The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-18 00:00:00

up the whole of the morning, and the scene at the early
hour just specified was most picturesque ; for although it
was quite dark, yet the jets of gas then burning not only
exhibited to the view the hangings and decorations, but
also displayed a large number of persons already seated in
the windows of the adjoining houses. The decorations of
the building appeared to be in excellent taste, and produced
a very artistic effect. The top of the gateway itself was
surmounted with massive funeral urns, and a highly orna-
mental silvered cornice overtopped the arch. The stone-work
itself was concealed by gracefully-arranged drapery of black
velvet, broidered with silver-lace, and, on the whole, a
more neat or appropriate decoration has rarely been seen
Soon after three o'clock, those who had the good fortune to
enjoy the privilege of admission, began to take their seats
at the numerous standings along the line, and by six o'clock
those in the city and the lower part of the Strand were
entirely occupied. By this time, too, a long string of car-
riages had arrived for the internal ceremony, reaching from
the Cathedral to very near Waterloo-bridge; and, the mul-
titude being now tremendously increased, it was gratifying
to observe that large bodies of police were sent on duty to
regulate the movement of the vehicles that were freighted
either with the owners of seats on the route, or the holders
of the Earl ➢Larshalls card of admission to St. Paul's.
The weather fortunately at this hour gave sign of hold-
ing up, and in the course of the next half hour the neigh-
bourhood of Temple-bar became literally impassable.
Where the line of carriages terminated it is impossible to
say, but by a sensible regulation of the police only one line
of carriages was permitted to pass along the Strand beyond
Northumberland-house. In Trafalgar-square, Pall-mall,
the pavement appeared to be bursting, while the carriage-
road was completely blocked up with every description of
conveyance, from the mounted chariot to the humble street
cab. Glorious and magnificent as the procession undoubt-
edly •was, perhaps the grandest sight and the most
startling feature of the day was the wonderful collection of
people concentrated in the space lying between Ludgate-
hill and Hyde-park corner. Every window was ten-
anted—every available nook or corner was seized upon—
every house-top groaned under the weight of people anx-
ious to get a view, and each brick, as it were, was con-
cealed by a gentleman's coat or a lady's dress. How they
kept together is a mystery, but patience and sagacity
overcame all obstacles, and the procession, when it arrived,
repaid all for the anxiety and inconvenience that
had been previously suffered. It was physically impossi-
ble to collect anything like detailed intelligence
in a brief space of the sayings or doings of the hordes of
people collected in the metropolis this day. Suffice it, how-
ever, to say, that while each individual appeared to feel
and appreciate the solemnity of the occasion, every person
almost exhibited some sign of mourning appropriate to the
day and the man. Exeter Hall—the only one we have
time to specify— exhibited, on very well-arranged drapery,
the motto—

"Nec sibi sed patria3,"
a motto well worthy of the hero of a hundred fights, and
of a man who, in his lifetime, was the personification of
individual duty to his Sovereign and his country.

THE FORMATION OF THE PROCESSION.
Having disposed of the line of route, as it appeared be-
fore it was passed by the procession, we approach now the
difficult task of reporting the formation of the procession,
as it took place on the Parade-ground in front of the Horse
Guards. We regret to say that at this portion of our duty
we encountered considerable obstruction on the part of the
police ; but as the personal inconvenience of a reporter can
possess no interest for the public, we pass on at once to
the proceedings in St. James's-park. The Parade-ground
presented a striking appearance at daybreak, and to a
person who had just quitted the scene and excitement
of the Strand the quietude of the enclosure must have been,
as it was to us, singularly impressive. When we got in,
which, by the way, was accomplished by stratagem, we
could see the military, formed in squares, covering the
whole of the parade ground, while not a soul but ourselves
was moving within the rails. At some distance in front,
and above the shakos of the troops, appeared conspicuous
the huge tent that covered the funeral car of the departed
hero, which had been removed from Chelsea Hospital.
Soon after nine o'clock the hearse, accompanied by five
mourning coaches, went down to the Hospital. They were
followed shortly afterwards by a guard of honour, composed
of a squadron of the Ist Life Guards. At a quarter past
eleven o'clock the mournful procession set out, and pro-
ceeded down Smith-street, along King's-road, Sloane-square,
Westbourne-place, Eaton-square, Grosvenor-street West,
and by that line of road into St. James's-park, through
which it passed to the destination referred to above.
The leading idea of the Car appears to have been to
obtain soldierlike simplicity with grandeur, solemnity, and
reality. Whatever there was—coffin, bier, trophies, and
metal carriage—all were real, and everything sham
eschewed. The dimensions were controlled by the height
and width of Temple-bar, which will not admit anything
much higher than seventeen feet.
The Car, with its various equipments, consisted of four
stages or compartments, viz. :-1. The coffin was the prin-
cipal object on the car, at the summit uncovered, having
simply the usual military accoutrements, cap, sword, &c.,
upon it. To shelter the coffin and pall from rain, a small
canopy of rich tissue, formed of a pattern suggested by
Indian embroidery, was supported by halberds. The tissue
consisted of silver and silk ; at the corners of the halberds
were hung chaplets of real laurel. The bier was covered
with a black velvet pall, diapered alternately with the
Duke's crest and field-marshal's batons across, worked in
silver, and having rich silver-lace fringe, of laurel leaves,
with the legend, " Blessed are the dead which die in the
Lord." The platform of the Car was of an architectural
treatment, gilt, on which was inscribed the names of the
Duke's victories. The whole was placed on a carriage richly
ornamented in bronze, about 20 feet long and 11 feet wide.
Twelve of the finest black dray-horses that could be pro-
cured drew the Car, and their size added added greatly
to the effect of this poriion of the procession.
The horses selected to draw the Car were furnished by
Messrs. Smith, the distillers, of Whitechapel. They are
exceedingly fine animals, and of the purest black breed.
Their trappings were of black Genoa ' velvet, ornamented
with the Duke's coat-of-arras, embroidered with heraldic
collars, fringed with silver.
Such is a hasty description of the Car; but, though brief, it
may be relied upon for its accuracy. Proceed we now to
give an outline of the military movements which were
now gone through in the reorganisation of the funeral
cortege. Precisely as the chimes rung out the quarter be-
fore eight, the distant roar of cannon announced that the
procession was about to form and move, and as the
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clock struck eight,
,the hangings of the tent suddenly
reversed
alreadyarm arms.
Noat-
tihtevias surrounded by lighted tapers,
troops simultaneously presented and
sooner was the Car visible, than, as if by an electric
assembledmove-
rmeveherst'etdhetheir arms, which had a thrilling effect upon the
amazed spectators, who numbered in tremendous force
upon the roofs of the Horse Guards and surrounding man-
afterwards the order was given to
, playing the Dead March
from Saul, the procession commenced moving in the follow,
ing order :
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iisTVANTRY--Sj Battalions.
Band of the 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade.
121 Battalion Rifle Brigade.
Band of the Ist Battalion Royal
Marines—Chatham Division.
Ist Battalion Royal Marines.
Band of Her Majesty's 33d Regt.
, Her Majesty's 33d Regt.
flier and Coldstream Guards.
Battalion Fusilier Guards.
Battalion Coldstream Guards.
,Ist Battalion Grenadier Guards.
Band of the Royal Artillery.
AETILLEEY—Nine Gnus of the Field Batteries.
Band of Her M.jest s 17th Lancers.
CAVALRY—Five Squadrons, viz. :
17th Lancers.
Band of Her Majesty's 13th Light
Lagoons
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