The National Register.
London, England, 1821-09-02 00:00:00

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While the Minister was uttering this beautiful and
pathetic prayer, all were deeply affected :—the military
did not disdain to express their emotions in an audible
manner, and several times we slw the Great Chamber-
Jain wipe away the tears front his fine manly counte-
fiance. As to the immediate mourners, including the
servants of the Queen's household, we never saw more
onn.quivocal and affected sorrow. When the prayer was
finished, and la:lore the mourners left the tooth, the
hundred ynting ladies were admitted, and formed a large
circle round the platform : they strewed flowers on the
floor; and then havinc prepared sonic wreaths, arranged
them in different limns on the coffin ; they then knelt
down, uttered a short prayer, and retired amidst the
tears and sobs of the company. Even Sir G. Nayler,
was visibly affected by this beautiful and pathetic inci-
dent. The funeral was over about two, and in less
than half an hour the streets were completely empty,
and all was as silent as the tomb to which the Queen had
just been solemnly consigned.

Thus ended the funeral of the amiable and perse-
cuted Queen of England. The hand of power was
to the last exerted to deprive her of her just rights,
and to the last the love of the people dekated the
malice of her enemies. She chose rightly in choos-
ing to be buried at Brunswick. In England she
had faithful friends, but there her enemies were
powerful and brutal; and the expression of their
enmity might have violated even the sanctity
of the tomb: in Brunswick she was loved and
idolized by all classes, from the great officer of
state to the meanest pauper. In England her dust
might have been mingled with that of some of her
cruellest persecutors: in Brunswick she will be
mingled with the congenial ashes of heroic relatives
and dearest friends. Our readers will not be sur-
prised to learn, that the frank and affectionate
Brunswickers feel no very good-will to England,
which they consider as the land of suffering and
persecution to their beloved Princess ; but nothing
could exceed the respect and kind regard they showed
to those faithful English, who, having fought the
good fight for her while alive, now with sincere and
disinterested attachment accompanied the remains of
their broken-hearted mistress to a distant grave.—
Among the English present, were Lord and Lady
Hood, Lady Anne Hamilton, Dr. and Mrs. Lush-
ington, Mrs. and Mrs. Wilde, Alderman Wood, and
his son, the Rev. T. Wood, Mr. Hownam, and Mr.
Wilson (son of Sir Robert): amongst the Foreigners,
Count Vassali and Capt. Hesse: Mr. Austin and
the household were all there also. _

It is right to mention, that the executors applied
at Brunswick, before the funeral, to Mr. Calvert to
restore the plate which had been taken off' the
Queen's coffin at Colchester; and that Mr. Calvert
answered, tlu.t he conceived himself to be without
authority to comply with their request. After the
funeral the executors made a second application, but
we believe without success; it was, however, clearly
understood, that if the plate should be restored,
the actual authorities at Brunswick would offer no
opposition to its being placed on the coffin.—On
Sunday the 26th ultimo, a funeral sermon was
preached by Mr. Wolff, at which all the mourners
attended.