The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-01 00:00:00

[BRITISH PRESS.]

The Treasury Journals, acting in their usually
'unfair manner, publish from day to day state-
ments of the occurrences at Knightsbridge, Un-
derthe.appearance of communications from COr-
respondents, Who, howeyer, are ashtimed to au-
thentiCate their narratives. by adding. the names
of the :writers. If a man were conscious that he
was telling the truth, why should he hesitate to
disclose his name?. The trick, however, is now
too stale not to be obvious to every 'one. The
pretended letters are, in fact, written in- the
,office of the Paper in-which they are published,
and under. such 'circumstances- it is no difficult
matter to assume an. imposing signature, such as
" A. Lover *of Truth"—" A - Country Nta-gis-
trate" "An Old
,Whig," . &c. &c. The
public, who will at no great-- distance of time be
called upon in their high judicial capacity to
pronounce,their final judgment upon- this.-matter,
need, not, as we- think, be put upon their .guard
against such insidious. attempts to prejudico, their
minds ; they must feel that the.y,ought noUto re-
ceive.any Ahing as evidence which does not pre-
sent itself in an authentic shape„ and that if a
-statement not verified -by oath ought not to be
admitted, with still greater jealousy,, ought they
to regard every representation which. appears
anonymously in the public paper, for the truth
of which neither name nor character is vouched.

NEW TI M ES.]

Lord Bathurst has returned an answer to Mr.
Waithman's epistle, in which his, Lordship
gently reproves,him for his conduct on. Sunday.
That gallant and erudite individual,. equally
courageous against the attacks of the sword and
of the pen, has written a reply ; but-as it adds
nothing to his former letter, we shall proceed
'with our examination of that valuable produc-
tion, comparing it.,as we go on with the article in
the Sheriff's.demi-official Journal. " When the
Pro Cession had
.passed," says the •Sheriff,:."-and
the road continued to be: crowded. with
people., the gates of the Barracks were thrown
open, and the avenues filled with Soldieks.. The
people as might have been foreseen gathered
round'the spot, and expressed' their -displeasure.
A tumult -seemed inevitable. I "reqUested to
speak with the officer on duty, but without effect.
Here the Worthy Sheriff will allow us ,to say,
that he displays either an imperfect acquaintance
with his, Grammar, or a slight- confusion of me-
mory in respect to time. A .:common:.',reader
having seen it stated in tbesentence,immediately
preceding, that " the Funeral passed. the Bar-
racks in an orderly and quiet manner," would na-
turally understand by the words " When- the
Procession had passed" that, a period immedi-
ately subsequent to the passing was intended''• to
be specified, and consequently that the Sheriff
Meant to intimate that the Procession had no
sooner passed the Barracks than ,the gates
were thrown open, and that' the . • expression
of the people.'s displeasure, and the re-
quest of the Sheriff, followed immediately
thereupon.--Now we' is ill not charge ,the
Sheriff with any thing so disingenuous as'a wilful
attempt to deceive the people of England ; but
it is manifest, that it any. person at dist.ance
takes his impression of the affray' 'from this
letter alone, he will be greatly deceived. :The
proceedings of the day were opened by-Dr.
Watson, in Smithfield, a little before.twelVe ;
at half-past one the first hearse moved from
Red Lion-square-; about four o'clock the fu-
neral reached Hammersmith ; and The Times
says, 64- about six 'o'clock numerous group
of 'soldiers planted themselves before the front
gate of their barracks." Full three hours there-
fore had elapsed between. the first and second
riot. In the first, " the people," as Mr. Waith-
man is 'pleased to call them, had it all to them-
selves;. the barrack-gates were shut; only ,a,few
of the Guards were to be- seen at the window's of
the upper apartments, and when the rioters tried
to provoke them to'a breach of the peace, " the
Guards removed back from the windows," accord
ing to the testimony of The Times itself.

T-HE QUEEN'S FUNERAL.

eUXHATMI4I, Auo. 19.

The squadron bearing the Royal Remains has
just appeared before this port. • A .salute of
twenty-one guns has been fired by the ships in
the harbour, and answered, by the ..arriving yes,
sels ; but the batteries have remained silent.
The Glasgow frigate, which has conveyed-the
body from- England,- draws too much -Water- to
get up to Stade ; she resigns her charge, there-2
fore, here .to the Wye (Capt. FISHER), which,
from her.lighter tonnage, will be enabled to up=
proach -nearer to the landing place.,,-Mr..and
Mrs. Wilde leave the Glasgow, and g 6 forward.
towards Brunswick by land. - Mr. Wilde refuses
to sanction the:procession 'by his uttendanee.:
he proposes of course, hOwever, in fulfilment of
his duty as executor, to 4e present at the inter,
rnent, and precedes "the train.in order to make
such arrOngementS for that ceremony as the brief
space alliiWed for preparation :may admit.' :The'
passagef\of the squadron- froin Harwich to this
-place has -been untisuilly rapid ; but it was not
until two hours after the coffin had been shipped,
tat Lorit and Lady Hood, Lady 4.nn Ilamil-
Ann, and 'the other mourners, reached the Glas-
gow. The Royal Remains are just now trans!.
ferred by the boat of the* Glasgow from that
vessel too-the Wye Lord and Lady Hood, Dr.
and Mrs. Lushington, and the other mourners
who came out by the Glasgow, are also gone on
board the:Wye, -which proceeds immediately up
the -fiver.

STADE, 3loNn_ty EVENING-, Aim. 20.
Her Majesty's remains have just now. been
lauded here. After a. short delay, the Citizens
of the town, with the Priests and Magistrates„at
their head, came dawn in a_ body to meet the
procession. The coffin was then taken up, and
carried to the church, which was lighted and
partially hung with black ; a solemn anthem was
sung, accompanied by the organ ; and the crowd
which filled and surrounded the building retir-
ing in deep and solemn silence, left the Royal
corpse in the charge of those appointed to watch
over it.

BUXTEHUDE, Av o. 21.
Leaving Stade at an early hour this morning,
the procession arrived in the course of the after--
noon at Buxtehude. Great part of the main
road was in so bad a condition, that the carriages
were obliged to proceed through • foreSts and
across commons, at the imminent and constant
risk of being overthrown. About a quarter of a
mile without the town, the Citizens and Magis-
trates met'the.funeral, and attended it barehead-
ed to the church, where, it was deposited for the
night.

SOLTAU, Auo. 22.
The procession was met on its coming into
Soltau by the Citizens and Authorities of the
place, in the same manner as at Buxtehude; and
twenty young girls, habited in white, strewed
rowers before the hearse.—The Lancers, who
had accompanied the funeial from Stade, were
relieved-at this place by a detachment of hussars.

CELLE, *AUG; 23.
affecting incident- occurred upon the
passage from Soltau to this town. Halting in the
middle of the day at the town of Bergen, the
mourners 'entered a 'house for the purpose of re-
posing -theixiselVes... The
waited
of the
place, Colonel roenieti; Waited upon them.
Some of the 'most respectable inhabitants of the
place requested, as a favour to the multitude, that
the hearSe might be opened for a moment : their
desire was complied with. At Bergen the Hus-
sars who accompanied
,the funeral wererelieved
by a guard of Cuirassiers ; and the entrance of
the cavalcade into Celle was Marked by demon-
strations of ate. highest
.regard and attention.
The authOities- came
.oat to meet the proces-
sion. The bells were 'tolled ; the streets. were
lined with soldiers-; girls again strewed flowers
before the hearse ;• and the Cailin..being carried
into the great-church of .the city, .wai placed
(by a singular Coincidence).- upon the tomb of
the unfortunate sister_ of George 111, Matilda,
Queen of -Denmark.--

0FF.4.1f,A ma. 24.

About noon this day the procession, on its way
to Brunswick; was *met at Offau by the. Count
Aldeuslaben, Grand Chamberlain of the Court.
That officer Intimated to Lord Hood and Dr.
Lushington; that he wished_ to make arrange-
ments for the interment,;:---which was to take
place upon the 'guile evening: Lord -lloodand
Dr. Lushington "resisted proposal which ap-
peared to.them inconsistent With' therespect due
to the .ithistrions placed under :their.
charge. *TheYi 'wished that the. body should at
least lie' in 'State thitin4- the ensuing day. The
Grand %bath:11010d, evidently ivished to.
show all possible' feilie4 to the memory of the
Queen, and who "spoke of her with the. deepest
regret and -atfection; declared, that under the.
arrangements; made.(a-Pon ivhieh he was bound to
act,) the . interment was to take place without
any previous.cerernonial: in the -way -of "lying in'
state : he farther qatedoltat it had been.the in-
variable • custom-in the family. of the : Dukes
of Brunswick. to.: .bury at -midnight. Dr.
Lushington :still.. refused • •to on
the ground that :.the. mourners attending-Ahe•
funeral, many. of .:whom • were, ladiesf could
not prepare ..thethselves - so. eaely' •fcir the ce-
remony : it. would be impossible that they should"
enter Brunswick with the procession, and pro-
ceed at once to..the place of interment. Count
Aldenslaben.stated,-that un immense-COncourse•of
persons, who. were collected in Brunswick to wit-
ness the funeral, would. be disappointed-if -it: did
not take.place- on that night,:: and --that, - by
regulation, laid tiown, the:.bddy, if not buried
that night, could not be permitted to enter the
walls of the city.. It..wa.s then agreed that ,Lord
Hood, with :Dr. 7Lushington,' -Lady ,Ifoodi Lady •
A. Hamilton, Mrs. Lushingtnnrand the remainder
of the mourners,: should at once go forward• to
Brunswick ; that the funeral procession should
follow so as to arrive at.ten- at itight:at the -gates.
of the city ; and that, at that time, the person-
ages attending. and officiating .should go--but, to
meet it. This arrangement was decided upon.—
The mourners ,went :forpfara.;,and the tearse.;::
with the ..tno,urning. coaches, contintiinviti4low,

and soletnn course, arrived about ten o'clock a
the outer barrier.

BRUNSWICK, -
10
o'clock; Friday Ni ht, Aug. 24.
At this hour. Lord and Lady Hood, Lady Ann
Hamilton Dr. and rs ush,rgton atd Mr. and Mrs. Wilde,.
and the other mornery• who had prefiously arrived -at Brims-
wick, were infornied that the hearse with the mortal remains of
the Queen had arrived at the outer barrier, about a.n3ile distant
from the inner barrier, or catranceeinto the town. They imme-
diately ordered their carriages, and proceeded to the place pro-
vided for their reception, which was a large room on the ground
floor of an inn.. • In:the middle of the' road opposite the door of
the-inn stood-the hearse, guarded by an escort of the Black Regt.
of Brunswiekers, at the head of whom the late Duke, the brother
• of the Queen, fell gallantly fighting at the battle of Waterloo.
It was now eleven o'clock, and Sir G. Nayler was preparing to
marshal the procession, when the Grand Chamberlain and the
Commandant cf the town presented themselves, and desired a
few minutes' conversation with Sir George' and Mr Calvert.
before the procession should begin to move. They stated _that
• they had an urgent request to make on behalf of the people of
Brunswick : it was, that a deputation of respectable citizens-
might be permitted to- draw the funeral ear. The horses
were removed from the hearse, and the coffin was deposited in
a magnificent open car, while about a hundred Briinsiviekers,
well dressed, and haVing all the appearance of the respectable
Classes of society, placed themselves in front in the most regu-
lar and tranquil order. The various mourners now ascended
their carriages,, and an order was given for the procession to
• more. - The whole way was liried with a dense mass of people,
not, merely from Brunswick, but from the neighbouring towns
and pillages; some families had followed the funeral. cortege
from Celle, and otheri even from Harnburgh, ~The front lines
of 'this immense -assemblage .caeried torches; and -from
'the- double rows of. willows OTi. eawh side of the road were
suspended lamps of various cologis,
.green, red, and _yellow.
The procession llien moved slowly towards the town, and as
the clock struck twelve reached the inner, barrier. Here the.
mourners descended from the carriages, and the whole cortege
now proceeded on foot. Frona the entrance. of the town to the
cathedral church the distance is about a mile, and the slow
pace-at which the procession moved, together with the various
streets through which it passed, gave the whole population
an opp.orninity of witnessing the grand spectacle withottf
much inconvenience, and with 'scarcely any danger. -.To
the people, • however, was due the praise of the good order
that prevailed. -The only arrangement made by the authorities
—so great and so just was their confidence in the good
sition of the people—was- an escort of about 20 constables.
The Brunswick cavalry, that, -to the amount of about 200,
accompanied the procession, marched sloWly by the sides,-as
state attendants, but took no part in directing the movements
'of-the immense multitude about thern, and guided their well
managed chargers through a Countless crowd; in narrow streets,
without alarmina- much less hurting, a single' individual. One
admirable arrangement here struck us as contributing equally to
the decorum and the safety of the scene ; and this was the total
absence of women from the crowd. Outside the:iarriers, where
the space- was very extensive, women as well as men Were seer.
in all parts of the assemblage but in the, streets of Brunswick
not a woman. was to be seen. The men alone were in the
streets, the women were at the windows: of tie houses ; and
there was not a house in any street through which the procession
passed which had not every window crowded.with spectators of
the female 'sex,' all dressed in black, and all expressing by
their anxious attention the-deep interest whiah they took in
-the solemn ceremony passing before them. In this manner
the procession moved on to the Church, the glare of-a thousand
torches making every part of it visible to every one of the multi-
tude. At the door of the church a short scene of confusion took'
place, but ~o injury ensued. When the hearse reached the
church door; the multitude, with a very natural desire to see as
much as they could of the funeral rites, endeavoured to enter the
church; but as there was no room for them, • it was necessary
to put them baCk. Remonstrance, however, was fruitless,
for the pressure from behind--had now become so great, that
it prevented the first line- from stepping back : in this di-
lemma, and in order to afford a passage into the church
for the mourners, the Cavalry were ordered to clear the way ;
this they did with equal dexterity, promptitude and • care :
at the same instant three bodies of them moved, -forward as
from three sides of a triangle to a. point; and 'completely cut
off. the multitude from the door. This movement was effected
with so much care, that not a single person received the slight-
est hurt and in a minute a clear space was left for the mour-
ners to enter the church. Here at the porch "the Minister and
the Municipality stood ready to receive the body: the coffin was
--lifteel from the car, and carried by 16 sergeants of the Brunswick
cavalry, while 16 majors here the pall. The appearance of the
church was solemn and imposing. Though abuilding of no strik-
ing beauty when seen by day light, its lofty columns and long
aisles hung with black, had by night an appearance of melancho-
ly grandeur, especially as, to increase the sombre effect, the
illumination was but scanty. Owing to positive orders we have
before alluded to, no service, not even a funeral chant, was to be
_performed in the church ; as the Queen had died-abroad, it was
to .be considered that these rites had been already performed,
and that the ceremony at. 'Brunswick was merely depo-
siting • the body of the deceased in the family vault—As
the corpSe passed along • the aisle into the -place of sepul-
ture, a hundred young ladies'-of - the first- families in 'Bruns-
wick, dressed in white, stood on each side and scattered
flowers before it: In a few seconds the coffin and the mourners
had all arrived in :the family vault of the ilhistrious house of
BrUnsWick. The entire space is very large; -and already con-
tains 67 coffins of different branches of that ancient family. A
portion, about 7 yards souare, was separated fro-m- the'rest by
hangings of. black cloth, and was illuminated with wax lights.
In the middle of this section stood a platform, raised about two
feet from the ground e on one side stood the coffin of the gal-
lant rather of the Queen, at the foot was the coffin of her gal-
lant brother, 'both heroes slain in battle when fighting against
the tyranny of Buonaparte.
When the mourners were all -arranged in the•fornb, the Min-
ister, whose name was J. W. G. Wolf, preaCher of the Cathed-
ral Church, a mild-and sensiblealuoking man, about 60 years
of age, stood at the head of the-coffin, and, in a voice tremu-
lous with emotion, uttered-a prayer in the German language, of
which the following is a translation :a-