The Sun.
London, England, 1821-08-17 00:00:00

corpse would not, as was iatended, halt at all on its arrival at
Dover Court. Nothing material occurred in the remainder of
the journey until its coming in sight of the town of Harwich;
- notwithstanding the distance from Colchester to Harwich is
e twenty-two miles.

The procession, contrary to general expectation, appeared at
eleven o'clock on the Windmill-hill, about a mile and a half on
the London side of Harwich. - The batteries on the inland sic'
the light-house, and the hills round the town, *ere selected
as favourable points from whence to view the proces:;ion
by several hundred persons, the principal part of whom were
habited in mourning. The shops were almost all closed, and
the windows of the street leading to the Naval-yard, from which
the body was to be embarked, were crowded with the in-
mates. The procession moved at an excessive slow pace
down the hill, and through the town to the water's edge•
—A Guard of Honour. composed of the 6th Veteran Bat-
talion were drawn up 'in the Naval Yard to keep the espla-
nade clear, which afforded great facilities preparatory to
the embarkation of the body. The procession was met out-
side the town by Major Marston, at the head of four
companies of the 86th Regiment, a remarkably fine body
of men. As the train descended the hill the whole caval-
cade, owing to the nature of the ground, was displayed to the
.gkerstest advantage. The 86th Regiment fell into the procession
immediately after the advanced guard of dragoons headed by
their' remarkably fine band, and the Mayor on his white
charger. The troops immediately reversed their arms, and the
band commenced with melancholy effect that fine piece of fune-
real music, The Dead March in Saul. On arriving at the es-
planade, the band heading the troops proceeded across it over
the jetty or gun-wharf, which is a gallery of timber supported
on piles driven into the tea for the purpose of putting the guns
on board ships of war on ordinary occasions. It is about 50 feet
in width, and extends into the sea about 230 feet ; the termination
is surmounted by a heavy crane. The band on reaching the wa-
ters' edge halted, the troops divided and lined bith sides of the
jetty from the esplanade down to the sea, which now was near
the flood of the tide. The Music retreated through the files of
soldiery, and headed the procession, of which the most promi-
nent feature was the Royal Hearse; this together with the Royal
Carriages was closely surrounded by a squadron of the 4th, or
Queen's Own Dragoons, who were commanded by Major On-
slow, a regiment, which from their housings, • had reaped
dory in every hard fought field in the Peninsula. The cof-
fin was taken out by the proper attendants, under the super-
intendan'ce of Mr. Bailey. The Rev. Mr. Winckfield, the Rec-
tor, and another Reverend Gentleman in full' clerical habits,
proceeded through the files of soldiery to the sea's edge. The
corners of the esplanade were occupied by the executors, Dr.
Lushington and Mr. Wilde, Mr. Brougham, Sir. It. Wilson,
Mr. Hume, Sir G. Nayler, bearing the Crown of the Queens
of England on a black velvet cushion ; immediately followed
the musical cortege; immediately afterwards followed ten
bearers carrying the superb coffin in which her Majesty's re-
mains were inclosed. This is so very massive and weighty,
that it was found impossible to avoid its being injured or
torn in the velvet covering on the bottom of the coffin in
lifting it in and out of the hearse. The utmost attention
had not been able to prevent this; but its appearance
was perfectly splendid to any eye which was not, like ours,
situated very much beneath it. Nothing could exceed the
melancholy magnificence of the scene as the funereal group
began to move. The first minute gun was fired from Lan-
guard Fort—the report and its echoes rolled heavily over the
intervening sea. The melancholy march rose as the signal
was given to lower the flags on the station. The Dragoons that
followed, the 86th, which lined the approach to the sea, lowered
their ensigns to the ground. - -The shrillinelancholy wailing of
the trumpets was heard in the distance. The heavy minute guns
from Languard Fort shook the platform on which all that re,
mained of that Illustrious Personage, who had in the most un

precedented manner agitated the public mind during the last few
but not uneventful months, was now descending to the
element which first gave her, in all the buoyancy of youth
and plenitude of expectation, as a partner of England's
Throne, in compliance with the anxious wishes of the
British people. Alas f how changed was her return !

The pomp and splendour—Royal munificence, and public
honours—followed her to the verge of England's domi-

nion ; but the dominion of the heart, the loyalty of virtuous
feeling, was no more. Yet all were affected in despite of these
considerations by the awful and impressive forin which mortali-

ty—the wreck of all that was elevated in rank, in title, in dig•
nity, at that moment assumed. Every head was tincovered,

every eye was on the strain, and many a tear trickled down, not
woman's soft cheek, but the iron visages of veterans, who had
.often cheerfully shed their brave blood in the cause of country
and of honour. The coffin. was, soon after it reached the extre-

mity of the platform, which was about a quarter after twelve
o'clock, lowered by the attendants into the chief galley of the
Glasgow, under the superintendance of Col. Gosset, of the En-

gineers, who appnred in a magnificent uniform, decorated with
several military orders.

The Executors, Lord and Lady Hood, Mr. Brougham, Count
Vassali, Mrs. Wylde, Lady Anne Hamilton, her Majesty's

own maid, Mr. Austin, Sir Robert Wilson, Mr. Hume, and
some others, with- the domestics, followed immediately after
the corpse. The chief barge of th► vessel which subsequently

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received the body (the Poineer schooner) as soon as it received
the coffin, hoisted the Royal standard on board. The sailors,
habited in white shirts and trowsers, with black neckcloths,
rose in their places, and with their faces turned to the coffin,
on which the Crown was laid by Sir George Nayler and
two attendants, were towed by an eight-oared man of war's
barge a-head through the surge, accompanied by seven other
boats of the squadron, which appeared in the roads ready to
receive the Royal remains. The appearance of the sea, which
was not now slightly agitated by a strong west wind, although
the day was excessively fine, added even to the solemn serious-
ness of the Procession, which had all the charm and harmony
in it that distinguishes every thing of this kind when executed
by the simultaneous movements of the military. Never was a
funereal embarkation more magnificent.
The jetty formed a principal feature of attention. It was
surrounded by various pleasure-yachts and. sailing-boats
crowded with Ladies and Gentlemen. The various ships'
launches ever moving and glistening in the sunny waves, with
their various flags, and elegant- females aboard, added indes-
cribable beauty to the scene. The naval officers, in their re-
spective barges, appeared in full uniform, ip the naval cortege
of the Queen's remains towards the gun-bngs Pioneer, Ro-
sario, Wye and Brisk, which lay between Harwich and the
Ipswich shore. The Glasgow frigate, drawing too much water,
remained outside in the deep sea beyond the promontory formed
by Languard Fort. Her boat's crew was neatly dressed in
the Highland costume, in plaid trowsers, white shirts, and
tartan bonnets. As soon as the coffin was put on board the
Pioneer, she hoisted the Royal flag ; her sails were spread
to the favouring gale which rapidly brought her alongside the
Glasgow, which is destined to bear her late Majesty's remains
to Cuxhaven. Several who formed past of the procession, in-
cluding two footmen, her Moorish servant, her own maid, her
steward, and other attendants, are to proceed forward with the
corpse. The splendour of the embarkation scene, however,
threw every thing else so completely into the shade, that al-
though there were many in the Procession ambitious of being-
distinguished, their names and persons scarcely excited an
idle inquiry. The Royal Carriage will not be embarked.—
The Exeontors, Lord and Lady Hood, and Lady Anne Hamil-
ton, with some others, are to accompany the body to Cuxhaven ;
but it is thought the vessel will not quit.the coast till towards
the evening. The town remains full beyond precedent; indeed
no horses could be had, and all seemed to give up the idea of
leaving Harwich last night as hopeless. Mr. Brougham, at-
companiud by Sir Robert Wilson, almost immediately left the