The Sun.
London, England, 1830-07-01 00:00:00

WINDSOR, JUNE 30.

(From a Morning Paper.)
After his late Majesty's remains had been wrapped in
cerecloth—a kind of linen-canvas coated with pale-green
wax—they were again wrapped in a covering of blue silk,
bound about, and confined to the shape, with white silk
riband ; and in this state they lay until they were de.
Invited in the leaden coffin and mahogany shell, on Mon-
day evening, as already described.
Yesterday, immedi ttely after the evening service, St.
George's Chapel was given up to ho prepared for the so-
lemnities of the Royal funeral ; and those preparations
were instantly commenced under the direction of Mr. Tob-
butt and his assistant, Mr. Southwood.

The arrangements will be precisely the same as those
observed at the funeral of George the Third. The body
will lie in state in the oil " state drawing-room," or the
King's drawing-room, as it is sometimes called, on the
northern flank of the Castle. To this apartment the
public will be admitted from the great quadrangle by what
has heretofore been called " the Queen's great staircase ;"
and, after having passed through the suite of rooms, they
will retire by the narrow and somewhat inconvenient way
by which wisher, and strangers are admitted to view the
old state apartments. The body will lie in state for two
4lnyo—probably Friday and Saturday se'nnight—and in
that case the funeral will take place on the following
Monday; bat this matter has not been flu ally determined
as yet.

On the day of the funeral the procession will demeend
from the state apartments, by "the Queen's great atair-
case " ahove-mentioned, into the great quadrangle; and
from thence along a covered platform, now erecting on an
inclined plane, all the way from that staircase, through
the portcullis archway, at the base of the round tower, and
down the lower ward of the Castle, to the south entrance
of St. George's Chapel. Here it will enter the sacred
edifice; and, immediately turning to the left, down the
southern nave, it will advance up the centre aisle, and be-
neath the organ into the choir. The northern nave is
fitting up with seats, tier above tier, for the publics; end,
in order that a better view of the procession may be here
obtained, each attending soldier will have a space of three
feet allotted to him, instead of twenty inches, as on former
occasions. Between two and three hundred workmen are
actively employed in these preparations!
It is said, and I have every reason for believing it is
said truly—that yesterday afternoon the Marquis of
Conyngliam (who, in his capacity of Lord Steward of his
late Majesty's Household, is still lingering in the Castle)
...heard an unusual noise in the chamber heretofore mu-
pied by his lady, the Marchioness, as her especial dormi-
tory ; which chamber is in the name tower and on the
same door with the Royal chamber. Ileariitg this un-
usual noise, the Marquis proceeded thither, Rid found the
access to it much impeded by the carpets which had pre-
viously covered its floor. However, the Noble Marquis
made his way over these obstructions, anti entered the
chamber, where he found some five or sic strange men
without their coats, busily at work with tbeir hammers
and ripping chisels, denuding the chamber of its dra-
peries, &c. Of these strange men the Noble Mar-
quis inatantly demanded—." Hey !—what's all this
about?" To which demand the strange men replied,
" We are taking down her Ladyship's bed, my Lord,
and putting up the Queen's." And thereupon the Noble
Marquis retraced his way over the piles of removed car-
pets and other lumber at the door, without stopping to
inquire by " whose authority" they had presumed to du
Olio. That authority, it is added, was no less a person
than his Grace of Montrose, Lord Chanlivrlain to the late
King, and also to his present Majesty, King William.