The Sun.
London, England, 1830-07-12 00:00:00

FUNERAL TIIE 'LATE KING.

The public ceremonial of hiS Majesty lying in state will
take place on Weh-eaday and Thursday only, and not on.
Tuesday, as nate& by the Windsor Express. Mr. Mash
has been indefatigable in m'►king the necessary arrange-
ments, and will give his final directions to-morrow morn-
ing, preparatory to the admission of the public on Wanes-
day morning.

Tickets have been issued by Mr. Mash, for the admis-
sion to a more select view of the ceremony, both for Wed-
nesday and Thursday, which are thus worded :--
" Windsor Castle, Wednesday, July 14, 1830.
" Admit the hearer to the State Apartments, ten o'clock
till three.

"T. B. Misfit

These tickets are surrounded by a broad black border,
with the King's Arms,- exquisitely embossed, in white in u
bleak oval ground, in one corner.

There are other tickets of a larger description, affording
a less restricted admission within the walls of the Castle,
in these words : •
" Windsor Castle, 14th and 15th July; 1830.
" The bearer to puss and repass. •

" T. B. MAs

The name of the party is inserted at the upper corner.
This ticket is sealed with, the Office Seal of thit Lord
Chamberlain, in black wax. It is also surrounded with
a black border on three sides, and at the top a broad black
band, with the King's Arms beautifully embossed in white
in the centre, and at each corner the Lion and.. Crown
placed between two branches of the rose end the thistle,
connected at the bottom by a sprig of shamrock. The
effect is at once beautiful and appropriate to the solemn
occasion.

The lshours of Mr. Mashy who has signed all these
tickets with his own hand, independent of his other mul-
tifarious and responsible engagements, are incalculable,
and entitle him to the highest praise. The Gentlemen of
the Press will be fUrnishe& with ,eckets Such as we have
described, so that they may give a faithful and accurate
account of the imposing ceremony from its commencement
to its conclusion.

Tickets for the interior of St. George's Chapel Will be
issued from the Office of the Earl Marshal ; and we trust
equal courtesy will be shown to the Press.

(From the Windsor Erjoess of Saturday.)
Last week we announced, but rather in the shape of a
rumour than as an authenticated fact, that his present Ma-
jesty had expressed an intention of attendin r the funeral
of his deceased brother. It is now positively determined
that be will follow the 'col.* of the late King as chief
mourner. We presume, however, that his Majesty will
only attend quasi Duke of Clarence ; because we apprehend
that etiquette altogether forbids a King attending any fu-
neral ceremony whatever in his Sovereign character. The
Queen, it is now also rumoured, is to be present. The ob-
jection we have just alluded to equally applies in the case of
her Majesty, and we consequently need not add that she
will not assist nt the august ceremony. It is not impro-
bable, nevertheless, that her Majesty has expressed e
wish, and will, therefore, be present at the obsequies
of George the Fourth ; and further, we have good
reams for believing that the King's private closet,
in St. George's 'Chapel, is to be specially appropriated for
this purpose. The very fact, however, of the presence of
their Majesties will tend to render the ceremony much
more imposing, and will necessarily cruise a greater influx
of visitors into the town. Their Majesties will, it is un-
derstood, arrive on Wednesday evening previous to the
funeral, sleep at Frogmore on that end the succeeding
night, and take their departure on the day following the
ceremony.
It is proposed that the Queen shall enter the King's
private closet (which is to be expressly fitted up for the
occasion) by a private entrance under the east window of
St. George's Chapel, opposite theetomb-house, and imme-
diately over the Mausoleum. A pair of folding doors are
already in preparation, for this purpose. It is expected
that the Royal Family will leave the Chapel, after the
ceremony, by the side door on the left of the entrance to
the Clois'ers; this entrance is to he specially enchteed for
the occasion. The machine on which the Royal coffin is
to be placed, preparatory to its losing conveyed along the
platform, is the same that was used at the funeral of.
George 111., except that it has been somewhat enlarged.
It is constructed of It frame-work of wood, Moving on
castors, and covered with drapery. Attached to the sides
of this car, are handles of cord, which the Yeomen of the
Guard wear round their arms, in order to convey the idea
of the coffin being borne by them, while the weight is, in
fact, entirely supported by the machine.
From an apprehension of danger in consequence of the
immense weight of the coffin, preparations are making far
lowering it from the drewing-roont, after the lying-in-
state, into the vestibule, by means of an inclined plane.
This will obviate the necessity of trusting too touch to
the ert
phy-
sical strength, and endangering thereby ret.y of LAMP
terowidoyed
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ner. The magnificent stone stairs have been carefully
eased in wood, as have also the Gothic columns, to pro•
tect them from injury.
The rooms and passages through which the qv ctatms
will pass to view the ceremony are already in a forward
state. The sides and ceiling of the King's drawing-room
ate lined with purple cloth of the (Meet woof, which hang
in rich festoons in narrow pannels. The adjoining rooms
(the Presence Chamber and the Audience Chamfer) were
hung throughout in a style of corresponding richness
But IL. Mash, on his arrivel on Thursday night, directed
that tho last-mentioned rooms should be re-hung, in as
plain a manner ns possible, the fluting and festoons to be
entirely dispensed with, in order that their comparative
simplicity may the more effectually contrast with the
selendoer and magnificence which will be found concen-
trated in the principal room. This judicious alteration is
now being effixted,
Tickets for the admission of the Foreign A mbaesatiore,
and the Nobility and Gentry, to view the lying-inestate,
hare been issued. The carriages of the select few will be
admitted at the new entrance which is opposite the gate
leading into the Long Walk ; they will from thence drive
along the Quadrangle, up to the entrance of the grand
staircase, which leads direct to the King's drawing•sroom,
where the body will lie in gate. It is arranged, we be-
lieve, that they are to retire by the same route. For their
particular accommodation, a platform has been constructed,
which is railed off and raised about fourteen inches from
the floor.. It is to be placed immediately opposite the
Royal coffin, and will afford those who occupy it a view of
tba whole ceremony, without their coming immediately
in contact with, or being inconvenienteld by, the crowd
below. It is on a slope, and In the form of a horie-shoe,
so that the spectators will enter at the right hand, pass
along the centre, in front of the Royal corpse, and go out
in rotation at the left. The upholsterers commenced
hanging George the Fourth's gateway with black this (lay.
The state or exterior coffin, destined to receive the re-
mains of our late venerable Sovereign, arrived in Windeer
this morning'at seven o'clock. It was completed on Wed-
nesday, end a great number of pereone were admitted to
See it, at the manufactory, in London, by tickets. It is
composed of Spanish' mahogany, and covered with rich
Genoa velvet of royal blue, a few sac ides deeper in tint
than garter blue. The top or cover is divided into .three
compartments by double rows of silver gilt sunk. the
compartment at the head, over a rich star of the' Order of
the Garter, is placed the Royal Arms of Englund, beauti-
fully exe'cuted in dead gold. In the centre compartment
is. the plate with the inscriptien (a copy of which has al-
ready appeared in The Sun). This ie of silver, richly
gilt, and exquisitely burnished, In the lower compart-
ment, at the feet, is the britieb Lion rampant rega!dant,
supporting a shield, with the letters G. li. surrounded by
the Garter and Motto of the same order, also in dead gold.
All the angles
of the whole of theie compartments are
new
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ship ; and each handle is surrounded by a massive frame.
work in the same taste, chiefly in deed gold, Iv delicately
relieved by burnishing, The interior of the coffin is lined
with rich whit,* elan ruttier,. It appears rather singular
trissl'allatttiicotlnabeisetaiti,tait4itnit'isntg.°tffiiiteint
hreserin:ltini„;:s,l,,oll:f:ycGaleier:gal
precisely from then
tinn of the nunterel
characters attaehed to the it cue. The Royal Bo ly will b
removed on Tuesday night into tile state apartmeots. Who
Mausoleum will be opened on Monday. During the opt.-
rations of the works en in St. George's Chapel, Divine
Bervic.° l'"" h"'"" Pei formed daily in the Library belonging
to the Chapel.
At two o'cloek afternoon
the Royal Corpse wee
placed in the state coffin. liis Iteyal flightless the Doke
of Cumbetlend (who bad arrived a tow minutes pre-
viously), the Members of his Majesty's floe dotal,
Surveyor• General (General Stephenson), Mr. !this'', fee.
were present on the occasion. The RIO body was thee-,
conveyed from the King's bed-room into the smell leas- ;
inin"n% by some of Mr. llaotieg's mon. 'flu' com-
pares' weight
eo( rate coffin, machine, Rm. is Iretw(co
eleven and twelve hundred weight. The escotaenns