The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-09 00:00:00

FUNERAL OP THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER.

(MOW TIE COCRT CIBCCLML.)

The remains of her Royal Highness the late
Duchess of Gloucester arrived at St. George's Chapel.
Windsor, at half-past 12 o'clock yesterday. A guard of
honour of the led Battalion of Greesdier Guards wee on
duty at the entrance, end the Band of the Regiment played '
the "Deed March In Saul." The nave, through which the
funeral promotion passed, was covered with black cloth, and
the doer and also the wets in the choir were covered with
the same materiel, and in front of the reeding desk was an
escutcheon of the arms of the late Duchess.
On the procession moving from the setrance the gentle-
men and boys composing the choir of St. George's Chapel
ecenmenced singing the 25th and 24th verses of the 11th
chapter of St. John, "I am the resurrection;' and when the
body reached the choir the 90th Prim, " Lord, thou hest
been our refuge," was chanted. The Min wee placed upon
Weeds with the feet towards the alter, and the coronet and
cushion were laid upon the coma. The chief mourner, the
Duchess of Atholl, sat at the heed of the corpse, attended
by Lady Cooper. The supporters of the pall, the Hon. Mrs.
Liddell and Lady Georesee Bathurst, and Lady Candies
Murray and Lady Charles 8001010 t, eat on either side. The
Lord Chamberlain, the Marquis of Beesdetb®4 stood at the
het, having on hie right the Vice-Chesabtelebs, Lord Ernest
Bruce, sad on his left the Comptroller end Chief Equerry of
the late Duchess, Colonel the Hon. Augustus Liddell, and
the Comptroller in the Lord Chamberlain's Department, Mr.
Mermen Macdonald.
Shortly Wore the snivel of the procession, hie Royal
Highness Prime Albert, his Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, en-
tered the chapel, and were conducted to stalls immediately
adjoining to that of the Sovereign. Prince Albert end the
Duke wore the riband and star of the Garter. His Serene

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Memos Prix* Edward of Sm Weimar was also con-

ducted to a seat.
Their Royal Highnesses the Ditcher of Cambridge, the
Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenbargb Striate, and
the Prioress Mary of Cambridge were in the royal along of
the chapel.
Earl Spencer, Lord Steward of the Quern's household,
and the Marquis of Abercorn, Groom of the Stole to the
Prism, occupied their empectin stalls aa Knights of the
Garter on opposite side* of the chapel, and each wore the
ribend sad star of the order.
Bow* Lord Aberoom's stall were scaled the visitor,—
Mende of the late Duchess—via, Earl Howe, Viscount Falk-
land, Lord &desolate, the Hon. Mr. Welders's, Sir William
Gomm, Colonel F. H. Seymour (son of Sir George Seymour),
Colonel Penner, and Colonel Stephen..
On the entrance of the procession in the choir the etecutore
of her Royal Highness the late Duthese—the Earl of Vers-
ion, Mr. H. W. Vincent, and Mr. Mortimer Drummond—
were conducted to seats in front of Wee occupied by the
friends of the deceased Dachau _

The following were also conducted to seats, The
Mester of the Home, the Duke ef Wellington ; the Lady in
Welting to the Queen, the Countess of Desert; the Bed-
chamber Woman, Lady Codrington ; the Maids of Honour,
the Hon. Eleanor Stanley end the Hem. Lucy Kerr; the
Lady in Waiting to the Dueler of Kent, Lady Anna Maria
Dawson; the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Cambridge,
Indy Gonadial Somerset ; the Lady in Waiting to the He-
reditary Onad Duchess of Mecklenborgh &mills, Lady
Caroline Cwt; the Lord in Waiting to the Queen, Lord
Waterpark ; the Oreom be Waiting, General Sir Edwerd
Bowser ; the Clerk Marshal, Lord Alfred Paget; the Re-
presentative of hie Majesty the King of Harlow., Baron de
Brandin end hisAide-de-Camp Lieut.& &media ; the Equerry
to his Majesty the King of the Belgians, Major-Geo. the HOD.
Sir Edward Cuat ; the Equerry to the Duchess of Kent, Colonel
Sir George Cooper, Bad. ; the Equerry te the Duchess of
Cambridge, Baron Kneeebect ; the Gentlemen in Waiting to
the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz,
Baron von During ; the Lord fn Welting to Prince Albert,
Viscount Torrington; the Groom in Waiting, Colonel P.
Seymour, C.B. ; the Equerry in Welting, Lieut.-Colonel
Ponemby ; in waiting on the Pr nos of Wales, Mr. F.
Cavendish end Mr. Gibbs ; the Equerry to the Duke of
Cambridge, Colonel the Hon. Jame Macdonald ; the Chap-
lain of the late Royal Duchess, the Rev. E. Wept= ; and the
medical attendants, Dr. Ferguson, Dr. Hawkins, and Mr.
Hills.

Harter Zing of Anne, Sir Charles Young, bearing his gold
sceptre, stood near the roan.
The Canons of Windsor, the Rev. Wi!Ham Conning, the
Rev. Charlie Pithy, and the Hon. and Rev. Edward Moore,
preceded the body from the catenate of the chapel, end the
Hon. and Rev. Mr. alai WY also present.

The 90th Palm having been chLtoi,the Dean of Windsor,
the Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley (who wore his badge of
oaks is the Osier of the Garter), reed the Lemon, com-
mencing "Now is Chriet risen from the dead." When this
was finished, the members of the choir of the chapel Nang
Handel•. anthem (feces Job szLz., 11 and 12), " When the
ear heard her,' together with the chorea, "She delivered
the poor that cried."
The coffin of edema velvet with gilt mountings, which
had been covered with a black velvet pall, having eight
escutcheon, of her Royal Highness's arms emblazoned
thereon, was then uncovered, and was removed to the
entrance of the royal vault, and the Dean proceeded with
the servios, "Man that is born of a woman," and "For
am much is it bath pleased Almighty Ood," when the coffin
was gradually lowered into the vault near the Sovereign's

Theehoristers then mug, " I hoard a voice from Heaven"
(Croft). The Dean repeated the Laves Prayer, and also
the prayer Almighty God, with whom do live the spirits Of
them that depart." A second anthem, oleo by Handel, "Her
body is buried in peace, bat his name Reath evermore," was
then sung. The Dean concluded the burial service with the
collect, " 0 merciful God."
Garter King of Arms proclaimed near the pave the
style of her Royal Highness the late Duchess, sa widow
of William Frederick Duke of Gloucester, fourth daughter
of the late Xing George 111., and aunt of her present Ma-
jesty the Queen.
Dr. Elvey, who preeitled at the organ, then played the
"Dead March" fn " Saul."
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Allan, the Prince of
Wales, and the Duke of Cambridge, were conducted oat o
the chapel, the service concluding at 26 minuted past one
o'clock.

Prince Albert arrived at eleven o'clock yesterday morning
at Windsor Castle, having travelled from Odom to attend
the funeral. Ilia Royal Highness took his deputed* goat
three o'clock, on his return to Osborne.
The Prince of Wales arrived at Windex Castle, from
London, soon after eleven o'clock, in order to be meant at
the funeral. His Royal Highness, attended by Mr. F. Gym-
dish and Mr. Gibbs, quitted the Castle in the afternoon, on
hie return to Buckingham Palace.
The Lord Chamberlain and the gentlemen of his depart-
ment remained in the Chapel after the departure of the
Royal Family, to superintend the closing atlas vault.

The Duke and Duchess de Nemours anti family
visited Sudbrook-park Hydropathic Establiahmenton Thurs-
day. The royal visitor were introduced by M. Gauthier
and conducted through the home and grounds by Dr. V.Dia
at the extent and beauty of which they were pleased to =-
prose their eurprlte.

Among the company who have honoured the es-
tablishment of Mr. C. F. Ilencock, in Bruton-street, with
visits, to inspect the Devonshire jewels, during the last few
days an the Duke and Ductless of Sutherland, the Lord-
Lieutenant of Ireland, Lady Blantyre, Lady Dover, the Earl
and Countess of Effingham, Lady Lyndhurst, the Marquis of
Lothian, the Swedish Minister, the Prussian Minister sad
the Countess Bernstorff, &c.

At a public breakfast yesterday, at Freemasons'.
ball, in connexion with the movement for responding to the
invitation to a general conference of Evangelical Christie=
to be held at Berlin next September, Pasteur Venue of
Poiton entered into radio= genealogical details, with the
view of proving that both Queen Victoria of England and
the King of Prussia wom descended front a Protestant refugee
of Peitou.

The Princess Amelia of Hohenlohe•3ehillingefuret
wu married a few days ago at Herbesksbes, in the Duchy
of Gotha, to M Lauchert, an artist of Sigmaringen. The
primer being a protestant, the marriage took place accord-
ing to the protestant form, but as M. Leached is a Roman
catholic, a catholic marriage was also to be celebrated. The
primes is the second sister of Prince Chlodwig of Rohm-
lobe, and was born in 1821.

A Paris letter in the indevendance of Brusel.
rye Count de Moray is expected at Paris an the Roth
with the young Countess his wife. It will be too /ate for
him to resume the duties of his poet of president of the cham-
ber; but it le said ho will offer him& ea a candidate for mi-
eleMion to the chamber, end that he denims lobe spin
nominated president next year."

CONVOCATION OF THE CLERGY.
(TEM DAV)

UPPER HOUSE,
The Upper Home met this forenoon at Qum Anne
Bounty-office, in Dean's-yard. There were present hi.
grace the Archbishop of Canterbury (President), the Bishop.
of London, Oxford, Winchester, St. Davids, St. Aaaph, ►nd

A Message from the Lower House haying brought op the
address in its amended form, their lordships et once pro.
needed to the consideration of the amendments. Their
lordship. rejected several of them, w lib 1. were merely of
verbal character, and also the additi!in, which conveyed tna
wish of the Lower Howse that there should be an extensionai
the episcopate at bonse similar to that which bad taken peon
in some of the colonies.

A message from the Lower Home, headed by the Prolo-
cutor, Irma then summoned to attend their lordship!, ibt
being come,

Hia Grace the Pitranirsr specified the amendmegja
which had been rejected, and explained that their lordship,
mica for rejecting that ono which related to an
extension of the episcopate was simply that some of their
lordships might hereafter be culled upon especially to Mein
the crown upon such a measure.

The Message then retired, and shortly afterwatla retinal
with the intimation that the lower house agreed with the
lordships, in omitting the omendnients objected to.
ilia Grace the Pauli ti ate then handed the Prolocutor the
usual schedule of powers containing that which ambles him
to prorogue at will the Lower House, and the Xessage
ing withdrawn, the Upper Ilona° was prorogued.

LOWER HOUSE.

The Lower Howe met again this forenoon in the
Jarvislsm Climber. There were present the Preload*
(the Dean of Bristol), the Dents of Ely and Centerirmy,
Archdeacons of Walla, Taunton, St. Albans, Coventry,
Maidstone, Worcester, Berke, Westminiter, London,
Meetm, Bedford, &idol, and Montgomery, Dr. Jell', sad de
Wester of the Temple. The attoadamc of proctors was ad
so numerous as yesterday. la all there were about fat,
member repeat.
. .

Mr. P;otoetroit said AmMiNsoon Harrison bad soig.
gonad that means should be taken for ascertaining obe en.
tended the house. With that view, it would he lAMB
that each member should band in hie name as be WA
bemuse absentees were liable to be lined for disobey* as
manumits to attend, and it might become a question what
the fine ought not to be enforced.

The =NW of members having been wiled over.
Mr. PROLOCUTOR said it was right that he should &WWl*
tention to the fact that owing to a mistake the chapter MN*.
cheater returned two member..
. .

It was received that the attention of hie gram the Awl.
bishop ahuald be drawn to the circumstance, with a raw d
having the mistake corrected.
The minutes of yesterday's proceeding. were read end eta.
Armed
.

Mr. Prolocutor and the Deans present wtte directed t
convey the address to the Upper House.
The Rev. Jesus Tim Dam., M.P., Proctor for the Diocese
of Ely presented a
Majesty a e n raying that the servimixthe
ucession of her be referred to the occasional wt.
vices committee, wit the view of appertaining shade II
doss not contravene the act of uniformity.
On the motion of the Archdeacon of Tat-arms it me M.
solved that the gravamen be referred to such committee.
The Rev. J. ilanicivo presented a gravamen oomphislag
of the exclusion of the unlamenced clergy. Though having
the cure of soula, they were excluded from the right of
voting for members otthe Lower House of Convocation.
The gravamen wee referred to the committee of gramma.
The Mee. Mr. CLAt7OIITON presented a gravamen on the
subject of presentments of churchwardens, so far as they
related to notorious offenders ; by the canons of the chard.
churchwardens were required to present notorious offenders.
and the cy to announce such offenders at
the time of ssece. Such a proceeding had become pried..
sally impossible, and the gravamen payed that it should be
reconsidered. . . _

The gravamen Irma referred to the usual committee ce:
such documents.

On the motion of the Rev. Mr. Ticoarsor, a motion
was carried for the appointment of a connate,
to consider the present construction of the Lower Home of
Convocation, with a view to derive and recommend cult
attentions as in the judgment of ouch committee arc nen
dered tweemery by the cUngre of the times, and appear bed
calculated to secure for Convocation the confidence of the
parochial clergy, of the laity, and of the government.
A &warden then arose upon the mode of summoning
Convocation and conducting In business ; it wae complained
that the lower house was not allowed sufficient time for din
charging ite important functions, while there were no Mr
for conducting it. discussione such as these, which um
enforced in other deliberative ameroblim. The both., how-
ever appeared to be filled with hope for the future, ethecielly
ate; what had pawed yesterday in the tippeilloune. It Ins
also mentioned that the present Convocation was the nag
numerously attended of any on record in modern times.
A Menage came down from the upper holm moods
the attendance there of Mr. Prolocutor end the deans to en

cetve thelyderieton on the amendments to the dd'aa.
afterwards Mr. Prolocutor returned with the address, via
Wes ultimately adopted as their lordships had
framed it.
The bowls then proceeded to the discussion of rolsoalft•
moan matters, aad We. left sitting.

THE CITY FRAUD&

MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

This morning, a special session ass held d
Otuldhall, for the potpie of hearing an application fit
• warrant of distress against the overseers of the parish dee.
Stephen, Coleman-street, to recover the sum of 2,8001., tbi
amount of an order made onthatparishby the guardians old*
City Union, each order being misted by the oversews, °IOW
ground that the parish was not bound to make gond its shay
of the lose sustained by the frauds of Paul and Msekl.
Mere were present the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, sal
Aldermen Carter, Wire, Cubitt, Hale, and Rose.

Mr. Hawkins, on behalf of the oversees; yolk& le tbl
esurt to postpone the hearing until a Ms mid, which kel
been granted by the Court of Queen's Bench for a ea
of certiorari, should have been &octant. The pedal
was perfectly willing in the mean time to pay a theumel
pear* or any other arm on account, so es to meet the eury
rent szpenees of the guardians, provided that such
skald not be taken to prejudice the canon either
Hz. PAIIRLIT Q.C., resisted the aftgieetieeirila IY
growl that it would la to unnecessary delay.
st
of the guardians being an administrative and not a ju
act, he felt perfectly emealn that the Court of Queues Bad
would not for a moment sustain the rule Id
when ft came to be .usd. What he proposed wee thetas
disbar warrant shoats Issue ; that a formal levy omit he
arlia, end that then an action for traipses druid le
=IC
cl,ityllseezre,Rwlttele ones
takstleatgle Mellen tennent should net be mesa gym ad
the Me bid Mil bus of.
Mr. Havana eat
diet tbe plea pelmet by lb
Isemeel Mena me be the lent expeible sine a
an
hie diode had at bee as glut ou isbeeet b 1 bovlis wad
an the guardians themselves.
After a abort consultation,
The Recommit said tile court were of opinion that le
would be unseemly to grant the warrant until the Cowie(
Queens Bench had pronounced its judgment on the
point beton it. Nor did they think the pies
by Mr. Peebles a convenient one, or or
olSto bring the litigation to a more speedy co-
than the coulee suggested by Mr. Bastille.
Under these circumstances, the Court would poetpan the
further hearing of the case till Friday, the 29th instant, at
eleven in the forenoon—the overseers, in the meantime, eon.
smiting to pay half of the cello se they became due.
This was agreed to, and the Court adjourned.

We deeply regret (says the Union) to learn that
Dr. Posey is in a very weak state of health. His phyliceell
have given distinct orders that he should keep entirely TIM
for the nest three months.

Tug Mrrßorous ROADS.—Yesterday, the C.
miasioners of the Metropolis Turnpike Roads, north lithe
Thames, held a public meeting at their office, No. t 2, White.
" for the purpose of letting by auction to the tot
bidder, for the term of one year from the first of Jaly oat
inclusive, the tolls payable daring such year at the sake sad
tars upon and by the side of the several roads in the die.
bid." The oommionioners present were Mr. Lambert Jana
(chairman), and Meyer. Pound, Kempthead, Audio, Bit'
deed, and Mille. There was a numerous attendance of lemma
connected with the metropolis and all parts of the reastrya
among whom it will be seen there was no competiffea
the several roads except for the Eclgeware and the MY
coeds, the latter having gone up in value to nearly 3001. be.
yond the sum it fetched at the sale last year. The toll. put
up, and the prices they were offered at, which preset
were what they produced lame yew were m.LOI,
lows : The tolls atthe Kensington ffn1,U...0
of Isleworth-rooda at 14,9501. The tolls *Asia& f co,
upper division of the Tyburn and Uobridge-read4 ana
lower division of the Uthridge-rood, at 9,2101. Ana
arising from the Harrow-roads of 1,060/. The tells ecilected
at the Highgate and liampetood -roads net 4,834/ 13s. 4d.
The tolls of the upper and lower divisions of the Stamford•
hill-made and of the Green-lanes ditto, at 8,0101. The tolls
arising from the Hackney and Lea-bridge-roods at 4,6004
The total arising from the New North-toad at 7801., and those
from the Marylebene and Finchley-roads at 1,6001. Nattier
of the above tolls were let or sold for the year. The tolls
arising from the Kilburn and Edgeware-roads which were Id
for the yaw ending June 30, 1852, at 33401. were koockoi
down for 3,4401., and those arising from the city-mit
which were let far the clear yearly rent ending Igo)
2,6604 reached 2,840/. The former were peeed byri
T. Taylor sod the litter by Mr. Bolton.