The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-19 00:00:00

REMOVAL OF THE PRINCE CONSORTS

REMAIN&

W12471830R CASTLE, Dec. 18.

The mortal remains of the beloved and revered
Prises Ceesert way privately removed early this morning
tram the entrance of the royal vault in St. George's Chapel,
w►ere they had been temporarily deposited, and conveyed
to the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore.

At seven o'clock precisely their Royal Highnesses the
Prince of Wales, Primo Arthur, Prince Leopold, and Prince
LOWS of Reese proceeded to the chapel, where were 111118111-
bled the Roo. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor, the
Rev. Lord Wriotbealey Russell, canon in residence; Vis-
count Sydney, Lord Chamberlain ; Lieut.-General thellos.
C. Grey, Colonel the Roo. Sir C. B. Phipps, and Colons
Riddulph. Mr. Lolein and Mr. Mayot, the valets to the
Prince Consort, also ►ttended. - -

The prowesion left the chapel, for Frogmore, shortly
alter, and on arriving at the Royal Mausoleum the coffin
was placed in a sarcophagus, and covered with • massive
stone, in the presence of the Prince and the gentlemen who
had the privilege of being present on this sad occasion,
when the earthly remains of the best of fathers and masters
were oonsigoed to their final resting place. His Royal
Highness and the gentlemen then returned to the Culls.
The plaster cut of the recumbent 'status of the Prince
Consort, now being executed by Baron Marochetti, in
marble, was then placed on the sarcophagus.
At 1 o'clock this afternoon her Majesty the Queen, acoom
parried by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales,
Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, Princes, Helena, Prin-
ce= Louise, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and Princess
Beatrice, walked from Frogmore-house without any atten-
dants to the Royal Mausoleum, near to which were same.
bled the member' of the royal household immediately in
attendance on the Queen and royal family, ands few persons
who bad been honoured with invitations to be present.
The Den of Windsor, when her Majesty, the royal
family, and others had taken their places, read a selection
from the Holy Scriptures, and offered a short prayer appro-
priate to the melancholy musk°.
The Queen and Royal Family, after placing wreaths of
Bowers on the foot of the tomb, retired.
Her Majesty, though much overwhelmed with grief, has
been enabled to bear the trying events of these last days
without any additional injury to her health.
The whole of the household were afterwards permitted
by her Majesty to vidt the mausoleum.
Besides the members of the royal family, there were pre-
sent—Earl Granville, the Dowager Duchene of Sutherland,
Countess Blucher, the Rev. Dr. Stanley, Mr. Arthur Helps,
and (in waiting) the Dunham of Athole, Lady C. Barring.
ton, Lady A. Bruce, the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, the Hon.
Horatio Stopford, the Hon. Harriet Phipps, Baroness von
Schenck, Baroness von Grapey, Miss Hildyard, Madame
Hocide, Mademoiselle Bauer, Viscount Sydney, Lord

Camoye, the Hon. Mortimer SachetDe Wert, Ilajor.Geseral
Seymour, Lieut.•Colooel Du Plat, Lieut.-General the Hon.
C. Grey, Colonel the Hon. Sir C. B. Phipps, Colonel Bid-
dulph, Major Elphinstone, Mr. Roland, Mr. Buff, Mr.
Woodward, Lieut.-General Knollys, Captain Grey, Captain
Westerweller, Dr. Becker, and Mr. Meyer.
Among those present at the coosemation of the Royal
Mausoleum yesterday were Professor Gruner, Mr. Hum-
bert, the architect, and Mr. Dines, the contrantor.

A meeting of the Finance Committee of the
Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 was held yes-
terday at the Privy Couneil-office. There were present the
Right Hon. R. Lowe, 31. P., Sir C. W. Dilke, Bert., Mr. T.
Baring, M.P., Mr. T. F. Gibson, and Mr. Edgar Bowring,
C.B. (secretary).

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo-
nial-office from the Governors of Malta and Bermuda.
Despatches were sent to the Governor el Canada.