The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-02-24 00:00:00

I y the Maitar of Ow Roils, Sir W. Stoll, the Right lion. W.
Hondas, and the Right Hon. Sir E. Nepean.
A Croitleman Ustier, ?oar', r.oncipas/ A GentMina', U.h.r,
Wllll • 11411St:ff f Ruiz of A•ins oidi a Halt Staff.
Su .porter ~r the ? Chief Mourner, Supporter ..1 the
Chief Muunier„ Karl Chatham, f Chief Mourner,
Fan! of West- his Train-bearer, r 'Earl ,
myeland ) SoW Itellingham,lit Camden.
Six Assistant M0M..., •Nfat4,ll4 0, Almon', m.irriei4 of
Wellalrv, Fail of Euston, Earl 'Whirr t, Viscount Livettur,
and Lort4,.leenville
A Gentleman Usher, ? Norte, King of c A Gentleman Usher,
with a Malt Staff. Arms. ? with a Half maff. •
Dancer of E.nbletn.. boron by the lion. S.PCICI•111, and sup-
poitad by the Right Ilan G. Canning, M. P. and the Right
Hon. George Roar, M. P.
Heidi's.' of the Dcexased.—Lord Rivets, Mehl, of Lin-
coln (Executor), f:.,rl of Jersey, Lord Viscount Mahon,
Lord Dvnevor, Lori Enat, Wm M. Pitt, Est C. Chtilroon-
deley, L. I.Tekell, F4ll. J Taylor Ma,quis of
Ruck-
ingham, Right Hon. I'. Grenville, Earl of Caryafner, Lord
liraybruoke, Lord Glastonbury, Eu I letm,le, Hon. Sir. Ne-
Lori Ve,count Ebrington' Sir W. IV. Wynne, Bart.
C. W. Wpiac, E.g. and General Grenville.

After the Relatives of the Deceased, His Majesty's
late Ministers followed the body as mourners ; the
late Lord Chancellor and Lord Hawkesbury,
walked together. The Mcmhsrs of both Homes of
Parliament, who attended on the melancholy oc-
casion, were very numerous. Exclusive of those
who followed a. mourners, or who performed p:Ir•
Ocular duties in the ceremonial, we noticed among
the commoners,
Mr. ) 11. Addington; 11tessrs Alexander, C. Adam., R.
Archall, Bl.k.kburne, Broderick, J H. Browne, Dent, G. and
C. R. Ellis, T. Grosvenor, Carroty, Huski•non Johnstone,
S. Bourne, M. Laughed, Mellish, Ormiby, W. Raker, Phipps,
G. H. Row, Sand, J Smith, buncombe, R. Steele, H.
Pierrepoint' S.nyth, J. M. Strum.; Sirs W. Curti4, J. W.
A adeeon, R. Boston, R. ?tele, V. Gibbs, T. Metcalf.;
Lords De Blaquiere, Stnpford, and G. Thynne ; and the Right
HON the Speaker, who walked singly; Mr. Garruw and Sir
V. C.:dike walked together.
Among the Peers—
Lout, Amherst, Arden, Auckland, C.:antrum Viscount,
flood, Bulkeley E.ul, Brldgewater, Aylevord. Dartmouth,
Essex, Gm:reign', Pernltroke, Romney, Scarborough and
Spencer. Manion of Bath. Dukes of Cambridge, Cumberland
and Turk.

The first and last of these Royal Dukes, in their
rezone/ire uniforms, the second in deep mourning.
Lor.l Mayor walked, singly, in his place in
the procession. He was dressed in deep mourning,
hag and sword. and wore his gold civic collar of
S. S Several Reverend Prelates, a number of Cleri-
cal Gentlemen, and a numerous assemblage of Mili-
tary Officers, attended. Arnorg these, the veteran
General Sir U. Dundas, and Sir f.Trigge, appear-
ed as Knights/of the Bath. Mr. Baron Sutton at
as one of the Learned Judges. Ihe proces-
sion was closed by a very numerous and respecta-
ble assemblage, including the Officers of the
Cinque Port Volunteers. Several officers of the
Bank and other City Corps also attended.
It was about half an hour after the Procession began
to move, before the body came out of Westminster.
ball, the part of the Proce-sion which preceded the
corpse having consumed that time in coining out,
at hi;f-past one, the body entered W. stuntroter
Abbey. and about two, the last part of the Proces-
sion entered the Abbey also. While the Procession
passed, the roof of the House of Commons, the spires
of the Abbey, and the tops of the neighbouring
houses, were crowd-d with speditors. AU the
windows and balconies were also filled with spec-
tato**, principally females. elegantly dressed. Most
of the rpolace took off their hats as the body
passed. The greatest order and regularity pre-
vailed, and the %thole had a very solemn and ass ful
appearance.

• Arrived at the Abbey, the six Conduflors, and
47 Poor Men, divided and ranged themselves on
each side, without the Church door, as did the rest
of the Procession within the Church. At the en-
trance of the Abbey (within the door), the Deans
and Prebendaries, with the Choir, f. 5.11 into the Pro-
cession immediately after the Great Banner, and
before the Heralds who bore the Trophies; the
Choir singing till the body arrived at the Grave, in
the North Transept; and those persons who nad nn
particular station allotted to them near the grave,
ranged themselves on each side, under the chretlion
of the Officers of Arms, as the Procession pissed
through the body of the Church, and up the North
ai. le.

The Earl of Chatham, the Chief Mourner, was
seated on a chair at the head of the body, his sup-
porters on stools on each side, and the six Assistant
Mourners, and four Supporters of the Pall, on stools
near them,while the Relations stood round the grave.
The carpet and cushion were laid on a tAhle,
covered with black cloth at the back of the Chief
Mourn"r.

During Divine Service, the Banner°lls were held
ever the body ; and, at the grave, the Banners
and Trophies were arranged round the body.
About half past two, the body was lowered into
the vault.

As soon as the Burial service was ended, Sir
Isaac I 'card, Garter rtincipal King of Arms, ad-
vanced near the grave, on the right hand of the
Earl of Chatham, Chid Mostner, and with a clear
and solemn accent, proclaimed the style of the de.
ceased, as follows:
" Thiiis it hath pleased Almighte God to last out of rhos
trausihne life unto his DitillP Meny, the late Hight H.satror.
able Pitt, one of His Stne..,ty's Most Honourable
Privy Conned, First Lord Corn nuatoner of the Treasury,
Chance: lot aid tinder-Treasurer of the Exvlusquer„ Admiral
and Lad Maul a of the Csoque Ports, and Governor of Myer
Caine; one of. the Representatives to Parisemesst ter the Um-
vanity of Camb.idge, and high Stewatd for that Unlve.sity
one of the Lords of Tiede and P:aistaf , a Coreaniosiouer tor
the Alan, of ladle; awl the China:Jet to whose Memory
itoscreoed-Vat chi ved Pat, is Visit."