The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-14 00:00:00

FUNERAL OF THE QUEEN
DOWAGER.

[We yeeerday, in our whole impression, reported
the progress of the royal procession between Stanmore and
Windsor ; and in part of our impression gate the conclusion
of the ceremony in the royal chapel. This latter part we now
resume with amplification.]
About 25 minutes to 11 twee of the royal carriagee, drawn
by six bays, left the Castle for Slough. The drivers, footmen
behind, and the grooms who walked alongside of the carri-
ages, were in full dress scarlet livery, and wore black kit
gloves and silk hatbands. On the arrival of the royal
carriages at Slough, they fell into the line of procession,
which moved towards the Castle.
Within the walls of the Castle the ordinary number of
sentinels were inert esed immediately in front of and near to
St. George's Chapel. Beyend the drums being muffled, the
privates and non-commissioned officers exhibited no signs of
mourning. As the morning advanced and become more
settled the number of visitors every minute increased, and
there were but comparatively few even of the humbler class
who did not wear some mourning garment.
St. George's Chapel was sombre indeed. The floors of all
the avenues were covered with black cloth, and the floor of
the chapel and a raised platform extending almost to the
door by which the body was to be brought in, was covered
with the same sable commodity.
About hell pest twelve o'clock the canons and dignitaries
of the Chapel Royal began to assemble. They, with the
gentlemen composing the choir, wore bread black scarfs,
and their hats were covered with flowing bands of table hue.
Shortly before one o'clock the sailors who were to carry
the coffin were marshalled in one of the aisles. They pre-
sented the vary beau ideal of a British sailor. They were
selected from the royal yacht, and were attired in the usual
sailor's costume, except that they wore a black crape tied in
the nautical style round their neck.
Meanwhile the mourners, who had previous assembled in
the reception room of Cardinal Wolsey's Chapel, which was
csrpetted for the occasion, proceeded to the south
porch, at which the funeral was to enter, and ascending the
platform took up their respective positions at some little dis-
tance from the bier, which was planed near the entrance to
the choir. The ladies were habited in the deepest mourning
and covered with long crape veils—the gentlemen wore deep
scarfs and flowing hatbands. Amongst them, and standing
nearest the entrance door, was Prince George of Cambridge,
who also wore the blue ribbon of the Garter.
Tne following is a list of the persons who had seats as-
signed to them in chapel and were present Prince Albert,
the Duke of Cambridge, _ the Duchess of Cam-
bridge, the Duchess of Kent, the Prince George,
the Duchess of &ilea Weimar, Prince Edward of
Saxe Weimar, Prince Gustave of Sane Weimar, Princess
Anne of Saxe Weimar, Princess Amelia of Saxe Weimar,
The Duke of Wellington, Countess Howe, Marquis of L ins-
downe, Lord Marcus Hill, Lord John Russell, Duke of Nor-
folk, Marquis of Abercorn, Groom of Stole to Prince Albert;
Hon. Mrs. Ashley, Earl of Morley, Lord-in-Waiting to the
Queen ; Marchioness of Douro, Lady-in-Waiting to the
Queen ; Mr. Ormsby Gore, Groom-in-Waiting to the
Queen Lord Charles Fitzroy, Equerry-in-Waiting to the
Queen ; lion. Miss Murray. lion. Miss Macdonald, Maids
of Honour to the Quten ,_• Viscountess Forbes,
_ Bedchamber-
woman to the Queen ; Colonel Hon. A. Liddell, fur the
Duchess of Gloucester ; Lady Caroline Murray, for the
Duchess of Gloucester ; Colonel Sir G. Couper, Bart., in at-
tendance oa the Duchess of Kent ; Lady Augusta Cadogan,
in attendance on the Duchess of Cambridge ; Major Hon.
James Macdonald, in attendance on Prince George ; Baron
Knesebeck, in attendance on the Duke of Cambridge; Lady
Fanny Howard, in attendance on the Duchess of Kent.
Precisely at 1 o'clock the mournful procession arrived at
St. George's Chapel. The royal body was immediately re-
moved from the hearse (which was of the simplest descnip.
lion), and being received at the door of the south porch by
the canons of Windsor, was slowly conveyed thence by the
undertaker's men (who, however, were not acen, being
concealed by the pall), into the nave, and placed on the bier
already mentioned, the crown and cushion being laid there-
on. The sailors were then ranged five at either side, but
they only nominally assisted in the further transit of the
royal body, by two at each end placing their hands upon the
coffin.
The burial service having been commenced as usual with
" I am the resurrection an: the life," which was channted
by the canons and eborieters, accompanied by the organ, the
procession moved into the choir in the following order, the
body remaining on the bier (which was gently relied along),
until it reached the opening in the floor of the chapel,
through which it was to descend to its last earthly abode.
The Canons of Windsor.
Sir Charles George Young, Garter.
The Marquis of etreadalbane, Lord Chamberlain of her
Majesty's Household, attended by Sir W. Martins.
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velvet pall,
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THE CHIEF MOURNER,
The Duchess of Norfolk

(veiled),
attended b_y Lady Cowper.
His Serene Highness the Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar.
His Serene Highness the Prince Gustave of Saxe-Weimar.
Earl of Denbigh, Master of the Horse to Her late Majesty.
Earl Howe, Lord Chamberlain to Her late Majesty.
Hon. Wen. Ashley, Vice Chamherlain to Her late Majesty.
Countess Brownlow, Marchioness Wellesley, Marchioness
Ormonde, Visoounteas Barrington, Countess
Sheffield, Lady Clinton, Ladies of the Bedchamber to
Her late Msjesty.
lion. Misses Eden, Boyle, Hudson, Seymour, Wheatloy,
and Mitchell, Maids oHonour to Her late Majesty.
Lady Isabella Wemyss, Lady Charles Somerset, Mrs. Corn-
wall, lion. Mrs. Berkeley Paget, Miss Wilson, Women
of the Bedchamber to Her late Majesty.
Sir E. Bernard. Clerk Marshal to Her late Majesty.
Capt. Somerset, Colonel Cornwall, and Capt. Taylor,
Equerries to Her late Majesty.
Rev. G. Hudson and Rev. J. A. Wood, Chaplains to Her
late Majesty.
Dr. Bright, K.C.H, sad Sir L. Davies, Physicians to Her
late Majesty.
Robert Keats, Esq., Surgeon to her late Majesty.
Capt. Sir W. Hooper, Hon. J. G. C. Fox Strangways, Capt.
Vincent, R N., Colonel Sir J. M. Wilson, B. C.

,ent, B. N., an. v.— ,
Mellish, E.q.. and Capt. Bedford,
Gentlemen Ushers to lit r late Majesty.
John Shoemack, E.g., V.enior Page to Her late Majesty.
Miss Ileatb,__Mi•s Arnold, and Mrs. Randall, Dressers and

ardrobe Mud to Her late Majesty.
The Chief Mourner took her seat (in an arm chair covered
with black) at the heed of the corpse,
. which was towards
the nave, and the Lord Chambellam of her Majesty's
Household took his place at the feet, standing with his back
to the altar. The Vice-Chamberlain stood near him, the
pell-beertra and the sailors retained their positions at either