The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-02-14 00:00:00

DISLNTEKMENT.

,We iiot;ecl in our numbers of host week, the
disinterment of the Royal lisfdnis Octavius and
Alfred. This interesting ceremony, which woe in
Obiedienca ps a trials expressed by his line Majesty,
It ,sp Thursday aught at eight o'clock, prt.
vsitely;' . presence of their Royal iliglisiesses
isrup
the. Du cti
of York, Clasece, and Gloucester,
the Drools West ' ter, the Lord Chainlwrlain,
and the Surveyor-General of his I‘lsjessy's Works,
The forms and regulations !ulopted by our predeceases of
old, on occasion, like the presets*, are admirably well cite's-
tetra for renileriog the cemeteries of the Royal Family no-
violably sacred, thereby preventing private iutrusiusi, or the
'gratification of idle cariosity. The authority is received
direct from the Kies by the Lord Chamberlain of the House-
hold, who communicates the same to the Board of Works,
by which department the vault was built, and to whom Is in-
trusted the entire chargeof the sainoobough the entrance being
within the chair of the church,it camaut be approached with-
out the piaisite ecclesiastical forms, and on order from the
Dean and Chapter : thus the above enretmory could not take
place without Royal antacid, and the joint iuterferesees of
three several departments, in all other respects sauctinurcted
and quite distinct from each oilier.
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'welder', Mr. Howl, one of the principal *Mew; of 11;eRoard
of Works, and 111 r. Glanvill, Surveyor of the Church, at-
tended by Mr. Crocker, the Clerk of the Works at Westmin-
ster, and his workmen, proceeded to take up the marble
paring and dig out the earth, which covers, at the depth of
about two feet, three ponderows slab. of stone, which being
removed, discloses • circular staircase leading to a spacious
',amp., paved and arched with Portland atone, ots either
side of which are groined compartments, costaisiog each
two culling, with their urns; and at the farther cud, nude(
an arched recess, is placed a beautiful sarcophagus of black
aod gold marble, the top eurieheell with appropriate carving
i•t white marble : in thus are deposited the coffins of King
George the Second and %leen Caroline; tsesieles Riese, there
a►e in all thirteen other coffins, as before &aerated, in.
eluding those of the Niece -and Princes@ of Wales, the
fails.... and mother of our late beloved 111noartia, with the
Princes and Princesses, bra brothers and sisters. The vault
is very specimen, and about nine feet in height, aril its ape
promisee peculiarly solemn and grand. The Royal Gears
remairw•d within • considerable kagth of time, and seemed
interestingly gratified and affected by the g . I solemnity
of the scene. At eight o'clock, Mr. Muting, the Royal WI.
demi ker, attended in Dewed-yard, with two hearses slid four,
gland!, decorated, with the icquisite mourning coaches for
attendants: the two coffins, being then placed on biers,
were brought out of the vault by men appointed by the
Guard of Works fur that purpose, and delivered to the
Lord Chamberlain's officers, and under their direction placed
is the hearse* mod conveyed to Windsor, there to be Kb.
vilely deposited in the Royal mausoleum, on Gothic pedes-
tals of stone. in the same compartment with, snail on
each side of the collins of our late revered King and Quiets,
Mr. Brown, Ilse ArtiStaill Surveyor. General of the Offices
of the 803141 of Works iu charge of the mauluseant, attend.
log there to receive the same. The coffins are is complete
preservatiuu, dee crimson velvet being but little discoloured,
and the ornaments perfectly bright ; that of Prince Ochs-
vius is fst•r feet four inches in tenth, and that of Prince
Albeit four fret. The above particulars will appear more
ioteresting, when it is known that the Royal sepulchre at
Weetsniirster, will wirer again be opened.
At sits• o'clock the hearses moved towards Windsor, fol.
• lowed ley a nuoirstiug roach, coutaioing Mr. Mash, of the
Laid Chamlierlain'a Other, and Mr. Balding. They arrived
at St. George's Chapel about two &Work, where they were
ececiveil by the Dean of Windsor, sad some Gentlemen of
the Board of Works. The bodies were carried to the Royal
vault by Yeomen of the Gourd. That of Prince Octavio,
was placed on the lett of her late Majesty ; that of Peewee
Alfred was J. pgrotetl in • temporary 61111111110114 till the inter-
ment of our late ed Sovereign.