The National Register.
London, England, 1817-11-23 00:00:00

TUMULT AT ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.

It is with great regret we have to observe, that here, in the
metropolitan church, front some unfortunate circumstances
morning service was not perfoimed on the day of the Prin-
cess's interment. 'Else body of the Cathedral was filled early
to the forenoon by an impreceilented moldier of persons of
both sexes, the wearer part of them of a very respectable
appearance. The crowd, became extreme ; but the tilling
doors at the grand entrance ender the organ into the choir,
'Were not opened. The crowd who probably capected some-
thiug particular at St. Paul's, WWI e much slisappointed at
ifintling their admission lido the choir thus obs.rocted. As
-there was a delay in the usual time of commencing Divine
service, great impatience arose, and of course some confasion
occurred. Some of the people, thus for a while excluded.
eitdeavoured to force the central doors, and broke some pain a
of glass, and by dialing the iron gates of the aiies opened
them, and than rushed through the different avenues into the
choir, which they speedily filled, taking possession of all the
seats—not only those intended for private individuals, and
•enrse in the recesses tinder the galleries, hat also those he.
longing to the Canons and the choristers, as well as the stalls..
•The door was soon quite crammed. It would certainly have
been mere advisable for the otdcers of the cathedral to have
opened the doors earlier, so as to allow a gradual filling, and
thereby to have prevented, or lessened, the prr ssure conse-
_Tient on a sudden rush. Howes err this unusual occurrence
occasioned sumo agitation among the clergy and the choir,
and the service was yet delayed for a considerable time. At
balftast 12 it did not appear more likely to begin. The le.
port then being generally spread, that it was not likely to take
place, a general disappointment became evideot. From the
fear of the consequences-of any disturbance, the city officers
were sent tor, and were directed to clear away the crowd in
the holy of the cathedral, and make room in the choir if pos-
sible. The officers conducted themselves wills notch modera-
tion, but their ellileaVOlrs were ineffectual, and, of course, it
was not deemed prudent to attempt any coercive measures.
The people 110 W began to chew many signs pf &satisfaction.
Tile intention-to suspend the service being known, it was
considered prudent to send to the Lord Mayor, who was at-
tending at the Mansion house parish church. llis Lordship
immediately Caine in his private carriage to Si. Paul's. He
was followed by Sir William Curtis. His Lordship expressed
his wish to pay attention to the comforts of the rougregation,
He passed into the choir, and went np to the west gallery.
About this time, a gentlen,au ( Mr. Atwood, we understood),
announced front the organ gallery, the siispension of the :WI.
eke, owing to the inconvenient circumstances which had un-
expectedly occurred, particularly by the filling of the stalk.
He observed, that under the circumstances, the service could
not be heard with satistlietiou. Then the Lord Mayor (pro-
bably not hating heard the preceding gent leman)spoke from
the organ gallery, expressing his gratitivation at seeing a nit •
inertias congregation, and his Wipe that the service would
begin as soon as possible. Atter a considerable suspense, the
Lord Mayor rose and observed, that the clergy and the choir
Mad left the church, which most sii•pend the service; and
therefore he hoped the congregation would is tire peaceably.
nere the multitude renewed their disapprobatirm. A gentle-
tinin from one of the.atalls said, that if the central doors were
ciPened, the stalls wrinfri he left clear. %V hen the doors were
Opened, the 6411111• welt mos+, quitted. An attempt now
made by the officers to clear the body of the clinreli was to
little purpose, most persons refusing to withdraw. Some cried
oat for the clergyman to 111101007. e, sonic for the Lord or,
find some in the gallerids said they had paid for their seats.—
A gentleman then complained of tho disappointment of such
a awnher of personsiii hot hearing Divine service after wait-
ing so long, st hiels was very i oproper. He did 1101 sec the
Lord Mayui's right to interfere. Hr urged strongly the pro-
priety of the service teeing yet commenced, as due to the con-
gregation and the memory of the Princess. Sir %William Cur-
tis sail, he had Iva another place of worship with the
Lard Mayor. He earnestly exhoi ted them all to act like
Christian people who feared. God, and leave the church
quietly and peaceably. Another gentlemen said, he thought
it was wrong in the clergyman to leave tho church in the
manner be had. Sir William Curtis assured him that the
laird M yon had done every thing in his pow er to promote
tire. general wishes. Some gentlemen called for the Lord
Mayor to scut for his own chaplain, hut he was not forth
ictiniug. The 17011giraation was then informed that service
should certainly begin :04 3 in the afternoon. Many remained
in the church till that hour, ial1(.11 the doors were opened
great numbers entered. The service was then celebiated.—
A funeral anthem of Ilandehr and a tinge' by Ittwood,
were !lethality(' by Messrs. Clarke, Hawes, and the choris-
km. The pulpit wits covered with black elver, rat which
was the escutcheon of the Princess Charlotte. There wain°
biterruption to the afternoon service.

A robbery of the most nefarious kind was practised on a
&male frills the service of Dolawar, on Saturday mill.
night, Tht pitiaig adman hlt Lady It:s service Saturday
night, 'Alt. Williams, the haler, haviog paid 111. sages,
In a :it. note-Anil smaller noes, The young woman had saved
111. its her servitoile, and pert of that was another 41 note.
Slie put the notes into a pocket as low as her knees, and in
smother pocket, on the .111110: side, higher up, she had her
watch. 0.1 her way through liakerawieet, North, In Ilse
house of a married couple, where she was invited to a tem.
porary residence, she observed a genteel•dressed man in
black, loiterient first beture and then behind her. Ile at
lettedt addressed hini-r, If totter, but she declined making him
ally auswer,as she became timid. She liaA n h.i.ket nett buil-
Mt iu her hand, and scaled) any ohe aas 1111110 ICreet. tte
pre•seil iii% importunities, and put his aim room! that in
which she held her basket ; she nto.erseil that his thief rs a ere
covered with rims. Site iniggvil hen to 111.1111 her, stating,
that she was only a servant who had just lett her plate, and
that agi mai man like him could mot have au) thing to to
a perhoii in her killable life. Tilefi llon heeasile the ttttt
iwynrtuning, allfeeting to pity her out ones jog to
relieve her at the moment, is taking her muter hi. gluts,
tion. lie continued in this for come time. walking vet y close
to ilia ttttt if; ssoman, nail at last he 0.1.11.41 her mind night
and heat her. She soon Ofie4 discovered uu gam: into a chop
ghat a reeket.linok, containing the notes ails (011 e. Unfor.
11111atelV she never saw the 1/1'..:1;11... 1411 , 1,1,1 he appealed
about live tort eight iurhes, awl had ..ti slat k troa %e.g. Tfie
aUlkairr 114.111.' :J. flute paid het be il,g• husk, a ill most Gkrh
be traced. 'llse pear gni :aye lidos mat the tub bony .:1
Mat Ilmoruiteh Sie. I, at 1111.11-11”1. 11e 1111•1111 1j:.:111 of
Saisil P.1:.1/111111,411, awl Nat' ilope..re,l pantie ia Navin. thii•
brew Iwta (t Or Ills, .4 u., 01 lust 01101 t. 111 i sets iiode, Is,
qult'y %etas 111111:4 dla11.1) art 011 141.1:, and esety 10C.1113 used to
dtiacultt the inhuman+ thief.

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