The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-21 00:00:00

(Stamped, ld. Additional.)

TEE LATE PRINCE CONSORT.

THE FUNERAL CEREMONY.

The following is the official programme of the
ceremonial to be observed at the funeral of his
late Royal Highness the Prince Consort.

On the morning of Monday, Dec. 23, 1861, the
remains of Field Marshal his late Royal Highness
the Prince Consort, husband of the Queen's Most
Excellent Majesty, Duke of Saxony, and Prince of
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Knight of the Most Noble
Order of the Garter, will be removed from Wind-
sor Castle for interment in the royal vault, in St.
George's Chapel, in the following order, shortly
before 12 o'clock :

A guard of hamar of the Grenadier Guards, of which
regiment his late Royal Highness was colonel, will mount at
the entrance to the &ate apartments of Windsor Castle.
A mourning coach, drawn by four horses, conveying two
valets and two lagers of his late Royal Highness.
A mourning coach, drawn by four horses, conveying the
four physicians who were iu attendance upon his late Royal
Highness.
A mourning coach, drawn by four horses, conveying an
Hiuerry to his late Royal Highness, an equerry to he Royal
0111110 the Prinos of Wales, an equerry to his Royal
iliSherna the Duke of Cambridge, sod an aquavit* her
.8 Highness the Duchess of Cambridge.
91al moundag meek drawn by four homes, conveying
two equerries and two gentlemen when of his late Royal
mourning coach, drawn by four horses, eoaveylag the
Lord and Gros in Waiting to the the Clark
Marshal, easi the et the
A MOW'S* dliliTB by bar bona lag four
of the suppoists tie of his 161,
vu. s

t,r-General Wylile asd Colossi Francis Boymeer, C.B.
010ORDS of tbe Bed•chainber to hie late Royal Highness.
lieut.-Coloual the Han, Dailey ds Rem aad Major O. T.
du flat, lisserrise to hi late Royal Highaaa.
A mouruiog on* draws by four bones, conveying
four of the supporters of the pall of his late Royal High-

Lord Waterpark, Lard of the Bedchamber to kis late
Royal
Colonel the Hon. Alexander riletnood, Cleft Marshal to
his late Royal Highliesa
Colonel the Han. Clarks B. Phipps, K.C.8., Treasurer to
his late Royal Highness.
Major-Gamed the Hoe. Charles Grey, Yrivato Boorotory to
his late Royal Highness.
A murals( comb, drawn by four hones, conveying the
thine peat caws of her Maje My's household—She Lewd
Steward, the Lewd Chamberlain, mid the Mamie of the
HOMO.

re;rrimage of the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, drawn
by sin hosemnbe servants in State buries. orraveyind the
mown of his late Royal Highams, home by the Lirl
Speacer, Groom of the Stole to hi. late Royal Highness ; and
the baba, a and hat of his late Royal Highness, borne
by Load Gerry Lord of We Berlohamber to his late
Royal klighnese.

THE HEARSE,
Drawn by sin horses, attended by aa escort of the
Life Guards.
_ . _

A carriage of the Queen's Fiat int silent Majesty, drawn
by six bones, the servants in State liveries.
A carriage of his Maya theism the Prince of Wales,
draws by Ina horses, the servaate in State liveries.
A Carriege of his Royal Highs.= the Duke of Oambridge,
drawn by six bones, the isereenhi in elate liveries.
• amigo of her Mighnineibis Dashes. el Cambridge,
dramkby bona. arresera in `Slate

Ds kept
Anther Guards.

At haltpust 11 o'clock those who have had the honour to
moire the Quest& csammir M *Med the ceremmiy, hat
who do sot Me pert la She proessiss, will be admitted to
Gesegee Okapi. by Welises Balk mad will be at OOP
'abducted to MU to the choir.
At 12 o'clock the royal family sad other royal poi:mars
will assemble is the chapter-room of Bt. Georges Chapel,
frees which they will be eseilMed to their places is the
prucemith by the Lord Othroherlaks, eausted by the V ice-
tthaiabsrlath.
the seat '—l i 'boss appsiated to form part of the
wooessioe within the chapel, Issekag ;seriously mumbled
Welsn's HMI, will take Wig please, arid upon the ar- '
rival of the body at the mos* porch the pro: segos Sin be
formed is the nave, and move up the choir is the following I
order :

Valets at his letisßasyal Highness.
Yligeos of laiu,kite Royal Rieman.
Physisims who were in attentiauce upon his late
Royal Highs's,.
Chaplains to his lase Royal Highness.
The Isms of absent Foreign Royal Personages.
The sod Amery to her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Cambridge.
The Equerry to his Royal Highoess the Luke of Cambridge.
The hymen to his Royal Highness the Prince of Walee.
The Equerries to his late Royal Highness.
TM Mutat of the HmeshoM to the Queen.
TM liquors, is Waiting to the Queen.
The °ream in Weidag to the Queen.
The Landis Waiting to the Queen.
The Lord Stewart. The Master of the Mess.
The Choir of Windier.
The Omens of Windsor.
TM Dean of Windsor.
Ti. DAMS, SWORD, AND HAT
of his late Royal Higbee, borne apea black velvet
ma% yard George Lennoxal , Lord
is. of the
Ms bide late Roy Highue
Tits Clown
_ _ . . .

of his late Royal Higbsess,MMse upos a black velvet
cushion by the Earl Spenosrh,__Grean of the Stole
to his late Royal
The Comptroller in the ITIMe Ptee Chamberlain
Lord Otsamberlana's of her Majesty's
Hspartmest. HouselsokL
The Lord Chamberlain
of her Majesty's Household.
SOMME= OF TIM PALL. Sam MOM OF PHI PALL.
OoL the Hos. Str Charles Lord Waterpark, Lord of
Phipps, 1LC.8., Tito. the Bedchamber to his
surer to his late Royal late Royal Highness.
Highness.
General the Hoe. C. Grey, Colonel the Hon. A. N.
Private Beeretary to his 9 Hood, Clerk Marshal to
late Royal Highborn. X his late Royal High-
Major -General Wylds, OM&
Broom of the Bedchatn. Lieut.-001mm! Hon. Dudley
bar to has late Royal to de Loa, Equerry to bra
Highness. late Royal Highoess.
Colonel Francis Seymour, Ilajor C. T. du
C. 8., Roan of the 1‘...d. Equerry to his late 101iyit
chamber to hls late Royal Highness.
Highborn
Garter Ring of Anna.
Taa Caw MouaNca,
His Royal Higbsers the PRINCE of WALES,
by
His Royal Higbars Puma AMOR,
arid by
His Royal Rightism the Duke of SairsCobourg and Goths,
mid attended by
Major-General the Hon. R. Bruce.
His Royal.Hilhoess the Duke of Cambridge.
His Royalßoemer the Crows Prince of Prussia.
His Royal Highnem the Duke de Brabant.
His Royal Highness the Count de Mandril&
His Royal Highness the Duke de Nemours.
His GIOIA Ducal Highness Priv es Leslie of Hesse.
His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar.
Hr berme Highness she Prises of Lemingen.
Count Climber).
His Highness the Maharajah Dhnleep Singh.
Equerry Governor
to bin Royal Highness to ids Royal Highness
the Psalm el Wales. Prises Arthur.

Equerry to hie PoieiHtighnem the Duke at Cambridge.
Gentlemen in Waiting an bie Royal Biennia the Duke at
Sale.Collmand Oaths, and twat! hy Grand Ducal

Hiiheems Pries, Lonael Hems
17pien &ries' within the shoir, the baton and =Woe,
and the crown and cushion, will be placed upon the coffin.
His Royal Highness the Chief Mourner will stead at the
head of t:ie corpse, with his Royal Highness Prioce Arthur
sad his Royal His/hoar the Duke 111 Baxe•Osburg sad
Gotha on either side. The other royal personages will
Mead behind his Royal Highness the Chief Mourner, mid
their mumblers near them.

ib;;;tppo rt;r;of the pelt will be on either aide of the

The Lord Chamberlain will stood at the foot of the coffin.
The rest of the procession, having previously advanced
towards the centre of the choir, will enter the pews on
either side of the chapel.
The *peeing sentences of the Burial Service will be mug
by the choir while the procession moves up the nave.
The first part of the service and the anthem (Martin
Luther's Hymn) having been performed, the corpse will be
lowered into the royal vault, and the Dean will conclude
the Burial Serviee ; upon which Garter King of Arms w ill
proclaim the style of his late Royal Highness.
After which the royal family and other royal personages
will be conducted out of the chapel, and the others com-
posing the procession will retire, while the Dead March "
so Saul"' will be played.
A guard of honour of the Grenadier Guards (of which re-
giment his late Royal Highness was colonel) will mount
during the ceremony at the entrance to St. George's Chapel.

The London Galata of yesterday publishes the
following Orders in Council :
"At the Coupon Chamber, Whitehall, the 18th day of
December, 1861—Preseets: Loyd President, Duke ei ito•
menet, Duke of Newcastle, Earl Roma, Lord Stanley of

[TWOPENCE

Alderley, Sir George Grey, Bart., Sir George O. Leeds,
Bart., Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr. Charles Villiers. Whereas
in the Act of Uniformity, which established the Liturgy
of the Church of Eogland, provision is made for such
alterations in the prayers for the royal family as from time
to time shall become necessary, and be directed by lawful
authority; it is thereupon this day ordered in Council,
that in the Morning and Evening Prayers, is
the Litany, and in all other parts of the
Public Service, as well in the occasional offices
as in the Book of Common Prayer, where the royal family
is appointed to be particularly prayed for, the words "The
Prince Consort" be omitted. And it is further ordered,
that no edifice ot the Common Prayer be from henceforth
minted but with this amendment ; and that in the mean-
time, and until copies of such edition may be had, all
palaces, vicars, and curates, within this realm do (for the
premeds( of mistakes), with the pen, correct and amend all
such Kamm in their church books, according to the fore-
going direction ; sod for the better notice hereof, that this
ceder be forthwith printed and published, and sent to the
several parishes ; and that the right reverend the bishops
do take are that obedience be paid to the same accord.
inely.—Aarwa Harts."
"At the Council Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 18th
day of December, 1881—Prosent.: Lord President, Dake of
Somerset, Duke of Newcastle, Bert Howell, Lord Stanley
of Alderley, Sir George Grey, Bart., Sir George C. Lewis,
But., Mr. Milner Gibson, and Mr. Charles Villiers. la
perstrawe of an set peened in the tenth yew of her Majoity
geese Aaae, *ad of swam me passed in the thietromend
ymied lie Milady Lai Oemee LEL, Verde persists itt
made for raying far the royal family in that part of Great
kriteria called Soothed; ills hereby ordered in einacil that
haaadartk every Willa and reacher shall, in his resew-
tire church. magremalkie, or meembly, piny in express
words, ' for her wet gamed Majesty Qum Victoria, Albert
Prime of Wales, and all the royal family,' of which all
Goss conoweed are hereby required to take notice and
govern themesives wocdinily.—Aarttua Hams."
Every effort has been made by those in authority both
in Loudon and the provinces to render the clay as solemn as
possible by • suspension of Waimea, and the holding of
special religious, services. At • meetiug of the London
General Omnibus Company yesterday an order was made
that every driver in their sorties shell ea that day carry •
prow ei ewe en his whip. The President of the Royal
College of Mageoushas gives betractioas that the while or
the establishment be Ws*
The following firms at the west earl have determined
not to open their esteblishments :—Messa. Howell, James,
and Co. ; Halting, Pease, sad Stone ; Mr. Radmayee,
Mews. Swan and Edgar, Farmer and Rogers, Lewis and
Allenby ; Mr. Jay, Maws. Allison and Co., Marshall sad
Saskgrove, Debeabeen and On., Shoolbred and Co., and Mr.
Peter 11011110011 ; and the churches/dem of Whit/chapel
parish have issued a request that shopkeeper' in the parish
should partially close their eitabliahmeeta A special form
of prayer has bees published, to be read in all the syna-
gogues of the British empire on that day.
Our Weeny ecrreepoiedeet, writing bet evening* says:
" Both the interior of the Chapel Royal of R. George
and exterior of the south entrances have assumed a gloomy
appearance from the numerous yards of black cloth which
already cover the flooring, and drape the temporary fittings
up for this mournful oixesice.
"The reigning Duke of Saxe Coburg is expected to
arrive here to-morrow or Sunday, to remain with the
Prime of Wales until thin the funeral ; consequently his
Reed libitumes will sot leave the Castle and go to Frog-
man", es was at first arranged.
" A company of artillery will arrive here to-morrow
and proceed to the cavalry hawk" at Spittad. On the
morning of the funeral they will proceed with their guns to
the statue of George the Third, at the top of the Legg Walk,
about two miles and • ball illsteat hom the Gist* and at
the early part et the day commence firing five-minate gees,
sad gradually advance as the mournful cortlge LOOMS the
Oast* and increase to half•minate time, until they arrive
at the grand entrance, at the 'occlusion of the funeral
ceremony.

" We are Informed that previous to the closing of the coffin
a wreath of dowers, offectioostely made by the Princess
Alias, was placed over the corpse, and a miniature portrait
of dee Queue placed by the bands.
" His Boyal ifightiain, it is said, had a presentiment that
be should never surmount any fever, and told Sir James
Clark, onlya few months ago, that he knew he should not
reach the age of fifty. El. late Royal Highness was
scarcely contoed to the Castle fourteen days, and the last
time he went out shooting in the preserves of Windsor
Gnat Park, the day was miserably wet mod cold. The
mayor and corporation of Windsor have announced their
intention of attending morning service on Sunday next, at
the pariah church of ER. John's, in deep mourning, when
the vicar, the Rev. Henry J. Ellison, will preach a funeral
sermon, and in the evening another funeral sermon will be
preached by the Rev. Thomas Rooks."

The following is a copy of the vote of condolence
pared by t►e Court of the Fishmoosen' Company, held on
the 19th Inst. :

"TO TIM MOST NICILLINT NAJZOTT.
"The humble addrees of the Wardens and Commonalty of
11)stery of Fishmongers of the City of London, ander
their corporate seal.

"May it please your Majesty,—We, your Majesty's faith.
fel subjects, the Wardens and Commonalty of the I);ste
of Tishmoagers of the City of London, humbly approach
your Majesty with this dutiful expressioo of our profound
and heartfelt sympathy and condolence with your Majesty
ou the melancholy event of the decease of his Royal Riglo
nese the Prince Consort, which has plunged your Majesty,
your Majesty's august family and the entire nation into
the deepest affliction.
" We have had the distinguished privilege of et:ollio
s z
trrt the honorary freemen of our ancient brut trb
ustrious name of his Royal Highness the Prince Con-
sort, and wo therefore feel more especially anxious to lay
before your Majesty this humble tribute of respect to the
memory of his Royal Highness, whose conduct on all pook
moos and io every raped so strongly endeared him to the
British nation, sod whose loss MR over be lamented by
yoar Majesty's loyal subjects.
May it please Almighty God to grant your Majesty all
consolation and support under this must afflicting visitation,
and to preserve your Most Gracious Majesty in health and
strength to preside for many years over the destinies of this
nation.

this 19th day of December,
-;:B;Lied, by order al Court, lB6l w. B. To% ckelc"
.