The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-08-15 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1821.

VAUXHALL
THIS EVENING, Wednesday, August 15,
there will he a GRAND GALA.
A brilliant Di•play of FIRE WORKS, by Signor Mortrain,
Particularly a grand imposing Scene of
The ERUPTION of MOUNT VESUVIUS,
And the Ray of Naples.
The Military, Caledonian, and Pendent, Bards will pertiorn
between the Acts.

Admission, 3s. 641.—The doors open et Seven ; the Con.
ceri Its begin at Eight.. Second Act of the Concert at Eleven
o'Clock precisely.

OUTINIAN LECTURES.
rirlHE Friend. of these rational Meetings, and
their Acquaintance, are respectfully informed, that
a LECTURK on the MARRIED SPATE will be deli-
vered at Mr. PENN'S, Purlieu, New-street, Spring-gardens,
on SATURDAY NEXT, the 18th August, 1831, at Three
o'Clisrk, by Mr. RICHARDSON.
'Fla-kegs, 2.. 6d. earls, or 11s. the Course, may be bad of
Melon. Hatelard, 187, Piccadilly.
•
Till QUEEN'S DEATH—ANOTHER GUT AT THE ,
GANG!
Jest published, SIZTINITII rbITION (With an extra Cat—
the Queen's Hatebmeat), price Is.
HONESSLAP AT SLOP AND TFIE
BRIDGE-STREET GANG—Entauovo! Contsiss-
ing Additional Articles on HER MAJESTY'. DEATH.
With TWENTY-EIGHT CUTS, by Mr. George Creik.
shack, viz.-1. The Queen's fasters! Hatehmeut-2. Sub-
scription Vessel-3. Bridge-street Sweeper-4. His Mark-
in. Brash-9. The Truths; or, King's Own-6. Ferocity
—7. Topsy-tarry-8 lushes. Juggler-9. Prierloo Mo.
siument-10. Peterluo Medal-11. Jack Ketch's Mark
—l2. Slop's Cuckoo Cluck-13. Ked hut Slop—l 4. The
Rat's Refiece —l6 A Nuu-glescripi-16. Bridge-street
(sang at Work-17. Devil on Tau Sticks-18. Dr. Slop's
Obscenity-19. Usi . !Safely Lamp-20. " Pray remem-
ber the Grotto !"-21. The Poet Laureate mid Glorious
Apollo—ft. Jack its the Green-23. Louden Bridge sad the
Borough Arches-24 Coussitutioual Bridge-23. The Tri-
angle-26: Emptyiug the blupspad-27. The Paw-28. The
Gang Arms..

Primle.' Cur William Huse, 45, Ludgate-bill; and sold by
all ttookaelkm is the (Nitta Ks. du*.

FROM LAST NIGHI"S GAZETTE.

of Dover, Kent, porter- merchant. —G. K. A•brel, of Man-
chester inerchant.—E. Aisbrvy, jwn. of Manchester, user-
ebant.LG. Jackson, of Birmingham, grocer.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
T. Slansfehl, of LOSIdaOII, and J. Turner, of Lougbottous,
Worley, York, =embattle, December 31, Mo.-4, &MA
and J Smith, of Liverpool, printers, July 5,1821.—W. Pain,
J. T. Cakitt, mid 1.. 81ann, jun. of Liverpool, snuftusasiu-
fsetnrers, August 9. Mt —T. Lewis, sad G..Geddes, of
Liverpool, commiasiommerchauts, August IP, 1821.—J. MI Dar-
winel • T. Tingle, of !Yield, steel.maisufarturent. A attest
2, 1821.—W. James W. H. James of 80w, CA/vestry.
coal mmisterv, Jame 24,1 I.—R. F. Ring and J. H. Wilkey, of
Bristol, parking-box-makers, August I, test —P. Lear sad
R. Lem, of Kinytawood Hill, Gloucester, elsaadlers, parch 1,
1821.-.1. Burrell. I. Burrell, T. Fakes, and R. pekoe, of
Newcastle-upow.Tywe,irow-launders, May 1, 1820.

The St. Domeier) was of good quality, and was sold at Ills.
per cwt.
SuGAR.--The transactioes to-day were limited to about
7M bhds. but the prices were fully supported. The public
sole of BorboduesSugar is postponed till to morrow.
Bunt•—The higher streagth of the Draterara pat tip to
auction, sad which formed the principal part of the sate,
were takes is about Id, per gallon ondrr the previous
prices; the S per test. over proof was sold at nearly Ibe Cur-
nee rates.

THE QUEEN'S FUNERAL.

At eight o'clock on Monday night a numerous and
most respectable meeting of the Committee that had
formerly conducted the pr n of the Queen to
Si. Paul's, was convened at the Freemasons' Ta-
vern, for the purpose of adopting the moat ex.
pedient and expeditious means of attending the
Royal remains some part of the way, to the
grave of its ancestors. An official letter from
the Sub-Secretary of State fur the Home Depart-
ment, through the instructions of Lord LATER-
root., produced a deputation fron► this Committee,
which returned as •uinformed as it went. J. HUME,
Esq. M. P., Sir G. Noet., Mr. THELWALL, and
several other Gentlemen entered the room at
ten o'clock, and Mr. House proceeded to in-
form the Meeting that they had just left Brandeis-
burgh House ; and he was sorry to say, that Go-
vernment had thought fit to withhold all informa-
tion from her Majesty's Executors as to the exact
route they intended to remove the Royal Body;
but he earnestly requested all those Gentlemen (who
would accompany the funeral) to meet in the front
of Brandenburgh House as early as six in the morn.
lug. Government, he likewise stated, had refused
to permit Mr. Alderman WOOD to form any part of
the attendants on that melancholy journey, as lie
did not strictly belong to her Isle Majesty's House-
hold. Mr. THELWALL was requested to in-
form the numerous assemblage in the front of
the Tavern, of all that had transpired at the Meet.
ing, whicb that gentleman did, and the crowds se.
petaled in the most orderly manlier.
It will be observed that while Lord Ltentpoot,
says it is not intended that the Royal Corpse should
pass through the City, his Lordship domi not drop
• biut of the course which he intended it should
take. Whether it would turu by Brook Green,
Shepherd's Bush, or at Kensington, into the Ux.
bridge-read, and thence to the City-road, we con.
jecture could be formed; and thus it appears the
most efficacious means were employed to elude the
people. and deprive them of au opportunity of
payiug the last sad tribute of respect to her Ma-
jesty by scconapettyiug her remains ou their way to
the grave.

The following is the order of procession wl.ich
the Conunittee at Freemasons' Tavern issued on
Monday night :
DIRIECTORt
Mr. HarroweHife Mr. Skelton Mr. Wakenlore
Mr.lean Mr. C. Hearing I Mr. Leonard
Mr. Brisson Mr. Tieford Mr. Rogers
Mr. A. Slade I Mr. Haines I Mr. span.

Members of Parliament to kad, -
flopported by Twelve of the Communities.
Horsemen, four abreast.

1• the aent►e of the Cavalcade, Twelve Gestlmes of the

Cuomo; t tee.

Horsemen, fuer abreast.
And the ►emainder of the Committee to Meg up the rear.
The Gentlemen &steadies an requested to pay particular
attendee to the orders of Director.. Also, sloes the Gen-
tlemen arrive at Chelmsford, sueb as do set intend to pro-
ceed further, are requested to tile off la double Iles ou the
right and left, sod to admit the P►ocession to peas betweco
them, being uscorered whets the Hearse passes.
By order of the Comendiee,
T. BENSON, Hon. Sec.
Freemasons Tavern, Arrest 13.
The Committee at the Freemasoss' Tavern have received

assurances from tee suirleirnsentioned Gendenten of ibeir
iateation to attend the Norval procession of ber late Majesty
this morning, on horseback or in carriaces, viz.—

Sir G. Noel, But. M.P. Joseph Hume, Esq. M.P.
Sir K. Wilsua Krt. M.P. J. C. liohhouse Esq. M P.
Hue. Grey B• 201101, Al P. S. C. %%fibres", k:sq. M.P.

The town of Harnmerstutth was filled on Monday
night to that degree. that after ■ll the beds iu the
Imes's, lodging-houses, and public-houses, were
occupied, the sitting•roonus remained full of re-
spectable company, who wete compelled to remain
awake for want of accommodation.

In the course of the day the undertakers' people,
under the direction of Mr. Thomas. of the Lord
Chamberlain's Office, had prepared the Marble
Hall, at Brandeuburgh House, for the reception of
the Royal corpse, in order to its lying in state.
The preparations were of the ordinary kind. The
Marble Hall is at the back of the house, on the
ground-floor, adjoining the apartment io which her
Majesty died. The walls and floor of this hall were
covered with black-cloth, that on the walls arranged
in festoons, and the pillars which support the ceil-
ing were also covered with the same material; but,
unlike the other preparations of the same kind, of
which we have seen so many lately. the ceiling was
not covered at all. In the centre of the room, im-
mediately facing the entrance, a plain square ca-
nopy of black cloth was erected, and underneath
stood the triage's intended to support the coffin.

PRICE id.

The entronce-ha II at.d vestibule a eie entirely cover.
eil with block.
The wwkinen hoeing so for c mpleted the ar.
rangements. repaired to the adjoining apartment t.
remove the Royal et mil, and Oder it beneath tlii
canopy ; but the door was Iona! locked, nor coal.
the key be found any where. Application wax mail.
successively tit all the Members of the Household.
we understand, hut nobody knew any thing of it.
More than three-quarter, of an hour were spent in
useless inquiry after it ; and at length Mr. Thomas'
directed the workmen to open the door by taking off
the lock. This was speedily accomplished, and the
Ro)al coffin was placed in the situation prepamed
for it.

Whilst these things were doing, the crowd at the
Lodge •Ha every moment accumulating ; but a
strong party of the Bow street patrol had the com-
mand of the gates, and admitted only such persona
us they thought proper. This caused much dis-
satisfaction and turmoil throughout the day ; as:d
the murmu►s were loud and incessant—both at the
Lodge gates and at the Stable-yard, both of which
were surrounded by massy hundreds of people,
chiefly females, very respectably attired in deep
mourning ; who toiled and struggled hour after
hour with iii6nite perseverance. This scene conti-
nued till after three o'clock, when they were some-
what petrified by its being announced that they
would be indiscriminately admitted after six o'clock.
It was not till that hour that the ceremony of
" lying in fall state" commenced ; that is, the
candles were not all lighted, nor did the attendants
wear their scarves. During this time, however,
many of the t►eighhoosing gentry were admitted in
small parties ; and on no fo►mer occasion of the
kind did we ever witness such a manifestation of
mental affliction. The Ladies, for the most part,
wept audibly—many threw themselves upon their
knees before the coffin, and clasped their hands
convulsively. In the course of the morning we ob-
a rved among the company the lion. Mrs. Darner,
*ho approached the royal coffin and fervently kissed.
it. She was accompanied by Lady Ann Haasii.
ton, and appeared so absorbed in grief that her
Ladyship had some difficulty in withdrawing her
from the melancholy scene.

At length six o'clock arrived and full state com-
menced. there was a very considerable deficiency of
the usual ceremonies oo these occasions.

An ample pall of black velvet lined with white
sarsi.et was thrown over the coffin, turned back so
as to show its foot, and a very indifferent imitation
of the Royal Crown was placed on a golden ffiaged
purple velvet cushion at its head. Three candle*
burned en either side the cr.ffiii ; immediately over
it appeared an embluennmeot of the Royal Dram
in a lozenge-shaped cloth of silver, six gaselier
escutcheons, with the arms of Britain and Bruns-
wick quartered, were displayed near it, and the
walls were gloomily enlightened with a few sil-
ver sconces. The only persona officially in attend-
ance on the part of Governmeut, were three Groom.
of the Great Chamber, Messrs. Noss, Gardner,
and Seymour, ami two of the undertak.r's men.
There were no noble mourners, DO Pursuivants in
their tabards, no Yeomen of the Guard, nor any of
the usual accompanintentito denote the high rank
of the illustrious deceased.
The getes at the Lodge were now thrown open,
and many hundred persons rushed tomultuoosly
down the avenue. but an orde► ors given slmost
immediately that oo more should be admitted.
There was no thoroughfare through the room of
state, but those who first obtained admitton
found it so extremely difficult to get out again, that
much confusion appeared likely to ensue, and
therefore the order to close the gates again wa•
issued. A
The Royal corpse, however, continued to lie io
this state till ten o'clock.
In the course of the afternoon. several pieces of
cannon, the property of private individuals, •ere
planted on the opposite side the rivers for the pur-
pose of firing minute guns during the removal of
the body through the grounds of the house.

The weather changed, as the day (Tuesday) dawn-
ed, to gloomy and incessant rain. As early as four
o'clock the tows and neighbourhood of Hammer- reti
were all in motion. Horpe and foot passenger. LeAui,
to line the road from Loudon, and accumulate iu the
avenues of Brandeuburgh House. Between this
and five o'clock, the interest of the doleful scene
became gradually heightened, by the passage
through the town of several mourning coaches sad
six, the escort of the Oxford Blues, atnoeutiog to
about 40 or SO, and the party of men from Messrs.
Bailey, and Co. returning to finish their operations.
Mean time the children of the parish school, and of
the Latimer Charity, turned out, and commencing
et the Lodge gate, strewed the road with Bowers, to
the farthest boundaries of the parish, in which the
procession was expected to move. The flowery
had been plucked from the gardens in the neigh-
bourhood, the various proprietors of which yielded
with alacrity to the request made to them for that
purpose, and suffered the whole crop to be taken

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