Hailiburgh, 5 Waierford. PRICE 0 STOCKS IS DAY AT 1' 3 per Cent. Red. .. 3 per Cent. Cues 4 per Cents. 5 per Cent. Navy Ann.. 10816 .wELvE ii CLUCK. ' Bank L. Ann... 20 15-16ths 2 I India 80nd5.......989. 995. I ,l ' Exch. Bills.. •• • • .1.95. 2 6 4 . pr Cons. for Acc0unt........ 84 Average Price of Brown or Muscavado Sugar, computed from the Returns in:tde in the Wet ending the 12th day to Novelllhur, Is 58s. Id. per tWt. - HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Mtn•nizig, 8 , 4 minutes alter 10, f Evening; 39 minutes:titer la THE SUN. 10LEM QUIS VICERE FALSU:Id AUDEAT ? LONDON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1817. EARTHQUAKE AT ST. HELENA. PonTsMouru, Nov. I6.—Arrived yesterday the Sisters transport kom the Cape, from whence she sailed the 22d Sept. She states, that a severe shock of an earthquake was felt at St. Helena on the 21st Sept. which ;huok down two houses,' and did much datuage. It happened about 10 o'clock at night. She also states, that BOON A' E attempted to escape out of his house, but Was stopped by the Celltif!ell. [ANOTiIEtt ACCOUNT.] PORTSMOUTH, Nov. Is.—This day arrived the Two Sisters, transpt.rt, with detachments the Cape of Good -hope, last from St. ifelena, which she left on the 23d October. On the ?As: of October, almt half-past ten at night, several severe shocks of an earthquake were felt at Helena, which Listed nearly two minutes. agitation caused by the tremulous motion of the 'earth was so great that articles which were placed upon the shelves in the. honses were thrown down. The be tsts and birdS were also sensibly affected by the phenomenon, and sheaved evident symptoms of terror at the event. A large dinner Tarty, who were at the Governor's, were so much alarmed that they left the house with the inmost precipitation. The shock was also seriously felt at Longrood, the residence of 1311oNAPARTF., 4, , h0, consequence, attempted to leave his house, but was prevented by the sentinels on ditty. The agi tation was sensibly expetienced on,lniard die Con queror, the flag-ship of Admiral PLAmPi az, th e n lying in the bay. The bells of the chore!) on the island were so much disturbed as to occasion their sound to be distinctly heard 'at a cotiSiderable distance. We received yesterday the Paris Papers of Thtn day last, and this inor4ing those of Friday. We give extracts from the former in another column, they chiefly relate to the proceedings of the Chamber of Deputies, in which the parties seem to be so equally balanced, that it is ..ery dif ficult to obtain, for any purpose for which it is wanted, an absolute majority. The same obstacles which attended the choice of Candidates for do esidency presented themselves in the election of Vice-Presidents and Secretaries, and several have thus been constmied (the dinner•diour being invariably the signal for adj:)trning) withonc a particle of public business being entered upon. The following are Extracts from the Journal.- , of Friday. The Moniteur conta'ns a loyal Or donnance appointing M. de SERRE, President of tit Chamber of Deputies, and another, reducing I lie Staffs of the Military Divisions, and of the 11.c.val Guards : " PARIS, Nov. 14. " CHAMBER OF PEERS, Tnunsn i klc,, Nov. 13. , " The Marquis d e Fontaues rep o r te d f rom di , Committee, app noted in the Sitting. of the 8 , 11, the Projet of an Address to the King ; which hav ing been read a first and second time, ‘TiO ieill tr the Bureaux for examination. " Adopted , on a scrutiny alter an appeal" no wind r n t h e fmin reset) with regard to Idets, i i I tt= t~.~~~ e~ :Je 1(ion _Non fur sere casi •thei Ithis the I kari I f , Ui ~poli~ Phai ly co • If [ark R '. Tide : bup, 'atm ,Layr Marti ~I)rle US W [roll hwill o *he { 'r r; dke ~,~s~, coup