The National Register.
London, England, 1816-07-21 00:00:00

RELATIONS.

Mr. C. B. Sheridan (son of the deceased), chief mourner; Air.
Henry Ogle, brother to Mrs. Sheridan; Mr. Henry Strearrield, ne-
phew of ditto; the Hon. E. Bouvrie, first cousin by marriage; General
Sir Charles Asgill, first cousin by marriage.

PALL-BEARERS.
The fluke of Bedford, :he Earl of Lauderdale, Earl Mulgme, the
Lord Bishop of London, Lord Holland, and Lord It. Spencer.
_ .....

MOURNERS.
His Royal Highness the Duke of York, his Royal Highness the
Duke of Sussex, the Duke of Argyll. the Marquisses of Anglesca,
Douglas, and Tavistoek; the Earls of Thanet, Jersey. Harrington,
Beshorough, Nlexhorough, Rosslyn. and Yarmouth ; Lords G. Caven-
dish and R. Spencer; Viscounts Sidmouth, Granville, Petersham, and
Duncannon; Lords Rivers, Erskine. and Lynctloch, the Lord Mayor;
Right Hon. G. Canning and W. W. Pole; Hon. L. Stanhope, W.
Lamb, T. Brand, Douglas Kinnainl, and Licut.-Gen. Philips; Sirs
'l'. Stepney. Bart. T. Mostyn, Bart. E. Home, Bart. R. Ferguson,
K.C.11. A. Pigott, S. Homily, and B. Bloomfield; Col. Hughes,
M.P. M. A. Taylor, Esq. M.l'. Owen Williams, Esq. 1%1.P.; P.
Moore, Esq. M.l'. Capt. liennett. R.N. Dr. Bain, Dr. Mute; Messrs.
Adair, Rogers, P. Smith, Vaughan, Dennison. Talbot, Mamie,
Davies, A. Graham, I.inlev, Ward, Metcalf, Burgess, W. Grey,
Pcakc, Rae, Perry, Lane, Williams, Rev. C. Williams, Brialley, two
Wyatts, &e. &c. &c.
The procession reached from the West door down to
the organ loft, at the entrance of the chapel. The bu-
rial service was performed at the grave. Lords Erskine,
Sidmouth, and Holland, were peculiarly affected. The
Bishop of London, dressed in his cassock, but not offici-
ating, seemed to be much impressed. He attended Mr.
Sheridan, to administer religious consolation, in his last
illness. The coffin was not very richly ornamented, nor
scant of ornament ;it was simple and elegant. The pro-
cession dispersed soon after the funeral.
It is remarkable, that, until Thursday last, it was
doubtful whether a place would be found to lodge an ad-
ditional coffin among the great men whose fame and
monuments stamp honour and lustre on this sacred divi-
sion of the Abbey, consecrated to the Muses. The books
of the Cathedral were examined, and oral testimony
sought in all directions likely to afford information ; and,
after all, sufficient space could only be found for one ad-
ditional coffin, in the midst of many of Mr. Sheridan's
admired and illustrious predecessors.
On the eastern side is the full-length statue of the im-
mortal Shakspeare ; and on the western side the full-
length statue of the accomplished Addison, whose coun-
tenances seem apparently directed to the very spot so dis-
covered for the deposit of Mr. Sheridan, surrounded by
the relics of Garrick, Cumberland, S. Johnson, Handel,
and Henderson—Bowe, Thomson, Goldsmith, and Gay ;
in the midst of whom, directly between Handel and
Johnson, the remains of Sheridan have found a resting
place, with Cumberland at his side.
Thus, though by a private ceremonial, the most dis-
tinguished honours were paid to the funeral of a man
whose talents and genius have enriched and embellished
the literature and eloquence of his country, and of his
age ; he lies now surrounded by a constellation of kindred
excellence, who conferred lustre on the days in which
they lived ; in that sacred and ancient repository of
British greatness, among artists and poets, and sages,
and statesmen, and heroes, and kings.

In enumerating the early and steadfast friends of Mr.
Sheridan, who were prevented from attending his funeral,
we ought to have mentioned Lord John 'Townshend, who
was only prevented from paying his last mournful duty
by the alarming relapse of his own son, who was at that
moment in great danger, but from which he is now hap-
pily recovering. Lord John Townsland was one of the
oldest, we may say, the very earliest, of Mr. iSheridan's
, political Mends ; and we cannot so feelingly express his
' set:Alumni s on the loss of this most distinguished character,
as in his own words. In a letter to a friend, stating the
melancholy cause of his absence, he says—
"l am one of NI ear:iest i; uds. He, I, and poo'
Tickell (whose memory, with all his faults, will e :cc be dear to
me), lived together in the closest habits of friendship troni,etir.
liest life—long before Mr. Sheridan), introduction into public
life—before lhe VUU n na's appeal anee,"- I)Citi re he was known to
Fox, to whom I had the pleasure of first introducing him. I
made the tint flintier party at which they met ; having told F 41%
that all the notions lie might have conceived of Sheridan's talents
and es 'fins, front the comedy of The itirnlft, &e. would fall In-
finitely short of the admiration of hie astonishing powers, which I
was, sure he would entertain at the first interview. This first
interview het w een them ( there were very few present, only
Tickoll and uis‘lf, and out. or two more) I shall nowt forget.

JULY

Fox told me after our lorezer.ing up from dinner, that he had
alwrh•s thought Hare oiler my Uncle, Charles Townshend) the
wittiest man he ever met with, but that Sheridan surpassed them
troth infinitely. And that Si the next day told Inc, that
he WWI quite lost in admiration of Fox—and that it Avp{purz'e
to hint to say what he admired most—his commanding save.
riority of talent and • •ersal knowledge, or has play-ful faoe,
artless manners, and the benevolence ot• heart which sheaved
itself in every word he tittered. Ever afterwards we coadium
intimate ly and closely connected to the hour of his death, and
Hot fling could give me a severer pang than to have it supposed
that 1 was remiss in my duties open the last sad occasion."

The list of distin,guished literary characters, who join-
ed iu the cuatposition of the Rolliard and Probationary
Odes, is now reduced into a narrow compass ; the follow-
iag having paid the common debt of Nature shire the
original publication of them ; viz. Messrs. Fox, Burke,
Tickel, G. Ellis, Whitbread, J. Riclua•dson, Dr. Law.
rence, Mr. Hare, Col. Fitzpatrick, and 'Mr. Sheridan.
The coffin of the late Mr. Sheridan is placed longitu-
dinally, East and West ; at his feet lies that of Dr..lohn-
son, the Colossus of Modern British Literature ; and at
the head the remains of the matchless Handel are moul-
dering into duvet. I muiediately on his righ the earthly part
of the respectable I henderson reposes; ad ,icing whose.
grave is that of Cumberland, the British Terrace.

" Oft let inc range the gloomy aisles alone,
"Sad In miry ! to vnigar minds unknown."

As circumstances of coincidence, we have to observe,
that Gen. Brereton, whose death we have announced, was
one of the oldest and most intimate friends of Mr. Sheri-
dan, and connected with him by marriage. Mrs. Jordan,
whose death also happened about the same time, owed to
the discriminating taste and judgment of Mr. Sheri-
dan, her first professional engagement at Drury-lane
Theatre.

Mr. Sheridan's Speech in Westminster Hall was pre.
served by the care of the late Duke of Norfolk. It was
in his house, near Dorking, that Mr. Sheridan left it, it's
one of the old-fashioned cupboards that used to be formed,
under window-scats. The Duke had lent the house to
Mr. S. for a year or two ; and on retuniing to it, he fimnd
the only copy of it then in existence. A few nights after-
wards, he met the Orator at Brookes's and pressed him to
publish the speech. Mr. S. said it was his intention to
do so, and that he had by him a perfect Report of it.—
The Duke contrived to make him repeat his mistake seve-
ral times, and then raised a laugh by throwing the Manu.
script on the table.