The Sun.
London, England, 1830-07-16 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

His Majesty has been pleased to direct that the follow-
ing Uniform is to be worn by all Officers of Infantry :--
UNDhESS.—A plain blue frock coat, with Prussian
collar, and a pair of scales or straps on the shoulder;)
white waist belt with slings; sash only to be worn on
duty ; black oil-skin forage cap. Cocked hats and plumes
to be worn with the blue frock coat, and at all times when,
off duty.
Dugs.—Scarlet coat, with lace on collar and cuffs
only. Chain and Plume—the lines and straight leather
to be discontinued. Dark grey overalls, with scarlet
seams in Winter, and white overalls in Summer.
The gold girdles now worn by the Guards, and full
dress coats, to be done away with.

THE ROYAL FUNERAL.

WINDSOR, THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

At a late hour on Wednesday night a party of
Artillery, with 12 nine-pounders arrived in the
Long-walk, from Woolwich, and bivouacked under
the trees of that noble avenue. At four o'clock
this morning they commenced firing, and continued
to fire every minute during the day. At the same
time the bells in St. George's Chapel and in Wind-
sor Church began to tall, and thus gave notice to
the inhabitants of Windsor and its temporary visitors
that the preparations were all but completed for cur-
rying their lute Monarch to the tomb of his an-
cestors.

At seven o'clock a couple of mounted sentinels,
belonging to the Blues, were stationed at each side
of George the Fourth's gateway, more for the sake
of show than of any real use. About nine o'clock u
crowd began to assemble, for the purpose of obtain-
ing admission into the apartments where the corpse
of his late Majesty was lying in state; ,and from that
time till the hour of closing the apartments, the road)
leading from the High-street of Windsor to the
Castle was filled with a dark moving mass of per-
sons, either going to or returning from it. About
one o'clock the crowd had become so dense, that it
was deemed advisable to place a company of the
Coldstream Guards loosely across the road, in order
to prevent the occurrence of accidents from the se-
verity of the pressure. Owing to this arrangement
the severity passed off without injury to life or limb,
and though several young ladies, and some young
gentlemen quite as effeminate, complained loudly
of the terrible crushing which they underwent, we
have not heard that the mischief occasioned by it
extended further than to the bonnets of the one
sex, and to the coat-tails of the other. This part
of the ceremonial was undoubtedly much better
arranged on the present occasion than it was on the
funeral of George 111., for then the crush was
really dreadful. The screams of the women, who,
having once got into the crowd, could not extricate
themselves from it, gave convincing proof of the
agony they endured. Numbers fainted, and were
obliged to be carried into the town for medical as-
sistance. As far as our observation extended, no-
thing of this sort occurred to-day. At three o'clock
the Castle gates were closed, to the great disap-
pointment of many persons who had come from the
country to gratify their curiosity, but who foiled in
their object, owing to the late hour of their arrival.
It is almost unnecessary to add, that the conduct of
those who obtained admission was as solemn and
decorous as the melancholy spectacle which they
had cSrne to witness required. There was not,
however, any display of that intense interest which
formed so striking a feature in the conduct of the
people at the funeral exequies of George 111.
During all this time fresh arrivals were taking
place every minute. The town was in a complete
turmoil, and the High-street was filled with car-
riages of every description. Accommodation was
diLicplituttnik ; and hence it happened, tjawc)
instances parties volt, Lail nut been Nulno
xocure sitting-roem in the inns, were seen regaling
themselves as well as they could in the vehicles
which had brought them to Windsor. The horses
were as badly off as their musters, for the stables
were all occupied, and thus they were obliged to
stand in the street and devour in their .harness the
scanty provender which their drivers could find for
them.

About two o'clock Sir Hussey Vivian, to whom

the command of the troops in the town is entrusted
left the Castle, and went along with Colonel Mac-
denald to Frogmore to meet his Majesty. At half-
pest two his Majesty and his Royal Consort, who
had been escorted from Bushy-park by a troop of
Lancers, arrived at Frogmore. It is said that they

tend to dine there with the members of the

Royal Family previously to the funeral ; and that
alter dinner they will proceed from Frogmore to the
Ca,tle, to tuke their places in the funeral procession.
Various military parties, who are to take a part
in the ceremonial, still keep arriving, to the no small
dissatisfaction of the different innkeepers, who have
to find quarters almost cost free for the officers. We
have heard that some of the younger of these gen-

tiernen have given themselves very extraordinary
airs upon the occasion. Not content with such
rooms aq any man might think himself fortunate hi
procuring during this bustle, they took possession
of all the best rooms at one of the leading inns
tvithout any regard to the convenience of those who
had previously occupied them. Such conduct no-

turally excited the indignation of the landlord, who
complained of it to the Colonel in command of the
Iregiment. The Colonel, who had not himself ob-
tained a billet, immediately requested the landlord
to show him the attics of his house, and having
seen one of them, flung his sword on the bed which

t contained, saying that it was quite as good a
.00m as he wanted, and intimated to the landlord

hat if his (the Colonel's) mid= was communi-
cated to the young gentlemen, it might be of some
use in persuading them to follow his example. The
landlord acted upon the hint, and in a very short
time the rooms which these intruders bud seized
were restored to their former owners.

Though the town is full of visitors, the only sign
of mourning which is visible is their dress. There
is no affectation of grief in the countenance—no
sound of lamentation in the street. An itinerant
►mendicant has been endeavouring to excite the con►-
passion of charitable individuals, by reminding them
that since they are as liable to death as their late,
Sovereign, they ought to be as charitable as he was
to the poor, in order that they may have a treasure
stored up for them in Heaven, when they go hence

and are no more seen. The fellow did
ciliate in supposing that the sympathy created by'
this mention of the late King's name would operate
advantageously in his own favour. Many people
forgot his impudence in their admiration of his Inge-
nu►ly, and rewarded him accordingly. Being nearly
blind, he amused the populace by protesting that he
should never look upon the like of his late Majesty
again. .

At six o'clock a body of cavalry began to line the
streets leading to the Castle, keeping a space cleat
for the convenience of those who had tickets of ad-

mission to the funeral. Shortly afterwards the dif-'
ferent regiment of Foot Guards took their position
upon the platform in the lower court, according to
'the arrangement which we printed yesterday. At
the same time the individuals who had tickets for
the north aisle and the lower court began to arrive in
great numbers. The Eton boys—who, by the by,
were indulged to-day with a holvday—marched
in a sort of procession from their 'College to the
Castle, a"omPalliett by their tutors and masters,
and seemed utmost numerous enough to take the
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'place by storm. They are to be stationed at the
lback of the soldiers in the chapel, where they•willl
be able to see every thing without incommoding the,
spectators.
THE PROCESSION FROM THE STATE CHAM-
BER TO THE CHAPEL

From five o'clock the crowd, which throughout
the day was immense in every part -of the town,
began to diminish, and the numbers who remained
to witness the funeral procession were much less
than could have been expected. From the applica-
tions made to the departments which had authority
to issue tickets for the " lower court," it was ex-
pected that more would be issued than the space in
that part of the Castle could conveniently hold ;
but this was not the case. At half-past seven
o'clock the numbers who had obtained admission
were not sufficient to fill one-fourth of the space
from which strangers might have an opportunity of
witnessing the procession as it moved along.
Before seven o'clock, a battalion of the Foot
Guards was marched into the lower court, and
placed in close file along the sides within the
platform on the outside. Strangers were al-
lowed to stand close to the platform. There
were no horsemen standing on the outside, as
was the case at the funeral of George 111., and
(we believe) at the funeral of the Duke of
York. There were a few of the Horse Guards
Blue placed at distant intervals outside the line oc-
cupied by the spectators, but they did not in any
way incommode those who came to witness the
procession. From half-past seven o'clock until the
movement of the procession, the attention of the
public was excited by occasional groups of the mi-,
litary officers on duty, and of others who were to,
form part of the procession, passing and repassine,
along the platform. At nearly eight o'clock
the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops of
London, Chester, Lincoln, and Winchester, Sirß.
Peel, and the Earl of Radnor, passed up the plat-
form, on their way to the state apartments.. ,Sir R.
Peel wore the Windsor uniform. At half-past eight
the trumpets and kettle-drums announced that the
preparations for the movement of the procession had
commenced. A band of trumpets and drums were
placed at that part of the platform which entered
the lower court. They played the " Dead March
in Saul," and continued playing until the procession
advanced to where they were stationed. It was now
past twilight, and flambeaux were given to every
fifth soldier at each side along the line, the effect of
which, when lighted, was very imposing. From the
moment the trumpets and drums began, the utmost
silence prevailed amongst the spectators. Every
voice was hushed, and nothing was heard but the
music, and the tread of some officer who occasionally
passed along the platform. At the moment when
the procession began to move two rockets were let
off as a signal to the artillery in the Long-walk,
which then commenced firing minute guns, and con-
tinued until another rocket announced that the ce-
remony was concluded in St. George's Chapel, and
that the mortal remains of his late Majesty were
consigned to the tomb of his ancestors. It was im.
possible to conceive any thing more imposing than
the appearance of the procession as it entered that
part of the platform which was situated in the !owe,
court. The slow and solemn music, the silence of
the spectators, the sombre appearance of the troops
leaning on their reversed muskets, and the stillness
and serenity of the evening, all contributed to make
the spectacle interesting.